Planning for Successful Weight Loss

9/20/2010

Planning for Successful Weight Loss

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by John Phillip

The best way to achieve your weight loss goal is to establish a realistic plan that you can incorporate into a new healthy lifestyle. It must be realistic and sustainable after you reach your target weight so you can maintain your results with minimal effort.

Most people have a very hectic schedule which doesn't allow for proper meal planning or regular exercise and is filled with stress. You must make a commitment to yourself and your family to make the necessary permanent changes to establish and maintain your ideal weight.

Plan Weight Loss into Your Busy Schedule

Behavioral experts have observed that those people who make a commitment to a lifestyle which promotes weight loss are the most likely to achieve their goal and keep the weight off for good. Conversely, individuals who viewed their weight loss journey as a temporary diet never reached their target and quickly gained any lost pounds.

The results of research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity concluded that nearly one-third of study participants who made lifelong eight loss plans were able to hit their weight loss goal and maintain the lost weight for at least 3 years. This compares with less than 5% for people simply following a diet. Follow a structured set of steps which will lead to your weight loss goal.

Step 1: Plan Your Weight Loss Menu

The only way you can establish a new lifestyle which will lead you to your lower weight is to carefully plan a menu which is structured nutritionally and delivers the correct number of daily calories. Determine the correct number of calories which will result in a weight loss of no more than 1 to 2 pounds each week. Most women will need 1200 to 1500 calories each day, while men need 1500 to 1800, depending on activity level.

Make a shopping list for an entire week and plan each meal ahead of time. This structured planning is essential to keep you on track. Many people struggle with weight loss because they snack between meals and don't even realize that the extra calories they've eaten. Ensure that each meal is well balanced and is centered around plenty of fresh vegetables and greens which fill you up without a high calorie count.

Step 2: Set Your Schedule to Include Daily Exercise

Once you have your weekly menu established, you will need to include some form of physical activity on at least 5 days of the week. Exercise should be planned into your daily schedule just like a business meeting or doctor's appointment.

Carve out at least 30 to 45 minutes for each session, and choose an exercise routine which you enjoy. Cardio exercises such as walking, jogging or using a treadmill are among the most popular for weight loss, and provide the best motivation to keep you moving toward your goal.

Once you've made the critical decision to lose weight, you also need to make a commitment to permanently change your lifestyle to accomplish your goal. Studies conclude the best way to do this is to plan your menu and physical activity so it becomes a part of your routine schedule. You'll reach your weight target much quicker and avoid many of the pitfalls which plague the majority of people who pop diet pills and follow fad diet programs.

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Burning Fat with Cardio - 3 Reasons it Does Not Work

9/19/2010

Burning Fat with Cardio - 3 Reasons it Does Not Work

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by Jessie C. Stad

We've all witnessed it, we've all wondered why. You see the same guy/gal busting their ass on the elliptical or treadmill for over a year, only to see minimal results burning body fat. How is it that one of the biggest industries in the world - cardio equipment - can be so inefficient. Well I'm going to show you 3 reasons why burning fat with cardio is not as effective as you may think.

Now let's establish something first. We both know dieting is an imperative part of effectively losing body fat - so I am assuming you're read this article with a healthy diet in mind.

Here is why cardio does not work as good as you think.

1. First, the more cardio you perform, the more efficient you become over time. If you jog on a treadmill for 1 year, I would hope you could run a longer distance at a faster pace 1 year later. Your body becomes more efficient because of the training. For example, if you can jog 5 miles when you start, and 6.5 miles a year later, your body will become more efficient overall so within that 1 hour of jogging you will probably have burned relatively the same amount, even though your distances are different. This is the first reason why cardio does not work when attempting to burn fat with cardio.

2. The second reason cardio is an ineffective method of burning fat is because it doesn't demand an after burn effect. There is no caloric expenditure after the workout is over. Your muscles may be fatigued, but they do not require repair. I look at cardio as a one-dimensional way of trying to burn fat. This kind of method is not as effective as other methods like high intensity resistance training or interval training..

3. The third reason cardio does not work effectively is because it strips muscle from your body. This is bad because muscle is responsible for jacking up your metabolism. And we all know that a higher metabolism allows you to burn more calories. Muscle is known as your all natural fat burning system. Although people intend on burning fat with cardio, they are also depleting the effect their natural fat burning system, muscle, has on burning fat for them. This is the the third reason cardio is ineffective and inefficient.

Cardio as the sole method of fat loss is a waste of your time. I am not saying cardio is bad for you - it has many healthy beneficial side effects. But if you are using cardio for the purpose of burning body fat - you will not see desired results as quickly as alternate methods. It is time to switch your routine if burning fat with cardio is your number one method of losing weight.

