...Strategies for Successful Weight Loss Strategies for Successful Weight Loss Weight loss is one of the most difficult goals a person can set out to accomplish and yet, it is one of the most publicized topics in society today. Television commercials are ubiquitous with all the various forms of exercise equipment, weight loss medications, diet foods, exercise programs, and infomercials on weight loss surgery. After seeing this abundance of information, a person may ask himself or herself what is the best strategy for weight loss, diet with exercise or surgery. Diet with exercise and surgery are two successful forms of weight loss, but surgery does not eliminate the need for exercise or diet modifications. A person’s diet plays a large role in weight loss. With the access to quick meals such as fast food restaurants, frozen dinners, and vending machines it is easy to become lax in paying attention to caloric intake. Many of these quick meals contain large amounts of calories, which are more calories than the body burns tends to burn in a day. The increased caloric intake leads to weight gain. Therefore, in order to have successful weight loss, a person has to make modifications in his or her diet. These diet modifications play a key role and may seem difficult at first, but will be beneficial in the end. Modifying a diet to reduce calories consumed in a day is a beginning step towards weight loss. In order to do this, a person must make some simple changes...
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...Two Methods of Weight Loss For many people, weight loss is a challenge. This writer continues to struggle to lose weight, but recently lost 35 pounds from healthy eating and exercising. To achieve and maintain a healthy weight requires a lifestyle change of healthy eating and exercise, and for those with medical problems they may need to turn to other another method for assistance, like my friend Sarah who chose gastric bypass surgery. Healthy eating and exercise and gastric bypass surgery have similarities and differences but both will help in the success of weight loss. Lifestyle changes, healthy eating with portion control, exercise, and medical guidelines are some of the similarities and difference that aide in these two methods of weight loss. With healthy eating and exercise, and gastric bypass surgery a person needs motivation and the need to make lifestyle changes in order for them to succeed in weight loss. There are obstacles a person taking gastric bypass surgery as a method of weight loss needs to go through to accomplish their weight loss goal, and remain healthy. Gastric bypass surgery requires physician’s instruction and nutritional guidance in order to accomplish a lifestyle change. Consulting a doctor for a guide to what to do before and after surgery is beneficial to the person considering gastric bypass surgery because there are many behaviors one must do post-surgery. Eating behaviors need to be changed post gastric bypass surgery; chewing their food excessively...
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...Diet and Exercise vs. Weight loss surgery Stacy Butler Com/155 May 19, 2013 Tiziana Omta Diet and Exercise vs. Weight loss surgery America has become known for having the largest population of obese people. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States today, however, weight gain is common as people get older and have less time to prepare healthy meals, and exercise on a regular basis. The smallest changes can make the biggest impact when losing weight. Choosing which option that will be most effective for an individual can be hard. Diet and exercise is a way for many people to lose weight, however, others many have to resort to weight loss surgery. Weight loss by dieting and exercise is the method most people use to lose weight. Limiting calorie intake and changing eating habits will help accomplish weight loss goals. When considering healthy eating, fruits and vegetables is a good start to getting proper nutrition and healthy eating habits. In addition, having a structured fitness plan is one way of keeping oneself active, which is a large part of the weight loss process. In order to accomplish weight loss, it may be necessary to consult a personal trainer to meet your weight loss goals. Nevertheless, it is recommended to exercise at least three times a week for twenty minutes at a time. Weight loss and a proper diet and exercise program will improve a person’s health, and energy level. This will enable more physical activity, which that...
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...Natural Weight Loss vs Weight Loss Surgery Brandy Cherry COM/155 June 02, 2013 Paul Howell Millions of people around the globe have been taking risk of reducing calories by undergoing surgery, while others prefer to burn fat the natural way. There are so many natural weight loss benefits to consider before agreeing undergoing a painful and costly surgery that has no guarantee. Too many people are seeing these weight loss surgeries as the easy way out instead of as a last option. Many Surgeons have become popular for satisfying their clients while many manufacturing companies have introduced new products for weight loss. According to Timothy B. Curry, MD of the Mayo Clinic, almost 2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese, and that number continues to rise. Many people want to lose weight, but for those who have become very large, surgery may be the only way to successfully do this. Others may take the weight off by making diet and exercise changes. Natural weight loss benefits are so much more motivating than those of surgery. With natural weight loss you are not shocking your body into starvation with an intensely reduced stomach. Instead you are retraining your body to appreciate the right foods that provide the nutrients you need to be healthy. Other natural weight loss benefits include the introduction of better habits into your life style. By taking the time to learn to eat well, to learn to appreciate and enjoy regular exercise, and to learning how to overcome...
