Best Way To Lose Weight

While the first words which spring to mind whenever the word diet is mentioned are weight loss and reduced food intake, but is that really all that it has to offer or is there a little bit more?

There is no doubt that a diet can and will help you to trim your figure ahead of the big day, but it can also help you in the run up to what can be a very stressful time. By eating the right foods at the right time it can give you the strength of mind and the strength of body to enjoy your day to the full and ensure that everything goes to plan. Many people are concerned that diets mean cutting out ALL of the food which they like, but this is not true. Simply by adding, or exchanging, parts of your diet for more health food and adding more exercise into your daily routine you can see a big difference very quickly.

While the popularity of wedding diets continues to grow, many people seem to forget that the grooms also want to look good on their big day. Whether they have suit in mind which they want to wear, or simply want to get themselves into better shape, wedding diets can mean as much to a groom as they can to a bride. In fact there are many brides and grooms who will actually start a dieting and exercise plan together prior to their big day, each motivating and helping the other to each their goal.

Dieting does not always mean shedding masses of weight, it can simply mean improving your diet, shedding a few unwanted pounds and basically getting yourself back into shape. So whether you are the bride or the groom, has there ever been a better reason to start that diet you have been putting off for some time?

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 9:16 PM 0 comments

Have you ever asked yourself this question, why is it today we have more obese people? Up 67% of the population are overweight today. There were a great lot less many years ago. A few, but in no way were they around as they are today, and believe me it will get worse. It will not get any better unless people educate themselves. Unless they know why this is happening, the problem will continue to grow.

Think of this; in the 1950 and 60s we never had so many obese people as we have today. In fact, I believe people did not get fat, they just did not like to draw attention to themselves. I guess there were one or two around, however not too many. Dont tell me it was because some of us did not have enough to eat, because even then we had those who were financially comfortable but did look after themselves. Their health and well being was as it should be.

We did not see overweight people as we see today. I recall I went to Las Vegas and observed numerous ladies sitting next to slot machines pumping in their quarters These ladies definitely fitted what I refer to as obese.

Weight loss for good, is the goal of anyone unhappy with their current size or shape. The information on this web site is aimed at anyone who wants to lose weight and keep it off.

We dont have to tell you, being obese can have serious consequences to your health. These include an increased risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, diabetes, gallstones, and some forms of cancer. Losing weight can help reduce each of these risks.

According to research by the Discovery Health Channel, 50 percent of children do not get enough exercise to develop healthy heart and lung systems. Furthermore, 78 percent have at least one heart disease risk and 20 to 30 percent are already obese.

Adults are in even worse shape with 64 percent not getting enough exercise to maintain healthy heart and lung systems, 24 percent never exercise, and more than 45 percent are overweight.

Victims of a Toxic Colon

Have you ever considered this simple question: Are you clean inside? We shower, brush our teeth and wash our hair on a daily basis, but we tend to ignore cleansing our insides until some form of disease sends us a wake-up call. Believe it or not, our insides, especially the colon which functions as the sewer system of our body, also requires regular cleaning. Constipation, parasites, IBS, gas, bloating, stomach pain, chronic fatigue, digestive problems can all be signs of a toxic colon. Dont be a victim, suffering silently from these painful and often embarrassing health conditions. Find out the truth about colon cleansing and how it can help you.

Why Is Colon Cleansing So Crucial?

We are all exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals on a daily basis at work, in the home, through the air we breathe, our food and water supply, and through the use of pharmaceutical drugs. In addition, we are eating more sugar and processed foods than ever before in human history and regularly abuse our bodies with various stimulants and sedatives.

"Death Begins in the Colon"

These toxins and dead foods lead to poor digestion, constipation, toxic colon build-up, weight gain and low energy. These common symptoms are more than just an inconvenience they can lead to long-term health problems and serious disease.

Of all the polite topics of conversation, the state of one's intestines is probably at the bottom of most people's lists. Let's face it: Irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, gas, diverticulitis and colon cancer are simply not things we like to discuss. And yet, as the old expression goes, death begins in the colon. Don't believe it? Ask any coroner. Autopsies often reveal colons that are plugged up to 80 percent with waste material. Vegetarian Times, March, 1998

Parasites May Rule the World

This waste material is home to, in the words of National Geographic, "a sinister world of monstrous creatures that feed on living flesh: parasites. Discover magazine published a feature article in its August 2000 issue:

Every living thing has at least one parasite that lives inside or on it, and many, including humans, have far more. Scientistsare only just beginning to discover exactly how powerful these hidden inhabitants can be, but their research is pointing to a remarkable possibility: Parasites may rule the world. The notion that tiny creatures we've largely taken for granted are such a dominant force is immensely disturbing. We are collections of cells that work together, kept harmonized by chemical signals. If an organism can control those signals an organism like a parasite then it can control us. And therein lies the peculiar and precise horror of parasites.

The combination of environmental toxins, an unhealthy diet and parasites poses a grave danger to humans. In fact, parasites have killed more humans than all the wars in history, reported National Geographic in its award-winning documentary, The Body Snatchers.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 9:16 PM 0 comments

Are there any foods that burn body fat? If yes, how is it possible? It should be possible to lose weight by simply eating such foods. What are these foods?

The fat burning foods are foods that burn more calories than the calorie content of the foods itself. There are certain foods which actually burn more fat than the calorie content of the food itself. These fat burning foods or so called negative calorie foods are natural plant foods.

Fruits rich in vitamin C like limes, lemons, oranges, grapefruit and tangerines have fat burning properties. Some of the other fat burning foods are asparagus, beet root, broccoli, cabbage, carrot, apple, blueberries, and watermelon. It you eat these fat burning foods and do some exercise, it will boost your metabolism and burn calories at a faster rate for several hours even after exercise.

A recent research reports that calcium in dairy products can boost weight loss by increasing fat breakdown in fat cells. If you compare a dairy-rich versus a dairy-poor diet you can nearly double the rate of weight and fat loss with the same level of calorie restriction.

Not eating enough will slow your metabolism and deteriorating your health. Note that in order to lose weight you have to burn more calories than you consume. This can be done by eating negative calorie foods. This will help your body burning up the excessive stored fat.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 9:07 PM 0 comments

I've lost nearly 65 pounds on medifast and am still going strong. From the questions that I am often asked, I find that there are a lot of misconceptions about this diet plan. Here is a quick overview which will hopefully give you an accurate idea of what this system is all about:

Medifast is a meal replacement diet which means that you replace some of your daily meals with prepackaged options provided by the company. There are over 70 different meals from which to choose. There are some liquid choices, but the plan is definitely not a liquid only diet. Typical meals include shakes, bars, puddings, teas, lattes, cappuccinos, chilis, stews, crackers, eggs, and oatmeals etc.

