Weight Loss Tips and Information.

Our weight weighs heavily on our minds, and it should. Approximately 127 million adults in the U.S. are overweight, 60 million obese, and 9 million severely obese says the American Obesity Association. That means two-thirds of Americans are overweight and one-third are obese. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that obesity is responsible for more than 325,000 deaths annually…that’s more than 100 9/11’s every year. The National Institutes of Health estimates obesity costs this country between $75 and $125 billion every year. Obesity is the number one risk factor for many chronic diseases-heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis to name a few.

Americans are not overweight for lack of interest or effort. Weight loss is a multi-billion dollar [ Continue Reading ]

For some people, losing weight is just a dream they have. They can see themselves as this skinny, sexy, attractive person that they want to be; but they don’t know how to achieve that. For years I have been struggling to lose weight. I don’t want to be a supermodel or super skinny; I would be happy as a size eight.

As I’ve started to work towards achieving my goal, I’ve learned something – losing weight is a lot harder than you think. It requires a lot of discipline and the ability to keep going even if you screwed up. That was my biggest issue. I would eat too much one day, and then a little too much the next day, and then it would slide out of control again.

The first rule of weight loss is don’t beat yourself up over your [ Continue Reading ]

Attitude

In order to succeed with your weight loss goals it is important to go into this program without thinking you are on a diet. What you need to do is change your behaviour and habits. This does not mean that you need to ever feel hungry or turn yourself into an Olympic athlete in order to achieve your weight loss goal. If you fall off the wagon get back on, you haven’t lost the war.

Exercise

If you are more than 20 pounds overweight then you should start off with moderate daily exercise e.g. walking or swimming to assist with your weight loss. Always consult your doctor before embarking on any exercise regime.

If you are moderately overweight then a minimum of 40 minutes per day is preferable to achieve weight loss. If aged over 40 then [ Continue Reading ]

Worldwide statistics are highlighting the growing problem of obesity; this situation is now affecting children of pre-school age and is a worrying aspect. Eventually a decision to do something about the excess weight must be made and those that are serious about it will finally realize that you cannot use short term methods. Impatience to see results usually means that overweight people can frequently resort to using weight loss drugs to achieve that fast result they crave.

The idea behind the drugs is to quicken each person’s metabolism enabling the weight to be lost much quicker. It was only after scientists discovered that these drugs had side effects and were related to heart valve disease that they were taken off the shelves. More recently, new drugs have been [ Continue Reading ]

Your Roadmap to Permanent Weight Loss: A 5-Step Plan

It’s easier to reach your destination with a map so here is your roadmap to permanent weight loss. Follow these five steps, every day for one week. At the end of the week (Sunday evening perhaps) take a five minute inventory. How has the week gone? Did you first plan then follow through with that plan or did you take a lot of side trips? The idea isn’t to chastize or berate yourself if you didn’t follow through but to figure out what worked and what didn’t so you can fine-tune the plan for the next week. Make adjustments where necessary and revise until you have a plan that works for you, for your lifestyle.

Each week decide if you’d like to follow the steps for another [ Continue Reading ]