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1. The lower the calories eaten per day, the harder it is for you to get your daily requirements of proteins and vitamins. 2. Dieting makes your body believe it is starving so it starts to save fat, as this is its best way to store energy.

A startling fact is that carbohydrates are not responsible for making people fat. Don’t feel too badly though, you are not the only person who was sold on the idea that a high protein, low carb diet was the only way to lose weight. Here is a simple way to demonstrate this fact. Think about [...]

I’ve worked with hundreds of people who were interested in losing weight. Over the years I’ve noticed four areas that I believe are particular hindrances to weight loss. If your goal is to be successful at losing weight and keeping it off, avoid the “big 4″ no-nos. #1 Big No-No: Not exercising on a daily [...]

Exercise Physiologists who study the effects of exercise on weight loss, have determined that the “jiggling” or shaking of excess body fat when someone walks fast or jogs, in combination with the muscle contractions invlovled in that activity, causes weight loss. I call it the “jiggle effect”.

Have You Given Up on Weight Loss? by Greg Landry, M.S I receive several email messages every day from people who have given up on weight loss. They are at wits end and they don’t know what to do. They’ve “tried it all” and they believe it’s impossible for them to lose weight.

I received a telephone call from a lady last week. Her first word was “heeeelp”! She was on a weight loss program and only losing about one half pound per week. She wanted to speed things up but didn’t want to do anything that was unhealthy. Here’s what I told her: If you’re interested in [...]

On the road to weight loss, fitness, and health, you can easily become discouraged. In fact, discouragement is what leads many people to give-up when they may have been near a point of significant progress and encouragement in their program. I’ve put together my “top 10″ points of encouragement to help keep your spirits high [...]

Contrary to common belief, your weight is not really the indicator of a weight problem ? the actual percentage of body fat is the true indicator. You need to know what percent of you is actually FAT. How are you going to monitor your weight loss if you do not know what percent of your [...]

The best way to lose weight is by consuming fewer calories than you expend or conversely, by expending more calories than you consume. Experts have discovered that certain foods can actually help you to lose weight without the stress of dieting or exercise. The down side is that many of us have a tendency to [...]

I personally lost 60 pounds in 2003. Here are some tactics I used to lose the weight: 1) Steamed instead of fried 2) Brown rice instead of white rice 3) Wheat bread instead of white bread

Metabolism is essentially the speed at which our body’s motor is running. The speed at which our body burns calories is called the metabolic rate. It’s how fast your “motor” is running when you’re still in a reclined position or sleeping. About 60-75% of energy is expended by the body at rest in such activities. [...]

Low self-esteem produces a game of control. It causes a person to suffer in silence ? suffering that can lead to anorexia. Do you struggle with painful feelings about yourself, as a person? We can have so much in our western world, but lack the one thing we most desire ? acceptance and a feeling [...]

Doctor, Why Can’t I Loose Weight and by the Way Why Do I Feel Sick? This the number one question heard in my office and in physicians’ offices throughout America. There is a strong relationship between weight gain, difficulty in loosing weight and feeling sick. Candida Albicans, an opportunistic fungus, is often the link between [...]

There are those that walk amongst us who have followed all the advice, diligently dieted and exercised with genuine effort for long periods of time, yet still fail to lose their excess weight. Even more heartbreaking for those of us who genuinely struggle with obesity are the accusations of sloth and laziness from those thin [...]