Dieting 101 - Being Flexibile is Key

Lose the Rules: You Must be Flexible

Why is it that when you decide to get in better shape or lose a few pounds, life suddenly throws you a curve? Fact is there are constantly invitations to over indulge so you must decide in advance how you want to handle them.

1. Make a Plan
2. Implement Your Plan
3. Review Your Plan and Adjust if Necessary
4. Rinse, Repeat

Have a Planning Session First

You've decided to get back in shape; now you must have a planning session with yourself about what might change, how you might go about following through, and most importantly whether you believe you can and will follow through (are you serious or are you kidding yourself?).

To get a good plan, write it out. Include when, where, what time of day. Imagine yourself following through and see whether there are any obstacles? Will you get up earlier or sleep in? Will your partner complain you're never home? Will work interfere? Think it through. When you spot a potential obstacle you can find a way over, under or around it, or you can change your plan. Once you have a plan, implement it for one week, then at the end of the week, look back and decide whether you should alter your plan or follow through with it for another week. This way you are able to modify your plan as needed, but still have a plan.

Here's a Sample Plan: Watch What Happened:

My plan is a regular workout schedule (four days a week at home or at the gym), drinking less alcohol (special occasions and weekends instead of every night), and tightening up "weekend eating" from the current Thursday evening through Sunday to only Saturday and Sunday.

Reflection: What would this accomplish? I'd be eating a bit less (reining in the indulgence from three days a week to two), and exercising consistently (consistency is key), and drinking less alcohol saves a lot of calories (plus alcohol can cause more poor decisions, especially if inebriated).

Make your plan, then follow through and track what happens.

Here's how this plan worked in a typical first week:

Monday: All is well, worked out and ate as planned. Good day.

Tuesday: Worked out and ate as planned. Good day. So far this is easy.

Tuesday evening sister invites me over Thursday evening for home party, "I'll have something there to eat," she adds. I'm about to say, "That's okay, I won't want anything anyway," but thought better of it. (Telling someone you don't want what they're serving because you're trying to get healthy is a surefire way to be attacked with a full-frontal assault on why that is ridiculous and, "Just this once won't hurt." Who needs that? Stay quiet instead).

Wednesday: Ate fine and worked out according to plan. Very good, hump day and all. (Notice it has all been pretty easy up until now.

First obstacle: Wednesday evening another sister calls saying Friday night we're celebrating family birthdays at a Thai restaurant. I'm to bring blackberry cheesecake, mom is bringing blackberry pie.

Taking stock of the rest of this week and it's not pretty: Thursday evening workout won't happen because I need to be baking and said I'd go to my sister's (evening workouts are often waylaid); Friday evening eating is dicey due to birthday dinner at restaurant. To top it off Easter is Sunday so most of Saturday I'll be shopping and baking. I already decided to make a cake and scalloped potatoes. This is turning out to be a lousy week for my new getting in shape plan.

But, all is not lost. This is a typical week in a typical life. You must be flexible if you expect to lose weight and keep it off. You're always going to be confronted with the unexpected occasions, birthdays, parties, special events where they'll have all the yummy goodies you just can't resist. Keep reading to see what a successful dieter does next.

Thursday, ate well. Had dinner already so didn't snack at sister's Thursday event (she had chips and a vegi tray and I wasn't hungry so easy to pass up). Too busy with baking to exercise (I anticipated this so I'm not upset). Evening workouts are so often missed I'm already working on a new plan to fit in earlier workouts.

Friday: Ate great, dinner was wonderful. Had a "splurge" glass of wine with dinner at the restaurant (tasted pretty darn good too, but didn't leave me wanting another). Ate plenty but not over-stuffed; knowing we had desserts coming. Enjoyed a full piece of blackberry pie and some cheesecake and it was great. I'm fine and right on target.

Saturday: Ate well, did my exercise as planned. Shopped for groceries for Easter dinner and suddenly decided to make homemade peanut butter cup easter eggs; how's that for a healthy eating plan? Now I'm a candy maker! I enjoy candy, so sue me.

Easter Sunday: Big family dinner, potluck style. Nothing is better than good homemade food, especially when you're learning to eat better and make better choices. I ate what I wanted and felt great, satisfied, content. Did not overstuff, didn't feel the need to. You can take a bit small amount, eat it slowly, taste it, check out the texture, and really make an effort to enjoy the buffet style dinner. There's no need to stuff yourself. It's not the last time I'll ever eat. Easter eggs turned out great. I left plenty behind and took the rest to my office on Monday. I didn't actually eat but one of the homemade candies; they were good, but I didn't feel the need to eat more.

I love to bake for special events as I get to eat the goodies, but I ditch the leftovers. A piece or two of cake every so often is not a problem, but half a cake on the counter, or sweets and desserts every day for a week is a recipe for the beginning of poor eating habits.

Sunday evening (remember I had the big Easter dinner earlier) I started feeling somewhat hungry, but it was late, so I ate the leftover desserts I'd brought home for my dinner. This time it was "eat dessert first," as grandpa used to say. You make a choice, sometimes you'll overeat, and sometimes you won't and it's okay. The trick whether losing weight or maintaining weight loss is to change the equation from usually overeating and indulging and watching what I eat once in awhile, to eating well most of the time and indulging once in awhile.

Sunday Evening Reflection: Look Back at Week 1:

Lots of sweets, plenty to eat. I stuck to my overall plan for the week. I drank far less (from a couple glasses of wine a night down to just a couple for the entire week). I ate plenty of the good foods I wanted, but didn't feel the need to stuff myself, nor did I ever feel deprived. I didn't have the, "I better eat now because I'm starting a diet on Monday" mentality. Every meal stands alone, so if you overeat at lunch that doesn't mean the rest of the day is blown (why pre-blow it?).

Overall I exercised and ate according to plan Monday through Thursday then lots of unexpected events started to occur that could have been big roadblocks but weren't.

Week in Review: Did it Work? Does it Need to be Modified?

Was this week a success? You bet. Despite eating dinner out on Friday, having two desserts, and enjoying a potlock Easter dinner on Sunday. It's not any of these things individually but having them every day, or never exercising regularly. You don't have to be a fanatic, but with consistent effort and a good plan, you can and will win your weight loss race.

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Guaranteed Super Fast Weight Loss - Here's the Secret

There's only one way I know for absolutely guaranteed super fast weight loss!

