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Don't Believe Weight Loss Infomercials

September 30, 2009

Everywhere, you can found a specific ad talking about the diet magical product with a 'special' feature that will help you in losing weight. The great thing about these infomercials is that all of them claim to reduce weight in hours. Sounds too good to be true, that’s why many people fall for them.

Don't trust them, there are no magic pills, Abs roller or potion to lose weight quickly in few days. The only way to lose weight is to do some real hard work. You should always start by finding right kind of diet programs or plans. Be selective in this regard and try to add amino acids, vitamins and other essential nutrients in your diet.

Of course, you should drink a plenty of water because this will keep your tummy full and there won't be a need to go for food, time and again. But, along with eating and drinking, you need some right kind of exercises, and that's when you can consider interval training. This training is all about doing short but intense workouts to shed some pounds.

When you sit and watching your TV, explore the internet, or skim through the pages of a health magazine, you can found diet ads. Review it or ask your dietitian before you buy it. Don't fall for infomercials, as they are used to create hype about an otherwise simple and, sometimes, ineffective product. Just follow right diet and exercise plans and you will be able to lose weight quickly.
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Lose Weight with Shake?

September 29, 2009

Some people said that it is impossible to lose weight without depriving our favorite foods, the tasty and fatty foods. Because they said we need to consume fewer calories and that's why we have to stay away from enjoying spicy and of course, tasty food. That is not true at all, you also can lose weight while enjoying the nice taste. This is weight loss shake.

I have a chance to review it and I think that this is a great thing, because you can find many great shake recipes that will help your diet and all of them are amazing. Even if you don't know how to prepare a great weight loss shake, you can still manage to prepare something energetic and tasty for you.

There are many different recipes, but it is better to start off with these two:
- Strawberry Banana Shake
This is the best choice for all. At first you need a sliced banana, few strawberries, milk, yogurt and few ice cubes. When they will all go in a blender, they will gel together to give you a perfect shake to lose weight.

- Pineapple Shake
You need canned pineapple, milk, yogurt and few ice cubes. Mix them together to get something to cheer about after a strenuous workout.

These are the easiest shakes to lose weight. But there are many others as well, though they are more complicated, but they also offer more benefits. In order to make those shakes, you need to find a source offering information in a right way, you can googled it with or ask your diet consultant. So, keep looking for the right source.
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The Most Crucial thing in Healthy Weight Loss

September 28, 2009

Many people don’t realize it that the most crucial thing in healthy weight loss is about the intake of drink. Ok, you mean that what I drink actually matters when it comes to a healthy weight loss? The answer is YUP!

You must hydrate yourself in order to survive. Everyone can die of dehydration sooner than die of hunger. So, the beverage that you drink is very important for your body health and healthy weight loss

Water is the first recommded liquid in your healthy weight loss. Why water is extremely important when it comes to your body? Simple, because 80% of your body is water. Without a constant intake of water, your body would eventually start shutting down until you died. So, we need to take water pretty seriously when it comes to a healthy weight loss. Water hydrates your body, is used to flush toxins from your system, and keeps your lungs moist during cardiovascular activity. So, I never forget to recommend my client, “Drink at least 8 glasses of water each day and don’t forget to take a large water bottle and a cup with you to work.” Having the water present will encourage you to drink it more often.

Green tea is the best recommended caffeinated drink that you can have for your healthy weight loss. Most of them are even decaffeinated! I also would recommend that you have 3 - 4 cups of hot green tea per day. Studies have shown an increase in energy levels and metabolisms for subjects who took in certain quantities of green tea on a daily basis, which also resulted in reduction of body fat content. So, coffee and soda must be eliminated from your diet to succeed in your healthy weight loss, change it to green tea. Believe me, you will feel the difference once you do it!

Changing the quality of drink into your body daily is the most crucial thing to do in your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss journey. Your success in your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss journey is dependent upon you and you alone.

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Lose 10 Pounds with Daily Food Diary

September 27, 2009

Lose 10 pounds is not easy, especially for working mom, with family, work, the activities of the children make it impossible. If you want to lose 10 pounds quickly, I suggest you to try a daily food diary, which she described as another useful weapon in the war against weight gain.

Daily food diary is a tool that helps you to consider the whole mindless, do snacking during the day. Once you really begin to look at all the opportunities that you have to turn those extra calories, you begin to feel you in control of what you eat again!

The Internet is an amazing place to find a daily food diary. Not only free, but it also help you to customized plans that will help you to monitor everything that you eat. You can track your intake of carbohydrates, fats, and protein, and evaluate the meal to help you to achieve your long-term weight loss goals. And is the daily food diary is not the only useful on-line tool. Many sites offer fitness journals, virtual support groups, blogs and other gifts in order to help with your diet. You can found some healthy (and tasty) recipes, a movable calorie, the right fit in your purse, and etc. So, you can make an informed decision about every meal you eat, and much more precise term for your diet plan.

Believe, you can lose 10 pounds with it. Using daily food diary is a great habit to really think about what you eat. You make healthier options during the day and then learn more about healthy lifestyle. These are the habits I hope to keep long term.
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Online Diet Program

September 26, 2009

online diet programI’m sure you have heard about online diet program. The nice thing about these diet programs is that you use them online. It suitable for people with busy schedules, especially those with schedules that might not allow them attend locally run diet programs.

If you've never used an online program before, you might be wondering which one is the right and suitable one for you. Even more, you may be wondering if an online program is worth the high cost. In all honestly, you may find that they're worth their cost, but it does depend. To make sure that you spend your money wisely you need to make sure that you select an online diet program that is perfect for your needs.

It’s very important to look at the features. It will help you make the right determination. What are they offered, their benefits or bonuses, they play a huge part in deciding if the online diet program is worth the money. Here features that you should consider:

1. Eating healthy
Many online diet programs provide you with easy and healthy recipes, not to mention shopping tips and other helpful suggestions. You should always look for an online program that offers a healthy eating section.

