Achieve Desirable Results with Healthy Weight Loss Plan
Posted on February 21, 2011 | Filed Under Weight Loss | Leave a Comment
If you finally decide to lose weight, you should firstly learn about the healthy ways of weight loss. Not all methods of weight loss are considered to be healthy, so might bring detrimental consequences.
Healthy weight loss can be characterized by a specific change of your body without the detriment to bodily functions. That is a positive change which shapes your body in a proper way, improves your overall health condition and shows lasting results. Other kinds of weight loss are characterized by negative changes that happen in your body. Those are unhealthy methods to lose weight which do not produce lasting effect but cause you to gain weight again.
When doing everything correctly, you’ll lose fat quickly and improve your health. The results will marvel you by the toned body, good mood and natural vigor. However, healthy weight loss isn’t merely characterized by the loss of body fat, but is as well defined by preserving muscles. Muscles are quite metabolically active and burn calories all day round. Accumulating less body fat stabilizes your new weight and permits you to revel in lasting results. Toning the basic muscle groups is the most effective protection against future weight gain. Read more
Major Reasons for Teenage Dieting and Its Consequences
Posted on January 25, 2011 | Filed Under Diet | Leave a Comment
Teenage period is full of challenges. Behavioral and emotional changes, new responsibilities and identification process are a great concern for each teenager. The biggest challenge, however, is appearance and social erroneous conception of ideal body.
Mass media (television, the Internet, radio and magazines) send messages to teenagers calling them for change. This change presupposes altering appearance by means of various products available in the market. Among the strongest ideas teenagers receive is that they need to be slim. Pictures and words in the media show that being slim signifies that you are happy, beautiful, successful and full of energy. In fact, happiness and success cannot be determined by appearance.
Together with the popularization of slimming, teenagers hear a lot about varied methods to lose weight. One of the ways is going to a diet which can have both advantageous and disadvantageous results. Advantageous dieting is choosing proper nutrition plan which includes eating fruits, vegetables, cutting snacks and junk food. Disadvantageous dieting is eating little or skipping meals at all. The latter can bring to serious diseases as physical so mental. Read more
Better Your Metabolism
Posted on April 15, 2010 | Filed Under Weight Loss | Leave a Comment
Your metabolism is the engine that runs your body. Fuel it right and it runs at optimum levels to keep off weight by burning more calories. But when you clog your engine with poor food and lifestyle choices, your body tends to become sluggish and pounds can pile up. So learn how to power up your metabolism to keep off the weight — and maybe even lose some pounds while you’re at it!
• Drink enough water. Your metabolic rate is affected by water intake. If you’re dehydrated, you may be burning up to 2 percent fewer calories. So aim to fill up with eight to twelve 8-ounce glasses of water a day.
• Reduce calories while you increase aerobic activity. Otherwise you run the risk of losing muscle, which lowers your resting metabolism by about 2 to 10 calories a day for every pound lost.
• Spice up your meals. Capsaicin, the compound in hot foods like chile peppers, can heat up your metabolism by as much as 23 percent and leave you feeling fuller so you’re eating less for up to two days afterward, according to researchers. Read more
Right Ingridients for Weight Loss
Posted on April 15, 2010 | Filed Under Weight Loss | Leave a Comment
Weight is a heavy issue for most of us, considering two-thirds of Americans are overweight or obese, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Recognizing that tight waistbands are uncomfortable, 71 million Americans were on a diet in 2005, based on a MarketData Enterprises report. But diets are hard. Counting every calorie. Plummeting energy. Feeling deprived. It’s no wonder most people are diet drop-outs.
Dietitians and doctors tell us the best way to lose weight is by cutting calories and exercise. But the ever-expanding waistlines in the U.S. are proof that the traditional less food/more exercise approach isn’t working for most of us — because we don’t stick with it. Americans are still looking for an easier, more effective way to lose weight and keep it off.
While the weight loss benefits of some dietary supplements are often ignored or attacked by mainstream medicine, there is proof some dietary supplements and ingredients do indeed help people lose weight safely. Read more
Fat Problems
Posted on April 15, 2010 | Filed Under Weight Loss | Leave a Comment
Now that the holidays are over, some of us may be finding our bellies a bit bigger than they were a few weeks ago. And while a jelly belly may have looked cute on Santa, it can signal increased risk for health problems in the rest of us — starting with metabolic syndrome. Extra weight around the middle is more dangerous than fat around your hips and thighs. Belly fat, which is visceral fat, is associated with inflammation and a higher risk for cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome and diabetes.
All fat is not equal. Subcutaneous fat is found all over our body, but is most noticeable on the hips and thighs. It’s the protective wrap over the body just under the outer layer of skin.
Visceral fat is located between the organs, tucked deep in your waistline, and contributes to belly fat. Visceral fat may contribute to insulin resistance, glucose intolerance, high blood pressure and elevated triglyceride levels — all components of metabolic syndrome.
Good News: Belly Fat Is the First to Go!
Now for the good news. Platters of cookies and gallons of cocoa aside, belly fat is the easiest type to lose. Most people will lose first from the middle area and upper body before anywhere else. That’s because visceral fat is more metabolically active than subcutaneous fat. Not only that, experts say the more weight you have to lose, the faster you’re likely to start losing belly fat. How’s that for motivation?
Whole Grains are the Ultimate Belly Blaster
To mobilize belly fat stores, eat plenty of high-fiber whole grains while reducing refined carbohydrates. Refined foods like white bread trigger elevated blood sugar levels. That results in an increased insulin response, which can cause fat to be deposited more readily. But whole grains help the body use blood glucose more efficiently and lower blood glucose levels to reduce fat deposits. Read more
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