Weight Loss Ways

2007-05-04T09:36:00.000-07:00

Cures for Pimples - Strange Methods

by Tim Alan

That pimple surfaces like a submarine out of water. What do you do? Some of us go to really extreme measures to try and get those zits to settle down and go away. I've seen and heard of some really strange methods for curing those unwelcomed pimples. If they work or not I'm not sure. But the people who use them swear that they do just what they are using them to do. Cure pimples. It should be noted that I have not seen these methods work over a landscape of people. This article is intended just to show some of the outlandish cures people will try for their pimples.

Pop singer and movie star Jennifer Lopez says that when she has a pimple pop out for a visit she reaches for the dentist approved tooth paste. According to her applying tooth paste applied to the infected area before she goes to bed takes out the swelling and redness. Ultimately the zit is on it's way out because of tooth paste. In my venture to try tooth paste it didn't work as well for me. Instead I woke up in the middle of the night with dry mouth. I guess it found its way to its intended destination.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding featured Windex as a cure all. Even for that unwanted acne visit. I've heard some chatter that it has actually worked for some people. But spraying windex on your face before you go to bed sounds like a bad idea to me. I wouldn't try it.

How about this concocktion of acne treatment? Lemon juice mixed with salt and beet juice. It surely doesn't sound good to taste but apparently some have used this mixture to treat their acne.

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Obesity And Herbal Weight Loss

2007-03-31T07:24:00.000-07:00

By Mark Dailey

A major health concern for Americans today is obesity. It is approximated that two-thirds of American adults are considered overweight, while one-third of Americans are considered obese or seriously overweight. Obesity is defined as “having an abnormal amount of body fat; being 20 to 30 percent over the ideal weight for age, sex, and height,” and it plagues modern Americans as the number one health concern.

Setting aside its considerable emotional and aesthetic issues, obesity is a huge risk factor for life-threatening health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney problems, cardiovascular diseases, stroke, cancer, and gallstones. Excessive body weight also creates a large amount of stress on joints, ultimately increasing a person’s chances of developing arthritis.

Given the risks inherent in being obese or even overweight, it’s important to take safe, natural steps to improve one’s health. One way to do this is to utilize herbal weight loss methods. Herbal supplements are a great way to achieve natural weight loss.

Herbal weight loss may help to raise the body’s metabolism level, suppress the appetite, and/or add to overall health and well-being. But, as always when starting a new weight-loss regime, it’s important to be aware of any possible side effects of herbal and/or natural weight loss supplements. Always consult with a health care professional.

Examples of weight loss supplements and herbal weight loss methods include:

Aloe Vera: improves digestion by cleaning the digestive tract.
Astralgus: provides a boost of energy and quickly satisfies any craving for sweets.
Bee pollen: a herbal weight loss method that stimulates metabolism and, as with Astralgus, quickly satisfies any urge for sweets.
Ephedra (also known as huang): a weight loss supplement that suppresses appetite and increases the metabolism.
Kelp: provides a boost to the metabolism.
Licorice: reduces any cravings for sweets and regulates blood sugar levels.

Modern herbal weight loss supplements like combine several fat burning herbs into one weight loss formula. People losing weight with the help of weight loss supplements rarely if ever experience side effects, other than increased confidence from having lost the weight.

Still, weight loss herbs should be combined with healthy eating and lifestyle habits, as well as moderate exercise 2-3 times per week. When taken alone however, weight loss pills like Proactol can help a person bind up to 27% of fat before digesting it, burn off stored fat and calories and increase energy and motivation to exercise and lose more weight.

Mark Daily lost 55 pounds testing the most popular herbal weight loss pills. He is also a nutritionist who recommends effective weight loss pills to his several clients. Learn more about the best and most effective weight loss pills at his website, http://www.BetterWeightLoss.info

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How to Plan Effective Nutrition Diet for Weight loss?

Do You Really Need to Lose Weight Rapidly with Pills?

2007-03-24T13:21:00.000-07:00

By Tisha Diaz

Nowadays we want quick fixes for everything. If you want to lose weight rapidly with pills I'm going to challenge you to rethink your strategy. Here's why.

The first fact to consider is that many of the wonderful claims that are being made about this pill can make you lose weight this fast and that pill can make you lose weight that fast is pure and unadulterated nonsense.

Many of the people making those claims have little more on their minds than getting their fingers into your purse or wallet.

Can pills make or help you lose weight? Yes, some certainly can.

Is it the best and safest way of losing weight?

No, sensible exercise and diet adjustment are by far the safest way of losing weight.

Many of the pills on the market today make you lose water volume instead of fat volume. The scale moves down a little, but your dimensions don't. What is the use of that?

Even though a few of the pills on the market can give you rapid weight loss, your results are usually only temporary. Before you know it you're back at the weight that you started at before taking those pills.

Why is that?

It happens because pills do not modify your eating habits, lifestyle, and exercise routine (or lack of it).

You cannot use most of these pills for prolonged periods of time. Even the labels tell you so.

That means, when you stop taking the pills and continue with your normal lifestyle, you gain all that weight back again.

That's a ton of money down the drain.

Develop a sensible exercise routine and modify your eating habits in a way that your exercise consumes more calories than you take in, and you will see those pounds literally fly off you.

In closing, you can lose weight rapidly with pills and only with some of the pills on the market today. However, you will probably gain back all that weight. Rather exercise and modify your eating habits for rapid weight loss that lasts.

Tisha Diaz recommends this fat loss and weight control program that will help you get rid of those excess pounds and make you slim and trim.

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Weight Loss Comparative Diets and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction

Sex Life Can Improve When Obese Men Lose Weight

2007-03-23T11:41:00.000-07:00

By Joel Mosley

"Weight loss can have a positive effect on the sexual health of an obese man who has erectile dysfunction," Dr. Christopher S. Saigal of the University of California at Los Angeles, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters Health in an interview.

Saigal noted "weight loss is a goal for all of our obese patients," because it can improve many health indicators, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels. But for patients, these benefits of weight loss are often "intangible," Saigal said.

Weight loss can provide tangible benefits to obese men, according to the UCLA physician, who is the author of an editorial that accompanies the study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

"If you lose the weight, you may regain sexual function," Saigal said. "That's a carrot for an obese individual."

But, Saigal pointed out, "This study does come with a caveat." The participants did not have high blood pressure, diabetes or other health problems that may make weight loss less effective for improving erectile dysfunction, he said.

In the 2-year study, a team led by Dr. Katherine Esposito of the Second University of Naples followed 110 obese men with erectile dysfunction.

Half of the men were randomly assigned to participate in an intensive weight-loss program that included individualized advice on boosting exercise and improving diet. The other half received general information about healthy eating and exercise, but did not receive any individualized guidance.

By the end of the study, men in the intensive group achieved significant weight loss, along with improvements in several health indicators, such as blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

What's more, 17 men (31 percent) in the intensive group regained sexual function by the end of the study, compared with just 3 men in the other group.

"Our data demonstrate that lifestyle changes, including a reduced calorie diet and increased exercise, improve erectile dysfunction in obese men," Esposito and her colleagues conclude.

"Interventions focused on modifiable health behaviors may represent a safe strategy to improve erectile function and reduce cardiovascular risk in obese patients," the authors state.

Saigal agreed that weight loss is "a great first-line therapy" for erectile dysfunction. Losing weight will not hurt patients, he said, and if it doesn't improve erectile dysfunction, there are several drugs on the market that may be helpful.

He has been a certified personal trainer for 9 years, with one year as the #1 trainer at Gold’s Gym Santa Clarita. Joel was a Santa Clarita Spectrum trainer for 1 year, and at Santa Clarita Athletic Club he was one of the most desired and requested trainers, always listed in the top 3 trainers for 4 years straight. Joel has maintained his own in-home private personal training business in Santa Clarita for 5 years. He was an amateur boxer in Michigan for 6 years, was a junior Golden Gloves champion, and has been a professional boxer (state licensed) for 3 years. Joel has UCLA certified training, CPR certification for adults, babies and children, and is certified by AFAA. Joel’s private clients have increased their bone density by up to 13% (2-3% is considered “good” by the medical community). As an actor, Joel has appeared on such shows as Battle Dome (UPN TV) and Extreme Gong as the “Hunk of the Day” (Game Show Network). Joel has modeled for The Goddess Within (Santa Clarita) ads in Edwards Theatres, and appeared in Men’s Health magazine. http://www.buildingmorethanbodies.net/index

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Finally Revealed: Losing Weight With Hypnosis

Lose Stomach Fat - The Unsolved Mystery

2007-03-22T13:19:00.000-07:00

By Abi Shaan

The most popular question in the weight loss industry is the question, “How to lose stomach fat?" And "fast?"

Well, it's a mystery that has been dying to be solved, and fortunately it really has been solved. You will need very simple steps to lose stomach fat really fast, trust me, I tried it myself, and I was jumping up and down after three weeks, when I could actually see the curves of my six pack.

You see in order to actually lose stomach fat, you need to make sure, and the overall body fat is low. You probably have heard this again and again. But I am still convinced to say that you HAVE to lose overall body fat.

And I am sure you sure want to know how to get rid of that flabby arms, fat around back, fat thighs, and breast fat as well...

The following simple steps are guaranteed to help you lose stomach fat at least by an inch or two in just three weeks. An inch or two? Disappointed?

Trust me, you will be looking real good once you see results, and you want to lose four inches? Continue it for another three weeks with added variation...

1. The first thing you need to do is get yourself motivated. This can be done by putting a really hot looking poster infront of your bed so that the minute you decide to hit the snooze button, you see the picture and reconsider the snooze button.

Why do I suggest you to wake up early? The fact is, in order to lose stomach fat fast you are going to workout two times a day. That's right folks. TWO times a DAY.

2. Now for you morning cardio. Now you are probably pissed off because you would surely fall asleep while doing the treadmill or stationary bike for 45 minutes. And of course you will be lazy to get into your gym suit and go to the gym, but you do want to lose the fat around your stomach right? Guess what? You are only going to do 20 minutes of cardio or less.

You are not going to be doing any slow boring traditional cardio. You are now entering HIGH Intensity Interval Training. I can give you two options for HIIT but I am going to give you my favorite option. It's called Bodyweight Interval Training.

I chose this option because I have heard many people say that early morning cardio on an empty stomach will take away all that essential muscle mass in your body. And thank god I found about this GUY who actually gave me a glimpse of heaven.

With bodyweight training, you are going to burn very large amounts of fat for 24 HOURS straight and you are also going to gain very good amount of muscle.

3. Immediately after your morning workout, have a glass of whey protein. It is hundred percent natural and not at all harmful for your body because it’s made from certain ingredients in milk. And protein by far is a very important requirement to help you lose stomach fat. I mean it.

4. Now comes a very important rule to lose stomach fat. You need to eat a minimum of six short meals a day. All your meals are going to be between 350 to 500 calories. And make my words, you need to have lean protein on every meal you have.

Protein is very important. It is going to play a major role in losing overall body fat. Lean chicken, Lean fish and whey protein is all you need for three weeks. You want lean meat? Keep it low.

If you enjoyed the first four steps so far, then you have enjoyed 45% of your fat loss success. And in order to drive your car without getting blown out, you need to close your fuel tank.

And exactly the same way, if you actually want to lose stomach fat, you have to follow all the steps. Since the additional steps require videos and pictures for example, Click Here

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Abi Shaan is a fat loss fanatic. He loves to find wierd ways to lose fat as fast as possible by tweaking the methods provided by popular gurus and thus, has become popular in his local are himself. If you want to learn more hard and strenous methods of fat loss, www.truthaboutfat.blogspot.com is here.

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Motivating Weight Loss

Chinese Weight Loss Secret Revealed

2007-03-21T20:27:00.000-07:00

By Jed Baguio

Here is how to rub fat away from your belly:

The conventional methods for losing weight and flattening the abs are often tedious and they simply don’t work, they require a lot of sacrifice and are very expensive, each day there is a new book on how to lose those inches!

Today I am going to show you a simple way to remove fat from your belly-it is a simple 5000 year old Chinese method that tales just two minutes of your time!

Lie on your back to begin this exercise. Put the palm of your hands on your navel then simply rub it as follows.

Use your right hand, then rub clockwise from the center, that is from right to left, first in small circles, then increase the circles until the upper and lower abs are being rubbed when you have covered both the lower and upper abs, reverse the movement counter clockwise, this time the circle gets smaller with each and every counter clockwise rotation until you are back at the navel.

Do not apply force, you want a simple gentle rub, when you get to the navel, repeat from the start again, do this 10-12 times

Your chi-invincible energy is being passed from the hands through the skin to your belly, so as you go in circles, you are applying energy to the muscles of the stomach. That is what happens when you apply your right hand on your belly and performing the clockwise movement.

Visualize the energy from the hands going through the skin to your belly, gently massaging and burning fat off your abdominal area to make this exercise more effective.

This electricity from your hands- your chi- massages your intestines, your blood vessels and your digestive and bowl system.

Fat accumulations are disturbed from their resting place and broken up, where it is passed into the bowl system and eliminated.

This way your stubborn fat is burned away simply by rubbing away!

Another benefit when you rub your abs in a clockwise position is that you are encouraging proper bowel movement. This relieves constipation that is usually causes water retention and weight gain.

So if you suffer from constipation, this exercise will allow you to have regular bowel movements which will allow you to lose those last few stubborn pounds.

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What To Eat To Lose Weight

K.I.S.S. Diet Plan - A Keep It Simple & Satisfying Diet Plan

2007-03-20T19:44:00.000-07:00

By Michelle Dixon

If you are searching for a diet plan that is easy to implement, where you can find everything you need at the grocery store and is healthy and satisfying, you may wish to consider the K.I.S.S. Diet Plan. The K.I.S.S. Diet Plan may work for you because it can be adjusted to your lifestyle, it is not strict and incorporates positive aspects of several other diet programs.

The K.I.S.S. Diet Plan uses healthy low carbohydrate foods, low carb meal replacement shakes, pre-packaged, portion controlled meals, low calorie, healthy snacks, fresh fruits and vegetables and an all natural appetite suppressant diet pill.

The K.I.S.S. Diet Plan advises you to eat 6 times a day: 3 regular meals, and 3 healthy snacks. You choose what to eat at each meal. Each day you should have:

(1) Meal replacement shake or bar which is low carb/high protein with a serving of fruit or non-starch vegetable.
(1) Pre-packaged, portion controlled low carb/high protein diet meal with a serving of fresh fruit or vegetable.
(1) Prepared meal (fresh food) using 5-6 ounces of lean meat or fish either roasted, baked, broiled or pan broiled with a very small amount of olive oil. Add to that a tablespoon or 2 of sauce or chutney; Plus, 2 cups of vegetables with a tiny amount of olive oil and/or a sprinkle of low fat cheese. And, 1 cup of brown rice, whole wheat pasta (you can add a little low carb tomato sauce to it) or sweet potato.
(3) Snacks spread throughout the day/evening, like 15 walnuts or almonds, 30 pistachios (no preservatives), a bag of low sugar "100" calorie snacks, a sugar free popsicle, fat free yogurt, 2 ounces of fat free cheese (anything that is low carb, low sugar and within 100-125 calories).
(2-3) All Natural Appetite Suppressant diet pills like Hoodia Plus or Proactol.
Daily: Drink 6-8 ounces of Purified Water and take a good multi-vitamin.

With the K.I.S.S. Diet Plan you have a lot of variety. It's not just meal replacement shakes or prepackaged diet meals. Yet, it does use these "easy" diet meals so it keeps the program simpler. You decide when to eat the meal replacement shakes or prepared fresh foods, so you can go out to eat for one meal, yet have a no preparation meal too.

All of the diet foods and all natural diet pills can usually be found at your local chain grocery store. There are normally good low carb/high protein meal replacement shakes or protein bars there; plus you can use frozen prepared portion controlled diet meals like lean cuisine or healthy choice. You can make it even easier by purchasing the diet foods online too.

The K.I.S.S. Diet Plan works because it is low calorie, yet satisfying. Plus, by eating 6 meals a day your body's metabolism kicks up so you should burn more calories. Add some exercise and you are all set to lose weight fast and easy.

By Michelle Dixon, Copyright 2007. Michelle Dixon writes about many different types of health and fitness subjects. For more information regarding K.I.S.S. Diet Plan please see http://www.kissdietplan.com

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Emotional Eating - How to Control Your Eating Choices

What Are The Advantages Of The Medifast Diet?

2007-03-19T12:40:00.000-07:00

By Ken Black

If you are one of those people who have tried every method of losing weight under the sun, consider the benefits of the MediFast diet, a healthy new diet product on the market that is designed to help you quickly shed pounds the safe and wholesome way. If you are looking at it right now, or have ever considered it, or even if you are looking at some other type of diet to help you with your weight loss needs, consider the three benefits this regimen has when you're trying to lose weight.

The 3 Benefits of the MediFast Diet

1. The MediFast Diet is Convenient
This weight loss program is convenient. You never have to worry about counting up points or checking the labels of your food for their carbohydrate content. And, you don't have to count points, pop pills, or drink tea either. This diet helps you lose weight by doing what you know how to do best - eat! The MediFast diet isn't the type of diet that requires one to sit down to a meal every night.

If you are on the go, it is okay for you to be on the go because MediFast has a variety of things that the diet allows you to choose from, from snack bars, to puddings, and soups. There is no need to have to kill yourself with the temptation that grocery shopping can bring, as the MediFast diet doesn't require you to ever have to set foot in the grocery store.

2. You'll Never Be Hungry Again
MediFast is not one of those programs that cause you to be constantly starving. These diets don't work for people simply because they cause them to work against what feels natural for them. Their body is telling them that it is hungry and needs food to fuel itself, and certain diets have you ignoring this impulse.

You will be happy to know that you can eat not twice, not three times, but five times a day. The diet helps to constantly fuel your body so that it can effectively and efficiently burn calories and fat, helping you to lose weight faster and easier.

3. The MediFast Diet is Healthy
There are a lot of diet options out there for a person to choose from when they are looking at their weight loss options, and the MediFast diet is just one of them. The thing that sets this diet apart from the rest is the fact that it makes you eat and put nutrients into your body rather than depriving your body of the all-important nutrients that are required to help the body operate efficiently and burn fat efficiently.

There are no foreign chemicals that you are ingesting into your body to help the body to burn off fat that you have to worry about being recalled later. The MediFast diet is all about You. It is about real food, safe food that is good for your body and helps to keep you nourished and healthy.

This weight loss program is a great diet option for people who need something different to spur their weight loss. If you are having a hard time losing weight or you have reached a weight loss plateau, consider the benefits of the MediFast Diet for yourself today.

Ken Black is the owner of Weight Loss Discovery, a website all about Healthy Weight Loss Programs, diet supplements, weight loss tips and much more.

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Program Yourself For Fat Loss In A Week!

Fun, Fitness, and Self Defense All Rolled into One

2007-03-18T11:36:00.000-07:00

By Yoshi Kundagawa

My wife puts up with a lot, and I love her dearly, and I’m always grateful for the utter lapse in judgement she had in marrying me, over the advice of her friends. She’s appreciated that I do martial arts and that I write about it, and that makes us some money, but she’s always kind of regarded getting thrown on a mat, or punched in the ribs as “A guy thing”, if you know what I mean, so she’s never really participated. It took a lot of promising to do the dishes, but I got her to sign up for the dojo’s kickboxing routine as a fitness program.

We’re trying to get students in at different times, and trying to appeal to a wider demographic. As a result, we’ve taken up teaching Thai Kickboxing as a kickboxing and exercise routine for body shaping and cardiovascular workouts. While Muay Thai is an excellent martial art for self defense, it also provides an awesome workout routine, building balance, flexibility, percussive strength and coordination, and it’s an excellent fat burner, especially on the hips and thighs and abdomen. (Yeah, I know, it doesn’t really do targeted weight loss – it causes you to lose weight over your entire body, but builds muscle there – it feels like targeted weight loss!) Since I have a pretty flexible schedule as a writer, I ended up being the teacher for the afternoon classes.

We’ve worked out a kickboxing routine that starts with stances, and stretches – we have all our students run in place for about 5 minutes to get their heart rate up, then have them stretch out. Getting the blood flowing early means that the stretching is more effective. I try to encourage all my students to take the stretching seriously – it should hurt a little bit as they’re doing it…and I tell them a little hurting now will save them a lot of hurting later.

Then we go through the standard forms, with an initial open stance that’s centered and low to the ground for punches, jabs and the front kick. First we have our students do it in front of a mirror, letting them work up a sweat. I walk through the line as they do it, correcting form here and there – even though I don’t expect any of these women to ever use this as a martial art, I expect them to get it right, just in case. The entire dojo starts to build up some energy, with kiais and grunts.

The next part of the workout is to take them one at a time and get them into hitting the bag. This is actually the most difficult part of the process for my students. Karen, my first one up, actually pulls her punch before she hits the bag – even with the pads on. It took me two or three reps to get her to punch with all the power coming from her hips, glutes and midsection at full speed. And about ten more reps for her to actually do it on her own. A lot of people in America are taught “hitting is bad”, and that’s conditioning that has to be overcome, even when working out with a bag. It took me most of the first session to get all the women to hit the bag decently.

The last part of the session is cooling down – stretching and standing in position and letting the muscles unkink, working on the balance they’ll need to do front kicks and roundhouses, which, at my guess, will be in about two weeks. All it all, it seemed like a pretty solid success, and I look forward to seeing my students later this week!

Yoshi G Kundagawa is a freelance journalist. He covers the mixed martial arts industry. For a free report on kickboxing routine visit his blog.

Yoshi Kundagawa is a freelance journalist covering the martial arts world. Too much time at his computer eating donuts reduced him to couch potato status. He's on a quest to recapture his youth and fitness. You can read his blog at http://www.martialarts3000.com

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Drop and Give Me 10! Ways to Lose 10 Lbs.

Turbulence Training: How To Reach Weight Loss Goal

2007-03-17T11:06:00.000-07:00

By Dick Doe

Many people who aim to lose weight fail because they don't know how to reach weight loss goal. There is a certain strategy you need to adopt if you really want to lose weight. In this article, we shall discuss the whole strategy which will help you understand how to reach weight loss goal.

So, how to reach weight loss goal? First off, you need to understand specifically how much weight you want to lose or should lose. Instead of making vague calculations, you can do the following:

1. Use Body Mass Index: Feelings like 'I am overweight' or that 'I want to lose some weight' are very subjective thoughts. You should know what you really aim to do. To get a better feel of how much weight you want to lose, you may want to use the Body Mass Index and know what your BMI is. This will help you set more specific weight loss goals and eventually you will find out that your weight has returned back to normal.

2. Another option is to schedule an appointment with your local physician. Tell him about your problems. Most likely, he is already aware of your medical history and he can tell you specifically how much weight you should lose.

Once you are clear on your aim, it is time to set up a goal and make an action plan. To do this, you can do one of the following:

1. If you haven't been doing it already, you should start maintaining a weight loss diary where you write down your goals, your present height and weight stats and both your short and long term weight loss goals. Your goals should be specific and not vague.

Example of a specific goal: I want to lose xx pounds within the next 6 months

Example of vague goal: I want to lose enough weight within the next 5 months so that I can wear my old trousers.

The first goal is more likely to get you positive results than the second one. Don't you agree?

Along with being specific, your goal also needs to be realistic and achievable. If you set a goal like 'I want to lose 16 pounds within the next week'-well, that is not a very realistic goal. How can you set up a goal like that when research says that you cannot lose more than 1-2 pounds per week regardless of how hard you try? If you setup unrealistic goals you will obviously fail to achieve it and it will make you depressed and frustrated, which are the two reasons for causing obesity in adults. So you should set only realistic goals that you are confident to achieve. If in doubt consult your physician first.

Now that you have setup a goal, it is time to maintain it. How is that possible?

Setup a plan. Planning should include the specific activities you must do each day to lose weight and the amount of time you should allot to each activity. For example, a typical planning for a week can be like this:

1. Take a vow not to eat junk food anymore, as well as reduce the amount of your daily food intake; but don't starve.

2. Set a specific time for doing workouts and exercises.

3. Setup a specific time when you would like to eat or sleep. Ideally, you should devote at least 7-8 hours per day to sleeping.

4. Take an oath not to drive to your office or mall; instead, try to walk these distances. When visiting a shopping mall, try your best to avoid the elevator, and take to the stairs instead!

5. Watch what you eat throughout the day, and the whole week.

6. Count the amount of calories you are taking in each day by noting it down in your weight loss diary. For your information, your total fat or cholesterol intake should not exceed the amount listed in the nutritional facts at the side of every food product.

Now that your weight loss goal is setup, it is time to put it in action. Go and get ready by approaching the steps one by one.

Last but not the least, never be in a hurry. There are pills for sure that claim to help you lose a large amount of weight within a short time; however, these pills are very much harmful for the body, because they not only burn your fat but your muscle as well. Instead, if you choose to lose weight slowly and have patience, you will lose only fat and NO muscle.

If you want to get more specific information about weight loss and workout programs then you can visit my website by clicking the link in my resource box.

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Hoodia - The Lazy Way To Lose Weight

2007-03-16T12:20:00.000-07:00

By Sara Bilden

Losing weight is the hardest thing to do. If requires so much effort and in the fast pace worked we live in where our time is demanded on so many fronts we often have no time for ourselves. And with the two minutes in the day we do have to ourselves who wants to worry about their weight? It’s a vicious cycle. It’s not that we are so lazy, but we need a lazy way to lose weight because we just don’t have time for anything else.

In the past we have stumbled onto lazy ways to lose weight, but they have ended up backfiring on us, causing all kinds of side effects and health problems. It’s so hard to know what is healthy when you are trying to lose weight. News reports come out every day telling us that something we thought was good for us is not longer healthy. We need to find some healthy natural ways to lose weight quickly and easily.

