Obesity and Ways to Battle It
The main target of obesity combat is not simply to drop a few pounds, but mainly to maintain weight, the weight which will be healthy for you. In many cases people believe they must lose much more weight, than they need in fact.
If you quality as obese based on BMI and your weight is 200 pounds, then you need to lose 10-20 pounds in order to make weight loss safe and harmless. It doesn’t mean you don’t need to drop more pounds, but this is how you must start this process. Please mind that the loss of 1-2 pounds a week is the best resolution with no harm to your health.
There exist three basic approaches to losing weight, namely diet, physical activity and behavioural approach. In addition, based on your unique case, the physician can advise you to use some specific weight loss methods, for example weight loss pills or weight-loss surgery.
Changing Diet in some respect sounds pretty simple as everyone understands that the main key to losing weight is eating less fatty food and consuming less fizzy drinks. Therefore you should first of all lessen the consumption of high-calorie products.
At the same time increase the amount of fibre food consumed, such as fruits, vegetables and grains. Choose different ones to keep your ‘taste tank’ full.
However, we would recommend you to consult your doctor as for the diet, since it will greatly facilitate the process of losing weight and will ensure you that your new eating habits will not threaten your health.
Taking into account the above, please do not forget that your body is a complex mechanism, it needs time to get used to any new process, therefore a sudden cut of calorie amount is not recommended, as it might lead to the lack of vitamins. It’s logical that when you start losing weight, the first component which you lose is water, which is not good at all. Be reasonable.
Liquid Diets such as Medifast and Optifast are usually recommended for very obese people. They give no more than 800 calories a day, while an adult consume 2,000 to 2,500. Nevertheless these low calorie diets have one peculiarity, if you stop using them, then you regain weight as rapidly as you lost it.
You probably know Slim-fast liquid meal, which you can buy without a doctor’s prescription. It cuts calories in-take. They suggest that in stead of having a usual meal you should drink their low-calorie shakes, and then have some vegetable snack and the last meal must contain the least fat and calorie amount. This liquid diet proved to be as effective as any low calorie diet is.
Physical Activity is a 100 % natural weight loss treatment method. Since when you move, you burn calories stored in your body. One pound of fat equals to 3,500 calories.
Eat daily 250 calories less, move more and you will likely to lose 1-2 pounds within a week.
Luckily, there is a wide range of sports, everyone can choose according to his preferences and physical abilities.
But what really important is to keep to a certain plan, to make exercises your daily duty, even if it’s a 30 minutes walk. You will not lose weight if you exercise 10-20 minutes one time a week. You must mind periodicity and intensity of physical activity.
Behavioural approach. What’s more important is how much you move in your daily life. Stop being a couch potato, in stead do some cleaning, work in the garden, play with children. In a nutshell, move as much as you can. Don’t let fat be accumulated on your waist line.
Weight loss pills, is a way out for those who for some reason failed to succeed in losing weight using the above approaches. The reasons can vary. Starting from a great BMI (more than 30) to complications aroused by obesity.
If this is your case, then you should know that the below weight loss medications have been approved by FDA (Food and Drug Administration). They are based on different approaches, so you are to choose which one you prefer.
Orlistat (Xenical) works my making fat not absorbable in your intestines. Most dieters lose 6 pound within a year on average. If you decide to take this drug, your doctor will prescribe you to have some vitamins. However, you can buy it without a doctor’s prescription as it’s the over-the-counter weight loss pills. Please note that is goes like a supplement, not a substitute to special diet and exercises.
Sibutramine (Meridia) makes you feel full, so that you don’t want to eat. It’s about your brain chemistry. The results are good enough; most dieters lose about 10 pounds a year, which is more than those who followed a special diet and did exercises.
No matter which of approaches works for you, you must remember that you should not stop. It’s rather difficult to lose weight, but very easy to regain it. If one method doesn’t help, try another one. You will finally find the best combination of behavior and supplements which will make you closer to your dream body.
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By bodydetoxdiet, August 4, 2009 @ 4:22 am
lots of americans and europeans are getting obese these days because of over-eating. people should be controlling what they eat or they should workout their body to burn fat.
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By Joe, February 18, 2009 @ 8:20 am
I’ve tested all the natural ways mentioned above, and should say that each of them if taken separately has no effect. Even the weight loss drugs are to be taken as supplement to some other method. I did manage to lose weight I planned to. What is really important in losing weight is to set a specific goal, like ‘by the end of this month I will lose a pound’. Set realistic goals only, otherwise it’s a way to disappointment. Keep records, and join the group of dieters to share healthy recipes and achievements.
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By Nina, February 17, 2009 @ 8:57 am
Thank you for the post and exact figures provided. I was just thinking of how many pounds lost make no harm to the body. Obese people usually strive to lose as much weight as possible and as quickly as possible. From my own experience I would advise the others to pay a special attention to water and green tea consumption. A lot of water consumed makes you feel full and you don’t feel hungry.
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