CHAPTER 4: A Sensible Combination of Four Weight

Control Methods

Considering all the side effects, the other shortcomings of various weight control methods, and the fact that the re-normalizing the metabolic balance is at the core of the problem, we believe that obesity should be attacked with the combination of all of the following 4 methods:

1. Stress Management
2. Healthy Eating Habits
3. Regular Exercise and

4) Metabolism Boosting Dietary Supplement

Let’s examine each one more closely.

 

Stress Management

People tend to compensate for their stressful lives by finding different ways to relieve their stress. Some listen to music and some watch a movie. Some relieve their stress by having long conversations with their friends, and others believe in exercise. However, it is quite common that one way an overweight individual will respond to stress is by overeating.

Therefore, stress management is the first sensible thing one should do in order to fight obesity. In this regard, many proven relaxation techniques have been developed. Please review the ten relaxation techniques listed below and try to select two or three that will work for you. Stress is a major cause of numerous problems, we should all take steps to improve how we deal with stress as this will definitely improve our lives.

Stress Reducing Techniques:

1. Imagination – Imagine a beautiful, comfortable and relaxing scenery or, situation.
2. Meditation – Close yourself from all external interruptions and concentrate only on one peaceful subject.
3. Biofeedback – Learn to take conscious control of the body’s inner physiological variables such as heart beat, blood pressure, skin temperature. Listen to your heart-beating and breathing and feel the calm it brings over your body.
4. Progressive Muscle Relaxation – Lying down in a comfortable position, start flexing and then relaxing your various body-parts in a sequential manner. Start with one leg and move around the whole body.
5. Breathing Exercises – Concentrate on controlling the pace of your breathing. In a seated or laid position, start to relax by varying your breathing patterns from slow and deep to normal and shallow.
6. Aromatherapy – Relaxing your tension by using fragrances like roses and apple fragrance. Fragrances can be used to increase the pleasure and relaxation of a bath or for message therapy.
7. Message Therapy – Practice makes perfect when it comes to becoming an effective masseuse or if you want to learn the basics take a couples message class. This is a great way to relieve tension.
8. HydroTherapy – Try floating in relaxing warm water.
9. Music Therapy – Use music to relax you and help you drift away.
10. Self-Hypnosis – The repetition of self-motivating phrases or beliefs.

 

All the above relaxation techniques are quite well known and relatively safe. Fortunately, there are many qualified professionals who can help you learn and master your favorite relaxation techniques. They are also not that expensive. These relaxation techniques not only help you to control weight they provide many other health benefits. So make relaxation your first weight loss technique and we believe you will be pleasantly surprised.

 

Healthy Eating Habits

As we have said fasting or having an extremely low calorie diet that lacks nutritional balance is not a sensible means to control weight. Eating sensibly and properly is what brings the desired long-term results. Fortunately, eating sensibly is a well-developed subject that has a high level of public awareness and knowledge. Most people understand that they must regulate both the quality and the quantity of food consumed. We also know that a balanced diet, one that covers all four-food groups, is preferred. As there is many sources from which people can get the valuable information about this issue, we have not elaborated on this topic. However, this must be a key component of every sensible weight loss program.

 

Regular Exercise

 

Exercise has a direct effect on reducing a person’s body fat and blood sugar surplus. Regular exercises also stimulates the metabolism and revitalizes the production of insulin. An increased metabolism and insulin circulation in the blood stream will boost blood sugar consumption or processing, and improve insulin sensitivity. Exercise, any kind of increased movement, is extremely beneficial. Like healthy eating, there is so much great literature on the benefits of exercise, that we will just add a few comments.

 

For obesity patients, we recommend exercises that involve the whole body and are low in intensity level so that the person can maintain the exercise for over 30 minutes. Light exercises such as, walking, jogging, cycling, cross-country skiing, and easy mountain climbing are ideal. The goal is try and use all the major muscle groups so that the person slowly develops more muscle mass. Severely obese people should consult with their doctor to find a suitable exercise program. Consistency and developing a daily routine that makes exercise a top priority must be your goal.

One last thing about regular exercise as a weight control method. We recommend that you stay away from swimming if you can. Swimming is not as helpful in reducing weight as many believe. When you body is consistently in relatively cold water, it develops a defensive system against this cold. This defensive system is a layer of fat. Also since the body is floating in water when you swim, the effect of gravity is not as strong as during other exercises. This results the person burning fewer calories. This reduces the weight loss efficiency of swimming. Also, swimming has been shown to increase the appetite. So unless, your swimming is very vigorous, we would recommend another fitness exercise.

Metabolism Boosting Dietary Supplement

The above three methods (stress management, healthy eating habits, and proper exercise) are very fundamentally sound weight control methods. Unless poorly done, they do not have side effects. They also address the core of the obesity problem – the metabolism imbalance. Stress management techniques assist an individual to avoid dangerous overeating that can result from their reaction to high stress levels. A balanced diet is essential to ensure intake of food calories is balanced with energy consumption. Physical fitness and exercise increases the muscle mass of the body thus increasing the metabolism. Thus all three methods are effective, safe and sound components to any weight loss program.

However, they do not seem to be enough. If they were enough, you would not be reading this booklet. These weight control methods have been known for a long time. If they were sufficiently effective, then the obesity problem would not be escalating through out the world. We suspect that the above methods are truly effective only during the initial stage of obesity. However they are not so effective during severe stages of obesity. When the basic energy metabolism itself is in a wrong cycle or during a later stage of obesity, the above three methods are not enough. In other words, the above three weight control methods are good enough for healthy people to maintain a healthy metabolism and they will also help control cases where people are mildly overweight. But, once the vicious cycle of obesity sets in, the above three methods alone are not sufficient to stop this cycle. In such cases, the above three methods should be assisted by metabolism booster which is both safe from side effects and effective. Eleotin®Mb is such a product. In Chapter 5, we will provide a brief history of this product and review how Eleotin®Mb works to provide a long-term weight loss solution.

 

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