Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Why Reduced Food Intake Makes You Fatter

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The idea is never to limit your food intake. It's not a reduced meal that will solve your bulging tummy, weight gain or high LDL. I don't know why it cannot sink into the heads of thick-skulled folks that a balanced diet is always the remedy.

And balanced diet means you eat everything.

And I mean everything. Everything in right proportions. Don't be biased with certain foods but be democratic. Something like a pluralist perception of food. Just remember that the key phrase is "in right proportions."

Reducing your food intake either makes you too slim, malnourished and sluggish or eat more. If you're malnourished and sluggish, you move less and burn less fat and calories. Remaining sluggish a long time can develop the habit. And when you get too starved because you've been eating less a long time, you start eating with a vengeance. Now, imagine tripling your food intake while remaining sluggish.

That's why you get fatter.

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And then you feel guilty after eating a lot and repeat the whole process of reducing food intake. It's a vicious cycle. You'll never get healthy and fit that way. You'll just get sickly slender or flabby and vice versa.

But the remedy really is common sense---eat balanced. Eat everything in right proportions. And then exercise regularly. That's it. I don't care what your metabolism is. Of course it's different if you have some kind of a serious metabolism disorder. Then you need to see a doctor or medical specialist.

But if it's just a matter of a bit too fast or a bit too slow metabolism. balanced meals are often enough to do the trick.

For instance, when I see a delicious-looking, mouthwatering pork dish I take a piece the size of my thumb. I eat the half side of a medium-size fish, lots of veggies, a cup of rice, a spoon of mashed potato (I bear in mind I already have a cup of rice), and then a piece of whatever dessert is available (again, the size of my thumb---that's my rule of thumb 😃.

Of course, I always eat fresh fruits before taking meals.

Some folks who are sporty only now and then and want to get in shape to look good in their sport often rely on food intake reduction. They limit what they eat and even skip some meals just to avoid looking fat when playing their sport, especially basketball. This is dangerous.

Some boxers do this, though. They workout while limiting food intake to catch up with their weight category (if they're too heavy). But remember, these guys train everyday (they're not sporty just now and then) under the close watch of professional dietitians, weight coaches and doctors.

If you're not a professional boxer, eat balanced meals everyday.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Health Benefits of a Simple Life

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I was surprised to see after researching on it that living a simple life has lots of health benefits. And I believe it is a must adjunct to regular workouts and healthy eating habits. If you want to be really healthy, you must start living a simple life.

One way of living simply is sleeping better. Trying to beat deadlines and accomplish too many tasks at a time can ruin healthy sleeping habits. All that stress destroys your "appetite" to sleep at night. I'm telling you, if your sleep is ruined, then all hell breaks loose. Your immune system is down and then diseases set in. All abnormalities in your blood chem start convulsing.

Here are simple workouts I did to get fit and healthy. Click here.

I can stop here---better sleep. You get this everyday and you're on your way to tiptop health. And it's all possible only if you simplify your life. Cut out too much exposure to the TV, PC, CP (cellphone) and DVD. Get rid of that gadget addiction. In fact, cut out everything unnecessary. Make a lifestyle inventory and get rid of all the clutter.

Then there is the ADD problem (Attention Deficit Disorder) that a simple life can remedy. If you're too stimulated during the day (multi-tasking is a fad today, for instance, and people are just proud when they drown themselves in it), you may become candidate to ADD. That means pressure and stress can ruin your immune system and make you an easy target for deadly diseases. It can also trigger weight gain easily, too.

If you're too busy your attention span keeps getting shorter or weaker, then simplify your life. Or else, you might suffer ADD, and that's a definite minus.

A simple life is also a must for a healthy spiritual life. You cannot tell people how Jesus invites all who are tired to his rest if you yourself look so exhausted and stressed out. You have to check out your lifestyle if you want genuine spiritual health.

I'd start living simply from now on if I were you.

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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Middle Age? Here's How You Start Getting Really Fit


Most middle age folks (age 45 to 55 or 60) think they're past their fitness potential and simply resign to having soft, flabby, saggy or flaccid muscles. It's also mainly due to serious ailments like diabetes or heart problems that they end up like that.

But they should never give up. Middle age is still a right time to start all over again. You can still start keeping fit at this stage. You just need to work closely with your medical doctor, asking him what suits your physical condition.

I'd start shaping up if I were you.

Here's what I did to shape up effectively. Click here!

You can start with the very basic. It's better than nothing. I always tell people to start with leisurely walking. I started there when I started working out again after stopping for a long while. I started being a fitness buff when I was in grade 7. That went on until college when my workouts became irregular, though I still managed to go to a gym and develop a muscled body.

But some time after college, I stopped altogether and thought I'd never be fit again. I became flabby. But I decided to be fit again in my 40s (I think it was when I was 45, if I remember right) and continued to do so up to now. When I started again in my 40s, I started with leisurely walks. (I even suffered severe muscle trauma which made me stop again for years. But I fought it and managed to workout again, by God's grace and mercy).

You have everything to gain and nothing to lose if you embark on a fitness journey now. It's not too late. Take it from me. Just start it slow and easy (no reason to hurry up) and gradually progress from there, asking your medical doctor about it all before you start doing anything.

After leisurely walks, do brisk walks and then combine it with jogging. Then start a little bit with push-ups or weight lifts. Better yet, do manual gardening where you carry a pail of water while watering your plants.

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Watch how these guys do it at 70!


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