| Why are we overweight? This question has been | | | | fine while eating, but is this the answer to calm |
| asked many times and we all have different | | | | our nerves? No. Definitely not. Anxiety can drive |
| answers. The most common is because we eat | | | | us to eat more and see food as an ideal comfort. |
| too much, especially junk food, and exercise less. | | | | How to resolve the overweight issue? |
| It is easy to say, I will lose weight and keep it off. | | | | First, we recommend you take a conscious |
| Reality is that when we eat more calories than | | | | decision of examining your eating habits and |
| we can use for energy, our bodies store fat. The | | | | consult a physician to check your health before |
| issue is whether we are seriously committed to | | | | starting any nutritional program and exercise plan. |
| change our lifestyle, adopt healthier habits and | | | | Second, keep a daily record of what you eat, |
| exercise more. After we gain weight, we find | | | | drink at least 8 glasses of water, have green tea |
| difficulty losing it. There is hope. Increasing our fat | | | | to increase your metabolism, consume lots of |
| burning metabolism will help us lose weight. | | | | vegetables and fresh fruit, avoid junk food and |
| Most people have tried many diets, such as quick | | | | heavy sugary products. |
| weight loss diets with the hope of loosing that | | | | Third, learn to say no when friends or family |
| unwanted fat, yet failed to keep the weight off. | | | | members offer you second or third servings. |
| Why? Because quick diets are not the answer. | | | | Fourth, keep a firm decision and a positive |
| Think for a moment, we did not gain all that | | | | attitude to lose that unwanted weight, visualize |
| weight in one week, but gradually, right? | | | | the new you. |
| Therefore, we can lose that unwanted fat | | | | Fifth, contact friends who will encourage you to |
| gradually and keep the weight off. This is why it is | | | | lose weight and motivate you when feeling down. |
| so hard to lose fat and to stay slim with those | | | | There is always someone ready to keep you |
| quick weight loss diets. Some of these diets are | | | | motivated. |
| so extreme that leave you feeling hungry, weak, | | | | Whenever you feel eating for anxiety, think twice. |
| and the end is that instead of promoting a healthy | | | | Stop for a moment and ask yourself, "am I really |
| eating habit to lose weight, you end up cheating | | | | hungry or is just an emotional excuse?" Instead |
| and eating until you satisfy those cravings. Back | | | | of eating impulsively, try to drink water or have a |
| to our original question, why are we overweight? | | | | cup of green tea, go out for a walk, or contact |
| People are overweight for different reasons: | | | | one of your friends for motivation. |
| eating too much, lack of exercise, slow fat | | | | Remember you are not alone; there are many |
| burning metabolism, retaining water, eating too | | | | people trying to lose weight and helping each |
| late, eating unconsciously while watching TV, | | | | other is the most valuable tool. Others have lost |
| eating the wrong foods. We tend to eat for | | | | weight and kept the weight off. I did it, so can |
| emotional reasons too, as we relate food as | | | | you! Believe in yourself, you are special. |
| calming our nerves. Sound familiar? Sure, we feel | | | | |