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Are you looking for easy ways to get thin? If so, you do not necessarily need to go on a diet pill. You can try natural methods as well as you want. Sometimes, of course, go is a good idea, especially for beginners. The key to getting leaner is to learn some simple tips. Let's start.



1. Eat five small meals a day

Skipping breakfast will take you nowhere. If you still have breakfast, you will end up eating too much at the end of the day. Your body goes without food for several hours before getting up for breakfast, and your body needs food to get energy for the whole day ahead.

So the correct way is to eat five times a day, make sure to eat small meals every time. This will boost your digestion and make it much easier for you to get slimmer. Eat too much emphasis a big meal on your stomach making it harder for your body to absorb the essential nutrients.

2. Drink lots of water

Do not drink water when you are thirsty. This will keep you hydrated while flushing toxins from your body. Accordingly, you stay energetic throughout the day. According to some health experts, even if you're a little dehydrated, you get tired quickly. And you can not stay active when you're tired.

According to doctors, you need at least 3.5 liters of water per day. You do not need to drink plenty of water, however. The water is also found in fruits and vegetables. In fact, you can get about 20% of your required amount of water from fruits and vegetables.

3. Eat fruit before leaving your home

Before leaving home, make sure that at least eat a banana or an apple. Outside your home, you may or may not have access to healthy things. Eating fruit before leaving, you will not get hungry enough to reach the junk food. This habit will keep you not win away from processed foods and you'll unhealthy fat.

4. Eat slowly

Naturally thin people have a common habit: They do not have much to eat. Moreover, they do not go for larger portions. You must adopt the same habit of losing weight. Once your body "says" he's happy, you should stop eating.

Also, it helps if you eat slowly. Moreover, eating slowly will your food better for you.

5. Do not go for a drink

Smoking sugary soft drinks, energy drinks or blinds? If so, you should stop. This kind of thing has a good amount of calories, which is not good for your weight loss plan. What you need to do is go for a drink that contain fewer calories. This will be useful for your weight loss plan.

In short, if you're desperately looking for natural ways to become thinner, you have no further to look and try these five tips. In a few days you will see a significant reduction in your weight.
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Detoxification is recommended once a while. It helps to get the body of toxins that cause disease to release; eliminating all internal organs, including the liver, kidneys and intestines and muscle tissue. As such, the physical and mental well-being is promoted, to move towards a more holistic approach to maintaining good health.


Detoxification of the body is one of the ways to speed weight loss. Most of us equate fad diets and crash, translate severe hunger. It's not fair! Detoxification is to clear all about natural foods and drinks with the body system. So there are some simple steps that can be used at home, and have 6 points with a rounded tip.

Guzzle liters of water

If you are on a detox diet to lose weight or not, your body needs plenty of water to regulate different processes. chemicals and hazardous wastes are excreted through the urine. Keep a bottle in hand and drinking water continuously.

To lose weight, squeeze half a lemon into a glass of water and drink first thing in the morning. It contributes to weight loss. It also represents the electrolyte balance.


Sweat

The exercise works in two ways as a detox for weight loss. First, physical activity burn all those extra calories to be stored as fat. Also pump harmful chemicals through sweat. circulatory and lymphatic system amplifier and keeps you properly for digestive problems. Working for a day at least 30 minutes. Did you get rid of a bath after each training session for accumulated toxins.

Cut sugar

Since the main objective of detoxification of the body is weight loss, which makes a big difference when excess sugar to eliminate from your diet. By providing your body with more sugar, the pancreas is forced to work beyond their capacity. the next sugary drinks, white sugar and artificial sweeteners.

Reduce sodium intake

Skip all the frozen and processed for its high sodium content foods. Sodium retains water by adding water weight on the total weight.



Green Tea

You will love this cup of morning coffee, but your body does not like. Caffeine makes you gain weight. Beyond that, the body dehydrates. Replace your coffee with green tea. Green tea is rich in antioxidants. It helps digestion. clean toxins. It also helps in weight loss. So many advantages in a cup!

skin brushing

After all it can internally attack their weight problems because it is fighting from the outside. The skin acts like a kidney toxins filter. dry skin brushing is a natural way to detox your body to help you.

dry skin brushing affects the skin gently with a dry brush massage with circular movements. This exfoliation process cleans the pores and skin cell regeneration clogged shaken to allow dead skin cells. It also promotes circulation. In addition, skin brushing breaks the dry rooted fatty deposits that cause cellulite.

Detoxification is routine creates a healthier life. Not only that, it strengthens the immune system and we will go with more energy than your daily tasks.
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From a new style of life is the best reason for a weight loss diet healthy. The health risks associated with excess weight is something we want to avoid all. Signs of your health not so easy surface with excess weight. Leave emotion need food or coerced by an addiction to some of them, bad habits can haunt you. Change your lifestyle will improve your ability to succeed with a healthy weight loss plan.


Start a new lifestyle

You need to ignore your previous attempts to lose weight when you have found this plan right plan. A diet alone can make that extra weight disappear in time, but that addition of exercises will increase your ability to lose weight much faster. If you are overweight, you need to start a positive lifestyle to help lose weight. Change your lifestyle can have its rewarding results, when you're thinking about a healthy weight loss plan.

Park your car more far or climb stairs when you can, will add just that much more physical activity to your day when you're trying to lose weight. Learn a new way to keep in shape, is a great way to start the body in movement. With the body in motion, you will be able to burn calories so you can lose that extra weight. Remain active is a great way to keep your mind for diet and lose weight at the same time.

Start an exercise Routine

When you start a healthy you weight loss plan must add physical fitness into your daily routine in order to achieve amazing results that hope to achieve several people on the diet. From the cardio exercises can be one of the best things you do for your health. To list the different types of cardio exercises is almost impossible, but here are a few ideas that you might use, swimming, running, gardening, a physical sport or just choose an active hobby that you enjoy.

Stick with it

As soon the end of your diet may be detrimental to your weight loss goals. You don't want to fall into a trap of improving, frustration and then leave before you reach your goal, simply because you do not lose enough weight as quickly as you had hoped. You may be excited or discouraged using your scales when dieting. If you weigh everyday hoping to see another book disappear you may be dooming yourself to failure.

It comes down to a healthy diet weight loss program alone will not reduce your weight significantly. You can change your lifestyle and add certain types of exercises that will help you lose those unsightly pounds.

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My husband and I just returned from a 7 night cruise from Baltimore to the Bahamas on the Carnival Pride. Since we've been back, I've had several people ask me the million dollar question: "How much weight did you gain?" Since this article is about my experience I'll tell you: about 3 pounds. So, let me rephrase my title:


Cruising with a Dietitian - - how to gain "just a little bit" of weight while at sea.

See, not being allowed to gain any weight would be unrealistic and just not any fun! I must admit that I am a little bit of a foodie and we did indulge in many of the culinary adventures the ship and ports had to offer: The "Chef's Table" tour of the galley and 7 courses tasting menu, a night at "David's" steakhouse, several servings of molten chocolate cake and deep fried cracked Conch in the Bahamas. I even indulged in a couple of Pina Coladas while lounging in the hot tub.

