Showing posts with label Weight Loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight Loss. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Top 10 Diets Programs

What Are The Top 10 Diets?

Atkins Diet

The Atkins diet is the most admired of the top 10 diets. This low-carbohydrate diet encourages the elimination of carbohydrates from your diet. The diet really works and you can munch as much as fats and proteins you want. However, before starting this diet, study a bit to know the suitability of this diet for your body.

South Beach Diet

This diet is one of the most successful of the top 10 diets to lose weight. It is not a low-fat or low-carb diet. Instead, it focuses on consuming the correct amount of fats and carbs. The diet depends on the glycemic index. It limits the intake of carbs in the initial two weeks and then re-introduces those carbs with a low glycemic index. You need to eat three healthy meals daily, along with some snacks, provided they are healthy enough.

Cabbage Soup Diet

It is also one of the effective of the top 10 diets. The diet contains insignificant amount of calories. You will observe instant weight loss, if you stick to cabbage soup diet for a week. The more soup you consume, more pounds you drop.

Grapefruit Diet

This is the finest weight loss diet for obese people. The advantages of this diet arrive from the addition of grapefruit to a low-calorie and low-fat diet.


SlimFast Diet

This is also one of the superior of the top 10 diets. The diet restores your breakfast and lunch meals, with two SlimFast shakes, and puts ahead for a usual meal for dinner. These low calorie shakes will help you to lose weight.

Other Superior Diets:

Subway Diet

It is also a well-known diet of the top 10 diets. The low fat content in the Subway sandwiches assist you to lose weight.

The Beverly Hills Diet

This diet reaps the benefits of the natural chemical reaction of foods when consumed to lose weight. The diet is quite strict, as protein needs to go with proteins and carbohydrates with carbohydrates only. The diet is exceptionally restrictive, but motivates rapid weight loss.

3-Day Diet

This is also one of best of top 10 diets. The diet can be ideal to lose weight, if you can follow a three-day meal plan without wandering from it.

Apple Cider Vinegar Diet

This is one of the sensitive diets of the top 10 diets. Hence, you need to follow it carefully. It is a low-calorie diet, which stimulates quick weight loss.

Negative Calorie Diet

This is one of the ultimate types of diet among the top 10 diets to reduce weight. It includes addition of healthy vegetables to your diet as much as possible.

Weight loss Exercise Programes

What weight loss exercise programes actually work?

The most ideal and healthy weight loss exercise programes are:

• Something that you love (wish) to do
• Something that you may do daily for 30 to 60 minutes
• Something that may make you better and slim

Exercise does not mean that you need to do regular workouts. It also includes watching TV, reading books and sleeping. It is all about something that make you move around and rejoice. If you like playing golf, it is also a good means to cut down considerable weight, but play without making use of golf cart.

Just carry out some sort of activity daily for at least one hour. If you find unable to prepare a workout plan, simply do something in your home. You have the opportunity to cut down more weight by doing something that you love to do. You may also bond with it for longer period, since it does not seems to be a work.

Advanced Weight loss Exercise Programes:


In order to reduce those extra pounds on your body, you may need to carry out advanced weight loss exercise programes. Interval Training is one of such advanced weight loss exercise programes. It is a program, wherein you do hard or fast exercises for a certain period followed by an easy and slow workout plan.

For instance, you may jog for a moment and walk on for the next couple of minutes. Such kind of weight loss exercise programes most often last for twenty minutes maximum and 10 minutes minimum.

Similarly, if you jog up or walk and come down flights of steps, there is a chance of possible weight loss. Here, you will find a bit difficult to move up and will feel easy to come down. Hence, if you carry out such weight loss exercise programes, you are in fact working fast or hard only the half of a time and resting other half by exercising slowly or easily.

Similarly, if you have children, then play with them daily for an hour. By doing so, you are not only promoting your weight loss exercise program, but also preventing them from being lethargic and obese.

You can cut down your weight by even doing activities such as gardening, yard work, and housecleaning. These activities are not only tasks to perform around your house, but also natural weight loss exercise programes.


Wednesday, December 17, 2008

motivated to lose weight

How to get motivated to lose weight

So many people are thinking more about their diets, fitness and health topics these days but that is as far as they can go because it takes more than just wanting to loss weight to loss weight. It is one thing to desire to loss weight and it is another to be ready to take the extra step of implementing a fitness program. The average guy with a cellulite laden abdomen knows what he needs to do to loss weight, but is unable to summon the courage to go ahead with a fitness program.

