Weight Loss & Dieting

What Good Is Sweat?

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Perspiration isn’t generally considered desirable. It makes clothes wet and uncomfortable, it makes our skin unpleasant to touch and it often smells bad. But the biological fact is that sweating is essential to good health, especially during exercise.

Exercise to Control Diabetes

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Many factors contribute to the onset of diabetes, including genetic predisposition and diet. But exercise can help reduce the odds of getting and the severity of this disease.

Keeping Fit as You Age

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

It’s a commonplace observation that as you age you have to work harder to keep the pounds off and to stay fit.

Losing Stubborn Pounds

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

During any exercise and diet regimen, losing the first few pounds is often very easy. That’s good because it’s a great motivator when you see results right away. But as you lose more, the rate of loss, and the speed with which you see visible effects, slows down. It’s hard to keep going when you aren’t seeing the benefits.

Why Eating Fast Food & Quitting Smoking Will Pack on the Pounds

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

If you eat out frequently, especially in fast-food restaurants, you’re probably eating more fat and calories than you want or need.

Why Is It So Hard to Lose Fat?

Friday, May 19th, 2006

In order to survive in the harsh conditions that have existed for most of human history, the human body had to find a way to make the most of food when food was abundant, so that it could keep going when food was scarce.

Walking Tips

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Using the following 2 walking tips to better lose your weight.

Prescription Diet Pills

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

2 dangerous prescription diet pills to be weary of

Learn to Say No

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

The next time you are faced with a trigger food and find yourself feeling sorry for yourself, stop!

Weight-loss Tips for Meat Eaters

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Many dieters make the mistake of thinking that if they cut out meat, they cut out calories.

Exercise Physiologists

Wednesday, May 17th, 2006

Exercise physiologists can help you plan an exercise program to aid in your weight-loss efforts, but they should not dispense diet advice.

Why Walk to Stay in Shape

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Changing a few little habits here and there is a good way to burn off maybe 50 to 100 calories a day.

Shed Fat with These 6 Active Tips

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

Discovering time to exercise is like trying to get more laughter in your life: It’s usually easier said than done.

The Best Exercise for Getting that Flat Stomach

Monday, May 15th, 2006

How can you tone up your belly without wreaking havoc on your back?

Low-Fat Cooking Made Easy

Monday, May 15th, 2006

A low fat meal can be something grand or as simple as fresh fruit, yogurt, and granola.

Throw Away Your Bathroom Scale!

Monday, May 15th, 2006

It may seem hard to believe that the bathroom scale can be your enemy in low-fat living .

What Triggers Hunger?

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

How much you eat isn’t a matter of willpower or lack of it. It’s an inborn, powerful biological drive to assure human survival.

The Truth About Vitamins and Minerals

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Contrary to what some people might have you believe, vitamins and minerals do not give you energy. They can’t because they don’t supply calories.

Is a High-Protein Diet the Best Way to Lose Weight?

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

Many people say it is, and have the results to prove it. On the other hand, there are also many people who have not had such success with the high-protein diet.

What Is a Calorie?

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Calories are what your body uses as fuel, just as a car runs on gas.

There Is No Excuse to Have an Overweight Child

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Getting children down to normal weight is easier than doing the job with an adult.

Why People Regain Lost Weight Quickly

Saturday, May 13th, 2006

Research suggests that when a diet is stopped, the body - believing it has just endured a mini-famine - gets to work restoring the status quo, plus interest.

How to Keep the Weight off for Good

Friday, May 12th, 2006

You can lose weight without exercising. People do it all the time by simply eating less. But you cannot expect to keep the weight off if you don’t work out.

Get Your Diet Advice from the Experts

Friday, May 12th, 2006

One way to ensure that you receive accurate nutrition and diet information is to search out a registered dietitian, or R.D.

Fat Fighting Myth: You’ll Never Enjoy Food Again!

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

Healthy foods do not have to be bland, low-calorie foods are not tasteless, and living by your healthy eating plan does not mean abandoning everything you ever loved in the world of food.

Drinking Water to Aid in Losing Weight

Thursday, May 11th, 2006

For years, physicians have been advising us to drink eight eight-ounce glasses of water every day for best health

Controlling Your Eating at Restaurants

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

The greatest danger of eating in restaurants isn’t the entree, it’s the breads, chips, and other foods that most restaurants supply customers with before the entree is even ordered.

Beginners Course About Using Free-Weights

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

Free weights are bars with weight plates on each end.

Fat-Fighting Tips

Wednesday, May 10th, 2006

14 daily fat-fighting tips.

Are Diet Pills Good for You? (Part 2)

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

Not all supplements and products that promise a leaner and thinner you are actually healthy, especially when the side effects are taken into consideration.

Are Diet Pills Good for You? (Part 1)

Tuesday, May 9th, 2006

This article presents ammunition for making a more rational decision the next time you find yourself searching the shelves at your local pharmacy or health food store.

Shopping the Breads-and-Cereal Section

Monday, May 8th, 2006

10 healthy tips when shopping the breads-and-cereal section.

Being Thin Is a Lifestyle

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

Being thin is a lifestyle, not a punishment.

Replace Meat in Your Diet

Sunday, May 7th, 2006

Day by day, you can take deliberate steps to trim the fat in your diet by shifting away from meat.

Ward off Food Cravings

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

Food cravings aren’t all in your mind. You crave foods because your body “remembers” the physiological effect the food had when you consumed it in the past.

Low-Fat Lifestyle

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

Always know what you’re going to have for dinner well before you begin preparing a meal. If you get into the habit of doing that, there will be no pressing need to measure portions, count calories or forgo your favorite foods.

Fast Food Choices

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

A fast food joint isn’t exactly a nutritional paradise, but sometimes you have absolutely no other choice.

Measuring Bodyfat

Saturday, May 6th, 2006

3 ways of measuring bodyfat.