There are so many products out there that claim to be able to help you lose weight. Products that speed up your metabolism, products that curb your appetite. How do you know which ones really work? How do you know which ones are just trying to take your money and leave you with nothing in return? One of the newest natural weight loss remedies comes in the form of a plant called hoodia.

A group from 60 Minutes researched a natural plant extract from the cactus plant hoodia that comes from South America. They actually sent a team over there to try it for themselves. One of the reporters said that after trying the product made from the plant she felt no hunger for the rest of the day. Now that sounds like something that could qualify as a lazy way to lose weight.

Hoodia is an all natural plant grown now for its ability to send signals to the brain that tell the body it is not hungry, in fact it is able to make the brain almost forget about eating al together for periods of time. So far research has shown that there are no side effects except rapid weight loss. This new all natural weight loss remedy is taking the nation by storm.

Hoodia is being made into all kinds of products designed to target those who have 20 pounds or more to lose. Weight loss companies are putting it in to powders, liquids, pills. People are paying loads of money for this new product.

However, there are some companies that are ripping people off. Since the product is all the rage and in demand, it can be expensive to purchase. You need to be careful about the products you choose. Find a company that offers a money-back guarantee with their product or in some cases even a free sample.

Author Sara Bilden writes on a variety of topics. To learn more about this topic Sara recommends you visit: Lazy Weight Loss Review

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Natural Weight Loss Options - Which Natural Weight Loss Option Is Right For You?

2007-03-15T14:45:00.000-07:00

By Vanessa Youngstrom

A major health concern of people today is obesity. Two thirds of Americans are overweight and 15% off teenagers are as well. Obesity is a huge risk factor for life-threatening health conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, kidney problems, cardiovascular issues, stroke, cancer and gallstones.

People are turning to natural weight loss supplements to help them maintain a weight loss regimen to achieve a normal body mass index. Your body mass index is a number that measures your height to weight and gives you a range of numbers in which ‘normal’ falls.

When starting a new program be sure to consult a doctor and be aware of any side effects as well as interactions with any other medication you may be taking or medical conditions you may have.

Natural weight loss includes the use of herbal supplements to raise the body’s metabolism, suppress the appetite and to add to the overall feeling of well-being.

People have been looking for a way to naturally lose weight for hundreds of years. But just because the word natural or herbal is included doesn’t guarantee the safety of the product.

When the media began focusing on dietary health and healthier lifestyle manufacturers began to add ‘all natural’ and ‘all herbal’ to their packaging. However those terms must meet FDA standards when they are used to label foods and medications. In other words a specific amount of the product must be all natural or herbal.

Some herbal supplements used for weight loss are Aloe Vera which improves digestion by cleaning the digestive tract; Astralgus which provides a boost of energy and satisfies the cravings for sweets; Bee Pollen that stimulates metabolism and satisfies the urges for sweets; kelp that boosts metabolism and licorice that reduces the craving for sweets and regulates blood sugar.

Herbal supplements are usually cost effective and prescription medications are more expensive. There seems to be lower number of side effects to using natural weight loss supplements and they are a healthier alternative to prescription medications. However, natural weight loss supplements have not all undergone intense scientific scrutiny for side effects during long-term use. Do your research on the particular product and ingredients before you chose to take a natural weight loss supplement.

Ephedra is an example of a natural weight loss supplement that was widely used and sold with excellent results before studies showed that the side effects of using Ephedra included cardiac problems and death.

The effectiveness of natural weight loss supplements is usually subjective and be vastly different from consumer to consumer. These difference can be attributed to genetic differences in people and the variations in the ingredients. The manufacture of natural weight loss supplements is not regulated. The plants are harvested under varying conditions, the timing of the harvest can affect the active ingredient, the processing and the exposure to air and light can also affect the efficacy of the natural weight loss supplement.

Like using prescriptions there are drawbacks and strong points to using natural weight loss supplements. These are specific to the product you chose. Remember that there are many ways to loose weight but they all amount to the same thing: burn more calories than you eat; eating less or burning more or a combination of both.

Choices in the weight loss industry are phenomenal. Natural weight loss supplements are only one choice. But, depending upon the product and the manufacturer they can very well be the best choice.

Vanessa Youngstrom, a nurse practitioner, enjoys writing and educating on health and wellness topics. You’ll find more articles at http://www.HealthAndWellnessIssues.com

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Stretch Yourself Thin - Not Spread

A Detailed Guide To Making A Homemade Diet Pill

2007-03-14T10:45:00.000-07:00

By West Mike

Most people don’t take the time to research what ingredients they are putting in their bodies by taking a diet pill. My advice to anyone considering a diet pill is to “READ THE LABEL!!!” Time and time again, I hear from clients who have had adverse effects because of an allergy or sensitivity to the ingredients in the diet supplement. Lucky for you, I do read the labels and I have been researching the ingredients in diet pills for years.

The purpose of this article is simple- It’s a guide that will help you make your own diet pill. I would like to say, however, that as with anything that you put in your body, precautions should be taken. Please consult with you doctor before taking any medication, vitamin, or supplement. This article should not be taken as medical advice and does not, in any way, substitute for the opinion of a medical profession including your doctor.

When you take a very close look at the ingredients in most diet pills you will see that the individual ingredients are very common vitamin supplements. Diet pills costing $50 or more a bottle can be made at home for a fraction of the price.

Let’s get down to business and discuss what these ingredients are because they are exactly what you will need to begin making your own diet pill. Let’s take, for example the very popular, Leptoprin, often sold online for over $150.00 per bottle.

Here is a list of ingredients as printed on a bottle of Leptoprin:

Calcium – Makes weight loss more efficient by breaking down fat in cells.

Vitamin B6 – Helps maintain blood sugar.

Acetylsalicylic Acid (Aspirin) – Prolongs thermogenic (fat burning) effects and increases metabolism.

Caffeine – Increases thermogenesis and triggers adrenaline flow.

Green Tea – Increases fat oxidation and raises metabolism.

L-Tyrosine – Raises the metabolic rate.

Kelp – Metabolizes excess fat.

Ephedrine – A Stimulant and Appetite Suppressant.

Cayenne – Contains ‘capsaicin’ which is considered a thermogenic substance.

THAT’S IT! Here’s the actual Label if you don’t believe me. Now you’re saying, wait, “I’ve seen most of those ingredients at the vitamin / grocery store. You’re right; you can get these ingredients in just about any pharmacy or vitamin store.

I should make it clear that I am not advising you to go out and buy all of these ingredients, nor am I telling you to take these pills all together. I’m suggesting that with regular exercise, a balanced diet, and vitamins as a supplement it is possible to lose weight without spending unnecessary money on diet pills

Mike West is a studying dietician and fitness professional. For more information, contact Diet Pills Reviews

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Free Information on the South Beach Diet - Facts You Should Know

2007-03-13T11:54:00.000-07:00

By David Walker

Today's society is obsessed with looks, with physical appearance. "Beauty" far from being "in the eye of the beholder" seems to be splashed on every magazine, television screen and poster setting – for women especially – impossible standards to live up to. We are taught that the world's perception of you matters, and women aspire to being the kind of beautiful that seems impossible to reach.

This world renowned plan, promises a chance of achieving that standard, of fulfilling the dream many of today's women have. The founder, cardiologist Dr. Agatston knows what he's talking about – this isn't a starvation plan, it's a lifestyle change that can change the way you look, improve your health and still enable you to eat delicious, nutritious food.

To help participants understand the diet better, here's a few of the facts:

1. The first two weeks are an initial stage which heavily limits the number of carbohydrate products consumed. After this comes the lifetime diet, to change the way you eat every day.

2. Undesirable fats and sugars are frowned upon, but plenty of healthier alternatives are suggested.

3. This diet is not typically “low” anything – it is not a deprivation diet. It is balanced and healthy, unlike fad diets.

4. One of the best things about this plan is allowing people to snack for the whole day to remove their hunger while maintaining their metabolism. The portion sizes of the meals are substantial enough to make you feel full.

5. This plan claims to lower the risk of developing diabetes by limiting refined carbohydrates and replacing them with complex carbohydrates and fiber.

6. The main drawback of this plan is the initial stage that spans the first two weeks. During this stage, many food products are limited, including some carbohydrates and dairy products.

7. In the weeks following the initial stages, the diet focuses on crave-controlling, and helping you to get rid of your food cravings. This is so you can re-introduce foods you may like, but may not be healthy, in moderation.

8. The initial stage unbalances the levels of nutrition in the body. It is likely that the weight lost at the beginning of this diet is lost through water-loss. Because of this, you may feel dehydrated.

9. Although the initial stage is essential, it can be extremely challenging. A lot of participants may be unable to complete this stage, and thus strength of will is required.

10. Like all diets, this plan requires a strong will and a lot of dedicated to be successful.

11. Participants should be aware that weight levels often fluctuate within the first few stages on this eating plan. Also, it may be unsuitable for coeliacs.

Dr. Agatston's goal for improving the heart through the South Beach diet is good. But a careful review on the advantages and disadvantages is always advised.

Did you know you could lose 13 pounds in just two weeks on the South Beach Diet program? For more South Beach Diet facts and South Beach Diet recipe samples please visit the website.

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Is Alternative Weight Loss Medicine The Way To Go?

2007-03-12T12:03:00.000-07:00

By Sydney Krause

Throughout our society obesity and issues dealing with our weight has become an ongoing problem. With fast food restaurants on every corner of the street and television and video games taking away from exercise, our society is becoming increasingly lazy. You probably have tried hundreds of methods to control your weight, but have you considered taking alternative weight loss medicine?

There are a number of different weight loss programs on the market that consist of you taking pills or shakes that contain various ingredients. While some can be effective, the safer route to go is getting on alternative weight loss medicine. It is more natural and will ultimately save you money over time.

The biggest advantage to losing weight with alternative medicine is that your body heals itself instead of healing through strong drugs. When you take strong drugs, regardless of what it is for, there is always the risk of becoming addicted to the drugs. There are also several side effects that can be assessed when taking a prescription drug. With alternative medicine, it comes more natural and is less addictive.

This is not to say that there are no risks when taking alternative weight loss medicine. Complimentary medicine still has several critics because of the fact that many professional doctors do not accept it. However, more and more doctors are becoming educated on alternative medicine making it more of a mainstream type of prescription.

Another benefit to using alternative medicine to lose weight is that it can have a positive effect on other areas of your life. For example, if you opt to meditate to lose weight, this will also help you relax and reduce stress. By reducing your stress level you will be more inclined to exercise, which will help you lose weight.

Also by feeling more relaxed you will be full of energy and feel more energized throughout your day. If you get on a precise dietary plan, you may become agitated and struggle with sticking to a direct guideline. In turn, alternative weight loss medicine is natural and creates a healthier lifestyle without putting you through a vigorous schedule or diet plan.

In basic terms, an alternative medicine is something that has been rejected or neglected by physicians. Because of this, it is vital that you are careful with what you take. Make sure to do a lot of research and talk to a physician prior to taking any alternative weight loss medicine. If your physician does not recommend it, get a second opinion just in case your physician is opposed to alternative medicine.

There are several benefits to losing weight with alternative medicine. It can be cheaper, it allows your body to heal itself and you have less of a chance of becoming addicted to it. As long as you are careful and do the necessary research, taking alternative weight loss medicine can be extremely beneficial.

Sydney Krause runs a successful mail order business. She also promotes various products through direct mail and the internet. Get more information about losing weight with alternative medicine at http://www.applepoly.com/slim

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Wild Suppositions About Losing Weight With Hypnotherapy

2007-03-11T10:45:00.000-07:00

By Alan B. Densky

Hypnosis, thanks to television and movies, the very word conjures up the depiction of a beady-eyed hypnotist swinging his pocket watch repeating the words, "You are getting sleepy."

Do an msn search, and you will find hundreds of thousands of web pages focused on the subject. Unfortunately, many websites that sell self-hypnosis CD’s make wild, unsubstantiated claims. I’ve been a hypnotherapist since 1978. So I think that I'm heavier than qualified to set the record straight on weight loss hypnosis.

First of all, hypnosis is a tool, just like a scalpel is a tool. Just as varying surgeons have diversified skill levels in the use of a scalpel, diversified hypnotists have diversified skill levels in the use of hypnotism. And to complicate the matter, there are many novel methodologies of self-hypnosis.

Here are a couple of the silly suppositions that I’ve seen on websites, along with the truth of the matter:

Hypnosis will speed up your metabolism. If you want to know the truth, the fact of the matter is that hypnosis won't directly speed up your metabolism. But it can be very feasible at helping to program your unconscious with increased motivation to exercise, and that exercise will increase your metabolism. Similarly, hypnotic sleep to speed up the metabolism for quick weight loss can be effected by programming the unconscious to motivate the intake of increased amounts of protein, because that intake will step up your metabolism.

Hypnotism will make you lose some weight. This is false. But hypnotism can be used to help cast out your appetite, so that you eat less, and eating less can help you to become thinner.

Two subconscious programs cause the average person’s cravings and urges: A. When you pair eating with any other behavior, the other behavior will trigger cravings for food and a strong desire to eat. This is called a conditioned response. For example, if you eat when you watch a movie, you will automatically get an urge to eat each time you go to the movies.

B. When you feel tense, you feel a strong urge to put food into your mouth for relaxation. This you feel compelled to put something into your mouth for relaxation and pleasure. This is because of programming that you received as a baby. When you got bitchy, your mother or father put a bottle in your mouth. You got distracted, relaxed, and probably fell asleep. Now when you get cranky (anxious or tense), you feel compelled to put something into your mouth for relaxation and pleasure.

C. There is a third unconscious program that is present for some people. It's called emotional eating. Emotional eating takes place when a person is motivated to make him or herself fat, because by being fat they will protect themselves in some way.

For example, if an individual got their heart broken in a relationship, their unconscious will force them into an action that would prevent them from getting their heart broken again. Example: They are motivated to become overweight to keep them out of new relationships, because that will cut out the possibility of another broken heart.

D. I have written several articles on emotional eating that are available on my website.

There are some effective ways to use posthypnotic suggestion to eliminate emotional eating.

There are some effective and powerful ways to use hypnotic suggestion to overcome emotional eating. So just how can weight loss posthypnotic suggestion fix the above problems? Let's cover them one at a time.

In paragraph "A" above: Conditioned responses can be "extinguished" immediately using a process that I call the "Flash." The flash trains the unconscious mind to setup new responses. In the above example, the subject had unconsciously banded together the depiction of food in the hand, with the TV. Each time he / she sat down to watch the TV, the unconscious mind filled in the missing part of the visualization: It "Flashed" the picture of the food in the hand, and the subject felt a compulsion, and an craving to eat.

The Flash is a methodology that helps us program the subconscious to use the picture of the TV as a trigger for an visualization of the self-watching TV without eating. When we lose the picture of the food, we lose the cravings.

When we momentarily disassociate (see ourselves from the point of view that a subject else would), we are not able to feel our feelings (cravings and urges).

When we see ourselves in a behavior (watching TV without eating), we feel an urge to engage in that behavior. So the subject loses the cravings, and actually gets a urge to reject food.

In paragraph "B" above: The subject is eating and drinking for relaxation and pleasure. We teach the subject self-hypnosis for weight loss, because the very essence of the hypnotic state is deep relaxation.

And we utilize the "Flash" to program the subconscious to use the thoughts that are triggering feelings of stressfulness and aggravation, as triggers for secondary mental images that will trigger feelings of relaxation. When the subject feels more relaxed overall, oral urges are greatly diminished.

In paragraph "C" above: We discussed emotional eating which makes the person overweight. The "behavior" of being overweight then provides some sort of emotional protection. So we use a technique called an NLP reframe, which programs the unconscious to take the responsibility for making the subject automatically substitute some other more acceptable behavior that will provide the same emotional protection, in place of being overweight. And that reframe will clear out the craving to eat for emotional purposes.

Self-hypnosis for weight loss can be a very effective method. I can only uncover the tip of the iceberg in this short story. Please see my website for more comprehensive articles and information.

Alan B. Densky, CH established his professional hypnosis practice in Feb. 1978. He is the developer of the Neuro-VISION Stop smoking & weight control video hypnosis, that garnered a US Patent because of its effectiveness.

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Boost Your Metabolism: Lose Weight - Get More Energy - And Feel Great

2007-03-10T10:08:00.000-08:00

By Julia Denham

Many dieters give up dieting because they get too tired. It's impossible to deal with all the demands on your life if you're exhausted all the time. The major reason you're exhausted is because your metabolism has slowed, because you're not taking in sufficient calories. One of the secrets to losing weight - and keeping it off forever - is to eat with your metabolism in mind. You can boost your metabolism very easily. Then not only will you lose weight, but you'll have loads of energy and you'll feel great.

What's Your Metabolism? Why Does It Matter?

Your metabolism is the rate at which your body turns calories into usable energy - the calories from food you eat, and from the stored fat in your body. Most dieters don't realize that they need to EAT to burn their fat reserves. Your body will turn into a hoarder if you're not eating enough to burn fat.

How To Boost Your Metabolism Fast

To boost your metabolism, it's essential that you eat more than 1000 calories a day. If you eat less, hoping that you'll lose weight faster, your body won't let you. It will go into starvation mode, hoarding each calorie. This is one of the major reasons that dieters plateau - and some dieters even put on weight on a diet.

So eat more - over 1000 calories. Start your day by eating breakfast. This starts your metabolism for the day.

Walk - And Lift Weights For a 24-Hour Metabolism Boost

Did you know that if you go for a 20-minute walk, it will boost your metabolism for 24 hours? You should also lift some weights to increase your muscle-mass, because your muscles burn calories. There's no need to go to the gym and become a bodybuilder. Just get some small weights, and lift them while you watch TV.

So there you have it - easy ways to boost your metabolism: eat, get some exercise, and lift weights. You'll be amazed that just a single day of eating a little more, and moving around more, will help you to lose weight, feel great, and have much more energy.

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How Do I Get Rid Of Belly Fat?

2007-03-09T08:51:00.000-08:00

By Dean Iggo

One of the most common questions fitness professionals are asked these days is “How do I get rid of belly fat?” You may have seen the commercials on tv, claiming to be able to get rid of stubborn belly fat with a miracle diet pill. In all actuality, this diet pill alone is not enough to tone your midsection and lose that fat.

If you are one of the people asking “How do I get rid of belly fat,” you must start with a healthy diet, and you really need to exercise. So many people now days are concerned with their health and weight, but do not have “time” to make it to the gym everyday. There are a number of exercises that you can do from the comfort of your own home, without taking hours out of your day. When you combine a healthy diet and exercise, and do so faithfully, you will have no choice but to lose weight.

Remember though that muscle weighs more than fat. Your clothes will start to fit looser, but you may not see any decrease in the scales. This does not mean that you are not losing weight, it just means that you are toning your muscles and losing fat. Don’t get discouraged. It will work, but it is going to take time and a lot of dedication. Keep these tips in mind in your search for an answer to your “belly fat problem.

Yoga is a great way to burn calories and de-stress your body. Stress is the number one cause of belly fat (so says the commercial), so in order to quit gaining fat, you must reduce stress. Meditation before and after an exercise session is an excellent way to do this. After you have sufficiently stretched and relaxed with yoga, you need to move on to more aerobically minded exercises. These are designed to get your heart rate going, and burn more fat.
Dancing, Kickboxing and Tae Bo are some of the most effective Aerobic or Cardio exercises you can find. Plus they are fun to do. You could dance and hop for hours not realizing that you are doing a lot of good for your body.
Running is also a great way to burn calories. If you are not up for running, you may try speed walking. This has been proven to be just as effective as running but without the harsh impact on your body.

If you keep to a steady routine of exercise and a healthy diet, you are bound to get rid of any belly fat that you may have accumulated, not to mention fat from other parts of the body.

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Healthy Eating With Tasty Foods and Still Lose Weight

2007-03-08T10:22:00.000-08:00

By Lambert Klein

It seems as if people do not eat healthy foods because they feel it will not taste as good as regular foods. However, if your health food doesn't taste good, you're eating the wrong health food. Just because something is good for you doesn't mean it has to taste bland. Nor does the food you consume have to be boring either. There are plenty of ideas out there for eating healthy without making sacrifices on taste Here are just a few of them.

New alternatives to eating healthy foods: While the health food market has changed in recent years, many new products and healthy alternatives are now available. Next time you're at a health food store, look around at all the different options. There are healthier versions of previously unhealthy foods. Try them; you might be pleasantly surprised with the taste.

Prepare your own food: While it is easy to buy frozen foods and use the microwave to fix dinner, the problem is that convenient isn't necessarily healthy, and the foods that are marketed as such usually do not taste so great. Preparing your own food allows you to not only eat healthier, but to maintain and control the flavor as well. If time is not on your side to prepare home cooked meals, you can use a Saturday to cook several meals for the following week. In this way, you will have an entire prepared; all you have to do is take it out the night before, place it in the refrigerator and prepare it when you get home. More importantly, you will have a meal deplete of blandness and questionable texture. Spice up your cooking: Good food doesn't have to be bland. Add different herbs and spices like Rachel Ray does with her meals. A great way to add taste without adding a lot of fat or calories is to add more spices. Check out the Food TV site and click on Rachel Ray's prepared meals. The spices she uses may be sitting in your cabinet. The meals she prepares are always changed by using a different array of spices. Give it a try!

Fruit can be just as sweet: Fruit is a great way to get your fix without binging on candy and chocolate. Instead of your normal afternoon snack, try an apple or fruit of your choice which you can easily toss in your purse. At dinner, add fruit as a dessert, side dish, or even put some into the main course. Fruit gives you lots of vitamins and minerals and it satisfies your need for sweets. Another great idea is to juice various vegetables and then add fruit to flavor. You'll be getting the added benefit of vegetables with the taste of fruit juice. It's quite delicious!

Dieting and foods are not synonymous with bad tastes. You can prepare food which is not only good and tastes great, but with a little ingenuity and a few recipes; you can enrich your diet regimen and ultimately lose weight at the same time.

For more information read about "The Weight Loss Cure Book" by Kevin Trudeau. http://www.1thinkhealthy.com/weightloss-cures-book.html

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Hydroxycut Warning Side Effects Of Hydroxycut Hardcore

2007-03-07T08:38:00.000-08:00

By John Eddings

Hydroxycut Hardcore is one of the best selling diet supplements on the market today with years of study, development and testing. That being said what are the side effects of this popular diet supplement. Nowadays there is nothing on the market that does not have any side effects but you have to way the good and bad you be the judge weather or not it is worth it.

Increase in blood pressure,increase heart rate, the main reason for this is caffeine so if you have a harmful reaction to caffeine products then this might not be for you. On a side note this is a product which you Do Not want to take any caffeinated products while taking hydroxycut.

Headaches light handedness and dizziness are associated with hydroxycut also when ever you are taking a supplement there these are very common because the ingredients ie:caffeine green tea to name the most common ingredients.

Loss of appetite in most cases this is not a side effect it is an advantage to taking hydroxy cut hardcore.

Feel restless and hyperactive again this in large due to the fact of the caffeine and green tea the other ingredients "which are synthetic" are designed to increase the effect of caffeine and green tea.

As in any diet supplement you have to read and follow the directions. So if you can handle these side effects and they do not bother you then it might be for you. The increase in blood pressure,heart rate and headaches are slight and if you drink a couple espressos you can get the same side effects Also its a good idea to consult your doctor before you attempt any type of supplement.

The author is an avid body builder in his spare time and is always wanting to share information on products he has used or have knowledge about. If you want to lose weight, or get more out of your workouts go here and read more on Hydroxycut Hardcore Review

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Lose Weight With Clinical Trialed Diet Pills

2007-03-06T08:34:00.000-08:00

By Sebastjan Stjepanovic

Clinical trial is the only objective indicator that a certain diet pill or appetite suppressant is in fact effective. From scientific point of view a specific weight loss product really “works” only if it passed extensive scientific test.

There are several expressions for clinical trial: clinical test, clinical study. They all mean the same. A specific diet drug, food supplement or appetite suppressant that passed clinical trial is proven to have measurable effect on human body. Such drug actually works. If we come back to diet pills and appetite suppressant, an average person seeking for weight loss products easily comes across this statement: “diet pill that really works”. Those should be considered with healthy dosage of skepticism. One should seek for clinical trial of the product he intends to purchase.

The first conclusion one could make is, that if a diet pill or appetite suppressant has clinical trial, that product must be good. Actually it is not that easy. There are all sorts of clinical trials out there. Not each kind of trial can be trusted. But there are some basic principles one should consider when looking at clinical trial. Firstly, the medical institutions involved (at least two independent institutions) in a trial should be from countries that you can trust. USA or EU standards of conducting a clinical study are different than for example in India. Secondly, one should look at the size of the group involved in the trial. Test groups of 200 people or less are rarely considered as “scientific approach”. Thirdly, one should make sure that the clinical trial concerned, has been executed on humans. If a specific weight loss pill or appetite suppressant made a rat loose 20 grams in a day, there is no objective way to transfer those results on human body.

Regardless the fact that clinical trial makes it easy to categorize diet pills and appetite suppressants according to effectiveness, one should know that clinical trials are not compulsory for all dietary products. Only prescription drugs must have those in order to be eligible for selling in US and EU. Food nutrition supplements, among them no prescription diet pills and over the counter appetite suppressants, do not have to pass clinical trials. Regardless to that, most sophisticated “over the counter” diet products have clinical trials. Clinical trials are becoming a “must have” quality statement, which helps serious drug producers gain respect on the market.

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Is There a Magic Formula To Weight Loss?

2007-03-05T09:57:00.000-08:00

By Eric Hartwell

Is there a magic formula to weight loss? I guess you are all expecting me to say "no" but I am going to say the exact opposite! There is a magic formula but before I give it, let me talk about a few other things.

Many people want to lose weight fast. This is often precipitated by an upcoming important event (wedding, anniversary, Christmas) or but a realisation that the body is not as lean as it should be. Perhaps you have come into ill health and now want to stem the tide of disease and morbidity.

