Sorry about the delay. Starting a new quarter in school and have been slightly busy. But Im back and the info will start rolling.. I have a bunch of new articles I want to post so here goes the first...:
64% of the population is either overweight or obese. The majority of these people know they need to lose weight—telling them they have to drop a few pounds is just re-inventing the wheel. What they need is help in knowing how to lose weight effectively. One of the keys to effective weight loss is knowing how to overcome cravings for unhealthy foods. Research has shown that our brains are as vulnerable to food addiction as they are to drug addiction, and that the combination of imagination and memory of past experiences with particular foods can create an obsession for that food.
The first, most basic way to overcome compulsive eating is to eat three meals a day. This will help you avoid the insulin rollercoaster that comes with a sporadic eating schedule. Avoiding insulin surges will help you lose weight more effectively. Also, don’t cut calories out of your diet too drastically, or you’ll fell deprived and then overeat and binge.
At home, throw out any unhealthy foods or foods you have weaknesses for, and don’t buy them again. If they aren’t in the house, you won’t eat them. Drink water at meals, to avoid high sugar beverages such as juice or soda. If you are feeling hungry, try drinking some water and waiting ten minutes to see if you are still hungry. Sometimes, thirst is mistaken by your brain as hunger instead. Eat less sugary foods. Sweets set off cravings more frequently than any other kind of food. (As a side note, women are more likely than men to overeat sweets.) Sugary foods also make you less likely to exercise and more likely to remain sedentary. Food cravings are influenced by images or messages about eating. Therefore, watch less television, avoid vending machines, and avoid food displays in stores.
When you are out, stay away from fast food and large chain restaurants. They tend to be unhealthier. Above all, do not eat at buffet restaurants. There is too much temptation to really go for “all you can eat” in order to get your money’s worth. If you are going to a party, eat a snack before you go, to avoid temptation later on.
Exercise slows overeating, but more so in men than in women. This occurs because exercise, sweet foods (and also drugs and sex) all compete for the same pleasure areas in the brain. Stress eating happens because your brain has learned that it can slow the constant stimulation by stress hormones if it partakes in pleasurable activities. Abdominal fat also releases metabolic signals that slow down the stress response, which perpetuates the cycle. Chronic stress is more harmful than acute stress, and has been shown to lead to weight gain, depression, and gradual loss of brain tissue. Exercise, yoga, and meditation all form the chemicals that activate the pleasure center of the brain. Since they are activities that lower stress and compete with food in your brain, you will be getting two benefits for the price of one. Cope with issues that come your way (or that you create) instead of turning to food for comfort.
It is also important to understand your past eating patterns and adjust them appropriately. If you tend to eat while watching television, turn the television off and do something else, or ride an exercise bike in front of the TV instead. If you are hungry when you get home from work and turn to the quickest food, rather than taking the time to make a healthy meal, start having a healthy snack before leaving work. You have to look at whether or not your meals are balanced. You should be able to go four hours between meals before you want to eat another meal. If you
are hungry soon after a meal, but alert, you need to increase the amount of fat or carbohydrates in your meals. If you are hungry and also foggy and sluggish, you have eaten too many carbohydrates. Reduce the amount of carbohydrates you are eating and add more lean protein.(Too many carbohydrates in a meal cause cravings for more carbohydrates, especially sweets.)
You have to learn to set weight loss goals. Use the acronym SMART to set your goals. Your goals should be Specific, Motivating, Achievable, Rewarding, and Tactical. Plan ahead and write down your goals and how you will make them happen. Let your friends, co-workers, and family know what you are trying to do, so they can support you and not try to tempt you with that after-work drink, dessert after dinner, or by buying unhealthy foods at the grocery store. Visualize yourself achieving your weight-loss goals. Do not let any excuses come into your plan—think ahead to any obstacles you might encounter as you try to lose weight, and plan how you will overcome them. If you make a plan and stick to it, you will reach your goals!
References: Baker, Larry C. “Picking Your Game Plan.” Energy Times, June 2004. Barclay, Thomas. “Conquering Carb Compulsions.” Energy Times, Jan 2005. Shapiro, Virginia, DC, and Dan. “Guidelines to a Macronutrient Balanced Meal.” Women’s Nutrition. Wisconsin Chiropractic Association Seminar, Jan 2003.
Thursday, May 31, 2007
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Planning Your Diet Using Internet Resources
Most of us are looking for easy ways to lose weight. Well, here today we will talk about how to do just that. It might not be as hard as you might think. We all have friends who pack on the double patty burgers with two extra large fries each day.
Sound like some of your college buddies? Through out the day, we get thirsty. All living creatures do. What do you turn for most often?
Sodas, we all do it. Why? Because they are easy to get and they taste good. Who can turn down a sweet drink after a jog in the sun?
Well, you shouldn't be doing that. There are two reasons why. One is because it is wasted calories. You don't get anything back from the soda.
You might get some pep from the caffeine, but that is about it. You might get a slight sugar rush, but it won't be anything that lasts. The second reason is, because we are slightly hungry. We aren't hungry enough to go get something to eat, but a drink will satisfy us enough to our next meal.
Instead of drinking sodas all day long, drink juice. More specifically, juice with the pulp in it. I know what you are thinking. There is more of a purpose to this than moving your bowels. We all have had a bit of a problem in the bathroom department and have reached for the juice with the pulp in it. Juice with the pulp in it will fill you up. Unlike sodas, there is something actually there to curb your hunger. You will drink less because you will get full. Try it, you will be surprised.
Always stick to wheat bread. Don't eat the white stuff. Whole wheat products are known to stabilize blood sugar levels.
This mean you won't get hungry as fast. This is an easy way to curb your hunger.
Here are some tips you can use when making sandwiches.
Avoid cheese. We put way to much cheese on everything these days. I won't be surprised if some day they make a cheese covered soda can. This is a heart attack waiting to happen. There is no reason to eat this much cheese. One of the ways you can cut down on the amount of cheese you eat is by shredding the cheese. Use the shredded cheese instead of cheese slices. You can cover the same amount of area, with less cheese. You can also do this on salads as well.
Cut down on the mayo. I would suggest that you cut this completely out. I know some guys who put so much mayo on their sandwiches, I can't see how they eat them. I can't see how they can taste anything but the mayo. A good suggestion to do it, sprinkle a little of Italian dressing on the sandwich. Just enough so you can taste it. This will really cut down on the fat. Also, if you make your own, you can control how much oil is in the dressing.
Cut down on bread. If you are going out to eat and the waiter drops a bread basket on the table, push it away. Don't eat the bread. The more carbs you can get away from the better. Cut out the silly snacks. Don't fill up on potato chips between meals. Instead grab an apple or some veggie sticks. You will be amazed at how good they are once you give them a chance. I love green peppers sprinkled with a little salt. I will take these any day over potato chips.
Stay away from fatty cuts of meat. Don't go to the store and buy the most fatty cuts of pork you can get. Take it home and trim the fat off of it if you have to. There are tons of ways you can cook lean meat so that it isn't dry. That is why most people like the fat in the meat, it adds juice. Also with spices, you can fix the problem of not having the flavor that fat adds.
Stay away from too much dairy. No need to get full of ice cream that is full of fat. Instead if you must consume it, go for the low fat versions. Try to get flavors with a lot of fruit in them or add your own fruit. You won't notice the missing fat if you add some flavor to it. Avoid frying stuff. Learn how to bake, broil and steam your foods. You will be surprised at how much fat frying adds to the dish. Sure it tastes better, but it won't help your waist any.
There you have it. Those don't sound too hard do they? I'm sure after you repeat them after awhile, they will get easy to do.
Dieting is not always easy. In fact, it can prove a tough challenge for many people. That's why the weight loss market is full of sites that give you all you need and the best products are just few clicks away.
Internet has plans for everything these days. That is how we can fit 100 different things into each day.
