Is Being Fat Your Fault?

Why is it that some people can eat whatever they want, never exercise and still look slim and trim? Then, there's the rest of us who have to watch every crumb we put in our mouths, have to exercise daily and still never reach the weight we want? It's not fair, is it?

Most people who struggle with their weight have their ancestors to blame. Their ancestors are the ones who passed on their "fat" genes. (Thanks, Grandma!) They can lose weight but they have to work harder at it.

Overweight people are historically looked upon as lazy and gluttonous. In reality, they don't necessarily eat more than thinner people; they just have family genes working against them. Research has shown this to be true.

In studies with identical twins who were raised apart, researchers found that both twins gained approximately the same amount of weight regardless of what they ate or how much - or little - they exercised.

Hispanics, Native Americans and African Americans seem to gain weight more easily than other ethenic groups.

Although research is just beginning to discover how our genes work to make us fat, scientists believe that a few different fat genes could have survived from past generations who had to struggle through times of starvation. Those genes allowed them to eat and store calories when food was plentiful. When food was harder to find, the genes helped people burn fewer calories so they could survive by using their stored fat.

You may have inherited your fat genes, but you may also have inherited your cravings, your appetite and your metabolism. Here are a few ways to beat your fat genes:

1. Look to your appetite. Paying attention to whether you are "really" hungry or not can help you get a handle on your food intake. When you are eating, it takes your brain a while to catch up to the signal that your stomach sends out that it's full. Savor your food. Eat more slowly so that your stomach's signal more closely meets your brain's.

2. Eat more fiber. Eating foods that contain more fiber will depress your appetite and keep your insulin levels more even. Your insulin levels normally rise quickly after a meal but soluble fiber keeps these levels lower.

3. Forget crash diets. When you try to drastically cut calories and perform grueling exercise routines, your fat cells mount a defensive. Instead, slow down and take smaller steps to change your eating and exercise habints.

Go ahead and blame your ancestors for your chunky body. But don't think that there is nothing that you can do about it. Eat healthier foods and get adequate exercise to win over the fat genes.

Jude Wright is the owner of "9 Weeks to Weight Loss" at http://9weekstoweightloss.com. Stop by and get your free report, "Losing Weight Without Starving Yourself."02 Sim
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A Number One Golfer Versus Mainstream Culture

I believe that from the time we are born, each of us has a burning ambition, not only to strive for success, but also to achieve it.

Just observe the determination of a not yet crawling baby to somehow reach the desired object just beyond his reach. Consider the heroic efforts of a child battling to take his first steps. Unfortunately, somewhere along the way , those qualities of perseverance and determination often fade away -- to be replaced by a tendency towards either minimal effort, or, in some cases, a readiness to give up altogether.

Why? Why does a child of five, determined to climb the highest branch of a tree become, at twenty one, just another failure swelling the ranks of the dole queue? What happens?

I believe the answer lies rooted somewhere in the following story.

The story is about a young teenager who has just decided what he wants to do with his life. After attending a golf tournament where he sees the best players in the world compete, the inspired fourteen year old, who has never swung a club, asked his father if he could take some golf lessons.

The father agreed to arrange his first lesson for the following evening. But Ill have to wait twenty four hours, the boy disappointedly replied. In any event, the boy patiently waited and the lessons were a great success.

Two years and thousands of golf balls later, the boy told his parents that he wanted to leave school and devote more time to his golf. And why would you want to do that? his parents asked. The boy informed them that he was going to be the best golf player in the world. But his parents protested the chances are only one in a million. Thats right said the boy, and Im going to be that one. The boy left school, and went on to realize his dream.

His name was Nick Faldo.

Incidentally, the Faldo story was drawn to my attention by another sporting great, Ivan Lendl. In his own words, Ivan told his skeptical father exactly the same thing that Faldo told his father

Copyright 2006 -- Chris Lewis is a former No 1 ranked junior tennis player in the world and Wimbledon finalist in 1983. During his playing career, his coaches were Harry Hopman and Tony Roche. To read Chris's tennis articles and free tennis tips, please visit his website at http://Expert-Tennis-Tips.com.Discount Motocross Boot
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