Want to Lose Weight, How ?

Weight loss is reduction in weight of individual over a period of time. Increases in weight can lead to several diseases. So it is recommended by doctors to reduce weight. Today weight gain problem is increasing very rapidly. Every 4th person is suffering from weight gain diseases.

Weight can increase due to deposit of fat over the body in excess, increases in amount of fluid such as water in body or gain in muscle weight. As machines are increasing, physical work is decreasing. This results in less burning of calorie than we consume every day. Sometimes development of tumors in body also results in weight gain. So we become overweight. In United States nearly 2/3rd population is overweight.

Overweight results can result in to several medical problems like diabetes, cancer, asthma, sleep apnea, high blood pressure; heart diseases etc. are some common diseases. It can also lead to early exhaustion even in little work done.

There are several methods are available for reducing weight. These methods are recommended by physicians. One of the simple ways to reduce weight is to more physical workout. This will help in burning extra calories than you gain daily. It will reduce your weight and also keep you fit and healthy. This method has no side effect, but physical work out should be done under supervision of any instructor. Otherwise it may be able to lead to injuries. By this method weight loss process is very slow.

By cutting diet also lead to weight loss. But this needs physical workout too. This is also good technique for reducing weight in significant time. Sometimes this leads lack of nutrition on our body and lead to more medical problems. So diets should be cut in supervision of doctor or any instructor. This is also known as dieting.

Another method of losing weight is use of drugs and other supplements. This is the fast method of reducing weight than physical workout. Focus is a medicine that can be used for weight loss purposes. But it has several side effects. So these methods should be avoided.

Surgery is also one of the methods of losing weight. But this is done when it became very difficult for a person to even workout. In this method fat is removed by using medical techniques by doctor.

There are various books, CDs, belts, ear rings and other such types of materials are also available in market that promises for weight loss. Every fat person nearly spent 10% of his salary on weight loss products. Weight loss Centers like VLCC helps peoples to regain their body structure.

Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com

Why Most People Fail At Losing Weight

Why Most People Fail At Losing Weight

Why do so many people fail at losing weight? Is it because they are lazy? No. Is it because they are addicted to food? No. Is it because they aren’t good at exercising? No. Failure at weight loss stems from a few main factors:

* People don't truly understand the risks of being overweight. Why do most want to lose weight? Most would say to look better. Looking better certainly is a benefit of losing weight, but this shouldn’t be the sole reason to lose weight. There is a 1000 pound gorilla in the room and it’s often ignored. Being overweight for a long period of time kills thousands of people each year. Thousands of studies have show and proven without any doubt that losing body fat will improve and lengthen your life. This eBook will give you a picture of the dangers of being overweight. Knowing the dangers of being overweight is a tremendous motivator to not only lose fat, but to keep it off.

* People don't commit to permanent lifestyle changes. So many people think of a "diet" as something temporary. When they are on a "diet" they restrict themselves so much that they are miserable. Sooner or later failure is inevitable because of the unreasonable demands of most "diets." Some of these diets force you to only eat certain foods (e.g., no carbs, special soups etc…) You, like myself, have probably tried them before. The key to losing weight long term is to make gradual lifestyle changes you can stick to forever.

* Most individuals are not provided the truthful facts of losing weight and becoming healthier. With the conflicting information in the media, and all of the different lose weight quick fad diets, it’s understandable why so many people really don’t know the truth about losing fat and keeping it off long term. We will go over the no-nonsense truth.

* Most people don't understand they are constantly either gaining fat, or losing fat. There is no in-between. Some people justify binging or giving up because they hit a small road-block. This isn’t an all or nothing game. For example, when I was overweight, if I ate an unhealthy lunch, I’d go ahead and eat an unhealthy dinner since I already "messed up" the day. Or I’d say, I’ll start eating healthy on Monday since I’ve already eaten poorly this weekend. Every person at times eats too much. The successful people will not let a road bump completely derail their entire lifestyle change. If you are not implementing positive lifestyle changes and losing weight, you are gaining weight. Again, there is no "in-between."

* Most people don't realize what they consume each day. So many overweight people eat thousands of extra calories and fat without realizing it. It’s tough to know if you are gaining weight or losing weight each day unless you are keeping an eye on what you’re consuming. Later in the eBook you will be given an easy way to keep track of your consumption.

This article was written by Mandy, the creator of FreeWeightloss.com, and the author of the Ultimate Weight Loss eBook.

Source : http://www.freeweightloss.com/weightloss.html

100 Painless Ways to Cut 100 or More Calories

100 Painless Ways to Cut 100 or More Calories

"Losing weight can be as simple as cutting out a meatball here and an egg roll there." ~~Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.

REACHING YOUR FAT-LOSS GOALS may be easier than you think. To lose a pound of fat a month, all you need to do is cut 100 calories a day from your diet, assuming the intake and expenditure of all other calories remains the same. That's because a pound of body fat is equivalent to about 3,500 calories. So if you cut 100 calories a day for 31 days, you're cutting 3,100 calories--or about a pound.

Wait...a pound a month? Isn't that a little slow? Well, mounds of research indicate that you're more likely to keep weight off if you lose it slowly. Besides, losing a pound a month doesn't require drastic changes in your eating habits. It can be as simple as eating two egg rolls with your Chinese stir-fry instead of three. Here are 100 painless ways to cut 100 or more calories a day. As a bonus, they all reduce fat or sugar, which means, calorie for calorie, you're getting more vitamins and minerals.