The cost of fitness will be the willingness to forego a lot of bad habits like that of compulsive love for ice creams, chocolates, cakes, and beer. How do you find the motivation to loss weight? Only you can do that for yourself. No one can help you make up your mind to lose weight. People can only help you with ideas and contributions. Until you accept that your size reduces you life span and self esteem, you will never be ready to loss weight. Maybe a visit to your physician or fitness consultant may highlight all the dangers the fat clogging your blood vessels can cause, it will still take your saying ‘I don’t want to die young. I Want to loss this weight and stay healthy’.

‘I want to achieve a level of fitness so that for the first time in my life, be able to look in the mirror and feel pleased with what I see there. I know it is going to require a lot of discipline and sacrifice from me but I am ready to do anything that will keep me healthy’.

So to encourage yourself you need to set goals. Set deadlines and then reward yourself if you achieve the target. You can set a goal to drop 50 pounds in 5 months. Then you can set 5 different deadlines and your real target should be to lose 10 pounds every month. This kind of program will help motivate you to stay focused. If you exceed your target reward your self but please avoid drastic weight loss.

If you fall short of your target, do not reward yourself. If possible accept punishment by denying yourself of something you like very much.

If you plan a big reward for yourself, the greater the motivation you have to loss weight. I have actually done this to encourage my girl to loss weight. If you are lucky like her to have someone willing to award you, that will be nice.

These are enough motivation for anyone who really wishes to loss weight to kick start the process. If you combine the above methods, you can be sure you'll stay highly motivated to lose weight. When you start never look back, never go looking at yourself at the mirror everyday to see whether you have actually lost weight.

You can measure your weight twice or once a month. Doing it everyday may be discouraging as you may not notice any significant changes yet.

nutrition exercising

Why is nutrition important when exercising?

Adequate nutrition is necessary if the benefits of exercising are to be achieved and should go hand in hand. During an exercise, the rate of metabolism (catabolism in this case) increases and that burns up a lot of calories. This means that there is depletion of our energy levels and thus must be replaced by proper nutrition.

While exercising, there is increase in the breakdown of carbohydrates and fats. They all need to be replaced and in cases where the essence is to build the muscles, will require that, adequate amino acid sources are ingested to allow the new rate of muscle building triggered off by the exercise.


The body demands increase tremendously and will take adequate amount of energy from carbohydrates to power the level of metabolism going on. Proteinous foods will supply the amino acids needed for muscle building. All these including micronutrients like B vitamins and chromium, antioxidants such as vitamins C and E, and minerals such as calcium and magnesium will be needed at extra quantities. The level of metabolism releases even more free radicals and as such, increase mop up action will be needed by anti-oxidants.

You will need to drink more water than you usually do. During exercising, you loss fluid extremely from sweat and insensible loses due to increase respiration, and so you are easily dehydrated. This can lead to heat stroke, hypovolemic shock, renal stone formation etc. So you will need a lot of water to cool off the exothermic reaction that is taking place in your body.

There is virtually an increase in every single chemical reaction in the body. Just as everything else is working overtime, so are the heart muscles. You will need to supply the heart with adequate vitamins like B and C, oxygen and other nutrients to ensure that the electrical activities in the heart continue to meet up the new demands. More sodium and potassium ions influx and efflux occurs and nutritional intake should be such that can meet up with these activities. Depletion of these ions could cause heart block.


Before or after exercises, adequate carbohydrate which is the main energy source for physical activities should be taken. If you want to do so before an exercise, you need to allow time for adequate digestion to occur and commence when the food is no longer much in the stomach to avoid Angina as blood flow is more to the abdominal organs thereby depriving the heart. Ideally, we should eat after a good rest following exercise paying attention to the needs of the body.


For athletes, wrestlers, boxers and other sports people, that strong grip and balance in the legs can not be developed if exercises are not properly complemented by good nutrition. For a strong grip, the muscles of the hands need to grow bigger and stronger, the leg muscles must grow bigger too for balance, and the bones are not going to be strong enough without adequate calcium supply from a diet rich in fruits, fish and milk.

diet-Dietary Supplement

What is the definition of diet?

A diet comprises those foods that one lives on from day to day. Generally, humans are either omnivores or vegetarians. Omnivores are people whose diets consist of plant and animal food sources; whereas, vegetarians live on vegetables and fruits only.

The New Webster’s Dictionary of English Language defines diet as; the food and drink normally taken by an individual or a group or a prescribed course of what is to be eaten and what is not. This definition takes into account the fact that what you drink e.g. Milk, water, beer, whisky etc is part of your diet.

There is a saying that, you are what you eat, meaning that your diet can go a long way to predict what you will become in future considering that some diets confers longevity and some kill you fast.

Imagine a diet of ice creams and chocolates, or beer, whisky and beef etc.

