A Common Sense Guide To Weight Loss
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Most people in the US need to lose weight. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2006 at least 20% of the population of the US could be considered obese based on their Body Mass Index. In some states, especially in the Midwest, that number was closer to 30%.
The US is getting fatter, but the experts can’t seem to find out why. There’s a lot of blame put on the American diet, and the vast amounts of fast food that Americans eat but is that really the reason that so many Americans are overweight or obese? It’s hard to pinpoint just one cause.
If you feel guilty as you read this introduction, then you could probably benefit from reading this book. Forget the fad diets with their high costs. Discover the common sense way to lose weight and keep it off!
Table Of Contents
Introduction
Why is it so hard to lose weight?
Common Dieting Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Metabolism and weight loss
Metabolic disorders
Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes
Are you at Risk of Developing Diabetes?
What are the Risk Factors for Developing Diabetes?
Insulin Resistance
Symptoms of Insulin Resistance
Waist to Hip Ratio
Why is it so Important to Reach a Healthy Weight?
Making a Weight Loss Commitment
Setting Realistic Weight Loss Goals
What is Your Ideal Weight?
Emotional Hurdles to Weight Loss
Emotional Eating
Tricks to Control Emotional Eating
Using Food as a Reward
Do you Know how to Eat Healthy?
Drink Water to Lose Weight
The Skinny on Popular Diets – Do They Work?
Low Carb Diets
Low Fat Diets
Good Carb Diets
40/30/30 Diets
Why Fad Diets Can Make You Fat
How to Recognize a Fad Diet
Common Weight Loss Myths
How to Pick the Right Diet for You
Joining a Weight Loss Group – Does it Really Help?
The Common Sense Diet – Get Healthy and Lose Weight
Eat a Smaller Amount of Calories than Your Body Uses for Fuel and You Will Lose Weight
Keeping a Food Diary
Counting Calories and Weight Loss
Why Portion Control Matters When Counting Calories
How Many Calories Should you Eat Each Day?
Overhaul Your Kitchen – Get the Junk Out!
Low Calorie Foods to Keep on Hand
Eating Healthy on a Busy Schedule
Are There any Healthy Fast Foods?
A Few Words about Exercise
Making Time to Exercise
What If you Hate to Exercise?
Exercise for the Whole Family
Tips and Tricks to Stay Motivated when Dieting
Conclusion
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A Common Sense Guide To Weight Loss - Kandice W Bullock
A Common Sense
Guide To Weight Loss
By
Kandice W Bullock
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Copyright 2011
Table of Contents
Introduction
Why is it so hard to lose weight?
Common Dieting Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Metabolism and weight loss
What is Metabolism?
How is Your Basic Metabolic Rate Determined?
Metabolic disorders
Why is it so Important to Reach a Healthy Weight?
Making a Weight Loss Commitment
Setting Realistic Weight Loss Goals
What is Your Ideal Weight?
Emotional Hurdles to Weight Loss
Emotional Eating
Tricks to Control Emotional Eating
Using Food as a Reward
Drink Water to Lose Weight
The Skinny on Popular Diets – Do They Work?
Why Fad Diets Can Make You Fat
How to Recognize a Fad Diet
Common Weight Loss Myths
How to Pick the Right Diet for You
Joining a Weight Loss Group – Does it Really Help?
The Common Sense Diet – Get Healthy and Lose Weight
Keeping a Food Diary
Why Portion Control Matters When Counting Calories
How Many Calories Should you Eat Each Day?
Overhaul Your Kitchen – Get the Junk Out!
Low Calorie Foods to Keep on Hand
Are There any Healthy Fast Foods?
A Few Words about Exercise
Making Time to Exercise
What If you Hate to Exercise?
Exercise for the Whole Family
Tips and Tricks to Stay Motivated when Dieting
Conclusion
Introduction
Most people in the US need to lose weight. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in 2006 at least 20% of the population of the US could be considered obese based on their Body Mass Index. In some states, especially in the Midwest, that number was closer to 30%.
The US is getting fatter, but the experts can’t seem to find out why. There’s a lot of blame put on the American diet, and the vast amounts of fast food that Americans eat but is that really the reason that so many Americans are overweight or obese? It’s hard to pinpoint just one cause.
It’s ironic that a culture so obsessed with thinness and beauty has such a high percentage of overweight and obese people. Some experts claim that the national obsessions with thinness and fitness is causing people to use drugs, herbal supplements, and artificial foods in an effort to get slim when in reality those are the things that are making people fat.
The sedentary lifestyle of most Americans plays a role in the national obesity epidemic too. Experts say that everyone should get at least 30 minutes of brisk exercise per day but most Americans don’t get 30 minutes of brisk exercise every other day.
Regardless of the causes of this crisis the bottom line is that millions of people are trying to lose weight. Every day someone wakes up to start a new diet, or makes a commitment to get healthy, and every day someone falls off their diet, or gains back all the weight they have lost.
Millions of people have been battling their weight and their unhealthy relationships with food since childhood.
Why is it so hard to lose weight?
Some people have medical conditions that make it difficult for them to burn calories and lose weight. Others are on medication where weight gain is a side effect so that they have to work twice as hard to lose weight. And some people just can’t get off the fad diet rollercoaster even though fad diets have been proven to be ineffective over a long period of time.
If you have ever struggled to lose weight you know how difficult it can be when you think you’re doing really well and eating healthy and still the pounds just don’t come off. Why is it so hard for people to lose weight?
There are a number of different factors that can make it much more difficult for some people to lose weight than others. If it’s harder for you to lose weight than it is for other people to lose weight, one of these factors might be contributing to your weight loss problem.
Medical conditions – Many people have undiagnosed medical conditions like diabetes, insulin resistance, thyroid problems, or metabolic disorders that can make it difficult for them to lose weight.
If you have tried dieting and exercise but still can’t seem to lose weight you should make an appointment with your doctor for some tests to rule out a medical problem that keeps you from losing weight.
Also, if you are taking medication for another health problem you should check out the side effects of any medications that you take. Sometimes, the medication that you take for one condition might make it hard for you to lose weight.
Portion Control – Lots of people can’t lose weight even when they think they are eating healthy because they simply don’t realize how much food they eat.
If you’re only eating healthy food but you’re eating triple the amount that you should be eating you won’t lose weight.
Portion control is crucial to weight loss success. Keeping a food diary is a great way to keep track of how much food you actually eat every day.
Breaking bad habits isn’t easy – If you have battled your weight for many years you have probably picked up some very bad eating habits.
Giving in to cravings, denying yourself meals, picking the wrong types of foods to eat or eating when you’re happy or sad or bored or lonely are all bad habits that people pick up through the years. It’s tough to break bad habits.
You have to be committed to changing your behavior for good; not just for a few weeks or a few months if you want to lose weight and keep it off.
Not exercising – If you think that