Best Weight Loss Diet Review - The Atkins Diet Assessment

The diet that people call the 'fry-up diet', The Atkins diet involves limited consumption of carbohydrates to switch the body's metabolism from metabolizing glucose as energy over to converting stored body fat to energy a process known as ketosis. In the two week introduction, food is very limited but you'll find yourself eating many foods the traditional dieter would die for like meat, eggs and cheese. So if you are a meat lover this is the diet for you. You can even cook with butter, put mayonnaise and on your salads (limited to loose leafy and 2-3 cups per day). You cannot eat any fruit and only quarter of a cup a certain cooked vegetables.

The diet does allow for adding fruits, vegetables, and whole-grain foods after the two-week induction period. However, even when some carbohydrates are introduced back into your diet you'll find yourself being forbidden from eating foods like pasta, white bread and cakes for life.

Then, over time, the transition from weight loss to weight maintenance is made by gradually increasing carbohydrates so long as gradual weight loss is maintained.

Exercise in all phases as part of a healthy lifestyle is now emphasized more than when the diet was first introduced.

Allowed Foods are as following:-

Meat, Poultry & Shellfish

Any meat including beef, lamb, pork, bacon; a juicy steak is a popular favorite! All poultry including chicken, turkey, goose and duck. If you fancy you can even eat pheasant, quail, ostrich or emu! All fish can be eaten in abundance. Any unprocessed shellfish can be eaten including crab, lobster, squid, oyster, clams, prawn and shrimps.

Vegetables

Many vegetables are allowed on the Atkins Diet. In fact, just about any vegetable you might wish to eat is permitted, with the exception of corn, potatoes, green peas, and other sweet or starchy vegetables. Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution divides allowable vegetables into two groups: salad vegetables and other vegetables.

Fats

The beauty of this diet to me is that most fats are allowed! Yes you read that correctly. Cold-pressed vegetable oils are preferred, and it is important to include some source of omega-3 fatty acids, such as linseed oil or salmon. Butter is allowed but margarine is not. Olive oil, nut oils, seed oils, and vegetable oils are allowed. You may also include in cooking, any fat that is part of your meat. Happy Days!

Dairy

Most dairy products are permitted on the Atkins Diet with the exception of milk and yoghurts. In fact, it is recommended that you actually choose those that are full-fat and as low in carbohydrate as possible! Wow... that mean full fat cheeses are allowed whether hard or soft and diet cheese, spreads not be eaten. However, happily, all cream including cheese and butter may be eaten. Cheese: full-fat cow, goat, or sheep's milk cheeses, as well as soy cheese, are permitted, and it doesn't even matter if they are hard or soft cheeses. No diet cheese, cheese spread, processed cheese food, or whey cheese is allowed. Shame, hey I thought not.

Other permitted dairy: Heavy cream, light cream, sour cream, cream cheese, and butter are allowed. It actually encourages you to avoid fat-free or reduced fat options!

Condiments and Spices

It surprised me to learn that it is important to be careful when choosing condiments whilst on the Atkins plan. Sugar in any form is expressly forbidden, and most people are surprised to learn how many of their favorite condiments, dressings, and spice blends contain some form of sugar. For this reason, most salad dressings are not permissible unless you can find sugar and starch free options.

My take on this is you can easily make your own sauces and dressings that tasty without the use of sugar.

Drinks

You can drink almost any beverage whilst on the Atkins program. However, there are three taboos that must be adhered to and these are sugar in any form, caffeine, and fruit juice. You cannot have milk in your tea and coffee with weirdly, you can have cream!

Sweeteners

Any artificial, non-sugar sweetener is permitted on the Atkins food list. If you prefer a natural sweetener, you may use Stevia-- an intensely sweet herb that is available in most health food and grocery stores. Basically, all natural sugars including honey are prohibited. Now this where I would find the Atkins diet difficult; this would excludes cakes, biscuits, chocolate.

Conclusion

I adore meat, salad and other vegetables but I also love bread and chips. I just cannot imagine living for the rest of my life without eating another sandwich or piece of toast let alone never having another doughnut or cake. It would be possible for me to actually enjoy this diet for a short period whilst I lost weight but as for a life long diet... maybe it's not for me. How about you?

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By Claire Liebig-Denham

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Weight Loss for Beginners - 25 Pounds Lighter

Weight loss is not a hard task. There are simple principles that, if followed, will result in the weight loss that you desire. If you want to be 25 pounds lighter, having an idea of what 25 pounds looks like, knowing how long it should take to lose this much weight, and understanding what you will need to do to lose this much weight, may help you to get your mind set for the task.

First you will need a visual, something you can see that can help you grasp what 25 pounds looks like. Did you know that a regular size bag of potatoes is about 5 pounds? Now just imagine 5 bags of potatoes lying in a pile in front of you. That's a lot of weight isn't it? Now that you have a visual, let's figure out how long it should take to lose this much weight.