2. An exercise plan
Exercise is the most important part of losing weight. Find an online diet program that provides a workout section. It should provide you with workouts and other exercise suggestions. Guides will provide you with calorie burning information that you can utilize while exercising.

3. Online forum
Internet message boards offer a place for friendship and support. Other members can offer suggestions and motivation. You might even find a friend or partner who is going through the same thing. Working with someone towards your common goal may be just what you need to get through this.

4. Look for a guarantee
Trying to decide if the program is worth the money can be a lot easier without the fear of dropping a bundle in the event your not satisfied. Many online diet programs will guarantee your results. You can't beat a guarantee and a good one will more than help justify the cost.

These are just a few of the many things you should consider before joining an online diet program. You should always do your research before committing your hard earned dollars. Of course, you should never start a diet, a weight loss program or an exercise program without first consulting a qualified doctor or dietitian.
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Face the Weight Loss Challenge

September 25, 2009

The more weight you want to lose, the bigger the challenge. So, throw away those negative feelings you have about weight loss challenge. If you want to do that, you should change your brain chemistry, but don't despair. Here the tips:

1. Monitor what and how much you eat, especially high calorie, fast foods. Be aware that these types of foods may actually cause overweight people to overeat. It’s also important to limit portions of fast food if you are trying to diet.

2. Eat your meal, start with eat the foods that are filling. For the example, eat the meat first before starting on your vegetables. Protein is more filling than starchy foods like potatoes, pasta or rice so you'll end up eating less overall. Also you'll stay full longer.

3. Try to eat slowly. If you're someone who practically inhales your food, make it a habit to put your fork down between bites and have a sip or two of water. When you eat slowly, you will feel full with less food. When you eat too quickly, you'll eat a lot more before you feel full.

Bonus: 4. Don't fall victim to genetic tendencies. If your family has a history of being heavyset, it will be harder for you to lose weight. These tendencies can be worsened by not exercising and by eating the wrong kinds of foods. So be sure to get some exercise every day, (even walking) and try to avoid "junk-type" foods.

By following these tips, you will be able to throw away your negative feelings. Face the weight loss challenge, then you will be able to lose weight safely and maintain a healthy weight.
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Foods that Increase Metabolism

September 24, 2009

foods that increase metabolismBefore we go to the foods that increase metabolism, at first, read this suggestion about how to use it:
“The regulation of blood sugar level is one of the most effective ways to maintain your ability to burn fat. Eat smaller amounts often helps to maintain the level of blood sugar and prevents hunger. Try eating 5 small meals or healthy snacks throughout the day. This provides more energy and may be the most effective way to increase metabolism, of course with the foods that increase metabolism.”

Here the 3 super foods that increase metabolism:
1. Cinnamon
Cinnamon has a long history as a fragrant spice and as medicine. In traditional Chinese medicine, cinnamon is known for its qualities to increase blood circulation. This increases the cognitive thinking and increases metabolism. Cinnamon contains antioxidants that boost the immune system and is anti-blood clotting and anti-inflammatory that helps arthritis pain and helps prevent heart disease, especially high cholesterol. Cinnamon also contains manganese, fiber, vitamin C and calcium.

Cinnamon is very easy to use in the diet. Sprinkle on toast, add to yogurt or smoothie.

2. Green Tea
Even green tea is not a food, but studies have shown that green tea increases metabolism and fat oxidation in the body. At first it was thought that the caffeine in green tea accounted for the increase in metabolism. However, the researchers found that the same amount of caffeine alone did not have the same effect on metabolism as green tea.

Green tea helps build your immune system with antioxidants. Lowers cholesterol and blood pressure, reduces the risk of several types of cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

Green tea is also very cheap and easy to incorporate into the diet. If you do not like the taste of a warm cup of green tea, take it combined with a fruit smoothie.

3. Turmeric
Turmeric is a spice of heating. Its orange / yellow gives curry is characteristic. Turmeric is also anti-inflammatory that helps with the symptoms of arthritis and can help reduce cholesterol in preventing the buildup of plaque in arteries. Curcumin, or cumin, is one of the active ingredients in turmeric and helps break down fats in the body.

Turmeric contains iron, magnesium, potassium and vitamins B6 and C.

Turmeric can be used in dishes from India, of course, as well as meat and vegetable recipes. Adding a bit of turmeric to prepare meals, give an exotic touch.

The spices should be taken with caution and not take in large quantities as they become detrimental rather than beneficial. Anyway you should always consult your dietitian.
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7 Motivational Weight Loss Tips

September 23, 2009

Motivation is the main ingredient that determines your success in everything, include weight loss. Motivation will not help you to get started on your weight loss journey, they will help you to stay inspired. And here motivational weight loss tips:

1. At first, make a list of the reasons why you want to lose weight. Such as being healthier, looking great in skinny jeans, fitting into that little black dress, and etc.

2. Then, make a list of all the reasons you will succeed. These are your strongest desires and wishes. Read them as often as possible through the day. Read with emotion, at how happy and grateful you will be when you've reached your goal.

3. Don't try to follow to strict of a weight loss plan. If you can't live without carbs, don't try to go on a low carb diet. Your diet plan needs to be one that fits your personal likes and dislikes. It needs to be customizable to your lifestyle. Find a weight loss plan you like this and it will be easier for you to stay on track.

4. Keep a diet diary. It helps you to become conscious of what you are eating. You also need to write down your feelings while eating it also helps you determine the why... Are you eating out of hunger or out of emotion?

5. Cheat day. It's simply a day where you can have your favorite dessert, high calorie foods like pizza, or a night at your favorite restaurant. You're not denying yourself of these foods, you are simply limiting when you have them. It also helps you ride the wave when cravings hit. Know that cravings will disappear after about ten minutes by turning your attention elsewhere.

6. Reward yourself. Your rewards should be non food related. Good rewards should be something you enjoy and consider a treat. It can be a long hot bubble bath, a day at the spa, a new haircut, getting your nails done or you can do your favorite hobbies.

