Giessen. We've all been there: one diet follows the next - but there's no sign of long-term success. If the weight doesn't come off, you simply eat less. But "if you eat too little during a diet and don't exercise, you do yourself double harm," say Giessen nutritionists Franca Mangiameli and Dagmar Schopen. "The basal metabolic rate goes into overdrive in order to utilise the calories as much as possible. It also breaks down proteins from the muscles in order to utilise them for energy production. It is precisely muscles that melt our body fat."
A successful weight loss concept must therefore protect the muscles, be easy to implement in everyday life, taste good and be filling. "Only those who don't feel hungry when losing weight will be able to keep it up," explains author Franca Mangiameli. Exercise is also essential for optimum weight loss success. Exercise increases your basal metabolic rate, reduces stress and ensures that you burn more even when you are at rest.
Modern slimming
Top-Forming has been offered nationwide by the Giessen studio for nutritional counselling for 8 years. This year, the programme underwent a complete overhaul. "We have brought the programme up to date with the latest research," say the nutrition experts. Science does not stand still. We are always endeavouring to incorporate new findings and pass them on to our customers. The recommendation to eat a low-fat, high-carbohydrate diet is hardly tenable any more. This type of diet even seems to be counterproductive, especially for people with a lack of exercise and belly fat. Mangiameli and Schopen therefore work with a modern approach - low-carb: a nutritional concept to promote low blood sugar and insulin levels. It is a low-carbohydrate diet with less bread, potatoes and pasta, which is rich in filling foods such as protein (fish, meat, milk, eggs etc.) and fibre (fruit, vegetables, pulses). Fat is generously included. This makes the food taste better and keeps you in a good mood. Studies have shown that low-fat diets are bad for the mood. Eating enough and still losing weight is not a contradiction with low carb, but the basic principle. The concept is simple and does away with the need for tedious calorie counting, weighing and strict adherence to a diet plan. Simple combination rules make losing weight easier and can be implemented anywhere.
Aqua biking as an ideal addition
Stadtwerke Gießen is offering the popular aqua biking programme for the 6th time as an ideal addition to the Top Forming 2 nutrition concept. Previously published studies have consistently shown that exercise alone has no effect on weight loss. Recently, however, the first clinical study on the weight loss effect of aqua fitness was published. In this study, the fat mass and waist circumference of the participants were significantly reduced within 6 weeks. Supplemented with the right diet, experts expect even greater weight loss and therefore recommend combining aqua fitness with nutritional counselling. Aqua biking ensures a high energy turnover and boosts the metabolism and fat burning. The highly efficient training is easy on the joints, fun and increases your well-being. Lose weight, get fit and update your nutritional knowledge on the 8-week nutrition and aqua biking course.
Free information evening
Free information evening: 04.10.2010 at 7 pm in Lahnstraße 31 directly in the main building of Stadtwerke Gießen. Registration by telephone on 0641 - 97 192 75 or by e-mail to giessen@dr-ambrosius.de . Further information at www.dr-ambrosius-giessen.de.