Problems of Dieting

Diets come with some problems especially bad diets. When a person becomes addicted to a particular unhealthy diet, there is predisposition to several diseases simply because of the diet. The subject of healthy dieting is now a very popular one across the globe and more and more people are realizing the need to develop a well thought out diet deemed fit for themselves. High fat diet may cause stroke, hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes, obesity and low self esteem.

Low Protein diet results in malnourishment and depressed immune system, anemia (this is common in vegetarians), and in children kwashikor, a form of protein energy malnutrition.

Dietary Supplement

It is becoming more difficult for one to actually consume all the nutrients needed for proper functioning of the body from food alone and as such it is common to see people who eat less because of their diet but try to supplement with pills.

Some of the pills are to induce anorexia and help you reduce the number of times you eat as well as the amount of food per day. In selecting these supplements, a thorough research is necessary as they are too many dietary pills and fat binders out there that fail to achieve what they promise.

Dieting is an important aspect of healthy living and everyone needs to be on one form of diet or the other. Yours may have been prompted by an illness, or maybe you want to loss weight, you are trying to maintain weight loss or you do not just want to grow fat. Before any decision is taken on what kind of diet you should be on, your doctors advice must be sort-only he is in the position to advice you appropriately.

Dieting will only make sense when we decide on it and stick to it as well. It is very important that people have control over the things they eat. Diet is the biggest single determinant of whether or not we will have good health. It affects health more than any other thing one can thing of.

best diet plan

What is the best diet plan?

Generally when we talk about a diet that is good for health, what quickly comes to mind is a balanced diet. But a weight loss diet shouldn’t have to be balanced but healthy. So a healthy diet is more desirable for a person looking to loss drop some pounds.

The best diet plan for weight loss consists of plenty of proteins, small amounts of carbohydrates and an insignificant amount of fat. Some people prefer to abstain from fatty foods entirely when trying to loss weight. It should also contain a rich amount of vitamins, minerals and other essential nutrients to ensure good health and vitality.

There is usually a conflict whether a balanced diet is good for people trying to loss weight or not. The thing is, balanced diet consists of every form of food and a significant amount in order to supply the body with all the needed nutrients. But some of these are harmful when taken in large quantities and so should be regulated especially in Heart disease patients, which bring us to the need to eat a healthy diet rather than a balanced one. A healthy diet considers your peculiar condition and so your meals are tailored just for you.

What then constitute a healthy Diet for Weight Loss?

It is easy to understand that any meal that can supply the body with its essential need with little or no negative effect on our lipid profile should be ideal. You need to keep cholesterol out of your foods.

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES- Fruits and vegetables contain a very little, if any, amount of cholesterol. They are usually low in fat, calories and salt. These fruits are also very good and rich sources of anti-oxidants like vitamins A, C and E.

BREADS, CEREALS AND POTATOS

Grains all belong to this category and are mainly carbohydrate rich food sources and ideal as a source of energy when loosing weight. It is easier to burn off unlike fat. Many of them are rich in vitamins especially the B-vitamins. Examples include rice, cereals, corn, beans etc. The amount of cereals and others should not be too much and at the same time do not be over zealous about losing weight so that you do not create hypoglycemia for yourself-this is very important.

MILK AND DAIRY PRODUCTS

Many people think that because you are on diet so you shouldn’t eat the things you like anymore. This myth is held especially when it concerns diary products. That is not true because dieting has become more advance, with the availability of non fat milk, low sugar milk and ice cream. Foods in this group provide the body with high-quality protein and are our main sources of calcium. There are also the major sources of vitamin D, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin B12, riboflavin, niacin and phosphorous and so we can not afford to avoid them due to the fact that we are trying to loss weight. Except we are on these products, then dietary supplements should be an essential part of our dieting.

MEAT and FISH

Oh yes! You can eat meat but it has to be white. You can eat chicken and of course fish. These are some form food you can eat without stuffing yourself with cholesterol but do not add fat like butter or vegetable oil to it in excess while cooking as that defeats the purpose.

Obesity-Body Mass Index (BMI).

What is obesity?

Obesity is considered based on the weight of a person compared to the height and has become a very important parameter of determining the level of fitness in people.

An internationally accepted index used by experts to determine who is and who is not obese is called the Body Mass Index (BMI). The BMI accepted as normal, ranges between 18 and 28, and any one above the upper limit is classified as an obese person. The more obese a person is, the more likely he or she is to develop health problems.


Further grading considers the severity of obesity by classifying obesity into mild, morbid and malignant obesity. Mild obesity involving a body mass index (BMI 30+) causes less morbidity than morbid obesity (BMI 40+) or malignant obesity (BMI 50+). Malignant obesity is the most dangerous and these people are very prone to heart attacks. For example, someone who is 40 percent overweight is has a two-fold chance of dying a premature death than the other person whose BMI is within normal range. So it is an issue of life and death we are talking about.