While to an extent this seems a bit over doing it, some things do need to be planned as well as stick to them all the time. I don't know why we don't plan our diets and take it serious. I mean, we plan everything else, also getting the best choises in weight loss market. Some people even plan on when they will have sex. Hence, the birth of hump day. Why not spend a few minutes and plan out what you will eat? If you are reading this, you have the time to do it. So sit back and follow these seven easy steps. Don't blink, if you do it will be over. It is really that simple.
I am here to help you. Review all the articles found on this website and if you still have questions then don't be afraid to leave a comment. If you are like me and need something close to a kick in the rear (or as close as the internet can get to that) then I would greatly suggest reading "Fat Loss 4 Idiots".... I have never considered myself an idiot (though some others may disagree, lol) but it always seems that my best growth periods in life were while reading some "... for Dummies" or "... for Idiots" book... They truly are the best information resources out there.
Sound like some of your college buddies? Through out the day, we get thirsty. All living creatures do. What do you turn for most often?
Sodas, we all do it. Why? Because they are easy to get and they taste good. Who can turn down a sweet drink after a jog in the sun?
Well, you shouldn't be doing that. There are two reasons why. One is because it is wasted calories. You don't get anything back from the soda.
You might get some pep from the caffeine, but that is about it. You might get a slight sugar rush, but it won't be anything that lasts. The second reason is, because we are slightly hungry. We aren't hungry enough to go get something to eat, but a drink will satisfy us enough to our next meal.
Instead of drinking sodas all day long, drink juice. More specifically, juice with the pulp in it. I know what you are thinking. There is more of a purpose to this than moving your bowels. We all have had a bit of a problem in the bathroom department and have reached for the juice with the pulp in it. Juice with the pulp in it will fill you up. Unlike sodas, there is something actually there to curb your hunger. You will drink less because you will get full. Try it, you will be surprised.
Always stick to wheat bread. Don't eat the white stuff. Whole wheat products are known to stabilize blood sugar levels.
This mean you won't get hungry as fast. This is an easy way to curb your hunger.
Here are some tips you can use when making sandwiches.
Avoid cheese. We put way to much cheese on everything these days. I won't be surprised if some day they make a cheese covered soda can. This is a heart attack waiting to happen. There is no reason to eat this much cheese. One of the ways you can cut down on the amount of cheese you eat is by shredding the cheese. Use the shredded cheese instead of cheese slices. You can cover the same amount of area, with less cheese. You can also do this on salads as well.
Cut down on the mayo. I would suggest that you cut this completely out. I know some guys who put so much mayo on their sandwiches, I can't see how they eat them. I can't see how they can taste anything but the mayo. A good suggestion to do it, sprinkle a little of Italian dressing on the sandwich. Just enough so you can taste it. This will really cut down on the fat. Also, if you make your own, you can control how much oil is in the dressing.
Cut down on bread. If you are going out to eat and the waiter drops a bread basket on the table, push it away. Don't eat the bread. The more carbs you can get away from the better. Cut out the silly snacks. Don't fill up on potato chips between meals. Instead grab an apple or some veggie sticks. You will be amazed at how good they are once you give them a chance. I love green peppers sprinkled with a little salt. I will take these any day over potato chips.
Stay away from fatty cuts of meat. Don't go to the store and buy the most fatty cuts of pork you can get. Take it home and trim the fat off of it if you have to. There are tons of ways you can cook lean meat so that it isn't dry. That is why most people like the fat in the meat, it adds juice. Also with spices, you can fix the problem of not having the flavor that fat adds.
Stay away from too much dairy. No need to get full of ice cream that is full of fat. Instead if you must consume it, go for the low fat versions. Try to get flavors with a lot of fruit in them or add your own fruit. You won't notice the missing fat if you add some flavor to it. Avoid frying stuff. Learn how to bake, broil and steam your foods. You will be surprised at how much fat frying adds to the dish. Sure it tastes better, but it won't help your waist any.
There you have it. Those don't sound too hard do they? I'm sure after you repeat them after awhile, they will get easy to do.
Dieting is not always easy. In fact, it can prove a tough challenge for many people. That's why the weight loss market is full of sites that give you all you need and the best products are just few clicks away.
Internet has plans for everything these days. That is how we can fit 100 different things into each day.
While to an extent this seems a bit over doing it, some things do need to be planned as well as stick to them all the time. I don't know why we don't plan our diets and take it serious. I mean, we plan everything else, also getting the best choises in weight loss market. Some people even plan on when they will have sex. Hence, the birth of hump day. Why not spend a few minutes and plan out what you will eat? If you are reading this, you have the time to do it. So sit back and follow these seven easy steps. Don't blink, if you do it will be over. It is really that simple.
I am here to help you. Review all the articles found on this website and if you still have questions then don't be afraid to leave a comment. If you are like me and need something close to a kick in the rear (or as close as the internet can get to that) then I would greatly suggest reading "Fat Loss 4 Idiots".... I have never considered myself an idiot (though some others may disagree, lol) but it always seems that my best growth periods in life were while reading some "... for Dummies" or "... for Idiots" book... They truly are the best information resources out there.
Weight Gain in Menopause- How to Manage your Weight
Countless women approaching, or in the midst of menopause find themselves starting to gain weight. This weight gain is most prevalent around their hips and waist; it does not seem to go away no matter how much you diet. Things that used to work to keep you trim no longer have the same effect or work at all. Weight gain in menopause, and the lack of ability to lose it are the most common complaints of women moving through this phase of life.
As years go by a woman’s body can become contaminated with toxins. Once under control before menopause, the toxins now interfere with the metabolism functions that keep weight within a reasonable range. They must be stored to keep them from affecting major organs of the body, and are stored as fat cells. When a woman attempts to rid herself of the fat via crash diets or other unhealthy means, these toxins are released into the blood stream and have unpleasant side effects.
The body only wants to be in it’s natural state of balance; it’ll use any means it has to maintain these fatty toxins stored, rather than lose weight. Toxin release may cause inflammation and bloating that is typically linked with menopause. Its also common during this phase of life to develop food sensitivities that can circumvent weight loss efforts.
Many women have been sensitive to certain foods for years, but the ameliorative effects of estrogen on the digestive tract mask the sensitivity. Once a woman decreases her estrogen levels during menopause, any food sensitivities show up and a woman may start relying on foods that are much less nutritious and put her body into a hoarding mode. This leads to weight gain even, though she may be eating less.
Weight loss is not only about will power or the calories you do or do not consume. Losing weight involves putting the body and mind back into balance; it is a complex process, and becomes harder still during menopause for obvious reasons. The body is in a state of hormonal flux and imbalance, old toxins are coming into play, and there is a large amount of stress.
The most important things for a woman going through the Change, are to manage the stresses in her life and to learn how to eat the foods that work for her. This will let her have the body she is used to, without having to go through the pain of starving herself to lose weight.
For more on menopause treatment and menopause hot flashes, visit medopedia.com.
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I will also add that this is one of the best reads and programs to follow that I have encountered. It is a "bottom line" way to lose weight and stay healthy doing it, it's a book called Weight Loss for Idiots. The best part about this book was that almost everything in it was effortless to achieve.
As years go by a woman’s body can become contaminated with toxins. Once under control before menopause, the toxins now interfere with the metabolism functions that keep weight within a reasonable range. They must be stored to keep them from affecting major organs of the body, and are stored as fat cells. When a woman attempts to rid herself of the fat via crash diets or other unhealthy means, these toxins are released into the blood stream and have unpleasant side effects.
The body only wants to be in it’s natural state of balance; it’ll use any means it has to maintain these fatty toxins stored, rather than lose weight. Toxin release may cause inflammation and bloating that is typically linked with menopause. Its also common during this phase of life to develop food sensitivities that can circumvent weight loss efforts.
Many women have been sensitive to certain foods for years, but the ameliorative effects of estrogen on the digestive tract mask the sensitivity. Once a woman decreases her estrogen levels during menopause, any food sensitivities show up and a woman may start relying on foods that are much less nutritious and put her body into a hoarding mode. This leads to weight gain even, though she may be eating less.