A healthy rate of weight loss is 1-2 pounds per week. That comes out to 4.3-8.6 pounds per month. So, it should take 3-6 months to lose 25 pounds. Losing weight at a faster rate will most likely result in you putting the weight back on, and then some. It's important to remember that you did not gain the weight overnight, so it will take some time to come off.

Now that you know what 25 pounds looks like, and how long it should take to lose it, let's talk about how you can do it.

The first step is determining your daily calorie needs. I am going to use the Mifflin-St. Jeor equation. This equation allows you to calculate how many calories your body needs to maintain basic bodily functions such as breathing, your heartbeat, etc. You would use the following equation to determine your daily calorie needs based on your current weight, height, and age, then account for your physical activity level:

• For females, the equation is as follows:
• (10 x weight in kilograms) +(6.25 x height in centimeters) - ( 5 x age) - 161


• For males, the equation is as follows:
• (10 x weight in kilograms) +(6.25 x height in centimeters) - ( 5 x age) + 5
• Note: To convert pounds to kilograms, divide your weight in pounds by 2.2.
• To convert inches to centimeters, multiply your height in inches by.0254

You would then multiply your results of the above equation by your current activity level:

• 1.3 Sedentary (little or no physical activity)


• 1.5 Low Active (daily physical activity equivalent to walking approximately 2 miles/day at 15-20 minutes/mile or an equivalent amount of other moderate-intensity activities-such as golfing without a cart, raking leaves, vigorous housework or gardening, or taking a low-impact aerobics class-each day)


• 1.7 Active (daily physical activity equivalent to approximately 105 minutes of moderate-intensity activities or 70 minutes of vigorous-intensity activities such as bicycle riding, tennis, or jogging)


• 1.9 Very Active (daily physical activity equivalent to approximately 250 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activities or 160 minutes of vigorous-intensity activities)

The final number you come up with is the total calories that your body needs to maintain your current weight. So, if you continue to consume this amount of calories you will remain at your current weight, and if you exceed this amount, you will gain weight. Next we are going to use this number to determine what your calorie intake should be and/or how many calories you will need to burn in order to lose weight.

One pound is equal to 3,500 calories, and so to lose 1 pound in a week, you would need to create a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day. On the other hand, to lose 2 pounds per week, you would need to create a calorie deficit of 1,000 calories per day. This can be achieved in 1 of 3 ways. You can either reduce your calorie intake to create a calorie deficit, you can increase your physical activity through exercise to create a calorie deficit, or you can do a combination of both, which is considered most efficient.

Going back to your results from the above equation, if you want to lose 1 pound per week through calorie reduction alone, you can subtract 500 from that number to get your daily calorie limit. If you want to lose 2 pounds per week through calorie reduction alone, you can subtract 1,000 instead.

*Note: I would recommend calorie reduction combined with exercise if subtracting either amount results in a daily calorie limit below 1,200, as it is not recommended to consume less than 1,200 calories per day.

If you prefer to focus on physical activity alone, you can consume the full amount of calories from the above equation and burn either 500 calories per day to lose 1 pound per week, or burn 1,000 calories per day to lose 2 pounds per week

If you want to combine calorie reduction with increased physical activity to lose 1 pound per week, for example, you can reduce your calorie intake by 250 calories, and then burn 250 calories by exercising. On the other hand, if you want to lose 2 pound per week, for example, you can reduce your calorie intake by 500 calories, and burn 500 calories by exercising. When combining calorie reduction with exercise, there are a number of ways to do it, so you can definitely get creative with it to find the right combination for you.

So, you know what 25 pounds looks like, you know how long it should take to lose it, and you know how to do it. Now do it!

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By Jacquelyn Hollister

Jacquelyn Hollister is a Certified Health Coach who helps women lose weight by focusing on diet, exercise, and stress management for not only weight loss, but also total well-being. She has been trained in more than one hundred dietary theories and studied a variety of practical lifestyle coaching methods. Drawing on this knowledge, she helps women create a completely personalized "roadmap to health" that suits their unique body, lifestyle, preferences, and goals.

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5 Sources of Fat That You Thought Were Bad But Are Actually Healthy

Along with the myth that dietary cholesterol causes heart disease comes a whole list of foods that are allegedly destroying our health. Take a look at these 5 most delicious foods that you may have been avoiding, but that are actually good for you.

Note that in order to reap the benefits of these foods, you'll have to go with the organic versions. Organic products have much better omega-3 to omega-6 ratios and are free of antibiotics, hormones and all kinds of nasty stuff that conventionally grown animals are fed.

1. Eggs

Eggs are in fact a nutritious superfood. They're a rich source of antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin, which prevent you against age-related macular degeneration (a common cause for blindness).

Tryptophan and tyrosine are very important amino acids contained in eggs. The former is a precursor for serotonin (the feel-good hormone). The latter synthesizes dopamine and norepinephrine, which promote mental activity and alertness.

