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If you want to lose weight just eat less and exercise sis, if you fast yet eat a lot after your break fast you'll still gain weight.

fasting can only help if you restrict your caloric intake after you break fast.. from what I have observed the behavior of some Muslims during Ramadan is that they gain weight. I know you don't want to count calories but it is the only way!

terrible or good presumptions, we all make presumptions. Why is it terrible just because the outcome is bad? It happens, too often actually.

That being said, I am off my workout schedule (internal med!). I am currently reading about exploits of genghis khan to motivate myself to go back to the gym.

eat small portions, 6-7 times a day. eat 70% protein, 10% sugar, 20% fat in each meal. Run, swim, and lift weights. Every singly day of your life.

I watch this video every morning to motivate myself. Watch this!

format_quote Originally Posted by CosmicPathos

terrible or good presumptions, we all make presumptions. Why is it terrible just because the outcome is bad?

It was terrible because it came across generalizing and followed my post where I admitted to having taken something I wasn't supposed to and with that the natural outcome are thieves and shoplifters!
People or in this case children have a chance to reform you know!

format_quote Originally Posted by شَادِنُ

generalizing

we humans generalize all the time. Generalizing helps us make sense of world.

But I am glad that you are not a shop-lifter. I dont think sister was pointing to you at all.

format_quote Originally Posted by CosmicPathos

I dont think sister was pointing to you at all.

I am not making an issue of anything the dear sister said.. I don't even think she noticed the implication...

Sis Sammie this video is quite useful if you want to try using MyFitnessPal to monitor your food intake. While it may seem "troublesome" I find that it is the easiest way to lose weight because it allows your diet to be flexible as opposed to restricting yourself to only certain foods etc. Keep in mind that a healthy diet is a lifestyle not a temporary thing.

I suggest that you try it at least for a week to see if it works well for you.



Feel free to ask any more questions I'm sure many here are happy to answer In Shaa Allah!

weight gain and excessive eating has a lot to do with a person's circumstances / past. Alot of obese people have suffered because of loved ones. that's why divorcees and children abandoned by parents are more overweight than people with healthy marriages / both parents, etc.

eating at times becomes something that one takes comfort in. At other times, when a person can't get their goals accomplished, they crave food and overeat, possibly seeing food as a goal so eating satisfies the mind. This is proven by the pyramid of human needs, where when a person can't achieve a higher goal, they turn to a lower goal on the pyramid and work on that, despite the fact that that's been already acheived.

So prayer really may not make one lower their eating or live healthily but fear of Allah definately will. Overeating is an extravagance - we are told not to overindulge or be extravagant - and so the one who fears Allah's accounting will eat less. Another thing is that we also need to think of others. Money spent on food that's wasted through overeating could be spent on charity. So The next time you sit down to eat (or go shopping), take a portion of the food and give it in charity. You'll be healthy here as well as have rewards for being charitable in-sha-Allah!

i enjoy long walks in the cool breeze. walking is about the best form of exercise. it is also very calming.

i haven't read the whole thread, but i thought i'd put my 2 cents in. if you live in the US, the food is loaded with poisons and chemicals. corn syrup being one of the worst offenders along with artificial sweeteners. i was near diabetic, so i did some research (you know, looking stuff up online ). the results were startling.

1st thing that i looked at was the toxic poison fluoride which is put in the water in most cities (you know, where poor people and minorities live). the fluoride put inot the water is not pharmaceutical grade, it is the toxic chemical waste from phosphate fertilizer manufacturing. it is poison, yet you never hear anyone say it is haraam to drink. prozac is a 94% fluoride compound. think about it. they aren't the same, but similar. fluoride destroys parts of your brain, it can reduce your IQ by 20 points!!! try to remove fluoride from your diet.

aspartame was 2nd on the list. as i was trying to avoid sugar, guess what i bought??? turns out aspartame is another toxin. it is in many, many foods and soft drinks. it also triggers something in your brain that makes you think you are still hungry.

