Technology and laziness are the main reason for obesity. With rapid progress in technology there is some gadget to do whatever we need thereby decreasing regular work outs. With obesity come a whole slew of illnesses that could otherwise have been avoided.
Causes of Obesity:
- Genetics
- Metabolic Rate
- Diet
- Physical Lifestyle
- Culture and Environment
- Emotional or Psychological Factors
- Medical Problems
The healthiest way to lose weight is not to crash your diet or do too much of exercise. The body needs gradual changes in what you eat and work-out.
The body needs energy which it obtains from food. Excess energy is stored as fat. So eating more than what your body needs for maintenance others will be accumulated as fat.
Main ways to decrease your weight:
- Reduce the amount of calories you eat
- Increase your levels of activity
Introduce changes gradually
- Every extra food will increase your calories thereby your weight. Therefore cutting down a single extra food can reduce the same amount.
- Change your eating habits completely
- Maintaining same habits but doubling or quadrupling the exercise. A little walk a day for 30minutes can enhance your efforts to reduce weight.
- Try to walk when you need to go to nearby shops, etc.Increase the distance you walk gradually.
- Avoid escalators or lifts and climb up the stairs by yourself.
- When watching television make use of the intervals provided to just bent from side to side and walk till the programmed starts again.
You can reduce your calorie intake by:
- Use semi-skimmed milk
- Reduce too much intake of fat items like butter, cheese, curd, etc
- Prevent the use of sweetening agents like sugar, honey instead use good preferred artificial sweeteners suggested by doctors
- Take in good lunch with a little restriction on weight increasing fat items
- Drink lots of water
- Avoid eating outside and prevent bakery items and junk foods
- Alcohol and beer should be strictly prohibited
These tips will surely help you shed the extra pounds and make you feel slim!
