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FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS

HEALTHILY

Our free weight loss programs are about losing weight safely, and steadily, rather than through the crash diets that research shows bring only temporary weight loss, the pounds often returning with a vengeance. Yo-yo-ing also increases circulating blood fats, contributing even further to atherosclerosis, that nasty disease of blood vessel walls.

Our philophy is EAT RIGHT DAY IN AND DAY OUT, AND THEN YOU CAN SPLURGE A LITTLE WHEN CELEBRATING. BUT NOW IT'S summer time, the easiest period to lose weight. Plenty of salads on the shelves. Get working in the garden too. I'm not a vegetarian myself, but there many compelling reasons why we should eat more fresh fruit and salads. More veg too.

Why lose weight anyway? Because there is strong scientific evidence that losing just 10-20 pounds (5-10%) of your weight will dramatically reduce the pain you are experiencing in your joints.

  • Why is that seriously overweight people ALWAYS get arthritis? OBESITY and ARTHRITIS.


    "As long as there are slaughterhouses there will be battlefields."

    - Leo Tolstoy


    The only really good reason to lose weight is to be healthier. You will be more good looking too, which is not unimportant, particularly as obesity often goes hand in hand with low self-esteem. That's just a benefit on the side.

    This free weight loss program is about doing it in a healthy manner. After all, it is makes absolutely no sense to lose weight in an unhealthy way, in order to be healthier.

    So forget the fad diets, the shakes and particularly the high protein diets. Oddly, also avoid the very low fat diets. Lower down this page you'll see why it's an unhealthy way to become healthier!




    Two myths

    1. Drinking more water helps you lose weight. Scientific investigation unfortunately hasn't confirmed this, and there is considerable doubt that it is so, but drinking more water is healthy anyway.

      There is research however that if you make a soup, or liquidise your meal with water, you will lose weight, even though eating exactly the same food, because you will feel satisfied for longer.

    2. Secondly, it is widely believed that the way to lose weight is by pounding up and down the streets before dawn or after work. All you are likely to get is Plantar Myofasciitis, horrid pain in the feet. Exercise is healthy, and I don't want to discourage you from exercising more, but you have to do an awful lot of running to lose just one pound of butter. Our free weight loss programs, changing what you eat, is far and away the best and easiest way to lose weight.

    PAIN

    I talk to every obese patient - once only, firmly - because obesity means pain. It comes all sorts of shapes and sizes, but the bottom line is PAIN. In capitals. It could be an arthritic knee, or foot, it could be diabetes, it could be a stroke, it could be a fall. Read here the courageous story of an obese man who at 59 fell and broke his hip. It ruined his life. Pain.
  • BROKEN HIP CHRONICLE ...

    With a Body Mass Index of 32.1 he was definitely obese. More likely to fall, fall harder, take longer to heal. He became addicted to narcotics the pain was so bad, the anti inflammatory drugs gave him an ulcer. The long and the short of it? Get it off, or there's pain looming on your horizon.
  • ANTI INFLAMMATORY DRUGS ...

    A few principles

    Most people who are overweight achieved it not necessarily by eating too much, but the wrong kinds of foods. Eating less will help obviously, but changing what you eat is a much simpler way. More important, a healthier way.

    Accept it! It's going to be hard. Anybody who convinces you there is an easy way to lose weight is conning you. Retraining your tastebuds is going to be tough. But the point here is that it will be much less painful than all that goes with obesity - high blood pressure, arthritic knees, painful feet, diabetes, heart disease and important for the chiropractor, backache ... you name it.

    Don't think that because this is 'free' that our Free Weight Loss Programs are not profound or tried. You will lose weight, permanently and safely.



    Yes, it hurts! Pain, and arthritis too.

    But this lady's got the right idea. Low impact cycling and swimming and/or aquarobics is the right way to up your exercise.

    FROM THE COALFACE

    Said a patient who recently has lost a lot of weight. 20 kg to be exact, and needs to lose another 20. How did she do it? She read an article, and for the first time, something "clicked in my head".

