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Weight Loss Goals for the Rest of Us
Posted by: By | CommentsCelebrities, professional bodybuilders and athletes can afford to hire personal trainers, dietitians, nutritionists and lifestyle coaches to help them lose weight. What about the rest of us? How do you and I set goals that will help us achieve a healthy weight loss?
Don’t dive into the deep end of the weight loss pool without some planning first. The way to approach healthy weight loss is not by rushing into it with no clear plan or goal. Start off by thinking about it before you start doing it. Deciding on some goals for your weight loss can mean the difference between success and defeat.
Be specific
You can have many goals with your weight loss. “I am going to lose 10 pounds in 30 days” is a good specific goal but “I am going to lose a lot of weight as quickly as possible” is not. You can also have goals like not snacking on junk food after dinner, or adding two servings of raw vegetables a day to your diet, or exercising 20 minutes every morning. These goals lead to good habits, just make sure you’re not trying to change too many things all at once. Read More→
Eating Healthier Comfort Foods While Losing Weight
Posted by: By | CommentsIt is a given fact that to lose weight you must eat healthy. To most people, that means giving up some of their favorite foods or their comfort foods. That is a big sacrifice to make, especially over the long haul.
Is it possible to get the best of both the worlds? Yes, it is! It is possible to eat healthier comfort foods and lose weight at the same time. How? All you need to do is to replace some of the more fattening ingredients with healthier alternatives and you have yourself a healthy dish! Your favorite foods will still taste good but with a healthier twist.
Here are some examples of ways you can make your favorite dishes healthier by substituting certain ingredients:
The Paradox of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA)
Posted by: By | CommentsThe controversial Professor Earl Lawrence Mindell associated with FreeLife International believs that we are getting fatter because of our diet’s lack of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), a lacking that is ironically caused by our obsession with dieting. Some scientists believe that in our quest to lose weight, we are not eating enough fat, or at least not the right kind of fat. (Source: NaturalNews.com).
The good fat that is missing from our diets is conjugated linoleic acid or CLA. It is a natural substance found in red meat, lamb, and dairy products. CLA according to many studies can reduce fat and improve muscle mass in the body.
You wouldn’t lose any weight if all you did was take CLA as a supplement with no change in eating or exercise habits but it could help you lose fat. It is often taken by men looking to lose weight and build their bodies at the same time. However, it can also be useful for anyone who is overweight and not exercising enough to increase muscle mass, which will increase the metabolism and thus burn more calories. Read More→
4 Small Steps to Help You Stay on a Diet and Lose Weight
Posted by: By | CommentsGetting on the latest diet is easy, the hard part is staying on it to lose the weight you want. The very word “diet” makes some people feel hungrier and crave for things that are a no-no their diet. What can you do to help yourself? Here are four small steps you can take to stay on a diet and help you lose weight:
1. Alter your mindset: One of the biggest problem for dieters is the way they view a diet, their mindset. It seems like a big sacrifice or losing your freedom like a prison sentence. May be you feel that you are depriving yourself. It helps to reframe your idea of what you’re really trying to do. It is not just to lose the weight but to gain a healthier lifestyle.
Change how you view your diet so you can stick to it. If you’re too restrictive and never allow yourself to have the things you enjoy, you won’t be able to stay with it. Cut yourself some slack once in a while (see the next tip). Read More→
Motivation May Be the Key Ingredient in Helping You Lose Weight
Posted by: By | CommentsA lack of motivation may be stopping you from losing the weight you want. While you may know a lot about what exercises to do and what food to eat, but you also need a healthy dose of motivation to go after it for as long as it takes to reach your weight loss goal.
Unless you are motivated to get up and cook that healthy meal or go out for that run, you’re going to find yourself sitting in front of the television doing nothing and becoming depressed. Take some time before you start and figure out what motivates you to lose weight. It doesn’t necessarily come naturally, so take a look at some interesting ways to get yourself moving towards your goals.
The first thing you can do when you are looking for motivation to lose weight is to start keeping a journal. Sometimes, nothing is more motivating than seeing how far you have come. This is something that can be a pain in the beginning, but it can help you go the distance with your weight loss plan. Read More→
