Weight loss diet, weight loss tips, diet plan for weight loss

Weight loss diet, weight loss tips, diet plan for weight loss

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Articles >> The Weighty Issue Of Weight Loss




Why do you want to lose weight? If you want to lose weight because of this fitness freak modern society will accept only those slim-fit picture-perfect ones, then your intentions are wrong. If you will try to lose weight with these intentions, you would end up with frustration, stress, grief, and lower self-esteem. Your intentions and thoughts have a lot of impact on your actions and then so on the results. See your true self externally as well as internally, take note of sensations and pain of your body then decide what, why, and how this needs to be changed. then, probably you'll realize that you're out of your ideal weight!

In the bodily system, everything is interconnected and interdependent. Maintaining and reaching a healthy weight is crucial for overall health, it can save you from many diseases and life-threatening conditions like stroke, heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, etc. Being obese or overweight is having a high amount of extra body fat. Looking back may help you to know the reasons, causes for it.

  • People love to call themselves foodies and become addicted to food.

  • Eating processed and engineered food.

  • Some medications have side effects of weight gain.

  • Leptin resistance, leptin is an appetite-reducing hormone stop working in many obese individuals.

  • Added sugar changes the hormone action and biochemistry of the body, results in weight gain.

  • Continuous sitting work for long hours.

  • Problems with the thyroid, kidneys, or heart.

  • Perimenopause and menopause.

  • Age factor, metabolism rate slows down with age.

  • Hereditary, having a family history of obesity.


  • More than 1.9 billion adults are overweight in the world. If you're obese or overweight it is very important to lose weight. Not only it does make you unhealthy but also inactive. It makes the body cells lazy! With too much fat in your body, it becomes difficult for you to move.

    Here are some ways to say goodbye to overweight

  • Stop feeding your cells with refined carbs. It is high in calories, low in nutrition, and absorbed quickly.

  • Maintain the calorie count.

  • Eat slowly. It changes the mechanism of some hormone action, responsible for promoting fullness.

  • Fibre keeps you feeling fuller for a long time, so you don't feel hungry in a short span. Also, stabilize blood sugar level.

  • Cut down fats, and add a high-protein breakfast.

  • Practice intermittent fasting.

  • Take control of your eating habits. Skip mayonnaise, mustard sauce, teriyaki, buttery dishes, and high-calorie beverages like soda, etc.

  • Use a small plate, bowl for eating.

  • Sleep deprivation can increase hunger, hence, get enough sleep.

  • Do high-intensity workouts with intervals of running and walking. This will help you to burn a major number of calories.

  • Add the following yoga asanas to reduce fat in your body.

  • - Naukasana (Boat Pose).

    - Ustrasana ( Camel Pose).

    - Dhanurasana (Bow Pose).

    - Bhujangasansa (Cobra Pose).

  • Don't be a couch potato, keep yourself active throughout the day.

  • Try not to take much stress. If you're constantly stressed, your body is going to put on weight.


  • The psychological factors that come up with obesity are low self-esteem and low self-confidence. "I am not perfect for the fancy clothes" or "my friends, colleagues make fun of me" as thoughts may come into your mind, and you will choose the wrong option. It is the conditions that can reverse, with proper guidance, self-discipline and perseverance. Important is you should be in ideal weight. Keep this intention in your mind, instead of aggression and anger. You can't lose 7 kgs in 7 days, stay away from this kind of treatment. Weight loss is a result of a combination of practice. Diet changes are only one-fourth of this battle. Exercise, enough sleep, stress management are other parts of it.

    "You didn't gain all your weight in one day; you won't live it in one day. Be patient with yourself". - Jenna Wolfe.


     

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