If you are the type of person who has never had to try and lose weight, then you will not be able to understand the kind of desperation that some people feel when they think about losing weight. Some people are lucky enough to be able to eat whatever they wish to and not have it appear on their bodies. These people are in the minority and for most of us; it seems that we only have to partake in the slightest indulgence for it to show immediately.

Gaining weight is very easy to do and we need to be careful about this from an early age. When we are children, our eating and exercise is controlled in part by our parents and it is their responsibility to teach us healthy eating habits. As we gain more independence and have access to more junk food and unhealthy snacks, we tend to develop bad eating habits. It is at this stage that a lot of us will start to gain weight and if we are not monitored by parents or other people, the problem can get out of hand.

The weight gain is not an instant thing and it creeps up on you slowly, sometimes so slowly that you do not even notice it until it is too late. At this point you need to take action in order to try and lose the extra pounds which have piled on. This can be the start of a life long struggle for some people, who will find that their weight will go up and down at different times in their lives, and it can often be a source of frustration and despair for those who struggle with controlling it.

This is when we will start to try different ways of losing weight. At the beginning we will try and control our diet and ensure that we only eat healthy things which will not cause us to gain any more weight. Then we will start to cut down on the amount that we eat, even of the healthy things, if we do not see results. Along with this we will start up an exercise regime and try to stick to it. The next stage is to get obsessed with trying to lose weight and this will lead on to the final step which is the road of cosmetic surgery, in various different procedures.

The term shedding a few pounds refers to losing a little weight but at this stage we are also talking about losing the financial pounds, since most cosmetic surgery procedures have to be paid for privately. The most common procedures for losing weight and looking slimmer are the gastric band surgeries, liposuction and the tummy tuck. All of these come under the broader heading of body contouring and this is just a fancy way of saying re-shaping your body to the way you wish it to appear. All of these procedures are now very popular worldwide.

There are some people who are terrified to have surgery and will often do anything to avoid having any surgical procedure. This could be a simple as a tooth extraction (which does count as a type of surgery, since there is a cutting of flesh, and blood involved) or as complicated as elective heart surgery. Yes there are people who decide to have certain surgical procedures done but these are usually on the advice of a doctor or consultant. 

The whole idea of going to a hospital scares some people that they will even avoid going to a clinic or medical centre, and instead rely on natural remedies and alternative practices. These all have their place in the scheme of things and are very useful for some illnesses and ailments. However there are times when the only solution to a problem is to have surgery and at this point the patient has to try and overcome their fears.

For some people the fear stems from a bad experience in their earlier life, either involving surgery, hospitals or doctors, but for some people it can be a fear of never waking up from an anaesthetic. There are also those people who are so afraid of catching germs that they do not visit hospitals at all. All of these reasons are valid and even irrational fears seem valid to the person facing them. We should not judge people and ridicule them due to their fears and insecurities.

On the other hand there are those people who have no objection to having a surgical procedure done. Among these are those women who prefer to go for an elective caesarean operation instead of having a normal birth. Then there are those people who suffer from Munchhausen’s Syndrome where they enjoy the attention that they receive while they are in the hospital, or the attention of the doctors and nurses in the clinics.

There is another group of people who have no objections to going under the knife, and these are those who decide that they wish to undergo cosmetic surgery. This could be due to the way feel about their appearance because of various reasons, such as being overweight or having a certain feature that they wish to change. These people often feel insecure about themselves and they believe that they will fell better if they change their appearance.

For some people, it could be the ravages of time which are causing them to consider having cosmetic surgery done. In these cases a lot of people will have a full or a partial breast augmentation. This will make them look attractive and younger and this in turn will give them a renewed confidence in them selves. For still others, the problem could be that they have lost a lot of weight and have excess fold of skin which are unsightly. In this case they will want a skin tightening treatments such as a tummy tuck. All of these procedures involve some surgery.

We have always believed that when we are children we can eat whatever we want to and not to have to worry about getting fat. Well this is only true to an extent. A child can eat a lot more of the bad things before putting on weight, but only if these are tempered with an active lifestyle. If you let a child have fast food, sweets and fizzy drinks every day, and they do not run around and burn it off, then you will be faced with an overweight child, as well as one with rotting teeth.

There is a lot of child obesity in the western world and the predictions for the health of the new generation of children are not good ones. Many parents will brush away concerns with the attitude that the children will be fine when they grow older, but by then it is often too late. A child needs to learn healthy eating habits at an early age and be taught to avoid junk food as much as possible.

I have three children and each of them have gone through various stages of changing eating habits. When they were all young, it was a battle to get them to eat as the bottle was an easier option. Then it was because they were developing their tastes and didn’t like everything at some point. As they got older things got easier as they started to appreciate different food types and by the time adolescence caught up, they were conscious of their diet and body shape.

