anamika

“Apparently, it is healthier to be overweight and fit than simply to be thin.”
― Sylvia Tara, The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult

“What we eat and how much also affects our hormone levels. Our growth-hormone levels are naturally reduced by sugars and fats. That means eating a lot of cheesecake or other fatty desserts not only puts more fat into our bodies, but also diminishes our ability to burn it. It is a double penalty in which fat begets fat. Avoiding sugary foods also helps prevent the energy drop and hunger that result from insulin clearing the blood of nutrients. Eating about ten grams of protein after mild exercise, or twenty grams after more strenuous workouts, helps control hunger, as will adding plenty of fiber to one’s diet. Not”
― Sylvia Tara, The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult

“I myself also apply the wisdom of our ancestors in my practice of tidying. For example, when I fold and stand clothes on edge in the drawer, I arrange them by colour to form a gradation from dark to light. The proper order is to place clothes that are lighter in colour at the front of the drawer and gradually progress to darker colours at the back. I don’t know whether or not this increases good fortune but when clothes are arranged in a gradation of colour, it feels great to look at them whenever you open the drawer. For some reason, having lighter clothes at the front seems to have a calming effect. If you organise your living environment so that it feels comfortable and so that every day you feel energised and happy, wouldn’t you say that your good fortune has increased?”
― Marie Kondō, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying

“eating anything also increases our levels of fat-burning hormones. Many body builders and work-out enthusiasts swear by intermittent fasting. When blood sugar becomes low, it triggers the release of fat-burning hormones including adrenaline and growth hormone. Growth-hormone release peaks at night and during sleep. Intermittent fasting is powerful partly because it prolongs the overnight fast, extending the release of growth hormone, which burns fat.”
― Sylvia Tara, The Secret Life of Fat: The Groundbreaking Science On Why Weight Loss Is So Difficult