My measly three pounds is really not that much considering the statistics. The personal trainer from the ship's gym quoted me a figure of 7-14 pounds per cruise. A UK poll published last year by the Daily Mail quotes 1 pound a day. CruiseReview.com found the average weight gain on a 7-day cruise ranges between 5 to 10 pounds. Judging by some of the eating behaviors I witnessed on the ship, I would say that this could be accurate for those who really "let loose."

Here are my top 10 tips for minimizing weight gain while cruising:

1. Be a "Picky" Eater. No, I am not implying that you need to order chicken fingers at every meal like my son does. What I mean by "picky" is regarding the quality of the food. "Picky" means really two things: 1) not indulging in chicken fingers, mac and cheese, soft ice cream and other items that you can easily get while not vacationing. Save your calories for more epicurean adventures.

On my cruise, there were quite a few unique options such as oysters Rockefeller, escargot and chilled mango soup. 2) "Picky" also mean not eating something unless it's REALLY good. If the fish is dry and cold, don't finish it. If your buffet food tastes bland, let the waiter take it away. If the cake is tasteless, just take 1 bite and stop. Remember: the "clean plate club" is not in session on cruise ships. Only clean your plate if you truly enjoy the food and if it's a "4-star" dish.

2. Utilize the Gym. Not having enough time can't be used as an excuse while at sea! You should be exercising more, not less. Most ships have cardio equipment, free weights and exercise classes. Sign up for a fitness class. My husband and I signed up for a group cycling class at 4pm one day which saved us a few hundred calories of afternoon cocktails - - we didn't indulge in a drink until the class was over.

If you don't like the gym, there is also usually an outdoor track for walking/jogging. Walk the halls and explore every nook and cranny of the ship. Take the stairs as much as possible instead of the elevators. Think of the cruise as a "spa vacation": take care of your body, exercise, use the steam room, indulge in a massage, etc. All of these activities are food free.

3. Opt for the dining room over the buffet. Yes, you can order anything you want, but you have to wait for the different courses. Slowing down the meal time will decrease the amount you eat. It can take 10-20 minutes for your stomach to send a message to your brain that it's full so having down time between each course is helpful. As an added bonus, the portions served in the dining room on many cruise ships are small - - just don't order 2 entrees! For most meals, I ordered a salad, a soup, an entrée and split a dessert with my husband.

4. "Scout the Buffet Line". If you must go the buffet, scout out your options. Choose 3-5 items in total that you most want to eat. Remember that there will be another buffet and more things to try for the next meal. Food researcher, Brian Wansink writes in the April 2013 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine: "Skinny people are more likely to scout out the food. They're more likely to look at the different alternatives before they pounce on something -heavy people just tend to pick up a plate and look at each item and say, 'Do I want it? Yes or no.'

5. Eat Dessert Only Once a Day. On cruise ships, desserts are offered 24/7: before breakfast (in the form of sweet rolls), on the menu after brunch, on the lunch buffet, after dinner, 24 hour soft serve ice cream, midnight chocolate buffet, etc. You can "have your cake and eat it too" but just once a day. Personally, I didn't care much for the dry cakes, jello and soft serve ice cream from the buffet line. I saved up my dessert calories for evening desserts in the dining room which were more decadent and often served warm (molten chocolate cake, bread puddings, crème brule, etc.). If you have a sweet tooth like me and can't decide on 1 dessert, split 2 (or 3) with your partner but only take a few bites of each!

6. Substitute an appetizer for your main meal. On many nights, I found the appetizers to be much more interesting than the meal options. They usually had 2 interesting soups, salads and small bites to select from. If you want to order the calorically dense French onion soup, go for it and couple it with a salad and small appetizer. 2-3 appetizer portions are most likely fewer calories than an entrée.

7. Limit alcoholic beverages (and stay away from the all you can drink packages). Alcohol is the number one source of empty calories for cruisers (a typical Pina Colada tops 600 calories!) Try to hold off on alcohol consumption until after 5pm. This will limit calories and will also allow you to be more active earlier in the day - who wants to take the stairs or jog around the track after a couple of beers?!? Trust me; a tall cold beer tastes much better after a hard workout at the gym. Speaking of my good friend the Pina Colada and other yummy frosty fruity drinks - - try to limit these to 1-2 the entire cruise and stick to dry wine, beer or spirits mixed with water/club soda as they are a fraction of the calories. Our ship had an all you can drink alcohol plan that cost $49.95 per person per day. Assuming the average drink cost of $7, you would need to have 7 drinks to break even! Drinking less sure did save us money and calories!!!

8. Pass on the bread basket. Each meal in the dining room was accompanied by a bread basket and cute little silver bowl of sculpted butter. For breakfast, various Danishes were served before the meal. None of the breads or rolls were anything special. Skip them! Enough said!

9. Eat only at meal times. Make a pack with yourself to eat only at meal times. Our ship had a fairly large window for the lunch and dinner buffets as well as a 24 hour pizza and soft serve ice cream station. Some boats even have late night chocolate buffets. Stay away from the buffet room and hang out someplace else between meal times.

10. Drink plenty of water. Make a point to drink 2 glasses of water with every meal and 1 glass of water for each alcoholic beverage consumed. This will fill you up, keep you hydrated and help combat the ill effects of too much alcohol. Forcing yourself to drink a glass of water with each alcoholic beverage will slow you down from running up your calorie total. On most cruises, soft drinks are extra. My advice is to not purchase this package and instead fill up on water and herbal teas. You can get soda everywhere, why would you want to drink your calories - - save them up for the good stuff on the cruise. The same rule applies to juices (which are also free) - skip them and opt for fruit instead!

When you come home, do not to weigh yourself for at least 3-4 days. Cruise line food tends to be salty so give your body a chance to rid itself of excess water. I usually find that the post cruise week is a great time to "get back on the bandwagon" with a healthy eating routine. You may find your body craving lighter meals as it tries to adjust and cleanse from the previous week. Think of your cruise indulgences as way to provide momentum for a healthy lifestyle rather than a set back!

There is an old quote in the cruise industry that says "customers are brought onto the ship as passengers and unloaded a week later as cargo." Hopefully by following the above advice you can be unloaded as small "carry-on bag" rather than cargo.
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If you enter into any health food store, browse any supplement online store or even go to your local grocery store, you will find an abundance of supplements 'fat burning '. There are literally hundreds of burners of fat out there to choose from, but they all have one thing in common; not a single one of them burns fat.


When people want to get into shape, they generally want to lose fat, so it is logical that a fat burner is the way to go. But it makes no difference if your burner's favorite fat made with ephedra, caffeine, white willow or raspberry ketones, this term is strictly for marketing and is very misleading.

He did y no food or supplement on the planet, that actually burns fat. You can't just pop a few pills or take a few bites and then all of a sudden everything that just you ingested begins to burn body fat.