Weight loss is not only about will power or the calories you do or do not consume. Losing weight involves putting the body and mind back into balance; it is a complex process, and becomes harder still during menopause for obvious reasons. The body is in a state of hormonal flux and imbalance, old toxins are coming into play, and there is a large amount of stress.
The most important things for a woman going through the Change, are to manage the stresses in her life and to learn how to eat the foods that work for her. This will let her have the body she is used to, without having to go through the pain of starving herself to lose weight.
For more on menopause treatment and menopause hot flashes, visit medopedia.com.
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I will also add that this is one of the best reads and programs to follow that I have encountered. It is a "bottom line" way to lose weight and stay healthy doing it, it's a book called Weight Loss for Idiots. The best part about this book was that almost everything in it was effortless to achieve.
Friday, May 11, 2007
The Real "Secret" to Your Lean Body for Life
How many times do you and I have to read that we should eat five to six small meals a day to lose body fat? We see it ad nauseam – to the point where I'm losing my appetite for frequent meals. By now, not only does every fat loss "expert" know about this piece of advice, but most neophytes as well.
What about the advice that says we should eat smaller portions? I think I knew this intuitively when I was ten years old. However, that didn't stop me from being a big fat guy a mere eighteen years later. Somewhere in the interim, my intuitive and gained knowledge became irrelevant in the face of my desire to stuff double cheeseburgers and oversized servings of fries into my stomach. And it's doubtful that anyone derives more pleasure from piling down those empty calories than I did. To this day, I've a proclivity for eating large quantities at mealtime. Maybe it stems from a greater-than-average feeling of discomfort with the symptoms of hunger – maybe I just like to feel satiated. I now keep the calories from being empty to prevent my stomach from feeling that way.
But what has really kept me lean? I've been lean and rock solid with never more than 10 % body fat for seven years now and not the slightest bit of "struggle" to stay that way. This is from a guy who used to carry a nearly 40-inch waistline. Sure, sometimes a day passes in which I haven't eaten six total meals. Sometimes it's only four. Also, I don't always eat small quantities. In fact, just four days prior to this writing, I ate an entire large pizza by myself. That pizza wasn't something out of the diet section of the grocery store either; it had some calorie-packed toppings and was dripping with extra cheese. That's the only way to eat pizza in my book.
I ate that calorie-dense meal on my "cheat day". You've probably heard of the concept; you eat clean and healthy for six days or so and then, bam – turn your body into a one-day starch pump that also gets big doses of dietary lard just to grease up the joints. The cheat day concept is believed by some to actually speed up the metabolism once stricter eating habits are resumed in the days that follow. Personally, I haven't seen evidence of this. I think its value just lies in the fact that it alleviates feelings of deprivation.
But my cheat day doesn't threaten me with the prospect of a relapse into old habits and regained body fat. The reason is one shared by many people who lose substantial unwanted pounds and manage to keep it off. Long-term success boils down to the way one sees himself or herself at a subconscious level. It comes from a change in self image.
In psychology circles, they refer to it as the self concept. I prefer the term used by Dr. Maxwell Maltz in his groundbreaking book, Psycho-Cybernetics.(1) Dr. Maltz said our self image is like a subconscious blueprint of the "kind of person we think we are", right down to the finest detail. It's formed for most of us through a haphazard process of having emotionally digested the experiences and words (both positive and negative) that came barreling at us mostly in childhood. If we formed our self-beliefs through mainly the positive words and experiences, we're usually in pretty good shape (self image-wise). If the negatives took too big of a hold, we can end up with erroneous self beliefs that contribute to a potential-stymieing self image.
This subconscious self blueprint can't help but have an enormous effect on one's tendency to experience either ongoing success or disappointing recidivism when undergoing a fat loss program. But our respective self images are our own responsibility once we're older. That's why we can read about eating five to six meals a day or cutting down on high glycemic carbs until the cows come home and it's not enough. It's our refusal to relinquish the will power game and realize the biggest lessons to learn pertain to that gray matter between our ears, not just the macro-nutrient matter in a protein bar.
So the natural question becomes: What change occurred in my self image that makes keeping the fat off so easy? Well, I used to think of myself as a big guy who loved to eat. Now I see myself as a high-performance person who loves eating to fuel his body. A high-performance individual is not someone who doesn't enjoy his or her food; just someone who sees eating as mostly a means of fueling high performance and not as a constantly sought pleasure in and of itself. As a person with a self image of high performance, I savor all the benefits (direct and indirect) of being lean and full of energy and vitality. At a subconscious level, these benefits far outweigh those of fleshly and immediate gratification that pervaded my inner desires prior to my self image becoming that of a high performer.
Notice that I said direct and "indirect" benefits. In order for you to successfully change your self image, it's important to internalize every kind of benefit you will get by doing so. This can build a mountain of reasons that can make the immediate gratification benefits into molehills by comparison. Example: Losing body fat and maintaining leanness can create higher daily energy levels for your body. This can surely lead to more productivity in whatever else you do; whether you're a professional or a homemaker. Being more productive can lead to higher success levels within those other life contexts. This can lead to a higher quality and happier life.
How about this: Being lean and attractive can draw someone desirable into your life, or it can spice up your relationship with your spouse or significant other. That can lead to more contentment, which can support you in all your other endeavors.
Another key to aligning your self image for long-term leanness is to go at the fat loss slowly, but not too slowly. This is where things can get tricky. We need to lose body fat slowly enough as let our subconscious minds develop a lean self image, but not so slowly that the fat loss seems imperceptible. Many people adopt the latest diet craze and lose fat so fast that their subconscious self image figuratively "snaps" them back to where they started. Conversely, losing fat too slowly can be so dull as to cause you to forget you were ever doing it in the first place. In that situation, a big piece of cheese cake staring at you from the food counter at a party can look like the perfect salve for the hurt you felt when none of the attendees noticed the five pounds you've lost.
The best way to lose body fat slowly enough for your self image to change, yet not so slowly as to lose momentum, is to utilize multi-step gradualism. This is especially effective if you begin this technique with tactics that cause the greatest amount of fat loss with the least amount of effort and discomfort. Example: Most people can lose substantial fat pounds by merely reducing their carbohydrate intake as the day wears on. No pain, no drastic deprivation; just a simple macro-nutrient intake shift that can melt cellulite off for the first couple months.
Think about that for a moment. If all you did was shift most of your carbohydrate intake to the morning hours and stop eating carbs entirely during the six hours before bedtime, you'd probably lose ten or twenty pounds of fat. When that fat has been removed, you can then implement an additional tactical step, and so on.
When we focus our minds on the powerful life benefits (both direct and indirect) of being lean and shed off the fat pounds with scheduled, incremental tactics, our subconscious self image has a chance to make its vital shift. When one masters for himself or herself how to do this, the big "secret" to long-term leanness is discovered. Then all those books and articles saying you "should eat five or six small meals a day" and "cut down on your portions" can be seen for what they are; the repeating of terrific tactics but not everything you'll need for long-term success.
Thank you Mr. Abbett.:Scott Abbett is the author of HardBody Success: 28 Principles to Create Your Ultimate Body and Shape Your Mind for Incredible Success.
References:(1)Maltz, Maxwell. The New Psycho-Cybernetics. Prentice Hall Press. Paramus, NJ (2002) pages 1-6
What about the advice that says we should eat smaller portions? I think I knew this intuitively when I was ten years old. However, that didn't stop me from being a big fat guy a mere eighteen years later. Somewhere in the interim, my intuitive and gained knowledge became irrelevant in the face of my desire to stuff double cheeseburgers and oversized servings of fries into my stomach. And it's doubtful that anyone derives more pleasure from piling down those empty calories than I did. To this day, I've a proclivity for eating large quantities at mealtime. Maybe it stems from a greater-than-average feeling of discomfort with the symptoms of hunger – maybe I just like to feel satiated. I now keep the calories from being empty to prevent my stomach from feeling that way.
