You may be wondering why it is so important to
pay attention to your body weight in pregnancy.
Not exact matches
I've been competing in the sport of Powerlifting for 3 years now (I'm headed
to my second USA Powerlifting Nationals competition in October), and because I am an athlete (and an older athlete at 47), I
pay pretty close
attention to the way I eat so that I can maximize my strength in relation
to my
body weight.
Much
attention is
paid to a woman's
body during and after pregnancy — baby
weight, stretch marks — but women also worry about changes
to the genital region, such as painful tearing or stretching of the «Kegel muscles,» or that the labia is misshapen.
Paying attention to body signals has been shown
to be as effective as a formal class for
weight loss.
Ideally, start
to notice your heart rate at rest and while exercising, and after
paying close
attention to your
body,
weight, and mood, you'll sort out the perfect route toward feeling and looking your best.
«A fixation on
weight loss, any amount, means that a person is not
paying attention to their
body's actual physical needs,» he explains.
I know that probably sounds like a giant clichà ©, but I do think if you
pay attention to what your
body needs in three waysâ $» aerobic fitness (through cardio exercises), strengthening (through
weighted exercises), and toning (through stretching / sculpting / lengthening of the muscles) â $» you, too, can figure out some shortcuts
to the
body that you want, with minimal time commitment.
But while you are striking poses — especially in fast - moving vinyasa or power yoga — it is vital that you
pay attention to your
body, says fitness instructor Patricia Moreno, founder of intenSati and originator of several yoga fusion and
weight loss DVDs for Gaiam.
It's incredibly important that you
pay attention to the foods that you put into your diet because not only will these influence your
body weight, but your health as well.
But while
weight loss and improved general health are often the main draws for alkaline diet newbies, there are a variety of skin - specific benefits
to be reaped from
paying attention to our
bodies» pH levels — among them, increased collagen production (hello, natural anti-ageing mechanism), reduced inflammation, better nourishment of dry skin and a strengthening of the skin's barrier function.
If you simply cut your calories drastically without
paying attention to nutrients, you might find that most of the
weight you lose comes from lost muscle and water instead of
body fat.
If you instead just
pay attention to your
body's hunger signals and eat accordingly, losing
weight is much more natural and easy.
Since I never
paid attention to this with
weight training in the past, seeking someone more aware of their
body than me who has seen an effect of HIIT only.
I have dropped 3 dress sizes and the scale shows around 33 lbs
weight loss so far (not that I
pay much
attention to the scale) it is my
body that feels good and looks much better.
One tool you can use
to cultivate mindfulness is
to pay attention to your breath, noticing where you're carrying
weight or tension in your
body and allowing yourself a few seconds at the beginning and end of every meeting
to collect yourself.
When I'm feeding Lucy, I
pay attention to whether she's gaining some
weight or losing some
weight and I try
to maintain her within her ideal
body condition.
Every dog's energy level and caloric needs are going
to be a little bit different, and
body -
weight will also probably vary from dog
to dog — so make sure
to pay attention to how hungry your dog seems
to be.
Pay close
attention to your cat's
body weight.