If there were such a thing, it would be the only supplement people buy for fat loss, or the only food consumed a diet. But there is no such a thing, then our society is grossly overweight (in general) and supplement companies pumping continuously new products that have all promise to make what couldn't their previous supplement that promised the same thing.

The best term for these types of supplements is "thermogenics". Thermogenesis is the process of heat production in organisms. These so-called fat burners are actually what increase the metabolic rate, which causes an increase in number of calories burned by the body, and this leads to a greater production of heat. This increase in burn calories can come from protein, carbohydrates or fat. These pills do not tell your body to burn what.

Of course these thermogenics may be beneficial to help overcome a bump on any plan for fat loss, but they come with more negative side effects that just the marketing lies.
Other side effects may include;

Rapid heart pressureEnergy blood RateInsomniaIncrease swingsTremors/JittersTeeth grinding
In addition, the human body adapts very quickly to these types of supplements and more and more then need illicit the same response.

Think about how many people need coffee to go in the morning. They are so used to caffeine that they need to operate. It's an addiction!

If you are looking for that miracle pill that will gnaw on just fat, keep looking. If you choose to incorporate these thermogenics in your diet, do so with caution and make sure you only know their limits. They can offer a helping hand, but do not use them as a crutch.

Tim Mielke is the author of "The Book of Secrets supplement;" Beginner's Guide to nutritional supplements "and dozens of other articles in the health and fitness industry. Its purpose is to provide consumers of non - BS comments about nutritional supplements, supported by quality research. It is trying to write a second edition of his book, which he plans to have published some time in 2014.
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You constantly regularly aware of physical and psychological fatigue? If such a problem has indeed been relentless for about 6 months or more, after that it might be possible that you can deal with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).


This problem is identified by fatigue long term (circumstances not quite normal 'feel') tired that even having time to rest rich step would definitely enough to get rid of fatigue you have.

Between the root of the causes of such a problem may have something to do with what you eat. In this description, you will be all that you need to eat to settle in CFS if you have identified with such a. Not only that, this change in diet will help you even protect against CFS to inflict you or members of your family.

In this case, a centered diet plan on the following will be very handy in taking care of the SFC:

Foods rich in vitamin C - vitamin C is in fact known to announce an invulnerable device more healthy which in turn passes that protect us against to catch different diseases. Make sure you have the normal dosages of foods that are rich in vitamin C such as:

* Fruits lemon or lime
* Broccoli
* Spinach
* Capital sprouts
* (Red peppers, environmentally friendly)

Zinc - Zinc-rich foods has an effect comparable to vitamin C in relation to exactly how it protects our invulnerable device. Include in your diet because it has rich amount of zinc:

* Dairy products items
* Peanuts
* Red meat (lean cuts)
* Strengthening of cereals (whole wheat)

Foods rich in omega 3 - such foods include amounts of important fatty acids (EFA) which is useful in blood circulation and overall health. Although Omega 3 fish oils, there are other sources of this could be discovered in foods
supplements. An example would be that omega-3 Omega-3 Vytalize of supplements that can guarantee you to provide for the needs of omega 3 suggested your body on a daily basis.

Water - it is important to achieve the optimal health of body. It helps the cleaning of all undesirable compounds in our bodies. Its results does not affect your invulnerable device, it extends to the best skin, stronger bones, a clearer vision and the list continues.

In addition to defining a diet plan brand new, CFS even could be solved only with adequate and regular training. Having a positive mindset could even move your concentrate on the best things of life which will be after that lead to a healthier body and a much better personality.

Tina Mae Brown is an instructor of fitness that inspires people by creating articles and videos to Vytalize.
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Considering that the subject of about weight loss motivation is very important, I decided to write a second part concerning this subject. The points in this part have also been tested by me and usually give positive results.


1. Stop procrastinating. This is a great. Say to yourself "I'll do it later... "," I'll do the next day... "and" I'll do next week... "can eventually end in fact does not at all. '' Sounds familiar? It does so without doubt, because I believe that procrastination and the ability to quit smoking, it is a big obstacle that you are trying to overcome in your routes to increase your motivation to exercise and the experience of real weight loss.

To combat this, try this technique little - your routine may indicate that you must exercise Monday, Wednesday and Friday (for example). Now, if Monday is your next training session, just bluntly say to yourself - "Monday I go to the gym. Be motivated and not to betray your own words! The decision Monday, you go to the gym. There is no "maybes" - you're firmly say to yourself that the Monday you go to the gym no matter what. Now, you're committed to going to the gym Monday.

What happens generally now is that Monday is close, find magically (or at least try) reasons, and why you can't make excuses. Maybe you have to finish a report to work, or are rushing to the market to buy food? Before you start even to justify your procrastination why you can't get to the gym, tell that little voice in your head to SHUT THE HELL UP! You have already committed to go, the report can wait, and you can always buy food after your workout.

2 Get help. Talk to people about your goals as well as the decision to exercise. Share your goal with family and friends. More people know, the better. Tell them why it is important for you that get you there. In 99% of cases, you will get in response words of encouragement. This little push of motivation can be just what it takes to help you stay on track. But make sure that you talk only to people positive and conducive to your exercise program, or even reducing the motivation may also be possible.

This is another very simple technique that people almost never put to good use. Call your friend and tell them how excited and enthusiastic you are about hitting your goals. You can also read your written statement power: ' Hey, I have this great work new routine that I'm following and am therefore motivated and full of energy to go through it, because I want to achieve weight loss. ''

Talk to your friend tonight, say above Word for Word and see what you get reaction. I'd be willing to bet that it is positive!

So thats all for now. Remember, the motivation is a big part of the battle.
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Most of us have this 1 friend who apparently can eat whatever they want and not take the weight, while we are very likely to be the kind of person who takes just weight looking tasty cuisine. And, if you wanted to lose weight significantly, should drastically reduce our calories even lower to make it. It gives us the sense of injustice. I know that it made me.


If you have a rate slow, normal or fast metabolic can be attributed in part to genetics, but it is important to note that we can increase our metabolism by taking a few simple steps as well.

When you seem to wonder why you're still exercising, just think about this: muscles burn fat and they continue to burn fat after you're done with your workout! It is true, that our muscles are like a fat burning furnace in our own body.

When you are sitting all night watching TV or your laptop, your muscles are step burn your fat, which also means that your body is not burn a significant amount of calories. It follows that the calories that our muscles should be hot, but are not because we are sitting rather than exercise, are now converted to fat by our body. It is certainly something that we do not want.

If you exercise the following occur:

1. You will increase the volume of your muscles.

2. Additional muscles in your body need extra calories so they burn stored fat.

3. That you exercise, you increase your heart rate, which is good for your whole body.

4. When you have finished your exercise your muscles continue to require that extra to keep calories to burn the fat stored even while resting. When you active your benefits any body, the joints, the spirit, the lungs, one, of course,. muscles, it will increase your metabolism and will make it easier for you to lose weight.