So to simply put it, obesity is excessive body fat.

How do we calculate our BMI?

Everyone needs to be able to calculate his/her BMI in order to know when to seek medical advice. It can be calculated using weight in kg and height in meters or weight in pounds and height in inches.

The easiest way to find out your BMI is to use a BMI table for adults. There is also a handy BMI calculator at the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute's website. As stated before, to find your BMI, you need to know your height and your weight.

The formula is: BMI = Weight (kg)/ {Height}2 (m)

You can also take your weight in pounds, divide that number by your height in inches squared, and multiply the result by 703 to get your BMI.

That is BMI= [Weight (Ibs)/{Height}(inches)] *730

If your BMI is 25-29.9, you are in the "overweight" category and not yet obese but being at the upper limit of normal is a sign you are slowly becoming obese. There are three classes of obesity:

• Class I obesity — BMI of 30-34.9
• Class II obesity— of 35-39.9
• Class III obesity— of 40 and higher

Other classifications are Mild, Morbid and Malignant. Whatever classification you use, a BMI of 30 and above is unhealthy and that increases your weight related health risk.

Obesity therefore predisposes you to Heart diseases, stroke, diabetes, cancer of the gallbladder; breast, uterus, cervix, and ovaries (for women) and cancer of the colon; rectum, and prostate (for men). Gallstones, osteoarthritis, gout, apnea, high blood cholesterol, high blood pressure, pregnancy related problems, irregular menstrual cycles and infertility, psychological and social effects etc.


To avoid these arrays of health risks, we must learn to eat just the amount of food the body needs. Eating too much and a sedentary lifestyle is a major culprit causing obesity.

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

losing weight

Why am I not losing weight?

Have you found yourself asking this question after 6 months or 1 year of weight loss program? Maybe you have been dieting for a year now and you are probably also exercising, yet you don’t seem to be making any progress and you are worried. So you are now asking, why?

Some people actually loss the weight, maybe in their first 6 months but later gain it back. If you're troubled by this it is most likely that you have been digressing from you plan. You're not alone in this if you must know there are about 70% of the populations who suffer this problem.

First check out with your doctor to make sure you are not suffering type 2 diabetes mellitus. But it could also be that you are suffering the same problem every body out there who is trying to loss weight is suffering. They fail to seek expert advice. Or they have but are not adhering strictly to what was prescribed. The thing is that, we know fat binders work, but not every fat binder out there works as expected or promised. You can not afford to exercises just every now and then and expect that because you are on a diet, you should loss weight. It doesn’t just work that way. There has to be a well thought of diet plan as well as exercise plan.

Something I would suggest is maybe trying a particular kind of meal works for you, it makes sense to keep going with that food combined with fruits and vegetables. You can not keep trying different regimen forever; you need to stick to things that work. Use only tested diet plans.

If you have been using say, 1% milk that contains a very low amount of fat, then start using skim milk. You might want to incorporate lean protein like fish or chicken. You can also get good proteins from things like beans (some have more/better protein than others) or nuts.


Another secret is to stay away from snack bars. Don’t buy and don’t have it at home. Even if it belongs to someone else, the kid for example because, sometimes you will need a cooperative family to succeed in losing weight. The allure of these snacks is difficult to avoid sometimes. However, if you consider that you health’s worth more than a couple of snacks, it should serve as enough motivation for you to want to stay alive.

I am out lining some of these steps because I believe your problem is in either your wrong diet plan or lack of consistency-maybe ignorance too. So you should include some weight lifting exercises into your routine. This weight does not have to be heavy- Cardiovascular exercise is great and plays an important role in reaching your goal weight and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, however, once you stop the exercise you stop burning calories as well. With this you not just burn calories during exercises but continue even after the exercise.

appetite suppressants

What is the best appetite suppressant?

“What's the best appetite suppressant? I‘ve tried both drug based and herbal but I didn’t loss any weight. I am not sure what to do, but I guess there is an answer”. So many young people today sound like the lady I quoted here.

Now what are the things you are looking for in an appetite suppressant considering the fact that you may have to be on them for as long as possible, in many cases up to 12 months. You know that for sustained effect especially if you desire drastic weight loss the suppressants must be used for sustained periods. I know a lot of ladies want to do this as their wedding approaches and guys want to do this as summer crawls near looking to show off some six packs.

If you want to suppress your appetite in a healthy and safe way, stick to high-fiber foods and high water consumption. These two help to keep your stomach filled most of the time and so suppresses your appetite. The feeling of hunger actually emanates form the hunger pangs in an empty stomach and get sent to the brain where it is interpreted as hunger. So to suppress this, it is as simple as keeping the stomach filled most of the time.

