Best Way To Lose Weight

The weight loss industry is an estimated US 3 Billion dollars world wide. And everybody is trying to cash in on the cash cow. And now you see rows and rows of weight loss products that advertise claims too good to be true. And yet people still purchase and consume them in hope of losing weight. However, the sad truth is, almost all of these claims are untrue. And I am going to list down some examples of advertisement lines that are used and explain to you why they are not true.

"No exercise and diet is needed in order to lose weight!" The truth is, this line is just absolutely impossible. There is no technology or science that has been able to achieve this.

"Eat all your favorite foods and still lose weight!" This is a dream that no one has been able to fulfill. We all wish that we can eat as much as we want and yet, lose weight at the same time. But unfortunately, there has been no such magical pill that can allow us to realize this dream.

"Lose 30 pounds in 30 days!" IF you have seen those reality TV shows of people losing weight by undergoing all those training and diet and yet still unable to lose close to the 30 pounds in 30 days. Do you think that such a pill exist that can allow you to lose those 30 pounds.

"Everybody will lose weight!" Everybody has a different body type and each person have their own metabolism rate. This claim itself can give you some knowledge on how truthful they actually are. Each person has a unique body type and seldom, there will be two people who will have the same effect to the same type of pill.

"Lose weight permanently! Never diet again!" I don't even think I should bother explaining this one. Because if I have to explain to you how ridiculous it sounds, I will just be wasting time.

"Our miracle diet cream can help you lose weight" So far, there is no such product that can give real factual proof that you can really lose weight with these types of cream, just by putting on your skin. Even after they claim that their own teams of "Scientists" have proven otherwise.

Just remember that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Class dismissed.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:56 PM 0 comments

Look, it's going to take your some considerable time to lose all the excess weight you've spent so much time and effort putting on your long suffering frame. You have to acknowledge that or your weight control diet will be doomed to dietary failure for the term of your natural life. You know that you have to be into a great weight control diet and regular exercise program for the long haul.

But being only human and extremely impatient with yourself, now you've decided to lose weight, you want to see some quantifiable results now, today, before afternoon tea (perhaps tip number one should be Skip Afternoon Tea?").

So here are 3 simple tips to speed up your new slimline frame.

1. Eat breakfast. Not just any fatty, sugary and/or salty excuse for breakfast sometime in the middle of the morning purloined from a major fast food chain or greasy spoon cafe. Eat a high energy complex carb type breakfast when you get out of bed. Get up earlier if you have to. Breakfast is important. This is the food that is going to give you the energy to power through to lunchtime without a calorie laden stomach-stretching morning tea to overturn your best weight control aspirations.

2. Drink heaps of water. At least 2 litres per day. You will pee like a draughthorse and become intimate with every bathroom in your orbit, but you have to do it if you want to lose weight and keep it off. Water hydrates you and fills you up. It staunches food cravings and flushes toxins out of your system.

Don't worry, it does not make you fatter! While you're at it, wean yourself off the sugary drinks - your tastebuds will stop protesting eventually and kick the sugar habit if you hold out on this one.

Personally, to kick my aversion to plain old water, I visualised myself stranded on a deserted island. I figured I'd be grateful to find a fresh water supply to keep me alive, so the bottled and carbonated waters that were available to me as part of my weight control diet became more desirable in my fevered (deluded?) imagination. The important tip not to miss here is that my harmless little daydream worked for me.

3. Get moving. Walk for at least 45 minutes (preferably an hour) every day. Start as you mean to go on. (Hey, do not forget to take a litre of water with you and make sure you drink the lot - that's half your daily water quota done).

Set the duration of your daily exercise by earmarking the amount of time and time of day that you will walk. Over the weeks and months (gasp, yes walking is forever) you will go faster and therefore further every day, but you won't need any more time for it. Walking is the single most successful exercise done by people who have lost their fat and maintained their goalweight. Be one of these people.

Employ all of these simple slimming strategies and you won't just lose weight, you'll feel great as well. It's a bit of a commitment but well worth the rewards.

Rosie Peters gives common sense advice, encouragement and tips for weight loss, sensible diet and lifelong fitness. Sometimes it's not what you want to hear, but what you need to know. Visit Rosie at weight-control-diet-advice.com Rosie's ebook, Weight Loss is Simple may be the inspiration you need.

