Top 5 Conditions To Heal With Tai Chi

Visitors to China are often amazed when they look out their hotel room windows early in the morning. In parks, squares, plazas, and schoolyards, ten of thousands of Chinese of all ages - but particularly the elderly - begin their days with slow, graceful, beautiful choreographed routines called tai chi chuan, generally known in the United States as tai chi. Practitioners of tai chi say that this centuries-old dancelike exercise, which is derived from the martial arts, clears the mind, relaxes the body, nourishes the spirit, increases energy and contributes to health and longevity. Over the last 20 years, tai chi has become increasingly popular in the United States - both as a gentle form of meditative exercise and as a way to cope with various illnesses. One such illness is multiple sclerosis (MS), the baffling neurological disease that saps the strength and limits the mobility of an estimated 350,000 Americans, most of them women. Tai chi has not been the subject of as much scientific research as yoga, but the few studies that have been published to date point to significant health benefits, particularly for the elderly.

1. Stress

The Chinese researchers who equated tai chi to a moderate-paced walk also measured its ability to reduce stress. They subjected 48 men and women to mentally challenging tests and then showed them a film calculated to upset them. Then the participants were divided into four groups. Each group attempted to destress using one of four activities: tai chi, meditation, a brisk walk or reading. By measuring their heart rates, blood pressure and urinary excretion of stress hormones, the researchers were able to track how quickly the participants recovered from the stress. Tai chi turned out to be as stress-relieving as two better-known stress reducers, meditation and walking. Tai chi would be a good choice for someone who enjoys physically active approaches to stress management but may not be able to take a walk.

2. Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most severe form of arthritis. Some two million Americans have this painful, potentially crippling inflammatory joint disease. For other forms of arthritis, it is recommended gentle exercise to help control pain and preserve joint function. But many physicians are reluctant to recommend exercise for people with RA because overexertion can trigger joint inflammation. Tai chi does not. In a study, 20 people with RA practiced tai chi two hours a week for ten weeks without any aggravation of symptoms. The researchers concluded that tai chi appears to be safe for RA patients. They also confirmed that tai chi might serve as a safe alternative to other forms of exercise therapy.

3. Balance

In a study, nine pairs of similar women aged 65 to 85 were recruited. One of each pair practiced tai chi, the other did not. Using sophisticated tests, the researchers assessed the women's postural control, their steadiness on their feet and their ability to remain standing when subjected to destabilizing situations, such as a rocking floor. The tai chi practitioners had significantly better postural control, meaning that they were less likely to fall. This finding has considerable medical importance for those over 65. falling is a common - and serious - problem in the elderly, especially for women with bone-thinning osteoporosis. Osteoporosis makes the bones brittle, and when elderly women fall, they risk hip fractures, complications from which are the nation's twelfth leading cause of death and a major killer of elderly women. Weight-bearing exercise, such as walking, helps control osteoporosis, but as women grow older, fear of falling keeps many from getting the weight-bearing exercise they need. All this leads to a vicious cycle: fear of falling, increasingly sedentary lifestyle and increased risk of hip fractures if they do fall. Tai chi can help the elderly stay on their feet, avoid falling and remain physically active, which promotes overall health and well-being.

4. Exercise

A classic, hour-long tai chi routine could raise heart rate and oxygen consumption into the aerobic range, thereby offering the benefits of strenuous exercise, including cardiovascular conditioning. Tai chi's modest intensity produces the kind of moderate workout that exercise physiologists often recommend for the elderly and for anyone interested in reducing their risk of heart disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure and other serious medical conditions.

5. Emotional Well-Being

It was found that tai chi elevates mood, reduces anger, relieves fatigue and increases energy as well as other forms of moderate exercise.

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Weight Loss Is Simple Math, Right?

There is much debate in the world of calories these days. The simplistic approach of just reducing caloric intake in order to lose weight has become scrutinized. Not necessarily because it's wrong, but because there's more to the story. Or is there? Let's take a look and see.

It has long been held that creating a caloric deficit, either by consuming fewer calories or by burning off more calories, is all that is needed in order to reduce weight. Simple math.

Calories In - Calories Out = Caloric Deficit/Surplus = Weight Loss/Gain

Take in more calories than you burn off...gain weight. Burn more calories that you consume...lose weight. In other words, regardless of what you eat, so long as you consume less calories than you burn off you will lose weight. Simple, right?

Yes, and that's the problem. Let me explain. Given that a gram of protein and a gram of carbohydrate both contain 4 calories, you would assume that consuming 50 grams of each would have the same effect on the body. After all, both would constitute a 200 calorie intake (btw, calories per gram of any given nutrient are averages and will vary from food source to food source...therefore, 2 grams of fat taken from two different food sources may actually have caloric discrepancies, even though fat in general is given a caloric content of 9 calories per gram). However, this is not the case. Data suggests that the thermic effect of nutrients will vary, with protein having the highest metabolic cost of the three macronutrients (protein the highest, then carbohydrate, then fat).

Therefore, simple math will tell you that if it takes more energy to metabolize 200 calories of protein than it does to metabolize 200 calories of carbohydrates, consuming 200 calories of each can't possibly be equal in terms of the effects it will have on weight loss efforts. In other words, simple math will tell you it's not simple math. Even within nutrients, there are differences in metabolic cost. For instance, fiber will have a higher metabolic cost than simple sugars.

So what is the message behind all of this? Counting calories is not good enough when it comes to achieving optimal weight loss. The composition of your meals will have an impact, and metabolic cost is one mechanism by which this will occur. Other factors that determine how you respond to the composition of your meals include hormonal responses, health status, and exercise habits...among others.

So while calories consumed is important, if you're not losing weight by simply cutting calories you need to consider other options. Taking a close look at the composition of your meals would be the ideal place to start.

Chad Anderson, CSCS is the owner/operator of Anderson Fitness Solutions, a personal training, fitness programming, and weight management business. He holds a bachelor's degree in exercise science with a minor in nutrition and is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist through the NSCA. You can visit his fitness information website at http://www.chadandersoncscs.com

There is No Secret to Weight Loss

We have all heard the rants entitled the secret to weight loss, the miracle diet and all those other generic slogans that are designed to get us to read yet another sales pitch on some miracle diet that will get them pounds gone and gone fast. The key word being fast, we live in a busy time and none of us seem to have the time to follow the fundamental weight loss systems.