Losing weight fast is a good thing but to achieve it is hard. The body has put on those extra pounds over a period of several years and it cannot shed them too quickly. And what happens when the weight does not come off as quickly as you would hope?

Yes - you STOP your diet and exercise!

As I said, it is hard.

Real and sustained weight loss starts not with a pill or a promise but with motivation. This motivation is what gets you up in the mornings to start your workout and what keeps you from the temptations of excess calories. In an ideal world, this motivation would also lead you to smoke less cigarettes (if you are, indeed, a smoker) and to drink less alcohol.

It is a matter of self-preservation. The rewards are there and they are free - you only have to choose them. BUT you do need to be motivated and committed or else you will fail in your task.

So is there a magic formula? Hell yes, and here it is:

motivation and commitment = sustained and permanent weight loss

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Hypnosis and Weight Loss

2007-03-04T20:58:00.000-08:00

By Donovan Baldwin

The problem with talking about hypnosis and weight loss, or hypnosis and many other things for that matter is that there often are few, if any, studies on whose results you can hang your hat. In this world where it seems everything is studied from every different angle, it seems that the final conclusion is that hypnosis can help you lose weight...or not.

There are plenty of claims of success by the myriad of hypnotherapists of all kinds who have put up websites and gone into the "Hypnosis can cure..." business.

Actually, the problem is not even whether or not hypnosis can or cannot be a tool in a healthy weight loss program. That much, at least, is pretty well agreed upon. The question seems to be how to use it and how much effect it actually has on an individual's weight loss.

That brings us to another factor. We are dealing with individuals, and individuals tend to react differently to the efforts of hypnotherapists in ANY attempt to produce a viable effect.

Most claims found for hypnotherapists on the internet, whether they are claiming that hypnosis is effective for weight loss or not (and most are) is that they ARE successful. Like many other things that can be effective and valuable in weight loss, or almost any other endeavor, the unknown fact is what does "effective" mean to these people and can they define "effective" in terms of so many successful outcomes in so many total attempts. This is the problem. There are no numbers, at least none that I could find.

However, many studies DO exist that show that hypnosis CAN be combined with other standard weight loss efforts to produce a better outcome. For example, it has long been known that changing eating habits and attitudes towards food can help with weight loss. It has been found that hypnosis, combined with behavior modification, tends to meet with greater success than behavior modification or attitude alteration alone. It seems that the hypnosis does what it often does best...it relaxes the subject, allows them to focus and concentrate, and helps them learn their lessons, if you will, more quickly and efficiently.

Bottom line? Hypnosis alone is not very likely to produce profound effects on weight loss. This is particularly true in light of many hypnotherapists' claims that "only one session" will cause a massive, immediate, and continuous weight loss. If anything, for most people, hypnosis is simply one more weapon in an arsenal of weapons in the war against obesity. As always the main weapons will be regular physical activity and sensible eating habits.

Donovan Baldwin is a Texas writer and a University of West Florida alumnus. He is a member of Mensa and is retired from the U. S. Army after 21 years of service. In his career, he has held many managerial and supervisory positions. However, his main pleasures have long been writing, nature, health, and fitness. In the last few years, he has been able to combine these pleasures by writing poetry and articles on subjects such as health, fitness, the environment, happiness, self improvement, and weight loss. He occasionally blogs on subjects related to health at http://nodiet4me.blogspot.com and has a web page at http://nodiet4me.net/weightlossproducts where he offers mini-reviews of, and links to, various weight loss products.

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Optimizing Your Diet to Lose Abdominal Fat

2007-03-04T05:52:00.000-08:00

By James Penn

Diet and exercise go hand in hand to aid in weight loss. In order to maximize your chances of developing those killer abdominals you desire, altering your diet is a necessary step.

It is important to remember that weight loss is not instantaneous, nor is it an overly fast process. Healthy weight loss is important, so be sure to do it properly, by adopting a healthy diet as opposed to using dangerous measures such as weight loss pills and fad diets. Ensure you do not adopt these measures as they can be dangerous and will usually result in a person losing significant amounts of lean body mass and muscle.

The following steps will aid you in developing an optimal diet:

1) Limit the energy in your diet: In order to lose weight, we must expend more energy than we are putting into our bodies. To do this is simply a mater of eliminating sources of excess energy (such as foods high in fat and sugar) and ensuring we are not eating portion sizes that are too large. It may help you to write down the foods hat you eat over a few days, to give you and idea of how much you are eating and possible foods that could be eliminated from your diet.

2) Eat small meals regularly: Eating smaller amounts more frequently during the day will aid keeping your metabolism steady, and in many cases will aped it up. Speeding your metabolism up will aid your body in utilizing energy at a faster rate- thus reducing the storage of fat.

3) Eat breakfast: Many people make the mistake of skipping breakfast, this commonly results in a sluggish metabolism and decreased energy stores until you eat next. In the case of many people, this is lunch time. To compensate for skipping breakfast they may eat a very large lunch, which will result in further slowing the metabolism and making the individual feel drowsy and sluggish. DO not think there s not time for breakfast- there is. Whether you have to get out of bed ten minutes earlier or opt for a quick and easy breakfast option such as cereal or a breakfast bar; breakfast is essential in controlling your metabolism.

4) Drink water: In order to optimize your diet and lose weight it is essential to drink sufficient amount of water each day. Most people drink insufficient amounts of water in a day. This has the negative effect of making the person feel as if they are hungry, resulting in them eating unnecessarily. This introduces extra energy into the body which is consequently stored as fat. Ensure you drink plenty of water to avoid unnecessary energy intake.

5) Replace unhealthy foods with healthy foods: This process is quite simple; there are a few rules to follow to ensure your diet contains sufficient healthy foods in place of unhealthy foods:

a) Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, breads and cereals. Sticking to the basics will ensure you eat sufficient healthy food for normal functions, and will ensure you limit any fats in your diet.

b) Select lean meat: Replace any fatty cuts of meats with lean cuts. Ensure you remove all visible fat or remove the skin form chicken. Avoid sausages, salami, devon and other processed meats as these tend to be very high in fat.

c) Select skim/trim/reduced fat dairy: Dairy products are high in fat and thus high in energy. Consuming full cream dairy products will only result in unnecessary energy being introduced into the diet. Opting for skim, trim or reduced fat milks, cheeses and yoghurts will ultimately result in a decrease in overall energy in the diet, thus making weight loss easier.

d) Avoid or limit takeaway foods: Take-away foods tend to be extremely high in fat and thus energy; this is generally due to cooking methods (most are deep fried). Try not to have take-away more than once per week.

e) Minimize snack foods: Many people consume excess energy through frequent snacking on unhealthy foods. Snack foods that are high in sugar and fat, such as lollies, chips, chocolates, soft drinks etc. should be avoided or replaced with healthy alternatives.

6) Ensure sufficient fiber in the diet: Fiber will aid in keeping sufficient amounts of water in the intestines to optimize the digestive processes to maintain a healthy bowel.

7) Limit alcohol intake: alcohol is high in energy and excessive consumption will inevitably result in the production of fat in the body. To prevent this form occurring, ensure you limit the amount of alcohol you drink.

It may help you to plan your meals in advance. This can be done by searching cook books or online for healthy recipes and making a list of the ingredients you will need. Be sure to have a variety of different foods in your diet, and remember to ensure you are not overeating by consuming large sized meals.

When reducing the number of calories in their diet, many people find it hard to overcome the resulting hunger. If you find your are constantly feeling hungry, try consuming some diet soft drink, diet cordial or diet jelly, as these will help to ease the feeling of hunger without adding calories to the diet.

Be sure to combine diet with healthy eating to ensure optimal weight loss occurs.

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Natural Weight Loss - Eat Right - Keep Moving

2007-03-02T21:06:00.000-08:00

By Andrew Gee

The following article is one of a series of articles which focus on Self Improvement, Motivation and Empowerment. It is based on research done over twenty years as a personal and business coach. This self improvement article was written in response to questions which have been asked on losing weight and long term weight loss as well as address common challenges that people have with this subject. I sincerely hope that you find the following information of value.

Natural Weight Loss - Eat Right, Keep Moving

You just have read all that you need to know about how to prevent being overweight. That simple set of instructions should be easy to follow, but not for 35% of Americans who are unable to prevent being overweight.

Of course, once we are overweight, we usually want to trim down for a whole lot of reasons, some related to health, others having to do with looks.

In addition, it is never too late to lose weight. But the fact is, it is a whole lot easier to prevent putting on pounds than to try losing them later on. And if there is one thing we all know, it is that weight gain is likely to happen if we do not take forward-looking steps to stop it.

Health experts say that most people who are into losing weight usually stray. They tend to go back to their old eating habits even after they learn to enjoy low-fat eating. They tend to return to sedentary ways even though they enjoy exercising.

But despite the momentum toward weight gain, you can stop it from happening, experts say. And there are plenty of good reasons to avoid excess pounds, reasons that go beyond vanity or social acceptance.

In fact, some health experts contend that the significance of excess weight is more than cosmetic. They say that it takes a huge toll on people's physical health.

The Way to Losing Weight...Naturally

The nuts and bolts of eating right maintaining a healthy weight is not all that complicated. In fact, it is a good bet that most people know pretty well what is best. Hence, losing weight the natural way should not be a problem at all.

Consequently, a reasonable approach for losing weight naturally is to stick to a diet that is high in complex carbohydrates, high in fiber, moderate in protein, and low in fat.

A complex carbohydrate is a baked potato. Fat is the sour cream and butter you should not put on it. Fiber is vegetables. Fat is the oil you should not fry them in. Protein is a lean cut of meat. Fat is the gravy you should not pour over it.

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Moreover, health experts say that dietary fat promotes weight gain because it is a very dense source of calories. Also, when you consume excess calories from dietary fat, you store those calories as body fat more efficiently than excess calories from other sources.

On the other hand, it can also help you lose weight naturally if you will not fall into the so-called "fat-free" trap. Manufacturers keep coming out with low-fat or fat-free versions of their best-selling foods, but Americans keep getting fatter anyway.

One of the greatest delusions of the 1990s is that "no fat" means "non-fattening." The truth is, you are often getting just as many calories from the no-fat version, even if the calories are not coming from fat.

The term fat-free can be a trap if you start to believe that you can eat any amount of the foods that are advertised that way.

What's more, it is best to respond to hunger with healthy snacks. Health experts say it would be better to try eating every three to four hours, which may mean a nutritious low-fat snack between lunch and dinner.

When you feel the urge for food coming on, snacking on something healthy such as a slice of whole-grain toasted bread is a better alternative. Never skip a meal and eat snacks instead because that is the worst thing you can do if you are trying to control your eating habits and weight.

Remember, if you want to lose weight naturally, you have to keep track of every food you eat and of every activity that you do. When you say natural weight loss means that you do not have to use some accessories or helpful aids just to lose weight.

Losing weight naturally is a process and not a fad. Hence, it would take a lot of dogged determination, self-control, and discipline just to achieve your ideal weight.

NOW is the time!

O.K. you have read the article. Now is the time for action. Without action, this article adds no value whatsoever to your self improvement. But remember, without action, you cannot blame this self improvement article or any article for that matter. So, take action NOW.

Even if only one piece of advice, one piece of information, one tip makes a difference, then the whole article has been worth it for all of us. NOW is the time!

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Atkins Diet Menu Plan And Weight Loss

Weight Loss Comparative Diets and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Reduction

2007-03-01T13:24:00.000-08:00

By Helen Powell

Many dietary methods can lead to weight loss, however; a recent study found that a high carbohydrate low glycemic index diet may be the ideal diet for weight loss and reduction of cardiovascular risk factors.

There was a recent study that compared the relative effects of several diets on weight loss and cardiovascular risk. A total of 129 obese or overweight young adults were assigned 1 of 4 reduced fat, high fiber diets for 12 weeks.

The first two groups, diets group 1 and diet group 2 was on a high carbohydrate (55% of total calories), diet. Diet group 1 carbohydrates being high-glycemic and diet group 2 was the low-glycemic diet. The next two groups, were high in protein (25% of total calories), with diet group 3 containing high glycemic index for carbohydrates and diet group 4 containing low glycemic index for carbohydrates. The glycemic load was the highest in diet group 1 and the lowest in diet group 4. Changes in body composition and blood chemistries were studied. The average weight loss from each group was similar, but those individuals on diets 2 and 3 lost approximately 80% more fat mass than those on diet 1. The LDL cholesterol levels declined significantly in diet group 2, but increased in diet group 3.

Therefore, both high protein and low glycemic index diets increased body fat loss, but cardiovascular risk reduction is enhanced by a high carbohydrate, low glycemic index diet (diet 2).

The Glycemic Index measures how quickly a food is likely to increase your blood sugar. This may be helpful to know, particularly for the Diabetic person. If your blood sugar is low and continue to drop during exercise, for example, you would need to eat a carbohydrate that will increase your blood sugar quickly. On the other hand, if you want to keep your blood sugar from dropping during a few hours of mild exercise or activity, you would need to eat a carbohydrate with a lower glycemic index and longer action time.

Some low glycemic index foods (less than 55) are Artichoke, asparagus, broccoli, cauliflower, celery, cucumbers and eggplants.

Some foods that are considered to have an intermediate glycemic index (55-70) are Brown rice, canned fruit cocktail, linguine, Oatmeal cookies, popcorn, sweet corn and Muesli.

Some foods with a high glycemic index (above 70) include Golden Grahams, Bagel, Corn Chips, Watermelon, Honey, Kaiser roll and Mashed potatoes.

Helen Powell of Powell Legal Nurse Consultant. is a Registered Nurse and considered a health and wellness guru. Helen has written a book on diabetes and several health related articles. You can visit her websites at http://www.powellLNC.com, http://www.helenpowell.usana.com.

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How to Burn Calories

How to Plan Effective Nutrition Diet for Weight loss?

2007-02-27T19:39:00.000-08:00

By Hasspan Zhu

Zero carbs. Fat flush. No dessert. Sound familiar? Losing weight is hard enough as it is, and all the fad diets that come and go make choosing a natural weight loss program much more confusing. There seems to be no consistent source of information. However, you can make real changes without excessive hunger and discomfort. Simply commit to a healthy diet to live by daily.How to Plan Effective Nutrition Diet for Weight loss?Following these tips:

1 It’s important to understand the basics for good nutrition.The body’s three primary nutrient needs include protein, fats, and carbohydrates. The trick is choosing the right low-fat proteins, unsaturated fats, and whole-grain carbohydrates in reasonable portions. Even if your goal is not natural weight loss, the basics for good nutrition are essential to a healthy diet.

2 Eating Carbs But Not Gaining Weight.You can eat carbs and not gain weight. It is in the choice of carbohydrates that you consume that will make the difference. Including more vegetables and whole grains in your diet and eating less simple carbohydrates like sugars that are in soda, candy, processed and refined foods will help you in losing weight. Paying attention to portion sizes will also help. Pasta is an easy trap for eating to much carbohydrates. If you like pasta add vegetable to you dishes, since vegetables are good carbs and have fiber in them they will help fill you up faster. Eat a salad with every meal, but pay attention to what you put on your salad, stick to low fat versions of dressings, like Italian and Vinaigrettes.

3 Fulfill yourself with reasonable portions. You should never eat until you’re stuffed--nor should you ever get up from the table hungry. Your stomach can hold about one quart of food and beverage, an amount that would fit in your cupped hands. The trick to fulfillment is to slow down! Savor your food, and chew each bite 30 times. Not only is this the first crucial step in digestion, but it allows your stomach and brain to register when you’re full. Don’t interfere with your body’s ability to enjoy food by watching TV, working, or worse yet, driving. Sit down, relax, and enjoy your meal.

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Atkins Diet Menu Plan And Weight Loss

How to Set Weight Loss Goal

2007-02-27T09:58:00.000-08:00

By Zenith Regan

It is the most crucial talk when you wish to lose weight. This is difficult because the success of your weight loss program depends upon how you have planed your goal. How much do you need to lose? This question is hard to answer and often based on your individual goals. If you're losing weight for health, your goal might be more modest, say 5-10% of your current weight. But what if you have something more specific in mind like a certain clothing-size you want to fit into? How do you set a reasonable goal for yourself?

The key to setting weight loss goals is to follow the standard of goal setting. It needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and tangible. Your first step is determining if you really need to lose weight.

Set Your Goals

When you are determined to lose weight, your next step is to set a reasonable weight loss goal for yourself. You can base your goals on any number of factors, but a great place to start would be the general recommendations set out by the American College of Sports Medicine which are 5-10% of body weight or one to two pounds per week. However, you can also use these calculators to set your goals:

Ideal Body Weight Calculator

How to Assess your Ideal Body Weight

Height – Weight Chart

BMI Calculator

Keep in mind that these calculations offer an approximate estimate. There are a number of factors that affect weight, so it’s best to take the results you get with a grain of salt. For example, BMI is affected by how much muscle you have…if you have more muscle, your weight might actually be higher than what is considered healthy on the BMI chart, even though you have a healthy body fat percentage.

Make a Plan

You have to determine your weight loss goals and should record that goal and then make a plan to reach it. Look at your goal objectively: is it specific, measurable, attainable, realistic and tangible? For example, assume a person is 5'7" tall and weigh 160 pounds. According to the calculators above, the person’s BMI is 25.1, which falls under the 'overweight' category. If he loses just 10 pounds, his BMI will be at a healthier 23.5.

Goal

Now the goal setting part. To lose 10 pounds in 12 weeks, you'll need to cut the calories each day by 300-500 through both diet and exercise. To reach your goals break down your goal into specific steps. It will help you to focus on your daily tasks. Just remember to adjust your goal whenever you need to. If you find you're not losing weight as quickly as you thought which is quite normal, change your goal weight or the length of time to reach it. Remember, your goal needs to be attainable, so be willing to set new goals if the old ones aren't working for you. Be smart and plan your goals!

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Fatty Acids WARNING

Burn Fat and Build Muscle - Big Fat Myth or a Sexy Reality

2007-02-26T20:21:00.000-08:00

By Tom Gifford

Can you really burn fat and build muscle at the same time?

The question of whether you can burn fat and build muscle simultaneously has been a debate now for quite some time.

So can you actually burn fat and build muscle at the same time?

The answer is yes and no.

Yes, you can build muscle and bun fat at the same time. The thing is, if you are using a fat loss exercise routine and a fat loss diet, you will not be able to add a lot of muscle.

This is not to say that more muscle is not an extremely important aspect of trying to burn fat.

The more muscle you have, the more fat your body will burn during exercise and for hours afterwards as well. Most people think that having more muscle will make them get big and bulky, but this simply is not the case.

To illustrate this point about getting big and bulky while trying to burn fat and build muscle, lets take a look at bodybuilders. Bodybuilders are known because they have huge muscles and a very small amount of body fat.

So how do the bodybuilders burn fat and build muscle?

The answer is that they do it in phases. In the exercise world, this is called periodization.

When bodybuilders build muscle, their exercise routine and their diet are drastically different then when they are in the phase of losing fat. For several months, they will build muscle by doing split body part routines and lifting heavy weight with low reps.

Then, they will completely change their diet and exercise program when then shift from trying to build muscle to trying to lose fat.

So how does this apply to you? I want you to see that these bodybuilders build big muscles because they have a training phase specifically for doing so.

If you are a novice exerciser, you will not perform this same phase of exercise to burn fat. Instead, you will do an exercise routine that will be more conducive to helping you burn fat and build a small amount of muscle at the same time.

A great way to do this is to try doing some total body strength training combined with cardio.

Total body strength training will help to build enough muscle necessary to increase your metabolism and help you to burn fat. If you do the right type of cardio (high intensity interval training) as part of this program, you will on your way to being successful with burning fat and building muscle!

As you can expect, your diet plays a big role in being able to burn fat and build muscle. Try eating high quality protein, complex carbs, and healthy fats in small meals 4-6 times per day. This will help you burn fat and build muscle because it will keep your blood sugar regulated and help to control your appetite.

So in conclusion, I hope you now understand more about trying to burn fat and build muscle. You can see that it is possible, but if you are on a fat loss exercise and diet program, you will not gain large amounts of muscle such as (for example) a bodybuilder.

Good luck =)

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How to Have Success With Your Diet Program!

2007-02-26T10:45:00.000-08:00

By Fritz Blanc

You have decided to go on a diet to lose weight and look your best! What are the odds that your diet will succeed or fail? Don't forget that there is a $36 billion weight and diet product industry waiting to increase their bottom line at all cost. Your duty is to keep your eyes open and your wallet well guarded, lest you succumb to anything new, neatly packaged with a top of the line pretty fitness model with a body that can be a combination of surgical enhancement and a good fitness and nutrition regimen.

Now that you have and idea on what to expect, you have to go for a diet plan that is realistic and 90% - 100% sure to work for you. A reminder that a good health program has to show features such as initial health screening, lots of information on the treatment plan and psychological support. Anything else is not acceptable.

Whether you choose to go with the Atkins program, the Zone, South Beach or the low-carbohydrate diet, you'll actively be busy with stuff like counting, weighing, measuring and calculating a variety of numbers from calories and carbohydrates in the amount of points and grams and find a way to distribute the correct amount of the approved food into separate menus that you'll be eating over the course of the entire day. Are you sure you still want to go on a diet?

Another thing one has to consider is the fact that you can go for what is called "frozen entree diet". However, these ready to go meals can be a bit expensive, so, it may be best if you can cook your own food. The joy of knowing that you have cooked your food also reinforce the fact that you know what you are eating and can have a powerful psychological effect on your weight as well.

If you are a very active person who doesn't have time to prepare your food, there maybe another option for you. There is the Scan-Diet which is a clinically proven protein weight loss program with the soy bean as the focal point. It provides things like protein bars, ready-to-drink shakes that comes in a low-calorie snack or a meal replacement. It claims to be nutritionally complete with protein, fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and fat.

You can take comfort that there still a lot of fat people around. An estimated 129 million adults in the USA are overweight and as many as 61 million adults suffer from obesity. So by taking your new year resolution seriously enough to lose that extra 20 to 30 pounds may encourage your neighbours to do the same.

Crash diets have and will never work! At least not in the long run. Plan your diet carefully and if possible talk with your doctor about it and he/she may have some possible good advices for you. The simplest diet is always the best. It should include protein and fiber, essential vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and a bit of fat. That can translate to eggs, fish, chicken, good wholesome 2% milk, lots of fruits and vegetables, high fiber cereals, whole wheat bread and some red meat if you have to from time to time, etc.

You don't have to go on the calorie restriction diet to lose all the weight that you want. According to government funded studies, traditional weight-loss programs with moderate fat such as the one offered by Weight Watchers and the American Heart Association are the healthiest for someone on a diet and proven to keep the extra weight off. A bit of good planning and consistency may be all that you need to stick with. Results may be not as fast as the fitness model that you see on TV but it will be here to stay, if you carry on with the plan and program.

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7 Tips When Planning A Diet

2007-02-26T10:43:00.000-08:00

By Andrew Gee

7 Tips When Planning A Diet

We have plans for everything these days. That is how we can fit 100 different things into each day. While to an extent this seems a bit over doing it, some things do need to be planned. I don't know why we don't plan our diets. I mean, we plan everything else. Some people even plan on when they will have sex. Hence, the birth of hump day.

Why not spend a few minutes and plan out what you will eat? If you are reading this, you have the time so. So sit back and follow these seven easy steps. Don't blink, if you do it will be over. It is really that simple.

1. Mini meals are great.

They tell people with certain disease that they should eat several small meals each day. They say that a person should eat something every two hours. Well, that isn't too impossible to do. I would suggest that you start out every four hours. Keep it like you normally would any of your other meals.

Make sure you have your protein and your fiber. Have some veggies and some fruit to balance everything out. Don't make your mini meal a bucket of fried chicken. I know that since it is a mini meal, the temptation doesn't seem as great. I mean, if you only slip up in a mini meal, who is watching?

These are a great way to avoid hunger and improper snacking throughout the day. Just make your mini meals up and eat them every time that you have planned. If you plan on eating every two hours, every two hours it is. It doesn't take a road map to figure this out.

2. Don't go over board.

This is easier said than done. You need to have a specific amount that you are trying to reduce. If you are trying to reduce your meals by 10%, then you should stick to that. I'm not suggesting that you break out the calculator and count up every meal that you have.

If you have been on a diet for very long, you already have a good idea how many calories things have. Don't eat with your eyes, eat with your mind. That will help you cut down on the amount of food that you eat.

3. Eat good tasting food.

From time to time let yourself go. Eat something that you know you shouldn't. If you get it out of your system, it will be easier to maintain your diet. If on the other hand you don't allow yourself to eat things you shouldn't from time to time, all you will do is hurt yourself in the long run. You are going to nibble each day on those things instead of just eating them occasionally.

4. Eat your calories, don't drink them.

Don't fill up on sodas and other drinks. You can get all your calories for one day in these if you do it too much. A few sodas here. A few cups of hot chocolate there. A few beers here. You get the point. That will put on the pounds easily.

5. Exercise.

You need to do this to keep fit. Not only will it keep you fit, but it will keep you mentally sharp as well. That can go a long way in helping you stick to a diet. If you are depressed, chances are you will end up eating fatty foods that will make you fat. When you consume all of that fat, it will make you more depressed. It is a bad cycle to start.

6. Make your meals last.

Chew your damn food son! I bet you heard that one as a kid. Well, it is true. Don't swallow your food. Instead, eat it slowly and enjoy the taste of it. If you do this, it will make you feel like you have actually ate something. If you swallow it down, you won't get the same benefit. You will continue to feel a void.

7. Discover your food triggers.

We all have these. When was the last time you went grocery shopping and you looked at a bag of cookies and realized that you had to have them? I do this sort of thing all the time. You need to understand what foods trigger your response system. If you can do this, you can avoid situations that will make you eat things that you shouldn't eat.