In addition to eating five of these meals per day, you will provide your own "lean and green meal." This is usually your largest meal of the day and although you can have it at any time, most people prefer to eat this main meal at dinner time. The lean and green consists of lean protein and veggies or salads. It may sound difficult to eat six times per day, but it really isn't because the foods are pretty much grab and go and very convenient.

I find the taste of the foods to be pretty decent, but you can make them taste even better by adding sugar free syrups. You can add these to the shakes, puddings, lattes and oatmeals. I like adding either caramel or cherry flavored syrup but there are countless choices. You can also make muffins and cookies from the pudding and shake ingredients. I also take the liberty of adding fat free cheese and sour cream to the soups and stews.

The company states that the typical weight loss is 2-3 pounds per week. I have found that if I add a bit of exercise (power walking, roller blading, or gardening with a weight vest) I can get this even higher, usually as much as five pounds per week. This program works by putting your body in ketosis and tricking it into burning its own fat. Since exercise also burns fat, moving your body means doubling your efforts.

The cost is about $8 per day, but there are usually coupons available. For me personally, this has been the only plan that has been both effective and easy for me stick with. Eating the company's foods does take some getting used to initially, but adding the syrups and being motivated by the changes in your body can really help.

Lindsey Price is the author of the ebook "Getting The Most Out Of Medifast" which includes the latest coupons, recipies, and tips. To get a free copy (immediate download / no information required), href="http://geniefrancisdietreview.blogspot.com/search/label/Free%20Medifast%20Ebook">click here.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 9:07 PM 0 comments

If you lead a sedentary lifestyle or eat food packed with empty calories the chances are that you are overweight.

You are not alone. Excess weight is a major concern for many people and obesity is on the rise. There are a lot of people who have health problems or struggle to find clothes to fit because they are overweight.

Here are some easy weight loss tips that will work if you're ready to take action and lose weight

Don't skip meals

If you are missing meals in an attempt to lose weight, please stop. People who skip meals tend to overeat at the next meal because they've allowed themselves to become so hungry. That defeats the purpose of missing meals in the first place.

Try eating 5 or 6 small meals throughout the day instead of the standard 3 meals a day. When you eat meals more often it helps to regulate your blood sugar levels and keeps your metabolism working efficiently.

Eating more often will help you to balance your calorie intake and keep you from feeling hungry all the time.

Eat more fruit and vegetables

Fruit and vegetables are packed with nutrients and contain fibre. The fibre will help you to feel full for longer and that will keep you from over indulging. Added to which, fruit and vegetables are naturally low in calories and make an easy, portable healthy snack.

Keep clear of fast foods

Most fast food is loaded with fats, and sugar. If you need to eat out, try to choose a restaurant where you can make healthy choices. Or, you could try planning ahead prepare healthy snacks and carry them with you.

Add in some exercise

Choose exercise that you like and make sure it's something that you can easily add into your routine. If you insist on joining a gym when you hate going to the gym, you're setting yourself up for failure. Try scheduling in a swim with the reward of a sauna or take a short walk at lunch time. Whatever exercise you choose, make sure that it's something you will enjoy.

Make wise choices

It's important to choose a weight loss plan that fits with your lifestyle. If you decide on a weight loss plan that involves eating foods that you don't like, you will struggle. Beware of following a weight loss plan that is boring or feels like punishment, you won't be able to keep it up for long.

If you want to get your weight loss off to a good start and and burn fat faster than you have before. Visit http://www.HealthyPermanentWeightLoss.com to discover how to break unhealthy habits, lose weight and keep the weight off.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 7:31 PM 0 comments

For a healthy body, it is very important to have ideal body weight. Try to reduce your weight gradually. If you lose weight quickly, you will gain it back fast and sometimes even more! Quick weight loss is not the answer to obesity.

Given below are some tips for weightwatchers. You will lose weight gradually and become fit over a period of time.

Tips for Weight Loss

• Reduce fat: Fats have more than twice the calories than protein or carbohydrate! Our body converts excess dietary fat to body fat.
• Limit sugar & alcohol: Foods with a lot of added sugar and alcoholic drinks are just empty calories.
• Drink at least 8 glasses of water every day.
• Eat plenty of vegetables, fruits, & whole grains.
• Eat slowly: You eat more if you eat fast, as it takes about 15 minutes for our brain to get the message from our stomach that we have eaten enough.
• Include a low fat protein-rich food like tofu, beans, eggs, and low fat milk, yogurt or cottage cheese with every meal.
• No prepackaged foods, powders, or bars will make you slim.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 7:23 PM 0 comments

Fat Burning Furnace by Rob Poulos and Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne are 2 well known and popular diet and fitness programs. What are the similarities and the differences between these 2 programs, and which one should you use?

Both of these programs are excellent fitness oriented fat loss programs. Each of them has been used successfully by many people, both men and women, and provided excellent results. So you can achieve great results with either of these programs. However, there are a number of aspects in which one of them is better than the next.

Fat Burning Furnace by Rob Poulos is a 128 pages e-book packed with diet and exercise information. The big advantage of this program over Turbulence Training is the diet section of the program. Fat Burning Furnace goes into much more detail of the required nutrition to lose fat and keep it off. In Turbulence Training you get a bonus e-book which is centered on diet, but overall, I prefer the diet section of FatBurningFurnace.

On the other hand, FatBurningFurnace touches very lightly on cardiovascular workouts. Instead, it focuses on weight training, which it does in an easy to understand and apply manner. TurbulenceTraining handles cardio workouts very well. In fact, the main aspect of this program is how to create short but highly intensive strength and cardio workouts to burn the maximum amount of fat in as little time as possible. If you wish to do cardio in a much more effective fashion, choose Turbulence Training.

Both Fat Burning Furnace and TurbulenceTraining are excellent. Follow one of the following links to read more about each.

To read more about Turbulence Training, click here: Turbulence Training Review.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 5:51 PM 0 comments

Nobody wants to be fat forever so everyone wants to learn how to lose weight fast. Who wouldn't want to learn how to lose weight fast? What fun is it being overweight and having people around you look more fit and healthy. Luckily there are supplements out that will help you accomplish weight loss fast and easily.

Weight loss pills are able to help you lose weight fast by working with the body and speeding up processes which would have normally taken longer without the weight loss pills. These supplements are healthy and able to be taken by anybody including vegetarians. Working with the body the weight loss pills will help limit the amount of food you crave by reducing your appetite.