Let me begin by saying your weight, whether you are obese, a little heavy, carrying that holiday weight or whatever your current situation is not your fault. We are victimized daily by junk food chains or even relatively healthy eateries that offer that extra huge serving just for you! From the day we are old enough to comprehend to the day we die, and we are victimized. This is nothing new; it has been a prevalent part of our society for many, many years. The mass media is used as a tool by anyone who wishes to make a buck. The media is a sales mule, guised under the cloak of information, but a sales tool all the same. Turn on a TV and there it is, eat this, drink this, take this, buy, buy, buy, or more to the point consume, consume, consume. So again your weight is not your fault, but it is your responsibility.

The first thing to decide if you are keen on losing weight is this, do you want to just lose the weight or do you wish to get in shape and stay in shape without needing to fight with weight gain for the rest of your life. If you wish to only lose weight then this article may be of little help to you, but if your goals are to lose weight, keep it gone and develop a lifestyle that means living free of the threat of weight gain then please read on.

Sustained weight loss can only be found in one place, the mind. You have been trained since birth by the media to desire more than you need, some of this may be good, but there is a lot of it that is bad. The good can be the desire to achieve the best in life, good education, nice house, general comfort in lifestyle. The bad is where you are tricked into believing more is better by industries that thrive on your consumption. Such industries like fast food, tobacco are the most obvious and dubious, but consider the food industry in general, do you really need to super size just because it is better value for your buck, and ask yourself why it is better value? The answer is obvious is it not, because more consumption equals greater profits! These industries are willing to give larger portions of food at a cheaper price because they are in fact training you to believe that more is better, by doing this the food industries are increasing over all consumption, quantity is where these large industries make their profits, just look at all the All you can eat franchises, sure they say its healthy in some of them all you can eat salad bars etc, but too much even of a good thing is still bad!

Take one second and think on this, lets us say that you are looking at two sub sandwich stores, store A offers a good sized sub for $3, in fact the sandwich is exactly the right amount to slake your hunger, now store B has a big sign that says 20% more meat in our sub, but is also $3, which would you buy? Most of us wouldnt hesitate and Store B would rake in our business, but really do you need that extra 20%? We as consumers are always looking for the best bargain for our dollar, but in the end is over eating really a bargain we wish to be a part of it, look at what it is really costing you, your self esteem, your fitness and mostly your health! With heart disease, diabetes and obesity on the rise in so many places, I will say it again; the push towards over consumption by the food industry has the stench of big tobacco all over it.

Losing weight is a very difficult process for those of us who suffer from over eating, for many of us food has become an addiction, much akin to Tobacco. As with any addiction the first step is realizing that you are in fact addicted, after that the next and most crucial step in de-toxing that addiction from your body and more importantly from your mind, is to reprogram yourself, to solely retrain your body and mind to crave only what it needs, this is the real challenge in maintaining weight loss! I will sum up a few points that may help you get on the path to healthier food consumption:

Just because you feel hungry there is no need to completely fill the tank, instead consider your expected activities on that day and eat accordingly, just like your car, if you are only driving to the end of the street you dont need a full tank of gas!

Do not binge eat, you can starve yourself and effectively shrink your stomach size (a practice I am very much against, but using as an example here), but with only one gorge binge session you will effectively revert your appetite back to an unhealthy level and begin feeling hungry all over again, a binge eating session is much the same as an alcoholic falling off the wagon, instead I recommend many small healthy meals throughout the course of the day!

Realize that junk food tastes great for one reason only, to get you hooked! It does not constitute food in any way shape or form, remove it from your diet and believe me you will not miss it once the addiction fades

It all comes down to a single phrase which you will have heard before. Healthy mind equals a healthy body!

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Weight Loss - Five Easy Steps Towards a Smart Life

Increased weight is a part of todays normal context. Reason may be a minor one, i.e. lack of activities or some serious matter including diabetes, but weight that doesnt suit the height and the body structure in either case doesnt only affect the outlook badly, but also harms the health condition. It needs to be controlled in order to redeem the active and beautiful life from the outgrown weight.

Though much important but if aimed to loose weight overnight, might affect the health in one way or other, so a fairly better option is to plain loosing bit by bit. A variety of pills and weight loss supplements are available freely in the market, which also claim to help you get back to the smart life in a week or so, but again these may have side effect that may rise some months after or years as well.

Nature has always given man with something perfect, until the process has not been disturbed by some externalities. Trying some natural ways for weight loss can also be better off if artificialities are kept aside. Its in fact easy and cost effective as well. What it is and how does it work, lets see in five easy steps:

1. Good Breakfast: Most of the people misunderstand the fact that weight loss can be accelerated if they quit diet. Certainly not! Quitting a healthy diet means deregulating the process of metabolism, which will further deregulate the other processes of the body. So have breakfast so that your body can get enough energy to be active.

1. Eating in intervals: Body needs energy and hence food, but taking all the food in a single instance will make you drowsy and of course lazy, so eat little and in regular intervals. Eating disorder is actually the main source of increased weight, so keep regularity in eating and metabolism so that body can be regulated.

1. Exercise: Changing the eating schedules help only to keep the body on track, but what about the extra amount of weight? Of course that needs to be removed, so burn the calories by being regular in exercise. Not necessary to join a gym, it can be easily be availed by performing household and gardening activities and going for a short walk.

1. Drink Water: According to experts, about eight glasses of water a day. Dont ignore this, as its logical explanation. Attempting to lose weight, doing exercises etc body gets dehydrated and needs to maintain the water level in it for being in order. It also regulates the other functions of the body parts.

1. Wink at Magic Bullets: As stated earlier, markets have many brands claiming to bring you back into a smart body with all its fitness in weeks, but while relying on natural, side effect proof ways, dont go for these pills and weight loss supplements until and unless youre 101% sure that these are natural.

Just give it a time and live a healthier, smarter and more active life that you really deserve.

You Can Lose Inches Fast

In just an hour, you can expect to lose between 6 and 20 inches off of your body. No amount of working out can make that difference in that time frame. Hitting the gym 5 times a week and pushing your limits on weight training you might lose 5-10 inches in a month.

