How Diet Affects Weight

When we try to lose weight we must remember that the easiest way is to just change what you eat. I say easiest because it’s certainly easier than running for two hours each day. Instead of running 5 miles to burn maybe 500 calories, why not just stop drinking sodas and juices?

And I know many people will think it’s too difficult to give up the sodas and junk food. But then the question becomes, do you want to lose weight or not? Nothing comes free in life. If you want to lose weight you have to sacrifice yourself (sort of), or your cravings.

A 34 oz serving (1 liter) of coke has 400 calories, so why not just get into the habit of drinking water instead. You don’t need those extra calories. Quite the contrary, in addition to calories, sodas also contain High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), coloring agents, and other chemicals. Does that sound like something you want to put into your mouth? And the sad thing is that many people drink even more than 34 ounces of soda a day, which is in addition to their junk food meals and snacks.

When I was younger I used to eat out sometimes 5 times a day. I would, of course, eat at fast food restaurants mostly since I didn’t want to get out of my car. I would be so hungry within a couple hours because the junk food makes you addicted and you crave more and more of it. Needless to say I ballooned to 220 pounds at 5ft 9in tall.

Eventually I stopped eating junk food because I moved in with my parents and they always have real, healthy food to eat. After a couple months the cravings stopped, as my brain lost the pleasure chemical pathways that junk food gave me. Now I am at 180 pounds, which is much healthier. When I don’t work out, I eat only twice a day. It would’ve been impossible for me to only eat twice a day before because the junk food was making me ravenous. When I do work out, I obviously have to eat more so I can have energy to work out, and to help my muscles rebuild themselves. But that’s another story.

And although at first it may not be easy to change your habits, especially considering the fact that sugar is addictive (as is junk food in general), if you can hold on for a month or two, eventually the cravings for sugar will disappear! And once they’re gone you will truly not want to drink sodas anymore. Water will be more appealing.

If you truly want to lose weight you must find the motivation to resist sodas and junk food for a month or two, and then you will never want to go back.

How Diet Affects Weight