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1). Muscle vs. Fat and Your Energy Level Right now, the greatest results in raising our metabolism come from exercise and building our muscle mass, while reducing our body fat. Adding more muscle to the body, in turn causes us to burn more calories, and this helps to elevate our metabolic rate. 2). Are You Emotionally Addicted To Food? You might overdose on potato chips or even perhaps tortilla chips once in a while, but did you ever consider that you might be addicted to food? The answer is very important, because it could be the key to determine what steps you need to take in order to lose weight. 3). Lose Weight with Yoga Yoga might not be the first thing anyone thinks of when they think of an exercise to help them lose weight. Think again – though the results may not be as fast as with other types of exercise, the long term benefits of yoga (in terms of weight loss and overall health) are great. 4). Lose Weight with Chromium Supplements Part of the new generation of diet pills – a great, great improvement over the older style of diet pill, that was essentially a barbiturate – includes naturally occurring substances, such as vitamin, mineral or herbal supplements. In general, people feel safer with these natural substances than they ever would with pharmaceutical drugs, though this confidence is sometimes misplaced. 5). Meal Replacements for Weight Loss – How Good an Idea are they? Think about the number one reasons why people are overweight nowadays. Overweight people fall into one of two different categories. 6). Our National Obesity Epidemic You see it everyday, news and information that bring to the front our problem with our weight. It is a national problem. It’s not just your older sedentary population; it’s not just your overworked middle-age population; and it’s not just your nerdy teenage population. It is a national epidemic. 7). Lose Weight with Long Distance Walking – One Step at a Time Some of us are content to follow a standard, regimented weight loss and exercise plan. For others, inspiration is necessary. We need a vision, beyond that of a slimmer body. And that ‘s where long distance walking may come in. Walking is one of the best ways to lose weight. 8). How to Eat Right in 10 Minutes It’s Thursday afternoon, you have thirty minutes to get from work, go by the house and pickup Heath, Jamie’s already at basketball practice, oh, and what about dinner? 9). Metabolism and Eating Habits The body’s metabolism is a unique process for each individual person. No two people metabolize food at the same rate therefore no two people have the metabolism. We all use our calories at different rates, with different results. 10). Is your Body Image Realistic? While it is true that many of us, in this day and age, have a genuine need to lose weight, it is also true that there are many more women on diets than really need to be. The fact is, women have a tendency to see themselves as fat even if they aren’t. 11). Lose Weight by Eating for your Blood Type – Fad or Fact? Several years ago, a very interesting new idea with regard to weight loss became all the rage: eating for your blood type. This concept answered the age-old question of why not all eating plans work for all people. 12). Overhaul your Eating Habits – Substitute Flavor for Fat It’s the age-old dilemma: how to lose weight without feeling deprived? For many of us, food is much more than fuel. Food is social, because we eat with others much of the time, and especially on festive occasions. 13). Lose Weight with Hypnosis Over the past decade or so, hypnosis has gained more and more acceptance as a great alternative therapy that can help you break a whole range of negative habits, like smoking, drug use, and overeating. 14). Discover your Food Allergies and Accelerate Weight Loss Some nutritionists estimate that up to 75% of all people have undiagnosed food allergies. They may not be allergies in the way that we commonly think of them – that is, we may not sneeze or get a rash, or go into anaphylactic shock. But they are allergies all the same, if these foods provoke a negative immune response in the body. 15). Weight Loss with Traditional Foods Many of us think back fondly to times we cannot possibly remember – times and places when voluptuous, even hefty, women were glorified, when a few extra pounds was a sign of beauty rather than a problem to be dealt with . It is a fact that, even today, there are some societies that have quite a different idea about weight gain than we do – especially for women. 16). Managing Time and Saving Money Managing time is saving money. When we have control of our time, it makes our load easier, and our lives stronger. When we are achieving a financial limit, we need to understand the value of a dollar. 