No need to worry about all the fatty foods ruining your diet and progress because the top supplements are able to limit fat intake by 28%! There is no shame in using weight loss pills because everybody is not the same and some people need extra help.

Of course just taking supplements is not the only answer. They must be taken along with exercise and good nutrition and you must keep to a regular workout schedule. Consistency is the key to success and the better you stick to the schedule the faster you will lose weight. It may be hard at first but just keep working at it and you will see the results you are looking for. For those looking on how to lose weight fast hopefully this provided the information you were looking for.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 5:45 PM 0 comments

Everyone wants to avoid diabetes. Diabetes is an issue that will affect everyone at one point in life, whether directly or indirectly. This newsletter will provide you with more information on diabetes and perhaps will lead to lifestyle changes that can help you, your friends, and family, avoid this terrible and mostly preventable disease.

A person with "adult-onset" diabetes (Type II) has high blood sugar levels because the cells of the body do not respond to insulin (they are "insulin-resistant"). Insulin is a hormone released from the pancreas and stimulates blood sugar uptake by cells of the body.

The cells then use this sugar for energy, however chronically elevated blood sugar levels can be unhealthy. In 1996, it was reported that the number of diabetes cases is going to double to 250 million worldwide by 2025. Type II diabetes is referred to as a lifestyle disease.

By lifestyle disease, this means that factors under our control are the primary factors behind the development of diabetes. The biggest risk factors are obesity, lack of exercise, and poor nutrition. These factors are promoted in Western society by the convenience and hectic schedule that seem to plague everyone.

The North American diet is full of processed foods with poor nutritive value. According to American Society of Bariatric Physicians, obesity has increased due to increased sugar consumption. Processed foods (i.e. white bread) quickly increase blood sugar and are referred to as high-glycemic index (GI) foods. The Nurses Health Study from Harvard examined 75000 nurses and found women eating more high-GI foods had twice the risk of heart disease. As well, high blood sugar levels may damage blood vessels and induce insulin resistance over time.

In addition, this sedentary lifestyle has led many to abandon daily exercise. Two hours in a car and 9 hours behind a desk (at least) are quite a contrast to the daily activities most people had as students. Again and again, authors state that changes in diet, exercise, and weight loss are the keys to treating and preventing diabetes. Authors recommend reducing processed food and sugar intake.

Avoid a "Mega-sized burger, fries, and pop" habit. Weight loss is a big help in avoiding diabetes as well. Losing 10% of excess fat can improve health. Researchers believe that diabetes is also a "skeletal muscle" disease and that people should go to the gym and resistance train. Lose fat. Add muscle.

On a disease-related exercise note, research has also shown that intense aerobic exercise prevents heart disease. The key was intensity and not duration. They found that people that performed 15 min of hard aerobic exercise a couple of times a week had less heart disease (Harvard Alumni Health Study, Circulation 102: 975-986, 2000). So lift, work hard, eat proper and in moderation, and you will increase your odds of long-lasting good health.

Okay, that is enough preaching. There will always be people that can smoke, drink, eat poorly, and not exercise and still live to 90 years of age. However, statistics suggest that more people will be getting ill due to their lifestyle choices. Fortunately, the stats show that this can be avoided and even treated with lifestyle changes. Make the necessary changes and read more on how lifestyle interacts with diabetes.

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 Mens 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

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 5:40 PM 0 comments

When people want to lose weight they want to do it as quickly as possible. The key to fast weight loss is following a strict diet and exercise routine, but it doesn't hurt to get some outside help. This outside help can come in the form of all natural weight loss pills. The weight loss pills will be able to help you achieve the goals you set for yourself and help you reach them quicker.

The most popular herbal weight loss pill is called Proactol. It is all natural which means that there is no risk for any side effects. This is an important issue for a lot of people who want to get fast weight loss. Side effects from over the counter weight loss pills can cause bloating, diarrhea, and other uncomfortable feelings that make losing weight more of a pain than it should be. Proactol is able to be so effective because it binds to fat stored in your body. Proactol also acts as an appetite suppressant which means it makes you feel full and less hungry. You can only put on weight if you are constantly eating, so if you are able to suppress your appetite for a few hours a day, this can help in the long run.

So if you are looking for fast weight loss, you should try an all natural approach. They are proven to work and in Proactol's case, has even been featured in Britain's most popular newspaper as the "Best Weight Loss Method". Remember, fast weight loss can be reached as long as you work hard and do the right things.

Discover what makes Proactol #1 and start losing weight today!

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 5:35 PM 0 comments

An exercise and fitness program does not have to be work and can be enjoyable. It can be fun if you base it on the activities you enjoy.

Many Americans are now taking exercise and fitness seriously. With the increase of obesity and Type II diabetes, exercise and fitness has become a reaction against the sedentary lifestyle many of us lead. Inactivity can create potential risks such as gaining weight and becoming obese. This condition leads not only to Type II diabetes but it also raises our cholesterol level (LDL).

The number of people diagnosed with Type II diabetes has been growing steadily. Doctors usually recommend that patients develop a program of exercise and fitness because physical activity helps to control both blood sugar levels and cholesterol.

Exercise and fitness programs vary but should definitely be based on your interests. Some people prefer gyms and athletic clubs. If you are on a weight loss program and have a buddy, working out together at a gym will be encouragement for both of you. Athletic clubs or sports gyms have courts for racquetball and squash. You get to meet people with similar interest and get a good workout.

If your interest is in team sports, joining a bowling league or softball team will be a good activity. Other sports activities include golf, tennis, and swimming. Do what you enjoy!

A good exercise and fitness program can be as simple as walking. Taking a brisk walk around your neighborhood or through the park or along a scenic route will get the heart pumping. Oh, it is raining! Take your walk. Put a CD on your portable player or plug the earphones into your MP3. Do not forget the umbrella! The walk can be invigorating.

Walking has become so popular that there are magazines and walking clubs. Many senior centers have walking programs. Some have agreements with local malls. The club gets access to the mall before it is opened and get to walk around. Or, some go early so they can be there when the doors open, before the mall gets crowded. Some clubs take trips to different places for walks. You get to enjoy the beautiful scenery, have a nice lunch, and share the companionship of others.

Developing an exercise and fitness program will lead to a longer and healthier life. The important thing about any exercise and fitness program is that it be an activity you enjoy.

Starting a program is easy. Staying motivated to continue is the hard part. It is only through a good exercise and fitness program that you can transform a sedentary life into a healthy active one.

