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Dieters Slim May Be A Little Misleading

Though it is what they want to do Slimming should not be so hard yet there are literally thousands if not millions that could do with shedding a few pounds of unwanted fat. This is personal to me as I have gained and lost many pounds over the years with the help of diets, tonics, programs and even the dreaded exercises.

What does a dieter need to slim?

The most important thing I found I needed to lose weight was a mental picture of what I wanted to look like. This I constantly kept in my mind all the time. It was never exact just really a thought I would think like; " I am trim or I am light or even I look great and thin". Then I had to choose a diet. The truth is there are many many diets that would help anyone slim out there. We all know just by being slimmer it has a great anti aging effect on us. You just need to investigate them to see if they fit into your life and plans and will actually work for you specifically.

What types of diets have worked for you. Please share diets that managed to get you slim so others might find them and benefit.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

The Wrong Way to Start Losing Weight

By Ricardo d Argence

We live in a world where super thin is promoted as being the ideal. The only thing is more than 80% of the world does not fit into that ideal body type. That leaves many people feeling like they are less than perfect, and some take extreme measures to rectify the situation.

Today so many people long to be thin they are doing dangerous things to their bodies, they are literally dying to be thin. Many times these practices lead to what are now called eating disorders.

There are many things that people result to in order to achieve the perfect body, some of which include the use of laxatives to reduce their calorie intake. The only resulting weight loss is from loss of fecal matter and fluid, which will return within a day or two and the problem is that the body has already absorbed the calories. Once fluids return the user will feel that they need to use laxatives again.

Over use of laxatives is a dangerous habit that can leave the user unable to relieve themselves without them. Eventually abuse of laxatives can lead to permanent bowel damage and even death.

By sticking fingers sown their throat or chemically another often used process is throwing up, a person may force themselves to throw up manually. While Syrup of Ipecac is liked by people with this form of eating disorder, what they do not realize is that usual use of this medication is toxic. To immediately regurgitate everything in their stomach it causes the user.

This process is extremely hard on the body causing irritation of the esophagus, erosion of tooth enamel and complications from the chemicals. Ipecac syrup can cause erratic breathing, irregular heartbeat, and heart attack, all of these can be fatal complications.

People wishing to reduce weight quickly often resort to diet pills and diuretics. Diet pills may be manufactured to promote faster metabolism, quench appetite, or both, while the main purpose of diuretics is to get rid of bodily fluids. Despite the fact that several of these have the approval of the Food And Drug Adminstration (FDA), that does not make them a completely safe weight loss alternative.

Including pulmonary hypertension, dry mouth, and chest pains,prescription diet pills as well as some over the counter medications have been linked to serious health problems.

Never forget that you can lose weight, keep it off, and enjoy a vibrant and healthy life following safe weight loss methods.

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