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:51 PM 0 comments

When most people make a resolution to lose weight they all go through the same phases; at first you are incredibly motivated, you sign up at your local gym, pay hundreds of dollars on diet supplements and weight loss pills. After a week or two you fail to see any results and the motivation begins to dwindle. By the end of the month you're back on the couch eating chips and watching TV. Sounds familiar doesn't it? So what's the best way to lose weight?

The secret to fast weight loss is to not rush into it, but rather to take moderately progressive steps. The first step should always be your diet. We tend to neglect the positive effects of food but it has been scientifically proven that the types of food we consume and also when we consume them will have a tremendous impact on how your body will burn fat.

Here are a few tips you can try to ease the process of changing your diet:

For breakfast instead of using white bread for your toasts, switch to whole wheat. Once it's toasted you will barely notice the difference in taste. Instead of sugary cereal have a bowl of oatmeal. You will feel more energized for the entire morning until lunch.

If you bring your lunch to school or work, you may be limited as to what you can eat. At the least try to include a vegetable and a fruit for the vitamins and proteins.

For dinner always have a green vegetable, whether it's a salad, broccoli, asparagus, it will help the digestion and is full of proteins to help you lose weight fast. If you are used to having dessert after dinner start by cutting back, having it only once every 2 days and eventually eliminate it completely.

By changing your diet habits gradually not only will you begin to notice results fast but you will also become motivated to make the full switch to a healthier diet.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 7:43 PM 0 comments

Do you want to lose weight and keep it off?

Weight loss does not have to be difficult. If you have the right mindset, you can lose weight and keep it off. Here are 5 tips to help you lose weight permanently.

Focus on making small changes one step at a time

Successful weight loss involves more than just diet change, if you want to be sure of losing weight you will need to make some lifestyle changes too. You're more likely to lose weight permanently if you make small adjustments rather than try to make drastic changes. Don't set yourself up to fail by trying to do too much at once.

For example, instead of committing yourself to a year's gym membership even though you hate going to the gym, find other ways to exercise.

• Plan in a thirty minute walk three times a week

• Take the stairs instead of the escalator.

• Arrange to swim with friend and go for a relaxing sauna afterwards

If you form new supportive habits and gradually adopt a healthier lifestyle, you are more likely to succeed.

Eat apples every day

Try eating 3 apples a day. When you eat apples it helps to stop you snacking on unhealthy food and helps to stabilize your blood sugar. If three apples a day seems like a step too far, start off with just one and gradually increase your intake.

Stay away from fast foods

Fast foods are generally loaded with fats, and sugar. If you need to eat out, try to eat at a restaurant where you can make healthy choices. Steer clear of fat laden easy bites. Try preparing healthy snacks and carry them with you. Set yourself up for success.

Keep clear of refined foods such as sugar, white flour and white bread

Eat foods that are high in fibre instead. High fibre foods will fill you up and help you to feel full for longer.. High fibre foods include beans, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. High fibre foods are lower in calories and you can eat more of them without sabotaging your weight loss plans. Try Experimenting with different fruits and vegetables and find different ways of adding them to your diet.

Be positive!

Don't say "I'm going to try to lose weight if it's the last thing I do", instead say, "I am losing weight easily and I feel great." Commit yourself to staying on course and make small lifestyle and dietary changes that support your efforts. Try reminding yourself of what you will get out of losing weight.

• How will you feel when you've lsos weight?

• What will losing weight give you that you don't have now?

• Focus on who you want to become and take the steps you need to achieve that.

Weight loss doesn't have to be difficult and overwhelming. Keep your goal in mind, commit to adding one new step each week and you will soon lose weight and feel great!

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 7:38 PM 0 comments

Back in the caveman days, our metabolism adjusted based on whether or not we were getting enough food over a short period of time. If there was plenty to eat, our metabolism took advantage of that surplus and started to speed up, allowing us to do more work and expend more energy. If there wasn't a lot of food available and our daily intake was dwindling, our bodies adapted to that and slowed our metabolism.

It works the same way today--studies show repeatedly that not eating all morning long, and then having a big meal later, makes you gain weight; whereas dividing the exact same number of calories over five or six smaller meals during the day will result in weight loss. Eating breakfast starts your metabolism going because your body recognizes there is energy available to use.

