Here’s a GREAT article on how to burn calories. I love these suggestions and will incorprate as many as I can into my lifestyle. What’s best about these little activities is that they are easy to do, and they are all good for you in some way! Oh, and if you weight more than 150 pounds, you burn even more calories Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes when you’re dieting, you don’t lose the weight you’re expecting. Here are eight reasons to why you are not losing weight. These are: Read the rest of this entry »
Imagine being able to learn about how to eat healthily by watching TV. Instead of watching fast food commercials you’d be watching great programmes and interviews on nutrition…. Read the rest of this entry »
Weight loss struggles may soon be a thing of the past…. at least for some people. A new treatment that increases the feeling of being “full” has been hailed a success by medical researchers. Not only did test subjects feel full, but they also reported a weight loss of Read the rest of this entry »
Now I’ve heard everything:
The same people who produced those drinks and snacks that make us fat and unhealthy are going to produce calorie-burning drinks. Now that’s taking the concept of “hair of the dog” to another level! Read the rest of this entry »
A great thing about walking is that you can measure your progress. All you have to do is carry a little pedometer and it will measure the amount of steps you take each day. You can even compare your results with friends and family. Can you imgaine the fat burning benefits of competing over who has walked the most each day? Read the rest of this entry »
When is chocolate okay to eat? There have lately been reports that the fat in dark chocolate containsa healthy monosaturated fat oleic acid, which you can also find in olive oil. I’ve also heard that chocolate contains phytochemicals, which are good for the heart, and that their flavionids have a more potent effect on the body than vitamin C! But what about the other fats and calories? What should we believe? Read the rest of this entry »
I have a love-hate relationship with the gym. I love it when I’m slim and looking good. I love wearing those cute outfits and admiring my newly svelte figure in the mirror. But when I’m heavy, I avoid the gym like the plague. I also resent paying for membership while I’m sitting at home watching TV and eating icecream. If you’re anything like me, there may be a solution to this situation. Read the rest of this entry »
Okay, we’ve all been bombarded with messages that French women are so much slimmer than us, and there are competing views as to why this is so. Could it be the diet that they eat? Could it be the amount of walking that they do? Could it be that French women are more style conscious and therefore more determined to stay thin than us? Read the rest of this entry »
Bob Greene, personal trainer to the stars refers to research carried out at the University of New Mexico which found that when you increase your level of exercise to around 2 to 5 hours of brisk walking a week, you can prevent weight gain. Read the rest of this entry »