Weight Loss Made Easy

One pound of fat, or 2.2 kg, is approximately equal to 3500 calories. Think about that for a moment. That means that you need to cut 3500 calories from your diet just to lose one pound of fat. No wonder it’s so hard to lose weight.

This may sound like an impossible goal, but it’s not, it’s just a slow goal. It means you can’t possibly lose a pound a day of fat. You need to lose weight over time. Weeks, months, years, not days.

Let’s say you normally eat 2500 calories a day. You cut your calorie intake to 2000 calories a day. That’s a deficit of 500 calories a day. At this rate it would take you one week, seven days, to lose one pound. That’s a worthy and healthy goal.

You may want to lose five pounds a week, but that’s just not possible. A more realistic goal is 1-2 pounds a week. Losing weight too fast isn’t healthy anyway. Your body starts to take calories from other places besides fat when you try to lose too fast. Be happy with your 1-2 pounds a week.