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Posted: October 12, 2019 at 6:45 pm
Daily Mail A Michigan mother who ate McDonald's every day has lost 154 lbs. and dropped an impressive 10 dress sizes after giving up fast food and sugary drinks.
Angela Gerzanics, 35, halved her 308 lbs. frame, going from a size 30 to a size 10, after kicking her unhealthy habits and undergoinggastric band surgery.
Angela used food to improve her mood ever since she was a youngster and it soon became her only coping mechanism. She was diagnosed as overweight at just age 9.
Living most of her life overweight,Angela visited her localMcDonald's drive thru every day on her way home from work, and before eating dinner with her family.
But eventually, the devoted mother realized that if she continued with her unhealthy lifestyle she could possibly miss seeing her two sons grow up, and in August 2016,Angela had a gastric band fitted.
She dropped to154 lbs. after losing half her308 lbs. before having her excess skin removed in June 2018, and now Angela's self-confidence has grown.
At her heaviest, Angela felt miserable in her body and was constantly ashamed of how she looked. She pretended to be happy for years until in 2015, she suddenly realized that she didn't want to cut her time with her sons Anthony, 15, and Justin, 7, short because of her unhealthy lifestyle.
Angela said she felt that she had becomea shell of a mother, sitting on the sidelines rather than taking part in activities with her children.
The assembly technician was diagnosed as overweight at just nine-years-old
"My childhood was troubled, but food was one of the only constants in my life. When I ate, I felt good, it gave me comfort and happiness," Angela says. "I lived my entire life being morbidly obese and one hundred percent dependent on that good feeling I got from food. I felt like food was the only thing there for me and never let me down."
She added: "Before I lost weight, I felt awful about myself. I felt ashamed, embarrassed, and completely trapped in my body. I had given up and just came to terms that this was how my life was supposed to be. But I decided to make a drastic change and take control of my health. I have two kids who need me - and they need all of me, not just a shell of a mother."
Angela dropped to 154lbs after losing half her 308lbs weight, and now Angela's self-confidence has grown
Since losing weight, Angela enjoys running around with her children in the park - something she never believed would be possible. She said that her frame may never look "perfect," but she has so much appreciation for what her body has been through.
"I was a stay-at-home mother for a few years but then I got a job with great health benefits. I used those medical benefits to have weight loss surgery and it forever changed my life," said Angela.
Speaking about her unhealthy food habits, she admitted: "My diet before weight loss surgery was McDonald's drive thru on my way home from work and everything from the freezer section in the supermarket. Now when me and my family go grocery shopping, we spend most of our time shopping the fresh produce, meat and dairy."
"Now I do my best to try to only eat whole foods and limit how much processed food I eat. I am far from perfect and sometimes I indulge, but I no longer eat to comfort my feelings."
She added: "I drink almost no sugary drinks anymore, mostly sticking to water or black coffee. I make it a point to drink no less than two liters of water a day, whereas before I would be lucky to get that much water in a week."
Angela, who can even shop in the teens clothing section now, said losing weight has changed her life for both herself and her family because she now has more energy to spend time with them.
She continued: "I can fit on rides and fully enjoy being out with my boys. I'm no longer the mother sitting on the side watching them. I finally love my body and my flaws. I have never been so at peace with myself than I am now. People are genuinely shocked at how much weight I've lost. They are so happy for me and I have some great support."
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Posted: October 12, 2019 at 6:44 pm
SAN RAMON, Calif., Oct. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Surprising results in a new national survey find that consumers rarely trust popular celebrity endorsements for weight loss programs. In fact, according to the survey, conducted by LeanMD, Inc., nearly 60% of adults say medical professionals are their go-to-source for weight loss information. Although the weight loss industry paid out multi-million dollar sums to celebrities for their endorsements last year, including the Kardashians, Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe, Marie Osmond and Dan Marino, the survey uncovered the fact that less than 2% of consumers are inclined to take their advice.
Less surprisingly, the survey found that men and women across all age, regional and economic demographics, have attempted to lose weight. Over one third of respondents have lost between ten and 25 pounds in their lifetime.
