Is a high protein diet the best way to lose weight? There have been some famous diets that advocate this, most notably the Atkins Diet. There are also some more recent diets, such as the New High Protein Diet that are slight modifications on the Atkins Diet. All of these diets tell you to eat more protein and fewer carbohydrates, and insist that this is healthier and will allow your body to burn calories more efficiently. Is The High Protein Diet Effective? When it comes to diets, you can … [Read more...] about Is A High Protein Diet the Best Way to Lose Weight?
Weight Loss
10 Easy Ways to Lose Weight
Many people are skeptical when someone talks about easy ways to lose weight. For most of us, losing extra weight is one of the hardest things to do. It takes a lot of willpower, motivation, and hard work to achieve a trim and toned body. This may be true but there are ways to help you shed pounds painlessly. The secret to a successful weight loss program is to make small lifestyle changes that reduce your caloric intake and increase your physical activity. Here are 10 easy ways to help you … [Read more...] about 10 Easy Ways to Lose Weight
5 Tips To Lose Weight – Some tricks you never thought of
Are you looking for tips to lose weight? These tips to lose weight fast will help you. Keep in mind, however, that if you want to lose and keep it off that you have to change your lifestyle. That means following these tips consistently. It can be difficult to change life-long habits. Starting out is usually the hardest part. Once you develop healthier patterns, they too can become habits! 5 Tips To Lose Weight 1. Eat Healthier Fats The latest research on weight loss say that it's … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Lose Weight – Some tricks you never thought of
How to Avoid Metabolic Slowdown
Here is a Tom Venuto Q and A on how to avoid metabolic slowdown. As you probably know, if you diet to hard or do not exercise while dieting your metabolism will slow down and make it much more difficult to lose weight. Here is Tom from Burn the Fat Feed the Muscles response to this problem of metabolic slowdown that many dieters have. QUESTION: Tom, Is it possible to not lose body fat because you're eating too little? -Linda ANSWER: Yes and no. This gets a little complicated so let me … [Read more...] about How to Avoid Metabolic Slowdown
Omega Fatty Acids – Why Omega 6 Vitamin Has Become Terrible For Us
Omega Fatty Acids are very popular for a lot of good reasons. First of all, let me tell you that not all fats are bad, and conversely, not all fats are good either. There are two types of fats found in today's foods: omega-3 and omega-6. Now you maybe are wondering what these fats have got to do with loss. Hmm, well that is what this article is all about. Omega Fatty Acids -Omega 3 Very Good for You The first Omega Fatty Acids. omega-3 fat is usually found in fishes, flax seeds, a few types … [Read more...] about Omega Fatty Acids – Why Omega 6 Vitamin Has Become Terrible For Us
Exercise Myths Busted
There are so many exercise myths we hear these days. I have been looking through some of my blog posts for this year and realized that I have posted a lot about eating and not quite enough about exercise. You do exercise a lot don't you? Well if you are like most people the answer may be a sheepish no...that's ok, change is near. I wanted to kick off some exercise posts by today letting you know 5 exercise myths and why you have to stop believing them. Read this mythbusting a few times so … [Read more...] about Exercise Myths Busted
Fat Loss Confusion
I ran across this article by the creator of the Fat Burning Furnace (sorry I have not done a review of the program yet) Anyway Rob is talking here about something that we see a lot of in the fat loss industry and that is confusion about what to do, especially when we see people promoting concepts that seem to be in conflict with others. Take a quick read and see what you think. By Rob Poulos, Fat Loss & Fitness Expert & Creator of 'Fat Burning Furnace' People are confused more than … [Read more...] about Fat Loss Confusion
The Caveman Diet
I receive a monthly newsletter from Tom Venuto, the famous fitness book writer that wrote Burn the Fat Feed The Muscle (link to the review I did a little while ago of the book). He had a great question and answer that I wanted to share about The Caveman Diet, a diet that I myself had never heard of. QUESTION: Hi Tom, Your Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle ebook was an eye-opener for me. I am following your advice closely with very good results. I'm a semi professional windsurfer and a … [Read more...] about The Caveman Diet
What Are The Best 5 Fat Burning Foods
There are several types of diets and supplements available which promise you the moon. If you have used any of these products, I am sure you have experienced their true nature. Fad diets restrict your calorie intake to such an awfully low level that eating is not much different than staying hungry. There are some other diets which make you eat like a baby. These diets, while helping you lose a few pounds of in the first few days, fail to offer you permanent weight loss. In this article I will … [Read more...] about What Are The Best 5 Fat Burning Foods
5 Tips To Guarantee Diet Success
Why do some dieters suffer the endless frustration of losing weight and then gaining weight again and again, while others lose weight and keep it off forever? And wouldn't you like to belong to the latter group instead of the former? We have all heard stories about the people on the Biggest Loser and how they lost all that weight and then gained it back. That is a heartbreaking story and something that you can avoid if you are trying to lose weight. Here are some surprisingly easy things … [Read more...] about 5 Tips To Guarantee Diet Success
How To Lose A Pound A Week – 52 Tips
How to lose a pound a week. Anne Alexander is the writer of a book called Win the Fat War. I am still trying to track her down but it looks like she is a writer for Prevention magazine. As you might remember from Biggest Loser Couples, Prevention magazine does all sorts of weight loss articles and also has great news otherwise including how to lose a pound a week. The critical thing to remember is that there are 3500 calories in a pound so everyday you need to decrease your eating and … [Read more...] about How To Lose A Pound A Week – 52 Tips
Super Obese numbers in Canada are rising
In Canada we get a lot of stories in the news about obesity in the US and sometimes I thing that we look at ourselves as immune to the obesity issue. Of course that is not at all true and bad habits in the US are the same as the bad habits in Canada. While many people look at the magic BMI number of 30 as the divider of obese or not, there is a number that determines super obese (I of course hate the whole BMI numbering, but that is another conversation). So why and how is this super … [Read more...] about Super Obese numbers in Canada are rising
Weight Loss Plan: What’s a Quick Way to Lose Weight?
The best way to lose weight is to have a weight loss plan and to do it gradually, but if you are like most people you will want to shed extra pounds as quickly as possible. Your goal may be to look fabulous at a reunion or wedding. Crash diets and fad diets that allow you to lose 21 pounds in 21 days can be very tempting but these diets do not work for long-term weight loss. If you are looking for a quick way to lose weight, it should be done safely and in the right way. Weight Loss Plan … [Read more...] about Weight Loss Plan: What’s a Quick Way to Lose Weight?
8 Simple Steps to Lose Weight You Can Use Today
Everyone is looking for the simple steps to lose weight. It is a well-known fact that diets are not effective for permanent weight loss since you will either fall of or at the end will return to your previous bad habits Fad diets may help you lose weight initially but when you reach your ideal and end your diet, the pounds you lost often come back with a vengeance. Losing weight permanently takes discipline and hard work but it all boils down to how much you eat and how much you … [Read more...] about 8 Simple Steps to Lose Weight You Can Use Today
A Big Weight Loss Secret
I run into lots of people that are looking to lose weight and are looking for one magic tip or weight loss secret. Should they eat lots of protein? Should they exercise 5 hours a day? Should they follow the latest crazy diet? What is the Biggest Weight Loss Secret......? There is one magic secret that will help you more than anything else and that is to have weight loss goals. I know everyone has a weight loss goal, in fact that is usually how a diet starts but first you can have a body weight … [Read more...] about A Big Weight Loss Secret