Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Sunday, December 4, 2011,
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Weight Loss Tools
To control weight gain over the Xmas holidays here are some helpful holiday tips.
They do not involve dieting or exercise but they can contribute to weight control. Of course your diet and exercise plans should continue.
Managing hunger by drinking water before meals is an effective way to aid a weight loss diet.
According to a recent study, those who drank 2 glasses of water before meals lost 15 1/2 pounds after 12 weeks while those on a calorie reduce diet only lost 11 pounds.
Posted by Healthyou, Consumer Health Educator on Sunday, October 16, 2011,
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Weight Loss Tools
Here is a collection of weight loss tips that I want to share with you, there are 25 of them.
My favourite eight are: 1-Set realistic goals. Losing 5-10% of your present body weight is realistic, even the small changes help.
2-Weigh Regularly
3-Get help from family and friends.
4-Move it to lose it. I developed a list of daily habits to modify a sedentary lifestyle. These habits once adopted will increase your level of activity without utilizing more than 24 hours in a day. Click here to see them...
Here are some tips from a registered dietitian that I want to share with you. I love the article because it makes reference to many of the actions and steps that I teach as important for successful weight control.
The article identifies healthy eating and physical activity tips, the two weight loss methods that are crucial to any weight control plan.
For severely obese persons who have not had success with diet modification, physical activity or other weight loss treatment methods, surgery can be done.
Surgery is recommended as a lifesaving treatment when the person's health is severely affected or when the weight is at least 100 pounds over what is healthy for that person.
The treatment is called bariatric surgery, it physically restricts the amount of food the person eats.
This article explains what is involved in bariatric surger... Continue reading ...
Experts are considering adding behavioral intervention to pregnant women as a part of standard prenatal care. This new approach will allow women to manage their weight during pregnancy and to return to their pre-pregnancy weight.
This step is as a result of a recent research report which found that the intervention helps normal -weight women manage their weight gain during and after pregnancy.
The study involved 400 women, some were given standard care and some received behavioral intervent... Continue reading ...
When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off calories count. To control weight there must be a balance between calories eaten and calories used, to lose weight means burning more calories than you consume.
Exercise is the way to burn calories and build stronger muscles. How much exercise you need depends on how much you eat and your activity level. If you consume 100 calories per day more than you need, 30 minutes of moderate exercise per day could keep the weight off.
A healthy BMI is 18.5-24.9 Underweight is a BMI of less than 18 (You wouldn't be setting weight loss goals) Overweight is a BMI 0f 25-30 Obese is a BMI over 30
2-Waist circumference (do at home) Do this at home using a tape measure Women, ... Continue reading ...
Managing hunger by drinking water before meals is an effective way to aid a weight loss diet.
According to a recent study, those who drank 2 glasses of water before meals lost 15 1/2 pounds after 12 weeks while those on a calorie reduce diet only lost 11 pounds.
The study involved middle aged and older adults.
The health program at Making Health Decisions prepares people to reduce risk factors such as overweight/obesity. The tutorials provide knowledge to make wise decisions for weight contro... Continue reading ...
Here are some weight loss tips that can be added to your physical exercise and diet plans. If you feel that you are struggling to keep up with the goals you've set, you may find these tips helpful. It is a from an article in the USNews & World Report.
They are not to replace exercise or diet but to compliment them.
This article that I am sharing with you, outlines seven beliefs that may prevent success with your weight loss plans. Read them and apply learning techniques to rid yourself of them, they are:
Behaviour modification is one of several approaches to treating obesity.This can be in the form of counselling or 1:1 therapy with a health professional.
Due to advances in technology, it is now possible through text messaging, subliminal messaging, MP3, CD's etc.
These forms of behaviour modification have gained approval because of evidence that they work to bring about change.
Many of these state-of-the art products are available online, text messaging can be sent di... Continue reading ...
The first step in weight management is knowing your weight health status. There are several measurements to make this assesssment. The most accurate and medically approved is the body mass index ( BMI).
1- The Body Mass Index (BMI). This is the ratio of body fat to total body mass. It uses your height and weight to determine your weight health. All adults age 20 and older are evaluated on the same BMI scale.
A body mass index of less than 18 is underweight A body mass of 18.0 to 24.9 is h...
If your BMI is over 30 you are suffering from obesity. There are several approaches to managing obesity. The first is the preventative approach which begins before your BMI is over 30.
If your BMI is over 25 you need to start thinking weight loss. These are ways to treat obesity:
Diet
Physical activity
Behaviour modification
Medications
Surgery
The weight loss plans on this website are focusing on diet and physical activity, the two must be combined for successful weight c...
So you need to lose weight and you want to be successful. There are two lifestyle habits that must be considered. They are of paramount importance in any weight loss plan. They both go hand in hand and must be combined for successful weight management. They are diet and physical activity.
Dietary Tips For Weight loss Success
Get 2 servings of fish a week into your diet.
Think long term, avoid quick fixes
Cut back on refined carbohydrates, go for wholegrain products.
Here are some tips, seven of them, from The USNews and World . They can help you succeed, they can boost willpower and control cravings.