Well, that wasn't so bad was it? There is no need to flip out when it comes to a diet plan. It is simple and easy. Just like anything in life, you should have a plan before you begin to do whatever it is that you are doing. The same is true with your diet.

NOW is the time!

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Overweight And Obesity

2007-02-25T20:47:00.001-08:00

By Paul S

Get the Facts

Low-carb diet or a balanced diet? We are bombarded every day with conflicting information about our health.

Should we be physically active three times a week or five times a week?

And how can we be expected to follow any of these recommendations when we're always so busy?

With so many conflicting 'expert advise'; It's no wonder that many of us would just surrender!

But if we want to live long and fulfilling lives, it's essential that we learn the real facts about health, nutrition, and physical activity.

Luckily, the real facts are pretty straightforward. All you really need to know about a healthy lifestyle is:

* Eat a healthy diet that includes fruits, vegetables, and whole grain products -- and be sure to control portion sizes.

* Get physically active at least five times a week, for thirty minutes or more.

* Avoid tobacco and illegal drugs altogether.

Sounds simple, right? Well, if it were that easy, we'd all be effortlessly fit and healthy.

Today's lifestyle doesn't allow much room for health. And that's where taking Small Steps comes in. We know that it's impossible for many people to make dramatic lifestyle changes. Instead, you can learn ways that you can change small things about your life and see big results.

The Statistics

· 61% of adults in the United States were overweight or obese in 1999.

· Approximately 300,000 deaths each year in the United States may be attributable to obesity

· Overweight and obesity are associated with heart disease, certain types of cancer, type 2 diabetes, stroke, arthritis, breathing problems, and psychological disorders, such as depression.

Eat Better

In 1999, almost 108 million adult Americans were overweight or obese. If you are overweight or obese, carrying this extra weight puts you at risk for developing many diseases, especially heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and cancer. Losing this weight helps to prevent and control these diseases.

But many people are confused about how to lose unhealthy weight. The good news is that this may be accomplished by eating healthy, balanced, and well-apportioned meals

Get Active

If you think of getting active as one more thing on your long to-do list, you'll never get moving. It is actually easy to integrate activity into your daily life.

You don't need to go to the gym five times a week to be healthy.

Do You Know That:

· For instance, did you know that a forty-five minute walk at a brisk pace (3 to 4 miles an hour) can burn up to 300 calories?

· Or that by making small changes in your daily routine -- like parking further away, taking the stairs, and playing active games with your kids -- you can start living an active, healthy life?

Learn More

Be interested in your health. Learn more by reading a good book on proper nutrition, join a health clubs or, my best recommendation is to check on the internet where you will most valuable information. Why not ask a neighbor whom you know is health conscious and stay healthy. Surely they can offer you some good tips on how to do it right!

P.S. You will be thrilled to discover that our body is capable of healing itself; provided we feed it with the right type and amount of nutrition; drinking sufficient water, sufficient sleep / rest, and physical exercise.

Paul S is passionate about helping people who train hard, work hard, study hard, to stay not just healthy, but at OPTIMAL Level. He is also passionate about sharing the reality about food we eat today as compared to the last 50 years which our forefathers enjoyed. His main site is at http://www.healthsportsnutrition.com

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7-Day Weight Loss Motivation Guide

2007-02-25T12:48:00.000-08:00

By Craig Ballantyne

Weight loss is hard. Everyone loses their motivation for diet and exercise. So that's why I'm bringing you 7 tips to help you lose more fat in less time over this upcoming week. Here are this week's guidelines.

Monday

Plan to set a personal record in your workout today. If you are a beginner, that might mean using a higher level on the cardio machine for 1-2 minutes, or doing 2-3 extra pushups per set. For the advanced fat loss program, it might mean using 2.5 more pounds per dumbbell in your split squats, or extending your intervals by 5 seconds per sprint.

Tuesday

Plan to get 30 minutes of activity. For beginners, walking is acceptable. It helps you recover from Monday's workout and simply improves your overall health. Advanced fat loss programs might use a bodyweight circuit on this day.

Also, I want you to make a big nutrition change on this day and eliminate all sources of trans-fatty acids from your diet.

Read your food labels, and don't eat anything that contains hydrogenated oils. Also, be sure to look at the breakdown of fats - if the total fat content is greater than the sum of the saturated and unsaturated fat contents, then the product contains trans-fats.

Trans-fats will kill ya. As Dr. Bruce Holub from the University of Guelph says, "there is no safe level of the fats and food producers should cease and desist the industrial production of trans fats in the country."

Wednesday

Perform your regularly schedule strength and interval training workout. And if you haven't already, purchase a new cooking appliance, such as a grill or steamer to help you prepare healthy, nutritious, low-fat protein sources or high-fiber, nutrient rich vegetables in a convenient manner.

Healthy food preparation is a SMALL effort for a LARGE reward.

Thursday

30 minutes of activity, anyway that you can get it. And then at dinner, try a new source of lean protein, such as salmon, bison, or ostrich (or switch back to lean, red meat if you've only been chowing down on chicken).

Friday

Have another great strength and interval workout. And at some point during the day, recruit a new member into your social support group (remember I spoke about how important this is?), such as a new workout partner or healthy-eating nutrition buddy. This will add strength to your commitment.

Saturday

30 minutes of activity. It's the weekend, find something fun to do with a friend. On weekends, I try and get into the gym with an old friend and amaze them with several bodyweight exercises that they have never seen before.

Sunday

Get another 30 minutes of exercise nice and early to start your day. Then plan your shopping list, head on to the grocery store or even better a fresh, open market and get your weekly produce and lean protein sources.

Make sure to include 1 new vegetable and 1 new source of lean protein in your purchases.

One big step everyday towards a better body!

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men's Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines and all over the Internet, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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Fat Loss Program - 3 Stellar Tips for Maximum Fat Loss

2007-02-25T05:00:00.000-08:00

By Tom Gifford

Understanding the right components of a fat loss program in the gym is absolutely crucial to your success.

After reading this article on the right aspects of a fat loss program, you will say goodbye to doing long boring cardio routines and hundreds of crunches.

This article will show you the 3 major parts of a fat loss program, and why each one is as beneficial as it is!

FAT LOSS PROGRAM PRINCIPLE #1: You need to add muscle.

Does this sound contradictory to what you may think about a good fat loss program?

Most people think that a fat loss program that involves adding muscle mass will make them heavier or "bulky".

The truth is, a fat loss program that includes strength training will help you add muscle mass, which will in turn increase your resting and active metabolism!

Think about it for a second, why would you NOT want more muscle mass? Muscle is what burns calories while you are exercising. If you have more lean muscle mass, you will burn more calories and lose more fat!

FAT LOSS PROGRAM PRINCIPLE #2: Increase metabolism through interval training.

Say goodbye to long and boring cardio routines! If your fat loss program involves doing long bouts on a cardio machine, your results have probably been very meager. By doing the same "same speed" cardio workout over and over again, your body will adapt. This means you will burn less and less calories with more subsequent exposures!

Try interval training instead. It is a great addition to your fat loss program because it is fast and a lot more effective.

Interval training means you are switching back and forth between high and low intensities. For example, you might go 2 minutes slow followed by 1 minute fast. Repeat this 2-1 format 3-6 times and you have a great metabolism boosting addition to your fat loss program!

Because interval training involves pushing yourself, make sure you ask your doctor first before trying it. Safety is your number one priority!

FAT LOSS PROGRAM PRINCIPLE #3: If your diet doesnt change, neither will you.

This is the most important part of a fat loss program!

By decreasing the overall number of calories you take in, you will lose body fat!

If you eat 4-6 small meals per day of good quality protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats, you will keep your blood sugar more regulated and not be hungry all the time.

You can even cheat a few times a week and still have your fat loss program just fine. The key is to stay away from fad diets, crash diets, and high glycemic "bad carbs". If you try including these as part of your fat loss program, you will find yourself staying where you are and being frustrated.

It is a good idea to see a Registered Dietician to get an individual fat loss diet program. Have the extra accountability may be just what you need to stick with making good food choices!

So in conclusion, the major components of a fat loss program include exercising and having a great diet. If you want to learn more about the specifics of how to incorporate each one into your fat loss program, check out the links below.

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Weight Lifting for Fat Loss - 2 Steller Tips to Boost Your Metabolism

2007-02-25T04:58:00.000-08:00

By Tom Gifford

Weight training for fat loss can be the best thing you do in the gym if you want to lose some of those unwanted pounds.

Most people try to just use the strength training machines or avoid weight training all together.

The truth is that weight training for fat loss performed the right way can burn lots of calories, boost your metabolism, and give you more strength and support around your joints.

This article is going to show you some ways you can improve the time and overall effectiveness when it comes to weight training for fat loss.

Here are 3 awesome tips for weight training for fat loss.

WEIGHT TRAINING FOR FAT LOSS TIP #1: Shorten your workout with circuit training.

When most people do weight training for fat loss, they get on a strength training machine and to 3 sets 10 of using a weight that is for the most part not challenging. Then, they go onto the next machine, and the next, and the next.

You want to try to focus your weight training for fat loss efforts more so on using a circuit training format that focuses more on bodyweight and dumbbell exercises.

By adding circuit training for your weight training for fat loss, you can get a lot of work done in a short amount of time.

An example of a fat loss circuit training routine would look like this:

1. Pushups

2. Bodyweight squats

3. 1 arm DB row

4. Hamstring leg curls on stability ball

5. Crunches on stability ball

6. Overhead DB shoulder press

7. Planks

REPS: 10-12 each

REST PERIODS: 30-45 secs

ROUNDS: 2-3

With this type of weight training workout, you can see that each exercise is either a multijoint or core exercise. By focusing on the multijoint exercises, you spend more time working more muscles. The more muscle you use, the more calories you will burn, and the more fat you will lose.

Weight training for fat loss really does not have any negatives when you do it correctly. It makes you stronger, increases your metabolism, burns more calories, and the list can go on!

WEIGHT TRAINING FOR FAT LOSS TIP #2: Do weight training before you do interval training cardio.

Instead of doing your weight training for fat loss after doing 30 minutes at the same speed on a cardio machine, lets change it up a little bit.

You are going to do your weight training for fat loss at the very beginning of your workout after a proper warmup (5-10 mins on a cardio machine).

If you do your weight training for fat loss after you do a long time on a cardio machine, you will have already used a lot of the energy that you need to work your muscles the way you need to!

So warmup, then do weight training, then try doing some interval training.

Interval training is a great addition to a weight training for fat loss routine. It basically consists of going back and forth between high and low intensities for preset amounts of time.

For example, you might go 2 minutes slow and then 1 minute fast on an elliptical. Then, repeat that 2-1 round 3-6 times. In order to make it work, you really need to push yourself in that intense minute!

Interval training is a great part of a comprehensive weight training for fat loss program, but be sure to check with a doctor first. If you are deconditioned then you want to make sure you are physically able to do it safely in the beginning!

So in conclusion, weight training for fat loss combined with interval training 2-3 times per week is the perfect formula for doing a great exercise routine in a time efficient manner.

Work hard, be persistent, and good luck =)

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Maximum Fat Loss - 3 Awesome Tips to Burn Fat Fast

2007-02-25T04:56:00.000-08:00

By Tom Gifford
Maximum fat loss is something that everyone who wants to lose fat is looking for.

Getting great results in a short amount of time feels great because once you see yourself losing fat and becoming thinner you will start to feel great about the whole process.

This article will show you how to lose maximum fat safely and effectively.

What is a safe amount of fat to lose?

Maximum fat loss can be expected with losing 1-3 lbs of fat per week. You might say "that's it"? Before you to order the next miracle infomercial product, stay with me here. If you want maximum FAT LOSS, 1-3lbs a week is a safe number for your body to lose. If you want maximum WEIGHT LOSS, then you can lose 10lbs in 1 week, but it will consist of water weight, muscle mass, and if you are lucky, maybe a little bit of fat.

This article is about helping you lose fat, not about helping you lose weight. If you lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time, expect it to come back on very fast and put you back even further than when you started!

This article is going to give you 2 awesome tips for maximum fat loss.

MAXIMUM FAT LOSS TIP #1: You need to increase your metabolism.

Increasing your metabolism for maximum fat loss can be accomplished through a specific style of exercise.

You will want to use resistance training and interval training for maximum fat loss with exercise.

Resistance training is great for maximum fat loss because when performed correctly, it will add lean muscle mass. Adding lean muscle mass increases your active and resting metabolism, and helps you with maximum fat loss by burning calories long after your workout session is done.

Interval training is great for maximum fat loss because it is a faster and more effective way of doing cardiovascular exercise. With interval training, you switch back and forth between high and low intensity.

For example, you might go 2 minutes slow and then 1 minute fast on a recumbent bike. You would repeat this cycle 3-6 times, and you have a great cardio workout for maximum fat loss!

The key to making interval training work is by really pushing yourself during those intense minutes. This hard work will help to burn calories and maximum fat for hours after you are done!

MAXIMUM FAT LOSS TIP #2: Make great food choices.

Instead of going to maximum fat loss by crash dieting, using some fad diet, or anything else of the sort, it is important that you understand what good food choices are for maximum fat loss.

You want to eat high quality protein, complex carbohydrates, and healthy fats in small portion for 4-6 meals per day. This helps with maximum fat loss because it will help you keep your blood sugar regulated and will keep you from being too hungry.

If you try doing this, you will see that you can cheat every once in awhile and still achieve maximum fat loss!

Just be sure to avoid high glycemic "bad carbs" as much as possible. They are the enemy of maximum fat loss! These bad carbs will raise your blood sugar and will make your body release more insulin to store the excess as fat.

In conclusion, you can see that maximum fat loss is a synergistic effort involving the right type of exercise and the right type of diet.

If you want more information on how these things work for maximum fat loss, check out some of the links below.

Good luck =)

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How to Burn Calories

2007-02-24T19:57:00.000-08:00

By Ken Wilssens

Many people who choose to go on some form of diet have no idea what they need to do to burn calories. Burning calories is the only weight to lose those unwanted pounds. There are many things that you can do to burn calories every day. Below are some of the ways that you can burn unwanted calories to make weight loss that much easier.

1. Increase Your Metabolic Rate: Metabolic rate is the rate at which your body burns up calories. If you burn off the same number of calories that you consume daily then your weight will stay the same. Therefore increasing your metabolic rate will enable you to burn off more calories than you consume daily, thus speeding up the rate at which you lose weight.

2. Build Muscle: Increasing the amount of muscle in your body will help you burn calories. For every extra pound of muscle you put on, your body uses around fifty extra calories a day. This is due the fact that muscle is metabolically active and burns more calories.

3. Move More: The more active you and the more you move around then you are sure to burn more calories than you normally do on a daily basis.

4. Eat Spicy Food: Research has shown that spicy foods, namely chilli, can raise your metabolic rate by up to 50% for up to three hours after you’ve eaten a spicy meal.

5. Aerobic Exercise: Sustained high-intensity exercise makes you burn more calories for several hours.

6. Eat little and Often: There are some evidence to suggest that eating small, regular meals will keep your metabolism going faster than larger, less frequent meals.

For lots of information on

the Nutrisystem diet and other weight loss related topics, visit A1 Weight Loss Info at http://www.a1-weight-loss-info.com

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Top 3 Diet Tips To Restart Your Weight Loss

2007-02-24T13:51:00.000-08:00

By Debbie Fontana

Have you reached a diet plateau that you can't break through? Are you gaining weight even though you're dieting?

Here are 3 diet tips to restart your weight loss, no matter what diet plan you use.

Diet Tip #1: Focus.

When you want to lose weight, make only one change to your weight loss program at a time. That way, you won't become overwhelmed by making too many changes at once.

The key to weight loss is calories. Everything else is a distant second.

Depending on your diet plan, focus on getting your calories or portions under control through diet only. The specific foods you eat don't matter that much, unless you have a medical problem that requires a special diet.

At this point, you just want to get your weight loss started again. That's why you focus on diet first.

Keep working on calories or portion control until it's a habit you no longer think about.

Then move on to the next thing you want to change. Again, focus on it until it becomes routine.

Whether your second goal concerns an exercise program or eating only certain types of food, just make one change at a time.

The more automated each step becomes, the more likely you are to succeed on your diet.

Diet Tip #2: Overcome Your Major Weaknesses.

Most people have only 1 or 2 major diet weaknesses. We seem to fail on our diets for the same reason every time.

You may convince yourself it'll be different this time, but it usually isn't.

To greatly increase your chance for weight loss success, I recommend you turn your 1 or 2 major weaknesses into strengths.

You can do this by indulging your weaknesses.

For example, if you like to snack at night, don't fight it.

Instead, schedule a satisfying snack or two for the evening hours. That way, you won't fail on your diet plan by snacking at night.

Or suppose you crave a certain food, like chocolate. Then put chocolate in your diet in satisfying amounts. That way, you won't go off your weight loss plan because you love chocolate.

What if your weaknesses are snacking at night AND eating chocolate?

Simple. Just schedule a chocolate snack for night.

It's an easier way to succeed with weight loss than fighting against your cravings.

Because the more you can't have something, the more you want it until you become absolutely obsessed. So if you indulge a weakness, the obsession usually evaporates and you overcome it.

But concentrate on your major weaknesses only. If you like to snack at night, don't worry about the morning if that's not a problem. Don't insist on eating only "healthy" foods if you still crave sweets.

Stay focused on what will help you the most.

That way, you'll get the maximum benefit from minimal effort.

Diet Tip #3: Have A Specific Troubleshooting Plan.

If you know you ate too much during the week, then you know why you gained weight that week.

But what if you think you're doing everything right and you still can't lose weight for two weeks or more? Do you know what to do?

Your diet provider should give you specific troubleshooting suggestions, tips on which ones to try first, and exactly what to do if none of them work.

It's not right for someone to tell you to just keep doing what you're doing. Especially when it's not working.

So if you can't figure out the problem yourself, contact your diet provider and insist they help you.

Don't blindly jump from diet to diet hoping something will work. It might seem to work for a week or two, but then you'll probably end up in the same situation.

If your diet provider won't help you, look for one who will.

Important Disclaimer: This information is presented for educational purposes only. This isn't medical advice and it's not a substitute for any advice or treatment from your physician. You should always see your doctor before starting any new diet or changing an existing one.

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Natural Weight Loss

2007-02-24T13:49:00.000-08:00

By Balajiee Sampath

Here are the ways to lose weight naturally. Also at the end of the article I'll show you how to lose weight and become slim even if you are over weight and out of shape for years.

Diet: Stick with a diet that is rich with complex carbohydrates, moderate in protein, high in fiber and more importantly, low in fat. Example of complex carbohydrate will be a baked potato.

Building Muscle: Building muscle is one of the best and fast ways to shred your fat. Remember, if you build a additional pound of muscle you can burn up to 50 calories. I bet you understand now how quicker you can lose your weight if you replace 10 lbs of fat with muscle.

Walking for weight loss:

Walking is one of the natural way to lose your weight. Ideally you have to walk around one hour per day to lose weight. Also you have to walk as fast as you can to have maximum effect.

Running For Weight Loss:

Another natural way to lose weight is by running. Always Warm up before running and start slow and increase speed gradually. If you are tired give yourself some break and continue. The point is you shouldn't hurt yourself.

Tracking Food: Also if you want to lose weight naturally, you have to track each food you have. Natural Weight loss means you don't have to use any accessories or pills to lose weight.

Calories Intake:

The Calories you have should be at balanced level. If you have more, you gain weight. If you have less, your muscle mass gets affected.

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7-Day Weight Loss Quickstart Guide

2007-02-24T07:18:00.000-08:00

By Craig Ballantyne

Are you on a Detox diet? Everyone here in Toronto seems to be...

Just yesterday, one of my clients told me about his detox plans. For 7 days of the year, he buys a detox kit and follows the instructions to cut out all alcohol, caffeine, sugar, and refined carbohydrates - all while taking some supplements to help "detoxify" the liver and kidneys and extra fiber to help cleanse the colon.

Now I don't mind this client doing this, because he is a model client and follows a very healthy lifestyle all year round. At 40, his blood measures are very healthy, he lost a few pounds of body fat last year, and despite being in a high-stress financial job, he is a picture of great health.

Is the detox going to significantly improve his health? No, not really. 7-days of detox won't improve a healthy person's health status.

But neither will it suddenly reverse the bad health status of someone that has lived the Western Lifestyle for 40 years. In fact, I bet only 3 or 4 brave souls out of 100 unhealthy persons would actually finish a 7-day detox diet.

Quite frankly, the sugar cravings and caffeine withdrawal would cause such severe withdrawal symptoms that most people wouldn't last 72 hours. After all, caffeine is a powerful drug.

Detox diets might seem like a good idea, and might even give you piece of mind and help kick-start your weight loss program, but just realize that they are not a quick fix to your health problems. The long-term fix is dumping the Western Lifestyle, as I have said many times before.

Besides, if you think you can actually remove all the toxins in your body, you are being fooled. It can never happen. Every breath you take, every move you make, you are creating waste products in your body.

And many toxins are fat-soluble - meaning they are stored in our fat cells for months, and slowly released over time. So you'll never truly detoxify...but enough of science class, let's get onto the day-by-day fat loss guidelines.

Just remember: 7 days of the cleanest living can't reverse 51 weeks of the Western Lifestyle.

So here are your tips for the next 7 days to move towards lifelong healthy habits...towards living a healthier lifestyle. It is much better to spend all year avoiding as much crap as possible, than to try and sort it out in 7 days next year.

So I wish "Good health to you"! Here's what you should do for the next 7 days to get in better health and lose weight.

Day 1
In today's workout, choose an alternative form of cardio for this workout. For example, if you are a beginner, and you have been doing only walking for cardio, try and use the elliptical machine or stairmaster today. This is called cross-training and helps avoid overuse injuries caused by doing the same thing over and over again when you aren't prepared for it. If you are advanced, try some of the bodyweight circuits.

Day 2
Today's exercise requirement is just 30 minutes of cardio/activity. It can be traditional cardio, or again, bodyweight exercise. In addition, you need to clean out cupboards. Do NOT be afraid to throw out food - if it's garbage food, it's better in the trashbin than in your fat cells.

After you have cleaned out your pantry, prepare a healthy shopping list. Complete a 7-day food entry and review the results to help you organize your shopping list.

Day 3
Back to your regularly scheduled strength and interval workout.

Day 4
30 minutes of cardio/activity. And today, I want you to eat one new fruit and one new vegetable. If you aren't already eating grapefruit, try one today and see how it helps fill you up because it contains a lot of soluble fiber called pectin. Add a new vegetable, such as steamed asparagus or broccoli to your dinner.

Day 5
Do another strength and intervals workout today. To reward you for your hard work and diligent eating, you can have a treat/cheat meal or snack today. However, the remaining 90% of your daily nutrition must follow the Simple Weight Loss principles.

Day 6
30 minutes of cardio/activity. Check in with a member of your social support group. In addition, take some time and pick an activity you really like to do (yoga, sport, martial art, dance) and make it a regular habit on the weekend. This can be done on your own or with your social support group. You can now look forward to this "workout" all week. NOTE: It doesn't have to be done on Saturday, although is usually a free day for most.

Day 7
30 minutes of cardio/activity - and yes, walking around shopping can count towards your 30 minutes of activity. Plan, shop, & prepare for the week ahead. Make sure to include 1 new fruit and 1 new vegetable in your grocery list.

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines and all over the Internet, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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How Can You Lose Weight With Hypnosis?

2007-02-23T20:02:00.000-08:00

By Terry Didcott

A lot of people wonder how you can lose weight with hypnosis. Well, the honest answer is that with hypnosis alone, you are unlikely to! There needs to be something more to affect the change in the body's metabolism combined with a modification in mental state. Sounds complicated? It's not really. I'll do my best to explain in everyday, layman's terms some of the processes that go on when hypnosis is used to lose weight. You will need several ingredients in the mix for that to happen. For instance, first of all, before you enter the hypnotic state, you will mentally set yourself a goal in the amount of weight you want to lose. Then the hypnotic session is commenced and used as the tool needed to prepare you to accept the verbal weight loss suggestions. These suggestions are necessary to subtly alter the way you perceive the important steps that you must take in order to lose that weight. Then you will be placed in the correct frame of mind to accept and action those steps which are necessary to lose the amount of weight needed to reach your goal.

I'll explain these several points in greater length.

First of all, you must make a goal for yourself. That goal is the amount of weight you want to lose, in pounds or kilos, whichever unit of measure you are comfortable with. Make it a realistic goal. Why? Well, if you don't, then like any unobtainable goal, you will not reach it. So with your realistic goal in mind and, for good measure, a realistic time span in which you would feel happy to attain it, you can then prepare for hypnosis.

Hypnosis in itself won't actually do anything for you except to make you relax and feel very calm. That is great if you are under a lot of stress and need to relax. There has to be more. What most people think of as purely hypnosis, is actually a combination of hypnosis and suggestion. The hypnosis enables you to relax sufficiently for you to subconsciously accept the suggestions that are given.

In a nutshell, the suggestions used are along the lines of: You will lose weight by feeling good about eating less of the bad things that make you gain weight - and more of the good things that will boost your metabolism to burn off the excess fat that want to be rid of. That's pretty much how suggestions work, in their simplest terms. There is a bit more to it than that, in the way that those suggestions are delivered by the skilled hypnotherapist. There is a more in-depth explanation of this process posted on my website, below.

Success comes from the combination of setting your goal, then using hypnosis to enable you to accept the powerful weight loss suggestions that will enable you to lose weight without any kind of formal diet.

Still sceptical? Well, you could just carry on with different diets. I suspect that as you are reading this, you are looking for an alternative to diets that may not be working for you, al least not in the long term. You could go and see a hypnotherapist and pay their fee, which is your choice, of course.

