Failure is not bad in Weight Loss: Giving Up Is

Despite all my efforts for the last 16 months, I hate to admit that I have failed in my pursuit of weight loss. Well, sixteen months ago, when I started my weight was 110 kilogram and then very quickly lost 10 kg in just two months but after that it has been decreasing and increasing all the way. This is frustrating but today, I am going to tell reason of becoming optimistic despite the fact that I have lost the battle in weight loss.

While it is true that I have lost the battle but there has been some dramatic and positive changes in me.

First of all, I have been able to totally give up on my addiction to two things: coffee and coke. Secondly, I have also been able to decrease the amount of meet consumption and I have to significantly cut back on eating outside food. In other words, there has been significant improvement in my eating habit. I was fond of all kind of junk food items, spicy, oily, what not. Now, I have been able to change that habit and now I try to eat as much as home food as possible.

This chancing eating habit has improved my health to a considerable extent. I forgot I totally lost night sleep and used to stay awake whole night and it became a part of my normal life. This matter has changed me completely and for many days, I could not stay awake whole night even if I wanted.

Now, I am very hopeful in the next one year I am going to decrease my weight and this time, I will get a success in the weight loss story. That is why, I feel that the failure has improved me a lot. Because this failure is not really a failure it is just the first phase of improvement.

Many people try to go for rapid weight loss and then they just get back the lost weight in a very short time. I am not going to gymnasium, I am not even going for any kind of extreme diet but this time, I am going to try weight loss with permanent change in eating habit. That is why, I feel very hopeful because I do not crave for outside food, fast food, Chinese food or even frying food like potato chips. I do not have that strong craving for sweets or mutton. That is why, I want to tell all of you that never give up the hope.

Never despair and always be positive. If you do not try with a happier then you cannot achieve anything. This is a reality that you must not ignore. If you ignore then you will only suffer. 

Nutrition facts label Still Matter for Weight Loss Efforts

After reaching the border of obesity, I have learnt to become sensitive about calories, sugar and cholesterol contents in any food I buy. It is not that I have been successful in giving up all the junk food items but still, this knowledge about calories, sugar, salt and fat is surely good. The best part is that if one day, I eat some heavy foods then the next day, I try my best to control my appetite.

Well, a new study has questioned this matter: Nutrition facts label does not help curb obesity epidemic

At the end of the day, it is up to you as individual person that how you are going to use the knowledge derived from nutrition facts label. I have stopped eating some junk food items like crisps and French Fries. 

Weight Loss Program: Why I am not a fan of The Biggest Loser

The TV program, The Biggest Loser has become very popular in many parts of the world. It has attracted a niche market- overweight people. In this modern age, obesity and overweight is turning into a global problem. I am suffering from overweight and for the last 5 years, I am hanging with obesity. Still, I am not a big fan of The Biggest Loser.

The only reason that I do not like the show is that it encourages quick weight loss. I have been trying very hard to shed some weight in the last 14 months. At first, I tried too fast and even managed to lose 10 KG. However, I realized that losing weight rapidly does indeed more harm than bringing any tangible benefit.

As a result, I have totally stopped watching The Biggest Loser. I have realized that the best way is to keep the fighting spirit. You should try to decrease weight slowly and you must try to bring some changes in your life style. If needed, try to take off from work for a few months. Of course, not everyone can afford to do so. If I could then I really would take off from any kind of work for one year and would just focus on weight loss efforts. 

Determination and Continuous Effort key to ensure Weight Loss

Even just 18 months ago, I was a person who used to drink too much coffee and soft drinks like Coca Cola. I used to joke that the secret of my energy is consuming these two things too much. Then, just 18 months ago, I discovered that it was not a very good joke but it almost destroyed my health. Then, fourteen months ago, I totally gave up these two things. Things started to become at first very bad and I lost energy for almost one year.

At first, it was some easier for me to give up coffee because there was a much milder alternative in tea. On the other hand, it was very difficult and almost impossible to stop drinking Coke or Pepsi. Fortunately, just few months ago, I became successful and I realized that I can leave and do some work without drinking either coffee or coke.

Now, I am fully free from both of them and at last my normal strength is coming back. In fact, this problem started nearly six years ago when I started working very hard to earn some money.

I have learnt now that it needs continuous effort if you want to change your life style. To be honest with you, I could not imagine that I would really be able to give up coke totally because I was too much addicted.

In the last few days, my health suffered a lot of stress because I could not sleep because of taking care of my wife. However, I didn’t drink any coke for getting energy. Yes, I consumed some coffee but it was nothing compared to the past. From today, I am free from the stress and again I have stopped drinking coffee and I am going for tea. I have learnt that if you are really determined then you can change habit in your life style. The result may not come soon but in the long run, you will achieve this success.

Today, I was a bit frustrated because I have again gained some weight and I am again on the border of obesity. So, I have to try to decrease some weight but I am not unhappy or I have not lost hope because I know that just like drinking tea or coffee, I need to work on my other habits like eating habit and only then sooner or later I will get success I want. 

Obesity is very expensive for US Economy

Obesity is becoming a serious problem for the US economy. It is emerging a bad thing just like fire accident and is costing the country something like $270 billion annually. So, it is very important to fight against this problem.

I cannot understand the reason behind inactivity of US government about this issue. I guess that the political parties do not want to offend the fast food industry as the industry brings a lot of jobs and taxes. So, it is becoming an irony for the country. On the one hand, obesity is causing serious economic loss. While the politicians are afraid to fight against this loss because then, it may cause further problem to the economy.

I think that the ordinary people have to come forward to fight against this problem because at the end of the day, it is they who are suffering most not the politicians or the fast food industry.