When Eat, Drink and Be Merry leads to Natural Weight Loss

When Eat, Drink and Be Merry leads to Natural Weight Loss

First, there were diets that had a commandment: "thou shall not eat?"

That didn't last for long with most people- either they gave up or just didn't get to stick around to enjoy life. Then came water diets where you get the feeling of fullness but not actually get any calories. That didn't last long either. The all- you- can- meat fest type of diets may seem sound but based on the long- term results, people who tried this didn't lose much weight compared to those who didn't go for protein- enriched diets.

When things failed, quick fixes have cropped out of nowhere with products ranging from herbals to synthetically made goods. Pills and tonics. Surgery and liposuction. Ever heard of just having an I.V. for your nutritional requirements? It can get pretty expensive but if people want to lose weight fast, they'll try anything.

The thing is, losing weight is a pretty complicated procedure especially for those who are in need of losing weight for the sake of their health. Flab is unsightly but what goes beneath the skin is even scarier. Try picturing fat called plaque sticking to the arterial walls and clogging them up until one day? you provide a traumatizing event. Age and gender, along with what kind of life a person leads contribute to the chances of obesity. In order to lose weight properly, factors have to be addressed the same way.

The best way to stay within the ideal weight is to live life as naturally as possible. If you are overweight, you will lose weight and vice versa. Live as if the era you live in is a time where food additives and artificial flavorings have not been invented. What is natural for a normal human being? Adequate food, fresh water, exercise, sleep? read on to get what this means.

The body is one of the fastest things to adapt. Diets that offer quick results will not offer those results on a long- term basis. Water weight is the first to go during a diet since it's the body's major component. After the body gets used to lower calories, it will use theses calories as efficiently as it can then voila! Weight will not go down. Besides surgery and pills are not parts of the natural way of life.

Everyone says that drinking 8 glasses of water a day is the recommended amount. For some it holds true, for some 6 glasses a day can do since some foods have high water content. Water with an intake of fiber is a good detoxification routine. However, water will not compensate for the body's other nutritional needs.

Technology has made mankind a bit too lazy. Instead of hunting for food, people can just get cans off supermarket shelves or just have groceries delivered to the doorstep. Even cooking has become too easy- open a can and be done with it. Exercise is good because it helps keep weight gain at bay and promotes good blood circulation. Aerobic exercise, usually those that make your heart pump, with anaerobic exercise will help the body achieve the ideal weight by burning unnecessary calories or building up muscle instead of fat.

As with everything, exercising should not be forced on the body. Start with simple stretches for 5 minutes then work your way up until the routine becomes at least 30 minutes long. Exercise should not make a person feel tired. Over- exertion will not solve anything.

Back to the canned food. Canned food is full of additives and preservatives. But hey, if it tastes good and is easy to eat, why not? Wrong. If you want to lose weight naturally, you have to stick to a natural diet.

The cons of an "instant- food" lifestyle include weight gain from saturated fats and food additives. Cancer is also a looming threat. Natural eating should include a balance of vegetables, fruits, carbohydrates, proteins and fats. Humans are omnivores so all- meat or all- vegetable diets have drawbacks when it comes to the daily nutrient requirement.

After eating and exercising, what do people in the old days do? Sleep, of course! Sleep is the body's natural recharging system. Getting eight hours of uninterrupted sleep will give a lot of benefits. Stress contributes to weight gain so when you remove stress by snoozing, you may lose weight. Not sleeping will also remove weight but for the price of your health.

The natural life includes removing sources of stress. Sleeping is one thing but there are problems forty winks can't cure. You may either enroll in a class that will help you with your psychological troubles or avoid the sources of the troubles altogether. Mental and psychological health is as important as food, drink and sleep.

Nature knows best, are you willing to heed her wisdom?

Dr Nathalie Fiset is a family doctor and a certified hypnotherapist. For more information go to: http://www.reachyouridealweight.com www.aperfectharmony.com or www.a-1hypnosis.com