An organic or free range egg contains around twice as much omega-3 fats, 3 times more vitamin E and 7 times more beta-carotene than a conventionally raised egg.

How to eat eggs

Scrambled is your worst choice. You'll destroy many antioxidants and the cholesterol in yolks will oxidize, which may in fact harm your health.

Soft-boiled would be the second best option.

And, this may come as a surprise to you, but eggs are best consumed raw. Heating causes the protein in the egg to change it's shape, which may cause allergies. This is a non-issue with raw eggs.

I can only recommend eating organic raw eggs. Never eat conventionally raised eggs raw, as they may be infected with salmonella.

Try to get your eggs from a local farmer, if at all possible. Avoid omega-3-enriched eggs, as the quality of these omega-3 fats is usually very poor - they may as well be already oxidized when they get to you.

2. Butter

Butter is a rich source of fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K2 and minerals, like manganese, chromium, zinc, copper, iodine and selenium. It provides short- and medium-chain fatty acids, and it's omega-3 to omega-6 ratio is perfectly balanced.

Butter from grass-fed cows is rich in conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) - an extremely valuable cancer fighting and muscle building nutrient.

It's also a good source of cholesterol, which as you now know is a good thing*. All in all, butter will protect you against heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, asthma and overweight. It's also good for digestion, fertility and thyroid health.

3. Cheese

Full-fat organic cheese is an excellent source of protein and fat. As most dairy products, they can be a rich source of calcium and vitamins.

If you have the option, go for cheese made from raw (not pasteurized) milk. Unfortunately it's very hard to find, even forbidden in many countries.

There are a gazillion types of cheese out there and I'm by no means a cheese expert. I love cheddar for the rich, creamy flavor and I add it to my vegetable salads almost every day.

Avoid cheese spread as it's not real cheese. Low fat cheese is a no-go too.

4. Red meat

Red meat has been demonized for years now and has been 'clearly associated with cancer' by 'experts'.

I agree that conventionally raised meat won't do your health any favors, but organic, grass fed meat is a totally different story.

I would especially recommend organic beef. It's rich in CLA and has a good omega ratio. Conventionally raised beef, on the other hand, has several times less CLA and the omega ratio is nowhere near ideal (1.65 vs. 4.84). Organic meat also has a much higher vitamin and other precious micronutrient content.

How you cook your meat is important too. Deep frying in vegetable oils is about the worst it can get. My favourite method is sautéing - it's quick and easy and doesn't pump the meat with trans-fats.

Avoid processed 'meat', such as sausages, hot-dogs and salami, which are nothing but a parody of meat.

5. Bacon

This one's a real shocker, I know.

The main reason for bacon being thought of as dangerous and unhealthy (along with it's saturated fat content) is the nitrate/nitrite it contains. But it's a lesser known fact, that 70-90% of your nitrite exposure comes from within your own body - from saliva.

In addition, about 90% of nitrites we get from food actually come from vegetables. Nitrites are not stored in your body in any way and most of them are excreted in urine within 5 hours of consumption.

Bacon is a rich source of choline, B vitamins, zinc, magnesium and iron. It actually consists of more monounsaturated than saturated fat. These two make up around 90% of bacon's fat content. The rest are polyunsaturates. No deadly trans-fats.

Choline is especially important - check out the Guide to Fats to find out more about it.

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By Marian Cerny

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Smart Eating And Weight Loss

The pounds have piled up; the pants are getting too tight. It is high time to start losing off the extra weight. Planning right from the beginning makes it easier to succeed in your weight loss plans.

Keep track of what you eat and the type of exercise you do every single day. Write everything down in your journal. This gets things organized and you will be better motivated to continue on.

Cooking your own meals let you have total control over what to put into your body. No more extra oily, salty or sweet food from cafes and restaurants to tempt you and make you stray from your diet. Get some good cookbooks promoting healthy weight loss recipes, some basic cookware and you are well on your way to healthy cooking. You might be pleasantly surprised at the results.

When shopping for groceries, be sure to check the calories count and list of ingredients listed on the food packages. Do not be misled by advertisements such as natural, sugar-free and non-fried. Look at the fine prints. Every little bit counts towards your weight loss goals.

Eat smaller portions at each meal. Invest in smaller size plates to make sure you are not tempted to eat more. Less food on a bigger plate might give you the impression that you are not eating enough and end up taking more food. Just make sure you are having well-balanced meals, even though smaller portions.

The occasional deviation from your diet is no big deal. Being too strict might lead to stress and this is not good for your weight loss plans. You might get so frustrated and just give up. Stress can also lead to binge eating.

Sticking to the same old food day in and day out can be boring and uninspiring. Try healthy food from around the world right at home. Some of them can be easy to cook in your home kitchen.

Eating your main meals in front of the TV, work table or computer screen is a typical bad habit among some of us. It is difficult to be eating healthily this way and besides it is bad for your digestion. If you must be munching on some food while working, munch on carrot sticks instead.

