Fast Weight Loss With Green Tea
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Susan LaneOne of the most popular dieting trends today is green tea. There is good reason why green tea is becoming the dieting choice for millions of people worldwide. It has become a celebrity diet trend and the beverage of choice for people who are serious about losing weight naturally.
Throughout history, Green tea has been known to be a very powerful beverage for health and now more and more research has been conducted regarding green tea's outstanding abilities to help you lose weight.The benefits of green tea are numerous. At Pubmed.com you will find over 2,000 studies on green tea and its main components Ecgc and L-theanine. Many of these studies describe the benefits of green tea for weight loss. You can read study after study for yourself and discover the tremendous body of evidence describing green tea's healthful benefits.
LET'S HEAR WHAT SCIENCE HAS TO SAY! There is real, documented clinical proof that green tea promotes weight loss. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition published a groundbreaking study that concluded drinking green tea increased energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans.
Oprah Winfrey discussed the health and weight loss benefits of Green Tea on her show when she had Dr. Nicolas Perricone as a guest. Dr. Perricone is a world renowned physician and authority on antiaging and health. He has written numerous books, including the bestselling, "The Perricone Weight Loss Diet", in which he recommends drinking green tea on a daily basis for health and weight loss. Dr. Perricone told the audience that they could easily lose 10 pounds in 6 weeks just by switching to green tea instead of coffee! He explained that coffee raises your blood sugar and insulin levels which blocks you from losing body fat. Green tea on the other hand, drops your insulin levels, causing you to lose the body fat more rapidly.
So if losing weight is a serious desire for you, you should definitely switch over to drinking green tea. In addition to losing weight, green tea has a myriad of other documented health benefits so overall it is a terrific beverage to add to your daily diet.
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Do You Want To Get Rid Of Your Tummy Fat?
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Rita ChatterjeeDid you try all costly weight loss programs for tummy fat loss in vain.
This article is for you so that you can really lose your tummy fat by just following three secrets of tummy fat loss.
Here are three simple tips to burn the fat from your abdomen and chest area fast and save you from embarrassment while walking in the beaches.
1. Start Healthy Diet ImmediatelyJust say good-bye to the myth that starvation is the way for fast fat loss. You need to consume enough healthy foods instead of junk foods. You should follow the healthy diet menu for quick reduction of your tummy fat. Once you reduce sufficient weight, you can follow negative calorie diet.
2. Exercise RegularlyIt is mandatory to follow a proper exercise routine to lose tummy fat. It is necessary to burn the calories through activity than to starve them by eating less. High intensity interval training is better than a low intensity cardio. As per the latest study report, high intensity exercise programs boost your metabolism. Effectively your body continues to burn calories. even after the exercise.
3. Make a habit of drinking water instead of soft drinks.
Water flushes toxin out of your body and that's why it is extremely important for proper body functioning. You should drink 8 to 10 glasses of water per day. Water and green tea are helpful for weight loss. You should make a habit of drinking lemon water every morning, which will help you in colon cleansing also.
Please note that you need to be patient and motivated to lose tummy fat. You just need to follow your diet and exercise plan. By simply following this plan, you can easily loose 10 lbs within first 2 months.
If you consult a dietician or a personal trainer, you will need to pay more than 100$ per month as fees.
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Why Are People Fat?
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Ray CaranEverybody thinks that the reason that people get fat is because they over-eat and don't exercise. While this may have been true several decades ago, it's something else entirely today.
Discovering the reasons why people get fat will assist you in losing that troublesome weight. You will not able to control your weight without understanding why your body acts and re-acts like it does. This information will prevent you from losing sight of your goals.
Share this information and assist others. It is always easier to reach your goals when you team up with a friend or neighbor.
If you don't take control of your life you are hurting the ones you love the most, your family. An over weight person puts a tremendous strain on all their organs which may result in serious sickness or worse. They want you around for a long, long time.
Once you understand "Why People Are Fat" you will be on your way to taking control of your life and becoming the person you have always wanted to be. If you read this and do nothing you will fall into the trap that 95% of the people find themselves. Don't continue on your downward path.
Take action!
Statistics shot up first with just 5% of people in "civilized" countries (not just the United States) becoming labeled "OBESE." Then, "medicine" increased its knowledge considerably in the past 15 years alone by about 800%.Yet, just a few years later this obesity stat jumped from 5% to 25%.
Then most recently it was considered "accepted" that some 40% of people living in the United States are obese -- and shockingly this statistic was just recently revised with estimates suggesting between 55%-62% of Americans alone are now categorized as obese!
Before a decade ago, people living in the Orient had less than 1% of the levels of heart disease, liver disorders, cancers, strokes, and even behavioral problems such as ADD and learning disabilities. Today, those nations that accept regularly our imports show almost the same levels of these sickening illnesses and horrible diseases just like in the US.
PLEASE NOTE: At present Japan REFUSES to accept these meat and dairy exports from the United States, and they STILL have less than 1% of these sicknesses and obese citizens!
It may surprise you to know that almost ALL the things causing Oriental citizens to become as sick as American citizens were the so-called pesticides and preservatives that our FDA claims are to "protect us."
A study was run observing people living in the US who were NOT getting sick, only to discover a clear pattern as well:
These people were *NOT* eating the foods at public grocery stores -- either entirely or less as often.
Further, people who once were sick and obese but who later conquered both obesity and disease were people who had "detoxified" their bodies of all this "chemical & harmful garbage".
It was eventually discovered that the PRECISE reason why 88% of all people are FAT and getting very, very SICK:
The Truth Revealed!
Their bodies are creating large "fat-stores" (like the now extremely common and hideous "love handles") around people's middle tummy area, and underneath their armpits, as well as the back of their legs, thighs and buttocks -- as a *DIRECT DEFENSE*against the poisonous "build-up" accumulating because of these TOXINS.
In other words, your body is creating a "Protection Layer" (in the form of FAT!) in order to keep YOU and the TOXINS *separated!*
And if you get rid of these toxins, guess what happens:
WITHOUT changing, modifying or lowering 1-calorie from your diet, you suddenly find yourself dropping large "CHUNKS" of fat and weight from your body!
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No dangerous starvation diets needed!
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Free Calorie Shifting Menu
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Hyder KhanWhy are you unable to stay motivated to follow a diet? Is it because you get headaches? Is it because you are constantly waging an uphill battle against your cravings? Is it because you always feel hungry and are on the brink of starvation while dieting? Is it because you feel lethargic due to the lack of energy from the foods you used to eat?
