Nowadays we are able to see people are being over-weight and due to it even the youth are looking older. In such case do they have to do dieting to maintain their body structure or is it because of being unhealthy. Why we are able to see over-weighted people where they are not taking much foods. Is that mean those people are suffering from some diseases. I am 25+ lady, I hardly consume heavy food but still I am 68kg. Is that mean I am over-weight? How can I reduced my weight and be fit and structured. I feel shy to go out because I look like a women who has crossed 40. Is there anyone who can help me to know how to reduce my weight?
Do we need to diet to reduce our weight?
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Omega
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Many of us gain weight because of a combination of reasons.
In times gone by - people had to be more active... Labour saving devices like washing machines, vacuum cleaners etc had not been invented so people had to work a lot harder to keep their clothes and homes clean... If you imagine people lifting rugs on a washing line and beating them compared to running a vacuum over a carpet...
Lots of people sit at a desk when at work and hardly move at all...
There were not vehicles - so people had to walk a lot more...
Children these days sit playing on a computer or watching television and do not go out to play nearly as much... Adults do much the same...
We have become pretty inactive... Many people decide that they do not like to exercise so end up burning next to no extra calories by activity...
They then end up eating more calories than they have burnt.
Add in the fact that food is plentiful and people enjoy eating more and more of the foods that they enjoy. Then there is more processed food included in many peoples foods which mean that many people are not sure what they are having and they may be including a whole lot of things that are not really healthy. Big business then spent many years marketing the notion of encouraging people to overeat (supersize portions etc).
In order to lose weight and stay smaller you need a lifelong change of lifestyle which means that you are mindful about what you eat and how much activity you do. You need to ensure that you are eating a healthy diet at the appropriate calorie level. For many of us - that means that we have to examine exactly what we are having, how it is prepared and how much of it we have... We need to add up the calories and nutrients and ensure that we are spending our calories wisely. We need to encourage ourselves to be more active - trying different forms of exercise until hopefully we find something that we enjoy that we can keep on doing consistently over the long term.
In times gone by - people had to be more active... Labour saving devices like washing machines, vacuum cleaners etc had not been invented so people had to work a lot harder to keep their clothes and homes clean... If you imagine people lifting rugs on a washing line and beating them compared to running a vacuum over a carpet...
Lots of people sit at a desk when at work and hardly move at all...
There were not vehicles - so people had to walk a lot more...
Children these days sit playing on a computer or watching television and do not go out to play nearly as much... Adults do much the same...
We have become pretty inactive... Many people decide that they do not like to exercise so end up burning next to no extra calories by activity...
They then end up eating more calories than they have burnt.
Add in the fact that food is plentiful and people enjoy eating more and more of the foods that they enjoy. Then there is more processed food included in many peoples foods which mean that many people are not sure what they are having and they may be including a whole lot of things that are not really healthy. Big business then spent many years marketing the notion of encouraging people to overeat (supersize portions etc).
In order to lose weight and stay smaller you need a lifelong change of lifestyle which means that you are mindful about what you eat and how much activity you do. You need to ensure that you are eating a healthy diet at the appropriate calorie level. For many of us - that means that we have to examine exactly what we are having, how it is prepared and how much of it we have... We need to add up the calories and nutrients and ensure that we are spending our calories wisely. We need to encourage ourselves to be more active - trying different forms of exercise until hopefully we find something that we enjoy that we can keep on doing consistently over the long term.
San2
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I personally have never seen a healthy (as in 'not having a condition that causes them to gain weight or retain water') overweight person that hasn't been overeating, or eating the wrong foods. You don't put weight on if you don't eat, it's technically impossible. Even some of the conditions blamed for weight gain don't really cause you to gain weight as such, it's just a side effect of those conditions.
Also, I find that in general, people who are bigger look younger. If at 26, you look like an over 40-year old, I wouldn't blame the weight. I'd guess there is something else that's playing into that.
Also, I find that in general, people who are bigger look younger. If at 26, you look like an over 40-year old, I wouldn't blame the weight. I'd guess there is something else that's playing into that.
