The 100-Calorie Secret - Never Diet Again!

1. Your Body Mass Index(BMI) 30

2. Waist Circumference: women more than 35" - Men more than 40"

3. Risk factors: high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol,

If you answer yes to anyone of these you are at risk for heart disease,
diabetes, high cholesterol, cancer and strokes.

See which fat distribution best fits you: Here are the three categories:

Which pattern best fits your size? 1.  "10- or 20-pounders” who  want to lose weight for mainly aesthetic reasons 2. Overweight and do  not yet have the metabolic syndrome 3.Obese people with the metabolic syndrome and some/ all of the complications of obesity including high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and polycystic ovaries.

1. Body Mass Index: (BMI)

Blue Zone: If your BMI is in the blue zone, you are underweight;
Red Zone: If it is in the red zone, you are of normal weight for your height;
Green zone:  You are overweight;
Yellow zone: You are obese or morbidly obese.

BMI may give false information for individuals with a lot of muscle mass, because the extra weight may be muscle mass and not fat.

2. Circumference of the waist relates your obesity to significant medical problems:
This is the most definitive  measurement to determine if the belly fat has produced obesity related  medical problems  because it relates the extra weight to body function. Excess food is stored in every increasing fat cells around and inside the abdomen. It's the fat cells inside of the belly that make new dangerous chemicals that go into the blood stream. Studies reported in Science in October 2008 suggest fat cells can even make   more fat  cells.                                                                                      

Dr Annemarie Koster reports in the American Journal of Epidemiology in 2008:
"The association between waist circumference and mortality among 154,776 men and 90,757 women aged 51–72 years, all -cause mortality was assessed over 9 years of follow-up (1996–2005). After adjustment for BMI and other co-variates, a large waist circumference (fifth quintile vs. second) was associated with an approximately 25% increased mortality"

You  Are At Risk if:
Men-       waist: 40 inches or greater
Women- waist: 35 inches or greater

See the exact risk related to your waist circumference

3. Risk factors and heart disease:
The presence of risk factors related to heart disease must be considered when you are evaluating whether or not you need to lose weight.  If you have three or more of the conditions listed below, you are at high risk for cardiac problems. Moreover, if you also have a high BMI or a large waist circumference, you are considered to have metabolic syndrome. Here is a March 2009 update on risk factors from the American Heart Association:

1.    Age: males older than 45 years and females older than 55 years
2.    Family history of heart disease
3.    Cigarette smoking
4.    High blood pressure
5.    Elevated LDL cholesterol

Metabolic Syndrome is  caused by:

• Genetic predisposition
• Environmental factors
• Too much food in
• Too little energy out.

Criteria for the Metabolic Syndrome: March 19, 2009 American Heart Association
Update

The following table shows you several of the many sets of criteria for the diagnosis of metabolic syndrome. Having three out of the seven criteria is sufficient to establish that you have the condition.

What should you do if you have or think you have Metabolic Syndrome?
The obvious solution is to force your body to burn the fat stored in your cells for energy, instead of using the food that you ingest. The only way to do this is by creating a caloric deficit at the point of food intake. All of my successful patients confirmed to me that it is much easier not to eat that bagel, than having to go to the gym and work an extra 50 minutes to burn off that same bagel. Yes, you can create additional caloric deficits by exercising, but that is simply much harder to do and to sustain.

How the 100 Calorie Secret can help you:
Like my patients, you will use your personal 100-calorie diet secrets to successfully manage your hunger, satisfy your cravings, and effectively limit your food intake to achieve your goals. For those with diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease this weight loss program can make all the difference together with your regular physician.