3 Weight Loss Mistakes
There are literally tons of information and articles about losing weight. Believe it or not, people still make the same dieting mistakes over and over again. I am not referring to little slip ups. What I am talking about are big mistakes that become real problems in your weight loss attempts. If we can define these mistakes it may make it possible for healthy, permanent weight loss.
The first mistake is the all or nothing attitude. People who approach their dieting in this manner will often select a diet that practically impossible for them to maintain. When they first begin, they remove anything from the kitchen that does not fit in with their new diet. What they are thinking is that they wish to be perfect. They probably will be. Maybe for a day or two, or perhaps ever a couple of weeks. But something always happens. For some reason they are not able to continue with their diet. When this happens the entire process is ruined and the diet is over. So what they do is go to the store and replace all the things that they threw out in the first place.
If this is your approach to dieting then it is necessary to ask yourself some difficult questions. What exactly is the purpose of your diet? Do you want to lose this weight permanently? Perhaps you just wish to lose a few pounds. The secret here is to make lifestyle changes in your diet. This way you create a slow and regular means of losing weight.
The second mistake is the attitude of sacrifice. Many people see their diet as some sort of sacrifice. It is easy to see why. You are not allowing yourself to eat the foods that you enjoy the most while attempting to achieve your target weight. This is what happens. You have done your research. You have come up with well thought out diet that you can do. You can successfully lose that weight and achieve your target weight. Okay! Now what? You have reached your goal. Have you really changed your eating habits? Did you learn to eat those so called bad foods in moderation? Are you likely to end up out of control? Can you broaden your diet in moderation and maintain your target weight?
The third mistake is goal failure. Defining your goals is essential with your weight loss program. Your goals should be crystal clear. They must be realistic. You should write them down. You probably have an ideal weight in mind when you begin. If you are more than a few pounds overweight, this goal is probably too far away to be helpful. A more practical goal is to lose 2 pounds per week for the first several weeks. After that, 1 pound per week. Of course, this will vary from week to week. However, when you track your progress you will observe that you are consistently moving toward your goal.
Do not worry if you have been making any of these mistakes. Just like everything else in life, it important to learn your lesson and to move on. The truth is that we learn more from our failures than we do from our successes. Do not let your mistakes to be an excuse for giving up. Success comes from making a commitment and by being persistent.
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Weight Loss Truths - Calorie Restriction is the Key to Weight Loss Success
All successful weight loss programs rely on one common denominator; calorie restriction.
What is calorie restriction? Calorie restriction is an effort to reduce the amount of calories one consumes in order for the body to achieve a negative energy balance. This is simply a person reducing food consumption to the point that they are burning more energy than they are consuming. The body is then forced to use stored fuel (muscle tissue, glycogen and body fat) in order to survive. The burning of these stored fuels is cause of the weight loss phenomenon.
How does a person achieve this negative energy balance through calorie restriction? First a person must have an idea on what a calorie is. A calorie is a measure of heat. Food is the fuel our body needs to generate heat. If the body is not getting enough fuel from food consumption then the fuel must be found elsewhere. That fuel is found in our body fat.
The best analogy for this process is gasoline and an automobile. Cars run on gasoline. Without gasoline, a car is useless. We drive our car and fill up with gasoline when we are getting low on fuel.
What would happen if we put 18 gallons on gas in our car if we only burned 16 gallons? We would have extra gas left over. That extra gas has to go somewhere so it goes into storage for when we only have 14 gallons available but we need 16 gallons.
What would happen if we never tapped into our gas reserves? The surplus would keep growing and growing causing a need for larger storage tanks.
The human body works in the exact same way. The surplus fuel (food) is turned into stored energy (body fat) and the only way to reduce how much fuel is stored in reserve is to limit new consumption of fuel (food). This is the only way that the human body can body fat. A caloric deficit must be established so stored energy (body fat) can be burned to keep us alive.
How is a calorie deficit achieved? The simplest answer is to eat a fewer number of calories then it takes to fuel your basal metabolic rate. The BMR (basal metabolic rate) is the measure of energy a person needs to subsist. People can figure out their BMR by using any of the numerous BMR calculators that can be found online.
Once the BMR is calculated a person can then have a goal to shot for. If the BMR is 2500 calories a day, they a person should shoot to try to eat fewer the 2500 calories a day for a consistent period of time.
How can a person effectively create a caloric deficit? Part 2 of this article will address this issue.
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Struggling to Lose Weight? Change Your "Thinking" Habits Now!
I lost 65 pounds and donated all my too-big clothes to charities and shelters. No more size 22 for me! Or size 20, or 18, or 16, or 14, or even 12. Now I am a perfect size 10 and I don't run from the camera anymore.
How did I do it? I'll let you on on my secret, but first I'll tell you what I didn't do:
- I didn't undergo any type of weight loss surgery.
- I didn't join a gym or higher a personal trainer.
- I didn't sign any contract with a nationwide weight loss chain.
- I didn't fast or go through any type of detoxification.
- I didn't take any kind of weight loss drugs.
- I didn't buy the new-fad-diet book telling me to eat things that make me cringe. As a matter of fact, I didn't spend a single dime! And the process was so natural, easy and permanent, I want to share it with anyone that feels one of the things listed above is their only alternative.
The process I stuck with that helped me shed 65 pounds came almost by surprise. I was significantly overweight - no doubt about that! But more bothersome than my size was my fear of mere existence. Life was painful. Not because of my weight, but because of the gigantic hole in my self-esteem. I felt unworthy, vulnerable, petrified, alone and unequipped to survive life. I went to bed at night hoping I wouldn't wake up in the morning, because nothing could feel worse than waking up.
The circumstances that led me to that dark place don't really matter. What matters is how I got out of the place and the impact it had on every single are of my life. The process changed my self respect, my outlook on life, my relationships, my choices, my health, my desire to live, and as an added bonus, the process changed my size!