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...A natural diet and daily exercise can reduce the risk of health problems, compared to weight loss surgery, which can result in more health problems. Knowing which weight loss option is best for you, is knowing what the pros and cons are of each weight loss program. A natural diet is more of clean way of eating then it is really dieting. It is more of eating real, fresh foods, eating things that are in season, shop and buy locally, eat less meat grow your own fruits and vegetables, shop organic, check your labels and check for recalls on food. Eat fresh foods meaning stay away from processed foods, like frozen TV dinners, fast food restaurants and other pre-packaged foods. Eating lower on the food chain is the most important part of eating clean and learning what you are putting into your body. If you are meat lover then you should look for meat from animals that ethically raised, that are raised locally and on organic diets whenever possible. Learning which foods are in season and which foods are not can be tricky but well worth it in the end because you are eating them at the time of harvest and it is fresh. Shopping and buying locally means that you are supporting your community, local farmers, and you helping to keep working farms working and visible in the community. Growing your own fruits and vegetables guarantees you know where your product is coming from and you can monitor how they are taking processed. Reading the labels on your food packages helps you to understand...
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...promoting weight loss Weight Loss Effectiveness Name:------------------ PSY101- Ashford University Professor Wright Within the following paragraphs; I will touch base on the different techniques of weight loss, weight loss therapy and weight loss surgery. Upon analysis; I will summarize in my findings what would be the best course of action via the research provided. Weight loss: Dieting There are several different dieting plans that people can try in order to maintain weight loss.. Whether they work, depends on the persons' genetic makeup. If one diet works for one person; it doesn't necessarily mean it will work for another. There's the Adkins diet, grapefruit, gluten free, sugar free, high protein and several others floating out there. Best advice to give would be to go see your doctor to find which diet best suits you. Weight loss: Exercise Weight loss can be effectively tackled with an exercise regiment. You may find time is lacking in your life so going to the gym can be difficult. There are certain exercises you can do no matter where you're at. Simply walking for a half hour can increase your heart level enough to be considered valid exercise. If you do find the time. I would recommend the elliptical crossed with lifting small weights, so as not to get muscle mass; unless that's what you want. Weight Loss: Surgery Another alternative would be weight loss surgery...
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...TRADITIONAL EXERCISE VERSUS MEDICAL WEIGHT LOSS Diet and exercise versus gastric bypass surgery is a controversial topic, however there are benefits and drawbacks to each. Obesity effects more the 60 million Americans and of the 60 million Americans are suffering from medical problems. Here is a fact that people may not know about obesity, “approximately 72.5million American adults are obese.” www.businessinsider.com Everyone knows the hit television show the “Biggest Loser” however, the National Institutes of Health did a study on the contestants from the television show, showing that with the right diet and exercise a person can sustain weight loss. At the beginning of the study “researchers measured body fat, total energy expenditure and the resting metabolic rate- the energy burned during inactive- three times: at the start of the program, again at week six, and again at week thirty, which was at least seventeen weeks after the contestants returned home.” www.nih.gov From the eleven participants they lost an “average weight loss of 128 pounds, also eighty-two percent” www.nih.gov of that was body fat and lean muscle tissue. The article, also states that the participants would be able to sustain their weight loss, and bypass regaining weight by adding different and moderate life changes. For example “twenty minutes of daily vigorous exercise and a twenty percent calorie restriction.” www.nih.gov So if you are on a 2,000 calorie a day diet, you will want decrease...
