obsessing over food, body weight, and shape (The National Institute of Mental Health, 2016). Even though there are individuals that are concerned with their body image, eating disorders are marked with extremes, eating disorders are present when the individual has an extreme reduction in food consumption or overeating, feeling distress or concerns about their body weight or shape. According to DSM-5 the criterion that must be met is; A) having a significantly low body weight for their…
have learned that fad diets are not the way to achieve weight loss. It was interesting to learn that even though the Paleo diet recommends fruit and vegetables to help achieve weight loss, and a lower carbohydrate consumption to lessen the chance of high blood glucose levels, there's no guarantee you will drop pounds. Besides these factors, a study conducted on mice, revealed that an increase in glucose intolerance, insulin, and extreme weight gain were inevitable. Overall, the study showed that…
Each individual loses or gains weight at a level unique to their body and workout and diet preferences. Weighing yourself lets you know if your body is changing at the right pace relative to your eating habits and workouts. The dangers of weighing yourself What you weigh is more than fat or muscles When you weigh yourself, the numbers you get are not a true reflection of what you have gained or lost. There is more to weight than fat or muscle as other factors such as the amount…
Lifestyle - CLEAN BULKING VS. DIRTY BULKING What is Clean Bulking?Clean bulking means to put on muscle weight without putting on fat weight. I am a big advocate of clean bulking and I always do clean bulking when trying to gain muscle weight. Generally with bulking up, people do not do cardio or very little of it, which will slow down the MBR and allow for fast muscle gains, but at the cost of fat gain as well. What's the point of that when you will have to spend a longer time on the cutting…
HCG drops are an effective choice for a quick and safe weight loss. You can either use it for fast weight loss on a special occasion or recover from a health condition such as overweight or obesity. The oral drops are safe, convenient, and effective. Here are four key ways of using the hcg drops and an eating program to get rid of your weight gain sufferings. 1. Take the drops to establish a biochemical alteration in your body. HCG diet makes use of a hormone known as human chorionic…
healthy calories. You have to work out properly and concentrate on lifting heavy weights. People often confuse in understanding the difference between gaining body weight and muscle mass. If you understand this basic concept, then the journey becomes easier for you. When you increase your body weight, the fat percentage in your body also increases. Increasing lean mass means increase in muscles only without any fat gain. But on the other hand, if you are fuelling your body only as much it is…
Guide to Weight Gainers Guide to Weight Gainers Weight gainer supplements—along with other health and fitness supplements—have become increasingly popular with health-conscious consumers. Nutrition stores, health food operations and mainstream retailers now sell dietary supplements at brick-and-mortar stores throughout the United States and the rest of the world. Many of these supplements focus on weight loss because two-thirds of adults in the United States are overweight. However, many…
Weight loss and weight gain is the latest craze in the market of body building. Anabolic Steroids the body building supplement is fast gaining popularity day by day. There are many products available in the market many more are flocking in. Consumers purchase the Anabolic Steroids for immediate weight loss and if the target is achieved, they recommend the product to their known ones and as such the product gain popularity. Besides this a large number of people also come to know about the product…
I have decided to make it a new goal of mine to eat healthier, exercise, and get to a healthy weight. For me, this will be a difficult start, but I love routine and schedule. As soon as I get the schedule in line I should follow suit and only have minor issues. These changes are not going to come easy. I will faces struggles and gains throughout this process. I will have to give up my love of Taco Time and my off balanced diet. I will also have to give up my lack of exercise. My schedule will…
In the past, and I'm talking about past times when people never knew when there would be enough food, it made sense to eat a lot in times of plenty and gain weight in the process, and that extra weight would slowly disappear again in leaner times. Human bodies are excellent at storing excess food as fat and slowly releasing that fat to burn for energy when the need arises. Problems come in when there is always excess food. Your body will keep storing it as (more and more) fat and never releases…