7. Report to a friend your successes and set backs on a daily basis can do wonders. It motivates you to stay on track, so you can give a good report at the end of the day. It's also easier to stay on a diet and exercise plan if you have a friend doing it with you. You can share your dreams and your fears with each other, to stay inspired and motivated.

There are many online diet forums and diet program that offer nutritionists and support on a 24 hour basis. Researchers have found that dieters who received weekly e-mail counseling shed 5 1/2 more pounds than those who got none. Many online programs also offer cool tools and trackers that make it a snap to lose weight. And to help you, I have design 7 days free diet e-course. Check this website: http://www.diet-ecourse.co.cc
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Book Review Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide

September 22, 2009



Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide, by
SVP/Editor-in-Chief of Men's Health magazine and Editorial Director of Women's Health magazine, is the author of New York Times bestsellers The Abs Diet and The Abs Diet for Women. Once an overweight child, Zinczenko has become one of the nation's leading experts on health and fitness. He is a regular contributor to the Today show and has appeared on Oprah, Good Morning America, Primetime Live, 20/20, The Rachael Ray Show, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

With tens of thousands of products crammed into the walls of the neighborhood supermarket, trying to find a reliable snack, pantry product, or frozen dinner can be a serious challenge for the time-strained consumer. The Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide changes all of that, offering discerning shoppers everywhere a simple plan for finding the healthiest foods for them and their families. Beyond homing in on the best and worst in the world of packaged foods, the Eat This, Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide scours the aisles to help you pick the most nutrient-packed produce, the leanest, tastiest cuts of meat, exotic cheeses that double as healthy snacks, and the best contaminant-free fish the ocean has to offer.
I know, that sounds like a wild claim. And I'm surprised I wrote it.

Since the book is entirely about food at supermarkets, every item on every page is something readily accessible to you. And since every item is captioned with its relevant nutritional information, it's like having the "Nutrition Facts" panel of every major item at your grocery store right there in your purse, in a little book that is so well designed and organized it is remarkably easy to use.

By comparison, the earlier titles had less detailed grocery sections, as well as lots of stuff about fast food chains and table-service franchise restaurants, material that is useful only if you frequent those particular places.

In this book, every page has valuable content for anyone who shops at a supermarket -- so much, in fact, it's tough to determine just what to highlight in this review. Every time I flip through the book I come across useful, surprising information. For example, right now I'll randomly open it a few times and learn why:

1) Fruit Loops are better for you than Apple Cinnamon Cheerios.
2) Regular Cheerios is a better choice than Smart Start.
3) Regular Quick 1 minute Quaker Oats is healthier than Quaker's Simple Harvest Multigrain hot cereal.
4) Dole pineapple cups are more nutritious than Dole mixed fruit cups.

Not all the pages are side-by-side product comparisons. One spread, titled "The Meat Matrix," compares the nutritional value of a variety of meats, everything from pork to ostrich. Another, "The Perfect Refrigerator," displays a perfectly stocked healthy fridge. My daughter was especially interested in a spread titled "The Snack Matrix," which shows which combination of snack items (fruit, peanut butter, cottage cheese) mix well together for both nutrition and taste. Another section discusses how to store fresh fruit and produce and explains why fresh food is better for you.

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Exercise – Healthy and Quick Weight Loss

Exercise is your key to healthy and quick weight loss success journey. After you adopted a complete and healthy diet, and your body has all of the vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates and proteins that it is supposed to, it is time to put all of that good work to use! And the exercise will help you to do it, not only must you exercise, but you must do so intelligently. There is no need for you to try to kill yourself in the beginning. Instead, it is better for you to take baby steps and to work yourself up to advanced workout routines. The road to a healthy weight loss and quick weight loss will only be as bumpy as you choose to make it!

Start you healthy weight loss and quick weight loss workouts slowly. That means that you should work yourself up to doing advanced workouts. You can start with cardiovascular activity, and body training. Body training will consist of using your own body weight to train your muscles. This means that you do push-ups, sit-ups & crunches, pull-ups, squats, lunges, dips, reverse crunches, calf-raises, and flutter kicks. Do as many minutes of cardiovascular exercise that you can, following the completion of your body training exercises. Start yourself at ten minutes and work your way up to thirty minutes.

And once you are able to pump out your body training exercises like a professional, then you are ready for weight and resistance training. Depending upon your body type and desire for body type, the method of gym training for your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss journey differs. To plainly put it, if you want to put on muscle size and increase strength, you will use more weight with fewer repetitions; if you are solely concerned about core strength and toning your body, then you will use less weight and more repetitions. Deciding upon what body type you want is the easiest part of a healthy weight loss and quick weight loss journey. With either method, use the pyramid set structure. This means to increase your weight with each set of the exercise, and complete 3 sets per exercise. Refer to my fitness tuning website, listed below, if further information is needed regarding healthy weight loss and quick weight loss exercises or exercise techniques.

When you are starting a new exercise for the first time, use an extremely light weight. Not only will this ensure that you don’t injure yourself doing the exercise, but it will also allow you to use proper form for the exercise from the very beginning. Achieving a healthy weight loss and quick weight loss is impossible if you injure yourself in the gym. In fact, a gym injury can set your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss exercise program back weeks, even months.

Remember, if you can’t do ten repetitions of your third set of an exercise, that’s ok as well. As long as you can do ten repetitions of the first two sets of the exercise, then eventually your strength will build enough for you to do ten repetitions of the third exercise.

The gym portion of your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss is simple. You do three exercises per muscle group, and do two muscle groups per day. This means you can do chest and triceps the first day, back and biceps the second day, and legs and shoulders the third day. Finish your exercise routines off on those three days with twenty or thirty minutes of cardiovascular exercise. On the fourth day, do only abdominal exercises, unless you are working your abdominal muscles on the other three days along with the other muscle groups. If this is the case, then the fourth day is a complete day of rest. In order to be completely successful in your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss journey, you must give your body time to recuperate. You are giving your body the nutrients that it needs to recuperate from your healthy weight loss and quick weight loss efforts, but the last ingredient is rest.