There is a new type of diet out there, known as calorie shifting, that addresses these issues. You can eat as much as you want on this diet, from all four major food groups, over the course of four full meals every day. What kind of results can you expect on this diet? Most typically, you can expect to lose about 9 pounds for every 11 days. That is just shy of 1 pound per day!
Calorie shifting gives you a great deal of flexibility in terms of the foods you can eat. You devise your own customized meal plans within the context of the calorie shifting dietary structure.
Basically, what calorie shifting means is that you lose weight by shifting the types, not the quantity, of the foods you eat, from meal to meal. In doing so on a rotational basis continuously over the course of several days, you are simulating a sustained nutritional deficit which triggers your body's metabolism to go into fat-burning mode as a means of "self-preservation". Of course, you aren't really depriving yourself of any nutrients. You are merely shuffling your calories around so as to simulate the effect with every food groups, rather than with one food group.
One noteworthy feature of this diet plan is that you are required to take a 3-day break from the diet every 2 weeks, during which you can eat anything you want. So for every 14 days on the diet, you spend the first 11 actually dieting, and the remaining 3 days eating normally.
Essentially, if you lose 9 pounds in 11 days, take a 3-day break, and then lose 9 pounds during the next 11 days, before taking another 3-day break, that's a total of 18 pounds in 28 days. In a 31-day month, you can easily burn off at least 20 pounds!
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Don't Be A Slave To The Scale
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Cathy L WilsonIs the scale the way you determine your day? Do you wake up and allow the scale to tell you if you are going to have a good or bad day? Break your connection to the scale. Don't give your power to the scale. Your success isn't determined by the scale.
For people that diet and are on a quest for weight loss, we just can't stay away from the scale. It is as though we can't start our day without hopping on this device that sits on the floor that we stand on. There we are, giving our power to the scale standing on the scale staring down at the display waiting for the verdict. For some it is a compulsion for others it is mere curiosity. The problem occurs when the results begin to dictate our mood, our self-worth, and our self-esteem.
What is our compulsion with the scale? For some it's a measurement of success. It is a form of validation when we have been eating healthy on our diet program and regularly working out.
Why do we need a little box that sits on the floor to give us the validation we want? You know what you've done, how you've stuck to your diet, exercised, and resisted temptations throughout your day. The scale doesn't give you the validation or "way to go" for those daily successes. The scale is just that - a scale that measures your body weight including temporary body fluctuations.
Scales don't tell you how much fat you are losing. A regular scale doesn't reflect your muscle or water weight either. Our weight can fluctuate from day to day. Water retention from sodium, retention of bodily waste, hormonal changes, bloating, and other temporary bodily adjustments all register on the scale either up or down. Don't jump on and off the scale so many times during the day that it can count as aerobic activity for the day. Weigh yourself once a week (or even once per month) at the same time of day on the same scale.
If you weigh yourself every day, you can be frustrated because weight can swing two to three pounds up or down due to temporary body functions and changes. You'll get a more realistic picture of your weight loss if you weigh once a week.
There are excellent reasons for this. Your weight fluctuates many times throughout the day depending on what you've eaten, if you're hydrated, etc. This can be misleading and cause much frustration. When you weigh yourself, if you have lost weight, also give yourself credit for what you have gained in losing weight. Gains include feeling better about yourself, being in control over food rather than food controlling you, and being closer to your weight loss goal. If you haven't lost weight, or have put a small amount on, use this as motivation to keep going.
Increase your activity and exercise, look at what you're eating and the portion sizes.
It is interesting how those little numbers representing your weight can dictate your entire day. The scale can make you feel skinny and strong or big and awful. Do not weigh yourself several times a day. It makes no sense and can lead to scale neurosis.
For true validation of your weight loss and healthy lifestyle changes, take body measurements. Seeing proof of decreasing measurements is a more accurate way of acknowledging your success. Another great way to validate yourself is by your clothes. Are you clothes fitting better, getting baggier or wearing a different size? Both of these are true gauges and great pats on the back that you deserve.
Take your focus from looking down to the scale on the floor and look up. Look at all of the tremendous changes you've made in your life, how great you feel physically and emotionally. Put it in perspective and don't think about weight as the only issue. Reflect on how great you feel, how you look, do you have more energy, and all of the many things that have changed for the better in your life since you started making healthy changes. Those are the true measures of your efforts and success!
Cathy Wilson is a certified life coach specializing in weight loss. Cathy lost 147 pounds seven years ago. Her passion is to help clients achieve weight loss and life goals. Cathy works with clients to create a weight loss life plan custom to each client. Cathy is a member of the International Coaching Federation, International Association of Coaches, and Obesity Action Coalition.
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Stomach Size And Its Relationship With Food Intake And Weight Control
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Dr S. S. DhillonThe stomach is a muscular organ - about the size of your hand - that stretches when full and returns to normal when empty. This stretching of the stomach is only temporary. The size of stomach that varies among individuals, affects food intake.
Although bigger people tend to have bigger appetites, the size of the stomach--and not just the size of the body--appears to affect the feeling of fullness, or satiation, during and after a meal, according to research from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester , Minnesota .
The investigators found that compared with normal-weight adults, those who were overweight or obese took longer to feel satiated at mealtime. Similarly, those whose empty stomachs were larger needed more calories to feel completely full.
It was not merely a matter of bigger people having bigger stomachs, said the researchers.
Instead, the size of a person's empty stomach (called fasting gastric volume) was related to a feeling of fullness independent of body size.
Their study included 134 healthy volunteers who, after an overnight fast, drank a liquid meal until they reached maximum satiation. Their stomach volume before and after eating was measured through non-invasive imaging. The researchers found that both body mass index (BMI) and fasting gastric volume were independently linked to the time it took participants to become full.
The study suggests that factors governing stomach volume might predispose people to obesity and could serve as targets for weight-control tactics. These control mechanisms could range from eating patterns, such as whether a person eats small meals throughout the day or tends to binge, to hormones, to the nerves that control stomach contraction and relaxation (Gastroenterology, February 2004).
From these studies it is safe to assume that whatever can help reduce the stomach size will help control appetite and thus weight reduction. Further proof is the extreme example of surgical procedure to reduce stomach size. One of the major reasons for surgery to promote weight loss is that the operations close off parts of the stomach to make it smaller. Operations that only reduce stomach size are known as "restrictive operations" because they restrict the amount of food the stomach can hold.
