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     It was not that long ago only women expressed concern over their weight, but more and more we hear men, as well, wanting to lose weight quickly and learn how to eat healthy. The infomercial channels are flooded with programs, appealing to both sexes, promising to show how to lose weight, fast and easy.

     In fact, I bet most people don’t go a whole day without taking part in, or at the very least over hearing, several casual conversations a day that involve ways to lose weight and sharing healthy eating plans. As group, we first world countries are over weight. We all know it.

     Dieting, once pursued mainly to look good in our favorite jeans, is increasingly becoming more of a health issue, and this is good because focusing on “skinny” might get us into the jeans, but doesn’t guarantee a healthy body that feels good and functions well. The problem is along with all this awareness has come an onslaught of diets, ways to lose weight, and healthy eating books.

     I don’t know anyone who has not tried at least one lose weight program, yet everyone I know is still struggling to some degree with their health or fitness. Maybe, for all our awareness, we have gotten too fancy. We have relied so heavily on the experts and the fads telling us how to lose weight fast and products promising to burn fat and gain muscle. Don’t we already know how to do that?

     What is fat anyway? Besides knowing that we don’t want to BE it, what do we really know about it? Before you judge it too harshly, consider that is called an ESSENTIAL nutrient. That means you have to have it.

     Dietary fat is the most “fattening” of our nutrients, but did you know that the digestion of dietary fat helps absorb some vitamins, and aids in maintaining healthy skin and blood pressure regulation. We might say that the first step is accepting that we need fat.

     Then we have to consider that not all fats are equal. We have the saturated fats found in animal products (red meat, butter, whole milk dairy, etc.) and the unsaturated fats that can be found in plant products (olive oil, peanut oil, fish oil, etc.) Here is a key to fat consumption management:

     An excess of saturated fats is linked to high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cancer, while unsaturated fats are known to reduce cholesterol levels and the risk of cardiovascular disease.

     Now that you know what it is, let’s talk about how to manage it. You cannot eliminate it because you need it in small doses. It is as easy as this… pick and choose your fats wisely.

     Frequently enjoy things like low fat yogurt, veggies, fruit, whole wheat breads, unbuttered popcorn and pretzels. Save your potato chips, burgers, ice cream, donuts, and pizza for special, rarely indulged, treats.

     Cutting from this last group is a sure fire way to lose weight now. Adding the more healthy foods to eat from the first group will have you not only dropping pounds, but feeling great.

     We all know that all we need to do to lose weight and be healthy is to watch our diet, keep the fat consumption under 30% of the total calories consumed, and exercise and be active.

     Now go pack your healthy foods to eat for lunch, do some lunges in the hall when no one is looking, and get back to the basics!