Weight Management in a Busy World
In this busy and fast lifestyle that we have adopted, we have forgotten to give ourselves the time to relax and to remain fit. In our list of priorities we often forget that one of the most important priorities is “how to keep ourselves fit and healthy”.
There are many, many recommended diets, exercises and so on and so forth but I believe that if we begin with a disciplined life and a correct diet and attitude to life we will be able to lose excess weight and remain healthy.
For instance, to get up early in the morning and to sleep well at night, we must make it a habit to get 6-8 hours of sleep. This, in turn, will help us to feel fresh and have the energy to cope with ‘any-kind-of-day’ i.e. stress will reduce and the body that is storing the unnecessary load of stress and fatigue will now be ready to cope with any diet and exercise regime and most importantly this takes away the one major cause of being overweight.
Now, we are ready to go for an early morning walk or do a few exercises of our own choice i.e. jogging, cycling or 15-30 minute yoga, calisthenics and aerobics, or whatever your doctor recommends is good for you. This will help you to move those muscles and those parts of the body that are slowing down with being overweight.
The most important part of any day is to drink up at least 10-12 glasses of water/liquids as this is vital to keep you healthy and helps to reduce extra food intake. We now come to the “compulsory” breakfast which should include some fruit, cereal and sprouts, if possible. This is a meal one must not miss but you must visit a Doctor or Dietician to start the right dietary plan according to your specific health requirements.
The Lunch can now be a little more elaborate but again in close proximity with what the Doctor/Dietician has recommended. However, as per the normal rules, lunch is allowed to be a little heavier than Dinner which should be “light and easy to digest”. Tea can be light again with a small snack i.e. a light digestive biscuit.
The basic thing that remains is to avoid fatty foods i.e. fried, oily foodstuff, pizzas, chips, white bread, butter in excess etc., things that are difficult for the body to digest and make it overweight. Last, but not least, I must add that while I am not an authority on all the above information, I am part of the crowd reading up various articles for the health of my family and myself. I have, as a result, made available the gist of all that many Doctors, Fitness Instructors and that various articles have recommended. These are the basic guidelines which I feel would help us all to lose weight and gain our health back again.
By Petr Thomas
Add comment April 27th, 2006