Body wrap is another way of losing inches fast and it isn't a substitute for healthy nutrition and exercise, but it can be a helpful tool in removal the body of harmful toxins and improving your overall appearance. You can improve your results from the body wrap up by having them roughly once per week to continuously rid your body of the toxins, improve your skin's appearance and lose the maximum amount of inches.

If you are aiming to lose 10 pounds, you can easily do it in about two weeks. It all comes down to calories. No matter how you cut it, it's too many calories that put on the weight. Don't eat late, and am sure you have heard the metaphor of the body being a machine, food being fuel, fat being stored fuel, etc.. Well this late night hunger is actually an indication that your body has used all of its fast fuel. The mistake that most people make is that they feed the body more fuel, fuel that if not used before you hit the sheets, will be turned into stored fuel or fat while you sleep. If you ignore the hunger the body will start to break down fat cells and use them for fuel, subtracting fat instead of multiplying it.

If you refuse yourself sufficient protein, your body starts taking it off your muscle. Your immune system is not as responsive, so you need to take vitamins such as A, C, E and the mineral zinc, your skin become drier and your body soon become tired of the vitamins that open up to you to illness and infection. Without carbohydrates you will be easily tired. And inadequate supply of vitamin B causes loss of muscle tone and more fatigue.

The human body is an accommodating creation, it will expand contract, get stronger, get more flexible, to fit our daily use. The inner organs follow the same pattern. Your stomach will expand or contract to fit its contents. Its overall capacity is directly related to how much gets put into it. Overeating over time will cause your stomach to expand, requiring more and more food to indicate it is full. Unfortunately, in most cases the rest of the body doesn't need the extra food, so it will store it as fat.

Several people seek for ways to lose inches fast. Losing weight is tricky when you deal in inches because pounds don't always equal inches. You may lose ten pounds, but find that you have not lost anything inch-wise. Don't get frustrated and don't give up because you're on the right track and it takes time to your body to tone down the way it should be.

When you exercise on a pursuit to lose weight, this happens the tape might not show inches lost, even though you have lost five or ten pounds that tend the muscles replaced by fats. If you do lose inches fast inappropriately it may be reappear in the wink of an eye.

Unhealthy foods such as junk foods are not known to be nutritious. This gained empty calories, a lot of preservatives, and a ton of salt and or sugar. All of these make you irritable and moody, and the salt makes you retain water.

Drink water- It is really simple... Drinking water, 8 glasses a day, speeds your metabolism, prevents soreness, increases energy, suppresses hunger, aids digestion, and is incredibly easy. Just get a sports bottle and drink a little at a time. Refill it once every about 3-4 hours and you are there. Hint: drinking water is a great way to control your hunger during those 2 hours before bed. You can lose inches fast, but this should only be done as a solution when you have an event coming up, and you need to fit into something fast, or perhaps you are getting portraits done and you want to look your very best. The truth about water weight loss is that it isn't real weight loss.

You may lose inches fast, but it is not true fat loss. When you diet to lose more than a few pounds, you will find that there are times when you lose inches fast, and there are times when your waist seems to remain at the same number for weeks. Don't let this get to you, and keep going, so long as the pounds seem to be coming off. If you get stuck, and nothing seems to be happening, keep chipping away, and step up your physical efforts.

Anyone who feels ill tired or irritably looking their self at the mirror tend to stop the diet and will result to not losing pounds. It's like what your mother told you that a balanced diet is the best and if you are trying to lose 10 pounds, have that strategy a blast, and you will lose 10 pounds in two weeks and look good. Health permits us to drink juice fast of one to three days. Lots of vitamin C results in cell repair and strong cell walls plus antioxidants galore. It also helps flush your body of toxins in your blood. After the juice fast, include lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, protein. And another thing is put down the "soda" because of the complex nature of describing the effects of soda on the cellular level. After the juice fast, include lots of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, protein.

Cut the Fried Food, We all know that over time the consumption of fats and oils from fried foods can cause the arteries within the heart to clog. What we don't realize is how simple it is to cut down or out fried foods. Try the food that hasn't been soaked in grease.

You don't have to anguish yourself over a cookie or not allowed piece of cheese. Keep it off and you will lose 10 pounds in a reasonable approach. Just hold the line on a daily basis at the number of calories you consume.

Just remember that not all products are safe, and all consumers should be wary of claims touting fast weight loss with no drugs, dieting, or exercise. It is possible to lose inches fast, but it is best to do it in the healthiest way possible. Anyone who wants to lose a considerable amount of weight should consult with their health care provider first, especially if any chronic health conditions are present. It is also not necessary to spend massive amounts of money to lose inches fast. If you are trying a program to take inches off fast, and you begin to feel weak, faint, or have weird symptoms, stop what you are doing and call your doctor to be sure nothing is wrong with you. Just take a walk every day and cut down on your food intake without jeopardizing nutrition and you will lose weight, but to lose inches fast, eat fresh vegetables and fruits, whole grains, less fats, and more protein and you'll reach your goal faster for sure!

Crizza writes for several health related web sites on weight loss and other health related issues.

Six Super Easy Weight Loss Tips

If you have been trying to lose weight permanently, then these six weight loss tips may be just what you need to kick start your weight loss program. You may have heard some of them before, but if you make them a part of your core goal, you will not have as much difficulty achieving your weight loss goals.

Include exercise in your lifestyle

If you want to achieve long term weight loss, you must not only be careful of what and how you're eating, you must get off your butt and exercise. It has been reported that 80 percent of those who lose for the long haul make changes to their diets and make exercise a part of their lifestyle.

How much are you really eating?

Americans are really guilty of this - supersizing our meal portions. It's not what you eat but how much you eat. By eating smaller portion sizes you can eat whatever you like, because you are not overeating.

Sneak in this super easy exercise

Walking is one of the easiest ways to sneak exercise into your daily life. It is easy to do and requires no equipment except your own body. To make walking even more effective, park your car further away from your destination, walk up hills, use the stairs, and alternate walking with brief periods of running. Get in as many steps as possible each day to rev up your internal calorie burning machine.

The best no calorie drink in the world

Substituting water for those artificially sweetened diet drinks and sugary has many advantages. First of all, it has no calories. Plus it's great for your skin and hair. And drinking water before and during meals helps to stave off hunger and fill you up more quickly. Be careful of those liquid calories in other drinks - they can really add up.

