- Posted by Dr.Andrew on November 20, 2009
There are no easy answers to losing weight and keeping it off. There are only simple actions that on a daily basis can help to improve your chances of losing weight and once thinner, prevent weight from coming back.
- Don’t eat so much. Eat smaller portions more frequently throughout the day.
- Don’t eat junk. Eat fresh vegetables and fresh fruit. Limit or eliminate your intake of junk food, fast food and candy.
- Drink plenty of water. Make water your beverage of choice, followed by green tea, Long Haul Energy Plus and a moderate amount of coffee.
- Get up and move around. You don’t have to run a marathon to stimulate your metabolism. In fact you don’t have to run at all. Walking for 30 minutes a day or 10 minutes three times a day will help to stimulate your metabolism and burn fat.
- Try not to stress out. Stress can cause our metabolism to slow down and increase our cravings for sweets and high fat foods. Don’t give in to stress eating habits, find healthy alternatives to overcoming stress.
Whatever you do, don’t give up. Weight loss is an on-going process that has to be taken on daily. Building healthful habits is the only lasting solution to weight loss.
Until next week, healthy trucking!
- Posted by Dr.Andrew on November 18, 2009
A study from the Annals of Internal Medicine that followed Americans for three decades suggests that over the long haul, 9 out of 10 men and 7 out of 10 women will become overweight.
While the health risks of being obese are much more severe than being overweight, the study reported that those who are overweight are much more likely to go on to become obese.The study shows Americans live in an “environment in which it’s hard not to become overweight or obese. And unless people actively work to prevent gaining weight the odds are not in their favor.Obesity raises the risk of heart disease, some cancers, diabetes and arthritis, and being overweight raises blood pressure and cholesterol, which in turn can raise the risk of heart disease.The number of deaths linked to obesity has been estimated at 365,000 deaths the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported. This makes obesity the 2nd leading cause of preventable death in America.
So what does this all mean? Well it’s a matter of understanding that what we put into our bodies and how often we exercise can have a huge impact on our health. In order to avoid our destiny and avoid obesity we need to fuel our bodies with healthier options and try and exercise a little bit each day.
So of course I’ve heard all of the excuses before – “I don’t have time to exercise.” “It’s hard to find good food on the road.” I recognize that these are true for most truckers, but it doesn’t mean that you don’t have a responsibility to take care of your own health.
Later this week I will provide some simple solutions for keeping the weight off, until then, healthy trucking!