In conclusion, reduced stomach not only improves the appearance but helps control weight.
Because, reduced stomach makes you feel full with less food reducing the amount of food eaten and thus the calories consumed. This leads to weight loss. Therefore, you're killing two birds with one-stone, the reduced stomach which reduces weight in this simple but effective exercise.
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Therefore, he is uniquely qualified to present Eastern and Western synthesis of health issues. He has published over 10 books and 40 research papers, and has expressed his views in the news media and workshops.
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How To Lose Belly Fat For Women - Don't Make These 3 Mistakes
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Jennifer JolanHow to lose belly fat for women is a little different than losing belly fat for guys. In this article, I'll discuss 3 common mistakes women make trying to lose belly fat. Eliminate those 3 mistakes, and women open up the door on how to lose belly fat.
So let's get to those 3 common belly fat mistakes women make...
Mistake #1: Not eating often enough
When you don't eat often enough, your body goes into starvation mode. What happens then is the body starts to retain extra body fat. The reason why it does that is because body fat is a quick and easy source of energy in times of starvation. This worked great hundreds of years ago, not so good these days for people who have no fear of truly starving.
The best thing you can do is have 4-5 small meals... or 3 small meals and 3 healthy snacks.
Mistake #2: Focusing countless hours on cardio
Long, steady-state, low intensity cardio isn't good for weight loss or if you're trying to lose belly fat. It's very catabolic. That means it eats away at muscle tissue for fiber. Since each pound of muscle burns off 30-50 more calories per day than a pound of fat, you're inadvertently slowing down your metabolism and burning less calories off.
Instead, do short bursts of high intensity interval training. To do this, simply go "all out" with whatever cardio exercise you're doing. Do this for about 10 seconds. After that, slow it down and do low intensity on the machine for about 20 seconds. Then keep repeating that cycle for at least 5 minutes.
25 minutes of this would help to give you an "afterburn". What that is, is this... you burn body fat for 18 or more hours AFTER you finished this routine. You don't get that afterburn with slow, steady-state cardio like jogging on a treadmill for 20 minutes at the same speed.
Mistake #3: Not getting enough fiber in your diet
The average woman should get a minimum of 35 grams of fiber each day. The average American gets about 12 grams of fiber a day. It's just not cutting it. Fiber clears out your system and improves the efficiency of your digestive system to eliminate waste sludge and toxins. This obviously speeds up your weight loss.
The simplest way to get the bulk of your 35 or more grams of fiber each day is to eat 1 can of black beans each day. Each 15-ounce can contains about 25 grams of fiber. It only costs 48 cents at Wal-Mart.
So there you have it. Those are 3 "how to lose belly fat for women" mistakes I often see in my clients.
Jennifer Jolan is a popular weight loss consultant and author of the best selling "Ultimate Diet Guide" ebook. She has helped over 3,700 women with her intensive 1 on 1 email coaching.
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Staying Slim For Spring
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Marci LallOkay so you've worked your butt of all winter long, putting in those grueling workout hours day in and day out. You've lost a few pounds and you even have some nice defined muscle on your body to show for all of your hard work.
First off congratulate yourself on this accomplishment, it takes a lot determination and will power to get this farm, so go ahead and give yourself a pat on your back.
So you might think to yourself that since you worked so hard throughout the winter, you can "slack off" a bit and indulge in those "spring foods".
What kinds of spring foods you ask?
Here's a quick list...
Hamburgers
Hotdogs
Chocolates
Ice cream
Salads loaded with mayo
Spring beverages (ice cap, margaritas, iced coffee)
...those kinds of things
So of course there will be some challenges in terms of watching what you eat, but if you want to maintain the results you got or maybe want to see a bit more results then you still have to put in the effort to focus on your workouts and watching what you eat.
And as usual if you do this 80% of the time then you have that 20% to enjoy some ice cream, or have a burger at a family picnic - You have to enjoy your life too...right?!
But eating well is one part to staying slim this spring.
You also have to keep your workouts up to par buy working out at least 3 times a week.
With the warmer weather here this makes getting your daily does of exercise a lot easier than in the winter.
You've probably heard the same old generic stuff to being fit in the spring. Yeah you can do things like riding your bike, going for walks, and so on. But if you really want to spice things up then what you can try to do is bump up the intensity on your favorite exercises.
For example, lets say you're doing your workout outside. Instead of performing lunges on a flat surface, while not do it up a hill?
Or if normal push-ups are too easy, lift one leg up to place more weight on your upper body.
So you see being active is one thing but changing the intensity level of your activities can really speed up your results and can result in you becoming more fit a lot faster.
But before I finish off this weeks newsletter, remember that "You Get What You Give".
If you give 110% during all your workouts and have the discipline to stay away from foods that pack on the pounds then you'll see 110% results. And at that point I don't see why you can't go out and buy yourself a nice new spring dress!
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How To Lose Fat Quickly To Start Living Thinner
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Alex RichDieting and weight loss are the #1 topics of conversation any time two or more people are in a room together. It doesn't matter whether the group is male or female, dieting and chatter about food is the conversation of choice. The #2 topic most often is the latest super-fast way to get rid of extra pounds. We live in a world where fast solutions are a necessity.
The good news is there are ways to quickly drop extra pounds in as little as 5 -10 days. Even better news is this can be done safely. Because I've been a hypnotist and personal development coach for many years I've been able to work in a lab, so to speak, to observe hundreds of people with different body types and diets and behavioral habits.
This has allowed me to match results across the years and create enhancements that have helped scores of dieters. Having done this for more than 15 years I've documented some interesting and useful findings.
According to the World Health Organization, nearly 85% of the population is caught up in what is referred to as an epidemic. Its name is obesity. All this means is we eat more than we burn and the excess food is stored as fat.
Now that's out of the way lets look at some of the simple ways you can fast-track your dieting goals and find success with losing fat and excess weight.
It doesn't have to hurt and best of all these methods produce lasting results. By lasting I mean, my clients experience a 89% success rate which basically relates to 8 of every 10 keeping their weigh off without ever dialing my number again. Let's look at part of the lessons they have learned and applied.
1. Set a goal for the weight you want to carry around on your bones. Don't spend any time worrying or thinking about the fact you've never stayed with it before. The same thing could happen this time but it doesn't matter at this point. Set a goal for what you want to weigh and write it down in big letters in the center of an 8 X 11 sheet of white paper and draw a circle around it.
