Obesity is a rapidly growing health problem which brings along other health concerns too.The most common obesity-related diseases are heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, depression, gall bladder disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, sleep problems, metabolic syndrome, and even different cancers like that of uterus, cervix, ovaries, breast, colon and prostate. It’s important that you don’t suffer from these serious conditions and it’s only possible when you are healthy and do enough physical exercise daily and take calorie-controlled diet. If you have already put on excess weight, then you can consider drugs like Reductil after a consultation with a doctor.

Why should you choose Reductil over other obesity treatments?
Reductil is a proven drug that aids weight loss and its maintenance. Unlike other slimming pills, Reductil don’t make tall claims like ‘overnight’ solutions to overweight problem. It can help you achieve only moderate amount of weight loss, which is quite realistic.

What are the associated risks of Reductil?

• Reductil is not suitable for men who are above 65 years in age and teenagers who are below 18 years in age
• If you feel allergic symptoms like rash, itching, or skin blisters due to sibutramine hydrochloride or any other ingredient of Reductil, then don’t take this drug
• If you are a pregnant woman or intend to become pregnant, then don’t take Reductil. Also, this drug is unsuitable for breast-feeding women

What is the procedure to buy Reductil?
You can buy Reductil from any local licensed pharmacy or online clinic such as 121doc.co.uk which provide you a valid prescription of a doctor. Buying Reductil online is a convenient method that requires you to do an online consultation to check your suitability for Reductil. Although convenient, an online consultation can’t replace face-to-face consultation with a doctor.

If you want to achieve your weight loss goals, be advised that they cannot be achieved overnight. You need professional advice to complement your efforts. A good weight loss program should be one that is healthy, logical, and flexible towards achieving realistic goals. There are thousands of people out there today who struggle with their body image, more specifically weight issues. The health and fitness market has provided them with thousands of materials on how to shed off those extra pounds. This means that someone can get confused on which is the right path to follow.

Despite all the ‘weight loss solutions’ out there in the market, the basics never change. One needs to have realistic achievable goals, which should be complemented with a good diet and exercise. Many people are made to believe that a good weight loss program should entail diet pills, fad diets and strenuous exercise. But it doesn’t have to be so; the approach needs to be rational.

The most fundamental step when it comes to weight loss is to set attainable goals. You ought to establish the reasons why you want to lose weight? What you will achieve after the weight reduction program is over, and the changes you are ready to make in your lifestyle, more particularly your diet. Such an analysis will help you have a positive approach towards the problem.  Your weight loss efforts ought to not only be reasonable but also gradual.

If for instance you have set a goal of shedding two pounds in one week, your next step of action would be to have a food journal that will review and monitor what you consume for that particular week. In the journal, you can even jot down what you feel towards any food you consume. A journal is good as it explains your eating habits and food patterns wherein the pattern allows you to substitute ‘bad foods’ with healthy ones. The key here is to be very consistent and you will record positive results after a while.

Conversely, water, the best natural hunger suppressant when taken in substantial quantities can help you in your weight loss process. When you complement your diet with great exercise e.g. by swimming, walking or aerobics you will have no choice but to burn calories. Just like eating habits, exercise is also best tracked in a journal. Your exercise should be fun-filled, something that interests you so that you can develop some passion in your weight loss program.

With gorgeous actress Kate Beckinsale claiming that she has “fat ass” days – when she feels so insecure that she won’t leave her house – is there any hope for us lesser mortals? If, like Kate, you have your own hang-ups about your bum, read our seven celebrity tips to help you tone up and get the perfect behind

1. USE A POWER PLATE LIKE MADONNA

Madonna is continually re-inventing her image, but one thing that has stayed constant over the years is her toned figure. She’s a fan of horse-riding, which is great for toning your bum and burning calories. Her energetic dance routines also help to keep her in shape, along with her regular Pilates and Ashtanga yoga sessions. According to reports, Madonna has now become a fan of the new celeb fitness must have – a power plate – joining the likes of Sadie Frost and Jemima French. The plate is a cross between scales and a gym bike. It helps to tone muscles and reduce cellulite, with users standing on a vibrating platform to wobble the pounds and inches away. The only downside is that it costs a whopping £2,600. But, if Madonna’s leotard-clad figure in her video Hung Up is anything to go by, then it appears to have had the desired effect.

