Losing Fat The Healty Way by:James Gibbard
Over 100 million Americans were overweight or obese in 1999
. Especially now, obesity continues to be a serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic levels by the year 2020. One way to prevent this situation is to make people conscious 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 check and keep these diseases under control. The quick weight loss systems which have spread like fire these days, do not provide lasting results. More often than not, dieting methods which comprise dietary drinks, foods and supplements 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 a lifetime of results. You have to set sensible goals and not expect to lose a lot of pounds in a short span of time.
The following are tips on how you can lose those surplus pounds the healthy way:
1. Do not starve your self.
The key to a healthier way of losing weight is: Do not diet.
You may seem happy and feel that you are losing those unwanted fat from your belly and thighs by omitting meals. But remember that this would not last long. Your body cannot put up with having insufficient food to fuel the energy that you need everyday. If you get used to omitting one or two meals a day, your stockpile of calories will be used up instead of the energy that should have been supplied 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. highs, buttocks, hips).
2. Start your day right.
Mothers always say that breakfast is the most significant 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 is better than three hearty meals. Eating more frequently, and in small servings, can prevent over-eating. This will also boost your metabolism and make calories burn faster.
4. Decide on how much weight you want to lose. Keep your goals sensible. In the long run, it is virtually unachievable 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 an adequate daily supply of water to burn fat and keep your cells hydrated and healthy.
6. Avoid too much sugar.
Design your meals around lots of fruits and vegetables, some bread, rice or pasta for that carbohydrate fix that you need, plus lean meat and protein rich-foods. Sweets, sodas and pastries should be once-in-a-while extravagances 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 or 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 on a regular basis and you will not even notice that you are already losing pounds with these everyday activities. It does not matter how much weight you plan or need to lose. What is important is that you set practical 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.
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James Gibbard
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About the author
James Gibbard has many years experience of internet experience, specialising in the health & fitness niches. He owns a number of product review sites and also writes articles on a freelance basis for a number of different markets. A free 11 page report on "Metabolism" and it's importance to your body and weight issues and is available for download at
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