Best Way To Lose Weight

I've received a few emails about a "new groundbreaking fat loss study" and how it is supposed to burn fat faster than regular cardio (even though we know regular cardio sucks).

Researchers compared...

a) Doing a 60 minute bike (at 60% max effort) then recovering for 60 minutes

vs

b) doing a 30 minute bike, resting 20 minutes, and then doing another 30 minute bike and then resting for 60 minutes. (both rides at 60% max effort).

The results showed...

i) The total calories burned between the workouts did not differ.

ii) more fat was burned during the recovery for the split workout (77% vs 56%).

What does this mean?

Jack squat.

Nothing.

First, why would i even consider doing either of the above when a 20-minute interval workout gets more results?

Second, who is going to do this?

Third, look at the actual numbers of fat calories burned...at most, it could be 50 extra calories. Again, useless in all practical terms.

But...

Look for health clubs to be full of people sitting around for 20 minutes between cardio bouts...maybe clubs will start offering "recovery rooms" where people can sit for 20 minutes and read dry People magazines, instead of the sweat covered People magazines they are used to reading while doing their relatively worthless cardio workouts in the past.

Why am I so hard on cardio?

Because its a waste of time...

and now these researchers and the authors of these "news reports" want to waste even MORE of your life...

As I wrote recently...

A recent study published by the North American Association for the Study of Obesity, subjects aged 40 to 75 were instructed to do 60 minutes of aerobic exercise per day for 6 days per week for an entire year.

(Reference... Obesity 15:1496-1512 (2007). Exercise Effect on Weight and Body Fat in Men and Women. Anne McTiernan*, et al.)

Given the amount of exercise, you'd expect weight losses of 20, 30 pounds, or more, right?

Well, the surprise findings showed the average fat loss for female subjects was was only 4 pounds for the entire year, while men lost 6.6 pounds of fat over the year. That's over 300 hours of aerobic exercise just to lose a measly 6 pounds of blubber. Not time well spent, in my opinion.

*** Listen, you give 300 hours a year, and you'll lose a lot more than 6.6 pounds of fat...trust me on that. Heck, give me 300 hours a year and I could probably turn you into a Ninja, commercial airline pilot, and accomplished mime, and still help you burn more fat than you would with 300 hours of cardio.

Here's the best advice I can give you...

Ignore mass media news reports about fitness.

If anything worthy of note comes up, you'll hear it from me,

Craig Ballantyne is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and writes for Men's Health and Oxygen magazines. His trademarked fast fat burning workouts have helped thousands of men and women with weight loss and fat burning in less than 45 minutes three times per week. Expert fat loss workouts help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment. Craig's bodyweight workouts for fat burning help you lose fat without any equipment at all.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 11:56 PM 0 comments

Fast weight loss diets are not for the faint of heart. They're not based on balanced eating plans. You shouldn't exert yourself when you're on one because they can put stress on your body. And you should never stay one for more than a week. Most important of all though, BEFORE you launch one of the diets promising fast weight loss, visit your doctor and get medical advice. Here are three of the most popular fast weight loss diets:

The Three Day Diet is the simplest of the three diets. It consists of an exact menu for three days. Each breakfast is one small amount of protein, one starch, and one fruit. On one day you'll have an egg, 1/2 of a banana, a piece of toast, and black coffee.

Lunch is even less. It's a small amount of protein and a starch. For one lunch you're recommended to have 1/2 cup tuna and a piece of toast along with your black coffee. Dinner is a little different. You will have a larger serving of protein, 2 servings of vegetables, a fruit, and a cup of regular vanilla ice cream. I personally think it's also one of the strangest diets.

However, there are more of these diets that also have their quirks. One is the Chicken Soup Diet. This is based on a complex recipe for chicken soup. You get some choices of different breakfasts, and then you eat as much soup as you want the rest of the day. One breakfast for the Chicken Soup Diet might be Total cereal, nonfat milk, and juice. A different one would be yogurt, fruit, and wheat germ. When it comes to diets for fast weight loss, with the exception of breakfast this one has zero variety and is boring.

The Grapefruit Diet is one of the most intricate of the 3 fast weight loss diets. There's a lot to remember, and it's all considered important. For instance, there's a certain amount of grapefruit or other specified juice to eat with each meal. You're warned not to eat more or less than what's suggested. Otherwise, it's said the diet will not work.

Also, you're not allowed to take anything away from the diet. If you don't want to eat two slices of bacon with your breakfast - too bad. They claim you won't burn fat if you don't adhere precisely to the diet, including eating the bacon. Hmmm.

A diet like this is hard to understand.

You're also advised to drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water every day, but only 1 cup of coffee at a meal. Butter can be used as a condiment, or to fry foods. You're only allowed to eat at meal time; no snacking except the beverage at bedtime. You're given two lists: one of foods you can eat and one of foods you cannot eat. Yet, on this "accelerated" weight loss diet you're encouraged to eat until you're full at any meal. Again I say...hmmm.

You're warned not to eat certain foods at the same time they claim the more you eat (of the "allowed" foods), the more you fat you burn. Breakfast on this diet is grapefruit, 2 eggs, and 2 bacon slices. That's the basic guideline however; they also indicate you can eat as much eggs and bacon as you wish. Is this also confusing to you?

Lunch is grapefruit, salad, and meat. Dinner is grapefruit, meat, and a salad or vegetable. You get a bedtime snack of tomato juice or nonfat milk. Yippee! Let's face it - you'll be hungry regardless which of the diets you try. They're extremely restrictive with very, very little food variety. Speaking for myself, that usually means I'll not only be miserable but my chances of sticking to it - even for a short time - are pretty slim. (Pun intended)

And doing fast weight loss diets like this can get complicated. If you do participate in one, please be careful. They may not be safe. And definitely consult with your doctor.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:18 PM 0 comments

Too often people think they should weigh less than they do, when in reality they're right at the weight they should be. Your body has probably changed over the years due to circumstances such as pregnancy. We normally gain a certain amount of weight as we get older.

