Archive for October, 2010
2 clinical trials demonstrate effective weight loss strategies for obese and overweight adults
October 27th, 2010 | 
Author: ( JAMA and Archives Journals ) Lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and structured weight loss programs, can result in significant weight loss for overweight, obese and severely obese adults, according to two reports that were posted online October 9 by JAMA. The studies and accompanying editorials were made available early online to coincide with the presentation of these papers …
Published Oct 26, 2010.
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Suffering from weight control, it may be easier than you thought!
Every day we are bombarded with overweight and obesity statistics and no country misses out. As a result many of us obsess on the subject and it’s no wonder. To some people a pound or two becomes a huge disaster and the reason is people are so critical of themselves. On the other hand there are those who simply take the other road when faced with weight gain, they simply resign themselves to being overweight.
The above perspectives, both of them, are not very productive to controlling your ballooning weight. You need to develop important solid weight control strategies if you are going to rid yourself of those extra pounds. Are you one of those parents who dog their children with advice about reaching their goals? I can just hear you now, “just do a little each day and before you know it you will have achieved you goal”. Great advice but how about you take a little of it, a page out of your own book if you will, when you are planning your own weight control program.
It may be the case that you only have a few pounds to loose, be realistic about it all. Don’t fret. Scrap that extra little butter, add as much fruit and veges as possible. In a week or two those pounds will have slowly disappeared and you shape will show it.
If by chance you have had the unfortunate event of gaining some 20 to 4o pounds, you will most certainly need to be much more aggressive in you weight control program. As I said before, don’t fret. In this case you will need to plan to loose your excess weight over a period of months instead of weeks and if you use a sensible approach to this goal, you’re far more likely to be able to keep the weight off in the years to come.
If your goal is to loose say 40 pounds plan to do it over a period of six months. Think just how many years it took you to gain those pounds so six months is not a long period in comparison, not long at all to get that fabulous figure. If spread over the six months, that’s about 7 pounds a month. Pardon the pun but that’s a piece of cake.
Please, take a close look at your eating habits, where is it that you go wrong so often? Is it your passion for fast greasy foods such as fries and hamburgers? Do you over eat when stressed for instance? When you know what you are doing wrong then tackle the worst one first. The deletion of fast food calories from your diet will easily result in the loss of a few pounds each month. Cookies are a no brainer, forget them. Go for the leaner meats, veges and fruits and low calorie alternatives for faster results. Drinking juices instead of soda drinks is such a boon to any weight loss program.
The keys in any weight control regime are certainly consistency, moderation and a positive attitude. Weight yourself once a week only and make sure you log the results. Keep track of what you consume, if at the end of the month your observations show a loss of 7 pounds you have certainly succeeded. Didn’t make your goal, then look at your recorded menus and it may be as simple as cutting the portion sizes for the next month, remember don’t fret.
This is the hard bit for so many people, Daily Exercise. It is essentials to reaching your objective. It’s a simple fact; exercise burns calories so choose activities that burn big calorie numbers if you can cope.
Your weight control is in no other hands but yours. Follow a sensible approach that suites you and you will soon be looking good.
Originally published here.
Thomas has been writing articles on many subjects for almost 3 years. Not only does the author specialize in many subjects including health and diet, you can also check out his latest website on controlling dogs using martingale dog collars which reviews their use and sizing.
The Will To Change – The Neuropsychology of Weight Control (A Breakthrough Program in Metabolism Control)
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