Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts

Monday, February 16, 2009

Top 10 Tips For Healthy and Natural Weight Loss

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Have you been trying to lose weight with no success? Are you
worried about the health effects of standard weight loss
programs? If you answered yes, then you need worry no more. 

1. Eat only raw vegan foods. 

These foods will give you an abundance of enzymes, which will
help your body break down fats. In their raw, unheated state you
will experience so much energy, that you will want to move
around a lot. This will also help to lose weight. Raw vegan food
includes nuts, seeds, vegetables, fruits and sprouts. Raw vegan
food does not include any animal derived products. 

2. Go on a detox under the guidance of a natural health
practitioner. 


A detox will rid your body of many accumulated toxins. As a
result, your organs will be able to work more efficiently at
burning off fat. A truly healthy body doesn't contain excess
fat. Find an experienced natural health practitioner who can
safely and effectively guide you through your detox process. 

3. Only eat fruit before 12pm 

The liver is the organ that is mostly responsible for getting
rid of excess fat. It only starts to work efficiently after
12pm. Eating only fruit until 12pm gets your bowels working,
without disturbing the still restful liver. 

4. Stop eating 3 hours before going to sleep. 

Digestion slows down markedly, as you become less active during
the period leading up to bedtime. Any food eaten within this
time, just sits in the body until morning. Consequently, you
wake up the next morning with added kilos and feeling bloated.
Not eating within 3 hours of sleep, will have you waking up
feeling lighter and slimmer. 

5. Have at least one glass of lemon water daily. 

Lemon water is an excellent tonic for rejuvenating the fat
burning liver. Before you go to sleep at night, cut 1 lemon into
4 quarters, place it in 2 cups of filtered water then
refrigerate. Sip throughout the next day. 

6. Walk without stopping for a minimum of 1 hour daily. 

Fast paced and continuous walking for no less than 1 hour
daily, will get the metabolism working at optimal levels. This
will then result in the speedy shedding of unwanted kilos.
Select a variety of attractive and interesting locations, and
walk a new route each day. 

7. Use a rebounder daily. 

These mini-trampolines are highly praised for their ability to
stimulate the entire body. You won't just lose weight, you will
also tighten and firm skin and muscles. The results last far
longer than food dieting alone. 

8. Drink a minimum 8 glasses of water daily. 

Water is crucial to weight loss. Water aids healthy digestion,
which in turn helps burn fat. It also assists in the elimination
of toxins. Make sure you drink at least eight glasses a day.
Remember to sip slowly for good absorption. 

9. Chew your food thoroughly. 

Research shows that poor digestion can stop your body from
getting the nutrients it requires to burn fat. Chewing relaxes
the lower stomach muscle and triggers nerve messages, that
activate the digestive process. Ayurveda science recommends
chewing on one morsel of food at least 32 times, since you have
32 teeth. This, they say, is beneficial for digestion and
overall health. 

10. Bathe in the sun. 

Sunbathing produces testosterone, which helps build muscle and
burns fat. Sunlight also produces serotonin which causes you to
eat less. Make sure you sunbathe in the early morning and late
afternoon only, to avoid getting burnt.

Here are 6 bad habit that are keeping you fat.

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1.To start to lose weight you need to think differently about
food, you need to see food rather as the fuel your body needs to
get through your day rather than how much of this can I pack in
at each sitting. 

2.Lack of exercise is another bad habit that can be keeping you
over weight. You know deep down that you really should be
increasing how much you exercise, and have every intention of
doing it but you give up because it seems too hard or you don't
have enough energy to even start. 

To start to get rid of this habit take it slowly you shouldn't
expect yourself to go straight out the door tomorrow and do a
half marathon! Take it gradually and work your way up. Take up a
sport or hobby that makes you have fun and makes you break out
in a sweat, even if it's only chasing the kids around the back
garden. 

Also it may sound like a contradiction but if you are lacking
in energy, the only way you can increase your energy levels is
to start to burn more energy. 

3.Avoid skipping meals this bad habit can be caused by poor
time management or just thinking that a meal missed will make a
difference to your waistline. Unfortunately it will, but in the
wrong direction. By skipping meals you usually overeat at your
next meal or grab the most convenient thing that's usually heavy
in calories or fat. 

4.Although I've talk about bad habits here a good habit you
next habit you should take up is to never do your grocery
shopping on an empty stomach. When you've got a empty stomach it
can be really hard to focus on the right things to buy and you
usually come home with things that really aren't going to help
with your weight loss. A way to get around this is to make up a
grocery list at home and stick to it religiously, if it isn't on
the list don't buy it! 