Are you ready to hear my secret? I stood in the mirror and said "I LOVE YOU" over and over a few minutes each day for weeks, then months, then years. Once I started to really believe what I was saying, that I really loved myself, my shape started to change. Weight started coming off without any diet or exercise. In addition, I practiced visualization and created a picture of the perfect life in my mind. I visualized my very own life the way I would want it to be, not the way it actually was. Just like a child engrossed in a fantasy. I couldn't believe the change that started to occur after several weeks of this sort of practice for only 5 minutes a day. My weight started to come down little by little. But then other changes started to occur (that I go into further in the story).
The point is, what you focus on expands. If you think about illness all the time, chances are you will attract illness into your life more than the average person. If you constantly complain about a lack of money, chances are you will experience financial hardship. If you find fault with your spouse all the time, chances are you relationship will suffer more often than not. And if you perpetually whine about your own appearance, chances are your body will become less appealing to you as time goes on.
Don't fool yourself into thinking that its no big deal to criticize your body to yourself or to others. This IS a big deal. And when you begin to retrain yourself to only speak highly of yourself, exhibiting appreciation, love and self respect, you will begin to see some amazing results.
Here are 3 reasons changing your thinking habits will change your size:
1) As you practice sending positive loving thoughts and words to your body, you will be less inclined to attack or offend yourself. Your body will respond favorably and respect you in return by providing you with unyielding will-power and a decreased appetite. You will actually acquire a taste for foods that are beneficial for your body (without having to force yourself to eat something you never liked). And you'll find the high-in-fat comfort foods that you use to crave become completely unappealing and quite possibly, repulsive.
2) Because loving words and thoughts contain such a high vibration or positive energy, you will immediately feel more energetic, lighter and active. You'll be more inclined to walk, dance around, or incorporate simple exercises into your life. Believe it or not, you will find it is actually difficult to stay still! And within a short time, an exercise routine will become more addicting than your former need to consume junk food.
3) There is a physiological change that occurs on a cellular level when positive words versus negative words are directed at an organism. Spontaneous healing, miraculous feats of strength or a deceleration of the aging process have been known to occur based on the energy of the spoken word. If you want more evidence, read "The Hidden Messages in Water" by Masaro Emoto who conducted experiments with water exposed to positive versus negative words. The results were amazing and the book provides the proof (along with some incredible photos). The human body contains 70% water - imagine the benefits overall.
Here are 3 ways to change your "thinking" habits starting today:
1) Spend at least 10 minutes per day saying "I love you" to yourself. You can do this in the mirror, in the shower, in the bathtub, or while meditating or taking a walk. It doesn't have to be boring; be creative! Flirt with yourself and say things like "You sexy thing, you've still got it!" Or be proud of yourself and say things like "You are amazing and I love your victorious spirit" or "You are unique and special and I love you no matter what you've been through or what anyone else thinks about you".
2) Visualization is essential to losing weight! If you want to lose 25 pounds, visualize yourself at that desire weight now. Remember, the idea is to stay in as positive a frame of mind as possible. A negative frame of mind will keep the weight on! Elevate your mindset by faking yourself out! Pretend you are as small as you want to be and then rejoice yourself right into a lighter body. It's call "Acting as if you already are what you want to be" and it works.
3) Write a letter to yourself today, but date it 6 months from now. In the letter, write how proud you feel now that you've achieved your weight loss goal (even though in reality, you haven't started to lose the weight yet). Similar to visualization, this is also an act of keeping your mind in a positive place and attracting the "picture" you actually want into your life. The letter can say something like, "I am so proud of myself for losing those 45 pounds. I look fantastic and I have so much energy. I have gone down 4 sizes and love my handsome new wardrobe. I am walking 3 - 5 miles daily and have never felt better. And I love all the attention I'm getting!" Once you write this letter, read it daily and believe that it can be achieved. And before you know it, you will be there.
The trick is to change your "thinking" habits. Instead of saying things like "I will be so happy when I lose this weight" change your wording to "Now that I am happy, I am losing weight". Do you see the difference?
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How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat In 10 Days
People always wonder how to get rid belly fat. But the thought of getting rid of belly fat in 10 days sounds impossible, right? Well it isn't. In this article you will discover a popular dieting technique that has been helping millions get rid of belly fat in 10 days and it's not a drug or any extreme diet. It is a very popular and easy dieting technique that is very flexible and easy to accomplish.
The dieting technique I speak of is called "Calorie shifting". This technique unleashes your body's fat burning potentials and raises metabolism to a very high level and keeps it that way. As a result you can lose weight quickly and the excess fat in the body is also burned off. In general people can lose 10 or more pounds in less than 2 weeks with calorie shifting.
Calorie shifting is not some fancy dieting gimmick. It is the real deal and ironically is performed unlike any other dieting technique ever created. You basically eat 4 or more full meals a day, drink 10 glasses of water (you can also drink sodas, juices and coffee), and shift the order in which you eat your meals. It is also very important that every meal you eat has different calorie values.
When you eat in different orders daily, your body will have trouble adapting to your eating routines. It is because of this that it will unleash greater fat burning and keep metabolism high to "adapt" to the mixed eating routines. The 10 glasses of water help to flush out the excess weight and the flow going.
Calorie shifting is by far one of the best ways to get rid of belly fat in 10 days.
Calorie shifting is the ideal diet for busy people or those who seek to get fast weight loss and fat loss results safely. It works for everyone and the results are long term. Also because it's the technique of calorie shifting that brings about it's amazing effects, people are pretty much free to eat most if not everything they want.
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Best Weight Loss Practices
The best practices for permanent weight loss are healthy habits that you can continue for the rest of your life.
Make Exercise a Habit
One of the best things you can do for your body is to move it. A balance of cardio activities and resistance training will:
Boost your metabolism
Allow your body to burn more calories
Create a leaner look
Prevent sagging skin after weight loss
Increase your energy
Extend your life by giving you a healthier heart.
If you dont already participate in weekly cardio and weight training activities, start small and gradually add to your time and intensity.