Even now, I have to admit that I am proud to say, they do not have a lot of fast food, sugary drinks and other items on the list of unhealthy foods. I have always made sure that they know what constitutes a healthy meal and about why should eat at the right times. These things together are important so that the child grows up learning to make the healthy choice and knows that eating certain foods at certain times is better than eating them at others.

Breakfast should never be skipped and this is a firm rule in my household. So far I have been lucky that they all have the weights in the normal range and that they are fit and active. I have seen the many teenagers who want to have cosmetic surgery procedures such as liposuction. Any sensible parent would put their foot down and say no, but this is considered to be a personal choice.

I have seen the way that some people will rely on cosmetic surgery to fix small problems on a regular basis. These people will allow themselves to put on weight and then go under the knife to correct the problem. This is why procedures such as liposuction, body contouring and even a tummy tuck are becoming so popular. This is seen as the quick and easy way to look good and hence to feel good about yourself.

Last night I was listening to some music by Shania Twain and her most famous song came on: “Any Man of Mine”. This is one song which is guaranteed to make me feel better, no matter what kind of mood I am in. It is such an uplifting song, both in terms of the music being upbeat, and the words being almost an anthem for the modern woman.

I love the line when she says that even when I’m ugly he still better love me. To me this is the crux of the song. For as we all know there are days when we feel wonderful and believe that we could give Angelina Jolie a run for her money. Then there are the other days when we feel as though we look more like Brad Pitt in “Kalifornia” than his wife! The thing that keeps us going is the thought that somebody loves us, no matter what we look like.

To me the ideal looking woman is Shania Twain. I think that she is perfect right from her glossy hair to her manicured feet. However I know that a lot of the image which we see is carefully cultivated and that even she must have days when she feels ugly. However I do not think that she could ever look ugly, only not as glamorous as we are used to seeing her.

There have always been beautiful women who have been lucky enough to have been born that way, and then there are the rest of us who have to work hard at looking good on a daily basis. For some women, it is enough to just put on a coat of lipstick to look great whereas for some it is a full sixty minute job with the whole contents of the make up bag.

The thing to realise is that no matter how hard we try, we are never going to look as good as the Hollywood celebrities, simply because we do not have the resources available to us that they have. They have unlimited money and influence to hire the best personal chefs, trainers, stylists and make up artists. This is all without mentioning the access to the best doctors in the field of cosmetic surgery and aesthetic medicine to deal with any problems which may arise that cannot be dealt with in a conventional manner.

We only get to see the best side of these people, and they try to ensure that we only get to hear about the positive things in their lives. This is why you will never hear of a celebrity having varicose and spider veins treatment, or stretch marks treatment. These procedures do not fit in with the carefully projected image which we are shown and which many people take to be the true persona of the person. In reality, they are like many normal people who have to try and look good on a bad day.

There is so much pressure on people these days to look good that it is affecting all areas of life. There was a time when it was thought that only those who worked in the modelling or acting field had to resort to cosmetic surgery in order to give nature a helping hand, but these days this is no longer true. While it is necessary to keep your body and mind healthy and active, in this competitive world it is also necessary to fit in with certain body images in order to succeed.

Research has shown that the way a person thinks and feels about themselvesis closely related to the way that he looks. A person who is slim and has classically good features will tend to be more confident and have a brighter outlook on life. it is also a sad fact that such a person is more likely to succeed in various aspects of life than someone who is overweight or is not attractive.

This is where cosmetic surgery, or aesthetic medicine, comes in and can solve the problems faced by many people. One of the most popular procedures for women, and especially for young women, is the breast augmentation, which is used to increase the chest size by various methods including the use of implants. Breast augmentation can give a morale boost for a woman who thinks that her chest is too small and wants a fuller figure in order to feel more womanly. This is down to personal thought and choice and somebody opting for this procedure should not be made to feel that they are making a wrong decision.

As for the men who opt for male breast reduction, they are usually overweight or have recently lost a lot of weight and have excess fat on their chests which they wish to have removed. In either case the purpose of cosmetic surgery is to improve self confidence and make you feel better about your body. There is nothing wrong with getting the help of surgery if you find that other methods have not succeeded, you should not let anyone discourage you.

On the other end of the scale we have breast reduction and it may surprise you to learn that a large number of enquiries come not only from women, but from men interested in male breast reduction. Breast reduction is simply the procedure where fat is removed from the breasts and a new shape is created. This is often requested by women who have always been self conscious or teased about having a large chest size and wish to go down a few sizes.

