Choose between the following:
Hamburger Vs Kale Salad
PS4 Vs Basketball
Instagram Vs Pokemon GO
If you choose any one of the items on the left, then congratulation! You are on the road to becoming obese. It’s not the food that makes you fat, it’s your habits. Your decision about ordering food instead of making one. Your decision to spend all your weekend on social media instead of taking a stroll in the neighborhood. According to the National Institute of Health, Overweight is one of the second leading cause of death in the United State.
It’s not only your health that is at stakes. Your size of clothes will get harder to find. You can’t eat to your heart desire, because if you eat, then you will gain more weight and if you don’t, you will crave it more and end up eating more than you wanted to. Your body acts differently if you have more weight. Your breathing changes, movement, stamina, everything behaves differently.
What Really Makes Us Fat?
FOOD – Food remains a major chunk of the reason why we face obesity epidemic. But that simply doesn’t mean that one should stop eating everything and stick to a diet. That is more dangerous than you believe. Once you stop dieting you are going to gain back at a faster pace than you expect it to be. The important thing is to burn as much as calories as you eat.
Bigger consumption of food is yet another source to make you fat. American is eating 20% more calories than they did in 1983. Thanks to more meat consumption and fast food.
STRESS – Food and stress go hand in hand. Stress is often the source of many food disorders. Work-related stress is related to an increase in the obesity level. When a body senses stress, it automatically triggers a fight-or-flight, where the body feels hungry and you will find yourself gulping down high calories food. Although American’s stress level is going down, it is still far from the healthy amount of stress. Many of us still turn to food as a source of comfort.
LIMITED MOBILITY – Lack of exercise is still one of the reasons for the obesity epidemic. Today’s job requires you to sit for a straight 7-9 hours a day add this to your calories intake and you have a perfect ideal solution to gain weight. More than 17% of the teenagers of U.S are obese which major point to the lack of physical activity, many children spent their time on computer and mobile rather than engaging themselves in outdoor activities.
How to get back in shape
Hit the Gym
One of the really simplest ways that everyone knows is to hit the gym. The reason why exercising in the gym remain at the top is because of the reason that you will follow the routine (since you have invested a chunk of your money) and diet plan from a well-educated trainer, instead of searching the net and following the wrong path.
Not everyone is made for the gym, it gets boring having the same routine and same set of exercise. If you are not in the mood to spend any bucks at the gym, start your exercise in your home itself. Play some sport like badminton or swimming. It doesn’t have to be a sprint, you can go on a marathon level pace and reduce your weight with a balanced diet.
What entices people more if you have a reward at the end. If you are the type of person to get pumped up because the end goal then this one if for you.
Get paid to lose weight
If losing weight is your goal then having to earn money can be a really good source of motivation. Mobile can be a reason of obesity but you can surely turn the table if you know the correct way to use the app. There are lists of apps that pay you to exercise:
- Healthy Wage: If you love games, then healthy wage is for you. All you have to do is make bet and lose your weight in that set period of time and the app will pay if you win the bet. You can also tag your friends together for a team challenge. You will see the success stories of a full makeover at the site. Everyone enjoys making money especially when the cost to make money is to lose some pounds.
- Pact: Pact is an android app that pays you in various ways. You can either lose weight while working out in the gym or simply having an exercise routine in your backyard. Complete your fitness goals and you can reward yourself with cash.
If you know your reward, it might get easier to lose weight, because sometimes we just need an extra push to make it work and money is the perfect way to help you get legs. When nothing works, this might just do the trick.
Bottom Line
The difference between your body this week and next week is what you do for the next seven days to achieve your goal. All you need to do is be patient with yourself. You didn’t gain all your weight in one day; you won’t lose it in one day.
A healthy lifestyle will not only change your body, it changes your mind, your attitude, and your mood. It’s okay to accept the way you are, fat or slim you are perfect the way you are, but it is important to realize that there is a vast difference between being fit rather than being slim. Take care of your body, it is the only place you have to live in.
Author Bio: Shubhi is an ambitious writer who wants to help people in succeeding their finances. She is well researched and provide useful insight into budgeting and money making ideas. Her keen interest is to evolve her ability to write. Outside work you will find her traveling, reading and learning new things.
Sharlene Andrade says
I couldn’t agree more with your points. I’m not that disciplined but I’m trying to. Thank you for sharing this.
Norman Andrew says
Lovely tips you have here. Thanks
Shane Naranjo says
These are all true! Thanks for sharing!
Neogen says
Health is a great blessing of the God. I think this is difficult to maintain health. But the more pro exercise and healthy diet and less stress make it possible. The strategy of losing the weight that you mention in the above is best to lose weight.