Continuing the Weight Loss 100 Challenge

Hi guys. I am continuing the Continuing the Weight Loss 100 Challenge by talking about some of the tips to help lose weight. I have heard some myths that smoking is good for weight loss because it replaces the motion of eating with that of smoking. In fact I have heard that when smokers stop smoking they put the weight back on. I have to admit I do not have the technical expertise to verify or dispute this claim. However smoking creates problems for some people including having erratic eating habits akin to binge eating. It also leads to other addictions or dependencies such as coffee which may not be good for your general health. I would say that on balance you should try to keep away from smoking.

There is a temptation to do things with far too much zeal for a beginner. For instance people who have just started running may take such long journeys that you begin to worry about their health. You should always aim to keep your weight at a gradual deceleration rather than sudden outbursts that cannot be reasonably sustained. It is enough to do just 10 minutes of good cardio per day rather than trying to run a marathon or walking briskly for 15 minutes a day. You should also be looking at completely transforming your traveling patterns to include more walking. This may appear to be inconvenient at first but you will soon get used to it such that it becomes almost automatic.

I read somewhere that people believed that they lost weight by drinking black coffee before a workout. There is no verifiable scientific research to confirm or disprove this but it is one of those urban myths which could actually be true. Some nutrition experts argue that coffee makes the body much more reliant on fat burning during a workout which will help in losing weight. The downside to this theory is that coffee can make your body become desensitized to the fat burning effects of caffeine. My attitude to this is that you should do whatever makes you feel comfortable and healthy.

One practical way of beginning to lose weight is to lose the remote control. Without the remote control, the television is less attractive and in any case the lack of a remote control will force you to walk to be able to access your set’s control panels. This could have the benefits of either weaning you off television into physical activity or even making you become slightly more active by travelling to and from the set.

Targeting Weight Loss 100 and More Times

I welcome you to the weight loss 100 mini blog. This is a place where we can all share the challenges of keeping the weight down. My initial challenge is for us to come up with more than 100 ways of reducing our weight. For this to happen, I would like to request you all to participate in the blog. You can either make a general post or make a comment. All are welcome and unless you have a particularly negative comment, I will not censure your entries. I will be posting in the blog every three days but I will visit it on a daily basis. Where possible I will responds to your queries in a positive and constructive manner. I will open this blog by continuing my tips for keeping your weight down.

For those of us who work in sedentary occupations such as the ones that are primarily based in an office, we experience the problems of trying to lose weight when practically we have very little opportunity to exercise. This is true if you drive to and from work. The changes that can be made to improve the lifestyle include walking to work and joining a gym or other activity based club to ensure that you at least experience some physical exertion on a fairly regular basis. There are many who buy gym memberships at the beginning of the year but end up never attending any gym. This is a waste of your time and money. It is not a good idea to sign up to programs when you know very well that you will not be able to meet the commitment. You can also have regular stretches outside the office as part of the health and safety programs at your office. It is not particularly exerting work but at least it gives you an opportunity to do something physical.

There is a particularly effective system of exercise that is based on walking a certain amount of footsteps every day. You may carry out this program on a regular basis even if you are working from home. You can climb stays or run around them or up them to ensure that you are taking the right amount of steps for your calorie effects. I have seen friends who have shed loads of weight on the back of this exercise regime. It is not particularly hard to organize because it is based on your normal activities.