A less expensive way of trying out hypnotherapy for weight loss without diet is to use a specially recorded CD which includes instructions on how to set your weight loss goal. You then relax in a comfortable chair or sofa, or even a bed and play the CD. You listen to the hypnotherapist as he takes you through the relaxation process followed by the suggestions for you to lose weight. At the end, you are brought back to full consciousness and you can go about the rest your day as normal.

CDs like these are available online from many sources, each with their various merits. Interestingly, CDs with the attributes as I have described can be found at my website too. The choice is, of course yours. Do you believe you are worth it?

Terry Didcott DHP

http://www.hypnosic.com

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Easy Ways To Cut Calories With Restaurant Meals

2007-02-23T20:01:00.000-08:00

By Lori Pirog

According to a recent Kiplinger survey the average American eats out more than 4 times a week. Preparing and eating more meals at home might be a better choice. But that may be easier said than done! The good news is that eating out needn’t add more inches to your waistline. It is possible to keep your caloric intake under control with a little advance planning.

First of all, lower calorie restaurant food is more readily available. In response to criticism for having mostly high calorie foods, most fast food chains are now offering some healthier lower calorie choices. Fortunately, many family restaurants are beginning to follow this lead.

However, low calorie choices are still limited. And you will likely have days when low cal is just not going to cut it. There are a number of tips to keep in mind when choosing other selections.

Portion size remains one of the biggest problems with most restaurant food in the United States. Many restaurant meals average a staggering 1,000 calories. And that doesn’t include appetizers or dessert!

Some restaurants offer smaller or half-size entrees. But many restaurants do not. This dilemma actually gives you a great opportunity to cut calories drastically. One of the easiest choices you might make is to share an entree with someone else.

If sharing isn’t possible, ask for a leftover food container as soon as you receive your meal. Choose to save aside and bring home one-third to one-half before you start to eat. Now the decision to not overeat is ten times easier because the extra food is not staring you in the face. And you will have a quick, delicious meal for a day or two later.

Here are more tips to keep in mind:

1. Collect restaurant menus. Or go online to review the list of choices at your favorite restaurant’s website before going out to eat. By doing this you have more time to evaluate what is available. This will make it much easier to make a better choice.

2. Consider ordering take out to eat at home. You will still have the advantage of minimal time and fuss. And you have the option to add healthy low calorie fruits and vegetables to fill up on that are so often lacking in fast food meals.

3. Don’t hesitate to ask for modifications. For example, restaurant meals are often made with heavy sauces. Ask for vegetables and main dishes to be served without sauce or sauce on the side.

4. Seek out and be aware of the restaurants that offer lower calorie options that appeal to you. Ask your friends, neighbors, and co-workers for names of restaurants you might try.

5. Avoid buffet meals. It has been well documented that the more choices we are given, the more food we’ll eat.

6. Look for main dishes that have been baked, broiled, roasted, poached, or steamed rather than fried.

7. Start your meal with a soup or salad (remember to order salad dressing on the side). Research studies reveal that people tend to eat fewer total calories for a meal when they fill up first on low calorie foods with high water content.

8. Limit yourself to one piece of bread or ask the server to not bring out the breadbasket at all. When eating in a Mexican restaurant, skip the chips.

9. Choose beverages carefully. Your best bet is to go with water, unsweetened tea or coffee, or diet soda.

If you are having a meal out to celebrate a special occasion you might allow yourself to ease up on your calorie limits (but stop short of pigging out!) Compensate for restaurant meals that exceed your calorie allowance by choosing to eat a LITTLE LESS earlier in the day.

Never go without eating at all because you may very well eat every thing in sight when you get a chance! A better idea would be to go for a walk, bike ride, dance, or whatever you find appealing to work off some of the extra calories after the meal or the next day.

Keep these tips in mind and then put them into action when eating out. You’ll find you can enjoy guilt-free meals!

Want more weight loss tips and strategies? Visit http://www.womenandweight.com How about ideas on staying motivated for weight loss? Go to http://www.weightlossmotivation.blogspot.com Let Lori Pirog, M.S., the healthy eating and lifestyle expert be your guide! http://www.bestweightlossprograms.com

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Diet Pills For Fast Weight Loss

2007-02-23T19:59:00.000-08:00

By Mark Dailey

A lot of folks are looking for a fast way to lose weight. With summer around the corner, and with the severe health problems associated with being overweight, lots of people are looking online to find a good diet pill for fast weight loss.

Unfortunately, it is not the best idea to buy the first diet pill you can find. Both prescription and natural weight loss pills are very common online but there are a few things to look out for before spending your money on one. Here are a few tips to consider when looking for a diet pill that will be safe and effective for fast weight loss.

1. Does the diet pill have any side effects?

Most of the prescription drugs you see advertised on TV have at least some side effects. One common one is an increased heart rate because these prescription diet pills tend to make your heart work overtime, making you more active and more likely to lose weight through increased activity. This can be dangerous however and has led to heart attacks, dehydration, and other problems.

2. Does the diet pill require a prescription, or is it natural?

Herbal diet pills for fast weight loss include Hoodia Gordonii, and other herbal blends that will help you burn fat naturally, reduce food cravings, and burn excess stored fat all at the same time. Herbal diet pills are becoming more common as their totally natural ingredients leave no side effects and there is no hassle of getting a prescription.

3. Does the diet pill come with an exercise program?

Thats right, while diet pills will certainly help you lose weight faster, the best results come when you try to eat a better diet with more fruits and veggies, and get more exercise than before. Some newer diet pills like Proactol come with an online exercise program to help you track your weight loss success and this will guarantee that you reach your weight loss goals.

Mark Dailey is a nutritionist who researches, tests and reviews popular weight loss programs. If you found the above tips about diet pills for fast weight loss helpful, Visit his site to learn more about diet pills for fast weight loss at http://www.BetterWeightLoss.info/Reviews

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Speed Up Your Weight Loss While Avoiding Harmful Diets

2007-02-23T06:47:00.000-08:00

By Chris Robertson

Every time you turn around, there is a weight loss plan being advertised. In the supermarket checkout line there are dozens of magazines displayed. On almost every one you will see a diet plan or diet tips that are guaranteed to work!

As more people suffer with obesity and loss of energy, the concern becomes greater to lose weight. In desperation, people try every new diet that comes out. Some of these are not good for your health and can cause severe problems with continued use.

Another popular method of weight loss is taking diet pills. Sometimes a doctor will give you an appetite suppressant, but these are only meant for temporary use. Many take over-the-counter pills, but these are really only supplements and may not deliver the desired results.

Try a Natural Approach to Weight Loss

If you are dissatisfied with your body and the diets you have tried, why not try a more natural approach? You may not see instant results, but in the long run the results will be more satisfactory. You will have a better level of health and wellness, and a higher level of energy.

With all the additives, preservatives and chemicals in our food and body hygiene products, our bodies are in need of detoxing. Using a cleansing system, usually made up of herbal products, will help remove the toxins built up in your organs and fatty tissues.

Other harmful products that affect our health are cigarettes and tobacco products, sodas, coffee, environmental pollutants and prescription drugs. By detoxing the body you will eliminate these wastes and help the body function in a healthier way. This will give you more energy, better colon health, clearer skin, and help with your weight loss efforts.

Eat Healthy Foods

A good diet of healthy foods is another area that is important. Eliminate harmful foods such as white flour and sugar and refined foods. Eat meat moderately and concentrate on fresh vegetables and fruit. Instead of skipping meals and eating one big meal a day, eat five to six small meals during the day. This is easier for your body to absorb and can be used more efficiently.

It is important to keep your metabolism functioning to lose weight. Exercise is important for everyone, but not everyone wants to run for an hour, or has access to a swimming pool. Find something you like to do. If you don't like to exercise alone, join a gym and have a variety of activities to choose from. If you have a good place to walk, take a brisk walk several times a week. You may not see instant results, but you will be burning extra calories and begin to tone up.

Healthy Weight Loss

By eating less calories and eating healthier foods, you will keep your metabolism from slowing down. You can still eat enough to get full without eating fatty or sugar-laden foods. All natural and organic foods will satisfy your appetite and help you burn more calories. Taking vitamins and minerals will help avoid any deficiencies.

As you seek weight loss and natural healing, make some changes in your life. Strive to eat healthy and get more exercise. These are the keys to feeling better and living a longer and more satisfying life.

Chris Robertson is an author of Majon International, one of the worlds MOST popular internet marketing companies on the web. Learn more about weight loss.

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Diet And Losing Weight Made Simple

2007-02-23T06:46:00.000-08:00

By Alwyn Beikoff

That dreaded four letter word again. It needn't be the big boogeyman that it is. Everyone has a diet. It's not just about losing weight. It's what and how we eat. That's it.

Problem is, you do it wrong and you get fat. (Added to by the fact that it's easier to take it easy rather than expend energy.)

So you go on a "diet". Most diets aim to cut calories. Fair enough I suppose if you don't want to burn off the excess food calories by exercising.

Unfortunately people frequently make the mistake of assuming that if you're losing weight on 1000 calories a day then you'll do twice as well on 500 calories a day. Over-zealousness like this is counter-productive to losing weight because it results in muscle loss and flabby loose skin that looks as bad as skin tight with fat.

It's true that you won't lose fat if you consume more calories than you burn. But over dieting means that by not eating enough you won't add any more muscle which burns extra calories simply to sustain itself. In fact you'll actually be losing muscle instead of losing weight from fat supplies - making fat loss even harder!

The solution is to diet right.

* Eat plenty of muscle-building foods, high in protein, complex carbohydrates and fibre. The good protein foods are chicken (not the skin), lean red meat, tuna and other fish, egg (particularly the whites) and milk.

* Make sure you eat protein with each meal because the protein slows down the digestion. This helps to avoid spikes in your blood sugar levels.

* Good carbohydrate foods include fresh fruits and vegetables, rice, potatoes and whole grain products.

* Avoid foods with a lot of calories in a small portion. It's too easy to over eat on these foods as they feed your fat cells and kill you appetite for muscle-building foods. These are fatty foods like chips, hot dogs, oils and so forth, and sugars: cakes, sweets, soft drinks and desserts. You won't be losing weight by eating a lot of this food.

* Processed foods generally contain lots of fats and sugars so avoid them as much as you can.

* Use vinegar, lemon juice or non-oil herbal dressings. If you must use oil use a cold pressed olive oil.

* Eat more, smaller meals rather than 3, 2 or even one meal a day as some people do. Four to six, small quality meals are better than 3 or fewer larger ones.

* Limit between meal snacks to fresh fruits (bear in mind they are sugars), nuts (the fats in nuts are mostly the beneficial form of fat), lettuce or bell peppers and other raw green vegetables.

* Drink plenty of good quality water. It not only helps to suppress appetite but helps to clean out the wastes from your body.

* To help cover the nutrient gaps in your diet you could take a multivitamin with minerals. The nutrients your body doesn't need will be excreted in your urine.

* To help burn fat you might also consider a couple of free form amino-acid capsules and a lipotropic fat burner with your meals. Any of these thermotropic fat burners and fat burning potions however are not even worth wasting your money on though if you aren't tending to the basics mentioned above.

They are the simple facts of diet and losing weight. It's not really rocket science. But remember that diet is not the only part of the equation. If you support your diet with the right sort of exercise you give your diet more latitude to accommodate some of the not-so-good things you like to eat. Of course, you must also deal with the mental and emotional aspects of the weight problem as well.

But as far as the diet side goes, while it can be made as complex as you like, and there are certainly many things to consider, the simple fact is, to lose weight you must consume slightly fewer calories than you expend, and how you do that is important as well.

Alwyn Beikoff (http://www.BodyMindUnlimited.com) is an educator and personal performance coach who helps people the world over to change the way they think and create the body and life they desire.

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Eat More And Still Lose Weight

2007-02-22T20:29:00.000-08:00

By Kate Barker

Losing weight does not go hand in hand with feeling hungry all the time as some of you guys may worry about. Now I know you need to keep your stamina up (wink wink) so here are some healthy weight loss principles which will allow you to eat and lose weight – yes really! Let’s call it the eat more guide.

So eat more…………

Fruit and veg – Low in calories and fat but jam packed with lots of nutritional benefits. Use to bulk out a meal to fill you up or snack on fruit throughout the day to stop the hands delving into the biscuit tin mid morning!

Fibre – Helps the whole digestive process, plus wholegrains keep you feeling full for longer as they are a lower GI food (if you don’t know what I’m on about now just trust me on this one). Simple switches like trading in the white bread for brown or having wholegrain pasta and brown rice will have the pounds dropping off without you even feeling like you are trying.

Protein – Great if you are trying to build up muscle plus protein will keep you feeling full up for longer. So if you find you are snacking during the afternoon try adding more protein to your lunch. Add tuna, chicken or prawns to your sandwich or maybe a pasta salad and you’ll lose fat and retain more lean body mass. Some people, when dieting will end up losing muscle as opposed to fat if they are not careful, which is something I guess you lot don’t want.

Dairy – Go for the low fat varieties e.g. low fat yogurts, semi-skimmed milk, low fat cottage cheese. The result - strong bones, you’ll be thankful of that later on. Plus all that good bacteria in yoghurts will help keep you healthy.

Water – I know you are always being told to drink your 2 litres a day but that’s because it really does make a difference. It will raise your metabolism, and have your body working at its optimum. Plus thirst can often be mistaken for hunger as the trigger signals are the same for both. So keep sipping that water and you will reduce your calorie intake without even being conscious of it.

Kate Barker is the creator of Barkster For Men. She offers men a great range of grooming products from shaving and skin care to health and hair care. Visit http://www.barkster.co.uk to improve your looks now. The site also features great advice from grooming guides and weight loss information to lifestyle and relationship issues.

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Effects of Breakfast on Weight Loss

2007-02-22T10:24:00.000-08:00

By Jennifer Murray

We've all heard it: breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But just how important is it when we're trying to be healthy and/or lose weight?

For whatever reason, skipping breakfast is a habit that a lot of us have. Whether it's because we're in a rush to get the day started, get to work or even thinking we will lose weight, skipping breakfast is not a good idea. It is harmful to our health and can actually cause weight gain. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that women who skipped breakfast for two weeks had higher "bad" LDL cholesterol levels than women who ate breakfast every day. Also, this study showed that women who ate breakfast ate fewer calories throughout the day and burnt off 100 calories more than women who did not eat breakfast. Another reason not to skip breakfast: not eating breakfast causes a drop in blood sugar, which can lead to feeling fatigued and lethargic throughout the day.

So if you want to be healthy and/or lose weight, make sure to start your day off right and eat breakfast. Here are some quick and healthy breakfast ideas:

Whole wheat toast or bagels. Try spreading peanut butter on top for added flavor.

Make waffles or whole wheat pancakes on Sunday morning and freeze any leftovers. Just pop them in the toaster to heat them up. Look in your frozen foods section to find whole grain waffles or pancakes as well.

Bake muffins early in the week and then just grab one in the morning.

Cold cereal. No, not the sugary kind. For a healthy choice, try Kashi, Wheaties, or Cheerios.

An egg white (or egg beaters) omelet made with fresh vegetables that were already cleaned and cut up.

A protein-packed smoothie.

Jennifer Murray is a Certified Lifestyle & Weight Management Specialist and Shaklee Independent Distributor. She writes on a variety of topics including healthy foods and living a healthy lifestyle.

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The Key To Weight Loss

2007-02-22T09:25:00.000-08:00

By Craig Ballantyne

Last year I started working with 2 online clients, JM & GB, both over 350 pounds. Each needed my help badly. But it was quickly apparent which guy would succeed and which would fail.

And there was nothing I could do to help the failure.

Can you pick the success story?

JM filled out his feedback form immediately.

I had to ask GB twice to send his back.

JM started providing daily feedback on his workouts and nutrition, just as I asked. And he continued to fill in his fitday.com eating plan everyday for the last month.

The last time I heard from GB was 7 days after we started emailing...and he still had not started the workout plan yet.

It's not surprising that JM lost 7 pounds in one month, and GB, well, who knows how much more weight he gained last month? I don't hear from him anymore...

As frustrating as GB's failure was, JM's success highlights the importance of one often forgotten aspect of a successful program.

Accountability.

Research from Stanford University has shown that being accountable to a health professional increases the success rate in a fat loss program.

And I see this all the time with clients and magazine readers that contact me after reading my articles in Men's Health and Women's Health magazines. I encourage people to keep me up to date on the progress. And who succeeds? The people I hear from on a consistent basis.

The people I don't hear from? Well, they come back a couple months later and tell me how they fell off the wagon, stopped working out, started eating poorly, etc. Why does this happen? Because they are not accountable to anyone. They set their standards too low.

So I know that if I don't hear form u, then most oftentimes you are in fat loss trouble.

Now in a perfect world, we'd all have an expert trainer to report to in person. If you can't do that, you can at least get strength and interval workouts done and report back to me. Heck, you can even do what the good folks at this website have done and start posting your workouts for me to review.

And then there is the next best thing. Get a workout partner, or group of friends and have them hold you accountable - commit to them that you will train and eat according to your goals.

Why not take time each week get togethers to connect with a family member or friend that has the same goals...and you can be accountable to each other.

You don't have to go it alone,

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health, Men's Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Muscle and Fitness Hers, and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have been featured multiple times in Men’s Fitness and Maximum Fitness magazines, and have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit http://www.TurbulenceTraining.com

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Weight Loss Tips At Work

2007-02-22T08:30:00.000-08:00

By Ben May

Weight Loss Tips

One of the problems that you have trying to lose weight is your schedule. One of the hardest places to continue healthy eating is at work.

Don't worry though, I'm about to give you some helpful tips to navigate this minefield. It won't be easy but you can do it.

One of the things that you must do is get to know the places to grab some food or a drink around where you work. You've gotta do this so that you can make the most informed choice.

Let's be real for a minute, you are not going to eat rice and celery sticks all day every day. So you need to come up with a workable solution.

Scout out the shops around your workplace so you can be organized about this. It's important that you know what you're going to eat today so you don't get tempted.

A lot of news agents and convenience stores are actually pretty good for this. I find that a small yogurt, a carton of milk, sesame seeds or apricot bar work for me.

An important part of this plan is that you should eat every two to three hours. This will avoid big meals.

Find the things that you think are reasonably healthy that you can eat and organize your time. It's important just to use your common sense.

If you are in doubt find someone else who you work with or work around who is also trying to lose weight.

Real World Tips for the average person on Weight Loss.

Come and check out my blog with Weight Loss Tips: http://tips-for-weight-loss.blogspot.com/

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Control Weight With Diet And Nutrition

2007-02-21T20:49:00.000-08:00

By Sven Ullmann

Workout is essential to losing and maintaining excess calories that would otherwise be stored as unsightly fat. Your body weight is determined by the amount of calories you consume and burn each day. Regular workout also helps in the prevention of several diseases and actually improves your physical and mental health.

Many studies have shown that even the inactive people can enjoy the major health benefits of physical activity with at least 30 minutes performed each day. This doesn't have to mean hitting the gym everyday. It can be as simple as mowing the year or taking a nightly stroll after dinner with your mate. In fact everything you do burns calories including things you must do such as sleeping, breathing, and even digesting food.

The key to maximizing your weight loss and health benefits is to balance the calories you consume with the amount of calories you burn. It is simple, if you eat more calories then you consume then it will lead to weight gain and visa versa. If you are trying to maintain the current weight you are at then you want to eat the same amount of calories that your body consumes.

Maintaining a healthy diet and exercise program can do far more than lower your weight. It can also lower the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and many different kinds of cancer. There are plenty of websites which offer the most recent findings regarding nutrition and disease prevention, and offers expert guidance on the most effective way to live healthier.

There are millions of people who have realized the importance of a healthy diet but aren't willing to change their bad unhealthy habits. In fact recent reports have shown that the Congressional General Accounting Office has found that only 23 percent of Americans get their daily recommended servings of fruit and only 41 percent get their daily recommended servings or vegetables.

Those who change their daily dietary habits can lose significant amounts of weight regardless of age. Online you can find many websites that address the concerns you may encounter when trying out different strategies for achieving true weight loss in a healthy way.

The healthiest way to successfully lose weight is to decrease calorie and fat intake and increase fat burning in the way of physical activity. If you find that diet and exercise aren't enough then you can consult your physician so they can recommend a weight loss supplement that is suitable and safe for you. There are endless amounts weight loss products all of which aren't approved nor disapproved by the FDA so choose wisely.

Article provided by Sven Ullmann, who runs Weight Loss and Diet Plans - a site dedicated to healthy weight loss. You'll find loads of interesting readings there.

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Stretch Yourself Thin - Not Spread

2007-02-21T08:07:00.000-08:00

By Bryan Miller

What if You could burn fat by stretching? Would you take a measly ten minutes out of your day to improve your flexibility? Who couldn't spare that? If it were simple to relieve yourself from joint pain AND lose weight, would you deny such a little price?

Weight loss and joint pain relief are closely related. It is estimated that the body’s joints feel three times the pressure of each pound of excess weight on the body. If you're ten pounds overweight, your joints are feeling thirty pounds; not just ten. It adds up to someone thirty pounds overweight.

What if it only took 7 minutes a day to improve your appearance and the health of your joints? The majority of people who are overweight don't realize that their joint health is as bad as it is. Most people with joint problems don’t realize that they risk gaining weight.

The body was designed to work. Yes, that’s a vague statement, but it's true. It is a perfect machine, it reacts perfectly to everything it comes in contact with. Getting sick is a perfect reaction to something foreign in the body. Likewise, gaining weight is a perfect reaction to the body not being as productive as it was perfectly designed to be.

If the joints in a body were to work with optimum efficiency, the body could do what it was designed to do a little easier: burn more fat for more energy.

Many people experience relief from back and joint pain when they are introduced to some sort of stretching regimen. With less joint pain, people can move more. With more motion, people can burn more calories, and ultimately, or should I say ideally, more fat.

To sum it all up. Weight loss can be achieved through stretching because of the body's natural ability to react to optimum performance. The joints in the body are the center of each motion the human body has to react to its surroundings. If these are in peak condition, the body is more efficient in its many jobs; in this case: fat loss, and ultimately, greater health for a longer, fuller, and more confident life.

Go to http://www.goal-setting.us for great information on weight loss, self improvement, and motivation. You can reach your optimum success level with the tool that every person has: desire.

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Amazing 4-Step Fat Loss Workout That Melts Weight Away!

2007-02-21T08:05:00.000-08:00

By Jeff Smith

My wife and I are due to hit 40 this year, and although we have always been conscious of our weight, it's just not as easy to keep it off as it used to, so we decided to get serious about a fat loss workout system.

Now we are different, my wife enjoys running and likes the social aspect of yoga and other fat loss workout systems where there is a group involved.

Me, well I prefer to focus on diet and also enjoy running and exercise, but I'm not a big fan of groups or classes - so it was obvious right from the beginning, we're going to follow different systems.

My weight loss workout consisted of the following:

1. Replace my normal high calorie lunch with fat burning foods including vegetables with less carbohydrates.

2. Jog at least 30-minutes, 3-times each week in addition to 3 15-minute weight workout sessions at a local health club.

3. Cut down on late night snacks - I have a habit of eating before bedtime.

4. Try the slow burn method of working out to burn fat even when I'm not working out.

My wife's fat loss workout plan looked like this:

1. Run 6km 4-times each week

2. Drink at least 4 more glasses of water each day

3. Cut down on the late night snacking

4. Attend a monthly yoga and meditation class - recently introduced by a neighbor, my wife is now a yoga and meditation maniac.

SO - WHAT WERE OUR RESULTS?

Drumroll please, after just 2-months of following the regime listed above, I had lost 15lbs and my wife had lost close to the same (though she had a much lower body fat percentage to begin with).

Not only did this fat loss workout plan burn more fat, it finally did away with my middle "spare tire" and I gained energy I hadn't counted on getting back.

Try creating your own fat burning workout and see what it can do for you.

How to crank up your metabolism and turn your body into a food-incinerating, fat-melting human blast furnace! Easy metabolism-boosting techniques revealed! Find out exactly how here: http://www.yogasuccess.com/blog/

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The Weight Loss Cure

2007-02-20T20:09:00.000-08:00

By Lambert Klein

Because obesity has become a pandemic in our society, more and more people are looking for ways to lose weight. Whether they join weight loss clubs; engage in diets drinks or choose the variety of weight loss regimens available; the problem still exists.

Whether or not you have seen Mr. Trudeau's infomercial about this weight loss book, along with the other books he has written; you have to seriously wonder if this book is, in fact, the answer. While his notion that pharmaceutical companies prescribe medications for conditions which can be treated by other methods is not a new concept, he has nonetheless revealed many home remedies and as well as holistic treatments which have been very successful, and which have been used for thousands of years.

This weight loss cure book is no exception. What he is basically describing in this book is a way to lose weight without depending on fad diets, pills, or other forms of weight loss treatments. Evidenced by his weight loss, Mr. Trudeau has been an outspoken advocate against traditional medications which pharmaceutical companies have been promoting, and others of his ilk have followed suit.

In an effort to prove this cure works, he utilized the protocols, and in six weeks lost 45 pounds. He also revealed in his infomercial that no exercise was needed; his energy level increased; and his eating habits drastically changed. Moreover, once you have completed the protocol outlined in the book, you will never feel hungry and your metabolism will increase, thereby allowing for more fat to be burned. If you have had the opportunity to see Mr. Trudeau in his infomercials, you will notice the dramatic change in his weight as well as take note of his youthful appearance.

If you have tried to lose weight and failed, you should read this book. Ensure you check with your doctor before trying any weight loss diet wherein you lose weight as rapidly as Mr. Trudeau claims. However, it is worth the price. It is also important to note that he has also tried other weight loss programs without success. He would lose the weight and gain it back.

The weight loss cure book may be just the answer you are looking for and may also provide answers to questions which traditional types of weight loss diets have failed to provide.

You can find out more about the Weight Loss Cure Book here. http://www.1thinkhealthy.com/weightloss-cures-book.html Lambert Klein is the owner of Think Healthy Supplements.