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The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men

9/18/2010

The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men

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Getting older can be brutal-women gain weight, lose their sex drive, experience hot flashes, suffer memory loss, become short-tempered, find it difficult to sleep, and on and on. It's not so easy for men, either-they start to lose energy and stamina as they age, too (and they have to live with women going through menopause).

After years of being thin and fit and full of energy, Suzanne herself encountered the "Seven Dwarfs of Menopause"-Itchy, Bitchy, Sweaty, Sleepy, Bloated, Forgetful, and All-Dried-Up. Instead of living out the rest of her life cranky, sleep-deprived, and libido-less, Suzanne set out to discover how she could get her mind, body, and life back and banish those pesky dwarfs for good.

The result is The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection-The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men. In this passionately argued and enormously practical book, Suzanne supports her own research and experiences with the expertise of leading doctors in the field of women's and men's health and sexuality to create an inspiring, accessible call-to-arms to women to radically rethink how they approach life after fifty, and give them the tools to turn their lives around.

Suzanne has discovered that the second half of life has been more rewarding, fun, and purposeful than her younger years. The key to her happiness? Taking natural bioidentical hormones. Natural hormones, which mimic the hormones produced in our own bodies that are almost completely lost with aging, are the answer to the symptoms of menopause that plague women.

Recent findings from the medical community show that synthetic hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may be harmful to women-thus, thousands of women are looking for what else they can do to alleviate their symptoms. In The Sexy Years, Suzanne comes to the rescue with a step-by-step plan and detailed information about how women can take control of their health, for themselves and for their men, including:

What the differences are between synthetic and bioidentical hormones, and why bioidentical hormones help women lose weight, reinvigorate their sex lives, and fight the symptoms of aging

How doctors do not receive adequate training about hormones and are slaves to the pharmaceutical industry, and what questions every woman must ask her physician about hormone replacement therapy and her health

How Suzanne turned her life around, with information about how often she visits her doctor, blood work, what hormones she takes, how to get these hormones, and more

What male menopause, or andropause, is and how men can also take bioidentical hormones and regain the energy they had in their youth

What a variety of specialists think about natural hormones, health, and sexuality-Suzanne shares the best advice from these doctors and provides a resource list of physicians and pharmacies

With bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, Suzanne has found the fountain of youth, the elixir that has made her feel thirty years old again. In combination with her Somersize diet and fitness plan, which she also writes about here, Suzanne has never felt better. The beauty of growing older, she maintains, is that you can combine the wisdom of age with the vitality of youth. Suzanne makes it perfectly clear how women and men can regain their zest for life at any age. These really are the sexy years! Seek book shop.

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Read THIS Before YOU BUY FAT LOSS REVEALED

Read THIS Before YOU BUY FAT LOSS REVEALED

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by Denis Marsili

It's not easy to know which fat loss program to pick and stick to, because it should ultimately teach you how to eat and be self reliant so you can make informed long term choices about your nutrition.

The weight loss program you choose should also attempt to help with motivation, goal setting, and support, but can't be a replacement for psychological counseling if needed.

Most men and women aspire for a flat belly or six-pack abs but this will remain an aspiration unless something is done to achieve it.

Remember weight loss is not about finding a quick fix diet, but making a commitment to life style changes that include nutrition and exercise.

Any exercise is better than no exercise. However, like diet plans, not all exercise is created equal, and many people often choose the wrong form of exercise to maximize their efforts to lose weight. For example, they will do aerobics exclusively and ignore resistance training. Resistance training is an essential component of fat loss, as it builds muscle essential to your metabolism, increases 24 hour energy expenditure, and has health benefits beyond aerobics.

For best results, Experts agree that the combination of a healthful, nutritious diet and cardiovascular exercise are needed to train your abdominal muscles. Since there are different exercises to suit the needs of different people, it is best to consult a physical fitness authority.

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This program shows activities to maintain a healthy muscle while burning body fat. Good results can be seen in as short period as 12 weeks so you are constantly motivated. You can workout at home or in any gym.

Will Brink has helped many people who failed at loss weight, he's the author of Fat Loss Revealed. Brink has contributed much to the fat loss industry and his program has not failed anyone yet. Brink researches on which food supplement work and which do not for losing weight. Fat Loss Revealed (FLR) Program presented a four-packed easily to digest module on Nutrition and Diet, Supplement Reviews and Advice, Motivation and Goal Setting and Resistance and Cardio Workout.

Helps you to overcome the constantly break post any weight low plateau.

The best way to strengthen your abdominal muscles is to vary the exercises that you perform and make it a routine.
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8 Ways To Lose Weight Fast.

9/17/2010

8 Ways To Lose Weight Fast.

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by Trevor Dalley

Here are some ways to lose weight fast.

