Some people have suggested to me that there is a sort of cultural fascism that is taking place in the world today where people are being forced to be a certain weight in order to satisfy the cultural demands of a certain culture. I am talking in specific terms against the idea that everyone in the world has to aspire to the stick thin models that grace our biggest fashion houses today. This is an attitude that has taken place and hold in the entirety of modern culture and it fails to properly account of for the individuality of people’s tastes as well as the demands of their culture which might not necessary agree with that kind of ideal.
The cultural fascism is being perpetrated by everyone in positions of authority and care. From the ubiquitous presence of the television which always makes fun of allegedly fat people to the fashion houses that only make way for dresses of a certain size. If you are outside this ideal, they will make you feel guilty by changing the prices or taking such a long time to get the dress that you want. The shop assistants are trained to look down upon anyone who fails to meet the ideals of the community by attempting to look any different.
This has created an atmosphere where there is a total lack of respect for cultures which do not necessarily associate thinness with health or even beauty. I think that the people who have started this craze for size zero are behaving as if they were cultural fascist who are determined to make the world identical in all of its manifestations. I would support anyone who valiantly resists these approaches.
Everyone should have a right to be comfortable in their one skin and to choose the clothes that they believe best describe their personality. No one culture is superior to the rest and people who think in this way are the ones at the top of the agenda for creating tensions. There is no ideal weight that goes across cultures and therefore some form of allowance has to be given to those who are being harassed by the body fascists.
This does not mean that obesity is desirable in all cultures. It just means that consideration should be given to cultural diversity when preaching to people about the ideal weight that they should be aspiring to.
What happens if you fall ill in the middle of a diet?
Illness can come to anyone at any time in any place. There might or might not be a warning. Therefore you could find yourself at nearly the finishing point of your diet when illness strikes. You might then be required to give up dieting because it harms your health in the long term. This can be quite frustrating because we all wish to finish the projects that we have started. At the same no one wants to come from one set of health problems only to create another. Diets can be very difficult to complete and you do not wish to have all your efforts thrown down the drain because you have been surprised by the presence of yet another illness.
The first thing to recognize is that life is much more important than following any diet. You might think that you are rescuing the fruits of your hard work by continuing to follow the diet despite the problems with the diet in terms of your general health. The fact is that if you are dead from an illness all those diets that you were following mean absolutely nothing and will all fall by the wayside. When riding a wave of euphoria about the success of your diet you should not forget that the principle of life is to live it. If you cannot live your life then whatever health you are trying to protect will be useless.
If I were advising someone, I would tell them to follow the entire doctor’s instruction if they are dieting and then they happen to fall ill. They should avoid listening to fake advice that may lead them into losing their own lives for the sake of saving a few pounds. In any case the illness may be such that you end up losing too much anyway so that the diet becomes an unsustainable burden.
If people saw dieting as a health rather than cosmetic issue, we would have a lot more success with weight loss and even general health than we have now. The problem is that these days’ people look at weight loss primarily as a means to avoid criticism about weight or to find a good dress that fits you. This thinking removes the emphasis from making yourself healthy in all the major aspect of your life including the physical, mental and physical aspects. Dieting should be seen as being incidental to your general health plan.
The first thing to recognize is that life is much more important than following any diet. You might think that you are rescuing the fruits of your hard work by continuing to follow the diet despite the problems with the diet in terms of your general health. The fact is that if you are dead from an illness all those diets that you were following mean absolutely nothing and will all fall by the wayside. When riding a wave of euphoria about the success of your diet you should not forget that the principle of life is to live it. If you cannot live your life then whatever health you are trying to protect will be useless.
If I were advising someone, I would tell them to follow the entire doctor’s instruction if they are dieting and then they happen to fall ill. They should avoid listening to fake advice that may lead them into losing their own lives for the sake of saving a few pounds. In any case the illness may be such that you end up losing too much anyway so that the diet becomes an unsustainable burden.
If people saw dieting as a health rather than cosmetic issue, we would have a lot more success with weight loss and even general health than we have now. The problem is that these days’ people look at weight loss primarily as a means to avoid criticism about weight or to find a good dress that fits you. This thinking removes the emphasis from making yourself healthy in all the major aspect of your life including the physical, mental and physical aspects. Dieting should be seen as being incidental to your general health plan.
Thoughts on Quick Weight Loss
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Hi guys. I am continuing with my bi weekly update on tips for losing weight in a healthy manner. A certain amount laziness can start creeping in your routine especially when you work. You will start getting people to do chores for you. Gradually you start piling on the pounds but you are not getting any assistance to do exercise. Really we should try to do things for ourselves if only to stop being dependent on other people.
It is a good idea to start training your pet. By taking it for runs or long walks you will also benefit from the exercise. Do not use any of the gadgets that are meant to remove the physical aspects of work. These appear to be a god send convenience but they are in the long run denying you the opportunity to be able lose weight. If you can avoid the lift because it denies the natural opportunities to exercise.