But what has really kept me lean? I've been lean and rock solid with never more than 10 % body fat for seven years now and not the slightest bit of "struggle" to stay that way. This is from a guy who used to carry a nearly 40-inch waistline. Sure, sometimes a day passes in which I haven't eaten six total meals. Sometimes it's only four. Also, I don't always eat small quantities. In fact, just four days prior to this writing, I ate an entire large pizza by myself. That pizza wasn't something out of the diet section of the grocery store either; it had some calorie-packed toppings and was dripping with extra cheese. That's the only way to eat pizza in my book.
I ate that calorie-dense meal on my "cheat day". You've probably heard of the concept; you eat clean and healthy for six days or so and then, bam – turn your body into a one-day starch pump that also gets big doses of dietary lard just to grease up the joints. The cheat day concept is believed by some to actually speed up the metabolism once stricter eating habits are resumed in the days that follow. Personally, I haven't seen evidence of this. I think its value just lies in the fact that it alleviates feelings of deprivation.
But my cheat day doesn't threaten me with the prospect of a relapse into old habits and regained body fat. The reason is one shared by many people who lose substantial unwanted pounds and manage to keep it off. Long-term success boils down to the way one sees himself or herself at a subconscious level. It comes from a change in self image.
In psychology circles, they refer to it as the self concept. I prefer the term used by Dr. Maxwell Maltz in his groundbreaking book, Psycho-Cybernetics.(1) Dr. Maltz said our self image is like a subconscious blueprint of the "kind of person we think we are", right down to the finest detail. It's formed for most of us through a haphazard process of having emotionally digested the experiences and words (both positive and negative) that came barreling at us mostly in childhood. If we formed our self-beliefs through mainly the positive words and experiences, we're usually in pretty good shape (self image-wise). If the negatives took too big of a hold, we can end up with erroneous self beliefs that contribute to a potential-stymieing self image.
This subconscious self blueprint can't help but have an enormous effect on one's tendency to experience either ongoing success or disappointing recidivism when undergoing a fat loss program. But our respective self images are our own responsibility once we're older. That's why we can read about eating five to six meals a day or cutting down on high glycemic carbs until the cows come home and it's not enough. It's our refusal to relinquish the will power game and realize the biggest lessons to learn pertain to that gray matter between our ears, not just the macro-nutrient matter in a protein bar.
So the natural question becomes: What change occurred in my self image that makes keeping the fat off so easy? Well, I used to think of myself as a big guy who loved to eat. Now I see myself as a high-performance person who loves eating to fuel his body. A high-performance individual is not someone who doesn't enjoy his or her food; just someone who sees eating as mostly a means of fueling high performance and not as a constantly sought pleasure in and of itself. As a person with a self image of high performance, I savor all the benefits (direct and indirect) of being lean and full of energy and vitality. At a subconscious level, these benefits far outweigh those of fleshly and immediate gratification that pervaded my inner desires prior to my self image becoming that of a high performer.
Notice that I said direct and "indirect" benefits. In order for you to successfully change your self image, it's important to internalize every kind of benefit you will get by doing so. This can build a mountain of reasons that can make the immediate gratification benefits into molehills by comparison. Example: Losing body fat and maintaining leanness can create higher daily energy levels for your body. This can surely lead to more productivity in whatever else you do; whether you're a professional or a homemaker. Being more productive can lead to higher success levels within those other life contexts. This can lead to a higher quality and happier life.
How about this: Being lean and attractive can draw someone desirable into your life, or it can spice up your relationship with your spouse or significant other. That can lead to more contentment, which can support you in all your other endeavors.
Another key to aligning your self image for long-term leanness is to go at the fat loss slowly, but not too slowly. This is where things can get tricky. We need to lose body fat slowly enough as let our subconscious minds develop a lean self image, but not so slowly that the fat loss seems imperceptible. Many people adopt the latest diet craze and lose fat so fast that their subconscious self image figuratively "snaps" them back to where they started. Conversely, losing fat too slowly can be so dull as to cause you to forget you were ever doing it in the first place. In that situation, a big piece of cheese cake staring at you from the food counter at a party can look like the perfect salve for the hurt you felt when none of the attendees noticed the five pounds you've lost.
The best way to lose body fat slowly enough for your self image to change, yet not so slowly as to lose momentum, is to utilize multi-step gradualism. This is especially effective if you begin this technique with tactics that cause the greatest amount of fat loss with the least amount of effort and discomfort. Example: Most people can lose substantial fat pounds by merely reducing their carbohydrate intake as the day wears on. No pain, no drastic deprivation; just a simple macro-nutrient intake shift that can melt cellulite off for the first couple months.
Think about that for a moment. If all you did was shift most of your carbohydrate intake to the morning hours and stop eating carbs entirely during the six hours before bedtime, you'd probably lose ten or twenty pounds of fat. When that fat has been removed, you can then implement an additional tactical step, and so on.
When we focus our minds on the powerful life benefits (both direct and indirect) of being lean and shed off the fat pounds with scheduled, incremental tactics, our subconscious self image has a chance to make its vital shift. When one masters for himself or herself how to do this, the big "secret" to long-term leanness is discovered. Then all those books and articles saying you "should eat five or six small meals a day" and "cut down on your portions" can be seen for what they are; the repeating of terrific tactics but not everything you'll need for long-term success.
Thank you Mr. Abbett.:Scott Abbett is the author of HardBody Success: 28 Principles to Create Your Ultimate Body and Shape Your Mind for Incredible Success.
References:(1)Maltz, Maxwell. The New Psycho-Cybernetics. Prentice Hall Press. Paramus, NJ (2002) pages 1-6
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
To All my Yahoo chat and Google Friends
Hello and thanks for stopping in. I want you guys to know that it is because of you that I started this site. So please feel free to voice your opinions and ask questions.. This site is for you more than me.. I want to hear your stories, thoughts and comments.
BTW, if you find everything here informative then, by all means, bookmark this page and tell other about it..
Tony L.
BTW, if you find everything here informative then, by all means, bookmark this page and tell other about it..
Tony L.
Yoga Weight Loss Benefits
Yoga is widely known and performed by many people today, mostly by health enthusiasts. The goal of Yoga is to aid a practitioner in achieving a balanced sense of being of the mind, body and spirit. Many have resorted to yoga to recover from or to prevent sickness. These days, many people also choose Yoga as a means to lose weight.
What Yoga can really help you with in terms of losing weight is to help speed up your metabolism. It is common knowledge that metabolism plays a very important role in increasing the burning of calories. Regular practice of Yoga will help in weight loss and also prevent weight gain.
Just like any other weight loss method, we have to understand that Yoga takes time before the desired results are achieved. There is a need for discipline in performing Yoga on a regular basis and making it a part of your daily routine to totally experience its benefits.
Yoga involves different breathing techniques and twisting positions or physical poses that stimulate the function of the internal organs. These poses create heat in the body and because of this, metabolism becomes stimulated as well. As your metabolism increases, it helps your body burn more calories. Burning more calories will eventually reduce your weight assuming that you maintain a normal caloric intake. A good rule of thumb is that practicing 10 minutes of Yoga will burn approximately 50 calories. An hour of Yoga will burn about 250 calories.
All of the various yoga poses, which include forward and backward bending and twisting positions, help to normalize the activities of your body's internal organs. These positions enhance the endocrine system which is responsible for the body's chemical processes that converts food into energy for the body to use.
Regular practice of yoga also improves the body's blood circulation and helps normalize your blood pressure. A healthy circulatory system will help keep the body energetic and produces many mental and physical benefits including reduction of stress hormones. Proper blood circulation also helps oxygenate all parts of your body as the blood carries oxygen to all the tissues and organs of the body.
This oxygenation of the body cells using yoga breathing techniques also helps in weight loss. Yogis believe that a person's energy is transported through our breath. Practiced control of our breath, a major component of yoga, can lead it into different areas of our body and every tension will become converted into energy. Exhaling allows us to release anything that is no longer needed by our body.
Another benefit to yoga is the toning of muscle tissue. The different positions of yoga which use isometric exercise, allow every part of your body to work leading to development of firm, lean and elongated muscles. As you gain leaner muscle tissue you will also enhance the burning of calories even when you are resting.
