Visit to Sam's doc came like a shock to me....Waiting room with a weighing scale..Mumma lets try out !! ghosh...I gained another 5 kilos!!! Where the hell is all my morning exercise going? What is happening to my day long physical work and what about my family always telling me to keep sweet items equally in my diet for the balance...After all this, I gained another kilos!!! hmmmpphhh...shocked n sad I turned back the pages and tried to see what went wrong. Am I gonna keep struggling to maintain myself like this all my life. How lucky are those who don't gain weight so easily and for me, be strict for a month as there's a vacation or wedding approaching and those 3-4 days cover up all I shed...more than that at times :-(
SO, here goes my search again and I find some more facts, some that I knew but were better reminded and some I better know now !!We all know that losing weight means eating fewer calories, and burning more energy through physical activity. It sounds simple. But I know how hard I find burning those 50-100-150 calories on my cross-trainer.I'd share some-
-Holidays off and on might be good for your stress levels, but they could be bad for your weight. Eating out?? keep in mind to have foods in smaller portions because its usually the visible quantity in number that satisfies our satiety level :-) Have a pizza cut into 8 slices rather than 4 and you know you need to have 4 slices or may be 5 of THOSE 8 !!It takes up to 20 minutes for your body to let you know that you’ve eaten enough, so eat slowly and you’ll have a better chance of avoiding that over-stuffed feeling.
-Foods labelled low fat - They may be lowering fat but increasing upon sweetners...“Read the labels,” says Lisa Miles. “You need to look at the overall energy and calories. Remember, although a food may have a reduced amount of fat, it may still have the same amount of calories.”
Exercise n stress !! Both inter-related...
-“Snack on fruit and veg, and other low-calorie options such as plain popcorn, crackers and rice cakes,” says Anna Suckling. Try to find ways to cope with stress that don’t involve food. “Exercise helps promote mental wellbeing through the release of endorphins which help to combat stress," explains Anna.
-Telivison and weight - You have time and love to watch soaps or movies..DO so but not with popcorns or chips in hand but by placing your exercise bike in front of the TV !!
-Weight gain is a common side effect of many drugs. The most common drugs that can cause weight gain are steroids (taken for many conditions including arthritis, eczema and asthma), antidepressants such as amytriptiline, anti-epilepsy drugs and antipsychotic drugs.So, make sure you follow a healthy diet plan, good for both getting better faster and weight control.
- Dr Neil Stanley, sleep expert at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, says, "There seems to be a strong link between lack of sleep and putting on weight." A recent study from the University of Chicago found that lack of sleep increases levels of the hormone ghrelin, which makes you feel hungry.
-Table manners... Learn to say “no thank you,” and stick with it. Get used to the idea that it’s OK to leave food on your plate.
So far so good !! I'm so grateful to google. Its no less than a stressbuster when I hunt and find convincing answers ;-)
SO, here goes my search again and I find some more facts, some that I knew but were better reminded and some I better know now !!We all know that losing weight means eating fewer calories, and burning more energy through physical activity. It sounds simple. But I know how hard I find burning those 50-100-150 calories on my cross-trainer.I'd share some-
-Holidays off and on might be good for your stress levels, but they could be bad for your weight. Eating out?? keep in mind to have foods in smaller portions because its usually the visible quantity in number that satisfies our satiety level :-) Have a pizza cut into 8 slices rather than 4 and you know you need to have 4 slices or may be 5 of THOSE 8 !!It takes up to 20 minutes for your body to let you know that you’ve eaten enough, so eat slowly and you’ll have a better chance of avoiding that over-stuffed feeling.
-Foods labelled low fat - They may be lowering fat but increasing upon sweetners...“Read the labels,” says Lisa Miles. “You need to look at the overall energy and calories. Remember, although a food may have a reduced amount of fat, it may still have the same amount of calories.”
Exercise n stress !! Both inter-related...
-“Snack on fruit and veg, and other low-calorie options such as plain popcorn, crackers and rice cakes,” says Anna Suckling. Try to find ways to cope with stress that don’t involve food. “Exercise helps promote mental wellbeing through the release of endorphins which help to combat stress," explains Anna.
-Telivison and weight - You have time and love to watch soaps or movies..DO so but not with popcorns or chips in hand but by placing your exercise bike in front of the TV !!
-Weight gain is a common side effect of many drugs. The most common drugs that can cause weight gain are steroids (taken for many conditions including arthritis, eczema and asthma), antidepressants such as amytriptiline, anti-epilepsy drugs and antipsychotic drugs.So, make sure you follow a healthy diet plan, good for both getting better faster and weight control.
- Dr Neil Stanley, sleep expert at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, says, "There seems to be a strong link between lack of sleep and putting on weight." A recent study from the University of Chicago found that lack of sleep increases levels of the hormone ghrelin, which makes you feel hungry.
-Table manners... Learn to say “no thank you,” and stick with it. Get used to the idea that it’s OK to leave food on your plate.
So far so good !! I'm so grateful to google. Its no less than a stressbuster when I hunt and find convincing answers ;-)
