If you burn 550 calories more than you eat each day, you will be on target to lose ½ kilogram of fat each week. It sounds simple but unfortunately, weight loss can be more than a numbers game.

Your body naturally tries to maintain a level of homeostasis, i.e. your body tends to compensate for any attempt at reducing its energy stores. Note: The opposite is also true, i.e. if you eat more calories than your body can use, your body will endeavour to speed up your metabolism to use the excess calories to a point. After a while your body will simply create a new point or a new homeostasis.

Tips to Weight Loss

An optimal health and fitness program has many components with important benefits. If you want to look and feel your best, and give yourself the best chance to lose weight and keep it off, make sure you have addressed each of the points below.

·         Get enough sleep. Inadequate sleep leads to an imbalance of hormones that play a part in weight gain. In addition to that, you just can’t operate optimally when you are tired.

We know that eating out with friends and family can be hard when you’re trying to lose weight. What is the safest option that won’t blow you’re kilo joule budget for the day?  Eating out is never advocated as the healthiest option but on occasion you need to celebrate those special days. After all sharing meal times with friends and family can be the most memorable events of our lives.

Here are some helpful tips on how to schedule this into your weight loss plans.