Also as a side note always go to the fruit and vegetable
section first and fill up there before visiting the rest of the
store. This leaves you with less room in your trolley or basket
to put other less healthy options in. 

5.Never eat while standing or watching TV, this bad habit can
really affect your waist line. By eating in front of a TV your
mind is distracted and you're not consciously aware of how much
food you're putting in your mouth, you look down and suddenly
your plates empty and you don't even remember eating it or even
tasting it. 

6.Get out of the habit of having to clear your plates during
meal times. It may have been something your mother liked seeing
when you were a child but you don't need to continue this way.
If you find it hard to get out of this habit just buy smaller
plates, this way your conscience is clear and you've still eaten
less. 

Loose 10 Pounds In A Week - Make It Happen In Your Own Way

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Lose 10 pounds in a week is very difficult but if you intense
to do, it is very easy to adopt. However, it may not be the
healthiest thing you can do, since it requires several measures.
If you have will power, then it is very easy that you can lose
10 pounds in a week and make it sure that you should maintain
it. 

In order to lose 10 pounds in a week you must have to do two
main things. Improve on your nutrition and increase the amount
of aerobic activities like walking, biking, jogging, and
swimming that you perform. It is not so easy but it is possible
if you pay attention and willing to make the effort. You can see
the changes at the end of the week and it is worth of it. 

There are some of the tips that you should follow to lose 10
pounds in a week. 

• You need an energy deficit of five thousand calories a day. 

• You stop eating useless calories containing foods like fast
foods, sugary drinks, pastries, candies, white bread and fried
foods. 

• Instead of eating meals three times a day, you break into
four or five small meals a day. This helps for digestion easily
and it will turn into energy instead of fat. And you also feel
energetic throughout the day and will control your hunger. 

• You should drink nearly ten glasses of water in a day. If you
are going for a job, you should remember to take a big bottle of
water and make sure that you finish it before you leave for
home. Frequently if you feel like hungry, it is not for lack for
food but it is for lack of fluids. To make hunger down drink a
lot of water. In water there are no calories present in it, so
all will advice to drink water to lose fat. 

• Better you should burn a lot of calories through doing
exercise. Avoid to do exercise with your own. There is a home
based program for exercise which is called as turbulence
training. The main advantage of this program is that it teaches
you how to do exercise comfortably of your own at your home
itself. 

• You should do physical training and dieting for a week
continuously without a break. If you continue in this manner a
lot of energy will burn off and will keep you away from junk
food. You need to be aware that if you are not physically
active, do not do this as you may injure yourself. 

• Continuously you stay with juice diet throughout the three
day period. It is difficult to drink in this way, but be careful
not to use fruit which are rich in sugar. The best juice is
detox diet, why because it removes all toxins or other
contaminants. 

Always you keep in mind that losing 10 pounds in a week is not
easy to do because it requires a major dedication on your part.

Fat Loss Diets – the Best Way to Lose Weight

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Are you looking to lose some weight through a proper diet
control? Well, what you eat and when is the most important
factor in the increase of your body's weight. And again what you
eat and when also decides how much weight you lose and how fast.
So are you still interested to know how you can lose fat with
dietary control? Well, keep reading. 

Fat loss diets mainly comprise of a lot of high fiber food, low
carb & fat and high protein food. You must also supplement it
with large quantities of water to keep flushing your body off
any kind of toxins that have been deposited in your body because
of the junk food, colas, preservatives and medicines that you
have been consuming all these years. 

High fiber diet means that you fill your body with a lot of low
calorie but high vitamin, minerals and roughage food. Vegetables
like Eggplant (Brinjal), cucumbers, tomatoes, radish, carrots
etc. contain huge volumes of roughage along with essential
minerals and vitamins. Carrots are also good for weak eyes along
with being highly beneficial for your bowel movement. Tomatoes
are believed to contain cancer fighting agents. High fiber food
also ensures that while you don't consume any unnecessary
calories, you still feel full and force the body's metabolism to
continue working at the top speed for digesting the food and
ultimately throwing it out of the body. 

Water also plays an essential role in weight loss. There are a
lot of weight loss programs which just dismiss the role of water
in fat loss diet because nothing has been scientifically proven.
But then, they haven't been able to answer the simple question
on how can we ignore something that makes up for 70% of our
body's weight while attempting to lose some fat? Water regulates
all the processes in our body and even is the major constituent
of blood. Thus, you must drink enough water each day to keep
your metabolism in good shape. Also remember that your body
automatically decides that how much water is enough, therefore,
you don't need to bother if you think you drink too much water. 

