Senin, 23 Juli 2012

a healthy, tasty way to lose weight


Life rushes past us with its characteristic impatience. It is, at the best of times, a fine balancing act to perform. More so for a woman. Life for her is a big rush. How she manages the contradictions of modern life is almost a wonder. But even as she brings a ruthless efficiency to whatever she does she loses out on a lot of things. Most of all on looking after herself. Rushed mornings mostly mean no time for food as she gets busy with getting her husband and children ready for the day. Hunger catching up later in the day leads to binge eating- a healthcare nightmare of sorts. Over a period of time this leads to a considerable weight gain – unhealthy in the extreme. However, this is just one of the reasons. There are many more. According to a survey about 34% of the respondents when asked which lifestyle factor contributed the most to their weight gain said ‘ Having babies’ was mainly responsible. About 12% cited ‘getting married’ as a cause1

Nevertheless problems seek solutions. There are so many. However before discussing the actual solutions we might as well ask ourselves what kind of a solution are we really talking about. ‘Understanding health basics – and not trying to do too much, too fast ensures that weight reduction achieved doesn’t have any adverse impact. Little things such as trying new healthy foods can make a difference, says Leslie Fink, a Nutritionist at weight watchers.com2. Slow weight reduction, therefore, is the key.


Foster, a Nutritionist recommends aiming to shed 1 – 2 pounds per week. Any more and there is a risk of losing muscle as well as fat, she says3. ‘ When you reduce calories drastically you will also lose valuable muscle weight. This makes sense for the body too because the muscles are not easy to maintain and cost the bodies more calories to maintain than fat. Losing muscle weight is thus a double whammy; You are not only losing something that is valuable and difficult to grow but are losing something that would have been a valuable ally in helping you lose what you really want to lose: Fat (Muscles increase your metabolism and help you lose fat)’ 4.

Drastic weight reduction is, therefore, out. How do we go about achieving a slow, healthy weight reduction then? Gymming and Aerobics are some of the good options but might demand too much in terms of time and money commitments. Both working women and housewives might find it difficult to spare time in view of their respective commitments at office and home.



There is one other way though- a tasty one that sets you on the road to a healthy weight management programme without any hassles. The task of losing weight need not be a daunting one any longer. You could actually eat your way through it! There’s definitely a healthy way to overcome the initial inertia that plagues most of the women who want to lose weight. What’s more! All this can be achieved in a matter of 2 weeks.

According to ‘A Guide to Healthy Weight loss(pcrm.org)’ – ‘Of the many ways to lose weight one of the simplest is: Cut out the foods that are high in fat and devoid of fiber and increase the foods that are low in fat and full of fiber. It is best to choose products that have less than 2 grams of fat per serving’

How about beginning your day with a high fiber breakfast cereal that is 98 per cent fat free. Here is how it works. It provides fibre, which, among its other boons helps you feel full. It also contains a lot of proteins to satiate you. What is more, it is fortified with essential vitamins like A, B and C. (While vitamins A and C work as antioxidants Vitamin B is important for energy release, healthy child bearing and pre-menstrual syndrome). And with a light coating of honey it tastes delicious.

A study from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that women who ate cereal were 30 per cent less likely to be overweight than those who ate other breakfast foods. To get the most bang for your breakfast choose fiber rich, low fat cereals.

So here’s an idea- Begin your day with a bowl (30 grams) of a 98 per cent fat free cereal breakfast. You could take it with skimmed milk and fruit. You could also have this cereal either for Lunch or for Dinner. Fit it into a ‘balanced diet and exercise’ plan and you have a winner. It definitely adds more punch to your weight management programme and solves quite a few of your weight gain problems in just two weeks. Talk about quick solutions!

According to Harvard Health Publications, ‘A healthy breakfast that includes high fiber cereal can help you lose weight and keep Diabetes, Heart disease and stroke at bay – especially when the menu also includes non fat milk and fruits’.

Quite a healthy way to lose weight actually. The key then is to keep on eating healthy coupled with a regular exercise schedule and slow weight reduction regimens.


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