Posted by: Major May 2, 2002
ON HEALTH & EXERCISE
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Guys, thanx for the reply. My suggestion based on my experience & knowledge. 1. To loose love handles: a. proper diet (back to the basics) watch on your calorie and mixture of fat, carbohydrate, and protien. If you don't workout much - limit it to 2000 calories or less (for guys). Try to cut on fat - esp animal fat. Drink atleast one ounce of water for every kilo of your weight (the more the better). Avoid soft drinks and even juices (extra calories). Avoid processed foods. Add more fruits and vegetables on your diet - keep rice, potato, pasta, and white bread to a minimum. Fiber should be included in your diet - which helps with your stool being disposed quickly and prevents excess calories being stored around your tummy. Source of fibers: cereals, whole wheat bread, grains, fruits - prunes, etc. I insist in water cauz: 1. it helps cleanse your digestive system and makes you feel full (preventing additional eating binge). 2. Water is made up of hydrogen & oxygen (H20). When you drink water, the body uses the oxygen as fuel to break down food molecules and therefore it helps digest better and faster. I also recommend high protein diet. Since the protien molecules are harder to break down, the body uses extra calories to break it up - which is good as extra calories are burned. Forget beer & alcohol - not only it makes you behave stupid, but also increases your apetitie. So watch what you eating & drinking :). b. exercise - thats right folks. forget about diet pills and all that commercial promises. Exercise is it. Start with walking 2/3 miles a day (first week). Second week - increase it to 5/6 miles. Third week - jog about a mile and walk 3 miles... gradually increasing your distance. For guys, the quickest way to loose weight is "weight training." Dumbell allows you to various exercise, focus on: biceps, triceps, chest, shoulders, deltoids, etc. Start slowly and eventually move up. If your focus in on love handles, try the torso station (if go to the gym). You can also try crunches, but facing side ways. But again, it has to be a balance of right eating, exercise, and drink plenty of water. You must understand the love handle is deposit of extra calories you consumed.
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