With 26 bones, 33 joints and more than 100 tendons, ligaments and muscles per foot its no wonder our feet feel the pressure when we put on a little weight. Our feet are the most used part of our body, an average person walks 115,000 miles that’s enough to walk round the world 4 times. There are many complaints associated with weight gain, our feet seem to be one part of our body that we all neglect.
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Archive for May, 2009
Weight Loss Best Foot Forward!
Friday, May 29th, 2009Getting in Shape for Summer
Tuesday, May 26th, 2009Want to look great for the Summer, lose the ‘love handles’ or dump the ‘spare tyre’? Well there are several things that can be done to achieve this. Diets are a great way to lose weight but as we all know this takes a lot of will power, something that most of are not to good at keeping. There are many ‘aids’ on the market to aid weight loss, which are also very good when used alongside a controlled diet.
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Tips To Avoid First Week Diet Failure
Thursday, May 21st, 2009Ever started a diet then gave up after the first week, like the vast majority of people I have, why does this happen? You get ready for the diet ’starting on Monday’, on Sunday night you write down your meals for the week, calorie counting every meal making sure you don’t go over by even 0.5 calorie. You awake on Monday morning have your breakfast, doing well!! So you start to watch the clock “when’s my next meal?” How come when you do a diet you are always hungry? Well I am. Is it because I am on a diet or am I really hungry? Do you know that some foods actually make you feel hungry? There is some interesting facts about food that I didn’t know here are just a few.
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Small Dress Sizes - Weight Loss Incentives
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Do you know that around 24million pieces of clothing are sitting in woman’s wardrobes that don’t fit them? In a recent survey commissioned by Lloyds pharmacy women admitted to buying at leased three items of clothing that were too small for them in order to lose weight. Does it work or is just a waste of money?
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Diet Meal Replacement Program
Friday, May 15th, 2009Fed up with that diet? what about the meal replacement program, these are foods that have a constant calorie count, normally in a bar, shake or powder, which can be mixed with water or milk. These convenient drinks or bars are great when you are in the office or at the gym. A diet meal replacement should usually provide your body with 1200 - 1600Kcal per day. They work by supplying your body with less calories than it actually requires thus using your fat stores. Taken twice a day normally one for breakfast then another for lunch then a calorie controlled meal at night. This then ‘trains’ your body into a proper eating structure.
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Weight Loss Bodywraps
Tuesday, May 12th, 2009Originally used for quick weight loss the body wrap has much more to offer. These modern day Body wraps are designed to hydrate and firm the skin, exfoliate dead skin and relax your muscles.(depending on what wrap you choose). Some say that body wraps will cause you to lose inches off your tum, thighs and arms, this is not specifically true, most weight loss is due to water loss.
Being Overweight is Killing You Slowly
Monday, May 11th, 2009We all love going out for dinner, indulging ourselves in food luxuries such as 16oz steaks, chips, onion rings and don’t forget the chocolate pudding - all great food, if enjoyed now and again. In recent times more and more people have ditched the home made cooked dinner in favour of the takeaway. This has now caused the UK to have the highest percentage of obese people in Europe. With nearly 55% of the population being overweight or obese the cost to the NHS is spiralling out of control, experts predict it could £45billion by the year 2050.
Loosing the Extra Pounds
Friday, May 8th, 2009In the winter months we tend to eat far too much through boredom, Summer is nearly here so you decide to go on a diet. Just looking at the TV, magazines and internet there are thousands of different diet pills, drinks and machines to help you loose that extra weight. Which do I pick? Who do I see? What is best for me?
Weight Loss Summer Hear We Come!!
Wednesday, May 6th, 2009Winter hibernation is over, the sweaters are back in the cupboard time to look out the Summer clothes. With the warmer weather comes its own set of problems! BBQs late night drinks on the decking and ice cream, all these can play havoc on the diet or weight control. You have to watch what you are eating in the summer or the weight could just pile on. We looked out some of the most fattening foods you have to try and avoid on the long summer days and maintain that summer weight loss feel.
The Dangers of Binge Eating
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009When people mention anything to do with ‘Binge’ we automatically think of drink. In today’s society we are constantly under bombardment from advertisers to eat, eat and when we thought we have had enough - eat some more. Its no wonder that binge eating(also known as compulsive eating) is so common among men and women in there late teens and early 20s. This eating disorder often sees those affected eating in private and eating very large amounts and eating faster than normal, they will eat till completely full, they will eat even if they are not hungry.
