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This is the first of a series of health
columns provided by the Open Door
Health Enrichment Center.
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Safe weight loss is a desired
objective for 8 in 10 adult
Americans at some time during
their adult years. Although the
average American dieter will go on
four "diets" a year, they will last
on the average only four days! A
pretty dismal commentary on the
likelihood of meeting our desired
obiectives.
Probably no other selfimprovement
program is so
frequently embarked upon with so
limited success, and with such a
large potential monetary loss to
the unsuccessful dieter. Many
dieters have more pounds of
paperback books on weight loss
than they have pounds to lose.
Additionally, billions of dollars
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quick weight loss paraphanalia as
rubberized sweat suits, exercise
devices, appetite curbers and low
calorie food products. Tn the end,
most dieters who do sustain a
weight loss, return to their
previous weight and practice what
might be termed the "rhythm
method" of girth control.
Given the track record of weight
loss gadgetry and quick loss
schemes, it seems only appropriate
to examine some simple
ctrntpcrif??i for wfi^ht lnss that
enhance the likelihood of safe
effective permanent weight loss.
The relationship between eating
and weight is simple?if what goes
into your body in the form of food is
not burned up as energy, it gets
stored as fat. Essentially weight
reduction will occur only when
caloric intake is exceeded by
caloric expenditure. The only ways
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to achieve that goal are to: 1) limit
caloric intake, 2) increase physical w
exercise, or 3) do both 1 & 2 (the ii
strategy most successful). To lose o
a pound you must decrease your r
caloric intake by 3500 calories or q
burn up an extra 3500 calories. b
Another concern in the weight p
loss process is the difference tl
between the reduction of fat and a
mere fluid balance alteration, n
Frequently a rapid weight loss e
occurs on the so called "low car- o
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fluid depletion. Each gram of l<
carbohydrate stored holds four c
grams of water, therefore, when
carbohydrate deposits are a
depleted water loss is rapid. ^
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It is just the same situation as c
weighing a dry sponge, and then ^
weighing the same sponge wet.
Dry, it weighs less, wet, it weighs (
more, but the amount of sponge is j
absolutely the same! The only i
practiced methods for accurately \
measuring fat alteration, outside (
of visual observation, are j
utilization of underwater weighing ,
or the calculation of per cent body
fat determined by measuring ,
specific skin fold thicknesses.
CHANGING OUR EATING and J
exercise habits so our desired body
image is attained requires a t
positive attitude, personal commitment,
and food awareness. c
Enjoying the pleasures of eating, J
maintaining a balanced diet and f
reducing caloric intake for weight
control are not necessarily three *
different styles of eating. '
Unfortunately, all too often we 1
opt for fast convenience foods that
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inadequate but high in calories. 1
Take, for instance, the All- [
American meal of hamburger,
french fries and milkshake; it
contains more calories than most
people need in a day, yet many
students habitually frequent these
establishments for snacks and
meals.
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Becoming aware of what, when, a]
here, how and why we eat is e;
nportant. If we are oblivious to
ur eating habits, then we only
einforce these styles without ever ^
uestioning their value. It is
eneficial to develop sound food
radices whether weight loss is ?
tie goal or not. ~
THE FOLLOWING suggestions
nay be helpful in establishing
ither a weight reduction program
r a positive food awareness:
1) Be calorie conscious. Learn to
at foods that are satisfying, but
ower in calories. Raw vegetables
an be an excellent snack.
2) Don't eat while doing other
ictivities. Eating while watching
rv, driving a car, or talking on the
>hone, is a sure way to over:onsume
without realizing what's
lappened.
3)Be aware of how you feel when
iating. Remember the main
3urpose of food is to alleviate
lunger. If you're eating out of
Doredom, nervousness,
lepression, or any other reasons,
:ry dealing with that feeling in
3ther ways.
4) Minimize eating between
meals. Each of us develop certain
periods of time when snacking
usually occurs; late night, etc.
THE KEY OF DIETING is not
otal deprivation of the foods you
tnjoy, but moderation of high
;alorie foods. Get in the habit of
hinking calories before you put
ood in your mouth. For every
*lass of beer you drink, it takes
iither 22 minutes of walking, 14
ininutes of bike riding, or 10
minutes of swimming to burn it off.
Additionally, a hamburger
requires either 269 minutes of
reclining, 18 minutes of running, or
13 minutes of bike riding to burn off
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