Free Yourself
From Fat Forever
(C) Copyright 1999 by Helen Evans
Helen is a nutritionist and Director of Arden Healthcare, UK. She is also the editor of the Arden Healthcare SlimLines Newspage dedicated to those who want to look their own personal best. There Helen offers interactive advice on weight-loss, diet, exercise and general well-being.
It isn't easy to lose weight, or get fit and healthy if it were, everyone on earth would be slim, fit and healthy. Instead, over half of the adult population is overweight and the number is rising. As we get fatter the quality of life in our extra years may be spoilt by heart disease, strokes and adult diabetes to name but a few. We owe it to ourselves and to our families to take the time to look after ourselves and to be in good health.
| Looking after ourselves means eating healthy foods, being active and
getting fit. Once you achieve that and you will weight loss will follow. The good news is that you can get fit at any age it is never too late. You can be fitter at 40 than you were at 20. Everyone can improve their eating habits and become gradually fitter. You will look better feel better and have more energy and this will give you so much more confidence. |
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after our weight |
WHAT IS FAT?
Everyone is familiar with some form of fat.
It is the white portion you see around meat,
and it is also the wobbly bits on your thighs
and the bulging part of your stomach.
It can be hard like lard, butter, magarine or ghee.
It can be a bottle of oil
and the cream in your cakes.
Scientists have discovered that the amount of fat we eat can actually be measured on our stomach walls.
WHY ARE WE GETTING FATTER?
Tragically, with increased wealth, our values have changed.
Traditional healthy diets and hard-work habits of the past have changed in
favour of Western high fat processed food.
We have labour saving machines to do our housework, our jobs and even lighten the loand of
our favorite leisure activities -- like taking up golf for the exercise, then using a golf
cart.
Besides that, society is making it easier to overeat today
supermarkets are designed to tempt us to buy more than we need.
In America, it is said the Fast Food chain Macdonaldıs
aims to provide a branch of Macdonaldıs
no more than 4 minutes away from every customer.
That will make it very convenient to eat Macdonaldıs, won't it?
Food |
If we donıt use that energy |
Women who are overweight at just 23 years of age
run a long-term risk of
hypertension, infertility and menstrual problems.
THE PRESSURES
THAT LEAD US TO EAT MORE
So much more is expected of us today, especially women.
To be well educated, to be a good wife,
to be a good mother,
to keep a beautiful home
and look attractive.
Is it any wonder with the pressures of modern life some women find food is a way of escaping from a difficult world?
If we aren't careful, --
food can become a treat
food can become our comfort -
food can become a reward after a hard day.
It is a vicious circle
being fat makes me unhappy
being unhappy makes me eat
eating makes me fat.
Worse yet, recent research has shown that low calorie diets do not work long term. Denying yourself certain foods can set up cravings that lead to overeating. When you finish a diet, your body immediately begins to regain the weight lost on the diet. It 's called the Yo-yo diet syndrome.
Oprah Winfrey the American chat show hostess is a good example. She was very fat, lost all the weight, got very slim and has put it all back on.
You run the same risk. When you go on a diet your body thinks it is
being starved and starts to conserve energy and fluids.
You feel tired.
When the diet is over,
most people return to their old eating habits.
Research has shown that 95% of people
who lose weight on a diet
put it all back on and more within five years.
If you diet without
making changes in your lifestyle,
you will diet for the rest of your life.
So, Make SMALL CHANGES
Try these 5 small positive changes along with your choice of slimming supplement -
1. Drink 8 glasses of water a day.
Water helps the body to work more efficiently.
2. Eat a nice bowl of salad once a day
choose salad you like, not what you think you
should have.
3. Eat at least two portions of vegetables a day
if youıre busy, buy frozen.
4. Eat fruit at mid-morning and mid-afternoon
the best kinds to give you energy are bananas, pears, grapes, red apples, and melon and kiwi fruit.
5. Have only one desert a day
and make sure it is low fat, such as jelly, meringue, stewed fruit, custard made from skimmed milk, Fromage Frais.
Don't try to make all of these changes at once in your lifestyle. Space them out and phase them in. Try to make just one small change every two weeks and all these changes will soon be part of your life.
CHANGE YOUR COOKING PRACTICES |
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| You can lose a lot of weight just by avoiding frying food boiled, grilled or steamed food tastes just as good and is lower in fat. |
Fat is addictive it tastes good and gives us the feel good factor. If you must use oil, use Olive oil. |
EATING OUT
You needn't feel guilty about eating out
if you remember to make some small changes.
For example, if you are going to a fast food outlet
have the hamburger but not the fries.
But if you go out to dinner with friends
and your hostess is a wonderful cook
enjoy it!
Life is for enjoying, not dieting.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
EXERCISE!
Commit yourself to exercising three times a week.
Exercise makes you feel positive.
Exercise helps you keep weight off.
Exercise improves your health.
Exercise tones your body.
Choose any exercise you enjoy
itıs a great way to meet people, in a fun environment.
For those who feel out of condition or embarrassed at the thought of exercising in front of others
start by thinking Iım doing this for me and I donıt care what any one else thinks.
Try a morning or evening walk in the fresh air
start as slowly as you like and
walk only as far as you feel is comfortable.
Then take a timer and try to walk a little faster and a little farther each day.
Mornings are a good time to exercise
it makes you feel bright, positive and fit for the rest of the day. Start at your
own level and do a little more each day or week. For the shy or very out of condition
Start in your own home. March in time in front of the TV (so you donıt get bored.) Always
use the stairs instead of the lift or escalator. Begin a programme of gentle exercises for
each part of the body start slowly and do a little more each day.
FINAL NOTE: Donıt be afraid to let a slimming supplement like Actrim Plus, Chroma-slim and Super Diet Citrimax be your partner in helping to achieve permanent weight loss. These will help you get through that difficult period when you start to lose weight, and help you maintain the weight level you desire.
When you start to lose weight, slimming supplements will provide the kick-start that gets you going, and keeps you going.
Free Yourself From Fat, (c) Copyright 1999 by Helen Evans.
Helen is a nutritionist and Director of Arden Healthcare, UK. She is also the editor of the Arden Healthcare SlimLines Newspage dedicated to those who want to look their own personal best. There Helen offers interactive advice on weight-loss, diet, exercise and general well-being.
Modern miracles have helped us to live longer.
Men can expect to live around 75 years
and women 80 years.
Using Helen's tips will help us to enjoy it.
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