Permanent Weight Loss Solutions

There are many people who attempting to lose weight, some will succeed and others will fail, however the biggest battle for people who are able to reduce their weight, is often to keep to their ideal weight. Many people will find that they have soon returned to the weight that they were before they went on their diet or even that they are actually fatter. This can of course be very depressive and can result in them losing a lot of their self-esteem. What is needed is for a permanent solution to their weight problems.

There are some obvious routes to take in the battle to lose weight. They would include increasing the amount in which we exercise and reducing the amount we eat. It is this eating issue that can be the hardest to control and to reduce as our temptations often get the better of us.

In my opinion what we need to do is to make our house a fat free zone. If we become hungry and start looking through the cupboards and notice for example a packet of crisps, it can often be very difficult not to eat them. Our desire for instant food can become too great and our inner demons try and convince us that one packet will not hurt. If that packet of crisps had not been in the cupboard we would have not been put into that position of temptation and would of course not have been able to eat them.

A number of years ago, when I went about losing my own excess weight, I decided to remove all of the foods from all of the cupboards which I was aware that I needed to stop eating. I also removed certain drinks such as alcoholic drinks which were also something which contributed to my weight problems. I put into the dustbin all of the takeaway menus that I had and basically attempted to make it as hard as possible for me to eat or drink anything that I shouldn’t have been.

When out and about I had to be determined to keep to my diet and to not be tempted to buy any of these items from the shops etc. This was not easy to do as I am somebody who loves all of these fatty type foods.

In my weekly food shop I bought far more fruit and vegetables and was surprised at how quickly my taste buds started to change. I soon looked forward to eating an apple as an example and the weight slowly but surely started to reduce.

After a number of months I reached a weight that I was happy with. My wife stated that I was now able to start eating items such as dry roasted peanuts, this was a particular favourite of mine. This was possibly true but could easily result in a return to my old bad habits and of course weight problems. I decided to stick with the fruit and my cupboards are still free of those foods which I love to eat but which are not good for my weight.

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Abdominal Weight Loss Yoga Can Help You Lose The Gut

Whenever anyone says or gestures that they want to lose weight, most of the time, they point to their guts saying “I wanna lose all this!” Obviously, abdominal weight loss is a goal for many people.

However, what most people might not be aware of is that-of all exercises-Yoga actually can help immensely for weight loss in the abdominal region. There are specific poses, that target excess weight in the abdomen and coupled with a customized diet, those seeking abdominal weight loss would find success in using these yoga exercises.

Let’s go over them, shall we?

Abdominal Weight Loss: Yoga Poses to Use.

1. The Sun Salutations: These are a combination of poses that serve as a warm up-routine for a Yoga session or class. They are very similar to the popular calisthenics exercise known as burpees. However, they differ in that they have a spiritual significance included as a result of executing them. Due to the forward and backward bending motions involved, after performing a few to several rounds on a daily basis, you are bound to notice a marked loss of weight in you abdominal area and the added bonus of muscular tone.

2. The Bow Pose: This simple pose involves laying flat on your belly and grabbing your ankles with both arms while simultaneously lifting your head up high. When performed correctly, you should be resting on your abdomen. Needless to say, it is a pose commonly recommended for weight loss and the prevention and correction of chronic constipation.

3. The Peacock Pose: This is slightly more challenging. The objective is to balance your abdomen on your conjoined elbows while simultaneously raising your legs and head of the floor. Naturally, merely attempting it speeds up abdominal weight loss and detoxification of the visceral organs and the preparatory stage could suffice as the actual execution of the pose till the mastery of it is achieved.

4. The Abdominal Lift: This is not a pose, per-se but is a specific exercise that involves you exhaling your breath and pulling the diaphragm in while holding the breath out. This is a specific abdominal exercise for weight loss, spiritual rejuvenation and detoxification.

Now friends, there are other poses such as the shoulder-stand, the forward-bending pose, the spinal twist and the wheel pose that also target increase in muscular tone and weight loss in the abdominal regions, however from practice the 4 above will perhaps be the most effective.

Do note though that if you are female and pregnant or in your menstrual period, some of these poses might not be the best to execute.

Moreover, since these poses-besides helping with abdominal weight loss-aid tremendously with detoxifying, it is advised that one eats a proper and healthy diet to augment the actions of these poses.

Other fantastic exercises for abdominal weight loss include your intense Aerobics, the use of the ab-wheel, basic sit-ups, windmills etc.

So empower yourself with these tips and information to achieve your goal for weight loss. Lose that gut starting today.

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7 Tips To Get Calories Out Of Restaurant Food

When I eat out I want it to be special, consequently I don’t eat out often. You may have seen the advice on how to shave calories at restaurants but really, are you wanting to pay high restaurant prices for undressed salads and plain steamed vegetables? If not, how then can you solve the dilemma of too many calories when you eat out?

Here are seven tips for getting the calories out of restaurant meals while still ordering your favorites.

1. Say NO to super sizing. The size you ordered is already too big. Stop super sizing and you’ll save money. Better still, order one dinner and ask for an extra plate. Many restaurants will do this for a dollar or two, and it’s well worth it. Then share the meal with your friend and you split the cost straight down the middle. Another option is to order from the so called “appetizer” menu. Two people could order three entrees, one dessert and split the whole thing and it’s still a ton of food!

2. Skip the bread and rolls. Many family restaurants still serve a bread basket with your meal. Unless it’s a fresh baked loaf or some really special bread, just skip it. You don’t need to fill up on ordinary bread when you’re paying good money for a meal. Just ask for it to be taken away if you can’t resist, but frankly, you’re an adult, you can resist, if you want to. You can simply choose not to put a roll on your plate. Try it, just once and see if you don’t walk out of that restaurant feeling strangely powerful.