Yoga is, indeed, an effective way to help you lose weight and create a strong metabolism but, you have to be realistic on your expectations. While it may take time before you can actually see the desired improvements, combining yoga exercises with a healthy diet that is low in calories and carbohydrates will eventually burn those extra pounds of fat.
Rachel Tuller is a busy mother, sales executive, an accomplished speaker, freelance writer, health enthusiast, and a lifelong student of personal development. You can enjoy other articles about yoga at NiceYoga.com
Copyright © Rachel Tuller. All Rights Reserved.
What Yoga can really help you with in terms of losing weight is to help speed up your metabolism. It is common knowledge that metabolism plays a very important role in increasing the burning of calories. Regular practice of Yoga will help in weight loss and also prevent weight gain.
Just like any other weight loss method, we have to understand that Yoga takes time before the desired results are achieved. There is a need for discipline in performing Yoga on a regular basis and making it a part of your daily routine to totally experience its benefits.
Yoga involves different breathing techniques and twisting positions or physical poses that stimulate the function of the internal organs. These poses create heat in the body and because of this, metabolism becomes stimulated as well. As your metabolism increases, it helps your body burn more calories. Burning more calories will eventually reduce your weight assuming that you maintain a normal caloric intake. A good rule of thumb is that practicing 10 minutes of Yoga will burn approximately 50 calories. An hour of Yoga will burn about 250 calories.
All of the various yoga poses, which include forward and backward bending and twisting positions, help to normalize the activities of your body's internal organs. These positions enhance the endocrine system which is responsible for the body's chemical processes that converts food into energy for the body to use.
Regular practice of yoga also improves the body's blood circulation and helps normalize your blood pressure. A healthy circulatory system will help keep the body energetic and produces many mental and physical benefits including reduction of stress hormones. Proper blood circulation also helps oxygenate all parts of your body as the blood carries oxygen to all the tissues and organs of the body.
This oxygenation of the body cells using yoga breathing techniques also helps in weight loss. Yogis believe that a person's energy is transported through our breath. Practiced control of our breath, a major component of yoga, can lead it into different areas of our body and every tension will become converted into energy. Exhaling allows us to release anything that is no longer needed by our body.
Another benefit to yoga is the toning of muscle tissue. The different positions of yoga which use isometric exercise, allow every part of your body to work leading to development of firm, lean and elongated muscles. As you gain leaner muscle tissue you will also enhance the burning of calories even when you are resting.
Yoga is, indeed, an effective way to help you lose weight and create a strong metabolism but, you have to be realistic on your expectations. While it may take time before you can actually see the desired improvements, combining yoga exercises with a healthy diet that is low in calories and carbohydrates will eventually burn those extra pounds of fat.
Rachel Tuller is a busy mother, sales executive, an accomplished speaker, freelance writer, health enthusiast, and a lifelong student of personal development. You can enjoy other articles about yoga at NiceYoga.com
Copyright © Rachel Tuller. All Rights Reserved.
Monday, May 7, 2007
Some Things to Remember for the Almanac
Happy Monday all, I hope all had a happy weekend....I pretty much spent the weekend studying a particularly difficult area of math for school. This is what led my to post the following article. I know it isn't directly related weight loss or even good health. However, goals are the way I achieved my success when I when I did.
You can tell yourself that you REALLY don't want to be fat..... You can think this diet, or that program, or even the system you're currently contemplating investing in are all going to finally be the one that works. But without setting goals (and sticking with them) you will never get to where you want to be.
Face it, all the really successful programs work on a base set of rules and goals and do their best to make sure you are constantly reminded of these.... Well.. enough of my take on this subject, on with the article...
The end of the year obliges us to review our results against our plan and brings an opportunity to reflect upon how they were achieved. Events rarely turn out as expected and it is likely that a good dose of flexibility was needed in adjusting our direction, exploiting new opportunities and managing changes. As we turn our attention to goal-setting for the next year, here are ten factors to consider that will help manage the many variables that will shape our success.
1. Financial targets alone may be insufficiently compelling. Make goals personally meaningful (for example, by linking achievement to career progression). In the business bestseller “Built to Last”, Collins and Porras point out that visionary companies have core values and a purpose. Individuals need these too.
2. Ensure short-term objectives are tangible so the imagination can easily focus and channel energies towards hitting them. (For example, “To win the top sales prize”).
3. Set long-term goals that are inspirational yet sufficiently broad to accommodate changes over time. (For example, “To lead the market in X in five years time” or “Being number one or number two in Y”). Test flexibility in developing alternative routes to the goal by imagining events that could throw the team off course.
4. Quantified targets may be a stretch for some and a limitation for others. Let the imagination take targets even further, by asking what it would look like to exceed them.
5. Evaluate how much of each goal is within an individual’s personal control and, particularly in a matrix reporting structure, the extent of authority, accountability and resources required. Consider whether their influencing skills are sufficient and how they could improve them.
6. Think through the implications and consequences of achieving goals, checking they would lead to a win/win for those concerned and are worth the investment required. Modify accordingly. Other people’s agendas, and even competing concerns within an individual themselves, may otherwise prevent their achievement.
7. Visualise that moment in the future when you have met your objectives and use the benefit of hindsight to understand all the steps that took you there. This back-to-front perspective is useful for checking the feasibility of a plan and for breaking up goals into manageable pieces.
8. In assessing the resources required, identify previous occasions where similar challenges have been met and how this was done. Create an environment where individuals can act as role models for each other and are able to access the experience of colleagues for references and benchmarks.
9. In anticipating the likelihood of change, recognise progress at regular intervals and take satisfaction in every achievement along the way. These opportunities are needed for encouragement as well as for feedback and adjustment.
10. Stimulate reflection upon the higher purpose that the goals serve within the wider company mission. This hones the detail of immediate plans by providing context and a continuum, and generates forward momentum towards the years to come.
Jennifer Fitzgerald is the founder of Mind for Business Ltd, a company helping organisations make changes successful by aligning personal behaviours with organisational values. She offers coaching for teams and individuals, cultural assessments and NLP-based personal development programmmes. Jennifer also works as a financial services management consultant, specialising in the cards and payments industry.
You can tell yourself that you REALLY don't want to be fat..... You can think this diet, or that program, or even the system you're currently contemplating investing in are all going to finally be the one that works. But without setting goals (and sticking with them) you will never get to where you want to be.
Face it, all the really successful programs work on a base set of rules and goals and do their best to make sure you are constantly reminded of these.... Well.. enough of my take on this subject, on with the article...
The end of the year obliges us to review our results against our plan and brings an opportunity to reflect upon how they were achieved. Events rarely turn out as expected and it is likely that a good dose of flexibility was needed in adjusting our direction, exploiting new opportunities and managing changes. As we turn our attention to goal-setting for the next year, here are ten factors to consider that will help manage the many variables that will shape our success.
1. Financial targets alone may be insufficiently compelling. Make goals personally meaningful (for example, by linking achievement to career progression). In the business bestseller “Built to Last”, Collins and Porras point out that visionary companies have core values and a purpose. Individuals need these too.
2. Ensure short-term objectives are tangible so the imagination can easily focus and channel energies towards hitting them. (For example, “To win the top sales prize”).
3. Set long-term goals that are inspirational yet sufficiently broad to accommodate changes over time. (For example, “To lead the market in X in five years time” or “Being number one or number two in Y”). Test flexibility in developing alternative routes to the goal by imagining events that could throw the team off course.
4. Quantified targets may be a stretch for some and a limitation for others. Let the imagination take targets even further, by asking what it would look like to exceed them.
5. Evaluate how much of each goal is within an individual’s personal control and, particularly in a matrix reporting structure, the extent of authority, accountability and resources required. Consider whether their influencing skills are sufficient and how they could improve them.
6. Think through the implications and consequences of achieving goals, checking they would lead to a win/win for those concerned and are worth the investment required. Modify accordingly. Other people’s agendas, and even competing concerns within an individual themselves, may otherwise prevent their achievement.