2. Now you're ready to set a goal for what size clothes you want to wear. Add the colors and styles too and cut out a few pictures of clothes you'd like to wear. You may want to get a scrap book and paste or staple these items into the book. However, you can also just use file folders.
Keeping it simple is perfectly OK. Just do the work and keep it handy so you know how to find your written goals.
3. This is a No-Guilt-Allowed program. If you have ever started a diet or any type of weight loss program you've probably dropped it at one time or another. Until the desired behaviors are imprinted they are not automatic so it's easy to just stop the program.
The important thing is not to beat yourself up with self-talk or self criticism. Guilt and negative self-talk are part of the problem. They are in no way what-so-ever a part of the solution. Drop guilt and self-talk immediately. When you catch yourself doing it again stop it immediately.
After a week or so you'll notice a reduction in the episodes. Stay vigilant and respect yourself and don't let guilt and self talk back in. They are goal killers and have no place in your new lifestyle.
4. Now for the exercise portion of your new super-fast weight loss program. Before you start dusting off weight plates and washing your gym shorts, I'm not talking about that kind of exercise. We're talkin' visualization exercises.
Take it from me, your mind is a lot stronger than your body right now....in fact at all times.
We're going to do mental exercises to begin and extend the fat melting process. Here's how it works:
Designate at least 2 ten to fifteen minute periods and use this time at least 2 to 3 times a week. You'll be performing some silent exercises that you'll repeat following these simple steps. Be sure you turn your phone ringers off and let your assistant/family member/partner, etc. know you'll need to be left alone for this period.
Find a comfortable chair (recliners are perfect...just be sure you don't fall asleep) and sit back and take 3 long...slow...deep breaths and release them very very slowly. Repeat that exercise 3 times and continue to relax with your eyes closed.
Next you'll want to use your mind's eye to see yourself at your chosen size and weight engaged in something you do every day. Just use your imagination to observe yourself and your surroundings including the sights and sounds that would be normal and natural for the time and place you choose to visit during this exercise.
Create a nice fantasy spot for your exercises. Maui is great, especially if you've never been there before. It's your fantasy so create a great place and have fun with it.
Be sure to set your cell phone timer for 10-15 minutes, otherwise you'll lose track of time and miss your appointments. Remember to repeat this exercise at least 2 or 3 times a day. In the morning before starting your day and at night just before bedtime work best.
5. You've got the exercise part in hand, now for the diet. For the first 5 days, eliminate bread and bread products. This may take more time to figure out than you would imagine.
What this means is, everyone knows how to recognize a slice of bread or a hamburger bun. It gets a little tricky to detect when bread has been slipped into your diet in other forms.
You may want to read the labels on some items, however, most of the time it's simply a matter of scrapping the coatings off of things like fish sticks, corndogs, and other bread and batter dipped goodies.
That's it for the first dieting item. Eliminate bread for the first 5 days and you'll notice a drop of approximately 2 to 5 pounds every 7 or so days from this single adjustment.
It's always suggested to drink more water, however, you should check with your doctor about dieting before getting started. She is always your best pre-diet check point.
BTW...I mention eliminating bread for the first 5 days as a jump-starting process to start the fat-melt going. You may want to make this permanent once you see the results.
6. I add this next tip and believe it is the most compelling secret to success. Make yourself a commitment about your weight loss goals. This step relates to more than just your chosen weight and size goal. Your commitment is to how you want to live your life going forward.
I talk with my clients about the importance of living thinner. It works like this: Most of us know, or have heard of a person who seems to eat everything they want and yet never seem to gain a pound. They are not particularly athletic or overly active, however, they always seem to effortlessly maintain a balanced look in regard to their weight and size.
My comment is not an endorsement of this persons' lifestyle. I intend it to illustrate a point of focus for your consideration as you think about your commitment to yourself. Your quality of life depends on living thinner. This is not a recommendation to become fixed on cutting calories or exercising to the maximum or any such outlandish ideas.
Living thinner means putting more focus on balance in your life across the board. We tend to be wasteful when it comes to many things in the lifestyles we enjoy. Our current challenge with global obesity is just one observation of the outcome of a lifestyle that is outwardly, rather than inwardly focused.
Living thinner means doing what you enjoy with every ounce of focus and energy to truly enjoy the moment, but not to excess. It is the excess that drives us over the edge so to speak.
Living thinner is about being in balance. It's about focusing on a healthier lifestyle. One that serves your higher good.
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4 Easy Tips on How to Tone Your Stomach in Weeks!
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Eric T. WallaceWell, summer's right around the corner and the swimsuits will be out in full force before you know it. So now's the perfect time for you to sculpt those abs and get your midsection ready!
Here are four easy tips to quickly tone your stomach and surely make you the talk of the beach:
1. Do some light-to-medium cardio every morning before breakfast. You can run, ride your stationary bike, or whatever you like. Just get a light sweat going for about 20-25 minutes. It's best to do this before breakfast, because you'll have an empty stomach then, and whatever calories are burned will be excess fat calories. The more fat calories are burned, the more definition you'll get. For advanced exercise tips, please visit my website listed below.
2. Instead of reaching for the bagel, go for the orange. Eat fresh fruit instead of cereal. Not only will the nutrients energize you, they'll also boost your metabolism, enabling you to burn more fat throughout the morning. They're filling too, so if you have an orange and an apple, you won't feel hungry.
3. Space out your meals. You can eat pretty much whatever you normally eat, but rather than having three big meals, it's best to have five smaller meals instead. This will supercharge your metabolism, such that it won't need to burn through big meals at one time, and can instead focus on burning more fat! This change need not be drastic at all. Instead of the sandwich for lunch, how about half of the sandwich and a salad? And then you can come back to the rest of the sandwich a little later. If you spread things out, you'll never be hungry, AND your metabolism will have a chance to take out the excess fat.
4. Do some light abdominal exercises in the evening. These exercises can be whatever you want: sit-ups, crunches, leg-lifts, etc, for about 5-10 minutes. They don't have to be strenuous at all.
Most of the work has already been done with the cardio and smart eating, so these exercises are simply for toning up.
And there you have it! Isn't that easy? You don't have to join a gym or make drastic lifestyle changes to get you all nice and toned. All you have to do is get into the habit, and within weeks, you'll be sculpted and ready to go! So what are you waiting for?
*As always, please get medical advice before taking on any new exercise regimen. If you ever feel light-headed, please stop exercising.