LeanMD, Inc. is a medically supported weight loss program that features a mobile app and offers patients a way to lose weight safely and effectively. Additional findings from their survey of 1,022 adults age 18 to 65 from across the US include:
"Although the weight loss industry pours incredible amounts of money into celebrity endorsements, we were not surprised to find most adults prefer to get their medical advice from a medical professional," said Dr. Mark Musco, co-founder, CEO & Chief Medical Officer of LeanMD. "When we look at a patient, we see the entire person, including their lab results, medical history, body composition analysis, and more. As medical providers, we have access to all the tools needed to maximize patients' metabolism and help them reach optimum health levels. For example, we can check hormone levels, thyroid function and other key metrics; and we can prescribe medications to help the patient manage hunger safely."
Dr. Musco adds that losing weight can be risky especially if the patient has known (or unknown) health conditions and it is important to have weight loss and vital signs monitored consistently, to ensure weight loss is accomplished safely.
About LeanMD, Inc.LeanMD is a medically supported weight loss program that features a mobile app and offers patients a way to lose weight safely and effectively. Today, LeanMD has locations throughout California, Colorado, Hawaii, Indiana, Louisiana, Texas and Oregon, with new markets scheduled to launch. Learn more at http://www.leanmd.com.
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The Center for Healthy Living welcomed its first client on Oct. 16, 2013.
The old fire building on Texas Highway 155 South in Tyler was established to continue providing a lifesaving function to residents of Tyler through the partnership between the city of Tyler and Northeast Texas Public Health District (NET Health) to provide chronic disease prevention services to underserved and uninsured communities in Tyler and across East Texas.
As a unique fixture within the St. Louis community of Tyler, the Center for Healthy Living (a.k.a. the Center) is the only local community health center in the area and the first of its kind to be staffed by four certified community health workers (CHWs) and a certified health education specialist. The majority of our clients who have been seen and screened at the Center are uninsured and unemployed loved ones, friends and family in your neighborhood, co-workers and customers of your company.
The staff at the Center offers free chronic disease prevention education and resources Monday through Friday. Throughout our six years of operation, the Center has provided diabetes prevention and diabetes self-management education to more than 200 clients and health-screening services to more than 2,000 clients. Within the past year, more than 600 uninsured clients were scheduled for free pap smears and mammograms in an effort to counteract the rates of breast cancer and colon cancer in the Tyler area, which are both higher than the state and national averages.
The Center offers a home blood pressure monitor project to people identified as having undiagnosed or uncontrolled high blood pressure. Participants are given a free blood pressure monitor to check their blood pressure daily for 16 weeks, so that our CHWs can call each participant to obtain numbers and provide additional education and assistance. Average blood pressure before the project was 161/92 mmHg. After the completion of the program, blood pressure among the participants decreased an average of 18 systolic points and 9.5 diastolic points, and persons enrolled in our 16-week project maintain an 86% completion rate.
The Center has also become the hub for a community clinical linkage project called CommUNITY Cares. Our CHWs electronically connect uninsured individuals to a primary-care home and to the social services agencies best suited to address the persons health needs. Through a network of clinical and community partnerships, the CommUNITY Cares project addresses insufficient access to primary health care services, removes the high costs due to potentially preventable hospitalizations and minimizes inappropriate emergency department use by individuals seeking health care in an emergency room. Referrals to the Center come from Tyler hospital ERs and social service agencies. More than 125 uninsured have successfully been enrolled in a primary health care home.
Since February 2017, the Center maintains annual accreditation through the American Association of Diabetes Educators for diabetes services. The Center is the only National Diabetes Prevention Program site in Northeast Texas recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Two members of our staff are lifestyle coaches who provide free classes on how to prevent diabetes, to safely lose weight and to learn how to easily enjoy a healthy lifestyle.
This designation is reserved only for programs that have effectively delivered a quality, evidence-based program that meets all of the standards for CDC recognition. The sustained success of our lifestyle change program makes an invaluable contribution to the prevention of Type 2 diabetes, both in our Northeast Texas region but also nationally. According to data collected by the CDC, over 86% of health care spending in the U.S. is for chronic disease, and the Center for Healthy Living continues to minimize these costs within the East Texas area.
Joy Johnson is NET Health assistant director of community outreach. NET Health will continue to talk about Your NET Health. This feature will focus on a variety of health issues that hold importance to your community. Let us know if you have questions about our article, or if you have a topic or topics that you want us to cover, by sending us an email at ContactUs@netphd.org.
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What I think about some things I saw over the weekend . . .
The AJCs Steve Hummer caught up with Falcons franchise owner Arthur Blank in Houston after yet another bad loss for his team. Blank said hes not contemplating firing coach Dan Quinn or anyone else. Maybe Blank is just saying that for public consumption, but Im not sure about that.
