| What are your choices? There is no
'quick fix' to losing weight even though drugs and surgery are
often offered. It is easy to try one diet after another but this
will never be a long-term solution. The only way to lose weight
safely and to keep it off is to change your eating habits, and
then ensure that those new, healthier eating habits become a way
of life.
There's no point in adopting strict measure that prevent you
from living life to the fullest. After all, food is there to be
enjoyed. You need a way of eating where you can eat out with friends,
socialise without having to forego the meal. Real and permanent
fat loss (not just weight loss) has to be gradual and it takes
time. The important thing, however, is that this approach works,
and your weight will stay off.
Dietary changes
Follow the recommendations from the nutrition section. In particular,
reduce or eliminate foods made with white flour or white sugar,
and avoid refined foods where the fibre and goodness has been
stripped away. These are 'fast-releasing' , and can have detrimental
effects on blood sugar and then your weight.
Cut out all sugar and artificial sweeteners. You will have to
become a label reader because sugar can be added to almost anything,
including savoury foods such as baked beans, tomato ketchup, and
even bread. In order to make sugar content appear lower, manufacturers
list all the different types of sugar separately (look for words
ending in -ose, such as fructose, glucose and sucrose). Don't
be fooled. They all have relatively the same effects on our bodies.
A very simple tip to help with weight loss is to chew well and
to take your time when eating. It takes your brain 20 minutes
to register that you are full, so if you eat more slowly, you
will actually want to eat less.
When you eat matters
What is important to know is that skipping meals can slow down
your metabolism because your body thinks there is a shortage of
food. It's better to eat little and often, to keep your blood
sugar levels (and your metabolism) steady.
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