If you can’t skip the rolls, at least skip the butter. That’s right. Eat it plain. Whole grain bread is delicious all by itself.

3. Stop Ordering Drinks. Soft drinks are a huge cash cow for restaurants. For pennies they sell you a squirt of syrup and carbonated water and act like they’re doing you a big favor by only charging you $1.29 for a giant 64 ounce soda. Start saving those dollars. Especially if you’re ordering “to go” skip the drink. If you’re eating it there, ask for water, or at least switch to diet drinks. Never drink “fat pop.”

4. Slow Down You Eat Too Fast! What’s the rush? Take your time, savor the moment, enjoy the flavors. A big part of getting in touch with your hunger signals and learning to eat what really will satisfy is learning to recognize the subtle signs of hunger. You won’t know when you’re approaching satisfaction if you’ve gobbled everything down in five minutes. Take a bite then notice how many times do you chew before you start wanting to swallow? Once, twice? Make an effort to chew your food and your body will be much happier. A very large part of digestion begins in your mouth, not to mention you’ll get much more pleasure if you let the food linger.

5. Trim Visible Fat and Skin. I know, you really love the skin–of course you do, it tastes good, it should, it’s pure fat. Do you want to get leaner, or do you want to eat fat? You choose. I never eat chicken skin and never eat the visible fat hanging off a steak, good taste or no. You have to decide what you want more, the second’s worth of pleasure of a yummy taste, or a lifetime of carrying around an extra 40 lbs? I know this is counter to the low carb crowd’s belief that fat is good, carbs are evil, but I’ve maintained an 80 pound weight loss for 18 years without dieting and I don’t eat visible fat or skin. Enough said.

6. Ask for a Doggie Bag at the Beginning of Meal. When the food is served, immediately portion off some to take home for tomorrow. Most restaurants in the US serve way too much. There is no law you have to eat it all. Do this frequently and soon you’ll find you’re getting an extra lunch out of that meal.

7. Get a copy of Restaurant Confidential by Michael F. Jacobson and Jayne Hurley, and start checking out how many calories you’re really eating. If you eat out frequently and you carry extra weight, then that’s probably the problem right there. This little book can help you realize why it seems you don’t eat that much yet you can’t lose any weight. Hardees recently introduced a new burger that clocks in at just under 1200 calories all by itself! Now that’s frightening.

If you really want to get a handle on your weight problem, look first to where you eat, second at what you eat, and third how much you eat. Where, What and How Much? Try these steps choosing one tip at a time, and see how easily you can take some of the calories out of restaurant food.

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Benefits Of An Elliptical Trainer Workout

Elliptical trainers are ideal for getting in shape and losing weight. When you workout on an elliptical trainer there are two important benefits:

Low-Impact Exercise

Upper and Lower Body Workout

It is for those reasons that elliptical trainers are growing in popularity. Treadmills sell more in total numbers, but elliptical sales are growing at a faster pace. They are particularly appealing to the baby boomer generation that is looking for an alternative form of exercise and workout that lessens the impact on aging joints.

Low-Impact Exercise

The two most popular forms of exercise are walking and running. But the facts are running, and to a lesser extent walking, cause stress to your body through continual impact. In fact, runners can apply as much as 2.5 times their body weight to their joints with each stride. This is why runners and walkers often suffer from ankle, knee, hip and back injuries. Especially if they workout outdoors on concrete or asphalt. With every step there is a degree of shock absorption. This shock can be felt throughout your entire body.

Elliptical trainers reduce impact through their elliptical motion. Your feet never leave the foot pedals. There is no reverse action, or significant impact. Consequently there is virtually no shock absorption to your joints. The motion of an elliptical trainer simulates the natural path of the ankle, knee and hip joints during walking, jogging or running. And yet you still get a weight bearing workout, which builds bone density, and inhibits the onset of osteoporosis.

With a treadmill you are constantly lifting your feet and impacting the treadbelt with every stride. Treadmills are designed to absorb some of the impact, but there is still that constant jolt to your joints.

Upper and Lower Body Workout

In addition to the low impact exercise, elliptical trainers workout both the upper and lower body simultaneously. By exercising several muscle groups at once you are able to optimize your workout. By involving more muscle mass in your aerobic workout you increase the efficiency of your workout.

When you exercise both the upper and lower body on an elliptical trainer, you utilize the quadriceps, glutes, chest, back, hamstrings, triceps and biceps. By exercising more muscle mass you attain the following benefits:

Improved fat mobilization

Build muscle endurance

Burn more calories and fat in less time

Reduced perceived rate of exertion

Regarding the reduced perceived rate of exertion, studies have shown that an elliptical trainer workout will often be perceived as less strenuous due to the combined upper and lower body exercise. The perception is that you get more results with less effort.

The benefits of an elliptical trainer workout have resulted in increased sales for both residential and commercial use. They are gaining in popularity at health clubs, and where several years ago you may have seen one or two, you now see rows of ellipticals.

If you haven’t used an elliptical you need to give one a try. If you are thinking about home fitness equipment, seriously consider an elliptical trainer. The benefits surpass those you receive from a treadmill, and you will be doing your body a favor.

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5 Ways To Get The Best Use Out Of Your Home Treadmill

The #1 fear that people have when investing in a home treadmill (or any piece of exercise equipment) is that they won’t use it.

You know the story. It gets delivered, you set it up and enjoy it for a few days…and then it sits…and waits.

A few months down the road, you notice how dusty it has become and how much space it’s taking up. And you remember how much weight you were determined to lose by using it faithfully every day. But now, unfortunately, it doubles as a clothes rack.

Never fear. This article will help you make sure that DOESN’T happen.

A treadmill provides the best overall cardiovascular workout & it’s still the number one exercise machine for those who want to lose weight. So it’s an investment in your health that will pay large dividends…if you are prepared to get the maximum benefit from it!