• Spread 1 tablespoon of all-fruit jam on your toast rather than 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter.
• Replace 1 cup of whole milk with 1/2 cup of nonfat milk.
• Eat 2 poached eggs instead of 2 fried eggs.
• Replace 1/2 cup of granola with 2 cups of Cheerios.
• Instead of using whole milk and eggs to prepare 2 slices of French toast, use nonfat milk and egg whites.
• Snack on an orange and a banana instead of a Snickers candy bar.
• Munch on 35 pretzel sticks instead of 1 ounce of dry-roasted peanuts.
• Replace 1 cup of sweetened applesauce with 1 cup of unsweetened applesauce.
• On your lamb-and-vegetable kabob, replace 2 of the 4 chunks of meat with fresh whole mushrooms.
• Dip an artichoke in 1 tablespoon of low-fat mayonnaise instead of 1 1/2 tablespoons of regular mayonnaise.
• Steam your asparagus rather than sauté it in 1 tablespoon of butter or oil.
• Instead of a 5-ounce glass of wine, opt for cherry-flavored sparkling water.
• For a chewy snack, have 1/2 cup of dried fruit rather than 9 caramels.
• Replace 3 slices of bacon with 3 slices of Light & Lean Canadian bacon.
• Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.
• Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.
• Replace 2 biscuits with 2 dinner rolls.
• When making a sandwich, use 2 slices of Roman Light 7-grain bread instead of Pepperidge Farm wheat bread.
• Eat 1/2 cup of steamed fresh broccoli instead of 1/2 cup of frozen broccoli in cheese sauce.
• Make a burrito with 1/2 cup of fat-free refried beans and 1 ounce of nonfat cheese instead of the same amount of traditional refried beans and cheese.
• Replace an apple muffin with a high-fiber English muffin.
• Reduce a typical serving of chocolate cake (1/8 of a two-layer cake) by one-third.
• Switch from 1 cup of whole-milk hot chocolate to 1 cup of steamed 1% milk flavored with a dash of almond extract.
• Replace 1 cup of caramel-coated popcorn with 2 1/2 cups of air-popped popcorn.
• Switch from 1/2 cup of yogurt-covered raisins to 1/2 cup of plain raisins.
• Snack on 1 cup of nonfat plain yogurt instead of 1 cup of custard-style yogurt.
• Top your celery sticks with 2 tablespoons of fat-free cream cheese instead of 3 tablespoons of regular cream cheese.
• Replace 2 fried-chicken drumsticks with 2 roasted drumsticks and a cup of peas and carrots.
• Instead of eating 5 chocolate-chip cookies, savor the taste of 2.
• Lighten your 2 cups of coffee with 2 tablespoons of evaporated nonfat milk instead of 2 tablespoons of half-and-half.
• Replace a 12-ounce can of cola with a 12-ounce can of diet cola.
• Thicken your cream sauce with 1 percent milk and corn starch instead of a roux of butter and flour.
• At the appetizer tray, choose 4 fresh raw mushrooms instead of 4 batter-fried mushrooms.
• Use 2 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream instead of regular sour cream (on baked potatoes or in stroganoff). If done twice in the day, 100 calories will be cut.
• Reduce the size of your steak from 4 1/2 ounces to 3 ounces.
• Grill a cheese sandwich with nonstick cooking spray instead of margarine.
• Replace 1 cup of chocolate ice cream with 2/3 cup of nonfat chocolate frozen yogurt.
• Snack on 2 ounces of oven-baked potato chips instead of regular potato chips.
• Instead of topping your salad with an ounce of croutons, get your crunch from 1/4 cup of chopped celery.
• Instead of 1 cup of macaroni salad, eat 3 1/2 cups of spinach salad with 2 tablespoons of low-calorie dressing.
• Cut the peanut butter on your sandwich from 2 tablespoons to 1 tablespoon.
• Serve your turkey with 1/4 cup of cranberry sauce instead of 1/2 cup.
• Order a sandwich on cracked wheat bread instead of a croissant.
• Complement your hamburger with 1 1/4 ounces of oven-baked tortilla chips instead of a side of fries.
• Split an apple Danish with a friend rather than eat the entire thing.
• Order 2 slices of cheese pizza instead of 2 slices of pepperoni pizza.
• Grab a Dole Fresh Lites Cherry frozen fruit bar instead of a Sunkist Coconut frozen fruit bar.
• Snack on 1/2 cup of fruit cocktail canned in water instead of 1 cup of fruit cocktail canned in heavy syrup.
• Switch from 1 cup of fruit punch to 1 cup of sparkling water flavored with 2 teaspoons of concentrated orange juice.
• Instead of eating garlic bread made with butter, spread baked garlic cloves on French bread.
• Rather than snack on 1 cup of grapefruit canned in syrup, peel and section 1 small grapefruit.
• Dip your chips in 1/2 cup of salsa instead of 1/2 cup of guacamole.
• Switch from 1/2 cup of Frusen Gladje butter pecan ice cream to Breyers butter pecan ice cream.
• Use 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise in your tuna salad instead of 2 tablespoons.
• Hold the tartar sauce on your fish sandwich, and squeeze lemon on it instead.
• Replace 3 fish sticks with 3 ounces of grilled halibut.
• In sandwich spreads or salads, use 3 teaspoons of dijonnaise instead of 4 teaspoons of mayonnaise.
• Use 2 tablespoons of light pancake syrup instead of 2 tablespoons of regular syrup.
• Top your pasta with 1 cup of marinara sauce instead of 1/2 cup of alfredo sauce.
• For each serving of pasta salad you make, reduce the oil or mayonnaise by 1 tablespoon.
• Replace 1/2 cup of peaches canned in extra-heavy syrup with 1/2 cup of peaches canned in water.
• Prepare 1/2 cup of steamed peas and cauliflower instead of frozen peas and cauliflower in cream sauce.
• Cut back on sampling during cooking. The following "tastes" have 100 calories: 4 tablespoons of beef stroganoff, 3 tablespoons of homemade chocolate pudding, 2 tablespoons of chocolate-chip cookie dough.
• At an Italian restaurant, snack on a large breadstick instead of a slice of garlic bread.
• Eat a 3/4-cup serving of pudding made with skim milk rather than a 1-cup serving of pudding made with whole milk.
• Choose 1/2 cup of brown rice instead of 1 serving of frozen rice pilaf with green beans or 1 serving of frozen Oriental rice and vegetables.
• Compliment your sandwich with 3/4 cup of split-pea soup instead of 1 cup of chunky bean and ham soup.
• Replace 3 tablespoons of strawberry topping on your ice cream with 3/4 pint of fresh strawberries.
• Pass on the second helping of mashed potatoes.
• Eat 3 grilled prawns with cocktail sauce instead of 3 breaded and fried prawns.
• Make a pie crust with 1 cup of Grape-Nuts cereal, 1/4 cup of concentrated apple juice and 1 tablespoon of cinnamon, instead of using a traditional graham-cracker crust. You'll save 100 calories per slice.
• Replace 8 sticks of regular chewing gum with sugar-free chewing gum.
• Snack on a papaya instead of a bag of M&Ms.
• Substitute 3 ounces of scallops for 3 ounce of lean beef in your stir-fry.
• Rather than spread 4 tablespoons of cream cheese on two slices of raisin bread, dip the bread in 1/2 cup nonfat apple-cinnamon yogurt.
• Munch on 1 cup of frozen grapes instead of an ice cream sandwich.
• Rather than drink a strawberry milkshake, make a smoothie of 2/3 cup of low-fat milk, 1/2 cup of strawberries and 1/2 a banana.
• Replace 2 brownies with 2 fig bars.
• Eat 2 meatballs instead of 4 with your spaghetti.
• On a hot day, quench your thirst with a glass of ice water with lemon or mint instead of a can of light beer.
• Eat 1/2 cup of black beans instead of 3 ounces of roast beef.
• Replace 1 1/2 tablespoons of I Can't Believe It's Not Butter spread with 1 1/2 tablespoons of Nucoa Smart Beat margarine.
• Choose 1 serving of vegetarian lasagna instead of lasagna with meat.
• Eat 2 Kellogg's Nutri-Grain bars instead of 2 Kellogg's Pop-Tarts.
• Drizzle 3 tablespoons of low-calorie French dressing on your salad instead of 2 tablespoons of blue cheese dressing.
• Replace 1 large flour tortilla with 1 six-inch corn tortilla.
• Eat a turkey sandwich instead of a chicken salad sandwich.
• Choose 4 1/2 ounces of tuna packed in water instead of 4 1/2 ounces of tuna packed in oil.
• At Burger King, have a Whopper Jr. Sandwich with regular fries instead of a Whopper With Cheese Sandwich.
• Order your Quarter Pounder without cheese.
• At Jack in the Box, eat a regular taco instead of a super taco.
• Fix 1 cup of turkey chili with beans rather than regular chili with no beans.
• Use 1 cup of fat-free cottage cheese instead of regular cottage cheese.
• Order a sandwich with barbecued chicken instead of barbecued pork.
• Replace 1 cup of corn with 1 cup of carrots
• Reduce your helping of turkey stuffing from 1 cup to 2/3 cup.
• Have a single scoop of ice cream instead of a double scoop.
• Replace 2 ounces of corn chips with 2 ounces of SnackWell's wheat crackers.
• Eat 1 hot dog at the baseball game instead of 2.
• Shred 2 ounces of fat-free cheddar cheese on nachos instead of regular cheddar.
  
  Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D., is a nutritionist in private practice and editor of the Nutrition Report. Her latest book is Nutrition for Women: The Complete Guide (New York: Henry Holt & Co., 1993).



Submitted by Linda Roxbury.

Losing Weight Takes Effort

Losing Weight Takes Effort

"The heights by great men reached and kept
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night."
~~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In order to take advantage of losing weight and being successful, you must be prepared--that means " paying your dues."

Nothing is more frustrating than to see that you are gaining weight again.

Be in a position to benefit from your failure. It pays to be prepared, and that comes down to plain, hard work. It's not usually glamorous. It's not always exciting. It's not always fun. It is, however, always necessary.

By being prepared, you have to create a game plan to get back on track right away without beating yourself up and devastating your self-esteem. My game plan is taking it a bite at a time. What's your's? Maybe it's taking it a day at a time, going back to your diet tomorrow. Maybe it's getting angry and becoming more determined then ever to succeed.

Have you ever been at a Weight Watchers or TOPS meeting and noticed several people there who are slim and trim? What about those Jenny Craig and Nutri/System ad's with their before and after pictures? They make losing weight look so effortless, but remember, in reality, these people have been dieting for years.

Without effort and action, you will not succeed. You can't wish your weight away. You have to work at it and be prepared for those times when you slip, so you can pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and move on...

Losing weight demands preparation, effort and commitment to come to fruition.

Submitted Rita Katlin. Used with author's permission.

Source : http://www.freeweightloss.com/article4.html

The Positive Weight Loss Approach

The Positive Weight Loss Approach.

Once you have made up your mind to lose weight, you should make that commitment and go into it with a positive attitude. We all know that losing weight can be quite a challenge. In fact, for some, it can be downright tough. It takes time, practice and support to change lifetime habits. But it's a process you must learn in order to succeed. You and you alone are the one who has the power to lose unwanted pounds.

Think like a winner, and not a loser - - remember that emotions are like muscles and the ones you use most grow the strongest. If you always look at the negative side of things, you'll become a downbeat, pessimistic person. Even slightly negative thoughts have a greater impact on you and last longer than powerful positive thoughts.

Negative thinking doesn't do you any good, it just holds you back from accomplishing the things you want to do. When a negative thought creeps into your mind, replace it reminding yourself that you're somebody, you have self-worth and you possess unique strengths and talents.Contemplate what lies ahead of you. Losing weight is not just about diets. It's about a whole new you and the possibility of creating a new life for yourself. Investigate the weight loss programs that appeal to you and that you feel will teach you the behavioral skills you need to stick with throughout the weight-loss process. First you should look for support among family and friends. It can be an enormous help to discuss obstacles and share skills and tactics with others on the same path. You might look for this support from others you know who are in weight loss programs and you can seek guidance from someone you know who has lost weight and kept it off.

There are success stories across the country today. On television and in newspapers, magazines and tabloids about people who have miraculously lost untold pounds and kept it off. In all instances they say their mental attitude as well as their outlook on life has totally changed.

Diets and weight loss programs are more flexible now than they once were and there are many prepared foods already portioned out. They are made attractive and can be prepared in a matter of minutes. Low-fat and low-calorie foods are on shelves everywhere.

You will probably need to learn new, wiser eating skills. You will want a weight loss regimen that gives you some control, rather than imposing one rigid system. Look for one that offers a variety of different eating plans, so you can choose the one that's best for you.

Keep in mind, too, that your weight loss program will most likely include some physical exercises. Look at the exercising aspect of your program as fun and recreation and not as a form of grueling and sweaty work. The fact is that physical fitness is linked inseparable to all personal effectiveness in every field. Anyone willing to take the few simple steps that lie between them and fitness will shortly begin to feel better, and the improvement will reflect itself in every facet of their existence.

Doctors now say that walking is one of the best exercises. It helps the total circulation of blood throughout the body, and thus has a direct effect on your overall feeling of health. There are things such as aerobics, jogging, swimming and many other exercises which will benefit a weight loss program. Discuss the options with your doctor and take his advice in planning your exercise and weight loss program.

Submitted by Ronnie H. Williams VI

Source : http://www.freeweightloss.com/article7.html

The Dangers of Excess Body Fat

The Dangers of Excess Body Fat.

By Chad Tackett

Most people's primary motivation for weight management is to improve their appearance. Equally important, however, are the many other benefits of proper nutrition and regular exercise.

Weight management through reduction of excess body fat plays a vital role in maintaining good health and fighting disease. In fact, medical evidence shows that obesity poses a major threat to health and longevity. (The most common definition of obesity is more than 25 percent body fat for men and more than 32 percent for women.) An estimated one in three Americans has some excess body fat; an estimated 20 percent are obese.

