What do drugs do?
Sadly, there is no magic bullet to burn fat. Phentermine and Acomplia are only appetite suppressants. Under normal circumstances, when your stomach is emptying, you brain tells you to eat some more. Both drugs stop the message. This helps you stay motivated and keep to the diet.
Why lose weight?
There is clear evidence that being overweight is bad for your health. It causes diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease.
What is a healthy weight?
Extremes are bad. Anorexia is an eating disorder producing too little weight and is a danger to your health. Obesity is equally bad for you. As a guide, the medical profession uses the Body Mass Index. You will find calculators freely available on the internet. This is a weight/height ratio and, in simple terms for adults, if your BMI is less than 18, you are underweight; 18 to 24 is “normal”; 25 to 29 is overweight; and anything above 30 is obese. The use of the BMI is slightly different for children and teens because their percentage of body fat changes as they age.
What is a healthy diet?
The answer falls into two parts. The first is how much we eat. The majority of people eat too much. Even if what you eat is healthy food, you will not lose weight if the portions remain excessive. Secondly, we have to eat a balanced diet of healthy food. This means regular portions of fresh fruit and vegetables, and changing the pattern of foods to include more starch, e.g. whole-grain bread and cereals, pasta and rice. Overall, you should aim for a low-fat, protein-rich diet with lean meat, fish and eggs. Cut down on everything containing saturated fats and sugar and, even though the taste will seem less attractive, add less salt to your food.
What is the problem with dieting?
One of the main problems in keeping to a diet is boredom. To maintain your interest, change the menu on a regular basis. If you get stuck in a rut with the same food, you will give up.
What about breakfast?
This is the most important meal of the day. If you do not start off with a good portion of food, you will feel hungry during the morning and give into the temptation of snacks. So aim to produce three meals a day with roughly the same calorie count. That way, you will have a consistent amount of food going into your stomachs at set times. You will quickly grow used to having less food and form new healthy eating habits.
What to do if you do feel hungry between meals?
Drink water and not sodas or any other sweetened drinks, and eat a portion of fresh fruit.
What completes the healthy lifestyle?
This is the predictable list. Physical exercise should go alongside less food. Exercise burns off the fat and reduces the weight faster. It is healthy to quit smoking and drink less alcohol — there are a lot of calories in beer.
Do Phentermine and Acomplia work?
To get approval from the regulators, the manufacturers have to put their drugs through clinical trials. Phentermine passed with flying colors and has sixty years of success. People taking Acomplia lost an average of 10% of their body weight. Neither drug on their own will cause weight loss. But if you keep the diet interesting and exercise more, you will not only lose weight but keep it off. Indeed, stabilising at a lower weight is what you should be aiming for. That is the healthy outcome with the right lifestyle choices.
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