Kristine: EVERY OTHER
THURSDAY, WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT
A HEALTH ISSUE OR CONCERN EFFECT -- AFFECT MANY PEOPLE,
BREAKING DOWN THE INFO FOR YOU
AND TELLING YOU WHAT YOU NEED TO
KNOW.
DR. KALANI BRADY FROM THE JOHN
A. BURNS JOINS US WITH THIS
HOW TO AVOID WEIGHT GAIN.
WHAT PERFECT TOPIC TO TALK
ABOUT.
IT'S NOT EASY TO DO.
AT FIRST YOU THINK, IT'S ONLY A
COUPLE DAYS.
THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS THAT YOU
THE WHOLE SEASON THAT YOU COULD
BE SURROUNDED BY FOOD.
RIGHT.
Kristine: HOW DO YOU AVOID
GAINING WEIGHT?
PORTION CONTROL IS NUMBER
ONE.
THE FOODS THAT WE REALLY CRAVE
AND WE SEE IT THERE, AND WE PUT
IT ON OUR PLATE.
THE KEY IS PUT A LITTLE ON OUR
PLATES, AND THEN TO EAT SMALL
PORTIONS WITH EACH MOUTHFUL.
Kristine: MODERATION.
MODERATION IS REALLY
IMPORTANT.
AND AVOID DESSERTS.
Kristine: AVOID DESSERTS.
DESSERTS FOR THE MOST PART.
WE KNOW WHAT ONES WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
PUMPKIN PIE, THE APPLE PIE, THE
ICE CREAM.
ALL THE PIES.
AND SO THEY CAN HAVE A LOT MORE
CALORIES THAN A SMALL PORTION
THAN, FOR EXAMPLE, SWEET POTATO,
WHICH IS A LOW CALORIE, HIGH
STARCH FOOD THAT BREAKS DOWN
SLOWLY.
AND SO STICKING AWAY FROM THE
DIETS OR -- SORRY, DESSERTS AND
HAVING ONE DESSERT INSTEAD OF
FOUR IS ANOTHER WAY TO AVOID
CALORIE LOAD.
Kristine: YOU TALKED ABOUT
EATING IN MODERATION, MAYBE A
LITTLE HERE, A LITTLE THERE ON
YOUR PLATE.
WHAT IF YOU HAVE ALL THESE
PARTIES TO GO TO?
YOU MENTIONS YOU HAD FOUR
PARTIES THIS WEEK.
IF YOU EAT IN MODERATION AT FOUR
PARTIES, IS THAT OKAY?
YES.
IT MEANS CUTTING DOWN TO
MODERATION.
ON THANKSGIVING, YOU HAD THREE
PIECES -- THREE DIFFERENT
DIETARY SERVINGS.
AND NOTHING ELSE.
BECAUSE I FIGURED I'D GAIN
WEIGHT AND BE BLOATED.
AND I DIDN'T WANT THAT
UNCOMFORTABLE FEELING.
SO I DIDN'T HAVE TURKEY ON
THANKSGIVING.
Kristine: YOU DIDN'T HAVE
TURKEY.
NO.
Kristine: OKAY.
BUT YOU DID HAVE SOME OTHER
GOOD, YUMMY THINGS IN
MODERATION.
RIGHT.
Kristine: WHAT ABOUT EATING
SLOWER?
EAT SLOWLY, YOU KIND OF HAVE
MORE TIME TO THINK ABOUT WHAT
YOU'RE EATING AND PROCESS THAT
YOU'RE FULL.
DOES THAT WORK?
YES.
EATING SLOWLY AS OPPOSED TO
GORGING ALLOWING THE BRAIN TO
CATCH UP WITH HOW MUCH IS GOING
INTO YOUR STOMACH.
AND YOU'LL EAT LESS IF YOU EAT
MORE SLOWLY.
Kristine: WHAT IF YOU
EXERCISE MORE?
YOU KNOW, EXERCISE IS
RECOMMENDED BY EVERYONE, AND
IT'S VERY HELPFUL.
HIGH AEROBIC EXERCISES BURN THE
MOST CALORIES.
WEIGHT LIFTING DOESN'T BURN MUCH
CALORIES.
STAIR MASTER, RUNNING, SWIMMING,
BICYCLING, THOSE THINGS DO BURN
CALORIES.
BUT THE AMOUNT OF CALORIES THAT
YOU BURN WITH THOSE TYPES OF
EXERCISE REALLY TALKS A COUPLE
OF HOURS TO MAKE UP FOR A BIG
MEAL.
SO IT'S GOOD TO EXERCISE.
NOTHING AGAINST IT, BUT DON'T
RELY ON THE EXERCISE FOR
MODERATING THE AMOUNT OF FOOD
THAT YOU EAT IF IT'S HIGH.
Kristine: WHAT IF YOU RELY
ON OTHER THINGS SUCH AS DIET
PILLS OR CERTAIN TEAS OR OTHER
KIND OF REMEDYING.
THAT COULD HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
OR EVEN SUPPRESS YOUR APPETITE?
NOT ALL OF THEM ARE SAFE.
HEALTH FOOD STORE AND FIND
ADDITIVE THAT'S WILL HELP, BUT I
WOULD RECOMMEND DECREASING THE
PORTION CONTROL RATHER THAN
USING DIET PILLS.
SOME OF THEM GIVE YOU DIARRHEA.
SOME OF THEM RAISE YOUR HEART
RATE AND YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE,
AND YOU DON'T WANT IT MUCH OF
THAT.
YOU CAN GO ON A STARVATION VIET,
AND YOU'LL LOSE WEIGHT BUT IT
MIGHT NOT BE HEALTHY FOR YOUR
BODY.
Kristine: WITH IF YOU HAVE
THIS YO LO ALTITUDE, YOU ONLY
LIVE ONCE.
TOUGH PART IS LOSING ALL THE
WEIGHT.
ONCE YOU'VE GAINED THE WEIGHT,
LOSING IT IS VERY TOUGH.
THE BODY GETS USED TO A HIGHER
WEIGHT, SO IT'S HARDER TO LOSE
WEIGHT THAN IT IS TO MAINTAIN
WEIGHT.
I WOULD NOT GORGE IN THE
HOLIDAYS AND TRY TO LOSE WEIGHT
AFTER.
Kristine: MODERATION.
WE CAN STILL HAVE HAPPY
HOLIDAYS.
EVERYTHING IN MODERATION.
RIGHT.
MAKE SURE IT'S SHARING WITH THE
FAMILY, SHARING WITH THE
FRIENDS.
CREATE AS MEMORIES.
NOT NECESSARILY, OH, MAN, I
PIGGED OUT WITH THANKSGIVING
DINNER.
THAT'S NOT THE WAY YOU CREATE
MEMORIES.
Kristine: BUT IT CAN STILL
BE A GOOD MEMORY.
RIGHT.