Sandra researches and writes about topics that affect our every day life. Read more about exercise and fitness at http://www.exercise-fitness-guide.com

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:20 PM 0 comments

In these times, when it comes to acquiring fast, reliable and safe weight loss, Hoodia Gordonii is considered the trend-setter in this field. This succulent cactus-like plant was originally used by the San Bushmen of Southern Africa to suppress appetite during hunting trips and times of food scarcity.

Since this plant grows in one of the harshest regions of the planet, the plant comes with an aura of mystery as well as carrying a ton of weight loss benefits. Although the extracts from this plant have been tested to effectively suppress appetites, it has been a challenge to make the supplement readily available to Western consumers.

P57: The Single Molecule Which Effectively Promotes Weight Loss

The entire cactus-like plant is not required for appetite suppression, but rather one single molecule, P57, creates the desired effect. This molecule is found in the flesh of the plant, and not within the roots, spines, or flowers. Unfortunately, the chemical is quite hard to isolate from the plant extract. It is also reported to be difficult to synthesize, and it is highly unlikely that a cheaper, synthetic product will be created in the coming years.

The High Demand Has Created Supply Concerns

Contrary to popular notions, the Hoodia plant is not endangered. There are several other succulents and cactus plants that look just like it, and in turn, are the ones on the verge of extinction. Unfortunately for the other species, the high demand for Hoodia causes them to be collected by mistake. As such, the plant is on the list of Endangered Species and is under protection by international health and plant trade regulations.

Does Hoodia Have Any Negative Long-Term Effects?

Today, there are many prescription weight-loss medications sold in the market, and some have been noted to cause damage to the liver or other organs. It is not yet clear how past laboratory trials have fared to that of trials run on animal subjects during the development phases of many other medications. After Pfizer aborted the project, Unilever Pharmaceuticals took up the cudgels for developing this dietary product, and they are still working on it.

While the supplement is only available on a limited basis at the moment, there is no question that it is a potent appetite suppressant. Obesity is a major issue in almost every nation, and as pharmaceutical manufacturers work to establish reputable supplies, it would only be a matter of time before reliable products become readily available.

Hoodia is but one of many species in the genus and it takes a trained botanist or a native plant collector to be able to distinguish the actual plant, or the flower, from the rest. Without seeing the actual flower, it would be difficult to set apart other species, as some devious collectors may get another variety, and market the supplement as the real thing.

An international regulatory group, CITES (Convention on the International Trade of Endangered Species), establishes guidelines for the proper harvesting and trade of this plant, and collecting Hoodia in the wild is considered illegal without first acquiring a permit from CITES and the local governments in the areas where Hoodia is prevalent.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:14 PM 0 comments

Would you believe me if I said the fastest weight loss method available actually involves eating more food? Of course you wouldn't, but amazingly this isn't a joke or a scam. So what is this diet that sounds too good to be true.

The diet in question is called calorie shifting and yes it really does work by eating more. Calorie shifting works by increasing your metabolism to work at a higher rate which brings on faster weight loss.

It does this by mixing up the foods you eat and the calories you in take each day. This stops the body from figuring out any sort of routine and sensing you are on a diet. Thanks to the confusion it causes your body will actually burn calories faster.

You eat 4 meals a day on the program and the only thing you really need to make sure of is that each of the meals consist of different calorie amounts and you will soon see results. A menu generator can also be attained for those that want an extra level of help with an eating plan.

By eating 4 meals a day or more if you like you will keep the metabolism working constantly throughout the day meaning calories are being burned all day. This is why eating more really can help you to lose weight.

Calorie shifting diet users tend to report losses of between 8 to 15 pounds in the first 2 week and since the diet works on a continuous cycle the results will keep coming for as long as you use the diet.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:10 PM 0 comments

One of the best ways to lose belly fat is through cardio workouts. Cardio can burn a lot of fat in a relatively short period of time, as long as it's done in the right way to maximize your fat burn rate. The sad thing is, that most people do cardio in a way which doesn't help them to burn the maximum amount of fat and also consumes way too much of their time.

So what is the wrong way to do cardio? Or better yet, what is the 1 cardio trick to lose belly fat fast?

The wrong way to do cardio, which is the more common form you see in gyms, is the long duration, low-medium intensity cardio workouts. You probably know what I mean: people who get up on the treadmill and simply use to it to stroll for an hour, barely picking up their feet. Others may run at a slow pace which may be great for a warm up, but it's not the best way to lose belly fat, not by a long shot.

Not that I blame those people, they've simply been filled with misinformation. They've been led to believe that they need to do long workouts in order to burn any fat at all. Of course you need to do things for a long time if you're doing it at a slow pace like a turtle. Your body barely feels any exertion.

The 1 trick to lose belly fat with cardio involves doing short duration, high intensity, interval cardio workouts. By doing such workouts you get the body to really feel the burden, work your heart through a whole range of beat rates, burn a ton of fat, and do it in less time. The downside is that you need to work hard. If you don't push yourself, you will not be able to burn enough belly fat to make it worthwhile, but if you are prepared to make the effort, you can have a massive cardio workout in 20--25 minutes flat.

So the trick to doing cardio to lose belly fat is to do it a high intensity level which means that you will only be able to keep it up for a short while, and then to lower your intensity level for a while to catch your breath, and push yourself into higher intensity again. If you do this cycle for the entire 20 minutes of workout, believe me, you'll be huffing and puffing, and sweating profusely. What's even better, is that your body will be burning calories a higher rate for a long time afterwards because you've really pushed it to the wall.

Try doing this kind of cardio. If you do just this 1 trick to lose belly fat, you will see and feel the results.

To read more about how to get flat abs, click here: Tricks To Lose Belly Fat.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:08 PM 0 comments

These Top 10 weight Loss Facts are positively clear about what works and what does not:

1. Like a savings account If you take in more energy than your body needs, through the foods you eat and drink, your body stores the extra calories as fat, adds some interest and you put on weight. If you use up more energy than you take in, you burn off the extra amounts and you lose weight.

2. It is very clear then that reducing your food intake is surely the best way to lose weight.

3. Exercise is considered to be very good for you, however, it takes a lot of exercise to lose even a small amount of weight. As you tone your body, body-fat reduces and muscle volume increases. Now although this may be better for your health, it can seem bad for your weight. Muscle weighs more than fat so your weight may go up! The greatest problem with this is: your appetite often increases after exercise, so you eat more and wipe out the benefits of the exercise.

