ABOUT ME AND MY IDEA All started with me when I was in the apogee (age of 22) of my career as a soccer player. One unfortunate day during an important game I had a bad injury and after couple of months treatments the doctor’s decision was the worst I could have think about- to stop my sport career with immediate effect. So what now? The only other thing that I loved to do besides soccer was cooking, because my father was in the restaurant business all of his life and I grew up in the kitchens. I decided to finish a further studding for my new challenge and that’s how I started my career as a chef. The only problems this time were that after couple of years far from sport and close to food, guess what happened? Exactly- I was 116kg at some stage and unfit to do sport due to my weight. At least I was lucky that my sport injury was crucial for my professional career but not if I do sport for fitness and healthy reasons. So, one day already at age of 40 and 116kg of weight I have decided that is time for changes. I was specializing for all these years in healthy cooking and following the latest trends in health and healthy nutrition, sport-I never forgotten my sport inside me. So, this day I asked myself “why I am dedicating myself to health cooking and all my friends are nutritionists, doctors, homeopaths, dieticians and I am still over 100kg? What the hell am I doing?” I had to chose between get fit again or stay fat with my tummy hanging over my belt and finish my life miserably unfit and looking terrible. That’s how the idea of perfect weight loss program started. Then was a matter of time to get together with my friends, make a team and do something for people like me- with desire for good health, right nutrition and proper lifestyle. And we did it! I am a new man now! My family is proud of me. I don’t feel miserable next to my beautiful wife anymore. I am absolutely satisfied with my achievement, because now I can help other people too. I know the feelings when you are overweight and I am really happy to help!
Stay slim and healthy
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Losing
Abdominal fat the Healthy Way
Almost 108
million Americans were overweight or obese in 1999. Until now, obesity
continues to be a serious problem and is predicted to reach epidemic levels by
the year 2020.
One way to
prevent this scenario is to make people aware of the risks of being overweight
or obese.
Here are some
diseases that you are putting yourself in risk of if you are carrying a lot of
extra pounds:
1. heart disease
2. stroke
3. diabetes
4. cancer
5. arthritis
6. hypertension
Losing weight
helps to prevent and control these diseases.
The abdominal fat
loss methods which have spread like fire these days do not provide lasting
results. More often than not, dieting methods which involve dietary drinks,
foods and supplement or pills do not
work. If they do, the results are just temporary.
It is better to
rely on a healthy weight loss option which will provide lifetime results. You
have to set realistic goals and not expect to lose a lot of pounds in a short
span of time.
Here are sometips on how you can lose those unwanted pounds the healthy way:
1. Do not starve your self.
The key to a
healthier way of losing weight is: Do not diet.
You may seem
happy and feel that you are losing those unwanted flabs on your belly and thighs
by skipping meals. But remember that this would not last long. Your body cannot
tolerate having insufficient food to fuel the energy that you use up everyday.
If you get used
to skipping one or two meals a day, your stored calories will be used up
instead of the energy that should have been provided by your meals. So if you
just eat one huge sandwich in one day, it will end up straight to your problem
area (i.e. highs, buttocks, hips).
2. Start your day right.
Mothers always
say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Have a healthy meal
in the morning to jump-start your metabolism.
Your food intake
after you wake up will be used to burn fat all day long.
3. Eat small, healthy meals frequently.
Five small-serving snacks per day is better than
three hearty meals. Eating more frequently, and in small servings, can prevent
over-eating. This will also increase your metabolism and make calories burn
faster.
4. Decide on how much weight you want to lose.
Keep your goals
realistic. In the long run, it is virtually impossible for you to lose 40
pounds in 2 weeks. Have a mindset that you want to eat healthy to stay healthy
for the rest of your life.
Once you have
decided on a weight loss plan or program, stick to it and make sure that you
follow your own set of dieting rules.
5. Drink lots of water.
Your body needs
sufficient water to burn fat and keep
your cells hydrated and healthy.
6. Avoid too much sugar.
Plan your meals
around lots of fruits and vegetables, some bread, rice or pasta for that carbo
fix that you need, plus lean meat and
protein rich-foods. Sweets, sodas and pastries should be once-in-a-while
indulgences only.
7. Watch your fat intake.
Fat is not the
culprit to being overweight. You need this to keep your weight at the proper
level.
There is such a
thing as healthy fats. Olive, peanuts and canola oil have them. Tuna, salmon
and mackerel have omega-3 fats which is good for the heart.
8. Exercise.
Leave your car
if you are only going a few blocks from
home, take the stairs instead of the elevator, jog, cycle or skate. Use these activites and other home
chores if you are too lazy to go to the gym and take exercise classes. Make
sure that you do this regularly and you will not even notice that you are
already shedding pounds with these mundane activities.
It does not
matter how much weight you plan or need to lose. What is important is that you
set realistic goals for yourself.
Go slow. If you
have already lost 5 or 6 pounds, give yourself a break then try to lose the
next 5 pounds.
Eat healthy,
drink lots of water, have enough sleep and exercise. This will give you a
higher chance of losing weight and improving your health, which would result to
a new, healthier you.
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