Once you have mastered the gym routines listed above, then you are ready for more advanced training methods. You are able to find out more information on all of the fitness tuning training techniques for a healthy weight loss and quick weight loss program listed in this article, as well as more advanced training methods, by clicking on my website’s link below. You can join my free membership website, and gain access to all of the nutrition, dieting, and fitness information that I send to all of my members. You will also be able to build the workout routine that is best for you, and ensure your success.
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Can You Have Both Fast Weight Loss and Permanent Weight Loss?

September 21, 2009

If you can choose one, which one you choose – fast weight loss or weight loss forever? If you think about a healthier future, you will choose weight loss forever. If you want to look great this summer, you will choose fast weight loss. But, most of us to scream out a very loud... both please! Yes, we don't want to have to choose, we want both options!

The fact is diets that produce fast weight loss will not be sustainable in the longer term. Sorry, but that's just the way it is. For the example, the X diet program will help you lose weight quickly. Before you know it there's 10 pounds less of you. In many cases if you stop doing what you have been doing and change back to the way things were beforehand, you run the risk of no further weight reduction, or even gaining a few pounds back on. Equally if you continue with the same short-term diet, you are likely to see rapidly declining results.

Either way, you are unlikely to be very happy with the subsequent changes that take place after you have lost your initial 10 pounds.

So, can you have both? Well, it is not easy to achieve both. But, according to many researchers you can have both! If you change your weight reduction program from the short-term focus to a medium term more sustainable program, once your initial goals have been met, it means one person, two different diet programs.

The recommendation I read about is to put in place three distinctly different weight loss diets... one for the immediate or rapid results, one for the continued healthy and natural weight loss over the medium term... and one for the longer term more sustainable results with a life-changing combination of healthy diet and exercise.

Then, you can see short-term benefits on the scales, medium-term change as well and long-term change. That's got to be good for us! So, sort out your immediate goals and get a program that will deliver on those. Then find one that will help with the medium term and finally add the longer-term plan as well. It will all add up to your success.
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5 Forbidden Foods You need to Avoid

September 20, 2009

Make a healthy lifestyle and you will be able to lose weight. If you want to enjoy your healthy lifestyle, you should eat as many healthy fresh foods as possible. And here are 5 forbidden foods that you need to avoid, you should definitively stop eating these foods if you value your health:

1. White flour products
Form white flour your body doesn't get any good nutrients. It is true that they taste good because of all the carbs they contain but they are unhealthy.

2. Doughnuts
Besides containing white flour they also contain lots of sugar and oil. Being deep fired in an oil that is reused for hundreds of times there is no wonder why they are found on this unhealthy food list. I like them but I don't eat them. You should do the same.

3. Margarine
If eaten frequently margarine can create all sorts of cardiovascular diseases. You should stay away from this synthetic food.

4. Junk food
Crispy strips or chicken nuggets are tasty, seem nonfattening and healthy. The truth is that they are super fattening, they are deep fired, and super unhealthy. Besides who knows how old they are and how many hydrogenated oils they contain.

5. Colorful juices
How can you think that a blue drink can be healthy? You can buy drinks having all the colors of the rainbow, from green, blue to purple and brown. It’s impossible that those drinks are health. Read their label and see if you understand half the words written on it
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Eat the Right Types of Foods to Lose Weight

September 19, 2009

No matter how many times you do your exercise, you will never get slim if you can’t control your calorie consumption and eat the wrong foods. What I mean is you can need to eat correctly (eat the right foods at the right time) to get the maximal results.

My first suggestion about the right foods to eat for lose weight is the foods that contain fiber. Why fiber? Fibers are essential to reduce weight. To keep your body slender, you need to add the fibers in your meals so that your stomach may not ask you to eat more. The saturated feeling is the way to success in this situation and that's where fiber helps in a great way. So, combine your daily meal with the fiber. For the example, instead to consume potato chips at your snack, you can try an apple.

There is another food that will help you to lose weight. The foods that contain antioxidants, beta-carotene, fatty acids (Omega3 and Omega 6) and vitamin E will really help your diet and exercise.

If you have all these foods in your diet, you can see a changed in a matter of few weeks. Just make sure you have enough information about the types of fruits and vegetables that contain all these nutrients. You will have to spend some time in getting this information, but you will be able to get the maximal results, the result that you want!
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Speed Up your Metabolism

September 18, 2009

speed up your metabolismThere are many people also know about this, and I’m sure you also knew it. If you control your food and activity level you will be able to speed up your metabolism, and if you have a high metabolism you will be able to lose weight. But, do you really know that this combination can help you lose around 10 -15 pounds every month? And do you really know that you will be able to lose weight while watching TV, reading a book, or doing nothing? Sounds interesting?

Then, we need to speed up your metabolism, burn more calories and burn fat. If we a high metabolism, we will burn calories faster and a slow metabolism burns calories slowly. And the people with fast metabolism can easily do so even when they make very less efforts to do so. On the other hand, people with slow metabolism find it more difficult to lose weight even when they follow a strict diet. But how to speed up your metabolism?

Yes, exercise can speed up your metabolism, but do you really love this? If love it, so there are no problem, but if you hate to go to gym everyday and indulge in painful exercises, you should to move more often. Walk your way to nearest supermarket, or use the stairs instead of taking the elevator. You can even take your kids to nearest park and enjoy the company of nature while they play.

Now, we discuss about the food that increase metabolism. Well, there are many foods that will help you to speed up your metabolism, but only 2 foods that can make your diet easier. The first one is the spicy foods. Spicy foods increase the temperature of your body, and allow you to burn more calories at a faster rate. Isn't that a simple way to speed up your metabolism?

