As you trim down, you need fewer calories each day to stay at your new weight. Proponents theorise that the brain contains a weight regulating mechanism that chooses the amount of body fat and weight it considers ideal for a person's needs. It then works tirelessly to defend that weight by controlling how much the person eats and how much body fat will be carried. In other words one may be programmed to have weight stay at a certain level. Even if one is successful is losing weight on a diet, his or her body will strive to get back to its setpoint weight.
Some people eat to live.
Others live to eat .None of them seem to pay attention to wheather they eat nutritionally balanced food. Healthy eating is based on three simple principles -balance, moderation and variety. This is especially important when you are on a weight control program as deficiency of essential nutrients may result in serious health consequences. For losing weight safely and effectively, the daily caloric intake can be reduced by 200 - 500 calories per day. Care must be taken to make sure that you are getting enough of all essential nutrients.