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Yes! You Can Stop Nibbling Food To Lose Weight Fast

January 28th, 2010 admin

Yes! You Can Stop Nibbling Food To Lose Weight Fast Many individuals are guilty of emotional and binge eating, but probably have no understanding why they do it and therefore do not know how to cease it. The excellent news is that it is feasible to attend to emotional and binge eating and bring it under control. Here we will discuss what causes emotional eating and the reason why on the whole diets fail you in the long run. Emotional eating is accountable for additional weight in an increasing number of individuals. It is a psychological cycle where individuals seek comfort from situations such as stress, boredom and whilst they feel upset. They are looking for a way of hiding from these emotions and very often, without realising it, they turn to food and even alcohol. While your size increases you additionally hold the increasing burden of a lower self-esteem, which in turn leads to seeking more comfort. This cycle of events can come about finished a long period of time, so the visual bodily changes can be subtle. However, if left unaddressed then the long term cost of this cycle can be dramatic on an individual’s wellbeing. In an increasing amount of cases this is leading to obesity and the underlying fitness problems that brings.

The most important problem with many diets is that they do not concentrate on the underlying causes of weight increase and in its place focus on the symptoms. With many diets you subsequently end up depriving yourself of your favourite foods and over a long period of time your will power becomes increasingly challenged. As soon as your resolve breaks you return to your old way of life and your size increases again. This is simply because you in no way addressed the cause of your weight increase. So, before you embark on one more diet consider reasons for your size increase. Dealing with these reasons will ultimately determine how successful you are in breaking your bad habits and enjoying long term weight loss. Do you have a meal when you are just physically hungry or are you also eating in between meals? What is it that makes you snack in between meals, even though you are not physically hungry? What state of affairs or feeling is making you think of food? Maybe you’re bored and do not know what to with your time, maybe you are in a stressful condition or feeling upset and looking for comfort from those feelings. These are merely a a small number of reasons why you might be comfort eating, but there are all sorts of reasons, many of which might be unique to yourself. Make a record of the times you crave for a snack in between meals and how you were feeling while you had that desire.

Try to identify your emotional links to food. Our routine can be formed over many years, often going back to childhood so we do not even realise where they come from until we try and identify them. Once you have identified the reasons that you think of food you need to consider other activities you can employ to substitute turning to food. If you are in a stressful condition or job, try increasing your physical activity to burn off nervous energy. This is not just beneficial for you physically but you additionally increase clarity of thinking and will deal with stressful situations better. If you are bored phone a friend, take up a new-found hobby or something that will take your mind away from opening the fridge. You need to possess a clear objective in front of you and a yearning to complete your goals. Your goals also need to be realistic. If you need to lose a sizeable amount of weight this is not going to come about overnight. Weight gain typically occurs over a long period of time and therefore it will also take a period of time for your body to return to its natural size. You need to keep this in mind throughout times when your weight plateaus or your progress slows. Use the power of your mind to overcome any subconscious attempts to sabotage your progress.

Changing routine is not easy and will take time and devotion. Whenever you are feeling down, maybe you’ve had a bad or stessful week, maybe your weight has increased, do not let it get to you. Just drive any downbeat feelings to one side and get back on the right track. You will enjoy good weeks and bad weeks. Just keep in mind why you are losing weight and the benefits you are enjoying along the way and as soon as you accomplish your ideal size. A helpful tip is to leave the bathroom scales alone, you do not need to leap on them each week. By doing this you are giving yourself an additional stick to beat yourself with. Instead simply ask yourself one straightforward question, are my clothes fitting better now than they did one, two or more months previously. If the answer is yes it follows that you know you are heading in the right direction. Celebrate that fact and congratulate yourself.

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How To Lose 30 Pounds In 30 Days

January 28th, 2010 admin

There are many reasons that people have to lose weight from cosmetic reasons, serious health problems, and reducing the incidence of complications prior to becoming pregnant.  What I am able to explain to you I have been able to achieve and I want to be able to help as many of you as I possibly can.  I am a OB/Gyn Physician and see many women struggling with weight.  Obesity has reached epidemic proportion in the US over the past decade, and there is no end in sight.  There is no single reason that this disease process is out of control.  Being overweight is associated with heart disease, strokes, hypertension, arthritis, and cancer.  The steps that I am getting ready to explain are very easy and straight forward to implement and follow.  The most difficult part of this plan is to maintain consistency and persistency.  