1 - Take everything one step at a time. Begin simply by paying more attention to what you are eating, slowly cutting back on the bad foods and implementing more healthy foods into your diet. Once you have this under control, the next step is to add exercise to your plan. If you do not like exercising, take this one step at a time as well by implementing only 15 to 30 minutes at a time, at first.

2 - Choose foods and activities that you enjoy. If you do activities that you get enjoyment out of, you will find them to be much more successful than trying to exercise in ways that you do not enjoy. The same goes for foods that you implement in your diet: Choosing foods that you enjoy will help you enjoy your diet rather than craving bad foods.

3 - Build muscle. You lose calories based on your weight. Muscles, surprisingly enough, burn calories more quickly than fat does, pound for pound. Work out with weights to build muscle and lose weight, and then allow your extra lean muscle mass to burn more calories for you on a long term basis.

4 - Reduce your carbohydrates. Do not cut your carbohydrates out completely, because your body needs carbohydrates for energy. Cut out some of the white breads and pastas from your diet, though, to cut down on the carbohydrates that you consume. What carbs you do need to eat, you can replace with whole wheat and brown carbs for better health.

5 - Set realistic, measurable and attainable goals. Put deadlines on your goals, making them measurable. Make them realistic by choosing goals that you know you can attain. Set long term and short term goals and you will more readily achieve your expectations regarding quick and healthy weight loss.

6 - Give up the bad stuff. It may surprise you how unhealthy it is to eat candy, cookies, cakes and other sweets, and to drink soda and sugar laden drinks. Cut these bad goodies out either completely, or at least 80% of the time and the pounds will shrink away without you having to do much else to make the weight loss happen.

7 - Have a suitable breakfast. Most of your calories should be consumed early on in the day, and breakfast is no exception. Eat a nice breakfast to give your metabolism a good foundation to run from for the remainder of the day.

8 - Control portions by leaving something behind. Make sure your portions are correct based on the actual serving size of your food, and then make sure not to clear your plate completely. Exercising portion control will give you better control over what you put into your body for easy and achievable weight loss.

Implement these tips one by one and in no time at all you will begin to see a significant difference in your weight.

These tips for weight loss for teens can make a huge difference for you.

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Weight Loss - Six Easy Steps to Control Your Weight and Transform Your Body

9/16/2010

Weight Loss - Six Easy Steps to Control Your Weight and Transform Your Body

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by Shannon Harrison

Be in Control

You must learn to control your portions and to eat until you feel full, and not until you are no longer hungry any more. It takes up to 20 minutes for the body to stop having hunger pangs. A good way to do this is to slow down while eating, chew your food around twenty times before swallowing. This also helps with food digestion.

Ask Relevant Questions

Always question the food you are about to eat. This way you will soon have a mental picture of all you consume which will help with your calorie count

Is this low fat meat?

Should I eat the chicken skin? (it is nice and crispy - but NO!)
Have my vegetables been steamed or fried?
Are my portions smaller?

The fat on a steak is really lovely but its also a big NO!
Sweet fizzy drinks are also a big NO!

We can go on and on forever with these questions and comments, so only a few examples are needed. Add to your list of mental questions as you get better at thinking about what you eat

Always be Consistent

Be consistent in eating 5 times a day. This will help increase your metabolism, assist you with less hunger pangs, and help you to not overeat. If you find you are getting hungry between the meals and snacks try drinking water as this helps.

Watch your portions and how the food has been cooked - grilled or steamed is healthier than fried etc.

Cleanse your system

By drinking 2 liters of water a day you will help your body remove and release toxins that have been stored from previous bad eating habits. Water will also assist in keeping your hunger pangs under control.

Supplement your diet

Due to the cutting down on the calories we consume we may not get the correct amount of nutrients we need. So try supplement your diet with a multi-vitamin.

This ensures we remain healthy while losing our excess weight.

Self Control

Refrain from all those yummy foods we love, and from eating at the wrong times. Remember we want our bodies not to have to digest while we are sleeping or exercising. So eat at least 3 hours before you retire to bed, and avoid eating or drinking anything other than water before you exercise.

If you can stick to the six easy steps above for about 8 weeks you weight loss should satisfy even the most ardent of dieters. Remember to snack on good healthy foods and also try to take in as much Omega 3 you possibly can as this enhances your health and metabolism. Also remember to up your exercise as this increases your metabolism as well.


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Water And Your Body Needs

9/15/2010

Water And Your Body Needs

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by F. Terrence Markle

Your body contains approximately 50 to 70 percent water. The amount of fat and muscle in your body and your age are the major factors of how much water is in the body. The male body has more water than the female body due to proportionally more muscle in the male body. In a similar manner, there is more water in a young body versus an older body because of the muscle content.

The average person will die without water for a period of days. However, you can live without food for weeks. During this time, the body will digest its own fat and muscle, which provides nutrients at subsistence levels.