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Chinese Green Tea Diet - Healthy Way To Lose Weight
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Karel MicekWhat is the secret of Chinese Green Tea Diet? The Chinese have known about the health benefits of green tea since ancient times, using it to treat everything from headaches to depression. Today, the study showed also the benefits of green tea for dieting.
People who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea. Researchers say the results indicate that substances found in green tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.
1. HEALTH BENEFITS
Ranged from cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, high cholesterol levels, cariovascular disease, infection, to impaired immune function.
It has also been effective in lowering LDL cholesterol levels, and inhibiting the abnormal formation of blood clots. The latter takes on added importance when you consider that thrombosis (the formation of abnormal blood clots) is the leading cause of heart attacks and stroke.
Links are being made between the effects of drinking green tea and the "French Paradox." For years, researchers were puzzled by the fact that, despite consuming a diet rich in fat, the French have a lower incidence of heart disease than Americans. The answer was found to lie in red wine, which contains resveratrol, a polyphenol that limits the negative effects of smoking and a fatty diet.
2. BENEFITS OF CHINESE GREEN TEA DIET
New evidence is emerging the benefits of green tea for dieting. Green Tea helps to increase the body's metabolic rate and energy expenditure to help promote reductions in weight and body fat. This boost to the metabolism promotes a more active healthier lifestyle while helping you to loose the weight.
Green tea weight loss extracts can be consumed in many ways including as regular tea plus it can be purchased in liquid or tablet form but whichever way it is used it has an excellent record as a calorie burner.
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Strength Training - Secret Weapon for Successful Weight Loss
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Carolyn HansenFor years, we have been told to diet the excess fat from or bodies and throw in some fast walking to hasten the process. The trouble with this is that the low calorie restricted diet would throw the body into diet shock with the body holding onto the fat and using precious lean muscle tissue for energy.
What is diet shock? It's a description of what happens to your body when it enters into emergency energy conservation to protect itself against the rigors of starvation. This situation lowers the metabolism (the rate the body burns fuel) creating greater muscle loss and once the diet was broken the original fat would return and usually some more creating a vicious cycle.
There is a better way to lose weight (body fat) and it is strength training. If you are not incorporating a strength training exercise program into your weight loss program then you can look forward to disappointing results.
If you want your weight loss regime to work you will have to perform strength training and there is no getting around it. It is absolutely imperative that during the course of a lifetime not only for your weight loss goals but also for general health and wellbeing that you must use this valuable tool.
Strength training builds and tones lean, valuable fat-burning muscle and for every 500 grams of muscle that you gain, you will burn roughly an additional 50 calories per day - even at rest. If there is a secret to weight loss it is increasing your metabolic rate. You need to train your body to be efficient at calorie burning when you're being inactive. Remember that a person with toned muscle sitting in front of the TV is burning more calories at that moment than a flabby person.
So let's do the logic. If you don't challenge your muscles, they atrophy (waste away) at a rate of about 500 grams a year. Your weight may stay the same, but your body composition will change. Less muscle tissue, more body fat, same weight - and that's not the best scenario, as we all know too well. As the fat would take up more space than the same weight of lean muscle tissue you would end up with a bigger, softer body.
Sure, you can lose weight with aerobics (walking, jogging, biking etc) alone. But all too often, you'll wind up being a "smaller" version of an overweight flabby person. Significant muscle tone, definition, vitality and strength are rarely - if ever - achievable from cardio work alone
To melt away more body fat that you would have thought possible all that is required is that you perform a minimum of two strength training sessions per week. This would need to be a proper program with the correct level of intensity created buy a Fitness Professional. Anything less and it is unlikely to be effective and produce the desired results.
The main benefits of this program are to increase your lean muscle tissue which will elevate your metabolic rate. You will now be able to eat more food which means you won't need to starve anymore to lose weight. Fewer calories have to cut back from the daily intake of food and successful weight/fat loss will become more likely.
To understand the dynamics of strength training is to remember that lean muscle tissue takes up considerably less space (and is much more aesthetically pleasing) than fat tissue. Too often, people who are having success with their exercise program step on a scale and get discouraged because they haven't lost as much weight as they hoped to. Their clothes fit better, they feel better, they have more energy and they look great. But they're still sweating the numbers on the scale.
Your better bet is to pay attention to your measurements. Is your waistline getting trimmer? Are your legs firmer? Do your clothes fit and hang better?
You can also get your body composition tested at your local gym or health club to give you a better picture of what's actually happening as you lose body fat and gain strength, because it breaks your weight into lean tissue and fat tissue. And it's highly motivating to see those numbers change.
Strength training is your greatest asset and secret weapon in weight loss and weight management. And there's a very good chance that you're going to love it.
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Losing Weight - Secrets of Diet and Exercise
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Philip GeganAnyone who seriously wishes to lose weight has to face a few home truths before they start, so let's get straight to the point.
To lose excess weight and keep it off you have to change your lifestyle. Not drastically, perhaps, but you have to make fundamental changes in your diet and incorporate exercise, or increased exercise, into your routine. This is not as difficult as it sounds, as I shall explain below.
In fact the basics are quite simple. If you are increasing your weight it's because your body is taking in more calories than it can burn up while you pursue your present lifestyle. To lose weight, you have to increase your energy output and burn up those excess calories before they are stored in your body fat, or reduce the amount of calories you consume by changing your diet. To keep your equilibrium you should ideally do both.
Start right now. Weigh yourself and write down the figure in your diary or a notebook. What weight do you wish to achieve? Write that down too. And by what date? Write that down. Be realistic. Don't try and achieve an impossible or highly unlikely target. It's far better to have a more modest ambition that has a good chance of success.
Identify which foods you presently eat regularly that are harmful and have led you to being overweight. You have to be honest with yourself. If there are more than just one or two, list them in the order in which you wish to eliminate them from your diet.
Work out how you can increase the exercise you do on a daily or weekly basis. It may be that you can devote some time every day to walking for 20 or 30 minutes. Perhaps you can walk all or part of the way to work one or two days a week. You don't have to start by going to a gym five times a week for a couple of hours at a time.
Remember your body is used to its present diet and routine. Any radical change will be a shock to the system. If you suddenly halve the calories in your diet or double the physical demands on your body then it won't be long before your body tells you one way or another that it's too much, and your weight loss plans will flounder.
If part of your diet consists of junk food, start by cutting down on the main constituent of that junk food. It may take three or four weeks before you manage to cut it out altogether. At the same time replace it with fiber or some other kind of healthy substitute.
