Weight Loss Tools and Healthy Ways to Lose Weight

Your ideal body weight should be around 57 kg if you are male and around 52 kg if you are a female. From the information you provided here I can only suggest your ideal body weight and not height. Your height is determined by various factors like your age, sex, genetics, heredity, diet and level of physical activity. But you are definitely above your ideal body weight and your BMI also indicates that you fall in the category of overweight. Your BMI is 27.8; a slight increase in BMI (30 or greater) will put you in the category of being obese. So you need to think of losing weight seriously instead of depending solely on some fad diets and diet pills. Fad diets are usually an unhealthy way to lose weight as they restrict your food intake to a greater level. Some may even switch your body to starvation mode wherein the metabolism of your body slows down and weight loss becomes very difficult as the body starts conserving every bit of caloric intake for energy. Moreover fad diets can only last for few days or weeks and can’t be adopted as a permanent lifestyle modification. Diet pills also work either by suppressing your appetite or water loss from your body or both. These both factors can lower your weight on your weighing scale only for a short period of time. As soon as you stop the pills and switch back to your normal diet you will definitely experience weight gain. So stop diverting your energy and money, both on the pills and diets. The best way to lose weight forever is by making permanent but healthy dietary and lifestyle modifications with the help of a balanced diet and exercise.

Perfect Diet to Lose Weight

Focus on eating whole grains, cereals and similar products along with lots of fresh fruits and vegetables in your diet. These food groups will not only provide good carbohydrates for energy but will also supply other essential vitamins and minerals and fiber, all of which will promote good health. Get your proteins from fat free dairy products, whole pulses, legumes, beans and sprouts, egg whites, lean meats, fish and poultry without the skin. Keep the level of fats and simple sugars to a minimum. This can be done by avoiding sweets, bakery products like cakes, pastries, cookies, chocolates, candies, sweetened juices, carbonated drinks, colas, junk food, fatty foods and fried foods.

Along with diet, exercise is also equally important if you are serious about your weight loss. If you don’t like a gym workout you can go for long walks or jogging or simply engage yourself in activities you may enjoy like playing badminton, volleyball, football, table tennis, swimming or cycling. In other words learn to increase your physical activity and avoid a sedentary lifestyle.