7. Visualise that moment in the future when you have met your objectives and use the benefit of hindsight to understand all the steps that took you there. This back-to-front perspective is useful for checking the feasibility of a plan and for breaking up goals into manageable pieces.
8. In assessing the resources required, identify previous occasions where similar challenges have been met and how this was done. Create an environment where individuals can act as role models for each other and are able to access the experience of colleagues for references and benchmarks.
9. In anticipating the likelihood of change, recognise progress at regular intervals and take satisfaction in every achievement along the way. These opportunities are needed for encouragement as well as for feedback and adjustment.
10. Stimulate reflection upon the higher purpose that the goals serve within the wider company mission. This hones the detail of immediate plans by providing context and a continuum, and generates forward momentum towards the years to come.
Jennifer Fitzgerald is the founder of Mind for Business Ltd, a company helping organisations make changes successful by aligning personal behaviours with organisational values. She offers coaching for teams and individuals, cultural assessments and NLP-based personal development programmmes. Jennifer also works as a financial services management consultant, specialising in the cards and payments industry.
Friday, May 4, 2007
Safe Weight Loss Tips
When we eat, we aren't JUST gaining weight. Food is more than just nicely packaged calories. It contains all substances we need to heal and defend us also. Some of foodstuffs strengthen our immune system; others defend our digestive tract improving its activity. Food can decrease risk of oncological diseases, save you from myocardial infarction, keep your brain safe from stroke and loss of memory, strengthen bones and vision.
The state of health in many respects is determined by nutrition. Right balanced feeding will not only help you to succeed in weight loss but keep you healthy too. In many cases it can rid you from old chronic health problems that never leave you during many years.
Everybody of course has desire to look slim and beautiful in the beginning of spring/summer season. So it is very useful to think about yourself already in winter. That saves you from tough diets in spring. This way you have plenty of time to achieve good results.
It is not necessary to starve that nice new bathing suit you want to buy fits you well. Your choice is 1-2 fasting days in a week. Grow thin easily and with pleasure.
There are plenty of variants. It is important to choose one that suits you exactly.Fasting days may be divided on two groups “full” and “hungry”. “Full” fasting days are ideal for those who want to have weight loss but still have no program and are against drastic weight loss. This way you feel almost no hunger easily achieving good results.
“Full” fasting days is useful to have 2-3 times before holidays too.In variants here bellow I show you general quantity of food for one day. Calorie content for every day is 700-1000 calories. It is important that liquid you get a day must be not less than 1.5 liters (~3 pints). So don’t forget drink mineral water (without gas) or not strong tea.
Variant 1. Meat with fresh vegetables.It is 400gr (~1lb) of boiled meat (veal, beef, chicken white meat) with almost no salt and 800gr (~2lb) also not salted fresh vegetables. Divide this meal on 4-5 parts and eat during a day when your sense of hunger claims. Get a glass of not fat yoghurt before sleep.
Variant 2. Seafood with stewed vegetables.It is 500gr (1lb) boiled or baked almost without salt seafood and 800gr (~2lb) stewed vegetables without salt too. You may use cauliflower, aubergines, tomatoes, sweet pepper, kidney beans. Don’t forget to drink 1.5 liters (~3 pints) of drinks we mentioned above.
Variant 3. Fruits salad.It is 1.5kg (3lb) of various fruits in form of salad dressed with 300ml (0.5 pint) of not fat yoghurt. Divide it on 5 parts. Have a glass of not fat yoghurt before sleep. Water and tea is obligatory.
Variant 4. Berry day.It is 800gr (2lb) of any berries and 400gr (1lb) of not fat curd. Divide meal on portions and eat it according your sense of hunger.
During “full” fasting days don’t forget about water, fruit tea or other healthy drinks that your fat would be burned successfully! Using such fasting days you will never make harm to your health. On the contrary you succeed in weight loss in a healthy manner.
About “hungry” fasting days read in the next article.
That is your weight loss tip for today.
The state of health in many respects is determined by nutrition. Right balanced feeding will not only help you to succeed in weight loss but keep you healthy too. In many cases it can rid you from old chronic health problems that never leave you during many years.
Everybody of course has desire to look slim and beautiful in the beginning of spring/summer season. So it is very useful to think about yourself already in winter. That saves you from tough diets in spring. This way you have plenty of time to achieve good results.
It is not necessary to starve that nice new bathing suit you want to buy fits you well. Your choice is 1-2 fasting days in a week. Grow thin easily and with pleasure.
There are plenty of variants. It is important to choose one that suits you exactly.Fasting days may be divided on two groups “full” and “hungry”. “Full” fasting days are ideal for those who want to have weight loss but still have no program and are against drastic weight loss. This way you feel almost no hunger easily achieving good results.
“Full” fasting days is useful to have 2-3 times before holidays too.In variants here bellow I show you general quantity of food for one day. Calorie content for every day is 700-1000 calories. It is important that liquid you get a day must be not less than 1.5 liters (~3 pints). So don’t forget drink mineral water (without gas) or not strong tea.
Variant 1. Meat with fresh vegetables.It is 400gr (~1lb) of boiled meat (veal, beef, chicken white meat) with almost no salt and 800gr (~2lb) also not salted fresh vegetables. Divide this meal on 4-5 parts and eat during a day when your sense of hunger claims. Get a glass of not fat yoghurt before sleep.
Variant 2. Seafood with stewed vegetables.It is 500gr (1lb) boiled or baked almost without salt seafood and 800gr (~2lb) stewed vegetables without salt too. You may use cauliflower, aubergines, tomatoes, sweet pepper, kidney beans. Don’t forget to drink 1.5 liters (~3 pints) of drinks we mentioned above.
Variant 3. Fruits salad.It is 1.5kg (3lb) of various fruits in form of salad dressed with 300ml (0.5 pint) of not fat yoghurt. Divide it on 5 parts. Have a glass of not fat yoghurt before sleep. Water and tea is obligatory.
Variant 4. Berry day.It is 800gr (2lb) of any berries and 400gr (1lb) of not fat curd. Divide meal on portions and eat it according your sense of hunger.
During “full” fasting days don’t forget about water, fruit tea or other healthy drinks that your fat would be burned successfully! Using such fasting days you will never make harm to your health. On the contrary you succeed in weight loss in a healthy manner.
About “hungry” fasting days read in the next article.
That is your weight loss tip for today.
Thursday, May 3, 2007
A little off subject..
Just a little note on this page...
I am rather new at the webpage and blog thing as some of you are aware so Im learning as I go. One thing I didn't realize is that I didn't have it set where you could leave comments... But, guess what?.. yep, you guessed it, you can now leave comments.
Just wanted everyone to know that. But now, it's off to school I go (yes, I know, I should have done the school thing long ago... Better late than never, eh?).
Have a nice evening all and I am now looking foward to your comments.
Tony Lewis
I am rather new at the webpage and blog thing as some of you are aware so Im learning as I go. One thing I didn't realize is that I didn't have it set where you could leave comments... But, guess what?.. yep, you guessed it, you can now leave comments.
Just wanted everyone to know that. But now, it's off to school I go (yes, I know, I should have done the school thing long ago... Better late than never, eh?).
Have a nice evening all and I am now looking foward to your comments.
Tony Lewis
Hoodia - All Natural Weight Loss
Good morning friends,
Hmmm, Hoodia... What the heck is it? Well, who cares? I mean, Oprah said it's good so it must be the bomb, eh? Well she is reputable and wouldn't dare risk promoting a bad product with her name... But I need to still see for myself and for you.
Most everyone you have ever met has had a problem with their weight. Either wanting to gain weight or trying desperately to lose weight, it is a constant on most peoples minds. The one that usually gets to most people is trying to lose weight. People try a bunch of different ways to lose weight and fail. They didn't really have to help they needed to keep at it and eventually revert back to their old habits.