Eat more frequent smaller meals

When you eat more frequently (4 to 6 small meals a day), it helps to keep hunger at bay and stabilize your blood sugar levels to keep from zapping your energy. And when you eat, you will be less inclined to stuff yourself like a pig.

Your weight loss goal is not achieved overnight

Nor is it achieved in two weeks or one month. In order to really drop weight, you must realize that there is no quick fix. You must dedicate yourself to making lifestyle changes that will help you reach your goal. Believe me, your body will thank you and you will be happier in the long run.

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Fast Weight Loss Diets - 3 to Choose From

Fast weight loss diets are not for the faint of heart. They're not based on balanced eating plans. You shouldn't exert yourself when you're on one because they can put stress on your body. And you should never stay one for more than a week. Most important of all though, BEFORE you launch one of the diets promising fast weight loss, visit your doctor and get medical advice. Here are three of the most popular fast weight loss diets:

The Three Day Diet is the simplest of the three diets. It consists of an exact menu for three days. Each breakfast is one small amount of protein, one starch, and one fruit. On one day you'll have an egg, 1/2 of a banana, a piece of toast, and black coffee.

Lunch is even less. It's a small amount of protein and a starch. For one lunch you're recommended to have 1/2 cup tuna and a piece of toast along with your black coffee. Dinner is a little different. You will have a larger serving of protein, 2 servings of vegetables, a fruit, and a cup of regular vanilla ice cream. I personally think it's also one of the strangest diets.

However, there are more of these diets that also have their quirks. One is the Chicken Soup Diet. This is based on a complex recipe for chicken soup. You get some choices of different breakfasts, and then you eat as much soup as you want the rest of the day. One breakfast for the Chicken Soup Diet might be Total cereal, nonfat milk, and juice. A different one would be yogurt, fruit, and wheat germ. When it comes to diets for fast weight loss, with the exception of breakfast this one has zero variety and is boring.

The Grapefruit Diet is one of the most intricate of the 3 fast weight loss diets. There's a lot to remember, and it's all considered important. For instance, there's a certain amount of grapefruit or other specified juice to eat with each meal. You're warned not to eat more or less than what's suggested. Otherwise, it's said the diet will not work.

Also, you're not allowed to take anything away from the diet. If you don't want to eat two slices of bacon with your breakfast - too bad. They claim you won't burn fat if you don't adhere precisely to the diet, including eating the bacon. Hmmm.

A diet like this is hard to understand.

You're also advised to drink 8 eight-ounce glasses of water every day, but only 1 cup of coffee at a meal. Butter can be used as a condiment, or to fry foods. You're only allowed to eat at meal time; no snacking except the beverage at bedtime. You're given two lists: one of foods you can eat and one of foods you cannot eat. Yet, on this "accelerated" weight loss diet you're encouraged to eat until you're full at any meal. Again I say...hmmm.

You're warned not to eat certain foods at the same time they claim the more you eat (of the "allowed" foods), the more you fat you burn. Breakfast on this diet is grapefruit, 2 eggs, and 2 bacon slices. That's the basic guideline however; they also indicate you can eat as much eggs and bacon as you wish. Is this also confusing to you?

Lunch is grapefruit, salad, and meat. Dinner is grapefruit, meat, and a salad or vegetable. You get a bedtime snack of tomato juice or nonfat milk. Yippee! Let's face it - you'll be hungry regardless which of the diets you try. They're extremely restrictive with very, very little food variety. Speaking for myself, that usually means I'll not only be miserable but my chances of sticking to it - even for a short time - are pretty slim. (Pun intended)

And doing fast weight loss diets like this can get complicated. If you do participate in one, please be careful. They may not be safe. And definitely consult with your doctor.

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How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat In 10 Days

People always wonder how to get rid belly fat. But the thought of getting rid of belly fat in 10 days sounds impossible, right? Well it isn't. In this article you will discover a popular dieting technique that has been helping millions get rid of belly fat in 10 days and it's not a drug or any extreme diet. It is a very popular and easy dieting technique that is very flexible and easy to accomplish.

The dieting technique I speak of is called "Calorie shifting". This technique unleashes your body's fat burning potentials and raises metabolism to a very high level and keeps it that way. As a result you can lose weight quickly and the excess fat in the body is also burned off. In general people can lose 10 or more pounds in less than 2 weeks with calorie shifting.

Calorie shifting is not some fancy dieting gimmick. It is the real deal and ironically is performed unlike any other dieting technique ever created. You basically eat 4 or more full meals a day, drink 10 glasses of water (you can also drink sodas, juices and coffee), and shift the order in which you eat your meals. It is also very important that every meal you eat has different calorie values.

When you eat in different orders daily, your body will have trouble adapting to your eating routines. It is because of this that it will unleash greater fat burning and keep metabolism high to "adapt" to the mixed eating routines. The 10 glasses of water help to flush out the excess weight and the flow going.

Calorie shifting is by far one of the best ways to get rid of belly fat in 10 days.

Calorie shifting is the ideal diet for busy people or those who seek to get fast weight loss and fat loss results safely. It works for everyone and the results are long term. Also because it's the technique of calorie shifting that brings about it's amazing effects, people are pretty much free to eat most if not everything they want.

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Amazingly Simple Weight Loss Tips

You only have to look at the number of people that fail to succeed in their diets to realize that dieting isn't easy. However the steps we need to follow to succeed are simple.

Here then are a few simple weight loss tips that you can use to help you start losing weight today.

EAT SMALL MEALS.

Eating small meals more often stops you from snacking and binging between meals as you won't become hungry. It also helps to keep the metabolism active and doesn't give it a chance to change and start working at a lower rate.

DON'T EAT TOO MUCH.

Try to eat smaller portions. Most people eat until they feel full but it actually takes up to 20 minutes after eating for the body to realize you full. This means that when you feel full during eating that you have actually eaten more than you needed to.

DRINK A LOT OF WATER.

Water can help us feel less tired and more energetic but most importantly it makes us feel fuller. Cold water also reduces our body temperature which in turn helps us to burn more calories as our body works to get the body temperature back to its regular level.

GET SOME EXERCISE.

