Sunday, May 30, 2010
Healthy Eating v/s Fast Food
Every morning I wake up at 6:30am I get dressed and walk out the house to go to work. On my way to work I stop to get something quick for breakfast. At 12:15pm I go out for lunch and then at 5:00pm I stop by McDonald's to grab something fast on my way to school. This routine describes society on a daily basis. I have found that eating fast foods has no planning or preparation. This way of eating only has a high potential of health risks, and unwanted weight gain. Most people do not care about eating healthy or take the time to understand the important risk factors of unhealthy eating and its long term effects. On the other hand, there is a large group of people who try to eat healthy. These people do not have the knowledge or the finances to support the healthy foods required for a more healthier diet. Although, healthy eating has proven to be the more expensive than fast food eating somehow people in general has to learn to take the time to add healthy dietary ways. I have discovered that eating healthy can actually be affordable even in today's times. You can remain healthy, and on a budget by cost effective methods such as home preparation versus fast foods daily. By preparing meals nightly and taking the time to pack them for meals on the go. This method will potentially save time, money, and of course reduce the pounds on the scale.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Dieting with prescription pills
Is this a healthy remedy for losing weight? The question that always comes to mind when I think of prescription diet pills is "Could this be the fastest way without the long consuming workouts?". I performed a study of ten of my friends with the choice of losing weight normally with healthy eating and exercise or receiving help from a diet pill. The results of my study showed that 40% stated that they would rather take the pill than exercise. The remaining 60% stated that they would rather exercise and maintain a healthy eating regimen to lose weight. I also learned that their are many prescription diet pills out on the market for sale with or without a doctors signature. The main medication that I often hear being discussed is Adipex-p also known as phentermine. Phentermine diet pills are appetite suppressants that reduce the urge to eat. It has been reported that phentermine should be used as a short-term weight loss regimen and should not be taken long-term. Phentermine medication can have the ability to become addictive over time. Do prescription diet drugs work? I found that users of the prescription do lose weight while taking the medication, but also learned that it can be a possibility to gain the weight back once users stopped the medication.
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