Poor food choices, unhealthy snacks and too much fast and processed food not only lead to an expanding waistline but also clogged arteries. Taking control of the way you eat can lead to positive weight loss and a healthy body.

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By Karen Li

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Foods To Eat In Order To Lose Belly Fat Fast

We all know that excess fat is a serious health hazard but did you know that carrying excess belly fat is such a serious health hazard that it increases heart failure risk by up to 15%? It does this by increasing vascular inflammation, insulin resistance as well as lowering the level of good cholesterol found in the body. This makes it very important to lose stomach fat and to start you on this healthy journey, here are some foods to help you lose belly fat quickly.

Foods To Lose Belly Fat

1. Almonds

Almonds and various other nuts and seeds are extremely healthy as they include a high amount of monounsaturated fats which improve heart health as they increase the amount of good fats in the body. They contain high amounts of protein which helps to make you feel fuller faster which will help to trim your belly and your figure by not allowing you to eat more than you should.

One important feature of protein is that it helps you build lean muscle if you incorporate resistance training into your exercises. When you build lean muscle, it will increase the results you are able to achieve through exercise. More muscle leads to more fat burning by the body. More fat burning means less belly fat which means that almonds and other nuts are some of the best foods to lose belly fat. Eat them raw or dry roasted and avoid smoked or salted nuts. Good choices besides almonds include sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, etc.

2. Eggs

Eggs are a great source of protein which makes them one of the best foods to lose belly fat as protein helps build lein muscle which helps to burn fat.

Some studies have also shown that those who consume eggs at the start of the day consume less calories later in the day than those who start off the day without an egg. Consuming fewer calories a day means a leaner body so have an egg for breakfast.

3. Lean Meat Like Turkey

Turkey and many other lean meats are also a great source of protein which is essential for fat and calorie burning through the creation of lean muscle. Eating more protein has been shown to reduce the amount of fat around your midsection and foods containing great amounts of protein are some of the best foods to lose belly fat. In addition to turkey, try lean steak, fish, chicken, Canadian bacon, shellfish, etc, while avoiding bacon, rib eye, T-bone steak, sausage, etc.

4. Peanut Butter

The all natural and sugar free type of peanut butter is another of the best foods to lose belly fat as it is loaded with healthy fats that are extremely beneficial for fat burning as well as to keep you feeling fuller for longer periods of time, to clean out your arteries and to increase the amount of good cholesterol. Other butters that are good for you include cashew butter and almond butter.

These are just a few of the best foods to lose belly fat. Make changes to your diet and see your body change for the better. For more tips on the foods to eat as well as the best exercise to lose belly fat, visit http://losestubbornbellyfat.info/ and create the belly and body of your dreams.

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By Wendy Stanton

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The Best Weight Loss Tips Everyone Who Wants to Lose Weight Should Know

The fact that you are searching for effective ways to lose weight is good news! However, it's never easy. Most women who decide to trim off a few digits from their waist line whether to improve their looks or for health reasons usually end up confused as to where to start. There are countless weight loss techniques to choose from so expect confusion while choosing which one best fits your needs. Luckily, weight loss does not require complicated procedures since all you need to do is follow a few important rules. Your first goal must be to reduce calorie intake while increasing your daily physical activities. This might seem very simple but it is proven effective. Nevertheless, do it in a healthy way. Never resort on quick weight loss schemes since they usually offer temporary results. Who would want to lose a couple of pounds within a week and gain two times more the month after? The key to be successful in this endeavor is proper planning. Diligently take note of everything you eat in a certain period of time and use the list to create a reference. Focus on eliminating foods and drinks with excessive calorie content and inorganic ones. Exaggeratedly minimizing your food intake is not advisable as well. Most women believe that crash diets are the most effective weight loss methods since they offer fast and astonishing results. What they don't realize is that they are compromising their overall health in the process. You will eventually lose weight if you don't eat anything for several days but it will also cause a negative toll to your metabolism. Crash diets are also very hard to maintain since the urge to eat heightens as each day pass.

Exercise is a must if you want to lose weight. Although you can get rid of annoying excess body fat by solely following a strict diet, you'll achieve it in a much shorter time frame through exercise. It doesn't have to be a routine laid out by a professional fitness instructor. Simply involve yourself in any kind of physical activity like sports and you'll notice good great results in no time. At least 4 hours of cardio is enough to encourage weight loss. However, losing weight for a month or two is much desirable than achieving your dream body after a year so you must exert more effort to it. There's no better way to start than setting up minor goals. Success breeds success so you'll most likely achieve succeeding high goals once you managed to pull through a few smaller ones. Some women are not interested about going to the gym. If you belong to this group, consider swimming, dancing, or any other exciting sport. Regular jogging is also a great idea but you must be careful not to increase your millage abruptly or it might cause you serious injuries. Remember that it's not about following the most infamous weight loss program but one that best fits your lifestyle. Pick one that you can maintain for a couple of years. Avoid what most call Yo-yo diet and aim for a consistent healthy meal plan. To sum it up, reducing your daily calorie intake by at least 20% while maintain a daily cardio workout will guarantee weight loss. It's also advisable to choose an exercise routine that won't bore you so sustaining it won't be a very big challenge.

