Many people would say that you cannot sit down and lose weight as you will be more like likely to gain weight. Unless you have a physical disability then you need to move about more as well as changing your eating habits.
However, if you do have a disability and are unable to walk it is still possible to eat healthily and exercise.
We seldom eat foods in the right way. We either eat too fast or eat at the wrong times. Sometimes we pay very little attention as to what we are eating and eventually we end up overeating. It is as if we are ashamed to admit that we eat, it is as if eating is a bad thing!
Remember that eating is a good thing as it supplies your body with the necessary nutrition. The trick is to NOT to eat the wrong way! Eating the right way can actually help you lose weight!
How many people actually enjoy eating or even think about what they eat? These days with the fast lifestyle that many of us lead, we need to eat in ultra fast speed so that we can reach office in time and keep our job. We watch TV while eating, develop a habit of nibbling at food while preparing a meal, eat snacks and biscuits without thinking. Well, these are all bad eating habits!
So what are the good eating habits?
If you are really serious about weight loss, you need to incorporate the following four good eating jabots in your life! The sooner you implement them, the better for you!
1. Think about what you eat. Don’t eat on the go or while doing other things!
2. Use a smaller plate and fill it up with more vegetables and less meat. That way, you are unlikely to end up overeating!
3. Eat slowly, chew your food thoroughly and enjoy every bite!
4. Make your meals look appetising. Present it well on the plate and enjoy the experience of eating.
Here’s some simple to do exercises if you cannot walk or move around easily:
1. Keep active. While watching TV tap your fingers, tap your feet – just don’t annoy others around you!
2. Raise your right arm above your head and bend your upper body to the left, repeat a few times. Do the same using the left arm and bend over to the right.
3. Put your arms straight out in front of you palm facing up. Holding dumbbells or bottles of water, can etc. bring your arms up to your shoulders and straighten them again. Repeat this 10 times.
4. Move your legs and feet up and down as if marching on the spot.
Keeping active will help you burn calories.
When it comes to weight loss, eating the right foods is simply not enough; it is also important that you eat them the right way and get active in order to lose weight!