And here's the secret...!

Go on a 28 day "water only" or "vegetable juice only" fast!

So I absolutely do not recommend this for you. It's too dangerous... especially so if your health is already compromised with obesity and all its concurrent health issues. I don't want the responsibility and I don't imagine that even your Doctor would take on the responsibility of recommending this for you.

There is an easy, safe way to lose weight quickly which I'll share with you in a moment.

But I'm reminded of a story: Years ago in Australia I did meet a young 25 year old couple just after they had returned from a month long vacation in isolation in the far north of Queensland on the Great Barrier Reef - and they had fasted, water only, for a month. I have to say they were absolutely glowing with health. Their eyes sparkled and their skin was glowing and blemish free.

They told me that after 20 days they had gone into the nearest town and stood gazing with desire at the cakes in a store window. They managed to get out of town without breaking their fast... but it was touch and go.

I was very taken with how healthy they looked and thought how much I would like to look like that. But I could never last past 24 hours... so much for the fasting idea... besides being dangerous it's just way too difficult to go the distance. But there is an easy way to lose weight... and quickly. And you don't need to battle with hunger while you're at it.

The trick is to get control of that carbohydrate craving so we're not continually driven to grab those forbidden high GI snacks that have defeated us in the past and caused us to fall off the weight loss program.

Kill the carb craving and you've got a shot at some serious long term weight loss.

Let me show you how to kill the carb craving without ever having to feel any hunger. If you do feel hungry... well you can just eat some more! I can show you how to get this started in just 5 days! You'll lose 5 pounds in 5 days or 10 pounds in 10 days and you won't be hungry... it will be easy! I have recently written a book entitled "Lose Weight - Never Go Hungry" which lays out a plan for overcoming Carbohydrate addiction and losing weight.

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How To Study Weight Loss

You can do anything that anyone else has done. You can have anything that anyone else has. You can be anything that some else already is.

How? Because they already have accomplished it so you know it can be done. The variable is how hard you are willing to get the same results someone else has.

I am not trying to say be like someone else here. I am saying that if there is something you want to have or be in this lifetime, make a study out of what other successful people have done to get it.

Make a habit out of studying successful people and begin doing what they've done or what they advise. Sure, there are going to be some limitations and some setbacks.

You will probably not be able to play pro baseball or basketball if you are in your 50's.

You may not be able to be president of the United States if you've failed to graduate school.

That does not and should not mean you do not set lofty goals for yourself.

The habit of study comes after accepting responsibility and thinking about what it is you want to achieve with your body and health.

In order to achieve great fitness and weight loss results, you must bridge the gap between where you currently are and where you want to be.

What this means is, you have to find a way to get from where you currently are (or are not) to where you want to go.

It's the same principle as using a roadmap. You use a map to get from Point A to Point B without blindly driving around trying to find your destination.

Learning to bridge the gap from where you are to where you want to go can be done more easily if you model, or copy, after someone that has already achieved some of the same things you want to achieve.

For example, say that your best friend recently lost 20 pounds and looks great. Why not ask them how they did it and then, providing they lost the weight in a reasonable manner, copy what it is they did.

Two things must be figured out when you are trying to bridge the gap between success and failure.

First step in the process is you must ask yourself "Where am I currently at in my fitness endeavors?

Does anything even need to change? Am I overweight? What do I weigh? What is so emotionally painful with being overweight?

What are my alternatives? If I do not do anything right now to change, do I want to spend another week, month, or year like I am right now?

Take a peek into the future? Where do you see yourself in 6 months to a year if you continue heading the in same direction you are heading now. Will your health be negatively affected or just your self-esteem.

What is it I am doing in my workout routine that is not producing results. What is it in my nutrition that is not working? If everything that needed to be done was getting done, I would be seeing better results, so something is not working for me.

After you determine where you currently are, you know must then find out where it is you want to go.

What do I want to weigh? How do I want my clothes to fit? How much energy would I like to have? What size do I want my waist to be?

If I change for the better right now and start implementing a proper fitness program, what will I feel and look like in 6 months or a year. What size will I be or what brand new clothes will I be able to fit in.

What is it I would be ultimately happy with achieving in the realm of fitness and weight loss. In crystal clear terms, what do I want to achieve.

When you find that answer, that is going to be your destination.

To achieve fitness and weight loss success, you must bridge the gap that lies between where you currently are and where it is you want to end up.

When you determine where it is you want to end up, you need to make certain choices and certain decisions about how it is you will get to your destination.

The quickest way to get there is to follow someone else who has already achieved what it is you want, model after someone that has figured out what works and what doesn't.

This could be a friend, family member, or personal trainer.

In this case, it will be learning and copying some of the steps in this book.

There are certain "no matter whats" when it comes to losing weight, gaining muscle or strength, or any other fitness goal you may have.

Much like certain principles or laws, like the law of gravity, these "no-matter-what's" will work 100% of the time, whether you like it or not.

If you do certain things, than you will achieve weight loss, no matter what. Whether you like it or not is irrelevant, they will work.

You can have anything you want in life if you copy others that have achieved what it is you are looking for. If you want to learn about the stock market, read a book by Warren Buffet. If you want to learn a new language, pick up a Spanish book.

I am going to help you with weight loss success. Not because I know everything, but because at some point, I had to make the same choice and I know the end result of that choice. Experience of others can save you a lot of time.

It's not what you know or do that matters, it's what you know and do that produces results. Weight loss is 80% behavior. It comes back to the choices that we make, or do not make. So, in order to lose weight effectively and permanently, you must change your behavior, or those things that cause you to gain weight in the first place.

In fact, often the only thing that distinguishes successful people from unsucessful ones is direction.

You only get what you ask for in life, so ask for more. There are specific reasons behind why you either cannot lose weight or why the weight does not stay off. Until you uncover those reasons, weight loss will be minimal, at best.

It has to do with the choices you make each and every day. If you are stressed out from work, do you chose to workout or run to get rid of tension or do you plop down on the couch and eat an entire bag of Doritos.

The choices you make dictate the life you lead.

I do not like to offer my clients a "Band-Aid" approach to getting in shape. I want results to last. I am one of these people that want to know why both how and why something works. Other people are just happy knowing that it works.

But it only works as well as you want it to work.

So begin studying how others have achieved their goals and you too, can copy their success and achieve what you want to achieve as well.

