Lifestyle Choices

If I had an instant solution, and this would be much longer and full of stories about famous people — with glossy pictures where they are pictured as being as thin as a rake, wearing designer outfits and speaking about the joys of being almost invisible.

However, if I am of some use in helping you to see what is happening to you and what not to do, you will hopefully be able to help yourself. Insight remains the most important component of any slimming plan.

• Eat regularly so that your blood sugar does not drop and you do not start grabbing for the chocolate of anyone next to you. Eat foods with a low glycaemic index, enough fresh fruit and vegetables, little meat and fats, but do not omit fat entirely. Good oils such as olive oil, flaxseed oil and fish oils are important.

• Drink enough water — about six to eight glasses in the course of the day. Begin your day with a large glass or two of hot water. It will flush out your digestive system and give it a kick-start.

• Vitamin supplements are part of a healthy eating pattern. Beware of too much vitamin B6. It can cause your appetite to run away with you. Rather try a slow release form of B complex.

• Crash diets do not work for healthy weight loss. They will just put you on a see-saw of weight loss and gain and put your foot on the first rung of the ladder of desperation.

• Exercise is essential. If your HMI is higher than 30 you will need special attention at the beginning of an exercise programme.

• Beware of appetite suppressants. They can be habit forming and also have a bag full of side effects. Some people believe that these remedies cause cellulite and stubborn health problems.

• Nowadays there are various remedies on the market that either prevent you from absorbing all the fat in your food or make you feel replete more quickly. Some people believe that the side effects (although harmless) are not worth it. It is your choice.
• Liposuction is also an option. At congresses in Europe and the United States specialists have boasted about the large amounts of fat they have sucked out.

Sometimes it is simply necessary to accept yourself as you are and ensure that you do not develop other risk factors that endanger your quality of life. To love yourself is more important than the dream to look like Barbie.

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