Make Healthier Food Choices
Exercise alone cannot help you lose weight. The best practice to shed extra pounds is to combine exercise with a sensible diet.
Choosing a diet to follow can be overwhelming with so many books, programs and Web sites on the market. Fad diets often claim to have the miracle for weight loss. It is important to weed through the various weight loss plans and learn to spot a fad diet.
A sensible diet is one you can safely and sanely follow forever. A healthy diet isnt one that you follow for 48 hours or for 30 days. There is no time limit for a healthy lifestyle. Cutting food groups and following extreme calorie reduction plans dont work either.
The best eating plan for permanent weight loss is cutting back on sweets and eating foods in their natural form. Limit fast foods and processed foods and eat frequent small meals throughout the day to avoid feeling hungry or deprived.
Stay Motivated
The majority of people who start a diet quit long before they reach their goals. Special occasions and minor setbacks can easily lead to binge eating and reverting to your old eating habits.
Finding your own motivation to stay on track with your weight loss program is essential to your success. Maybe you want to be a healthy role model for your kids, you want to reduce the amount of medicine you take, or you just refuse to live being overweight any longer. Use these things to guide your daily choices.
Write out the things that motivate you to lose weight and revisit the list when you start to veer off track from your weight loss program.
Stay Hydrated
You need to stay hydrated to feel and look your best. Drink eight cups (the minimum recommendation) or more of water every day. Water will also help flush the fat from your body.
Pulling it All Together
Water, natural food, exercise and keeping your motivation up will help you stick with your diet and reach your weight loss goals. Tracking everything through a journal or online tracking program is a great way to make sure you have done your best each day and are moving closer to your goal weight.
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Atkins Pre Maintenance Phase
After experiencing the Induction and OWL phases of the Atkins diet, your next step is to enter the pre-maintenance phase. This phase will set you up for a lifetime of healthy and balanced eating and living. You should begin this phase as you come within 5 to 10 pounds of your target weight goal. Your weight loss will be slowed down even further but it is for a purpose. You want to learn the practices and habits that will determine your long-term success.
In the OWL phase, you will be adding carbohydrate grams to your daily count in the increment of 5 grams per week. During pre-maintenance you will increase that to 10 grams per week. As long as you are continuing to shed weight (no matter how slowly it is coming off) you will continue to add grams. Ideally, toward the end of the pre-maintenance phase you will be losing less than one pound per week.
According to the Atkins book, you should continue this phase until you get to your goal weight and can maintain it for a month. This process may take anywhere from 1 to 3 months. Your goal is to reach a state called "carbohydrate equilibrium." This is your ideal carbohydrate intake and it will cause you to maintain your weight perfectly.
During pre-maintenance you'll get to try a wider variety of foods. Make sure to introduce new foods slowly and increase your carbohydrate intake at a measured pace. Don't add 20 or 30 carb grams a week. Measuring out the increases in increments of 10 will give you a better idea of your personal carbohydrate count. Knowing this number will help set you up for long term weight management.
Make sure to check with a carbohydrate counter resource book or a trusted website before you add a new food to your diet. Some examples of 10 carbohydrate gram foods include 1/3 of a cup of legumes, an apple, cup of potatoes and cup of plain oatmeal. These foods can be included on a daily basis, and then increased the next week.
Pre-maintenance is not a perfect process. It takes a delicate balance of carbohydrate counting and exercise to slow weight loss yet still move it forward. You'll need to pay even closer attention than you have before to make sure that your carb gram increase is not resulting in an increase in weight. There is a fine line between gaining, maintaining and losing, and during pre-maintenance you are trying to find out just exactly where that line is.
If you aren't able to add carbohydrates without stalling your weight loss, you may have a high metabolic resistance. You will benefit from increasing your exercise regimen to get your metabolism burning at a higher level. For you, the pre-maintenance phase will resemble OWL more closely.
Some people do a variation on pre-maintenance that allows them to have a treat once a week. Instead of adding 10 grams per day, they allow themselves a 20 to 30-carbohydrate gram treat a few times a week. Examples of the treat could be a piece of a fruit or a serving of sweet potatoes. A glass of white wine or beer also qualifies for this treat. This is a fun way to reward yourself and still be on the plan.
Yet another way to do pre-maintenance is to average out your carbohydrate intake for the week. Since life is sometimes unpredictable, it can be helpful to have a bit of flexibility in your eating plan. For example, if your current carbohydrate level is at 70 grams, you can limit yourself to 50 grams one day. Then the next day, you can splurge a bit on a meal and have 90 grams for that day. However, only follow this method if it doesn't create carbohydrate cravings. Sometimes excess carb grams on one day can make you crave them even more the next day.
The pre-maintenance phase will give you the tools for long-term success. By learning to slowly increase your carbohydrate grams, you'll have a better hold on the amount of carbohydrates that is right for you.
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Different Types of Weight Loss Supplements
Many individuals would like to lose weight for any number of reasons, including appealing to the opposite gender, boosting ones self-esteem, or even health reasons. Today, there is a number of different kinds of diets and weight loss supplements (or diet pills) available on the market, so the task of selecting one that will work best for you can be somewhat daunting.
Weight loss supplements can be classified into categories: carbohydrate blockers, appetite suppressant, cortisol blockers, and fat reduction supplements.
The carb blocker is still fairly popular. A few years ago, the carb diet was all the rage; people though carbohydrates were unhealthy and not good for the diet, so by taking a carb blocker, one could theoretically eat more carbs while gaining less weight.
Fat loss supplements are designed to burn fat within the body, by a process known as thermogenesis. A supplement that is designed to induce thermogenesis will cause an individuals internal temperature to rise, thus burning body fat.
Cortisol is an component that is naturally produced within the body and is attributed as a major cause of belly fat. Cortisol tends to increase when stressed, leading to a rise in fat cells, particularly in the stomach. A weight loss supplement that is classified as a cortisol blocker works to help fend off and prevent cortisol production in the body.
