Who doesn’t want to shed a few pounds in the Spring to look better in lighter more revealing clothes and bathing suit season is just around the corner? Everyone is always uptight about the D word, however, being on a diet doesn’t have to be that difficult. It really doesn’t take many changes to lose [...]
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We are used to receiving super-size portions when we go out to eat, which is a large factor in the obesity of Americans. Over the years serving sizes have become bigger and bigger. Think of the size of a bagel. Our grandparents ate a three-inch bagel for a total of 150 calories. Today, most bagels [...]
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The Mayo Clinic actually reviews 70 popular fad diets. Isn’t that unbelievable? And these are just the 70 most popular diets…imagine how many more there are floating around out there.
Dieting is simply a function of burning more calories than you take in. In order to burn more you can do one of two things:
Exercise more
Increase [...]
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If you Google latest diets all kinds of diets crazes pop-up including:
HCG diet
Flat belly Diet
Cookie Diet
Low Carb Diets
The Blood Type Diet
Really dieting is simply math. Burn more calories than you take in. That’s why watching calories and exercising daily should theoretically bring about results. Some people need the extra push to help depress appetite and [...]
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Consider the following tips to incorporate into your weight loss plan. They are basic requirements for losing weight yet easily forgotten and skipped by the overzealous dieter looking to take short cuts.
Drink water. Add a squeeze of citrus to add flavor.
Add fruits and vegetable to your meals.
Helps meet fiber goals.
Displace fat in your diet.
Work it [...]
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In order to lose weight we always think we need to slash or reduce calories…but what if there was another way? By cutting calories we deprive the body of fuel and thus the body slows down. On the other hand food fuels the system and stimulates energy metabolism. Reducing calories slows the metabolic rate. The [...]
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Unusual Metabolism Boosting Foods
We all have heard of the classic foods that boost metabolism but here are some fun foods that will also do the trick and rev up weight loss…just watch your total caloric intake!
The Crazy Eights Are:
Chocolate
Gourmet cheese
Nuts
Black Beans
Milk
Spinach
Jalapeno peppers
Mango
The reason many of these surprising foods work to boost metabolism is because they [...]
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From the beginning of time food has had an integral relationship with man. From basic survival to the forbidden fruit our history and rituals are intertwined with food. Some foods and herbs slow us down and others are a boost to our system.
Food unites us with other humans by celebrating social occasions and even religious rituals. [...]
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It’s been said that a person’s weight is a function of caloric intake, routinely exercise, and metabolic rate. To ensure weight loss all three factors need to be taken into consideration. Once you are able to master that you will find the pounds will shed quickly and easily.
Here are some tips on how to control [...]
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When most people plan to go on a diet, they typically have some number in their head of how much weight they want to lose. You hear people say “I need to lose 20 pounds”, or “I want to weigh 130 pounds again”. But while this may give you motivation to start a diet, you [...]
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