2. HIT THE DANCE FLOOR LIKE BEYONCE

Hitting the dance floor for an hour can burn up to 500 calories, so it’s no wonder that Beyoncé has a rather pert behind. Her bum began to rival J Lo’s after her bum-shaking dance routine for the Crazy in Love video two years ago. And judging by pictures of her recent performance at the World Music Awards, her dance moves are certainly helping her behind defy gravity.

3. TAKE UP HORSE-RIDING LIKE JORDAN

The great thing about horse-riding is that you don’t feel like you’re doing exercise – that is until you get off and can hardly walk! Jordan is one celeb whose figure has reaped the rewards of plenty of horse-riding – and don’t we know it. She’s not shy when it comes to flashing her pert bum in revealing outfits. Horse-riding is great for toning the bum and you can burn between 300-400 calories an hour – even more if you help mucking out the stables.

4. CUT OUT ALCOHOL LIKE J-LO

Jennifer Lopez is naturally curvy so she has to work hard at keeping weight off her bottom and thighs. She regularly exercises, doing kick-boxing, jogging and other high-impact aerobics, which reduce fat and give her lower half a slimmer, sleeker look. She’s also teetotal, which helps to reduce the signs of cellulite. Alcohol is full of toxins that contribute to cellulite. So if you want a cellulite-free bum, you could start by cutting out your favorite tipple.

5. GO FOR A SPIN LIKE RACHEL HUNTER

If you make your living out of modeling lingerie like Rachel Hunter, you really need to keep your bum in shape. The model mum keeps her behind in tip-top condition with a combination of spinning and Pilates. She says: “When I have something like a photo call for Ultimo to do, I really do have to watch what I eat. I make sure I exercise regularly; I’ll usually do spinning about
three or four times a week and I do Pilates.”
Spinning, the gym-based cycling, is a great way to tone the legs and bottom. Spinners cycle for 30 minutes to an hour on a special program to build up stamina and tone up bottom and leg muscles. And an hour on the bike can burn off a whopping 300 calories.

6. DO A RUNNER LIKE NELL McANDREW

It doesn’t cost a thing and if you end up with a curvy figure like model Nell McAndrew then running is definitely worth a try. Nell is a keen runner, having taken part in a couple of marathons. She doesn’t believe in dieting and thinks that healthy eating, the odd naughty treat and plenty of exercise is all that’s needed to keep you in shape. But beware – don’t overdo the running. We might think that Nell’s got a perfect behind but she thinks otherwise. When I asked her what her least favorite body part was, she responded by saying: “My bum – I want a bigger one! It’s gone a bit flat since I’ve done two marathons.”

7. THE ANTI-AGEING DIET

Eating a diet rich in fruit and veg – especially aubergines, spinach, cabbages, celery, onions, leeks, cherries, grapes, melon, prunes and apples – not only helps you lose weight but also fights wrinkles. These anti-ageing properties are put down to the mix of vitamins, minerals and super-nutrient antioxidants, which protect against sun and pollution damage – great news for a slimmer, more youthful you!

- GO FOR THE BURN

Just 500mg of vitamin C daily will boost your fat burn by up to 30 per cent. A red pepper has 210mg; 200g/7oz of frozen berries, 110mg; a large orange, 100mg; a glass of grapefruit juice, 50mg; and a serving of broccoli, 50mg.

- DID YOU KNOW?

Laughing for just 15 minutes burns a whole 50 calories.

- WALK YOUR FEET OFF!

I’ve worked out how far I’d have to walk to burn off a 200g tube of Pringles Light, with 976 calories – it’s 11 miles (17.6 kilometers). So don’t give in to temptation!

- WHAT’S HOT

SKINNY LATTES – one “grand” cup gives you 33 per cent of your daily calcium requirement.
PITTA OR GRANARY BREAD – they have a low GI, keeping blood sugar down and stopping hunger pangs.
GOOD OLD WATER – tap or bottled. It is sugar and calorie-free. Aim to drink a litre a day and an extra litre for every hour that you exercise.

- WHAT’S NOT

VENTI HOT CHOCOLATE - with whipped cream.  That’s 719 calories and 27g of fat per cup.
WHITE SLICED BREAD – It has a high GI and sends blood sugars soaring. You will be hungry again in half an hour too.
FRUIT-FLAVOURED WATER – they can have as much sugar as cola; that’s 13 teaspoons per 500ml bottle.