1) Eat 5 to 6 small meals a day.  Eating breakfast lunch and dinner along with a mid-morning, mid afternoon and evening snack.  A protein snack prior to going to bed with minimal to no carbohydrate intake will allow only a minimal amount of insulin to be released and will prevent minimal to no fat uptake at night.  Most people make the mistake of decreasing their intake to little or nothing.  By spreading the same amount of calories out to 5 or 6 meals a day, the metabolism actually increases by 10 percent which causes fat to be utilized and removed from the body.

a. There should be protein, non starchy vegetables and a fruit at each meal

b. Never miss breakfast and eat oatmeal, grits, or cream of wheat along with eggs (3 to 5), bacon, sausage, or Canadian ham.  Eating breakfast is important to elevate your metabolism

c. The protein should consist of minimal fat.  Tuna, skinned chicken breast, and steak with the least amount of fat are ideal.  No fried foods.

d. No processed foods (breads, cakes, chips)

e. You can eat brown rice or yams at each meal

f. The portions should be no larger than your fist

2) Drink ½ to 1 gallon of water a day.

a. As adults become older, they lose their thirst mechanism and stop drinking the proper amount of fluids.  This leads to the body becoming acidotic which leads to chronic diseases (heart disease, hypertension, arthritis, cancer, and obesity).  So the first thing to do when there is a sensation of hunger is to drink two glasses of water. 

b. This helps to flush out all the toxins in the body and assures that the body is fully hydrated and prevents acid build up.  It also happens to help increase the body’s metabolism.  Start off by drinking two glasses of water before breakfast, lunch, and dinner.  

c. No carbonated drinks, diet drinks, sweet tea, fruit juices, milk, milk shakes, or alcohol as they contain unnecessary carbohydrates which leads to weight gain   

3) Walk on the treadmill or ride stationary bicycle slowly every morning prior to eating breakfast and one hour before going to bed at night.  If you are not able to talk while on the treadmill, or riding the bicycle in normal sentences, you are exercising too fast.  You can also walk for an hour twice a day if there is no access to a treadmill or stationary bike.  If you are unable to walk or ride a bicycle due to physical reasons, then I recommend you walk in the pool for an hour twice a day and move upper extremities underneath the water as you walk.

4) Lift light weights in the gym 4 times a week for 30 minutes. (squats, dead lifts, incline bench press, pull downs, pushups, and pull ups)

a. This helps to convert fat to muscle which increases the body’s metabolism.  Each pound of muscle that you gain in weight burns 50 k/calories more a day.

b. It reduces the amount of blood sugar as it helps the muscles take up sugar from the blood stream which reduces insulin resistance and retards or prevents the onset of Type I (non insulin dependent) diabetes

5) You may eat or drink one hour a week whatever you want.  Normally the first two weeks you will do so, but after that you will not want to do this splurge.  I normally do this 1 hour “happy meal” for lunch on Sunday afternoon.

By following the steps above, I assure you that you will lose 30 pounds of weight in 30 days.  Please do it for the right reason and that is your health.  Continue to be consistent with these steps after 30 days and do not go back to your old habits.

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Who Else Wants to Lose Weight Without Starving?

January 28th, 2010 admin

Any dieter knows that hunger is a main enemy of trying to lose weight. When you’re hungry, you’re probably thinking about food. When you’re hungry, you’re more likely to have cravings for certain foods, and also more likely to give in to them. When you’re hungry, you’re more likely to over eat at meal time. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to stop hunger at will, whenever it happened? What if you could do it easily, safely AND cheaply? How do you think that would impact your weight loss efforts?

If you think this could make a huge difference in not only your success, but the EASE of success, you can’t miss this!