With all of the advertisements on TV and in magazines, it's no wonder we are confused about what our ideal body shape should be. Maybe you saw what you believe should be your perfect body in a magazine and have dieted in vain to try to reach that shape.

If your quest for your perfect weight is constantly frustrating you, maybe it's time for a reality check. The weight you are trying to reach may be totally at odds with your body style and metabolism.

When you go on a strict diet trying to reach an unrealistic weight, you could be causing health problems for yourself in the future. Don't starve yourself trying to look like the model you saw in the magazine.

If you ask any thin woman what she would like to weigh, she'd probably say that she should lose 5 to 10 pounds. Most women tend to want to be thinner than they should be. Why is this true?

1. Advertising, including advertisements for weight loss products, feature very thin women instead of more normally sized women. The standards set by the fashion models used in these ads are impossibly high. These models have access to personal trainers, cosmetic surgery and have their photos airbrushed to reach that perfect look. If you use those standards for your perfect body, you are setting yourself up for failure.

2. Trying to reach a previous weight can be another unrealistic goal. Changing hormones and bone structures mean that the weight that you were in your early twenties may not be possible today. You may be able to stay on a strict diet and exercise regime for a short period of time, but not for the lifetime that it would take to keep your body at that weight.

3. Many of us see ourselves as fatter than we really are, so we are constantly trying to slim down to too-thin proportions. These people can never get thin enough. This can lead to eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia.

Trying for unrealistic weight loss goals can cause anxiety and stress as well as health problems, which cause even more stress. Reach for the goals that you can meet. Start with small changes in diet and exercise and then add more stringent methods only if you are truly overweight. As always, ask a doctor for his or her recommendations.

Jude Wright is the owner of "9 Weeks to Weight Loss" at 9WeekstoWeightLoss.com. Stop by and get your free report, "Losing Weight Without Starving Yourself."

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:08 PM 0 comments

Losing weight benefits you in many ways so you might just be interested in one of the many easy and fast weight loss diets. Why? From a stronger self image to a better health status, the benefits are too many to be listed here. Heart diseases, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure are only some of the medical conditions which are favored or aggravated by being overweight. Also medical treatments are riskier if applied on an overweight person.

Everybody knows the general method to lose weight: add fewer calories than the amount burnt. However, caution is necessary, as medics and nutritionists warn against losing a lot of weight very quickly. A slower, bur steadier rate is preferred for the body to get used with the changes. There are many tricks you can use to lose weight without seeing the process as a burden of any sort. If you have the right attitude from the start and look at the final results, you will find it easier to continue.

You will find it easier to cope with the diet if at least once a week you eat a treat poor in calories, but having a high calorie tasting. This way, you should not feel deprived of delicious, though calorie rich foods. There are many examples of tasty foods, but which will not add many calories to your diet, such as lobster (3 ounces contain only 83 calories), shrimp (60 calories in 12 ounces), whipped cream (a tablespoon has 8 calories) or smoked salmon (two ounces have only 66 calories).

If you have to eat calories rich aliments, such as ice cream or cake at party or other social events, eat as little as you can so you do not ruin all your previous efforts in one evening. You will be sorry afterwards if you derail from the line you have stepped on.

Be careful at the drinks. Have a big glass of orange juice for breakfast and after that, make water your primary drink. Cut down on soda and other juices as much as you can, preferably not drinking such drinks at all. The usual American gets over 90,000 calories every year from soft drinks alone. These juices have very high sugar levels and they damage the body in more ways than one.

Do not neglect physical exercises. Buy a pedometer and clip it to your belt and aim for an extra 1000 steps per day. Regular exercise is the key to burning calories and maintaining the new obtained weight. A sedentary person takes only 2,000 to 3,000 steps per day and adding another 2,000 to these will prevent you from gaining any more weight. Anything in excess of 5,000 steps each day will help you lose any excess weight.

All easy and fast weight loss diets will eventually make you change your eating habits altogether. Be prepared to give up all the fast food, pizzas or snacks from between the meals. And instead of only one large meal per day, split it into five, six or seven smaller ones. Studies show that if you eat the same number of calories distributed over multiple meals, your body releases less insulin, which keeps blood sugar steady and helps control hunger. In other words all easy and fast weight loss diets should not only balance your weight but they should also adjust your overall health condition. Another thing you should remember is that easy and fast weight loss diets should be picked with caution because some of them just involve starving yourself and nobody really wants that.

This Easy Weight Loss Program helps to explain why Low Carb, Low Calorie, and Low Fat diets don't work.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:08 PM 0 comments

Weight loss for women over 40 is a different story than when they were 20 and needs to be dealt with as such. Middle-aged women are not just dealing with slower metabolisms, they are often dealing with hormonal imbalances which have side effects such as poor thyroid function, bloating, fluid retention and weight gain. Furthermore, by the time women get to their forties, many are chronically sleep deprived which is another factor that affects weight gain and loss. Most of them are also shopping and cooking for family members who can often effectively metabolize foods that they cannot.

Diets or dieting for women over 40 do not achieve the best weight loss results. The best approach to losing weight for middle-aged women is to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Give your body what it needs to function optimally and avoid foods that are nutritionally deficient as well as loaded with chemicals that overburden the liver. Given the eating, sleeping and exercise habits of modern women this change can be quite radical. It means avoiding packaged, processed foods that are high in sugars, fats, and chemicals and low in fiber and nutrients. This includes so-called diet products including diet sodas. Artificial sweeteners are much worse than natural sugars and can in fact be addictive.

A healthy diet for women over 40 will differ slightly to a good diet for a younger person. As we age, the body becomes less efficient in processing carbohydrates. Therefore, in order to lose body fat middle-aged women need to eat fewer carbohydrates. A diet that is high in protein, fruits and vegetables with plenty of pure water is the key to regaining health and fitness. It is also important to eat breakfast to kick start the metabolism for the day.