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The Easy Way To Lose Weight

2007-02-20T20:05:00.000-08:00

By Mark Heywood

Open any magazine these days and you could be forgiven for believing that the only way to lose weight and get into shape is to dive headlong into a grueling fitness plan.

However they all make the same mistake of assuming that if you need to lose a little weight then you must also need to run a marathon or compete in a triathlon. Nothing could be further from the truth!

See, hard competition training and just getting into shape are at opposite ends of the fitness spectrum and never likely to meet. In the exercise and gym culture, one size most definitely doesn't fit all.

So if you are not training for the next Olympics, what can you do to shed pounds and get into shape? Quite simply, just undo all the things that got you into your recent situation.

Which for most folks was a double sin of eating too much of the wrong things and doing little or no exercise.

So it stands to reason that if you want to lose weight and feel fitter, you need to eat less of the bad foods and more of the good stuff. And get your body moving! All it takes is a little spare time and effort.

Start off gently, by taking the stairs instead of the elevator. Forget the car for all those short journeys, going on foot is far healthier and you get to enjoy the scenery too. Take the dog with you and share some quality time. The whole point of this is to make you appreciate that exercise is a part of your daily routine, not some pain that you need to put yourself through as punishment for eating.

As you start to notice the benefits, just enhance your target little by little. Walk more often or increase your distance. Carry a rucksack with a small weight to add a little resistance to your routine.

Drinking a glass of water before every meal will make you feel full sooner as well as fending off dehydration. Water also helps to keep your digestive system regular so make sure that you drink plenty throughout the day.

By making a few minor changes to your diet and your lifestyle, you will soon start to feel more energetic, younger and a whole lot better. Now isn't that better than risking a heart attack on the squash court?

Take your exercise to the next level with your own home exercise equipment. Mark Heywoods website features tips for buying a treadmill to help you choose the best recommended treadmill for your requirements.

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Motivating Weight Loss

2007-02-20T20:03:00.000-08:00

By Mary Mason-Shields

Over the past several years, I have been high strung in the weight loss game and motivation was never a factor that I considered. Motivating weight loss was so far removed from my mind. Without motivating my weight loss, I was on a roller coaster ride of up and down weight loss and weight gain. It was not until the recent past that I realized I needed motivation to be successful in my quest for losing my unwanted pounds. I have since discovered what was missing from my mission of losing weight and wished that I could have discovered this fact a lot sooner. As usual, I resolved to lose weight again in 2007. I had no idea of what or how I was going to tackle this feat as I had resolved to lose weight for so many years with no results. At the beginning of 2007, I had a doctor’s appointment that resulted in a startling revelation. I was overweight! (Yeah right) I was about 80 pounds overweight! The feelings that made an appearance were horror, anger, depression and the list goes on and on. Three days after my doctor’s appointment, my mind was made up – I will lose 80 pounds during 2007 one-way or another. I still did not know how I was going to do it. Then my mind went to something I never dreamed of before. I started a fast and my motivation for weight loss was found!

I lost fifteen pounds during my five-day fast and I have been losing one to one and one half pounds per week since my fast. The fast motivated me to lose the 80 pounds and the fast gave me the stamina to get through this. I will reach my goal by December 2007.

I am not looking for any specific diet plan because I lost the taste for a lot of the foods I was eating before my fast. My fast has helped me learn how to eat healthy. Eating healthy is helping me to lose weight. I eat as low glycemic as I can. I have stopped eating and drinking ‘empty’ calories. I have added fruits and vegetables to my daily diet. Without the fruit I have put into my diet, I would be experiencing the weakness that usually accompanies a diet regimen.

Several reasons prohibited me from losing weight. One reason was the weakness that accompanied dieting after a short while. Another reason was the fact that I had poisoned my mind into thinking if I did not eat, I would get a terrible headache. Of course, each time I tried to lose weight, I would get a severe headache. Also, whenever I attempted to lose weight, I would get so nervous. All of these situations were prevalent whenever I tried to lose weight and I know now they were just excuses.

I have been motivated to lose weight, motivated to eat healthily and motivated to incorporate fruits into my weight loss regimen. From all I have learned, fruits are the best source of energy. I have stopped drinking diet cola and I drink only water. Before I found the motivation to lose weight, I would only drink about two glasses of water per week, if I drank any water at all. I preferred to drink diet cola.

Now that I have gotten myself motivated to lose weight, there is a great possibility that I will “step up” my weight loss regimen and reach my goal before December 2007.

This article was written by Mary Mason-Shields, an independent distributor for a major health and wellness company. http://www.marymshields.usana.com

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What To Eat To Lose Weight

2007-02-20T20:01:00.000-08:00

By Craig McPherson

I`m fat. Well, I was till I found out what to eat to lose weight.The good news is we can both do something about it. Bear with me while I sink into a bit of history here. During the 80`s I was 20-30yo. I was very active in sports and my job was very manual. I was (and still are) 180cms (5ft 11in) and a well built 85kgs(185lbs). As a garbage collector during the day and my 3 day/week training regime for football I was very fit.

As I hit my 30`s I did notice my stomach getting bigger. Due to a combination of cutting my training down AND the implementation of automation in my job which did not require me to run behind a garbage truck anymore.

I left that job for a position in the hospitality industry as a manger of a pub. Now let me tell you, pub food & easy access to alcohol is not a good mix. The kilos piled on. I was oblivious to it of course. First I reached 90kgs, then 95. I stayed at 95kgs for the next 4 years and accepted this as my normal weight. Afterall, my Dad and a brother are both over 100kgs and genetics was my excuse for this.

I had toyed with the idea of putting in the effort to lose weight but the pain of doing it was greater than the gain. That was until I stepped on the scales a month ago out of curiousity and nearly fell over..... 102kgs (225lbs). Do you have any idea what seeing 3 figures on a scale feels like. Maybe you do. It is gut wrenching (Pardon the pun).

My search was on. I scoured everywhere for a method to get my weight under 100kgs. I had to find out what to eat to lose weight Nothing,Until...I stumbled across a book. I downloaded it and read it and thought that it had merit. I did nothing about it till a week later when I read it again. This time the light came on. "I can do this" I thought. It is easy.

The strategies were a piece of cake ( I still eat cake too). The hardest part was NOT doing as it said. After 21 days of starting this I have lost 7.5kgs (17lb). I still have another 8kgs to lose. My goal weight is 87kgs.All the gurus tell me I should be 80 kgs for my height but that will not happen due to my frame and bone structure. I will be comfortable at 87kgs. I will re-access the situation then and decide if 2 or 3 more should come off.

Already my work colleagues have noticed not only the difference in my size but my demeanour has changed too. Energy is up ( my wife is happy),and I have noticed an improvement in my concentration & decision making.

Do you want to know the real bonus though? I still eat exactly what I ate before this. Here is a sample of what I have eaten the last 7 days.

Cereal
Toast with butter and peanut butter
Sandwiches
Chicken Parmigiani with vegies
Cream bun
Jam Tart
Coffee with sugar
Calamari
Porterhouse Steak
Lollies ( I love `em)
Toasted Sandwiches

All the things I have adored for years are still eaten.

There is one point I should mention. The book states that no strenuous exercise should be taken. Because of my still competitive nature I have hit the pavement 3 times a week. Nothing dramatic mind you. I hardly get a sweat up though. Actually, I nearly got arrested on one jog for loitering, that`s how slow I go.

Seriously folks, this is a cinch. That simple little book has changed my life for the better. All it did was guide me as to what to eat to lose weight.

To download this book and start you on the way to a healthier lifestyle, go to

http://craigmcpherson.info/getthin/

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Emotional Eating - How to Control Your Eating Choices

2007-02-20T19:57:00.000-08:00

By Curtis G. Schmitt

Are you in control of your emotions, or do your emotions control you?

Tell me if you've had this experience: You stuff yourself at dinner, and later that night or the next day while you're thinking back on what a glutton you were, you promise yourself that you'll never do that again. Starting now, you're turning over a new leaf. Things are going to be different! And they are...for a few days, maybe. But before you know it, your old eating habits have returned. Why?

A few years ago, I restricted myself to a special diet--vegetables and fruits only--for 6 weeks as part of a cleanse program I was doing. I was shocked by how difficult it was. I craved things like pizza and cookies, not out of hunger, but out of an emotional need for them. It was only when I stopped eating my "comfort foods" that I realized just how out of control I was--my emotions had been controlling my eating choices.

Maybe you're aware of your emotional attachment to certain foods, maybe you're not. But food choice is just one of the ways we are controlled by our emotions.

To understand why, let's look at how the brain works.

Whenever you experience something with any of your five senses, that signal travels through your nervous system to your brain. It enters you brain at the back and travels across the brain to the front, where rational thinking takes place. But before it reaches the front of your brain it travels through the limbic system. This is the emotional center of the brain.

What this all means is that every experience you have goes through the emotional center of your brain before it gets to the rational center!

This has two stunning implications:

1. Every experience has an emotional component whether you're conscious of it or not.

2. If your emotional reaction is strong enough, it will determine your response before you even have a single rational thought about the experience.

When you see that dessert, and then half of it is in your mouth before you even realize it, you've had an emotional reaction that completely bypassed your logical brain.

As logical as you think you are--especially you men--you are first and foremost an emotional creature. To be successful in life, you must learn how to manage your emotions. The extent to which you can manage your emotions is referred to as Emotional Intelligence (EQ for short).

So I ask again, are you in control of your emotions, or do your emotions control you?

In order to make a lifestyle change like changing your diet, you must have a high level of personal EQ. Without it, your actions and reactions become emotional compulsions instead of rational choices.

Personal EQ consists of two parts:

1. Self-awareness
2. Self-management

Self-awareness of your emotions is increased simply by asking yourself throughout the day, "What am I feeling right now? Why am I feeling this way?"

Self-management of your emotions is increased by asking yourself the additional question, "What am I going to do with this emotion right now?"

The good news is that increasing your self-awareness has a snowball effect (it gets easier the more you do it), and it leads very naturally to increased self-management. Make it a daily practice to ask those questions and you'll soon feel like an expert.

The objective here is not to stop feeling your emotions, but to become aware of them so that they do not control you. That way you will make more conscious eating choices that support your health goals.

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Program Yourself For Fat Loss In A Week!

2007-02-20T11:38:00.000-08:00

By Carl Cholette

Focus and dedication is crucial for you to succeed in your fat loss program, so therefore you have to be prepared in both mind and – definitely – in body. It is especially advised that you first visit your doctor for an examination before beginning any fat loss program.

You mental attitude is the key when starting on any fat loss program; one should have a positive attitude with definite goals. Some people get frustrated easily at the beginning when no results have yet shown. So it is important to remember that the little things done every day will bring you the desired result in the long term.

Stretch, stretch and stretch some more. Before actually doing those exercises and working out those muscles, always stretch. It helps prepare you mentally and help get rid of the distraction of every day life.

It is also not desirable for anyone to try too hard. Everything should be done in moderation. Discover the level of exercise and training that benefit you. It should be enough for you to be comfortable in but not too easy that it will not be much of a challenge.

The first week

The first day of the program involves a long and steady walk in a little over 30 minutes. After the walk, follow it up with a good stretch of all your muscles and focus and think of your objective. This takes so little of your time for the first day. In less than an hour you have taken that first step to a fat loss program that could work to your benefit.

By the second day, it is good to focus on an upper body workout. This maintains your strength to be able to go through the whole program for the week. On the third day, a brisk walk or jog for ten minutes is in order.

On the fourth day, a good rest is recommending, as well as a good stretch. This break time should be used wisely though to work on you mentally and get rid of negative thoughts and feelings that you may have regarding your fat loss goal. The fifth day starts with a good ten minute walk. Exercise the lower body with some bodyweight squats.

The sixth day should be spent on a low impact exercise such as swimming. To avoid boredom, do not be afraid to try something new. The last day of the week is a time to solicit the support of the people you care about. Spend time with them or get them to be with you in your long walk. Again, follow up your walk with a light upper body workout.

This is just the beginning though. If by this first week you are able to stick to the program, you have a great chance to further boost your fat loss and continue with the routine until you accomplish your goal. Always remember that little things done every day become bigger and bigger things as time goes by. Patience is a virtue. The same way it took your body time to gain all that weight, think about it as the time your body will have to exert just to get rid of it.

Carl Cholette is a lifetime natural bodybuilder and a certified personal trainer with over 15 years of experience in the health and fitness industry. If you want to learn how to lose your body fat permanently, be fit and healthy, then visit http://www.carlcholette.com/fit

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Drop and Give Me 10! Ways to Lose 10 Lbs.

2007-02-20T09:21:00.000-08:00

By James Penn

Sometimes you just want to kick start an exercise program into gear or lose some weight in order to look good for an upcoming family or other event or just to feel better and fit into your clothes better. For those and any other occasions, it sure would be nice to lose 10 lbs fast. Well, help is here with tips form the pros who’ve been there, done that. So dig in and drop 10!

Make Time

Make no more excuses! Your health and fitness is priority and there is no better time than now to lose. If you do not set aside time and schedule fitness goals into your regular daily plans, you are not planning to succeed, but rather failing to plan. So grab your day planner and calendar, and jot down at least 30 minutes a day for working out with physical fitness activities.

Plan Your ‘Fat’ Attack

Next do a little homework and plan your attack on those extra fat pounds. You can choose among many popular fitness and weight loss plans like Weight Watchers, the Suzanne Somers Weight Loss Program, the Mayo Clinic Plan, Atkins, Bill Philips Body for Life Program, Jenny Craig, Slim-Fast and more. Or you can head to your local gym and hire a trainer or just get moving on your own, noting reps, and resistance for increased endurance and strength training.

Mental Mindset

Make an attitude adjustment so that you have a positive, healthy outlook for your fitness goals. For help getting this mindset and keeping it going throughout your program, head to your local library for motivational and inspirational books, audio cassettes, DVDs, videos and articles. Also look on the Internet for helpful tools: articles, ezines, MP3 and other audio files, video clips, ebooks, reports and training.

Change Your Diet

Take charge of your nutritional needs by setting up a good diet or choosing a good diet plan. A good place to look online is at eDiets.com where many popular diet plans are linked up for you offering recipes, a community forum for reaching out to new healthy friends online, meal planning and journaling and a lot more. Head to the library for helpful materials, too, and other dietary and nutritional sites online.

Track Your Journey to Success

Grab a notebook and journey your way to your goals and beyond. Clearly write out what you want to accomplish, by what date and how you intend to get there using what methods, for instance: working out 30 minutes a day and eating right following the Weight Watchers program guidelines.

Fitness with Friends

Make friends and help support each other along the way. Search “fitness forum” on the Internet to locate free places to register and chat away. Set Realistic Goals Get real and focus on what works best like losing 2 lbs per week. Losing more any faster often results in the pounds returning.

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Hoodia Gordonii – Magic Cactus

2007-02-20T08:59:00.001-08:00

By Eliza Maledevic

Hoodia Gordonii is grown and located in the Kalahari Desert region of South Africa.

The San peoples knew hoodia gordonii by different names; xshoba, ikhoba, xhooba, etc. Hoodia Gordonii is as appetite suppressant which was taken from the extract of a cactus-like plant with prickly spikes. After a lot of experimentation, hoodia gordonii is known to be safe and without side effects.

A botanist name Francis Masson, who sailed with James Cook, was credited for giving the plant a Latin name; he called the plant Stapelia gordonii. And soon the Stapelia was changed to hoodia, in honor of Van Hood, as ardent succulent grower.

Hoodia gordonii is a cactus which was grown for thousands of years in Kalahari Desert region. A lot of Bushmen have been eating the hoodia cactus to suppress their appetite in their hunting trips. It was seen that P57 which hoodia gordonni has is the molecule that can suppress appetite.

Definitely, hoodia gordonii is known to be safe and there are no questions about that. This has been used usually to treat abdominal cramps and indigestion. And it was used also to treat hypertension and diabetes.

Since 2004, it is only available in the US; the only genuine hoodia gordonii on the market comes from the Western Cape of South Africa in the Kalahari Desert. A 100% pure South African Hoodia from the Kalahari Desert, is when you see a ‘plus’ in the name.

Hoodia Gordonii is actually one of the twenty types of Hoodia plants that can be found in Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa. And the San people have been using hoodia gordonii to keep hunger and thirst for their long hunting trips. Hoodia gordonii was first discovered by Bushmen tribes, and they used it for thousands of years to suppress their hunger and thirst. In just enough doses of this hoodia, you will free from the feeling of hunger and thirst.

But do not take immense doses of Hoodia because it will remove your hunger totally, and it will not let you eat for days.

It was studied that the P57 molecule that hoodia contains is the one that tells the brain that you are already full. This is because Hoodia Gordonii has a molecule which is 10,000 times more powerful than glucose sugar.

Yes, hoodia gordonii can help you lose those weight problems you have. It is 100% natural appetite suppressant, it is proven safe and with no side effects.

Of course people with weight problems wanted to lose weight, but starving yourself is not healthy. So what you can do is to maintain healthy diet while using hoodia gordonii.

Losing weight, doesn’t just come easily, you have to help yourself in order to lose weight properly. It is better to do some proper exercises, eat healthy food and use this magic cactus, in order to have that wanted or desired weight.

As an advice, it is still wiser to consult your doctor before taking any pill in losing your weight, ask some questions, and in doing so, it can help you lose weight surely and properly.

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Xenical Throws Obesity Out of Gear

2007-02-20T08:56:00.000-08:00

By Clarence Carter

Orlistat better known as brand Xenical is an obesity treatment drug. It acts differently than other diet pills. While majority of the diet pills work by the way of suppressing appetite, Xenical diet pills works as a pill that helps us excrete excess fat intake.

This diet pill is beneficial for those who do not want to suppress their appetite but at the same time needs to have weight loss. It comes in the dosage of 120mg capsule. It acts on the lipases (an enzyme that breaks down complex molecules to simpler digestible molecules) and attaches with it so as to stop its normal working. As the breaking down of complex fat molecules does not take place one cannot digest it. As a result, the excess fat is excreted through normal bowel movement.

Xenical diet pill thus helps in excreted around one third of actual fat intake. It is a prescription drug so one requires going to a doctor to avail a prescription for the drug. One can also avail prescription for the drug by going online. The advantage an online facility has over a normal prescription is that one does not need spending a huge amount of money to get the prescription plus he or she do not require to going out of home to avail the prescription. With the prescription for Xenical in hand, one can buy it from any store.

One major setback that this diet pill may have on an individual’s body is that, it may also result in lesser formulation of essential vitamins and minerals. But that can be reverted with daily intake of vitamin supplements. Side effects associated with this diet pills are – oily discharge, upset stomach, frequent need to go to toilet and gas with discharge etc. These side effects should cede with the adjustment of the body to its introduction. If side effects remain for long, one should consult a doctor so as to make a correction to the dosage.

The normal dosage for the diet pill is a pill with every intake of meal that contains fat as one of its ingredients. The dosage of the pill for more than three times in a day does not result in added benefit. Before, one thinks of buying Xenical to have treatment for obesity, he must go through various reviews available in online space. The online reviews give one the much needed third party review of the diet pill. One should buy the weight loss pill only after going through a number of such reviews.

To buy Xenical (Orlistat) one can get it cheap with a number of discounts from either a local store or an online store. But, an online store is the best bet as it can give much more discounts than the local store; thus, it makes your buying decision a lot cheaper and helps you throw away obesity at the earliest.

Clarence Carter received training as a healthcare scientist. She has been working in the same field and writes informative articles, weight loss being her pet subject. To find diet pill, Xenical diet pill, discount diet pills, buy diet pills, xenical visit http://www.weight-loss-drug.co.uk

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Xenical – A New Way to have Weight Loss

2007-02-20T08:55:00.000-08:00

By Clarence Carter

Obesity can be linked to habit of excessive eating behaviour coupled with lack of physical activities and lethargy in general. All these give way for deposition of fat inside our body. Fat is composed of complex molecules. It is necessary to break down these molecules to simpler molecules so as to be used by our body. But, when an individual takes more fat than what his body requires, it increases fat content in his body. Xenical or Orlistat is a diet pill that helps the individual, excrete excess fat content from body through normal bowel movement.

Xenical acts unlike any other diet pill. Xenical Orlistat is a drug that acts inside stomach and reduces the absorption of fat by our body. It releases one third of the fat intake through normal process of excretion. Lipases are those enzymes that help breaking down of complex fatty acids to simpler molecules so as to be digested. Xenical attaches to these lipases and stops them from breaking down of the fatty acids. And as these fatty acids are not broken down our body is unable to digest it and that way excretes the excess fat. It means that the chance of deposition on new fat in our body is minimal if one takes this diet pill.

When an individual exercises and keeps a strict control of diet over and above the lessening of the fat intake, it results in fats being used up from our body. As the fat is being used up he or she goes through weight loss.

Generally a pill of 120mg of Xenical is to be taken before a meal containing fat. It can be taken up to a maximum of three times a day coupled with low calorie diet. It can also be taken during meal or up to an hour after having meal. Xenical may interfere with some fat soluble vitamins so one should supplement his diets with vitamin D, E and K supplements. In addition to the less formation of fat, Xenical also makes one use up his fat accumulated in body. Thus Xenical pill works in dual method while treating obesity.

Unlike other appetite suppressants Xenical diet pills do not have a large number of side effects. The common side effects that it has are oily or fatty stools, gas with discharge, frequent need to go for toilet and inability to control bowel movements etc. These side effects should recede once body adjusts it Xenical diet pills introduction in body.

Xenical is a prescription diet pill so a patient should consult a doctor before going for the drug. He is the right person to decide whether the patient should take Xenical or some other treatment. Success stories on Xenical can be availed from various reviews on Xenical by going online.

Clarence Carter received training as a healthcare scientist. She has been working in the same field and writes informative articles, weight loss being her pet subject. To find Xenical, Acomplia pill, Xenical Orlistat, weight loss pills, Xenical diet pills, Cheap Diet Pills, order Xenical, Phentermine, visit http://www.weight-loss-drug.co.uk

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The Honest Truth About Kimkins Low Carb Weight Loss Plan

2007-02-20T08:52:00.000-08:00

By April Wend

Let me start off by saying that I am not one that normally writes articles or reviews on products or services of any kind. I'm just an average everyday person like yourself, yet somehow feel I'm more than qualified to give my honest unbiased opinion on what is now known as one of the newest and "hottest" low carb weight loss plans out there. Kimkins. I figure if anyone writes this review, it should be someone that knows what they are talking about right? I'm ready to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. So if your interested in learning more about Kimkins low carb weight loss plan before you jump right into trying it yourself. You've come to the right place! I'm ready to tell all.

To tell you a quick bit about myself so you can see why I feel I'm qualified to give a good bit of advice regarding Kimkins; I'm a 34 year old single mother of 4. One of which is a 6 year old with Cerebral Palsy. I've been overweight my entire life tipping the scales at a whooping 310+ pounds so needless to say, I was in trouble! It didn't seem like enough for me to want to lose this 160+ pounds of extra weight for myself. I tried for years, and just didn't have any level of success. However things were different this time. My kids were depending on me, and I needed to do something, and do something QUICK! I used them as the motivation I needed to take my first step .. and somehow managed to stick with it. To date I have shed 93 pounds, however I have 68 yet to go. To view my progress photos, please find information on how to do so below.

To make a long story short, that's how I've stumbled upon Kimkins. I've given this new way of eating a fair go, and was really amazed at the speed of weight loss I've had compared to other weight loss plans I've tried. Only it wasn't all roses. Let me explain.

You may have heard of this "Atkins tweaked" low carb eating plan at least once or twice by now. Especially if you are familiar with low carb eating in general. If you get around on some of the more popular low carb forums to post for weight loss support, it's almost guaranteed you've run across her name at least once. It seems like everywhere you look, someone is talking about Kimkins. Something you'll see is that Kimkins is either a "well loved" or "well hated" way of eating and people are not shy about giving their opinions about it.

The whole Kimkins diet plan was started by a woman known by the nickname "Kimmer." Kimmer was an active poster on some of the more popular low carb weight loss boards. Rumor is, someone made a comment that her plan was wonderful, and because it was so much like Atkins, yet very different at the same time.. she should rename it "Kimkins".. per her nickname "Kimmer." From that moment, the name stuck!

Prior to this all, Kimmer, on her own personal "Atkins tweaked" weight loss plan dropped an amazing 198 pounds within 1 years time. Just for the record, she has also managed to keep that weight off for 5 years.

Kimmer took the basic Atkins plan, and in my opinion brilliantly personalized it to her own specifications. Just to give you a few examples of how she tweaked the program; one of the biggest things she changed was the types of meats she ate. She traded in the full fat foods that Atkins allowed for leaner cuts of meat. For instance Atkins allowed ground beef, bacon, and chicken wings. Kimmers plan only allowed for things like chicken (without the skin), turkey, fish, and other such low fat meats. The lower the fat, the better. Another change being, there is no cheese allowed or at least in very limited portions. Unlike the Atkins plan where cheese is a full "GO" because it is free of carbs. Kimmer's response would be, though it is free of carbs, it is not free of calories and those calories add up quick!

In time, Kimmer then turned around and began to personally coach countless numbers of other individuals who wanted to know the big secret to her amazing lightening fast weight loss. Mainly those posting on the same Low Carb weight loss boards. She began helping them achieve weight loss one after another after another. This is what had so many people either SUPER EXCITED about her plan and ready to jump on board, or very angry because they did not agree with her ways! They feared her plan was dangerous because it limited fats and carbs and the number of calories were so low, but her claims the plan was not only effective but 100% SAFE stood their ground without fail. In my opinion, after reviewing countless threads over the past 8 months, it seems as though every person that followed Kimmers advice and was strict with her eating plan WAS successful in losing weight, just as Kimmer claimed they would be. All without exercise!