The second one is green tea. Green tea is a natural cleanser. Replace your morning coffee with green tea! You will not only feel great, but you also will have a high metabolism and lose weight too.
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3 Weight Loss Solutions

September 17, 2009

Every problem has a solution. Same thing with weight loss. So, check the solution for each problem:

1. Getting most of our pleasure in life through the food we eat
Have ten minutes of quiet time everyday reading your favorite book or magazine, spend a few minutes with a friend on the phone, or begin a new hobby that is fun. It doesn’t take a lot of time; just find other ways to load up on pleasure so that you don’t have to load up on food.

2. Lack of self-discipline in exercise
To establish long-term self-discipline you must focus on the joy of the reward you will get at the end of the road, not the challenge of the journey. So make a list of the top ten rewards you will gain when you lose weight. You must also ask yourself what it costs you to be overweight. Does it cost you your self-respect? Your joy and aliveness in life? Has it cost you a relationship or a job? Remembering the rewards and the cost makes practicing self-discipline a lot easier.

3. Lack of self-motivation in the areas of health and fitness
Stay motivated is important aspect in order to lose weight. To stay motivated, you can start to write down the reasons you want to lose weight and keep it off. Don’t forget to make a list of the people who motivate you to want to lose weight and why. Review these lists, along with the ones you created above, in the morning and in the evening. Your motivation is ever evolving so what motivated you last week might not be motivating next week. So revise your lists regularly.

When you overcome these problems you will lose weight because over time, you will find other ways to get pleasure in your life, you will practice positive self-discipline, and you will reinvent the motivation everyday to keep it all going.
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How to Calorie Shift

September 16, 2009

In this article, I'll explain how to lose weight fast using calorie shifting diet. Calorie shifting diet works by shifting your daily calorie intake and keeps your metabolism high so you'll lose weight fast.

The most important part of the calorie shifting diet is you need to eat 5 small meals a day. These meals should contain different calorie values. And the most important thing is you need drinking a lot of water. Drinking much water during calorie shifting diet will help you boost the fat burning process because the water will flush out toxins and keep your metabolism high. The combination of eating many small meals a day with eat varying amounts of calories, combined with drinking enough water is the main idea behind how to calorie shift.

If you have a slow your metabolism, it inhibits your weight loss progress. And the calorie shifting diet is designed to prevent all of this. Calorie shifting diet is all about "confusing" your body. On this plan you eat different value of calories every day. For the example, today you'll consume 2,000 calories, tomorrow you'll increase to 2,300 and then on the day after tomorrow you'll drop to 2,000 calories. Calorie shifting is a method in which you constantly change your calorie intake thereby tricking your metabolism so it remains running high and burning a lot of calories.

If you have a high metabolism, you don't have to avoid any food groups or your favorite foods. Because your metabolism is high all through the day, you don't gain all the weight back the moment you stop being on a diet.
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Best Exercise for Losing Weight

September 15, 2009

best exercise for losing weightLooking for the best exercise for losing weight? Raise your heart and breath rate for a time at least three times a week is the best exercise for losing weight and there are many ways to do that. Any activity will burn calories, though, so don't feel you have to start heavy workouts to get some benefit. You just have to find out which activities are best for you. And here the few of them:

- Walking is my recommendation. Walking is better than running or jogging. Because it's easier on the body, and delivers about the same benefits for the same distance traveled. It's also more enjoyable for many of us. Walking also can be done in large malls when the weather is bad outside.
* Parking the car far away from every place you visit can mean a lot of extra walking. Once you do it enough, it will become an almost unconscious habit.
* Walking with your dog can be great exercise for you and the dog. It's also a good way to meet new people.
- Climbing up and down stairs is a very aerobic exercise. It’s help you to burn calories as many as jogging. In the right place, it can be more private too.
- Swimming is easy on the joints. Swimming in cool water also means your body burns calories heating itself.
- Stationary bicycles are tough to use regularly because of the boredom factor. If you only allow yourself to watch your favorite television show while pedaling, however, you may feel more motivated.
- Getting a job that requires physical activity can be a way to guarantee you'll get enough exercise. Just be sure it's something you can handle and enjoy.
- Gardening helps a lot of people burn calories while doing something enjoyable. It also can produce the healthy foods that help with weight loss.

The most important thing to remember is do things you enjoy doing, which also involve moving your body. You're more likely to persevere in your efforts if you enjoy yourself. Because the best exercise for losing weight is the one you'll actually do.
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Is Your Diet Dangerous?

September 14, 2009

danger dietDiet will help you to lose weight, to drop pounds. But there are many people go for dangerous programs, for the example, there are many people emulate the bad habits of stick-thin celebrities, hoping to become as thin as they, not realizing that those habits are risky. Here are some signs that a diet is dangerous:

1. Single-food diets
Today, there are so many of single-food diet plans, such as banana diet, cabbage-soup diet, egg diet and even cookie diet. Focusing on a single food only make you depriving your body of the many other nutrients it needs for good health. In addition, single food diets are monotonous.

2. Cleanse diets
Word has gotten out that a bizarre concoction of maple syrup, lemon juice and cayenne pepper -- all mixed in water, will help you to lose weight. Perhaps it does, but this and other so-called "cleanse drinks" not only taste bad, they can lead to headaches, acne and irritability. The liver, kidneys and intestines are designed to handle the toxins the body encounters in day-to-day living; they don't need any help from "cleanse drinks".

3. Cigarettes
As you know that cigarettes are linked to lung cancer, emphysema, fertility problems and a host of other ailments, yet, many celebrities and others still count on them to help with weight loss and stress relief.

4. Illegal drugs
Well, many celebrities use cocaine or other illegal drugs in order to lose weight. While they do diminish the appetite, these drugs are illegal for many reasons. They are addicting, have negative effects and they are expensive. In addition, getting caught with them could land you in jail indefinitely. They should not be part of your diet plan.

5. Wrongly used prescription drugs
Some celebrities use drugs, such as Adderall (that in intended for attention-deficit disorder or even Clenbuterol (a respiratory drug for horses). While these, too, diminish the appetite, misusing a prescription drug can result in health problems down the road.