Im back to wondering how well Blank, a business person, can evaluate his football people with such an awkward power structure.Co-team builders Quinn and general Thomas Dimitroff report to Blank and there is no other senior football executive who can provide Blank an honest accounting of the operation.Blank can look at the results, but how does he judge the decision-making process?
When Quinn fired his three coordinators in January and put himself in charge of the defense, he said he did it because new direction and voices were needed to rediscover the teams style and identity. Quinns voice, which carries the most weight on the football side, remained.As I wrote at the time: Blank is counting on the same voice and direction producing better results.
Clearly, that hasnt happened. Now Blank is saying that the teams staff and players have performed at a much higher level in the past. Sure, but what about now and the future? Blank says the co-team builders dont know how to lose. OK, then how does he explain all the losing?
The Falcons would be 0-5 if not for Nelson Agholor dropping what should have been a game-winning TD pass. As it is, the Falcons are minus-50 in point differential, worse than every NFC team except Washington (-78). Thats 12 points worse than the Cardinals, who the Falcons play on Sunday in Phoenix.
Quinns defense ranks next-to-last in points allowed behind the Dolphins, who are tanking. Special teams coordinator Ben Kotwicas units have been plagued by penalties, a blocked punt and poor production on returns (the Texans correctly determined the Falcons could do nothing with kickoffs and so didnt even try for touchbacks). Dirk Koetters offense is ranked No. 21 in points, two spots better than Steven Sarkisians group in 2018.
Blank expressed his disappointment with all of this. He said Quinn and his staff are working hard to find solutions. Blank offered public support of Quinn and his staff, which he should do up until the moment he decides he needs a new staff.
Blank has more information than anyone about the Falcons football operations. Im just not sure he knows how to parse it all. After all, Blank co-signed Quinns staff restructuring plan based on his head coachs past performance and we see how thats turning out.
It can be hard to wrap your head around it because you see the names. A team with Matt Ryan, Julio Jones, Devonta Freeman, Grady Jarrett, et al surely must be this bad. But the Falcons really are this bad. They are the worst team in the division by a decent margin.
The third-place Buccaneers (2-3) have been outscored by one point and own two road victories (at Panthers and Rams). They were competitive against the Saints (4-1) who, by the way, are winning with backup QB Teddy Bridgewater. The Panthers (3-2) are plus-22 in point differential and, oh yeah, have won three straight games with Kyle Allen at QB.
The Falcons have no worse than the second-best talent in the division. They likely have the most talent for as long as Saints QB Drew Brees is sidelined. Yet they are the worst team in the South. Worse for the Falcons, after a toss-up game at Arizona, they are likely to be underdogs in their next three games: vs Rams, vs. Seahawks and at Saints.
Georgia quarterback Jake Frommopened up the offense at Tennessee. Well, at least he did until the Bulldogs got a lead and ground the Vols down on the ground. The Bulldogs needed to make a few plays downfield to loosen up Tennessees defense. They are going to need to do the same thing against Florida, which is playing elite defense in coordinator Todd Granthams second season.
If there is a weakness for the Floridas defense, it seemed to be in the secondary. But the Gators intercepted Auburn freshman Bo Nix three times on Saturday. Floridas offense still is limited but managed to score 24 points against Auburn despite losing three fumbles.
The Bulldogs cant look ahead to Florida. The rest of us can safely do so. The Bulldogs are going to beat South Carolina and Kentucky, take a weekend off and then head to Jacksonville to face a good Gators defense.
The Bulldogs should beat Florida. ESPNs FPI gives them a 71 percent chance of doing so. Its one thing for the Gators to rattle a freshman QB in The Swamp. It will be a lot harder to get to Fromm on a neutral field, especially if he keeps making downfield throws.
Missouri may not be a walkover for the Bulldogs, after all. The Tigers have quietly recovered from an ugly loss at Wyoming in the opener (still puzzled why they would even schedule that game). The Tigers have won four straight home games since then by an average score of 41-8.
It looked like Missouris season might be wrecked when QB Kelly Bryant suffered a knee injury on a cheap shot by a Troy defender. But a team spokesmantold the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that Bryant has a sprain and is expected to practice this week. Bryant is producing even better for Missouri than he did at Clemson: 8.6 yards per pass attempt, 11 TDs and three picks.