4. You should not think of yourself as being greedy; what you need to accept is that you may have to change your eating habits. All too often there is no time to eat sensibly and as a result eat too little at one meal and too much at another. Try not to miss the most important meal of the day - breakfast - and then you should eat at regular intervals throughout the day with less in the evening so your body can have time to process your food before you go to bed.

5. Diets with contradictory features appear regularly so don't assume that the latest one is the one that will work for you. What may work for one will not work for another; if you are serious about weight loss, just follow this simple outline.

6. Cut out as many fatty, high calorie foods as you are able and remove visible fat from fresh meat.

7. When cooking, it's better to grill (broil), steam or poach rather than frying; if you must fry, then use a thin spray of oil or stir-fry very quickly.

8. Some fats are essential in your diet, and some are difficult to avoid, such as spreads or salad dressings, so only use the smallest possible amount of the "light", "low-fat" or "fat-free" brands but check the labels to see whether they remain low-calorie; other things are often added to make them taste better!

9. Whenever you sit down to a meal, try to reduce the size of your normal portion by at least one-third; so instead of having three of anything except fresh vegetables or fruit, go down to two.

10. Because protein is digested more slowly than carbohydrate, it tends to make you feel fuller for longer, so when cutting your portions back you may find that you feel more satisfied if you cut out some carbohydrate rather than protein.

Peter Fisher is an expert Author and Publisher of Your Weight Loss Help. For more information and weight loss resources any time you need help visit his site at http://www.your-weight-loss-help.com or The Beginners Guide to Losing weight.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:03 PM 0 comments

Losing weight can be hard at the best of times. But there are some things you can do that can aid and even speed up your weight loss. Here are some simple things you can do to give your dieting and weight loss efforts more bite.

Eating

Eat Slowly... Give your food time to reach your stomach so you know when you're full and you won't eat more.

Eat Breakfast... This increases metabolism by 25% as your body gets a regular supply of energy so it's less inclined to store.

Eat 3 Meals and 2 Snacks... Same as before, your body knows it's getting a regular supply of energy. This also gives you the knowledge that there is never too long to wait between meals so you're less likely to binge and crash.

Moderate in Restaurants... Difficult when you're out enjoying yourself but remember to eat in moderation.

Stay Away From Fast Food...Do you need a reason?

Carry Some Fruit for Emergencies... If you're far from home and you feel hungry and there's a candy store nearby! Take out and eat your piece of fruit instead.

Chew Some Gum... Evidence shows that the act of chewing tells your brain that your hunger is being satisfied yet the gum has few calories.

Drink Plenty of Water...Ensure hunger is really hunger and not thirst by getting enough water everyday.

Food

Snack With Fruit Not Chocolate...This alone should cause weight loss.

Watch Your Portion Sizes... It's all too easy to cut down the amount of meals you have but then increase the portion sizes. Control the quantity as well as the quality.

Choose White Meat and Fish...Red meat stays in the bowel for ages and is still fatty when trimmed, stick to easily digestible white meats.

Avoid Dressings... Yes, even the low fat ones - some of them still contain lots of fat and calories. Avoid them altogether if you can.

Involve Salads...Make them part of most meals - they contain so few calories and still have nutrients.

Go Healthy... Choose brown bread instead of white, choose brown rice instead of white. Any food you normally choose, see if there is a healthier alternative. The healthier option is nearly always the weight loss option.

Lifestyle

Exercise... The dreaded E word was going to show up sooner or later! If there is one sure fire way to help a weight loss plan, exercise is it. You don't need to run a marathon! Just do small regular amounts, your scales will thank you.

Eat Before Food Shopping... Food shop on an empty stomach and you'll be back at home with every quick fix food there is. Eat before you go so you don't shop in survival mode.

Weigh Yourself Weekly... And do it at the same time of day. Tip - Do it as soon as you awake. Once a week and you will clearly see weight loss results.

Exercise Some More... It will improve your body shape.

Cut Down on Alcohol... The amount of calories that alcohol contains! One heavy night and you may as well have had another meal or two.

Get Satisfaction From Your Success... Observe your efforts and appreciate every step. Get satisfaction from every pound of weight loss.

By Simon Gould and taken from http://www.fitnessbegin.com/ - the well-being resource.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 2:00 PM 0 comments

What Is Meridia Used For?

Meridia should be used by people who are overweight and have an inital body mass index of at least 30. It is recommended that Meridia also be used by people with BMI of at least 27 if they are at risk for high cholesterol, diabetes, or high blood pressure. Talk to your doctor to find out your BMI and whether or not it's alright for you to use a Meridia prescription.

How Do I Use It?

Meridia should be taken orally and in the exact way directed by your doctor. This usually involves one dose daily.

It may take 4-6 weeks for results to show. Please do not raise your dose, take Meridia more frequently, or use your prescription for a longer time than prescribed by your doctor; Meridia can be addictive. If you have taken Meridia for a long time, please do not stop taking it suddenly without talking to your doctor first. As with many prescription drugs, Meridia may gradually decrease in effectiveness because your body builds tolerance to it. Talk to your doctor if you gain weight after you start taking your prescription. You make take it either before or after a meal.

Are There Any Meridia Side Effects?

The common side effects of Meridia include dry mouth, sleepiness, difficulty sleeping, and constipation. If any of the effects persist beyond the first week (approximately) or become worse, please tell your doctor as soon as possible. Read more on this warning here.

Please do not give your medication to others. Your Meridia prescription should be taken in combination with a diet plan of reduced calories. In order to monitor the possible side effects, your pulse and blood pressure can be measured and used in laboratory testing.

Is Meridia Safe?

Let your doctor know about your complete medical history. This includes any information regarding allergies (most importantly drug allergies), disease of the liver or kidneys, heart disease, history of stroke or seizures, high blood pressure, eating disorders (ex., anorexia nervosa), glaucoma, or gallstones.

Limit or avoid your intake of alcohol because it could make certain side effects worse. Women who are of the childbearing age should talk to their doctor about using any birth control pills with Meridia. Unless directed otherwise, do not use this drug while you are pregnant. Also, because there is a risk for infants, do not breastfeed while taking Meridia. Patients who are elderly may experienced heightened levels of side effects. Please use with cautious.

How Does Meridia Interact With Other Drugs?

Make sure you tell your doctor about all prescription and nonprescription medications you use; other weight loss medications in particular (such as diethylpropion), and drugs that may raise your blood pressure. Examples of these include decongestants such as pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine.

Tell your doctor if you use any cough suppressants like dextromethorphan; antidepressants such as nefazodone; fluoxetine, sertraline, paroxetine, venlafaxine, and fluvoxamine. Other examples include lithium, MAO inhibitors such as selegiline, moclobemide, furazolidone, phenelzine, tranylcypromine, and other medications such as lithium.

