BAD HABIT #1: SKIPPING MEALS
May 12th, 2010 | Posted by admin | Category: Weight LossNo Comments
People who are watching their weight often falsely assume that by skipping a meal they have automatically sealed in a calorie loss. This is rarely true because he or she will eat twice as much at lunch, or will have a sweet coffee break in search of a pick-me-up. Skipping meals is one of the worst ways in the world to lose weight.
While breakfast need not be elaborate, you should have some kind of meal and eat it sitting at the table. (See Bad Habit #3.) I’m an advocate of a big breakfast because most of it will be burned off during the day. Besides, it appeals to a man’s sense of macho (big men start their big days with a big meal . . .).
Men who are salesmen or who work alone are often tempted to skip lunch because either they don’t like to take the time for the break or they don’t like to eat alone. A man who drives a territory is often tempted to grab a snack to eat while driving, instead of eating a real meal that he would have to consume alone. Men who have no one to lunch with are often tempted to skip lunch altogether and snack through the afternoon instead.
Once your man knows about this food plan, he will learn to appreciate lunch more. In fact, he’ll soon learn that it is his best opportunity to cheat a little. Since it’s unlikely that it will be possible for you to be with your man at lunch time, you’re just going to have to shrug your shoulders and pretend to be relaxed. It is better for a person to overeat at lunch than to skip it!
As for skipping dinner, I’ve never known a man who considered such a crazy idea.
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FAT LOSS – EATING DISORDERS: ANOREXIA NERVOSA AND BULIMIA
May 8th, 2009 | Posted by admin | Category: Weight LossNo Comments
Anorexia nervosa is essentially an under-eating disorder in contrast to the over-eating problems associated with the development of obesity. Bulimia is essentially a mal-eating disorder, as is the obsessive over-eating of specific nutrients that is associated with bulking, such as in body building, which will not be discussed in detail here. This latter pattern of mal-eating is more likely to occur in males because of the social ideal of bulk in men. The vast majority (90 per cent) of sufferers from anorexia and bulimia are women, although it is acknowledged that this may change in the future with changes in social and gender attitudes.
Both anorexia and bulimia have potentially severe, and possibly fatal consequences. Amongst individuals admitted to hospital for anorexia, the mortality is more than 10 per cent, death resulting usually from starvation, suicide or electrolyte imbalance. The long term outcome of bulimia is unknown, but disturbed eating behaviour may last for several years. Both anorexia and bulimia focus the individual’s attention almost exclusively on dissatisfaction with one’s own body size and shape, idealising the thin, androgynous figure and equating this with success, happiness, strength and discipline, and fat with failure and lack of attractiveness. The inter-relationship between anorexia and bulimia is complex. Some anorexia sufferers will at times binge and vomit and some bulimia sufferers have also suffered from anorexia, although they may now be normal weight.
For the counsellor, there may be times of concern as to what constitutes a ‘healthy’ attitude towards body maintenance, fat loss and eating, as opposed to a dysfunctional one. Both anorexic and bulimic clients may present themselves for assistance with weight loss, body building and exercise programs, any of which may inadvertently feed their disorder.
Myth-information. Massage can help improve circulation and enhance relaxation, however it has no long term physical effect on body fat loss or fitness.
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