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Obese and pregnant: obesity during pregnancy and the risks

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

An obese woman who becomes pregnant is not required to live a different pregnancy than a woman with a standard weight. However, an obese woman needs to be more applied to various things such as food and to adopt the amount of physical activity performed during pregnancy.

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It is important to follow the instructions of your doctor if you are overweight and pregnant. Some tips to help you live well in spite of obesity in pregnancy, and avoid the risks posed by obesity in pregnancy, during delivery and after birth.

A woman is supposed to standard weight between 11 and 16 pounds during her pregnancy. An obese woman pregnant should only take between 7 and 11 kilograms during her pregnancy. This can be difficult if you become obese because of the overuse and lack of physical activity.

The food intake of an obese woman is very important when pregnant. Even obese pregnant women need to eat a little more (than usual) to feed the children they bear. These are the foods you put in your body that will make a difference in weight gain.

The key is to eat small meals throughout the day (and eat less but more often), and incorporate all food groups. This is the easiest way for a pregnant woman (ie including obese women) try to maintain a healthy weight gain during her pregnancy.

Gestational diabetes is a concern for all pregnant women, but especially for pregnant women obese. It is important to examine their level of sugar in the blood to see if you are threatened by gestational diabetes or not.

All pregnant women obese not develop gestational diabetes, but it presents another concern. Gestational diabetes can be managed by a healthy balanced diet as well as anti-diabetes drugs if necessary.

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Check the servings to lose weight permanently

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

With the advent of very large meal portions and more great served at restaurants, our concept of normal serving sizes is a distant memory. Stay tuned to the quantities of food you consume at each meal if you want to lose weight permanently.

When necessary, divide your food in half and ask the waiter to put half in a bag to carry. Otherwise you would be too tempting to finish your plate (not to spoil it, because you get to the plate before you have time to feel full, because you do not want to finish the dish before your friends, etc. .) even though it contained huge portions. Learn to pay attention to your hunger level and stop eating when you feel satisfied (and not when your stomach is about to explode).

Losing weight slowly by making small changes

Try to remember that there is no reason to celebrate if you’ve managed to lose 8 pounds in 2 weeks (for example). Losing weight too quickly is definitely not recommended (and not just because of the yo-yo after the end of the plan). It is important to realize that the more you lose weight faster, this weight loss is likely to come from water and muscle and not fat.

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You should know that muscle tissue is critical to keep your metabolism high. Losing muscle tissue (by losing weight too quickly) actually causes a decrease in the number of calories per day you can eat without gaining weight. The best fat loss is achieved when you manage to lose weight slowly. Do your best not to lose more than 0.5 or 1 kg per week.

500 grams of your weight is equivalent to a 4 000 calories. By making small changes such as eating 250 calories less per day (compared to your daily calorie needs) and burning 250 more calories per day through exercise, you will lose 0.5 kg (mostly fat) week. A slow weight loss of this type helps to lose weight permanently.

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Risks and side effects of a diet based on calorie restriction

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

A diet based on calorie restriction is not always safe for the whole world, especially among older adults, younger people and those who are lean. Teenagers, especially, need essential nutrients for good growth or they may not get enough of following a diet based on calorie restriction.

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The side effects of a diet based on caloric restriction may include: menstrual irregularities, hormonal changes, reduced bone density, loss of muscle mass.

Recall that a reduced bone density increases risk of bone fracture in a person’s short term and, if it does not take steps to correct the problem, significantly increase the risk of osteoporosis in the long term.

If you follow a diet based on calorie restriction, you can compensate for some loss of bone density and muscle mass by maintaining regular physical activity (for example by walking or jogging) and making sure to get enough calcium and vitamin D.

Excessive calorie restriction and without proper medical supervision can cause anemia, dizziness, depression, irritability, drowsiness, fatigue, swelling of your feet, back weight lost (yo-yo) when you resume a normal diet (caloric restriction without ).

Another important psychological risk involved in caloric restriction is when the person who adopts does not realize the principle behind calorie restriction. When weight loss is the only effect desired, and not a life better and longer, there may be consequences. The combination of anorexic tendencies with caloric restriction unscientific is very unhealthy because it’s not just the calories are reduced, but also foods rich in essential nutrients. This is in no way intended to a diet restricted in calories.

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Consume fewer calories per day: 4 Tips

Friday, April 9th, 2010

The year-end holidays are approaching, with their larger meals, prepare yourself mentally to consume fewer calories per day with this tips.