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...Dieting and Exercise vs. Cosmetic Surgery COM/155 June 09, 2013 Dieting and Exercise vs. Cosmetic Surgery It has been said that the generation we live in, is becoming known as the “popcorn generation.” Many have expressed that we are in the: “I need it now, I want it now era.” The advancement of technology is to blame some say, and others blame the advancement of science. Either way, a significant amount of people in this day and age have the desire to lose weight. Some people prefer the old fashion method of dieting and exercising and others, cosmetic surgery. Weight loss trends have transcended time from diet and exercise to cosmetic surgery. Despite any method of losing weight, diet and exercise remains most effective. Dieting Dieting according to (Encyclopedia Britannica 2013) is, “regulating one’s food intake for the purpose of improving one’s physical condition, especially for the purpose of reducing obesity, or what is conceived to be excess body fat. Time has revealed that image and other health factors are important. Dieting is now commonly promoted as a healthier way of losing weight. Personally, I am astonished that dieting has a lucrative selling market. For years, diets have been displayed as ineffective, unappealing, and unappetizing and torture. Dieting is not all about starving yourself to lose weight. Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia defines dieting as: the practice of eating food in a regulated fashion to decrease, maintain or increase body weight. Out of...
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...Making changes in your daily exercise and maintaining a healthy diet can help you start on your path to a healthier life. Even though, several countries have a high obesity rank, the United States still rank the highest for adolescent obesity as well as adult obesity. The United States currently ranks number one in obesity. Obesity accounts for a numerous amount of aliments, which include but no limited to type two diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and even some types of cancer. Taking control of your health and weight can be a difficult task, but it needs to be done to live a health life and to eliminate certain aliments. When starting to make a life changes such as losing weight, it is wise to consult a health professional to lead you to the right path for one’s self. Every diet or exercise plan is not right for everyone. Everyday people have to face the dilemma of losing weight the old fashion way, or taking the steps to using bariatric surgery to help them concur their weight lose goals. Nevertheless, whichever one a person choses, it still takes dedication and hard work to overcome their weight lose challenges. In essence, it is important to incorporate the six dimensions of health into your daily life and find a way to balance them so that you can achieve overall health. The six dimensions of health are physical, social, intellectual, emotional, environmental, and spiritual health. When the six dimensions of health are included in one’s daily life, they will...
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...in the United States are overweight, according to cdc.gov, “More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese” (cdc.gov, 2012). Many people try quick ways to lose weight such as having plastic surgery or by consuming over the counter diet supplements that contain Green-T or other supplements that claim to “burn metabolism” or “curb fat”. Exercising and eating healthy foods is more beneficial to long term weight loss than crash diets or plastic surgery. The Centers for Disease control states on their website that, “When it comes to weight loss, there's no lack of fad diets promising fast results. But such diets limit your nutritional intake, can be unhealthy, and tend to fail in the long run” (cdc.gov, Healthy Weight-it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle, 2011). Many people don’t realize those years of living a sedentary lifestyle causes weight gain that happens slowly but consistently and that the same way it took time to gain that weight, it also takes time and discipline to lose that weight and keep it off effectively. “The key to achieving and maintaining a healthy weight isn't about short-term dietary changes. It's about a lifestyle that includes healthy eating, regular physical activity, and balancing the number of calories you consume with the number of calories your body uses” (cdc.gov, Healthy Weight-it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle, 2011). A sedentary lifestyle consists of things such as; playing video games for hours, watching television for hours at a time...
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...Making changes in your daily exercise and maintaining a healthy diet can help you start on your path to a healthier life. Even though, several countries have a high obesity rank, the United States still rank the highest for adolescent obesity as well as adult obesity. The United States currently ranks number one in obesity. Obesity accounts for a numerous amount of aliments, which include but no limited to type two diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, and even some types of cancer. Taking control of your health and weight can be a difficult task, but it needs to be done to live a health life and to eliminate certain aliments. When starting to make a life changes such as losing weight, it is wise to consult a health professional to lead you to the right path for one’s self. Every diet or exercise plan is not right for everyone. Everyday people have to face the dilemma of losing weight the old fashion way, or taking the steps to using bariatric surgery to help them concur their weight lose goals. Nevertheless, whichever one a person choses, it still takes dedication and hard work to overcome their weight lose challenges. In essence, it is important to incorporate the six dimensions of health into your daily life and find a way to balance them so that you can achieve overall health. The six dimensions of health are physical, social, intellectual, emotional, environmental, and spiritual health. When the six dimensions of health are included in one’s daily life, they will...