To increase your metabolism:

1. Start with an exercise that takes at least 20 minutes and repeat the routine three times per week. This will give a kick to your metabolism and you will instantly get on the correct path to weight loss.

2. Portion control. We have developed a wrong concept of the amount of food we need to eat during each meal. Start planning for 5-6 small meals per day. A healthy breakfast, a light snack, lunch, another small healthy snack and then a healthy dinner should do the trick. Healthy snacks will keep your metabolism of free fall and will save you from having an urge to go look for something sweet but unhealthy.

3. Walk. Try to find as many opportunities to walk as you can. It can be as simple as to park your car far away work in your market is so long or you can climb the stairs and not use the elevator. Get creative! Find opportunities to walk! Schedule of 30 minutes walk 2 or 3 three times a week will help you greatly for your health, metabolism and weight loss.

4. Do not skip breakfast. During the night, your body has been at rest and repair and now it needs fuel to put you up for the day. Take the time to plan a nutritious breakfast in good health and do not eat for the easy way of eating fast food just because "there is not enough time.

These tips should help you increase your metabolism. Don't forget: metabolism can be a useful friend or deadly even when trying to lose weight. Make sure that it is the former.
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Having belly fat exposes you to a variety of diseases such as obesity, high blood pressure and other cardiovascular disease. To stay away from these diseases, it is essential that you consider losing the belly fat. The key to losing belly fat is in exercise and a healthy diet.


Foods to eat

Fruits and vegetables are some of the best foods that you should eat. It is because they should have been shown to contain many nutrients and no fat at all. Fish is also a great choice, because it contains a lot of protein and omega-3 fatty acids that are necessary for a healthy body.

Other healthy foods that you should eat include: low fat yogurt, olive oil, low milk fat, nuts, whole grains, tofu, tea, soy and beans.

For maximum benefit, you must increase the number of times that you take your meals. For example, if you are accustomed to take 3 meals per day, should start taking 5 meals. When you take many meals per day, you will increase the rate of metabolism; as a result, you burn more fat.

In addition to increasing the number of times that you take your meals, you must also make sure that you drink plenty of water. Experts recommend that you should drink 8-10 glasses of water per day.

The reason as to why you should drink plenty of water is that water tends to increase the rate of metabolism so you burn more fat. Water has also been shown to suppress appetite so you eat less food.

Foods to avoid

All processed and junk food should not find a place in your plate. This is because they contain a lot of fat that endanger your fat burning efforts. Among the foods that you should avoid: burgers, pizzas and desserts.

You should also avoid cheese, cakes, cakes, butter, fried chicken and other fried foods. Candy, chocolate, pastries, and ice should also not be part of your diet.

Exercise

When it comes to exercise, you should not encumber yourself; Be moderate in your exercises. For maximum benefit, you should engage both cardiovascular and muscle training exercises. To exercise this right, you can join a gym or buy equipment from the gym and exercise at home.

In addition to the tips above to burn belly fat, you also reduce your stress level. This is because stress tends to increase fat deposits in the body that is fatal. Are excellent ways to reduce stress in exercise and yoga.
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Older adults who exercise often still wonder if their diet is help or actually impede their workouts. The old adage concerning older persons, sitting in an armchair while watching TV and the limits of how to live the golden age of our lives have been broken - many experts now suggest seniors live their lives fully.


meets with the other retirement, friends and members of the family, taking to the golf course, travels the world with their life partner andof course, takes a new higher ground in relation to food.

Top personal trainers are in the corner of their clients, encouraging and supporting and providing them with a plan to stay active and trim. Some doctoral student in Physiology of exercise at the University of New Mexico or senior personal trainer - suggests the following senior nutrition tips:

Understanding the caloric - people over 50 years need tend to require fewer calories than young people and as such for adults 51 and Moreover, the recommended energy intakes (REIs) are 2 300 per day for men and 1,900 calories per day for women. Exercise also helps combat obesity linked to age, with protein of high quality and complex carbohydrates playing a vital role in the diet.
Stay hydrated - often overlooked, hydration is a major concern for the elderly. As we age, our ability to sense thirst declines in fact so we can drink less that we need. To prevent dehydration, it is recommended to provide a fluid intake.

Also paramount to consider is to stay hydrated before, during and after a workout - in fact, the American College of Sports Medicine recommends drinking 16 ounces (2 cups) of fluid every two hours before exercise. The fiscal moderate, the body may lose two to six cups of liquid per hour, during the workouts so it is important to drink eight to 12 ounces every 10 or 15 minutes to fight against these losses.


Eating around a workout - eat a snack before an effort can help develop successfully without feeling too tired during or after the activity. To replenish food stores eventually, it is advisable to eat a snack consisting of a carbohydrate and a touch of protein - choice obvious that often come to mind are a breakfast drink, cheese and toast Melba, egg white and potato burrito and butter peanut on whole grain bread.

How seniors can improve their health by what regarding the elaboration of a regime of fitness and healthy eating habits? Everything begins with the understanding of the meaning of 'easy ca' - it is extremely important to start slowly and accumulate at a regular senior fitness regime. Caution must also be held, as the elderly should always check with doctors to ensure that their heart health to physical activity.

A common mistake that many older - and younger-make is exaggerating the exercise immediately, decrease in the enjoyment of the meeting for training and leading often injuries and/or feelings of "being winded."

Out the merits of personal training for the elderly, the aspect of eating remains right a major concern in geriatric welfare science. Consume insoluble fibre is known to significantly reduce the risk of colon cancer, reduce the risk of heart disease and prevent the development of diverticulosis.

Understand the proper portioning of food worsened, our decision-making awareness of nutrient-rich foods is improved over the years. It is often recommended by the experts to avoid white bread, oil, fats and sugars - in its place should be the consumption of vegetables and foods with whole grains (like the loaves of whole grains, mentioned above).

Also vital, say senior experts population health, is the consumption of foods rich in colors such as green, orange and purple; any bright color food reflects a dynamic nutritional value. Generally speaking, the richer the color, the better it is for our body - that's why the green beans, spinach, kale, broccoli and asparagus have nutritive value than cucumber, iceberg lettuce and celery.

About taking measures as participation in classes of exercises is a blow for an elderly person trying to live a somewhat active lifestyle, it is power which plays an equally important role. The age-old feeling that suggests "you are what you eat" comes to mind.
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Many abandon the idea of losing weight because providing the unwanted books means plans to fashion and crazy workouts. Weight loss is a roller coaster ride, but it is not as difficult as it may seem. It requires only the discipline and commitment. Explained, are simple and effective ways to lose weight fast and keep it.

Food choices

A healthy diet is the easiest way to keep your weight in check. Pour the grease first make a note of the foods to eat and avoid.

Eat this:Fresh fruits and vegetables are the first on the list. Fruits and vegetables provide vitamins without the addition of unhealthy fats. Fruits and fruit juices should be consumed fresh. Vegetables should be included in a generous amount too.

Green leafy and root vegetables provide dietary fiber. Ask salads to serve without dressing and season. Oatmeal is another food that you should eat for its rich fibre content. Burn helps faster muscle mass by stimulating your metabolism fat.