However, star linebacker Cale Garrett will have surgery for a torn pectoral tendon. That almost surely rules him out for the No. 9 game at Georgia. His loss is a big blow to Missouris defense, which is ranked No. 7 in SP+.
Im ashamed that I picked against Georgia State as home dogs. The Panthers dont have much of a defense, but their offense is good. The Panthersput up a record 722 yards against Arkansas State, which is 66 more than the Red Wolves surrendered to Georgia. (Yes, the Bulldogs throttled down with a big lead, but still.)
I correctly foresaw that Houstons offense would find its footing against the Falcons. I still have no idea what to make of Tech, which didnt cover against North Carolina as home dogs.
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Posted: October 11, 2019 at 10:48 am
Weight loss goals can be reached by following a healthy diet and exercising regularly. Cutting out unhealthy snacks can help slimmers transform their bodies but there are some foods which will give better results. Adding more protein into the diet will promote fat loss, according to Shona Wilkinson, nutritionalist for USN. What foods should you eat? Is there a best time to eat it?
Adding more protein into the diet will keep slimmers feeling full when trying to lose weight, Shona told Express.co.uk.
She said: Protein-rich foods can help you to feel full after eating.
When you eat a meal or snack containing protein and carbohydrates, the protein can also help to reduce the rate at which the carbohydrates are broken down and absorbed.
This means that you get a more even, steady supply of energy and are less likely to have cravings for sugary or carb-rich foods later on.
Eating a diet high in protein will also increase the muscle mass in the body which will boost the metabolism and burn more fat.
Protein can help to maintain or improve your muscle mass, Shona added.
This simply means having more toned muscles, which can improve your shape and also help to maintain a healthy metabolism and muscle burns more energy than fat.
What are protein-rich foods?
Slimmers can eat a large selection of foods when trying to up their protein intake.
Shona explained: Generally speaking, the richest sources of protein are lean meat, fish and eggs, followed by cheese and yoghurt.
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Posted: October 11, 2019 at 10:48 am
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Tia Mowry is close to hitting her postpartum weight-loss goal, which is something worth celebrating due to the commitment required to make that happen. But instead of focusing on a number on the scale, she talked about the journey it has been to slim down her way, in her own time. Of course, we are in snapback culture, where many women feel the need to try and lose weight soon after giving birth or show off quick results weeks after delivery to impress followers and big-up themselves. Its that culture that the 41-year-old says left her being fat-shamed during and after her pregnancy with daughter Cairo when she didnt lose weight as fast as other people thought she should have. So she wanted to send a message while sharing her progress.
Checking in. #17months post pregnant. I did it my way and in my time, she said. Many women feel the need to #snapbackright away after they deliver. That was never the goal for me. I was called#fatduring my#pregnancyand I was called#fatafter my#pregnancy. Why do we do this to each other? Instead of#loveone another other? I will never understand that. I intentionally documented my journey and became vulnerable to show#women that its okay to go at your own pace, it is okay to love yourself no matter where you are in your journey. Do not fold to societal pressures. After hard work with just diet and exercise, today Im closer to my goal. Do I have loose skin and stretch marks? YES. Guess what?? I LOVE all me and I want you to love all of you too.
This isnt the first time Tia has talked about going about postpartum weight loss her way. In September of last year, months after having Cairo, she said she entered the gym again to feel her best, not to look anything like what someone else thought she should after having a baby.
For me, its not about being vain. You know what I mean? she told E! Its not about trying to look great; its about trying to feel great. And if that takes five to six months to a year to feel like myself, then so be it. Its not about trying to hurry up and get into the gym and get that six-pack. Its kind of like how it was with my first child. Im just taking everything as it goes. If I lose 5 lbs. here, then great. If I dont? Oh, well.
Im just really taking my time, and I really want to be an example out there for women, that its OK if you dont lose weight fast or rather quickly, she added. Its OK if you still have a belly bump. Thats what happens. Its natural. Its normal. You dont have to kill yourself trying to get to some place that takes time. Im about focusing on my babies and enjoying her growth.
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Posted: October 11, 2019 at 10:48 am
My name is Rachel Sharp. I am 26 years old and live in Lees Summit, Missouri. I am the mortgage operations assistant at a local Credit Union. I finally found a weight-loss strategy that works for me and dropped over 100 pounds in a year.
