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"Weight Loss That Lasts" can only be achieved by making long-term lifestyle changes that include balanced eating and regular exercise. Our program provides meaningful counseling to help you make lasting changes. Moreover, an online weight loss program is more convenient and private than comparable face-to-face programs: no meetings to drive to, no public weigh ins, and all of the materials you need are at your fingertips 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!At beeSlender, our professional staff works directly with you to provide:
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We need your sex, age, height and weight (to advise you on your diet). We need you to select a password (so that others cannot see your private information. Back to About beeSlender
beeSlender‘s dietary strategy centers around "Exchanges". This allows you to choose from lists of foods in the various food groups that have comparable calories. It is a flexible way that allows you to choose from within the foods that are familiar to you. Our Exercise Physiologists provide suggestions for aerobic exercise, strength training, and flexibility. We also respond to your specific needs with personal messaging between you and your counselors. beeSlender also provides an online food, exercise and weight journal. Back to About beeSlender
Yes. Our team of Nutritionists, Psychologists and Exercise Physiologists see your questions on a daily basis and provide counseling tailored to your needs. Back to About beeSlender
Many "Free" on-line sites are simply directing you to products that they sell. To be unencumbered and able to give you our best advice, beeSlender sells no products and accepts no advertising. Trained professionals are expensive. Our monthly membership fee is lower than off-line programs and lower than most on-line programs. Your membership fee is your only cost at beeSlender. More on beeSlender Costs and Policies. Back to About beeSlender
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beeSlender takes your online privacy seriously. We will never share your personal information with any external organization without your consent. We do not sell any personal information about our visitors, including email addresses. Any personal information you do wish to provide is protected internally.More on beeSlender Privacy Policy. Back to About beeSlender
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Any weight that is above normal produces predictable bodily changes. These changes increase the likelihood of diabetes, hypertension, gallstones, and even certain cancers. Obesity is simply a medical term that defines a level of weight increase that brings predictable harm. To assess your weight, multiply your weight in pounds time 705. Divide the result by your height, in inches. Divide that result by your height in inches again. The resulting number is your Body Mass Index (or BMI). It is your weight adjusted by your height and correlates well with body fat. The ranges are: 20-24.5 Normal; 25-29.5 Overweight; >30. Obese. Back to General Questions
Opinions vary. Our concept of obesity is that all animals (not just humans) are preset to eat a certain volume of food irrespective of calorie content. In other words, nature did not provide us with an internal calorie counter; she simply made sure we wouldn‘t eat enough to injure our stomachs! This means that an increase in the caloric content of food leads to a passive increase in calories and a weight increase. To avoid overweight, we must actively protect ourselves from this deluge using lifestyle changes (such as exercise) to provide feedback and changes in the composition of the foods we eat regularly so that we satisfy our volume requirements with less calories. Back to General Questions
There is no "magic bullet" to treat obesity (nor is there a pill that "burns fat"). Success requires a lifelong commitment. You improve your chances with the help of a comprehensive treatment plan. Diet, exercise and behavior modification are most important for keeping weight off. It is important to remember that even moderate weight loss can help improve overall health. Back to General Questions
It is not uncommon for overweight and obese people to lose weight and gain it back. Losing weight is difficult. It requires major lifestyle changes, including diet/nutrition, exercise and, behavior modification. The important thing to remember is that each attempt increases your chances of eventual success. Back to General Questions
While dieting, weigh yourself weekly. More often will prove confusing due to your activity level, food and fluid intake. During maintenance,we recommend that you weigh daily or every other day at the same time of the day, wearing approximately the same clothes and using the same scale. Use the graph given on your personal page or prepare one yourself so that the weight trend is emphasized rather than individual points. Back to Lifestyle