However, you need to find a way of doing so without consuming excessive amount of calories. Two of the best high fiber anti suppressants available in the market include Proactol and Acai berries & its products.

These are the best appetite suppressants! We are meant to eat lots of high-fiber fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and we also function best when we consume a large amount of water to aid digestion and circulation.

Acai berries for example, are fruits from Brazil and apart from the high anti-oxidant contents are very rich in fiber. So it tends to expand in the stomach when eaten causing fast satisfaction when eating.

Another herbal appetite suppressant is Lipobind. It is a certified medical device product. It works with the same principle of acai berries. It controls food cravings by causing what you have eaten to expand in your stomach making you feel full and satisfied.

You may also want to try out Hoodia. Hoodia is said to work well. They come usually in combination with L-carnitine. For further information on the products I have mentioned here please Google the product word. There are tones of information out there for your use.

Another effective herbal supplement that is in popular use today is 5-HTP. It increases serotonin secretion in the brain; this is responsible for elevating your mood and also decreases your appetite for food.

When using these appetite suppressants, you should be careful that you do not suppress your appetite too much that you become malnourished due to inadequate food intake.

Above all these, you can still loss weight naturally by staying on a strict diet and exercising regularly without having to spend so much on fat binders or appetite suppressants and if you must use any form of medication, always consult your doctor.

Sunday, September 30, 2007

Hoodia Gordonii Diet Pills



It is difficult to trace out exactly since when the tribes of the Kalahari Desert in South Africa have been using the stem of the Hoodia Gordonii plant to ward off their hunger. Hoodia grows wild in Africa. A Dutch anthropologist was the first European to describe the plant. In 1937, he was studying the habits of nomadic hunters and noted that they often ate the plant when food and water were scarce. He mentioned that the Hoodia Gordonii plant was not particularly tasty, but it had the desirable effect of reducing appetite and thirst and thereby can be produced an effective drug to reduce weight.

The Secret Is Unfolded!

It was not until 1963 that an organized study of Hoodia Gordonii was performed. Scientists at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research in South Africa reported that laboratory animals which were fed on the Hoodia plant lost weight. Sometime in the 1990’s the scientists in South Africa were able to attract the interest of a British pharmaceutical company, Phytopharm. Eventually, through a joint effort, they were able to isolate and identify the active molecule in Hoodia Gordonii and named it ‘p57’. In 1995, Phytopharm licensed and patented ‘p57’. Phytopharm reportedly spent more than $20 million dollars researching the effects of the ‘p57’ molecule found in the Hoodia Gordonii plant before they sub-licensed the rights to Pfizer in 1998. One of the major production problems is the limited availability of Hoodia Gordonii. The Gordonii plant requires extremely high temperatures to flourish and it takes four to five years to mature. Phytopharm is now working with Uni-lever and has established Hoodia Gordonii plantations in South Africa.

Experts make the following recommendations for overweight people interested in trying Gordonii supplements. The length of time to experience the appetite suppressing effects may occur quickly, even following the first dose, but some people do not notice a significant difference until after taking the supplement for several weeks. In addition, the recommended dosage may need to be adjusted up or down depending on the individual. There are no adverse side effects associated with Hoodia Gordonii.

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Diet Pills



Over The Counter Diet Pills

The basic idea behind weight loss, whether you want a little or need a lot, is that reducing your caloric intake and exercising more is the slow and steady way to go. The problem with that theory is that it's not always true--if it was, obesity would not be the problem that it is. Some people just need more help to lose the weight, and over the counter diet pills can be the answer.

One of the best pills for those in need of a boost to their weight loss regimen is Dietrine Carb Blocker. This smart, safe, carb-blocking pill achieves remarkable feats without using caffeine or harmful stimulants. It is all-natural, free of side effects of any kind, and available without a prescription.

The results are incredible! By taking just two pills before starchy meals, you can stop obsessing over food and lose the weight you want to lose. Dietrine Carb Blocker could be your ticket to a thinner, happier you. Imagine looking in the mirror to see a thin, healthy reflection, all while enjoying the foods you've been missing on carb-restricted diets!

With Dietrine Carb Blocker, you can enjoy pasta, bread, cereal, potatoes--pretty much anything! By preventing your body from breaking the carbs into sugars (which, if unused by exercise, convert to fat), your net caloric intake can be reduced, and you can eat starchy, high-carb foods without worry! Best of all, Dietrine Carb Blocker is guaranteed. If you're not satisfied, you can return the product within 90 days for a full refund!

