Lose 2 To 5 Pounds A Week

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I came across this article the other day with 25 health secrets from the experts and it had some useful tips in it.

I wanted to share 7 of the better tips related to losing weight with you:

7 health secrets:

1. Swap the scales for a tape measure. Where fat is stored can be just as important as your weight. For women, if your waist is larger than 31.5ins (80cm), you risk developing diabetes. For men, it’s 37ins (94cm) or more (or 35ins/90cm if you’re Asian). If your measurements put you in danger, lose weight now!

2. Buy a pedometer and aim to take 10,000 steps a day. Those with a desk job might be shocked how far off that target they are. Keeping an eye on your steps throughout the day will encourage you to take the stairs or get off the bus a stop early.

3. Shun diet foods. Your body is clever at discovering what’s in the food you eat and you can’t fool it for long. Experiments show that once your body has realised a food’s appearance and taste don’t match its calorie content (such as with low-cal cakes or biscuits), it adjusts your hunger response so you no longer feel satisfied eating it.

4. Simplify your food choices. The pleasure of eating a food increases up to the third or fourth bite and then drops off. If you have lots of different foods on your plate, you prolong this sensory pleasure – which stops you feeling full. Simplify your diet and place fewer types of foods on your plate.

5. Choose foods that satisfy your hunger. According to Australian researchers, baked potatoes, porridge, oranges, apples, wholemeal pasta, beans and veggies rank highest on this scale. They’ll make you feel fuller on fewer calories, which makes it much easier to lose those unwanted pounds.

6. Be an early bird. Exercising early in the day means you’re more likely to stick at it. You kick-start your metabolism and boost feelgood endorphins and you’re less likely to cancel your workout because of distractions that crop up later in the day.

7. Go for a brisk walk every day to boost your energy. Sunlight can stimulate your brain to produce “happy” chemicals called endorphins, while the exercise will help to lower stress. All too often we run on empty, which can cause anxiety, exhaustion and depression.

And here’s one bonus tip that I like:

Bonus tip: Make sure you smile every day. A positive attitude can benefit you as much as not smoking, according to the American Psychological Association. And being happy could add up to eight years to your life – that’s certainly worth smiling about!

You can read all 25 health secrets here

It’s usually the simple things that can make the biggest difference in our lives.

Add these 7 simple living tips to your day for 30 days and see what a difference it makes in your life.

Have a great day!

-Adam

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If you want to lose weight, gain muscle, get a firmer butt or belly, etc., you have plenty of options to choose from.

There’s meal replacement programs, workout programs, diet pills, weight loss surgeries, diet plans, fad diets and tons of other weight loss programs. Oh yeah, there’s even the Jared Subway diet plan. )

Many of them have tons of successful testimonials from people who have used those programs and gotten rid of all the weight they’ve wanted.

So how do you choose which one will work for you?

And then how do you know it will for you even though it has worked for someone else?

Let’s take a look at some of your weight loss choices and then we’ll talk about choosing the right program for you.

Weight loss program               Cost

The Zone Diet               $3599.10-$4798.80 including food

Nutrisystem               $1174.88 including all food except fresh greens and dairy (Get 3 free weeks of food)

LA Weight Loss               $685 not including food

Jenny Craig               $358-$399 not including food

Weight Watchers               $214-$299 not including food

YayFood               $239.40 per year not including food

7 Minute Muscle               $77 not including food

Fat Loss 4 Idiots               $39 (50% Off for limited time)

As you can see, there are some cheaper options and then there are some not so cheaper options. Now choosing a program might be easier if you know what your budget is and how much time you have to shop for food or not.

You can go with a program like Fat Loss 4 Idiots or YayFood if you plan on doing your own shopping once you know which foods you can eat. If you are too busy to shop, you can go with a program like Nutrisystem which delivers all the food to you at a much higher cost.

There are several other choices available to you, these are just some of the more popular programs out there that have several positive reviews.

Have a great day! Feel free to post a comment and let me know your thoughts or reviews of some of the programs above.

Thanks,

Adam

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Most people eat out 2-3 times a week. Not only is it expensive, it’s usually not very healthy. However, I came across this article with tips on eating healthier when you dine out and wanted to share it with you.

Remember, all you have to do to lose 10 pounds in a year is cut out 100 calories a day. If you can cut out a few hundred calories when you dine out, you’ll be on your way.

Here’s the article…

Dining out is a big part of most people’s lives. Maybe you have to eat out frequently because you entertain clients at restaurants. Perhaps you don’t even like eating out. Regardless, if you want to keep a nice fit body, restaurant meals will give you a huge obstacle to overcome. In fact, eating out at restaurants is one of the biggest reasons why so many people fatten up while traveling.

Below, I’ll give you a few very simple tricks you can use to eat healthier and stay lean even while dining out at restaurants…

The 3 most important things to avoid that are everywhere at restaurants are:

* deep fried foods (anything battered that got a scorching bath of trans fats)
* refined starchy foods
* any sodas, juices, or other sugary foods (except whole fruits, which are great)

If you can skip these major culprits, this eliminates the major food sources that do the worst damage in our food supply – trans fats, refined vegetable oils, refined starchy carbohydrates, and processed sugars.

