Kate Winslet

At any given time, more than half of U.S. residents are trying to lose weight. With overall body weights increasing, along with the rates of diseases that have been correlated with higher weights, many people feel that dieting is their only option for good health. Unfortunately, not everyone who wants to reduce is doing it in a healthy way. Weight loss is an industry worth more than $60 billion dollars in the United States, and much of that industry is dedicated to selling products rather than keeping people healthy. Here's a look at what you may not know about losing weight. Types of Weight Loss TechniquesThere are many methods available for trying to lose weight. Restrictive diets are among the best-publicized. These include calorie restriction, in an attempt to take in less energy than you expend, as well as diets that restrict food by type, such as low-fat, low-carbohydrate and low-sugar diets. In addition to using restrictive diets, some people also attempt t o significan...

Most weight loss plateaus are caused by nothing more than "calorie creep" -that is, eating more calories than you think. This, combined with an ever-slowing metabolism, is a guaranteed formula for stagnation.Calories can creep in from many places. Purposeless snacking, eating out at restaurants (they load calories into meals with butter, oil, sauces, etc.), overdoing it with condiments, and drinking alcohol are all common ways to add enough calories to stall your weight loss without making you feel like you're completely "off your diet." The sad truth is a mere 200-300 calories too many per day c an completely halt fat loss. To put this into perspective, that's only a couple handfuls of nuts, a few tablespoons of fatty salad dressing, or a small bag of chips. Yup, fat loss is that finicky. It's not very complicated, but it requires absolute precision.So, to overcome the "calorie creep," you simply have to know exactly what's going into yo...