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Walk Off the Weight

Sandy — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:17:00 +0000

Walk Off The Weight

Exercise combined with a few changes in your diet can melt off the pounds in no time. But if you think exercise means hours sweating in the gym, think again. As with any new exercise program check with your doctor before proceeding.

Studies have shown that walking at a brisk pace has the same benefits to your heart as jogging, with less stress to your joints. Walkers are less prone to injuries than joggers. A brisk pace means that you can talk while you’re walking without gasping for air. If you can sing a tune you’re going too slow. You should be able to keep up the pace for 30 to 60 minutes without a lot of stress.

If your goal is to lose a pound a week you have to either increase your exercise to burn up 3500 calories or decrease your food intake by 3500 calories. On a daily basis that means a change of 500 calories. Walking a mile takes the average person 15 minutes and burns up 100 calories. So you’d have to walk about five miles a day, or spend an hour and fifteen minutes walking to lose a pound a week.

You don’t need a lot of expensive equipment to start walking. A good pair of walking shoes is essential, but other than you don’t need much of anything else. Wear loose clothing of natural fibers, so if you sweat, the moisture will be wicked away from your body and evaporate. Wear sun block and a hat.

You can walk at any time of day (or night for that matter). Some people prefer the morning because it gives them a boost of energy for the day. Others prefer at the end of the day so they can unwind.

Start your walking program with a 15 minute walk for a few days in a row. Then gradually increase the time by five minutes. By the end of two weeks you should be up to 30 to 45 minutes a day. You’re burning 200 to 350 calories without any changes in your diet. After six months you’ll have lost from 12 – 20 pounds. If you want to accelerate the weight loss,walk faster, cover more ground in the same amount of time.

If you decrease the amount of food you eat by 200 calories a day you double the weight loss. 200 calories isn’t really that much of a sacrifice. For example regular salad dressing has about 100 calories per tablespoon; a serving size is two tablespoons, so substituting nonfat salad dressing would save 200 calories. A 3.5 inch bagel with two tablespoons of cream cheese is about 400 calories. Eat half of the bagel instead of the whole one, and you’ve saved your 200 calories. A glass of whole milk is 150 calories, skim milk is 90, if you drink 3 glasses of milk a day you save 180 calories by switching to skim.

There you have it: an easy way to lose weight, increase your fitness level and strengthen your cardiovascular system and all you did was take a walk.

Daily Tips to Help You Lose 10lbs

Sandy — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 21:12:00 +0000

Play games – Lose Weight

Try playing something like table tennis or basket ball. Games are a fun way to lose weight. It is much more exciting to play a game than just work out by yourself.

The best thing about games is that they are addictive. Once you start playing you will soon end up with a friends’ circle and then the playing goes on without even you knowing it.

It is something that you can look forward to and there is no stress involved in this program. In fact the more you play the less you will consider this to be a part of your weight loss program. As you burn away those calories, you will also be able to expand your social circle.

Daily Tips to Help You Lose 10lbs

Sandy — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:53:00 +0000

Benefits Of Eating Snacks

A common belief amongst dieters is that eating snacks will destroy your diet. Research, however, supports the idea that snacks may actually help you stick to your diet as long as you make healthy choices and don’t overeat. Snacking can be beneficial to any weight-loss diet.

Fruits and vegetables are simple snacking alternatives. They will provide you with a feeling of fullness that will help you make it until the next meal. They are fat free and have very few calories. In addition, they are rich in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients. Try raw carrots, celery sticks, apples or bananas.

Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars.

Ultimate Fat Burning Secrets For Women

Sandy — Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:04:00 +0000

Fat-Burning Secrets

Ultimate Fat Burning Secrets For Women

Ultimate fat burning secrets for women? I know. You’ve tried Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet, Little Black Dress Diet, Cabbage Soup Diet and many more, all in an attempt to lose weight. The funny thing was that they all worked and you lost weight, but, you put it on again as fast as you lost it. All very upsetting.

So is there a better way? Why should you try again?

Well, being overweight increases the likelihood of developing diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease, stroke, breathing problems such as asthma and sleep apnea, some cancers, osteoarthritis, and gall bladder disease. Obesity is associated with these conditions as well as with early death.

That’s the bad news. The good news is, research has shown that even a small weight loss (just 10 percent of body weight) can help people who are overweight or obese lower their risk of developing many of these conditions.

Why ultimate fat burning secrets for women and not men? Actually the secrets apply to both men and women, but women generally are more at risk.

A 2000 study has found that there are three high-risk periods for weight gain in women.

The first is at the onset of menstruation, particularly if it is early. (It should also be noted, that obesity in childhood may actually be a contributor to early puberty, which in turn increases the risk for more weight gain.)
The second is after pregnancy, with higher risk for women who are already overweight.
Finally, many women tend to gain weight after menopause.

An interesting 2000 study has linked stress to the accumulation of abdominal fat. According to the study, both thin and overweight women who were vulnerable to stress and reportedly had more stress in their daily lives had waist-hip ratios indicative of fat storage at the waist.

Scientific research shows that more than 90% of people who attempt to lose weight by dieting fail.

Diets don’t work, eating is not due to lack of will-power. Eating, ultimately, is under the control of the brain. Every book you have read and program you have tried so far has told you what you should and shouldn’t eat.

So what are the ultimate fat burning secrets for women?

If you’re overweight, it’s not your fault. It’s the natural result of your current mental programming.
The answer lies not in the diet but in changing your response to signals from the brain.
It’s nearly impossible to break a habit with will power alone.
You have to re-program you mind and then your body will be re-programmed to a more natural way of eating.
You can learn to speed up your metabolism and how to ‘supercharge’ it too.
Your metabolism is not fixed- it can and will change in response to how you eat and use your body.
You can keep weight off
You can’t break the spell and beat these bad habits with will power alone. You have to re-program.
Unless you have a way to change what food means to you on a deep unconscious level, your automatic responses relating to food are never going to change and you’ll go right back to your old ways.

So there you have it The Ultimate Fat Burning Secrets for Women – Change your mind..change your body.