Excess body fat is linked to major physical threats like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. (Three out of four Americans die of either heart disease or cancer each year; according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination survey, approximately 80 percent of those deaths are associated with life-style factors, including inactivity.)

For example, if you're obese, it takes more energy for you to breathe because your heart has to work harder to pump blood to the lungs and to the excess fat throughout the body. This increased work load can cause your heart to become enlarged and can result in high blood pressure and life-threatening erratic heartbeats.

Obese people also tend to have high cholesterol levels, making them more prone to arteriosclerosis, a narrowing of the arteries by deposits of plaque. This becomes life-threatening when blood vessels become so narrow or blocked that vital organs like the brain, heart or kidneys are deprived of blood. Additionally, the narrowing of the blood vessels forces the heart to pump harder, and blood pressure rises. High blood pressure itself poses several health risks, including heart attack, kidney failure, and stroke. About 25 percent of all heart and blood vessel problems are associated with obesity.

Clinical studies have found a relationship between excess body fat and the incidence of cancer. By itself, body fat is thought to be a storage place for carcinogens (cancer-causing chemicals) in both men and women. In women, excess body fat has been linked to a higher rate of breast and uterine cancer; in men, the threat comes from colon and prostate cancer.

There is also a delicate balance between blood sugar, body fat, and the hormone insulin. Excess blood sugar is stored in the liver and other vital organs; when the organs are "full," the excess blood sugar is converted to fat. As fat cells themselves become full, they tend to take in less blood sugar. In some obese people, the pancreas produces more and more insulin, which the body can't use, to regulate blood sugar levels, and the whole system becomes overwhelmed. This poor regulation of blood sugar and insulin results in diabetes, a disease with long-term consequences, including heart disease, kidney failure, blindness, amputation, and death. Excess body fat is also linked to gall bladder disease, gastro-intestinal disease, sexual dysfunction, osteoarthritiis, and stroke.

Reducing Body Fat Reduces Disease Risk

The good news is that reducing body fat reduces the risk of disease. At the University of Pittsburgh, researchers studied 159 people as they followed a weight management program. The subjects were under age 45 and 30-70 pounds overweight. Those subjects who were able to shed just 10-15 percent of their weight and keep it off during the 18-month study showed significant improvement in HDL cholesterol and triglyceride levels, waist-to-hip ratio, and blood pressure. In fact, according to the New England Journal of Medicine, body fat reduction is a more powerful modulator of cardiac structure than drug therapy.

For people with a family history of heart disease, an active lifestyle can slow or stop the process for all but those with serious genetic disorders. Studies by Dean Ornish, MD, have shown that a comprehensive intervention program that includes regular physical activity, a low-fat diet and a stress reduction program can even reverse the heart disease process.

Evidence also shows that an active lifestyle and its help in reducing body fat is associated with a reduced risk for some types of cancers: prostate for men, breast and uterine cancers for women. (Frisch, et al 1985)

In addition, regular physical activity and a low-fat diet are successful in treating non-insulin dependent diabetes (NIDDM); for some patients, it has reduced or eliminated the need for insulin substitutes. In general, regularly active adults have 42 percent lower risk of developing NIDDM.

Gaining Weight Happens to Most of Us

The average American gains at least one pound a year after age 25. Think about it. If you're like most Americans, by the time you're 50, you're likely to gain 25 pounds of fat, or more. In addition, your metabolism is also slowing down, causing your body to work less efficiently at burning the fat it has. At the same time, if you don't exercise regularly, you lose a pound of muscle each year. Consequently, people are not only increasing their body fat stores, increasing their risk of disease, but they're also losing muscle, increasing the risk of injury, decreasing activity performance, and further slowing down metabolism.

Very few Americans exercise in any significant way. The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports estimates that only one in five Americans exercises for the healthy minimum of 20 minutes, three or more days a week. In fact, the average American gets less than 50 minutes of exercise per week. Even worse, two out of five Americans are completely sedentary.

The Answer: Healthy Eating and Physical Fitness

But there is hope. Moderate weight loss--of fat, not muscle--and a healthy and active lifestyle--not dieting--have been found to lower health risks and medical problems in 90 percent of overweight patients, improving their heart function, blood pressure, glucose tolerance, sleep disorders, and cholesterol levels, as well as lowering their requirements for medication, lowering the incidence and duration of hospitalization, and reducing post-operative complications eight times less likely to die from cancer than the unfit, and 53 percent less likely to die from other diseases. Fit people are also eight times less likely to die from heart disease.

So, are you willing to be patient and make gradual changes in your life that will lead to a healthier, happier you? Once you have made the decision to go forward and accept change, the hard part is over. Sure, there is plenty of work to be done, but it really doesn't matter how long this new process takes. If you allow changes to take place over several years, your body will adjust comfortably, and you will be more likely to maintain the healthy lifestyle permanently.

When you begin achieving improvements in energy and physical and psychological performance, the fun and excitement you experience will make the change well worth the effort. Action creates motivation! Good luck: I hope you enjoy all the wonderful benefits of a safe and effective weight management program.

* Be sure to check with your health care professional before making any changes in your activity or eating habits.


Chad Tackett, the President of Global Health and Fitness (GHF), has degrees in Exercise and Heath Science and Nutrition, is a Certified Personal Trainer, and is a regular guest lecturer to both professional and lay audiences on the principles of effective exercise and good nutrition. Visit GHF (http://www.global-fitness.com) and you'll find easy to follow fitness recommendations, hundreds of exercise instructions and video demonstrations, customized programs, healthy recipes and meal plans, a free nutrition analysis, health club and personal trainer directories, and much more!

http://www.freeweightloss.com/article18.html

12 Keys To Super-Charging Your Metabolism For Weight Loss!

12 Keys To Super-Charging Your Metabolism For Weight Loss!

You hear it all the time - "metabolism", but what is it? It's the process of converting food to energy (movement and heat). Metabolism happens in your muscles and organs and the result of it is what we commonly refer to as "burning calories". Metabolism is essentially the speed at which your body's motor is running.

"Basal metabolism" is the metabolic rate or caloric expenditure needed to maintain basal body functions such as your heart beating, breathing, muscle tone, etc. It's how fast your "motor" is running when you're still in a reclined position or sleeping. Basal metabolism accounts for about 75% of the calories you expend on a daily basis!

The good news is that there are 12 ways you can "boost" your metabolism! The more of these you're able to incorporate into your life, the more you'll boost your metabolism. That means you'll be expending ("burning") more calories 24 hours a day!

