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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hunger free eating - how to eat less and not feel hungry
- There are many diets, all of which boil down to taking in fewer calories especially of the foods, which tend to lay down fat in the body.The reason most people become over weight is that they are eating foods that are high in calories and low in bulk and, that they eat too quickly.An easy way to assist any diet is to slow down your eating until the body chemistry appreciates that suf...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Yoga as an aid to weight loss
- Yoga is wonderful for nurturing a state of mental and physical well being . It promotes a balanced and healthy lifestyle, and yoga techniques can be applied also to removing excess weight, thus bringing you an extra benefit, that is if being overweight is a problem to you.Practicing yoga will increase your metabolism. An increased metabolism leads to an increase in the calorie burning proce...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Obesity acceptance and fat acceptance: different labels; same dangerous message
- Obesity acceptance, also known as fat acceptance, has a simple, appealing message... It's also a potentially lethal one.There's nothing wrong with being obese, argue advocates of this proudly pro-fat gospel. Led by the the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), they accuse Western medicine of manufacturing the disease of obesity out of thin air (no pun intended!).Thi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top 5 weight loss strategies from a top level personal trainer
- You are ready to shed those energy draining, body crippling, unattractive extra pounds and you are ready to make it permanent this time. You are on the right track because you've taken the most important step toward your goal. That step is the decision to take action and stay committed. The following five proven strategies will serve as essential elements in your quest to achieve your weight loss ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The first tragedy in a lifetime of weightloss
- I am approaching 70 years of age very quickly and I have been dieting since I was thirteen years old.To look at me now you would not think that I have been a professional boxer or a marathon runner.My younger brother and I were often mistaken for twins when we were ten years old. He grew up to be tall and lanky at 6 feet. I grew partly up to be short and chunky at 5 feet 5 inches....
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fat burning tips
- These fat burning tips can help you discover a fat burning secret that works well. The fat burning process is a matter of proper dieting and the correct exercise and training techniques.Remember, everyone's body is different and not all techniques work for everyone. Consistency is the key, so give your body a chance to adjust with time to the changes. It may take a while to see results but ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ephedra is back - but is it safe?
- It's been called the world's oldest medicine, the miracle fat burner, and is known in some parts of the U.S. as "Mormon tea." Ephedra (also called Ma-huang or epitonin) has been used for its healing powers for more than 5000 years by the Chinese, who discovered the plant's healing properties. So why was it banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2004, and more importantly, why...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss - i lost 40 pounds
- I did it without starving myself or taking pills. How did I do it you ask?Well, over a year ago a friend of mine told me about the South Beach Diet. First thing I did was come online to research it. I found a great site http://www.southbeachdietguide.com/tips.html that offered some great tips,helping me to get started.I have attempted other diet programs but it was too much to think ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Maintaining your weight loss momentum away on vacation
- Going away for your holidays will also bring with it a good supply of temptation on the food front, unless you are on a survival course, climbing a mountain or camping in the wilderness on limited rations. The chances are you will be at a hotel, and if you have chosen a good hotel, it is likely there will be good food, often as much as you want.So, how do you deal with your weight loss aims...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Holiday wearing a weight loss halo
- You may have read the old stories about how much weight people put on during the holidays. Well, not surprisingly, those stories are at least partially true. In a recent study conducted by The National Institute of Health, the researchers discovered that, in reality, the average weight gain is just slightly under one pound. Nothing to be bothered about, it seems. Or is it? They also found that a p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The dirty little diet secret
- Have you ever wondered how actors stay in such great shape? You know they couldn't starve themselves all the time, because you can see their weight fluctuate from movie to movie, depending on the role they're playing. The fact is Hollywood's slim and slender are hiding a dark secret from you, their adoring fan.Why would these movie stars hide such an effective and powerful weight loss secre...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fat burners: the biggest rip-off of the weight loss industry?
- Fat burners have become very popular in today's society, especially in America. It seems that everyone is looking for a "quick fix" to their problem?and that is why they, therefore, turn to those "awesome" fat burners where you can just pop a pill and "lose 30 pounds in 10 days!"However, do these fat burners actually work? Do they actually provide any benefits?...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A new option for weight loss surgery
- These days, Jennifer Secrist has little interest in idle activities. The 23-year-old loves to rock climb, hike, ride her mountain bike, and do almost anything that gets her outside and moving."I can't stand to sit around," she tells WebMD. "I have so much energy now it's amazing."Weight Loss Surgery --------------------------------------------------- Her secret: weight loss s...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - If we are eating 99% fat free, why are we 99% fat?!
