Sunday, February 7, 2010

Getting Rid of the Beer Belly

It is known that many factors influencing the accumulation of fluid and/or gas in certain areas of the body. Depending on gender and genetics, an individual is more likely to retain fat around the buttocks, legs, waist or abdomen. Tummy fat reduction can be achieved but requires some specific exercises that focus on that area.

But not only genetic factors influence our figure. If this were so it would be meaningless phrases like "beer belly" or the "curve of happiness" referring to the protruding abdomen that is not always due to the accumulation of fat.

When we plan our weight loss plan which is usually to lose fat pounds quickly, some factors not normally considered are, for example:

- Poor diet and eating habits, not only carbonated beverages (including beer) influence the process of "inflammation" of the abdomen. There are certain customs that contribute to bulging of the abdominal region such as:

* Food mix incompatible.
* Food intolerances as normally we are not aware or refuse.
* The urge to eat makes us eat too fast, leading to poor swallowing food and the consequent entry of air/gas feeding into the stomach and the inevitable accumulation in it and other viscera of the digestive tract as many Sometimes we eat without hunger, just to eat, as the smoker impulsive.

- The pace of life stress and sedentary time, without falling into the importance of exercise or the natural movement that your body needs. The fat tends to accumulate in the areas of decreased activity.

- The low importance they give to healthy exercise, good or physiologically, when we usually do the exercises without concentration, without control of a professional to guide us. Also most of the time we just focus on toning rather than complement it with stretching every muscle in your body from the deepest to the surface. When we do not integrate the whole body and work only what we think we need (abdomen "and evil", arms, back, legs, buttocks ...), the exercise is not as effective, but if we unify all parts of the body at work, while some were moving with control, others are stabilized, aware at every moment of the body unit, we work with the Pilates Method, exercise will then be much more efficient and a goal such as to lose 20 pounds in 2 weeks will be much more realistic.

- The action of internal pressure regulated between thoracic diaphragm, the pelvic diaphragm and transverse abdominal especially. The decline of these pressures is enhanced by the prominent belly and back, so we amended the spine, especially the lower back and so in compensation, the rest of the spine (thoracic and sacral), because of lower abdominal viscera ( stomach, duodenum, liver, spleen, intestines, kidneys, etc..), whose sprained ligaments by the decrease in pressure lead to a malfunction visceral, affecting digestion, lymphatic system for debugging, and operation of other structures as pleura, arteries and vessels in the abdominal region, also affecting compensation to upper and lower regions.

In relation to the rest of the above points, concluding with the importance of proper abdominal work, not only based on the superficial muscles (rectus abdominis) but with the deeper transversus abdominis and obliques, which assures us a better grip abdominal visceral cord.

Try to reduce your belly and stylize your figure with a balanced diet and training with the Pilates Method, your body will thank you.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Vegetarian Weight Loss - Should You Stop All Sugar Intake?

Do you crave for sweet foods when under stress?

To satisfy your craving, you tend to reach for vegetarian food high in refined sugars such as candies, dairy-free chocolates, cookies, egg-less cakes, sweetened beverages, white bread or white rice.

These foods contain loads of simple sugar, which can boost your energy level immediately, calm you down and make you feel better. They seem like miracle foods, don't they?

How Sugar Affects Your Weight and Health

Here's the truth. Simple (refined) sugar contains nothing but empty calories. One tablespoon of table sugar feeds 45 calories and ZERO nutritional value to your body.

Look, a piece of banana cake or a handful of chocolates definitely contains more than 1 tablespoon of sugar. So, think about the amount of calories derived from sugar that you stuff in your body each day, other than those foods containing carbohydrate, protein and fat.

Oh gosh, sugar sure is one hideous monster that makes you fat.

Not only that, refined sugar spikes your blood sugar to a high level (that's why you feel better right after eating) within short time, thereby stimulating your pancreas to release more insulin into bloodstream to remove excess sugar and stored as fat in your liver and elsewhere in your body.

When this happens, your blood sugar drops as fast as it rises and you feel tired right after. Soon, you crave for sweet food again to perk up. As you experience this yo-yo cycle repeatedly throughout the day, you've unknowingly pumped a lot more glucose than needed into your bloodstream.

To make matter worse, this yo-yo effect makes you too tired to exercise and most of the blood sugar gets stored away as fat. If you allow this cycle to repeat continually, more and more calories will get transported into fat cells, leading to fat and weight gain.

You won't want to suffer the consequences of the fluctuation between hyperglycemia (blood sugar higher than normal) and hypoglycemia (blood sugar lower than normal) because they can result in more complex health problems such as diabetes mellitus, stroke and atherosclerosis.

