Why question someone’s “reason” or “goal” for losing weight?
Well, I’m not trying to question anyone’s goals and dreams. However, I have had the opportunity to observe the setting of these goals and the motivations behind them in many people, including myself, over the past half century, and I have a few thoughts on the subject of proper goals, or reasons, for weight loss . In part, these conclusions are based on the many failures and few successes I’ve seen.
While I’m glad to hear from anyone who is concerned about their health and happiness and is willing to do something about it, I worry that many people are failing to reach their health, fitness or weight loss goals because of a lack of knowledge or because of an undefined goal.
Clearly, the numbers (statistics) confirm the clear relationship between weight loss and overall health. But what exactly does losing weight do for an individual? What COULD happen to people with a body mass index of 25 or higher, who are categorized as overweight and obese, if they DO lose weight?
It has been statistically shown that those in the “overweight” or “obese” categories are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease and insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, liver disease, gallstones, and sleep apnea. All of these conditions, many of which are fatal at worst, also have their own complications. It is also not uncommon to find combinations of these conditions in overweight and obese individuals, exponentially increasing the overall dangers to health and happiness.
Looking at these simple facts, it’s easy and natural to conclude that in obese and overweight people, weight loss at any cost is worth the potential gains in health, quality of life, and longevity. Faced with this general sense of information, many people will assume that any weight loss program that “works” will deliver these benefits and improvements.
However, I see two questions.
Are some weight loss programs, systems, or methods more likely to deliver all three?
Is it possible that some weight loss methods can cause new problems?
The answer to both questions is “Yes”.
Due to a lack of knowledge of the problem or solution, many people naturally focus on their immediately perceived problem (I can’t wear my old clothes anymore. It’s getting harder and harder to do things. I need to lose weight for my health – whatever that it is.) rather than seeing weight loss as a long-term life-changing solution to a host of current and potential ailments, as described above. Often this one focused goal is not strong enough to maintain motivation.
However, understanding ALL of the many benefits of a healthy weight loss program, including delaying death and alleviating the negative aspects of aging, could potentially provide a stronger measure of motivation than simply sticking to your favorite foods for a long time. remember time to lose weight. a dress size.
In hopes of “losing a few pounds or a lot of pounds, many people resort to using all sorts of fad diets, diet pills, weight loss supplements, and chase the elusive promises of every new idea that pops up on TV or in the supermarket tabloids. However, most of these are based more on the economic health of the company selling them than the physical health of the user. The claims seem good, and unfortunately the claims, although they are in fact based , inflated to make an item or method that could help someone following a healthy weight loss program seem like it should be the weight loss program.
Unfortunately, these slimming programs not only divert public attention from real solutions that could actually contribute to better overall health and reduce future health risks, but can also promote dangerous attitudes and practices and, in extreme cases, , may have their own health risks or just add their own risks to the list. Many try to achieve the goal of “weight loss” by manipulating the body’s normal functions in extreme ways or by limiting necessary nutrition so that other problems can arise. Even worse, many touted weight loss solutions can not only be ineffective, but actually lead to weight gain.
For example, many diets require severe restrictions on the amount and types of foods eaten. The fact is, dropping calories below a certain point can cause the body to lower its basal metabolic rate, learning how to survive on even fewer calories than before. Since basal metabolism may be the key to healthy weight loss, this doesn’t seem like a good thing!
To make matters worse, when the dieting person gets tired of eating the labels on the cans instead of the contents of the cans and falls back into old eating habits, it will take fewer calories to pack on fat than before. This often leads to the dieter gaining weight and then trying another diet, usually with the same results. The term for this is yo-yo dieting and it usually results in weight gain rather than weight loss. In addition, limiting the types of food allowed also restricts access to needed nutrients, creating additional potential health problems.
Ready for good news?
It has long been known that increased exercise, either through lifestyle changes or planned exercise programs, along with a few adjustments to the daily diet, i.e. healthy eating habits, can result in healthy weight loss. In addition, exercise and healthy eating habits bring their own health and fitness benefits.
Regular, moderate exercise and healthy eating, rather than diets and diet pills, can increase everyone’s chances of living a longer, healthier, happier and more fulfilling life. It’s also cheaper.
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