1. Always eat breakfast! Skipping breakfast sends the message to your body that you're starving because you haven't had food in 18+ hours. As a protective mechanism, your metabolism slows down. Food, especially complex carbohydrates, fuels your metabolism.

2. Eat earlier in the day! Research has demonstrated that you can lose weight simply by eating a substantial breakfast and lunch, and a light dinner. Dinner should be eaten as early as possible, preferably at least four hours before bedtime.

3. Never eat less than 1200 calories per day! Less than 1200 is usually not enough to support your basal metabolism and thus will slow your metabolism.

4. Snack frequently! Complex carbohydrates (fruits, vegetables, and grains) fuel your metabolism. Also, snacking prevents you from becoming too hungry. The hungrier you are, the less control you have over what and how much you eat.

5. Eat more carbohydrates (food from plants), and less fat (food from many animals and other food with added fat)! Carbohydrates boost your metabolism and have fewer calories per weight than fat.

6. Do some type of aerobic exercise (walking, jogging, swimming, stationary cycling, aerobic dancing, etc.) on a daily basis (preferably in the morning)! Forget this twice-a-week stuff. Our bodies were designed to be active on a daily basis! When we are, our metabolism soars!

7. In addition to your regular aerobic exercise, take a brisk 10 to 15 minute walk at lunch or in the evening. This serves to boost your metabolism even more!

8. Tone your muscles with weight training three days per week. Toned muscles send your metabolism through the roof. Do it!

9. Look for situations to be active. Park as far from the store as you can rather than looking for the closest parking spot. Use the stairs rather than the elevator, a broom rather than a blower, etc. Look for the "hard" way to do things!

10. Avoid alcohol! Alcohol depresses your metabolism and stimulates your appetite.

11. Drink 60+ ounces of water a day. Your metabolism needs plenty water to function properly. Carry a bottle of water with you and drink frequently throughout the day.

12. Avoid the"3 P's".....pills, powders, and potions! There are NO quick fixes!

Get started today! You'll feel better and your metabolism will be in "great shape"!

Author and exercise Physiologist, Greg Landry, offers free weight loss success stories and articles, and unique weight loss programs at his site.. http://www.greglandryfitness.com
Thank You Greg Landry!

Source : http://www.freeweightloss.com/article15.html

Weight Loss Online – Using the Internet to Lose Weight

Weight Loss Online – Using the Internet to Lose Weight

Obesity has become a global epidemic; over 65% of the United States alone is overweight. Because of this dieters are seeking out new nontraditional means to lose weight. The internet is the biggest driving force behind these new means and methods. The internet is home to millions of pages of information devoted to helping people lose weight. There are weight loss articles, diet forums, weight loss blogs, online diet planners, diet pills, weight loss tools and calculators and much more.

Whether you need to lose 10 pounds or 100 you will find amazing weight loss support online. For example if you want some great weight loss tips to get you started on your diet, Weight Loss Center has many at a click of a mouse: Weight Loss

If you want to get one on one support and have experts answer your dieting questions, why waste your time at Jenny Craig or LA weight loss when you can just go to a weight loss forum and get answers within minutes without ever leaving your house? Weight Loss Forum You can even start your own blog and have people post helpful suggestions to it.

Indeed the evolution of weight loss is taking place right before our eyes on the internet. It is an exciting time for dieters because there are many more options available. These new options should help bring about a decrease in obesity in the near future.

Source : http://www.freeweightloss.com/article22.html

5 Little Tips that can Help You Lose Weight

5 Little Tips that can Help You Lose Weight

by Renee Kennedy

In order to lose weight and become healthier, you will need to plan a diet that you can stick to. Your diet plan is not a crash diet that you will give up after two weeks; it should be a LIFESTYLE change. Your diet changes must be reasonable or you will not be able to stick to them. That's why making a few subtle changes to your eating and exercise habits may help you develop a healthy diet plan that will, in turn, help you lose weight. Sometimes, the littlest things make the biggest difference.

Look at your diet patterns and decide if there are some nasty patterns that you can break. For instance, are there certain times of day when you just have to have a candy bar? Or are there certain times of day when you can't go without that bag of chips? Think about what you can reasonably give up or even better what can you replace with healthier food choices.

Here are some little habits that you might consider changing. The key is, you are breaking a BAD habit and instilling a GOOD habit in its place. This should be a PERMANENT change. Ask yourself, "Can I maintain this change for the rest of my life?"

Fast Food. Do you eat out everyday for lunch? Start to bring your lunch to work at least 4 days a week Even stopping by McDonald's twice a week can have a big impact on your diet. When you cook at home, you know what's going into your food.

Drinks. When you're thirsty, choose drinks that don't have any calories (water, tea, or diet soft drinks). If your drink choices do have have calories, they should have nutrients. Alcohol and soda both contain useless calories.

Snacks. Do you have a certain time of day that you just HAVE to snack? Fill your cupboard and refrigerator with low calorie snacks. Get rid of those high carbohydrate and sugary snacks.

Dinner. Maybe your hardest time of day is when you sit down to have a big meal. While you're cooking, eat a healthy snack - like a piece of fruit or a few low calorie crackers. Cook only what you will eat (no leftovers). If you make more than you're supposed to eat, serve from the stove, and put leftovers away before you sit down to eat. In other words, do not have extra food sitting in front of you on the table. Do you know that a meat serving should be only as big as a deck of cards?

Exercise. Exercise MUST be a part of your daily routines: When you're shopping, park your car far away from the store. Plan for this and do it EVERY time - especially in the cold weather! (The colder it is, the more calories you will burn.) Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Play a game of hide-and-seek with your kids. When you take the dog for a walk, make it a brisk walk. Can you find some way to sneak in some exercise everyday? Look carefully at your routines and plan something that you don't mind doing. If you like it, chances are you will continue to do it.

Check out this article by Wendy Hearn: Weight Loss: Eat To Live - Not Live To Eat She talks about how to break the habit of eating when you're not hungry.

Come and visit the NutriCounter web site for more information on how nutrition influences weight loss, diabetes, pregnancy, heart disease and more!

Renee Kennedy may be contacted at http://www.nutricounter.com

Email renee@napuda.com

3 Fast Weight Loss Tips That Are Guaranteed Effective - Easily Slim Down Your Body Lightning Fast!

I most certainly had to learn the hard way early on that losing weight, burning fat, and building lean muscle can ONLY come about by doing things that are 100% natural. If you want to avoid the mistakes I made and make sure you get the body of your dreams... permanently, then read on for 3 fast weight loss tips that wound up helping me FINALLY get the body of my dreams!

