BIG BREAKFAST , SMALL DINNER. MYTH BUSTED

In this article I m trying to scientifically figure out weather breakfast or dinner is an important meal for weight loss.Is the  familiar phrase “Eat breakfast like a king and dinner like a pauper”? true. Well, according to a new study published in the journal obesity., if you want to lose weight, that may be the way to go.

Ninety-three obese women were provided with a 1,400-calorie diet for twelve weeks. The participants were divided into two groups; half ate 700 calories at breakfast, 500 calories at lunch, and 200 calories at dinner, while the other half ate the reverse: 200 calories at breakfast, 500 calories at lunch, and 700 calories at dinner. Both groups lost weight, however, the large breakfast eaters lost substantially more (18 pounds compared to 8 pounds) and lost more inches from their waists (3 inches versus 1.4).

The study is highly controlled as in our daily life it is difficult to limit our meal to 200 calories.It is said that breakfast revs up your metabolism in the morning,staved off hunger which is beneficial in losing weight . on the contrary..

In a new study, researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Nutrition Obesity Research Center and other institutions found that eating or skipping breakfast had no effect in how much weight was lost over a 16-week period.

If we eat less calories at dinner ( with less carbs) the energy utilized in maintaing the basal rate of the body is more than the energy consumed and hence may aid in weight loss.

So the secret to weight loss is healthy breakfast of about 500 calories and small dinner 3 hours before sleep.

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TIME YOUR MEALS FOR WEIGHT LOSS....

A survey found that best times were 7.11 am for breakfast, 12.38 pm for lunch and 6.14 pm for dinner for people striving for weight loss.
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MELT THE FAT WITH WATER....

Three fourth of the body is water, so adjusting the water balance favorably can aid in weight loss . here's how ....

• Water revs up your metabolism.
• Water gives a feeling of fullness ..APPETITE SUPPRESSANT.
• Water hydrates skin cells , helps rejuvenate them. 
• Water prevents dehydration which slows down metabolism and thus weight loss.
• Water flushes the toxins released by burning fat.

Tips on drinking water :

• Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day.
• Ice cold water may help in boosting metabolism.
• Try water fast once a week.. replacing water with a single meal.
• Drink a glass of water before meals.
• Drink luke warm water with lemon half an hour after meals.
• Drink enough water while talking alcohol.
• Drink a glass of water before and after the exercise.

 Water intake should be monitored in patients with kidney,liver and heart problems.

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KICK START THE WEIGHT LOSS..

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HOW ARE YOU PLACED IN THE WEIGHT LADDER ? ... THE BMI

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INSIGHTS INTO WEIGHT..

Weight is defined as the force exerted by a body due to gravity.The mechanisms involved in weight regulation in humans include genetic,behavorial,social and physiological factors.The stability of body weight and body composition requires that energy intake matches energy expenditure.which way the balance shifts in a continous FIGHT.

Like any other natural entity, human body must obey physical laws, according to which energy cannot be created nor destroyed, but only transformed. Consequently, all excess energy introduced causes an increase of adipose tissue, which is always accompanied by an increase of lean body mass, and thus an increase of body weight weight gained or lost by a person with normal body weight is composed of two-thirds adipose tissue and one-third lean body mass.

How long does it take to gain or lose a kilogram? It evidently depends on how many Calories are cumulatively necessary to build a new kilogram of body weight and, vice versa, on how many Calories are provided by the demolition of one kilogram of existing body weight. The energy cost of adipose tissue and lean body mass correspond to about 10,000 and 2,000 Cal/kg, and the energy yield to about 7,500 and 800 Cal/kg, respectively. Therefore, energy cost and yield of one kilogram of weight with the above-mentioned composition (two-thirds adipose tissue and one-third lean body mass) are equivalent to about 7,000 and 5,400 Calories, respectively.so if one has to shed 5 kgs (35000 calories) one can theoretically loose it in 35 days with a calorie deficit of 1000 calorie per day. However, energy balance is positive or negative by 100 Cal/day only initially, then it gradually reduces because the body energy expenditure changes according to the consumption of the weight gained or lost. Times for gain or loss are consequently lengthened. However, 75% of the total weight is gained or lost in little more and little less than one year, respectively.

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