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Awaiting revision 2007
Obesity - Part 2
Question: Is there a lot
of hot air talked about weight loss?
Answer: Yes.
Search on the Internet for "weight loss" and you come up with any
number of "remedies" - often in a single capsule or tablet - which
promise success.
This belies the fact that being overweight is often - probably
usually - a very complex situation.
Physical and Emotional
Causes It is complex because there are usually a combination
of factors involved - physical and mental/emotional.
The emotional factors mean that when you find it difficult to lose
weight, you may start punishing or hating yourself.
If you do this, you are really piling on the emotional pressure.
You can just end up making yourself feel more and more guilty. That
is just no good at all!
Be Kind To Yourself The
answer to this is to go easy on yourself. Keep reminding yourself
that you are doing the best you can in the circumstances in which
you find yourself.
Criticise yourself and you'll just make it harder to get to the
point where you can lose weight.
To help yourself when you notice you are criticising yourself for
not being successful...
...DON'T JUDGE YOURSELF one way or the other. In other words, don't
decide you are right or wrong. That does no good at all. And it
simply holds you back from being successful.
Simply step back mentally - this gets you away from your emotions -
and say to yourself; "Ah yes - I'm criticising myself". Just being
aware of what you are doing is the most useful thing you can
do.
Observe Your
Thoughts Over time, this simple practice of being aware
of your thoughts will be very helpful to you.
Accept that your "bad" habits are perfectly OK.
At the same time, you may choose to head towards changing some of
them. That's OK too!
"This is a healthier attitude than "What a terrible person I am for
not being able instantly to change that bad habit."
Just get away from criticism and thoughts of failure. You'll still
have some of those thoughts, but just step back and observe them
from a distance - as if they were someone else's thoughts. Just
practice - it'll soon become habit.
Be Happy There can always
be something you want to change about yourself. If you keep
criticising yourself for not being perfect - then you will never be
happy for all your life! That just cannot
be right!
So learn to accept yourself as an imperfect being, trying their
best. And if something doesn't work... try something else!!
Weight Loss 3-Step
Plan Here's a 3-step plan which may help you with losing
weight.
- Firstly, if you have underlying health issues - you
need to See a Practitioner in Alternative Healthcare
to get yourself sorted.
See a doctor too, certainly; but remember you don't have to
do what they say. Listen to their advice, certainly; but don't be
pushed into anything you don't want.
It is your life and your health - take what the doctor says, see an
alternative practitioner, and then *you* decide what you are going
to do for your health.
- Decide To Get Healthy.
Commit
yourself to being healthy and happy. And part of that just happens
to involve... - being lighter than you are right now!
Focus on what you want for your health in general, rather than on
losing weight. Trust that you will lose weight as you sort out your
general health.
For your general health, my first recommendation is:
i) Colon Cleansing This often seems to help so many
people, that it is a good cleanse to start with. I recommend a 3
month Colon Cleansing Programme.
Secondly, I recommend:
ii) Liver Cleansing Again, many people appear to benefit
from this cleansing. It does help to ensure that the Liver works
well, and that benefits the whole body.
These two cleanses will be a great start for future good
health.
- Your Diet - What You Eat
For most
overweight people, diet is key.
There are many different dietary approaches. You have to find one
which suits you.
Reducing calories is one approach which works for some. The "Weight
Watchers" method uses this approach, for example, combined with
psychological and emotional support from other overweight
people.
Others find this approach does not suit them. And it is true that
the body may adjust its metabolism after a while so that the amount
of weight lost reduces.
There are other dietary approaches which often produce weight loss
as a beneficial side-effect of changing your lifestyle. Here are
some examples of these approaches to improving health. Try out one
which appeals to you.
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Improve Your Lifestyle - And Lose
Weight Here is some general information on
naturopathic diet:
www.specialist-herbal.com/html/2__dietary_guidelines.html
And here are some examples of the dietary approaches mentioned
above, which often help people to lose weight - and, more
importantly, keep it off.
