I AM Beautiful ....only if it is from within

I was watching an episode of GLEE this weekend because Mercedes Jones was going to sing one of my favorite songs "I am Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera. It was about the character Mercedes joining the cheerios and been asked to lose 10 pounds in a week since she was well "FAT" and that made her ugly. For those who aren't Glee watchers here is the story background which is why I am motivated to write about it. Mercedes starts going on a anorexic restrictive diet of water, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, lime, and Ipecac (vomiting drug) as suggested by her coach. Half way down the week she faints due to low blood pressure and just before that happens she sees all the kids in the cafeteria as food items. Now I don't know how many of you have had this experience either directly or indirectly but I have had people who had to be brain washed about what is the apt way to cut down weight and how much time is the right time to do it.

Many girls in pre teens and teens go through this heinous problem of starvation to cut fat out of their body and look thin well or try to. Unfortunately they succumb to these gimmicks of restrictive diets or fads or any short cut to their solution when they are most pressured or they need results by lets say end of the week. Seriously ? how long did it take them to put on that kind of weight or even those few extra pounds and expecting that the body would just lose it all because you want it that way is irresponsibly ridiculous. The healthiest way to come to your desired weight and shape is to eat right by a professional dietitian's advice only since they have the in depth know how and why how of your bodynomics and what you should be doing. Next step would be physical workout of minimum 30 min and maximum 45 - 60 min and take this one down if you think working out longer will help its a distant possibility to remain healthy. Your body needs only a certain amount of energy from the appropriate sources depending on your metabolic rate and to burn stored fat it can only be efficient within 1 hour of exercise anything more is sheer exhaustion (waste of time & effort).

Girls, you need to really understand that if you want your desirable shape and weight, you need to start from the inside out not other way round. If you don't do whats right for your body in the long run you will ruin all remaining gifts of life as a woman like looking blushingly beautiful. Your skin tone, hair, nails, bone structure can go for a toss if you do what Mercedes did in Glee and many girls like her. You will definitely end up older from the inside since your body depends on anaerobic respiration all the time due to lack of energy from food and therefore it starts ageing faster. It won't take it too long, much earlier than your 30's when you start looking saggy with your face and arms and nobody wants to be looking like a 50 year old when your just in your 20's. When losing weight make sure you do not lose more than 2 pounds a week and 10 pounds a month. Drink a lot of healthy fluids specially water and live a happy, beautiful life in your beautiful body. Remember always you are beautiful no matter what they say but if you truly are from the inside. If you have any query or want to get yourself into ship shape please feel free to contact me.

Wish you wellness.

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