Some people even get discouraged when they start eating breakfast because then they are hungry three hours later. "Before, I could go all day without eating" they complain, "and now I keep feeling like I have to eat something every three or four hours". Guess what? That's because your body is using what you fed it and ready for more energy to keep going. Let me ask you my favorite Dr. Phil question if you are not successful at weight loss and you do not eat breakfast ... "How's that working for you?"

Now, let's figure out why you don't eat breakfast and what you might try to get around your own personal challenge:

Excuse #1-- "I don't have time". Well, this just isn't a good excuse anymore with all the breakfast bars there are out there. You can keep a box of nutrigrain bars, special K bars, 'go-tarts' (a slightly smaller, lower calorie version of pop-tarts), or any of the other dozen varieties of compact ready-to-eat bars that contain less than 170 calories in your car and not even have to take the time to remember to grab something in the morning. Here are your new directions: (1) unwrap, (2) eat on the way to work.

For those of you with a little bit of time in the morning, but not enough to cook or to sit and eat something that requires using a spoon or fork, here are two more options: For a hot breakfast, toast an english muffin or small bagel (the kind with 100-150 calories-- not 400 calories) while you're getting your briefcase and coat ready to go. On your way out the door, grab a slice of cheese (low fat mozzarella is my favorite) and place it on one piece of the toast. Put the other piece of toast on top of this and wrap in a paper towel. When you get in the car and pull away from your house, you are ready to open the paper towel and enjoy a warm, melted cheese breakfast sandwich!

For a cold breakfast, slice and freeze fruit ahead of time. Bananas, berries, and peaches all work great. Throw a cup full in a blender or a magic bullet, pour lowfat or skim milk in to cover the fruit, put on lid, and blend for about 20 seconds until you have a smoothie. Pour in a cup and take with you... how easy is that? And very low fat with calcium and vitamins to boot.

Excuse #2--"I don't like breakfast foods". Guess what? You do not have to eat breakfast foods at breakfast. You can have a turkey sandwich or a cold chicken leg or a leftover bowl of chili. It's really only our country and our culture that chooses what our typical breakfast is. If you visit other places you may see them eating fish and yogurt for breakfast! So grab whatever you like and enjoy having a meal in the morning. If you're trying to lose weight you should definitely keep the meal under 500 calories with less than 30% of the calories coming from fat. Otherwise, there are no restrictions on what you like to eat first thing in the morning, as long as you enjoy it!

Excuse #3--I'm not hungry in the morning". This is totally understandable. Your body isn't used to eating something at this hour and you feel like you have no appetite at all. Some people even get nauseated at the thought of eating first thing in the morning. You might try eating something an hour or so after you get up, like just when you get to work (if you can change your schedule to get there 15 minutes ahead of time it won't interfere with your job). Or you might do well to start with liquids and light foods. Try a small glass of juice and five or six saltines. Maybe some dry cereal. Or a Carnation Instant Breakfast Drink. Anything you can sip or munch on slowly, whether it's at home, on the way to work, or in the office. Let your body ease into the idea of a new meal at a new time.

Excuse #4--"Then I get hungry at 10:30". See paragraph two. Have a snack. Don't worry that you are eating more. Have a 200 calorie breakfast and a 100 calorie snack (a few graham cracker squares and a piece of fruit, or a 100 calorie snack bag). See if you don't notice that you are much less hungry at lunch and at dinner and that you end up eating less food later in the day.

Try these tips, and then let me know, "how's that working for you?"

E-mail me problems you're having around breakfast and we'll work them out! Laurie Beebe, a registered dietitian certified in adult weight management, has transitioned into life coaching. Coaching 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, or to sign up for a free monthly newsletter!

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 4:30 PM 0 comments

Using aerobics for fat loss without losing muscle is very important otherwise you will never get a well-toned, leaner, sexier body.

Losing muscle has more to do with inadequate diet than with excessive aerobics.

If you suspect you are losing muscle there are four likely causes:

1. You are not eating enough protein. Protein is the only nutrient that is used to build muscle. You should eat 5-6 meals containing protein every day. These meals should be spaced 3 hours apart from each other.
2. Your carbohydrates are too low. This is very important because low carb diets also use up protein. This means you can consume huge amounts of protein but if your carbs is to low, you will also lose muscle.
3. You are not eating enough calories. This is a huge mistake because the body goes into starvation mode and this causes the metabolism to slow down and then the body start burning muscle tissue to conserve energy
4. Only doing aerobic exercises without doing weight training will result in muscle loss. It is important to understand that muscle growth happens as a result of weight training.