Water will dissolve substances that are consumed by the body. It will carry blood cells and nutrients throughout the body to every organ. The primary reasons your body needs water includes:


* To dissolve nutrients in the ingested foods which are then passed through the cell walls of the intestines and into the bloodstream. The water will also enable food to move through the intestinal tract.

* To control your body temperature

* To enable metabolism to occur which is the digestion of food consumed, energy production, and the important process of building tissue.

* To enable electrical signals to be sent between cells so your brain can work, eyes can see, muscles can move, etc.

* To enable your waste products to be carried out of the body.

* To lubricate the moving parts in your body.

The water inside your body cells is called intracellular fluid. Approximately 75 percent of your body water is intracellular fluid. Extracellular fluid is the remaining 25 percent or so of your body fluid and consists of:


* Blood plasma that is the blood's clear liquid

* Secretions from the body including seminal fluid, sweat, and vaginal fluids

* Interstitial fluid or the fluid existing between cells

* Lymph fluid that exists in your lymph nodes and then flows into the blood vessels

* Urine

The healthy body must have a balance between the fluid outside and inside all your body cells. This balancing act is essential to maintain life. A cell will die if there is not enough fluid inside it and a cell will explode if there is too much fluid inside.

In order to maintain the fluid balance inside your body, the body uses electrolytes. Electrolytes are mineral compounds that become electrically charged particles when dissolved in water. These charged particles are called ions.

There are many minerals that form compounds and dissolve into charged particles. Some of these minerals are magnesium, calcium, and phosphorus. Table salt (sodium chloride) is a familiar electrolyte that dissolves in water into sodium and chloride ions.

The fluid inside your body cells generally has potassium ions in excess of sodium and chloride ions. It's just the opposite outside your body cells. The cell wall is considered a semipermeable membrane that allows water molecules and small mineral molecules to freely flow through the wall. However, larger molecules like proteins are not allowed to flow through the cell walls.

The body's sodium pump is the process where potassium flows out of and sodium flows into a cell to keep everything working right. Sodium will build up inside cells if the sodium pump stops working correctly which would allow more water to flow into the cell. The cell would eventually burst and die if this situation continued. The sodium pump process will prevent this imbalance as a result of the electric ions inside your body.


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Dieting to Lose Belly Fat - The Golden Rule

9/14/2010

Dieting to Lose Belly Fat - The Golden Rule

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by Jessie C. Stad


There's no nice way to say it, belly fat is ugly. In the 21st century dieting to lose belly fat has become a HUGE craze for people with that potbelly gut or wonderful looking stomach pouch. But after countless diets, endless promises, and minimal results many people are discouraged, distraught, and feel they have no ability to change the reality they've been dealt.

Although information is plentiful to find different ways to rid your abdominal region of belly fat I want to explain to you The Golden Rule. There are many different aspects needed in a diet to lose your belly fat. However, if you had to choose just one thing to change in your lifestyle right now, following this Golden Rule would be your best option.

So what is it?

Sugar, sugar, sugar. The #1 killer for trying to lose belly fat, get a 6 pack, or achieving that flat, tight, sexy stomach. It might seem obvious right? Don't drink soda, eat candy, or consume anything with loads of sugar content. But, what most people don't realize is the negative effect fruits can have if you are dieting to lose belly fat. That's right, I said fruits. This is definitely a controversial issue, lots of fitness or dieting guru's would say you need to eat at least 4 servings of fruit/day. Frankly, the fruit most people love - the sugary lovely colorful ones (strawberries, cherries, pineapple, pear, peach. oranges etc.) all have huge amounts of sugar in them. I would highly recommend cutting those high sugar fruits juices entirely out of your diet - unless you're willing to buy the expensive brands guaranteeing it is 'all-natural' fruit juice.

Yes I know, "Isn't this sugar healthy though?"

Yes this fruit is MUCH healthier than any sugary candy or soda. But, just like any other sugar, to much is harmful in a diet if you are serious about losing your belly fat. The problem with fruits, especially the ones I mentioned above, is they have high concentration of sugars. When you consume them your insulin levels spike drastically, this in turn causes you to store fats. You can see constantly spiking your insulin levels throughout a day can be dangerous, mainly for your abdominal area. That beautiful belly of yours is one of the best places fat reserves like to hang out.

My suggestion is any sugar craving you have should be countered with fruit. But, I would recommend no more than 2 servings, at most, of fruit a day. Your best alternative is the lower your fruit intake and double your vegetable intake when you are dieting to lose belly fat. Vegetables are much more prominent sources of antioxidants, nutrients, minerals, vitamins, fibers, water and contain much less sugar than fruits.

That is The Golden Rule when you are dieting to lose belly fat. Follow it with dedication and you will be off to a good start on your quest for shedding that stubborn belly fat.

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