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Fitness Direct

 

· Preface

· Introduction

· Chapter 1 : Why I Failed To Lose Weight

    └--Why haven't I seen any results to my efforts to lose weight?

    └--Why does the weight come back after I lose some?

    └--Why did I fail to lose weight?

    └--Available Methods of Losing Weight

        1) Dehydration

        2) Medication

        3) Dieting

        4) Physical Exercises

        5) Plastic Surgery

    └--Arming yourself with the correct information is the first step to successful weight-loss

        Misconception 1: No fat intake, no weight increase

        Misconception 2: Drinking will make me heavier.

        Misconception 3: Eating only fruits and vegetables will make you lose weight.

        Misconception 4: Long term intake of spicy foods can help me lose weight.

        Misconception 5: Participating in sports on an empty stomach is dangerous.

        Misconception 6: Skipping breakfast will help you lose weight.

        Misconception 7: Exercising for 20 minutes longer will burn off any over-consumption of calories.

        Misconception 8: Jogging thirty minutes every day can help you lose weight.

        Misconception 9: Gathering of nutrients cause obesity.

        Misconception 10: You can exercise one part of the body to slim down in that area.

· Chapter 2 Lose Your Weight Easily

    └--1. Recognizing what being overweight means

        The standard weight calculation method by WHO

        Calculation of body mass index

        Can you be obese at a a normal weight?

    └--2. What causes obesity?

        Poor quality foods and lack of physical exercises

        Feeling Hungry

        Proportion of fast twitch muscle fibers

        Genes

        Other reasons

    └--3. Why should you lose weight?

        1) Obesity and liver/gallbladder issues

        2) Obesity and endocrine/metabolic conditions

        3) Obesity and high blood pressure/heart disease

        4) Obesity and its effects on pulmonary function

        5) Obesity is the foe of a long healthy life

        6) Obesity and its affects on the labor force

        7) Obesity and body aches

        8) Obesity and infection

        9) Obesity and diabetes

        10) Obesity and cancer

    └--4. How to lose weight?

    └--5. Integrating Weight-Loss Into Your Daily Life

        Method 1: Sustainable and practical – aerobic exercise

        Method 2: Eating healthy foods

            How to eat to maintain your figure?

            Changing your diet is important to weight-loss

            Eating less

            Which kinds of foods are helpful when trying to lose weight?

            Healthy snacks

            Healthy foods choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner

        Method 3: Tea can also be a weight-loss tool

            Green Tea

            Oolong Tea

            Pu’er Tea

        Method 4: Fasting Therapy

            Time

            Methods

            Fasting Precautions

            Progressive nutritional and healthy recipes for every meal

        Method 5: Stair Climbing

        Method 6: Maintaining an active lifestyle

            Proper Posture

            Sweeping and Vacuuming

            Mopping and Scrubbing Floors

            Brushing Toilet

            Self assessment of the exercises

· Chapter 3 Mysterious Methods for Losing Weight Easily

    └--Method 1: Grains for weight loss

    └--Method 2: Not eating after noon

    └--Method 3: Tomatoes for weight-loss

    └--Method 4: Cucumbers for weight-loss

    └--Method 5: Flower of longleaf luckyweed (a traditional herb) for weight-loss

    └--Method 6: Mushrooms for weight-loss

    └--Method 7: Lotus leaves for weight-loss

    └--Method 8: Kiwi for weight-loss

    └--Method 9: Wax gourds for weight-loss

    └-- Method 10: Eating meals earlier in the day to lose weight

    └--Method 11: Carefully chewing and slowly swallowing to lose weight

    └--Method 12: Nuts and milk for weight-loss

    └--Method 13: Doing exercises before meals to lose weight

    └--Method 14: Low-fat foods for weight-loss

    └--Method 15: Bean curd products to lose weight

    └--Method 16: Whole grains for weight-loss

    └--Method 17: Chinese traditional medicines for weight-loss

    └--Method 18: Getting sufficient sleep for weight-loss

    └--Method 19: Bathing for weight-loss

    └--Method 20: Essential aromatic oils for weight loss