So the truth is you would rather lose muscle from not eating enough than from doing aerobic exercise. People think they will lose muscle during cardio but as long as you combine cardio and weight training with good nutritional eating habits, you'll lose fat and gain muscle.

As you can see aerobics for fat loss is definitely a very good thing because it can enhance your recovery from weight training by promoting blood flow and oxygen transport to your muscles.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 4:25 PM 0 comments

You've probably heard it a hundred times before but I will say it again, incidental activity is very important in the process of losing weight as you can burn more calories than relying on dietary means alone.

Fat is burned from the body when cells oxidize to release energy in the form of exercise or movement. When the exercise is done slowly to moderately then the majority of energy is taken from the fat stores.

The loss of fat comes from fat cells all over the body, not from one or more specific area's so spot reduction of a certain area is not possible. The main priority of this article is to show you the quickest and safest way to lose fat from the body.

The key to effective aerobic training that burns off the maximum amount of fat is long-term consistency not intensity. It doesn't matter if you run a mile, jog a mile or walk a mile you will burn exactly the same amount of calories.

The best exercise by far for the purpose of fat-loss is fast walking either indoors on the treadmill or outdoors. What many don't know is that walking produces a greater percentage of fat loss as opposed to jogging or running.

Other aerobic activities are the treadmill, bike, climber or any other training gear found in or out of the gym.

Walk or exercise until you are mildly puffing and hold that rate until the allotted time. If your aerobic activities leave you panting or breathless, your going too hard, your energy is coming from your carbohydrate reserves and not from your fat stores.

Try fast walking for one hour a day every day of the week if you are able.

Here are some of the benefits of Fast Walking.

Easy to Perform
Most Conventional
All Natural Body Movement
Doesn't Cause Injuries
Can Be Done Anywhere
The Best Minimal Effort Exercise for Fat Loss

Research shows that regular, brisk walking is one of the best exercises we can do for overall fitness. It suits people of all ages and fitness levels, it's easy to get started and there's no complicated technique to learn or equipment to buy.

Walking is an excellent way to get fit because it uses nearly all the muscles and, as you have to carry your body weight, you can get a good workout from it.

It's also safer on the joints and the back than most other forms of exercise because you're not jumping up and down, so the impact is low.

Studies have shown that taking a daily 20-minute walk can reduce the risk of heart attack as much as 50%, it also reduces high blood pressure and helps to burn fat to keep weight under control.

Walking and other weight bearing exercises (Strength training) helps to increase bone mass, which protects against osteoporosis and bone fractures.

In the first two weeks, go for a 20-minute walk every other day and then increase this to 40 minutes. At first try to do five 20-minute walks per week totalling 100 minutes a week.

Once you get used to the regular exercise, increase this to 40 minutes for five times a week.

You can then gradually increase this as you see fit, if you want to walk every day for 40 minutes or even an hour so be it. Remember the more you walk the more fat that will be burned off.

The best pace for fitness training will make you slightly breathless, but you should still be comfortable and be able to carry on a conversation.

As you get fitter, you'll want to stretch a little harder to keep your heart rate up.

Try lengthening your strides, increasing your pace. Keep your shoulders back, your chest lifted and your tummy pulled in when you walk, hold your head up for open, easy breathing.

Practical Tips

If your feeling stressed, try counting your steps repeatedly from one to ten as you walk, this helps some people achieve a meditative effect and can be a great tension reliever when practiced over a full 40 minutes.

Time yourself, measure the distance or increase the gradient to make the workout more challenging. Drink plenty of fluids during and after your walk.

Make safety your first consideration. Don't walk after dark except in well-lit, busy places. Start the walk slowly, and then gradually increase the pace.

So, go ahead in all other activities try to move, move, move. Try parking the car further away from your destination so you can walk the extra distance, hide all your remote controls so you have to get up and change the channels manually.

These all help burn those extra calories and body fat from your frame.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 1:17 PM 0 comments

FOOD is more powerful than any prescription weight loss diet pills. You are overweight for the most simple of reasons; because you are eating the wrong foods, the wrong types of calories per meal, and you are also eating meals in the wrong patterns of the day!