You don't need to do amazing levels of exercise to get in better shape and more importantly to burn more calories. Walking is a great way of getting exercise and it is something anyone can do. Simply walking the dog or going to the shops on foot can make a major difference.

Following these simple weight loss tips along with using the right dieting program should see you getting results in no time at all.

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The Ultimate Green Tea Weight Loss Idea

Unless you've been living under a rock, you have been exposed to dozens if not hundreds of diets claiming to be the one that will help you lose weight without much work on your part. And if you do any diet research online, I have no doubt you will be feeling pretty overwhelmed by the level of information that is available, not to mention the sheer volume of products and options you can select from to go about your desired weight loss. One of the most talked about and popular ways to lose weight these days is the use of a green tea extract supplement. Even Oprah has recently extolled the virtues of using tea for weight loss.

Although the tea has been around for thousands of years, there are many people who have not heard about it as a weight loss supplement. Sometimes called the Ultimate Green Tea Weight Loss diet, this article will examine some of the benefits and a few of the side-effects of using a green tea extract supplement for weight loss. The phrase "Ultimate Green Tea Weight Loss Diet" is not a brand of diet or supplements, but is a general, popular term to describe loss of weight using green tea.

Using green tea as part of a weight loss program relies upon daily doses of the tea extract which is known to affect weight loss by boosting your body's metabolism to raise your calorie and fat burning level. Studies have shown that taking green tea raises the average metabolic rate by 4%, which accounts for its weight loss capabilities. (You should be aware that some tea extract supplements contain ephedrine to increase metabolism rates even higher, however, recent studies have suggested that ephedrine can be very dangerous to your health and should be avoided. Some jurisdictions have restricted or even eliminated the sale of products containing ephedrine.)

The tea also has anti-oxidant properties that can be beneficial for human health beyond simply losing weight. For example, its' extracts have been linked to a reduction in the incidences of colon, bladder, esophageal, pancreatic, rectal and stomach cancer by up to 60%. It is said to help lower bad cholesterol (LDL) and increase good cholesterol, help to stop the development of blood clots which may lead to strokes and heart attacks; help reduce high blood pressure, lower blood sugar levels and prevents Type 2 diabetes.

Green tea extract also helps to protect the liver against toxins, promote oral health by destroying the bacteria that forms plaque, destroy free radicals, boost the immune system and help to maintain a healthy fluid balance which helps to relieve stress and fatigue.

While the merits of any weight loss program should be evaluated by the individual based upon his or her own goals, the so-called Ultimate Green Tea Weight Loss diet does seem to prove to be a safe easy and effective option in the battle of the bulge.

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Wedding And Rapid Weight Loss - How Realistic Is It?

Since I've lost a good bit of weight in anticipation of my wedding day, I'm often asked by fellow brides to be how much weight they can lose and how fast. I can only go by my own experiences and my research for my own weight loss, but here is my opinion on the issue.

Like everything else with a wedding, your appearance and weight is going to take a bit of planning. I am on a very effective weight loss plan (medifast) and there has not been any week on this plan where I haven't lost weight. However, I knew I was not going to lose all of the weight overnight.

Medifast states that the typical weight loss is 2-3 pounds per week. However, with adding a bit of exercise and toning, I have been able to beat this estimate quite a bit. I do believe though that this is a realistic estimate of any effective weight loss plan if you're not going to add exercise.

So you'll need to use this estimate as a bottom baseline and know that you can expect more if you're willing to add in exercise. I have found that power walking and effective targeted toning has really enhanced my body shape. In looking around and researching, I've learned that a toned body will look 10-15 pounds thinner than an un toned body of the same weight. In that way, being toned is every bit as important as weight loss. That said, if you're not at a weight where you can see the shape of your body and muscles, you'll need to lose a bit of weight to show off your newly toned muscles, as most bridal gowns are cut to focus on your shape.

Also, I have promised myself to take the time to lose the weight correctly. We've all been or seen women on crash diets and can't help but notice the sunken eyes, clammy skin, and dry hair that losing weight the wrong way can bring. Every bride's ultimate goal is to look her best on her wedding day. If you look sick because you've crash dieted and lost weight the wrong way, you are probably not going to look your best.

Medifast has offered me steady, drastic weight loss but never have I felt it was unsafe and never have I felt faint, weak or hungry. I eat six times per day on medifast so I know I am getting what I need to nourish my body during the stressful time of planning and anticipating my wedding.

I'm going to comfortably fit into my size 4 wedding dress, but I didn't get here overnight. I've stuck to my diet plan and committed to exercise. My best advice to anyone would be to find a sensible plan you can stick with and be willing to move a bit more to kick up the speed of your weight loss. Hope this helped and have a great wedding.

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Green Tea Weight Loss Patch

The frenzy towards low carb diets has brought the start of a number of dieting products that are based on low carb approaches. One of the latest products to strike the dieting marketplace are weight loss patches.

Inspired by the success of nicotine patches marketers struck on the concept that weight loss patches may perform the same way. Weight loss patches are mainly intended for people who fail to remember to take their usual dosage of weight loss supplements or capsules. With weight loss patches, an individual will no longer have to to take pills as he will have a 24-hour source of weight loss material stuck to his skin.

Weight loss patches are generally made from such ingredients as algae and seaweed which are recognized appetite-suppressants. Later studies on weight loss and diets led to the use of green tea as a weight loss patch.

Green Tea as Weight Loss Patches

As far back as the Ming dynasty and maybe even before than that, green tea has been used as herbal therapy and as a health drink in China. In current times, speculations on the use of green tea as a potential therapy for cancer have arisen due to the finding that the polyphenol substance found in green tea can prevent cancer cells from growing.

The polyphenols in green tea weight loss patches also have other uses. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that green tea polyphenols can speed up the metabolic rate of the body. With this new finding, quite a few companies specializing in pharmaceutical products have started introducing green tea into the market as a supplement either in the form of diet pills or weight loss patches.

Green tea weight loss patches are an improved option to other products because they have no unpleasant side-effects. Other substances that bring about weight loss like ephedra may raise heart rates which could lead to cardiovascular complications.

Green tea weight loss patches are good for people with high LDL, the bad cholesterol found in the body. Since the antioxidants in green tea weight loss patches break up LDL cholesterols, while at the same time enhancing the good cholesterol levels in the body, a balance in the body is achieved which could only lead to overall good health and well-being.

