Scot’s Weight Loss Blog

The explanations as to why we gain weight are readily available. Reasons given are the same old chestnuts like we don’t commit ourselves to a diet, no self-control, too greedy, bad planning etc.  You name it, and there’s an explanation out there!  But, truthfully, when it comes to getting and staying slim,  many of these half-baked “explanations”  are pretty unhelpful. The crux of the matter  over time  is whether our general way of eating  and calories consumed  are in-balance with  the amount of energy we need to sustain our particular way of life.

Is the solution to seriously take on a fashionable diet like Atkins? It is soon obvious that  the enforced regime  of our new diet  are incompatible with our normal eating habits.  Seemingly not under our control we return to our bad, convenient and lazy ways. And the heap of articles and books on good dieting and other special needs and requirements of the current diet we spend much of our money on, is still increasing.

It is possible that your diet is actually working against you and you should consider other options:

Now here’s a belly reduction tip I really like

Is your Belly getting beyond a Joke?

When females gain some weight, they often store excess water around their abdomens.  Avoid tight pullovers and blouses if this is the case.  Just wear something with a “V” shaped top  to distract the attention from your belly.  Consider wearing dark clothes because they give the illusion of a more slender image,  so why not try wearing: black on its own (very effective) or deep blue or red.

Reduce the size of your belly using this other little tip:

High Heels are Trendy

Boost your ego by wearing high heels because even if you haven’t yet got control of that diet they will boost your self-esteem  and they will give the appearance of longer legs,   therefore your body image will be more acceptable.

If you still feel overweight when wearing high heels then maybe you would want to consider fast weight loss.  It is not impossible to lose weight rapidly  but it makes sense to be  supervised by an authoritative person who  is well qualified in teaching about  healthy eating  - not necessarily a Doctor who may not be trained in this field in this sort of area. If you, under the appropriate supervision,  take a common sense line with dieting and a  pill to help you feel less hungry that is recommended and effective  along with regular exercise,  then some of that excess flab will start to fall off.

Make and keep plans for your meals before  sitting down to have your meal and don’t try to delay it as much as possible  before you tuck into your meal -  try to avoid getting starving hungry  and ending up wolfing down  as much food as possible. With some careful planning,  (and, alas, the extra time involved),  you can forfeit those lovely (but fattening) chips and instead have some boiled new potatoes cooked with a little mint, and probably end up better enjoying the meal.

If you can’t sit comfortably behind the driving wheel of your car, or you can’t see your toes, or there are a string of “Xs” in the size label on your clothes, or everybody seems to be whispering about you, or if it is a struggle to ease through the shower door,  then maybe it is time to accept that your belly is too big!

Well there are 2 things you can do about that  – you can either make life more difficult for yourself, following unsavoury dieting procedures and / or starting some training and having only low-calorie snacks (which incidentally would help you live longer), or you can cover up that belly and maybe nobody will notice it.

Some of the causes of having a belly too big include anxiety, taking no account of cutting down on the amount of bread we eat, boredom, no regular exercise, having a fatty diet e.g. ice cream which is high in fat and cholesterol, and bad eating habits like stuffing food down very fast. So you happened to put on some weight. In the meantime you want to cover-up that fat belly. As expected, you are probably considering a diet but the problem won’t go away of it’s own accord. Your answer may be to consider an Atkins diet.

Many scientific researchers now claim that Atkins and other reduced carbohydrate diets are pretty useless when it comes to keeping the pounds off. In a survey comparing low carbohydrate, relatively low fat diets and calorie reduced diets, all members of the test group started to put the pounds on again after six months, and by 52 weeks there was no statistical difference between the groups. Professor Arne Astrup of RVA University in Copenhagen, Denmark said that there is no clear evidence that Atkins-style diets are better than any others in order for us to keep the weight off, despite the success in some cases of the Atkins diet. Ok… so perhaps this is a bit over the top, but it helps to explain it.

So how should we proceed with the best diet? Some good advice: Ignore the hype, find a safe and healthy diet that makes good common sense, and alter your eating habits permanently. While this is not particularly clever in its revelation, it‘s staggering how many of us on a diet become so frustrated trying to actually lose some appreciable amount of weight, believing that this latest diet is “the answer”. Hey pal, if this describes the way that you have approached dieting, you are going down the wrong direction and need to consider something different.

Take a moment to consider this fact: Gardenburger Inc. conducted a nationwide survey which estimated that significantly more than two-thirds of all ladies between the ages of 25 and 54 make a decision to try to lose some excess weight each year. In this same survey, nine-tenths of those who responded to the survey reported they were disappointed with the long-term results (some respondents actually had put on some pounds instead). You see, the actual initial losing of weight is not that difficult! Anyone on basically any diet can lose weight. The hardest thing to do is keeping the pounds from re-settling on our bodies as time goes by.

We’re continually bombarded with bad information about why we gain weight. Reasons given are the same old chestnuts like we don’t commit ourselves to a diet, no self-control, too greedy, bad planning etc. You name it, and there’s an explanation out there! But, the truth be known, when it comes to getting and staying slim, many of these half-baked “explanations” are a load of twaddle. What really, really matters long term is whether our everyday customs when it comes to eating and calorific value of food ingested are in-balance with the amount of energy consumed by our way of life.

Scott Whiskeye has created several websites which are devoted to healthy body and mind and Scott’s aim is to create stimulating articles about all forms of healthy living and problems of health which will help the visitor attain a better quality of health. There are many interesting articles about Weight Loss on Scott’s site.
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