Are you still baffled on how to lose weight effectively? Do you think you need more proven effective guidelines to lose weight? Click Here to discover the Top 10 Best Weight Loss Tips to date.

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By Glaiza M Boto

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Does Drinking Water Help Weight Loss?

Can something as simple as drinking water help weight loss?

Before you dismiss this, ask yourself if you drink enough water every day. If you think that just because you work in an office and do not perspire much and hence do not need to drink so much water, you are wrong!

In fact, we corporate workers drink less water than we realize! In fact, we probably drink more coffee than water! We sit in the office all day checking emails and rushing deadlines. Before you know it, your next sip of water only comes at lunchtime. Personally I have gone for almost a day in the office without touching a sip of water. It is only when my throat was so dry and I can't even talk on the phone properly that I was reminded I haven't had anything to drink at all.

In this time and age where quick fix fat loss products flood our pharmaceutical shelves, we office workers are always searching for the next cutting edge fat loss pill for the quickest way to lose weight. But we often overlook the most basic and natural of our fat loss resource. One that is effective, free and completely without side effects. One of them is water.

Here are some little known facts about the impact of water on weight loss and some tips to keep your body properly hydrated throughout the day.

1. Natural appetite suppressant

In case you are wondering if this means you should replace your regular meals with gallons of water, no. When our bodies are dehydrated, it can sometimes misinterpret thirst for hunger. In the stressful office environment that we work in, we will usually reach out for a cup of coffee or grab anything sugary so it can both give us a quick boost in energy and at the same time curb what we believe is hunger. Since what our body is truly looking to be hydrated instead of being fed, this false signal of hunger will soon come back resulting in you indulging in a lot of unnecessary snacking. We all know what the outcome of that is going to be.

When you have a bottle of water at your desk, you have a higher tendency to drink it than if you had to constantly get it from the pantry. So at the start of the work day, keep a one liter bottle of water at your desk and aim to finish everything by lunchtime. After lunch, replenish that bottle and aim to finish it before you finish for the day.

For all you coffee drinkers, don't think for a second that all those coffee you drink is enough to hydrate your body. Caffeine is a diuretic that actually dehydrate you. So coffee drinkers should actually drink more water instead.

2. Improves Fat Metabolism

Our liver is an amazing organ that is responsible for metabolizing fat amongst many other important functions such as cleansing your body of toxins, breaking down alcohol, etc.

Metabolizing fat basically means converting fat to be used as energy.

Drinking water helps weight loss by ensuring your liver is metabolizing fat properly. When your body is dehydrated, your kidney functions are affected. If your kidneys cannot perform properly, the liver steps up to take on its duties and hence becomes overloaded. When that happens the liver won't be able to help you burn fat effectively.

If you exercise and don't drink enough water, this will negate the fat burning benefits of your workouts altogether.

Never wait till you are thirsty to drink water. When your body has to signal thirst to you, that means you are already on the verge of dehydration and your liver is about to work overtime and in the process affecting your fat burning effectiveness.

3. Improve exercise performance

Everyone knows that maintaining proper hydration is crucial before, during and after exercise. If you do not drink sufficient water, your blood thickens and it becomes harder for your body to transport oxygen and nutrients to your muscles to effectively perform your workouts.

If you can't get the most out of your workouts, how are you going to burn fat efficiently?

Furthermore, as your exercise, your body heats up. Without proper hydration, your body clings on to whatever little water it has. This means you will not be able to perspire and cool your body down during exercise resulting in your body overheating and in severe cases, leading to heat stroke.

Before your exercise, aim to drink at least a tall glass of water. Keep a large bottle of water handy and drink it constantly during your exercise to keep yourself hydrated throughout the workout session.

4. Burn extra calories

Drinking water helps weight loss by helping your burn extra calories as well.

Scientists in Germany discovered that drinking at least 500 ml of water in one sitting increased our metabolic rate by 30% in 10 minutes. This increased metabolism will sustain for up to 40 minutes and during this time, 100 extra calories are burned.

Aim to drink at least 2 liters of water when you are in the office to burn up to 400 extra calories a day.

At the beginning, don't worry if you are suddenly visiting the washroom more often due to your increased water intake. This just means that your body is now able to release water that it has been keeping in your body. As you continue to drink more water, your body will recognize that it doesn't have store water anymore and will now allowing for a better regulation of fluid within your body.