Green tea weight loss patches work in two ways. First, they quell hunger organically and safely. A review at the University of Chicago showed that rats when injected with green tea can lose up to 21% of their bodyweight. This is due to the fact that a substance present in green tea acts as a natural appetite-suppressant that staves off hunger.

Green tea weight loss patches also increase metabolism. With their high-level epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) content, green tea weight loss patches have a distinctive advantage over stimulant diet drugs which can be dangerous to individuals with hypertension and heart complications.

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Weight Loss Exercise Programs - The Single Best One You Can Do Bar None

When it comes to losing weight, there is no quicker way than combining diet with exercise but then I'm sure you already know that. What you might not know is that there is only one single best way to lose weight bar none. Discover this great technique in this article.

I'll get straight to the point - the single fastest weight loss exercise is HIIT, also known as High Impact Interval Training. Let's dissect this - the "high impact" means that this is at rapid pace, not a walk in the park. The "interval training" means that this is not a constant rate, you keep varying it.

So What Does HIIT Look Like Then?

First of all you should start in the morning on an empty stomach, this way you'll be burning fat only and not food. Then jog quickly (not slowly) for 20 seconds. Then run as fast as you can i.e. sprint, for 20 seconds. And when I say as fast as you can, I mean as if you were running for your life and no matter what, you cannot run any faster. The go back to jogging and repeat between this and sprinting. This sounds really tough doesn't it? Read on and you'll realise that it isn't.

Well there are two great bonuses to HIIT. First of all, you only need to do it for a total of 15 minute per day. Yes, only 15 minutes! Although you push yourself hard, there is no need to work out for any longer than you need to. Sure beats a one hour workout doesn't it? The next great thing is that not only do you burn fat whilst doing the exercise but you also continue to burn fat during the day and at a much greater rate than for any other type of exercise.

So how does HIIT work? Well obviously, the "high impact" aspect means you burn more but the "interval training" aspect means that your body and its metabolism never quite gets used to the exercise and is always trying to react but never can. The result is that you burn a ton of weight.

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Interval Training Works For Me - Is Turbulence Training The Best Interval Training System For You?

It is really easy to get down on yourself when you are carrying a lot of extra weight and you know you need to lose it. It is easy to feel overwhelmed with what you have let yourself become.

I know what that is like because I was 50 pounds over my healthy weight for many years. I wanted to be slim and healthy but because I had packed on so many pounds the huge change I needed to make made it feel almost impossible. My self esteem was in the pits. I felt awful about my body and I tried to cover it up with loose-fitting clothes and extra large coats even during warm weather which was so uncomfortable.

If you are like I used to be and you want to lose weight, you want FAST results so that you can actually see that your effort and sacrifice are paying off. Otherwise it is easy to give up and go back to the old unhealthy ways. When I was beginning my weight loss effort which eventually led to losing over 50 pounds, I wanted results relatively soon so that I would have the incentive to stay on my healthy track.

When you have a lot of weight to lose it can seem like you are going to have to diet forever to ever get to your goal - so seeing results on the scale and in the mirror can be very motivating to stick with your program.

Back when I lost my 50+ pounds I followed what was generally taught when it came to losing weight. Eat healthier foods and exercise. The healthy eating advice was good however the expert exercise advice I followed was to exercise for at least 60 minutes a day in a fat burning zone. I followed that advice for years and I would even change my schedule and get up as early as 4 AM to make sure I got my fat burning workout hour in for the day.

Well it turns out the exercise gurus that say to work out for a long time each day in a fat burning zone might not be giving you the best advice.

Clinical research is now showing that the INTENSITY of your exercise is more important than the DURATION if you want to lose weight quickly and keep it off .

I have now embarked on a strategy of interval training using Turbulence Training by Craig Ballantyne.

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Simple Weight Loss Methods, Proven Ways to Shed Those Pounds Away

It is great that you have decided to lose some weight, however there are tons of people out there who are not familiar with the most effective weight loss methods available today, which is why this article will be of immense help to those who are willing to shed a few pounds away from their bodies but have not clue whatsoever of where to begin.

The first step for every weight loss method is obviously to make up your mind about doing it, and while this may seem as an obvious statement, it is by far the most important and basic aspect for every weight loss method. If you are not sure or if your decision is not strong enough, then the results will not be pleasant. So, if you are completely determined to follow a weight loss method, keep reading for step number 2.

The next step for following a successful weight loss method is to stick to your initial plan, which means that you are not to lose your course of action just because you suffered from an initial slip. Let me clarify this point, let's say you are on a strict diet, but one day you can not fight the urge of eating a specially delicious piece of chocolate cake; well, the fact that you ate that piece shouldn't blow away all your efforts, so you might better avoid the popular thought that goes like this: "hell, I just ate that piece of chocolate cake, my weight loss efforts have been all in vain, I'll just eat the rest of the cake and get on with my life". That won't take you anywhere, believe me.

Continuing with the weight loss methods it is time for us to discuss about one of the major issues that people observe while trying to follow any weight loss plan, the exercise routines. It is very important that you are quite disciplined when it comes to exercise, since exercise is the only activity that will allow you to burn away those calories, and therefore to achieve your weight loss goals. Try practicing your weight loss exercise routines at least once per day; otherwise you will not see pleasant results.

The last weight loss method is to be advised by a professional, just go to your doctor and ask him about the best ways in which you may lose some weight, he will also take the appropriate measurements and make sure that your health stays being a top priority of your life, so listen to him and don't try any of those home made weight loss products that may hamper your health.

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What is a Detox?

In a nutshell, a body detox is a cleansing diet or fast that helps purge build-up toxins out of the body and it is practised by many cultures for centuries for the maintenance of good health or even overcoming of chronic ailments.

Doctors tell us that when our natural self-cleansing mechanism is overworked, we may see symptoms such as bloating, fatigue, dark rings around the eyes, insomnia, poor digestion, constipation, and dull skin. A detox frees up our body from the busy regime of food indulgence and digestion by giving our detox system which comprises the digestive tract, urinary system, skin, and the liver a break so that there is chance for the body to regenerate and cleanse optimally.