Perhaps one of the most popular types of diet pills on the market is an appetite suppressant. Such a weight loss supplement is designed to curb hunger, making one feel full while eating less.
Be sure you research any weight loss supplements before you take them. They should be used in conjunction with proper diet and exercise, two other ways you can lose weight effectively. Make sure to carefully read the label and follow directions properly. Doing so will enable you to maximize your weight loss.
Turbulence Training Review
Like so many other people, I have been trying to get my weight under control. I have tried everything from L.A. Diet which is liquid only to Adkins and many other fad diets. I came across “Turbulence Training” one day when I was search for a diet and exercise plan on the internet. Turbulence Training was created by Craig Ballantyne, a certified strength and conditioning coach.
I was pretty skeptical about the claims the program makes. I decided to try Turbulence Training for two reasons. Number one is the low price, I have paid much more for useless training videos and equipment. Number two, there is an eight week money back guarantee. I told myself I would try the program for a month and get my money back if I didn't see any results.
On to the program itself. Turbulence Training is designed for busy people, which was great for me. You work out three time per week for 45 minutes each session and all the exercises can be done in the privacy of your own home.
I started Turbulence Training with a lot of hesitation. I had been using a treadmill at home 4 times a week for an hour and a half. I didn't think there was any way working out half as long and one less time per week would produce any results. Boy was I wrong.
Let me say this, within a month of starting the program, co-workers were beginning to ask questions. The workouts are short but they are very intense. With Turbulence Training, I have been able to lose fat and build muscle at the same time. This is something I had never been able to do before, I was always just trying to get rid of the fat and not worried about muscle building. Now I am working towards that really toned look that I have always wanted.
Not long after my co-workers began asking questions, some of my friends began to ask what I was doing as well. I clued them in to Turbulence Training and got a couple of them hooked. We have been working out together for the past couple weeks and having other people to work out with has just added to my motivation.
I can honestly recommend Turbulence Training to anyone that is fed up with fad diets and working out for hours with no results. A lot of people have had success with Turbulence Training and you can read other testimonials on their website.
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What If The Weight Loss Product You're Buying is Poison?
These days, obese people suffer less from obesity related problems and more from the side effects of weight loss products that they use. If you don't exercise caution when buying a weight loss product, it can be harmful for your health. Doing your due diligence and arming yourself with the correct knowledge is very much essential, especially when it comes to weight loss. Before buying any weight loss product, make sure that you have researched it thoroughly. During your search, you should try to get as much information as possible about the product, its good and bad effects, the ingredients that it is made up of, etc., as these things can seriously affect your health, either positively or negatively! In this article I will tell you how to know a good weight loss product from the bad ones.
To start with, you shouldn't accept everything at face value. The internet is littered with both good and bad information, and more often than not, the bad information overshadows the good one. There is a lot of misleading information regarding several weight loss products doing the rounds of the World Wide Web, and in case you don't know, the perpetrators of this misleading information are either the product manufacturers themselves or their partners who promote the products on their behalf. You may come across websites offering you what seems to be 'honest reviews' regarding your product, but is that really so? Most of these reviews are filled up with dishonest, misleading and fraudulent information, and if you rely on this information when purchasing a weight loss product, you are doomed!
I will give an example to clarify my point. You maybe aware of the fact that there are several websites out there claiming to offer natural weight loss products. Well, at one point of time, some experts of the Johns Hopkins University surveyed those sites in order to find out whether the outrageous claims made by these sites are true or not. Not surprisingly, many websites failed the test; some failed to give information regarding the correct dosage of the supplement, others failed to reveal about the harmful side effects of the products, and yet others failed to offer information regarding the ingredients of the products. Believe it or not, lack of such vital pieces of information can harm the consumer more than anyone else.
So, how to separate the wheat from the chaff? As a rule of thumb, you should avoid products whose claims seem to be outrageous or impossible. An old saying goes that if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is! If you find a website that claims that their product can do miracles for you, chances are that reality is exactly the opposite - that is, it will harm your body in a 'miraculous' way.
Your best bet is to consult a doctor or a nutritionist before you even decide to buy any weight loss pill. Your doctor should be able to clarify what side effects the consumption of a particular medicine may have, and this piece of information alone will save you from a lot of troubles down the road!
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Increased Physical Activity For Those Who Work In Shifts
Physical activity has always been linked to improved health and longer lifespan. It can boost the performance of your heart and lungs and defeat stress as well. More importantly, being active will help you maintain an ideal weight and bring you a more positive outlook in life.
But how can you enjoy the benefits of an increased physical activity if you work in shifts? Regular exercise and other activities rely on routines; after all, these are habits that you need to build over time. More often than not, you will have less amounts of sleep and you will have a hard time squeezing physical activities in a work schedule that keeps on changing.
So if you work in an ever changing schedule exercising and other forms of physical activities will be likely placed on the back burner. Still, the benefits of increased movement are so important for your health that you can not afford to just ignore them. The good news is that there are ways to add physical activity into your life without disrupting your already erratic work schedule; and the only requirement is for you to be a little bit more creative.
Physical Activity And Ordinary Household Chores
Working in shifts can definitely make it hard for you to insert physical activity into the picture. But sure enough, you still need to perform ordinary household chores like taking out the trash or going to the nearby grocery store. Well then, you can insert exercise and put in more action into your ordinary household chores.
Do some stretching and a dozen of pushups on your lawn right after you're done with the garbage. And instead of taking your car, you can always walk on your way to the 24-hour grocery. Walking the dog can also be a good way to exercise your leg muscles. Always think of ways to incorporate physical activity into your shifting work setup and you will reap the benefits that regular nine-to-five guys get when they go to the gym.
Exercise During Graveyard Shifts
If you work on shifts, you are sure to hit the graveyard schedule, if not always then at least occasionally. Well, some employees find graveyard shifts to be boring. If you have not experienced it yet, just ask the night guard in your building and he will tell you why. One thing is for sure, it will not be called a graveyard shift if it was fun!
