Healthy weight loss
Quench your thirst with water. A can of regular soda has 160 calories. If you are drinking even just one can per day, switching to water or diet soda for six months can eliminate 28,800 calories from your diet. That equals eight pounds.
Despite what diet promoters tell you, there is only one way to lose weight successfully – you need to burn off more calories than you take in. You can do this by eating less or getting more physical activity, but it’s easier if you do both.
Slow, gradual weight loss (one to two pounds a week) is healthier, easier to manage and more likely to be permanent than rapid weight loss. One pound of body weight equals 3,500 calories. The best way to lose a pound a week is to reduce your food intake by 250 calories a day and increase your activity level by 250 calories a day.