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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gastric bypass ? the nightmare for food lovers
- While the gastric bypass may seem like the perfect solution to those who are obese, I'd like to explain just how the surgery affects the lifestyle of those who've had gastric bypass surgery.If the lovers of food really know the drastic lifestyle change involved in the months and years after gastric bypass surgery then, unless they we're considering the operations for alleviating an immediat...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss recipe: avocado, walnut & crispy bacon salad
- Losing weight doesn't have to be boring when you focus on bright, colourful meals. What does this mean? Simply by making sure your plate reflects a range of colours, you'll naturally create more balanced and healthful menus. Not everyone has the time or the patience to count calories, but assessing the colours on your plate is something anyone can do - and it only takes an instant!Why is co...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to eat all you want and still lose weight
- How would you like to eat all you want and still lose weight, or maintain your trim figure? Sounds impossible? Have you seen those skinny young women who eat like horses, with plate after plate of food at the buffet table without putting on any weight? Ok, so some of them may be bulimic. You know, the sort who eat all they want, then go to the toilet to throw up everythi...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - One change can make all the difference
- Ever wondered why some people manage to keep their weight off easily and others just pile it all back on when they stop that new diet? The answer is easy, it comes down to one simple change.Before we get to that simple change, you need to keep in mind these rules of thumb when it comes to dieting.1. Never do a diet which forbids a food group. This is simply asking for trouble. One da...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Calculate your bmi - do you need to lose weight?
- There are a few different ways to determine if you are overweight. Underwater weighing, computerized topography and measurement of skin folds with calipers can be the most accurate ways to measure fat. They can also be expensive and need to be done by professionals. Other options include the body mass index and waist measurement.One of the most popular tools available is the body mass index...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss - long term success starts in your mind
- Making the Decision:Whether you are interested losing ten pounds that you put on in the last 3 months, or the 50 extra pounds you've had with you since college, the first step is making the decision to change. This step is often the most difficult and may take the longest time. Your mind will constantly bounce back and forth, weighing the pros and cons of making that change. It isn't...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to find your ideal body weight part ii
- Body Mass Index (BMI)Body Mass Index is an accurate indicator of surplus body fat than kilos or pounds. It is a mathematical ratio of height to weight that can be linked with body composition (or body fat percentage) and with indices of health risk.Calculating BMI is as follows:BMI = Weight (in kg) or BMI = Weight (in lbs) x 700Height (in m)2 Height (in inches)2F...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Study finds healthy mouth - healthy body relationship
- According to a new study appearing in the American Journal of Periodontology, researchers have found a significant correlation between healthy eating and healthy gums. Specifically, those people who were not overweight, consumed a nutritious diet, and regularly exercised with moderate intensity were 40% less likely to suffer from gum disease.Of the over-12,000 people surveyed, only 3% of th...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Close kept secrets to weight loss lesson #13
- Life is great, isn't it? Stop and just look around you as you're reading this and breathe in all that you have to be grateful for. You have a computer; you have the Internet; you have the ability to type; you can read; you have an attractive, intelligent, vibrant 50-year old woman who cares about you-that's me! Remember to define yourself as Divine. The One who created you wouldn't have it any oth...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss? 2 skills you need
- If you have been dieting, there is a good chance you have lost weight. Unfortunately, large numbers of successful dieters quickly regain the poundage. If you wish to maintain the weight you have lost without developing substitute excesses such as overspending, overworking, excessive drinking or smoking, you must satisfy the emotional hunger that causes people to overeat. To do this you need to mas...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss through the right natural food
- At its most basic, dieting is about burning more calories than you take in. It's simple mathematics. With the variety of novelty diets on the market today, this simple fact is often overlooked.Natural foods have great health benefits, as well as being great for the dieter. Combine eating more natural foods with more exercise and you should see results. The more processed the food, the more ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hear what your diet pills say
- Used a diet pill recently and got depressed because you didn't lose weight? Don't blame the diet pills but hear what they have to say to you and then restart a diet pill weight loss plan more effectively.What you should know about your Diet Pill? Diet pills help in rapid weight loss? It is strictly for those who are above the BMI level of 30? You can rely on the pills f...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Effects of exercise on the relationship between low self-esteem and obesity in children (may 2000)
- IntroductionObesity is the most common health problem facing children today. It has been suggested that obese children have increased problems with self-esteem and depression when compared to the normal pediatric population. Research in exercise and depression is persuasively showing how exercise may be elemental in treating low self-esteem. Moderate exercise seems to be the most effective ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When cellulite attacks!
- Cellulite is a recent addition to the English language. In fact, it is not a medical term at all. It's a term used to describe the way your body appears when adipose tissue forms lobular formations just under the surface of the skin. In plain English the "cottage cheese look" or dimpling that occurs primarily on your thighs, legs and buttocks is a type of fatty tissue.Because the tissue for...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss issues - can you be cellulite free?
