Too much of a good thing

Controversial as it may sound too much dieting is not good for you. Apart from the obvious stress of trying to watch the calories, diets can damage your pockets by forcing you to buy things that you do not want or need. You should be looking for natural ways of controlling your weight rather than always relying on the diet to deliver the answers that are so elusive to you. There are plenty of other alternatives that can help you to lose weight in a responsible and healthy manner.
First of you all you supplement your diet with fruit, vegetables and seeds which form a rather good option but will not add to much fat to the one that is already hanging onto your body. These foods are ironically available to the people who need them but instead they choose to feast on burgers and hope that a quick diet will heal them of their predicament.

I remember the days when I too was a keen dieter and kept all sorts of strange records of everything that I did. I would look at food and get a sick feeling because I knew that I was forbidden from tasting it. Whenever someone invited me out for a meal, I would immediately starting thinking about all those horrible calories that would befall me if I as much as decided to eat more that I was allowed to. This is a very unhealthy attitude to food and the moment that you get an opportunity you will end up over indulging and causing yourself more problems than solutions. Food is meant to be enjoyed and life is not all about having the right diet. It is important that we all remember this important adage.

Water is one of those things that we take for granted yet it can be a great help when you are trying to control your weight. You should incorporate water into your diet because it makes you feel healthier and costs much less than some of the other heralded remedies that you might be tempted to undergo. I would add a word of warning to the effect that too much water can reduce your mineral levels to dangerous depths that can seriously harm your health. Therefore you should exercise some discretion as you decide to go for the water route. At the same time I would urge people to ensure that they do not take water that is contaminated. Try to get bottled water and if that is not possible then ensure that you boil whatever you drink.

Does smoking help you lose weight?

I have often wondered about this controversial issue. The people who have given up smoking seem to be getting fatter while the smokers are generally thin. The doctors tell us that we should not listen to old wives tales about smoking. The psychoanalysts among us then move on to tell us that the reasons why smokers put on weight when they kick the habit is that they keep wanted to use the habitual motion of putting hand to mouth. Thus in the absence of a cigarette they turn to food which increases their intake and calorie count.

There are some very foolish people who even go as far as suggesting that it is a good idea to start smoking in order to control one’s weight. These are people who really do not understand the meaning of healthy living. Smoking has such a devastating impact on those who take it that it is very irresponsible to even suggest that it could be a solution to your health problems. This is akin to saying that when you have a headache the solution is to cut off the head itself.
This is the kind of irresponsible talk that has led many teenagers into the grips of a serious weight loss problem without a route towards exiting the trap. How some people come up with such theories is beyond me. However I must say that I have not yet found a satisfactory explanation as to why people who smoke tend to gain weight when they stop smoking. Perhaps one of you guys will have an intelligent explanation which I can public in the blog.

This is an issue that affects us all and I would appreciate any feedback or links to the information sources. I think that if they discovered that smoking really helped to lose weight, they would try to work out something to help facilitate the use of smoking without taking on the well known dangers.

I wonder whether the doctors are just afraid of contradicting one another and that is why they are not providing an explanation about smoking and weight control. I know that medical people have the habit of trying to forget issues rather than confronting the difficult issues. Maybe this is one of them. Anyone who has done research in this area please let me know the progress and we would be grateful for any tips on this rather secretive issue so far.