Certainly; In fact calorie reduction is more important than exercise in losing weight. But since weight maintenance depends critically on exercise, it‘s a good idea to start developing good habits as early as possible. Most people who successfully maintain their new weights find that exercise is a necessary component of a maintenance plan. You don‘t necessarily have to jog or go bicycling; you can count walking, dancing, or vigorous housework (e.g., vacuuming). We recommend that you use a pedometer to keep track of the steps you take each day. Back to Exercise
Moderate weight reduction is an important step toward improved health and should be considered a success. Patients should be realistic about their weight loss goals. The average weight loss in physician-directed programs is roughly 10%. Back to Attitude
More than half of all Americans are overweight and about 1/3 are obese. We have gotten so used to the image that healthy can look strange. In some cultures a level of overweight indicates affluence. Why don‘t you bring this up in your forum and see how others have handled similar problems? Back to Relationships
The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services have jointly issued a complete report on a healthy diet titled "Nutrition and Your Health: Dietary Guidelines for Americans" and "Food Guidelines for Americans" . Healthy diets follow the food guide "pyramid," which recommends 6-11 servings of complex carbohydrates, 2-3 servings each of fruits and vegetables,1-2 servings each of dairy products and proteins like meat, tofu, or beans, and sparing use of added fats and sugars. The many "Fad Diets" do not adhere to these healthy eating recommendations. Here‘s How To Spot a Fad Diet". Here are more sites with reliable nutrition information. Back to Nutrition
For processed foods, check the nutrition information panel on the package, which should indicate how many grams of fat one serving contains; each gram of fat contributes about 9 calories towards the total number of calories per serving. NOTE: Take a closer look at those food products that proudly proclaim that they‘re "85% fat-free!" Such statements can be misleading, since they usually mean that the product is 15% fat by weight, not that the product gets only 15% of its calories from fat. (Gram for gram, fat contains more than twice as many calories as protein and carbohydrates.) For example, a serving of a brand-name turkey breakfast sausage which is allegedly "85% fat-free" has 6 grams of fat in each 80-calorie serving, and therefore gets more than 67% (6x9/80 = 0.675) of its calories from fat. This doesn‘t mean that you should never eat high-fat foods, only that you should balance them with lower fat foods such as grains, vegetables, and fruits. Keep the broad picture in mind; evaluate your diet over a period of a day (or a couple of days) and aim to keep your total fat intake under 30%. Back to Nutrition
The labels list not only the amounts (weights) of fat (total and saturated), cholesterol, sodium, carbohydrates (total, fiber, and sugars), and protein in the food, but also the percentage of the "Daily Value" that most of these provide. (The term "Daily Value" replaces the old term "Recommended Daily Allowance," although the actual nutrition recommendations have not changed.) Daily Value percentages are also listed for vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron; depending on the food, percentages for other vitamins and minerals may be given. A Daily Value percentage is not given for protein. The Daily Value percentages are based on a 2,000-calorie-per-day diet in which no more than 30% of the calories come from fat, so if your needs are different, you‘ll need to keep this in mind when reading the labels. The US Food and Drug Administration offers a simple rule of thumb: If the percentage of Daily Value for a given nutrient is less than 5%, the food is considered low in that nutrient. Therefore, you should look for foods that have low Daily Value percentages for fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and high percentages of carbohydrates (including fiber), vitamins, and minerals. Back to Nutrition
Adequate hydration is important and, 6-8 glasses of water per day is a good goal. But there are other important issues as well. For instance, it is better to drink a full glass of water just before eating than to sip constantly during the day. Drinking just before a meal occupies some of the stomach volume you‘re trying to fill. A small amount of psyllium (a soluble fiber) in the liquid can also be helpful by helping the water stay in the stomach (Most pharmacies and many grocery stores have psyllium but here is one Internet source http://yerba.com/). Be sure to start with small amounts because it can act as a "cleanser". Dehydration can also be a problem for dieters, producing symptoms such as dizziness, loss of energy and even constipation. Just drinking more water may not be enough if the diet you are on lacks sufficient salt. Its salt that allows the body to regulate water. So, If you are drinking adequately and still have symptoms of dehydration, try a daily cup of bullion (not low salt) or a dill pickle (assuming that you are medically cleared to use added salt).
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