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Reducing Fat Stomach - 6 Tips to Slash It For Good

Want the best tips to reducing a fat stomach?

Here are the 6 basic tips to get you started -

1. Write down everything you eat - monitor what you're eating and get a clear picture of your eating habits. If for various reasons, you stray one week, you simply review your food intake and adjust where necessary to get you back on track.

2. Use smaller plates: research has found that most of us feel full when out plate is empty, regardless of how much we eat. And when you have 4 to 6 healthy mini meals a day, you will not be hungry. Control the cravings and you will lose the stomach fat.

3. Emotional Eating - Cut out the source of feelings that need feeding and find ways other than food to feed them (such as going for a walk or talking to friends). Also while sugary foods gives a fast emotional fix, research has shown that omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish, pumpkin seeds and nuts such as walnuts, can help life your mood. So eat smart to conquer your moods!

4. Green tea is often used solely to help people lose body fat. However, it is particularly effective when used in conjunction with other fat loss regimes. If you are in search of the best and the most effective method for reducing weight as well as maintaining it for life, you should add green tea to your daily diet as well as to your lifestyle.

5. Snack wisely. Not all snacks are created equal; having an apple or cookie mid afternoon might seem like a treat and a source of energy. However, the energy is short lasting and you will likely find yourself starving by the end of the work day.

6. Enjoy your meals and don't wolf it down. It can cause problems such as indigestion, especially in over-weight people because it takes up to 30 minutes for appetite hormones to reach the brain with the message that you're full. By that time, you could have eaten 3 to 4 times too much!

The key to getting it all together is planning - plan in advance to cook and shop for the groceries. That way you will cut out all the take away foods and junk food from your diet. And remember to stay active and exercise consistently to slash more body fat.

These are the keys to reducing fat stomach.

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Quick Weight Loss Tips - 4 Great Ways to Lose Weight

Are you on the diet yo yo?

You know the feeling, you lose a few pounds and then gain them back the next week because you can't stick to the strict regimented diet. If you're having trouble losing weight, you're not alone. While it's possible for you to lose weight quickly, you also need to keep in mind that you don't want to lose more than 1 or 2 pounds per week, anything more than that can be unhealthy.

Of course, if you happen to lose five or ten pounds in a week, then that means your body is flushing out extra water weight and probably some toxins. However, don't count on this happening every week.

Keep in mind that while the cabbage diet may cause you to drop weight quickly, you'll gain those pounds back, and then some, because there's no way you can sustain yourself eating only cabbage for more than a few days. Let's get real.

The truth is that every time you starve your body, it will go into defense mode and store each and every calorie you consume for survival. So, when you give in and eat that big, juicy burger with large fries and a coke, your body will hold onto those calories for dear life, after all, you just tried to starve yourself to death - that's the way your metabolism works, like it or not.

Be smart about your weight loss plan and you'll see the results you want.

Here are some tips that can help you to lose a reasonable amount of weight quickly:

Eat a Good Breakfast

Did you know that you can burn 5% more calories when you eat breakfast in the morning?

That's right. Your body is a wonderful machine that thrives on fuel, just like cars do. When you give it fuel in the morning, your metabolism will run at optimal speed, which then burns up more calories.

Throw Out Your Junk Food

Go through your cupboards and throw out all of those fatty snacks that you love so much. You can't afford to have this stuff hanging around always tempting you to cheat.

After you've gotten rid of the unhealthy foods, replace them with healthy snacks that you'll enjoy. Discover the wonderful flavor of fresh fruit again. Nuts and raisins are also a great snack food, as well as, dried fruit.

Wait until you feel hungry before your reach for a snack.

Put Out a Tip Jar

Make your own tip jar and put it somewhere safe. Every time you achieve one of your weight loss goals, put a dollar or two into your tip jar - or maybe even splurge and pay yourself five or ten dollars.

This is your reward money for doing a good job and sticking to your goals. It'll be fun once you've reached your desired weight and you can take your reward money and go shopping for something special.

Dance Around

If you love music, you can pop in a CD or put on your ipod and wiggle and jiggle your way through some fun exercise. Dancing is a great way to get your body moving and your circulation flowing again. Even if you can only do the two-step, moving from side to side is way better than just sitting on the couch for several hours.

I hope these tips will help you with your weight loss goals and I wish you much success in losing those extra pounds and keeping them off for good.

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Negative Calorie Foods And Weight Loss

There are various reasons that lead an individual towards gaining weight and obesity is a necessary evil which can affect the individual's health considerably. While there can be multifarious causes for obesity, one of the most prevalent causes is definitely the consumption of junk food. Junk foods are abundant in high calorie ingredients and with the emergence of scores of fast food chains worldwide, consumption of junk food have increased manifold times. It is more alarming to note that a growing number of young children constitute the maximum junk food eaters which has also increased child obesity greatly. Therefore, what is necessary is that junk food consumption needs to be reduced or even abandoned completely if possible in order to ensure weight loss. Also, it is important in these cases to replace the junk food in the diet with certain negative calorie foods which refer to food stuff which aids in weight loss. The most important characteristic of these negative calorie foods are the fact that they are made up of lesser calorie constituents than is actually required for digesting them. The negative calorie foods are extremely beneficial and their most important function is fat burning. This happens by means of the following process. The negative calorie foods contain calories which cannot be used by the body readily and therefore, much more effort needs to be put in by the body organs to extract the calorie from these foods. Moreover, since there are very insignificant proportions of calorie available to the body, there is also a very scant possibility of these calories transforming into fats. Therefore they act as natural fat burning foods facilitating weight loss. Therefore here weight loss occurs by burning the calorie content in food.

There are several food items which are extremely beneficial for weight loss and are considerably important as negative calorie food as well. These include fruits like turnip, watermelon, mango, apple, cranberry, blueberry, strawberry, tomato etc. and vegetables like cucumber, carrot, cauliflower, cabbage, onion, radish, lettuce, asparagus, papaya, beets, hot chili, zucchini, spinach etc. These are some of the food ingredients which should comprise the daily diet of an obese individual rep0lacing the junk food contents to ensure effective weight loss. There are also certain researchers who believe that while nothing like 'negative calorie' food actually exist, these ingredients can aid weight loss by increasing metabolic rates. However, the whole theory about negative calorie food remains gripped in controversies and are not acceptable to a lot of scholars due to lack of scientific evidence.