Here are 5 easy ways to get the BEST use from your home treadmill:

#1) Do your research first

Make sure you look at what each treadmill offers you and compare it to your unique needs.

For example, if you live in a condo and/or like things neat and clean, a folding treadmill might suit you best. If you want a folding treadmill, do you prefer a manual folding treadmill (like most folding treadmills) or do you want a shock-assisted folding treadmill with wheels on the bottom that’s easy to move?

If you like to drink water during your workout, make sure there’s a water bottle holder included in the treadmill console (it might surprise you how many treadmills do not have this feature.)

Do you get bored easily and need a challenge? What about getting a treadmill with lots of user programs or one that is iFit compatible?

These things may seem little and maybe it might cost you a bit more; but if it means you’re actually going to enjoy your workout it will be well worth it!

#2) Place the treadmill in a ‘happy’ spot.

By ‘happy’ I mean well-lit, open and stimulating. Don’t put it so you face the bare wall when you walk or run. I’ve tried this this and the workouts don’t last long! If you get bored easily, put it facing the television or facing a window where you can have an attractive view while working out.

Rooms and spaces have definite ‘feels’ to them and that will affect the success of your workouts. Make sure your treadmill is placed in an area that makes you feel energized, happy and mentally stimulated.

#3) Get your exercise arsenal ready BEFORE the treadmill arrives.

Do you like listening to fast music when you exercise? Do you like watching your favorite movies? What about reading magazines? What inspires you to work out and feel your best?

Get these things ready even before your treadmill arrives and you’ll be three-quarters of the way there. Have several workout or favorite CD’s around. Get your favorite movies or shows on tape. Gather your favorite magazines.

By having an ‘exercise’ stash around your treadmill, you’ll be inspired to workout AND you won’t be stuck running around looking for something to do when you want to start exercising.

Again, this may seem simple, but it works. Why do you think gyms have magazines, televisions and CD players handy?

#4) Make an exercise plan.

Before you start working out, try making a plan, a “roadmap to your rock-hard body” so to speak. By writing down how long and what kind of workout you’ll be doing in week 1, 2, 3, 4 etc, you’ll get yourself psyched up for success.

Remember that every time you workout, you are planting the seeds for the kind of dream body that you want.

By having a plan, you can see just how many seeds you’ve planted (and even how long it will take to start reaping the results!) Have fun with it and you’ll be motivated to achieve your health goals (and get maximum benefits from your treadmill!)

#5) Track your progress

Ok this is related to #4 but it’s more of an ongoing thing. By tracking your progress every day, you get a major sense of accomplishment which snowballs into even greater fat-burning results.

I suggest you have ‘minimum goals’ like “I’ll walk for at least 10 minutes.” or “I’ll do 5-30 second intervals.” These are easy to do and you’ll probably go beyond them – which will encourage you even further and heighten your sense of accomplishment.

And of course, you’re also getting maximum benefit from your treadmill!

Those are 5 ways to get best use from your home treadmill. Just remember that even a little bit of preparation will pay off large dividends in the long run.

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Seven Tips For A Long And Healthy Life

As good as modern medical technology is, it can never save you from the problems caused by a life style that is unhealthy. Instead of getting a modern medical fix for every problem, it is far better to live in such a way that you will hardly ever fall ill.

An ounce of prevention is certainly better than a pound of cure. Here are seven tips on how to live a long and healthy life. In addition, the same life style that helps you to avoid illness also helps you to lose weight.

1. Get Enough Exercise

In the past people had to use their physical bodies in the course of their normal work. But today someone may get up, go to work in a car, then sit down, get up to go home in the car and when arriving at home, sit down again for the rest of the day. In such a life there is no physical labor. This physical inactivity is one of the main reasons for a host of diseases. Sport, running. walking and other things must be added to our life if our normal work does not require us to exert ourselves physically. I

2. Go to sleep when you feel sleepy

This may sound simple, but many people stay up late even when their body is telling them that it is time to sleep. Yoga and Ayurvedic doctors also say that it is better to sleep in the night and be active during the day. However, people such as students will take coffee and stimulants to study late into the night. Others develop the habit of remaining active at night and sleeping during the day. While we can do this, it eventually takes a toll on health. Alternative health doctors say that this kind of unnatural living is one of the contributing factors in the causation of cancer and other diseases

3. Eat when you feel hungry

This is also a simple idea, but once again we often go against the messages of the body. If you eat out of habit or due to social pressure at certain time of the day, even when you have no real appetite, then you will not digest your food properly. Acidity and indigestion begin, and this contributes to the likelihood of other more complex diseases taking root. Having an appetite is actually a sign of good health, but if you have no appetite you should wait a bit and then eat. (If you have no appetite even after awaiting a reasonable amount of time, then you should consult a doctor because something is wrong.)

4.Fast on a Regular, Systematic Basis

If you would ask any person to work 365 days per year without any rest, they would complain and say that they must have some rest or else they will break down. But we have never bothered to ask or to think about our digestive organs which we compel to work day after day without a rest. They cannot protest the way a person would to his boss, but they do give us signals that they cannot work non-stop. When we ignore those signals and still compel them to work, those organs break down. That is why periodic fasting is necessary. Refrain from eating for one complete day. This gives a rest to your digestive organs and also helps in the elimination of wastes from your body. Regular fasting allows a person to gain extra time for intellectual or spiritual pursuits. Fasting is not for hermits in a cave, but is a sensible practice that anyone can practice.

5. Wash with cool water before going to bed

As mentioned above, proper sleep is essential for the maintenance of health. If you wash your important motor and sensory organs (hands, arms, eyes, legs, mouth, genitals) before sleep using cool water, this will relax you and prepare you for deep sleep.

