Losing Weight and Fighting Obesity : My Success Story

The World Health Organization's Defines Obesity as an accumulation of excess body fat, to an extent that may impair health. A crude population measure of excess fat is the body mass index (BMI), a person’s weight (in kilograms) divided by the square of his or her height (in metres). WHO defines overweight as a BMI of 25 or more, and obesity as a BMI of 30 or more. These cut-off points can provide a reference for individual assessment.

BMI = Weight (in kg) / Height (in M) multiplied to your height (in M)

Risk of Associated Disease According to BMI and Waist Size
BMI		Waist less than or equal to 40 in. (men) or 35 in. (women)	Waist greater than 40 in. (men) or 35 in. (women)
18.5 or less	Underweight	--	N/A
18.5 - 24.9	Normal	--	N/A
25.0 - 29.9	Overweight	Increased	High
30.0 - 34.9	Obese	High	Very High
35.0 - 39.9	Obese	Very High	Very High
40 or greater	Extremely Obese	Extremely High	Extremely High

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There is also evidence that, on a population level, the risk of chronic disease increases progressively as average BMI increases above 21. A high body mass index is a major risk factor for a number of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.


Obesity and Major Diseases Associated with it and treatment modalities.

I know, being overweight is depressing (no offense meant) but yes, in my personal opinion it was really, really depressing. I used to weigh around 180lbs before. I guess its not really on the bracket of obesity since i was standing at 172cm (5feet8inches) but still, the extra bulge, the extra fat and the love handles was enough for me to be afraid of seeing whole body mirrors. It got me to the point of actually hating my self and i stopped buying clothes since i thought, I looked awful in them (i love tight-fits / body hugging clothes).
One day, I said to myself, if I love myself, I have to fight gaining more pounds a day and start losing them. I've read tons of "Loose Weight Fast" books but to no avail, it all failed or at least, that was what I thought, I can't see an inch difference it gave to my waistline. Exercise was just too hard for me to keep on performing religiously and I'm not so much into sports which made the dilemma worst. My last resort, "DIETing".. I've tried pro-protein diets, pro-carbs, pro-anything and didn't work. Until one day, I've read a book about manipulating your metabolism. Yes! you can increase your metabolism.
This brings me to my main agenda of actually and safely loosing weight, not rapidly but steadily. I weighed 180++lbs before and between all my "dieting" + rare exercise sessions, my weight just kept on fluctuating. But with this "technique" as I would like to call it steadily shred off all those extra pounds I used to utterly abhor! heheh

Increasing your metabolism may or may not work on you, but it worked on me. I'm hoping it would do the same for you. Now, enough of the yadda-yadda.

>> What I did <<

This may take a lot of sacrifice but trust me the pay-off would be all worth it.
The first and only thing I did for 4 weeks straight was to actually control the amount of food I ate, not by square meals but by the hour.

To make you understand better, here's what I did.

Early morning, I eat breakfast at 8 or 9 am consisting of a cup of rice (brown rice would be awesome but in some places would be hard to find and expensive), chicken or egg or fish steaks + a serving of fruit (i usually eat 2 pcs Banana or an orange) and a glass of water or if you can afford it Green Tea (not too cold, just cold enough)

• 10 am - another orange/banana
• 11 am - a piece of bread
• 12 noon - light meal (half cup of rice or lesser) and vegetables (or if you have tofus would be a nice alternative) + tons of water (not cold)
• 1pm - 2pm- water + water + water
• at around 3-4pm - fruits again.
• 5pm - light snacks ( no crackers) just plain organic snacks like fruits and oatmeals(yum!)
• 6pm - I eat my dinner, a cup of rice, juice/water (fruit juice), and lean meats.

That's all i did for 4 weeks straight, so it was tough really. But after that ordeal i managed to lose a whooping 40lbs. And now, i noticed my Metabolism has actually increased. I can now eat whatever I like and whenever I felt like eating. This is true, it's 5months now since that ordeal and I actually stopped that regimen and still maintained my ideal weight at 135lbs (true!).

If you want proof, I could email you my pics before and after. It worked for me, and I hope it will work for you :)

-dan

more eating tips :

• Eat more high-fibre food like fruits, vegetables, wholemeal bread, cereals, peas and beans.
• Avoid food high in sugar like biscuits, chocolate, rich cakes, sweet pastries and soft drinks.
• Steam, grill, bake, boil or stir fry your food in very little oil.
• Eat regular meals starting with breakfast. Try not to skip meals.
• Avoid snacking while reading, studying or watching television.
• Take smaller servings and chew your food slowly.

- Dan