The next important constituent of your diet should be high
protein foods like Soy Chunks, Sea food and especially a regular
quantity of Sea Cod which is available in the form of oil as
well as ready to swallow capsules in the market under various
brand names. Sea food is a source of very healthy proteins. Sea
Cod contains agents that fight the unhealthy omega-3 fats in our
body. For those who are looking for something vegetarian, Soy
Chunks is a great source of healthy protein. It is easy to
prepare and can even replace your evening snacks. 

All said and done, no amount of dieting can simply help you
reduce those extra pounds super quick. You must combine some
proper exercise and jogging with the weight loss diet for the
most optimum results.

You can find out more about fat loss secrets
as well as much more tips on diets and weight loss ideas by
visiting http://fatdestructi on.com

A Liquid Diet to Lose Weight

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One of the easiest ways of getting tons of nutrition while
helping your chances of losing weight is through a liquid diet.
Now I'm not talking about packaged protein shakes or low calorie
drinks but rather whole food smoothies and juices that pack tons
of fruits and vegetables into a single glass. 

The recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables is 5-10
servings yet less than 20% of North Americans meet that
requirement. The reasons are many but a very simple way to
remedy this issue is to get a number of those servings by way of
a single smoothie or juice. 

This way not only will you get an abundance of vitamins,
minerals, and antioxidants but you also lessen the burden on
your digestive system. I'm sure you can understand that anything
liquid takes far less time to digest than a solid food. It just
makes sense since the ingredients have already been
"predigested" by the blending or juicing process. 

This applies to weight loss in the following manner. When you
eat foods, they are digested, broken down, and absorbed into the
blood to go to their final destination. Much of the time,
though, the meals many people eat are so heavy that it takes
them hours to digest. 

As a result, the body is required to divert huge amounts of
energy to the digestion process. Fatigue and lethargy are
usually the first signs that this is taking place. I'm sure
you've experienced this after a big Thanksgiving or Christmas
dinner. 

Since most people have underactive digestive systems many of
these solid meals don't get properly digested. They place heavy
demands on the stomach and digestive organs and ultimately don't
nourish the body as it needs to be. If foods come into your body
and are not properly broken down they are more easily stored as
fat (since they can't be utilized) and have a tendency to clog
up the intestinal tract, impeding proper elimination. 

More foods being stored as fat (especially if they're cooked
foods) and an impaired ability to eliminate them can only mean
that weight is being added (not lost) to your body. Food comes
in but doesn't go out – it's got to go somewhere. 

THE LIQUID SOLUTION 

So if you want to lose weight and you can identify with the
above scenarios, why not try a different approach? 

Try incorporating more smoothies and fresh-pressed juices into
your diet. Most of the smoothies and juices I make take no more
than 5 minutes to prepare yet pack in about 4-8 servings of
fruits and vegetables, and other superfoods! 

This means that with just 2 smoothies or juices per day I can
get more than my needed intake of fruits and vegetables. This
has pretty obvious health benefits. It is also immensely
beneficial for weight loss seekers. 

Liquid meals reduce the load on your digestive system. It's
almost as if the nutrients bypass the entire process of
digestion and get absorbed right to where they need to be. 

The benefits to juicing and making your own smoothies are
numerous, but needless to say you have to give them a shot to
truly feel their full power. 

Here are 2 recipes from Eating for Energy to get you started: 

Spinach Pear Smoothie 
Serves 1 to 2 

3 cups spinach 
1 pear 
¼ cup parsley 
1 cup celery juice 
Juice of half a lemon 

* Blend all ingredients into a blender until smooth. 

Grape-Celery Cooler 
Serves 1 to 2 

1 cup sweet red grapes 
3-4 celery stalks 
Mint for garnish (optional) 

* In a juicer, juice all ingredients and garnish with mint if
desired. 


For more info visit
http://www.Eatingfo rEnergy.ca.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Want to Lose Weight? Stop Eating Sugar!

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Sugar may taste sweet but its health effects are anything but.
Excessive sugar consumption throws the body's pH levels out of
balance making it harder for us to lose weight and maintain good
health. The sugar, and the acidity that it creates, provides an
internal environment that is ripe for the overgrowth of
dangerous yeasts, fungi, and bacteria. 

In turn, these pathogens feed on the sugar, multiply, and expel
toxic wastes that make us feel and look even worse. Because
these critters feed on sugar, our body begins to crave more
sugar in the form of sweets, breads, pastas, and so forth. We
end up feeding these microorganisms and fuel their growth and
place further toxic acid into our body. 

As this vicious cycle continues not only do we feed these
toxin-producing microorganisms but we also intake huge amounts
of calorie-rich, nutrient void, sugar-laden foods. Over time, an
excess intake of calories through sugar obviously leads to
weight gain (considering everything else remains equal). 