6. Perform meditation on a regular basis

Your body is linked to your mind. Many of the diseases of this era are psychosomatic. Stress and anxiety take their toll on our physical health. Meditation is a mental exercise which, among other things, allows you to detach yourself from the worries of life. Learn a simple technique and do it regularly.

7. Get up early every day

Once again the old proverb, “Early to bed, early to rise makes a person healthy, wealthy and wise.” I don’t know if it will make you wealthy, but it will certainly make you healthy. Your body needs just enough sleep, not too much and not too little.

Follow these tips and you can’t go wrong.

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The Low Down On Diet Comparison

Low carbs and high protein is the way to lose weight, or so you’ll hear from one diet guru, and he has the testimonials to back it up. Low fat, lots of carbs and fresh fruits and veggies, says another – and he’s got the back up from satisfied users, too. A third swears that you need to count the amount of sugar; another tells you the enemy is white flour – if you want to lose real weight and keep it off, who do you listen to?

Take a look at the brief summaries below for a quick overview of the pros and cons of each of the popular types of diet plans.

Low Carb-Hi Protein Diets

Diets like the Atkins, the South Beach and the Zone Diet all recommend restricted carbohydrates and allow liberal amounts of protein, including protein derived from animal sources. Generally, they limit the overall amount of carbohydrates, or teach you to differentiate between “good” and “bad” carbohydrates. Bad carbohydrates, which are forbidden, include white flour, white bread, and white sugar.

Pros: The diets all encourage learning healthy eating as part of losing weight. Deriving most of your daily calories from high fiber sources of carbs like leafy green vegetables and grains is generally considered the best diet for nutrition by the established medical community. The popularity of the diets makes it easy to find low-carb foods.

Cons: The allowance of eating all the protein and fats you like flies in the face of conventional medical wisdom. A diet high in saturated fats could lead to heart disease, diabetes, gout and other chronic health conditions. Following the diets’ cautions and advice to keep portions reasonable should mitigate that concern, though.

Weight Loss “Programs”

Jenny Craig, NutriSystem, Weight Watchers, SlimFast and a number of other weight loss programs rely heavily on pre-packaged ‘diet’ foods. They incorporate professional coaching, social structure and reinforcement.

Pros: The professional coaching and nutritional benefits are a big plus, as are the reinforcement and support aspect of the diets. Meals and supplements are prepackaged in the right proportions, and if you stick to the diets and exercise as directed you will lose weight.

Cons: The weekly fees and cost of meals can be expensive. In addition, if you rely completely on the packaged foods, you miss out on the re-education of your eating habits, which is important to maintaining any weight lost.

The Real Mayo Clinic Diet

This is not the diet that has circulated for the past thirty or more years and purported to have originated at the Mayo Clinic! The true Mayo Clinic’s nutrition and diet center recommends a healthy eating weight loss plan based on limiting fats, proteins and carbohydrates, counting calories and deriving most of the daily nutrition from vegetables, grains and fruit.

Pros: There’s no ‘diet’. Instead, you’re encouraged to take control of your eating. Portion control and sensible balance of nutrients are the cornerstones of a weight loss plan that takes weight off gradually, and helps you keep it off permanently.

Cons: It may be difficult to stay on the diet. Counting calories and portions can be difficult if you’re eating out or on the run.

There are many diets that promise to take weight off quickly and painlessly, without exercise or changing your eating habits. The three major variations of diets above all will result in 1-2 pounds of loss per week, which most doctors believe is the optimum way to lose weight for long lasting results.

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Eliminate Negative Thoughts And Lose Weight

You think thousands of thoughts each day. You talk to yourself more than anyone else. You are your most trusted advisor and confidant. Many of the conversations that you have with yourself you would never share with anyone else because to do so would expose the “real” you. The you that is filled with self doubt, worries, sadness, guilt, hurts and disappointments.

But this is not the “real you” at all. This is the you that your ego and belief systems have constructed. These negative beliefs have been constructed by you, and accepted by you as truth. The sad thing is that nothing can be further from the truth.

Where did these false ideas about you originate? They mostly came from others; parents, teachers, co-workers, and friends. They might have planted the seed by saying something like “she is fat” and you have cultivated those comments to the point that they have become your truth.

You are allowing your entire life to be controlled by some obscure comments made years ago. Nobody has the right or power to dictate who you are. Only you know who you truly are and what’s in your heart.

When you were born you entered this world without the burdens of you current negative belief system. You entered this world as a beautiful bundle of joy filled with unlimited potential and possibilities.

I’m here to tell you that you have not changed. You are still and will always be a beautiful bundle of joy with unlimited potential and possibilities.

The only difference is what you give your attention to. Let me ask you a question. If you stopped all the negative talk that you currently have with yourself such as;

- I’m too fat

- Why would anyone want to love me

- I will never be thin

- I always fail

And the list can go on and on… How would you feel ? Do you think that you would feel emotionally lighter ? Do you think that you would feel happier ? Do you think that you would feel more confident ?

Now how do you think your life would change if you were to go one step further and modify your self talk by only speaking positively about yourself. If you take some time and focus on what you like about yourself and focus on only that your emotional state will become positive to the point that you will be able to accomplish anything.

Once you begin looking for the positive things within you, you will be surprised to realize your magnificence has always been there just below the surface. You have never been anything other then that shining bundle of joy that entered the world years ago. It’s easy to uncover positive aspects of yourself by asking some questions.

- What am I good at?

- Who has benefited by me being in the world?

- Who am I, what is in my heart that only I know?

- What do I like about my body?

Your goal is to feel good now. How do you feel now? If you only observe what you feel is positive about you, you will feel good, you will be happy. Decide right here and right now how you want to feel. Decide that you will always look for the good within you and appreciate that goodness.