This new found fame came as a surprise to Kimmer to the point it eventually overwhelmed her. She was flooded with personal messages and questions she could no longer keep up with though she certainly tried! Her compassion and care for others success was very important to her and it showed. However, sadly it was taking up all her time and though she wanted to help people, she couldn't do it by herself anymore. With the help of a few good friends, Kimmer started the Kimkins site. Here she has created a more organized environment to handle the whole situation better. She requires a paid membership for her plan and personal coaching, as well as countless other perks for her members. One of which is the great price for a lifetime access. In my opinion, this paid membership is completely understandable seeing how so many PEOPLE WANTED HER FULL ATTENTION as well as her WISDOM & KNOWLEDGE. There's no denying Kimmer was in IN HIGH DEMAND!

Currently, Kimmer has close to 2,000 members to her site and I see that it continues to grow in number every day. Her site is still fairly new but is already loaded with great content and useful information with new tools and articles added everyday. One of which is the Kimkins Newsletter which is available for free to both members and non-members alike. At first her newsletters were not that great, but as time goes on.. I see they are improving. I'll get into more on this later.

Kimmer has different phases to her weight loss plan. The first known as "K/E" which means "The Kimmer Experiment." This is a very specific eating plan that lasts about 3-5 days with the purpose of achieving real ketosis. K/E has a carb count of nearly "0." The "experiment", basically, is to use this way of eating to determine whether or not you were over on carbs in your prior diet. If you drop a large amount of weight within a short period of time, that means you were over on carbs and should adjust your eating accordingly. Being over on carbs seems to be the number one reason so many people on other popular low carb diets were failing. Kimmer does not allow for net carb counting either. It is very complicated, however Kimmer does a great job of explaining the science behind the whole experiment to all her members.

Once in ketosis she would then suggest that you switch into what is called "Kimkins" for the remainder of your weight loss. The one main difference between the two plans is K/E does not allow any form of veggies. Basically, it is only lean meats and eggs and enough oil/fat to make your menu work. Once you move into Kimkins way of eating, you would then be able to add a certain amount of veggies to your daily menu. That's about the only difference.

Kimmer also has a suggested maintenance plan that you can follow too. It appears this plan includes some dairy, some fruit, and some grains. I haven't looked much into this but I do know she has a good number of recipes posted on her site for maintenance as well as K/E and Kimkins. New recipes and cooking tips are added daily.

On her website, she also has a few other popular threads going that I see. One being a "Fasting For Weight Loss & Detox" and "Kimmers Bootcamp" which are NOT part of Kimmers official way of eating, but some choose to take these routes for yet quicker results. More times than not, these are done in the form of a challenge of some sort that only lasts a certain amount of time. You choose if you want to take part or not. There is much debate (though not on Kimmers site) about the dangers of fasting for weight loss. I see there are just as many people that support it as are against it.

"Bootcamp" is a specific and ultra strict eating plan designed by Kimmer for those that want super charged weight loss to an even higher level. One of the main differences that Bootcamp offers is it includes a required 30 minutes of cardio per day. Bootcamp is the ONLY plan that requires any form of exercise and this is strictly for members that choose to do so.

The amazing thing you'll find when looking through her site is that EVERY plan no matter which one.. is kicking out weight loss results at lightening speed. It's actually quite amazing to see. On the front page of Kimkins website, you can read testimony after testimony of member comments telling of their experience. Kimmer has this labeled something like "Overheard In The Kimkins Forurms" or something to that effect.

Now let me mention a few things that makes Kimmer's plan unique. One being what is called the Domino Effect. Kimmer teaches her members why "1 cheat" causes you to stall, thus breaking your "domino weight loss effect" and bringing it to a screeching halt. Once this stall happens, it takes up to 7 days for your "dominos" to be set back up and your weight loss rolling again. Basically, if you cheated, you would have to start back at square 1. Which is to do K/E until your body is back into ketosis and then on to Kimkins again. This does not mean that you will gain your "fat" weight back, though you WILL gain some if not all of your water weight back depending on the size of your cheat. Once you do K/E for a few days, you will lose this water weight again and eventually be back to where you were prior to cheating. This information alone has been priceless to me and so many others I'm sure would agree. I have tested this all out and found this information to be quite true. In my own personal experience and opinion, this information alone has been well worth my membership fee. It is also very motivating for members following Kimkins plan to know that if they should cheat, it would set them back up to 1 week. I see this often motivates them NOT to cheat, and therefore results in quicker weight loss.

Another thing that makes her plan unique is the AMAZING appetite suppressant caused by being in REAL Ketosis. Until one experiences this, you'd never believe it. There are people on her boards, like myself that are coming from out of control binge eating habits to all of a sudden being able to control their eating 110%! In my opinion, when on Atkins or any other low carb type dieting that I've done in my past, when I "thought" I was in Ketosis.. I now know I was not. Comparing the two now has made me a believer in Kimmers acclaimed "REAL Ketosis."

Something else that makes Kimmers plan unique is lightening speed weight loss. If you are first starting out, you can expect to lose anywhere between 5-10 pounds easy within the first week alone. This is known as your official starting "WHOOSH." Yes, most of it is water weight, but this kick starts your fat burning and puts it into high gear. Once you hit your "whoosh", which will be a huge drop on the scale literally overnight it seems, you know it's time to move into Kimkins mode. IF you remain faithful to plan, you can then expect to lose UP TO 1 pound PER day. However I have seem many of Kimmers heaviest members drop more weight than that per day. Sometimes as much as 2-3 pounds per day, at least for the first few weeks then down to about 1 pound per day. This, Kimmer says will continue at a steady pace and will only slow down when you are about 20 pounds or so from goal. From what I have read over the past year via member testimonies as well as my own personal weight loss experience, this I believe is true at least for the most part.

Things that I DO NOT like about Kimmer's plan. If I have to be honest and say what I don't like about her plan it would without doubt be the menu. It is just down right boring! Basically, you'll be eating lean meats, such as chicken, fish, turkey, seafood, that type a thing. Not to mention lots and lots of eggs! She does provide you with a huge list of choices, but if your not that good of a cook, you'll be forced to stick with the basics. However, even so, I think most people would agree with me on a few things.

#1 THE MENU IS BORING but...

#2 YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE EATING ANYWAY. (Ketosis).

#3 THE WEIGHT LOSS FACTOR FAR EXCEEDS THE PAINS OF A BORING MENU so it's rewarding to stick to plan. Actually, most people do.. knowing they can add more food options to their menu at a later time.

Another thing I don't like about the plan is that it's so easy to gain your water weight back if your not careful. However, like I said earlier, this is ONLY the water weight and once back on plan, doing strict K/E, that weight drops right back off. It just takes time.

This can be really frustrating, especially for new members that don't yet understand what is happening. However once you realize the weight gain on the scale (sometimes up to 5 or so pounds) is due to some sort of sodium intake (a common culprit is deli type meats) or small cheat where you overate on carbs .. it's easier to deal with. Some folks, when starting out on Kimkins run into this problem and get discouraged right away until they learn what is happening and how to remedy it. Kimmer DOES teach/coach you through these struggles if they should come up. I notice she is very good at that and even takes the time to thumb through daily menu choices of that individual to find the problem.

The final thing that I don't like about Kimmers plan really isn't about "the plan" so much as it is "her site." Though there has been recent improvement, I wish she would have all of her basic CORE information all listed in one organized place. Especially her "ASK KIMMER" questions and answers. Currently she does have SOME of her information organized and easy to find and read through, but not all. Sometimes you think you might know everything there is to know, but until you read through pages and pages of posts, you find out you didn't. I see there are some members that are newbies who don't understand certain KEY points to her plan so they run into unnecessary trouble. This would be avoided (at least in part) if there was a place where everything was organized and in print, instead of hunting through countless post. Now, the good news is, I did hear rumor that Kimmer was working on an e-book with this information all compiled and every member was going to receive a free copy.

As far as the website itself. It is a very enjoyable warm place with somewhere close to 2,000 friendly members that are very supportive of one another. Mostly women but there ARE some men as well. There is a place to post a personal journal, photos, weight loss goals, challenges, menu ideas, fitness area, and lots more. I've been a member for quite some time now and have enjoyed it very much. If there is anything I would change, it would be some of the linking from page to page. There has been a problem with that I see. Sometimes when you click on 1 link, it takes you to the main page when that's not where you wanted to go. That can be frustrating at times, but not enough to ruin your visit.

Kimmer also has an "Ask Kimmer" thread where you can post any question you might have for her there and she usually answers in a fairly quick time frame. If for any reason you do not feel comfortable posting your questions in front of everyone, she does welcome personal messages and as far as I can tell, she answers every one personally.

My experience with Kimkins has been a pleasant one. If you ask me does the plan work? I would have to say yes.. 100% yes. Her ideas and thoughts toward low carb dieting are unlike any I have learned! It's not so much the foods you eat, it's really getting a strong understanding of how our bodies respond to food and using that power to your advantage.

Is it easy to stick to? For the most part it is. But NOT always! Ketosis helps in such a HUGE way to control your urge to eat, however there are times you just miss eating! Especially now a days when going out to favorite family restaurants is the thing to do. The good news is, your in control. You perhaps for the first time in your life have the control to say yes or no to food. Being a past binge eater as well as a HUGE overeater, I've found this true in my own experience, I really did finally gain the control I was lacking over food. This is a result of Kimmers effect on my life.

Is it worth joining her site? I would say that I've never regret spending the money to join but if you are not serious about doing the plan I'd pass for now. There are quite a few members that I see come and go; I think this is because they get pumped up and excited about giving it a try, but in reality, they aren't quite ready. I think if you know you indeed ARE 100% read to give it your all, go for it. I do enjoy visiting the site daily. I enjoy updating my weight loss ticker, and keeping up with other peoples progress. I do find that being a part of the support group is actually the biggest key to everyone's success but not all, it does take work. I also heard a rumor, don't know how true it is, that there are a few celebrities that are members.

As far as my weight loss progress, to date I've lost 93 pounds but still have 68 to go. The motivation I receive from Kimmers site has been key to my staying focused however it has taking a lot of work on my part as well. I began my weight loss journey in June 2006 but please know I was NOT faithful in sticking to plan the whole time. I struggled with the desire to eat other foods, like BREAD & CEREAL! I even jumped off Kimmer and joined Weight Watchers for a time. But when my weight was not dropping like it was previously as well as paying out that kind of money, I decided to quit and jumped back on board with Kimmer.

There are still days when I am tempted to throw in the towel and give up because of how strict her eating plan is. I'm not going to sit here and lie, I can't wait for the day I get to eat dairy, bread, and other goodies again. Raisin Bran has been calling my name! Taking the required daily vitamins/minerals these last several months to supplement my eating has really been a pain too. So the bottom line is, there is both good and bad points to Kimmers plan, but somehow the bad don't seem so bad when you put it in comparison with the final reward. Consistent weight loss. 93 pounds off does feel great!

My last bit of advice.. no matter what plan you choose to follow - Low fat, Low carb, Low cal.. give it your all. Your worth it!

I would like to invite you to view my weight loss progress pics and read my personal blog which includes my daily menu and thoughts for the day as well as more information on Kimmers plan. If you would like to do this, please feel free to visit: http://www.spankysvoice.com

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How To Clean Diet Eat Fast Fat Forever Last Loss That Won't Come Back

2007-02-19T21:03:00.000-08:00

By Damien S

1. Take it one step at a time

Start by paying attention to what you eat. Cut back on fat and sweets and add more fruit and vegetables. And Exercise! If you hate to exercise try it for only 15 minutes a day at first, set small EASY goal at first then a 1/2-hour. Keep in mind that while you are exercising you are burning calories and not eating. Also, it will be easier if you chose an activity that you enjoy.

2. Set a goal

Set a deadline to lose the weight and write it down. For example, ' By Dec 14/04 I will weigh 150 lbs or less'. Put it somewhere you will see it daily.

3. Give up soda

If you drink a soda or 2 a day you are adding empty calories. If you find it hard to stop completely, cut back at first and drink water instead.

4. Don't buy junk food

When you go shopping, don't go on an empty stomach and you will be less likely to buy junk food. Keep your home 'junk food free' so you won't be tempted to indulge.

5. Eat breakfast

Consume most of your calories early in the day and always eat breakfast. Eat less for Lunch and even less for supper. Don't eat after 8pm and not only will you avoid those added calories but you will sleep better.

6. Give yourself a treat

When you tell yourself that you can't have something you want it more. Give yourself a treat once a day ( ie. half a cookie) and you won't feel you are missing out.

7. Eat five or six meals a day

Eating more frequently will keep you from getting too hungry.

So Start moving. Skip TV and the computer and take anywhere form 15 to 30 minutes a day to walk. Grab your MP3 or buy one for 50 bucks. Walk around the block and listen to your favorite tunes. If it’s raining or snowing, walk around the house or just walk in place. Then, slowly rid your house of the junk food and substitute fruit, veggies, and nuts. Eat a healthy breakfast and try not to snack. Once again, there is no simple cure or way to beat the system. If you don’t do this, you will live a shortened life. 1. Take it one step at a time

2. Set a goal

Set a deadline to lose the weight and write it down. For example, ' By Dec 14/04 I will weigh 150 lbs or less'. Put it somewhere you will see it daily.

3. Give up soda

If you drink a soda or 2 a day you are adding empty calories. If you find it hard to stop completely, cut back at first and drink water instead.

4. Don't buy junk food

When you go shopping, don't go on an empty stomach and you will be less likely to buy junk food. Keep your home 'junk food free' so you won't be tempted to indulge.

5. Eat breakfast

6. Give yourself a treat

When you tell yourself that you can't have something you want it more. Give yourself a treat once a day ( ie. half a cookie) and you won't feel you are missing out.

7. Eat five or six meals a day

Eating more frequently will keep you from getting too hungry.

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Finnish Sauna Bathing - How to Take a Sauna the Way the Finns Do It

2007-02-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

By Kevin Urban

There is a lot of talk about detoxification and traditional Finnish sauna bathing. Both infrared and steam saunas are becoming increasingly popular and it’s a good idea to learn how to use them properly. Let’s see how the Finns take a sauna and learn from them. After all, Finland is the home of the sauna and these people have been sweating in them for a long time.

First of all, ask your doctor to see if a sauna steam bath is recommended for you. Interestingly enough, one in five Finns owns a sauna and its regular use is said to be beneficial in many ways, if the procedure is done correctly.

How to Take a Sauna the Finnish Way

Disrobe – Yep, the Finns take their steam bath in the buff. And don’t forget to remove your glasses, contact lenses and any metal (jewelry, watches and such). The metal will get very hot resulting in a nasty burn.

Take a Shower – Rinsing off before entering the sauna is a tradition. The Finns don’t use soap at this stage. Enter and take a seat.

Enjoy the Heat – 10 to 20 minutes of heat and steam is probably all you can handle. Remember that the upper benches are the hottest. And don’t try to compete with other sauna bathers to see who can bear the heat for the longest period.

Cool Off – The Finns like to roll in the snow, dump a cold bucket of water over their head or take a bath in the lake. Otherwise, a cold shower will do.

Re-Enter – The second session in traditional Finnish steam saunas involves pouring water over the heated rocks on top of the heater to produce hot wafts of steamy vapor. This will make it particularly hot for bathers sitting on the upper benches.

Repeat as Needed – Repeat these sauna sessions as often as you like. The Finns also beat each other with birch branches to improve circulation during steam bathing.

There you have it: how to take a sauna bath the Finnish way. Read some of our other articles that will show you how to build your own home sauna or steam bath from an easy-to-assemble sauna kit.

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Kevin Urban is the editor at Saunas-N-Sauna-Kits.com, a complete guide on building your own outdoor home sauna from far infrared sauna kits. The sauna buying guide lists a complete selection of kits, modular saunas, heaters and accessories.

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Lies, Fries and Alibis - I Am Not Lovin' McDonalds!

2007-02-19T20:59:00.000-08:00

By Julia Havey

Please, allow me to explain. I ran across a banner today that said "Are you morning impaired?". My answer; YES! I am the first to admit that until I get my smoothie, read my emails and get settled in, I am NOT a great "morning person", so I was interested in seeing what this was all about, it said to go to www.morningimpaired.com

Imagine my surprise and shock when I learned it was a McDonald's site!

I would like for you to stop reading and take a look at it, then come back and let's discuss!

OK..there is NO cure for being morning impaired..but can fight it??

Then, our attorney Mark Markham tells us that our coworkers say late nights of partying have us in trouble with our boss, and thank goodness he has our 'heiny covered' with the excuse generator 3000! That is what generated the email I got that actually looks like a doctor's prescription!

Cute. Clever. Perhaps a novel way for employees to waste time at their computuers rather than working (my personal favorite for that is MonkEMail from Career Builder) but I can't help but ask, regardless of what a clever marketing idea this may be; is there an excuse for eating McDonald's in the first place?

I have a THREE year old Happy Meal. (Yes, you read that correctly, it is NOT my 3-year old's happy meal--I kid you not!!!!)

I used to spend a lot of time talking to people at my live seminars about the dangers of fast food, but now I save myself a lot of unnecessary words just by pulling out my 3 year old Happy Meal and letting the folks see for themselves why it may not be such a good idea to consume McDonald's food - it's neither "happy" nor a meal for starters!

When I was recently in NYC for a taping of the Oprah & Friends XM program of Dr. Mehmet Oz, I brought my Happy Meal for him, along with a 3 week old sliced russet potato. He couldn't believe that my Happy Meal was 3 years old and had NO mold, NO mildew, NO rot, NO deterioration--it was just hard but still smells like McDonald's AND your fingers still get greasy and salty to the touch when you hold the french fries! YUCK!!!!

Clearly, regardless of what attorney Mark Markham is spewing, there is NO excuse for eating ANYTHING that McDonald's is selling! Unless of course, you are looking to die early and unhealthy! I am sure your real doctor can write you a note that your boss may buy if you need to be 10 minutes late for work because you need a few minutes to whip up a more healthful breakfast and improve your health, productivity and longevity!

Julia Havey, Global Obesity Activist. http://www.ViceBustingDiet.com

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Finally Revealed: Losing Weight With Hypnosis

2007-02-19T20:55:00.000-08:00

By Brad Varga

You did not expect the word "fat" or "obese" did you?

Having said that - the word round will be used throughout this article and negative words will not - unless it's to make a point. You already get enough negative comments in your life now if you are overly round.

Thin people have no such stigma. People just say they are tall, short, ugly or pretty but no one comments on their size except if they are too thin and that is a whole other book.

So, as an overly round person let's get one thing out of the way. You are overly round for a reason and that is where this article of "thinking yourself thin" will help you.

Frankly, you will have to figure out why. No not the rationalizations you have been giving yourself all these years but the true reason for your roundness.

A subsequent chapter will lead you to finding out what your true reason is and; once you do, you will be on your way to becoming thin and staying that way for the rest of your life.

Round Reasons

A round person has many reasons why they are round - so many; I could probably fill up 10 books with them. All of them would seem to be valid on the surface but therein lies the problem.

If this article started listing this round reason or that round reason as a myth, then you probably would stop reading and where would that get either of us. You would still be round and I would not be able to impart the "age old" method of how you "think yourself thin." All we need to get straight between us is:

Your "reason" is not keeping you round, a belief is keeping you round.

Frankly I do not give a rip what reason(s) you have come up with for being round, they do not matter. In the next few chapters, you are going to feel the power and get really excited about how you can change from round to thin in a fun and easy way.

Thin Beliefs

The difference between round and thin people is the way they think - not what they put in their.

Do not believe this statement; look around the next time you are in a restaurant. The thin people who have never been round in their life are eating just as much as you - maybe more.

So why do they stay thin? They believe they can. How many times have you heard a friend who is truly thin (and always has been) say:

"I can eat whatever I like and never gain a pound!"

Every time you have been around them I'll bet! Yes, I know you have heard them say this, but it went right over your head or you thought to yourself "yeah right, you are just one of the lucky ones with the right metabolism".

Well guess what, you also have the same metabolism. You just do not think you do or to be more exact - you do not believe you do.

For instance if you were kind of pudgy (as most children are), your parents, a favorite aunt or someone you looked up to when you were a child probably made the comment "if you do not watch it, you will gain weight."

Right then and there this "wrong opinion" became your belief because you "believed" what this person was saying had to be true. Heck, you were a kid - what did you know!

So you went merrily on your way with the knowledge, you had to "watch it" or you would gain weight. Well, if you did not watch it as no kid would, you gained weight. Which in turn, just firmed up this stupid belief.

So how did the thin person not develop this same belief? More than likely they always heard, "you can eat anything you want and never gain a pound" and this became their belief. So much so that when anybody asked "how do you stay so thin" they always repeated their belief out loud - something you as a round person never did.

Rethinking

So now we get to the nitty-gritty of "Think Yourself Thin." Taking your round reasons and eradicating them from your brain. But first, you have to dig out of your brain the real reason (belief) which is causing your round yo-yo problem - up, down, up down until the yo-yo breaks under the strain.

For instance, some people's real reason (belief) for being round is the fear they won't be able to say "no" to advances from the opposite sex so they create a body that never has to face this issue.

Having no clue to what your real reason is because it could be anything, you will have to do the next two step process alone.

First step:

Write down all your reasons (rationalizations) you have told yourself or other people for being round. For instance:

I am big boned

I live to eat

I like to cook and nibble at the same time

It's part of my ancestry (genes)

My sweet tooth is uncontrollable, etc.

Second step:

Now take your list of rationalizations and meditate (this means just concentrate) on each one.

More than likely you will find most are just excuses. They are the superficial reasons you have come up with to appease yourself and others for being round.

What you are trying to find here is the underlying belief which is really causing you to stay round.

This means you are going to go back and dig out the "root" belief which makes you stay anchored to roundness.

Like I said earlier, it could be something really simple like your parents or whomever instilling incorrect knowledge into your brain or as complex as a fear you'd have to face if you were thin.

By figuring out what it is, you can look at your belief with "adult" eyes, know it is not true and thus diminish its power over you. Only after the power is gone from this belief will you ever stop the yo-yo affect of lose weight, gain weight.

Do not make the mistake of thinking this step is not really important to "thinking yourself thin" because it is the most important.

You have to know the belief causing your roundness.

Otherwise, the next three chapters will only work short term and then you will be where you started - a round yo-yo.

Body Creation

Now we get to the really fun part of "losing weight with hypnosis" - your body creation. This next suggestion will seem like all the other books you have read but; before you make any snap judgments, read to the end of this page.

If you are going to "think yourself thin" you will need to have a picture of a thin body to look at and it must be placed on your refrigerator, bathroom wall or mirror, closet door and anywhere else that is constantly within your eyesight.

But this thin body is not going to be just any "thin body," it is going to be YOUR thin body!

Before you say "yeah right then you woke up" because you don not have a picture of yourself when you were thin, my answer is great.

You don not want a picture of a slimmer you - especially if it's a "younger" slimmer you. It won't work!

The reason - your mind knows that is not how you look and it would just discount the picture as being impossible to attain. No, you want to have a picture as you are now - fully round.

So you are going to have someone help you take full photo shots of your body from the front, the back and each side view. Make sure you order 8 X 10" prints and one wallet size print. Quit gasping, it's necessary :-)

The fun part is you get to take a black felt permanent marker pen and "create" your own thin body on the 8 X 10" prints and the wallet size print. This does two things:

Starts the process of your mind thinking thin and,

By physically getting rid of the roundness with the black ink, reinforces exactly what you expect as an end result.

Once you are satisfied with your "thin" pictures - put them up on the spots mentioned above in the second paragraph.

Yeah, it might be a little embarrassing to do this especially if your family is less than supporting or if you have friends come to visit.

But, you are going to just slough off their comments because you are not doing it for them, you are doing it for yourself. You can not help it if their heads are up their tushes - you know yours is in the right spot :-)

Now the easy part starts, you are going to "energize" these pictures so you "think yourself thin."

Energizing

So what is energizing? Well, it simply means you are going to focus (pay attention/concentrate) on your picture at least 15 minutes every day. Yup, it's that simple.

You expected it to be hard, but it is not!

The trouble with most diets, programs, etc. - they make it complicated to lose weight.

You have to measure this, only eat so much of that and it's a real "downer" because you are always using the negative approach to lose weight.

In other words, you are always using the "critical" or logical (left) side of your brain. Well, no more!

With the "think yourself thin" program, you also use the creative or right side of your brain.

Science has already proven the right side is the most powerful force if you want something to happen in your life. The right side controls the larger part (subconscious) while the left side controls the (conscious) part of your brain. Which would you rather have working to make you less round? Why, your whole brain of course :-) That is why by focusing (totally concentrating all of your attention) on the picture, your left (conscious) brain is telling your right (subconscious) part it wants a thin body.

Think of it - you are allowing both sides of your brain to work in conjunction with your body to reduce your roundness. Another thing you should know from science - every "thing" in the Universe is energy and the reason I call this step - Energizing.

You are energizing all your attention on one specific happening - - a thin body -

As you are focusing on your picture with the blacked out portion, your mind will go into super "critical" mode and start spewing forth garbage.

You just let the negative thought bubble up and dismiss it by saying "next" and keep on staring at the picture for a full minute or two saying out loud "this is what my body looks like."

Let me repeat this because it's absolutely essential to the "think yourself thin" program working. You pay attention (stare at the picture) and state strongly:

"THIS IS WHAT MY BODY LOOKS LIKE."

What you are doing is letting your conscious mind tell your subconscious mind in no uncertain terms - "this is what you want and you mean to have it." The simple formula is for this is:

Focused attention + Stating Expectation out loud = Result

or FASEOR for all of you who like acronyms to remember things by.

By religiously combining the first two (focusing on what you want and stating what you expect), the third is sure to happen easily without any more work on your part.

Why? Because the energy you are emitting is causing your "whole brain" to start working towards the end result you desire.

For anything thing to become a reality in this world, the thought must be there first.

