Seaweed Weight Loss Claims More Attention

Good news for the obese!

Seaweeds are found to be a great asset in the weight loss treatment being able to reduce the body’s fat absorption by up to 75%.

Not much is known about seaweed except for its random appearance in cosmetic and hair care products. Japanese are believed to have such lustrous covetable black hair due to their staple diet of seaweeds like arame. Some varieties of sea vegetables are seen to be great purifiers which can purge the body of toxic pollutants. Seaweeds are also proven to have enrich the bloodstream, regulate hormones and promote youthfulness of the skin.

Seaweed was already seen as a supporter of metabolism from ancient times. Recently, the world of science claimed that Alginate, a fibre extracted from common seaweed, can inhibit weight gain. Alginates are thick fibrous substances that can prevent fat absorption in plenty. Hence scientists are experimenting their effectiveness by adding alginates to bread and other food items to see how beneficial they are to the obese and the overweight.

Alginates or alginic acid is also useful in detoxifying the body as their gummy form enables themselves to stick to the heavy metals in the intestines preventing the absorption of the latter to the body and by further enabling their elimination.

Seaweed is otherwise a nature’s gift with lots of inexpensive nutrition. It contains minerals from calcium, sodium, potassium, iodine, iron and zinc while also containing Vitamins B1, B2, B3,niacin, vitamins c and folic acid.

Many of us are pressed for time to exercise and we simply keep neglecting our wellbeing which is easily perfected by an active lifestyle. But experts say that you really don’t have to exercise to lose weight. Exercise does keep you healthy and free of many diseases but is not mandatory to lose weight!

• Researchers point out that many people tend to eat more after exercise and believe that they can eat more because they have worked out or do work out regularly. I have run for 5 miles and I can certainly eat a few more cookies. It is true that exercise increases your appetite and hunger. But eating more would only cause you to put on more weight than help you shed any. Check your diet for weight loss even if you can’t exercise to lose weight realistically.
• All calories count no matter what they are. Stopping just junk foods would not help in this context. All calories, even if they are from healthy foods are calories adding up to your weight. Find out the required amount of calories for the healthy functioning of your body depending on your age, height and weight and the number of pounds you want to lose. If you have been eating more calories than this estimate you can certainly get on with your weight loss plan. So control your calorie intake while keeping an eye on the nutrition.
• Eat in a balanced way 24/7. It is in our blood to gorge on a lot when we are hungry and skip meals when we are not. When we say thank God it’s a Friday,  our tummy says oh no. Weekends are spent out in favourite restaurants while we starve rest of the week.

I do not say that weight loss without exercise is efficient because it can be short lived. Yet, it is possible! Long term weight loss may be gained only through regular exercise and an altered diet.

Bottom line: Eat a balanced diet, count your calories in all foods and don’t eat more only because you exercise.

Metabolism is always on the receiving end. If you don’t lose weight or lose weight very slowly you blame your metabolism. And further still, you push hard and try to increase your metabolism.

The benefits of increased metabolism include the ability to stay fit with lesser physical activity, lesser effort to do the activities, lesser chances of weight gain and the ability to enjoy most of your favourite foods.

Needless to say that metabolism of a person is influenced by his or her age, sex, gender, temperature, his or her built, family history, hormonal changes and more. His or hers metabolic rate may also see a decline due to the changes in his or her lifestyle.

Your metabolic rate refers to the rate the at which your body burns energy during physical activity and the rate at which it uses energy during the digestion of food. To make it easier, you can say that your metabolic rate is the rate at which the body burns up calories. Ironically, you metabolize certain amount of fat even when you sit idle.

Always be on the move to increase your metabolism:-

1. Swing your legs when you sit idly
2. Drum your fingers on your desk
3. Stand up and stretch a couple of times as you work
4. Move your head from side to side
5. Change your sitting position
6. Pace up and down the room
7. Clench and release your muscles (any muscles)
8. Tap your feet to the rhythm of music
9. Climb the stairs

But do this when people aren’t noticing!

According to experts, a few other changes in your lifestyle can affect your metabolic rate and burn calories.

• Eat breakfast
• Take more of lean protein
• Eat six small meals a day
• Include fish, dark green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, fruits and whole grains
• Drink recommended quantity of water without fail
• Do some aerobics regularly. They keep burning your fat for hours after you stop your work out.

Cravings and temptations are the evil which feed your hips. Cravings can be often mistaken for hunger but they aren’t. Here are some simple, funny yet effective ways to beat your food cravings as you try to lose weight.

1. The best way is not to buy stuff like cakes, cookies and fries. But what if you already have the tastiest and unhealthiest of foods at home? You have spend green paper on them and they look delicious in your cabinets. You slowly reach for them one by one! You think, I can’t control. If you can’t, you throw them out. Give yourself a pat on your back after squeezing them or smashing them and throwing them in to the garbage bin. It is better to lose those easy pounds than spend eons in losing body pounds.
2. You’ve learnt your lesson by losing some money. Stop buying calories. Next is to change your diet patterns. If you have noticed, the more you eat foods the more you develop taste and long for them. So change what you have been eating. You are not tempted if you hear the name Yokan or see it in a plate because you don’t know that it is a Japanese sweet and what it tastes like. But if you see a piece of cheese cake your brows go up and your fingers reach out to the fork. So if you want to stick on to your weight loss plan eliminate those tempters from your diet and include healthier ones for you to get attuned to. It may be difficult but not impossible.
3. If you feel that relentless craving for cookies or ice cream throw some nuts in to your mouth. A combination of water, nuts and 20 mnts time would be sufficient to curb your appetite and throw water on your cravings.
4. Experts say that cravings are short lived. They may last only for about 10 or 15 mnts. If you can recognize your cravings then you succeed in steering past them. The wisest method is to distract your mind off the tempter. Eat your nuts, watch TV, read a book, call a friend or exercise!
5. One of the main culprits behind weight gain and hunger is stress. If you can deal with the chap then no worries in getting through. Learn to divert your mind off stressful things. Know when your hunger is induced by stress and tension. Understand that not everything is in your control and that you have to let things go.