WHY CRASH DIETS- USUALLY CRASH!
WHY CRASH DIETS- USUALLY CRASH!
Sometimes it can be rather difficult to live a healthy lifestyle. Between work, school, kids, and -- oh yeah, how about having a life, setting aside time to exercise or even fix a healthier meal usually seems like an impossibility. Making healthier changes in your life shouldn't be based on "quick fix" remedies. The "Crash Diet" and/or Diet Pills are the perfect example of a plan that's NOT going to work. Not only is this approach to weight loss unhealthy, but it can actually lead to long-term weight gain! Due to the enticing advertisements and promises, it's easy to be attracted to a product or diet that reportedly will solve your weight gain problem. You will lose weight, but- in order to provide quick results these products rely on ingredients that contains natural diuretics and laxatives. Dieters will think they are seeing fast results since the body is forced to expel excess water!
Is healthy living possible through small and manageable changes?
YES!
Let me share some secrets for long-term weight loss that WILL GET RESULTS!
1st SECRET:
Purchase a Pedometer. What is a pedometer? A pedometer is a small measuring instrument that records the number of steps taken when walking. You will be surprised to see how many steps you take on normal day- just doing your routine activities. Now, add 2,000 steps (approx. 1 mile) to to your day. This is probably easier to achieve that it may first seem. Try taking the stairs instead of the elevator, Park in the furthest parking space from the grocery store entrance ( or your office, or the dry cleaners, etc..). Or maybe just take a leisurely walk around your neighborhood. Whatever method you choose, just try to be consistent with doing it every day. You will be surprised at how a little conscious effort in measuring your daily steps will do to your waist line in a few months!
2nd SECRET:
The second is to cut a 100 calories a day from your diet. Sounds easy enough- right? These days, just about everything has over 100 calories in it! Here are some examples of an easy 100 calories that can be cut from your diet:
*Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs - Oreo Candy Bites
*A 1/2 oz of butter ( 1 tablespoon)
*One Big squirt of Ketchup (roughly 3oz)
*1 1/2 slices of white bread
Basically, just pick one of your regular treats and eliminate it from your diet! Cutting 100 calories may not seem like a lot, but think about how many calories that adds up to in a year (36,500)!
My point is that the best approach to health and wellness it to take things slowly...
So get smart about living a healthy lifestyle- get CARDIO-SMART!
Sometimes it can be rather difficult to live a healthy lifestyle. Between work, school, kids, and -- oh yeah, how about having a life, setting aside time to exercise or even fix a healthier meal usually seems like an impossibility. Making healthier changes in your life shouldn't be based on "quick fix" remedies. The "Crash Diet" and/or Diet Pills are the perfect example of a plan that's NOT going to work. Not only is this approach to weight loss unhealthy, but it can actually lead to long-term weight gain! Due to the enticing advertisements and promises, it's easy to be attracted to a product or diet that reportedly will solve your weight gain problem. You will lose weight, but- in order to provide quick results these products rely on ingredients that contains natural diuretics and laxatives. Dieters will think they are seeing fast results since the body is forced to expel excess water!
Is healthy living possible through small and manageable changes?
YES!
Let me share some secrets for long-term weight loss that WILL GET RESULTS!
1st SECRET:
Purchase a Pedometer. What is a pedometer? A pedometer is a small measuring instrument that records the number of steps taken when walking. You will be surprised to see how many steps you take on normal day- just doing your routine activities. Now, add 2,000 steps (approx. 1 mile) to to your day. This is probably easier to achieve that it may first seem. Try taking the stairs instead of the elevator, Park in the furthest parking space from the grocery store entrance ( or your office, or the dry cleaners, etc..). Or maybe just take a leisurely walk around your neighborhood. Whatever method you choose, just try to be consistent with doing it every day. You will be surprised at how a little conscious effort in measuring your daily steps will do to your waist line in a few months!
2nd SECRET:
The second is to cut a 100 calories a day from your diet. Sounds easy enough- right? These days, just about everything has over 100 calories in it! Here are some examples of an easy 100 calories that can be cut from your diet:
*Nabisco 100 Calorie Packs - Oreo Candy Bites
*A 1/2 oz of butter ( 1 tablespoon)
*One Big squirt of Ketchup (roughly 3oz)
*1 1/2 slices of white bread
Basically, just pick one of your regular treats and eliminate it from your diet! Cutting 100 calories may not seem like a lot, but think about how many calories that adds up to in a year (36,500)!
My point is that the best approach to health and wellness it to take things slowly...
So get smart about living a healthy lifestyle- get CARDIO-SMART!
posted by M. Shah at
1:43 PM
2 Comments:
I saw somewhere that if I cut 3500 calories per week I can lose 1 pound per week - I'm going to try to stop drinking alcohol for a month. Thanks for the advice!!
By
Anonymous, At
March 19, 2009 at 4:22 PM
I like that these are things anyone can do and that its real advice from a professional. No fad and no hype. Simple and helpful.
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Anonymous, At
March 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM
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