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Fat Burning Exercises Are the Key to Looking Toned

Although most people talk a lot about losing weight, what they really mean is that they want to lose fat, right? I've never heard anyone say they want to lose the lean muscle they have on their body. That means that the key to looking toned is to burn off fat without losing the muscle. In order to accomplish this you should focus your fat loss efforts on doing fat burning exercises while eating the right foods that provide energy to your muscles while still allowing you to lose fat. Here are some tips on the types of fat burning exercises that will give you the best results and give you a sleek, toned physique.

When you start looking for fat burning exercises you are going to run across a lot of people who say doing cardio is the answer to fat loss. I won't argue that cardio exercises are a great way to burn a lot of calories. However, to burn fat more quickly you should focus your workout efforts on strength training and adding lean muscle mass to your body. Let me explain why.

Our metabolisms run faster or slower based on the amount of muscle that we have in our bodies. The more muscle you have the faster your metabolism is going to run. That means that not only will losing fat be easier if you have more muscle, but it will also be easier to keep the fat off for good.

Focusing solely on cardio exercises will get the job done over time, however, you will see faster fat loss results if you focus your main efforts on strength training than cardio, although ideally you will do both for the fastest results. A lot of women get turned off by the idea of building muscle because they are afraid that they are going to bulk up and get bigger. In fact, though, that won't happen unless you want it to since it takes a lot of effort for women to build large muscles. Instead, what will happen is that when a woman adds lean muscle to her body the fat will melt away and her body will become sleek and toned.

To make the most of your workouts start with your strength training before you do your cardio. Try focusing your workouts on the large muscle groups in your body like your legs and glutes by doing lunges and squats since these larger muscles will boost your metabolism the fastest. Follow your strength training with some cardio and before you know it your body will be looking great.

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How To Lose 5 Pounds of Stomach Fat in 5 Days With This Weight Loss Plan

Being overweight expose you to a lot oh health risk such as heart diseases and diabetes. Therefore every time when it comes to a New Year, a lot of people will want to lose weight and set it as one of their New Year resolutions.

A lot of people who are excessively overweight tend to think that losing those pounds of stomach fat is not possible for them. But as long as you have a plan to achieve your goals, you will be able to achieve it sooner or later. What is important here is to know what are your long term goals and short term goals. By determining the duration of your goals, you will stand a higher chance to lose those pounds of stomach fat that have been with you for years.

Let me share with you some tips on how you can lose weight with proper planning and goal setting:

1. Setting realistic goals

When it comes to weight loss, most people set goals which are too ambitious. For example, if you are currently weighing 200 pounds and you set a short term plan to shed 100 pounds, this is not a realistic goal.

To lose weight effectively, you need to have a sensible weight loss plan that will guide you step by step to achieve your target weight.

2. Determining your objectives to lose weight

To succeed in doing something, you need to have a very compelling objective or reason so that you will not lose track of your goal. Losing weight just for vanity's sake is usually less helpful than losing weight to improve health.

Other than just exercising, you need to have a healthy diet so that you will have a better body and more energy to be positive throughout the day.

3. Focus on doing, not how much you are going to lose

By focusing on how many times you are going to exercise per week rather than setting how much pounds you going to lose per week, you will definitely be able to come out with a more effective weight loss plan.

As long as you have the discipline to attend all the exercise session that you have plan out per week, weight loss will come naturally.

4. Losing fat step by step

Let say if you have set a goal to lose 20 pounds after 1 month, you need to break down to how much pounds you are going to lose per week. Then plan out how many times you are going to exercise per week and what are the foods that you need to take to achieve your 1 week goal. By achieving weekly goals, you will definitely be able to achieve your final goal.

5. Having self-motivation

You need to always encourage yourself to achieve the goals that you have set. Learn to evaluate your efforts fairly and objectively. If you fail to achieve your target for the week, find out why is it so. Is it because you have missed a jogging session? Or you have been eating junk food for one of the days?

After evaluating, look ahead to next week and try your best to stick to your plan.

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Is The South Beach Diet Just Rubbish?

In the multi million pound diet industry, the South Beach is one of the latest best sellers. This means it's worthy of examination, because many people will go out and buy it on the hype and publicity rather than a real understanding, so let's take a look...

The first thing to note about the South Beach diet by Arthur Agatston is that it claims in its' title to give you foolproof plan for fast and healthy weight loss - well that's a concern for a start, because healthy weight loss is not fast, the two don't go together.

It also claims not to be just another low carb diet, but the whole initial weight loss is based on, yep you guessed it, low carbs! The argument is put forward about how carbs effect blood sugar levels, but not only is this debatable, the initial weight loss will come about from simple calorie reduction, whatever the effect of carbs.

Of course what happens to initial weight loss once that low carb period ends? It goes right back again of course, as it was mostly water loss. A waste of time.

As for the longer term plan, although the diet says you won't have to worry about feeling hungry or portion size, it then goes on to repeatedly mention portion size - so which is right?

It's not a great plan, the South Beach, it really isn't.

Cutting out carbs will see a big reduction in calories, which will see an initial weight loss, yes. They are facts you don't have to get this book to know. You'll also know that this isn't something that's sustainable, which is the sign of a good diet.

There are plenty of worse books out there, but if you never buy the South Beach, you won't be missing out on a life changer that's for sure.

Would I call it total rubbish? Well in my view, the fundamentals are wrong, the science is debatable and studies are not referenced in the book, so my view would be to keep your money, and pass on the South Beach diet.

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Weight Loss Made Simple

The Plan

You don't need diet pills or television gimmicks to lose weight. All you need is a good diet plan, and you need to stick to it. Any good diet plan needs only two parts, an eating plan and exercise. I prefer to use the term eating plan over diet because the word diet makes me think of eating less food, or food that has little or no taste. The plan is to kick up your metabolism so that you're burning more calories during the day. Consult your doctor before beginning any exercise or diet program.

20 Minutes a Day, 3 Days a Week

This is one of the best and easiest ways to get your exercise in and build lean muscle. Muscle building is one of the important parts of this guide. An extra pound of muscle will burn about 50 calories a day even if you're sitting and watching television. To build lean muscle, do a weight circuit. Do squats, push-ups, bent-over row, military press, upright row, triceps, wall sit, and bicep curls with a set of free weights that you're comfortable with. Try to go from one exercise to the next without resting, and this will keep your heart rate up. Rest a minute or two between sets. Start with 2 sets of the circuit and then move to 3 sets when you're ready.

