Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Weight gain guide: Need to restructure your daily routine



Have you ever come up with the situation in which you were unable to fit you in the family photo for being a skinny? If yes! Then it is a must read post for you. This situation arises due to the following two reasons:
#1 overestimation of the food that people generally require for proper body functioning and
#2 underestimation of restriction those are necessary for eating habits
Here is how to structure your life for a healthy and fit body
For gaining weight you need to structure your daily routine. You must plan for the coming day so that in need of food you do not have scarcity when there is no other healthy option available. Planning of your exercise routine is also necessary for good health and well shaped body. If you go by a good plan and understand the need of calories for weight gain then you certainly need to develop your muscles in a positive and effective way. You can surely gain some pounds in about 2 months with muscle gain and exercising. Amazed? No needs to react like this, but it will be extremely worthwhile that you gain some considerable weight on your body to look handsome and dashing.
The simple rule that can make you look dashing is to take foods that are adequate in energy and protiens to gain weight. It is not that simple as seen in these words. The energy you gain is directly related to your eating habits. You will have to develop the guesstimate that can help you curb your desires for food containing trans-fat as it will increase your belly fat and affect the insulin level in your body.
A simple test has proved that by changing the order of intake of a meal, you can have better results. Same importance should be given to a cheeseburger and a plate full of salad; you need to look after in the contents any food provides you. You should add some fruits, shakes, juices and protein rich diet like egg, fish, milk yogurt and cheese.
Thus the results simply show the method to manage your eating habits as per the sequencing of your meal. This easy adaptation and restructuring of meal has really affected many of people, who have achieved good results in weight gain by making use of the abovementioned method as well as by doing particular muscle gain exercise and workouts daily.

Weight gain after menopause: prevention and measures



Most women inadvertently increase their weight as they become old, but weight gain is not inevitable. Just change your schedule and improve your activities to enjoy a happy post menopausal life.
It is the proven fact that as you get older, the risk of gaining fat also increases as the hormonal changes taking place in your body due to the menopause. It is considered that this is inevitable, but it is not actually. You can easily revert back to the normal weight after adopting healthy eating habits and spending life actively.
How menopause results in weight gain?
The hormonal changes that take place in your body during menopause causes you to gain weight considerably around the abdomen. Also the mass of muscles diminishes with retarding age. If you do not take steps for replacing those leaning muscles that you lose, your body balance will shift towards fat, rather than muscles as a consequence slowing down the rate of burning calories. If you continue your usual diet, it is possible that you will get weight gain.
In some women, the genetic factor also plays role, mainly if your parents and other maternal relatives do carry extra weight in their old days around the abdomen chances are higher that you will get the same. Many times it is noticed that the social calamities like betrayal of children, situations of home, divorce and the death of spouse contribute towards gaining of weight after menopause.
Risks and consequences:
Many serious implications are seen in the health of a lady that gain weight after her menopause like high cholesterol, high BP and type-2 diabetes creating risks of heart attack, strokes, cancers of colorectal and breasts. Many researchers have revealed that the mere increase of 2 kilograms after the age of 5 can increase the chances of having breast cancer by 30 percent.
Prevention and cure:
There is no way home if you get excess weight after your menstrual cycles are over. You should adopt healthy eating habits and comply with three simple rules:
#1 Eat less: you can maintain your current weight by only setting some pinnacles for your food habits. You should consider that in 50s you need less calories than that f early ages. Add fruits and salads, green leafy vegetables, and whole grains in your diet. Never skip a single meal during the day.
#2 Move more: activities like walking, aerobics and exercising will add for this purpose. The more you move, the more your calories are burnt, so that the leaning muscles not left any fat under way. Involve yourself in the household activities like mopping, sweeping and cleaning etc.
#3 Become social: the motive of this write-up will be fulfilled if you sit in your friends circle and notice the health and expressions of others and share your thoughts about post-menopausal complications and risks for the body.

Medications responsible for weight gain



Some of the drugs that are used for the treatment of depression, disorders in mood, abductions, migraine pains, High and low Blood pressures and diabetes can result in weight gain, from a little amount to a drastic 5 kilos per month. You might observe considerable weight gain when going through steroids, therapy for hormone replacement, and taking oral contraceptive pills. You will be surprised to know that your medicine shelf might be the only cause for your weight gain, if you are gaining 3 or more Kilograms per month without any major change in your lifestyle.
Every drug that is given to you reacts differently with your body and causes weight gain problem like increment in your appetite, so that you increase your food intake or change in your insulin level that stores fat in your body.  This is observed that a particular drug affects different peoples in different ways and create various side effects.
Considering antidepressants, you might get the feeling of more hunger when you are relieved; it shows that the reaction of drug is not the major issue for gaining weight. Some of the drugs are responsible for the fluid retention in your body that can be reduced by proper dietary associations.
Many of the medical practitioners say that the effect of these drugs for gaining extra weight is very minute. But it can be easily inferred that they changes your body metabolism up to such an extent that you start gaining weight under the prescription of doctor.
In expert’s opinion, the following medications generally cause weight gain:
Steroids and antibiotics
      Anti depressants
      Anti psychotics
   Anti seizure medicines
      High BP medications
      Heart burn and gynaecological medications
If you are in suspicion that some of your medications are contributing to you weight gain then consult to the physician for changes in prescription that will suite you the most. But remember, whatever you do, abide the medications properly because it’s your health first not the minute effects of the medicines.
There are some instances that people after the awareness of the effects of allopathic medicines have adopted traditional medicinal sciences, for long term diseases and currently are relieved and satisfied. Homeopathy and Ayurvedic medicines are considered as safe in this aspect. They only regulate and work upon the specific disease and organ which is infected and does not create any adverse effect like weight gain.

Build your muscles for weight gain


Do you want to gain some extra fat for making a sports team, want to look dashing, want to get good health or want to remove tag of “skinny”? This can be done by simple focus on your health and following these steps:
People often advocate for the eating changes for the weight gain, but all know that the body becomes saturated at one stage after eating for a plenty, as a youngster you really want to opt for a path that is interesting as well as result giving. You better follow the muscle building that will certainly increase your strength as well improve your physique for looking attractive and dashing.
·      Weight training: people often scare of putting stress on their muscles. But the weight training is the most effective way by which you will get strength and your muscles will expand accordingly. You need to opt for good gymnasia that have really helping coach. The instructor will tell you how to make schedules for weights and different body parts.
Weight training will convert all of the extra weight of your body to end up with the muscles, and help in stimulating your appetite. You must consider the following steps for good weight training program:

  1. Development of muscles will increase speed and functioning of your metabolism. But it requires  consumption of more calories that will make up your weight 
  2. You must have to be faithful to the schedules as well as the trainer. Always do workout in the guidance of instructor, so that all of the changes are taken care of and he will check you at particular instances for changing the schedule as well. 
  3. Your muscles may sore and you might get painful nights, this is obvious, but never sit down. Set a target and make your efforts to achieve them.
·         Lifting of heavy weights for better muscle formation: for gaining burgeoning muscles and good outcome, always lift heavy weights that are up to the reach of your handling capacity.
  1. Always choose that weight which will cause lift failure at the last of the reps.
  2. Increase your weight rapidly
  3. Use forced reps with the help of your companion or co-body builder
  4. Abide by the instructions of trainer / instructor
·         Intake of more proteins: the proteins are the body building components of your diet that directly converts to the muscle mass. So try to take protein rich diet, protein shakes etc.