A number of smaller meals throughout the day are better for weight loss than three big meals. This is because larger meals release a lot of insulin into the blood which can interfere with metabolism. You will burn more fat with lower blood insulin levels. Some women may think that cutting their food right back will mean even lower insulin levels, lower calories and greater weight loss. However, if you cut back on your food intake too much you will lower your metabolic rate substantially and retain body fat. They key to losing weight is to eat only life giving, nutritious foods that your body can easily metabolize.

However, eating healthily is only the first step towards weight loss for women over 40. It is necessary to engage in regular aerobic exercise and strength training in order to increase their metabolic rate, burn fat and build lean muscle which uses more energy than fat.

Sleep is also important. Women who do not get eight hours of regular sleep a night are more likely to be overweight than those who do. If you make these lifestyle changes, yet you are finding losing weight is still difficult, you may be dealing with a hormonal imbalance. Estrogen dominance can cause weight gain which is difficult to shift. If this is the case, a natural low-dose progesterone cream may be helpful in restoring balance.

Weight loss for women over 40 does not have to be complicated. If you adopt a healthy lifestyle, you will be able to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight easily.

Recipes, downloadable nutrition logs and weight loss plans can be found on a variety of places on the web at sites such as Age-40.com

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:06 PM 0 comments

The Bodyweight 500 workout by trainer Craig Ballantyne is a short but massively intensive workout session which can produce fast fat burning results. It's intensive because you need to do 500 repetitions of various exercises without pausing. This may seem like a large number but it's over pretty quickly.

What's special about this program is that it works against your bodyweight alone, so you don't need to invest in any special weights or machines, that it works nearly every muscle group in your body, and that it's very short so it's perfect for busy people.

Take it from me, by the time you're done performing all the exercises in the Bodyweight 500 workout, you'll be short of breath and sweating profusely. But the amount of calories you will have burned in such a short time will be incredible.

That being said, there is one thing which you have to know about the Bodyweight 500 workout before you consider doing it: It's extremely strenuous so it's not right for people with a low fitness levels. Trust me, if you're not fit, forget about this workout session for now. It can truly lead to some injury. Not that there's anything dangerous about it in itself, your body just needs to be able to handle it.

But if you're looking for a way to lose fat which isn't time consuming and also develops your muscles and increases your fitness levels at the same time, check out the Bodyweight 500 workout. It's part of Craig Ballantyne's turbulence training program. You can check it out on this website: http://Bodyweight500Workout.com

To read how you can start to lose weight fast, visit this webpage:
Bodyweight 500 workout review.

John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. To read more about Turbulence Training, click here: Turbulence Training Review.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 9:59 PM 0 comments

There are many rapid weight loss programs which guarantee weight loss in a natural way.The weight loss program is no way natural if it promises you fast weight loss. Lets have a look in which way we should lose weight if we want to do it in a natural way. As gaining weight is a slow process so weight loss is also a gradual process.

Never opt for a crash diet weight loss program it is true that you will lose weight but you will gain all your weight back whenever you will take a break. Not all weight loss programs are suitable for an individual. It differs from person to person which weight loss program will suit him. If you want to lose weight in a natural way do not try to lose more than three pounds in a week. Always try to set realistic weight loss goals before you. Try to monitor your weight regularly even one pound is a great achievement.

For losing weight you need have lot of fruit and vegetables in your diet. Fruit and vegetables give you lots of vitamins and minerals which help in natural weight loss. Try to eat your vegetables raw it will preserve vitamins as cooking looses half the vitamins. Whenever you cook avoid frying and prefer boiling steaming and grilling.

The most important natural product which you need to drink for a natural weight loss program is water. Water helps in losing extra weight by flushing out toxins and by increasing tone and contraction of your muscles during exercise. Water should be your best friend if you want to lose weight.

Weight loss program should not be followed for a short period of time but it should be part of your life.Always try to find your weight loss partner he will motivate you in difficult times.

Jitesh Arora.Click here to know more about Weight Loss and Exercise.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 9:57 PM 0 comments

Did you know that there is an easy and proven way to lose 30 pounds in about 6 weeks? This new diet is called calorie shifting and it is built to help you lose approximately 9 pounds every 14 days. The beauty of it is that you don't feel like you are on a diet. You will know it because of the way you are eating.

In this diet you have to eat 4 times per day and that shouldn't be too hard, right? Each meal should be big enough to make you just short of full. That one isn't too hard either. Thirdly, you have to cook your own food and this is the part that might make it harder.

No matter what diet you are on you should cook your own meals. Processed foods are an absolute no-no. Processed foods of contain high levels of fat and energy and they are extremely fattening.

You should use fresh foods for every meal because the longer foods are stored the more of the natural nutrients disappear. When you are cooking you should use the good fat, like olive oil.

Physical activity in form of exercising is also a good thing to practice while dieting. Physical exercising increases your metabolism and help your body burn fat. Water is also very important. You have to drink lots almost a gallon per day because you want your circulation to transport nutrients to the cells and to transport waste from your cells. If you are dehydrated this process is slowed down.

There are different kinds of physical exercising and the recently released Turbulence Training gives your metabolism a turbo-effect. You burn a lot more fat than you would have if just going on a diet. So if you want to lose 30 pounds in 40 days this is what you have to do. Go on a calorie shifting diet and combine this with turbulence training. This is as close to fool proof as you get!

Jennifer Olsen was a master of failing at different diets. She understood that there were more to losing weight then just going on a diet. Today she has lost nearly 50 pounds with the calorie-shifting diet and meanwhile she has finished reading 'Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle' and she is implementing what she learned into daily activities.

She made a mini-site that gives examples of diets, complete fast weight loss diets and reviews of books that helped her stop living the unhealthy life and turning around into a more healthy life-style. If you are interested in learning more please Click Here!