Dangerous weight loss diets come in all forms, all of which should be avoided. If you want to lose weight, your best bet is to be sensible: Eat healthy foods, whole grains, vegetables, fruit, and protein. Cut out sugar, salt, unhealthy fats and skip second helpings. Drink water at least 8 glasses a day. Learn to deal with stress than by eating or smoking cigarettes. Recognize that the weight will not come off overnight: a healthy rate is one to two pounds per week. Concentrate on learning healthy eating and exercise habits to look and feel better.
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5 Steps to Effective and Permanent Weight Loss

September 13, 2009

effective and permanent weight lossFact:
“90% of people who lose weight gain it all back within 6 months of weight loss”

Now you can see that losing weight is very easy, but maintaining weight loss is a difficult part. If you don’t want to become a yo-yo dieter, apply these 5 steps to total and effective weight loss management:

- Lifestyle changes
When you decide to lose weight, you need to understand that the changes you're making are all lifelong changes. You need to revamp your lifestyle for the rest of your life. Eat the healthy foods. There's no going back to fast foods or soda - ever!

- Exercise
To maintain your weight, a regular exercise program is very important. It's true that most people hate to exercise. But, you cannot maintain weight loss if you stop exercising. As you grow old, your metabolism naturally slows down and nothing can shake up your metabolism like a regular exercises.

- Drink water
Do you live from the coke can? Does your morning start with a tall glass of canned juice? Is alcohol a part of your week days? Aerated drinks, alcohol, and sugary drinks make you put on weight. If you must drink, make it a tall glass of water or green tea.

- See the label before you buy it
Even it reads 'Low Fat', you need to understand that there are calories in what you are eating and these are going to end up as fat layers within your body. Do not store foodstuffs that might tempt you to gorge. So, pay attention to the label before you buy it.

- Be flexible
People who lose weight tend to be too hard, because some of them cut out all the fun from their diet. It's humanly impossible to sustain a diet that's all hard work and no fun. Allow yourself 2-3 free meals every week. These are the times when you eat what you want to eat in limited quantities. When you give yourself the freedom of choice 10% of the time, you find it easier to follow your diet 90% of the time.

If you want to lose weight quickly and make it permanent, make it in a healthy way and at a natural pace (healthy weight loss), in that case, all you need to do is continue with your food and exercise patterns for effective and permanent weight loss.
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The Best Way to Lose Weight Quickly

September 12, 2009

the best way to lose weight quicklyConsume fewer calories and do more physical activities are the best way to lose weight quickly. In this article, you will know that the best way to lose weight quickly is the diet method that breaks every dieting rule and you never expect before. This method will help you to lose 10 pounds within 2 weeks.

Why this diet method really different compare with other diet methods or programs? Because instead of eating less foods, counting calories, eating low-fat meals, and obeying conventional dieting rules, this diet method throws all of that out the window. In fact it's important to note that 90% of these don't work in the long run.

This diet method called calorie shifting diet. The reason this diet method is so unique is because it does all the hard work for you and that is it automatically raises your body's metabolism and fat burning and keeps it that way while you sleep, eat and go about your life. All you have to do is actually perform the technique itself which isn't difficult at all once you try it!

The main idea behind calorie shifting diet is you eat up to 4 or more full meals a day. These meals can consist of foods such as scrambled eggs, sausages, chicken, baked beans, mashed potatoes, fruits and vegetables and more.

The most important aspect of calorie shifting diet is that you have to eat meals with different calorie values and drink 10 glasses of water a day. This diet method keeps mixing your eating routines and in order to compensate, your body will raise metabolism and fat burning and keep it remaining high as long as you keep it up. As a result you will lose weight quickly and keep it off. This makes calorie shifting diet the best way to lose weight quickly!
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Secret of Losing Weight

September 11, 2009

secret of losing weightIf you are now getting frustrated because you have stopped losing weight, you need to read this article. Yes, you need to keep reading on because you will know about the secret of losing weight.

Let’s say, if you are still having problems about overeating. Well, just EAT MORE! Eat small meals but more frequently throughout the day and make sure to include vegetables and greens. And you need to have plenty of water, not soda. Drinking soda is bad so avoid having coke with your meals. Just drink water or tea. That is the first secret of losing weight, eat more often!

After your eating habits, you also need to change your routine. Spice it up some. Instead of walking, you can start jogging some. The secret of losing weight in doing the exercise is not over doing it. Just take it nice and slow. Because your body will sometimes get use to what you are doing as it gets in shape more. That is another reason why it is good to switch between doing jogging and walking. Don't do the same routine every day.

And this is the most important! About the once a week treat. The secret here is EAT WHAT you want to do, not EAT HOW MUCH you want! If you enjoy eat the chocolate, no problem just eat it, but do not eat too much.

Now you already know the secret of every problem in losing weight. So, don't give up and keep going towards your weight goal.
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Set your Weight Loss Plan by Yourself!

September 10, 2009

What you need to do if you want to reach your weight loss goals? Healthy eating? Regular exercise? Yes, two of them can help you in losing weight. But, do you ever in one condition that you don’t have time to set your weight loss plan, so you decide to join the fad diet. Your weight loss plans decide by other person. Then, you realize that your diet didn’t work, you blame the diet program!

What you need to do is set your weight plan by yourself. Then you will be able to find out why you're having difficulty in losing weight. After that you solve it. Because other person don’t know your problem in losing weight. Remember your difficulty in losing weight will affect your lifestyle and impact your overall health.

You only need to go back to basics: eating right, sleeping well and exercising.

And the right eating habit is a good way to start. Avoid fatty foods and add more fruits and vegetables to your daily diet. Fruits and vegetables are not only cholesterol-free, they are rich in vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and fiber – essential nutrients needed by the body for overall health.

Sleeping well also another thing to do. Sleep 8 hours a day!

Exercise? If you don’t have time to go to the gym, just move more often. Do the activities that you will enjoy it. Jogging, biking, gardening, washing your car, and even follow the dancing class.

Now, you can see that base on that tree things you will be able to create your own diet plan.

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What You Need to Lose Weight?