So what does all of this have to do with losing weight? Everything!!! Your emotional state is the control valve that determines what you draw into your experience. How you talk to yourself creates your beliefs and programs your subconscious. So you need to ask yourself do you want your beliefs and subconscious programming to be based on false negative thinking. Or do you want your beliefs to be based on the truth, that you are and always have been a perfect being.

Begin today to love and nurture yourself. Allow the joy, playfulness and enthusiasm that you naturally had as a child begin to flow into your everyday experiences. Allow yourself to celebrate each and every success no matter how small. Love and appreciate yourself every opportunity you have. Do this everyday and watch your weight begin to dissolve just as your old negative beliefs about yourself begin to dissolve.

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Weight Loss Tips For A Better Lifestyle

If you have tried everything that you can think of to lose weight yet nothing seems to be working, it may be time to handle things a little differently. After all, losing weight doesn't have to be something that is difficult. If it were difficult, nobody would be interested in trying. Instead, it has to be a lifestyle change that you are ready to commit to.

First of all, you are going to have to decide whether or not you are serious about losing weight. Maybe your doctor has put you on a weight loss diet. If this is the case, it is important to understand that your health is in danger. Otherwise, your doctor wouldn't bother to do this. Don't take any weight loss pills that may be offered to you at your doctor's office. Even though this is something that your doctor may encourage, it isn't a good idea to help you to reach your long term healthy lifestyle.

You are going to have to change everything about what you eat on a daily basis. If you are not eating low fat foods, you are going to have a difficult time losing weight. If you are okay with a slower weight loss, you may not even have to exercise to lose weight. However, if you want it to, quickly, a combination of diet and exercise is always the best way to go. If you prefer, you may consider counting your calories. This way, you will know for certain when you are done eating. If you are careful with your calorie intake, you can eat as much as you want as long as it is a low fat food or even a fruit or vegetable.

Now, it's time to think about your water intake. If you want to flush away the fat, you are going to have to drink six to eight glasses of water every day. If this is something that you have a hard time with, consider drinking with a straw. Getting enough fluids is essential for your weight loss goals. If you are exercising, your body is going to crave water. Once you begin to eat healthier foods, your body may even begin to crave exercise. It won't be long before you notice a shrinking waistline. This will hopefully be the motivation that you need to continue to meet your weight loss goals. The most important thing that you need to remember is that this is a lifetime plan. If you make your goals and then go back to your old habits, all of your efforts will have been wasted.

You Can Succeed With Weight Loss

Weight loss may seem difficult, but all it requires is information, determination, and the commitment to succeed. Even more important than weight loss itself, you can end the pattern of yo-yo dieting and keep the weight off permanently.

One essential factor in successful weight loss is making a healthy diet a part of your life. When you build your diet around the basic food groups, the pounds will start to come off. You need whole grains, low-fat dairy products, lean protein, and fresh vegetables and fruits in your meals. It is not difficult to prepare meals without adding fat, and you can enjoy everything you eat without adding mayonnaise, butter, margarine, or salad dressings. Your diet should also include water. Pure water will contribute to weight loss by helping your body digest food and eliminate waste. Before meals and whenever you are thirsty, drink fresh water instead of beverages with a high calorie content. Weight loss is only one of the benefits you will have from drinking water.

Losing weight and enjoying good health both depend on eating meals at regular times. Do not graze throughout the day, or wait until you are hungry. These habits can cause hunger pangs, lead to binge-eating, and affect your blood sugar. If you do not have the habit of eating meals at mealtimes, make it a part of your weight loss plan. Even after you have lost weight, continue this healthy approach. You will not be as tempted to snack, overeat, or rely on foods that are not good for you. You will be in control of your portions and your food choices.

Exercise and relaxation are compatible when your goal is to lose weight. First, when your body is in motion, it will burn fat. When you have exercise routines you truly like, you will not be tempted to skip exercise. As exercise can only be useful if you perform it regularly, fit exercise into your daily schedule. However, you also need to relax. If you are under too much stress, it can prevent weight loss. Stress affects your hormones, and can cause you to gain weight instead of losing it. Learn some techniques to relieve your stress. Eliminate unnecessary worry, and relax whenever you can during your day. Never neglect your body's need for sleep. When you combine healthy exercise, daily relaxation, and a full night of sleep, weight loss will be faster, easier, and healthier.

Does a Woman's Weight Before Pregnancy Affect Baby Weight Gain?

Every girl or woman on planet earth is weight conscious to at least a certain extent. It is almost second nature to them. If she's too thin, then she wants to gain more weight. If she's too overweight, or even a little overweight, she wants to reduce every bit of those last overweight pounds. That's just how women are made.

And when women move towards pregnancy, their greatest fear and challenge is the same: weight gain! And weight gain in reality, for pregnant women, is just that; a challenge. The weight that you gain during your pregnancy is the most important thing. The weight gain can act as a yardstick to measure the success of the pregnancy. What you weighed before the pregnancy, how much you should gain during the pregnancy, what kind of diet you should take during the pregnancy etc are all important elements to consider.

An aptly weighted woman will need to gain around 26 to 28 pounds altogether, if she is expecting only one child. However, if she is expecting twins then she needs to gain 35 to 40 pounds. The required weight gain, which signals a good pregnancy, will increase according to the number of babies that the mother-to-be is expecting at the same time.

The weight that is gained overall is not just that of the baby's. The total baby weight includes several other things that contribute to it, such as the baby's actual weight (8 pounds approx.), the placenta (2 to 3 pounds), the amniotic fluids (2 to 3 pounds), the breast tissue (2 to 3 pounds), the uterus (2 to 5 pounds), fat stores (5 to 9 pounds), and the blood supply (4 pounds). In a nutshell, around 25 pounds of the weight that the mother gains is the "baby weight" i.e. the weight that is essential for the development of the baby.

