| Ahh... These are the days of festivities, | | | | lead to overeating due to stress further |
| joy, pleasure and plenty of eating and | | | | leading to increase in weight. If you |
| drinking. Nothing like the holidays! BUT it | | | | identify yourself as one these people and |
| comes at a price. If you're not careful about | | | | feel the need to eat in between meals then at |
| your nutritional intake you might end up with | | | | least eat healthy instead of munching on |
| extra unneeded weight. This article will list | | | | chips and cookies etc try veggies and |
| important do able holiday weight loss tips | | | | fruits.6. Don't skip mealsOtherwise it will |
| and supplements that help with weight loss.1. | | | | encourage you to over eat at the next meal. |
| Take ChargeThe first step to weight loss is | | | | If you have to snack in between meals try |
| setting a realistic goal. By using a BMI | | | | snacking on fruits and veggies.7. Food |
| chart and consulting with your health-care | | | | AllergiesMake note of foods you are allergic |
| provider, you can determine what a healthy | | | | to. Food allergies disrupt metabolism and |
| weight is for you. If you plan to lose more | | | | thus hinder weight loss. 8. Crash DietsAvoid |
| than 15 to 20 pounds, have any health | | | | them. They are mostly self-defeating and |
| problems, or take medication on a regular | | | | serve only as a temporary band-Aid solution. |
| basis, a doctor should evaluate you before | | | | 9. Drink plenty of water To flush out the |
| you begin a weight loss program. 2. Are you | | | | toxins from your body.10. Tips for Eating |
| overweight? Overweight refers to an excess of | | | | OutChoose foods that are steamed, broiled, |
| body weight, but not necessarily body fat. | | | | baked, roasted, poached or stir-fried. Share |
| Obesity means an excessively high proportion | | | | food, such as a main dish or dessert, with |
| of body fat. Health professionals use a | | | | your dining partner. Take part of the food |
| measurement called body mass index (BMI) to | | | | home with you, and refrigerate immediately. |
| classify an adult's weight as healthy, | | | | You may want to ask for a take-home container |
| overweight, or obese. BMI describes body | | | | when the meal arrives. Spoon half the meal |
| weight relative to height and is correlated | | | | into it, so you're more likely to eat only |
| with total body fat content in most adults.To | | | | what's left on your plate. Request your meal |
| get your approximate BMI, multiply your | | | | to be served without gravy, sauces, butter or |
| weight in pounds by 703, then divide the | | | | margarine. Ask for salad dressing on the |
| result by your height in inches, and divide | | | | side, and use only small amounts of full-fat |
| that result by your height in inches a second | | | | dressings. No Laughing matterWe're putting on |
| time. (Or you can use the interactive BMI | | | | the pounds at an alarmingly rapid rate. And |
| calculator at BMI from 18.5 up to 25 is | | | | we're sacrificing our health for the sake of |
| considered in the healthy range, from 25 up | | | | super size portions, biggie drinks, and |
| to 30 is overweight and 30 or higher is | | | | two-for-one value meals, obesity researchers |
| obese. Generally, the higher a person's BMI, | | | | say.More than 60 percent of U.S. adults are |
| the greater the risk for health problems, | | | | either overweight or obese, according to the |
| according to the National Heart, Lung and | | | | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
| Blood Institute (NHLBI). However, there are | | | | (CDC). While the number of overweight people |
| some exceptions. For example, very muscular | | | | has been slowly climbing since the 1980s, the |
| people, like body builders, may have a BMI | | | | number of obese adults has nearly doubled |
| greater than 25 or even 30, but this reflects | | | | since then. Besides the above weight loss |
| increased muscle rather than fat. In addition | | | | tips certain supplements may also help in |
| to a high BMI, having excess abdominal body | | | | weight loss. Some of these supplements are |
| fat is a health risk. Men with a waist of | | | | listed below.1. GREEN TEA (Popular for weight |
| more than 40 inches around and women with a | | | | loss, also a powerful antioxidant)2. Garcinia |
| waist of 35 inches or more are at risk for | | | | Combogia3. Chromium Picolinate4. Flaxseed |
| health problems.3. Change eating | | | | Oil5. Lecithin6. L-Carnitine7. Fennel8. |
| habitsDieting may conjure up visions of | | | | Fenugreek(c)Mayur Vibhakar - All rights |
| eating lettuce and sprouts--but you can enjoy | | | | reserved. |
| all foods as part of a healthy diet as long | | | | |
| as you don't overdo it on fat (especially | | | | Mayur Vibhakar is a health professional and |
| saturated fat), protein, sugars, and alcohol. | | | | editor of |
| To be successful at losing weight, you need | | | | |
| to change your lifestyle--not just go on a | | | | innervibrance.com, a site dedicated to |
| diet, experts say.Limit portion sizes, | | | | achieving optimal |
| especially of foods high in calories, such as | | | | |
| cookies, cakes and other sweets; french | | | | health through natural means. Subscribe to |
| fries; and fats, oils and spreads. Reducing | | | | the informative |
| dietary fat alone--without reducing | | | | |
| calories--will not produce weight loss, | | | | health articles and receive health improving |
| according to the NHLBI's guidelines on | | | | tips, natural product reviews and relevant |
| treating overweight and obesity in adults. | | | | health information.Website ==> Subscribe ==> |
| Eat less and move more. Your body needs to | | | | Guidelines: |
| burn more calories than you take in. 4. | | | | |
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