After all, nobody else has to live your life, in your body, and have to live with the way that you feel everyday when you look at yourself in the mirror, so you need to do whatever it takes to make you feel good and look good in your own mind.

Along with ninety per cent of the women in this country I always seem to express the desire to lose some weight, at least a couple of times each week and a lot more than that when it comes around to the festive season or the wedding season. If you talk to ten women at any given time you will find that eight of them will be on a diet and the other two will say that they are thinking about trying to lose a little weight. It seems that even men are showing more concern about their weight and are being more careful about what they eat. They are even turning to slimming treatments and aesthetic medicine, previously the domain of women.

The reason for this obsession is often said to lie with the pressures that women face to conform to the ideal body image that is so popular within the media, that all women should be no larger than a size 8, when the reality is that the majority of women are a size 12-14. Young girls are being constantly bombarded with images of skinny models and this then seems like the normal body shape that all women should have. Some are lucky enough to have the good sense not to buckle under the pressure and others are lucky enough to have the perfect body shape anyway, but for the majority, it is an uphill struggle trying to maintain a perfect figure.

When a woman has tried to lose weight, and failed for whatever the reason, by the use of controlling her diet and exercising, she then often decides to resort to cosmetic surgery. This could take the form of a variety of procedures including body contouring, liposuction and other slimming treatments. There was a time when a person who had been “under the knife” (another term for cosmetic surgery) did not broadcast it to the world at large and stayed in hiding until everything was back to normal. However, in this day and age, people are proud to be able to say that they have had cosmetic surgery and will own up to almost any procedure.

There are clinics which offer to do procedures like a tummy tuck or skin tightening during your lunch hour and as for simple Botox and mini- facelifts, well they are just like visiting the dentist these days and probably a lot less stressful and painful! The fact remains that the best way to lose weight is through controlling your calories and sensible eating habits combined with an active lifestyle with plenty of exercise. Weight loss needs to be slow and steady in order for the results to be long term, as crash dieting will only lead to problems.

If you find that you do wish to use the aid of anti aging treatment, make sure that you do some research and find a reputable cosmetic surgery clinic with fully trained and qualified personnel and that they offer after care facilities.

It seems that we are never content with what we have. I know that this is not a new sentiment and that people have been saying this since time immemorial. I suppose even the early cave people would have complained of having either too much sun or not enough sun. Too much of anything is bad for us and leads to all sorts of problems. Too much food will lead to obesity and then too much fat will lead to many different diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. The same thing happens with too much money, we tend to become selfish and greedy, leading to a breakdown in relations and a lot of heartache.

This is why we are taught that all should always do everything in moderation, even things which are good for us such as exercise and sleep. You would not think that too much exercise could be bad for you, but it can lead to problems if you become obsessed and lose too much body fat. The same goes for getting too much sleep. We are all taught that sleep is good for us as this is when the body does its repairs and recuperation. However, too much sleep will lead to disorientation and headaches, especially if it is not a regular habit of yours to sleep too much.

Even when it comes to our appearance and our self confidence we can have similar problems. If we are too self- assured we will come across as arrogant and set people against us, and if we lack self confidence then we come across as being too shy or even dense. You just cannot win. With our appearance, there is so much that we are not happy with and that we wish to change. There are very few people in the world who are totally happy with the way that they look and to be honest, I have never met a single one, even though I have met a lot of people in my life through my travels and work.

Let us take the simple example of hair. This may be an innocuous subject but it can cause a lot of problems for a lot of people. There are those people who have too much hair and wish that they had lees. This is usually hair on the body and face, but even hair on the head can be a problem if it is too thick to manage or too curly to keep tidy. This is where people will have laser hair removal treatments (on the body and face, not head!).

The opposite side of the coin is those people who suffer from hair loss and this is usually from the head, leading to total or partial baldness. This can be rectified with the cosmetic surgery procedure of having a hair transplant. Both of these conditions can be equally distressing and leave the person feeling upset and helpless.

The first time I heard this phrase, I did not have a clue as to what it meant. It was used in reference to a teacher at my high school and it was only later that I understood the negative connotations attached to the phrase. It is used to describe any woman who is deemed to be inappropriately dressed for her age, and who is trying unsuccessfully to appear younger than she is. It is not a very nice thing to say about somebody but some women do seem to invite derision with the way that they portray themselves.

There are some people who will disagree with me and say that a woman should be able to wear whatever she wishes to without being ridiculed. They will say that dress and make up are a matter of personal choice and that it is nobody’s business how a woman chooses to appear.

On the other hand, there are those people who will say that once a woman reaches or passes a certain age, she should alter her dress and make up style to fit in with her age. That she should wear clothing which is suitable for a woman of her age group and that her make up should be more subtle and discreet than that of a younger woman.

