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WEIGHT CONTROL. By Mariam Bebawy. Find out why you overeat. All too often overeating is triggered by: Stress, Boredom, Loneliness, Anger, Depression and other emotions.
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WEIGHT CONTROL By MariamBebawy
Find out why you overeat • All too often overeating is triggered by: • Stress, • Boredom, • Loneliness, • Anger, • Depression and • other emotions. • Learning to deal with emotions without food is a significant skill that will greatly serve long term weight control.
How to keep the weight off • Eat less and exercise more! • Measure yourself regularly • Eat small portions • Avoid fatty foods • No junk foods
Size of food portions • What to do if you like big portions? • Overload your plate with vegetables or a salad or have a big bowl of stock-based soup. • Use a smaller plate for your meal. Less space on the plate means automatic portion control.
Toning your body Resistance training: • This type of training helps to maintain and increase muscle mass. • Include two to three strength-training sessions into your week. You can perform resistance exercises with weights, resistance bands or simply your own body weight Aerobic exercise: • Include aerobic exercises such as running, swimming, cycling, netball or tennis into your week
Exercise • Exercise is essential for weight loss • Exercise is good for mental well being • Exercise is good to keep the body fit and healthy • Exercise is good to tone up your muscles