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Pointers on Losing Weight Safely - a Revisit

2010-07-19T07:44:00.000-07:00

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Amongst my friends there are many who are overweight or obese. This is true amongst Asians, especially after our streets are swarmed by fast food restaurants.

Our friends who are obese suffer diseases related to obesity. The most common are hypertension, diabetes and arthiris, not to mention other diseases like heart problem, stroke, and cancer.

If you ask them, "Are you not going to lose weight?" The spontaneous response is "of course I do want to lose weight, but is there any quick way I can do that?" Sad, really sad. There is no such thing as quick fix to overweight problem. You have to do it slowly but with specific target to achieve.

Just a few reminders to our friends who are serious about losing weight. Please... please... please... DO NOT starve yourself. Your body needs sufficient well balanced food. Eat regularly but a little at a time. Having one big meal now and starve yourself for the next eight or ten hours is a bad strategy for losing weight.

Just to mention briefly...

- Start your day with a good breakfast because it helps to burn your fats all day long,

- Drink a lot of water (I mean water not sodas, coffee or tea). 1.5 liters a day is a good quantity.

-Avoid too much sugar, especially that sweetener like fructose etc.

- Be extra cautious when you take in fats. Do your own search on healthy fats. To mention a few healthy fats - olive, peanuts and canola. Tuna, salmon, and mackerel have omega-3 which is good for the heart.

- Last but not least... EXERCISE, EXERCISE, EXERCISE. There is no point to control your diet if you don't exercise. You must exercise to build your lean muscle. Lean muscle burns your calorie.

Hopefully, the information I wrote above will benefit you.

See you next time.... Happy losing weight.

Pointers on Losing Weight Safely

2010-07-16T08:05:00.000-07:00

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Hi everyone,

In this issue I like to share with you some pointers to losing weight safely. Losing weight is good, but do not do it at the expense of your good health.

It is commonly believed that to lose weight means to reduce the amount of food you eat. Yes, this is one way to lose weight, but not necessarily the best way to achieve the weight loss. In fact, it can be detrimental to your health if you reduce the amount of your food excessively. So, how to lose weight safely?

There are a few points that you should consider:

1. avoid crash diets,
2. eat properly,
3. pump up that lean muscle mass,
4. consider engaging in aerobics.

Thinking of Crash Diets?

Don't even think of that. Cutting down on calories intake alone cannot shed off your unwanted excess fat. In fact, it is dangerous to your health if you cut down too much calorie intake. Why? Because when you decrease your calorie intake way to below the required levels, your body begins to digest the fats. Sounds good but it doesn't actually. Burning fat requires a lot of energy. Since there is not much energy in the body to facilitate metabolism of fat, it will run at a very slow pace resulting to fatigue, illness and weak immune system.

You should Eat Properly

Junking crash diet option does not mean eat anything to your likings. Consider eating varieties so that you may be able to get the necessary nutrients from your diet. Try to roast, steam or broil rather than fry. Our body has been designed to need for fiber and enough water. So keep yourself hydrated. Make a habit of taking at least 1.5 liters of water a day.

Pump Up that Lean Muscle Mass

Do you know that muscles burn calories when they work? In fact, they even do so at rest. What about fats? Fats just lie around, bulge around the pants and dangle beneath the sleeves. So, start losing unwanted fats by increasing your muscle mass. You can increase your muscle mass through resistance training.

Engage in Aerobics

Why engage in aerobics? Because aerobics

1. increase cardio-vascular endurance, and therefore good for your heart,
2. increase your lean muscle mass,
3. decrease your excess body fat,
4. make your metabolic process more efficient and its rate high, even after a long while.

I will be publishing a complete write up on this topic on my website soon. Please come back to get the update.

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2010-07-12T05:08:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

My fear of accumulating excess fats and gaining extra pounds has driven me to search for information relevant to this issue. I am determined to lose that extra pounds, and more importantly enjoy a healthy life style as a result of the weight loss. Then I thought, may be it is a good idea to create a blog where I can post my findings on a regular basis and share that information with my regular visitors. I hope you will find something new when you come back the next time. Keep coming back.

I like to know what you think of the findings I posted here. I appreciate very much if you can share your experience dealing with loosing weight, or any other issues related to this. So, please write your comment.

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