Weight loss diets

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Eating a low fat diet has long been associated with good health, weight losing, reducing risk of developing life-threatening heart diseases and multiple health issues.
A low fat diet is not a no fat diet. Some dietary fat is actually necessary. You can still enjoy dairy products and meat, simply choose lower fat or lean varieties; and sparing use of heart-healthy oils is encouraged.

Fat is not entirely evil; a certain amount of fat is critical to our bodily functions. It regulates body temperature, cushions and insulates organs and tissues. As the most concentrated source of calories (nine calories per gram of fat compared with four calories per gram for protein and carbohydrates), fat is the main form of our body’s energy storage. It also provides linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid for growth, healthy skin and metabolism, and helps absorb fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E and K). Furthermore, fat also does have another extremely important role (which I believe all food lovers will agree with me) – a small amount of fat in food can improve the taste of food drastically and make a world of difference!

However, one problem with fats is that they are very high in calories (i.e nine calories, as mentioned earlier). Eating more calories than your body can lead to weight gain, which increases your risk for developing health problems such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, gallstones, and gout. Foods that are high in fat includes dairy foods (e.g whole milk, ice cream, butter, cheese), fatty red meats, egg yolks, which are particularly high in cholesterol, processed meats (sausage, salami, hot dogs), and deep-fried foods. A low fat diet often comprises fruits, vegetables, fish, cereals, rice, pasta, nuts and seeds. However, we also need to understand that not all fats are equal. More and more studies reveal that bad fats increase the risk for certain diseases while good fats lower the risk. The idea of healthy eating and following a low fat diet is about knowing how to choose good fats over bad fats. In other words, the key is to substitute good fats for bad fats.

Bad Fats

Saturated fats:

These are mainly found in the harder fats such as the fat on meat, lard, and the fat in dairy products such as butter, full cream milk, etc. There are also fats called ‘Trans Fats’ (Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils). These are oils which come from vegetables but have been processed to make them hard and similar to saturated fats. They are often used in processed foods, and in commercially made cakes, biscuits and pastries.

We should try to limit our intake of saturated fats and trans fats as they contribute to weight gain and a raised cholesterol level.

Unsaturated fats
These mainly come from vegetables, nuts and fruits. They are divided into:

* Polyunsaturated fats such as sunflower oil, and corn oil.
* Monounsaturated fats such as olive oil and rapeseed oil.
* Omega 3 fatty acids. These come mainly from oily fish such as pilchards, sardines, salmon mackerel and fresh (not tinned) tuna. Some omega 3 fatty acids are found in various plant foods and vegetable oils.

Unsaturated fats are ‘good fats’ as they are less likely to raise your cholesterol level. Omega 3 fatty acids are also thought to help prevent heart disease and may help to improve our health in other ways. There is a separate leaflet called ‘Cholesterol’ which gives more details about reducing your cholesterol level.

Trans Fats:

Trans fats are actually unsaturated fats, but they can raise total and LDL (bad) cholesterol levels while also lowering HDL (good) cholesterol levels. Any item that contains “hydrogenated oil” or “partially hydrogenated oil” likely contains trans fats. Hydrogenation is the chemical process that changes liquid oils into solid fats. It’s used to extend the shelf life of processed foods, typically in stick margarine, baked and fast foods such as ice cream, cakes, cookies, chips, shortening, popcorn, and French fries. Hydrogenated or trans fats are harmful to the heart and have been associated with some cancers. You probably have noticed more and more brands of potato chips are screaming “trans-fat free” on their packaging in the marketplace. Now, take note, a food can be labelled as having zero trans fats or “Trans fat Free”- even if it contains trans fats. The FDA states that if a serving of a food has 0.5 gram or less per serving of trans fats, then it can be labelled Trans Fat Free. And when you find out what constitutes a serving (e.g 5 crackers, 2 cookies, ½ cup of popcorns…), you would realise how easy it is for those who are keeping a low fat diet to be fooled and overeat trans fat. So, next time you go shopping, even if the food label claims zero trans fat, look for the words “partially-hydrogenated”, “shortening” or even “hydrogenated” – which can all mean that the food still contains trans fats.

Good Fats

Monounsaturated fats:

These are unsaturated fatty acids derived from vegetables and plants. They are liquid at room temperature but begin to solidify at cold temperatures. This type of fat is relatively healthier than other types of fat and can be found in olives, olive oil, nuts, peanut oil, canola oil and avocados. Some studies have shown that these kinds of fats can actually lower LDL (bad) cholesterol and maintain HDL (good) cholesterol.

Polyunsaturated fats:

These unsaturated fatty acids can have a beneficial effect on our health when consumed in moderation and when used to replace saturated fats or trans fats. They can help reduce the cholesterol levels in your blood and lower your risk of heart disease. Polyunsaturated fats cannot be manufactured by our bodies, and are found mostly in fish and plant oils such as safflower, corn, soybean, sunflower, and cottonseed. They exist in liquid form at room temperature.

Omega fats:

Three very important fatty acids that make up poly and monounsaturated fats are omega-3, omega-6, and omega-9; all frequently mentioned when discussing about low fat diet and choosing good fats. They can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease and also boost our immune systems. Omega-3 fatty acids are found in oily fish such as salmon, mackerel and tuna, canola oil, soybeans, flaxseed and certain nuts (especially walnuts and almonds). They may reduce the risk of stroke, high blood pressure, and other chronic disease. Omega-6 fatty acid is found in corn, safflower, soybean, and sunflower oils, and Omega-9 fatty acid is found in olive oil and canola oil.

