Giving Up the Diet is the Way to Go
If you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control through dieting is near impossible, for the simple reason is that diets promote only short term solutions not long term. After dieting you'll certainly look lighter on the scales, but in most cases this is because you've dumped a few pounds of body fluid and muscle, and not because you've lost any significant amounts of body fat. One of the main reasons diets don't work is because they send the body into starvation mode - a survival mechanism for times when humans faced periods of famine. Cutting back on our energy intake causes the body to lower its metabolic rate, which reduces its ability to burn fat.
At the same time, hunger signals increase and we quickly start to crave high energy foods loaded with fats and sugars - the exact foods we are trying to do without! Alarmingly, research has shown that repeated dieting actually makes it harder to lose weight and easier to put it on. This is because when you dump the diet and return to normal eating habits, the drop in metabolic rate caused by the diet means that your old eating habits actually represent an excess in calories. Not only do you regain the fat stores just lost, but you may even gain a bit extra. "Five more reasons to stop dieting"
- Diets sap energy - Too little food means not enough energy for physical activity.
- Diets lower your metabolism - Dieting causes your body to conserve energy, making results harder to achieve.
- Diets are unhealthy - A cycle of rapid weight loss followed by weight gain can lead to a loss of lean tissue from your body and calcium from your bones. It also strips the body of essential vitamins and minerals.
- Diets make food the enemy - Food provides nourishment and comfort. Diets can make you afraid to eat, depriving you of one of life's pleasures.
- Diets cheat your confidence - Going from one failed diet to the next can leave you feeling depressed and create a cycle in which guilt battles against food.
- A wide variety of foods.
- Regular and enjoyable exercise.
- Enough filling foods to avoid constant hunger.
- At least 1200 calories a day.
- Flexibility for treat foods and social occasions.
- A realistic goal of your best weight (not necessarily your lowest weight.)
Fast weight losses are not fat loss but glycogen and water. If you lose weight quickly then you will probable return back to the weight at which you started as quickly as it was lost.Fiction
- Weight loss is quick and simple.
- Exercise is not necessary.
- Certain exercises can spot reduce.
- Carbohydrates (for example, bread, potatoes, rice, and pasta) are fattening.
These are the basics you'll need to aim for.A sound weight loss-eating plan should:
- Be nutritionally sound, providing all the nutrients you need.
- Never promise fast weight losses.
- Offer an eating plan based on real food.
- Allow you to eat out.
- Avoid expensive meal plans, products and supplements.
- Not avoid carbohydrate foods, e.g. bread, rice, pasta, cereals and potatoes.
- Make gradual dietary changes.
- Provide knowledge.
- Allow you to eat all foods
- Recommend physical activity.
- Use skimmed or skimmed milk in drinks, cooking and on cereals.
- Buy a non - stick frying pan.
- Buy a cheese slicer
- Cut the visible fat from meat.
- Eat very little pastry.
- Learn how to read a food label.
- Substitute low fat yoghurt for cream.
- Remove the skin from chicken and turkey.
- Eat fruit as snacks rather than eating chocolate and biscuits.
- Eat fewer burgers and sausages.
Weight Loss Truths - Un-Sugar Coated
Copyright 2006 Karen Sessions
Millions of people are currently on a weight loss mission. Sadly, only a small fraction will lose weight, and half of those that do succeed will put it right back on in a matter of months.
The weight loss product industry makes billions of dollars yearly at the whim of desperate consumers looking for that quick fix, that magic pill, or the revolutionary machine that will make them lose weight.
Weight loss does not come in a bottle or a machine. It never has, and it never will. True weight loss takes proper nutrition, exercise, and rest. There are no short cuts, quick fixes, overnight miracles, or FDA approved drugs that will force the fat off your body, much less keep it off.
While you read this revealing article keep a few key points in mind.
These are the truths that you may not want to hear, but need to. Here are the weight loss truths, un-sugar coated.
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Colon Cleanse Recipes ? Is it Possible to Make My Own?
Searching for colon cleanse recipes can be a bit like hunting for hay in a haystack ? there's so many of them around that it can be just a little overwhelming! But while it might be simple enough to find a free colon cleanse recipe using the Internet, there's no guarantee that the homemade cleanser you end up with will be any good, or even match your particular needs. So while it might be eminently possible to make your own effective colon cleanser in the comfort of your own home, it makes sense to exercise some care before you start to purchase the ingredients suggested by a free colon cleaner recipe you stumble across on the internet.
As with any information you find, from any source, remember that it was put together by another mere mortal like yourself. Be sure to check the credentials of the writer of any colon cleanse recipe you find. Many free recipes have been put together by alternative health professionals, while some will simply be the result of the homemade...
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The Role of Calories In a Nutritional Program
As far back as we probably can remember we can all usually recall the word 'calories' when the topic of diet and weight loss is discussed in typical mainstream fitness. For some the word is infamous and generally equated with restriction. For others it is just a byword. This time around we will explore that little word in a little more detail examining its role and also the positives and negatives regarding how they can be used. First of all, what is a calorie? Without getting too technical, a calorie is a unit of heat.
It takes one calorie to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree celsius. Calories are used by our bodies for heat and energy purposes. As I'm sure you are aware of, different foods have different levels of calories. In some cases we take in more of this unit than we need to be used for energy therefore resulting in an caloric overload. Since the body cannot use these calories at that particular time they will be stored in the form of fat.
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Eating Out Can Be Hazardous To Your Waistline
Going out to eat can really put the brakes on your weight loss program unless you have exceptional control over what you eat.
Although many restaurants now offer choices for many types of diets, it's whats on the rest of the menu that might tempt you to stray.
Often high in salt, sugar and oil most restaurant food tends to be higher in calories that what you might prepare for yourself.
And Americans are eating out more and more.
According to Dr. Caroline Cederquist, a physician who specializes in weight management,
less than 20 percent of the calories Americans consumed were eaten outside the home in 1978 but in
2003, that number had climbed to 50 percent.
Combine that with the fact that obesity in Americans is growing each year with as many as two thirds of Americans being overweight and you might come to the conclusion that eating out can be hazardous to your waistline.
One problem is that restaurants...
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