The Natural Cures

Today I’m sharing Jim Waters successful weight loss story retired from Vought aircraft of Haltom City been able to lose 100 pounds.

Jim who was 344 pounds weigh and had type II diabetes, tried many diets in the past but everything was waste. Jim was hardly able to walk, as his muscles were not able to support his big weight.

Jim doctor recommended him Atkins Diet in July 2006. Working constantly with the dietitian, he came to know that he had to bring his calorie intake down to 800 per day and he has stuck with it and lost 98 pounds. Now he used to walk three miles a day.

Jim Waters advice for others: You have to change your eating and exercising habits for life. If you don’t, it's a waste of time.

The number of overweight people going through weight loss surgery has doubled in the last five years. According to Obesity Surgery Society of Australia and New Zealand (OSSANZ), more than 7500 went through weight loss surgery last year. Latest report from Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found Australia suggests that Australia is on the fifth place in obesity rate among adults in the developed countries. One out of every five adult is obese here in Australia – triple the number of obese twenty years back.

The study was carried out on 2000 obese people who had gone through surgery and another 2000 people whom weight was being managed by lifestyle factors such as diet. After 10 years it was found that twice as many people in the non-surgical group died from heart attack and another 47 people diet of cancer compared to 29 people in the surgery group.

Professor Jeff Hamdorf, from the medical education faculty at the University of Western Australia, said the study "really shows how effective surgery can be for obese people who have not been able to lose weight any other way."

Right now, people with BMI greater than 35 are recommended for weight loss surgery. Bt according to Professor Hamdorf, weight loss surgery should be allowed to people with a BMI greater than 30.

Sarah Fisher, who is a nurse from Lane cove, had gone through gastric band surgery last year and since then her total weight have fallen from 115kgs to 77kgs. "I tried every diet but nothing worked. I suffered asthma, osteoporosis and depression," she said. "After surgery, the weight fell off. The improvement in physical and psychological terms has been phenomenal."

With improved surgical techniques, there are many risk factors involved as well.

According to a survey that was conducted in Briton, women there are going to spend £150,000 on dieting and getting in shape during their lifespan. Getting a gym registration, exercising DVD’s, supplements and eating more fruits and vegetables will cost £2422 per year.

A woman will spend an average of £150,164 but still will be able to lose 3 pounds which will most probably get back on. This poll included 2000 Briton women of average age 23 and found really worrying trends in ways to lose weight.

Ten percent of women said that they have lost half a stone in one week and another six percent of women saying that they are able to lose a stone in two weeks time. More 53 percent of women, dieting means eating less than 1000 calories a day and for another one fifth, dieting means consuming less than 800 calories a day.

33 percent of women use slimming pills for losing weight and another 30 percent women are making themselves sick. And 11 percent women are using illegal drugs like speed or cocaine for losing weight and for speeding up their metabolism. Eight out of every 10 women want to drop their size to 10 or less and another 40 percent think that size 10 is just perfect.

Here is good news for the mothers who gained some pounds during their pregnancies. According to the researchers, the women who gained some pounds during pregnancy should try to get more sleep. They found that mothers who used to sleep for five hours or less a day when their babies were six months old were more three times likely to be having extra weight compared to the more rested mothers at one year (Via Yahoo News).

"We've known for some time that sleep deprivation is associated with weight gain and obesity in the general population, but this study shows that getting enough sleep -- even just two hours more -- may be as important as a healthy diet and exercise for new mothers to return to their pre-pregnancy weight," said Erica Gunderson of Kaiser Permanente, which runs hospitals and clinics in California.

The researchers found that mothers, who used to sleep for five hours or less a night when their babies were six months old, were more likely to gain 11 pounds extra at one year (after baby birth). Mothers who used to sleep for sever or more hours a night lost more weight.

What is metabolism?

Metabolism is the process that our body uses to convert calories into energy. When someone told you about burning calories, he’s talking about metabolism. The rate at which our body burns calories is known as metabolism rate.

Our body keep on burning calories throughout the day whether we are eating, working, moving or even when sleeping. For losing weight, we all need to build a fast metabolism. People with slow metabolism find it’s really hard to burn calories. Slow metabolism will result in extra fat being stored. The slower metabolism rate you have, the more weight you are going to gain.

The speed at which your metabolism works to keep your body working whether you are sleeping or resting is known as your basal metabolism. If you are able to boost your metabolism, you will find it really easy to lose weight when you are doing nothing or resting. It is not really hard to speed up your metabolism. With fast metabolism, you will have faster weight loss, faster fat burning and healthier body. Here I’m suggesting you some healthy ways to speed up your metabolism:

1. Try to be as much active as possible


2. Walking, running and exercising for burning calories and for higher level of metabolism


3. Eat enough calories to provide your body with energy to make it through the day and to keep your metabolism running quickly.


4. Have breakfast in the morning to stay energetic for the whole day


5. Take small but frequent meals during the day


6. Eat your proteins to increase your metabolism rate


7. Drink three cups of greet tea daily to burn more calories


8. Drinking cold water can also help you speed up your metabolism


9. Spicy foods that make you sweat


10. Good night sleep for better metabolism


11. Drinking high amount of water throughout the day


12. Do n’t forget to include high energy foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your diet


13. Avoid refined foods and sugary snacks


14. Do not starve yourself. Consuming calories lower than 1000 will slow down your metabolism