Now you can get the help you need with a weight loss wonder. The weight loss wonder is called Hoodia. Hoodia comes from a cactus called Hoodia Gordonii, and is of the "succulent" cactus family. Hoodia Gordonii has grown for thousands of years in the South African Kalahari Desert region. Natives there have used it for an appetite suppressant when they went on long hunting trips and have been doing so for thousands of years. Hoodia Gordonii is being mass produced on Hoodia farms for drug companies trying to keep up with the enormous demand that has followed the world wide discovery of this natural wonder.
Studies have shown that Hoodia helps reduce calorie intake by nearly 1000 calories per day. Hoodia works by reproducing the effect food has on your brain. When you eat, glucose in your body rises, and it tells the hypothalamus that you are in fact full. The hypothalamus is the part in your brain that control hunger and a feeling a fullness. What Hoodia does is trick the hypothalamus in to believing you are full and in turn controls your hunger making you not want to snack on various junk foods when you are bored.
What is great about Hoodia is that it is a 100% natural supplement. There are currently no known side effects to taking Hoodia to lose weight. Hoodia is a safe weight loss drug. Many other diet pills include ingredients that can cause serious health risks. Hoodia doesn't include the very controversial Ephedra, which can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even death to the people who become desperate enough to use it. Hoodia will help you increase energy and bring only positive effects to your body.
Taking Hoodia when on a diet will greatly improve your chances when trying to lose the weight that you want to lose. Using it in accordance with a healthy diet and regular exercise will improve the results you receive by this perfect supplement.
This article was written for our friends at Low Fat Body to let people know that there still is hope in losing weight! Article written and distributed by Steve Cancel, IT Manager of Secure Link.
Hmmm, Hoodia... What the heck is it? Well, who cares? I mean, Oprah said it's good so it must be the bomb, eh? Well she is reputable and wouldn't dare risk promoting a bad product with her name... But I need to still see for myself and for you.
Most everyone you have ever met has had a problem with their weight. Either wanting to gain weight or trying desperately to lose weight, it is a constant on most peoples minds. The one that usually gets to most people is trying to lose weight. People try a bunch of different ways to lose weight and fail. They didn't really have to help they needed to keep at it and eventually revert back to their old habits.
Now you can get the help you need with a weight loss wonder. The weight loss wonder is called Hoodia. Hoodia comes from a cactus called Hoodia Gordonii, and is of the "succulent" cactus family. Hoodia Gordonii has grown for thousands of years in the South African Kalahari Desert region. Natives there have used it for an appetite suppressant when they went on long hunting trips and have been doing so for thousands of years. Hoodia Gordonii is being mass produced on Hoodia farms for drug companies trying to keep up with the enormous demand that has followed the world wide discovery of this natural wonder.
Studies have shown that Hoodia helps reduce calorie intake by nearly 1000 calories per day. Hoodia works by reproducing the effect food has on your brain. When you eat, glucose in your body rises, and it tells the hypothalamus that you are in fact full. The hypothalamus is the part in your brain that control hunger and a feeling a fullness. What Hoodia does is trick the hypothalamus in to believing you are full and in turn controls your hunger making you not want to snack on various junk foods when you are bored.
What is great about Hoodia is that it is a 100% natural supplement. There are currently no known side effects to taking Hoodia to lose weight. Hoodia is a safe weight loss drug. Many other diet pills include ingredients that can cause serious health risks. Hoodia doesn't include the very controversial Ephedra, which can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even death to the people who become desperate enough to use it. Hoodia will help you increase energy and bring only positive effects to your body.
Taking Hoodia when on a diet will greatly improve your chances when trying to lose the weight that you want to lose. Using it in accordance with a healthy diet and regular exercise will improve the results you receive by this perfect supplement.
This article was written for our friends at Low Fat Body to let people know that there still is hope in losing weight! Article written and distributed by Steve Cancel, IT Manager of Secure Link.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Permanent Weight Loss - Effective and Practical Solutions
There are so many weight loss products on the market; some of them offer a quick and easy way to lose weight. As a general rule, if it's too good to be true, it's most probably is: there is no "magic pill" for weight loss. The healthiest way to lose weight and fat is in a slow and steady manner.
In fact, researches show that the slower you lose weight, the less likely you are to gain it back. Start with small changes and slowly adjust to the lifestyle that fits you best, and keeps you healthy.
Here are 10 Simple Strategies to help you get started with your Healthier Life:
Forget the Word "Diet". A diet is temporary, is hard to keep and when it's over, you gain back the weight. What we're focusing on is a Lifestyle shift: permanent changes that you can live with for the long run.
Set yourself up for Success! Surround yourself with a Supportive Circle, Eliminate temptations you might encounter during the day, Make a Grocery list before you go shopping and stick to it, and eat Healthy Foods and Soups at the beginning of the meal.
Make a Plan. Set realistic goals with dates, and explain to length how you plan on achieve them. Write down the purposes of your lifestyle change. Print out the plan, and place it somewhere visible, so you'll always be reminded of where you're going and how you're getting there.
Drink Water. So simple, yet so effective. Water raises your metabolism and helps fight hunger, among many other benefits. Have a bottle of water with you wherever you go, and try limiting all of your fluid consumption to water whenever possible.
Exercise. Exercise has many benefits other than fat loss. Create opportunities to be active: Park far away and walk the distance, use stairs instead of the elevator, ride your bike to the store, walk your dog... Be creative and vary your activities to avoid getting bored.
Eat many small Meals. 5 Small meals spread evenly over the day are preferable over 3 large meals. This keeps your metabolism high and prevents you from being hungry. Mind portion sizes; you should be eating the same amount of food in more meals.
Don't Miss out on Breakfast. Some consider skipping breakfast a "calorie saver". The truth is, you'll compensate for the calories you saved and then some. Always eat breakfast within one hour of waking, preferably rich in fibers.
Seek Knowledge. Learn things such as how to read nutritional contents of food, what your body needs and what it doesn't, what a glycemic index is and so on. As you learn more, the quality of your food based decisions will rise.
Plan Ahead. This is especially important for busy people. When you're not at home, there's nothing easier than to say: "There are only fast food restaurants around, I have no choice". Planning ahead allows you to foresee these situations and bring food from home when needed.
Do not be discouraged by Failure. Winston Churchill said: "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm". You will slip from time to time, but the success of your plan depends on what you do next: Throw your commitment out the window, or forgive yourself and move on.
Did you know that over 95% of the people who go on conventional diets gain all the weight back, and sometimes end up fatter than when they started? Find out how to be a part of the 5% that keep the weight off!
In fact, researches show that the slower you lose weight, the less likely you are to gain it back. Start with small changes and slowly adjust to the lifestyle that fits you best, and keeps you healthy.
Here are 10 Simple Strategies to help you get started with your Healthier Life:
Forget the Word "Diet". A diet is temporary, is hard to keep and when it's over, you gain back the weight. What we're focusing on is a Lifestyle shift: permanent changes that you can live with for the long run.
Set yourself up for Success! Surround yourself with a Supportive Circle, Eliminate temptations you might encounter during the day, Make a Grocery list before you go shopping and stick to it, and eat Healthy Foods and Soups at the beginning of the meal.
Make a Plan. Set realistic goals with dates, and explain to length how you plan on achieve them. Write down the purposes of your lifestyle change. Print out the plan, and place it somewhere visible, so you'll always be reminded of where you're going and how you're getting there.
Drink Water. So simple, yet so effective. Water raises your metabolism and helps fight hunger, among many other benefits. Have a bottle of water with you wherever you go, and try limiting all of your fluid consumption to water whenever possible.
Exercise. Exercise has many benefits other than fat loss. Create opportunities to be active: Park far away and walk the distance, use stairs instead of the elevator, ride your bike to the store, walk your dog... Be creative and vary your activities to avoid getting bored.
Eat many small Meals. 5 Small meals spread evenly over the day are preferable over 3 large meals. This keeps your metabolism high and prevents you from being hungry. Mind portion sizes; you should be eating the same amount of food in more meals.
Don't Miss out on Breakfast. Some consider skipping breakfast a "calorie saver". The truth is, you'll compensate for the calories you saved and then some. Always eat breakfast within one hour of waking, preferably rich in fibers.
