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This article written by Rob Stone
Those of us of a certain age will remember from our childhood that in most playgrounds the ‘fatties’ were very few in number compared to today. It is difficult to remember the adults of the time but I can now remember looking back at old photos that there were very few overweight grown-ups. This was probably due to the fact that certain foods were unavailable and if they were available then they were rationed. Consequently cheese and butter and other ‘fattening’ items were hard to come by and obesity was a word not even known then.
Nowadays of course obesity is rife in the modern world and by all accounts getting worse and sadly affecting many children as well. Losing weight is therefore paramount to some of us and not a day goes by when the word ‘calorie’ is not mentioned. Regardless of what the gurus of the weight industry might want you to believe the quickest way to lose weight is simply to burn off more calories than you take in. Simple isn’t it. Well, if that was the case then why do we have such terrible obesity problems in today’s society?
The fact is it is much easier to gain weight than to lose it. This is of course a fairly obvious statement. As an example imagine filling your glass with water from the tap. If you didn’t turn off the tap when the glass was full then it would overflow into the sink. Yes? The fact is our bodies are like that except that when we overfill our ‘tank’ it gets stored as fat.
Perhaps you think it might be an easy option to lose weight by one of the low-fat diets now being bombarded at us by the media day in and day out. Think again. Simple sugars will convert themselves to body fat just as easily as fat does. Take a simple little apple for example. The sugars from that apple will go direct to where they are required most. Should the body not need these sugars straight away then lo and behold they will be almost certainly be stored for later use.
If you are really determined to lose some weight then try and stay clear of the starches and the sugars. Try and limit yourself to as much lean meat and complex carbohydrates as you can. These are used by the body over a longer period of time and consequently reduce the chance of turning into fat.
Furthermore eat small portions several times during each day rather than a single blow-out. Starving yourself for even part of the day will start to tell your body and it will lower your metabolism in preparation for what it will consider to be an advancement into starvation mode. Several small snacks throughout the day will keep your body happy and it in turn will learn to use the fuel in a more efficient manner.
The final step is to do some regular exercise. The combination of sensible eating and exercise will turn you into a far more energetic machine and you will be happier, healthier and it might even make you look better.
Rob Stone writes many articles on Health to Home Improvement and Furniture such as Solid Pine Wardrobes.