This means you should try to skip the table bread, skip the french fries that come with every single sandwich on every menu known to man, and reduce all of the heaping portions of pasta and rice that are often loaded on the plates as well.

Instead, try to order just meat with side vegetables, and a salad, asking for the vegetables or salad as a substitute for the typical french fries, pasta, or rice, that most restaurant meals usually come with.

Almost every restaurant I have ever been to will always allow me to substitute vegetables or a side salad for the french fries or chips that almost always come with burgers or sandwiches.

On a side note, it always amazes me how many people scrutinize me because I substitute veggies for fries by telling me that I am “not living” because I refuse to eat french fries… are you kidding me! If that’s your idea of “living it up”, you need to get some better hobbies!

Ironically, these are also the first people to complain that they are overweight and have “tried everything”, yet can not lose weight, no matter what. I am not sure why so many people think that eating french fries equals “living it up”… hey, I am all for moderation with many things, but if there are 2 things that should be totally removed from everyone’s diet because these foods are simply that dangerous… it is sodas and fries!

Take a look at the typical difference this simple substitution makes between choosing smart and doing what most people do…

Most people will eat a meal out such as this:

* Burger or sandwich or burger
* chips or fries
* soda or other sweetened drink (and no, diet sodas are NOT healthy!)

A MUCH smarter alternative if you care about your body and health is this simple change:

* Burger or Sandwich
* Salad or veggies
* unsweetened iced tea or water (no diet drinks — unless you like to drink poison!)

These 2 simple substitutions save at least 400 – 900 calories every time you dine out (depending on drink refills and fries portion sizes)… AND you are cutting out the most harmful foods to your body as well by avoiding the evil trans fats and high fructose corn syrup from the fries and soft drinks.

Another side note: a little-known way to eat full portions of pasta, rice, and breads and actually get away with it without packing on the body fat is to make sure to schedule a high intensity full body resistance training workout (can be free weights or body weight training) before your scheduled meal time.

Sometimes it may be hard to fit the workout into your schedule right before the meal, but if you can, the meal can be your “post-workout meal”. After a high intensity resistance training workout, your body can handle a higher amount of carbs than normal to help replenish the muscle glycogen depletion you had during the intense workout.

A typical moderate intensity cardio workout will NOT cut it for this… it must be high intensity resistance training workout to deplete enough muscle glycogen to handle restaurant portions of carbs.

I hope these dining tips help you choose smarter and healthier for a leaner body next time you eat out.

If you’re interested in taking your fat-loss efforts to an entirely new level, go to the following site and grab a free fat loss report which details 27 unique methods for boosting your metabolism and losing belly fat – http://www.truthaboutabs.com

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Have you seen the commercials for the new Wii Fit game and balance board from Nintendo? Pretty slick looking.

Now just try finding one at your local store.

If you want to lose weight with the Wii Fit now, you will have to shop online.

You want to shop around, one place to do that is on eBay. There are tons of sellers selling the Wii Fit and balance board right now.

See if you can get one before all your friends and show off your new body that you got playing a video game

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Yoga is revered for its power to relieve stress, increase flexibility, and build muscle tone. It is not, however, well known for promoting weight loss. So you might be surprised to learn that it can actually help us burn calories.

Traditional yoga is not an extremely active pursuit. It works our muscles, but we rarely break a sweat just by holding a pose (unless it’s really hot in the room). But the muscle-building effects of yoga do allow us to burn calories more efficiently. So if we participate in a good aerobic workout, we will see greater results than we would if we weren’t doing yoga.

Yoga can also give us the discipline we need to stick to a diet and exercise program. It enhances the relationship between the mind and body, giving us the motivation to take better care of ourselves. Lack of motivation is a frequent problem among those who want to lose weight, so this is a very important benefit.

New Incarnations of Yoga

Those who want to lose weight solely through yoga might find what they’re looking for in non-traditional yoga classes. There are a number of yoga styles that can give us the traditional benefits of yoga and a cardiovascular workout at the same time. These include:

* Vinyasa yoga – This type of yoga is based on movement from one pose to another while practicing yoga breathing techniques. Sun Salutations are frequently used, but other poses are usually included as well. This is sometimes done in a hot room to increase sweating.

* Ashtanga yoga – Ashtanga is a complex style of yoga that includes six different series of poses. Each serious is more complex than the previous one, so it is important to start at the beginning and work your way up.

* Power yoga – This is an Americanized version of yoga. It combines faster, more active movements with traditional yoga breathing techniques.

These types of yoga are more likely to increase our heart rate and work up a sweat than traditional yoga. While they may not give us as much of a workout as aerobics, they combine weight loss and cardiovascular benefits with the muscle building and flexibility training of yoga. And for those who do not have the time to participate in two separate workout programs, they can be great options.

Other than being forms of exercise, yoga and aerobics seem to have little in common. But traditional yoga can enhance the effects of more intense workouts, and these newly popular styles of yoga can give us the best of both worlds. If other workout routines have left you disappointed, adding or switching to yoga might be the answer you’re looking for.

For more about using Yoga for weight loss and a health lifestyle, check out Yoga Health Secrets