- Unfortunately, obesity is reaching epidemic proportions, with over 60% of our population now overweight. We need to take control of this problem NOW.There are three terms that need to be understood in order to take control of your weight - fat, fibre, and carbohydrates. Fat is fairly straight forward. Fibre is anything that grows out of the ground? mainly fruits, vegetables, nuts, grains, a...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss is all to do with calories
- What is a calorie? The definition of a calorie is "the amount of energy, or heat it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius". A calorie is a unit of energy that is associated with food and drink and is a measure of the energy, or heat, that food produces as your body uses it as fuel.The first step in counting calories for your personal weight loss is to ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Four common mistakes that overweight people make
- I am a Registered Dietitian who has spent over 10,000 hours researching the lifestyle habits of thin people for my book Thin People Don't Clean Their Plates. In this research, I discovered striking differences between the choices that thin people make versus those of overweight people. The common dieting mistakes that overweight people typically make are those that tend to lump them into the 'over...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hydrate to lose weight: drinking water & its relationship to weight loss
- It all begins with water .... Water makes up 75% of the human body, so to say it is vital to health could be nothing short of an understatement. Drinking water is a necessity for maintaining health, but it helps those of us who are trying to lose weight or decrease fat in ways you may not have considered.First of all, by drinking water before and during a meal, it makes you feel full so...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Children of gastric bypass patients at risk for eating disorders
- As parents who've had gastric bypass we face many challenges raising a family. Perhaps an unexpected challenge is when a child develops an eating disorder that may be exacerbated by the parents dieting habits. It turns out as our children observe us diet and fail (repeatedly) before having gastric bypass, then they watch us lose weight in an almost obsessive excitement after weight loss surgery (W...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Are you making these weight loss mistakes?
- There are all kinds of fad diets and quick fixes to weight loss out there. In reality, if you want to lose weight (besides liposuction) there is only one way to do it - that is to burn more calories than you consume. This can be done by exercising on a regular basis and eating a well- balanced diet. You don't have to deprive yourself of certain foods or even sweets, if you eat moderate amounts. If...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Advice for the ill = advice for the well
- All of the things we tell sick people so that they recover more quickly are exactly the things that we should be doing every day. Following that advice will not only ward off disease, but also lead to greater energy and vitality, and best of all, weight loss. How we came to ignore these positive factors in our daily lives, I don't know.In our society, we have a tendency to put off what is m...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Close kept secrets to weight loss lesson #4
- How's the practicing going? Are you spending time each day to practice RET, EFT and affirmations? When you make yourself a priority, then everything else falls into place.When we lose our connection to God, to ourselves, then we get off track. The answer is very simple! Spend time with yourself each day and focus on you.Do you make excuses why you can't spend time with yourself? Do y...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heres a diet that wont work
- How's this for a diet: Take in fewer calories than you expend and you'll lose weight. I just read another article that suggested this as the sure-fire way to lose weight. Of course it's true, and about as useful as telling an alcoholic he can beat his problem by not drinking. Yeah, right.Have you noticed that almost every diet is guaranteed to work if you follow it? Of course, it's your fau...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Four steps to hunger control
- Axiom Number Two: Hunger ControlTrying to lose weight without understanding how to control your hunger -impossible. Probably the main reason so many diets fail is because they ignore hunger. Hunger is one of the human's strongest drives, right up there with procreation and survival. Diets that attempt to restrict calories by controlling portion sizes are almost universally failures. All the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How we rescued our child from anorexia, effecting a complete recovery in just six months
- In March 2003 our then 13 year old daughter, Helen, was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa, at which point she was on the verge of being emaciated. Her BMI was approximately 15.My initial reluctance to accept this diagnosis was dispelled towards the end of the month when Helen became severely dehydrated and suffered a complete nervous breakdown as the anorexia finally took total control of bot...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - From fat to fit: read one womans amazing weight loss story
- An Interview with Success Story, Caitlin JohnsonIf you don't know who Caitlin is, you will soon. She appears in the June, 2005 Issue of Ironman Magazine. But Caitlin isn't your everyday super fitness competitor/model. Let's face it, many women look at women in these magazines and wish they were blessed with their genetics. They think they don't have your problems, or your metabolism and the...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to lose weight: food for thought
- When it comes to weight loss, most of us would like to engage in what psychologists call "magical thinking." We'd like to believe that some easy trick or ritual would allow us to shed pounds while eating anything we liked. Wouldn't it be nice if consuming all our food before 6 p.m., doing yoga, or hopping on one foot for five minutes would allow us to chow down with all our favorite goodies and st...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Move, move, move for greater weight loss
- The loss of fat comes from fat cells all over the body, not from one or more specific area's so spot reduction of a certain area is not possible. The main priority of this article is to show you the quickest and safest way to lose fat from the body.The key to effective aerobic training that burns off the maximum amount of fat is long-term consistency not intensity. It doesn't matter if you ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How the protein diet works
- Protein is an essential nutrient necessary for maintaining good health. In its basic form protein consists of amino acid chains. Of the 22 amino acids that are capable of creating protein, 8 of these can only be obtained through a protein diet. Because these amino acids are utilized by the body a low protein diet can affect a host of very important functions. The building of our skin, hair, nails ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Ultimate weight loss: ephedra is back?
- I had some questions come in about Ephedra. So I have put together this short article to get you some info. Just to fill some of you in , Ephedra was taken off the market last year , but it is now back on the market and ready for consumers. This product seems to be the most wanted weight loss product. They cant keep this stuff on the shelves since it was given the "OK" to be sold again. ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Drinking green tea may help you lose weight
- Green Tea Also Has Anticancer PropertiesGreen tea, which has been reported to have anticancer properties and to raise levels of antioxidants in the blood that may ward off heart disease, now appears to have the potential to promote weight loss. A new study in the March issue of the International Journal of Obesity concludes that green tea extract increases the burning of calories and fat ne...