Lose weight by eating well and taking care of your health

There is also talk of taking care of health, and among the factors that are taken into account for this is diet. The concern about eating a balanced diet is growing as the health consequences of diet are increasingly known.

Although the two aspects that we have discussed are closely related, since the objective of losing weight must always be based on an improvement in health, this is not always the case. Unfortunately, many of the diets that are offered in the media promise to lose weight but do not refer to taking care of health and it is that they often do not guarantee that eating the way they propose will improve or even preserve health, sometimes What we can achieve by following these guidelines is precisely the opposite.

What should we take into account before losing weight?

The first reflection that we must make is if we suffer from excess weight in terms of health or if, on the contrary, we want to model our figure but we are at an adequate weight, in this case we must carry out adequate physical activity and verify that we are following a healthy diet But the goal will not be to lose weight. If, on the other hand, we do suffer from excess weight, we must lose it without losing health, on the contrary, the objective has to be to gain health!

The causes of overweight or obesity can be many but whatever they are, we must be clear that the changes we make to achieve an adequate weight have to be changes that must be maintained over time, otherwise the objectives that we achieve do not go away to keep in time.

To lose weight properly and take care of our health, it is important to put ourselves in the hands of specialists, who will offer us the most appropriate recommendations for our case and will assess our state of health.

What is eating well?

Eating well should refer to a healthy, varied diet, appropriate to our characteristics of age, complexion, sex, physical activity, state of health, etc. Does that mean eating little? Does it mean to go hungry? Does it mean eating only vegetables and grilled things? Does it mean to eat everything raw? Does it mean not being able to even taste certain foods? No, absolutely not. There are many false beliefs in the world of dietetics and therefore it is essential to get good advice.

To verify that we are not doing any inappropriate diet we have to confirm that it is supervised by a dietician-nutritionist, who does not exclude any food group, that it complies with the principles of the famous one that does not promise spectacular results, that it does not cause weight loss greater than 5-10%, which does not cause discomfort or discomfort such as nausea, dizziness, etc., and in the long term it should mean an improvement in analytics and health controls or maintenance if we already had correct values ​​of the different parameters related to food, triglycerides, blood pressure, vitamins and minerals, etc.

How do we take care of health?

Taking care of health of course involves having a diet appropriate to our characteristics, as we have commented. We have to follow a healthy diet but we must take into account many things in addition to eating the right foods and in the correct quantity and proportion. Other aspects, including non-food, should be highlighted, such as:

• Forms of cooking that we use to prepare these foods.
• Amount of water and drinks we drink.
• Environment in which we eat (company, work, television ...).
• Speed ​​at which we eat, correct chewing and conscious intake.
• Post-ingestion oral and dental hygiene.
• Frequent, moderate and adequate physical exercise.

• Before going on a weight loss diet, we must be clear about our goals and consult a professional to achieve them.
• Eating well means sufficient, varied and appropriate to our characteristics, in no way will it be to follow a monotonous, very restrictive diet that makes us starve.
• More and more companies include Preventive Medicine and Nutrition programs for their insured, considering that they are important to take care of and maintain health.

Having a complete Preventive Medicine program like the one offered by the MAPFRE Salud Insurance, aimed at taking care of your health is a great advantage. It consists of consultation, exploration and tests by a specialist who will offer you an assessment of your health and recommendations to take care of yourself.