Archive for March, 2010
Weight Loss and Emotional Eating Problems
Emotional eating is the urge to eat or hunger that result from unresolved emotional problems. People who experience emotional eating made eating as a way to release the anger, resentment, disappointment, fear, anxiety, insecure, feeling worthless, stress, depression, or other negative emotions.
What is the characteristic of people who have emotional eating? Its main characteristic is that when his emotion is not stable he releases it by eating more than usual. Some people who are addicted to food are always encouraged to eat certain foods every day, even every moment. For example people who are addicted to chocolate always provide and carry chocolate wherever she went, and was not able to live without chocolate.
Whether hungry eyes, emotional eating, and food addiction is a “mind program” that is embedded in the subconscious mind. Because it is embedded in the subconscious mind, it is impossible to fight it with determination only. How many people have ever set determination to reduce the amount of eating, then his determination be gone in middle of the way?
Vegetables and Obesity
Eat lots of vegetables and fruits is also an ideal way to lose weight naturally. Besides having low calorie and low fat, fiber in the vegetables can be satiated. Vegetables also make the intestinal peristaltic works better, making it easier to defecate. There are three processes that occur in the body, that are combustion (power), construction (growth) and settings.
To get the energy, the body needs carbohydrate, fat and protein. Whereas for growth and development it would needed protein and water. And to carry out all these processes there are also needed vitamins and minerals which are derived from vegetables and fruits.
That is why vegetables are important for the body, because there are certain substances which can only be obtained from the vegetables. The meat also has vitamins and minerals, but the amount was small. An interesting presentation and its processing can help you to get rid of a sense of reluctance to eat vegetables. No need to consume raw vegetables, or put the whole stack on your dinner plate. To be more tasteful, try to the cooked it as a soup, pizza, pie or lasagna.
How to Maintain Ideal Body Weight
If you think that maintaining an ideal weight is complicated, then you should listen to these following six simple ways, which is not only practical, but also very effective to help the diet.
1. 5 small portions. Basically using the calories according to the needs, and save the rest as fat. Thus, there is no need to eat in large portions, unless your activity is extremely strenuous.
2. Do not sacrifice the nutrition. Maintain the balance of macro nutrients with the proportions: 25% of animal protein, which comes from seafood, eggs, chicken meat, turkey meat and lamb meat. 50% fruits and vegetables, particularly green vegetables such as broccoli, kale, spinach and vegetables and delion. The remaining 25% divided equally between the nuts, grains, legumes and whole grains. Also, reduce the consumption of fatty foods, dairy products and carbohydrate. Maybe at first you will taste a little bit bland, but you will adjust to it sooner or later.
3. Drink a lot of water. If you used to drink in small amounts, the body will store the liquid, which will increase body weight. On contrary, if you increased the intake of fluids, besides it can drain the toxins, you also training your body for not store the liquid anymore. Get used to drink a glass of warm water with lemon slices, especially before eating, which can reduce water storage in the body.