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I’ve decided to start a weight loss plan. How should I determine what weight I want to reach?
Remember that your weight is just a small part of the whole picture. Other, more valid, indicators of your fitness level are:
How do you feel–energetic or wiped out?
Do you have good muscle tone, or are you flabby?
Are you able to walk up a few flights of stairs without panting?
Are you able to accomplish the daily tasks that you want/need to do?
If you’ve been overweight since childhood or adolescence, you may not even know what a “good” weight for you would be. Setting a goal of a normal body fat percentage (see “Is using body fat percentage a good way to tell whether I’m overweight?”) or a certain clothing size is probably more realistic than aiming for a specific weight, but even here you should use your common sense. Most women would love to wear size 6 (or smaller) clothes, even those whose large frames make this a totally unrealistic and unhealthy goal for them.
Is Your Weight Affecting Your Health?
Your Body Mass Index (BMI) is a tool that can help adults determine whether you are at risk for a weight-related illness by correlating the ratio between your height and weight with body fat. The body mass index (BMI) is an index number (a ratio of weight/height) that has been used in nutrition research to determine which height/weight relationship are safer, and which numbers correspond to greater risk.
BMI is used as a screening tool to identify possible weight problems for adults. However, BMI is not a diagnostic tool. For example, a person may have a high BMI. However, to determine if excess weight is a health risk, a healthcare provider would need to perform further assessments. These assessments might include skin-fold thickness measurements, evaluations of diet, physical activity, family history, and other appropriate health screenings.
There are many simple weight loss solutions that won’t cost you an arm and a leg. Thousands of free and healthy diet programs and plans are at your finger tips online. They all vary, just like all of our ideas of the perfect diet so there is sure to be one that will help you reach your ideal weight and restore a healthy lifestyle.
One of the easiest thing to find online for free is recipes.
Set a reasonable goal weight to maximize your chances of success.
Reaching your goal weight can be a wonderful accomplishment filled with excitement and pride. If you set unrealistic goals, however, you will never experience these feelings.
When You Have More than Just a Few Pounds to Lose
Farmington, Conn. - Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions made every year. But for people who vow to lose a significant amount of weight, that New Year’s resolution needs to last a lifetime.
“The most important thing I tell people who set out to lose more than just a few pounds is that they are not alone,” said Meredith Belden, a nutritionist and registered dietician at the University of Connecticut Health Center. “Help and support is available to people who decide to change their eating and exercise habits,” she said, noting that recent studies suggest about 60 percent of Americans are overweight.
One of the keys to weight loss is the dieter’s ability to determine whether they are truly hungry OR if they are simply fondling a box of the munchies.
It’s a great challenge but we’re here to help with a list of our best tips for distinguishing hungries from munchies:
ALTHOUGH doctors today are trained to treat disease, one physician said: “Health, strangely enough, is not our field. Health is the responsibility of each person.”
Joe, mentioned in the previous article, accepted this responsibility after undergoing surgery for a severely blocked coronary artery. He made needed changes in his eating and reaped wonderful benefits. “You’ve experienced coronary regression, Joe,” his doctor happily reported. “The diet you’ve practiced has worked.”
What kind of adjustments can we make in our diet? How can we take responsibility for our health and eat in a way that is likely to improve it?
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Armed with a few savvy strategies, you’ll be able to eat well and still fend off those unwanted holiday pounds. Here’s your guide to healthy holiday eating.
Amanda Gavlik, Health magazine
Just because you’re on vacation doesn’t mean your healthy eating habits have to be.
The season for savory dishes has arrived, but maintaining nutritious eating habits shouldn’t be daunting. Take these ideas from Elisabetta Politi, R.D., nutrition manager at Duke University Diet and Fitness, and you might find the happy medium between being a diehard dieter and a guiltless gorger.
Say so long to strict rules. Politi says people who are ultra-strict about their diet during the holidays generally don’t enjoy the celebration and tend to rebound later. “When January comes and everyone starts their New Year’s resolutions, those people who have done really well through the holidays tend not to be highly motivated.”
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Diet Problem: Overeating.
There are many reasons why we overeat, so your best defense is to determine which reason(s) trips your Overeat Button. Keep in mind that to every problem, there is a solution - even to Diet Problems. So that’s the good news. Choosing to tackle our Diet Problems can be troubling, because generally, tackling diet-related problems is optional.
But if you want to see big results on the weight scales, take a look at a few of the most common Overeat Button Denominators and try to solve your puzzle by getting a grip on your Overeat Button. You will fall in love with those lower numbers on your weight scales!
5 Simple Diet Tips for Great Results
Weight loss motivation and diet motivation comes from seeing results. Weight loss results come from setting weight loss goals and sticking to them. There is more to weight loss success than simply walking twice a week, cutting carbs, or skipping dessert. Weight loss requires an understanding of the motivation, nutrition, and body shaping workouts. These weight loss motivation tips from Lose the Lies Lose the Weight will give you the motivation you need to get in great shape.
1. Visualize your ideal self
You have an idea of the way you would like to look. However, a vague idea isn’t good enough. You need to be specific. Buy fitness magazines. Choose a look you would like to achieve. Cut it out. Add your face to the fit person’s body. Post it on your refrigerator. When you reach for a snack, make sure it will take you closer to your weight loss goal.