If you are working during unholy hours, chances are, there are not much people around you. So instead of singing to yourself or stealing some time from your company, why not inject some exercise routines while doing your job? If you can not exercise during your official work hours, you can always put more action during your breaks. You will definitely stay awake and be healthier.
Organize A Fitness Or Sports Group
Unless you are a grave digger, you are probably not alone in your work. Whether you are working in the wee hours of the morning or during irregular hours of the day, you will always be in a company of other employees, maybe not in the same department as you are. What you can do is form a fitness or sports group so that you will not be alone at increasing physical activity; after all, your co-workers have the same health needs as you.
A graveyard brisk walking club, a noontime badminton society, or even a 3AM yoga class can help you put the physical activity that you need even if you have a daily schedule that is different from the rest of the world.
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How to Maintain a Healthy Weight While at Work
Life can be stressful enough without diet and exercise. We spend most of our lives rushing to work, spending time with friends and family, overcoming loss and financial burdens, yet somehow we are still supposed to find time to get healthy. For many of us, this is an impossible dream that would only be realistic in a movie. Fortunately, there are simple changes you can make to your lifestyle. The following tips will not only shed the pounds, but will increase your energy and make you feel great!
1. Park close to work? Try parking further away. While many try to find the closest parking spot, this doesn't do anything for our bodies. Unless the weather is the primary reason, try parking in the last row. This at least burns a few calories in the morning and when you leave at night.
2. Skip out on cafeteria lunches. Most companies specialize in fattening food and rarely offer anything nutritious. If you want weight loss, bring your own lunch and change it up! Need ideas? Hummus with pita bread, Mexican salad or even a Kashi frozen meal are great alternatives to junk food. Make it a rule not to bring the same lunch twice in a week. This will not only keep you motivated, but it will save your wallet.
3. Green tea. Instead of drinking coffee in the morning, how about green tea (Orange, Passion Fruit & Jasmine flavor)? The caffeine will keep you awake and the nutrients will boost your immune system. While moderate coffee intake is fine, green tea will speed up your metabolism and help you lose weight.
4. Exercise on your lunch break. If you bring your lunch to work, you can eat it any time while you're at your desk. If the weather is nice, why not take a walk? This will eliminate having to exercise when you return home.
5. Make Kashi a Routine. Kashi food products are one of the best food choices for weight loss. From Kashi Go Lean cereal to waffles, energy bars and desserts -- Kashi knows that you need nutritional food that still tastes delicious. It is a perfect way to maintain a healthy lifestyle yet still get the nutrients you need.
6. Snack! If you're looking to lose weight at a healthy yet fast pace, eating five meals a day will do the trick. Breakfast, a mid-morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack and dinner are critical. Try bringing two snacks with you to work so that you're never hungry. This will eliminate any binges when you return from work. It will also speed up your metabolism and keep the cravings down. Kashi Cheddar crackers, yogurt with fruit or even veggies are a great alternative to chips or candy.
Heather B. is a Marketing Communications Specialist and Freelance writer located in Boston. She is dedicated to providing resources for women who want to live a healthy lifestyle, without sacrificing happiness. Visit http://www.healthhasnofury.com for weight loss tips, recipes, fitness advice and support.
The Untold Facts On Weight Loss Diets
Man seems to have lost a certain virtue called patience. Everyone wants to do everything at a much quicker rate. People looking to make money want to get rich quick, those looking to lose weight want to lose it even faster. This is one of the reasons why the internet is flooded with companies that offer you a quick fix.
It is estimated that almost 50 million Americans will go on a diet this year and you might be one of them. However, here is one fact that may create a grim picture about the diet programs out there. Most diet programs may be successful in helping you lose a few pounds straight away, but very few will be able to help you sustain that weight loss and keep those kilos from returning.
Understanding weight loss
Losing weight is about diet management, health management and most importantly exercise. If you come across any claims that you can lose weight while you continue to eat whatever you wish to and without indulging in any sort of exercise, then consider it to be false. You need to reduce the calories that you consume and you wish to burn off some calories that you do consume. This combination is the only way to lose weight.
Spot reduction is not possible in a healthy way. So if a diet program tells you that you can lose the fat around your hips or buttocks only, then it is false or involves an unhealthy way to reduce it. There are some extremely low calorie diets that ask you to starve literally and only consume proteins. But the body needs a regular intake of carbohydrates to stay healthy and continue functioning. So stay away from any such diet program.
Temporary loss and rebound
Crash diets may help you get into shape temporarily but you can never continue to eat that way for long and eventually you will gain those extra pounds back.
For more info visit : Weight Loss Diets
How To Use Law Of Attraction Weight Loss
How does law of attraction work in relation to weight loss?
In the simplest terms, Law of Attraction states that like attracts like and whatever thoughts and feelings you focus on the the most will literally determine your future. But how can law of attraction weight loss work?
You will find that the law of attraction has been working for you and every other person in this world since the beginning of time and it is only recently that education about its incredible power has become readily available to the general public.
So how can the Law of Attraction can help someone to lose weight? It is quite simple really, all they need to do is think about it. In fact without even knowing about it, most people really do not think about what they want but they think more about the fact that they do not have it. So by going back to the definition of Law of Attraction, you will see that the reason why people do not have the things that they want, is simply because all they ever do is think about NOT having them.
Unfortunately this same concept applies to weight loss just as it applies to everything else, and although a lot of people want to lose weight, they would rather think about how miserable they are because they have not lost the weight, rather than the wonderful life they will have once they're thinner.
Again let us refer back to the Law of Attraction. If you think you are miserable, sad, guilty or have low self esteem then the Law of Attraction will bring you more things to be miserable about rather than good things. In fact the more miserable you are about something, for example, weight loss, then the more powerfully you will attract more of the same since that is where you are focusing your thoughts.
