Which is better? Exercising or dieting if we want to lose a few kilos? Of course, maintaining a healthy weight is essential for our well-being. However, it is one thing to say it and another to achieve it. There are more and more people who find it more difficult and harder to lose weight, but many times it is because the approach, of course, is not the right one, as we have stated in the first question.
If you have to choose between dieting and exercising, we’re in a bad way. And that’s probably the wrong approach we mentioned before. Healthy habits are what will help us, not only to lose weight, but to maintain it for a long period of time.
Combining physical exercise with a healthy diet: keys to weight loss and subsequent maintenance
If we want to lose weight, it is necessary to combine both factors, but not from a punishing point of view. In other words, healthy eating cannot be a punishment and physical exercise cannot be a penance.
It is essential to change our habits with the conviction that it is the best for us, look for alternatives that we like, motivate us and make us happy. There are many types of physical exercises, we should not choose a certain one to burn ‘x’ calories, but to enjoy the process and feel better about ourselves. And with food it is exactly the same, it is necessary to have a healthy relationship with food, avoid strict limitations and work on an acceptance of what is best for our health and well-being.
When we exercise to burn off the soda we have drunk or the candy we have eaten, we approach exercise as a punishment to make up for a poor diet. And we are sorry to say that this does not work. Mindful eating and regular physical exercise will be what sustains a healthy weight over time.
Finally, remember that today there are many treatments that help your body adapt to weight loss. If you need professional advice, we are waiting for you at Clínica Bajo with the best treatments and the latest technology.