Protein helps build muscle mass. Lean cuts of meat of skinless chicken breast, breast of Turkey and Beef Loin, fish, low-fat dairy products, nuts and sprouts should be consumed in moderation. Eat food grilled, boiled, steamed and sautéed.


Don't eat this:Refined sugar-containing foods should be cut or consumed with moderation. Then, cookies, candies, cakes, soft drinks, blended coffee, canned fruit, mix cake, jelly, ice cream, cereal bars, sports drinks and processed fruit juice should be reserved for occasional treats.

When you buy packaged foods, take the time to read the labels of the products. Don't buy products that include high-fructose corn syrup. It is an added sweetener. Burgers, pizza, butter, cheese and deep fried expand your waistline and therefore are to be avoided.


Increase fluid intake

Experts suggest drinking green tea, black tea and a quantity controlled coffee for fast and effective weight loss, but the most important liquid is water. 8-10 glasses of water are needed every day. Water cleanses the body of toxins.

Drink a glass of water before meals also allows to reach satiety faster. Green tea is the next drink that we would like to draw your attention. It accelerates the metabolism of fat, suppresses the appetite and improves the hydration of the body.

You should avoid sugary drinks because they contain empty calories. You should also limit your intake of artificial flavor, whole milk fruit juice and alcohol.


Say goodbye to physical inactivity

Lack of exercise is the main culprit for the fat bulges that pile up every day. As a result, say goodbye to your sedentary lifestyle is one of the easiest ways to kick start your weight loss program. A daily routine of rigorous exercise for 20-30 minutes a day will help to melt all the extra fat and grease.

Working in a gym allows you to adopt a more disciplined and committed to weight loss approach. However, you can work at home too. Moderate exercises like walking, cycling, swimming, running, jogging and jumping are great exercises for losing weight. You can also perform strength training exercises to build muscle.

Stress is often the cause for the mindless consumption. At the end of each day, take the time to relax. Yoga and meditation are easy and inexpensive to de-stress.

On a final note, don't forget our bodies are designed differently, and therefore the time it takes for each of us to drop the weight varies. Let your body take his time to get rid of unwanted fat deposits of dietary restrictions severe and vigorous exercise will only cause your body more harm!

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The use of pills regime to lose weight has become a popular way to lose weight. Many people use it as seems to be the fastest way to lose weight. People are trying to lose weight for the sake of appearance, but mainly for reasons of health. It is important, however, that you ask the advice of a doctor, especially if you are already taking medication.


Choose the right diet pills to lose weight

There are hundreds of pills to lose weight on the market. This makes it very difficult to know that that the right one is for your. It is important that you read labels to see what are the ingredients of the product.

You should also check if the product is on the list of foods of your country and the administration of drugs. Your doctor would know it and why it is important that you consult with him. It is important that you follow a strict diet, even if you use diet pills to lose weight. Whatever one you choose so not necessarily work better for you, if you do not follow a strict diet as well.

The benefits of the pills

Specifically what you will take with diet pills to lose weight. You must remember, however, that the pills are an added advantage to lose weight. It is not a stand-alone process to weight loss. You must have a good diet and add exercise to the program.

Once you have lost weight with the help of pills, you should stop using them and continue with your diet program and exercise. People put weight on after that that they are stopped pills, due to lack of discipline in pursuit of the diet.

Pills for weight loss with success to lose weight

Successful pills are those that might help you with:
Deletion of your hunger. This would mean you'd have to eat more regular hours.Also, you would be able to control your portion sizes better, especially if you have a menu for your daily meals.Pills will you feel fuller longer as well. That you would be obliged to eat regular meals.It will also help you take in less calories.
The success of a diet to lose pills weight does not reside in the pill itself. The pill is only there as an aid to make you lose weight.

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Green coffee bean extract, a weight loss supplement, is introduced to the health and wellness community to assist people in their aim to lose weight. It was featured on the show of a celebrated physician, and it would be safe to say that it helped spur its popularity.

Now as people look for one supplement that would address their needs, it is nothing but natural that they raise a few questions. Here are some of the frequently asked questions about the supplement.


1. It has the word "coffee" in it. How is it any different from the coffee I drink every day?

Green coffee bean extract, which is generally available in the form of pills, is made from unroasted coffee beans, while the regular coffee is made from the roasted ones. And, this roasting process makes all the difference. The regular coffee is roasted to make it less bitter and to somewhat give it a better taste. However, its being roasted causes it to lose beneficial compounds, including the ones that help you lose weight.

On the other hand, the supplement is not roasted, so it retains these beneficial compounds. To help people take it without the very bitter taste, it is made available in the form of pills.

2. What is its active ingredient?

As mentioned, the supplement contains beneficial compounds. But the compound that is singled out as the main reason for the supplement's weight loss property is chlorogenic acid. The compound has been found to delay the entrance of glucose into your bloodstream after you eat. And, because of this, the formation of fat in your body is prevented.

3. What are its other benefits?

Green coffee bean extract contains high amounts of chlorogenic acid. What you should also know about the compound is that it is one of the polyphenols, a group of powerful antioxidants. Thus, by taking the supplement and the compound, you protect your body from the damage caused by free radicals. Free radicals speed up the aging process and lead to a host of health problems, including heart disease and cancer.

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Fitness Apps are a great way to take exercise with you wherever you go. They are great for people who travel, and are a convenient way to exercise. Fitness Apps can be used on a tablet, or on a smart phone. Five fitness apps are discussed here, and shown how they are versatile and useful for anyone who wishes to improve their health.


Bodbot is a virtual personal coach, available in the Google Play Store and is also available online. It provides a customisable nutrition program, health coaching and an exercise program all in one. It allows you to set specific fitness and health goals, and to track your progress.

It provides a large variety of different workouts, and an eating program. It also includes general health promotion tips. It is also very user friendly

Everywhere Exercise is available for use on iPads and iPhones. It is a great app, where you can get the free lite version, and if you like it you can pay a small fee to obtain the full app. It is extremely useful for people who travel a lot, and includes a variety of different exercises that can be done anywhere, and any time.

A Pomodoro timer app, though not specifically a fitness app, can be used to remind a person in a sedentary job to get up and move around and away from their desk, for five minutes every half hour.

New studies are recommending that people who work at a desk get up and spend at least five minutes moving around and away from their desks, in order to help promote better health, and reduce the negative effects of having a sedentary job.

Fitness trainer is available in the Itunes store, and it has received a lot of five star ratings from users. It provides a comprehensive and extensive set of exercise, including ones that can be done in a traditional gym setting, and ones that can be performed at home. It also provides opportunities to track workouts, and also to track fitness goals, such as weight loss or improved fitness.

Fitness flow is a workout app that includes options for sharing progress on social media platforms. It provides the user with access to streaming HD videos, and the user has a choice of over 100 different exercises. It appears to be a high quality app with a lot of functionality.