I had been overweight ever since I was a little girl. I was badly bullied for it all through school. My weight made me shy and prevented me from making friends. I lacked confidence and self-esteem.
After graduating high school, I tried multiple methods to lose weight. I counted calories, I worked out, and at one point I was even on a prescription weight-loss pill from my doctor. It was frustrating and sank me deep into depression. I was also in an abusive relationship from the ages of 18 to 21. After that relationship ended badly, I felt even more lost than ever, and the weight seemed to pile on even more. Before I knew it, I was at my heaviest: 236 pounds.
It was only two miles long, but I could barely keep up even a mile in. My feet hurt, my knees ached, and I was struggling to breathe. It was embarrassing, and I was so ashamed of myself. Something had to change.
My boyfriend was doing the 16:8 method for his own health reasons, and we had briefly talked about it. I was skeptical at first. But after finding an inspiring first-person article by someone who had success using intermittent fasting, I figured maybe it might work for me.
The woman whose article interested me followed the 4:3 method of alternate-day fasting, where she fasts for three days and eats for four, along with counting calories. It was then (on September 5th, 2017) that I decided while munching on a snack of mixed nuts that I would commit to IF.
I decided to start my own method of complete intermittent, alternate-day fasting (ADF), where I would go every other day (or 36 to 40 hours) without eating, also counting my calories as I went.
When I first started ADF I calculated what my calorie needs would be for my body using a total daily energy expenditure calculator. During my first week of fasting, I allowed myself up to 500 calories on my fasting day to wean myself into going 40 hours without food. In reality, I didnt change much of what I was eating, besides just watching the number calories I was taking in. The second week of fasting, I was able to go the whole fasting day without intaking any calories. Intermittent fasting was a *lot* easier than I thought it would be.
For example, I changed little things, like my 2 percent milk to almond milk, or started measuring out my pasta per serving instead of just using the whole box. The small changes can really add up to a whole lot of success. Within my first month of ADF I lost 16 pounds. I was elated that I had finally found something that worked for me.
Heres what I typically eat in a day now:
Breakfast: Overnight oats or banana oatmeal
Lunch: Cauliflower rice with lemon pepper shrimp or braised beef, or spinach with a sweet potato, hard boiled egg and salsa
Snacks: Mixed nuts, or a protein bar, or I also make my own tortilla chips with high-fiber, low-carb Xtreme Wellness tortillas
Dinner: Two-ingredient dough pizzas or baked chicken with veggies
Dessert: Breyers Low-Carb Vanilla Ice Cream with cookie butter mixed in, or frozen fruit blended in a food processor (healthy sorbet!)
Before intermittent fasting, I never worked out. Now that I had lost some weight, I didnt feel as heavy and thought I would actually be able to really push myself and help my body grow even stronger and healthier. I started using a couch-to-5k running app and took my time, not exactly following the program, but it helped tremendously. I went from hardly being able to jog for two minutes, to running for 20 to 28 minutes without stopping.
Eventually, after a year of ADF, running every eat day, and losing 98 pounds, I also introduced weight lifting into my life with the help of my boyfriend. I worked my way up to my current exercise routine. I run on every fasting day and try to walk two miles on my breaks at work. I lift on the days I am not fasting. Ive found this is the perfect balance for me.
So, I run on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, and weight lift on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. I rest on Sundays.
There have been times when I just wanted to give up and not care anymore. IF is not easy; it takes time and patience. Going without eating can be difficult. But it has had so many more health benefits for me other than weight loss.
I've also found that if I am busy on my fasting days, I am much more likely to stick with it. But if you need to, you can eat up to 500 calories without it disrupting anything. You have listen to the signs of your body. But if it nags at you, just eat. Its definitely okay.
My weight-loss experience has revealed the true me, and I dont ever want to go back to the girl I used to be. I wish I knew I had this type of willpower and strength in me all along because I have overcome so many obstacles since starting that I never thought I would achieve.
And I also wish I knew there would be people who still criticized me after losing weight. Now, the criticisms I get are not so much about my size, but about my method. People tend to discourage what they dont understand or don't agree with, and I find that IF is one of those prickly topics. (Note: A fasting plan might not be right for everyone, and there are pros and cons to consider, so talk to your doctor or a dietitian first! This is just what worked for me, and I like to be totally honest with people and my social media followers about my approach.)
When you find what works for you, as long as you're in a good place physically and mentally while you do it, that's great. You just have to ignore them and trust the process. No one can control your life except you.