    Four things I have noticed:

    1. My feet...they don't hurt when I'm out working in the garden...they used to be the defining aspect of me working outside; and

    2. I sweat a lot more! I used to just fill up with water. My face, and hands, ankles...my face would get flushed; now I really do sweat more. I don't like the heat or humidity, and still avoid it, but when I'm out in it, I really sweat.

    3. I feel the cold a lot more...minus 50+ lbs of insulation really makes a difference! I used to walk around with my coat open all the time, but not now! But I know summers will be much better.

    4. But the best: it's so nice to be able to hop into the bath, sit down, soak and relax, flip over at will and get up...no problem. I'd stopped bathing, simply because I couldn't get in and out safely any more.

    "My endocrinologist is thrilled also! My cholesterol is down to 120!!!

    I usually buy big bags of birdseed...each one is 10 kg. I've just put one on each shoulder ...it's hard for me to believe that I've been carrying all that extra baggage all these years. No wonder my feet ached!

    Now for the next 20 kg!

    She has taken 8 months to do it. That's a healthy rate of weight loss - aim at one kilogram per week for the first 3 months. Then you can expect to slow down - your body gets more efficient, making it harder. Don't be discouraged, after quitting smoking, this is one of the most important decisions, healthwise you can make.

    It can be done!

  • Why do the obese often seem to get hip arthritis? `Hip Arthritis.

    Body Mass Index

    So, how bad is the problem? Really, over-weight can be an irritant, a minor problem ... or is it perhaps life threatening?

    BMI gives you an objective measure of just how serious your problem is.

    BMI can be classified as follows:

    1. Underweight BMI less than 18.5

    2. Optimal weight: BMI between 18.5 - 24.9

    3. Overweight: BMI between 25 - 29.9

    4. Obese = BMI over 30

    5. Serious problem: BMI greater than 35. Heart attack, stroke, diabetes, knee and ankle arthritis await you.

    To calculate your BMI, just fill in your weight and height at the following page, and you will know the whole truth. It may be painful. Are you literally facing a stroke, death? Am I being overdramatic? No! A good friend right now is in hospital, fighting for his life, after a bypass that went haywire. I've been pleading with him for over twenty years ... only 60. Click here to calculate your BMI …

    A little secret: At 60, I'm clocking in with a BMI = 26 and I'm not concerned. Or should I be? Perhaps.

    How to do it.

    There are a million and one diet books, free weight loss programs and zillions more on the net. Here are just a few thoughts.

  • The easiest way is to seriously limit your carbs. That means very little starches, like bread, pasta, potato and rice. Very little.

  • Don't limit your healthy fats like olive oil too much. There is new research coming out now that a combination of high carbohydrate (particularly simple carbs like sugar) and a low fat diet is the cause of the serious neurological illnesses like Motor Neuron disease. Tingling in arms and hands and legs.

  • Enough protein to cover the palm of your hand at a meal is just fine. An egg, a small pile of chicken, fish, lentils ...

    So, here goes:

    Free weight loss programs

    Breakfast

    Soak one or two tablespoons of muesli in boiling water. Add any nuts and seeds, and perhaps a few raisins, if you like. Zero sugar yoghurt is allowed.

    One apple, or similar, non-sweet fruit. Read more about the amazing APPLE … APPLE DIET.

    An egg, or small piece of chicken, or fish.

    The fad diets are very costly. Our Free Weight Loss Programs will save you money.

    Lunch

    A very large salad, with as many fresh salads as you can find. Avocado is allowed, in moderation, even though it is high in fat - a healthy mono-unsaturated fat. Again add nuts and seeds, and some feta cheese, olives, olive oil and Balsamic vinegar or lemon juice. A table spoon of water if you like it damp.

    A handful of chicken pieces.

    ONE, no more, slice of bread with olive oil, or Tahini, and a slice of cheese or meat, is allowed on our Free Weight Loss Programs.

