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"Losing Weight the Healthy Way"
Almost 108 million Americans were overweight or
obese in 1999. Until now, obesity continues to be a
serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic
levels by the year 2020.
One way to prevent this scenario is to make people
aware of the risks of being overweight or obese.
Here are some diseases that you are putting yourself
in risk of if you are carrying a lot of extra pounds:
1. Heart disease
2. Stroke
3. Diabetes
4. Cancer
5. Arthritis
6. Hypertension
Losing weight helps to prevent and control these
diseases.
The quick weight loss methods, which have spread like
fire these days, do not provide lasting results. More
often than not, dieting methods, which involve dietary
drinks, foods and supplement or pills, do not work. If
they do, the results are just temporary.
It is better to rely on a healthy weight loss option, which
will provide lifetime results. You have to set realistic
goals and not expect to lose a lot of pounds in a short
span of time.
Here are some tips on how you can lose those
unwanted pounds the healthy way:
1. Do not starve your self.
The key to a healthier way of losing weight is do not diet
in an unhealthy way.
You may seem happy and feel that you are losing that
unwanted flab on your belly and thighs by skipping
meals. But remember that this would not last long.
Your body cannot tolerate having insufficient food to fuel
the energy that you use up everyday.
If you get used to skipping one or two meals a day, your
stored calories will be used up instead of the energy
that should have been provided by your meals. So if you
just eat one huge sandwich in one day, it will end up
straight to your problem area (i.e. Thighs, buttocks,
hips).
2. Start your day right.
Mothers always say that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. Have a healthy meal in the
morning to jump-start your metabolism.
Your food intake after you wake up will be used to burn
fat all day long.
3. Eat small, healthy meals frequently.
Five small-serving snacks per day are better than three
hearty meals. Eating more frequently, and in small
servings, can prevent over-eating. This will also
increase your metabolism and make calories burn
faster.
4. Decide on how much weight you want to lose.
Keep your goals realistic. In the long run, it is virtually
impossible for you to lose 40 pounds in 2 weeks. Have
a mindset that you want to eat healthy to stay healthy for
the rest of your life.
Once you have decided on a weight loss plan or
program, stick to it and make sure that you follow your
own set of dieting rules.
5. Drink lots of water.
Your body needs sufficient water to burn fat and keep
your cells hydrated and healthy.
6. Avoid too much sugar.
Plan your meals around lots of fruits and vegetables,
some bread, rice or pasta for that crab fix that you need,
plus lean meat and protein rich-foods. Sweets, sodas
and pastries should be once in a while indulgences
only.
7. Watch your fat intake.
Fat is not the culprit to being overweight. You need this
to keep your weight at the proper level.
There is such a thing as healthy fats. Olive, peanuts
and canola oil have them. Tuna, salmon and mackerel
have omega-3 fats, which is good for the heart.
8. Exercise.
Leave your car if you are only going a few blocks from
home; take the stairs instead of the elevator, jog, cycle
or skate. Use these activities and other home chores if
you are too lazy to go to the gym and take exercise
classes. Make sure that you do this regularly and you
will not even notice that you are already shedding
pounds with these mundane activities.
It does not matter how much weight you plan or need to
lose. What is important is that you set realistic goals for
yourself.
Go slow. If you have already lost 5 or 6 pounds, give
yourself a break then try to lose the next 5 pounds.
Eat healthy, drink lots of water, have enough sleep and
exercise. This will give you a higher chance of losing
weight and improving your health, which would result to
a new, healthier you.
More about water and permanent weight loss.
Almost 108 million Americans were overweight or
obese in 1999. Until now, obesity continues to be a
serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic
levels by the year 2020.
One way to prevent this scenario is to make people
aware of the risks of being overweight or obese.
Here are some diseases that you are putting yourself
in risk of if you are carrying a lot of extra pounds:
1. Heart disease
2. Stroke
3. Diabetes
4. Cancer
5. Arthritis
6. Hypertension
Losing weight helps to prevent and control these
diseases.
The quick weight loss methods, which have spread like
fire these days, do not provide lasting results. More
often than not, dieting methods, which involve dietary
drinks, foods and supplement or pills, do not work. If
they do, the results are just temporary.
It is better to rely on a healthy weight loss option, which
will provide lifetime results. You have to set realistic
goals and not expect to lose a lot of pounds in a short
span of time.
Here are some tips on how you can lose those
unwanted pounds the healthy way:
1. Do not starve your self.
The key to a healthier way of losing weight is do not diet
in an unhealthy way.
You may seem happy and feel that you are losing that
unwanted flab on your belly and thighs by skipping
meals. But remember that this would not last long.
Your body cannot tolerate having insufficient food to fuel
the energy that you use up everyday.
If you get used to skipping one or two meals a day, your
stored calories will be used up instead of the energy
that should have been provided by your meals. So if you
just eat one huge sandwich in one day, it will end up
straight to your problem area (i.e. Thighs, buttocks,
hips).
2. Start your day right.
Mothers always say that breakfast is the most
important meal of the day. Have a healthy meal in the
morning to jump-start your metabolism.
Your food intake after you wake up will be used to burn
fat all day long.
3. Eat small, healthy meals frequently.
Five small-serving snacks per day are better than three
hearty meals. Eating more frequently, and in small
servings, can prevent over-eating. This will also
increase your metabolism and make calories burn
faster.
4. Decide on how much weight you want to lose.
Keep your goals realistic. In the long run, it is virtually
impossible for you to lose 40 pounds in 2 weeks. Have
a mindset that you want to eat healthy to stay healthy for
the rest of your life.
Once you have decided on a weight loss plan or
program, stick to it and make sure that you follow your
own set of dieting rules.
5. Drink lots of water.
Your body needs sufficient water to burn fat and keep
your cells hydrated and healthy.
6. Avoid too much sugar.
Plan your meals around lots of fruits and vegetables,
some bread, rice or pasta for that crab fix that you need,
plus lean meat and protein rich-foods. Sweets, sodas
and pastries should be once in a while indulgences
only.
7. Watch your fat intake.
Fat is not the culprit to being overweight. You need this
to keep your weight at the proper level.
There is such a thing as healthy fats. Olive, peanuts
and canola oil have them. Tuna, salmon and mackerel
have omega-3 fats, which is good for the heart.
8. Exercise.
Leave your car if you are only going a few blocks from
home; take the stairs instead of the elevator, jog, cycle
or skate. Use these activities and other home chores if
you are too lazy to go to the gym and take exercise
classes. Make sure that you do this regularly and you
will not even notice that you are already shedding
pounds with these mundane activities.
It does not matter how much weight you plan or need to
lose. What is important is that you set realistic goals for
yourself.
Go slow. If you have already lost 5 or 6 pounds, give
yourself a break then try to lose the next 5 pounds.
Eat healthy, drink lots of water, have enough sleep and
exercise. This will give you a higher chance of losing
weight and improving your health, which would result to
a new, healthier you.
More about water and permanent weight loss.