The Energy Queen

Weight Loss - 7 Easy Tips To Breaking The Stubborn Weight Loss Chains

7 Easy Tips

To Breaking The Stubborn Weight Loss Chains

 

Sally worked very hard at watching what she ate, exercising and walking at least 3 - 5 times a week.  Sally ate small meals for lunch and dinner and even kept a food journal but try as she may she could not lose any additional weight nor keep off what she had already lost.  Sally went to her doctor for help and was told after testing that she was “leptin resistant”. Sally was given some food suggestions to incorporate into her diet along with supplementation.  Sally was also to begin eating breakfast something she did not do on a regular routine. Sally started on her new food regimen and supplementation making sure she ate five to six small meals a day.  After only a few weeks she started to see inches melt away, and she actually went down a whole dress size.  What had happened was that Sally’s brain and metabolism were once again communicating.  Sally had been on so many diets over the years that her body was out of balance and confused thinking she was starving when in fact she was gaining and retaining her weight.  

 The Easy Steps Sally followed:

1.  Eat 5 – 6 times a day – eating smaller meals throughout the day keeps your body from being hungry, craving junk foods and mindless snacking.   Also eating protein helps your body to release a fat burning hormone. Your evening meals should not be large portions of heavy protein; the protein needed should be no more than the size of a deck of cards.  The largest meals of the day should be breakfast and lunch. Your body has more time to utilize the fuel from these meals and you also burn more calories during the day.

 

2.  Drink distilled water – distilled water helps your body reduce water retention and flushes toxins and even fat from your body. Also drinking ice cold water helps you to lose weight as your body has to warm up the ice cold water to meet your body temperature. 

You can also incorporate green tea, milk, protein drinks, vegetable juice - low sodium.

3.  Reduce your salt intake - sodium in large amounts leads to water retention. bloating and high blood pressure.  Keep your sodium intake to 1500mg a day.  Look for reduced sodium soups, juices, vegetables, bread, crackers and cereals.

4.  Try working out in the morning - the energy you expend during the day will burn calories and you also will have more energy during the day. As soon as you wake up in the morning, workout for at least 30 minutes to an hour. Studies have shown that working out in the morning can burn up to three times  more fat as opposed to working out at any other time during the day.

Do You Sit On The Wall Like Humpty?

 

There has been a lot of discussion on obesity and I have some comments on the subject.

 

In my opinion no one wants to be labeled obese, morbidly obese, fat, heavy or any of the other labels we place on people. 

 

The first problem is labeling people and putting images of what the “perfect” person should look like.  Unfortunately the most “perfect” model or “hunk” body does not necessarily mean that they are healthy. 

 

Statistics like to think that they know if you are ….this much weight or that weight that you will have health issues.  I know that there are actually large people that are healthy with no medical problems and many “perfect” weight people that are sick all the time and on many prescriptions. 

 

Yes I agree you should try to take care of yourself and eat better, exercise more, sleep longer, drink less, don’t smoke, think positive thoughts, drive safely, and on an on but we should be able to decide or ourselves how we wish to take care of our bodies.  However, if you choose not to love yourself enough to take care of yourself, it is not the governments place to tell you what you can or cannot eat.

 

We should also have access to whole foods, rich soil to plant our fruits and vegetables that contain nutrients which is very rare today as our soil is depleted of nutrients.  Also no pesticides and introduce more non GMO (genetically modified) foods. Fresh, wholesome, vitamin rich foods will help one have a healthier body. 

 

One point that I noticed recently was a skit I saw when children were playing outside running, playing baseball, softball, they played on the swings, slides, built forts, rode bikes, sled down hills in the snow, played in the rain puddles, swam in the community pools and laughed.  Now our kids sit in front on the tv and play video games, play on the internet and watch tv.  They are driven everywhere in a car and have no space to run and play any longer.  If they do go to the park once in a while they are in danger from strangers. It is sad how sedimentary are children have become.  I do not think it is so much the food, it is the amount of food, the fact that calories are not burnt off and parents are too busy to have family time or to make sure our kids are active.

 

So what is the answer try something new – simply MOVE more.  Try walking again, riding a bike, take your children to the park and introducing them to the swings, slides and monkey bars.  Make special day and go bird watching, hiking, skiing, fishing, jump rope, get out some chalk and draw hop scotch on the sidewalk.  30 minutes a day could change your health in a big way.  Try it you may just enjoy the experience.

 

You cannot blame everything on the fast food restaurants, people are overworked, stressed, pushed to the limits each day and there is not a lot of time to prepare a home cooked meal. 

 

If you are lucky enough to be able to stay home and raise your kids you are fortunate.  There are many families that both parents need to work.

 

Also education of young parents before they have children may also be helpful.  If you have not been around foods that are healthy you do not know the important benefits of fresh fruits, vegetables and home cooked meals. 

 

So take a moment and see what little steps you can take to start changing your eating habits and remember to love yourself and your family.