Lose 2 To 5 Pounds A Week

Mississippi Still Fattest State In Nation, New Study Says – WLOX

This article gives stats about people living in the great state of MS.

The tip I liked at the bottom of the article:

“All medical evidence says that if you
just lose 10 pounds that can make a huge difference in your risk for
diabetes, your risk for hypertension, and you can actually reverse some
of the negative consequences of obesity,” Levi said.

-Adam

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Duff Slams Dumb Diets (ContactMusic)

Hilary Duff refuses to go on a strict diet to lose weight even though she does admit it is part of the business and the pressure is high for teens to look thin at all costs.

The 18-year-old says, “There is definitely pressure. People are thin. I
do worry about what I look like but I’m not going to let it control my
life.”

-Adam

Actress HILARY DUFF has hit out at Hollywood’s preference for stick-thin leading ladies, and refuses to adopt a strict diet to lose weight. The LIZZI

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Stop the cop-out – Kansas.com

Here’s an article that addresses the top 10 excuses people use when it comes to working out.

Here are the excuses:

Top 10 excuses

1. I don’t have time.

2. I’m too tired.

3. Something came up.

4. Working out is a pain.

5. Exercise is boring.

6. My family needs me.

7. I’m not well.

8. I’m not seeing results.

9. I don’t want to look stupid.

10. It’s too expensive.

This is one part of the article series offering rebuttals to these excuses and how you can avoid making them yourself.

Here’s a good tip:

“There’s 3,500 calories in every pound of fat, and so if you’re trying
to lose 10 pounds, it takes a long time to create that 35,000-calorie
deficit,” Lerch says.”… To really keep that weight off, you have to
go slow and progressive.”

-Adam

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Yoga: inside-out wellness – Elmira Star-Gazette

This article talks about why you should consider taking up Yoga for a lifetime not just as a temporary fix to lose weight or relieve stress.

The author talks about why you should not have a goal when practicing Yoga which is the opposite of what I wrote a day or so ago. She gives a good reason why though.

Check it out.

-Adam

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Nap your way to weight loss (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)

Now here’s my kind of weight loss program! I can do this one real well.

SLEEP.

That’s it. The more you sleep the less time you have to eat. )

Now that’ll be $500 dollars.

Read the article to understand why.Â

-Adam

Want to lose weight? Turn off the TV and take a nap. That’s what University of Michigan’s Michael Sivak found when he studied the relationship between sleeping, eating and obesity.

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How I did it: He found the reasons to do it – Tucson Citizen

Here’s the story of a photographer losing weight and his personal action plan as well to help you do the same.

Alot of the stories I’ve been reading lately talk about how people have had the best success when they have something to work for, when they have a goal to reach, or because of some reason they must lose weight. You’re not going to lose weight just because you want to lose weight, you’ll lose your motivation quickly. You must have something to work for.

-Adam

Tucson Citizen

How I did it: He found the reasons to do it Tucson Citizen, AZ - 4 hours ago There was a right way and a not-so-right way to lose weight for Francisco Medina. But they both worked, and today the award-winning …

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Introducing … Fred R. Mogel. – Reading Eagle

Here’s a nice little feature this site is running, each week they will profile a person who has made exercise a part of their life. This week it’s Fred R. Mogel. I’ve included one of his tips on the hardest hurdle to overcome:

“Hardest hurdle to overcome: The
hardest hurdle to overcome is to maintain the exercise regimen. We all
have a lot of demands on our time, but you have to schedule a time to
exercise and stick to it. You can find a million excuses not to show
up, and that’s where having a trainer or exercise buddy comes in. But I
think a trainer’s better, because you’re paying them, so you feel
you’re under an obligation to maintain it.”

-Adam

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Honey may be better than table sugar (New Kerala)

Here’s an article snippet from the Journal of the American Dietetic Association stating that using honey instead of table sugar can be an effective way to lose weight and lower your blood sugar.

-Adam

New York, Aug 25: Honey is sweeter, has lesser calories, healthful antioxidants and pre-biotic properties which scientists say may be better than table sugar for people who want to lose weight.

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