WEIGHT LOSS

Weight loss is the most widely discussed topic worldwide out of the weight management topics because quite a number of the present human race wants to lose weight due to the phenomenon of food hunting man as opposed to the man hunting food of hundreds of years ago. Now weight loss can be achieved consiously/ deliberately or unconsiously. Over time in my profession i've realised that it is not everybody who says that 'i want to lose weight' actually wants to lose weight (in fact the first response of most people i meet for the first time once they hear i am a dietitian is i want to lose weight, so how do i go about it?), so the first thing you need to know is to discover if you trully want to lose weight. 
Having determined that, then you pursue your desire. A wise man once said that the proof of desire is pursuit, so if you really desire weight loss you will pursue it, for instance, you did not become the professional you are today without studying to become that (even if it was not your first choice, you still studied to become that), also you are not a true fan of a sporting event without actually spending time to understand the sport, watching the sporting event, and flying your club's colours, all of which involves commiting your time and resources,so nobody who ACTUALLY wants to lose weight achieves that without spending time and resources to know how it works and my goal is to help in pointing you to the right direction.

Knowing how confusing some weight loss tips can be, i intend to keep this simple and straight forward, so here we go:

• GOD: No, your eyes are not deceiving you, neither is your mind. Commit your weight loss desire into the hands of God by praying about it. Remember the sayings of the wise king in the book of proverbs chapter 3 verses 5 & 6 which says that "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and Lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your path." If you forget any other tip on this blog please do not forget this. It makes logical sense that the creator knows all about what He created and i know quite a number of people who have successfully lost weight by committing this desire into God's hands including yours truly; so stop putting first thing last and go ahead right now and pray about this and i assure you that He will open your eyes to know how best to put all the tips here and else where to good use which will bring you to your desired weight or dress size. (Trust me, this works)

• MATHS: lol, yes maths, there are 3 equations you should learn and never forget, they are:

          (i) Food intake > Food expenditure = WEIGHT GAIN

          (ii)Food Intake = Food Expenditure = WEIGHT MAINTENANCE

          (iii)Food Intake < Food Expenditure = WEIGHT LOSS

         The body converts food we eat into energy which we use to carry out  our daily activities, so if  the amount of food consumed is more than the amount of food spent then weight gain occurs,also if the amount of food consumed is equal to the amount of energy expended, then you maintain your current weight, but our goal is equation (iii) so every tip you see on this topic is to help us to expend more energy than we consume. This will help you to understand every other tip you see on this topic here or in any magazine or advert.

Keep holding on till i come your way with more tips next week