    For more about our Greek salad, click here … OLIVE GARDEN SALAD RECIPE.

    SESAME TAHINI, what's that?

    What's so good about

  • Avocado? OLIVE GARDEN NUTRITION.



    Cold water fish, rich in protein and healthy fat, is definitely on the menu periodically. The American Heart Association recommends fish at least twice a week. You can certainly enjoy fish on your free weight loss program. FISH SOUP. Make enough for several days.

    Dinner

    A LARGE vegetable soup, perhaps using our Chicken Bones bouillon, so easy to make for flavour. Add ONE teaspoon of brown rice, and a tablespoon (or more) of lentils. Blend your soup for better effect - it stays in the stomach longer. Make enough for three days.

    As many and as much non-starch vegetables as you like. Broccoli, cabbage, onion, carrot, asparagus, beetroot, butternut ...

    Another salad if you like.

    One helping of fish or fowl, and occasionally red meat are allowed on our free weight loss program.

    Sorry, no dessert, keeping your carbs down. Lentil protein and Tofu nutrition make an excellent vegetable protein dish.

    In short, almost no carbs. You may be a little hungry and want more. Have more soup. That is the purpose - to make your body burn fat in the absence of carbohydrate for energy. This puts you into a state of what is known as ketosis and, if you are doing it for any length of time, really should be supervised by an experienced nutritionist. You can buy keto-stiks at the drugstore to see if you are going into ketosis. Don't go over 'moderate' unless you are on a professionally supervised free weight loss programs.

    There are many other free weight loss programs where you can gain seriously good hints.

    MORE FROM THE COALFACE

    I have been bullying a young rather obese young woman suffering with low back pain for about six months. Not only was her weight affecting her back, but perhaps even worse her self-esteem. At 31, already divorced with a child, her future was not particularly rosy ...

    I was astounded yesterday in the change in her demeanour. Having lost 13 kg she is really a very attractive young woman, now bright and full of enthusiasm. I thought to warn her. The young men are definitely going to be knocking on her door ...! Well done, Deniz, I'm very proud of you!

    How did she do it, I asked? Not by following my Free weight loss program but simply by cutting out Snacking between meals. It all helps.

    FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS.



    A short story by chiropractor Bernard Preston. Calorie intake for weight loss.

    Alcohol

    You can enjoy a glass of red wine on our free weight loss program. One, it contributes to a healthy cholesterol balance. Dry wines have very little carbohydrate. Beer unfortunately is a real no-no.

    Good luck. It can be done!

    PS. Even if you were to follow something like this three days a week, it would have a very beneficial effect.

    A few supplements will assist our Free Weight Loss Program. If you are seriously overweight, then you may be on the verge of diabetes, so Chromium tablets are necessary. Then a B12 shot once a week helps metabolise better, and I would take a B complex tablet.

    Vegetarian

    One day we'll all be vegetarians, not too soon I hope! But there's no doubt, an acre land under beans and grains will feed far more people than using for keeping cattle, sheep or chickens. The day will arrive, is arriving ...

    And without a doubt, we'll be healthier. Meantime, it does make sense to make a change to more vegetables and fruit. Or even consider Vegen Weight Loss, an extreme but effective way to lose weight. FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS. More about VEGEN WEIGHT LOSS.

    Walking

    Whilst walking won't knock kilograms off, the other benefits are so numerous that walking should be a part of all FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS - unless you are serious overweight, in which case you should perhaps consider swimming or cycling.

  • For more about the benefits of walking, click here … WALKING BENEFITS.

    IS SOMETHING EATING YOU?

    "Gluttony is an emotional escape, a sign something is eating us."

    Peter de Vries

    IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS


  • Foot pain ?
  • Serious knee arthritis? Knee Joint distraction.
  • Weak bladder? Kegel exercises for the deep pelvic muscles.

    Kasch Pulse-recovery test

  • To go from FREE WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAMS to Kasch Pulse recovery test. Just how fit are you? An easy three minute test.

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