Words by Nicki waterman. For more information on losing weight and getting active, check out: www.nickiwaterman.com

Most genuine weight loss programs revolve around the use of diet and exercise. A person seeking to lose weight is, for instance, advised to reduce their calorie intake or to reduce their intake of carbohydrates (as in a low-carb diet) so that their bodies are forced to make use of the excessive fats stored, resulting in weight loss. People seeking to lose weight are also advised to adopt a consistent and regular exercise regime – with an aim to burn the extra calories and thereby lose weight.

To be fair to it, a weight loss program centered on diet and exercise is usually successful, and is in any case the only reliable way to lose weight. Unfortunately, such a weight loss program centered on diet and exercise tends to result in some ‘side-benefits’ such as the muscle build up which is likely to result from regular rigorous exercise – and which to some people is more of a (undesirable) side effect than a benefit. In this regard, men pursuing weight loss program who happen to build up their muscles in the process generally tend to view the muscle build up as a huge benefit since muscles are associated with masculinity, while the women who happen to experience muscle build up as a result of their weight loss efforts view the muscle build up as more of an undesirable side effect – perhaps feeling that being too muscular undermines their feminine image.

It is of course possible to lose weight without building muscle – as it all depends on the type of exercise regime you use in your weight loss program. If you really want to lose weight without building muscle, you have to ensure that you make this clear to your physical instructor right from the beginning. This way, you physical instructor would be able to devise for you a weight loss program through which you can lose weight without building muscles. The mistake which many people make in their weight loss attempts is to get into an exercise regime that is known to build up muscles expecting to be exception, which of course is unlikely. If you want to lose weight, but don’t like the muscular look, the time to ensure that you get it is right from the beginning – by telling your physical instructor that you want an exercise regime that won’t lead to muscle build up.

Of course, you need to know that attempting to lose weight without building up muscle is counter-intuitive, and carried out that way, your weight loss is likely to be slower and might not be successful at all in some cases. This is because the muscles are said to be the ‘weight-fighter’s best ally’ because they are one of the sites where the most calories are burnt (even when you are not doing much). Therefore by opting to lose weight without building muscle, you effectively choose to do away with one of best aids you would have had in the venture, namely well built muscles.

There is a consensus in the weight loss community that a ‘one size fits all’ approach to weight loss simply does not work. Our bodies are very unique and what works for me in terms of weight loss might not work for another person. Furthermore, the resources – both in terms of money time – that various individuals have to put into their weight loss programs differ greatly – hence the need for a personalized approach to weight loss.

Unfortunately, most of the weight loss programs we have in the market seem to be made with the philosophy that ‘one size fits all’ – and the participants are all subjected to basically the same diet and exercise regimes, with a supplement thrown in here and there, their body types and life circumstances notwithstanding.

Perhaps the administrators of these weight loss programs that take a ‘one size fits all’ approach do so in order to minimize on both the costs of developing the programs and keeping them running. This is because most of the people who are looking for weight loss programs are looking for the cheapest solutions and a small weight loss program administrator who offers a customized weight loss program (at the considerably higher cost it takes) risks being pushed out of business by the others who offer generalized weight loss programs at a lower cost.

Thankfully, though, there are still (albeit a few) customized weight loss programs for the person who is really keen to loss weight. Enrolling on such a customized weight loss program greatly increases the chances of success in your endeavor to shed the extra pounds.

The Weight Loss Centers program, though portrayed as controversial by some people, is an example of a popular weight loss program that takes a personalized approach to weight loss – creating a customized weight loss program for every client who seeks their services. To this end, every person who goes to a weight loss center has to undergo a consultation session with a weight loss specialist (as weight loss centers call the people who administer the programs), from which the weight loss expert is able to work out a customized weight loss program for the person in question. Factors such as the client’s current body weight, the client’s current state of health as well as the client’s goal in terms of weight loss are some of the things that are explored during this first weight loss consultation program.

Of course, as one goes looking for a customized weight loss program, they can reasonably expect such a program to be more expensive than a generalized weight loss program, but with higher chances of success. And if you live in a place where there is no weight loss center nearby, or if you don’t subscribe to the weight loss approach pursued by the weight loss centers, you might just enter the term ‘customized weight loss’ alongside the name of your city into your favorite search engine and see what you get out of it.