If you are making the same deadly diet mistakes as most other people, you might lose some weight temporarily, but you will actually get fatter in the long run. Feel the difference, if you want to lose your weight and dissipate your ugly belly fat then motivate yourself and the following free tips as the weight loss cure:

1. Do not wait for your 5-6 hours between your meals

This makes you extremely hungry and you go for a huge meal. This is the worst way and a wrong habit. You will never lose your fat by this method. Just adopt the habit of getting frequent proteins meal after every 3 hours throughout a day.

2. Change your diet plan

Go for rich carbohydrates and lean proteins like eggs white, fish or protein powders etc.

3. Drink lots of water

Prefer lots of water to soft drinks or juices having high amount carbohydrates.

4. Plan a disciplined low calorie diet for a whole day

Have your high calorie meal early in the day and make your dinner lowest calorie meal.

5. Take fiber

Include digestible amount of fiber like in salads every day.

6. Go for morning walk

Going for pre-workout and post workout meal raises the metabolic rate throughout the day. It helps in weight loss, fat burning and produces more energy.

7. Say no to bread, alcoholic beverages, and carbonated beverages

NO Fried foods. You may eat broiled or baked chicken. The Basic Fat Burning Soup can be eaten at any time you feel hungry during the day because soup will not add calories. There is no need to purchase such expensive pre-packed food and supplements. There is no place for the processed foods or those having sugar in them.

8. Avoid Sugar intake

If you are addicted to sugar, this is could be a horrible hurdle to overcome. Sugar substitutes are also as bad as sugar because these sugar substitutes increase your hunger level.

9. Get adequate sleep

To burn the fat efficiently your body needs at least eight hours of sleep. Your body needs both mental as well as physical rest. Make daily meal plans with no repetition which will encourage your body to burn more calories and fat.

For permanent weight loss, lose your body fat without damaging your metabolism, without supplements and without drugs. And the results will be visible to you and everyone around you within a few days!

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 1:12 PM 0 comments

In the medical community, "obesity" is generally said to be present in women with more than 30% body fat and men with more than 25% body fat. "Morbid obesity," a more serious condition still, occurs when a person is 50-100% or 100 pounds above his or her ideal body weight or has more than 39% body fat. Medical problems commonly associated with morbid obesity include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, certain cancers (including breast and colon cancer), depression, and osteoarthritis.

Obesity among the American population is a serious epidemic. The results of a 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicate that an estimated 64% of U.S. adults are either overweight or obese.

Millions of people approach weight control, focusing on the symptom. The symptom being the weight itself. These people put all their energy into baking it off, working it off, starving it off, or all kinds of fad diets.

They all experience the ups and downs on the weight charts and scale. This makes for a lot of upset and depressed people who think that they will never solve the problem of eliminating, permanently, those excess pounds and inches.

The only time that anyone has to be concerned with weight control is when they are eating. The fact of the matter is that people are concerned with weight before they eat and they beat themselves up after they eat. While people are eating there is no concern.

We spend a small amount of time each day eating and that is the only time that people have to increase their conscious awareness and focus on developing proper eating habits.

If you are overweight, you may be so because you formed a habit of eating improperly.

By re-educating your eating habits, you will find that you still enjoy eating and for much more positive reasons. You'll eliminate weight -- and you won't regain it.

The plan is very basic, simple, and easy. Every week, for a period of six weeks, you are going to practice a new and different mental exercise to help you change your eating habits.

WEEK ONE: Sit down to eat and drink. Even if it's only a piece of gum or a sip of water, sit down! This will help eliminate the unconscious snacking that is so much a part of being overweight. This also eliminates tasting foods for those who cook.

WEEK TWO: Relax! Take a minute to breathe comfortably and be thankful for the food in front of you. This will help you become aware of the foods that you eat and the way in which you eat them.

WEEK THREE: Chew your food well. Sip your drinks. Take small bites. Depending on what you are eating, chew from 25 to 40 times with each mouthful. By consuming small portions and eating more slowly, your taste buds will have a chance to get the full and wonderful flavor from the nutritious foods you are eating.

Your stomach will have a chance to tell your mind that you are full and satisfied and that you require a smaller amount of food than before. It can take the same amount of time to eat a small amount of food as it does to eat a large amount.

WEEK FOUR: Get rid of bad emotions and frustrations. if you have a problem or transaction that you are working on, clear your mind before you eat. Eating out of frustration is a very common bad habit.

