Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Health

How to drink more water every day : http://www.wikihow.com/Drink-More-Water-Every-Day
Increase Metabolism Naturally - 3 Tips to Speed Up Your Metabolic Rate : http://ezinearticles.com/?Increase-Metabolism-Naturally---3-Tips-to-Speed-Up-Your-Metabolic-Rate&id=2033117

 
Why Metabolisum slow down once you start losing weight :



  • Expect your metabolism to slow down as you lose weight. The more weight your body is carrying, the more calories your body has to burn in order to sustain itself, even at rest. When you begin restricting your calorie intake, you'll lose weight relatively easily because your body's high caloric needs are not being met. But after you begin to shed the weight, the body has less mass to carry and thus needs fewer calories. In order to continue losing weight, you will have to restrict your caloric intake even further in order to maintain a difference between what your body needs and what you are providing.[2] Let's go through a hypothetical example:

    • You are 200 lbs and your body needs 2500 calories a day to sustain itself.
    • You cut down your caloric intake to 2000 calories.
    • You lose 25 lbs. Now your body only needs 2250 calories to sustain itself because it's carrying less weight.
    • If you continue with your 2000 calorie per day diet (the diet that helped you lose the first 25 lbs) you will still be losing, but at half the speed. In order to maintain a steady weight loss you will need to reduce your caloric intake further. However, it is at the utmost importance you do not try to consume fewer calories than your RMR!
    • Another possible problem: If you continue with your 2000 calorie per day diet (the diet that helped you lose the first 25 lbs) you may actually gain weight back because of varying levels of exercise. Let's say you lose 50 lbs. on your 2000 calorie diet. Your sustaining calories might be 1800. You're actually consuming enough calories to gain weight, but how would that happen if you had stayed on your diet? This can happen when your exercise has burned through many calories. If you slowed on exercise at this point you would actually gain weight again. The point here is to recheck your RMR when you lose weight and compare it to your consumption.







  • Don't overdo your diet or exercise program. Losing more than a pound a week can be detrimental to your health. As mentioned above, check with a physician or a nutritionist to determine what would be considered appropriate weight loss for your level of fitness before you start a new exercise or diet plan.







  • If you are pregnant or nursing, your caloric needs are increased. Speak to your doctor or midwife before restricting your diet or any specific food group.




  • Tips & Advice

    Dietary advice

    With Herbalife you combine nutritious food with replacing two meals a day. Here are some good tips and advice on what you should think about in addition to Herbalife meals!

    On your plate
    Eat a lot of vegetables and protein (for example meat) and be careful with carbohydrates (for example potatoes, pasta or rice).
    Less fat
    To completely remove fat from your diet is not a good idea. But choose soft fats instead of hard ones: for example, olive oil, rapeseed oil or peanut oil. You can make tasty, healthy dressings with linseed and sesame oils.
    Drink more!
    Water, that is. You should drink two litres of water every day.
    Nice and sweet
    It's only human to crave sweet things, but try to limit the amount and thereby the number of calories! You can control the craving with Herbalife protein snacks. Have one or two per day, for example as a snack.

    Exercise advice

    It's easy to replace meals with Herbalife, but it helps if you also take exercise. Try to find something that you enjoy; it doesn't matter if it's Nordic walking, butterfly stroke or tennis.
    Walking
    Walking is the world's easiest exercise, and the best way to get started. You don't need new clothes or expensive equipment; you just have to go outside and start walking. But of course it's good to reward yourself with some nice walking gear when you have managed to make walking a habit!
    Strength training
    Muscles don't just look nice, they also increase your fat burning rate, since muscles require energy 24 hours a day. But remember to rest between sessions! Muscles can be broken down with excessive training, and need peace and quiet to build up and become stronger.
    Daily exercise
    You don't have to go to the gym or run 10 kilometres a day if you don't enjoy it. It works well if you just take a little time for some daily exercise. What about testing some of these simple everyday methods?
    Get off the bus a couple of stops early.

    Take the stairs instead of the lift.

    Take a short walk at lunchtime; extra pleasant in the fine summer weather!

    Dance to your favourite music

    Tidy the house, shovel snow or take a walk.

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