Utilizing the power of the Law of Attraction for weight loss, you simply stop thinking about your situation in the negative manner and start having positive thoughts instead. As you can imagine, this is more difficult than it sounds, just ask anyone who's tried it. To be truly successful as many others are, you need the help of proper tools that allow you to automate the law of attraction as much as possible. There is no doubt the law works, it's simply a matter of taking advantage of the available tools to make it easier.
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Medifast Weight Loss System - A Quick Overview
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.
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More Tips To Improve Your Weight Loss
If you are like me you are probably totally sick of dieting because every time you stop the weight comes flooding back on and you just cant stop it!
I have put together 10 more weight loss tips to try and sway you away from the dieting run around and to try and put you on a more steady and healthy course of weight loss.
Lets have a look at them:
Move More - Take every opportunity to expend more energy. Don't drive if you can walk, don't walk if you can run. See activity as an opportunity rather than an inconvenience. General moving burns a big 70% of your daily calories so try to Eat Less and Move More.
We keep looking for a fast, magical, fat loss, weight loss, health and fitness miracle but what would happen if we applied the simple concept of eating less and moving more.
Eat less junk food, eat more fruit and veggie foods, Get some regular cardio based exercise, Get stronger to protect your body, improve your quality of life and turn your body into a fat burning machine and stick with it rather than giving up after one week.
Don't Diet - If you're thinking of going on a diet to lose those extra pounds think again. Long-term weight control through dieting is near impossible, for the simple reason that diets promote only short-term solutions.
On a diet you'll certainly look lighter on the scales, but in most cases this is because you've dumped a few pounds of body fluid, and not because you've lost any significant amount of body fat.
Diets Don't Work - One of the main reasons diets don't work is because they send the body into starvation mode - a survival mechanism for times when humans faced periods of famine.
Cutting back on our energy intake causes the body to lower its metabolic rate, which reduces its ability to burn fat. At the same time, hunger signals increase and we quickly start to crave high energy foods loaded with fats and sugars - the exact foods we are trying to do without!!!
Diets Put On Weight - Alarmingly, research has shown that repeated dieting actually makes it harder to lose weight and easier to put it on!!
This is because when you dump the diet and return to normal eating habits, the drop in metabolic rate caused by the diet means that your old eating habits actually represent excess in calories. Not only do you regain the fat stores just lost, but also you may even gain a bit extra.
Diets Are Unhealthy - A cycle of rapid weight loss followed by weight gain can lead to loss of lean tissue from your muscles and calcium from your bones.
It also strips the body of essential vitamins and minerals. Too little food means not enough energy for physical activity. Dieting causes your body to conserve energy, making results harder to achieve.
Diets Make Food The Enemy - Food provides nourishment and comfort. Diets can make you afraid to eat, depriving you of one of life's pleasures.
Going from one failed diet to the next can leave you feeling depressed and create a cycle in guilt battles against food.
A Lifelong Plan - Regular physical activity and a healthy, balanced diet aren't as glamorous as the quick fixes, but they do get better results.
Start with one extra exercise session and one less fatty takeaway meal per week, and gradually work towards a lifelong plan for achieving your best weight.
Sticking With It - If you change the way you eat or exercise to lose weight, ask yourself this question. Can I see myself sticking to this routine for life!! If the answer is "No" then it's time to change what you're doing.
Be Realistic - A realistic weight loss plan is around one to two pounds per week. Fast weight losses are not fat loss but glycogen and water. If you lose weight quickly then you will probable return back to the weight at which you started as quickly as it was lost.
Healthy Eating - Increase the amount of fruits, vegetables, non-fat dairy products, whole grains and beans that you eat. Eliminate calorie-dense foods such as cookies, sugary desserts, chips, fries, pizza, candies, crackers etc.
Research on people who have successfully lost a lot of weight and kept it off long term, shows that the vast majority succeeded by consuming a low fat diet high in fibre coupled with strength training and cardiovascular activity.
Your goal is to start utilizing these tips into your everyday weight loss regime to start losing weight consistently and for good.
Gary Matthews is the author of the popular fitness eBooks Maximum Weight Loss and Maximum Weight Gain. Please visit http://www.maximumfitness.com right now for your 'free' weight loss e-course.
How Many Calories To Build Muscle
How many calories do you need for gaining muscle? How much protein? How many calories are you eating?
I get these questions a lot, and people really want to see my nutrition while using Jay Ferruggia's mass workouts.
So here it is...my calories, protein, nutrition plan, post-workout drinks, everything.
This was my best eating day, some days I slip and am probably closer to 4500 calories.
The bottom line is that you have to eat a lot of calories to build muscle. Most guys undereat and then complain about not being able to build muscle. They don't get stronger, they don't get bigger, but they just keep working out and spinning their wheels.
You can't be afraid of gaining 0.04% body fat. It's going to happen. However, you'll look so much better because you are going to gain pounds and pounds of muscle.
That's all possible with a good workout program, one that has you training 3-4 days per week on either a total body split or an upper-lower body split. If you train hard enough, you won't have enough energy for that 6-day per week crap.
By the way, I'm not using any muscle building supplements. No protein shakes, no Nitric Oxide products, no creatine, no pro-hormones. Creatine works, but you don't need any of that other worthless junk.
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup plain yogurt
2 oz walnuts
1/2 cup blueberries
3 eggs boiled
3 pieces wholewheat toast
1 tspn natural peanut butter
1 apple
1 tbsn fish oil
2 bananas
2 cups chocolate milk
4 slices whole wheat bread
3oz chicken breast
2 ounces chedder cheese
1 apple
1/2 tomato
1 apple
2 oz almonds
8 oz steak
1 cup asparagus
1 cup broccoli
1.5 cups pasta
1/2 cup pasta sauce
1 cup oatmeal
1 cup plain yogurt
2 oz walnuts
1/2 cup blueberries
3oz chicken
1 cup white rice
1/2 cup mixed vegetables
1/2 cup bbq sauce
1 cup milk
Total: 5551
Fat: 229 grams, 2062 calories, 38% of total calories
Sat: 54 grams, 482 calories, 9% of total calories
Poly: 85g, 768 14%
Mono: 72g, 645 12%
Carbs: 667g, 2316 43%
Fiber: 88g, 0 0%
Protein: 257g, 1026 19%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%
So there you go...that's how many calories, how much protein and how much food I'm eating to build muscle using the Muscle Gaining Secrets workouts.
