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All television commercials and print advertisements have tricked us in to believing that weight loss can only occur from burning calories through rigorous dieting and intense workout sessions. You need to understand how the body works in order to lose weight. All functions of our body are controlled by the brain. It secretes various chemicals and hormones that manipulate body functions.

We have all been victims of binge eating at some point in our lives whether it was while going through a break-up, mid-life crisis or depression. When your emotional and mental state is not fit, you take refuge in the most fulfilling things and that is food because full stomach literally creates feelings of a contentment and satisfaction, although they are only temporary. And what do we love to eat the most when we are upset? Something sweet, read more calories. Meditating can help you break away from emotional dependence on food. Besides, it will help you give emotional as well as mental clarity. When your brain is healthy, so will be the rest of your body.

Well, to be honest, I have been doing that. Too much work stress and my dramatic love life have compelled me to indulge in everything the bakery around the corner has to offer. There, I said it. And of course, thinking about piling on the pounds and transforming from naturally attractive curves to very unattractive slabs of fat is adding more on to my stress and my plate.

Meditation and Weight Loss

Meditation is very well known throughout the world as the best technique to purify your mind, to control it and make it stronger. It brings peace and tranquility by changing brain wave patterns and stimulating the brain to release happy hormones, called endorphins. It also reduces the release of cortisol, or stress hormones. The cumulative effect of the two is a better skin health, low blood pressure and cholesterol, reduction of free radicals and better food digestion. Stress puts the body in to a starvation mode and it reacts by accumulating food in the body which leads to weight gain. Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some of the exercises for losing weight that you can try at home. And I promise they’ll be really easy, won’t need you to get some specialized exercise equipment, and will lead to weight loss just the same.

Climbing Stairs
One of the best cardiovascular exercises, this exercise gets your heart rate real high and leads to the instant burning of some calories. All you need to do is find a flight of stairs and keep going up and down. Get the heart rate high and try to maintain it by limiting the breaks in between. Make sure that you do not have vertigo or some such problem and also be careful not to put too much pressure on your knees. You’ll feel stronger and your legs will tone up immediately.

Bar Push ups
You can do normal push ups of course, by going at it on the floor. But if you want variety then simply find a bar against the ceiling that is sturdy enough to take your weight. Now literally hold onto it and hang from it. Take your feet above the ground and if you can fold them at the knees. Now do some bar pulls if you can manage it -pull your body up and take it as close to a pull up as possible. This is a great workout for the arms and for tightening of the core muscles.

Card Deck
Here’s something that might seem silly but it works! Take a pack of cards (so that you can keep an exact count of the number), stand in the center of the room, close your eyes and just throw or scatter the cards about. Now open your eyes and start retrieving the pack (or 2 packs). You’ll find that the cards will have entered some nooks and corners and you have to do all sorts of bends to get to them. Don’t stop till you’ve gathered them all. Time yourself if you think that’ll move the workout faster and remember to maintain an even pace throughout. It won’t help if you’re not fast about it. Do this 5-6 times till you’re good and sweaty.

House Work
House work. The mundane and dull sweeping, swabbing and dusting is a great all body workout and an excellent choice for home exercises to lose weight! It works all the muscles of the body and leads to strength training. Just pick up a broom and mop and start clearing the attic, garage or whatever else you can find. Read the rest of this entry »