If you feel that you cannot do with television then try to limit your watching habits. You should stand up during the commercial breaks and walk about to give your body some activity and also to stretch your body. Dancing is one of the excellent ways of losing those calories. You don’t have to worry about looking silly in your own home and you can dance as vigorously as you like. This is the one time when bad daddy dancing is acceptable, at least if you want to maintain some social standing.
Those of you who use public transport should endeavor to get out before their destination and walk the rest of the way. You can kill two birds with one stone because you are exercising but also some of the money off your transportation costs. If you are doing shopping always consider whether you can do your shopping without the involvement of cars. This would give you a better shopping experience and is a great way to lose weight.
Some people have advised that it is good idea to tighten muscles as you walk to give them some workout even as you walk. The stomach and the abs are one of the most difficult parts of the body to control in terms of weight so any opportunity you get to exercise them, you should take it with gratefulness. Losing weight is not an instant thing. It takes years of small baby steps until you reach your desired goal.
It is a good idea to start training your pet. By taking it for runs or long walks you will also benefit from the exercise. Do not use any of the gadgets that are meant to remove the physical aspects of work. These appear to be a god send convenience but they are in the long run denying you the opportunity to be able lose weight. If you can avoid the lift because it denies the natural opportunities to exercise.
If you feel that you cannot do with television then try to limit your watching habits. You should stand up during the commercial breaks and walk about to give your body some activity and also to stretch your body. Dancing is one of the excellent ways of losing those calories. You don’t have to worry about looking silly in your own home and you can dance as vigorously as you like. This is the one time when bad daddy dancing is acceptable, at least if you want to maintain some social standing.
Those of you who use public transport should endeavor to get out before their destination and walk the rest of the way. You can kill two birds with one stone because you are exercising but also some of the money off your transportation costs. If you are doing shopping always consider whether you can do your shopping without the involvement of cars. This would give you a better shopping experience and is a great way to lose weight.
Some people have advised that it is good idea to tighten muscles as you walk to give them some workout even as you walk. The stomach and the abs are one of the most difficult parts of the body to control in terms of weight so any opportunity you get to exercise them, you should take it with gratefulness. Losing weight is not an instant thing. It takes years of small baby steps until you reach your desired goal.
Beginning a Quick Weight Loss Program
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exercise,
weight loss
Welcome to the quick weight loss program blog. This is a blog intended to act as a forum for those seeking to share or receive information about quick weight loss activities. You are all welcome and I wish to pass on my own hope that you are able to achieve the weight levels that you want to achieve. This is an interactive and communal blog so please feel free to post any messages or actual full articles. I will be posting every three days but will check on the blog from time to time as well as replying to some of the comments when they come in. I am beginning with a theme of tips to enable people to achieve their ideal weight through dieting and exercise programs.
For those of you who exercise it is important to know when you have to stop. Self control is not just about the food you eat but also knowing when you have exercised long enough and you have reach a level at which any further exercise is futile and counterproductive. The body will have its own mechanisms for telling you that it is tired but you will also have to know your own body so that you can set up a program based on time and workload levels. Once you have achieved your targets, it does not make sense to keep pushing yourself harder and harder until you are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Where you feel that the intensity of the exercises you are doing at the moment is not fulfilling your objectives, your may decide to work on trying to increase the levels. This must be done gradually to make sure that your body gets used to a more difficult level of physical activity. Never make unplanned and sudden bursts of activity because they might take you away from your normal program and they make you quite fatigued.
When you are trying to lose weight it is important to develop other peripheral activities that enable you to maximize the utility you get from your efforts. For instance you may decide to stop using the car in order to get that extra activity as you walk to work. If you were a couch potato then you may decide to start undertaking activities that take you away from the televisions and outside into the playing fields. If you are one of those people who routinely shops for junk during the lunch break then you might want to start making sandwiches which last you during the difficult periods of the day.
For those of you who exercise it is important to know when you have to stop. Self control is not just about the food you eat but also knowing when you have exercised long enough and you have reach a level at which any further exercise is futile and counterproductive. The body will have its own mechanisms for telling you that it is tired but you will also have to know your own body so that you can set up a program based on time and workload levels. Once you have achieved your targets, it does not make sense to keep pushing yourself harder and harder until you are on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
Where you feel that the intensity of the exercises you are doing at the moment is not fulfilling your objectives, your may decide to work on trying to increase the levels. This must be done gradually to make sure that your body gets used to a more difficult level of physical activity. Never make unplanned and sudden bursts of activity because they might take you away from your normal program and they make you quite fatigued.
When you are trying to lose weight it is important to develop other peripheral activities that enable you to maximize the utility you get from your efforts. For instance you may decide to stop using the car in order to get that extra activity as you walk to work. If you were a couch potato then you may decide to start undertaking activities that take you away from the televisions and outside into the playing fields. If you are one of those people who routinely shops for junk during the lunch break then you might want to start making sandwiches which last you during the difficult periods of the day.
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