When following a low fat diet, you don’t have to entirely give up eating foods that are high in fat content, but there are some things we all can start doing: Eat bigger quantities of low-fat foods to accompany high-fat foods, make substitutions for high fat food. Educate yourself about foods and learn some important concepts including saturated fats and cholesterol. Learn to read food labels and be informed on the fat contents. Look for keywords like “hydrogenated”, “partially hydrogenated,” and “trans fats”, and as a general rule of thumb, liquid fats are better for you than solid fats.

Popularity: 7%

When Rosie Murrell first came through the doors at the Hope & Healing Center, operated by the Church Health Center, she had a specific goal in mind: lose enough weight to qualify for bariatric surgery. Rosie had been seriously overweight her whole life, at one point weighing 437 pounds.

She wanted that surgery any way she could get it, so much so that the fact that she had been diabetic for 20 years, and had eventually increased her insulin intake to over 100 units, wasn’t even her biggest concern. She also had uncontrolled high blood pressure and was working on degenerative joint disease.

“My doctor was pushing exercise, and told me he wouldn’t do the surgery if there was more than a 50 percent chance I’d die on the table,” Rosie said. She’d begun to lose weight before she began at Hope & Healing, though the starvation diet she’d worked out wasn’t really working.

“When (the wellness counselor) told me I’d have to increase my calories” to keep losing weight, Rosie said, “I cried and cried.”

But with her Hope & Healing counselors, Rosie worked out a meal plan she could live with, starting with making a list of what she was eating every day, then every week. Slowly, slowly, things began to change.

“If I used to eat three or four candy bars a week, I’d only eat two,” she said. “Every time I dropped a candy bar, I’d add a fruit or a vegetable.” If she wanted ice cream, she’d eat a small cup, rather than a large bowl, and not every day. She put her food on smaller plates, instead of filling up a larger one.

“I couldn’t tell you when I stopped eating junk,” she said. “But I realized that if I’m going to do this, I can’t have my cake and eat it, too.” Her obsession with bariatric surgery began to fade.

She began exercising — “I do an hour of cardio every day,” she says now, along with core strengthening classes — and leaned on her friends in the Hope & Healing wellness classes and wellness coordinator Sharon Tagg for support.

Everything, from her grocery list to what she cooks for her family, is different. She says she allows herself as much as a five-pound weight gain, without “going off the deep end.” If she does gain weight, she knows she’ll be able to get back on track: “This is a lifetime change, not a fad diet,” she says.

Perhaps most astonishing, though, is what has happened over the last three months: Rosie has stopped taking insulin completely. “It’s as if I wasn’t a diabetic at all,” she says. “My health has improved so, so much.” She’s lost nearly 200 pounds, and is a size 18, and is still working to lose weight, even though “I’m smaller than I’ve ever been.”

It’s not just Rosie’s health and dress size that have changed: She travels around the country doing diabetes education for a pharmaceutical company, after having completed a training class — and her first plane flight ever — in Kansas City. “I look so small in my graduation pictures,” she said.

But “I always carry my ‘before’ pictures with me.” For the people struggling with their weight and with diabetes, it’s helpful to have a visual aid, she says. “My face is different now, but you can see it was me.”

Though she rejoices that she’s a “living, breathing statistic,” the pictures also remind her that “I won’t go back there.”

Rosie is 47, and says she is living her teen years over again, this time without the depression and rejection she remembers from being a 300-pound high schooler.

“I’m living a life I never lived before,” she says.

Popularity: 3%

Many people report that losing weight is easy, however it’s maintaining this weight loss that continually proves to be the difficult part. The fact is, however that many people are successful in losing weight, and keeping it off.
There is a prevailing belief that very few individuals can actually succeed in long-term weight loss. However, in 1994 The National Weight Control Registry was established, and it has now become the largest prospective investigation of long-term successful weight loss maintenance.

This registry gives us a valuable incite into what makes for successful weight loss, tracking the habits of over 5,000 individuals who have lost an average of 66 pounds, and have kept it off for an average of 5.5 years.
If you’ve been trying hard to maintain weight loss, the findings of this study should be an encouragement to you that you can succeed. The registry proves that there are many who have been successful in the past, and are still maintaining their weight loss today.

Here are some of the results from the registry:

• 42% of participants said that weight maintenance is easier than weight loss.
• 33% said that it is no more difficult to maintain than to lose.
• 95% of participants said that losing weight improved their quality of life.
• 90% reported that they had more energy and mobility, improved mood and increased self-confidence.
• 86% said their physical health had improved.
• 65% said their interaction with the opposite sex was better.
• More than half said they did better in secular employment after losing weight.

How did they achieve weight loss success?

• 45% of registry participants lost weight on their own.
• The other 55% lost weight with the help of some type of program.
• 98% of participants report that they modified their food intake in some way to lose weight.
• 94% increased their physical activity, with the most frequently reported form of activity being walking.
• Most participants report continuing to maintain a low calorie, low fat diet and doing high levels of activity in an attempt to maintain weight loss.
• 78% eat breakfast every day.
• 75% weigh them self at least once a week.
• 62% watch less than 10 hours of TV per week.
• 90% exercise, on average, about 1 hour per day.

One of the key points that has become apparent from the registry’s findings, is that the longer participants continued with a new behaviour, the easier maintenance became, with new behaviours eventually becoming habits.

What’s preventing you from making beneficial changes?

• Are you ready to make changes? What barriers are preventing you? Make a list of everything you can think of, and beside each one, note down a reasonable solution.
• What about your goals? Are they realistic? Have you made resolutions that really matter to you?
• Do you have a helpful team of supporters around you? If you don’t, can you enlist the help of friends and family? Or, maybe you could join an exercise class in your locality?

There’s no doubt about it, weight loss does require effort and motivation. However, from the registry results, I’m sure you can see the benefits to be experienced from losing weight, and gain.

Popularity: 6%