We all know that water is life. It's no coincidence that drinking more water is always the advice we get whenever we are not feeling well. So before you reach out for the next "state-of-the-art" fat loss pill for the quickest way to lose weight, give drinking more water a try. And the answer to the commonly asked question, "Can drinking water help weight loss?" will be very pleasingly evident to you.

If you work in an office and can't seem to find time to lose weight, there are more great weight loss tips to show you how to get slim and the quickest way to lose weight. Also, you can get your hands on the free fat loss starter kit that has helped many others lose up to 5 lbs in the first week. Visit corporatefatlossplan.com now!

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By Daniel M.C. Ho

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Anti-Ageing Skin Care - The External Solution To Minimizing Wrinkles

Wrinkle is an interesting word: A wrinkle is a fold, ridge or crease in the skin. Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes. Wrinkling in the skin is caused by habitual facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various other factors. Are you one of the many concerned about anti-aging skin care, the aging process and the effects of gravity on your skin? It's no surprise if you are because you are in the majority. I think most of us (I use the word "us" consciously!) think on this issue as we get older and the wrinkles in the skin begin to form around our mouth and eye area. We sometimes refer to these as "character lines" or perhaps less complimentary "crow's feet". But the advancing wrinkles let us know that we won't stay young forever. On the other hand, however, it doesn't mean that we just accept the inevitable and age gracefully. Mentally we can act younger than our years, but unfortunately we have less control of the physical properties of our bodies. There is still a lot that can be done, however, to maintain some skin tautness for an extended period. Anti-aging skin care goes for both men and women. Neither gender looks forward to the effects of aging. If they did, there would be no anti-aging industry and the cosmetic market would shrink considerably - think about it - what is the major thrust of cosmetics today? Preserving youthfulness, or more accurately, preserving a youthful appearance. Look at the current situation: There are countless lotions and potions all competing for the opportunity to prove their effectiveness and all presented by different descriptors like regenerating serum, cream, spa treatment, time defiance, timeless lotion etc. Then there is the promotion, the advertising, the peer pressure. This used to be focused on the ladies but now more and more, to the delight of the cosmetics manufacturers, the gentlemen are getting in on the act of anti-aging skin care - myself included I have to say! How do you choose? I guess those most in need of help have had longer to experiment with the various products out there and have an idea what is good and what is not so good. Do you go with a Time Defiance Lifting Serum or a Regenerist Daily Regenerating Serum? This is a very difficult decision. You certainly don't want to choose the one that doesn't work as well. Okay, so you want to keep that skin firm and keep the wrinkles at bay, and there's no way of knowing which products to select. How about a process of elimination: First of all, what are you willing to spend? If you do not have a figure in mind then your choice is vast and this method won't help you. If your answer is 50 dollars or less, however, then you've just reduced the options, and you are heading in the right direction. Now, it's time to get the low down on anti-aging skin care and the products that actually provide a good cost/benefit ratio. We can refer to the one area where you can be assured of some sensible insight and that is internet based Cosmetic Forums (just type into Google - Cosmetic Product + Forum). These can be very helpful. OK it is true that we all have differing skin types and complexions to deal with, but it is a good bet that if a product gets a good review say 24 (4-5 stars) out of 30 people rating it, then it is a good sign. The associated comments attached to the review are also valuable. Quite often people make a decision based on how much they liked the product and how well it worked, against its cost. In this industry it is definitely unwise to think that just because it is expensive or made by one of the big, well known brands it is good. There are many examples where trials have shown that the cheapest product in a trial of say, face creams, was the most liked compared to some that were four times more expensive! You need to get the scoop on the anti-aging skin care products you're interested in. It is a buyer's market, so request some samples from the cosmetics counter. Try them yourself for a few days, because after all, that will be the ultimate test for you. Of course this whole discussion has focused on the external signs of aging which, as an indication of how many years we have lived on this planet, are superficial at best,. Clearly our mental and physical health and fitness will play a huge role in our physical appearance, and these factors in turn depend on our lifestyle and diet. Keeping things optimal here, gives the potions and lotions less work to do. This is the inside story and a completely different approach from that discussed above, but certainly a complimentary way of keeping those wrinkles at bay. Our skin can be seen as our biggest organ, and like the rest of our body needs to be fed from within as well. But this is another story! _______________________________________________________ By Michael Field-Dodgson Mike Field-Dodgson, a Scientist turned Business man, lives in the South Island of New Zealand. He was brought up in a family where unrefined food was the norm, and was taught, that if given a chance, our bodies have the internal capability to look after themselves pretty much. The Key is to be Trim, Healthy and Fit. Consequently his family's visits to the doctor are are few and far between.

