Beyond the aesthetic aspect, the reasons to lose weight are numerous. It was
established that people with an overweight of more than 20% have more probabilities
of suffering from diseases, especially from cardiovascular problems and diabetes
or a premature death. This risk disappears with a return of the weight to the
normal.
The most effective ways to lose weight are the physical activity and a reduced
fat supply. The physical activities which do not require too much effort, such
as walk, swimming, and bicycle are effective but require a regular practice.
TIPS: Try to note what you eat, when and why and to find when you eat by hunger
and when you eat by anxiety. Try to maintain the stomach full (liquids or food).
Consume little food but more often to stabilize the level of glucose and to
avoid the sugar fall which starts the appetite.
The carbohydrates are good but misleading. The simple ones, as sugar, help to
reduce the feeling of hunger but the effect is limited. The complexes, like
pasta, potatoes and rice, take more time to produce energy and control the hunger
longer.
Eat slowly. The relay between the stomach and the brain takes approximately
20 minutes to receive the message of satiety. To chew gently and lengthily before
swallowing contributes to this process.
Drink a large glass of water before the meals and small mouthfuls between the
dishes. Avoid the inhibitors of the appetite. In general they contain amphetamines
which excite the nervous system, can increase the blood pressure and increase
the appetite with their stop.
Do not jump off the meals: The body must be fed regularly. To jump a meal goes
against the line because each meal supposes energy expenditure. If one rather
introduces the same quantity of food in three times than into two, one consumes
a third of calories moreover.
If one eats regularly and without excess, the body uses this energy immediately
but if a heavy meal is had, especially the night, it stores a part in the reserves.
The regular catches avoid the nibbling and the discharges of insulin, the hormone
which stimulates the appetite.
It is not wise to mislead the stomach with a biscuit or another sugar refinery
because that is paid in the balance. One directly sends these in-cases in the
body storage and one can produce presence of sugar in blood with anarchistic
insulin secretions.
The experiments showed that the activity of sugar in the body - slow sugars
like bread, pasta , rice- or rapids (sugar, jam, chocolate, etc) - depends less
in their nature that in the way in which they are consumed: alone or during
a meal. The ration of sugar essential to the body must be consumed at table
and like ingredient of a meal and not outwards to satisfy a desire.