Romans5.8
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I am very overweight (Obese). At one point up over 330lbs at 6'2". I'm not the stereotypical fat kid with a pantry full of twinkies and who eats fried food all the time. In fact, I hate fast food. I love salads, love fruits and veggies, and prefer lean meats. My diet wasn't bad (portions were big) but I was completely sedentary. Office job, the whole 9 yards. Just didn't get much activity. Reducing portions (but pretty much eating the same foods; cutting out only a few things), and beginning to exercise has me down now close to 40 lbs, and falling.
You lose weight when you use more calories than you take in. Period. That's it! Either eat less,or exercise more. Also, don't guess. Measure, and look. I was amazed that some of the foods I'd eat that I thought were healthy, are FULL of calories. Sometimes they sneak it in on you. Like a small, snack size bag of nuts that says it had 4 servings in it. But of course you'll eat the whole bag; which is a ton of calories!
You need to measure your food, and look at the calories. And you just need to exercise.
I live in a very rural area. You realize the role activity plays in weight loss living here. When you see a farmer who has 3 or 4 eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast (and no, not egg whites or wheat toast) for breakfast, loads up on a couple burgers for lunch and scarfs down steak, a baked potato, and a salad covered in the mornings bacon grease (yes, it's still a common thing out here to make salad dressing out of bacon grease; don't waste anything!), and is thin as a bean pole; you'll realize it. These guys burn thousands of calories during the day in the work that they do. Same with the folks who board horses, work construction, or do all sorts of other jobs where they are working hard, physical jobs 8+ hours a day. (Usually a lot more than 8 hours a day). And here I am skipping breakfast, eating a light lunch, and having a nice dinner at night with my wife. But I'm not doing anything, so it's all being turned into fat!
And again, you've gotta check! I like chicken. I almost always have some lean, boneless skinless chicken breasts in the freezer. Healthy right? Sure, unless you're like I used to be and you'll have 2 or 3 of them as a meal along with a side. One is plenty, with some fresh greens and another healthy low cal side! Heck, Subway, the famous healthy Sandwich! Get a 12" with extra meat, load it with dressings, and you'd have been better off to have a Big Mac! (For the record, chopped salads; basically a Sub without the bread chopped and in a bowl, are an awesome low-cal low-carb choice at Subway)
Good luck to you! But the bottom line is, less calories go in than are used. That's how you lose weight, period. Athletes eat thousands of calories a day. Think I read somewhere that some baseball player eats 200% the recommended amount of carbs per day and around 6000 calories. Well; when you work out all day every day you can! In fact, you need to!
You lose weight when you use more calories than you take in. Period. That's it! Either eat less,or exercise more. Also, don't guess. Measure, and look. I was amazed that some of the foods I'd eat that I thought were healthy, are FULL of calories. Sometimes they sneak it in on you. Like a small, snack size bag of nuts that says it had 4 servings in it. But of course you'll eat the whole bag; which is a ton of calories!
You need to measure your food, and look at the calories. And you just need to exercise.
I live in a very rural area. You realize the role activity plays in weight loss living here. When you see a farmer who has 3 or 4 eggs, bacon, sausage, and toast (and no, not egg whites or wheat toast) for breakfast, loads up on a couple burgers for lunch and scarfs down steak, a baked potato, and a salad covered in the mornings bacon grease (yes, it's still a common thing out here to make salad dressing out of bacon grease; don't waste anything!), and is thin as a bean pole; you'll realize it. These guys burn thousands of calories during the day in the work that they do. Same with the folks who board horses, work construction, or do all sorts of other jobs where they are working hard, physical jobs 8+ hours a day. (Usually a lot more than 8 hours a day). And here I am skipping breakfast, eating a light lunch, and having a nice dinner at night with my wife. But I'm not doing anything, so it's all being turned into fat!
And again, you've gotta check! I like chicken. I almost always have some lean, boneless skinless chicken breasts in the freezer. Healthy right? Sure, unless you're like I used to be and you'll have 2 or 3 of them as a meal along with a side. One is plenty, with some fresh greens and another healthy low cal side! Heck, Subway, the famous healthy Sandwich! Get a 12" with extra meat, load it with dressings, and you'd have been better off to have a Big Mac! (For the record, chopped salads; basically a Sub without the bread chopped and in a bowl, are an awesome low-cal low-carb choice at Subway)
Good luck to you! But the bottom line is, less calories go in than are used. That's how you lose weight, period. Athletes eat thousands of calories a day. Think I read somewhere that some baseball player eats 200% the recommended amount of carbs per day and around 6000 calories. Well; when you work out all day every day you can! In fact, you need to!
icychic
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Don't think of it as a "diet". I hate that word and will never go on a "diet". It needs to be a lifestyle change and something you can sustain over time. If you don't think you can give up all junk food and sugar candies and drinks, then don't. BUT you need to cut down, and you need to substitute for healthy foods.