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 8:42 PM 0 comments

Most people get it all wrong when they try to burn fat. They focus on losing fat and try a bunch of crazy methods instead of doing what is proven to work.

The truth is that losing fat is not the easiest thing you are going to accomplish this year. But the wonderful feeling you are going to experience when you see that you actually lost more than 10 pounds will be your reward.

Are you ready to discover how to burn fat and feed the muscle at the same time? As a martial artist, I don't care about all these commercial "Atkins", "slim fast" or "LA weight loss" diets.

Frankly, I've seen my mother struggling with slim fast for years and I wonder if this stuff is really working. In any case, here is what I do and what I advise you to do as well. I use interval and strength training to burn the fat and feed the muscle. In fact, my primary goal isn't to lose weight, but this comes naturally as a result of my training.

So how I get rid of this belly fat?

This will happen after your training session since you burned a lot of calories.

Craig Ballantyne calls this "turbulence training".

You want to do exercises like the stationary cycle that allow you to train in interval. At the same time, you need to use resistance. I mean that you are always working against a resistance. As an example, many people try to make a lot of repetitions without a lot of weights in their strength training sessions.

It's better to do less repetition, do it faster and add more weights.

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Franck Silvestre is a professional Martial Artist. Visit his website today at Turbulence Training

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 8:33 PM 0 comments

A large number of populations out there today is obese and has excess fat over the abdomen. Lot of people are self conscious about revealing their body because they think the belly fat that covers their ab muscles and is ugly, the main thing they don't realize is that the fat is not only ugly but also is a large health risk.

Excess fat over the abs is equally dangerous as the general body fat and this is clearly proven by scientific researches. The two types of abdominal fats that are present are called subcutaneous and visceral fat.

Subcutaneous lies right under the skin and on top of the abdominal muscle where as visceral lies beneath the ab muscle and surrounding the organs in a deeper level and is also the reason for the beer belly in lot of men.

Although both subcutaneous and visceral are serious health risks, visceral is more hazardous than subcutaneous. Forms of risks related to both fats are:

-Various forms of Cancer

-Sleep apnea

-Stroke

-High blood pressure

-Diabetes

-Heart disease

-Other degenerative disease

Visceral is comparatively more dangerous is because it seemingly releases extra inflammatory molecules into the body on a regular occasion.

Reducing your abdominal fat should be your main priority if you care about yours and your loved ones quality of life! And you just have no other option. Losing your abdominal fat will not only flatten your stomach but also if you lose it enough you will actually see those hot six packs of abs.

Do I have your attention now?

Most importantly you must know that there is just:

-No quick fix resolution

-No pill/supplements of any kind, which will make your fat, go faster.

-No gimmicks such as ab rockers, rollers, ab belts, etc. will help it go either.

-It simply does not happen that way.

-The only way to lose that abdominal fat is combining:

Proper nutritious natural diet [unprocessed foods]

Strategically designed exercise programs [stimulates the essential hormonal and metabolic reaction within the body].

Studies also show that diet & exercise combination proved to be more effective than just diet in terms of abdominal fat reduction.

It's very important to know that to activate the loss of that tight abdominal fat just getting into a good exercise routine is not enough, it also gets boring doing the same. Even adding some occasional crunches, outdated weights training, or side bends won't do any good either. Then they start wondering what's going wrong as they have been doing this for weeks and months with no results.

To cut the stress of finding what the right way of getting is it done there are programs like 'Truth about abs' and 'turbulence training' from experts like Mike Geary and Craig Balentyne in the market to give you the proper direction.

Lots of people have good intentions at first to adopt a new lifestyle, yet they fail in their fitness goals a few weeks or months later by abandoning their good intentions and relax back into their previous habits which got them into that body fat situation in the first place.

http://www.fitnessindependent.com

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:44 PM 0 comments

It is an absolute must for people wanting to get rid of love handles that you accept the correct advice, you see in your quest for slimmer hips, and body for that matter...you will come across countless thousands of "experts" wanting to sell their latest crash-diet plan, or product. It just isn't necessary, with the right guidance and applied education, getting rid of those love handles can almost be a doddle.

Having love handles can be depressing, of course it is only because of your perception, but depressing nonetheless. Wanting to get rid of it is on your mind all the time, and you just want a solution. It is difficult for people to see the light and how they will look after the weight loss.

You have to set a plan and stick to it. the right plan with structure and real, possible results...that is the key....possible results, most just look to 2 stone, or a certain amount of pounds..but if you look down the road at a pound by pound approach, your results will be achievable and as a result more rewarding which gives you the confidence to carry on, stronger than before. Your handles are depressing you and it hurts but you will love the results if you select a plan of action then cross off the goals as you complete them, as a result of this your confidence will be boosted and you will start ot love yourself, which is the real reason you want to get rid of them isn't it?

You are the most important part of this cycle, you cannot be loved until you love yourself...this is true to the extent that you will push your insecurities about your love handles on others and in turn push them away.

Having a regime and being strict and punishing yourself for letting it slip is where your mind wants to be, be a teacher and discipline yourself to lose those extra pounds.

I would guess at about 90% of people who want to get rid of those extra pounds and love handles are only limited because they don't have the right guidance as I outline here http://weight-loss-for-all.blogspot.com/

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:41 PM 0 comments

February is heart health month and one of the best things you can do to keep your heart healthy is to make sure you get at least 20 minutes of cardio exercise each day. Walking is a gentle workout that gets your heart pumping enough to keep it strong and healthy. Here are some reasons why walking is such a great way to keep your heart healthy and how you can get started today.

If you have any health concerns, you should of course consult your physician before starting any type of exercise program, including walking. Other than that, it is very simple to start walking for heart health. Put on a pair of comfortable shoes and go for a little walk around your neighborhood. How far and how fast you walk will depend on your current fitness level. Dont overdo it. If you havent exercised at all in recent years, start with a short 10-minute walk after dinner or during lunch. After a week or two, increase your walking time to 15 minutes. Before you know it, you will easily be walking 20 to 30 minutes a day.