How to Eat

Make sure you eat first thing in the morning to jumpstart you metabolism. Eat six times a day, three small meals and snack in between. Frequent eating will keep your metabolism running strong. Drink plenty of water as this also helps metabolism. If you're feeling hungry, then drink a glass of water, and if you're still hungry after that then go ahead and eat. Sometime thirst can be confused with hunger and a lot of people don't drink enough water every day.

What to Eat

Eat as many vegetables as you like. Eat foods like lean meats, eggs, low or non-fat dairy, beans, nuts, berries, oatmeal, whole grain food, and definitely ad some whey protein after workouts. Stay away from trans fats, saturated fats and high fructose corn syrup. Unsaturated fats are good for you and are found in olive oil, nuts, avocados, etc. Use olive oil to cook with instead of butter. Use this guideline to make a healthy version of things you like to eat. For an example, you could make a pizza with a whole wheat crust, tomato sauce, lean meat such as turkey or chicken, and any type of vegetables you like.

Stick to the Plan

Don't go on and off of fad diets, you'll end up weighing more than when you started. Make a lifestyle change by eating healthy and exercising, because it's a sure way to lose weight and keep it off. You don't have to use the plan in this guide, but it's what works for me.

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Best Ab Exercises for Building 6-Pack Abs

I believe that men and women can lose their belly fat and get flat lower abs with fast fat loss workouts. I even believe you can "spot reduce" and lose your tummy fat with a specific type of exercise -- and no, it's not ab crunches. Plus, specific abdominal exercises can flatten your lower abs.

The classic ab crunch is generally a waste of time because the ab crunch doesn't work the entire main ab muscle (rectus abdominis). There are other better, unique ab exercises that men and women can do to flatten their lower abs.

And if you want to lose belly fat, forget about doing long, slow boring cardio for fat loss. You'll get more results in less time in your fat burning workouts by using interval training for fat loss. This was proven by a research study from Australia, who found that only interval training helped women lose belly fat, while doing cardio for twice as long did not!

Some of my favorite abdominal exercises can be done with just your bodyweight or need only a common exercise ball.

Here's a list of just a few of my favorite total body ab exercises that will help you get a flat stomach (provided you combine these exercises with interval training for fat loss):

Exercise Ball Ab Rollouts

Kneel on a mat and place your clasped hands on the top of a medium sized ball. Brace your abs and slowly lean forward and roll your hands over the ball while the ball moves away from your body. Keep your body in a straight line and go as far as you can with perfect form. Contract your abs and reverse the motion to return to the upright position.

Hanging Leg Raise

Hang from a chin-up bar using an underhand grip. Brace your abs. With a slight bend in your knees, curl your hips back and raise your legs up in front of you until they are parallel to the floor. Don't use momentum. Go slow and controlled both ways.

Side Planks

Raise your body in a straight line so that your body hovers over the mat. Keep your back straight and your hips up. Hold your abs tight. Contract them as if someone was about to punch you in the stomach, but breath normally.

Plank with Your Arms on the Ball

Place your clasped hands on the top of a medium sized ball. Keep your body in a straight line from shoulders to toes and keep your abs braced.

Plus, if you have access to a commercial gym, here are my favorite resistance exercises for your abs -- to help you build a set of 6-pack abs -- include:

Cable Chops

Stand sideways beside a cable stack with your right shoulder closest to the stack. Attach a handle to the highest pulley position. Grasp the handle over your right shoulder with arms extended and a slight bend at the elbow. Your knees should be slightly bent and your hips slightly pushed back. Prepare for the exercise by bracing (contracting) your abdominals from top to bottom. Without bending at the elbows any further, bring your arms down and across the body using your abs to initiate the movement. Focus on working your abs and obliques. Bring your hands across to your left hip pocket and then slowly return to the start. Perform all reps for one side and then switch.

Kneeling Cable Ab Crunches

Attach a rope handle to the top of a cable pulley system. Kneel in front of the pulley and hold the rope behind your head. Brace your abs, and curl your torso forward. Your arms should remain above your head during the crunch. Slowly return to the start position.

Do two exercises twice per week, and do intervals 3 times per week for best results.

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The Psychology of Weight Loss - Getting to the Roots of the Matter!

The Psychology of Weight Loss Your Approach!

We have missed the boat and your boat is sinking fast. You have weighted your ship down with stats, calories, grams and pounds. Now you are more confused than ever on how to lose weight, feel better and get stronger. We America catch up with the crisis, or will the diabetes and obesity epidemic sink us? The answer is not in the numbers the answer is in the psychology of weight loss. Yes, Americas health will get worse before it gets better. In order for you to get better these two steps must take place:

Step #1: Get over your hang-ups!

Why is it so hard for me to start exercising? I know its good for me. It seems like I have some form of resistance to getting in better shape.

Exercise Resistance or ER means a conscious or unconscious block against participating in a regular active program. Studies show that some people have barriers built up from past experiences that give them a negative mindset toward exercise and food. In many cases, this prevents a person from starting or following through on an exercise program.

RESENTMENT

I thought the golden years were supposed to be filled with relaxing things to do, not more activities I usually put off before?

Building up resentment toward exercise goes much deeper than just not liking the effort it takes to do it. Resentment brings out a rebellious attitude in us. The sooner you accept the fact that exercise is going to have to be a part of the rest of your life, the more likely you will start the more likely you will continue exercising. Resentment is usually fueled by his cousins: Denial, Pride and Laziness. The best thing to do is never let them play together. Resentment is a form of pride.

FAILURE

The only failure is not starting. Success is not measured in numbers. It is measured in your growth through the process. Just because your track record may show some ups and downs has no bearing on your future efforts. Plus, your self-worth is not based on how many times you started an exercise program. Fear of failure is an excuse to never try.

PERFECTION

If you think for one second that you are going to be perfect in sticking to a plan, forget it. Its not possible for anyone. The truth is you will never be perfect. Perfectionism is an illusion.

COMPARISONS

You will always compare your results to something or someone. Once you hit a goal there will always be another one. You may even be the type that no matter what you do, it will never be good enough. If you are this type, stop for a minute and listen to your body. Comparing yourself to others and your past is a losing battle.