The ability to share progress with others is an extremely useful tool, as it can be used as a social support, where groups of people assist each other in achieving their health and fitness goals.
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Protein shakes are a great meal plan to lose weight.
This gives you flexibility in your daily eating routine with meal two protein shakes a day and a reasonable meal with normal food. Herbalife offers high-quality soy protein mix and shake whey shake mix.


protein shakes for weight loss

With these 3 meals, you can change every meal of the day, will have regular food and 2 meals, you can have your Smoothie as a meal replacement.
This is both a healthy way to lose weight and great for the majority of our schedule where we found each day can be different depending on what works best with our schedules family.

For the majority of people who use vibrant food protein with handle replacements for breakfast is your daily routine. They are flexible for lunch and dinner for a meal that will be regular food and meals will be its second protein shake.

Once you fall into the habit of using protein shakes you will enjoy flexibility and the nutritional value of protein meal replacement.

Using a variety of fruit will give you flexibility in your recipes to your protein shakes. And give variety to their shakes with the use of different fruit juices, including Orange, Apple juice, mango juice juice.
It has a very good soy milk or rice milk. Using extracts you can give more variety to their shakes. Fruit will add more nutrition and enjoy more of their protein shakes.

With frozen fruit is a great way to be able to have at hand the nutritious fruit without damaging the fruit. And if you don't have fresh fruit directly from the fruit or berry vines where you live, frozen fruit is very practical and keeps its nutritional value in the frozen for some time.

And bonus fruit frozen is that it is very convenient for storage and acts as much as fruit frozen cubes of natural ice, which gives your body shakes love a bit more than most people.
Examples of the most popular recipes:

Marion Berry Smoothie: put in a handful of Blender's berries Marion, 8 ounces of skim milk or soy milk, vanilla soy protein powder 2 tablespoons Herbalife formula # 1, April to June cubes blend of ice in a blender and pour into your favorite glass or hand to enjoy.

Apple Shake: place in a medium mixer Apple (Seedless), 8 ounces of skim milk or milk of soja, vanilla soy protein powder 2 tablespoons Herbalife formula # 1, April-June ice cubes blend in Blender and pour into your favorite glass or practice to enjoy.

Once you try these recipes, for example, you have fun creating your own favorites. This is an ideal way to lose weight and maintain the weight once you've lost your weight.
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If you ask most people how they get their energy for the day they'll tell you about how they can't go a day without coffee. Without knowing it, they allowed their body to create a dependence on coffee for energy.

We all enjoy a nice cup of coffee but there are other great ways to get your energy which can be more natural and a bit healthier.


The sources that we get our energy from determines the QUALITY of our performance. If we are feeling sluggish and not up for anything, we won't go the extra mile in our workout.

However, if you go in there feeling pumped and ready to wear your body out you'll inevitably see the results down the road.

Below we've outlined some great tips that you can start implementing to get more energy throughout your day.

Tips on Getting Energy to Work Out

1. Foods that provide energy boosts.

Some of the best ways to get energy for your body is actually through the foods that you eat. After our mid morning workout we might be feeling a little sluggish and thinking about getting another cup of coffee. If you find yourself in this situation try to substitute that second cup with some of these great energy snacks.

Fresh Fruit Oranges/Bananas/Apples: Packed with many nutrients and vitamins, fruits give our bodies the natural sugar that provides us with long bursts of energy. They are very convenient because we can grab a piece on our way out of the door and stay on the move.

Almonds- Nuts in General: These fiber packed goodies come in a small size but they sure do pack an energy punch. Almonds have a high calorie per gram ratio hence giving you tons of energy and you don't even need to eat a lot. They also contain healthy fats that are extremely essential to our diets.

Carrots: Carrots are great for energy. They strengthen the immune system as well as increases our bodies resistance to disease and aging. They are notoriously known for the anti-oxidant called beta-carotene which is a cancer fighting compound.

2. Start doing relaxation techniques.

Our minds are constantly racing throughout the day thinking about work, school, problems at home, etc. With all these things weighing us down its no wonder that our minds are mentally exhausted when it comes time to pump iron.

Well, I'm happy to say that there are a few things you can do to calm yourself down and mentally prepare for a strenuous workout.

Meditation: Meditation has been around for centuries and its no secret that there are significant benefits. Not only will you be more focused during your workout, you will experience more peace of mind and in turn, more energy.

Meditation is actually a lot simpler than people make it out to be. There are many free videos online on how to meditate but here is a quick guide.

Find a quiet spot where you will be able to sit or lay comfortably for about 15-20 min.While sitting down, try not to have any distractions around you. You can meditate with your eyes open or closed. Most prefer their eyes closed so as not to be distracted.

Start to observe your breathing. You should be taking slow and deep breathes. Imagine all your worries, thoughts, feelings float away with each exhalation.You'll start to be more aware of your body because your mind won't be focused on these feelings and worries.

If a thought pops in your head, which it will, act as if it is normal and don't continue thinking about it.Try to keep your meditating sessions for at least 20 minutes. Your body will feel rejuvinated and your mind will be clear and lucid.

3. Power Naps

There is a good reason that they are called power naps. These are quick naps ranging from 20-30 minutes which will have you feeling like you had a good night's sleep. I never believed it until I tried it.

In the middle of the day we start to feel a bit weary and this is the perfect time to lay down on the couch and doze off for a few. Remember to set your alarm so that you don't go over the 20 minute limit. The reason that these naps are so short is because you don't want to fall into a deeper sleep where it will be so much harder for you to wake up.

Here is a quick guideline on power naps to follow:

Try to make it a habit to have a scheduled power nap. After a few days of consistent napping at the same time, our bodies will realize the nap is coming and therefore it'll be a lot easier to fall asleep.Nap in a dark room so the light doesn't bother you.

Also, don't have the television on or else you might find it hard to doze off.Keep your nap sessions short, no more than 30 minutes. However, studies have also shown that naps ranging between 30-60 minutes provide a mental boost in memory and other brain functions that help with studying.

4. Don't skip breakfast!

A lot of people make the mistake of getting up and skipping out on the most important meal of the day. Breakfast is breaking the fast that your body goes through while you are sleeping. Our bodies are craving for a source of energy in the morning which we fill by drinking coffee.

Its important that we eat something in the morning, even if it has to be a piece of fruit as you're leaving the house. If you have a bit more time, cereal is a great meal to have. You can even add pieces of fruit to give you more energy.

The saying to eat breakfast like a king is extremely relevant. However, we really can't afford to skip ANY meals. We have to keep our energy coming throughout the day and so if you feel the need to have a small snack throughout the day, go for it.

5. Aerobic Exercise

In 2008 at the University of Georgia, researchers found that inactive folks who usually complained of fatigue could increase energy by 20% while decreasing fatigue by as much as 65% just by doing regular, low-intensity exercise.

They also suggested that participants who walked more throughout the day experienced more energy than those who did not.