17). Food Labels: Fact or Fiction It’s a proven fact that a manufacturer is in business because they make a profit off the items they sell to the consumer. This has been a known fact since the inception of manufactured food. 18). Lose Weight with a Bi-Annual Cleanse Over time, a great way to lose weight and improve your health overall is to do a ‘cleanse’ once or (preferably) twice a year. This is the idea: over time, especially for those of us who don’t always eat healthy foods, toxins from the food, as well as from the modern world, accumulate in your body. 19). The Easiest Ways to Lose Weight Losing weight is something that we all worry about, as a society. In fact, studies show that North Americans are heavier than they have ever been before, and this includes our children. With all the health problems that are caused by obesity, that’s a very serious problem – it will probably impact on our health care costs in the very near future. 20). More Fat, Less Carbs Over the last thirty years, food nutritionists and the food industry as a whole have embraced the idea of lowering our fat intake. This was a direct result of the information published by the government that encouraged less egg consumption because of the cholesterol found in eggs. 21). Lowering Your Calorie Intake, Eating Healthier The foods of the food pyramid are necessary for our optimal health. But in what quantities and which ones are the best? These are questions that must be tailored to our individual needs. 22). Effective Weight Loss for Today’s Busy Lifestyle The vast majority of people have busy lives nowadays, and fine tuning our eating habits may be low on the list. We are more inclined to just grab a bite to eat at a restaurant – even fast food - while going to and from work or kid’s activities. 23). The ‘No White Foods’ Diet There are many diet plans out there today, and the striking thing about a lot of them is how complex they are. 24). Personalize your Weight Loss Plan The problem with many diet and weight loss plans is that they take a one-size-fits-all approach that simply might not work for everyone. That’s why the same diet that you friend might swear by may not work nearly as well for you. 25). Vegetables: The Healthier Snack The easiest place to affect our health is through our eating habits; in fact it’s the most effective solution to better health, sharing the spotlight with exercise. What about our food intake? What choices do we have to make eating a healthier occurrence? 26). Using Visualization for Weight Loss Visualization is a great way to effect any type of body or lifestyle change, including weight loss. There’s how it works – you maintain a clear picture in your head of how you want your body to look, and that sets an unconscious process in motion. You will be more geared toward losing weight, and you will meet your weight loss goals much more quickly. 27). Losing Weight with the High-Protein Approach Over the years, one of the most effective ways to lose weight has been high-protein eating. Lately, it has been popularized by diets such as Atkins and The Zone, but it’s actually a much older approach to weight loss, having been around for at least twenty years or more. 28). Losing Pregnancy Weight Losing weight after pregnancy presents a special type of problem. At no other time in a woman’s life is she likely to gain as much weight in as short a period. And after having a baby, especially your first baby, life changes drastically. 29). A New Diet Pill for Weight Loss and Better Health Quite understandably – and quite rightly, in fact – diet pills used to have a bad reputation. It’s easy to see why – the diet pills of the sixties, seventies and eighties were barbiturates – street name ‘speed’. 30). Losing Weight with the Body for Life Program Most weight loss programs focus on either diet or exercise, but that might just turn out to be a mistake. Effective weight loss depends on both, as part of an integrated program. That’s just what the Body for Life program delivers. 31). Nutrition and Eating: Friends for Life I’ll bet you’ve never even taken the time to consider what your nutritional needs might be, or the importance of that nutrition on your health. 32). Lose Weight with the Semolina Diet Most weight loss plans are difficult precisely because they involve taking away food – and depending on the psychological issues that may have been at the root of your weight gain in the first place, this can be a particularly challenging thing to do. 33). Eating for Life As a matter of course, all responsible persons should take the time to educate themselves, and their children, about the benefits of healthy eating. Learning to eat for life in a health conscious way is one of the best... 34). Lose Weight with a Natural Weight Loss Remedy Garcinia cambogia is a natural weight loss supplement that is making headlines in North America and Europe. Though not a magic bullet by any means, studies show that garcinia cambogia can be effective in helping people lose weight in two basic ways 35). Vitamins, The Forgotten Element Vitamins and minerals are more readily available to us than ever before, and we’re still no better equipped to actually determine what we need to take, than we were forty years ago. Just because we see the latest advertisement about a particular vitamin and decide the symptoms of deficiency apply to us, does not mean we need to rush out and purchase the product. 