1.) The 3 Super Nutrient Amigos - There are 3 incredibly powerful nutrients that I strongly recommend you get plenty of if you want to maximize your metabolism, flush harmful toxins out of your body, build lean muscle tissue, and so much more. Those 3 nutrients are fiber, antioxidants, and protein.

2.) Burn Off Stored Calories - If you exercise later in the day, then you will burn off the calories that you have eaten throughout the day. However, if you exercise first in the morning before eating a major meal (I do recommend that you get at least a protein shake to prevent catabolism), then you will be burning off STORED CALORIES... better known as stored fat!

3.) Avoid Nonsense Dieting - My friend, I have been on more ridiculous diet programs than I care to remember! The types of diets that I strongly recommend you avoid are the low carb, low-fat, low-calorie types of diets. These diet programs will never work given that they are all unnatural and the body will never respond well to you restricting nutrients and/or calories. These diet companies want you to believe that it must take some "special" gimmick to lose weight, but the fact of the matter is that food is actually NOT the enemy!

What I suggest you do if you want to seriously slim down your body incredibly fast, easy, and permanently is to search for a diet program that is based on getting 100% proper nutrition and increasing your metabolism to the maximum peak. A diet such as this enabled me to lose an amazing 52 pounds of fat in 8 weeks times... permanently!

BONUS TIP: One little tip to help avoid overeating is to use smaller plates when you eat your meals. It sounds incredibly simple, but trust me on this... it works like a charm!

Bottom line, by sticking with those 3 simple tips above, I wound up getting the body of my dreams in just around 2 months time, and it was easy, consistent, and my results have been permanent. You can rest assure that if you follow those tips above and get yourself on a natural diet based around eating NORMAL FOODS (no starving or annoying cravings), then you too can develop the body you have worked so hard to achieve... and your results will be PERMANENT!

By Avy Barnes So, if you want to Melt Away Belly Fat FAST and drop 9 pounds EVERY 11 DAYS, then I highly recommend the "calorie shifting diet" from Fat Loss 4 Idiots. I lost an amazing 52 lbs. of fat in 2 months using this popular online diet plan... and it all stayed off FOR GOOD! This diet works so well because it is based on skyrocketing your metabolism by eating REAL foods. NO starvation, NO cravings, NO diet pills... just 100% natural and very EASY dieting! >> Click http://www.FatLossIn11Days.info to read my full review and testimonial, and get started today! Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Avy_Barnes

8 Fun and Easy Ways to Love Eating, Lose Weight, and Stop Being a Slave to Food!

8 Fun and Easy Ways to Love Eating, Lose Weight, and Stop Being a Slave to Food!

by Connie de Veer, MFA, CPCC

What happened? It was all so clear to me a month ago --- I was sure I could be satisfied at 9 pm with a half an apple and my last, preciously guarded bread exchange, patiently watching the poundage drop off at a sensible 1.5 pounds a week, eyes on the target, firm of resolve; clear of mind. Then, late one afternoon, that little inner voice says “I WANT COOKIES!... No, I mean I REALLY want cookies. I’m not hungry, I just want cookies...and I want them NOW!!!

That firm resolve that was so clear and present yesterday is nowhere to be found. I can’t seem to recall what I thought was so darned important that I had to deny myself that simplest of pleasures --- cookies and milk. I look in the mirror and say to myself, “for a middle-aged woman you’re not so bad. Besides, why are you trying to be a svelte sex-goddess at your age, anyway? You should be secure enough that you can accept yourself, no matter what size you are.” (blah-blah-blah!)

Can you relate? This scenario has played itself out in my life more times than I care to recall. But recently, I finally had enough, and used the skills I use to coach other people to success, to jump start my own weight loss plan and re-boot my resolve. And it worked! Now I want to spread the news! Here are the coaching techniques I used to get off the diet merry-go-round and lose weight. And you can do it, too!

1. Envision your goal If you’re vague about where you’re heading and why you want it, you won’t get there! So, write out (or, if you hate to journal, speak it into a tape recorder, or speak it to a friend who’ll write it down for you), a beautiful, blissful, perfect, 100% satisfaction, no limits, no negative self-talk picture of what you want to achieve in your eating habits. Be as specific as possible, and use as many sensory details as you can come up with. IMPORTANT NOTE: Make this fun!! When you have a clear idea of what you want, the how-you-get-there piece gets easier and clearer. If your resolve starts to wane throughout your journey, take this out and read it again.

Complete the following statements to stimulate your thinking:

• I want to feel ________

• I see myself __________

• I am “having”…”being”…”doing”…____________

2. Food Association Journal Set aside about a half an hour for this. Take inventory of all the associations you have with food. Sit down and write it all out. The good, the bad, and the ugly! Let your unconscious mind and your imagination go nuts with this one. Draw pictures even, if you want to! But get down on paper, every attitude, belief, opinion, love, and hate that shows up when you think about or have anything to do with food.

Example: “Food is Mom! The smell of meatloaf, corn, and baked potatoes when I came in from playing as a kid.” or “Food is bad --- It tempts me at every turn and I have no control over it!”

3. Values Assessment Take a look at your Food Association Journal and from it, pull out as many things that you value, deem really important, must have, and love about food. Write them down. (Bear in mind that when coaches refer to values, we don’t mean what you think you should think is important, or what someone else thinks is valuable. Values in this context refer to those things that aren’t either “right” or “wrong.” Like emotions, they just “are.”)

For example:

fresh/colorful/vibrant/nourishing celebratory/social/seasonal rituals/family

How will you honor those values on your healthy eating plan? (So you ENJOY this journey, and don’t feel deprived or “punished!”)

4. Start – and stick with – a food journal Create a plan for what you’re going to eat, and then write down everything you do eat, even when it deviates from the straight and narrow path. WRITE IT ALL DOWN! Awareness of a habit is MOST of the solution. And you might be surprised when you tally up whatever units you’re counting (calories, fat grams, etc.) It may be less than you think, and then you’ll be less likely to throw the towel in on your whole goal.

5. Craving Antidotes Make a list of at least 10 antidotes you can call forth when you’re hit with a food craving.

Things like:

• re-read your vision

• a picture (from a magazine, drawing, photo, etc.) that captures the feeling and look of what you want to achieve. (Mine is a woman, about my age and coloring, in a cool turquoise swimsuit, enjoying the beach!)

• a mantra, or affirmation that calls forth your inner strength and resources.