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I Am Working Out But Not Losing Weight

Do you ever wonder why you are not losing any weight, despite your best efforts to exercise and work out? Many advertisements are creating the myth that exercise is not useful for weight loss, but it is not entirely true.
1. How Effective Is Exercising For Weight Loss?
Exercise is very important for the development and toning of your muscles. It is an essential activity to keep you in good health. But if your ultimate goal is to lose weight, exercising is not the only factor that you have to consider.
I can tell you that I have personally lost a lot of weight without going to the gym. You might have seen or know many people who go to the gym regularly, yet they do not lose any weight at all! This is because the most important factor for weight loss is to have a proper diet plan. What you eat will ultimately determine how your body is built.
2. The Importance Of A Right Diet
By eating the right way, you can trick your body to increase its metabolism at all times of the day, even if you do not have time to exercise and workout.
3. Eating At The Right Intervals Per Day
This diet works by making your body burn calories and fats at higher than normal activity levels. You do this by eating radically different types of foods at particular times of the day. Food is the most powerful prescription that will decide whether you lose weight or not. Most people do not get fat as a result of poor exercise, but because they eat foods at the wrong times during the day.
Also, the pattern that you choose to eat your meals each day is more powerful than any prescription weight loss pills. This is true because your body is like an "engine" and it only needs certain foods at certain intervals each day, and if you don't eat the right foods at the right times then it won't burn those calories -- and you'll wind up storing those calories as fat tissue. You need to eat more than 3 times per day to lose weight.
4. Increasing Your Body Metabolism
To effective lose weight easily, the most important thing you must do is to increase your body metabolism. Exercising is certainly helpful, but your metabolism levels will only be increased during your exercise period, and a few hours after that. To ensure that it remains high throughout the day, you need to make the right adjustments to your diet.

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By Monica Green
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Exercise To Healthy Weight Loss

To loss weight effectively, it is necessary to take in fewer calories than the body is burning. In order to burn off excess calories, it is essential to exercise regularly. Talking about exercise, it is not necessary to join a gym or participate in aerobic classes to burn up the fats. Calories can be burn by just simply climbing the stairs, cleaning the house, riding a bike, working in the garden or just by walking thirty minutes every day. Calories can also be burnt during sweat-free exercises. It has been proven that people who take a brisk walk for thirty minutes every day burn body fat, improve their physical fitness and lower their blood pressure as much as people who work out at a gym three or four days per week.
Exercise will help to boost energy as well. With the advent of the computer age, people are forced to do less and less physical labor. It is only logical that this would result in more energy being available for other activities. Exercise improves the efficiency of the lungs, the heart and the circulatory system in their ability to take in and deliver oxygen throughout the entire body. This oxygen is the catalyst that burns the fuel, food taken in to produce energy. Consequently, the more oxygen taken in, the more energy is available for other activities.
Oxygen is the vital ingredient that is necessary for survival. Since oxygen cannot be stored, body cells need a continuous supply in order to remain healthy. Exercise increases the body's ability to extract oxygen from the air so that increased amounts of oxygen are available for every organ, tissue and cell in the body. Exercise actually increases the total volume of blood, making more red blood cells available to carry oxygen and nutrition to the tissues and to remove carbon dioxide and waste products from the body's cells. This increased saturation of the tissues with oxygen is also aided by the opening of small blood vessels.
The first step for energy, fitness and real weight loss is by exercising every day. Exercising regularly will help to keep a fresh supply of oxygen surging through the blood vessels to all the body's cells. Exercise and healthy diet comes hand in hand in any successful weight loss program. In order to lose weight successfully, it is necessary to eat healthily and exercise regularly.

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By Sky Joe

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The Magically Effective Weight Loss Diet Tips

The most common reasons for being overweight are the intake of wrong food, eating meals in the wrong patterns and wrong types of calories per meal each day. In case you are trying to achieve significant weight loss, diet tips help you maximize your chances to reach your goal. If you are really over weight, follow these tips.
• Consult a doctor. Make a visit to your nearest doctor which will help establish the extent of the problem and the general state of your health that are important considerations when making major decisions about the type of treatment, diet and exercise regime you should follow. They will also suggest certain weight loss diet.
• Choose the right diet. Weight loss diet tips should involve sensible planning which involves choosing the right kind of diet and use of strategies to deal cravings and setbacks. Losing weight is all about calories and you should eat fewer calories than you have had before.
• Stick to your schedule. In case you are following a strict weight loss diet, stick to your schedule and have food in time. Your weight loss diet should not be too low in calories or fat and should enable you to shed at least two pounds a week.
• Exercise Regularly. Seek the advice of a trainer in case you plan to work out or start any rigorous routine. Change your diet according to your patterns and stick to your weight loss diet.
• Choose low fat cooking methods such as baking, steaming and boiling instead of opting for frying.
• Avoid eating in large quantities and increase your eating intervals.
• Drink ample of water, which will help curb, your hunger.
• Never skip meals since starving yourself will lead to various problems with your metabolism like ulcer (leading to cancer) and will have adverse effect in the long run.
• Avoid sweets, chocolates, cream cakes, soft drinks etc. since they are high in calories.
• Eat fibrous and low calorie fruits (e.g. cucumber).
• A low fat weight loss diet cannot only help you to become slim but also can lower your cholesterol level. The low fat diets lower the blood pressure and your cholesterol level.

