Tips to reduce obesity

Physical activity:
1 Determine the type of physical activity that suits your life style.
2 Regular aerobic exercise like brisk walking, jogging or swimming, is a key factor in achieving permanent weight loss and improving health
3 Health experts recommend exercising 30 minutes or more on all, days of the week for maximum benefits. The exercises should be moderately vigorous to be most effective but not exhausting.
4 Incorporate few simple measures to burn calories effectively. Like- taking an after dinner walk, using stairs instead of escalators or elevators, parking the car farther away to have a longer walk etc.
5 Exercises also improve sense of well being ,decreases stress and decreases appetite in some.
10 Essential Tips
1 Fry or sauté foods in a non-stick cook wear with low-calorie fat.
2 Baking or boiling is recommended instead of frying.
3 Eat high-fiber foods.
4 Use sugar substitutes while sweetening foods and beverages.
5 Opt for light menus in restaurants, or purchase low-calorie or reduced-fat products at the grocery store.
6 Never skip meals. Eat three to six times a day in smaller portions to avoid getting hungry.
7 Use a smaller plate at mealtime to satisfy your psychological need to see a full plate.
8 Eat and chew slowly. Stop eating before you feel full. (It takes 20 minutes for the stomach to tell the brain that it is full!)
9 Weigh yourself on a regular schedule, but don’t become a slave to your scale.
10 Reward yourself with pleasures other than food--buy some new clothes, get a different hair style, see a movie, visit a friend, etc.