The key to walking for heart health is consistency. Go out and walk every day or at least almost every day. Obviously the easiest thing is to go walk outside, but sometimes weather just doesnt permit it. Go window-shopping at the mall instead. Many malls are open to walkers even outside of regular business hours. Check the Mall information counter to see when you can walk in the mall. There may even be a regular walking group you could join.

Becoming a member of a local gym is another option. Almost every gym has several treadmills available for you to walk on. You can also mix up your workout by using an elliptical machine or a stationary bike from time to time. As your body grows stronger, you will be able to enjoy some of the other workout equipment as well and may even end up taking a few classes.

If you find yourself enjoying the treadmill walking, consider purchasing one for your home. Its the most convenient way to get your walking workout in at any time. Set it up in front of a window, or even the TV. You can be walking for heart health while watching your favorite TV shows.

Then there are walking workout DVDs. Check the exercise section of your favorite DVD store for walking DVDs. With most of them you will be walking in place in front of your TV while the DVD plays. The instructor walks you through the workout which usually also includes different step moves and an upper body workout.

With all these different walking options, your workout will never get dull or boring. Just get started and then make sure you walk in one form or another for 20 minutes a day. Your heart and the rest of your body will thank you for it.

For more information about walking and how to start walking for weight loss visit http://www.walkingofftheweight.com

While youre there, dont forget to sign up for the Walking Off The Weight Newsletter.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:34 PM 0 comments

Weight loss motivation advice is everywhere. You can find it one magazine covers, television commercials, talk shows, and from the people around you. Everyone has an opinion, special diet, or pill that will help you lose belly fat and get flat abs.

Unfortunately much of this is just plain marketing hype. Following the hype leads to frustration and failure. The net result of this that you lose all motivation to do what it really takes to lose weight. For this reason it becomes very important to discern the hype from sound weight loss advice.

Here are 5 hallmarks of weight loss hype:

1. You can lose weight fast. You can't lose 5-10 pounds per week. That's hype. Plan for 1-2 lbs. of body fat loss per week. Anything more than this is usually water loss and is quickly regained. Additionally, you may lose lean muscle mass. This will decrease your body's ability to burn calories while you are at rest.

2. You can lose weight without exercise. Crash diets and pills will not lead to the kind of weight loss that is healthy and permanent. It takes some exercise. Aerobic exercise helps you burn calories while exercising. It also helps raise your metabolic rate so that you burn more fat while resting. Strength training also helps your burn fat by building lean muscle mass. You have to move to lose belly fat.

3. You can lose weight and still eat whatever you want. If you're overweight you will need to change what and how you eat. Don't buy into any gimmicks that say otherwise. Changing your eating habits and establishing a sound nutrition plan is absolutely essential to losing weight and keeping it off. The diets that tell you to eat all of the pizza and ice cream you want and still lose weight are leading down the road of failure and frustration.

4. You can lose weight by taking this special supplement. This is really the epitome of marketing hype. These are rarely anything other than a mixture of vitamins and herbs. Don't waste your money.

5. You can lose weight by using this special machine. These are typically abs machines. Some of these machines have the potential to tone your abdominal muscles. However, if you don't lose belly fat those muscles will remain hidden. These machines will not help you create a sufficient calorie deficit to lose body fat. You're better off going for a 45 minute brisk walk and doing some push-ups.

I hope that knowing these hallmarks of hype will help you stay motivated to lose excess belly fat and get the flat abs you've always wanted.

Dr. Steve Tuggle is a practicing dentist, certified personal trainer (ACE, ACSM), certified wellness coach, life coach, ordained minister, and internet entrepreneur. You can learn more about how to improve your health and wellness at http://www.elite-wellness-coaching.com

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:32 PM 0 comments

These days, obese people suffer less from obesity related problems and more from the side effects of weight loss products that they use. If you don't exercise caution when buying a weight loss product, it can be harmful for your health. Doing your due diligence and arming yourself with the correct knowledge is very much essential, especially when it comes to weight loss. Before buying any weight loss product, make sure that you have researched it thoroughly. During your search, you should try to get as much information as possible about the product, its good and bad effects, the ingredients that it is made up of, etc., as these things can seriously affect your health, either positively or negatively! In this article I will tell you how to know a good weight loss product from the bad ones.

To start with, you shouldn't accept everything at face value. The internet is littered with both good and bad information, and more often than not, the bad information overshadows the good one. There is a lot of misleading information regarding several weight loss products doing the rounds of the World Wide Web, and in case you don't know, the perpetrators of this misleading information are either the product manufacturers themselves or their partners who promote the products on their behalf. You may come across websites offering you what seems to be 'honest reviews' regarding your product, but is that really so? Most of these reviews are filled up with dishonest, misleading and fraudulent information, and if you rely on this information when purchasing a weight loss product, you are doomed!

I will give an example to clarify my point. You maybe aware of the fact that there are several websites out there claiming to offer natural weight loss products. Well, at one point of time, some experts of the Johns Hopkins University surveyed those sites in order to find out whether the outrageous claims made by these sites are true or not. Not surprisingly, many websites failed the test; some failed to give information regarding the correct dosage of the supplement, others failed to reveal about the harmful side effects of the products, and yet others failed to offer information regarding the ingredients of the products. Believe it or not, lack of such vital pieces of information can harm the consumer more than anyone else.

So, how to separate the wheat from the chaff? As a rule of thumb, you should avoid products whose claims seem to be outrageous or impossible. An old saying goes that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is! If you find a website that claims that their product can do miracles for you, chances are that reality is exactly the opposite - that is, it will harm your body in a 'miraculous' way.

Your best bet is to consult a doctor or a nutritionist before you even decide to buy any weight loss pill. Your doctor should be able to clarify what side effects the consumption of a particular medicine may have, and this piece of information alone will save you from a lot of troubles down the road!

