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Obesity is not Wealth - it is a disease that needs treatment

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The modern lifestyle that puts most people in desk-bound jobs, having lesser time for exercise and the Supermarket fill up with tempting junk food (saturated fats and sugar) makes it easier to lose control on weight.

As a result many people have become obese, and once people realise (especially woman in particular) they are out to source all possibilities ways and means to lose weight.

It may resort to spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on slimming centres, supplement food, on diet programmes or any recommendations on weight loss, but too late, because unfortunately most of the above mentioned ways may not work, it a sheer waste of money.

Experts says, obesity is a diseases which can be avoided, if it's not a generic factor, why put ourselves in such situations; it should be prevention rather than searching for cure.

And today, however it is known that obesity can lead to even other diseases including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, cardinal vascular diseases, paralysis, and myocardial infarction.

Since obesity is a disease it can be treated, but it is wrong to only focus on diet as people become fat because of different factors, including genes, the type of environment and therefore people should be aware of these factors in order to be successfully lose weight.

For example those who are obese due generic factors are more prone to weight gain, so it is required to have a life-long weight-loss plan by eating a balance diet and regular exercise. Most people thought by going to slimming centres to lose weight is a misconception, the most important is how you can stop eating without feeling hungry and still be happy.

Losing weight is a gradual process, it cannot produce immediate results, and you need to have a mindset that obesity is a disease and by losing weight is for the sake of health instead of beauty alone.

Actually most weight-loss pills have yoyo effect, because these pills makes people less hungry and when less food is taken, the muscle is reduced, so does the body energy.

After the body energy is lowered to certain level, and when you stop taking the pills to resume normal eating the energy from the food intake will exceed the level that you need, so it is pointless to take those pills without any form of exercise which will usually return to obesity.

Even though pills are known to block some fats that you had ate but that does not really helps much because inside your body also contain sugar and carbohydrate which you over consume.

Pills provided by some slimming centres can be effective in weight loss, but may contains thyroid hormone which accordingly to some experts that it is malpractice, because it can cause side effects like tiredness, heart shake, and even leads to hyperthyroid.

To lose weight it should be a diet food plan and some physical exercise to reduce risky side effects which may cause sufferings to obese people.

Now let's look at some of these lose weight practices and remedies;

- First and foremost, is the self determination and perseverance to lose those ugly lumps here and there, do not expect immediate results, do not give up easily.

- Do not skip meals, eat four to five small meals, do not skip breakfast, make sure you fill your stomach to avoid hunger pangs later in the day, do not eat a lot in evenings because you do not have much activities to burn the energy.

- You have to eat slowly, concentrate while you eat, chew well and swallow the food, it will take a while before the brain can register that it is full, by eating slowly you give your body enough time to notify the brain that you have enough, therefore you eat less.

- Drink 2 glasses of water before meal which act as an appetite suppressant by keeping your stomach full fending off dehydration, which lead to false craving for food.

- Avoid soft drinks and sugary water which add sugar to your body, instead eat more fruits which contain fibre.

- Stay away from junk food, it contains too much calories and fat with little important nutrients, junk food induces the production of endorphins which cause food craving.

- Exercise for 30 minutes to an hour per day to control and reduce weight daily.

- Read and learn more about types of food and their calories, the perfect weight loss diet is low fat and moderate in protein content with certain proportions of carbohydrates as well.

- Be firm, not to attend night parties or food parties which may seduce to unwanted eating that can cause weight gain.

That is all folks, hoping that all obese people will lose their weight and regain their healthy status.

Exercise, exercise, exercise
- " Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness" by Edward Stanley

Start immediately your exercise, plan a diet, stop taking junk food and have the determination to keep fit and wellness. By Chaynee Kingston http://www.whatisgossip.com/

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