Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Paleo Diet for weight loss.

Paleo Diet for weight loss.

The health crisis in our world is growing frantically.. We can now see how much trouble we are in. We need to eat the way our ancestors ate, enter Paleo Diet. We need to start to understand what is being put into our food, all the extra ingredients and all the extra fillers. With the paleo diet, exercise should be done as well. All the video games and computer use, probably do not help either.

The old trend of the paleo diet, is not new. With all the benefits it has, it is easy to see why it is gaining steam. You may not be able to see yourself eating this, but most others can't either. If you can, however, you will get healthier, and have a better quality of life. Some things that will be effected are the obesity rates, and the high blood pressure rates. You may start to see improvements in your digestion, and your energy levels.


Agriculture



We started out as hunters and gathers, a very very long time ago. When agriculture started we were introduced to lots of new foods, unnecessary foods.. Grains, dairy, and refined sugars were not even thought about yet. These food were not used by use before, and shouldn't be now. We used to get our weapons out, and find our dinner. In our modern society its not as prevalent, but is still done. In our fast paced world, we eat fast. Getting our food is exactly the same. No one wants to wait. With the time at work and the kids at home, no one wants to cook. Meat had to be hunted, berries picked, and the fire started. We used to do this, but we need to except the fact that things have changed. Not for the better either. Most Americans are overweight, in some way or another. We are still on a very fast incline to the top of the overweight charts. If this was the Olympics, we would hold gold and silver medals. The vegetable I have noticed most is corn. Yes, corn. It has been include in more food labels, than the word healthy has.


Natural or Not



When we think of food, we may not be thinking about what is actually in your food.. Most items marked as healthy, or diet, usually aren't. New labels are replacing old labels all the time, from different variations of sugars, to the corn by products we all know and love(joke). Many items can be relabeled, and reused as different things, so they can be labeled differently. Health is not of concern to the food big wigs. It doesn't take a health nut to know this is not healthy. It surprises me that more people don't know, with all the information on the internet and in the news.. Many of these so called experts hid this things from us on behalf of the food companies. No one likes a noisy nelly. We need to take back our lives, and our health. It doesn't matter how much they change names, we will always have ways to find out the ingredients.







Do you really think that you can't lose weight? It is all about what you eat, you can lose weight on the paleo diet. The question is are you ready to start. Striving for healthy living and fitness should be all of our goals. At least to start. You don't have to be a model, heck, you don't even have to be healthy. If, however, you are only over weight because you think you can't lose weight, then this is how. You have to make a change, if you want to change. Your body needs to be rebalanced, and it will thank you. It is time to get going on the right track. It is time to start now.












Saturday, November 20, 2010

We can help with your weight and diet success

EXERCISE AND DIET

     We all know how difficult it is to lose weight, RIGHT, well theres reason for that. Whether are jobs are to tiring to make a really good effort, or we cannot find time in the day, or schedule to make a wholesome meal. We can still do this. A Lot of people who are bigger, apparently, cannot lose weight like everyone else. This problem can be due to genetics, and even the extra sugars and fats tossed in are foods. Some of us need help, and fortunately there are groups that can help. So if you are trying to lose weight it is a good idea to start there. Sometimes it just takes a little push to get you on your way.

     First off, we have to clear some things up. We have to DIET and EXERCISE to equal SUCCESS. I see advertisements online, and TV, if it is an exercise machine they tell you, you need to diet too. If it is a diet they tell you that you should exercise too. OK, I get it. To lose weight you cannot just workout, or just diet. Both are necessary for success, you did see the title right. This is very important, to change our bodies we need proper nutrition and exercise equaled out. Even changing very small things can help. Trade those chips for fruit, and lets go.

EXERCISE

     OK, exercise should be done a couple of times a week, three or four is fine. Just stay active, take the stairs instead of the elevator. You can take a walk, take a jog, go to a gym, dance around your house. Yes the last one sounds dumb, but have you tried it. OK then. If you are going somewhere close in town, maybe you could walk there. Maybe you could get a bike. All the exercise equipment you can buy, will work. I do not doubt any exercise equipment, it can all help, some just help more than others.

Exercise Machines

     If you have watched TV, then you have certainly scene a lot of exercise machines. Most of these machines are just gimmicky and cannot take the place of quality exercise. There are a few products that may work for you. Of course, you need to diet as well. The best thing we can do, when deciding to buy one of these products, is to ask around. You should find people who have purchased these machines, even check online to see what you can dig up. This is a very important step in any purchasing situation. It may help to remember, some people will buy these products and give them bad reviews. Yes...this will happen either due to the fact that, it is not working fast enough, it is not doing what it supposed to, and any other excuse they have because it did not work for them. Make sure you can find a lot more good than bad, and also check what the comments are make sure the machine doesn't have defects.
Just remember it is also going to take...

DIET

     Finally you have, the diet. What, you do not want to count calories?..... You do not want to cut your food consumption in half, right. THEN DON'T. Why not try this. Eat fruit in place of snacks. You may not like the taste, so try a different fruit. Try not to eat after 9 at night, like 2 to 3 hours before bed. Yes you burn calories while you sleep, but not that many buddy.Try to eat only three big meals a day.  See if you can include some vegetables in your meals. There are a couple of things to remember here. One, many diet plans you see on TV can give you a very useful health education, you can also see a lot these diet plans online. So go get health wise. Another thing to remember is that you should know what you are eating. If you look at the ingredients and you cant understand any of them, It is probably not to good for you.

     This is something that could be done with a friend. It will help you ten fold to have someone there to help and guide you. Personal trainers are a good idea, if your ready to step it up, and if its just a friend it would still be great support. I mentioned before that there are groups that can help you. See if you can find some around town, or in the Internet. You do not have to settle with your life, if you like your life then do not change it. If your ready to be healthier and happier then lets get started. Stay active, keep moving. There are also many plans, guides, and healthy eating ideas online for free.

     If you do not know where to start there are ads around this hub, just pick anyone you want and see where it leads you.

     OK, now just remember it takes BOTH exercise and diet to succeed, NOT JUST ONE OF THEM. Now, get an apple and take a walk. Your life changes TODAY.