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Are you really want to lose weight? You can achieve weight loss and improve your health at the same time.

Yes you can achieve healthy weight loss with eating a healthy and balanced diet. Eating healthy and balanced diet is the best way to go about losing extra weight. But what exactly constitutes a healthy diet?

An ideal diet for losing weight should make up be made up of between 45% to 65% carbohydrates, 10% to 35% protein, and 20% to 35% fat.

When carbohydrates are broken down in the body they take on the form of glucose. Human body needs Glucose because it’s gives primary source of energy. You know 45% - 65% calories should be derived from carbohydrates. All foods contain some amount of carbohydrates, thus the choices available can be staggering.

Everyone can lose weight, but you have to look towards more nutrient rich carbohydrate diet like fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains. You should also avoid all these things like colas, fruit drinks, candy, and cookies, which do not contain any significant amount of nutrients. These foods are often described as containing empty calories.

The proteins play an equally vital role in all the body’s functions. In human body, proteins are the single largest contributor to helping our immune system and hormonal systems function. Additionally, they are the essential building blocks for most of the bodies tissues, such as the skin, muscles, and the internal organs. As with carbohydrates, proteins are found in nearly all foods.

While you are attempting to lose weight, one should strive to obtain the majority of his/her protein from foods like fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, nuts, and lean red meat. The government recommended amount of protein one should intake daily is equal to roughly .35 g of protein per pound.

You have to avoid or strictly stop food which contains more harming fat varieties. Foods such as processed meats, butter, lard, ice cream and many processed grain foods contain what is known as saturated fat. Saturated fat is especially harmful to the body because it can build up in the arteries and contribute to a number of diseases. It is recommended that a mere 10% of your daily calories come from saturated fats.

Even Trans-fat is also harmful. Generally derived from foods containing hydrogenated oils. Doctors recommend 0% trans-fat. To achieve the optimal balance of fat in your diet, include foods such as peanuts, walnuts, all men’s, avocado, canola and olive oil, salmon and other fatty fish, and sunflower oils.