Mmmm, the chocolate or the celery?

April 12, 2011 by Nadine Cooper  
Filed under Weight Loss

I have come to the realization that shedding the kilos is compared to golf, everyone has an opinion and can assist you in learning how to swing the club ideal but only a few are professionals!

The choice to lose weight is an especially private and challenging call. Where once there was a six pack, now there’s a keg. What had once been firm is now flabby.

For all of the products, diets, exercise systems, motivation books, there seems very little agreement as to the sure way to shed kilos. Well, that is if you hear all of the get help options, if you try each one of the diverse programs and diets.

There is no one size fits everybody weight loss is about you, it’s your lifestyle, your body type, your eating habits, exercise commitment, realistically frequently it’s about your will power. If you make a choice to lose weight I'd encourage you to face up to one query first when it comes to the force at 2:00 am in the morning and you open the fridge due to hunger do you pick the chocolate or the celery?

If you know you're more susceptible to pick the chocolate (insert other sufficiently unhealthy food grouping here) then it’s likely that off your own bat you're going to struggle. These decisions made at the wee hours of the morning, (or perhaps it's the afternoon snack, the morning bacon and eggs), each contribute to the outcome of your call to tackle your weight.

Sure, I know this is all common-sense but I'm a 2:00 am chocolatier! It’s only one piece, well, row, well you get the drift.

If you get it that weight control isn't just a physical factor, it is a full range of emotional, environmental and behavioural influences all piled into each and every call then expecting to lose pounds by eating celery of an evening won't cut it! Don’t starve yourself, don't expect pills to fix it, liposuction!

No, get a buddy find a friend, speak it out and ask for help. If that doesn't sound like you well do it secretly, join a group, go browsing whatever it is, just make yourself responsible to someone. For changing your habits is hard, whether that’s giving up smoking or making an attempt to change eating and exercise patterns.

Give yourself a break, totally get pro help, subscribe to a weight loss program, change your diet and order in pre cooked low calorie meals whatever it is that helps you achieve it. But try not to give up giving up and don't despair if one day in twenty you stuff up, you had nineteen good ones.

Is A High Protein Diet About To Destroy Your Health?

May 11, 2010 by Louis Locke  
Filed under Weight Loss

Ketogenic or high protein diets cause a lot of weight loss very quickly. But this effect is somewhat deceiving since the majority of the weight loss is in the form of water.

Moreover, there are many other nasty side effects with high protein diets.

So, without further ado, here is how high protein diets can decrease your health:

1. Fast muscle catabolism: This process literally happens over night when you restrict carbohydrates. You see, without carbohydrates your body turns to its own tissues for energy. In other words, you put your muscle tissue on the dinner plate.

2. High levels of catabolic hormones: Primarily, cortisol levels sky rocket with high protein diets. So make sure you are well aware of this before jumping on the high protein band wagon. And remember that cortisol breaks down muscle in addition to depressing immunity.

3. Decreased mental speed: Your nervous system runs best on a steady supply of sugar. Without carbs, your body has to convert muscle protein into sugar-a slow process. So the best strategy here is to not take out carbs if you want best mental functioning.

4. Gloomy moods: Certain neurotransmitters in your brain need carbs to replenish themselves. So if you stop eating carbs, your mood deteriorates. This is one of the main reasons why fitness professionals suffer from extreme mood swings when restricting carbs.

5. Less intensity: For the absolute best workouts, your body needs full levels of muscle carbohydrates. Without them, you can’t reach your intensity potential. This in turn decreases the amount of calories your body burns outside of your workouts.

6. Decreased muscle tone: Without carbs, your muscles will not looked toned. There is no way around this effect. You see, your muscles look best when they are full of water and carbs. Both of these give them their tight and toned look.

High protein diets aren’t all their cracked up to be. You see, although they do cause very rapid short term water weight loss, they aren’t very good for your health. So take heed of the advice in this article!