You should also let your doctor know if you use any drugs to treat migraines (ex: dihydroergotamine and sumatriptan), certain pain relievers that are narcotics (ex. pentazocine, fentanyl, meperidine), erythromycin, ketoconazole. Also tell your doctor about any high blood pressure medicines you use, and any other drugs that may cause drowsiness. These include certain types of antihistamines (ex., diphenhydramine), anti-seizure, and sedative medications.

You can find antihistamines and decongestants for cough and cold in many nonprescription drugs. Talk to your pharmacist about this. Also, MAO Inhibitors and Meridia should not be taken together. If you stop the use of your Meridia prescription or an MAO Inhibitor, make sure to wait 2 weeks before you start using the other drug.

What If I Miss My Dose?

In the case that you miss one of your doses, please take it as soon as possible. However, if it is near the scheduled time for your next dose, just skip the dose missed and start back with your prescribed dosing schedule. Do not take twice the normal dose to make up for a missed dose.

How Should I Store Meridia?

Store your prescription at room temperature. This includes temperatures between 59 and 86 degrees F (15-30 degrees C). Keep it away from humidity/moisture and light. Make sure to keep all of your medications out of reach of children.

What Else Should I Know?

Do not share any of your prescription with people. Meridia should be used along with a diet plan of reduced calories. Your pulse and blood pressure can be taken/measured along with laboratory tests to monitor side effects.

Learn more about the Meridia diet pill at Shoppe.MD.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:47 AM 0 comments

The lemonade diet is also know as the master cleanse. This cleanse was originally created by the Nuturapath Stanley Burrough. Although you can lose tons of weight while doing this. There are so much more health benefits to consider. Here's a few.

1. You lose tons of weight quickly

2. It sets your body to a natural ph level

3. It reduce craving,

4. Remove toxin from out body

5. Clean your body digestive tract, kidney and livers.

When toxins accumulate. A number of things can occur. You might notice that your face is a little more puffy. Or that your digestive system is slowing down. These are the smaller problems. But without proper cleanse. These toxins can harm your organs and cause you your health. Don't wait until that happens.

The lemonade diets is use by many celebrity. In fact Beyonce used it and lost a lot of weight for her role in the movie "Dream girls" . The lemonade diet takes just 10 days. And most people who have done it says that they have a lot more energy. They lost a lot of weight and kept it off because they didn't crave junk food like before. And most see an improvement in their overall health.

Cleansing is so important. Many things we eat today are process and pre packaged. Our body is not made to break down the chemicals that is being put in out food. These toxins and heavy metals are causing obesity and disease. When the body is not working properly. Thats when many things goes wrong.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:40 AM 0 comments

We have all heard of Weight Watchers and many of us who have struggled with diets with the need to lose a few pounds may have even tried attending Weight Watchers meetings, some have success while many others fail miserably. Weight watchers cannot work magic, just like any other form of dieting the success behind it is all down to the person not the plan to lose weight; sadly, there is no magic formula which will help us to shed the pounds overnight while we sleep. Understanding why any diet does not work is critical for success and the Weight Watchers program is no exception, so why do so many of us fail when it comes to dieting and following a program such as Weight Watchers?

Persevering with the plan

The biggest mistake that many of us make is not sticking to the plan, a program such as Weight Watchers requires you to pay a membership fee so it is essential that you have the commitment needed to go into the plan and follow it through by sticking to it before signing up for membership. Weight Watchers relies on the person keeping track of what they eat and taking full advantage of the support that Weight Watchers gives to members. All diets basically rely on counting calories or points, values of the food we eat and weight watchers relies on a points system, a point value is assigned to each food based on the amount of calories and fat content within that particular food. A person is then allowed a certain number of points throughout the day based on their sex and weight, the system of course will work adequately if the number of points are stuck to per day but if the person continually goes over the recommended daily allotted amount of points then quite simply they are not going to lose weight and indeed could in fact gain weight.

Failing to keep a journal

It is essential for a plan such as Weight Watchers to be successful that you keep a journal and write down all the foods and keep a count of all the points which you are eating throughout the day, simply relying on your memory to keep count is not good enough. Besides simply forgetting you ate something you could also conveniently forget all about that nibble you had with your coffee, if you are going to be successful with the Weight Watchers program then you have to keep a written journal and include every single point that you put through your lips.

Guesswork

One of the biggest reasons why so many people fail at Weight Watchers is they underestimate the number of points they have eaten throughout a day. By guessing the number of points in a plateful of food you are on the track to failure, by repeatedly underestimating the number of points you are eating and by doing this you can never expect to lose weight. Some people who follow the weight watchers system also misunderstand the system because certain foods such as vegetables have no points as long as you measure that amount in one cup. However they get misled into thinking that you are allowed as many vegetables as you wish and its still classed as no points, therefore some people think they are allowed to eat an unlimited amount of these types of food which is wrong. Always be sure you totally understand the points system of a program like Weight Watchers and if in doubt ask a representative for advice on calculating using the points system.

Any type of diet requires willpower and determination and Weight Watchers is no exception, only by following the guidelines set out will you be successful in your weight loss program, proper calculation of points and keeping a written account if everything you eat is essential to making the program work as is sticking with it over time and changing your lifestyle and the way you eat after you have successfully lost the amount of weight you want to lose.

Alan Kintel is a writer that concentrates on helping people better themselves, for cutting edge information you NEED to know check out his website at http://someofthebest.info

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:33 AM 0 comments

It seems everyone want to lose weight, but with all the information out there it just gets more and more confusing for the average person to know what to do? Let's back it up a little and start from the basic understand of how fat loss happens in a simple and easy manner. Once you can master the basics, that is probably 90% of where all your results will come from!

Fat loss first and foremost is a hormonal event, the right hormones telling the body to release the stored "energy" in the fat cells to burn off. It is also important to know that there are also fat "storing" hormones that act in the opposite way, triggering the body to store "future energy" into the fat cells. The body triggers these hormones through many different stimulus like food, drink, exercise, stress and sleep. Fat cells are just the body's emergency storage tanks afterall. If we didn't have fat cells, we wouldn't have survived the famines of the past. It's a built-in survival mechanism that is getting all the wrong signals today. The body wasn't designed around constant intake of food, especially the processed and high in sugar kind. (as that is not something that naturally grows on trees!)

