How to lose weight while being a vegetarian
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I am 5’41/2 and 124 lbs and I’ve been a vegetarian for the past two years. Any advice? I don’t want to lose a ton of weight maybe like 7-10 lbs?
I definitely do not want to starve myself and I’m willing to try the vegan lifestyle again- it’s a little hard though and I don’t know if I could handle it too too well when I’m dependant on the food my parents buy.
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Give me 5 healthy way to keep fit and 5 food items to be avoided
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Answer 1:
First of all, being fit should not be a fad. So…if you want to be healthy, you have to change your life style.
TO KEEP FIT:
1. Exercise 3-4 times a week consisting of aerobic exercises (aerobic means constant motion of the body such as walking, running, bicycling, dance classes, etc.) and anaerobic exercises (anaerobic means short burst of energy such as strength training). Try to keep your workout below 1 hour, so for instance, run for 30 minutes and then, workout with weights for another 30 minutes (alternate upper and lower body strenth training on different days to ensure you get plent of rest). For instance, on Monday, after your run, you can perform strenght training exercises for (upper body parts) the chest, back, arms and abs. For Tuesday, after your bike ride, you can perform strength training for (lower body parts) your legs. For Wednesday, you’ll have to rest and on Thursday, you’ll have to go through the cycle again.
If your goal is to add muscles and power, lift heavy with low repitition (4-6). If your goal is overall fitness without adding bulk, lift medium weights with medium repititions (8-12). I don’t believe in low weights (5 lbs. dumbbell) and high repititions (20-30); you’re just wasting your time and you’re body and health will never improved. Don’t be afraid to lift some weights and challenged yourself. You’re body won’t transform unless you challenge it.
2. Diet is key to keeping fit. Ensure you eat a proper balanced diet. Plenty of vegetables, complex carbohydrates (eat complex carbs to make you full longer and avoid any insulin surge such as whole grain bread, brown rice, sweet potatoes, corn, etc.) and lean meats (protein is important since every part of our body including our skin, hair, nails are made of protein). Continue reading Give me 5 healthy way to keep fit and 5 food items to be avoided?
Studies show that many people faced with home loss and housing uncertainty can take a tremendous hit to their health. If you’re going through difficult times, and worried you too may lose your home, what can you do to try to buffer or reclaim your health?
Here are some tips for ways to counteract some of the toll that constant stress (and the insomnia, distraction and desperation that go with it) can take on your health.
1. Make yourself a priority. In the frenzy of doing all you can to stay afloat, it can be easy to forget to take your pills, or to miss a doctor’s appointment, or even to start grabbing the cheapest, fastest food you can find – probably after you’ve skipped a meal. When you’re juggling too much, that’s when it’s most important to keep your health a priority. If you’re forgetting pills for a condition you already have, get help – use reminders, a pill box, enlist family and friends. Even when it feels like there’s no time – maybe even particularly when it feels like there’s no time – make nurturing yourself first on your to-do list. Eat thoughtfully before you get too hungry. Stock up on healthy alternatives and keep a list of those options handy, to avoid the pressure to choose something fast and unhealthy when you’re starved. Take the time to exercise. You can leave a ton of stress behind (dump it right into your sweaty tennis shoes after your power-walk). Think of exercise as your way of dosing yourself with health – and never skip a dose. Continue reading How to take care of your health during difficult economic times
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How can I effectively lose weight without compromising my nutrition? Some people try losing weight with dietary changes, but end up depriving themselves of proper nutrition and gain the weight back fast because their body becomes malnourished in the process. So, how can I lose weight effectively and optimize my nutrition in the process?
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After reading a lot of weight loss tips, I’ve caught myself saying “I’m not going to be able to do that!” I’m sure that we all have. A good weight loss tip is going to have to be something that you’d actually do, obviously. Keeping that mind, I hope that you’ll find the following weight loss tips helpful to you. Over the years they have helped me maintain my current weight, and they’ve also helped me lose weight as well. These are some of the easiest and most effective weight loss tips I’ve found.
At first, when I started trying to lose weight, I went along with the traditional attitude that eating snacks in-between meals was counter-productive to an effective weight loss program. I cut out snacks from my diet altogether as a result of that belief. I found that the problem was that by the time I sat down to start eating my meal, I was so hungry that I couldn’t control my portion sizes efficiently. Continue reading How to Lose Weight with Better Nutrition?