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:11 PM 0 comments

1) Diet drinks
Powdered diet drinks are the most common weight loss product. They have been there and used by many many dieters and all have given the thumbs up for it. They are generally substituted for one proper meal. The amount of nutrients in them are basically what you have in a meal. However this should be a short term plan. Why? there are a lot of complains that after dropping the shakes, they tend to gain weight. The reason behind this is because they have failed to slowly break away from this method as they failed to understand its a way to lose weight. Not to live.

2) Diet Pills
Yes, they too are also one of the most common product for weight loss. However there are many scams out there. Do ensure that the pills you buy are from a certified and renown buyer. Do not hesitate not to buy if you think you are in doubt about it. However do look out for their nutritional value, the vitamins involved and the natural ingredients used. If consumed properly, dieting pills may prove to be extremely effective.

3) Books On weight loss
It may sound weird and unorthodox, but yes it does work. Reading and know about the right ways to diet is actually a powerful tool in making your body a haven for you. Once again, check out for the most popular books and check if they actually do fit your profile. Be sure to carry out what you have learnt from the book and keep working in that direction. Results will be guaranteed.

4) Nutritional Bar
Basically, these bars are made of natural flavors and ingredients. Nutrition Bars maybe a good substitute for you. It is also good for your busy and hectic lifestyle. These weight loss products will contain the same amount of nutrition. Why wait? Go for it!

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:02 PM 0 comments

If you are aiming at fast weight loss there is only one way to go. To get rid of excessive fat you will need to do 2 things. 1) You need to go on a proven fat burning diet and 2) Exercise in a way that improves the result of the diet.

Choosing diet isn't that hard. You should pursue a calorie shifting diet that will boost your metabolism into burning fat like never before. During the first cycle of dieting it is quite possible to lose 10 pounds in 7 days. The result of the diet comes from many factors and the more you initially weigh the more you will lose. This is because your insulin levels will stabilize and you will lose some water weight. Shifting calories according to a certain scheme will increase your metabolism and have it going at full speed ahead meaning that it will open up your fat cells and release a lot of the fat.

Choosing exercise program is a bit more difficult. You want to lose weight so if you do too much weight lifting you'll gain muscle and weight. On the contrary, if you do too little weight lifting you will lose muscle mass and we don't want that either.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 5:18 PM 0 comments

The most recent statistics about obesity should scare you. Do you know what your Body Mass Index (BMI) is? If you did not see the latest report, here is the lowdown: Thirty-two percent of Americans are estimated as being obese. This is indicated by a BMI of greater than 30. This does not include the additional number of overweight individuals. Americans also do not get enough activity with an estimated twenty-two percent of Americans not engaging in any physical activity.

Body Mass Index estimates fatness and overall weight related to height. It is calculated by taking weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.

BMI = weight (kg)/[height2 (in meters)] or

BMI = weight (lbs)/[height2 (in inches)] x 703

Example: Weight = 150 lbs, Height = 55 (65")

Calculation: [150 (65)2] x 703 = 24.96

A BMI of 18.5-24.9 is normal, so this person is on the very high end of normal weight for height.

Less that 18.5 is underweight, and 25-29.9 is overweight, with 30 and over indicating obesity.

Preventing obesity is certainly the nations goal. I would not say that maintaining a healthy weight through adulthood is easy, it is not; but it is much easier than losing a large amount of weight. Still, both can be achieved with the right person providing you guidance and support.

Your goal is to get your BMI within the normal range. If your BMI is creeping toward the overweight range, now is the time to do something about it and seek some professional help in order to do so. There is a multitude of nutrition information available to the public, but the tricky part is figuring out what the best resources are for accurate information. A registered dietitian (RD) in private practice, at a local wellness center or hospital will be able to point you in the right direction.

By seeking the advice of a trained nutrition professional, you wont have to worry about deciphering all the information out there. While most people know what it takes to lose weight (less calories in, more calories burned) doing it is a challenge, or almost of third of the country would not be obese.

Obesity increases the risk of disease tremendously. Trust me diabetes and heart disease are not friendly diseases. They slowly kill. Even if you need to lose forty pounds to get to that healthy BMI, losing ten or twenty pounds can really help. It will bring blood sugars down to normal range, and will reduce blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels, both additional risk factors for heart disease. Obesity also takes its toll on joints. Knee and hip replacements can be prevented if body weight is in the normal range. If you have a family history of arthritis, diabetes or heart disease, you really do want to take heed and lose weight if you need to.

Seek the help of an RD to guide you to a new path of healthy living. You only have one life, and it can be a lot more enjoyable if you can stay mobile and free from disease.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 5:05 PM 0 comments

The key to successful fat loss is a gentle, healthy, gradual process. Too many ketones indicate that you are burning fat too quickly, and may irritate your bladder. Fast fat loss is a sure road to failure, because your body will compensate by slowing your metabolic rate, leaving you feeling tired and toxic from the high ketone levels in your system. So to get rid of your love handles and do it permanently, you must follow a strict plan.

Also, you won't be able to stabilize your desired weight if you achieve it too quickly. Our bodies establish weight "set points" over time. Once you lose weight, you need to maintain that weight for at least two years before your body adjusts fully to its new set point. This is why most dieters gain back the weight they have lost, and even a few more pounds, and those love handles feel bigger and more repulsive. Your body has to be taught at a metabolic level to be comfortable at a lower weight set point.

A weight loss diet is a long-term commitment to new habits and health. If you cannot commit yourself to two years of maintenance after the weight is off, it is better not to diet at all, because the backlash weight gain can leave you heavier than when you started. And then all the work to get rid of your love handles will be wasted.

Most bariatric (weight loss) doctors feel that 2 lbs. per week is a safe and efficient amount to set as a permanent weight loss target.

While two pounds a week may not seem like much, it will put you on the road to where you want to be and more importantly...safely getting rid of your love handles.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 3:18 PM 0 comments

You've undoubtedly heard about hoodia cactus extract by now as it has been covered by numerous major media sources, including the BBC, CBS, The Today Show, and much much more.