- One thing I really must say at the outset of this article is, that if you were to ask the majority of men to define cellulite they would most probably be completely baffled.Then after you explained it to them in detail and told them that you suffered from it, more likely than not the reaction would be to look at you as if you were slightly mad, shrug their shoulders and say that they had ac...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Tuna and water diet
- Ready for a hardcore diet to get lean in a matter of days? This diet is used by professional bodybuilders to prepare before the competition. It requires an iron willpower but guarantees 100% results.Here is how it works:* Normally this diet is followed for 3 days.* Take in 6 equal tuna servings. Once each 2.5 - 3 hours.* Drink as much water as possible. At least 3-4 lit...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Weight loss secret -- think bodybuilding
- This little known secret has been used by bodybuilders for sometime now to achieve astounding results, including healthy weight loss when necessary.Keep in mind, however, that bodybuilders also practice the diet basics of healthy weight loss...nutritionally sound and balanced diets with muscle building exercises.The Bodybuilder's Weight Loss SecretBodybuilders have succ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 11 steps to guarantee weight loss and fitness success
- 1. Persistence!Violate this step and you'll never achieve permanent results. We recently concluded conducted a 10 year study which proves that persistence is the single most important aspect of any diet or exercise program. The study followed a group of people (group #1) who exercised and dieted very strictly, but sporadically and compared those results to a group of people (group #2) who e...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Why should i lose weight?
- According to the BMI chart, if you are overweight, you may be more at risk of developing disease. That should be reason enough to lose weight. Weight related conditions include: Premature death Cardiovascular disease High blood pressure High Cholesterol Stroke Gallbladder Disease Osteoarthritis Sleep apnea and breathing ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The lost road of a failed gastric bypass surgery
- In 1994, I had a RNY surgery. At 350 lbs and 26 years of age, I felt like my life was over, I felt like my husband and my child would be better off without me. I felt like I could not face life at all. Knowing that suicide was totally against my religious beliefs, I had to find a solution and find one fast to get out of this prison called a BODY. I heard from a friend about the RNY surgery and wha...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Binge eating: will this cycle ever stop?
- Here's a letter from my email:Dear Carol,I took your teleclass two years ago (I think). I reflect so often on everything the class covered that it seems like it was much more recently that I took the course.I am much better at recognizing what situations, people or foods will trigger a binge. I am very cognizant of what foods make me feel bad and what foods make me feel good p...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Dieters : put more focus on food
- If you're always on a diet you probably spend half your life thinking about food ? what you can eat and what you can't, what you'd like to eat if only it was allowed, what you'll have for your next meal, what you shouldn't have eaten at the last one...The last thing you think you need is to spend more time thinking about the seductive addictive substance that lies at the root cause of your ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - How to find your ideal body weight
- A calorie is the unit used to measure the energy value of food and the energy used by the body to maintain normal functions. When the calories from food intake equal the calories of energy the body uses, weight remains constant. But when more calories are eaten than the body needs, the body stores those additional calories as fat, causing subsequent weight gain. One pound (1 lb) of fat represents ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Fidgeting: the natural weight loss diet
- It's now official. The simple act of fidgeting can mean the difference between lean and obese. It's the natural weight loss diet.My friend likes to relate a story from time to time about when he was just a lad. His grandfather called him "Worm", because he fidgeted so much. And between you and me, it can get rather annoying.But he had the right idea, even if it wasn't intentional. He...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gastric bypass patients should include tomatoes in their diet
- After weight loss surgery it is important to include as many healthy foods in our diet as possible while still respecting the the restrictive nature gastric bypass system. One of the foods that many patients report having a high tolerance for is tomatoes. It's well known that a high intake of tomato products is associated with lowered risk of colon and prostate cancers, a beneficial effect thought...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Doubts about gastric bypass? one womans final effort to lose weight without surgery
- One may think that on a website called "LivingAfterWLS" you would never read about conventional dieting: losing weight the old fashioned way by eating less and exercising more. One would think WLS proponents would say, "It can't be done. The only way to lose massive weight is with surgery." We should shake our heads with all-knowing smugness and think, "Well, it won't be l...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Motivation and dieting - whats the missing link?
- If you are like everyone else who has hit rock bottom with their weight struggles, and have declared that this day will be the first day of your diet, then this article is for you.Too often it seems that most dieters jump on the weight loss boat, yet fail to bring along a months pass. Instead, they are usually on the boat for a couple of days, or maybe a week at best.We all have the ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Get started exercising now, but take it easy!
- So you're overweight, "fat"--to be honest--and you want to start exercising. Before you take off like an overlarge airplane and start preparing for the Olympics trials, stop right there. You may have it all figured out by now, after checking with your friends, the media and finally that fickle fiend known as the bathroom mirror, that a regular exercise program is the only way to fly when it comes ...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gastric bypass surgery ? a mortality rate to be scared of?
- Success stories on the gastric bypass are everywhere, but how about the fatalities from the procedure? Barely mentioned in the magazines and newspapers, there is a serious risk carried by the gastric bypass and that risk is a 1 in 50 chance of you dieing within 1 month of the surgery ? that certainly puts the frights up me. The study by Washington University is shocking to say the least. The figur...
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- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Gastric bypass surgery ? how fast will i lose the weight?
- The gastric bypass procedure isn't for everyone, but those who've had it ? an you will of heard of the success stories tooted by the marketing wizards and infomercials, the gastric bypass achieves maximum results and starts 'working' right away after surgery. Well it would, since patients are unable to eat more then a few spoon fulls of food per serving!For those that endure this mental tor...