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This is a story about a man who was considered obese, until they found the root problem and now he is fine.

Mike, from Ottawa, has not gotten a good night’s rest in five years.  He visited his doctor and he was diagnosed with a sleep disorder.  He now had help with his sleep issues and now he is fine.  Oh, and he lost a lot of weight.

Mike lost 115 in three months.  He was 325 pounds and now 220; all without dieting.  Just after a few weeks, he had more energy to do activities rather than just lounging around and watching TV.

Researchers say that there may be a link between weight and sleep.  If one has enough sleep, the body will metabolize the food that one eats.  However, without enough sleep, the body won’t burn the calories that it takes in.  When this happens, the body craves even more food and this is where the weight begins to rise.

Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, have been linked to other medical conditions such as heart disease.  Some common symptoms of sleep disorder are snoring, drowsiness, forgetfulness, and moodiness.  When the body is trying to sleep but can’t get enough air, the body stays awake to help unblock the air passage.

Mike said that he has seen many who are exhausted at work because they are working harder to sleep rather than at work.  Once diagnosed and fixed, one’s quality of life is improved.  Not only obesity but ED (erectile dysfunction) as well.  Those who are on the magic blue pill may not even need the pill; just some good quality sleep.

One author says that mothers are the ones who sleep the least, and usually struggle to maintain their weight.  With more sleep and a good diet adjustment, they may literally lose pounds in their sleep.

If you think you may have a sleeping disorder, check with your doctor.  Having more sleep doesn’t necessarily solve the issue.  The quality of sleep is also an important factor.

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When considering a diet plan, size does matter – the amount of food that is consumed.  We are required to consume five groups of foods: Grains, Meats and beans, Vegetables, Milk, and Fruits.

In each group, a certain amount is needed and the total amount of calories to be consumed is about 2,300 calories.  Consider this!  How many of you measure your food when you put it on your plate?  We usually pick up our plate and serve ourselves portions of what we want to eat, and we tend to reject other groups, such as vegetables.  Most of us tend to pick and choose what we want to eat.  This leads to the consumption of too much or too little of each group.  Products tend to display the information about how much nutrition we are taking per serving, but how does each serving size look like?  You are in luck, here are some common items to help you:

1 portion looks like this:

Vegetables or fruit – about the size of a baseball
Beef, chicken, or fish – about the size of a deck of cards
Ice cream – about the size of a tennis ball
Waffle or pancake – about the size of a CD (even in thinness as well)
Cheese – Six dice (die)
Rice or pasta – about a handful
Dried fruits or nuts – about the size of a golf ball
Peanut butter – about the size of your thumb

Easy?  A little bit?  Let’s just say that even a nutritionist will have extreme difficulty in creating portion sizes.  Also note that each individual requires different portions of each group (some may require more vegetables while other require more grains).  It all depends on age, gender, and the amount of physical activity.

Just keep in mind what portion sizes look like in order to help you eat the correct amount of food and avoid overeating.

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