Be patient. It will be worth it. Regularly visualise what life will be like when you have achieved your aims. Review your progress from time to time. Once you have managed to replace one junk food item with a more healthy food, even if it's just on one occasion a week, it's time to move on to the next step. Don't forget to congratulate yourself on your progress first.
With your exercise routine it's slightly different. If you normally don't partake in any exercise at all then gentle, anaerobic exercises, such as walking briskly, is a good way to start. But that kind of exercise is severely limited in its ability to help your body lose excess weight. It is, however, good for making your body used to the idea of doing more physical exercise.
So when that stage is passed it's time to go in for more strenuous, aerobic, exercises. These are the exercises, such as running, cycling and circuit training, that will really have you sweating off those pounds. Remember, though, to take things one step at a time. For example, if you're starting to run for the first time in years just take a very short run and don't go at it flat out, rather just take it gingerly to see how your body and limbs will take it. You may wish to take medical or professional advice before you do this, especially if you are past the first flush of youth or have health problems.
If your aims are realistic enough and you are persistent then you will lose weight. However, you will probably find that at some stage you arrive at a "plateau", where further weight loss seems impossible, however strict your diet and conscientious your exercise routine.
At this stage you need to consider whether there is some other cause of your excess weight, something that goes deeper than just a surplus of calorific intake over calorie burning, something that caused the whole problem in the first place. As the man said, the truth will make you free, but first it will make you angry.
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Skipping Breakfast Actually Good For Weight Loss? Surprising Truth
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Jennifer JolanAbout 80% of people who are overweight share this 1 common characteristic. It may be one of the biggest indicators as to why so many people are getting fat these days. Conversely, 80% of skinny people share a directly opposite characteristic. Here it is...
A full 80% of overweight people skip breakfast. Interesting, huh? Ok, maybe not, but... it's very important when you add in the fact that 80% of skinny people actually do eat a breakfast regularly.
Perhaps the biggest and most important habit you can develop to lose weight is the simple ability to eat a breakfast each and every day.
Now, this doesn't mean to eat a bad breakfast full of terrible foods that are loaded with carbohydrates and fats and all of a sudden you'll lose weight. Come on, you knew that. Don't try to cheat this habit and yourself.
Here is my best suggestion for you...
Make 3-4 scrambled eggs. Quick and easy. Yes... I know you're busy. We all are. If you really do care about your health and want to lose weight, can't you simply wake up 10 minutes earlier than normal so you have time to make and eat the scrambled eggs?
Even better is to add 1/2 can of black beans or blackeye peas to the scrambled eggs.
That's almost the perfect breakfast. High in protein and fiber, low in carbs and fat.
You'll notice that you won't feel very hungry before lunch. You can thank all that protein and fiber in the eggs and black beans!
So, as you can see, skipping breakfast is not a good idea... especially for weight loss. Breakfast is the best time to eat a big meal because your body is coming off of 6-8 hours of sleep (starvation). So it needs food for energy to start the day right.
One last thing. The more food you eat earlier in the day (within reason), the less food you eat later in the day. This helps you to burn off the foods you ate during the day instead of letting them stay in your body and turn into fat deposits while you sleep at night.
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Can't Lose Fat? Maybe You're Doing It Wrong
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Art TurnerFat loss looks easy on paper. Burn more calories than you consume. Sounds simple, doesn't it?
Force your body to burn stored fat for energy. You know where your next meal is coming from, so there's no need to fatten up. Unfortunately, what's simple on paper is difficult to achieve. You may not have time for regular exercise. You may not have the willpower to eat less. What you eat may have more calories than you think. Fat loss remains elusive.
Think cardio is the best way to lose fat? Work the treadmill until your legs fall off? Sorry, that's not the way. Cardio should be part of your routine. But you need to build muscle to lose fat.
Muscle burns more calories than fat. Did you know it takes up to 100 calories a day just to feed one pound of muscle? If you add muscle to your frame, you burn more calories. Even when you're just sitting around.
Your fat loss strategy will need to include the right diet plan. Reducing calories alone won't do the trick. But neither will exercise alone. Losing fat requires reducing your calorie intake plust exercising. Make sure you get enough protein to build muscle. Reduce carbs, but don't eliminate them.
By the way, the more fat you lose, the more difficult it will get. If you want really low body fat levels, you may have to reduce your calorie intake even more later on.
Losing fat is not something you do once. It's a lifestyle choice. Maintaining low body fat levels doesn't happen without continuing effort. Unfortunately, it gets harder as you get older. Start now so you'll know what works best for you.
Bottom line? Don't freak out about your size. Concentrate on your health. Of course, lower body fat is healthier. Shoot for lowering your body fat levels. Get your weight distributed evenly around your body.
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How to Lose Ten Pounds in a Week
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Jason OhYou don't want to know how to lose ten pounds in a week!
What's the point in punishing yourself with short term results. A far better way would be to change your eating habits gradually, think positive and think long term.
Here are reasons why it is stupid to learn how to lose ten pounds in a week
1. It is not safe and healthy - this is obvious. You should be looking at 1-2 lbs a week. This is more manageable and long term,
2. You may lose the ten pounds in a week, but most likely, you'll pile the weight back on and more in a few days.
For sure, whatever you did to lose the ten pounds that fast, it will not be manageable and practical. Look at it this way - a short term fix to a longer term problem.
And because it is that restrictive and tough to manage the non eating, your hunger will take control of your eating habits. Therefore, you will eat more than you should.
So ask yourself, is it worth it to go on a 'Yo Yo' weight loss with meaningless results.
3. If you cut out food completely, you're just hurting yourself and limiting the necessary nutrients that can help you to metabolize more efficiently.
Eating food is the reason to live and function daily. Food is not the enemy - so live to eat.
If you still want to know how to lose ten pounds in a week - just let me cut off both of your arms. Now this may sound silly to you - but you wanting to lose weight that quick is just as silly.
This is not how to lose ten pounds in a week.
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How To Lose Stomach Fat? What Really Works
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Kellie Vande MaatHow to lose stomach fat is a question that is extremely popular among my clients and a very important one, because the amount of fat distributed around our middle can directly influences our health.
We become more proned to such illnesses as Stroke, Heart Disease, Diabetes and High Blood pressure if we carry to much fat around our tummies. So how do we lose stomach fat? What does really work ?
Over the years I and many health professionals like me would prescribe a diet low in fat , especially saturated fat. A diet that contained plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables, so that there was plenty of fibre, regular exercise and lastly 2 litres of water.
