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  I know it’s hard to get into a new routine. I talked about eating 5 or 6 times a day. It’s a great way to lose weight if you can make the change. You're eating very small quantities every time you eat, the idea is that you never get full. You only eat enough to get to the next meal.  So you have to eat about every 3 or 3 1/2 hours, no longer or you’ll start to get hungry. You start by eating a good breakfast, not big but filling. I eat oatmeal. Remember, eat healthy, let’s say about 7 a.m. Then about 10 am you eat again, maybe fruit and yogurt. Take lunch at about 1 p.m., but not a big lunch, remember you ate at 10. So you bag something from home, a half sandwich, and a piece of fruit. Around 4 pm. you eat again, maybe the other half of that sandwich. Now you get home so about 7 you eat again, something small like half a breast of chicken and some vegetable like broccoli. And about 10 or later eat something small, preferably a cup of plain Greek yogurt. The secret ...

from VeryWell.com If you eat frequently to avoid starvation mode, you might not like the news you're about to read. Many dieters misunderstand the concept of eating frequency, and it may cause your weight loss plan to fail. When dieters talk about  starvation mode , they are usually referring to the effect that infrequent eating can have on your metabolism.  The commonly held belief is that if you don't eat every three hours or if you skip a meal, like breakfast, your metabolism immediately slows to preserve energy and prepare for starvation. As a result, weight loss grinds to a halt, and weight  gain  can occur. Some science-savvy dieters might also confuse starvation mode with what researchers call "adaptive thermogenesis."  Scientific studies have confirmed that people who have successfully lost weight have a slower metabolism than their same-weight counterparts who have never dieted. These people often (reasonably) complain that they are gaining weight but...

Americans have many health problems stemming mostly from excess body fat. North Americans on a whole eat too much red meat and not enough vegetables. Seafood is better for us and gives us the nutrition we need. I know we can't eat seafood every day but some people in the Mediterranian Region and the Far East don't eat any red meat.  These regions have a smaller percentage of Cancer cases and fewer cases of heart disease. We have Athletes in the U.S. that don't eat meat. Vegetarians are gaining popularity. The biggest and strongest animals like the gorillas, horses, elephants, and giraffes, are all vegetarians.  A friend of mine who is fighting cancer told me that his doctor said that it's not a question of "if you will get cancer, it's when will you get cancer." some people think because they don't smoke, they can't get cancer. Not true, only a small percentage of people get cancer from smoking. 33% of cancer patients get cancer from smoking while ...

  How Often Should You Eat? The Starvation Mode Myth If you eat frequently to avoid starvation mode, you might not like the news you're about to read. Many dieters misunderstand the concept of eating frequency, and it may cause your weight loss plan to fail. When dieters talk about  starvation mode , they are usually referring to the effect that infrequent eating can have on your metabolism.  The commonly held belief is that if you don't eat every three hours or if you skip a meal, like breakfast, your metabolism immediately slows to preserve energy and prepare for starvation. As a result, weight loss grinds to a halt, and weight  gain  can occur. Some science-savvy dieters might also confuse starvation mode with what researchers call "adaptive thermogenesis."  Scientific studies have confirmed that people who have successfully lost weight have a slower metabolism than their same-weight counterparts who have never dieted. These people often (reasonably) com...

  Am I Obese? How Experts Define What Obesity Is By Amanda MacMillan Obesity means having far too much body fat. It's about much more than your clothing size or how you look. It can seriously affect your health. Your whole body feels it, from your joints to your  heart ,  blood pressure ,  blood sugar , and other systems. The extra fat cells produce inflammation and various hormones, which boosts your odds of chronic medical conditions. If it seems like those odds are stacked against you, remember that it's possible to beat them. The first step is to know where you stand. Are You Obese? You step on the scale and your doctor or nurse notes your  weight . They might also measure your waist since it's especially risky to have too much  belly fat . If your doctor says you're overweight, that means "you're slightly over what's considered healthy," says Y. Claire Wang, MD. She's co-director of the Obesity Prevention Initiative at Columbia University. Obe...

 The normal resting heart rate varies by age. In adults, a resting heart rate of 60 to 100 beats per minute (bpm) is generally considered normal.1 Babies and young children have higher resting heart rates than older kids, teens, and adults. Resting heart rate is your heart rate while at rest. It serves as an indication of your general fitness. A lower resting heart rate generally indicates a higher degree of fitness. Even so, certain medical conditions can cause an abnormally low or high resting heart rate. This article explains what the resting heart rate should be for different age groups, how it is measured, and what low or high resting heart rates say about your health. From birth to adulthood, the resting heart rate varies. In babies and children, the rate is generally higher, mainly because their hearts are smaller. The rate will gradually decrease until age 10 when the expected range of values will stabilize through adulthood. The resting heart rate range, measured in bpm, i...

Fatigue is the biggest cause that people use for stopping exercise? If you talk to a trainer the biggest problem they have with clients is simply being too tired to exercise. That's the most common symptom of fatigue. So, what's it caused by? In most cases, it is caused by a bad diet. Several types of medications and physical diseases can also cause fatigue but in the case of diets that exercise. it's the diet. There are numerous potential causes of fatigue as a major complaint. They range from those that cause poor blood supply to the body's tissues to illnesses that affect  metabolism , from infections and inflammatory diseases to those that cause sleep disturbances. Fatigue is a common side effect of many medications. While numerous patients with psychological conditions often complain of fatigue (physical and mental), there is also a group of patients where the cause of fatigue is never diagnosed. Fatigue is a symptom of an underlying disease and is described in man...

For most of us, emotional eating  happens every day. Most of us use food as a crutch. It used to be smoking, now it's alcohol or food. Sure some people still smoke but smoking has become a four-letter word like other bad words nobody wants to hear. Emotional Eating is the biggest cause of weight gain. For some, it takes a major event to trigger emotional eating — getting fired or going through a divorce; for others, it’s a constant struggle: the traffic on the way to work; the jammed photocopier; a tough day at the office … the daily grind can lead to a seemingly unbreakable habit of turning to food to make it   all   better. Emotional eating can sabotage your weight management efforts. Getting a handle on your tendency to eat in response to emotions can be one of the most important factors in achieving long-term weight loss success. Sometimes, the desire to eat has nothing to do with a rumbling in your stomach telling you that  you need  to eat. We get a stron...

 Health Risks of Eating Before Bed  Good read, many people can take some advice from this post. Going to sleep after a snack isn’t a huge issue, but dozing off after a large meal can lead to a range of symptoms, especially for people with conditions like hiatal hernia, obesity, and sleep apnea, Jesse Houghton, MD, board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology and Senior Medical Director of Gastroenterology at the Southern Ohio Medical Center, told Verywell. Here are just a few of the problems you might find yourself dealing with if you eat too close to bedtime. Indigestion and acid reflux: A reclined position makes it possible for stomach acid to move up into the esophagus, contributing to indigestion or acid reflux. Madhankumar said this feels like a discomfort or burning sensation in the throat. Sleep disruptions: If you experience acid reflux, your sleep quality may also be impacted. Eating a heavy meal right before bed can also keep your metabolism working hard...