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Weight Loss Strategies- The Way to Lose Weight without Dieting
The Benefits of a Healthier Lifestyle
By: Theresa Mendoza
Introduction
Weight loss starts with a good diet. You will have to go into your kitchen and take out anything that is not healthy for you. This includes chips, soft drinks, cookies, cakes, fatty meats, and other items that are notorious for making you gain weight. You will want to go to the grocery store and buy some healthy fruits such as apples, oranges, grapes, grapefruit, and other fruits of choice.
Not only ar e fruits a great snack for you to have, but they are low in calories and will give you the vitamins and minerals that your body has been missing out on. You will also want to get some vegetables while you are at the grocery store. Make sure that you get some fresh vegetables such as broccoli, greens, asparagus, and other green vegetables that will give you some essential vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals that will help detoxify your body and make you healthy.
NO DIET THEN Exercising Is Key
Exercising will also help you to lose weight and feel better about the way you look and feel. How to lose weight with exercise is a process that needs special handling. You will want to make sure that you take the time to exercise 4-5 times per week. This will help your body to burn off calories that you have taken in for the day and will make you feel better as well as give you more energy throughout the day.
When you are sitting around not being active your body has a chance to gain weight and lose energy. Making changes to your diet and the amount of exercise that you get each day will help you tremendously and will make you feel a lot better about yourself. If you want to lose weight and feel better then follow the tips above and see how fast you will start looking and feeling better.
Chapter 1- Before You Start A Diet What About The Fat & Rapid Weight Loss?
The most important step for anyone that wants to go on a diet is to understand the correlation between fats and body fat.
Do you know what a good fat is? Perhaps you think that all fat as we know it is typically bad for you but, do you know that some fats are necessary for many essential bodily functions. However some fats can lead you to gain weight and can expose you to a variety of diseases.
The Silent Killer
Hydrogenated Oils or Partially Hydrogenated Oils
Hydrogenated oils are harmful to your health. Check the nutritional facts on the labels of foods that you buy at the grocery store and eliminate the products containing any kind of hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils.
But what is it? Hydrogenation is a chemical process that changes the known molecular make up (i.e. the structure) of the oil and serves as a preservative, increases the shelf life of a product and changes both the taste as well as food texture. As a result of this alteration the body cannot recognize this molecular structure and then processes it as a toxin.
Diseases like type II diabetes mellitus, prostate and breast cancer, high cholesterol, inflammation, birth defects, Alzheimer disease, heart disease, infertility, weight gain and obesity and many more has been linked to this toxin. Company profits - not your health is the main reason they created this chemical process.
Some foods that contains hydrogenated oil are, margarine, chips, cookies, sugar cereals , fat free and low fat snacks, crackers, pretzels, cereal bars and microwave popcorn.
Good Fat to Eat
Your body in order to survive needs fats especially what we call fatty acids. Your hormones, brain, digestive and immune systems depend on this good fat.
Omega 3 Fats
We have to consume this great fatty acid from food. Our body cant produce it but is essential to our health. A few of the best foods containing Omega 3 fats are salmon (choose wild salmon when possible), flax seed, raw walnut, leafy green vegetables, grass fed beef, sardines and organic eggs.
Major research reveals that omega 3 fatty acids lower inflammation and aid in preventing the risk factors linked to diseases like cancer, arthritis and heart disease. The concentration in the brain of these essential fatty acid is particularly high. This makes us think that it is essential for memory performance and behavioral function.
Pregnant women should include enough omega 3 fatty acids in their diet to prevent the risk of vision and nerve problems in their future child.
Poor circulation, depression, mood swings, heart problems, dry skin, poor memory and fatigue are symptoms associated with a deficiency of omega 3 fatty acids.
Good Fat for Cooking
If you are looking for an oil that will help you to lose weight try cooking with organic, unrefined, raw coconut oil. It is suitable for high heat cooking; it is healthy and increases your bodys metabolic rate.
Other Good Oils
For cooked or raw veggies or for salad dressing use flax seed oil or olive oil. They are wonderful and healthy oils especially when kept raw.
For the wellbeing of you and your family remember to at all costs do not consume in any way or form either hydrogenated or what is known as partially hydrogenated oils and for optimum health select the good fat.
Understanding Rapid Weight Loss
Rapid weight loss has a number of risks, and one of them is the danger that it causes to your own health. Oftentimes, in order to achieve weight loss in the timeframe, there are people who decide to stop eating for several days.
Rapid Weight Loss - Reduce Your Food Intake
If you want rapid weight loss, starving yourself is not really an intelligent move. A better way is to reduce your food consumption and make sure that the foods you are eating are the healthy kind.
By doing this, you are limiting your calorie intake, and as a result you are able to shed some pounds. While the result may not be as noticeable as you hoped for, keep in mind that you did not go to the extremes by starving yourself.
Aside from eating healthy, exercise is a crucial component of weight loss.
Sadly, however, a lot of people fail to realize that our body does not show the effects of exercise until after a few weeks. Most people are not patient enough to wait a few weeks for their body to show signs of improvement.
There is an exception to this, though; if you are overweight, you are likely to notice the results a lot sooner than those people who are not overweight. While exercising is a good thing to engage in if you want to lose weight make sure that- you dont overdo it. You should engage in a regular exercise routine before.
For instance, its not a good idea to run for three hours on the treadmill your first time instead of doing 30 minutes. Sure, running that long can burn off a lot of calories but it can also result to injury.
Rapid Weight Loss - Use of Weight Loss Pills
One other problem often linked with rapid weight loss is taking weight loss pills and other weight loss products. While some of these products really are effective, and even harmless, there are those that can pose serious risk to your health.
If you do decide to take weight loss pills, make sure you do so properly; do not misuse or abuse them. Make it a point to research any weight loss product thoroughly before you buy and use it.