If obesity is not caused by the thyroid or pituitary glands obesity can be easily overcome, to a great extent, by proper living and healthy eating.  Obesity can be made much worse by wrong habits of the consumption of excessive starches, fatty foods, and sugar; the lack of exercise is also a variable to becoming obese.

An obese persons’ symptoms can range from a variety of ailments and can be the root cause of the ailments being suffered but in general obesity includes excessive fat surrounding the body, especially the core area but the extremities are affected as well; shortness of breath when doing the least bit of activity such as climbing stairs; palpitations of the heart upon the slight exertion is also a symptom of obesity.

To begin treatment of obesity one must gradually reduce the caloric intake to the body, eat only nourishing foods that are non fattening.  Moderately start to exercise, slowly increasing the activity and always in as much open air space as possible, this is for more oxygen intake because oxygen burns fat and waste matter in the system fast.

In order for you to lose weight you must use up more calories than you take in.  Deep breathing and exercise is absolutely essential along with organic herbs and teas that will help cleanse and detoxify the body of waste matter buildup.

One must be very careful about using commercially prepared weight reduction formulas that are being widely promoted. Several deaths have been caused by using these products and should be investigated thoroughly.

I hope I gave some helpful information regarding the symptoms, causes and treatments to obesity. Please remember before embarking on any kind of weight reduction program to consult your physician or practicing holistic intern.

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You were probably losing weight successfully for the first few weeks after you joined a new diet program, only to be stuck to a certain point later. When people start a diet program they rapidly lose a few pounds, because most diet programs are created to offer you ‘instant weight loss’. Sadly enough, this ‘instant weight loss’ is more often than not ‘temporary’ weight loss.

You will lose weight very quickly for the first few weeks but after that, you will suddenly discover that the scale is not going down anymore! You are not losing any more weight than what you have lost already! You have hit a situation commonly known as weight loss plateau! In such situations, the only remedy is a complete overhaul of your lifestyle habits.

You have probably done the same sets of exercises as well as ate the same types of foods over and over again during those first few weeks when you were losing weight. As a result your body got accustomed to your diet and exercise routine. When that happened, your weight loss methods failed to bring any sustainable results!

If you want to go beyond this point, you need to change your diet and exercise regimen.

Here are two methods you need to follow to get out of the weight loss plateau.

1. Calorie-counting is not the way to go: When you count your calories, you basically limit the intake of calories to an abnormally low level. When you eat low calorie foods, there is no incentive for your body to increase your metabolic rate since it has to burn only a few calories. The result is that your metabolic rate always remains at a very low level. When your metabolic rate is low, you aren’t able to burn fat!

In order to burn fat and lose weight successfully, you need to forget about calorie counting and eat enough so that your body is forced to keep your metabolic rate at a high level. Your body needs fuel to burn fat, and it can get that fuel only from foods!

2. Exercise more:  If you have been avoiding exercises altogether, or have been doing only light exercises, then you cannot lose weight. Weight loss is only possible if you perform high intensity workouts daily. Instead of being afraid of exercises, try to love them. Exercises are yet another powerful way of increasing your metabolic rate.

Follow these two methods and you will soon be able to acquire the slim body you desire!

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