WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
TIPS
Why do we have problems with weight management? This
should be simple. Just eat less and exercise more. Why is it so hard to do?
Some of us live to eat, rather than eat to live. We love food and
we enjoy eating. We love to socialize and much of that socializing is done around food - - - buffets at parties, birthday
cakes at the office, candy bars at the water cooler, and every other excuse we can find to eat. Eating good food isn't
the problem, but eating too much usually is.
The first step to controlling your weight is accepting the responsibility
for it. If you really feel like you have an undiagnosed health problem contributing to your weight, go to your doctor
immediately. Otherwise, accept that you are the main reason for being the weight that you are. So, get over it.
Forget the past and blaming yourself or anyone else. Realize that weight management is something that you should do
for life - YOUR life - and TAKE ACTION NOW!!!!
SOME WAYS TO CONTROL WEIGHT
Increase your intake of water. An active metabolism requires large
quantities of water. Drink a tall grass of cold water before each meal and every time you feel hungry between meals.
Hypnosis can help curb your appetite and get your unconscious mind on the page as your conscious
goals. Reiki can also help with reducing your stress or helping you resolve related weight management issues.
Increase your intake of fiber. Eat beans, fresh vegetables, fruit,
oat bran, and other high fiber foods. Also, eat healthy foods and reduce fats.
Don't skip meals. Your first meal after waking activates your metabolism.
Skipping meals causes your body to go into a "starvation" mode, slowing dow to conserve energy.
Reduce your intake of caffeine to lose weight faster.
Hot, spicy foods, like hot peppers and mustards, may help to speed up your
metabolism.
Specific yoga breathing techniques can help speed up up your metabolism.
Use relaxation methods, such as hypnosis, reiki, tai chi, qi gong,
yoga, or meditation to reduce stress.
Exercise enhances the fat burning process. Exercise does not have
to be strenuous to be effective and help speed up your metabolism. Walking around the block a few times at lunch, taking
the stairs instead of the elevator, and parking at a spot that isn't convenient, are all examples of ways that you can easily
bring exercise into your life.
Take up a new hobby that involves some activity, such as dancing, hiking,
golf, tennis, or racquetball.
Take your time eating to make sure than every mouthful is chewed at least
20 times.
Forget about fad diets.
Remember to eliminate eating between meals! If you feel that you much
have "something" remember to drink a cold glass of water and eat an apple instead of junk food.
Also, remember that old saying, "A moment on the lips, forever on the hips!"