GMOs...next up was GMOs. in the US, they are everywhere! their safety is in doubt, though you hear some people, even Muslims, who have relationships with GMO producing companies, Monsanto, Dow, claim they are perfectly safe. don't be persuaded. the corn in corn syrup is GMO. the soy in soy products is GMO. the vast majority of "diet" or "healthy" foods in the US contain GMO. go organic if you can, local and natural at a minimum.

i changed my diet to organic eggs and organic bread, but high yield dwarf wheat is problematic. i eat organic lentils with rice and peppers. i drink filtered water, tea and coffee using organic, non BGH, milk and stevia for sweetener. i am not saying stevia tastes great, it is just one of the few safe alternatives.

in less than 4 months, i lost 35 lbs! this is just by removing poisons from my diet. no more "packaged" food, eat actual food. turn off you TV too. "advertising" is propaganda, it was created as such. it's main purpose is to sell you crap you don't need.

i won't bore you with links and vids unless someone is interested.

ma salaama

format_quote Originally Posted by lynn4now

Join a martial arts class and go three times a week if it is a good program it will be fun and you will lose weight me personal I was at the dou-jang at least three times a week with a no bread no eating after 7 diet and I lost 25-30 pounds in 6 weeks the dedication is the problem lol its hard

actually, just removing the bread can help you lose wheat. the high yield semi dwarf wheat is an accidental toxin. from Dr Davis' website:

But chief among the changes in wheat were changes in the gliadin protein molecule. We know, for instance, that the Glia-alpha 9 sequence, absent from traditional wheat, can be found in virtually all modern wheat. This is likely the explanation underlying the four-fold increase in celiac disease over the past 50 years, since Glia-alpha 9 predictably triggers the immune reaction that leads to the intestinal destruction characteristic of celiac disease.

But modern wheat also stimulates appetite . . . not a little, but a lot. The introduction of modern high-yield, semi-dwarf wheat was accompanied by an abrupt increase in calorie consumption of 440 calories per day, 365 days per year. This is because modern gliadin in wheat is an opiate. But this opiate doesn’t cause a “high” like heroine; it causes appetite stimulation.

http://www.wheatbellyblog.com/2012/0...lowers-wanted/

ma salaama

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^^Jazak-Allaho khairan for sharing the info. It's so true that media makes you buy things you don't need. It also works to brainswash people. It's made to make people think the way the media controllers want. subhan-Allah! Just think. When there is an election and seculirists win, if muslims voice against it, they are labeled as anti-democracy etc. But when muslims win an election and referandum, like in Egypt where the Muslim brotherhood first won the election and then the referandum got votes in favor of the new Islamic constitution, then the seculerists started protesting and rioting causing so much trouble. But where is majority rule in Egypt? secularists lost the election and the referandum but they are sore-losers and instead of accepting defeat, they are now not accepting democratic results. so what does that show? And then the media describes the secularists as heros and victims trying to get what is thier right while the Muslims of Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood are depicted as the wrongdoers!!! talk about double-standards.

i wrote an article about media:

What the Media is Doing to You

Lies. Deception. … you name it.

The media is out to get you. It is the enemy and it is important to see it that way if you want to save yourself and your family.

There are several agendas that the media is trying to accomplish. One of them is getting your hard-earned money. By constantly bombarding you with advertisements of new and constantly changing products, it aims to make you purchase those things and keep purchasing them whether you need them or not. This way you keep spending money, buying things you hardly need and replacing well-working things with newer brands and newer designs. Just think of how much money you spend shopping each month? And how many products you buy which you don’t absolutely need?

Another agenda of the media is changing your values. Whether they are religious, cultural, or human values, such as honesty, piety, and morality, the media is changing them through the characters on TV and in advertisements. Think of the programs you watch and what type of values are depicted therein. Are they showing honesty, loyalty, generosity and sympathy or immorality, infidelity, apathy, and violence? And how is that affecting you and especially the younger generation? What kind of values are media programs placing in their minds?

A third agenda is changing your culture and imposing their culture on you and your loved ones. By showing Western culture in movies, media is spreading that culture especially amongst young ones. How many people today dress, talk, and act like the people they watch on TV?

These are some of the things the media is doing, causing the destruction of society and of religious and cultural values.

Saving Yourself from the Effects of the media:

The first step to protecting yourself from the effects of media is by becoming informed. Knowing what the media is doing and what their agenda is behind the information that they spread will make you aware. This will keep you from falling into their trap.

Another thing to do is to immerse yourself in Islamic knowledge, especially knowledge of the Quran, that is, the commentary of the Quran. This will make you wiser and more aware. Because the Quran is the criterion, it will help you get deep insight into whatever the media is presenting you with.

Finally it is most important to pray to Allah for protection.

Once you are armed with these, you will be considerably safe from being brainwashed by media.

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