Time to eat more calories and protein.
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The Untold Facts On Weight Loss Diets
Man seems to have lost a certain virtue called patience. Everyone wants to do everything at a much quicker rate. People looking to make money want to get rich quick, those looking to lose weight want to lose it even faster. This is one of the reasons why the internet is flooded with companies that offer you a quick fix.
It is estimated that almost 50 million Americans will go on a diet this year and you might be one of them. However, here is one fact that may create a grim picture about the diet programs out there. Most diet programs may be successful in helping you lose a few pounds straight away, but very few will be able to help you sustain that weight loss and keep those kilos from returning.
Understanding weight loss
Losing weight is about diet management, health management and most importantly exercise. If you come across any claims that you can lose weight while you continue to eat whatever you wish to and without indulging in any sort of exercise, then consider it to be false. You need to reduce the calories that you consume and you wish to burn off some calories that you do consume. This combination is the only way to lose weight.
Spot reduction is not possible in a healthy way. So if a diet program tells you that you can lose the fat around your hips or buttocks only, then it is false or involves an unhealthy way to reduce it. There are some extremely low calorie diets that ask you to starve literally and only consume proteins. But the body needs a regular intake of carbohydrates to stay healthy and continue functioning. So stay away from any such diet program.
Temporary loss and rebound
Crash diets may help you get into shape temporarily but you can never continue to eat that way for long and eventually you will gain those extra pounds back.
For more info visit : Weight Loss Diets
Guide To Weight Loss - Three Things To Stay Away From When Losing Weight
Here are three things that you definitely need to avoid if you want to lose weight. Many people don't even know about what I'm going to reveal right now, and that's one of the reasons why they can't lose weight - because if you eat the foods below then you will definitely put on the pounds. So here's a list of foods you should avoid...
1. "Natural Flavors" and "Spices"
Any package that says "Natural" on the front or the back generally means that the product does not contain any added "artificial" (having no counterpart in nature) additives, but it does not necessarily mean pesticides or other chemicals were not used in processing. Your potato chips that say "natural" could be genetically altered, grown with pesticides, and cleaned with unfiltered water and still read "All Natural!"
What is scary is that natural flavors and spices are assumed to be OK. But what is not OK is that any substance derived from something natural, no matter how dangerous it is, can be classified as a "natural flavoring." What's worse is that if a poisonous chemical is used to derive that flavoring, it can still be called "natural". Many natural flavors are synthesized from Isoprene, which is a known carcinogen! Isoprene stays in the food... it doesn't just disappear!
Manufacturers also hide monosodium glutamate (MSG)-a flavoring which causes headaches and allergic reactions-in their "natural flavorings" or "spices" listings because it is derived from seaweed, a natural product. So clearly, being natural is not the same as being harmless.
2. Irradiated Foods
Food irradiation is done by zapping food with a dosage of radiation. The X-rays are used to kill insects and bacteria, prevent sprouting, and slow rotting. While the process does not make the food radioactive, the chemical structure of the food is altered and there are a number of animal studies that show negative health effects. Some researchers suspect that a regular diet of irradiated food may cause leukemia, other forms of cancer, and kidney disease.
The FDA says it's safe. When you hear that, I want you to think about other things that were apparently safe... such as cigarette smoking, pesticides, asbestos and CFCs. Each of these at one time was classified as safe. The FDA claims irradiation of food is safe and has already authorized the irradiation of fruits, vegetables, pork, chicken, herbs, spices, teas, and seeds. Spices are the most widely irradiated food in the United States. You can avoid irradiation by buying 100% organic spices and foods.
NOTE: Avoid the microwave as well. This type of irradiation affects the chemistry of foods by activating the water molecules inside. If cooking does some damage to enzymes and foods, then microwaving is the equivalent to a nuclear blast, leaving everything once living lifeless and wilted.
3. Chemicals
This is the catch-all... As a general rule, anything that's longer than 15 letters, you can't pronounce and is hyphenated is generally not good for you.
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Are You 100% Sold Out On Weight Loss?
You decided to lose weight? How serious are you really about losing that weight, or is it just a nice thought you had? We'll see if you are really that dedicated or if you only going 20, maybe 40%. Do you try to get by with the least amount of effort? See what you are really doing and what you can improve on to make your weight loss successful.
For weight loss you need to drink plenty of water. No one argues on that but are you doing it? Are you drinking your eight glasses a day or did you have enough after six and call it quit? Did all that running to the bathroom become too annoying to you? If you really want to be serious about your weight loss, drink eight glasses of water a day. Space them out. Make sure you drink four glasses by noon and four before you go to bed. Only drink one glass at a time. How long can you keep this up? Don't just do it for a week or two, make it a habit! You should always be drinking this much.
Are you eating your fruits and vegetables? If you really want to see results you better pick this up. Unless you eat at least some fruit and vegetable every day, don't even tell me that you are on a weight loss program. If you want to tell me that you are in 100% you better be able to show me a list of fruits and vegetables eaten at the end of every day. Now, don't tell me this is for girls. If you are a guy and you are big, I guess you don't have any right to tell me what is the right diet for men. Hear me?!
Are you stepping on that scale regularly? Let me rephrase that. Are you stepping on the scale at least once a week? If you are not, you can not by any means be serious. Saying that you can not handle thinking about your weight does not mean much more, than saying that you can not handle the truth. If you are in 100% step on the scale every day, because every day matters. Every day your scale should be going down, unless you have a dang good reason for it not to.