Also remember all calories are not the same. By that I mean if you are eating a lot of fat it is worse than if you eat the same amount of calories in the form of a salad.
My thoughts: Being aware of your bad habits is the first step. Knowing and writing down your goals is the second. Then it's all about setting a plan and following through with it. (that is where I have issues and why I'm here).
Also remember all calories are not the same. By that I mean if you are eating a lot of fat it is worse than if you eat the same amount of calories in the form of a salad.
My thoughts: Being aware of your bad habits is the first step. Knowing and writing down your goals is the second. Then it's all about setting a plan and following through with it. (that is where I have issues and why I'm here).
lemlih aimad
Banned
o wheat free. No pasta, pizza, bread and so on. And no food
after 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending on
your initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If
you don't eat wheat then you don't eat all those sticky, fatty goey
cakes, you don't eat junk food, and you don't eat biscuits. But your
diet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to
calculate points or to buy special meals or plans.
after 7 p.m. People achieve marvellous results with it. Depending on
your initial weight, you can drop upwards from 20 pounds a month. If
you don't eat wheat then you don't eat all those sticky, fatty goey
cakes, you don't eat junk food, and you don't eat biscuits. But your
diet is still balanced. It costs nothing, and you do not have to
calculate points or to buy special meals or plans.
San2
Mod
There is no need to avoid anything totally, and waging a one-man war against 'fast food' comes across as just a tad ridiculous, sorry. Fast food in moderation doesn't increase the fat or calories you consume any more than any other kind of food. And I can easily reach the same amount of calories from fruit that I can find in a hamburger. Any diet that cuts out anything completely is destined to fail - also, it shouldn't be a diet, but a lifestyle change, and should be sustainable for the rest of a person's life. If you tell them that they shouldn't eat any of the stuff they like, and live of rabbit food they hate for the rest of your life, then you're successfully discouraging them from even trying.
BeHappyWMe
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San2
Mod
Exactly. And there is really no reason to completely give up the stuff you like. For example, I just had some very nice food from my favourite Chinese takeaway. Just less than I usually have, that's all. If somebody told me I could never eat that again, I'd just say 'screw it', and forget about the whole weight loss thing. That's why I always say that any 'diet' that completely cuts anything out will most likely fail.
david_reynolds
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One should exercise and eat healthfully to keep your weight in check. Only exercise or only diet will not show as good results as combining both. Exercising an hour and eating healthy low carb food, vegetable, fruits everyday (you can cheat on Sunday) is nothing that can't be maintained or followed. No drastic changes are required. A lil here and there and you will see how to quickly loose your extra weight in o time.
Little John
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I seem to recall reading that a weekly "cheat day" (within reason) is beneficial to dieting, since it tells your body that there's no famine, so don't panic and store it all away. And lord knows it's a good mental relief to have a beer and a burger after a week of grilled chicken and steamed vegetables.
BeHappyWMe
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I love cheat days because those days are my incentives. Not having a cheat day will eventually make me feel like I'm 'over training' my diet.
Edward M. Alvar
New member
You do not have to barren of your body of the essential nourishment, if you need to reduce fat. All you must do is pick better choices to fatty and fattening food stuffs. In Addition, it's important to have tons of colorful and fresh fruits on a regular basis.
make routine for more drinking water and try to go with proper excecsice like " YOGA".
make routine for more drinking water and try to go with proper excecsice like " YOGA".
Edward M. Alvar
New member
yes.I would say is concentrate mostly on what you're eating, as this is where most of your results will come from. But make sure you're eating clean foods, a lot of thing branded as healthy actually aren't. So you can easily put together your meals by just having some free range chicken with half an avocado and spinach. I know at the moment that probably doesn't sound so appetizing, but once you feel the energy it gives you, you'll see just why it's enjoyable, especially being a new mum.