Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts

Portion Size and Weight Loss

4:41 AM Alan Bracken

As we all know, one of the key elements to a successful weight loss diet is ensuring that the person consumes less food. This is easier said than done because most of us enjoy delicious food. One of the mistakes that people make is to increase their portion size way above what one would normally expect. The increase in portion size is not a drastic change but something that gradually takes root until the person can not envisage them without a huge portion of food that they eventually eat up. They comfort themselves with a view to going to the gym to burn off the food but somehow they never seem to succeed.

The portions rise but there is no alternative method for getting rid of all those calories. The net effect is an unprecedented weight gain that can threaten the health of that individual and seriously limit their social life and ability to enjoy the little leisure time that they have. Parents have a responsibility in terms of letting the growth in portion size to go without hindrance. Some parents believe that they are showing the children love by giving them impossibly large portion sizes. This is never a good idea because it plays right into the hands of the natural desire for food. Someone then gets used to these huge portions and will develop the habit throughout their lifetime without a hint of remorse or shame.
The adult will even increase the portions as their size grows because the stomach will be demanding more and more. Even when the body indicates to them that it is satisfied, they will continue in their quest to gorge as much food as possible.

The end result is that they will either die of diabetes or suffer from some other fat related disease. The culture within which the person is living can also mean that they never get the chance to reduce their portion size. Some cultures revere weight and will not say a negative word against someone who is piling on the pounds.
Culture makes us who we are. If we are brought up in a home that serves large portions then it is likely that we will pass on this habit to our children and grand children. The belief that culture is the most influencing factor in weight gain has some credibility because often one family will have similar weight patterns. Although this can be explained away be genes, it is also quite clear that the portion sizes have a role to play.

Fat Retention as a Survival Technique

11:34 PM Alan Bracken

We all require certain amount of body fat in live without major diseases and nutritional deficiencies. This is true regardless of gender and affiliation or race. The fat acts as insulation and storage mechanism for energy reserves. Without the presence of fat our bodies cannot function properly. We would lack energy because we are not creating reserves during times of plenty. If we lived in a cold climate then we would be very uncomfortable due to the lack of insulation against the elements. This is clearly a list of reasons why the body cannot do without fat. It therefore makes no sense whatsoever to suggest that in order to lose weight, all fat consumption must completely stop. That is what some of our most popular diets advocate.

Whereas the majority of methods of losing weight that are employed these days involve safe methods but often all that good work is spoilt by the addition of unsafe methods such as pills, drugs that induce vomiting, drugs that induce uncontrolled diarrhea and general starvation. These methods might bring about weight loss in the short term but ultimately they will damage your health so badly that it will no longer be worth it to continue on those schemes. The best way to deal with weight issues is to have some changes in your lifestyle and look at the people around you. Eating a controlled diet is not a bad thing as long as you do not become obsessed with it to the extent that you lose all reason and a sense of proportion and self control.

You must also remember that as you starve your body of fat, you may be starving yourself of other nutrients that are vital for your well being. Of course people can decide to eat fruit until they start to lose weight. The problem with this strategy is that it assumes that human beings do not have cravings of nice things. That is so far off the truth. Fatty foods tend to taste better than non fatty foods unless you have a very good level of self discipline. The cravings will come and the diet will go straight out of the window.

While the end goal of losing weight is something that you want you don't want to stuff yourself full of artificial nutrients that may harm you in the long run. Extended dieting even naturally can be harmful to your body. When you diet you need to set a target weight for yourself and simply reduce your intake and increase your activity. When you reach this target weight stop and take a look at yourself.

Continuing the theme consume healthy foods in order to lose weight

12:21 PM Alan Bracken

Like all things in life, the use of the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life comes at a cost. The first cost is the actual money you pay to buy the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life. For rich members of the community who value their general health and would like to control their weight in developing countries this might appear to be little more than change money but the fact is that a significant part of your home budget can be frittered away at supporting the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life that you think you need in order to reach your ideal anything to do with the reduction of the proportion of fat within the body. You might consider that this is a good investment but the fact is that you are spending money which you could have used elsewhere. It could also become a long term commitment if you have to feed the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life on a regular basis for the rest of your life.

The second obvious costs are the side effects that you get from the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life. Some of these might just be mild inconveniences such as headaches and slight dizziness. However some can be quite serious including blindness, anything to do with the reduction of the proportion of fat within the body gain, excessive anything to do with the reduction of the proportion of fat within the body loss, malnutrition, neurological problems, skin problems and gastro issues. These serious side effects might turn out to be so devastating that you prefer being over anything to do with the reduction of the proportion of fat within the body to suffering from them.

The doctors and labels will do their bit in terms of explaining what is going to happen to you. However the ultimate decision as to whether you risk these side effects lies entirely within your powers and authority. In any case it is not a particularly pleasant experience to constantly be on the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life. Taking various the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life aids that are meant to assist you in getting rid of excess fat from your body should only be an occasional activity when you are not feeling well. When it becomes a daily routine, then life loses some of it sheen.

The other rather unfortunate fact is that some the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life simply does not work. You might spend lots of money buying into your dream of a thin figure only to discover that the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life you are taking is nothing more than a placebo. There are plenty of charlatans who are more than willing to take advantage of foolish members of the community who value their general health and would like to control their weight who want to spend their money on ineffective the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life . Sometimes you will find that even the anything to do with the reduction of the proportion of fat within the body loss that the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life purported to bring about was due to your own normal corrective action such as exercise rather than the use of pill or other substances that are meant to give health or prolong life itself.