Weight Loss FAQ
August 21st, 2008 by Go Weblog
What because my weight loss web sites gain other esteem, I espy myself answering more and more emails with questions about various weight loss programs and spare diet tips. I have noticed that many of these questions about weight loss are very much the same to one another. Then, I have put together a list of the ten most frequently asked questions on diets and weight loss.
1. What is the best diet plan or weight loss program? My solution to this is simpleany diet that provides each and every the nutrition that you need for health, and in addition, provides fewer calories than your body burns. While this may not happen the plea you wanted to hearken, the fact is there is no one weight loss program that is best for the whole world, you prerequisite inquiry the various weight loss plans and find the one that is highest for you. Honest cause sure your diet is a healthy diet.
2. How much should I weigh? Your give medical treatment can solve that question most accurately. More important than how plenteous you contemplate is your trunk cadaver mass index (bmi), which measures your height against your weight? There are lots of free bmi calculators all over the internet.
3. How can I keep unavailable bad the weight that I miss? The best way to lose weight is piece by piece. Most weight loss experts would agree that 1-2 pounds per week is the best rate to lose weight. On the assumption that you miss weight gradually and re-educate both yourself and your body about food, you’ll retain accept a beneficial start. The secret to keeping weight unavailable bad is to compensate for your exertion needs with your food intake. Eat enough calories to supply your body’s
Tags: advices, calories, diet, fatnes, foods, loss, overweight, weightLow Fat Diets Not as Beneficial as Once Thought
August 10th, 2008 by Go Weblog
The Benefits of Low Fat Diets
It has been studied and surmised for decades. Low fat diets, before the low carb craze, were seemingly the golden ticket to good health, a trim body, and boundless energy. But new studies are starting to cast doubt on this long standing paradigm, paving the way for a possible nutrition breakthrough.
The specific study that prompted the new questions was a government funded study with almost 20,000 mostly overweight postmenopausal women. The study closely monitored the women’s diets, radically changing their eating habits in order to subsequently lower their risk of cancer and heart disease.
What the researchers found was less than compelling evidence that low fat diets significantly altered the risk of heart disease and cancer as once hypothesized.
Some Importants Facts to Point Out About the Low Fat Diet Study
While the results of the studies admittedly were not stellar, scientists still acknowledge there were other factors in their study’s control group of overweight, postmenopausal women which may have negatively impacted the outcome of the studies.
For one, due to the women’s age, they were - in essence - trying to reverse years of bad eating which may have already caused irreparable damaging effects on their health. Although most of the control group on the low fat diet did initially lose a few pounds, most of them continued to retain too much weight.
However, the diet prescribed was not directly designed for weight loss, but instead put an emphasis on dietary fat reduction rather than calorie restriction. This fact kept the weight on most of the test subjects, and excess weight in itself is a high risk factor for most cancers and heart disease.
Important Final Note on Low Fat Diets
Research has still suggested that a balanced, low calorie diet, with a healthy dose of “good” fat is the best way to secure a future that is healthy and disease free. Not only that, but before you break open the Ho Ho’s and Twinkies, high fat diets are still considered one of the most dangerous, and people who eat a lot of fat consistently have shown up with a higher incidence of heart disease and cancer.
To find the best diet for your lifestyle, I recommend you take a look at the following three diet plans for the best healthy eating principles for longevity, health, disease prevention and energy. By the way, none of them are considered to be “low fat”, but rather they focus on keeping the fat in your diet limited only to heart healthy fats which actually aid the body in staying healthy rather than clog it up.
1.) The Zone by Dr. Barry Sears
2.) South Beach Diet by Arthur Agatston
3.) Body for Life by Bill Phillips
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Change Your “Fat Thermostat” to a Healthy Level
July 31st, 2008 by Go Weblog
Have you ever watched someone who looks healthy and
slender eating a slice of chocolate cake and wondered how
they stay thin? Part of the story is that a set-point in
the brain keeps their body fat and weight level from
varying much that is, unless they do something that causes
their brain to change the set-point.
That’s what happened when I quit smoking. I had been thin
all my life. Then I stopped smoking and gained about 25
pounds! By quitting I had inadvertently triggered a process
that changed the body-weight regulator in my brain.
My body started making fat out of everything I ate, whereas
it formerly eliminated excess calories. Stopping smoking is
only one of many major changes that can cause your brain’s
body-weight controls to be altered.
Let’s call the weight regulator in your brain a *set-
point,* and a good image for the set-point is the
temperature you set on the thermostat for the heating and
cooling system of your house. If it is set at 71 degrees,
then the temperature doesn’t vary by more than a degree or
two before the thermostat tells the furnace to heat up (or
the air conditioner to cool down).
Your brain’s set-point functions much the same way. It
maintains a steady body-weight and body-fat level through a
complex interaction of hormones and metabolic processes.
The chemistry of how this works is beyond the scope of this
article. Suffice it to say that if you’ve gained weight or
lost weight, it is because your set-point has moved. And
if you want to lose or gain weight, you can take certain
actions to re-adjust your set-point to a level more
acceptable to you.
First, eat the right stuff. This is not hard if you
follow these simple guidelines:
a) minimize sugar and flour-based foods (refined carbs);
b) eat less animal fat, such as butter, cheese, marbled
meat, and eat less fat in general but don’t use low-fat
products like low-fat mayonnaise, because the chemicals
they have to use to make this stuff palatable is hard for
your body to process; just use real mayonnaise, only less
of it;
c) eat complex carbohydrates like vegetables, fruits and
whole grains, which your body recognizes as normal foods
and will process them as fuel, giving you long-term energy.
Second, drink the right stuff: water. It supports your
metabolism, helps your systems with eliminating toxins and
other excess. Coffee, tea, sweetened juices, diet or
regular soda, and alcohol do not contribute to your health
nor to your metabolism. Keep consumption of them to a
minimum.
Third, do the right kind of rhythmic large muscle exercise
daily, and sustain it for 30 to 60 minutes. If this sounds
like a lot of time, ask yourself, how important is it to
you to be healthy and/or lose weight?
You’re not going to re-set your brain’s weight regulator
(the set-point without exercise - it’s that simple. But the
exercise can be a pleasure once you understand which types
to do. Fortunately, your not faced here with push-ups or
lifting weights.
In terms of the exercise that will affect your set-point,
‘large muscle’ means especially using your legs. Walking
is the perfect place to start because you don’t need
special skills or equipment. You can also bike or swim or
jog. Whatever you enjoy.
‘Rhythmic’ means something you can do steadily,
repetitively. ‘Sustained’ means without stopping: continuous. 30 minutes is a minimum. Work up to an hour for best results.
Get your heart rate up to the level where you are exerting
yourself, but could still carry on a conversation. More
than that level, and you’re not into set-point changing
exercise anymore. Here, no pain no gain is an undesirable
approach.
If you make these three things a daily habit, (proper
eating, drinking, and exercise) your set-point will change,
and you’ll lose weight.
I lost the 25 pounds I’d gained when I stopped smoking, and
in the process I learned some pleasant habits that have
improved the quality of my life as well as my health.
Habitually, I eat delicious whole foods, enjoy a daily
walk, and drink mainly water.
I feel good now, and looking good is just a bonus. You’ll
feel good, too, and your body will thank you, blessing you
with good health.
Please note: This article is for information purposes
only. Always consult your doctor or health-care
professional.
S.J. Harstad, personal trainer and internet publisher, is
a contributing writer for All About Nutrition,
offering valuable free information to help you make healthy
choices. Articles by S.J Harstad can also be found at Z Cooking and A-Tec Exercise.