Your weight loss is not going to come easy. If it was, many more people would be thin. At least don't lie to yourself about being on a weight loss program when you really are not. But when you decide to go on one, be on it 100% and have pride in that. You can do it, once you decide that you want to. Don't let other people fool you in that it is so easy and you just need to do this and that. Be serious, be responsible, and be a winner.
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One Day Miracle Diet
One Day Miracle Diet as dieticians put it is a suitable diet program for gourmet buffs. This cholesterol lowering diet plan is quite simple you diet for a day and eat full the next day and continue this routine until you feel that you have lost enough weight. It is also called the 24 hour Hollywood Miracle Diet.
During the dieting day, refrain from eating any other food than vanilla (every two hours) or chocolate diet wafers and raw fruits. Also, make it a point to drink lots of water (ideally 8 glasses of water or above). It is also advisable to follow a light exercise routine for better results. Walking short distances will serve the purpose.
The biggest advantage with one day cholesterol lowering diet programs is that the person undergoing dieting will not suffer any muscle loss. This is partially because of the high protein and low calorie content of the wafers, and partially due to the fact that the dieting person actually in fact is not completely severed from his/her eating habits. He/she can have any food he/she wants the every next day.
On the other hand, the disadvantage with the cholesterol lowering diet program is that it does not contribute towards improving ones eating habits. That is, as it does not suggest an improved diet, the chances of the person regaining the weight due to normal eating after stopping the diet program are high. Also, nutritional deficiency can happen sometimes depending on the physical aspects of the person concerned.
To conclude, cholesterol lowering diet programs of this sort can bring about quick results. Further, as the person is not restricted from his normal diet for more than 24 hours, people will be more inclined to try out this diet program. But the con is that perhaps people may resort to eating more after the one-day deprival. Hence ones control over his/her eating impulse is critical for ensuring complete success.
Tail Piece some dieticians tout this cholesterol lowering diet program to be more effective than the traditional tuna and egg diet.
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Your Weight Loss Success - Why Writing Down Your Victories Will Help You Lose Weight Faster
Some days, you may feel losing weight is like fighting Goliath. It taunts you like a giant you can't ever imagine beating. In those moments of discouragement, you can draw on your past successes and find hope.
What have been some of your victories? They can be large or small; every victory counts. Maybe you:
-Skipped cake at a friend's birthday party
-Exercised 2 times this week
-Ate only half your entree at a restaurant
-Had tea instead of a caloric coffee drink
-Dropped a dress size
Give yourself credit for the things you do right. Celebrate small positive changes like choosing the stairs instead of the elevator or passing up a dessert. You are taking baby steps in the right direction.
While you are trying to lose weight, set mini-goals you can reach. Plan one extra workout this week. Don't eat anything sweet for three days in a row. Lose a pound or two per week (research shows that dropping weight gradually is the best way to keep it off). Reaching mini-goals will keep you motivated to continue and give you reasons to celebrate along the way.
Keep a log of your victories. When you start sliding back into some bad eating or exercise habits, you can read your past victories. If you did it once, you can do it again. When you think about your successes, you'll become extremely motivated to move to the next level instead of losing ground.
Remembering your victories isn't about being preoccupied with the past. It's about using the past as a springboard into the future. A victory log fills your heart with hope. And that hope will keep you going on the days you feel like giving up.
Today's action step: Begin your victory log. Write down one thing you did well this week with eating or exercise.
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Get Rid Of Fat On The Inside: Don't Be A TOFI
Get rid of fat on the inside even if you are a slim person
Scientists using MRI body scanners have found that dangerous levels of fat can be stored in your body around your vital organs even if you are a naturally thin person. They've even given a name to people in this significant sector of the population - TOFI or "Thin on the Outside Fat on the Inside". Are you a TOFI?
Surveys conducted by scientists in a London hospital using an MRI scanner to locate and measure fat deposits in the body have found that fat is stored in significant quantities around you vital organs such as liver, heart and pancreas. This represents a very high-risk health factor. What's more disturbing is the fact that high levels of fat can be found clinging to the vital organs of people who are thin and not regarded as overweight.
Exercise to get rid of fat on the inside
The surveys indicate that thin people who don't exercise much have higher levels of fat on the inside than those who take regular exercise. No longer can you use the fact that you are a natural thin person as an excuse for not working out which will put a smile on the face of many of us who find it so difficult to lose weight even with good nutrition and exercise.
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Exercise isn't just for weight loss
Many people think that the only purpose served by exercise is to lose weight. This new information about fat on the inside is further proof that exercise is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle, which should lead to a longer and more active life. Regular exercise together with good nutrition burns fat from all over your body inside and outside while building muscle at the same time.
Eat properly, exercise regularly and you'll feel better, look better and live longer.
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Wonderful Tips To Lose Weight
Have a look at these wonderful tips to lose weight. They will help you lose weight fast and naturally. Losing weight always requires some small changes in your lifestyle and diet pattern. So if you want to lose weight, start practicing these tips today.
- If you want to lose weight go and consult your physician or a weight loss doctor so that he can find which program suits your body best.
- You always needs plenty of water because it helps a person to be fresh and healthy. It washes out toxins from your body.
- A wonderful tip to lose weight is to start your day with a glass of water it will moist your gastric tract.
- Try to join an exercise program which you really enjoy. Exercise is more effective when you do it with a joyful heart.
- Try to cut off all the fizzy drinks they have lot of calories.
- Do not eat in between the meals.
- Avoid frying your food because there are more methods to prepare food like steaming,boiling and grilling.
- Stuff you refrigerator with healthy food. It will help you to not eat junk food when you are hungry.
- Eat lot of vegetables and fruits. They will give you lots of vitamins, minerals and fiber.
- Avoid processed fruits as they have a lot of added artificial sugar.
- Eat your vegetables raw if you can. This will give you enough vitamins as cooking vegetables results in vitamin loss.
- Never skip your meals because it will make you more hungry at the time of your second meal.
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