Bid healthy adieu to flab with weight management supplements

Oct 15
08:18

2012

Jenny Jonson

Jenny Jonson

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Zero size, hour-glass figure, six pack abs- these are the adjectives that people today associate with, when they say ‘I am healthy’.

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Zero size,Bid healthy adieu to flab with weight management supplements  Articles hour-glass figure, six pack abs- these are the adjectives that people today associate with, when they say ‘I am healthy’. The healthy lifestyle mantra of the 21st century has been tweaked a bit. In order to lose weight people now-a-days take to supplements, pills, expensive food programs and gym memberships.

There are some products called weight management supplements which help you to get rid of your flab by increasing the body’s metabolism rate. Some of these products include fucoxanthin, green tea, white bean extract, glucomannan etc.

As most of these weight management supplements mightseem to be natural (as the supplements are extracted from herbs)but they too are insufficient in their evidence.  Unlike the over-the-counter weight loss supplements these are often prescribed by doctors, though their progress is monitored closely.

All said and done, the question arises as to whether this sort of weight loss is healthy or not?  The answer is: no. Anything that is done by force or against nature has hazardous long-term effect. People who fall prey to such rosy weight loss program return to the old conventional style of balanced diet for weight loss.

Some might find the process to be tedious and tough, but it is certainly the most sustainable and progressive process. Unlike a gym where you burn your fat in a week, the balanced diet for weight loss might take months. One should have the patience and the determination to stick to the conventional method.

In order to get rid off the extra flab around your waist, you need to consume fewer calories and incorporate an activity-driven program into your daily routine. If you concentrate on these two areas you are bound to lose the extra pounds that your body is carrying.

A balanced diet for weight loss needs to have a balance of fats, proteins, and carbs, calories to support energy need without gaining weight from consuming excessive amounts. Besides this you need have 5-6 meals a day to keep your body metabolism balanced and intact, have lots of water and always be focused on your weight reducing goal. At the beginning it might be strenuous and slow but later on once your body gets adjusted to the exercises and diet chart, everything will fall in place.

In the name of balanced diet for weight loss people fall prey to crash dieting. It is a tempting way to lose weight. In this type of dieting the majority of the weight loss is due to water retention, and most crash dieters regain the weight just as quickly as they lost it when they return to their normal eating patterns.

We are always in a hurry to finish or dismiss things as quickly as possible. It’s very easy to put on weight than to lose it. One should always keep in mind that while you rush through meals you tend to eat more, so enjoy and eat. An obese person is always stressed out with losing weight. This sort of stressful eating can add on pounds because you are unaware of how much or what you are consuming. As the saying goes, “Slow and steady wins the race”.