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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Natural weight Loss Plans



Natural weight Loss Plans
by Nnamdi Agha

Proactol™ Weight Loss Pills has been formulated to mitigate the rigors of obesity treatment. Weight loss is a noble and healthy decision and should be simple and easy. Proactol natural fat binder for weight loss binds up to 28% of all dietary fat intake. Read more about how Proactol binds dietary fat and see graphic pictures of the simplest weight loss plan available on the internet today. All natural weight loss plans sound almost too good to be true. Is it even possible to lose weight, look and feel great without being forced into an unnatural diet or without taking dangerous drugs?

Well, if you want to lose weight, you have to have a plan. You have to set some goals and pursue them. And you have to be patient. There is no such a thing as fast weight loss. You cannot take a pill and get rid of all the fat deposits in a matter of weeks or months. Your body just doesn't work this way.

Here is a good plan with all the things you will have to do to lose weight safely and effective:
1. Exercise. This is nothing new really, but exercise is probably the most important predictor of whether you will succeed at long term weight loss and weight loss maintenance. In order for exercise to be helpful in weight loss, you should strive for a minimum of five 30-minute sessions per week. The good news is that recent research has shown that three 10-minute sessions in a day are as good as one 30-minute session.

The goal of exercise for weight loss is to burn more calories, although exercise offers many other benefits as well. How many calories you burn depends on the frequency, duration and intensity of your activities.

Even though regularly scheduled aerobic exercises are best for losing fat, any extra physical activity helps burn calories. And since lifestyle-related activities may be easier to fit into your day, you should think about ways you can increase your physical effort. For example, make several trips up and down stairs instead of using the elevator, park at the far end of the lot and walk instead of taking the bus.

2. Stay focused on being healthy, not on becoming thin. Many people become more successful at long-term weight loss when their motivation changes from wanting to be thinner to wanting to be healthier. Change your mindset to think about selecting foods that will help your body's health rather than worrying about foods that will affect your body's weight. The Food Pyramid offers a basic outline of the types and amounts of food you should eat each day to give your body the nutrients it needs for optimal health.

Adopting a new eating style that promotes weight loss must include lowering your total calorie intake. But decreasing calories doesn't mean giving up taste, satisfaction or even ease of meal preparation. One way you can lower your calorie intake is by eating more plant-based foods - fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Strive for variety to help you achieve your goals without giving up taste or nutrition.

3. If you have to use any weight loss pills, don't try those advertised as "fat burners" or other nonsense of this kind. There are plant extracts out there that can help you reduce the sensation of hunger and bind some of the fat in your meals so you get the benefit of a relaxed approach and positive attitude. Proactol natural fat binder is an organic weight loss supplement formulated to bind dietary fat intake thus preventing weight gain and promoting weight loss. Proactol weight loss pills is a cactus plant extract that binds fat in our diets and suppresses pangs of hunger.

A good attitude is essential for your success. A good attitude can help you have patience and not try to see fast results. Fast weight loss will only result in gaining back all the fat and then some. Use Proactol fat binder to lose weight naturally. With Proactol, once you reach your desired weight, you can maintain it without regaining weight again. Why is this possible with Proactol? Proactol is organic and wholly natural weight loss supplement.

Proactol will help you defeat obesity and achieve your desired weight. Read how Proactol fat binder helps you in weight loss.

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Weight Loss with Hoodia Gordonii



Weight Loss with Hoodia Gordonii
by Nnamdi Agha

Weight loss has become a lot easier with hoodia gordonii cactus plant. The discovery of this wonder plant has opened a new vista in the weight loss products industry worldwide. Weight loss pills like Proactol and ProShape rx have been produced with hoodia gordonii as the main ingredient. Hoodia Gordonii is a cactus plant that grows in the sandy dry hot Kalahari desert of South Africa.

Introducing a plant from South Africa that has the weight-loss crowd thrilled. Is this the thing that could help millions of overweight people display bodies to die for? Maybe, just maybe, this is the magic pill we've all been waiting for.

Let's face it, the onslaught of fashion magazines and shows has drummed the perfect shape of a fit body into everybody's brains. We all know how we're supposed to look like to be attractive and to give off that "carefree success" look. What we did not know is that the next big thing in dieting comes from South Africa From the sandy expanses of the Kalahari Desert intrepid businessmen bring a cactus called Hoodia. Weight loss experts are already excited over the avenues opened by this plant that curbs hunger.

For hundreds of years the Kalahari bushmen have been eating Hoodia to keep hunger at bay during long hunting trips and in times of drought. And now millions of people living in industrialized countries are about to join them, as Hoodia-based pills are made available in the USA. However, for all the glittering promise of a better tomorrow, Hoodia is still somewhat of a problem. First, no scientific tests have been conducted on humans to check the effects of this plant. We know it works for the bushmen, but will it work for everybody just as well and without side effects?

