To gain weight in today's fast life is very easy because everyone is in a hurry and wants to have an instant food and more than often, junk food. These are not the only reasons, but there are many others like inactive lifestyle, family history, medication, smoking, lack of sleep and so forth.
Whether it is about losing 5 pounds or above 50, same principle is applied in every situation. First of all, you will have to assess what amount of weight you want to lose and how fast!
Our body weight is decided by the size of energy we intake contained in food and the amount of energy we utilize throughout the day by getting involved in various activities. Generally, energy is measured in calories, so if you think your weight is not increasing, this is probably because you are taking the amount of energy which is just enough to help you in performing your daily life activities. It means consumption is just equal to utilization. However, if you can witness a slow increase in your weight, then there are chances that you are taking the amount of calories a bit more than your need for a day.
We have control on our diet, so we can increase or decrease the amount of calories we intake on daily basis. Therefore, we can also control our output of energy we utilize in a day. The utilization of calories is dependent upon our intensity of physical activity and our Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) (the amount of calories used to keep us alive and keep our body functioning properly).
For different people, it is very common to have different BMR rate and this is because of genetics or other conditions. It can be lower than average or higher than average. Plus, our weight also decides what amount of calories our body will use when it is in stationary situation, thus, greater the body weight, greater amount of calories required to keep our body in stationary condition.
Individual's lifestyle and work style also determines the number of calories to be burnt in a day. If you have a desk job, your body will ask for lesser calories as compared to someone involved in a more physically demanding job. In case you eat more but consume less, then it is advisable to do some physical activity in order to consume the rest of the calories in your body.
According to a survey, an average woman of 31-50 years old spending inactive life needs around 1800 calories to maintain her normal body weight per day and man needs 2200 calories as compared to woman.
Therefore, in order to reduce weight, you will have to scrutinize your daily routine like what kind of a job you have, are you an active person and so forth! Once you get to know the answers to these questions, you will come to know how you can manage your weight loss routine.