WEEK FIVE: Think about the food you eat, especially the flavor.

WEEK SIX: Leave something on your plate (besides your fork). Were conditioned to clean everything from our plates and programmed to believe that cleaning our plates will help starving children elsewhere in the world or that its a sin to waste food.

OTHER ATTITUDES TO CONSIDER

1. Refer to diets as menus.

2. Refer to losing weight as eliminating weight permanently.

3. Use smaller plates and glasses.

4. Serve yourself smaller portions.

5. Use one room in the house in which to eat, perhaps even one chair.

6. Keep a diary of the food you eat.

In addition to these exercises, it is important that you utilize the techniques learned in altered- states (hypnosis) to effect habit change and visualize exactly the way you want to look.

Imagine yourself standing on your bathroom scale and looking down at the weight you want to be.

Some sample weight control suggestions:

1. I weigh ___ pounds and am slim, healthy, and attractive.

2. I eat only those healthful, nutritious foods that allow me to maintain my weight at ___ pounds.

3. I eat my meals slowly and enjoy every bite. I taste and savor my food better than ever before.

4. The desire to eliminate fat from my body is stronger than ever before. I am, on a daily basis, eating less and enjoying food more, and the desire to eliminate weight is stronger than the desire to eat.

5. I see myself as being slim, trim, firm and solid. I think thin.

6. I am staying satisfied for longer periods of time. The desire to eliminate unnatural fat from my body is stronger than my desire to eat. I see fattening eating behavior and I have no desire to indulge in such behavior. I enjoy being slim, trim, thin and slender.

By utilizing these behavior modification suggestions you will completely re-educate your eating habits and will have formed a successful pattern for creating and maintaining a slim, trim, permanent new shape.

Don L. Price -- Business and Positive Change Strategist -- International Speaker and Author He speaks on Optimizing Your Power to Succeed, with Strategic Performance Marketing and Closing Power, Winning Presentation Techniques and Life Enrichment Through Hypnosis.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 10:04 AM 0 comments

Did you know that by the age of 40, most of us who eat the normal amount of junk food, indulge in alcoholic drinks occasionally and eat fast food, can have anywhere between 5 and 20 pounds of excess weight in our bodies? What the heck? How is this possible?

This weight isn't from what you may think. This added weight is essentially waste residue and build-up attached to our 25 feet of intestine walls. It is no surprise that people who suffer from constipation feel symptoms of bloating and fatigue also.

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Here are a few reasons why you should consider a detox or cleanse:

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During a 7-day cleansing cycle, a person can lose up to 20 pounds. This is not weight loss from fat, but from toxic waste buildup in your intestines. You will not only experience a loss in pounds you will also find that your bloating is gone and your stomach will be much flatter so your clothes will fit much better. Pretty cool side effect of a colon cleanse I think!

Detox Your Body:

The excess pounds of feces built up in your intestines and colon not only packs on the pounds, but it also continuously releases dangerous toxins into your body. Over time, these toxins can make you very sick. A safe all natural colon cleanse product used properly can actually liquefy, break apart and flush out all of this toxic bodily waste.

Cure Constipation:

Colon cleansing will also relieve constipation problems super fast. And if you follow the directions closely and monitor your body with a simple maintenance dose you can stay constipation free for good.

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

Metabolism is essentially the speed at which our body's motor is running. The speed at which our body burns calories is called the metabolic rate. It's how fast your "motor" is running when you're still in a reclined position or sleeping. About 60-75% of energy is expended by the body at rest in such activities.

The metabolism is based on the number of calories we burn throughout the day. Our body constantly burns calories to keep us going whether we are eating, sleeping, cleaning etc. People with a lower percentage of body fat (i.e. muscular) have a higher metabolism than others that are less muscular because muscle uses more calories to maintain itself than fat. Some people have a slower metabolic rate and have a harder time staying slim. Younger persons have higher (faster) metabolism because of the increased activity of cells. A slow metabolism actually causes to store fat. The slower the metabolic rate, the greater the weight gains. How to build muscles to improve metabolism? What type of exercise is ideal that speed up metabolism so that you burn calories even at rest or sleep? There are simple exercises that speed up the metabolism.

