Is Female Weight Loss All About Control?

By Berry van der Linden at 28 May, 2010, 6:42 pm

Female weight loss begins with determining why women are overweight in the first place. Overweight women are likely to be impulsive eaters and are more prone to stress eating. They often combine a job with the stressful task of running a successful household. This usually leaves little time to exercise.

Your Weight is determined by several factors:

You should start by keeping a food diary, writing down what you eat during the day. It’s in your own best interest not to cheat in this diary. Weight loss starts with finding out what your calorie intake is. Calorie intake for a woman of regular build should be 1200 calories. But not all calories are created equal. 100 calories worth of salad greens with almons slivers are a whole different ball game from 100 calories worth of Hershey’s chocolate with almonds. In addition to the calories, intake of fiber, carbohydrates, protein and fat are important too. It is alway a good idea to get your protein in first then eat your vegetables if you are still hungry after that than eat some of the carbohydrates.

But, most women get more calories than they need maintain their weight. Part of this is due to poor impulse control, eating more “bad” snack foods than you should etcetera. There is just too many calories available to us. Another part has to do with women underestimating just how many calories are in the food they eat. Serving sizes have exploded but people still count the calories as if they were the traditional smaller servings. Female weight loss requires that women accurately count every calorie.

If your lifestyle includes a lot of activity, you are less likely to be worried about female weight loss. However, if you live a highly sedentary life, you probably are packing on the pounds. Look for ways to move more. This doesn’t have to mean hitting the gym either. Playing with the kids, mopping the floor, and gardening are all excellent kinds of movement. If you work in an office building and have to sit behind a desk then use the stairs on break or go outside and walk instead of eating your lunch sitting down.

What you consume and how many calories you burn off are directly under your control. But other factors that are outside of your control impact female weight loss as well. For instance, your genetic make up has a lot to do with whether you get fat. Fast metabolism tends to run in families and it is typical to see entire families of fat or skinny people.

Your age also has an impact on your weight as you tend to burn calories more slowly as you age. This “middle age spread” must be aggressively combated if you want to keep your weight under control. And, it is important that you do so for the sake of your health. Heart disease, cancer, and diabetes are all linked with weight issues.

Finally, the state of your health can play a role in female weight loss. Some medications are known to causing weight gain. And, some physical conditions limit mobility which means that you don’t burn as many calories.

The key to female weight loss is setting achievable goals and sticking to the plan. Accept that there are things you can control and control them. Also accept that there are things beyond your control and you will have to compensate in the other areas.

Categories : Weight Loss