Some Practical Tips!!

DO NOT hate your fat cells. They are wonderful. They are marvels at storing energy in the form of fat. Here, then, are a few suggestions to help you to be moderate in habits in your eating. Pray before you eat. Remember: Keeping in mind his close relationship to the Creator, the God-fearing youth will not want to indulge in overeating to the point of making himself sluggish in thought and action. Prayer can strengthen your resolve to eat moderately. “Hunger and a feeling of deprivation get the best of you,” warns The New Teenage Body Book. “You’ll tend to load up on food—and calories—late in the day.” Eat only when you are hungry. Eat slowly can help you to shed excessive fat It takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to signal the brain that it is full. Eating slowly will thus help you to “eat to satisfaction,” but no more! . Drinking something about half an hour before a meal will take the edge off your appetite and drinking a little with meals will help you to feel full with less food This will fill your stomach. Drinking adequate amounts of water also appears to play a role in reducing body-fat deposits. Doctors therefore recommend drinking at least eight glasses of water a day. Avoid “nibbling” when watching TV, A Parent’s Guide to Eating Disorders and Obesity observes: “Television not only requires physical inactivity, but its program content and advertisements also promote eating . . . and eating . . . and more eating.”. Dr. Seymour Isenberg say : “If you are busy watching TV . . . , you [can] begin eating like a machine.” Find healthy alternatives to eating—especially if you have been in the habit of eating whenever you are bored, tense, lonely, or depressed. Talk to someone you trust. Go for a walk, or exercise. Work on a hobby. Listen to music. Better yet, try satisfying your spiritual appetite. “Exercise changes us. It increases the metabolic rate, increases the amount of muscle, raises the level of calorie-consuming enzymes inside the muscle, and increases the burning of fats. . . . It can also be shown that physically fit people have slightly elevated metabolism. Even when they are at rest fit people burn more calories than fat people do.”—Fit or Fat? “In any effective weight control program, exercise is essential. Regularity of exercise is more important than intensity.”—Conn’s Current Therapy.