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It is all too common for
adults to find themselves in there 30's and
40's with widening middles and a larger size
hanging in the closet. This gaining of weight
is brought on by a slowing metabolism, sitting
at a desk all day and by the stress of daily
life. For woman there is the added weight gain
of having children and then the hormonal
changes of menopause.
When you finally realize that your size is
increasing year by year it is a hard reality to
deal with. You have to look at all the options
and there sure are a lot of options.
Buying into and following the latest
diet craze
is always appealing.
Looking at those young toned bodies
running on the beach and remembering when
you were once young makes the fad diets
hard to resist. The problem with most of
these diets is that they are only a
temporary fix. You are not curing the
problem, you are only treating the
symptom.
To really fix the weight gain issue you need
to take a good look at your life. Are you at a
desk job? Are you home with kids all day? Do
you pack a lunch or eat out? Do you make
healthy choices or do you eat fast food and
junk food? Do you eat on the road while
traveling to work and running errands? All
these factors play into weight gain for
adults.
The solution is simpler than you think. You
have heard it before : eat less and
exercise
more. To do
this you do not need to go out and join a
gym or buy a scale and weigh every bite
of food you put in your mouth. You simply
need to put into place and take action
upon easy to follow lifestyle
changes.
To start with take a look at the food you
are eating. Turn over the labels and read what
a serving size is and how many calories are in
a serving. If you keep in your mind that you
want to consume around 1500 calories a day then
follow the label you will do fine. At 1500
calories you should lose weight and this is an
amount that if you eat an extra cookie you have
some room for error.
The next thing you need to do is to get up
and move. Remember you do not need to join an
expensive gym or invest in dozens of exercise
tapes just get up and move. Start with parking
farther away from the office. Then put a lead
on the dog and go for a walk after dinner. If
all you feel you can fit in is 5 minutes, start
with that and build up from there. In the
beginning it may be hard to complete a mile,
but if you stick to it, in a few months you
will be walking a few miles with no problem and
losing weight,
becoming fitter and feeling better to boot!
Follow these extremely simple steps of
paying attention to what you eat and getting up
and moving and your waist line and over all
health will improve in a sustainable way. Mix
it up and keep it interesting so you don't lose
interest instead if weight
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