EXPECTATIONS

If your expectations are too high, you set yourself up for failure and then begin comparing yourself to others. In some cases, ER sets in before you even start. This is hurtful. Setting expectations that are too high is self-defeating before you even start.

Step #2: Change your false beliefs about food, exercise and life.

Getting to the ROOT of the matter

To change unwanted behaviors, its important to acknowledge your thinking toward exercise and eating. A lot of people believe they know what that thinking is, but havent come to grips with their core beliefs. In other words, they have to get to the root of the matter. For FREE MINI COURES click here www.resolutions.bz

In order to change your attitude toward exercise and food, you have to understand the WHYs of the behavior.

You are going to have to dig deep, find the root of the problem, nurture and understand it.

Your BELIEF system

The reason you have certain behaviors is based on the core beliefs of your value system. It is here--inside--where things need to be addressed. Beliefs form barriers that stop you from starting or following through on a regular exercise and eating program. In order to change attitudes toward exercise you have to check under the surface.

It takes time, effort, and energy, and in some cases, outside professional assistance to get to the TRUTH of the matterto see what is below, admit it is there and bring it up to the surface. If you have a hard time following through on an eating plan, chances are barriers have formed, and stop you from smooth sailing.

Do the math! Numbers do not lie. You either accept the road less traveled or you face the consequences. Its just that simple. This may resemble a scare tactic, but the bottom line is this is the reality. If you think for one second you are exempt, above reproach, or just relying on luck or faith, think again. Your best defense is a good offense.

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Weight Loss Success Stories - My Own Success Story

We read weight loss success stories in advertisements in magazines, and see the weight loss success stories on info-mercials with "results are not typical" at the bottom of the screen. It's kind of depressing sometimes.

So, I decided that I would like to share my real weight loss success story with you. My hope is that it will help motivate you on your path to weight loss, or give you the push you need to commence your own weight loss program.

For me, it all started years ago. I would diet all the time. I would see some weight come off, feel good about myself, start eating normally again and pile all the weight back on. Every diet I went on would follow this pattern. I was your classic yo-yo dieter.

A few months ago I decided enough was enough and I was going to get rid of my yo-yo habit (I kicked cigarettes years ago, so I was sure I could kick another addiction!). I commenced a new program. This program would involve eating normally. This program would not involve starvation and eventual relapse. This program would involve some exercise. I planned to not only lose weight, but become healthy. I would target weight from fat, not weight from water.

I picked up a copy of a commercially available weight loss and (more importantly) weight control program.

The essence of the program is as follows:

1. Rather than eating three meals a day, change your habits and space your meals out to six per day.

2. Do some light exercise.

There are some things you need to calculate at first and some other things you need to measure, but basically that's it!

Using this program I have managed to lose about 20 pounds in two months. I am now a shadow of my former self. Importantly, I lost this weight without going hungry. As for maintenance, there's nothing to change-- I am eating more than enough food with more than enough variety and I can have a binge when I like.

I hope this weight loss success story was motivating in some way for you and helps you find it within yourself to achieve your long-term health goals.

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Reducing Fat Stomach - 6 Tips to Slash It For Good

Want the best tips to reducing a fat stomach?

Here are the 6 basic tips to get you started -

1. Write down everything you eat - monitor what you're eating and get a clear picture of your eating habits. If for various reasons, you stray one week, you simply review your food intake and adjust where necessary to get you back on track.

2. Use smaller plates: research has found that most of us feel full when out plate is empty, regardless of how much we eat. And when you have 4 to 6 healthy mini meals a day, you will not be hungry. Control the cravings and you will lose the stomach fat.

3. Emotional Eating - Cut out the source of feelings that need feeding and find ways other than food to feed them (such as going for a walk or talking to friends). Also while sugary foods gives a fast emotional fix, research has shown that omega 3 fatty acids found in oily fish, pumpkin seeds and nuts such as walnuts, can help life your mood. So eat smart to conquer your moods!

4. Green tea is often used solely to help people lose body fat. However, it is particularly effective when used in conjunction with other fat loss regimes. If you are in search of the best and the most effective method for reducing weight as well as maintaining it for life, you should add green tea to your daily diet as well as to your lifestyle.

5. Snack wisely. Not all snacks are created equal; having an apple or cookie mid afternoon might seem like a treat and a source of energy. However, the energy is short lasting and you will likely find yourself starving by the end of the work day.

6. Enjoy your meals and don't wolf it down. It can cause problems such as indigestion, especially in over-weight people because it takes up to 30 minutes for appetite hormones to reach the brain with the message that you're full. By that time, you could have eaten 3 to 4 times too much!

The key to getting it all together is planning - plan in advance to cook and shop for the groceries. That way you will cut out all the take away foods and junk food from your diet. And remember to stay active and exercise consistently to slash more body fat.

These are the keys to reducing fat stomach.

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How to Get Super Skinny!

Losing weight can be difficult, and when you're talking about those last few pounds to make yourself super skinny, it can be especially hard. The truth is that starving yourself or eating less won't necessarily do the trick. The solutions has to be a combination of balanced, nutritious meals along with exercise at least three times a week. Sticking to a good diet and steady exercise can be hard but it is essential if you want to become super skinny!

Eat more balanced - more often!

The trick to losing that fat is to eat more balanced meals, and eat them more often. and still get daily exercise. You can eat just about anything as long as it's nutritious and in good portion. Smaller meals still satisfy your hunger but keep your metabolism up so that your body can be a fat-burning machine. Eating right and exercising is the key to feeling and looking great.

Don't skip meals - ever!

The most frequent mistake people make when trying to get super skinny is thinking that not eating will solve their problems. If you don't eat you won't have any energy to exercise and this will not lead to weight loss. It's important to get the idea of starving yourself out of your thoughts right away and commit to a healthy means of losing weight.

The body doesn't function without the proper nutrients it gets from your food. With insufficient food, your metabolism slows down drastically to compensate for the lack of food. So, you're actually doing more harm than good when you don't eat. And, any weight you lose will just be water weight.

So, why is it SO hard to get super skinny?

Why does it seem so difficult to get super skinny, but maintaining weight can be so simple for a lot of people? Most of the time, when people exercise they aren't being as efficient as they could be. They stop between exercises, rather than just laying back a little bit, and this will drastically slow down the fat-burning process. That burning sensation is a good thing!

Commit to a lifestyle change!