Since starting ADF, I have lost 108 pounds over one year and two months. I am gaining muscle and my body is still changing every day.
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Posted: October 11, 2019 at 10:48 am
The way you see yourself is the only image that matters. It should also be the only reason you want to change something about yourself your hair colour, your sense of style or your body weight. 21-year-old Hritvik Jha, a final year medical student, tells us that his perception of himself made him want to lose weight to get rid of a general feeling of uneasiness that started growing on him after he turned 15.
I was a pretty lanky guy up until I turned 15, but after that, a sudden load of studies and inactivity associated with the pressure of doing well in boards along with clearing the pre-med entrance test took a toll on my health. I was forced to stop all kinds of physical activities. In fact, during this time, I started indulging in a habit of snacking while I studying to cope with the stress, he recalls.
Hold on, it gets worse! Every time, my mom would ask me to go for a walk or stop snacking, I would excuse myself by saying that I can either concentrate on studying or maintaining my health for now!"
But as it turns out, a vicious cycle of inactivity and frequent stress eating can turn even the lankiest of guys into an inflated blob of fat. Over time, I grew out of all the M-sized clothing that I used to wear; nothing would fit me except an XL and XXL. Also, a general sense of unease started growing on me, every time I moved around. I would get tired easily, walking 100 meters felt like participating in a marathon. My feet would ache even after a small stroll around the block. Every time Id look at myself in the mirror it'd just feel wrong. This wasnt me. This was just some fat dude, who even I didn't recognise," he adds.
So, when the pre-med entrance results were out and I had cleared it, I was left with surplus time to finally do something about my body. I vowed that I would do my best to reduce as much weight as I could without harming my health. I weighed 84 kgs when I commenced on my weight loss journey and in a little over a years time I was able to lose 23 kgs and trim to just 61 kgs."
To lose weight, the first thing I did was - quit my habit of snacking frequently. I used to gorge on the empty calories of biscuits and chips."
"I replaced them with fruits such as watermelon to satiate my hunger as one should not suddenly cut their entire diet. It can lead to Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Hypoglycemia is extremely detrimental and may lead to episodes of fainting. One should gradually reduce their caloric intake to give their body the time to adjust a new change. Your body is your ally and not your enemy. Try to understand its needs and make changes gradually. It will cooperate!
"To accomplish exactly this, I started monitoring my net caloric intake on a daily basis. I included lots of fruits and salads (all well within my calorie range) in my diet to keep my stomach satisfied. I also started drinking a lot of water, I believe it really helped me lose weight faster.
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The second step I took on this journey was - include a lot of cardio exercises as a part of my daily weight loss workout routine. I started to run a lot and also bought a skipping rope. Apart from this, swimming was one such exercise that helped me reduce my weight very drastically. I'd also like to add here that its very important to include exercising as a part of the weight loss regime as any sort of physical activity leads to a net caloric drain in the body. The body compensates for the same by burning off the accumulated fat. Initially, it may seem like a Herculean task it did for me, but gradually my body adapted to a new diet and exercise regime.
"This is the weight loss workout routine that I followed":
Early Morning:
Jump ropes (15 minutes)
Swimming (10-15 laps in a 50 m pool)
Morning Gym Session:
2.4 kms of jogging (6 laps of a 400m circuit) for pre-workout warmup
30 mins on the treadmill at a speed setting of 8 with 60 secs of sprint bursts at the speed of 13
3 sets of 10 push-ups
3 sets of 50 squats
3 sets of 10 reps of deadlift
3 sets of 10 reps at the pulldown machine
3 sets of 10 reps of bicep curls
Evenings:
Jump ropes (15 minutes)
4 kms of jogging (10 laps of 400m circuit)
Sprints of 100m (5-6 times)
Stretching exercises
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Pre-swimming (An hour before): A bowl of oats
Breakfast (After morning workout): 4 slices of bread with jam + a small cup of milk and some fruits
Mid-morning snack: A bowl of sprouts
Lunch: 3-4 Chapattis/Rice + a bowl of dal + a vegetable preparation + a bowl of curd
Evening (Pre-workout): A bowl of sliced watermelons
Dinner: A bowl of soup + 2 chapattis + 250 grams of chicken
Presently, I weigh 70 kilograms. 61 kgs was a bit too thin for my height, so I started working out in the gym a little harder to build a bit of muscle mass without gaining a lot of fat. And let me tell you that it takes a lot more time to gain weight purely via muscle mass. I have been able to maintain this weight by exercising a lot of control over the things that I eat. I maintain a detailed account of my caloric intake and expenditure.
