Introduction And Background

You might have seen a lot of people turn towards something known as keeping a balance in the world of weight loss. And they are the ones who succeed most in their path or goal towards achieving a certain weight. These are the people who give their diet as much importance as their exercise. There are many who would only do one thing and end up either experiencing weight maintenance only or extremely slow weight loss. Someone should tell them that the only way to do things right is to keep the balance.

You Cannot Lose Weight Without Controlling Your Diet
The words speak for itself. It is as simple as that. You cannot expect to lose weight if the only thing you’re doing is exercise. Think about it, if you eat a lot all day and then gym for an hour or even three hours for that matter, you will only be maintaining your weight or losing it at the slowest pace if anything at all. You have to control your diet. You cannot go eating burgers and fries and then expect something to happen just because you are exercising. In fact, people lose more weight if they just diet rather than just exercise. Think about it, you need to burn more calories than you are taking in if you want to drop the pounds. Would that really happen if you are taking in as many calories as you like? And burn just a little of that? Do the math and see for yourself!

The Importance Of Working Out
Working out also falls on the same level, but not quite. The thing is, working out is important in different ways. Here are a few ways in which dieting should be done with a workout, not just controlling what you eat:

• It helps you lose weight faster. More than anything else, you should properly exercise because it helps you to move the scales at a quicker pace and you won’t have to endure the diet for much longer!
• When you workout, it actually gives your body energy and you feel good about yourself. A lot of dieters get sad and depressed when they have very little to eat. But that does not happen if one goes out to jog or goes to the gym regularly. You feel good about your body, about yourself and also about your diet. You won’t feel lethargic or saddened this way.
• When you lose weight, your skin does sag a bit. Of course, with the extra weight you have put on, your skin has stretched and when you lose that extra weight, it does sag a little from different places. If you work out, it will only be beneficial for you. Your skin will adjust quickly and you won’t feel it sagging even a little. This is why most people go to the gym after they diet. They should go while they are dieting so that they can tone their body and muscles while everything is taking place, not after.
• Your blood sugar levels are also kept in check this way. Those who have sugar problems should definitely keep a check over their diet as well as their exercise routine. It is essential for the heart as well as the brain!
• Some people have problems sleeping when their on a diet. They feel as if they are not content and have this unsettling feeling if not hunger pangs. A lot have said that this goes away if they exercise properly. They get a good night’s sleep and are well rested.

Keep The Balance
As you can clearly see, both have their benefits. Dieting and a workout plan need to walk hand in hand together. You should not just do one and ignore the other. It wouldn’t fare well for any. Only dieting will make you lose weight but there will be drawbacks to it and if you do it with a workout, the drawbacks will go away and benefits will be seen! Keeping a balance between the two is essential. Otherwise, you might as well just lose weight but without a toned body or you might as well just keep eating whatever you want and not lose weight even if you are working out. A balance between things is always beneficial. And a balance between these two definitely is.

Conclusion
As you can clearly deduce from reading this article, it is in the best interests of your mental health as well as physical well-being that you concentrate not on one thing but on both the things. Simply dieting is not sufficient enough. If you want to lose weight in the proper manner, with a toned body and want it to be done quickly, exercise should be included in a diet.