So we know that fat loss is hormonal. Also fat loss occurs when oxygen is present, what is known as aerobic. (which means "with oxygen"...don't get all happy yet all you daily joggers) The other stage is called anaerobic (which means "without oxygen"). Anaerobic training is also known more commonly as "strength training" (which you can tell by the lactic acid burn). Here's where people get confused when it comes to exercise. Most people think that by doing aerobics you burn all the fat you want. Well if that was the case, obesity would of been taken care of in 1986 and your gym aerobic instructors wouldn't have an average BF% over 25%. Who ever said you are guaranteed to burn fat? What about stored glycogen? Plus if you can burn fat in an aerobic state, well aren't you in an aerobic state all day long (minus brief times of anaerobic activity) including sleeping?? So here's the breakthrough, you have the ability to burn fat all day long! The only thing left is the hormones and whether they are saying "empty the storage tanks" or "here comes some more" to the fat cells.

The Fat loss hormones were are going to focus on briefly are insulin, glucagon, and growth hormone (GH). Insulin is a fat storing hormone, while glucagon and GH are fat burning hormones. If insulin is present and elevated, the other hormones go down (this is an important relationship to realize). Another hormone called cortisol (stress hormone) is a muscle breakdown hormone....and that is not something we want in our fat loss quest. Below are just quick and easy bullet point on how to maximize the fat burning hormones and minimize the muscle breakdown/fat storing hormones (don't think all muscle breakdown is bad, you need to break down and rebuild the cells it's when you have excessive breakdown and minimal rebuilding that is the issue as that will lead to a loss of muscle).

Your #1 enemy, sugar and all it's hiding places (drinks, sauces, dressings, etc). If it has a label, read it and see what sugars you are really getting, as everything you put into your mouth counts! Why is sugar bad? Because sugar will be quickly absorbed into the blood which cause a spike in your blood sugar and with that spike the body releases insulin to take care of it (shuttle excessive blood sugar into the fat cells for storage!). So like I tell my clients, every time you put sugar into your mouth just tell youself "I don't feel like burning fat for the next 3-4 hours" as that is exactly the hormonal signal you are giving it. Remember also, when insulin is high glucagon and GH go down (this is important to remember especially at night)

So let's recap, for fat loss we want:

* Minimal insulin levels thoughout the day (no high levels/spikes except during the post workout window when the insulin sensitivity is maximum, it goes into muscle not fat)

* Maximum Glucagon (which is directly inversely proportional to insulin levels)

* Maximum GH (which is controlled by insulin, exercise response and sleep)

* Keep Cortisol in check (you will have some, but excessive will lead to muscle loss)

For Insulin control (and max Glucagon response):

* Keep levels low by not eating sugar or foods that quickly break down into the bloodstream

* Have protein with every meal (as that will slow down the digestion of any sugars). Also protein intake stimulates the release of glucagon.

* Improve insulin sensitivity with glycogen draining exercise (resistance training) which will in turn reduce your insulin resistance (which is one of the biggest reasons for obesity and a serious increase of risks for many other diseases including heart disease, cancers, diabetes, accelerated ageing and more!)

For max GH response:

* Most of your daily GH is released in the first couple hours of sleep at night (75%) . Keep your insulin levels low (which means no big meals or sugar 2-3 hours before bed) and get to bed by 10pm to get the maximum response

* Exercise with Intensity (for fast twitch muscle recruitement, not slow twitch), whether it is resistance training or doing interval training like sprints. Short burst of anaerobic intense exercise (lactic acid burn) will in turn signal the body to release GH. Long aerobic activities (jogging, etc) will NOT. (The old arguement of look at the body composition of a sprinter vs the marathon runner...the sprinter has more muscle and very low bf%, the marathon runner has little muscle and a higher bf% even if they look smaller) See the role of lactate in exercise induced GH response.

* Exercise in a fasted state has also shown to increase GH levels (again make sure you have enough energy to get through the workout, a small meal may be needed 1-2 hours prior if the activity it too intense)

Minimize excessive Cortisol:

* Keep all exercise under 45min (remember we want to increase the intensity in a short period, not the duration). Anything longer will just start wasting muscle as fuel.

* Practice relaxing throughout the day, don't stress out over things that mean very little in the long run (ask yourself will this really be important in 1 week, 1 month, 1 year). Get perspective on things in your life, and detach from things that really don't matter. Smile more, take deep breaths throughout the day, get out in nature, find your passions in life, etc. We are too stressed out and our body was only meant to use stress in short bursts (fight or flight response) not all day long events.

So if you can master these small steps, you will see tremendous changes. Now what if there was something else you could do to decrease insulin resistance and improve GH response to exercise and sleep? Hey how about something that also helps the health of the gut, improve digestive process and liver function (which is an important organ for fat burning). Hmmmmmm.....could that be Intermittent Fasting?? Wow....look how everything starts to nicely come full circle!

About the author: Mike ODonnell is a professional health and fitness coach. You can see more free health and fitness information on his blog at http://www.theiflife.com

The IF Life is also focused on using Intermittent Fasting for maximum fat loss, muscle, performance, health and living life to the fullest.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:26 AM 0 comments

Here's what I think:

I wanna burn that fat the fast easy way!

If they tell me that it's going to take 10 months to lose 10 pounds then I don't want to go there!

I mean... gimme a break!

It may be slow and steady and easy on my body but it's going to take years to lose any appreciable number of pounds.

I guess if it was one pound a week and you could rely on it happening then it might be OK... that way you'd be losing 50 pounds in a year; which is OK if you've only got 50 pounds to lose.

But what if you want to lose 100 pounds or more... what then; what's the plan for that?

I think we have to see some serious results quickly or we'll lose hope real fast. I think something like 10 pounds in the first 10 days sounds like a reasonable plan and then 2 pounds a week forever, until you've reached your target weight.

And another thing... it should be easy!

I mean, I don't want to be going around feeling hungry all the time; hanging on by my fingernails as I struggle to resist the temptation to grab a quick delicious high carb snack!

Been there... done that!

So here's the scoop... the trick is to first get rid of that carb craving. Anyway you do it is good, but if you can find a way to do it without feeling hungry then you're on a roll.

That carb craving is your major enemy!

This is what has defeated you in the past and it will defeat you again and again until you find an effective way to get rid of it so you aren't continually challenged to fall off your program.

Let me show you how to do that.

I can show you how to get this started in just 5 days! You'll lose 5 pounds in 5 days or 10 pounds in 10 days and you won't be hungry!

I have recently written a book entitled "Lose Weight - Never Go Hungry" which lays out a plan for overcoming Carbohydrate addiction and losing weight.