I would also educate people on how to choose foods with a lower Glycemic Index, so that they were satisfied for longer and stabilize their blood sugar levels.
Most of my clients did lose weight, but some were unable to get to their healthy weight.
Why was this ? I soon began to realize that no matter what they ate , they really needed to clean and detox their bodies, especially their whole digestive system.
I found that it was important for me to regulate their bowel motions. you see most people with with problem's particularly those who carry extra fat around their stomachs averaged one bowel motion a day.
I wanted 2-3 a day to keep toxic waste from building up and sitting in their digestive system to long.
You see having waste sit in your system to long can lead to many health condition. The waste clogs the intestinal walls , it hardens and decays, producing bad bacteria, fungus, parasites and yeast which then multiply in these condition's.
It reduces the way in which we effectively absorb valuable nutrients that we need for our metabolism to function well.
You may well be asking ,well how exactly did you achieve this?
It was rather difficult as most intestinal cleansing product are either horrible to consume as they taste disgusting, are addictive or extremely uncomfortable as some cause tummy aches.
Then I found HT a great tasting all natural herbal tea that cleans the whole intestinal tract,not just the colon, quickly and easily. The old fecal matter stuck in your intestine, the fungus,parasites and bad bacteria is remove , allowing nutrients to be absorbed, stomach size to be reduced and a lower body fat percentage achieved.
This can be achieved without dieting or giving up your favorite foods.
Nothing has assisted my client's more than taking HT.
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Weight Loss Products and Treatments - How to Lose Weight at Home
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Lynn HuberEveryday and everywhere we look, we see photos of super thin models and perfectly proportioned actresses. So, it's easy to lose perspective on what our bodies should look like. For starters, most of us are not built to be that thin, nor should we be. But the majority of us are looking for an easy weight loss plan that works.
Most of those models and actresses are well below a healthy weight. And you have to remember that those professionals get paid to look that good. It's part of their job. I don't know about you but I certainly don't want to spend the majority of my life worried about how I look.
But if you want to be healthy and in shape, that's completely reasonable. And if you're wondering how to lose weight at home , we have the answer here..... Below are four simple steps to get you on your way to looking your personal best. Use these steps and you will see results over time.
There is no real quick fix to losing weight. Making changes you can stick to is the best way to lose weight and keep it off.
Step 1: Try making small changes instead of overhauling your life all at once. It can be overwhelming to change too much too quickly. A lot of times you'll end up eating everything in your cabinet and then punishing yourself or just quitting altogether. So start out by trying baby steps. You can switch to diet soda, use mustard instead of mayo on sandwiches, and take the stairs instead of the elevator at work. Doing anything, no matter how small, is better than nothing.
Step 2: Keep a journal of everything you eat for an entire week. Also write down the amount of calories in the food. This can be a huge eye opener. We usually tend to underestimate the amount we eat. After a week you can get a good idea of your eating habits. Some people barely eat all day then eat a huge dinner. Others tend to snack their way through the day. Figure out what you're doing and then see where you can improve.
Step 3: Get a good amount of activity every day. A goal to work up to is 60 to 90 minutes a day. This doesn't mean you have to spend that time in the gym. You can count walking through the grocery store, taking the stairs, or even playing with your dog at the park. Those little things add up during the day. You can always start out small and then add more every day or even week. The most important thing is just to get up and move.
Step 4: Readjust your portion sizes at meals. There are quite a few of us that have been taught to eat everything on our plate. Unfortunately, this habit is hard to break. But you can make it healthier. The best change to make is using smaller plates, bowls, glasses, and utensils. This will literally trick your eye into thinking you have more food. Another way to get the right portions is to use your plate as a guide. Half of your plate should be used for vegetables, one-quarter for whole grains, and one-quarter for protein. This makes eating healthier a snap.
Portion control is the one item that needs to be mastered when you want to reduce your weight. A good way to do this without any extra temptations is try try a meal system. Diet-to-Go and Bistro MD both offer fantastic meal plans that are delivered right to your door. And they give you everything you need without the extra calories. These programs are a great support when you're trying to change your eating habits.
The trick is just getting started. Start doing each of the above steps each day even if you just do a bit. Once you see some results or start to feel better it will be easier and easier to change your life...one day at a time.
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Lose 7.7 Pounds This Month With Only 3 Workouts of 6 Minutes Each Week
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Jennifer JolanLong, boring cardio sessions are outdated and harmful for weight loss. The reason is simple.
Those sessions eat your muscle tissue. This is bad because muscle tissue is 9 times more metabolically efficient as compared to fat tissue.
What this means is you burn off less fat if you lose muscle... and losing muscle is what you do when you run on the treadmill or ride a stationary bike for a long time. Now I have some good news for you. I can show you how to burn about 8 times more fat than running on the treadmill forever... and you'll achieve that in about 10% of the time.
Studies have proven that just 3 quick 6-minute sessions can net you a loss off up to 7.7 pounds in just 1 month.
Interested in how it works?
It's called HIIT... short for high intensity interval training. A high intensity interval training session involves several short maximum intensity efforts that are separated by moderate recovery intervals.
Here's an example.
Get on the stairstepper after you've warmed up your body. Now, crank up the speed to as fast as possible and you do that for just 10 seconds. It's harder than you think.
Next, use the button on the stairstepper to lower the speed to a moderate level so you can continue to stairstep... but at a much slower pace. This is called an "active rest". You do this for 10-30 seconds depending on your conditioning.
Are you with me so far?
After that, continue repeating that cycle of intense all out effort with a slower effort. For a beginner, you can start out going as fast as possible for 10 seconds and resting for 30 seconds. This will give you 9 total cycles of 10 second bursts and 9 cycles of 30 seconds to actively rest while still exercising on the stairstepper.
So in 6 minutes, you would have only worked hard for 90 seconds. The other 270 seconds are for the most part, easy. After a few sessions of this cycle, you should gradually reduce your active rest times. Eventually you'll want to get it so you are doing 18 intense bursts of 10 seconds and 18 active rest cycles.
Remember, this is just an example.
The great thing about HIIT is that you can do it with just about any exercise. Works great on the elliptical machine, stationary bikes, and rowing machines. You can do it with running as well. Run as hard as you can for 5 seconds and follow it up with 15-20 seconds of walking. Keep repeating until you've done 6 minutes.
The reason this burns off fat better than cardio is because HIIT increases the resting metabolic rate for up to 24 hours after the session.
Translation...