- The Rotation Diet by Martin Katahn. This is a diet
which starts from the principle that if you reduce your
calories, you initially lose weight, then the body lowers its
metabolic rate to compensate for the lower amount of food
being eaten, and the weight loss stops.
The Rotation Diet fools your body by first putting you on a low
calorie diet for long enough to lose weight. Then, before the body
can adjust its metabolic rate, you change to moderate-calorie diet
for a short time, then to a normal diet. The 'cycle' takes - from
memory - either 3 or 6 weeks.
You can get the book from Amazon, and if you read the online users'
reviews there, you will find that most are complimentary.
- Food Combining" Diets. By changing your diet,
weight is often lost. One reason is that the diet can make
you think more about what you are eating. You may then tend
to make healthier decisions about your food.
Food Combining is a way of eating where you make it easier for your
digestion by avoiding eating starches and protein at the same meal.
So - no egg on toast; no bangers and mash. Basically, you have all
fruit or all salad or vegetables at a meal; or you have
either starch (eg baked potato) *or* protein (chicken, or
cheese) with salad, vegetables, or both.
- The Hay Diet by Jackie Habgood
- The Biogenic Food Combining Diet by Leslie
Kenton
- The Beverley Hills Diet by Judy Mazel
- Fit For Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond
The last three have recipe books associated with them.
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Other Ideas To Help You To Lose Weight For most people,
losing weight is simply a matter of eating less of the food which
puts weight on. (I know there are a few exceptional people who eat
little, but still manage to put weight on - but this is a very
small proportion.)
How you manage to eat less depends on what works for you. Some
ideas are:
- Keep fruit near to you at all times - and eat it,
of course!
- Give up tea and coffee, which are debilitating.
Instead, drink
at least 1 litre (2 pints) of water a day. Keep fruit juice (no
added sugar) nearby at all times.
- Change some other habits as well as your eating
habits. Walk more; or get a dog! Give up snacking, or snack
on fruit.
- Do a vegetarian or "healthy eating" cookery course;
or invest in some gourmet vegetarian cookery books - and
focus on the recipes without tons of cheese.
- If your weight goes up and down from month to
month, weigh yourself every week. Then, the instant you go
over a weight you have decided upon, immediately do
whatever is necessary to get back down to the weight
you want.
Then... relax again, and keep weighing yourself
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Resources An overview of overweight and
obesity can be found at:
www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/OBESITY/
OBESITY.html
A useful source of books; examination of fads; recipes; eating
disorders...
weightloss.about.com/health/weightloss/
dietinfo.com
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4 Recommended Detox
Methods
Many approaches to detox can work. Often, it is just a case of
which approach suits you - so you can follow it right through. Here
are 4 approaches which have been carefully thought out.
1. Herbal 90-day Detox Diet Programme
This programme consists of unique herbal products for the three
main detox organs: the Colon, the Liver and the Kidneys, as
well as a Detox Tea. The products for the 3
main detox organs are available either in Capsules or as
Drops, as you prefer. (Both are just a good - Drops are
cheaper.)
This programme lasts 3 months, which is a good length of
time. You also get unlimited free support by phone and
email. You can choose to spread the cost over 3 months if you
wish.
This reputable company has been in business since 1982. **
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2. Dr Janet Hull's
Detoxification Kit.
A 'ten step detox programme'. Dr Janet Hull cured
herself after being 'written off' by doctors.
This comprehensive 6-week detox is the result of her
experiences.
There is a 90-day conditional money-back guarantee with this
kit.
3. 12 Steps to a
Complete Body Detox.
A complete approach to detox, by Calvin Newstead.
Calvin applied detox principles to himself with tremendous
success, then left a 20-year career to promote his detox
approach.
You get the 12 steps book, and valuable information
about acid/alkaline balance, candida, gluten, and other
topics. You are entitled to free lifetime updates.
There is an 8-week unconditional money back guarantee.
4. Detox Bath -
Plus.
This is a book detailing many well-established detox methods
founded on naturopathic principles of old; including exercise,
breathing, diet, skin brushing and 'water cure'.
These have been used by successful naturopaths for
centuries.
There is a 60-day unconditional money-back
guarantee.
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