Causes for Low Metabolism

• Fasting
• A low calorie diet
• Snacking throughout the day on high sugared foods (candy, colas, cakes, gum).
• Eating or drinking too much sugar containing foods.
• Lack of physical activity.
• Underactive thyroid.

Metabolism Boosters

There are some natural metabolism boosters (natural foods) that improves your metabolism. Do not take over the counter pills containing animal thyroid extract that claim to boost up metabolism. These products may have side effects as diarrhea, increased heart rate, excessive sweating, nervousness, tremors, bulging eyes, etc.

How to Improve (Speed up) Metabolism

• Do not skip any meals

• Exercise daily

• Build your muscles

• Avoid alcohol, sugar, and fastings

• Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.

• Eat foods with high nutrition values

Speed up Metabolism

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:49 AM 0 comments

Obesity is one of the main causes for the various health problems suffered by people the world over. It has been found that nearly half the population worldwide is overweight or obese. Combating weight gain has become a major concern for doctors and laymen alike. This situation has risen out of sedentary working conditions and bad food habits followed by most of us. Obviously a comprehensive change in lifestyle is much needed to overcome this gargantuan problem. The hoodia diet is a fast, easy and safe way out till necessary changes in lifestyle is made.

Hoodia is a succulent flowering plant found only in the Kalahari Desert in southern Africa. It is also known as xhooba, !khoba, Ghaap, hoodia cactus and South African desert cactus. The plant grows in clumps of green upright stems with spines and looks very similar to cactus. The San Bushmen of the South Kalahari Desert have been using this plant to suppress hunger and thirst while going on long hunts for centuries. It is also used by them as medicine for various ailments. The plant grows wild only in the remote desert areas of South Africa, Namibia and Botswana and is now considered to be an endangered species. It takes around 5 years to mature and flower. Since it needs very hot and arid desert like conditions to grow, it is very difficult to cultivate it commercially.

There are nearly 20 types of hoodia of which only the species hoodia gordonii has appetite suppressing properties. Clinical research has identified a molecule named P57, found only in the species hoodia gordonii, as the ingredient that suppresses hunger and thirst. The P57 molecule tricks the brain into believing that the stomach is full by mimicking the effect of glucose on the nerve cells in the brain. It removes hunger pangs helps to combat your desire to overeat and thus you don't feel deprived or crave for food. It even makes you stop thinking of food. It also acts as a mood enhancer making you feel good. It contains many nutrients making it a good tonic too.

Hoodia works quickly or slowly depending on person to person. It may work as fast as in 30 minutes or may take even as long as 20 days.

Hoodia has been found to be safe during clinical research. Trials done on animals have It is a natural, organically grown herb, having no dangerous stimulants. There is no danger of the side effects associated with other weight reducing drugs. It works by suppressing hunger thus promoting weight loss. Just remember to drink enough water since it also suppresses thirst. The South Kalahari Bushmen has been safely using it for generations.

Hoodia works only as an appetite suppressant. Regular exercise and a healthy diet plan are very necessary for getting the desired result.

Today, hoodia is heavily marketed all over the world in the form of pills, powders and in liquid form as the new miracle diet supplement. Many drug companies are selling hoodia online. Check for certification to ensure it is the genuine article.

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 6:43 AM 0 comments

Wouldnt it be great to be able to eat as much as you want as often as you want and have body fat melt away while you sleep, watch TV, or sit behind your desk at work? Id certainly go for that - being able to be fit with very little or no effort at all.

Turn on the TV and what do we see? Television ads promising you weight loss and fitness with no effort. Want to lose that extra fat around your belly? Just take these pills. Walk into the bookstore and browse through the rows and rows of books advocating one diet fad or the other. The problem is that most of them offer conflicting information. Ill be straightforward in telling you that rather than separating the fat from your body, most of these people are more interested in separating your money from your wallet.

Ive tried many of these diet and exercise fads and can tell you that most of them flat out do not work. Some of the diets will work, but will force your body to do things that it was designed to not do, therefore your body thinks its deathly ill and starts burning fat as an energy source. Losing fat is not a bad thing at all, but tricking your body into burning fat by responding with a survival mechanism is. What are the long term effects of these fad diets? Who really wants to live the type of restrictive lifestyle that these diets push on you? Who really wants to work hard and suffer for something that in 20 years from now will be the laughingstock of the fitness community? There has to be a better way

The true path to fat loss is so simple, yet no diet book author would ever admit it. The secret is this:

Burn more calories than you eat.

