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- More Fat Loss Tips
1. The best exercises for reducing fat and keeping it off is resistance training. Resistance training is also known as weight training. Muscles speed your body’s metabolism - they use calories even while you’re at rest. The more lean muscle you have the more calories you burn. Weight training needs to [...]
Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:36:00 +0000
- You Can Be A Big Fat Loser
Being a big fat loser is a good thing. And it’s easier than you think. It takes a little discipline and patience. There are no “magic” pills or powders. Slow and steady wins the race.
Here are some tips:
1. Reduce portion sizes
This is a big one because portion sizes in [...]
Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:15:01 +0000
- Three Tips for Losing Weight
1. Learn your metabolic rate
Food labels in stores calculate the percentages of calories, protein, carbs, etc. based on a 2,000 calorie diet. But 2,000 calories a day may be too much for you based on your current weight and gender. So how do you determine how many calories you need each day?
The Basal [...]
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 03:27:17 +0000
- The Basics of Eating Healthy
Obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other illness can be minimized through eating a healthy diet. There are 3 basic aspects of healthy eating.
1. Moderation
Moderation means both watching portion size and not focusing on just one or a few “good” foods. Depriving yourself of favorite foods will just make you crave them more. You need [...]
Tue, 17 Jul 2007 03:40:22 +0000
- Negative Calorie Foods and Weight Loss
What if you could reverse the calorie equation? When your calorie intake exceeds the amount of calories you burn you gain weight. But reversing the equation would result in a “negative calorie” balance where you burn more calories than you take in. This would cause your body to use its fat [...]
Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:09:18 +0000
- Your Goal: Lose Fat Not Weight
If you reduce your calorie intake without increasing your physical activity your body will go into panic mode and begin storing calories as fat. Your body will believe it’s starving and begin accumulating fat stores in order to survive. Worse your body will begin burning muscle first before going to its existing fat stores.
Therefore [...]
Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:23:31 +0000
- Review: Fat Loss 4 Idiots
One of the hottest diet plans right now is the Shifting Calories Method invented by FatLoss4Idiots.com. As they note on their site low calorie diets don’t work in the long run because your body adjusts its metabolism downward so it burns fewer calories each day. The grocery store is full of “low fat” and [...]
Sun, 08 Jul 2007 03:36:50 +0000
- Video of Fitness Routine You Can Do Anywhere
Found this video of an exercise routine you can do anywhere. Great if you’re staying in a hotel room while vacationing or due to business travel. The trainer is Jon Giswold of SuccessTelevision.com.
Thu, 05 Jul 2007 04:18:17 +0000
- How To Get 5 Servings of Fruit or Vegetables Daily
Do you eat the recommended 5 servings per day of fruit or vegetables? Not many people do. In order to do so you would have to eat a serving of fruit or vegetables with each meal and for your in-between snacks.
It’s not as hard as it sounds though. Here is an easy plan to [...]
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:37:50 +0000
- How To Calculate Your Calorie Needs
You need to determine how many calories you need in a day before you can figure out what your daily calorie goal should be that will result in losing weight.
You can calculate your estimated energy needs using the following formula:
First multiple your current body weight by 12 if you’re a man or by 11 [...]
Mon, 02 Jul 2007 01:25:10 +0000