So throughout the day as you look (focus attention) at the different pictures you have tacked up in strategic eye level spots in your home, then stating your expectation out loud, you will find the energy of your body starts changing to get this (result) accomplished.

Keep this regimen of focusing, stating your expectation out loud faithfully for the first 21 days. Do not make the mistake of only doing your "think yourself thin" program intermittently. You must do it consciously for the full 21 day period for it to become comfortable (a habit) and so your subconscious knows you are serious.

After the 21 days, this new habit will take over effortlessly and easily to make sure you become less round.

The pounds will start to melt away as if by magic. Why? Because now your whole brain and your body cells are working together to create a "less round" you.

You will notice your energy level will increase, your desire for "munchies" will be nil and you will be able to eat what you want without gaining a pound.

Notice I did not say eat "as much" as you want because in the "think yourself thin" program, your brain is not going to let that happen anymore.

And, as your body changes - you must be sure you thank it, both sides of your brain and the energy flowing through you for what they are accomplishing. Constantly reaffirming your "gratitude" is an essential key factor in getting what you want.

Maintaining

Once you have your fabulously "thin/less round" body, you will want to keep it that way. Well it's just as easy and fun to do as when you were losing your roundness.

Again you will need someone to take pictures of the "new and improved" you because you still need to keep energizing your mind and body to remain the same.

This time you do not need 8 X 10" prints made only wallet size. You are going to put one up on your refrigerator, your bathroom mirror, on the visor of your car or magnetically affixed to your dashboard. In fact, anywhere you will see your photo at regular intervals throughout your day.

If you have a scanner or use one of those services on the internet which processes film to disk, have a jpeg made of your photo and place it on your desktop as part of your wallpaper background.

The key to maintaining your "think thin body" is to pay attention to it as it now is every day. Appreciate it, affirm out loud to your body how very thankful you are to its keeping the shape you want and you will be one of those people who says "I can eat whatever I want and never gain a pound." Losing weight with hypnosis is just amazing.

And, guess what - you will actually KNOW it's true because it's become your belief.

Did you know that simply changing the temperature of the water you drink can speed up your metabolism and burn more calories? Drink hot water! Be thin by downloading "Think Yourself Thin" for FREE on Diet Expert.

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Best Weight Loss Diet for Women

2007-02-19T20:54:00.000-08:00

By Tina A.

Women love to diet. At any give time, one of three women are on a diet. Yet more women are overweight than ever and a disturbing new study shows that binge eating is the most widespread eating disorder in the United States, surpassing bulimia and anorexia. Surely, there has to be a connection between food deprivation diets and the rate of increase in binge eating.

I can definitely speak for myself. I first began binge eating after following a fad diet that controlled what food groups I could consume. During the two months that I was on the diet, I dreamed about all the foods I could not eat. These "forbidden foods" became an obsession. Needless to say when I went off the diet, I started over-indulging in all the foods I was deprived of during the diet. I told myself that I needed a reward for losing all the weight. In a few short months, the pounds I lost came back and I was stuck with an unhealthy new eating habit to boot.

Maybe there is something wrong in the way we are trying to lose weight? Since most eating disorders affect far more women than men, there is really a cause for concern. Women need to re-examine the way they attempt to lose weight and the ultimate cost on their health and bodies.

Although it sounds unfashionable compared to the latest fad diets out there, the best weight loss plan for women that ensures permanent results is one on which healthy portions from various food groups is allowed. A plan like this will ensure healthy weight loss without causing undue stress on the body. Women also need to keep in mind that fad diets are ageing. This is because fad diets put your body under stress and also deprive you of nutrients you need to keep your skin, nails and hair healthy.

By following a healthy eating plan, you will not only gain an enviable figure, but will also look younger, have less wrinkles, strong nails and healthy hair. Along with healthy eating habits, the right exercise program for women will allow you will feel more relaxed and more confident in yourself. You will also sleep better allowing your body to repair and restore your body and skin. It is not called beauty sleep for nothing.

The next time you come across a new weight loss diet that promises 10 lbs in 10 days ask yourself if it is worth risking your health and complexion to try something that sounds unhealthy anyway. You did not gain all your weight in a week. Why would you expect to lose it all in a week? Also remember that going on a fad diet could cause you to learn unhealthy eating habits and leave you feeling stressed and obsessed.

Stop obsessing over weight loss. Learn about healthy eating and start living better today. Weight loss will happen automatically along with the side effects of better self esteem, peace of mind and healthy skin, hair and nails.

Tina A. is the author of Easy Fat Loss For Women, a sensible approach to fat loss, not muscle or water loss. Her ebook contains valuable information on eating well, exercising the right way for fat loss as well as stress busting techniques to ensure you lose pure fat and look younger and more beautiful at the same time. Find out more at http://www.easyfatlossforwomen.com

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Weight Wars: Measuring Your Progress

2007-02-19T09:12:00.000-08:00

By Chyna Dolores

So, you’ve taken the plunge and started a weight loss program. Congratulations. Over the first few weeks you’ve noticed a dramatic change in the number of the scales but now the needle barely budges or worse – it’s starting to move back up. Don’t fear just yet, there are a couple of positive possibilities the scales aren’t mentioning.

Weighing yourself on a regular basis is not the only way to keep track of your progress. Sometimes the scales do “lie” – you may lose fat and build some muscle at the same time resulting in a weight gain or plateau. Before we begin, I’d just like to let you all in on a little secret... weigh yourself once a week. Anything more than that and the difference in the scale could be something as simple as water weight lost or gained. Weighing yourself everyday also plays havoc on your self esteem – setting you up for a ‘good’ or ‘bad’ day.

The number on the scale is just a guide. Weigh yourself once a week or fortnight to help keep you on the right track, anything more than this is just asking for trouble.

The best way to see what is really happening with your body when the scales aren’t moving is to try the Clothing Test. To do this, all you need is a pair of jeans or dress that was tight or too small when you started your weight loss program. How do they fit? Do they fit nicely? Are they loose-fitting? You may be pleasantly surprised by the results.

The second way to track your weight loss progress is to record your measurements, taking new recordings every four weeks. By taking your measurements every four weeks you can clearly see changes that are transforming your body. With these measurements you can also calculate your Lean Body Mass [LBM] and Body Fat Percentage [BF%], which can further help you track your progress.

The following shows you how to take the measurements needed. All you will need is a tape measure, pen and paper and a full length mirror [or friend to help]. Measurements you take are only estimated, visit you local fitness center or doctor for more accurate results.

Please Note: With all measurements, you will need to check in the mirror [or get your friend] to make sure you’ve got a straight line; otherwise your measurements will not be accurate.

Also, for accuracy purposes, make note of where you measure and use this point for each recording [ie if you have a mole, birthmark, etc near where you are measuring make note of this so you can measure in the same place]. Measurements for the thigh/arm should be taken from the same side [right OR left] for each recording.

Neck – measure below the larynx with the tape sloping slightly downward to the front

Waist (Men) – measure horizontally, at the level of the navel

(Women) – measure horizontally, at the level of minimal abdominal width When measuring your waist, make sure not to do the following: hold your breath, suck in your gut or pull the tape too tight.

Hips (Women only) – measure from the largest horizontal circumference around the hips [ladies, this will include some of your booty, ensure the measuring tape is in a straight line]

Chest/Bust – put the tape measure around your back, and line the tape measure up with your nipples.

Thigh – measure from the top of your leg to the point of your knee, find the halfway mark. This is where you will need to measure your thigh from.

Arm – as with the thigh, find the halfway point [using point of shoulder to the elbow]. You may measure the bicep flexed or un-flexed, as long as you remember which you used for future recordings.

If you would like a little more detail in your monthly recordings you can also include your Lean Body Mass [LBM] and Body Fat Percentage [BF%]. By finding your LBM and BF% you can ensure that you are losing unwanted fat, not the precious muscle. To find these values you will need to do so rather complex calculations, however, due to the wonders of the World Wide Web, there are several calculators available to avoid the headache. A Google search will bring up several different calculators, a reliable one can be found here Diet Calculator. It allows for either metric or imperial units, so there is no need to convert your measurements.

Chyna Dolores is an author on http://www.Writing.Com which is a site for Writers. You can view her personal work at Ra's World

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Phentermine Alternative Diet Pills

2007-02-18T20:38:00.000-08:00

By Ian Mason

Phentermine is now illegal to order online. So why is America's most popular diet pill in the black? Well for starters, we've got some bags, envelopes, Indian businessmen, old white doctors with Mexican housekeepers, concrete filled pills, and New Yorkers.

Now, you might be wondering what on earth hispanic housekeepers have to do with Phentermine. Get ready, because I'm about to drop a bomb.

On January 2nd, 2007, Congress said it was 100-percent illegal to get a Phentermine prescription online without an in-person, face-to-face consultation with your doctor . So that basically rules out... hmm... every online pharmacy that has ever sold Phentermine.

Here are two choices:

1. Get ripped off. First you could order Phentermine from a generic pharmacy site based in India or Panama (but they pretend to be in the U.S), and then get ripped off when they send you fake pills full of concrete dust or a placebo. That's too bad - in June 2006 you could have gotten your prescription online with an official stamp of approval from a housekeeper.

2. Find an alternative. Play it smart and look into Phentermine alternative diet pills. I have affiliate relationships with many companies who say their pills are the best, but in my experience (yes I have actually tried it) only Phentramin provided good hunger suppression. Of course it doesn't work for every single person who uses it, but I'd say about 98% of customers get results.

So, is Phentramin everything you need to lose weight and keep it off? Nope. In fact, any diet pill by itself can only help you lose weight temporarily. But there is hope. See, with a phentermine alternative that suppresses your hunger, you’ll have no trouble improving your diet. Without cravings, it will be easy to change your habits.

Check out Ian Mason's free Phentermine Alternative report, which shows which diet pills help you lose weight like Phentermine.

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Dangers of Being Overweight

2007-02-18T12:04:00.000-08:00

It is not only not being able to fit in small sizes that people who are overweight should worry about. Weighing more than you should can present a lot of problems not only in terms of your social life or your romantic chances but also in the quality of life that you lead and the health of your body.

Obesity, to be technical about it, is classified as being in 20 percent more than the average or ideal body weight. The measure of the average body weight can be found in the body mass index charts in hospitals and even in the internet. For people who have not reached the 20 percent mark is said to be only overweight and not obese.

But whether obese or overweight, the potential problems and illnesses that may develop are still the same for both. In fact, being overweight and obese can both be lethal especially if not taken seriously and if actions are not taken immediately.

When you come to think about it, it is not actually being obese that presents the problem but the complications that the person develop when he or she is overweight. Studies have presented the number of potential problems that may ensue when your body mass index is way overboard. Also, the risk for death increases as the rate of obesity increases.

Below are just some of the dangers that people who are overweight and those that are obese can face. Read on and it might just serve as a wake-up call to start eating right and crunching those muscles.

Hypertension.

This is perhaps the biggest problem that overweight and obese people face. Hypertension or what is commonly called as high blood pressure increases the chances of a heart attack occurring. This is because when excess fats accumulate, sodium is retained, which in turn takes in water. Water flows through the blood stream, abnormally increasing the volume of blood that the heart pumps. This makes the work of the heart much harder, thus pressuring and stressing the organ.

Diabetes

Another problem that can happen when people are overweight or obese is the 2nd type of diabetes. While the first type of diabetes is inborn, the Type 2 diabetes is mainly due to the lifestyle of the person, particularly their diet and intake of fats and sugar. This happens because fats in the body can cause the body to resist insulin.

Stroke

The presence of abnomally high number of fats in the blood especially the bad ones called the LDL (bad cholesterol) can clog the arteries and lead to stroke.

Osteoarthritis

When one is heavier than what the legs can support, this puts undue pressure to the joints of the legs and the feet. Uknowingly, tears and wearing away in the cartilage can develop thus leading to this problem that is often seen in older people.

Sleep apnea

Believe it or not, your weight can also affect the way you sleep at night. The more overweight a person is, the more severe will be your sleep apnea.

By Bob Janeway

Gallstones

This is also quite common for people who are very overweight although up until now, the connection between the presence of gallstones and one’s weight is still unclear.

Cancer

Because there are many conditions and complications that may develop when one is overweight, all this problem can lead to cancer when not immediately diagnosed.

Bob is the owner of http://ensureyoursuccess.net which is an up-to-date, informative weight loss and low carb diets website.

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Fat Loss Funnies - One Thing I Still Can't Believe

2007-02-17T10:48:00.000-08:00

By Brad Howard
With all of the hoopla over losing weight and nasty bodyfat, it's hard to believe that some people actually feel like they don't deserve to lose weight. What are some of the reasons?

The Setting

How many people have you ever seen that start to lose a few pounds and then make comments like:

* It's only temporary
* It must be the stress I'm under
* It must be water weight

Well, instead of keeping on with whatever they were doing right, these people just chalk it up to being a fluke. Heck, this occurs even if the person has been REALLY trying to drop a few lbs.

For these people, this really occurs when the weight just isn't failing off fast enough.

(Yet, another reason to ditch the scale and get your body fat measured).

Many times, the first two weeks of any program can be more of a "reorganization" so to speak. Your muscle-mind connection gets stronger and you tend to gain strength rather quickly.

Metabolism gains are beginning and for many people, the "feel good" period has begun.

Look, just because things aren't progressing as fast as you want, take heart. Things are happening. Remember, the tortoise wins this race, not the rabbit.

It's the consistancy of doing SOMETHING that will win over the sporatic doing of the RIGHT THING. I repeat, doing something that's almost right all the time will win over you doing something that is right some of the time. Think about that for a second.

So keep your head up, keep chugging, and great things will happen... I guarantee it.

Brad Howard's SmallAssForSale.com delves into the "meat and potatoes" of all of the misinformation generated by the diet and fitness industry today. He has an interesting review of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle you need to read.

Are you looking for the true "Secret" to weight loss? There is one, and it's located within a report at The Secret to Weight Loss

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Fatty Acids WARNING

2007-02-16T23:07:00.000-08:00

By Ibrahim Machiwala

Chemically, fatty acids can be described as long-chain monocarboxylic acids and have a general structure of CH3(CH2)nCOOH. The length of the chain usually ranges from 12 to 24, always with an even number of carbons. When the carbon chain contains no double bonds, it is called saturated. If it contains one or more such bonds, it is unsaturated. The presence of double bonds generally reduces the melting point of fatty acids. Glycerides are lipids possessing a glycerol (propan-1, 2, 3-triol) core structure with one or more fatty acyl groups, which are fatty acid-derived chains attached to the glycerol backbone by ester linkages. Glycerides with three acyl groups (triglycerides or neutral fats) are the main storage form of fat in animals and plants.

Guard against elevated cholesterol diet with an Advanced Lipoprotein Fingerprinting, a more precise cholesterol test that allows doctors to identify health risks that traditional screens miss. The process separates lipids in the blood to create a detailed cholesterol profile that helps doctors identify patients at risk for heart disease. The detailed graph allows a doctor to precisely analyze a patient's overall risk profile and monitor the effectiveness of a diet or treatment regimen.

LipidLabs refined the Advanced Lipoprotein Fingerprinting Process and the results translate to more accurate and specific data on which to make clinical judgments and guide patient therapy and prevention at reasonable costs.

Lipid patients should consider diet to lower down cholesterol level and reduce lipid problems. The nutrient content as follows is advised for the patients to practice.

Nutrient Content:
• Calories: 1950
• Protein: 16%
• Carbohydrates: 60%
• Fat: 24%
• Cholesterol: 240 mg
• Fiber 16 g

FOOD EXCHANGE MENU

Bread and Cereal Exchange List:
4 or more servings per day
The following are recommended as long as they are not made with whole milk, egg yolk, cream, butter or coconut:

Whole wheat bread

Grains (unrefined)

Quick-breads (whole grain)

Pancakes (whole grain)

Fat Exchange List:
1 tablespoon serving per day

Recommended: Polyunsaturated vegetable oils such as:
• Safflower oil
• Corn oil
• Soybean oil
• Flaxseed oil

Fruit Exchange List:
2 or more servings per day
Recommended: All fresh fruits
Meat and Meat Substitute Exchange List:
4 to 5 servings per day

Recommended:

Fish such as:

Cod

Trout

Swordfish

Tuna

Sole

Cheese made from skim milk, such as:
• Cottage cheese (2% fat)
• Mozzarella

Milk Exchange List:
2 or more servings per day

Recommended:
• Skim milk
• Yogurt made from skim milk
• Buttermilk made from skim milk

Avoid:
• All whole milk products
• All milk products except fermented ones like yogurt if you have a lactose intolerance

Vegetable Exchange List:
2 or more servings per day

Recommended:
• All except canned

Note:
Include six to eight cups of fluids, such as water, per day.

Dr. D.S. Merchant Resident Medicine
Gold Medalist (Anatomy & Histology)
Visit: http://www.lipidholdings.com

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Is Hoodia Gordonii Harmful to Your Health?

2007-02-10T13:22:00.001-08:00

by Matthew Laderoute

There has been a lot of buzz lately about a new weight loss herb called Hoodia Gordonii. It has been featured in the news, in TV programs, and in the newspapers. There have also been many supplement companies who claim their product contains "Hoodia." Like any other new "herb" that comes out for weight loss you should caution yourself.

Hoodia Gordonii is a type of cactus that has been found in South Africa that suppresses appetites. It is not a stimulant like ephedra or caffeine. Also, the indigenous people of Namibia and South Africa have been using it for hundreds of years without any negative side effects. Therefore, it could be said that Hoodia may not possess potential health risks. However, there is not a lot of scientific evidence regarding Hoodia.

The active ingredient in Hoodia Gordonii is known as P57. It is the only compound in Hoodia Gordonii that actually works as an appetite suppressant. While occurring naturally P57 did not show immediate side effects, and when Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company tried to develop it they came into some trouble synthesizing it. There were some dangerous effects the supplement had on the liver. Even though it wasn't natural P57, some components in the synthesized version which caused these effects would be tough to remove.

With this appetite suppressant, certain types of people can be at risk for health conditions. Whilst it is not in the plant itself, the effects it has on how much and when you eat is great. In lab rats, Hoodia Gordonii proved to lower the intake of food by 40-60%. People at risk to serious healthy conditions would be diabetics. The way it tricks the brain into thinking it is full is by imitating glucose (C6H12O6), the simplest form of food. Diabetics need to maintain there blood sugar by eating because of the lack of insulin their body releases. If someone who is diabetic using hoodia forgets to eat because he or she feels full, he or she could go into a low blood sugar attack and potentially risk death. Also, Hoodia control the amount of water you drink. If someone takes Hoodia and does not drink enough/constantly that person could end up becoming dehydrated and suffer from brain damage or death. Of course those results would not happen over night.

The other risk it may possess may be due to the Western lifestyle. The natives in Africa who have been using Hoodia for hundreds of years have never really taken prescription and OTC drugs. We do not know how Hoodia Gordonii interacts with certain types of medications. The potential risk is that Hoodia while taken in conjunction with cholesterol medication (for example) could lead to cancer or heart disease.

With all that being said, the studies conducted on Hoodia proved to be successful. There was a double-blind, placebo-controlled study by Phytopharm pharmaceuticals using morbidly obese human participants to see if Hoodia had any negative effects. The results were that none of the participants experienced any negative side effects. However, the study was relatively short and did not include many participants. The overall safety profile of Hoodia Gordonii is unknown and that is why Phytopharm states:

"In the clinical study... the safety data is consistent with a satisfactory overall safety profile, however further scientific studies are required to establish the safety profile of Hoodia Gordonii extract."

It seems that Hoodia Gordonii is safe to take, but keep in mind what the lead researcher at Pfizer said if you intend on using it. "Clearly, Hoodia has a long way to go before it can earn approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Until safer formulations are developed, dieters should be wary of using it."

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Atkins Diet Menu Plan And Weight Loss

2007-02-10T13:19:00.001-08:00

by Nikola

Atkins diet free advice are easy to find since it has been around ever since the mid 1970s. However only in recent years, it has gain in reputation as every day more people becomes aware of the dangers of being over weight.

Because lots of people had a trouble keeping with a low fat, low energy diet, they started to search for new ways to lose fat and they discovered a tremendous one in a diet Dr.Atkins invented.

Lately a significant amount of over weight individuals have started to use Dr.Atkins diet, and the results that most of them achieved have produced a large publicity.

Essentials of Atkins diet

The Atkins diet is established on a premise of the reason why we grow excess fat. In this theory proposed by Dr. Atkins, eating high amount of simple sugars and carbohydrates results is weight gain. The method in which our body system process the simple carbohydrates we include in our regular diet is more important then the calories we consume.

In an Atkins diet book, there are many references to occurrence which he calls the insulin resistance. The theory is that many of people with weight problem have a problem with their body cells and that these cells do not function as properly as they should.

In times when we consume too much sugars and carbohydrates, our bodies notice that levels of sugar are very high. Insulin is produced by the pancreas gland as a system to accumulate sugar in a nature of glycogen. That sugar is then being stored in our liver and muscles for added energy later in case we might need it.

The problem is that our bodies can not store unlimited amount of glycogen. The same moment that we reach this threshold our bodies commence stockpile it as fat, us elater on.

However insulin resistant people have a yet harder time using and storing carbohydrates. As your body is exposed to large amounts of insulin, it gradually becomes resistant to it. Our body cells are essentially shielding them selves from high amounts of insulin doing this. Because of that, they manufacture more fat and smaller quantities of glycogen.

As a result insulin resistant people begin to gain additional fat. The cause for this is that the carbohydrates are transformed into fat and not energy. Most common side effects are low blood sugar, high blood sugar, bloating, depression, lack of focus, fatigue, bad memory and sleepiness.

In fact insulin resistance has the ability to cause you many more health predicament then merely having a few pounds more.

Very good treatment for insulin resistant individuals is a low carb diet. That is the key part of Atkins diet, restricted carbohydrates intake. Some of the limited food groups are: any foods with high percentage of sugar as well as some of the complex carbohydrates like bread, rice or grains.

At times even healthy carbohydrates like rice or whole-wheat bread can be limited.

What Dr.Atkins diet do is that it places a restriction to your every day carb consumption to no more then 40 grams daily. The outcome that this has on your body is that it places your body in a state of ketosis.

So what is a ketosis? In essence it is a condition when your body uses fat for fuel. An added substantial ketosis outcome is that it has a strong effect on an insulin production, which puts a stop to extra fat storing.

Together this will force the body to start burning fat as a very efficient fuel supply and that will have as result a weight loss.

In the course of ketosis, you will as well feel a great deal less carb cravings. It happened to anyone of us, you start munching candy bar and there is no way for you to stop. The more carbohydrates you eat the more you need them.

A lot of people who have tried diet by Dr.Atkins have reported a good deal lower need for eating carbohydrates then before the diet. And yet you need to be avare that the earliest chapter of diet by Dr.Atkins is to a certain extent restricted, and extremely strenuous for most people to keep with. That is why some of them quit or do not reach adequate results. You need to see it from the proper angle, Atkins diet will explain to you how to reinstate the balance to your diet in the long run.

If you look at it this way you will surely accomplish something and will undergo a big reduction in body fat. Ultimately as you progress you will again start to reintroduce carbs to your daily diet, the difference is you are now going to have the knowledge how to use them properly.

The starting values that are the basis of Atkins diet have since been used on numerous new low carb diets, but the Atkins diet was first and it remains to be one of the most popular diets.

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2007-02-09T21:44:00.001-08:00

Jody Bunting - The FAT Factor powered by the Horizones Weight Loss Programme - First work-out session with Personal Trainer Dan Nixon

Jody Bunting - The FAT Factor powered by the Horizones Weight Loss Programme - First work-out session with Personal Trainer Dan Nixon

5 min 24 sec - Feb 9, 2007

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Jody Bunting - The FAT Factor powered by the Horizones Weight Loss Programme - Team Jody goes to ASDA Swanley

Jody Bunting - The FAT Factor powered by the Horizones Weight Loss Programme - Team Jody goes to ASDA Swanley

3 min 44 sec - Feb 9, 2007

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2007-02-09T12:23:00.001-08:00

Podcast: A Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding For Obesity

Podcast: A Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding For Obesity
slp3D, Inc / OR-Live.com
1 min 24 sec - Feb 8, 2007

A laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure for obesity will be performed live over the Internet from Tampa General Hospital on March 6, 2007 at 4 p.m. ET. The LAP-BAND® System procedure involves placing an adjustable band around the connection between the food pipe and stomach to restrict the amount of food an individual can consume at one time. Since it is adjustable, the band can gradually be tightened by the physician during office visits, allowing individuals to use it as a tool to change their eating behaviors and lose weight. The procedure is intended to help patients reach a healthier weight in order to lead more mobile and active lives. Obesity is a chronic disease that affects more than 60 million Americans over the age of 20. It affects every organ system in the body and can cause major illnesses including diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, acid reflux disease and degenerative joint disease. People who weigh twice their ideal body weight are candidates for weight loss surgery. Michel Murr, M.D., Director of Bariatric Surgery at Tampa General Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of South Florida College of Medicine will perform the procedure in which five small incisions are made in the abdomen to allow passage of a light, camera and surgical instruments. The abdomen is then inflated with air to allow a better view of the stomach and internal structures. The procedure is typically 30 minutes to an hour depending on the size of the patient's liver as it affects where instruments are placed as well as where the band is delivered.

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Acomplia Rimonabant information can help in weight loss

2007-02-09T09:33:00.001-08:00

by Chris Harris

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You should read all precautions and side effects of acomplia before starting the diet pill course. You may take one dosage of acomplia in morning before breakfast in a day. If you not feel better after starting acomplia diet pills course than you must stop taking diet pills and consult with your doctor immediately.

About the author

Chris Harris is a physician by profession but he is also writing articles on Weight loss drugs for a long time. To know more about weight loss, Acomplia weight loss drug, acomplia, Acomplia rimonabant, buy acomplia, acomplia diet pills visit http://www.freewebs.com/acomplia