Update on Weight Management and Health

This blog has emerged into topics that I did not planned initially but I guess you will talk about what is of interest at any given point in time. I have shared some ideas about weight loss several months ago and I wanted to update on what I have discovered in the process. There are several different angles to approach this from.

1. Things not to eat – The general consensus is eat less sugar and refine carbohydrates. Pretty much all weight loss programs seem to accept these facts. The main things that fall in this category would be rice, flour, bread and many of our standard heavy food out there. Of course any sugar is bad, so reduce its intake as much as possible.

2. Good to Eat – Its very good to eat lots of vegetables as these provide your body with the essential nutrients and if you follow this religiously, you have to lose weight unless you have some other ailments. Good levels of protein and calcium is also go in the process. Also drink lots of water in the process.

3. Exercise – This one goes without saying. Of course the intensity will vary depending on what you are trying to accomplish.

Between those basic premise, there are many variations but if you follow the core of those you will do well. Lets be honest, if you need to lose weight you will need to be stricter than if you simply just wanted to main your current weight. Eating vegetables can be a challenge and could be considered boring for the most part but there is no doubt it is very good for you. There is a solution to that.

The solution is called Vegetable and Fruit smoothies. Basically, you get fresh vegetables with fruits and blend them into tasty smoothies for any meal. If you want to be aggressive in getting results, it just means you will do this more often and in fact for all meals in a given period. Even Montel Williams is promoting this concept on TV recently. A great book to read more on this topic is “Eat to Live”.

Please comment on what you think of this overall concept.