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...Bariatric Surgery vs. Commercial Diets Odessa Whitehouse COM/155 May 26, 2013 Donna Jay An ABC 20/20 episode in 2012 states that there are about 108 million people on diets in the United States with dieters making four to five attempts at weight loss per year. The video also states that there is approximately $20 billion dollars in annual revenue in the weight loss industry, including diet books, diet drugs, and weight loss surgeries. Even though bariatric surgery is dangerous, it is comparable in cost and effectiveness to commercial diets, with proven, lasting results. According to the Obesity Action Coalition, “obesity is a rising health epidemic in our country”. More than 93 million Americans are affected by obesity, with an estimated 9 million considered severely obese. Over two-thirds (68.8 percent) of adults are considered to be overweight. Overweight is defined as more than normal in body weight after adjustment for height, body build, and age, or 10% to 20% above the person’s ideal weight, or having a body mass index (BMI) between 25.0 and 29.9. More than 1 in 20 (6.3 percent) adults are considered severely or morbidly obese. The prevalence of obesity is similar for both men and women (about 36 percent). About 3 of every 4 men are considered overweight or obese. Approximately 8 percent of women are considered severely or morbidly obese. Obesity is defined as an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight, whereas...
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...is really no better way to have that perfect body other than to start weight loss exercises together with a smart diet. It is very important that these two always go together. Why? You burn the most fat and your calorie intake is minimal. Secondly, to put these two together will give you faster results. If one is missing then you will just be wasting your efforts and will be achieving minimal results. A smart diet will help your body recover from the intensity of your exercise without compromising your body and your health. A smart diet will also help you lose the unwanted weight in you by reducing your body’s intake of fattening food thus gaining less than what you sweat in your exercise. Hence, weight loss exercise together with a smart diet program is the only way to healthily lose weight and leaving one or the other out does not get you the desired results. A lot of people are getting this wrong. Some are too lazy to do it properly. Or do both for that matter. People must know that there are no shortcuts to this if they want the best results. No drugs, no surgeries, no pills, or any alternatives will be better than exercise and diet. Besides, most of those are not effective and they have their side effects. Let me share my experience with exercising independent from diet and vice versa. I admit it is hard to do both at the same time, but based on my experiences losing weight is achieved only when exercise and diet go hand in hand. I tried exercising alone before but it didn’t...
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... To fully understand weight lose, we need to come to grips with the the overwhelming of obesity in the United States. There are two methods of weight loss that could change one’s lifestyle. In today’s society the internet provides a sufficient amount of information about different methods to help with weight loss. Weight can be harmful factor in an individual’s life, it is not only about the body mass but weight often plays a role mentally and physically if it is abused. For example, being overweight can lead to obesity and low self-esteem. Losing weight can be a challenging, so many people look for the most effective way to lose weight through surgical procedures and weight lost programs. There are a variety of weight loss progams that offer extended support and dietary meal plans. Many weight loss programs provide the option of support, either through weekly excerise programs. These choices range from extreme workout methods, such as video games, such as the Nintendo WII fitness. Many people go to such extremes to lose weight that causes more damage to their bodies. However, even if you do like wht at you fine, consulting a doctor is even more important. With weight loss being in high, we forget that having a well-balanced diet, and exercise is healthier than bulimia and anorexia. People seem to not understand is that losing weight, can be a serious and obsessive problem if not done properly. Obesity and being weight are two of the problems that...
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...individual’s ideal body weight, to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems. One of the consequences of obesity is the reduced mobility. Larger size and body weight to carry around makes travel difficult and movement requires a lot more effort and energy than it would otherwise. The extra weight makes walking difficult, as when walking it is as if you are carrying your weight with you. This also happens because obesity can cause breathlessness or fatigue. This reduces a person’s quality of life as they cannot easily leave the home, to walk to the shops for groceries and other necessities, or to visit others, especially as increased size makes it difficult to take a car or public transport. Mobility scooters are a short-term solution to this, although they give the user no exercise and therefore encourage the condition to remain/continue. It is far more beneficial for an obese patient to seek exercise whenever they can, as this could solve the issue itself. Exercise programmes are accessible across the UK and US designed especially for the obese or overweight, many available through the NHS. The NHS exercise schemes promote easy exercise, such as walking and ‘home exercise’ (short cardio, sit ups, etc.). Other exercise programmes include YMCAfit, although some others may have a fee. School initiatives have also been set up to reduce child obesity, which in turn encourages exercise for life and reduces...
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