You don’t want hype and filler, you just want answers and solutions, so here’s the facts right away:

What is it?
The Chia Seed
What can it do for you?
End hunger when you eat it, at any time of the day
Increase energy levels without jitters and help balance blood sugar
It can taste like whatever you want
Give you Omega-3 healthy oil, calcium, boron, complete protein, fiber, and magnesium

You can have all this without one single chemical, pharmaceutical, or side effect. Chia Seeds are 100% natural, safe, FDA approved, and you don’t even need pesticides to grow them.

But what do you have to do to get all this to work?
Well first, you need some seeds, and you’ve got to eat them. Eating them is the easy and fun part, because of their unique flavorlessness and gelling property. These two factors combine to let chia seeds take on the taste of whatever you add them to. They distribute, never dilute, the flavors you love in drinks, foods, dips and toppings. That means it’s the one ingredient you can add that actually improves the flavor! Chia can make almost any food more healthful without messing up the taste.

How do Chia Seeds keep you feeling full?
When the Chia Seed is exposed to water or other liquids it begins to hydrate. This means that the fibers on the outside of the seed (almost too small to see with the naked eye) begin to trap moisture and form it into a gel. Each seed forms its own big bead of gel, that is not easily removed. When you eat this seed/gel combination, your body treats it like a big piece of food…not the 0 calorie water that it really is! The seeds themselves are tiny and healthy, but it’s their ability to absorb 9 TIMES their own weight in water that keeps you feeling full. This means you can use even 1 tsp of seeds to get rid of hunger whenever you want.

How do Chia Seeds help balance blood sugar and provide you with more energy?
Would you work out more if you FELT like it? What if you weren’t too tired to do all sorts of fun activities that also burn calories? The Chia Seed can help with that. Chia is one of the few plant sources of complete protein. Usually, complete protein is only found in animal products. It provides you with healthy, steady energy. Blood sugar is also important in keeping you energized. It may spike after meals, and leave you feeling run down later. Ever feel like you need an afternoon nap for no real reason? Probably blood sugar is the culprit. Once again, it is the seed’s fiber and gelling action to the rescue. The two kinds of fiber present in every seed (soluble and insoluble) slow down the body’s conversion of carbohydrates into sugars. This results with blood sugar that’s more even throughout the day, and gives you the steady, never jittery or ‘crash prone’ energy you crave. Caffeine highs and sugary drinks will never provide that kind of long-lasting energy.

Good digestion is a part of weight loss
When your body is metabolizing food smoothly, easily, and with enough hydration the toxins that might keep you run down are flushed away. Insoluble fiber does not add calories because it cannot be digested by the body. Instead, it acts as roughage, keeping digested food moving along smoothly. The gel formed by the soluble fibers of the seeds keeps the colon hydrated.

Did you know that being deficient in minerals or vitamins can create a craving for food?
For instance, if you’re low on calcium, you may want to eat lots of cheese and ice cream. Or you might want extra servings of cheesy or creamy-sauce pasta, driving up the calorie count with milk-fats and starchy carbs. By balancing your vitamins and minerals with chia, you can curb cravings that might tempt you. By weight, chia has more calcium than whole milk. It also has magnesium and boron, essential trace minerals used in the absorption of calcium and other vitamins.

Eat a fat…to lose fat?
That’s what “USA Weekend” reported on a study of dieters. In the study, people on the diet who were also supplementing with omega-3 oil lost more weight than people who didn’t use this healthy oil. Omega-3 oil, commonly found in fish like salmon, and cod-liver oil is a healthy oil your body needs for cellular health. It may even help raise good cholesterol, improve digestion, and relieve some types of arthritis pain.
But where did all the omega-3 go? Is its loss part of the obesity cause? Animal fats (like real butter, cream, etc) were seen to have saturated fats (long seen as ‘the bad guy’) and were phased out in favor of plant based oils like corn, sunflower and rapeseed. These plant oils may be unsaturated, and they may boast a long shelf life, but they also are loaded with Omega-6, the less healthy of the oils. When you consume too much omega-6 it can cause inflammation that may lead up to a build-up of cholesterol in the arteries.  Some omega-6 is needed for cellular heath, but too much and it can be a problem.