One of the most important aspects, before you can work up your diet to increase weight, is your actual weight i.e. the weight that you had before the pregnancy. The weight before your pregnancy does effect the baby weight that you must gain during the pregnancy.

If the mother-to-be is underweight, then she must work to gain at least 28 to 40 pounds altogether. And if the mother-to-be is overweight, then she won't need to gain much baby weight; she may need to gain as little as 11 pounds in total during the pregnancy.

The weight that the mother-to-be gains during the pregnancy is directly tied to the total fat stores in the body needed for a proper delivery and breast feeding. This is the reason why so much importance is tied to the weight of the mother-to-be during the pregnancy. If the mother-to-be becomes overweight, it might present complications during the delivery of the baby. In the same way if the mother-to-be is underweight, it may undermine the development and nourishment process of the baby. Therefore, a woman's weight before pregnancy affects the amount of total baby weight that needs to be gained.

The Best Weight Loss Tips Ever

So you've been contemplating whether it is time to finally change your lifestyle for good in order to lose weight. As you probably already know, you have about a thousand options out there whether you are talking about diet or workout programs. It is important to know that if you follow these tips, you will be successful no matter what specific program(s) you choose. These tips deal with your core motivations and what drives you. Until you figure these things out, you will never PERMANENTLY change.

1. It is so important to maintain what I call a "next month" outlook.

How do you want to look after the next four weeks? How exactly do you want to feel? This approach is so much more effective than thinking about completely transforming your body after the next two years. Sure there is a time and place for that, but it can be a little overwhelming at times.

2. Change the way you view (and value) food.

Examine your motivation for eating. I know this may sound a little strange at first, but just think about it. Do you eat because you are "craving" a certain food? Or do you eat out of sheer habits that you have been practicing for years? Obtain a sense of purpose with your eating habits. Let me give you a very simple example. I eat predominantly lean proteins and green vegetables. My next meal is going to be scrambled egg whites along with some sauteed spinach.

3. Don't view exercise as a chore!

I know what you are thinking. I don't like working out or I don't have time to work out. These excuses can seem so concrete and valid in your justification-matrix. Just remember that these views and opinions are simply choices you have made. So choose to derive at least some enjoyment from exercise. You don't have to be cheesy about it, but make a choice.

4. Stop comparing yourself to other people.

There are a few people that can be the exception to this rule. From the hundreds of people I have helped, I firmly believe that it is not a good idea to compare yourself to the fitness model you saw in the grocery store. You will only be hard on yourself.

5. Create a vivid picture of the best you and hold onto it as often as possible.

Here's where I recommend that you let your imagination run wild. If you have a picture of what you used to look like, this can be helpful too. Picturing the future you is much more productive though.

I genuinely hope that these tips can help you change your outlook for the better. Just remember to work on your mental, emotional, and spiritual outlook before really engaging in changing the physical. Once you have done this, then it is time to take massive action! Trust me, you will be so much more successful for it.

Weight Loss - The Predominant Fragment of Health

In today's food-work intent culture, it is really tough to maintain a healthy weight and diet. Losing weight? - even worse. If you've tried and failed to lose weight before, you may believe that diets don't work for you. That is right: traditional diets don't work most of the time and obviously not in the long term. However, there are plenty of small but effective ways to avoid common dieting perils. It is every individual's dream to achieve long lasting weight loss success, and develop a healthier relationship with food.

Your weight is a definitely a calculated balancing act, but the math is simple: If you eat more calories than you burn, you definitely gain weight. Similarly if you eat fewer calories than is burnt, weight loss is there.

Since one pound of fat equals about 3,500 calories, if 500 calories are cut from your typical diet each day, you'll lose approximately one pound in a week (500 calories x 7 days = 3,500 calories). Is that hard? Then why do people find weight loss so hard?

Frequently, we are the one who make weight loss much difficult than it needs to be with extreme diets that leave us eccentric and starving, unhealthy lifestyle choices that compromise our dieting efforts. The emotional eating habits also stop us before we get started. But whenever there is a will, there is a way! You can easily lose weight without feeling despondent. New eating habits can be developed every day by making smart choices and preferences and inclinations that will leave you feeling content and there you are - winning the war of bulge!

Healthy dieting weight loss tips:

1. I would strongly suggest, avoid pills or plans schemes for weight loss - you will feel underprivileged because you will lose weight but can't keep it off. Once a diet plan is broken due to emotional eating habits, you will feel discouraged to try that again. You can't be able to dine out with friends or family. MONEY Matters - you will lose money on the weight- loss schemes more quickly than you will lose weight.

2. You need to put a halt to your habit of emotional eating - A lot of people face the drastic situation of over eating under the effect of certain emotional attacks. You should stay away from food when you are feeling low or angry or stressed out. Forget grabbing food while watching your favorite show or sports on TV.

3. Concentrate on what you're eating - This is one of the most important aspect of healthy diet. You should concentrate on food while you're having it. Stay away from distractions while eating. Don't eat while you're watching TV, driving or talking to someone. While you're eating, concentrate on what you're eating!

4. Use of fruits, vegetables and fibers - Increase the use of Fruits, vegetables, beans and high fiber whole grains in your diet. High fibers are high in volume and take more time time to digest, which makes them filling.

5. Format a proper schedule of eating - You have to take charge of your food routine. Numerous studies suggest that consuming more of your daily calories at breakfast and fewer at dinner can help you drop more pounds easily. So, plan your diet accordingly and enjoy a healthy and fit life.

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Any Exercise Is Good Exercise

According to my pedometer, every day I walk around seven thousand steps of my ten thousand steps target by walking to and from work. Walking is a fantastic way to get exercise and it is low impact.