Thats all. Theres really nothing more to it than that, and you probably already know this! There is no more effective way, no special fruit from the amazon, no machine that you can use that will give you better results.

Unfortunately there are plenty of people who would like to pull the wool over your eyes about what to eat, how to starve yourself, what machine to use to get the perfect body. Next time you reach for the next diet fad book, brochure on an ab exerciser, or pick up the phone to dial a number you got off of an infomercial, think about this - they didnt work in the past, and they wont work again because youre still not burning more calories than youre taking in.

After scouring the internet, bookstores, and trying just about any diet I could find to lose that extra 30 pounds Ill tell you whats worked for me:

Keep a food journal, tracking all of the calories that you take in. Be detailed. Youll be surprised at how much stuff you can cut out if you just write it down. Personally, I was disgusted at the amount of sugars and junk foods I was ingesting on a daily basis. I didnt eliminate them, only cut back a little.

Find out how many calories you burn in a day. You burn most of your calories just by existing. This is called basal metabolism. Find a chart to see how many calories are burned for certain activities for your weight class.

Exercise regularly. It doesnt take much, only around 20 minutes a day 3-5 days a week. Regular exercise will increase your metabolism and cause your body to burn even more calories even while youre not active.

Being fit is a lifestyle. It doesnt have to be severely limiting and it doesnt even have to be painful. Being fit is always easier in the long run than putting yourself through the ringer with limiting or starvation diets.

My search for the perfect diet and exercise program took me 8 years and ironically the one thing that worked for me was the easiest and least expensive thing out of all of the others I tried.

Jason Stewart is a fitness buff, writer, IT professional, and a father of 3. For more no-nonsense tips on fat loss, visit http://www.jmsgo.com/fatloss

posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 3:36 AM 0 comments

Natural weight loss means lowering your daily calorific intake while increasing the amount of calories you burn through exercise; most people choose to ignore this advice. This advice should be easy to comprehend - at least you would think it was; however, currently 35 percent of Americans are unable to prevent being overweight! The conflicting aspect is that a large percentage of overweight people are desperately trying to lose those pounds whether it is because they are tired of the looks they receive or for health reasons.

The strange thing is though that it is so much easier to stay trim than it is to lose weight because as soon as you start putting on weight, many things become more difficult. Subconsciously we all know that if we do not maintain a healthy food program for ourselves, we will start to add extra pounds. Health experts say that most people who are into losing weight usually stray and tend to go back to their old eating and non-exercising habits even after they learn to enjoy low-fat eating. It is not actually difficult controlling your weight using natural weight loss methods and reasons not to put on extra weigt are many although not all revolve around health and beauty.

The importance of maintaining the correct weight is more than just for looks especially as the number of health problems related to weight and obesity grows. If you think about it, losing excess weight by natural methods is the most acceptable way to get rid of those extra pounds but too many people want a 'quick fix' system.

Healthy eating on a natural weight loss program means learning to eat the right foods such as complex carbohydrates, those high in fiber, low in fat and a little protein. A meal containing this group would be something like a baked potato, vegetables and some meat, lean of course but it would not contain gravy or sour cream.

Health experts say that dietary fat promotes weight gain because it is a very dense source of calories and you store those calories as body fat easier than calories from other sources. Despite the number of either low fat or zero fat foods on the market, it's a surprise that the American people continue to put on weight, but there is a very good reason for this.

One of the greatest delusions of the 1990s was that no fat meant non- fattening but the truth is you are often getting just as many calories from these foods; the calories are just not coming from fat. If you really want to lose weight through a program you will need to dump the fat free products and eat small healthy snacks that are high in nutrition. Schools of thought differ on this subject but many nutritionists agree that eating smaller meals with a snack every 3 to four hours or between meals could be beneficial providing main meals are not missed. The secret to natural weight loss is easy if you just obey it; do not eat more than your body requires through normal activities and exercise.

My name is Tony Capolino and I'm a certified personal fitness trainer from Melbourne, Australia. Ever since 1991, I've been helping people from all walks of life lose weight and get into the best shape of their lives. I've established a reputation as a no-nonsense trainer who "knows his stuff" and gets striking results for his clients. If you follow my program, you will get leaner than you've ever been before!

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posted by tips-for-losing-weight36843  # 3:31 AM 0 comments