People high and low, from Hollywood stars to high-powered entertainment staffers to the common man, everybody is willing to overlook the lack of official studies and have a go at Hoodia. Many people have been fighting excess weight all their lives and are interested in anything that promises fast and effective weight loss.

One of the latest and most effective drugs launched on the weight loss market is the ProShape rx. Does it have the amazing Hoodia among its ingredients? You bet! This new pill may well prove to be a ray of hope for overweight people looking to improve their looks and health by shedding those extra pounds. If Hoodia is really the magic plant all overweight people are waiting for, then ProShape rx weight loss pills is one of the best choices around.

Now that you know about hoodia gordonii and how it helps in weight loss, you should also know that Proactol and ProShape rx contain hoodia gordonii for effective weight loss. Eliminate obesity with Proactol™ Weight Loss Pills. Lose weight with ProShape rx. Hoodia gordonii has come to stay and help us lose weight and look trim.

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Losing weight

Get in shape for the summer-Lose Weight
by Nnamdi Agha

Losing weight is a great way to look forward to summer. With bikinis as very skimpy as ever, will you dare to show your body? With excess flesh overflowing from all open places in your bikini? Get in shape now for the summer-lose weight immediately and be in shape. Show off your curves this summer - lose weight with Proactol weight loss pills. Proactol natural appetite suppressant helps you lose weight by suppressing your appetite and binding up to 28% of your dietary fat intake.

Summer is just a couple of months away and undoubtedly you want to go out in the sun wearing as little clothing as possible. Still, this is an option only for those who look good and have no reason to hide their bodies. If heavy winter food and spring asthenia haven't brought you down with depression, then you were certainly put off by a recent look into the mirror. It's high time to lose that spare tire you are carrying around your waist and get in shape for the coming summer. You still have the time to get rid of the fat and make a good impression at the beach.

The best way to start when tackling the problem of shedding weight is by taking a good look at your diet. If you want to change anything about the way you look, this is your top priority. You are going to have to cut down on potatoes, pasta and bread. You are also going to skip chips, soda, fries and all sorts of fast food. Instead, you should rely on fruits and vegetables to keep hunger away. Keep fruits with you at all times and eat to your heart's content. If you feel hungry and desperate for a snack, don't buy a bag of chips or a hamburger. Instead, you should eat a banana or a couple of apples.

The second part of your weight loss strategy should be exercising. It doesn't matter if you feel all rusty after the long winter and it doesn't matter if you are not in the mood. Get off the couch and exercise for at least 30 minutes every day. Before you start growling, I'd like to point out that 30 minutes are by no means a sacrifice. If you can find a couple of hours to watch TV every day, then you can certainly find 30 minutes to exercise in order to stay in shape and healthy. The best way to exercise is to go to the gym. If you're not comfortable with that, you should at least go jogging. It's good for your heart and it helps you burn fat fast.

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Monday, February 26, 2007

Weight Loss Keys



Weight Loss Keys: Tips To Effective Weight Loss
by M.M.R.


The journey to weight loss can often go in many directions. Either the person who wants to lose weight quits shortly after beginning a weight loss program, or the person attempting the weight loss loses the weight but gains it back again or someone who undertakes the trek completes the path and keeps the weight off.

There are a number of factors that go into why one of the above happens and if you find yourself continually being in one or both of the first two scenarios, there are a number of things that can help you along the way to successively follow through with an effective weight loss program.

Tip #1: Seek Your Doctors Advice

Effective weight loss begins with changing your eating habits and living style in a manner that both reduces your weight and brings about a healthy existence. In order to make sure you are able to achieve both it's important that you do not undertake any type of program that will harm your long term. Before you start any regimen, ask your doctor's advice and follow through with what he or she has to say.

Tip #2: Avoid Crash Dieting

First and foremost you should avoid any and all programs that insist you take on anything that resembles a crash diet. Studies show that the majority of people who try to lose weight in this fashion gain the weight back within five years. In addition, suddenly changing your diet in a massive fashion can have farther-reaching health concerns than even the health concerns your current weight may be causing.

Tip #3: Exercise

The primary goal of losing weight should be to benefit your health and bring about positive changes in your life. By adding at least thirty minutes of exercise a few times a week to your lifestyle you will not only be aiding the weight loss process immensely, but also will be creating an overall healthier you.

There have been studies showing that those who increase their physical activity in addition to a diet plan keep the weight off longer. The most effective weight loss, and the most effective for the long term, happens when the person dieting continues to include exercise as a part of their life even after they reach their target weight.