Types of Detox

Water fast is a rigorous exercise that helps flush out the gross waste products of digestion effectively and gets the body to work on healing, however, it requires great discipline and a strong will for the individual to sustain such a fast for a long duration. If you are generally weak, have low nutritional reserves and think you will never be able to endure a pure absolute water fasting, but yet you really wish to do a good body cleansing, I personally would recommend honey water fast which is less challenging, and hence more tolerable. Drinking fruit juice first thing in the morning or throughout the day is a relatively easy way of eliminating toxic substances in the body while supplying a great deal of nutrients, enzymes and calories. The most common cleanisng recipe for many people is drinking a glass of lemon and honey drink with an empty stomach in the morning. Also, in my culture, it's very normal for people to ask for some sour juices such as sour plum, pineapple, lime and sour sop after having a big or greasy meal. Alternating between juice and water fasting is another effective method of achieving body cleansing. Start with juice fasting first so that moving on with water fasting is more comfortable. The juice will give you energy for the day's activities.

Detox does not necessarily always mean 100% food abstinence. Eating less for each meal is also good way to begin the cleansing process as the temptation to satisfy cravings for specific foods is reduced. Cutting down unhealthy snacks and junk food in your diet such as fried foods, fast food and eliminating bad habits such as excessive alcohol consumption, caffeine, refined sugar, and cigarette smoking is a form of cleansing too. Turning to high-fibre diets consisting of fruit, vegetables, grains will also helpful. For example, you can have fruit for breakfast, a vegetable and nut salad for lunch, and a meal of cooked vegetables with some fruits for dinner. Eating a wholesome, plant-based organic diet will also go a long way in cleansing and keeping your body strong and healthy. And finally, the more you move your body, the more you prevent congestion and clogging of the lymphatic system. Thus, doing exercises such as brisk walking, aerobics, and sports can thus assist body cleansing, whereby the pollutants are being flushed out of the lymphatic system and the cells, flooded with health-giving oxygen.

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Weight Loss - Lose 9 Pounds In 11 Days

You have most likely heard it all after all that is all they talk about on television; especially with the spring and summer months approaching us. Losing weight can be difficult; however if you are willing to stick to a new routine in your life you can lose 9 pounds in 11 days. Many people have done it as a matter of fact you may know someone who has tried to lose weight and the weight seemed to just fall off of them and when you tried the same weight loss program that they were on it did not seem to work for you.

Do not get disappointed if you have tried something before in the past and it did not work for you; do not let that stop you from stopping to try new things. One of the best things anyone can do who is attempting to burn fat fast is to learn how to increase their metabolism. If you have been around any children or teenage boys you will notice that it seems that they can eat anything and everything without gaining a single ounce. So what happens to us when we reach a certain age and we can no longer eat the way we used to.

As you become older you can eat foods that will increase your metabolism and you just have to know what to eat, so I have taken the time to find some foods that will increase your metabolism and will help you on your journey to lose 9 pounds in 11 days they are as follows:

• Eggs: they are a protein and they will boost your metabolism. So the good thing is you can enjoy your breakfast early in the morning without any regrets of eating eggs.
• Coffee: I do not know about you I love drinking my coffee early in the morning; and the best part is that it cuts your hunger and it also increases your metabolism.
• Oatmeal and Salads: These foods are filled with fiber. Fiber is known to cut your body fat and increase your metabolism.

• Apple Cider Vinegar: This may not increase your metabolism; however it will help your food digest a lot faster because of the acid in the vinegar; not only that I personally like the way it tastes.
• Fish: tuna, trout and other types of fish will help you boost your metabolism and help you lose 9 pounds in 11 days.

If you set your mind to your goal that you want to lose 9 pounds in 11 days you can achieve it. Even if nothing has worked before for you in the past; why not get the information you require to find out how your body works. Everyone's body is different the only thing we all have in common with our bodies is that they were meant to protect us from all kinds of diseases and sicknesses. You just have to learn about how it works and how to treat it the right way. Take action today with your weight loss goals and in just 30 days your life can be different.

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3 Day Tuna Fish Diet Review

Well like most people I had put a little weight on over the winter and decided to try and take a bit off. I only needed to lose about 10 pounds or so to get to my normal weight so as silly as it seemed I decided to give the 3 day tuna fish diet a try. I figured it was quick and not to complicated so no harm done if it didn't work. So off I went to the grocery store with my shopping list.

For those who have never heard of this diet, basically it involves eating tuna every day at one meal and your suppose to be able to lose about 10 pounds which was right in my sweet spot. You can find several variations of it online, you may have even had it sent to you via email spam. I must say I did modify it a bit and ate tuna every day at lunch even though on day 3 I was suppose to eat it a dinner, but other than that I ate what the diet told me to. I am sure this had no drastic effect on my results.

My first day of the 3 day tuna fish diet was very easy as it hardly seemed like a diet at all. Not sure what this says about my normal eating habits. On the second day I did become a little hungry though as it felt like I had missed a meal some where. By the third day though I was hungry and very sick of tuna, I was not bothered by it to much as I knew it was pretty much going to be over soon.

The Results
I had checked my weight on the morning I began the 3 day tuna fish diet before breakfast so I waited till the morning of day 4 before breakfast to check the results. As I stepped on the scale with my stomach growling in anticipation I was expecting great things, well net result was I lost 2.5 pounds. That is probably the same as I would of lost if I had just restricted my diet a little over the 3 day period. It wasn't that difficult to stick to but don't really think the results are more than you get with just healthy eating. In the past the Dean Ornish diet is the diet I have had the most success with but it is very hard to stick to.

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Weight Loss And Starvation

If you've ever tried to lose weight by starving yourself then you already know that not only does this not work, but it actually backfires, and usually makes you GAIN weight. When you try to go for extended periods of time without eating (more than four or five hours) you're basically working against your body.

Not Smart.

See, eating is natural. It's instinctive. We are hard wired as human beings to eat. So what normally happens when someone tries to starve themselves is they eventually end up succumbing to their natural instincts, and instead of eating...

They binge eat!

Now here's where it gets even worse: When this happens someone might believe that they "failed" and they need to develop more "discipline" or "will power."

They start believing that the problem is a lot worse than it actually is. Now, as I discuss in the book Living Life Lean, there is tremendous power in discipline, yet it definitely doesn't serve you when you try to use it to starve yourself!