September 9, 2009

In the United States we have many overweight or obese people. If you look at all the actual TV program, people can try to find several products to lose weight. Unfortunately, most people will not succeed. The following are proposed so more easily, a few guidelines lend a hand in losing weight.

To keep your weight under control constantly about our expert advice to walk 10,000 steps every day. It is the easiest activity among all exercise program, do not put too much emphasis on your body. Walk away from the activity, diet program is organized to effectively lose weight is to be followed to allow them to maintain your weight.

In general, many overweight people are not involved in regular physical activity. They are the type of work you rather walk down from one location to another. They usually watch TV while you have something to eat and like potato chips, TV and enjoy before.

For this group, you can set up a program like aerobics or floor exercises will require significant effort. They are reasonable on the surface of what many people to make people healthier too embarrassed to exercise.

So walking is the best form of exercise was proposed for them. For starters, about 15 to 20 minutes of walking each day may be ideal. Gradually, they are approximately 60 hours can be extended until the effective day to Sun-minute walk.

As you know that burn 3500 calories means lose 1 pound. Lose 1-2 pounds per week is a sensible goal from the beginning. That’s why, you still can eat more food, but you need to increase your activity per week. How you know how much calories you burn? Here the formula:
Your weight x distance = energy used to walk

To raise the speed of 13 miles or less minutes to walk, one to burn more calories per mile. Losing weight is no easy task. People get training and practice is ultimately lose their weight seriously. Take training seriously so your activities, be active during the day.
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How to Lose Weight Quickly

September 8, 2009

how to lose weight quicklyAll dietitians have many ideas about how they can help you to lose weight quickly. But, most would agree that slow steady weight loss over a healthy period of time is most effective in keeping the weight off. And long term weight loss requires a change in life style, quick weight loss may be good for an event or a special dress, but, it is not sustainable unless a variety of factors change as well.

If you want to know how to lose weight quickly, then you need to become a conscious eater. Eat with grace and reverence for your food. Write down everything you eat, count the calories and become very consciously aware of what you are eating and drinking!

Also increase moderate exercise and decrease the amount of stress in your life or take a break from it. Here the simple tips for you:
- Voice nap, rest your voice for several hours (keep a pad of paper and a pencil nearby for emergency chatting)
- Meditation, hmm… I love this one. Learn to sit in stillness, remember meditation builds the muscle of concentration.
- A silent retreat, no one to talk to but yourself and the added bonus that the food is usually simple, brown and whole with few or limited stimulants.

Many some of you confuse, how these things can help us in lose weight quickly? Well, we gain weight for a variety of reasons, excluding hormonal imbalances, generally there are some psycho/emotional issues that we are trying to fill up or avoid. Spending time in silence can help us to become aware of what feelings we are suppressing or avoiding.
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Myths and Fact of diets

September 7, 2009

Almost every day we read or hear about new dieting systems or programs that will make us lose weight in a short time. But, diet of this type, there are some myths in this regard it is important to avoid.

Myth: By following a strict diet low in calories you can lose 3 pounds of fat in a week.
Fact: It is physiologically impossible to burn more than 3 pounds of fat in just one week. Weight loss is so consistent and subdivided into approximately 1 pound of fat, a good amount of water and, most worryingly, loss of muscle tissue and bone. The loss of muscle mass is indeed a serious problem because muscles burn calories all day even when you rest. A reduction in muscle causes a decrease in the number of calories the body uses every day.

When you lose minerals from bone, with the progress of age, may increase the risk of osteoporosis. What is the conclusion? The diets are bad for your health: do not follow it.

Myth: Foods like chili and ginger and drinks like coffee and cola burn calories faster by increase your metabolism
Fact: These foods enhance the metabolism to a very small, certainly not sufficiently to allow you to sit and burn your weight. Some people claim that the caffeine in one cup of coffee or tea can improve attention during exercise and also welcome the results.

Myth: Exercise is always losing weight.
Fact: Unless you undertake the training of the blue for a triathlon, occasionally attend the gym will not lead to a sudden and miraculous weight loss. First, exercise increases muscle mass and muscle weighs more than fat. On the other hand, the muscle tissue takes up less space, so you might begin to notice that your clothes there are wider. To lose from 500 grams to 1 pound of body fat per week should increase the daily physical activity and begin to eat less.


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How to Lose Fat Tummy

September 6, 2009

how to lose fat tummyWhy you need to lose that fat tummy? Well, because it is in the front and easy to see, and it is easy to measure. If your pants no longer fit, then you know you have gained so much weight around the midsection and you need to lose fat tummy. That’s why, so many people want to know how to lose fat tummy, they always find an easy way to lose their fat tummy.

When most people get ready to take on their newfound fat tummy, they start by doing lots and lots of crunches. By going through this pain and agony, they think that they are going to lose fat tummy. That is wrong! Because it is absolutely no way to spot reduce. No amount of exercise will get rid of a deposit of fat in a particular place. Yes, the crunches may make the abdomen more tone, but it will not eliminate the layer of fat tummy.

It is about improve your posture. It might not be about weight loss but it is about making you look thinner. It can also be part of your exercise program as having the correct posture while performing exercises will help to make your workouts more effective. That’s why, if you want to reduce your fat tummy, you need to increase your daily activities or exercise.

Increase your daily activities to lose fat tummy is very simple. You can take the stairs instead of the elevator, or park your car the farthest from the front door of the mall and walk. Play with your children in the park. Remember, that in order to lose fat tummy, you have to do more than crunches.
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Natural Weight Loss

September 5, 2009

natural weight lossThe experts in weight loss and diet programs, like dietitians, doctor, and even fitness coach are continuously working to give their clients the best answer to their weight problems. The main point of their answer should be natural weight loss. But, what is natural weight loss? Let's take a look...

There is a new fad diet or medical procedure coming out every day, but there have been so much negative feedback about these diet programs and medications that it is scary. Some are not as effective as they claim to be while some even have bad side effects. And the best way to avoid those bad effects is natural weight loss.