36). Easy Weight Loss – Small Steps that Make a Big Difference If you have a significant amount of weight to lose – say 20 pounds or more – the task ahead of you can seem very daunting. Is it any wonder that so many people try to put it off, or to deny that the problem is as serious as it really is? 37). Weight Gain and Weight Loss – the Psychological Ramifications With roughly the same amount of food being available to all of us in our society, why do some people end up with weight problems while others don’t? And moreover, why are some of us able to lose weight and change our lifestyle relatively easily, while others hold onto their excess weight? 38). The Mediterranean Diet - Lose Weight without Sacrificing Taste! There’s a popular book out right now that explores the reasons why ‘French women don’t get fat’. It’s certainly not for lack of eating delicious food! The same might be said for the Mediterranean diet – the traditional foods that are prepared and eaten around the Mediterranean region of Europe. 39). Just “Add a Carrot” for Great Weight Loss Here’s the problem: so many of us have busy lives nowadays, what with work, family, and social life – and there’s no good way to make our lives less busy than they are; nor do we want to, most of the time! 40). ‘Mind over Matter’ Weight Loss Never before have we had such a range of options available for weight loss – it can be downright confusing! What’s more, many of us have tried many of the options out there – often more than once. 41). What About Salads? In case you’re not a salad lover, let me be one of the first to tell you that you’re missing one of the most delicious foods a person can consume. 42). Weight Loss – The Sleep Prescription There are many reasons why people are more overweight nowadays than they ever have been before. It is true – as a society, obesity is becoming epidemic, and it’s starting to affect people of all ages. The fact that more children are obese nowadays is especially worrying, for example. 43). Weight Loss Surgery – A Last-Ditch Option that Saves Lives We hear about people having weight loss surgery – having their ‘stomach stapled’, and so on – with a kind of horrified fascination. What could drive someone to do a thing like that? 44). The Four Food Groups With the release of the new food group pyramid, there are officially five food groups. Oils and butters are now included as a food group; but for the purpose of this paper, we are still going to consider ourselves to have only four. 45). Water – The Simplest Weight Loss Tool of all! By now we all know that drinking enough water is essential to good health. It keeps us hydrated, and this can easily be seen and felt in a person’s eyes and skin. 46). The Importance of Saying NO – and what it has to do with weight loss Inspirational writer and teacher Geneen Roth has made career out of offering people – women in particular – an alternative to dieting for natural weight loss. Roth herself struggled with her weight for years. 47). The Raw Foods Diet for Health and Weight Loss Though it will probably never become a mainstream way of eating, there are those who swear by the raw foods diet. Not only will this diet help you lose weight, but it is also supposed to be healthier than any other way of eating. 48). How Do We Determine Nutritional Need? Today, we must determine how much nourishment we need, how much physical exercise we need, and how best to accomplish those ends. Calorie needs, nutritional needs, physical needs, and education about those needs now is information we should all understand, at least as it applies to our individual self. 49). Weight Loss – The Group Approach People are social beings, so for many of us, it doesn’t make sense to try and lose weight alone. Many people do better in a group program such as Weight Watchers. In fact, Weight Watchers has been one of the most successful weight loss programs around for many years now. 50). Lose Weight in a Controlled Environment There are few things as controversial as losing weight – though everyone would agree that many people in our society have a pressing need to do just that, we disagree over the best way to do it. Hence, there are so many approaches to weight loss that it becomes very confusing to many of us. Browse Pages: 1 [2]