• activities you can choose instead of eating: For example, a hot bubble bath, an invigorating walk, call a friend, read a juicy novel…

6. Get back in your body! That’s right. We often disassociate from our bodies by turning our attention to analyzing, judging, planning, or otherwise medicating (with food, drugs, alcohol, and other repetitive thoughts and behaviors) in an attempt to avoid being present in the everyday struggles of life. The body is an undeniable reminder of where we’ve been and where we’re headed! It’s our bodies that show the effects of time, stress, and the choices we’ve made in a visible and concrete way. So, crafty, adaptable animals that we are, we’ve learned to escape by “going into our heads,” so to speak. Well, now it’s time to call yourself back home to your body!

Set aside some quiet time to be alone and undistracted. Check in with your body. Notice what it feels like to inhabit this body. Ask yourself the following questions:

•Where does my energy feel sluggish, or stuck? Be specific. Your body knows, if you give it a chance to “speak.”

•What am I hungry for (other than food --- like love, appreciation, justice, etc.), and how will I choose to get it?

• What food does my body want/need right now? And what choice will I make?

• How do I want to feel, in my body? Be as specific as possible. For example, “I want to feel light in my knees, and free and unencumbered in my lower abdomen.”

7. Expect obstacles and relapses now and then. I promise you, they will happen. But get the big picture – one little slip up (or even two or three...) does not mean your goal is doomed. Weight fluctuates. Period. Whether you’re trying to lose or gain, your mostly fluid body will ebb and flow. You are not a victim of your humanity! You can choose whether to stay stuck, or get back on track.

8. Take the scenic route I don’t know about you, but for me, I wanted to change my eating habits for life, and I certainly didn’t want to spend my life feeling deprived!! So I decided to consciously choose what I call, “Pauses on the scenic route,” --- You know, like when you decide to take longer to get to the Grand Canyon so you can stop periodically and really soak in the scenery? I decided to give myself permission to deviate from my eating plan now and then. My only rules were:

• Enjoy every delectable morsel!

• Make it REALLY good quality and something I really love and want!

• Get right back on the program after I enjoy the “Scenic Lookout”

• No bingeing

This also means I didn’t lose the classic 1.5 – 2 pounds a week. So what! It means that I am in control, at choice, and am not a slave to my (former!) addiction to food. You can be in control and at choice, too!

Connie de Veer, MFA, CPCC may be contacted at http://www.cdvcoaching.com

Email cdvcoaching1@aol.com. Connie de Veer, MFA, CPCC, is a Certified Professional Coach and owner of CdV Coaching-for Breakthrough Performance. She is the author and developer of “Pull the Plug on Panic: Speak With Confidence” e-book, workshop, and Performance Coaching Program.

How to Lose Weight For Your Wedding - 3 Tips on How to Lose Weight For Your Wedding

By John K. Stevens

As a wedding day fast approaches, many brides to be begin to look for answers to, how to lose weight for a wedding. This is the biggest day of their lives coming up, so it is understandable as to why they would feel this way. They want to lose weight for their wedding, and they are searching for some type of wedding diet to help them with their weight loss goals.

Since this is something that is of extreme importance, it is best that you take care of your body for your wedding, because you want to look and feel your best. Here are some tips on how to lose weight for a wedding.

1. Eat Healthy Foods

This helps because you are providing your body with good essential itamins that it needs to function in peak condition. Giving your body these essential nutrients is key to reaching your weight loss goals. This may be the most fundamental tip of a wedding diet.

2. Exercise

As much as people say that you need to exercise to lose weight, there are many that are reluctant to do so. It is not necessary to go out and get a gym membership to exercise, you just need to find activities that will speed up your heart rate for about 20 minutes each day. This is perhaps the number one tip in how to lose weight for your wedding. It is extremely important you exercise to reach your weight loss goals.

3. Relax

Your wedding day is probable the biggest day of your life. The activities leading up to the wedding day and the wedding day included will most likely include lots of stressful activities. This is why it is very important to participate in as many stress relieving activities as possible and to try not to overwork yourself. Stress also works against you in your weight loss goals, so it is actually counterproductive.

You now have a few tips that help show you how to lose weight for a wedding. use these tips to lose weight before your big day.

Do you really want to look good for your wedding? To lose some quick weight before your wedding, check out the best techniques for bridal weight loss [http://youwilllovethis.net/bridal-weight-loss]. Go to [http://youwilllovethis.net/bridal-weight-loss] for a free report on how to lose weight instantly and keep it off with an easy 5 step plan. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=John_K._Stevens

Best Way to Lose Weight Fast - Most Effective Way to Get a Lean Body Lightning Fast - This Works!

By Jane F Miller

Most people are misinformed about what the best way to lose weight fast is and have no idea that they are daily doing simple mistakes. And a lot of people just break down the muscles and putting the health in danger instead of burning the fat off when they are trying to lose weight. Read on to find out the truth.

Increasing Your Metabolism

Increasing your metabolism (how much your body burns fat) is the key and is the best way to lose weight fast. Going on some crazy crash diets and eating minimal calories per day doesn't work because your metabolic rate will then also drop because of the body going into starvation mode. It's much better to keep eating and increase your metabolism instead; this will get better results and is a lot healthier.

What you should eat

You can increase your metabolic rate tremendously by just changing what and when you eat. Why it's so hard to lose weight in today's society is because we are overwhelmed by processed foods that your liver can't take care of and as a result your liver won't be able to break down all the fat because of all the toxic it's getting. The best way to lose weight fast is to stick with natural organic foods, eat and drink lots of water, vegetables and fruit. Stay away from white foods like pasta, rice and bread. Natural fat is not bad at all so instead of trying to avoid fat like the plague check what kind of fat it is.

When you should eat

Changing when you eat will do wonders, make the meals a little smaller and eat 5 times a day instead. When your body is getting new nutrients about every 3 hours it will think it won't need any extra fat to store in case it will have to go into starvation mode. Shortening the intervals between meals will tell the body you're living in a rich environment and don't need to think about saving extra energy for later, because that's exactly why the body store fat.

What about exercising?

About 90 % of the results you will get depends on what and when you eat but exercising will also increase your metabolism, try to stay as active as possible. Bring some friends along and you can probably figure out a fun way to be active. If you try to stay active on your own it's going to be hard staying motivated.