The same arguments are also applied when we are talking about behaviour and deportment, that a woman, and to some extent, a man too, should act according to their age and position in life. There was a book I saw a few years ago called something along the lines of “When I Am An Old Woman, I Shall Wear Purple”, and in it was a list of all the fun and interesting things which this lady was looking forward to doing in her old age.

These days there are a lot of pressures on men and women to try and look as young as possible, for as long as possible. We are not only talking about people in the public eye or in jobs such as modelling, but the average person on the street and holding down a normal job. Everybody likes to be told that they look good for their age, and we all like it when we tell someone our age and they say that we look younger than we are. In fact, thanks to modern cosmetic surgery procedures, people can look so much younger than their actual years.

Cosmetic surgery alone is not sufficient to be able to mask your age; you need to be aware of other factors such as genes and lifestyle. However, there are a few procedures which can be counted as a reliable anti aging treatment and these include things such as skin tighteningand special skincare treatment. All of these can help to make you look younger for a while but you need to be careful that you do not go overboard and have all the treatments done at once.

_ Last night I had a dream that my hair had gone all brittle and lifeless just before a major event in which I was to be making a presentation in front of a large group of people. This may be a common dream for anyone who is used to making presentations or doing public speaking, but for someone like me who does not make speeches and lives a very quiet life; this was a most unusual dream.

Then I realised where the germ for the dream had come from. It was not, as I had supposed, a fear of embarrassing myself in front of people, but from the fact that I had had my hair dyed the day before! You see, I had tries out a new dye and would have been fine but for the fact that a friend who was with me at the time told me that some dyes can make your hair fall out very fast.

Now, I am not the type of person who tends to worry about a lot of things and I do not think that I am vain about my looks. However, I do have a lovely head of hair and I am proud of the way that my hair is glossy and soft and that when it is freshly washed and styled, I get many compliments on it. So yes you could say that I am vain about my hair. The only problem is that I have to dye it regularly and this is a bit of a nuisance, especially when I cannot find the time to fit in a visit to the salon. So this is when I have to resort to a 20 minute home job with a dyeing kit. I have never had a problem with any of these home kits and would recommend them to people.

I got to thinking about all the many things that we tend to worry about and which may never happen. On the other hand there are things which cause stress and worry which we have to think about and be wary against. The problem is that all of these worries can lead to early hair loss and this is a vicious cycle. The more you worry about hair loss, the more you will suffer from the same affliction.

There was a time when the most that you could do to cover the fact that you were losing your hair, was to wear a wig or a hair piece, or continually wear a hat in public. None of these actions were very natural and they included a lot of palaver each morning. Thanks to advances in the field of cosmetic surgery, you can now get a hair transplant which is permanent and is a one off process. A hair transplant can give you back a natural looking head of hair and the recovery process is now quite short. You will suffer from a little discomfort for a while.

_ This may sound like a silly question because it seems that the whole world and its mother are constantly on a diet, and every person seems to believe that the one which they are using is the best one. The truth is that it is so easy to gain weight for almost everyone that when you come across someone who claims that they have trouble gaining weight, you tend to be a little sceptical.

When it comes down to the basics, weight is gained when you start to consume more calories than you are using. If you live an active lifestyle and manage to play some sports during the week, then the chances are that you will be able to consume some extra calories without gaining weight. If however, you are the type of person for whom the word “exercise” is akin to profanity, then it is likely that you will show all the extra calories which you consume.

My father has always found that he gains weight very quickly and has to be careful about the type of food that he eats. He is a stickler for getting exercise and makes sure that he fits in a couple of miles walking each day, as well as keeping active in the garden and home too. He gains weight each holiday season and in the winter the pounds will creep on. However we know that come springtime and warmer weather, he will lose the weight easily in just a couple of weeks.

On the other hand, my uncle who is the same age as my dad has never had a problem with gaining weight. I have seen the man eat three full solid meals for many years as well as the snacks at tea time and to keep guests company. Over the many years I have never seen the man gain any weight on his wiry frame and this has meant that he has never understood the way that we lesser mortals suffer at the hands of the monster known as dieting.

Losing weight is one of the hardest jobs in the world and one which many people spend all their life doing. There are different ways to go about losing weight and some of these are more modern than others. If you find that you are having trouble shedding the pounds using conventional slimming treatments, you may wish to go down the road of cosmetic surgery.

There are many different procedures which come under the heading of cosmetic surgery and they are all designed to make you feel better about yourself by looking younger and slimmer than you are at the moment. A lot of the procedures have been tried and tested and are now just considered routine operations with minimal recovery time and side effects. Procedures such as a tummy tuck or skin tightening is now offered as quick in and out lunch time jobs which can be fitted into a busy schedule.