Tips & Trike Staying at a Healthy Weight

Human weight keeps fluctuating depending upon daily activities, food intake, physical and emotional problems and even climate and weather. Some people have naturally high metabolism rate. Such people usually don't put on weight quickly. On the other hand, some people have very slow rate of metabolism. These people tend to fatten up even if they increase their food intake even moderately. Studies have shown that people who have kept their weight constant over a prolonged period are the healthiest. People who put on weight, workout to reduce and then again become heavy are the ones who are most susceptible to health hazards like heart ailments, hypertension, diabetes, strokes and arthritis.




You can make subtle changes in your lifestyle pattern in general and dietary habits in particular to maintain a healthy weight. Regular workout and a balanced diet are the basic steps towards staying healthy. Other then these obvious factors, there are certain tips that you can follow to stay fit.

1. Concentrate on your food while eating: Do not use use meal times to read newspapers or office reports. During meals, only eat. Switch off the TV and let you answering machine pick up calls. When you concentrate on your meal, you will know what to eat, how much to eat and when to stop. So you can avoid unnecessary calories.

2. Never skip meals: Skipping a meal will keep you hungry until your next meal and you will tend to compensate that hunger by eating more. Eating regular small meals, four or five times a day will keep your metabolism active. Active metabolism implies good health and controlled weight.

3. Avoid emotional eating: Many people tend to cope with emotional issues arising out of too much stress by eating more. This is called emotional eating. It is very unhealthy as it plays havoc with the metabolism. Emotional eaters gravitate towards high calorie food, thus ending up several pound heavier.

4. Increase your fluid intake: This does not include alcoholic beverages. You can drink lots of water, fruit juices and soups. Sometimes, specially after rigorous workouts, thirst is misunderstood as hunger. So, if you experience untimely hunger pangs, then gulp some water, not food. This will keep your weight in check. However, avoid drinking too much water during meals. This will dilute your digestive juices and effect digestion. Improperly digested food leads to weight gain.

5. Put a blanket ban on processed, canned and bottled food: These foods are low in nutritional value and high in calories. These foods form sludge when your stomach tries to digest them and hinders absorption of vitamins and minerals from food. Researchers have found a direct correlation between consuming processed food and obesity.

Your ideal body weight is based on your age, sex and height. Body mass index is calculated keeping these factors in mind. Keep a check on this index. This will show you your healthy weight. Using this as a benchmark, you can work on staying fit. All you need is a little bit of self control in order to resist mouth watering high calorie food and lethargy.

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