weight loss advice Achieving lasting weight loss
- Question 1: Have you tried one or more ‘diets’ and been unsuccessful?
- Question 2: Are the pounds slowly creeping on, and proving difficult to get off?
- Question 3: If we are what we eat, are we also denatured, devitalised, deficient and potentially toxic?
- Question 4: Would you like to know what will give you long term weight loss, maximum health, vitality and energy? A longer and happier life?
By offering weight loss advice at newlifenutrition I believe that you can achieve your optimum weight goal without counting calories or points, taking expensive supplements, eating/drinking bars and shakes ….. all of which may affect the chemical balance in your body, put stress on internal organs, create unhappy cells and ultimately lead to inevitable weight gain and potential ill health.
Achievable and sustainable weight loss however can easily be attained; creating greater health, well-being, bringing energy and vitality to all cells of your body by following some simple rules. These rules are based upon eating clean foods reared and grown as nature intended, cooked using healthy techniques and in the right balance. Lifestyle changes may also be beneficial.
I won’t give you a daily or weekly diet plan, you can buy plenty of books giving you this information! Rather I will educate you to make more healthful choices, supporting and encouraging you on your journey to better health. My aim is to give the responsibility for your health back to you. (Should you have current health concerns, these will be taken into consideration when recommendations are made).
To find out how easy your weight loss can be, please contact me clare@newlifenutrition.co.uk
Consider the following:
It is thought that 65% of diseases are preventable through whole food nutrition. Eating whole foods delivers to your body a combination of balanced nutrients, many of which science hasn’t even discovered yet! These nutrients were designed to nourish and protect your body in a way that refined foods and supplements can’t. Energy systems, immune functions, healthy DNA and strong hearts all thrive on whole food nutrition.
The foods you eat provide the raw materials for your body to produce thousands of chemical combinations necessary to regulate energy supplies, immune systems, moods, body repairs and countless other critical functions. Junk foods and refined foods short circuit your system and create free radicals intent on mass destruction of your internal organs and cells.
However, it is commonly thought that the caloric content of foods is the key factor to consider in the quest for weight loss. Although caloric count is important, new research suggests that the quality of food should be the greatest consideration. The conventional wisdom to “eat less and exercise more” is too simplistic; long-term weight management could be better fostered by focusing on eating right, instead of less.
In a study published in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health collected and analysed data over 20 years from 120,000 US adults in their 30s, 40s and 50s. It found remarkable differences in how eating various foods and drinks, as well as engaging in certain lifestyle practices, determined whether or not people gain weight.
Researchers issued a list of the worst foods for weight loss. Topping the list of offenders was crisps, which caused more weight gain than any other food. Next in line were potatoes prepared in any way, although French fries were especially weight producing. The other three most fattening foods consisted of sugar-sweetened drinks, red meat and processed red meat. How much of these do you include in your diet?
Data also showed that eating certain nutritious foods was associated with less long-term weight gain. The best foods for weight loss proved to be fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains and yoghurt. A direct correlation was found between the quantity of these foods consumed and weight, with the most servings associated with the least amount of weight gain!
While diet proved to be the strongest determining factor, certain lifestyle practices were also found to play a role as well. Exercise was an important factor, as those who exercised the most showed less weight gain. Watching television had a stronger association with weight gain than other sedentary activities. Sleep was also an influence: those whose sleep quantity was less than six hours or greater than eight hours per night had a higher tendency to gain weight. Additionally, alcohol was found to be effective in promoting weight gain.
The average weight gain for adults per year is one pound. This does not sound like much, but over the years, it adds up. Researchers conclude that long-term weight management can be achieved with a comprehensive approach, consisting of a healthy diet together with healthy lifestyle practices.
It makes you think, doesn’t it?
If you would like to know more about a healthy diet for healthy weight loss, please contact me.
