Change the way you look

Life is hectic. Everyone is in a race to earn his or her living. People are too busy and tend to neglect their own health too. Because of this, the number of people who are obese is rising every day. When they finally realize it, often it is too late to go for a quick remedy.

However, losing those extra bulges is not impossible at all. It is just a matter of changing bad habits into good habits. Some positive changes in your lifestyle will keep you in good shape. Eating habits and exercising patterns are the most important factors that affect the weight of the body.

Despite the popular belief, eating habits have a greater impact than exercises. However, it does not mean that exercising is not important. Let us give you some tips and tricks to lose those extra pounds and maintain the ideal weight for the rest of your life.

These days one of the main addictions of many people is eating junk food. These are easy to buy, easy to eat and give a good taste. However, did you know that those foods have adverse effects on your weight? If you do not believe this, experiment it on your own. Without changing any of the regular activities, stop the consumption of fast food for a month. You will see a quick drop in your weight. When you finally decide to give up junk food, it does not mean that eating from restaurants has to be stopped too.

Instead, every time when ordering a meal, see if those contain lots of fatty food like oil and sweets. Some websites provide the facility of checking the calorie content of various food items.

They even provide mobile applications, which make it easier to check even while ordering food at the restaurant. Though it is not very practical in Sri Lanka, it still can be used for at least western recipes. The portion size of the meal also plays a major role.

Even consuming healthy food in large potions can still be a reason for a weight gain. To avoid this, keep track of everything you eat including the amount. After a good workout session, a big portion of oily food will ruin the effect of the workout. Keeping a food diary and counting the calories are two popular methods which are used to track the food intake of a person.

Automatically, when we are conscious about the amount of calories we eat, our portion sizes get smaller. However, accidentally eating a large portion is not a reason to panic. Make the next meal smaller. That way your food intake will balance. Usually a woman should eat a minimum of 1200 calories a day; a man should eat at least 1500 calories.

QUESTIONS

01.                        What are the important factors that affect weight of the body?

Eating habits and exercising patterns are the most important factors                   that Affect weight of the body.

02.                        Why is eating habits important than exercising habit?

The main reason to be fat is having unnecessary foods. Therefore practicing a good eating habit is important than exercising patterns.

03.                        What is the main addiction of people these days?

       The addiction of people is, eating junk foods.

04. What are two popular methods which are used to track the food intake of a person?

Keeping a food diary and counting the calories are the popular   methods

            People used to track the food intake of a person.

05.                        How much of calories should eat by a person for a day?   

Usually a woman should eat a minimum of 1200 calories and a man should eat a minimum of 1500 calories for a day.