Because of this, hoodia products have quickly ascended to become one of the fastest growing segment of the massive diet supplement market.

However, there are some facts that everyone should understand before choosing a hoodia product.

First, it's important to understand a bit of background about hoodia cactus itself.

There are many kinds of hoodia plant, but only the hoodia gordonii type has an amazing appetite suppressing quality.

These properties have been known about for centuries by a primitive tribe of hunter-gatherers known as the Sans Bushmen.

In the mid 1990's an organization called the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) was conducting an investigation of indigenous plants eaten by the Sans Bushmen.

Originally, the study was to see what foods, if any, the Sans Bushmen were eating that harbored toxic compounds.

When the CSIR studied hoodia gordonii, they found it was not only not toxic, but it helped to suppress the appetite of animals it was fed to.

Hoodia Cactus Extact

Eventually, the CSIR isolated the active ingredient responsible for the appetite suppressing effects....and called it P57. This is the hoodia cactus extract.

They then sold the rights of P57 to a British based pharmaceutical company called Phytopharm.

Phytopharm is conducting studies on hoodia gordonii right now and aims to release products in a couple of years.

Now, there may be a little confusion at this point.

You may be wondering how it is there are so many hoodia products on the market if only Phytopharm has the rights to P57 -- the hoodia cactus extract.

The answer lies in patent laws. You see, only Phytopharm can extract the active ingredient called P57 from hoodia gordonii and use it in their soon to be released product line.

But a whole natural plant -- in this case the hoodia gordonii -- cannot be patented.

Therefore, other companies can produce supplements or products made from hoodia gordonii and sell them legally.

It is presumed that if a company is using the whole hoodia plant to produce a hoodia product then it should also contain active ingredient in it as well.

The bottomline, however, is that only Phytopharm can claim to sell hoodia cactus extract because they have the patent on the extraction process. But Phytopharm's hoodia products won't be released for a couple of years it's estimated at the time of this writing.

Because of this, many other hoodia products dominate the market.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 3:09 PM 0 comments

Loosing weight has become a common trend these days. People are into more number of weight loss plans. There are plenty of such plans available in the book stores, libraries, internet and many other media. Choosing the right plan suiting out requirements and out body language is simply difficult to select. Each and every book on weight loss plan stands out to be unique and different in its own way.

The only way to select the perfect book matching your needs is through the open mind method. In this method you are let to decide on your own after reading several books. You can just gather information about those which suits your requirements, time, money and effort. Mix and match plans really works to be too good. This could end up in bringing up the perfect plan which might sound to be the best one for you.

Always think in the practical way and never jump into a plan without thinking and sometimes even rethinking paves the way. Do not blindly believe and practice what is told. Never go for any kind of crash diets or something which might be dangerous at any point of time. Weight loss pills are readily available in the market but never opt for those miracle pills as it could result in side effects eventually.

Only with slow and steady trial and error method you will be able to finally end up with the best plan. You will be surely encouraged if you practice what is known as patience as it shows up the new way for you. It is certain that you will end up with the ideal plan suiting you if you are hard working, realistic and being patient.

Things work out to be fine if you are to follow a strict plan. One among those is the calorie-shifting diet which has been proved to be effective than any other plans. Studies have stated that by following this diet you tend to lose almost nine pounds after every eleven days if you are to strictly adopt it. Also the experts count on the hazards caused due to rapid weight loss plans.

In this routine you should be depending on low carbohydrates, low fat and low calorie for three days then you can take a short break of another 3 days where you depend on any of these. The alternate day's cycle shall be followed for almost eleven days and you can find the initial result. Even though this process is slow, it is regarded to be as very safe and secured.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:02 PM 0 comments

Baby fat has become the biggest problem for women after delivery. Unless you control it in time, even you are at a high risk.

If you have not yet decided about your baby fat, this opportunity is perfect for you to decide.

Effects of Baby Fat:

Too much baby fat in your body may expose you to heart diseases and other illnesses, such as blood pressure and diabetes. Hence, it is important that you take early preventive measures.

An ultimate dream of all bodybuilders and dieters is to lose fat fast and that too, in a quick way. If you are obese, it is important to you to lose your body fat fast. For this, you have to start up with a serious plan. It has to include exercise and diet as a part of your plan.

Diet plays an important role in any weight loss program. It is mandatory for you, if you want to lose your body weight fast.

Health Risks of Body Fat:

Excess body fat in your body can cause diseases such as heart attack, stroke and high blood pressure.

It is important that you take necessary precautions in time. This is the only way by which you can prevent premature death.

Tips to Lose Body Weight Fast:

Below mentioned are some important tips that you have to undertake, if you want to lose your body fat fast:

Reduce your daily calorie intake. This is the first adjustment that you have to do.
Do not exclude fats completely from your diet.
Eat more fruits and vegetables. Do not eat in excess, since you cannot lose weight with it.
Reduce carbohydrates in your diet. Your body may never use its fat reserves, if you eat more carbohydrates.
Avoid meat, dairy products and bread.
Walk for two to three miles each day. It is good to burn fat from your lower limbs.

When you stop to exercise and quit your diet, you can regain your fat again. Hence, it is important that you continue to do both of them, until you lose fat bit by bit. This is the only method by which, you can lose your body fat fast and in a permanent way.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 1:50 PM 0 comments

With south beach recipes meal plans, it would be more flexible and convenient for you. They would not be focusing on traditional and strict rules on the proper weights and measures of what food meals to eat. They don't have rigid guidelines that you would be following; instead they would be all about nutrition intake designed for losing weight. South beach diet meal plans will be carried through the three phases, with the first two aiming for the weight loss program while the last phase going about maintenance guidelines which you would be using for your own decisions to create your own meal plan.

