Many experts recommend a goal of losing on the average 2 lbs. By reducing your caloric intake by 500 calories a day will achieved this goal. A total reduction of 3500 calories is required to lose a pound of fat. An important way to lower your calorie intake is to learn and practice healthy eating habits. Any claims that you can lose weight effortlessly are false.
Most experts recommend both.
Very low-calorie diets are not without risk and should be pursued only under medical supervision. Unsupervised very low-calorie diets can deprive you of important nutrients and are potentially dangerous. Fad diets rarely have any permanent effect. So called crash diets often send dieters into a cycle of quick loss, followed by a rebound weight gain once normal eating resumes,and even more difficulty reducing when the next diet is attempted. Fast-paced lifestyles can lead to poor nutrition and improper eating habits, which can result in obesity.