Any exercise is good exercise. In my current physical condition I am unable to cope with high impact exercise such as running or even team sports, but if you are starting from scratch like me, your fitness levels will take time to improve and in the beginning you may only be able to exercise in small amounts. Do not let this discourage you.

In the early days as you begin your new fitness regime, it is important to exercise safely. Do not put yourself in danger by doing too much, becoming too tired and even feeling unwell. Over exertion can feel very uncomfortable and may dissuade you from engaging in ongoing exercise, which is the only way to make and maintain significant improvements in your fitness levels.

It is important not to judge yourself against the fitness levels of others. If you are very unfit you will be comparing yourself to people who have worked at their fitness levels over a much longer period of time and they may be lucky enough to have a high level of natural fitness. What matters is what you are able to do and that you consistently exercise in a safe manner to make physical gains and improvements. You will soon close the gap between you and your fitter colleagues by regularly exercising.

The key to improving your fitness is to consistently push your body to work harder. In the beginning restrict yourself to light exercise only, then gradually increase the intensity of your work outs so you are working your body harder and harder. You should never reach a point where you feel close to passing out or that you must lie on the ground to recover. If you reach this point you over exerted yourself and this is not recommended.

There are as many fitness regime ideas as there are diet programs, but a sensible programme of regular training and working up a sweat will see you make consistent improvements to your fitness and physical conditioning. Couple this new fitness regime with an improved and more balanced diet and the gains will multiply. You should be aiming for a lifestyle change where fitness, training and a good diet plays a big part.

In the beginning, just get moving. Any exercise is good exercise, compared to not doing any training at all.

How Quickly Can You Improve Your Fitness?

The question of how quickly you can improve your fitness is not an easy one to answer. Why, because it depends on many different factors! And some people may see results faster than others.

The good news, however, is that if you stick to a consistent training program throughout a four week period, you'll be surprised at just how much you can achieve!

Starting From Scratch: What You Need to Know

If you're starting from scratch, that is if you really wouldn't call yourself fit at all, then it's important to know that you're not going to able to run a marathon after just four weeks. However, it might be possible to run a 5K in four weeks, if you're careful and you're not completely unfit to begin with.

Even if you have a base level of fitness, one important thing to remember is that your body needs to adapt to whatever kind of exercise you're doing. Even if you don't get too out of breath running, for example, you might find that if you run too much, you'll get a leg injury that will set you back weeks while you recover.

This is why, as frustrating as it can be, you need to build your fitness gradually over a four week period and beyond.

What You CAN Achieve in a Short Space of Time

What you definitely CAN achieve after just a few weeks of following a fitness program is a very solid foundation for continued fitness. As long as you work out consistently (e.g. 4 days per week, every week) then this will set up a habit that will serve you very well in the future.

You'll also be very surprised at how quickly you find things becoming easier. For example, you might start out running for just one minute at a time, and walking for a couple of minutes in between each run. However, after just a few weeks, you'll probably be able to run for 15 minutes or longer. Now THAT is amazing progress.

The key here is not to compare yourself to people who have already been working out for a long time. Instead, compare yourself to where you've come from. If you can climb a big flight of steps without stopping to catch your breath when just a few weeks ago you could barely make it up the first few steps then that is massive progress that will improve your everyday life!

Lifestyle Changes For Healthy Weight Loss

Many people get great short-term results with crash diets and weight loss pills, but this does not mean it's healthy! Weight loss must be a gradual process and done with healthy lifestyle changes. The faster you lose weight, the quicker it will come back on once you stop using your magic diet pills or crash detox diets. They are not sustainable and not a long-term solution for healthy weight loss.

When you starve your body of food, your metabolism slows down. When your metabolism slows down, you store more fat. The reason this happens is malnutrition. Your body does not know when its next meal might be, so it starts to store more and more energy in the form of fat. It needs this stored energy to survive the next 12 hours before the next meal. When you eat small regular meals you body gets used to this. There is no need to store fat as you have a constant supply of nutrients entering the body, and hence your metabolism speeds up. This is the key to healthy successful weight loss... eating smaller, more regular meals throughout the day.

Diet pills have given many people excellent short term results with weight loss, as they help your body burn more energy quicker. But what happens when you stop taking the pills? Your still eating the same foods, but now not burning as much energy because you have stopped taking the pills. The weight come back on twice as fast as you lost it! In order to lose weight and keep it off the changes must be slow. Progressively get into the habit of eating healthier foods, make the change gradual and you will stick to it. Add an exercise programs into you daily routine, starting with 2 or 3 days a week, then as you get fitter and have more energy, increase this to daily. When you see the results and start losing weight, you will be motivated to exercise every day!

Exercise is a key part in any weight loss program. The bottom line is you will lose weight if you use up more energy than you eat in the form of calories. Not only will you lose weight faster, but you will get all the other benefits of exercise like; having more energy during the day, getting better sleep every night, having a healthier, fitter heart, decreasing the chances of suffering form diabetes, and generally feeling healthier and more energized during the day.

How to Choose a Weight Loss Program

With so many different weight loss programs in existence, it can be difficult to know what is best for your individual needs. Not only that, there may be health issues that make it impossible for you to utilize a particular diet program, so that must also be a consideration.

The Knowledge You Possess is the Key Element

I'm not trying to confuse you with the above statement by any means. What I am trying to impart is the importance of knowing what you can and cannot do and thus helping you choose the right weight loss program. For example, if you have low-blood sugar (hypoglycaemia), you do not want to choose a diet that is extremely low in carbohydrates nor do you want to use a diet that eliminates food groups. If you have any health issues that may restrict you from using certain diet programs, you may wish to ask your doctor what programs will work best with your health issues.