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By Thomas Webb
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The Power Of Fruits - Anti-Aging Health Foods

Are you concerned about the physical well being of your body? Are you feeling sluggish and run down? Does your stomach feel bloated and uncomfortable? Do you carry extra weight in your stomach area? Is your skin aging more quickly than you feel it should? Are you beginning to have health problems that are effecting the quality of your life? Do you feel that you are getting the adequate vitamins and minerals from your diet?
We are told our bodies need five helpings of fruits per day. This is difficult but essential to our over all health. Fruits contain dietary fiber that helps our digestive tract. It is important to keep our digestive tract clear and moving. If we do not, a build up occurs and can cause disease. Nutrients can not be absorbed into our body as easily if there is build up. It is possible to hold up to 50 pounds of fecal matter in our intestine, making us sluggish, adding extra weight and adding extra inches to our mid section.
Some of the benefits of fruits are as follows:
1. Anti-Aging: We are all concerned about growing older. We can slow down the aging process if we give our bodies the essential nutrients. More importantly, however, is the quality of our lives when we are older. We want to be able to enjoy our later years and be able to do the things that we love doing.
2. Energy: If our digestive tract is clear, we will have more energy. We will not have the toxins in our system making us sluggish. Also, when we eat more of the foods that are healthy for us, we will be less likely to eat carbohydrates or sugary foods that slow our metabolism.
3. Clear and Healthy Looking Skin: Again having a healthy digestive tract is critical. When we are holding toxins in our body they will often be eliminated through our pours. This will cause break outs and give our skin a sallow look.
4. Improved Mental Focus: When our bodies are receiving proper nutrition we will naturally have better mental clarity. We will be able to work more effectively for a longer period of time. If our stomach is full of lighter foods such as fruit, especially in the afternoon, we will not feel as sluggish.
5. Weight Maintenance: Weight loss and maintenance can be one of the desired consequences of consuming more fruits. Keeping our digestive tracts clear, filling our stomach with more easily absorbed food with less caloric intake, gives a less heavy feeling which leads to more activity.
6. Antioxidants: Many fruits are high in antioxidants. The environment and certain preservatives in foods, put unhealthy toxins in our bodies. Fruits can help our bodies get rid of the damaging toxins that can cause disease and pre-mature aging.
7. Immune System: When our immune system is strong, we are more capable of fighting illness and disease. Today, there are many immune deficiency diseases that have serious debilitating side effects. Lupus, chronic fatigue and some forms of arthritis, to name just a few.
Some of the fruits highest in antioxidants are acai berry, apricot, purple grape, pear, cranberry, blueberry, passion fruit, white grape, kiwi, pomegranate, banana, bilberry, nashi pear, lychee fruit, camu camu, prune and wolf berry.
The world's population at large is sorely lacking in the life-changing nutrients that come from some of nature's most wondrous fruits. For most, their only fruit intake has become an occasional apple, banana or orange.
Cheaper, processed alternatives have replaced many of Earth's most powerful resources for optimum health - Fresh fruits from the richest soils of the world. Yet in this age of environmental pollution of air, water and food, the need for wholesome fruits has never been greater.

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By Terri Grace
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How To Use Law Of Attraction Weight Loss

How does law of attraction work in relation to weight loss?
In the simplest terms, Law of Attraction states that like attracts like and whatever thoughts and feelings you focus on the the most will literally determine your future. But how can law of attraction weight loss work?
You will find that the law of attraction has been working for you and every other person in this world since the beginning of time and it is only recently that education about its incredible power has become readily available to the general public.
So how can the Law of Attraction can help someone to lose weight? It is quite simple really, all they need to do is think about it. In fact without even knowing about it, most people really do not think about what they want but they think more about the fact that they do not have it. So by going back to the definition of Law of Attraction, you will see that the reason why people do not have the things that they want, is simply because all they ever do is think about NOT having them.
Unfortunately this same concept applies to weight loss just as it applies to everything else, and although a lot of people want to lose weight, they would rather think about how miserable they are because they have not lost the weight, rather than the wonderful life they will have once they're thinner.
Again let us refer back to the Law of Attraction. If you think you are miserable, sad, guilty or have low self esteem then the Law of Attraction will bring you more things to be miserable about rather than good things. In fact the more miserable you are about something, for example, weight loss, then the more powerfully you will attract more of the same since that is where you are focusing your thoughts.
Utilizing the power of the Law of Attraction for weight loss, you simply stop thinking about your situation in the negative manner and start having positive thoughts instead. As you can imagine, this is more difficult than it sounds, just ask anyone who's tried it. To be truly successful as many others are, you need the help of proper tools that allow you to automate the law of attraction as much as possible. There is no doubt the law works, it's simply a matter of taking advantage of the available tools to make it easier.

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By Hanif Khaki
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