Aerobic exercise increases endorphins which make us feel good. When we are feeling good we usually have a lot more alertness and energy. You don't have to be sprinting for hours to experience this burst in energy. A simple walk for 30-40 minutes will have you feeling energized.

We no longer worry about being too tired to exercise. The cure for this is EXERCISE. The next time you're feeling tired go for a short run or do a couple of jumping jacks and see how you feel afterwards.

Whenever you feel tired and unmotivated to work out remember these simple tips and you'll find that you have all the energy you need to get what you want done.

However, these are just a few ways to get energy. The next step you have to decide is WHAT to do with that energy.

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Long term weight loss tips for the beginner

Whenever someone decides that they want to start a weight loss regime, they are often drawn to the latest fad or gimmick. This is a shame because I have noticed from my experience as a fitness instructor that the good intentions are there but when these fads yield results they are not long term weight loss results.


Soon after the results are achieved, the weight that was lost is now back! This is always a hard pill to swallow and the dieter will have to start from square one again.

Because results were achieved by this fad or gimmicky diet before, this person will continue on this quick fix journey, bouncing from crash diet to crash diet but never get long term results.

I hate to see this happen!

If someone has the energy and patience to continue on this "yo yo" dieting path, why not put that energy into actually working towards long term success? It just takes a shift in mind-set.

I have put together some long term weight loss tips that you can use if you would like to look at a more sustainable approach to weight loss.

Long term weight loss tips #1: Don't go on a diet, educate yourself on the food that you eat...

My definition of "diet" is:

"The food that you eat on a daily basis. Everyone is on a diet of some kind"

If you eat fast food a lot, you are on a diet of fast food, if you eat only sugary snacks, you are on a sugar diet, if you eat vegetables, you are on a vegetarian diet. The list goes on.

My point is that if you would like a healthy diet that will help you lose the weight that you don't ever want to see again; you have to eat the right things to help you along. This may sound blindingly obvious but you would be surprised at how often this factor is overlooked!

I would always recommend that you search for the right balance of nutrition and calories. Start with the basics and then hone your knowledge; after all, you have the rest of your life to work on this. Just keep putting into practice the new knowledge that you pick up. Be in it for the long term!

Long term weight loss tips #2: You don't have to cut out your favourite foods!

When looking at weight loss for the long term, you may think that if you embark on this for the rest of your life, you will never get to eat your favourite foods again! This is a horrible thought!

It is also not true! From experience, the best way to do this is to have a "Cheat day". A cheat day will allow you to eat a meal that you really enjoy once per month or once per week. I actually do this myself.

I used to be a fan of a good old English fish and chip shop! This is probably one of the highest calorie meals that you can eat so it's not great for a dieter. I cut this out for a long time and now I will struggle to eat a full-sized portion even on a cheat day.

So if you organise a "Cheat day" you will look forward to this for the first few times around and your favourite food will taste all the better, but eventually, you may even wean yourself off this bad food completely! Either way you are a winning.

Long term weight loss tips #3: Eat at least 4 times per day

Yep! Eat more food to burn more fat! Here is the theory; if you eat regularly, you will stop your body going into "Fat storage mode". If don't eat for long periods of time, your body will decide that you are not going to be fed and try to conserve the calories that you have given it.

I always relate this to how laptops react to not being plugged into the mains when being worked on; they go into "power saving mode", the screen dims to save on battery power so it can last a bit longer. The laptop is not firing on all cylinders, similar to the human body.

By eating regularly does not mean snacking on donuts and cakes. You can snack between meals on carrot sticks, almonds, unflavored popcorn, salads, beef jerky, fresh fruit.

long term weight loss tips #4 Healthy substitutes for your favourite food

Everyone has a favourite food that is probably not really good for them? It is a great idea to find healthy alternatives to these foods.

Let's look at pizza as an example. Pizza can be very "calorific" and unhealthy. A good idea is to make your own, you will have control of what goes on this, you can, you can:
limit the amount of cheese that you put on and use a "Low fat" alternativeAdd extra veggies to the toppingUse a thin whole meal base or even make your own if you are particularly skilled in this areaYou can even use a flattened chicken breast as the base of the pizza, this can make it super healthy! As long as you have a bit of oregano and tomato puree, you will have a good pizza taste.
If you take note of " Long term weight loss tips #1 and you learn to be creative in the kitchen, you will find this enjoyable as well as great for your health and weight loss plans!

Long term weight loss tips #5: Prepare your food for the day

This is one of the most inconvenient parts of the whole weight loss and fitness game. Yes it will take a bit of extra time but the longer that you stick to it, the easier and quicker that it will become.

Remember that you are looking for Long term weight loss tips. If you rely on canteen food and convenience food outlets, you may come unstuck. This is why it is best to take your own pack lunch to work or school, you will have total control over your food intake this way.

If you do have a healthy option canteen that is reliable for you to visit at work, great! You can use this, but if it is hit and miss, it's best to sort yourself out.

Get yourself into a routine, prepare your food before you go to bed, ready for the following day, you will be surprised at how quickly you will get used to this if you just perceiver.

Long term weight loss tips #6: Don't over complicate things at the start

When it comes to diet, food, exercise and fitness, there is a whole bunch of information out there. It is so easy to be taken in by a different approach especially if you are new to this game.

The best advice that I think a newbie to weight loss should observe:

"Keep it simple, practice the basics, and perceiver. Be in it for the long term"

If you had not guessed already, I am a big fan of long term sustainable weight loss. If you are serious about your health and weight loss goals, I believe that this is the only approach that you should have.
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What is the Paleo Diet?

The Paleo a.k.a the caveman diet is a very unique diet that many people have stumbled upon.

The main focus of the diet is to focus on foods that our ancestors might have eaten. This includes agriculture and hunting. Some, not all, of the processed foods that we find in today's supermarkets contain high calories that causes people to gain weight.


The beauty of the Paleo diet is that you can eat plenty of vegetables and as much meat as you like. This causes for a diverse diet that you won't get bored of because there is so much room to be creative. The diets are simple and easy to follow

What can we eat on the Paleo Diet?

Grass fed meats: This includes any seafood, chicken, beef, or anything that really comes from the wild. You want to stay away from any processed meats as well as any grain fed meat. You can have as much as you want (always keeping a calorie deficit in your diet).

Eggs: Eggs are a great source of protein and the egg whites are very low in calories. This is crucial when you're trying to lose weight because you have to limit your calorie intake. A breakfast on Paleo would most likely include some eggs along with bacon or any other type of meat/protein.

Vegetables: One of your main sources of carbohydrates will be from vegetables. In fact, these should be your primary source of calories as well. That's hard to maintain because eating vegetables fill you up quickly due to the high fiber content. The rule of thumb of which vegetables are allowed in the diet is if you can't eat them raw, don't eat them.

Fruits: Fruits are allowed in the diet but they should be limited to snacks. Your main meals should contain a large portion of vegetables, healthy fats, and a generous portion of protein as well. In between your meals you would like to have some fruits to keep you satisfied till later. However, the diet recommends to limit the intake of high sugar fruits.