You can download it FREE here: "Lose Weight - Never Go Hungry"

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 8:55 AM 0 comments

I was 25 pounds over my comfortable weight and had been trying to lose for many months. I was very conscious of what I was eating, but did not want to suffer on a restrictive diet. So, I was letting myself have special treats "once in a while". My attempts at losing weight just were not making the scale budge at all. What was the deal?

What I later realized was that the 'once-in-a-while's add up quickly! I knew that I rarely ate 'junk food' like candy bars or cakes, donuts or desserts. So I figured having them once in a while wouldn't do much harm. I had an almond joy one day in January because I knew it had been at least six months since I did anything like that. I had a piece of birthday cake at an office party later that week because I almost never ate cake at home. I had dessert out at a restaurant that Friday night because it was extremely rare that we would order anything after dinner. I had french fries on the side when we ate out on the weekend because I knew it was so seldom I ate them. But in doing so, I neglected to realize I had added another third of a pound to my body weight over just that week!

My warped sense of 'dieting' went on through the months; observing what I ate, observing the scale not budging. "I can drive through McDonald's today on my way to the library because I haven't eaten here in at least two weeks". "We can order chinese food tonight because it's been three weeks since we did that". "Ordering a pizza sounds convenient for dinner, and I know we haven't had pizza for almost two weeks". "Donuts? I almost never eat them--I'll just have a little treat today". Another pound not lost that week.

Think about how many times you are eating a food that you know is too high in calories to allow you to proceed with your weight loss regimen. Most of the clients I meet with have the same story as I did: Shaking their head, they tell me "I rarely eat fast food, pizza, desserts, cookies, chips--Maybe just once in a while". Chances are, you may be eating a "once-in-a-while" food once a month, and you may have 30 of these foods on your list. That means every day you are eating one of these foods you know are not a good idea to eat. Every day you are adding 300 or 400 calories to your dietary intake. That means if you stop having these calorie-dense foods, you can lose three or four pounds this month! Not by dieting, not by starving, not by adhering to a strict regimen. Just by thinking about these splurges and going one more day without them.

My suggestion is to have a 'once-in-a-while' day' once a week. Choose a day you'd like--let's say Sunday. Your plan is, Monday through Saturday you watch what you eat, make healthy choices, have plenty of fruits, vegetables, water, lean meats, low fat dairy products, whole grain breads and cereals, and very low calorie desserts like diet jello or a 100 calorie package of cookies if you get a sweet tooth. Sunday you can have your 'once-in-a-while' treat: order a pizza, go to a chinese restaurant (I did not say buffets, there!), enjoy a piece of homemade pie or cake at a family get together, go out for breakfast, or go to your favorite fast food place and enjoy one of their meals (not super-sized, of course). Choose ONE of these treats and relish the taste, knowing you were not ingesting all this fat and salt during the week, and knowing that truly having this food you like just once in a while is not unreasonable and will not make you fat.

Then go back to your well-balanced healthy eating habits on Monday, knowing you satisfied your craving and you can enjoy another treat next weekend. It's not about deprivation, it's about moderation!

Write to me and let me know how you're doing! Laurie Beebe is a registered dietitian certified in adult weight management. Laurie has transitioned into diet coaching which helps dramatically by allowing people to set their own goals and design their own action plans to start their path to success. Please visit Laurie's website, "Shaping Your Future" at http://www.mycoachlaurie.com for diet tips, links to great books and websites, to sign up for a free monthly newsletter, or for more information on coaching.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 8:44 AM 0 comments

Abs are made in the kitchen. That's a popular phrase going around the fitness world these days.

Well, it sounds nice, but it really isn't true (unless you have some really weird home gym set-up).

The truth is, your abs are still made in the gym from the exercises you do. But your abs certainly can be defined by what you do in the kitchen in terms of nutrition.

After all, you can do all the ab-building exercises you want, but if you aren't eating for fat loss, then you are never going to see your abs.

So is your nutrition good enough to get the job done?

If not, what's your excuse? Not enough time, right? Or on the go too much, and your options are a greasy cheeseburger or a slice of pizza?

Well let me tell you, nutrition planning is one of the keys to fat loss. If you don't plan ahead, don't expect to burst through any fat loss plateaus any time soon.

And that's why today, Sunday, is the answer to the problem. Because today, assuming you work a M-F job, you have the time to plan your meals, go to the grocery store, and prepare your meal plan for the week.

And don't tell me this is too much work. You can easily accomplish this in 2 hours. One hour to get to the grocery store and back, and the other hour to prepare your meat and vegetables for the rest of the week. For more information on how to prepare your weekly nutrition, and for a copy of my shopping list, click here.

Abs can be yours if you are consistent.

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 Mens 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

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 7:10 AM 0 comments

Modern lifestyles cultivate such habits that are hard to give a skip and to unhealthy practices. Today many view weight control diets as something difficult to practice and that, as something where in you need to keep account of all that you eat. But think of this. Obesity is not fun and good health does not come cheap. Surrendering to quick fix pills like sympathomimetic amine or amphetamine is a serious mistake if you dont consider the side effects. It works by stimulating central nervous system to increase blood pressure and heart beats and thereby reducing appetite. Naturally, you cant compromise on your own health. Look around for a natural way to weight loss.

There are yogic and naturopathic weight loss programs you can adapt. These are systematic by nature and not harsh on your physiology. These systems involve using water predominantly for treatment. Systematic washing/cleansing of stomach, colon and lungs help clean them of acids, semi/fully digested residual waste etc. Removal of waste coat facilitates fresh and more secretion of digestive juices. Repeat this under expert monitoring and schedule. Take up some classes in yoga asanas.

On the other hand, the naturopathy is a wee bit different from yoga. It requires that you drink a lot of water (sun charged water, green water and yellow/orange), take chromotherapy (a system of treatment through sunrays) and subjective cold or hot/steam baths. Fasting and enema are two other things in schedule for natural weight loss program.

As you can see, all of the above steps in the natural weight loss program help in cleansing or ridding the body from toxic and morbid matters and reducing fat. Before I conclude, I think it would not be fair enough if I dont mention the natural weight loss program that the General Motors has conducted for its employees. It was an all vegetable, no exercise and no chemical treatment program of seven days. In the end most of them lost 5-6 pounds of weight with nothing to regret about.

Alevoor Rajagopal is an MBA and advises on issues that concern small businesses. Fine tuning common but pesky issues to improve efficiency and ROI is what he specializes and writes at online earning. Find his eBay business coaching at eBay Made Easy.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:59 AM 0 comments