Furthermore, to digest simple sugar, your body uses up 27 precious nutrients such as calcium, Vitamin B1, B2, B3, B5, potassium, magnesium, manganese, sodium, chromium, zinc etc in the process that are mainly found in your liver's enzymes.

These important nutrients are essential to maintaining the normal functioning of your body's immune system and fat-burning capability.

Eating sugar excessively leaches your body of these precious nutrients. In the long run, your organs suffer permanent damages that could lead to many critical illnesses and diseases. And of course, make you grow fatter and fatter.

How to Control Your Sugar Intake

A normal vegetarian needs about 40 to 55 g of sugar, equivalent to 8 to 11 teaspoons daily. With cheap high fructose corn syrup being added to most pre-packaged foods these days, you can easily obtain the required quantity of sugar from the food and drinks you consume each day, without adding more to your food.

Sadly, most of us struggle with controlling our excessive sugar intake.

Beware, don't let your body build up a resistance to simple sugar. Once you lose control of your sugar addiction, you'll need more sugar each time to feel satisfied. And like all addictions, it's very, very difficult to kick it.

Exercise more vigilance in watching over your sugar consumption, so that it won't wreck your weight loss plan and inflict damages to your health.

Here I suggest some easy-to-follow tips to control your sugar intake:

1. Eat more complex carbohydrates like whole wheat food group comprising brown rice, whole meal, whole grain, oats, wheat germ, corn, buckwheat.

2. If you want to sweeten your food, choose molasses or pure maple syrup instead of table sugar. Avoid artificial sweeteners such as Nutrasweet or Aspartame.

3. Toss out all canned drinks. One 325 ml canned drink generally contains as much as 15 teaspoons of refined sugar. So that's a good start to cut down on sugar. Moreover, if the drink is carbonated, all the more you should quit completely because it carries so much carbon dioxide that when ingested, can kill most of your healthy cells that could have been needed for effective weight control.

That explains why 99% of people who drink fizzy drinks gain weight more easily than those who do not.

4. Read labels carefully. Watch out for these labels:

"No Added Sugar / unsweetened" - No table sugar is added but could still contain natural sweeteners.

"Sugar Free" - Contain less than 0.5 g of sugar for every 100 g

"Low Sugar" - Contain less than 5 g of sugar for every 100 g

"Reduced Sugar" - Contain 25% less sugar than normal product.

Though simple or refined sugar does you more harm than good, if you keep depriving yourself of your favorite dessert (made of refined sugar) like ice-cream or chocolate cake for too long, you might go crazy!

Hence, by all means, have your little indulgence once a week, or even better, once in a fortnight. However, you must not slack in your self-restraint from sugar, or your health and weight will pay a heavy price for it.

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Saturday, January 30, 2010

Weight loss diets

When dieting, it's not only a question of what you eat. When you eat also matters. But, if you've been conditioned to have three square meals a day and as many snacks as you want, how can you go about changing your behaviour? Read on for my 5 top tips. I can't guarantee instant weight loss, but these tips will help.

1. It may sound like common sense but you should only eat when you're actually hungry. This means you should not eat out of boredom, sadness, fear, or for any other emotional reasons. Also don't reach for a snack because you just want a break from your routine. Try something different, such as leaving your desk and getting some fresh air.

2. Plan your meals. Just because someone eats often does not necessarily mean that they are overeating, indeed some weight loss diets allow four to six small meals a day. These do need to be planned well though, as this can be an easy way of piling on the pounds.

3. When to eat also plays an important part in your weight loss. Meals or small snacks should be scattered throughout the day, no more than four hours apart. This keeps your metabolism up, enabling you to burn fat consistently throughout the morning and afternoon, usually when we are more active.

4. Eat breakfast! This is one of the most simple and best weight loss programs. Did you know that a survey found that around sixty percent of Americans don't eat breakfast? However eating breakfast is a great tip for fast weight loss as it enables your metabolism to "kick-start" and start burning fat.

5. Try to avoid eating late-night snacks if possible. This can often be the reason when people think they simply cannot lose weight. Really snacking on anything after 8pm should be avoided. This is because your body will probably store the calories rather than burn them off as you may not be as active as earlier in the day. Also your snacking may not be the result of actual hunger but simply because you have nothing better to do at that time of the night. Change your routine!

We all know it can be quite difficult to change your eating routine but give it a try. Just a few subtle changes will help to transform both your day and your appetite. Also bear in mind that habits can take a while to change so if you find yourself reverting to your old routine, forgive yourself, and start again. It will be worth it in the long run.