1) Eat foods with lots of water
Foods that contain lots of water, such as cucumbers and tomatoes are low in calories while you feel full. You can get into the habit of taking a big bowl of salad with meals. It will grip you lot and you will not snack.

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2) Focus on proteins
Lean protein is a natural appetite suppressant. Include sources of protein (chicken, fish, beef without fat, eggs, beans, etc..) In your main course will help control appetite and reduce your desire for sweet foods.

3) Focus on fiber
The fibers are very useful to be felt in the stomach it is full, and to slow the descent of other foods (not to eat again too soon.) The pulp, seeds and fruits are all rich in fiber and help delay the onset of the sensation of hunger. They accelerate the passage of sugars in the blood, giving you the least envy calorie sweets like cookies.

4) Choose small plates or bowls
Choose smaller plates or bowls that the average will trap your brain into thinking you have a larger portion of dish. If you feel that you eat plenty of food, you’ll feel less deprived of food. There are a lot of psychology in attempting to reduce its weight and this is very good trick to get you to eat less.

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Why sleep disorders affect our body weight

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

More and more studies associate the weight gain to sleep loss. Experts recommend that adults sleep between 7 and 9 hours per night to stabilize a healthy body weight. Why should we sleep to maintain a healthy weight? One theory is that lack of sleep disrupts hormones such as leptin and insulin, that regulate appetite and body weight. But an appetite that goes awry and benchmarks to manage the weight disappear, it can grow.

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Another scientific explanation suggests that deprivation of sleep leaves us too tired to exercise. It is well known that to lose weight and stabilize the weight lost, it does not follow a balanced diet and healthy, we must also exercise regularly (4 or 5 times a week, at least 30 minutes each time).

Moreover, as lack of sleep can disturb our mood (making us uncomfortable or irritable for example), we tend to look to food for our spirits up. We eat when our emotions, without being able to control our portions, and this can cause weight gain.

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Nutrition Tips for Better Health

Monday, April 5th, 2010

In our daily lives, we are inundated with nutritional advice. Most fad diets today, advertisements, booklets nutritional advice are everywhere we go. However, good nutrition should not be complicated. Here, we filtered all these countless information in a sort of top 2 nutritional advice.

1) The balance remains the most important links between proteins, carbohydrates and lipids.
While many popular diets recommend to exclude one of these 3 nutrients, the body has yet need all these nutrients to survive. Carbohydrates are the fuel your body, supplying the energy necessary for it to work.

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Protein helps maintain muscle mass, helps immune function and tissue repair, and supply of hormones and enzymes that your body needs. Lipids store energy and help to absorb other nutrients.

A deficit in one of these categories leads to health problems. In your quest for good health and great physical shape, it is important to eat every 3 nutrients.

Currently, nutritionists recommend that:

* 45% to 65% of your daily calories from carbohydrates,
* 10% to 35% from protein,
* 20% to 35% from fat.

If you try to build muscle (read also our article “How to muscles fast? How to build muscle?”), Then eat more protein.

Try to maintain this balance and your body will thank you with greater energy and, potentially, a finer size.

2) All carbohydrates are not created equal.
On the food pyramid, carbohydrates are the foundation. Because, as we said above, carbohydrates provide the body with energy. In the body, carbohydrates are broken into sugars that fuel our body. Some carbohydrates are converted into sugar quickly (it is simple carbohydrates), and others over a longer period of time (these are complex carbohydrates).

For maximum nutritional benefit, eat mainly complex carbohydrates. These carbs keep your blood sugar more stable, eliminating periods of fatigue at midday. These carbohydrates can also help you feel full (e) longer, which means you eat less while you still feeling satisfied (e) (to have eaten enough).

The complex carbohydrates found in whole grains and vegetables like beans, corn, peas, lentils, etc.. Ideally, doing so to include all your meals throughout your day.

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Reduce appetite, tips for controlling appetite

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

It’s summer, time of year when many of us start thinking about losing weight before having to put in shorts and sandals to enjoy the warm weather. But losing weight is not only a history of choosing healthy foods and do physical exercises (although you have already done much of the way), but also the need to reduce appetite, keep the appetite under control.

Tips to control appetite, prevent your hunger to win over your best intentions:

1) Eat consistently
Be sure to eat every 3 or 4 hours so that your blood sugar does not risk falling so low that you are a hungry and yield to a food orgy.

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Skipping meals or not eating enough is a prescription for disaster. Many of us are so busy they do not have time to eat properly during the day (our busiest time). Late in the afternoon, we were so hungry that we tremble, become irritable and hungry. We find ourselves then find our hands in the cookie boxes or packages of chips, consuming more than we need to fill the tank of energy.

