How do you know if you are sufficiently hydrated

When you do not have enough water, your body suffers. One of the interesting side effects could be feelings of hunger. This hunger pang is a "false" signal and it is another way that your body tries to get you to ingest liquids other than feelings of "thirst".

That is why you will put on more weight, because you feel "hungry" and eat when actually all your body needs is a glass of water. So, how to tell if you are sufficiently hydrated?

To know if you are dehydrated, here are 4 tell-tale signs

1. A dry mouth is the LAST outward sign of dehydration.

2. If you are thirsty, your cells are already severely dehydrated.

3. Your urine is dark or orange colour when you are severely dehydrated.

4. Your urine is yellow when you are somewhat dehydrated.

So, when you are hydrated, your urine is colourless. Drink plenty of water. It is healthy, keeps you feeling full, and prevents over eating.

Is losing weight the same as losing fats?

This might seem to be a really strange question. However, it is an important question. Many times, the common answer would be “yes”, losing weight is the same as losing fats.

But then, there are other questions that need to be answered. For example, are you trying to lose weight to look good or to lose weight to become healthier?

Losing weight is good if your BMI is greater than 30. This is usually a good indicator that the fat content in your body is too high.

One of the most effective ways to lose fats is to exercise. However, many people have wrong expectations:

• they expect to lose weight fast
• they expect to lose weight consistently in a downward trend

When you exercise, you start to burn fat. You also start to build muscle. Here is an interesting fact: muscles are heavier than fats.

How about this other interesting fact – when you want to lose weight fast, you exercise more intensely, you lose fat fast and you also build muscles faster. You might even gain weight.

So, in a sense, losing weight is not quite the same as losing fats. But muscles don’t build up forever, but as you build muscles, they in turn burn more fats. In fact, even when you are just sitting there doing nothing, the more muscles you have, the more fats you burn. So, in the long run, your weight loss will become permanent, your fitness improves and you look much better than ever.

This is the reason many diet plans do not work over long periods. Failure to build muscles, failure to create a new, more active lifestyle, all leads to the fats coming back again the moment you stop the diet and your calorie intake once again out-paces your burn rate.

Control your fat intake, get a new healthy lifestyle. Join a walking club or something.

Lose Fats Diet can be fun

The last thing that anyone will think of when you think of trying to lose fats is fun. Fun is so far from the concept of losing weight that many people forget that there are a lot of fun activities and foods that can help them lose fats.

For one, picnics are fun ways to lose weight. Think about this. When you go on a picnic, you need to be out somewhere nice. Usually, this is a park the beach or a scenic hilltop. You most likely will have to drive somewhere, but once there, you will need to carry the picnic basket, drinks and other knick knacks with you. Find a nice location and lay out your mat. This is certainly going to be a fun way to burn some calories.

But more importantly, the food. When you plan your picnic, it is unlikely that you will want messy food. You can find a few healthy recipes and prepare some really tasty food. In fact, in our next installment, we will be sharing a very fun recipe for mayonnaise that you might want to try for your next picnic.

Try to plan a full veggy and fruits menu for your picnic. Remember that even on a nice day, a day out can be hot. Having lots of fruits in your picnic menu is definitely a smart move. Also, taking a nice salad, eating simple sandwiches will do much to ease the enjoyment of the day. You really don’t want to go on a picnic, stuff yourself full with beef and gravy, then fall asleep the rest of the time.

So, you see, a diet plan can be simple and fun. It need not be very complicated. By doing this regularly, you will see many benefits. Increase your metabolic rate as you prepare for the picnic and hike to your favourite spot, increase your circle of friends as you invite others to join you and most of all, increase your joy and happiness as you find yourself more interested in having fun than worrying about your fat loss program.

Why is losing Fats important?

When you think of losing weight, everyone immediately think of dieting, slimming down, looking good. But is this the reason why it is important to lose fats?

Have you ever considered the implications of losing fats from your body?

• More than 100,000 deaths each year are attributable to obesity.
• The risks of dying increases as weight.
• Even moderate weight excess in adults 30 – 64 years old can increase the risk of death.
• People who have a body mass index [BMI] greater than 30 have a higher risk of death from being overweight.

Yes, it is certainly important to look good. However, before you dismiss losing fats from your body as a mere exercise in vanity, consider the statistics and facts related to genuine health concerns as have been presented above. These are no big secrets, you can get such information for many hospital and health related web sites.

You may want to lose fats because you feel it will make you look better. But you certainly must want to lose fats in order to make yourself healthier. Health is such an important part of our lives.

It has been said that all the riches in the world could not compare to having a healthy body. When you speak with those who have suffered a heart attack or are on regular medication for high blood pressure, you will begin to understand how important health is.

A heart attack or having high blood does not mean the end of happiness in your life. In fact, if you can learn from these experiences, you can recover and go on to discover a rich and fulfilling life.

Hopefully, this short writing will start you thinking about the importance of controlling your weight. When you lose fats, it is so much more than just about looking good. Losing fats help you to feel good in a much deeper sense than just the physical.