I shall explore the various surgical Options for weight loss. Surgery for weight loss mainly deals with removing excess fats or reducing absortion of calories. 1) Removing excess fats The only known method is liposuction. This is a [rocedure where a small tube is inserted in areas where fats may be removed (eg. thigh, abdomen) and the fat cells are first minced before being sucked out. While this is an instant way to remove fats and weight, it is more cosmentic than healthy. If there are no efforts to change the lifestyle, the fat cells will reacummulate. Overall, this is more of a cosmetic surgery than a weight loss surgery. 2) Reducing caloric absorption This can be done via gastic banding, gastric stapling or a bypass surgery. In gastric banding and stapling, the volume … Read entire article »

Most of the information in this article is already known to you. I wrote this article because I want you to know that only the following methods have been proven to work. There are many wild claims of various methods of weight loss but none of them have been proven to show long term results. Any treatment would preferably involve your family and your close friends. A set and reasonable goal is important and the speed of weight loss must be gradual. There is no purpose in rapid weight loss if you sustain side effects like lethargy, weakness and a decrease mental alertness. The following methods can be used along or in combination 1) Diet I put this first because this is the most important part of weight loss. Some people believe … Read entire article »

Lets begin by reassuring ourselves that we don’t gain that much weight during the festive season. While most people do gain weight during the Christmas and New year period, the gain is less than what most people think. In a study, by researchers at the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in the US and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, they found that most of the yearly gain was added during the Christmas period, even though it was less than previously thought. The study found that most people gain an average of 0.36kg (0.8ib) during the 6 weeks of  Thanksgiving to Christmas. This is good news for most of us.Here comes the bad news, the weight gained during the festive season is likely to stay … Read entire article »

There are 3 goals to attain in a weight loss programme. These are 1) Preventing further weight gain 2) Gradual weight loss 3) Maintaining final ideal body weight. The most effective was to achieve the above goals requires a change in eating habits, exercises and increase physical activities, and good social support. In general, studies shows tht only about 20% of obese people who start a weight loss programme lose weight and maintain it for 2 years. The problem seems more of a problem of maintaining weight lost rather than losing weight itself. One of the most common reasons for failure of a weight loss programme is that lack of motivation. If you are not fully motivated to lose weight, you should not even bother to start. There are no magic pill for weight loss, … Read entire article »

I’m Obese Help!! The best was of losing weight and obesity is a combination of diet, exercise, and change in behavioral modification. Before starting on any weight loss programme, it is important to determine both how fast to lose weigtht and how to lose weight safely. Therefore, goals of weight loss must be set before anyone begins any weight loss. Goals of weight loss Many Obese individuals are still actively gaining weight. The most important is to stop any more weight gain. The next goal is to calculate the idea weight of the obese person. Do this by calculating the BMI of the person. The thrid goal is to indentify the initial weight loss targetted. Most programmes will be considered successful if they can achieve a weight loss of 5% in 6 months time. The … Read entire article »