Seek Knowledge. Learn things such as how to read nutritional contents of food, what your body needs and what it doesn't, what a glycemic index is and so on. As you learn more, the quality of your food based decisions will rise.
Plan Ahead. This is especially important for busy people. When you're not at home, there's nothing easier than to say: "There are only fast food restaurants around, I have no choice". Planning ahead allows you to foresee these situations and bring food from home when needed.
Do not be discouraged by Failure. Winston Churchill said: "Success is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm". You will slip from time to time, but the success of your plan depends on what you do next: Throw your commitment out the window, or forgive yourself and move on.
Did you know that over 95% of the people who go on conventional diets gain all the weight back, and sometimes end up fatter than when they started? Find out how to be a part of the 5% that keep the weight off!
Hot and Cold Weight Loss
The body digests, transforms food, nutrients into blood into structure into function, into health or disease. Digestion is a fire, acids and enzymes, that burns, cooks protein, fat, water, sugar, etc. It also heats, warms the body, especially the lungs.
Weak digestion burns, metabolizes less fat, cholesterol, etc. More tends to collect in the blood (high cholesterol), arteries (arteriosclerosis), liver (cirrhosis), thighs, waist, etc.
Weak digestion burns, metabolizes less water. More tends to collect in the stools (loose, diarrhea), stomach (gurgling), respiratory system (mucous, phlegm, snoring); ears (childhood inner ear infection, loss of hearing); thighs (cellulite), breasts (lump, cyst, fibroid), ankles, arms, (edema) and or reproductive organs (discharges).
Weak digestion burns, metabolizes less sugar. More tends to collect in the blood, which in turn overworks the liver and pancreas (organs that regulate blood sugar) weakening all their functions, including digestion.
Digestion, digestive organs are built, fueled and cleansed by food, nutrients, blood. Protein and fat build and fuel. Water, minerals, sugar, etc. reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten. The correct amount of building and cleansing builds, fuels and maintains the correct amount of digestion. The incorrect amounts, in the extreme, weaken digestion. There are two incorrect amounts:
1. Low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets, in excess, tend to weaken, dilute digestion, acids and enzymes, reducing the burning of excess water, fat, etc. Women tend to eat more cleansing, cooling, watery type foods (fruit, vegetables, raw, cooked, juices, shakes, cold drinks, sugar, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese) than building, warming, drying; which is why, they tend to suffer from excess water weight. The body balances fire and water. When fire decreases, water increases.
The cure, remedy is the reverse: Eat MORE protein and fat, cooked foods (vegetables and grains), spices (cardamon, cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, cinnamon, etc.) and LESS raw, cold, moist: salads, tropical and citrus fruits; juices, cold drinks, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese. Chocolate is warming. Check with your doctor before making any changes.
2. High protein and high fat diets, in excess, tend to clog and weaken the liver. All blood passes in and out of the liver. The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess fat and protein) and distributes the blood. It also produces bile (emulsifier) that aids in the digestion of fat, oil. High protein and high fat diets (animal food) in excess tend to clog the liver reducing its ability to cleanse and digest. Less protein and fat are digested, taken out of the bloodstream. More protein and fat, cholesterol (sticky, hard nutrients) end up in the blood, arteries, veins, liver, heart, thighs, abdomen, etc.
Excess fatty weight (fatty deposits, high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries, tumors, etc.) is generally more common among men. Men tend to eat more building, hot (meat, eggs, cheese, oil, fat, alcohol, coffee, tobacco, etc.) than cleansing. Excess protein, fat and cholesterol tend to accumulate and harden in the blood, arteries, veins, heart, liver, brain, etc. Excess fatty weight in general reverses with a change in diet. The secret is eating LESS. less protein and fat, less animal food (no more than once a day), skipping meals, especially dinner, eating more fruits (apples), vegetables (cabbage), raw and cooked, grains, beans, etc. Bitter herbs (golden seal, gentian, aloe vera, etc.) may also help reduce excess fat, cholesterol. Check with your doctor before making any changes.
Excess weight has other causes: drugs, trauma, injury, etc. Most excess weight is caused by poor diet, too building, hot or too cleansing, cold.
Author, Hot and Cold Health Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002) Owner, operator Food and Thought, health food store, Hollywood, FL (1984-2001) Questioning and counseling of 30,000+ "What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Cooking teacher Chi gung practitioner, daily, outdoors, since 1988
By Richard Heft
Weak digestion burns, metabolizes less fat, cholesterol, etc. More tends to collect in the blood (high cholesterol), arteries (arteriosclerosis), liver (cirrhosis), thighs, waist, etc.
Weak digestion burns, metabolizes less water. More tends to collect in the stools (loose, diarrhea), stomach (gurgling), respiratory system (mucous, phlegm, snoring); ears (childhood inner ear infection, loss of hearing); thighs (cellulite), breasts (lump, cyst, fibroid), ankles, arms, (edema) and or reproductive organs (discharges).
Weak digestion burns, metabolizes less sugar. More tends to collect in the blood, which in turn overworks the liver and pancreas (organs that regulate blood sugar) weakening all their functions, including digestion.
Digestion, digestive organs are built, fueled and cleansed by food, nutrients, blood. Protein and fat build and fuel. Water, minerals, sugar, etc. reduce, cleanse, cool and moisten. The correct amount of building and cleansing builds, fuels and maintains the correct amount of digestion. The incorrect amounts, in the extreme, weaken digestion. There are two incorrect amounts:
1. Low protein, low fat and high carbohydrate diets, in excess, tend to weaken, dilute digestion, acids and enzymes, reducing the burning of excess water, fat, etc. Women tend to eat more cleansing, cooling, watery type foods (fruit, vegetables, raw, cooked, juices, shakes, cold drinks, sugar, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese) than building, warming, drying; which is why, they tend to suffer from excess water weight. The body balances fire and water. When fire decreases, water increases.
The cure, remedy is the reverse: Eat MORE protein and fat, cooked foods (vegetables and grains), spices (cardamon, cumin, coriander, fennel, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, cinnamon, etc.) and LESS raw, cold, moist: salads, tropical and citrus fruits; juices, cold drinks, milk, yogurt and cottage cheese. Chocolate is warming. Check with your doctor before making any changes.
2. High protein and high fat diets, in excess, tend to clog and weaken the liver. All blood passes in and out of the liver. The liver stores, cleanses (removes excess fat and protein) and distributes the blood. It also produces bile (emulsifier) that aids in the digestion of fat, oil. High protein and high fat diets (animal food) in excess tend to clog the liver reducing its ability to cleanse and digest. Less protein and fat are digested, taken out of the bloodstream. More protein and fat, cholesterol (sticky, hard nutrients) end up in the blood, arteries, veins, liver, heart, thighs, abdomen, etc.
Excess fatty weight (fatty deposits, high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries, tumors, etc.) is generally more common among men. Men tend to eat more building, hot (meat, eggs, cheese, oil, fat, alcohol, coffee, tobacco, etc.) than cleansing. Excess protein, fat and cholesterol tend to accumulate and harden in the blood, arteries, veins, heart, liver, brain, etc. Excess fatty weight in general reverses with a change in diet. The secret is eating LESS. less protein and fat, less animal food (no more than once a day), skipping meals, especially dinner, eating more fruits (apples), vegetables (cabbage), raw and cooked, grains, beans, etc. Bitter herbs (golden seal, gentian, aloe vera, etc.) may also help reduce excess fat, cholesterol. Check with your doctor before making any changes.
Excess weight has other causes: drugs, trauma, injury, etc. Most excess weight is caused by poor diet, too building, hot or too cleansing, cold.
Author, Hot and Cold Health Acupuncture Physician (FL 1992-2002) Owner, operator Food and Thought, health food store, Hollywood, FL (1984-2001) Questioning and counseling of 30,000+ "What do you eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Cooking teacher Chi gung practitioner, daily, outdoors, since 1988
By Richard Heft
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