Nuts/Seeds: A great source of healthy fat and a good amount of calories considering the serving sizes. The diet recommends to have nuts with pieces of fruit as snacks. These include almonds, cashews, pumpkin seeds, flax seeds, etc. You can also get your healthy fats from almond and coconut milk.

These are general guidelines for what to eat on Paleo. As you can see, the food list is simple but effective. Most of your protein should be coming from lean meats as well as egg whites. Your main source of carbohydrates will be vegetables with some low sugar fruits as snacks. Your healthy fats should be coming from olive oil as well as nutritious nuts and seeds.

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Although the statistics claim that men and women suffer weight issues alike, the women folk will agree it's a tougher battle for them. Men have it easy. They can gorge on calorie-loaded servings of dessert and still stay slim. On the other hand, we women have to watch everything we put into our mouth and wait to see where it will soon show up.


It's a matter of difference in the way our bodies are created. Fret not! Here are 10 nutrition and workout tips for women who want to lose 50 pounds in 4 months. Follow them strictly if you want to burn all the stubborn body fat like your counterparts.

Did you know it is harder for women to lose weight than men?

The above statement is true. Weight loss is harder for women than men. Several studies support this fact. In situations where males and females had similar diet and fitness routines, the former were able to lose weight faster than the latter. Why?

The difference in body composition is the primary reason. A man's body has a higher percentage of muscle while a woman's body is composed mainly of fat. The hormone testosterone is responsible for their muscular physique. Muscles promote fat loss. Besides, men have a bulky frame and weigh more. Their large bodies demand more calories to sustain its daily activities. Thus, their body structure keeps them fit and trim.

On the contrary, a woman's body is genetically designed to store fat. The female hormone estrogen stores fat around the hips and abdomen and on the tights and buttocks in preparation for reproduction and childbirth. Thus, the hormones clash with their weight loss efforts making it difficult for them to shed unwanted pounds.

How to Lose Weight fast: 50 lbs in 4 months

50 pounds in 4 months is safe and reasonable figure for women. A proper combination of diet and exercise will help you achieve this goal.

Nutrition Tips

1. Eat foods that will kick start your metabolism and promote fat burning within the body. Increase intake of proteins, fiber, and water-rich fruits and vegetables.

2. Dieting means cutting back on a food item or group; it does not mean cutting it out completely. Carbohydrates and fats should be consumed in limited quantities. Avoid eating too little because you might end up overeating within the next few hours.

3. Many start skipping meals to lose weight fast. Breakfast and lunch are popular ones. Dropping a meal is not recommended because it slows your metabolism making it more difficult to melt flab. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are the three compulsory meals of the day.

4. Break up the total calorie intake for the day in six smaller meals. If you overeat at one meal, eat less at the other.

5. Try as much as possible to eat home-cooked food. Processed foods are known for their high fat and sugar content.

6. When eating out, be careful of serving sizes. If it is too large, take a portion of it home. Request to have sauces and dressings served separately. Eat low-calorie foods.

7. Drink a big glass of water before and after every meal. It will make you eat less and keep you satiated for a longer duration.

8. Get enough of sleep. Fatigue prompts you to eat more.

Workout Tips

9. As far as exercise is concerned, you should target minimum 60 minutes, three times a week. Your fitness routine should include aerobic and strength-training exercises. Aerobic exercises boost the heart rate while strength training builds muscles.

10. Motivation is a must throughout the process. Exercising in a group or with a buddy makes a workout seem less demanding. Rewards for small achievements, music and a dairy or journal are minor motivation boosters you can use.
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Most new year's resolutions are abandoned in the first three months of the year. Research also shows that many of these resolutions are repeated by the same people year after year for approximately a decade, without ever reaching the desired result.


Most likely, after reading those two previous judgments that is not exactly feel encouraged and motivated to try one now. Despite these statistics, there is room for a lot of optimism that can be successful. The caveat is that you you must continue to have success in various ways new and a little uncomfortable.

A common people fail to achieve their purposes is the faulty thinking that you have to make large adjustments to your current routine to achieve the results you want. In many cases the opposite is true.

Another fatal flaw in the resolutions is to establish a timeline that is unrealistic, which virtually ensures its ruling before you start. Imagine how some parents would be successful if its aim were to their newborn baby walking and talking by the time they are four months old. Now, if his aim had been to her newborn, walking and talking at the moment are two years of age, likely that almost all of them have been successful.

In fact, in many cases the newborn infants with a goal that is appropriate as two years would have walked and talked earlier than those with an inappropriate objective and four months.

From a goal of changing behavior is often the most difficult step in the process. The most easily achievable steps are at the beginning, the trust more than you'll earn in their skills and the more you will eventually start to want to take.

How it works our mind (if we allow it to control us as most people do) is perceived any change as a threat. The greater the change you are trying to do, the largest effort that your brain is naturally spent to defeat.

When trying to make a drastic change, send an alert to a part of the brain called the amygdala that you are under attack. The amygdala is where the response of fight or flight lives and is one of the most primitive mechanisms in our brain. Its sole purpose is to protect our body from damage, so it only has two modes of operation: react and overreact.

The last thing you need when you are experiencing the change is more obstacles, and if the amygdala probably is fighting a losing battle. Let me give you a simple example. Let's say that your goal is to lose 'X' number of pounds this year. Now say that you decide to want to do it as fast as you can.

You decide that you will exercise more (which probably will increase hunger) and cut all but a meal a day to reach your goal. This is clearly a big threat (to the tonsil) and it will be seen as an attempt of his body died of hunger.

Now say you want to lose the same amount of weight as in the previous example and will be delighted if you reach the success at the end of the year.

If you were working with you we would start with small steps as you can imagine. Let's say you already eat much salad and I suggest that eat less salad with their meals. Most people when given this Council request less salads or decides to leave only a few bites on your plate when you eat salad. Both are much more difficult to follow my advice you need.

It is difficult for most people to avoid or leave food on their plates. So my advice would be initially to take a bite of salad with a fork and not give it to who is dining with or throw it away before eating anything.

This serves several purposes, including maintaining their amygdala asleep. If you learn to keep your tonsil sleep your brain will be be fooled using the cerebral cortex, who loves challenges.

So I will in essence if you try to make a big change your brain automatically I fight with you because your amygdala is activated and is where lives the fear inside us. On the contrary, if kept in the dark, which will use your cerebral cortex, which will act as a friend help you achieve any challenges put before him.

Our brain controls us more we give you features and less actively learn to use your brain for their purposes, will win every battle as it makes you think that you are in control, and that they are making all the decisions are yours; They are not! Our brain always invents reasons after the fact, that makes sense for us and we got ignorant on them without a doubt.

We put great value in what we think, but what we feel is simply the result of how you process the thoughts in our heads. Feelings and thoughts are not made!

If you want to reach your goals this year, begin to adopt habits that put your brain in neutral and allow run the program for a change. It will be uncomfortable at first, but eventually you look back and wonder how they lived as you did before.

Now make a happy new year!
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