Tip #4: Eat More Fruits and Vegetables

Fruits and vegetables contain many of the dietary needs your body requires without carrying with them large amounts of calories. By increasing how many fruits and vegetables you eat, you will effectively be decreasing the amount of unhealthy and calorie heavy foods you eat.

Another major factor for eating more fruits and vegetables is that they take more energy for your body to process them. Thus, the simple act of eating them also aids with the burning of calories, which is the key to effective weight loss.




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Losing Weight And Diets


Myths About Losing Weight And Diets
by Article Submissions


Few commercialized areas of science are so filled with myths as that focused on weight loss. Everyone wants a simple, safe, no-willpower solution.

Someday, we may actually get one. For now there are no magic cures. But there are quite a few myths that need to be exploded.

You may have read this one: eating ice cream actually causes weight loss. The so-called theory is that since ice cream is cold, and it takes energy (measured in calories) to warm it up, your body is consuming energy while eating.

Your body does certainly require energy to warm up ice cream, and even to digest it. Any action the body takes requires energy, that's basic physics applied to physiology. But the devil is in the details.

Eating ice cream, usually high in fat and sugar, takes in far more calories than are used to warm and digest it. Sorry, you still need to go easy on the dessert.

Sometimes ice water is substituted in the myth. True it has no calories, so you're much better off. But the energy needed to warm it to body temperature is negligible in terms of the weight loss effect.

However, sometimes you feel hungry when in fact the body is just slightly dehydrated. Drinking water can cause you to feel less hungry, and it's much lower in calories than regular soda or even orange juice.

Or, you might have heard this one: adding a pound of muscle makes the body burn an extra 50 calories. Not only not true, but meaningless. 'Burns 50 calories' over how long? Just sitting consumes about 70 calories per hour.

The body is consuming energy to maintain internal temperature, repair cells, pump blood, etc.

A pound of new muscle will burn at most a dozen calories per hour. Still, adding muscle is a good idea, since to do so requires high effort - either through running, weight training or other vigorous exercise.

Mild exercise, such as walking, is good but tones more than builds muscle. The average man will burn about 350 calories in an hour long workout.

Vigorous exercise also raises the metabolic rate for a day, burning about 250 calories more than if one hadn't exercised.

A brisk walk will do so also, but at a much lower level. It's still a good idea to workout every other day and walk on the non-workout days. It keeps the muscles toned, stretched and helps prevent the lactic acid buildup that causes sore muscles.

The reality is that if you take in more calories than your body uses the remaining energy is stored, generally in the form of chemical bonds in fatty tissues.

When the body requires more energy that you've supplied, it will turn to those fat stores in order to get some needed energy.

That leads to lower fat in the body and weight loss. That reality is best achieved by the old-fashioned combination of proper diet and adequate regular exercise.


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Weight Loss


Weight Loss; See How Easy It Is With Fat Burning Supplements
by Gary Holdon


Fat burning supplements are beneficial in many ways. More and more scientists and supplement manufacturers are realizing that general weight loss as well as fat burning supplements are associated with thermogenesis. They have also gained more knowledge concerning the causes of obesity. In particular they have studied how brown adipose tissue - which is tissue composed of animal fat - are correlated to obesity. This knowledge is vital in combating the obesity problem which we unfortunately have more than enough of in our part of the world. Now, let's take a look at thermogenesis; what is it actually?

According to The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary it is

"Generation or production of heat, especially by physiological processes"

and according to Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary it is "the production of heat especially in the body"

So, what has the body's production of heat to do with animal fat and weight loss? Well, our bodies have three types of thermogenic processes; Exercise induced heat production Our muscles create heat as they work because they function much better when warm. Body temperature regulation Shivering when you get cold is an example of this type of thermogenesis. Now, what the manufacturers of weight loss supplements are most interested in is the third type of thermogenesis and this is the thermogenic process caused by diets. How does this procedure work? When we consume food, the energy it takes to digest the food comes from our brown adipose tissue or fat. This fat is located around blood vessels and vital organs, and warms up the blood as it is stimulated. More and more scientists now believe that the activity of adipose tissue is a significant component of obesity. Studies have shown that obese people have much less brown fat activity, and thus less energy burned by thermogenesis which in it's turn can cause weight gain problems.

What weight loss supplements tries to do is activate the brown fat without food consumption. This way the brown fat will instead use up calories from white fatty tissue with decreased size of fat cells as a consequence. The combat against obesity will in many cases be won when the supplements can handle this process perfectly.


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Gary Holdon is a writer and internet publisher who likes to publish Weight Loss Information. You can check out http://www.11-weight-loss.net for more.