Another reason why this misconception is so destructive is because it damages your metabolism, which is critical to burning fat and living lean. I would think that by now this debunked "strategy" would be extinct.

But it's not.

I see so many people who believe they will be different. In their mind they think it will actually work for them, and THEN once they reach their desired outcome they'll stop.

Is this, or will this ever be a solution to living life lean?

Not a chance.

So what is the solution? You take the exact OPPOSITE approach and begin to eat more often. Ironically, once you begin to eat more frequently you'll think about food less and it's actually a much easier way to become lean.

All the while, you're keeping your body in a constant state of thermogenisis (your internal body temperature is raised) and your metabolism is running on all cylinders and burning fat at an optimum rate.

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7 Tips For Healthy Weight Loss

You already know that you can lose weight with that new crash or fad diet. Or you can choose to change your diet 100 percent. Now, you and I both know that the all or nothing approach does not last for very long. In fact, most of the time they are not even healthy. The following are some diet and lifestyle tips to help you lose weight in a healthy manner and to keep it off.

1. Learn everything that you can about eating a healthy diet. Ignore the fad diets. Long term success is about healthy lifestyle changes. By eating healthy foods and incorporating an exercise program into your lifestyle you enjoy the benefits of better health and effortless weight loss.

By educating yourself you gain confidence. This confidence will enable you to achieve your weight loss goals.

2. Be real clear about what you are doing. Write down both your goals and your reasons for wanting to lose weight. Include reasons that are not just your target weight.

3. Write down what you eat and review it on a daily basis. At the end of each day you will be able to recognize problem areas. Do not beat yourself up. Simply make a mental note of areas that require work and strive to improve where you experience difficulties. This little technique is very powerful and helps you to establish control in an area of your life that you previously felt helpless.

4. Break your goal down into manageable steps. 30 pounds may seem to be a huge obstacle. 5 pounds per month for 6 months is easier to picture. Even 3 pounds per month over a 10 month period. It may not seem like much but you should consider the direction of your weight loss program. This is a healthy way to lose weight and to keep it off forever.

5. This compliments step 4, make certain that your goal is realistic. Believe it or not, losing weight is not your only goal. As a matter of fact, it should not be your primary goal. Your goals are to alter your diet and exercise habits. When you are successful at achieving this the weight will come off by itself. As the weight begins to come off you will gain confidence and improve your self esteem.

6. Develop a plan for how you intend to achieve your goal. Do not jump into this lightly. This is something, ideally, that you will live with for a very long time. Do your research first. Think about how you are going to do this. Then take very definite steps to implement your changes. These changes will, over time, become new habits. This is how the real work is accomplished.

7. Learn how to avoid trigger eating. A great deal of the eating that we do is when we are not hungry. Often, this is an automatic response to a variety of triggers. Many times these triggers are emotion based. They include such things as stress, anger, being bored or depressed.

This is one of the areas that a food diary comes in handy. Being able to recognize these responses gives us the chance to step back and see what we are doing. With this knowledge in hand we can take the necessary steps to dealing with this problem.

Remember, life does not happen in a straight line. Meaning, when something goes wrong do not panic. Acquiring new habits takes time. When you slip, merely pick yourself up, brush yourself off and proceed forward. Take action and persevere, you will be successful.

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5 Easy And Fast Weight Loss Tips

Are you looking for weight loss tips that will help you lose weight fast or weight loss tips that will keep the weight off for good? There's a big difference. It's tempting to opt for the former type of tip. Looking for shortcuts and quick results are just a part of human nature. The problem is that you'll be right back to square one when the weight comes back (and it will) when you lose weight quickly. Here are some weight loss tips that will help you do what is necessary to achieve permanent weight loss and look forward to a lifetime of being healthy.

Weight loss tip #1:

Keep a food and exercise journal for one week. Keep track of calories eaten per day and calories burned per day. Don't cheat! Put everything down. Being honest with yourself is a critical step towards weight loss. At the end of the week, you'll have a good idea of your average calories consumed and burned per day. Then, move on to the next one of these weight loss tips and determine what you should be consuming per day.

Weight loss tip #2:

Learn the basic formula for weight loss. Calories in must be less than calories out. We all have a certain amount of calories that for our height, weight, sex, age and activity level that will just maintain our current weight. These calories are spent on the daily requirements for our bodily activities like breathing and digestion as well as our normal task activities, whatever those may be. Figure this amount of calories using a calorie calculator. If you wish to lose weight you must do two things:

1. Lower this calorie intake.
2. Increase the amount of calories burned.

Weight loss tip #3:

A healthy, lasting weight loss occurs over time. One to two pounds per week is the recommendation to achieve this. A pound of fat equals roughly 3500 calories. Therefore, if your goal is to lose one pound per week, you must have a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day. If you are aiming for two pounds per week, then this deficit should be 1000 calories per day. If you determined that your calories per day to maintain your current weight are 2000 calories, then reduce your intake to 1750 per day and burn an additional 250 calories. This could be as simple as eating a half a sandwich for lunch instead of a whole sandwich and going for a brisk two mile walk. If you wish to achieve a two pound per week weight loss, don't lower your calories too drastically.

Weight loss tip #4:

Read food labels. Nobody wants to spend the rest of their lives counting the calories of everything they put in their mouths. In the beginning, understanding portion sizes and caloric amounts is crucial, but after awhile, you'll be able to ball park most of what you eat. You'll probably be surprised in the beginning as well. It hardly seems fair that a portion size of ice cream is a half a cup! As painful as it is, you need to know this so that when you think you're eating 350 calories of non-reduced fat ice cream, you'll understand that filling that cereal bowl with what you used to think was a portion is really more like 1000 calories. One slice of bread is a serving of bread and is usually around 100 calories. I started eating open-faced sandwiches when I figured that one out!

Weight loss tip #5:

Realize that what you are doing now is one of the most important things you could be doing for yourself! Healthy, lasting weight loss is a priceless reward for all your hard work. Patience is the key. Pay no attention to that co-worker that lost ten pounds last week on whatever fad diet she tried! In five to six weeks, I guarantee you, she'll have gained most of that back and you'll be reaping the rewards of your slow, steady weight loss. Not only that, but you'll have built up the tools and knowledge to keep the weight off for good!

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