The Liver, Toxins, Acid, and Weight Loss 

The other aspect of sugar that prevents weight loss is the fact
that as we fuel more and more microorganisms, the toxins they
expel create more acid in our blood and pose added stress on our
liver. 

Since excess acid in the blood will eventually be stored in fat
cells, it is futile to further acidify your body if you want to
lose weight. Only once you rid your body of excess acid and
restore its proper pH balance will you be able to shed excess
fat. If fat isn't needed to store acid, then it can more readily
be metabolized. 

Similarly, if your liver becomes stressed and compromised as a
result of having to filter tons of toxins floating through your
blood, your weight loss attempts will be in vain. This is
because the liver is not only the body's major filter but it
also regulates sugar and fat metabolism. If the liver is not
functioning properly then its ability to metabolize sugar and
fats will also be compromised. Elevated blood sugar and blood
lipid levels are usually the result. 

Hidden Sources of Sugar 

While we typically eat a lot of sugar in the form of desserts
and sugary beverages, a large portion of our sugar intake comes
from hidden sources which include: 

• Livestock are often fed sugar prior to slaughter to improve
the color and taste of the meat. 

• Corn syrup and molasses are often used in restaurants to
prevent shrinkage of hamburgers. 

• Sugar is added to many mixes and roasted nuts. 

• Canned fish are often glazed with sugar. 

• Condiments such as ketchup, mustard, and relish are heavy
sources of sugar. In fact, sugar is most often the first
ingredients in these foods. 

• Most table salts contain sugar. 

• Most breads, pastas, and cereals contain added sugar of some
sort. 

So as you can see we are bombarded by sugar. The key is move
away from packaged and processed foods and move towards fresh
whole foods. 

You're much better off eating natural sugar from fruit then
chemically altered and manufactured refined sugar that you can
buy from a store. 

The choice is yours but if you want to lose weight then you
need to make the right choice. Opt for more fresh vegetables and
fruit, especially greens. Greens are one of the best sources of
alkalinity and help rid your body of excess acid produced by
sugar consumption.

 For more on his revolutionary healthy eating book visit
http://www.Eatingfo rEnergy.ca.

Fast Weight Loss – Lose Those Calories Not Your Health

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Are you worried about not being in shape for your brother or
sister or some friend's marriage next month? Or are you worried
that your interview for a new and better paying job might not go
that well because you are still a few pounds overweight? Or is
it already summer and you still don't have that beach look?
Well, there a hundred and one reasons why we might want to lose
weight and lose it fast. Well, fast weight loss is definitely
possible but it comes with some restrictions. 

First of all fast weight loss techniques call for a lot self
denial and restraints in terms of diet and physical exercise.
You will find a lot of companies selling various weight loss
products online as well as offline and claiming that they can
help you lose 20 pounds in 10 days or 40 pounds in 20 days or
some crap like that. But believe me when I say that either they
are lying or they will cause more harm to your body than good.
Most of these fast weight loss programs in the market will give
you either steroids or other similar artificially prepared
chemicals to lose weight. But all these artificial products
cause a lot of harm in the long run and in some case seven lead
to severe complications. Several steroid based weight loss
programs will make you use them regularly each year because once
you stop using them, you will again start gaining weight. Also,
the misdeeds of Steroids in the sports world and otherwise are
not a big secret. 

But what do you do then if you need a fast weight loss? Well,
that calls for increased hours of physical exercise in the gym,
a properly planned and professionally guided diet and good
amount of rest. If you can combine these three factors, you can
achieve weight loss at speeds you can't even imagine. We will
discuss about these step by step. 

In the gym you must replace those long hours of cardio with
weight training. Weight training helps in burning more fat and
converts the carbs in our body into muscles. This does a double
benefit. While you will lose weight, more muscles mean that
it'll be a bit more of a struggle to again gain weight. 

For a fast weight loss, a proper low calorie diet is also very
important. You must put an immediate ban on your consumption of
any kind of fast food like burgers or hot dogs or pizzas. You
must also avoid soda because it contains huge quantities of
sugar. You should eat high fiber food like salads and also eat a
lot of fish and sea cod to improve the metabolism rate of the
body. Apart from this, you should have a heavy breakfast and
progressively lighter meals. A heavy breakfast early in the
morning will put the metabolism in top gear early in the day and
progressively lighter and low fat food will mean that body will
have to use its stored energy to continue at the same pace
throughout the day. 

A good sleep is as important for weight loss as is exercise.
Sleep helps to reduce the stress from our body. It also ensures
that you are fully pumped up for the next day's quota of
exercise and work while aiming for a rapid weight loss.

About The Author: You can find out more about fat loss secrets
as well as much more tips on diets and weight loss ideas by
visiting http://fatdestructi on.com

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