It's important to make a commitment that this is the day you change. Put down the potato chips and pick up some carrots or celery! Slowly add some healthy changes into your diet and build up your stamina by exercising for at least 20 minutes every day. If you keep up with a plan you'll be guaranteed to see the results!

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10 Fat Smashing Weight Loss Tips

Are there easy tips and tricks to help me cut down on calories?

1. Are you eating out? Eat half and save the rest for later or the next day. Did you know a typical restaurant lunch or dinner can be 1,000 to 2,000 calories. This doesn't even include the bread, appetizer, drink and dessert. Look at the calories you can save.

2. When eating out, if you are one who likes dessert, order one to share. Then you don't feel like you are missing out on sweets you may desire.

3. When eating your foods, use a salad plate instead of a big dinner plate.

4. It is good if you eat your low calorie foods first. You can start with salads, broth soups, veggies. Then eat your meats and starches last. By the time you get to your starches, you will be content and full with smaller portions of your higher-calorie choices,

5. Switch to a 1% milk, instead of whole milk. Id you know if you drink one 8-oz glass a day and switch to 1% milk, that you can lose 5 lbs in a year. Yeah you

6. If you must have juice, dilute with water.

7. Eat mostly veggies for lunch and add protein to help fill you up.

8. Instead of eating out, eat at home. Don't have much time, you can check Rachael Ray 30 minute meals or any fast and quick meals. Not only do you save money, but you know what you are putting in your foods.

9. Limit Your Alcohol to weekends. Better not to have any alcohol though. There are many calories in alcoholic beverages.

10. Eat protein foods with each meal. It will fill you up rather than just starches at your meal.

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Blood pH Level - The Benefits Of Alkaline pH Blood

We are all born with a very high alkaline blood ph of 7.4. Over the years as we age this ph level gets more acidic. An acidic environment is like a magnet for all diseases. It also speeds up the aging process. So if the aging process is to be slowed down and lost years regained then one must work towards a high alkaline blood ph.

Alkaline blood can be achieved only by consuming alkaline food and drinking alkaline water. What we eat is who we are. So if one eats vegetables like broccoli, asparagus, cabbages, lettuce and so on we will be making our alkaline blood better. On the other hand consuming acidic foods leaves our blood acidic. All the toxins from within our body are expelled out of the urine or by sweating. So if these toxins do not get a release, our body cells fall prey to them and begin ageing. Ever wondered why younger people are more energetic that older ones. Well! The answer is simple. Younger people carry more hydroxyl ions than hydrogen ions. The former gives oxygen while the later is an oxygen taker. More oxygen means added energy. There is thus a great need to eat alkaline foods so as to release more oxygen and thus derive more energy from it. Alkaline blood simply keeps the oxygen levels high in our arteries and so prevents the cells from degeneration and therefore aging.

Another good example of benefits of alkaline blood is arthritis and gout prevention as well as cure. Uric acid is not easily dissolvable. Water, alcohol as well as ether all fail to dissolve uric acid, but it easily dissolves in alkaline salts and alkaline water. Thus alkaline blood helps rid the body of uric acid which is the root cause of arthritis and gout. These ailments are caused by uric acid deposits between the joints of the body. The older we get the more likely we are to suffer from arthritis and similar diseases. This is because the older we gets the more our alkaline blood drops its alkalinity thus resulting in uric acid deposits in the body.

When our body gets sluggish and weak we refer to it as the aging process. But this aging is caused by deposits of acids at various points in the body. If we can rid the body of the various wastes and toxins we shall be able to slow down the aging process. This is called anti aging. Only alkaline blood will be able to flush all the toxins and wastes out of the body. Therefore an alkaline blood ph of at least 7.4 must be maintained. To maintain a high alkaline blood ph at least 80% of our total food intake must comprise of alkaline foods and no more than a maximum of 20 % acidic foods

To sum up it would be best to say that alkaline blood is in direct indirect proportion to aging. The more the alkalinity of blood the less we will age.

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Weight Loss Surgeries - Preventing The Health Risks

Going for a weight loss surgery is one of the many option to remove unwanted fats off your body instantly - However, does going for weight loss surgeries prevent one from putting on weight again? Let's find out.

These weight loss surgeries are classified by health experts worldwide as a "major surgery". As such, it is imperative for anyone who wishes to undergo a weight loss surgery to remove extra fats from his or her body to meticulously analyze his or her situation, conduct thorough research about the whole process, and analyze whether or not weight loss surgery is the ultimate choice for his or her psychological condition before making this decision.

It is also important that, before anyone even consider undergoing any weight loss surgeries, call on the health experts such as a psychiatrist and dietrician for psychological advices on long term goals after the whole operation.

Generally, the surgery is said to be successful if after the whole surgery, the patient managed to lose more than 50% of their extra body fat and also be able to maintain this condition (and not gain any more weight) for the next five years or even more. However, on the average, anyone who undergo a weight loss surgery will be able to lose between 30% and 50% of extra body fats during the first six months after the surgery and, within a year after the operation, the patient has the potential to lose up to 77% of their extra body fat. On top of that, they'll also be able to maintain a continuous weight loss of up to 50% to 60% in the next 10 to 14 years after surgery.

One more thing for anyone who is considering to undergo a weight loss surgery to lose unwanted fats to note is that the actual weight that will be lost with every surgery is heavily reliant on the following:

a. Weight of patient before surgery.

b. Surgical procedures taken.

c. Patient's age.

d. Patient's ability to exercise.

e. Overall health condition of the patient.

f. Dogged determination to maintain the necessary follow-up nurture

g. Enthusiasm to succeed.

I hope this article will be able to help you make better decisions as to whether you'll like to go for a weight loss surgery to lose weight.

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Weight Loss Tips - Never Skip Breakfast To Lose Weight!

A weight loss regimen does not have to be the ordeal that it is made out to be. The process of reducing unwanted body fat can turn out to be a positively encouraging endeavor that helps you continue on the path to greater vitality and health.

Many people in the hope of achieving fast weight loss, resort to extreme measures, such as skipping breakfast. It is totally a wrong notion that not eating breakfast can make you thinner sooner.

The first meal of the day is very important as it sets the tone for the rest of the day. The next meal, in terms of importance, is lunch. Studies have shown that people, who on a daily basis, consume at least half of their total daily calories in the first two meals, stay slimmer and trimmer.