Creating this massive deficit in calories during the day obliges us to overconsume all evening. So remember that you must eat regularly and always before eating that you have too hungry, to reduce appetite.

2) Abandon appetizers
Change your thinking and look no longer automatically a piece of chocolate when you see one. Your thoughts affect what you do.

Train yourself to recognize true hunger signals: a growling stomach, fatigue stalking, a slight headache that settled, etc.. When you feel these signs, you can be sure that you really need to eat. If you eat less than 1 hour but you’re still hungry, do something to keep you busy for 10 minutes and see if you still hungry.

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Snacks to avoid hunger: top 2 snacks

Monday, March 15th, 2010

Between 2 main meals, you can eat snacks to avoid hunger. These snacks, snacks, you can avoid becoming too hungry so overconsumption during the next main meal.

Snack 1) Edamame
The Edamame is a soybean fresh. The Edamame is rich in nutrients to fight hunger and therefore an excellent snack to avoid hunger.

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Besides a good dose of vitamins A and C, calcium and iron, 50 grams of edamame pods contain 9 grams of fiber (ie more fiber than you make 2 slices of wholemeal bread wheat), 11 grams of protein and only 2.5 grams of fat. Studies have shown that a mixture of fibers and proteins keep the blood sugar better than a snack consisting of carbohydrates only. This combination allows you to conserve energy and the sensation of fullness until the next big meal.

Snack # 2) Milk shakes and fruit yoghurt
The milkshakes made of fruits, yogurt and a pinch of ground flaxseed (or a scoop of protein powder) are a healthy way to curb the urge to eat sugary foods and calories as well as of avoid stomach rumbles in mid-morning or afternoon.
Milkshakes fruit yoghurt and snacks are also easy to carry. Simply mix the fruit with yogurt before placing them in a glass cell to entertain you between 2 main meals. Each sip of this wonderful snack to prevent hunger, you get a good package of antioxidants, probiotics, fiber and protein.

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How to get a real muscle in your body

Friday, March 12th, 2010

Know that the accessories are optional
The Swiss balls (stability balls) or BOSU ball (a kind of ball cut into two unstable surfaces, a platform and a dome, to balance exercises), the straps, webbing, tapes, Subscriptions to the gym, etc.. bonuses can be when you decided to do abs, but they are not necessary for the abs muscles.

Even in your life every day (when you walk, when you queue at the supermarket, etc..) You can work your abs by standing straight and exhaling to draw the navel towards the spine.

Set realistic goals
Your genes may play a role in the shape of your body, but did not make an excuse to give up and swallow packets of crisps. Your goals should be realistic and focused on your body, not an idealized picture (your favorite stars gain weight and lose weight like everyone else).

The abs of Beyonce or Usher could motivate you, but you should not have to concentrate to have abs like them. You should do abs for yourself first.

Do not try to rush things
There are no quick solutions to troubleshoot to have abs of your dreams. Even when solutions can produce quick results, these results often end up being temporary.

Plan things progressing slowly and stably. Prepare to suffer setbacks or face frustration if you want the abs muscles too quickly. To have abs that last, it is not enough to make abs in significant quantities in a short period of time, the abs muscle takes time and cohénrence.

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Flat stomach: how to have a flat stomach?

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Having a flat stomach is one of the best ways to reduce your risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Indeed, beyond the aesthetic improvement that allows you to go perfectly with a dress holiday, have a flat stomach (thus avoiding abdominal obesity) protects your health, according to numerous studies.

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4 tips to know how to have a flat stomach:

1)      Avoid beer
The beer drinkers have a bearing waist / hip ratio above the wine drinkers, according to a U.S. study that analyzed people who drink more than 6 alcoholic beverages per week. Avoid beer can therefore reduce the waist to get a flat stomach more easily.

2)       Eat blueberries
A diet rich in blueberries may remove belly fat in a U.S. study. Add them to your cereal, yogurt, salads, etc.. to boost the fight against excess fat in the belly and have a flat stomach.

3)       Eat eggs
The followers of diet who eat 2 eggs for breakfast reduce their waistlines than those who eat the same amount of calories but with a bagel instead, according to a U.S. study. But try not to consume more than 6 eggs per week even if you want everything to have a flat stomach.

4)       Try coconut oil
A Brazilian study found that obese women who made a plan to exercise while taking a supplement of 30 ml of coconut oil every day lost more inches in their waist circumference than those who were dieting and year while taking soy oil. Adopt therefore coconut oil to have a flat stomach, but take care to choose the form of coconut oil or extra virgin crude.

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