Now pay very close attention! Losing weight and staying healthy can be easy but there is a lot of simple mistakes you can do that most people didn't know that actually makes you gain fat or puts your health in danger. If you really want to burn that fat off as fast as possible while still doing it in a natural healthy way you should Click Here to read a review of the diet solution program. It's an easy to follow weight loss program that I highly recommend and is the best way to lose weight fast so Click Here and check it out now. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jane_F_Miller

Lose Weight For Your Wedding Day

By Andrew Takuya

Looking absolutely perfect on the most important day of your life is every woman's dream. You spent time to prepare for this big day by looking for the right dress, shoes, makeup, decoration, church, invitation cards etc. For this reason, you may want to know how to lose weight for the wedding day so that you are really an absolute stunner on that day.

A perfect weight loss plan aims to get rid of the excess fat and not just water weight, it should not give you a temporary result. Best of all, the results have to be fast and permanent. It should not just be a plan that will make you look slim at this moment and fat the next moment. Of course, we have to consider whether it is safe to go for this wedding weight loss plan. As far as I know, some weight loss plan can be dangerous to try. Most importantly, you have to lose weight healthily and happily.

- Do not skip your breakfast
If you want to know the right way on how to lose weight for your wedding day, you should not skip your breakfast. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Studies have shown that people who do not skip breakfast are less likely to be overweight. Your body also need the energy to burn fat. Not eating breakfast will lower down your metabolism rate.

- Avoid late night supper
In order to lose weight for your wedding day effectively and fast, you should avoid late night supper. Supper is the biggest cause to your overweight problem. Stop snacking if you want to accomplish successfully in losing weight for your wedding day!

- Break up your meals into 5 portions a day
Instead of eating 3 full meals, divide your meals into more times but smaller portions.

- Eat the right calories
Bored with low fat or low carbohydrate diets? The fact is you can lose weight for your wedding day without worrying that you have to eat those boring food. You do not need to restrict yourself to go on low carbohydrate diets to achieve your weight loss target. Eating the right calories can help you to achieve your weight loss target effectively.

Strip That Fat Diet is one of the diet systems that focuses on eating the right calories with the right exercises. You do not have to skip your breakfast and can eat heartily without worrying that you will feel hungry after that. You do not need to eat tasteless or plain looking food or even spend a lot money to sign up for any weight loss program.

Many people have been seeking the right way to achieve an ideal weight and body. Why still waste money to buy exercise gadgets or slimming pills to lose weight when there is proven method for you to lose weight quickly for your wedding day?

Get your instructions on How To [http://www.squidoo.com/lose_15_pounds_fast] lose weight for your wedding day.

I have succeeded to get rid of my fat belly, so it should be your turn now. Lose Weight And Inches [http://www.squidoo.com/lose_15_pounds_fast] quickly. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Andrew_Takuya

Top 20 Benefits of Exercise

Top 20 Benefits of Exercise

1. Elevates your metabolism so that you burn more calories everyday.

2. Increases your aerobic capacity (fitness level). This gives you the ability to go through your day with less relative energy expenditure. This enables a "fit" person to have more energy at the end of the day and to get more accomplished during the day with less fatigue.

3. Maintains, tones, and strengthens your muscle. Exercise also increases your muscular endurance.

4. Decreases your blood pressure.

5. Increases the oxidation (breakdown and use) of fat.

6. Increases HDL (good) cholesterol.

7. Makes the heart a more efficient pump by increasing stroke volume.

8. Increases hemoglobin concentration in your blood. Hemoglobin is part of the red blood cell that carries oxygen from the lungs to the rest of the body.

9. Decreases the tendency of the blood to clot in the blood vessels. This is important because small clots traveling in the blood are often the cause of heart attacks and strokes.

10. Increases the strength of the bones.

11. Causes the development of new blood vessels in the heart and other muscles.

12. Enlarges the arteries that supply blood to the heart.

13. Decreases blood levels of triglycerides (fat).

14. Improves control of blood sugar.

15. Improves sleep patterns.

16. Increases the efficiency of the digestive system which may reduce the incidence of colon cancer.

17. Increases the thickness of cartilage in joints which has a protective effect on the joints.

18. Decreases a woman's risk of developing endometriosis by 50%.

19. Increases the amount of blood that flows to the skin making it look and feel healthier.

20. Exercise, in addition to all the physiological and anatomical benefits, just makes you feel GREAT!

Author and exercise Physiologist, Greg Landry, offers free weight loss success stories and articles, and unique weight loss programs at his site.. http://www.greglandryfitness.com
Thank You Greg Landry!

Weight Loss Tips: What’s Your Best Weight Loss Program ?

Fast weight loss may be dangerous to your health. The best weight loss program is to lose weight naturally without depending on any weight loss pill or drug. This article examines some everyday changes that you can easily make to your daily food intake to help you achieve your ideal weight.

Most people want fast weight loss, but this may be dangerous. Any weight loss diet should be gradual and disciplined, without being radical or extreme.

Natural weight loss
is the best method and there are some easy daily tips, that don’t involve any weight loss pill or artificial drugs, for a balanced weight loss diet.

It’s important that at every meal, breakfast included, you eat protein. You should stop eating bread, pasta and other wheat and flour-based products.

By eating unprocessed foods, you are giving your body nutritional fuel. In fact, you should aim at having about 90 per cent of your food comprising of the following: lean protein, raw and/or steamed vegetables and whole grains.

Eat fruit, but eat more vegetables. Only have one piece of fruit daily, any only eat the low sugar, high fibre fruits like berries, plums, pears and apples. Avoid fruit juice because it usually has way too much sugar. Have some low fat nuts with your piece of fruit.

You should cut right back on dairy products, especially cow’s milk, although you can enjoy small helpings of fat free and low sugar yoghurt.

Alcohol and weight loss do not go hand in hand, so strictly cut back, or eliminate alcohol in your diet. Choose vegetables and fruit instead.

Use olive oil instead of supermarket vegetable oils like corn, safflower and sunflower. Where possible, apply olive oil to your food after it’s cooked.

Avoid eating the skin of fried chicken – the white meat is far more nutritional and has less fat.

Be very mindful of the amount and types of fat that you are taking in with your food.. Bad fats are in margarine and fried foods. The best good fats are Omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil. See if you can eat fish at least three times a week, but remember, no fried fish.

You should drink at least eight ounces of water each day for every 20 pounds you weigh. Whenever you feel hungry, have a glass of water.

The best weight loss program is the one about which you become very single-minded.

Hypnosis, either individual sessions with a hypno-therapist, or regularly listening to professionally recorded hypnosis sessions, can also be a good tool to consider in your weight management plans.

Hypnotism can ensure that both your conscious and subconscious minds are aligned in the desire to eat healthy foodArticle Search, to do regular daily exercise and to properly manage your weight.

Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com