In all, chia helps you lose weight in 6 ways:
Stop hunger, quiet cravings for food, improve digestion, give you the energy to be active, balance blood sugar, and help restore the omega-3 balance. If “big pharma” ever found a pill that could do all that, you can bet they’d charge an arm and a leg. But…enough chia for 1 month is far less than a dollar a day, all natural, and has 0 risk. When you want to lose weight, keep it off, and stay healthy and energized the whole time, nothing can beat the chia seed. You have nothing to lose but the excess weight so see for yourself how great these seeds really are!

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Weight Loss Herbs, Herbal Remedies to Lose Weight

January 28th, 2010 admin

Possibly there is no one on the face of earth who does not wish to stay physically fit and steady. To be physically fit, the first thing you must need is a balanced system. A balanced system always demands for a good healthy figure without any fat accumulated in it. In today’s world, the technological advancement offers us plenty of facilities; however, it puts us in an equal risk as well. Our changing lifestyle, dependency on fast and junk foods, anxiety and stress – all contribute negatively to our health system. The most adverse effect of all these is weight gain

Hoodia Gordonii was introduced to the United States in 2004 as a weight loss herb. It has been around for thousands of years and has been used by the San people in South Africa for its ability to be an appetite suppressant while hunting. The Hoodia Gordonii plant looks like a cactus but is really a succulent that grows in the high areas of the Kalahari Desert. It is the weight loss herb for anyone looking to diet without hunger. Hoodia Gordonii is not a drug, it is an herb. It is a completely natural and safe herbal diet pill for weight loss that will not cause any stimulation.

Eat A Balanced Healthy Diet. The emphasis is on fruit and vegetables. Have you noticed in the last few years all the claims of super foods, super fruits, antioxidant, and superior disease fighting fruit and vegetables. This is true. The American Cancer Society does not endorse one fruit or vegetable as one that will reduce the risk of cancer cells in the body.

As you research you will learn that these fruit and vegetables will dramatically help prevent disease and they should all be a part of your regular diet. These are some fruit and vegetables known to fight cancer (in no particular order):broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussell sprouts, tomatoes, blueberries, cantaloupe, carrots, cherries, chilli peppers, figs, garlic, grapefruit, mangoes, oranges, strawberries, sweet potatoes, etc.

Cayenne – This is commonly known as hot pepper or chili pepper. This herb is mostly used today not only for medicinal purposes but for weight loss as well. Sweating and a rush of adrenalin are some of the effect of this herb. But, always be careful when taking this herb because excessive use can cause intestinal tract irritation.

Although weight loss herbs are generally believed to be effective it is important to note that not all of the weight loss herbs available will be good for you. You may find that some people do get great results from a particular weight loss herb but do not be confident that it will do the same for you.

Bitter Orange (Citrus aurantium). This herb for weight loss works in much the same manner as ephedra, both contain beta antagonists which are known to cause body fat loss also to increase metabolism in those who are combining exercise and dietary measures to lose weight. Specific studies investigating the herb bitter orange are to date fairly small and not yet conclusive regarding the benefit of this herbal medicine for weight loss. Bitter orange should be used with caution if you have heart disease or high blood pressure.

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Lose Weight Quickly

January 27th, 2010 admin

Millions of men and women all over the world struggle with weight issues and do not know how to resolve these problems. If you’re someone who has tried losing weight in the past using fad diets and unsuccessful visits to the gym, you are not alone.

Starving yourself is the worst thing you can do if you’re trying to slim down. Make sure that you have breakfast as soon as you wake up. Eating extra carbs in the morning along with eating 6 times a day will help you lose weight.

Eat a balanced diet: Eat a lots fruits, vegetables, cereals, and other foods of that nature. If you must have fast food, or other unhealthy processed foods, try to eat them in moderation. In addition, keeping a log of your caloric intake is a good habit to get into to track your progress.

Only eat fresh fruits and vegetables. Season your vegetables with fresh herbs, but avoid using any type of oil or butter to cook your vegetables. Eat them raw or steamed. Remember to eat any kind of food in moderation – too much of anything will not help you to lose weight, even if the food is healthy.