Skipping breakfast triggers off the "starvation response," and slows down the metabolism. This also may be a contributing factor to calories being stored as fat, which is what you are trying to avoid in the first place.

Eating early is the key to good health. This keeps the energy levels up throughout the rest of the day, but try not to eat three hours before bedtime, as these calories are mostly stored as fat. Another disadvantage of eating very late in the day is the difficulty in waking up in the morning.

Achieving weight loss, even quick weight loss, is possible while eating all the meals. You only need to do it the right way.

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Does Water Help To Loss Weight?

A common question amongst dieters today is: "Does water help to loss weight?". It's true it does! But before we get into the specifics, it's VERY important for you to understand that there is a huge misconception about water and weight loss. This misconception is that many people think that water causes excess weight to appear and the answer to losing weight fast is to drink less. This is WRONG!

It is extremely important that the body be hydrated at all times! Drinking water is one of the most important elements of living a healthy life as well as losing weight! When you drink water, you clean your body, you hydrate it and fuel it to continue performing well. This includes digestion, blood circulation, energy and so much more!

So how does water help to loss weight? Well here's how. If you drink regular water 8 times a day, you can help clean your body from the inside. A lot of times unhealthy substances do not get properly digested and begin to decay inside the body and water will help flush it out of your body!

Again, all it takes to see weight loss results with water is to just drink it 8 times a day. Now a common mistake people make is they drink "sports drinks" such as Gatorade and think that is a much better substitute than water. It isn't. Gatorade, sports drinks, mass produced juices, sodas and popular drinks are all processed and unnatural. When you drink it, your body is not being properly hydrated. It requires water and not some bootleg version of it. It is important that you stop drinking these things!

Drinking 8 glasses of water per day can help restore your health greatly. If you want to enjoy a healthy drink that is sweet, you can always drink tea and use honey as a sweetener! The less processed drinks you consume and the more water you drink, the healthier your body will get. And the healthier it gets, the better it performs which WILL lead to weight loss. It's a simple health chain! Generally people can see weight loss results from drinking water in about 3-4 weeks.

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Tips For Healthy Weight Loss

Let's face it, being overweight has become a real problem for us. Diet companies, diet pills and supplements and gyms have become a very large business. Every single day there are hundreds of thousands of people who watch advertisements on television, read magazine ads and who do research on the internet. Everyone is looking for a quick and simple solution to their weight problem.

What makes matters even worse is that a large portion of these people try one method of weight loss, achieve some degree of success, gain the weight back and then try another method to lose weight. The big companies know this and use it to their advantage. It is an industry standard that the average consumer that habitually indulges in weight loss programs and products will change what they are doing every six months or so.

This is down right frightening. Real, healthy and enduring weight loss can only be achieved by doing our homework and implementing what we have learned. Healthy, long term weight loss requires a significant lifestyle change and not a quick fix.

The following are the things that you should seriously consider when embarking on a weight loss program that has enduring and healthy results.

1/ Before you do anything, do your homework. In this day and age, with access to the internet, anyone can learn almost anything in a relatively short period of time. The down side to this is, of course, information overload. However, with a little effort and patience one should be able to separate the important information from the junk.

There is not one single diet for everyone. Also, it is never, ever necessary to join a weight loss program that either sells you food or tells you how to eat. It is simpler and cheaper to learn what to eat and to prepare it for yourself. After all, this is not rocket science.

Get a primary education on whole, natural foods. Gaining weight and becoming fat does not happen in a vacuum. It is self evident that it is what we eat and how we live that permits us to gain those extra pounds and to get out of shape.

2/ Take the time to figure out what organic exercise program appeals to you. What I mean by that, for most people, joining a gym is not necessary and is not the best way to work out.

Do you like to walk? How about swim, jog or ride a bike? Do you enjoy an aerobic workout following along with a tape or dvd on the television? Figure out what it is that you enjoy doing and make the commitment to do it. It is that simple.

This is what you will discover. If you make the transformation of your lifestyle your primary goal, the weight loss will be effortless. The weight goals that you achieve will be healthy. It takes focus, determination and effort, but the benefits are priceless.

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Weight Loss Tips And Tricks For Easy And Safe Weight Loss

The truth is that following a healthy diet is the best way if you want to undergo a safe weight loss. Your body needs certain amount of calories every day to have enough energy for daily activities. Hence, starving yourself is not the best way to lose weight. You simply have to make sure that you eat a moderate amount of calories and ensure that you burn off more fat than you have actually consumed for efficient weight loss. There are some weight loss tips and tricks you can follow to achieve safe weight loss.

Overeating is often triggered by depressing emotions such as stress, boredom, loneliness, anger. Learn to deal with depression without the help of food since it is a significant trick that will greatly serve long-term weight control. It is a very important point to remember when planning for weight loss to achieve a better life and a healthier you. If you want to lose weight permanently, then you have to select an efficient weight loss program, which can be followed without much effort.

An efficient weight loss program will provide you with a balanced and complete diet. Your assignment is to set realistic and safe weight loss. Make healthier food selections like fruits, vegetables, whole grain cereals, low fat or nonfat dairy products, low fat meats, fish and skinless poultry. It is always better to avoid foods that are high in fat, calories, and foods that are high in sugars such as pastries, candy bars, pies and candy.

In fact exercise is the best way to lose weight permanently because as you become more active, your body will need more fuel. By choosing an aerobic exercise to lose weight, it will increase your heart rate and this will burn off more body fat. Aerobic activity will help you burn off the stored body fat and this leads to a safe weight loss. Your metabolism increases and this becomes the efficient weight loss program for life.

To lose weight is important, but it is more important to live a healthier and happy life, and a healthy life starts with healthy food. Being aware of your overweight problems and a simple beginning will go a long way to help you lose weight. Hence, if you want to lose weight permanently, it is by having healthy diet and focusing on feeling good. You can follow these weight loss tips and tricks, which can be used for easy weight loss.

Since we are bombarded with so many weight loss methods, one question emerges, "how can we classify that a weight loss program is effective without having to try and risk our money?". I guess the only way is to read a honest feedback and opinion from a regular person who only care about weight loss. Healthy Food is a MUST to lose weight and live healthily.

People tend to buy pills to reduce their fat, it is not necessarily to risk your health because there are natural ways to reduce your fat. Refer to weight loss methods in order to find more details.

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