Lose weight using natural methods is considered healthy and will really make you feel satisfied. Different with the fad diets and "almost magic" diet programs available today, the natural loss will teach you how to shed those extra pounds the right way.

Here are some tips to get you on the path to losing weight naturally.
• Know what to eat
It is important that you know whether a certain food on your menu can be a potential harm to your plan. Learn how to be critical on what you eat. Avoid too much fried and salty foods.

• Study some of these Natural Products and Remedies
There are a lot of resources, online and offline about losing weight. Read everything you can get your hands on through periodicals, reports, medical journals, etc.

• Participate in Website forums
Forum is the best place to interact. Meet with other person that will give you motivation and interests.

• Search for and visit websites
You will be able to get the right and up to date information about natural weight loss.

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Effective Weight Loss Strategy

September 4, 2009

effective weight loss strategyThere are many weight loss strategies that you have read from the books, magazines, article, or even the website. But all these weight loss strategies could only be effective if you are able enjoy it and make improvements in your body. This means effective weight loss strategy is the strategy that could be considered effective for you.

One of the effective weight loss strategy is combination between your diet and regular exercise. I’m sure you have heard it many times, but do you really make a weight loss plan based on this thing? Many people only do the diet, and the other only go to gym, without the combination you can’t get the effective weight loss.

The right diet is regulating and monitoring the types of foods that you normally eat. This means that you need to monitor your food intake by listing them or by writing them down on your diet diary in order for you to be able to see where you need to make a change, what you can remove from your eating habits and the like.

About the regular exercise, whatever the form may be is also considered an effective weight loss strategy. If you do not have the money to spend for the gym or maybe have no time for it, you might want to start your exercise by simply doing household chores rather than simply sitting all the time.

If you can combine these two things and do it consistently, chances are, you will find it very much easier and much more effective to lose weight. This will help you help to you deal with your weight loss plan and could also be considered an effective way for you to actually lose weight.
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Why Negative Calories Foods help you in Losing Weight

September 3, 2009

The use of negative calorie foods to lose weight is a relatively new and controversial idea that has attracted much attention. It may sound impossible, and if you're skeptical, a little research will show that the concept behind the negative calorie foods are really very simple and easy to set about trying to use in your weight loss plan.

Negative calorie foods are essentially foods that really contain fewer calories than it takes in order to assimilate. For example, you can eat a piece of fruit contains 60 calories, but your body uses 75 calories to digest fruit, and your body will burn another 15 calories that taken from your fat. The consumption of these foods more features will not cause weight gain, but may actually cause weight loss. Because of this, when you eat negative calorie foods you can eat larger portions more frequently, which can then increase your metabolism. A faster metabolism also affects weight loss. Another the good news is most of the negative calorie foods is very rich in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that can benefit your health.

The examples of negative calorie foods include broccoli, cabbage, watermelon, carrots, tomatoes, spinach, cabbage, cucumbers, pineapple, papaya, grapefruit, and cauliflower.

Of course, you also need to consume another foods that rich of nutrient. Your body needs the nutrients from other sources as well. Combine the foods that full of protein and the negative calories foods will really help you in losing weight quickly.

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Healthy Diet

September 2, 2009

fastest way to lose weight
Many people have a weight problem and want to lose weight fast. The fact, there is no magic diet or exercise which can help you to reduce weight overnight. If you want to lose weight quickly, you should do it with the healthy way, healthy diet.

Healthy diet is the ideal and the fastest way to lose weight. Healthy diet is a combination between the right eating habits and exercise that will you to lose weight with increase your metabolism.

Right eating habits is the first step you need to do if you want to lose weight. Start with consume the healthy food. Include more wholesome foods like fruits, vegetables and whole grains to your meals. And you also need to cut down on fatty food items. Foods high in fat not only lead to weight gain and obesity, but also increase the risk of high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries and even cancer. Healthy foods not only help you in losing weight but also prevent health risks like heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other conditions.

You don't have to give up all your favorite foods in order to lose weight and to follow a healthy lifestyle. You can enjoy your favorite foods but eat them in moderation. You can have an occasional treat of your favorite food and still have healthy weight loss.

Another part of healthy diet is stay away from crash diet. Crash diets are not good for your health, and as soon as you stop dieting, you gain back the weight fast. Crash dieting never work for long term and often have adverse effects on your health. So, stay away from it.

A healthy diet is not only help you for losing weight, but also make you look and feel better. It has long-term health benefits as well.

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How to Increase your Metabolism

September 1, 2009

increase your metabolismIf you try to lose weight, I only can tell you one thing that I believe until now. You are what you eat, not you are how much you eat. Get the point? If you can increase your metabolism, you not only lose weight, you also can keep it. And one half of the metabolism puzzle is the food you eat.

The right food to eat is the healthy foods that are full of nutrients your body needs to function at an optimal level. When you start to eat healthy foods that are full of the nutrients, your metabolism starts to increase. That may sound kind of simple but if embrace that thought you have taken the first step to successfully losing weight. So, the healthy foods are the key to exploiting the powers of your fat burning metabolic engine.

And you also need to understand how your body uses and stores its energy. As you know that you get the energy in the form of calories from the food you eat. Protein, carbohydrates, and fats all contribute to your caloric intake, but not all calories are created equal and how your body processes these different foods has a large impact on your metabolism.

If you want to increase your metabolism then you need to stay away from the high fat, high sugar, processed foods you find in boxes up and down most supermarket shelves today. The healthy food that can increase your metabolism is the foods that high in complex carbohydrates, lean protein, and fiber. It takes large amounts of energy to breakdown these types of foods because of their high nutritional value. The result is more calories burned during digestion and cellular metabolism.

These foods (food that increase metabolism) also benefit you in another way. The release of calories from these foods happens over an extended period of time. The result is less insulin released by the pancreas and an even supply of energy between meals. This helps you cut out snacking caused by sugar cravings during the day.

Fruits and vegetable, fiber from whole grain sources, and lean sources of protein are the healthy foods to eat if you want to increase your metabolism.

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