You must be prepared to devote time and effort to regular exercising if you are eyeing some super-quick weight loss results. Physical exercise would boost your BMR (basal metabolic rate) and consequently speed up fat burn.If the regular workouts at the gym seem tiresome to you, try finding out alternatives in swimming, aerobics, yoga, outdoor games to suit yourself.

If you implement these 5 tips, losing weight should be a cinch. These methods will facilitate the loss of weight at a rate of 3 plus pounds per week; you can lose 10 pounds in 3 weeks, and that is very realistic!

The next reason fasting is a great way to speed up your weight loss plan is because of the effects that you may not see but that are working for you. Fasting helps to cleanse your system of all the toxins that get stored up from our regular diets. You will also feel a sense of accomplishment and control when fasting…you are in control of your body not the food or the people marketing food to you.

The acai plant only grows in certain regions around the world. Only a few people heard of it in European countries and the United States. This new supplement gained popularity among celebrities when it was proven to make you loss weight rapidly. From that point on, once the celebrities began using, so did the common people.

Avoid processed foods: the ingredients they contain can slow down your metabolic rate.

Forget about proteins, carbohydrates and fats: the amount of carbs or proteins you eat every day is not important. Any energy that isn’t burned will be stored as extra weight.

Trying to look good for her wedding is one of the most common reasons that women try to learn how to lose weight quickly. How to lose weight quickly under normal circumstances is one thing, but when you are going through a stressful time, you can almost be guaranteed your plan will backfire. Some people react to stress by not eating while others eat much more.

Some of the easy ways to lose weight involve straightforward substitutions – drinking water rather than soda, eating fruit instead of candy, or walking instead of watching TV. These little changes really add up over time, and will improve your health while they whittle away the pounds.

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How Men Can Motivate Themselves to Lose Weight, Look Better and Feel Great

January 25th, 2010 admin

Any trainer, nutritionist or medical professional can tell you that losing weight is 90 percent psychological. How you approach your nutrition and exercise mentally can make or break any kind of weight program you’d like to follow. Here are some motivational tips to get you on the right path and keep you there:

• Figure out your weight loss goals: are you just looking to lose a few pounds? Cutting back on certain foods in your diet and starting an exercise program could be the answer. Are you trying to build muscle? Consuming more protein while upping your exercise might be your goal. Are you extremely overweight? Consult a doctor to see what the best plan of action will be for you.

• Set realistic goals. Sure, it’s easy to say you’re going to drop 25 pounds in three months, but faced with a daunting goal, most men are more inclined to throw in the towel. Instead, break it up into smaller, more manageable goals and reward yourself when you reach them.

• Understand that weight loss takes time to happen and everyone’s progress is different. You may not see results immediately, but that’s no reason to stop.

• Exercise with a friend. If you have a hard time sticking with a regular schedule, working out with someone else can help you stay with it. Plus, you’ll also have a partner to encourage you, spot for you and share your pain.

• Don’t be afraid to get help. Yes, men are notorious for being DIY champions, but if you find it difficult to keep to your weight management and fitness goals, your next step might be to consult a trainer at a gym or ask your doctor for ways to drop the weight.

• Keep a food journal to track your eating habits. It’s surprising how much goes under the radar when you’re not watching what you eating. Simply writing down the foods you consume along with portion sizes can give you a good idea as to how you can eat healthier.

• Discover if you’re eating for the wrong reason. Men often use food to cope with stress, depression, anger or just plain boredom. Do you really need that bag of chips from the vending machine at 2:00 pm? Or do you just need an excuse to leave your office desk? Before snacking, ask yourself if you honestly feel hungry. There’s better ways to work out mental issues or blow off steam (like through exercise).

• Once men hit their target weight, there’s a tendency to back slide. Why? Because maintaining good health is just as difficult as achieving it. That’s why it’s important to stick to your guidelines even when you achieve your initial fitness goal.

• Learn from setbacks. Face it: Man is imperfect. A small slip-up now and then is not going to kill you. It’s no reason to give up and just binge, or stop exercising all together. Instead of focusing on these setbacks, keep your eye on the short-term goal. If you find that you are dealing with the same problems again and again, evaluate your weight management process and see if you can discover where you are getting sidetracked. You might have to try a different approach all together to get over the hurdles.

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