Your body is in an accelerated fat burning mode for 18-24 hours after your HIIT session. That's where you get the weight loss benefits... after the session, not during it. Unfortunately, typical 30-60 minute slow-paced cardio sessions don't create this "afterburn". Once you stop the cardio session, your fat burning is done.
So stop with the long cardio sessions and do HIIT. You can lose up to 7.7 pounds in less time than it takes to watch a movie... 72 minutes of exercising for the month. Not a bad investment in your time.
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Can I Lose Weight With An Elliptical Trainer?
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Darin SewellWhen it comes to losing weight and getting in shape many people are literally at their wits end and just plain fed up with their lack of progress. Even when using the latest greatest fad diets and exercise they still seem to get no where fast. But there is a piece of fitness equipment that has proven itself time and again as a great way to safely get in shape, that machine is the elliptical trainer. Right now you maybe asking yourself, can i lose weight with an elliptical trainer? The answer is yes but only if used correctly so read on to find out the best methods to use to lose weight with an elliptical machine.
The biggest mistake most people make when they go to the gym is to hop on any piece of equipment and just go through the motions while staring at the TV on the wall. Although this is better then nothing working out this way will ultimately get you no where fast. In order to burn fat and lose weight in the fastest way possible you have to bring your heart rate up to aerobic levels. Aerobic heart levels are somewhere between 120 an 190 beats per minute depending on your height,weight, age and gender. When you reach your target heart rate levels try and maintain it for a minimum of fifteen minutes. Although in the beginning you may only be able to do half that time you should try to be improving over time.
Variety is another great way to keep your workouts fresh and maximize the fat burning effects of exercise. The elliptical treadmill offers the ability to really add variety to your workouts by allowing you to not only run forwards but also backwards as well. Many ellipticals also offer the ability to change the stride length so you can work your muscles from a different angle. Along with a great lower body workout many of these machines come equipped with upper body levers that can give you a great total body workout and maximize calorie burning.
Along with proper exercise you have to have the proper diet. To accomplish this try and avoid processed and fat filled foods. Instead stick with fresh fruits, vegetables and lean white meat like chicken, turkey and fish. Switch any sodas or other sugary drinks out for water and if you drink milk switch to skim.
By using your time in the gym effectively, maximizing your workouts and eating correctly you should see a drastic reduction in body fat and a rise in energy levels in a rather short period of time.
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How To Lose Weight Fast and Safely
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Jonathan G HigginsMost people wanting to know how to lose weight fast often forget the 'safe' part. They are so eager to lose that they are willing to compromise their health. The truth is, anybody can lose weight as long as they identify the strategies that work for them. Most people who fail at losing weight do so because they try to make themselves do things they do not want to do. Here are three strategies they may work for you. Contact me and I'll send you 50 more strategies that help others lose weight everyday.
Eat Smaller Portions
Knowing how to lose weight is a no-brainer. Here's the first thing you should do. Americans and perhaps others around the world as well, have gotten used to larger food portions. Who knows where this started? When you eat out at a restaurant, remind your self that not only do you not need to eat the whole thing, but you shouldn't. One nice trick you can use is to tell the waiter to box up half of the meal before she/he brings it out to you. This way, you will never feel the need to eat it right then. Eat the other half for lunch the next day.
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables are a Must
If you want to lose weight, you have to replace the unhealthy foods you eat with fresh fruits and vegetables. The government suggests that you eat five servings a day. I think you need to eat more.
Keeping lots of fruits and vegetables around can prevent you from unhealthy snacking. Some of my most unhealthy eating occurs when I get the munchies and there is nothing health around to eat. I go into a convenience store and the only thing available is junk food and other unhealthy snacks.
Keep a bowl of fruits and vegetables in several places in your house and on your desk at work.
When you get hungry, you will reach for that bowl instead of a candy bar or other unhealthy food. This is the key to knowing how to lose weight successfully.
Make Sure Your Goals Are Attainable
Losing too much weight too fast is not healthy. Most health experts agree that it is not healthy to lose more than two pounds a week. Losing more than that can really harm your body. No matter how much you really want to lose a lot of weight fast, you are better off capping it a two pounds max a week. Or, maybe two pounds a week is not attainable for you. If that is the case, then set a goal of losing one pound a week. If you could maintain that for one year, you could lose 52 pounds. That is very significant, healthy and doable.
Do not fret if you do not think any of these strategies can work for you. Knowing how to lose weight fast is knowing that you should only focus on the strategies that work for you. Keep a list of every tip you come across and seeing if they work for you is the key.
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How To Lose Weight Quickly - 5 Common Weight Loss Myths Exposed
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Justin MorganYou might have tried to lose weight numerous times before, only to give up when you don't see immediate results. There are numerous myths around diets, and hopefully, we'll dispel them now!
The first myth folks surrender to is that you'll be able to reduce weight quickly by getting rid of as many calories as possible from your diet or by fasting. This is a very harmful means to do it since your body enters starvation mode, instantly halting fat loss. A lot of folks simply would like to slim down quickly for an outfit they want to fit into for a special social function coming up soon. Do not hold back till the eleventh hour to begin dieting.
A different myth we come across in our pursuit of a slenderer waist is the one that says to exclusively consume a single type of food all day, day-after-day. Grapefruit, pepper-laden water, and even hotdog dieting crazes have led to several bouts of overeating in the past. Embarking on reckless diet crazes means your system isn't obtaining the requisite nutrition it demands to combat sicknesses and remain in good health.
You might have likewise heard that you will be never be able to deviate from your diet plan. Whenever you do, you will be forced to work out for a long time in order to compensate for it. This is not correct. It is all right to eat that dessert occasionally. You simply must correct your calorie consumption for that day. There is actually no need for hours of working out simply to correct for one tiny dessert.
One myth you might have picked up is the one that alleges you can not snack prior to going to sleep, because you will get fat in your sleep. This one is not correct since a diet plan simply signifies that you are eating healthy and keeping an eye on your caloric intake for the day.
Consuming a light snack prior to bed Is not going to make a big difference unless it is a full meal or a whole chocolate cake.
How about the one that alleges you can not snack between meals? It is more beneficial to eat snacks. Eat littler meals during the day in order to keep your hunger satisfied. By doing away with snacks between meals, you are simply going to make yourself hungrier at meal times, which makes you to eat a great deal more than you actually must simply to fulfill your craving.
Try not to fall victim to the countless dieting myths circling the internet. A levelheaded balance of correct eating (almost all of the time) and working out can skyrocket your dieting success!
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