The first phase

The first phase of south beach diet meal plans asks you to restrict amounts of carbohydrate intake. During this phase, more intake water than the normal recommended eight glasses of water a day is suggested. With the absence of carbohydrate intakes of your body, water in the cells of your body drains fast. This happens because your body needs to use the fats stored in its cells in substitution of the carbohydrates. That is the reason why drinking large amounts of water is vital. Also, you have to be careful in intakes of other beverages. Sodas are not allowed, as caffeinated drinks are. Decaffeinated ones are allowed however.

The second phase

In the second phase of the meal plans, recipe with whole grains are already allowed. You can introduce this recipe on the day meals, with salad and whole grain pitas as your best meal plan throughout the afternoon. While at dinner, it would be easier to create meal plans as healthy meat, tofu dishes, and vegetables are allowed. You must also remember using those healthy substitutes such as olive oil, canola oil, and peanut oil, or non-fat/low-fat dairy products, as well as all-natural sweeteners.

The third phase

The third phase is the easiest part of making south beach diet meal plans. There are no particular restrictions and limitations. You only have to adopt the first and second phase concepts of the healthy foods. You can do your own recipe as long as you keep away from the foods that are not allowed for the south beach diet recipes. You can mix and match so preparing meal plans during this stage would not be boring for you.

Once you have adapted to the style of south beach diet, it would be easy maintaining your meal plans all through the years. Results of this diet may not be as what you think it would be, but when followed properly and religiously, they would be effective. South beach diet meal plans are healthy and nutritious, so this program is after the real requirements of your body while effectively losing that weight over time. So, if you need real, nutritious diet meal plans, south beach diet program is for you.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 12:45 PM 0 comments

What turn over out to be a minute, yet irritating pain in your joint, can rapidly twist into incredible much more debilitating? At initial, you just believe it might be a dragged muscle. You may think you did a bit in excess of heavy weight? Except the transitional to superior bodybuilder familiar with what muscle discomfort experiences like later than exercises. This isn't it. But there is a possible way out.

Your biceps schedule, which was moving ahead relatively nicely, twisted into a non-existent habit (twisting a 30lb dumbbell was not possible) once you may "formally" make a diagnosis with sensitive Tendonitis in your right arm (just under the elbow joint). Then medical doctor would understand that this particular Tendonitis doesn't restore to health. It can get a smaller amount painful but the micro tears and harm are everlasting. As natural, the suggestion was to 1) quit whatever aggravate it 2) make use of a cream that provides a little warmth to the region.

To a certain extent follow the rule #1, for the reason that if you are a hardcore bodybuilder, just suspending the work out isn't how this damage occurred in the first place. You may found impressive that worked. You may not desire to stop doing bicep exercises. Bicep exercises are one of the mainly suggested movements for building mass. It's an easy, essential movement that works.

You may discontinue doing biceps actions until the pain dropped. Once the pain was considerably reduced, you can determine to regulate your form, have a spotter help on certain bicep workout and used a relevant cream (Bio-freeze by AST). You may change the exercise to go exact on any and all bicep movements. Your arms then currently stretch to the sides with steady strain on the muscle. By means of a spotter for dumbbell bicep curls assist you to eradicate the natural propensity to flare out the arms to obtain that weight to the conclusion phase of the work out. Heavy mass with the arms somewhat out tends to set a lot of stress on that tendon.

Taking a rest from the workout permit you to repair enough to feel sensibly about the regulations you may desire to make in your regular practice. Going back to harsh form, using a relevant (heat) cream and having a spotter help with a few of the bicep activities has all but reduced (in a therapeutic sense) you're Tendonitis. You may experience no added pain from bicep activities because of these alterations.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 12:31 PM 0 comments

Millions of people today want to lose weight. However, the average person doesn't know how to burn fat without losing muscle mass. Not only that, they don't realize that simply burning fat isn't enough. You also have to keep your muscle mass, or you'll end up soft and weak.

Your body will adapt to the stimulus you give it. So, if you give your body a reason to keep or build muscle, it will. If you don't, it won't. Maybe oversimplified, but valid. And that's the reason you can lose muscle mass if your main mode of exercise is traditional cardio, like walking or jogging. Low intensity exercises like these can help you lose weight, but they don't give your body a reason to keep its muscle.

So, what's the solution? The simplest step is to add an element of resistance to your workouts. A simple weight training program of large-movement, multi-joint exercises will do the trick for most. If you're just starting out, try a program of deadlifts and overhead presses, five sets of five repetitions, two to three times a week.

The next step is to get more out of your cardio workouts. One method that is growing in popularity is interval training. Interval training consists of a series of short, intense bursts of work followed by a short period of low intensity recovery. Here's an example using an exercise bike with adjustable resistance:

1. Warm up for 5 minutes
2. Sprint - high resistance, high speed - for 30 seconds
3. Rest - low resistance, low speed - for 1 minute
4. Repeat the Sprint/Rest sequence 3-5 times
5. Cool down for 10 minutes

Funny how less than 10 minutes of real work gets your heart racing more than 30 minutes of walking. You'll probably also notice that you feel your muscles more. These are some of the things that make interval training so effective, offering these benefits:

• Efficiency. You get a better workout in a shorter period of time than you do with those 30-minute to hour-long treadmill walks.
• Intensity. Because the intensity level is raised - even for a short time - you encourage your body to keep its muscle mass.
• Higher metabolism. It has been shown that interval training allows your body to continue to burn fat for up to 24 hours after your workout. This is apparently due to the higher intensity and/or the "shock to your system" of the repeated "hard-easy-hard-easy" cycle.
• Portability. Interval training can be done with several different types of equipment, even no equipment at all, and just about anywhere. Even a simple program of sprinting and walking will work.

There's a reason why interval training is growing in popularity: because it's an excellent option when you want to burn fat without losing muscle mass. When your goal is to lose weight, you want to end up with firm muscles that have strength and tone to them. Interval training along with a smart diet and some resistance training will help you reach your goal faster than traditional cardio.

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