Diet control is the first and foremost thing to keep in mind when it comes to weight loss. Try to monitor the caloric intake by downloading a calorie counter app, it helps a lot. If you want immediate results, I highly recommend swimming. Swimming is a low impact exercise and does not hurt the joints. It also helps relax the mind. I can ascertain that I you go for swimming 4 to 5 times, a week and maintain a healthy diet, you will start seeings results within 2 weeks. Also, drink a lot of water, it clears of the toxins and aids healthy weight loss.
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Weight loss: If you want to eat less and reduce calorie intake to lose weight, try eating alone
Tips for weight loss: If you are planning to cut down on your daily food intake to get into shape, better dine alone as a new research has found that people tend to eat more with friends and family.
Eating "socially" has a powerful effect on increasing food intake relative to dining alone, said the study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
"We found strong evidence that people eat more food when dining with friends and family than when alone," said research leader Helen Ruddock from the University of Birmingham in Britain.
Previous studies found that those eating with others ate up to 48 per cent more food than solo diners and women with obesity eating socially consumed up to 29 per cent more than when eating alone.
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For the study, the researchers evaluated 42 existing studies of research into social dining.
The researchers found that people eat more with friends and family because having food with others is more enjoyable and social eating could increase consumption.
Social norms might 'permit' overeating in company but sanction it when eating alone and providing food becomes associated with praise and recognition from friends and family, strengthening social bonds.
The researchers called the phenomenon of eating more with friends and family "social facilitation".
You tend to eat more with friends and familyPhoto Credit: iStock
They found that this social facilitation effect on eating was not observed across studies which had looked at food intake amongst people who were not well acquainted.
"People want to convey positive impressions to strangers. Selecting small portions may provide a means of doing so and this may be why the social facilitation of eating is less pronounced amongst groups of strangers," Ruddock said.
The researchers explained that ancient hunter gatherers shared food because it ensured equitable food distribution.
In the case of social facilitation, we have inherited a mechanism that now exerts a powerful influence on unhealthy dietary intakes, the researchers said.
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Weight loss is no rocket science. Leading nutritionists and health experts are of the opinion that a healthy and balanced diet combined with regular exercise and a healthy lifestyle is the key to quick and sustainable weight loss. Following are tips you must follow for healthy, sustainable and quick weight loss that doesn't lead to any nutritional deficiencies:
1. Balanced diet: Do not exclude any major food group like fats and carbs from your diet. Prefer home-cooked most of the times and avoid consumption of refined carbs (bread and pasta), deep fried, junk, processed and packaged food at all times Practice portion control to manage your calorie consumption and preventing overeating.
2. Get regular with exercise: You need to burn more calories if you want to lose weight and this is what exercise is meant for. Do cardio exercises for losing weight but do not forget weight training and strength training. Weight training and strength training is required to build muscles, tone your body and also improve your physical strength.
Get regular with exercise to lose weight quickly and efficientlyPhoto Credit: iStock
3. Take less stress: If you are stressed, weight loss is going to be more difficult than you can imagine. Stress can also lead to diabetes, thyroid, PCOS and other issues related to hormonal imbalance. Stress can be detrimental to your health and weight loss goals. Change your attitude towards stress and indulge in activities that you enjoy to feel less stressed. You can also try yoga and meditation.
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4. Sleep well: Lack of sufficient sleep can be a cause of weight gain and also why you have been unable to lose weight despite trying. Getting 8 hours of sleep every day, without fail, is important for losing weight quickly and efficiently.
5. Quit smoking and alcohol: These sedentary lifestyle habits can not only make you prone to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, liver issues and cancer, they can also make weight loss more difficult than usual. Quit them today to lose weight quickly and efficiently.
6. Try intermittent fasting: Intermittent fasting is a technique which involves eating for only a certain part of the day and fasting for the rest. Fasting period in intermittent fast can begin after you have an early dinner-say around 7 pm or 8 pm. You can fast for 12, 14 or 16 hours (whatever makes you feel comfortable, do not starve yourself and listen to your body). Eat a balanced diet during eating phase. This lifestyle change can restore good digestion and also help you lose weight easily.
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