I have a weight problem and I don't know why!?
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My guess is you're not eating enough calories throughout the day, by only eating once a day, resulting in your metabolism slowing down. Read this excerpt from the book "Dieting for Dummies" by Jane Kirby and see your doctor: "Don't cut your calorie level drastically when trying to lose weight; this strategy will backfire. Your body is programmed to defend your usual weight, so when calories are cut severely - to fewer than 800 to 1,000 a day - your metabolic rate adjusts to conserve the few calories you do give your body.
The following healthy living recommendations will help you if you’re trying to lose weight, tone up your muscles, have aspirations of building lean muscle mass, are attempting to get a wash board stomach, or just want to feel better:
*1) Burn more calories then you're consuming everyday and measure your results using the following formula: Calories Consumed minus Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) minus Physical Activity. Get a diet and fitness calculator that you can put on your computer or cell phone. This will allow you to easily calculate this formula, set goals, log your daily calorie consumption, and register your physical activities.
*2) Eat natural and organic foods found on earth versus something created by a corporation to make money. Eat meals in small portions throughout the day and take a good multi-vitamin supplement.
Avoid “High Glycemic Load Carbs” (sugar, pastries, desserts, refined starches such as breads, pasta, refined grains like white rice; high starch vegetables such as potatoes) and drink lots of water. Read this article for more information on high GL Carbs:
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/carbohydrates.html
Do not try fad diets or diet pills. Here is an excellent food pyramid that anyone can follow: http://www.rayandterry.com/html/images/PyramidLRG.gif?osCsid=26a424be471d1337e7c2f105d5c64d9d
*3) Exercise on most days by doing cardiovascular training and/or resistance training activities.
Read a book or find a certified trainer to make sure your doing all resistance training exercises correctly. A great book to buy that teaches you the resistance training basics is “Weight Training for Dummies”. A superb magazine to buy with resistance training routines that will not get you bored is "Muscle and Fitness". Signup for the free newsletter. An excellent free online resource is at http://www.exrx.net/
A good book to buy that teaches you the cardiovascular training basics is “Fitness for Dummies”.
*4) Get plenty of sleep. Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance, health, and safety.
*5) Educate yourself continually on health issues and make a life long commitment to good health. A great free publication is “Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005”. A superb book to read is “You The Owner’s Manual”. An excellent periodic publication is the “Nutrition Action Health Letter”. A reputable test you can take to measure your biological age is at http://realage.com
Look at all areas where you can enhance your health. For example, make improvements in the quality of the air you breathe. Review outdoor air quality forecasts where you live and get an indoor air purifier. Send me an email or yahoo instant message to "gainbetterhealth" if you want an indoor air purifier recommendation and if you have any questions.
*Click on all the source links below to get the full benefit of the recommendations. The answers presented to your health questions are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health providers with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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this question makes me mad. Can you just be happy with yourself? You only live once. You should be glad you dont weigh 300 pounds.
You should go see a doctor, that doesn't sound right.maybe you have a thyroid problem or something! Your answer is within in your question
You can't get away with eating one meal a day and keep your metabolism running smoothy.
Eat several very small meals a day to keep everything running at maximum speed. Then go in to the doctor and get the appropriate lab work run to make sure that you don't have an underlying problem.
thats just how your made . deal with it You should check your thyroid.
If you don't eat enough your metabolism will get slower and that will make you gain weight(Someone told me that)
Are you kidding?! One meal a day? You should be eating 4-6 small potioned meals a day. And what about execise? You are malnutritioned and and being very good to your body at all! Eat smaller portion more often and make sure you balancing it with exercise. You should see a major difference.
You didn't mention a single thing about exercise - do you do that?
Other people probably do.
Your body has a "safety valve" and will store fat that should be burned because it thinks it's in starvation. Look it up.
I know it sounds like an oxymoron, but you're overweight because you don't eat enough. Join the club. I eat three times a day, low carbs and fat, have reduced sugar to almost non-existent, no goodies, don't eat between meals, yada yada, and I have just gained 5#. Checking your thyroid is a good idea (had mine checked and that is not the problem). Do you exercise? Should do that routinely anyway.
I exercise but it hasn't helped. Maybe I am older than you. I read where each decade after 30 you have to cut food intake by 100 calories a day.
One more thing - one time, just for the heck of it, I calculated and wrote down each morsel I ate during the day. Needless to say I was not happy when I saw the results.
You should see a doctor before doing anything drastic. As said you need to start the day with ways to increase your metabolism.. I have included a link for several ways for you to do this. Your body is starving for good food.. one meal is just not going to cut it as you age. 6 small meals a day is the best way. Spread them over all day and into the eve. You body thinks it starving!
http://www.diet-reviews-zone.com/Article8.htm
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