In today's day and age where being overweight can spell doom for your social life it is important to remember that there are more important issues to consider. Remember that health is wealth. Sure if you crash diet you will lose weight, but you will also put it back just as soon as you start eating regularly again. This has been christened the YO-YO effect by some experts. Given the upward and downward swing of the Yo-Yo being compared to the swinging in your weight.
Despite making you thin for a short time it has detrimental effects. This is because your metabolism is lowered as you are semi-starved. You lose lean muscle instead of fat causing you to get experience weakness and irritability. The YO-YO effect caused by crash diets also is damaging to your heart putting you in danger by increasing your risk of heart disease. Do you really want to suffer from a heart attack because you are eating wrong?
It seems that not all fat is bad. Even if you are overweight the fat position will determine how unhealthy it is for you. We all know that genetic predisposition plays a big part in how we look, our metabolism and our body's fat storing tendencies. So what type of fat storage is healthier? Let's take a closer look at our body. The body shape is what reveals if the fat you are storing in the body is located at a healthy place or an unhealthy one.
Measure your waist and your hip. Then divide your waist measurement by your hip measurement to get the ratio. Now check if the ratio is greater than 0.85 for women and 0.95 for men. If it is greater you are an Apple shape or Android. You tend to store extra fat in the abdomen area. This can lead to high cholesterol, diabetes, and increased risk of heart disease. Now I'm sure you don't want these added tensions along with being a bit over weight. This shape is usually common with men, while some women also may be an apple shape when obese. Usually associated with the "Beer Bauch" or Belly.
If your ratio value is less than 0.85 or 0.95 for women and men respectively you are a Pear shape or Gynoid. You tend to store the excess fat in the hips bottoms, and thighs region. This shape is ideal for women as it is suited for child bearing. The bad news is that if you are trying to loose weight from these regions it won't happen quickly. The body will burn other fat stores before it starts on these regions. Be persistent with your exercises focused on reducing these areas and you will eventually see the results.
Of the two Pears are definitely healthier and so if you are an Apple right now, you had better do something serious about it. Get out of the planning to lose weight stage and enter the implementing the weight loss plan stage. All the best with your weight loss program.
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