Choose a Program that Offers Healthy Choices

It's essential to make sure the weight loss program you choose includes a variety of healthy foods. Although there is nothing unhealthy about eliminating red meats from your diet, any program that forces you to eliminate protein products is unhealthy from the start. In fact, the best weight loss program is one that can offer choices to those with different food needs including vegetarians and pregnant or nursing mothers. There should be more emphasis on eating the right foods rather than decreasing the amount of food you eat. The problem with most fad diets is they stress a reduction in calories rather than eating healthier foods.

Learn to Eat Foods You Can Prepare Yourself

Programs such a NutriSystem, MediFast, and Jenny Craig that require you to eat their pre-packaged foods are not going to teach you how to make lifestyle changes once you lose the weight you desire. While you are losing weight you need to learn how to eat differently and how much exercise you need to perform in order to increase the speed of your own metabolism. Weight loss programs that decrease your calorie intake too much also have the potential to cause your metabolism to slow down and thus decrease the speed of your weight loss. From a health and success standpoint, Weight Watchers is the best in my opinion and the one that has worked best for me individually. There are programs for many different health issues, which is advantageous to those who may be restricted in their choices.

Dieting without Exercise Has Limited Potential for Success

Some weight loss programs tell you that you can lose weight without exercise, but you should question the validity of those claims. The key to weight loss is to burn more calories than you consume, so that means you have to perform some calorie-burning activities in order to do that. Certainly it may not be exercise as such, but you do need to find an activity that will help you burn calories. You cannot eat even healthy foods and become sedentary without detrimental effects. Strenuous activities are essential to weight loss whether exercise or other types of activities.

How to Choose a Weight Loss Program That Gives Results in Just 3 Easy Steps!

If you've found this article you're probably looking for a weight loss program.

As you may know, there are a lot of programs out there and many of them are scams. They either don't do what they say they will, or the results simply aren't good enough for you. After reading this article you'll learn how to avoid those kind of companies and know exactly what to look for.

The first thing you should do when trying to find a weight loss program is get a notecard or piece of paper and write down exactly what your goals are. Here are a few examples:

Do you want to lose weight?
Do you want to gain muscle?
How about both?
How much time do you have, and how committed are you?

After figuring out exactly what you want, you should find websites that give reviews of a few different programs in the area you're looking for. Review sites are a great way to find out what programs are good and who they're made for.

When you find something that peaks your interest, ask yourself the following questions:
Is there a guarantee? If not, don't even bother.

Can I afford it? With this, realize that for the most part you get what you pay for. If you pay $10 for a book I can pretty much guarantee you that it's not going to give you what you need.

Next, you should figure out if that's the type of exercise you want to do. If you want to do high intensity stuff but they're telling you to do sprints, obviously it's not for you. Although I should caution you, anybody saying that you should do low intensity exercises isn't up to date with the current fitness research and doesn't know what they're talking about! Most of the current weight loss programs are up to date however so you shouldn't have to worry about that.

And that's about it. Those 3 questions you ask yourself should give you ample information and you should be able to find a great program.

If you eventually find a program and it's not for you, the guarantee is there for you to use! Don't get scammed like many other people trying to find a good weight loss program. Use these steps and you'll find a great program in no time.

Weight Loss Programs - How to Choose the Weight Loss Program Right For You

There are millions of weight loss programs on the market, but the question is how to choose the best one? In this article, I will show you how to pick the best weight losing program that's right for you.

Firstly, you must choose a safe program. In order to lose fat healthy, you should not starve yourself. A good weight loss program will not allow you to eat extreme low calories because your metabolism will show down and your body will goes into "starvation mode". The fact is that many people have lost 10-20 pounds by going on fasting diets, but they will gain more weight after stop fasting. This means you should not choose a extreme low calorie program.

Secondly, lose weight naturally and permanently. Many ladies are desperate to lose 10-30 pounds in 1-2 weeks for various reasons, but lose 10-30 pounds too fast will hurt your body, it's a very unhealthy way to lose weight. How to lose weight naturally and permanently? You have to change your eating habits and eat healthy foods. Stop eating unhealthy foods, eat more fruits, protein, and vegetables and drink a lot of water. So if you want to lose weight naturally and permanently, you should choose a right program that requires you change your eating habits.

Thirdly, choose an easy to follow program. Many dieters complain that the diets they going on are hard to stick to. That is true because some weight loss diet are too boring or require you eat lower calories. So if you want to lose weight easily, you have to pick an easy to follow weight loss program.

In summery, if you want to lose body fat today easily, quickly, and naturally, then I recommend you tryout the 2009's top 3 weight loss programs.

2009 top 3 weight loss programs:

1 - Fat Burning Furnace - Losing Weight Can be Fun!
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How to Choose a Weight Loss Program That is Suitable For You

 There are so many people are trying to lose some weight as quickly as possible. Figuring out how to lose weight is a challenge for many of us, particularly considering that the quickest path to lose weight is different for everyone. Of course, the common denominator is always proper diet and exercise, which not only aid in weight loss, but also keeps a body healthy. There are many different ways to lose weight.

The first thing that you should do is to choose a program that will help you to see realistic goals and aim for gradual weight loss.

After you choose a program, you could ask how much weight you can expect to lose in particular time and how long to achieve the weight loss goal.

Check if the plan offers a variety of foods to ensure you get all the nutrients you need, vitamins, minerals and protein that are on your diet should recommend daily allowances.

Select a plan that includes some of exercise to be combined with a balanced diet and teaches you to keep it off not only to helps you lose weight. Because you need to change your lifestyle permanently to maintain a healthy body.

You have to consider how much time you are willing to spend on the program so you will stick on the program to achieve your goal.

And you have to consider a program that can help you to achieve your weight loss goal, a program that offer a fast and effective weight management system.