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Find Out The Causes Of Sudden Hair Loss
Two of the leading causes of sudden hair loss are genes and stress. Hairloss may be inherited, but this is usually not sudden, but happens over time. What is sudden about it is that you notice large clumps of hair staying on the brush or comb when...
Is Fruit Juice Healthy?
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All the advertisements on TV rave about how healthy orange juice
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As we all know, weight loss diets are big business. And looking
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Taking Stock of Yourself
Before you go out to search for a job, you probably take stock
of yourself. This means assessing your talents and abilities,
your personal preferences, and your social skills. Once you've
completed your personal inventory, you are ready to look for the
job of your dreams.
The same sort of plan of action can help you as you begin your
weight loss program. You'll need to do a little research on
yourself. You'll need to write down things about your
activities, goals, interests, and try to combine them into a
workable diet and exercise routine.
It can be difficult--sometimes painful--to conduct such a
self-evaluation. But it can be quite beneficial for your
long-term health. Before beginning a weight loss program, you
need to ask yourself some questions. In some cases, they may be
hard questions. But they will help to ensure the success of your
weight loss regimen.
The National Institutes of Health have said that obesity is the
second leading cause of preventable death in the U.S. This means
that your personal inventory has life-or-death consequences.
This means that you'll need to be brutally honest with yourself.
Otherwise, your health could suffer in the long run.
A number of diets take a cookie-cutter approach. As a result,
you may follow them for a time, but then tire of them. That is
why it is so critically important to have a personalized weight
loss plan. This may mean that, once you conduct your inventory,
you'll need to conduct a registered dietician to find the diet
that's right for you.
In your inventory, determine how you are currently doing, as
far as diet and exercise are concerned. You might consider
giving yourself a grade of excellent, satisfactory, or needs
improvement. Determine how many years you have been overweight
and note whether you are constantly on a diet. Also, make note
of whether you tend to gain back weight once you've lost it.
Then, determine what your weight loss goal is. Remember that a
realistic goal is to lose about two pounds a week. Finally,
determine how best you can reach your goal.
You may also want to take a family history. This is
important
when you go to a doctor, and it's also critical when you go to
see a dietician. Note whether any members of your family are
overweight. Do you have a family history of heart attack?
Diabetes? Cancer? Osteoporosis? What is your Body Mass Index? Is
it where you would like it to be? What is your cholesterol
level? Is it considered to be dangerous by your doctor? What is
your blood pressure? Could it be improved? Are you under a great
deal of stress? Do you generally follow good health habits? The
answers to these questions can help determine your personal
health risks.
You'll also want to determine how much physical activity you
engage in. For instance, does your job require you to bicycle or
run? Do you currently take part in at least 30 minutes of
exercise several days a week? Do you engage in stretching
exercises? Do you lift weights? Are you involved in sports? Do
you use exercise as a means of relaxation? Do you dance in order
to have a good time? Again, the answers to these questions will
help to determine your current physical activity level and what
you need to do in the future in order to increase your activity.
Granted, your personal inventory could leave you a bit
demoralized. After all, you may not be eating the way you
should. Your family might have a history of disease and obesity,
and you may not be doing as much exercising as you should. The
idea of the personal inventory is not to make you depressed.
Rather, it's simply information that you can use as you try to
plot your roadmap to weight loss success.
You might consider taking your personal inventory from time to
time. That way, you can see how much progress you're making.
Such progress could inspire you to set new goals for both diet
and exercise. Keep in mind that you're never too old to learn
something new about yourself. The key is to take that knowledge
and use it for effective action.
About the author:
As a Teacher of Sport and Physical Education, Tony Robinson has
a keen interest in Health and Weight Loss issues. For handy
hints and tips for weight loss visit
http://www.weight-loss-arena.com
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