Weight Watcher's Corner - Weight Loss Products

Hoodia Gordonii: The All-Natural Appetite Suppressant




Proactol - Medically proven w/ Guarantee

Weight Control: Intro . . .

This is a sort of educational corner aiming to inform health conscious individuals- but geared mostly to overweight/ obese/ fat people. This blog is filled with info, some tools, and even some products.

If you think I got some things wrong, go ahead and leave some comments, I wont mind. We're in an interactive, open world !

Feel free to roam around, listen to some music, plan your meals using the Calorie Counter- explore!

Dangers of Obesity

Obese people are MORE likely than thin people to get certain diseases, you agree?
The treatment of these diseases among the obese is also MORE probably less likely to succeed. Examples of these diseases include appendicitis, cirrhosis and diabetes.

These also include diseases of the heart and blood vessels, especially coronary heart disease. It is safe to say that a fat person with these diseases would have a better chance of recovery if he or she loses weight.

Obesity cuts down freedom of movement, especially in the elderly, and and thus can lower general health because of lack of exercise. This decreased freedom in movement, especially in patients with arthritis also makes treatment difficult.

Burning Calories from Exercise

The number of calories you burn depends upon your weight, the activity you are doing and the intensity level you are exercising at. Any activity that you perform can be done at a variety of intensity levels. If you exercise at a higher intensity level, you will be working harder, expending more energy and burning more calories than someone who is not working quite so hard.

This table gives the caloric expenditure after 10 minutes of activity for various body weights. This data was obtained from Reebok Instructor News, Volume 4, Number 2, 1997.

Activity & Calories---125 lbs------150 lbs----175 lbs-----200 lbs
/10 min.

Aerobics---------------95----------115--------134---------153
Gardening--------------41-----------49---------57----------65
Racquetball------------75-----------90--------105---------120
Running (9 min/mile)--109----------131--------153---------174
Shopping---------------35-----------42---------49----------56
Sitting (reading or watching TV)
-----------------------10-----------12---------14----------16
Sleeping---------------10-----------12---------14----------16
Standing (light activity)20---------24---------28----------32
Volleyball-------------28-----------34---------40----------45
Walking (15 min/mile)--44-----------52---------61----------70
Walking upstairs------150-----------175-------202---------229

Weight Watcher's Corner on : Causes of Obesity

These are some of the data that came up in my research :

1. Overeating - One will gain weight as a result of eating more calories than he/ she needs.
A calorie is a unit to measure the heat energy that the body
gets from a certain amount of food. If you eat more calories ( or
joules in some countries that use the metric system ) than you use, that will
turn into
body fat.
During any period of days or weeks, if you eat 3,500 more calories than you
use, you will gain 0.5 kg. On the other hand, you will lose 0.5 kg if you eat
3,500 fewer calories than you use.





2. Physical Inactivity - This can lead to obesity among all age groups especially to children
and teenagers, who are the most active groups.
Most obese young people do not eat more than those of normal
weight, but they are so inactive that, even with a moderate appetite, they tend to eat more than they need - and accumulate excess fat.
( Read the Family Guide to Physical Activity for Youth )






3. Heredity - Scientists have learned much about the relationship between heredity and
obesity in mice - this relationship is based on genes.
In human beings, the action of genes is not so well known as in animals; but
researchers have found evidence that some people are more predispositioned
to be fat because of their genes.


4. Diseases and Other Causes - Obesity may result from a number of diseases. Some
ailments of the endocrine glands cause these glands to release too much of a
hormone into the blood stream. The excess hormone disturbs the feeding and
satiety centers ( these centers make people want to stop eating ) of the brain.
Obesity also can result from damage to these brain centers caused by infection,
injury, or a tumor.

Weight Watcher's Corner on : How to Control Obesity

Weight Watcher's ! consult your doctor before engaging in any extensive program to lose weight. The advise of a dietitian is also useful. An obese person may need psychological help as well especially if a person is young and was teased because of his/ her obesity. The first step in psychological treatment is to remove these feelings and to treat obesity as a medical problem.

1. DIET - any reducing diet must provide fewer calories. For example if a man who wants to lose weight needs 3,000 calories a day to maintain his weight with his habit of life, he should eat only 2,000 calories a day to lose 0.9 kg. of weight per week. Also a reducing diet should be easy to cook and good tasting !

2. EXERCISE - A person going on a reducing diet should take more exercise . But an obese
person should not suddenly go on a program of prolonged, heavy exercise. The strain on
the heart would be dangerous.

***Take a Free Health Risk Assessment Now**


One good way to start is to take daily walks, gradually increasing duration and more
demanding exercise.

3. Surgery - This procedure is done to fat people whose obesity is life threatening. In
this case, the stomach is reduced using a giant stapling device- also called gastroplasty.
Watch gastroplasty ( not for the faint hearted ! )




4. Liposuction - otherwide known as lipoplasty or fat modelling, is a cosmetic surgery
operation that removes fat from the different sites of the human body. Areas can
range from the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, arms and elsewhere. The fat is removed
via a cannula ( a hollow tube) and aspirator.



There are risks involved in this particular weight control / body contouring method
so Weight Watchers, beware - this is not for everybody ( even to those with money
to spare !) NOTE : THE FF. VIDEO IS NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN / FAINT HEARTED.
( This is for mere purposes of information only and the author does not in any way promote it )







5. DIET PILLS - see mechanism of action / side effects, etc.

Weight Watcher's Corner on : Weight Control

If you would like to take the Diet route, here are a few resources worth checking :

---Find the right diet plan for you
------Take the Diet Personality Quiz

---Private professional, medical consultation without leaving your home
------Avail of it here

---Get 100% Free Basic Diet.com Membership
------Apply here

---Start Losing Weight Today - The South Beach Diet Way ( only $6.00 )

The South Beach Diet Book Book is in Good Used condition

If you prefer a quicker way to lose weight, this might be the one for you:

---Clinically Proven Product to Lose Body Weight- backed by 100% Money Back
Guarantee !
-----Proactol