Eat Chocolate and Lose Weight!

Eat chocolate and lose weight, yes I said it! In the same sentence even. Chocolate lovers are going to be delighted to hear that not only can you feast your lips on heavenly chocolate but you just may lose a few pounds from eating it too! I am starting to think that this just may be the-most delicious diet idea ever!

Chocolate as a health food item? That goes against everything that we have been told about dieting and losing weight. But it just so happens that by purposefully picking out the best chocolates you will benefit not only from weight loss but also find relief from high cholesterol, heart disease, depression and so much more!

It is no surprise that dark chocolate is healthy for you. Everybody is talking about it. It is all over the news and I am sure that you have seen the stories and read the articles that dark chocolate is indeed good for you. Dark chocolate has been found to lower blood pressure. In addition, the antioxidant content of dark chocolate has been found to help in the fight against heart disease. But don't go grabbing for that Hershey's Bar or even a Godiva Bar just yet. The chocolate that you buy in the stores is laden with fats, fillers and waxes and even though the experts say to eat 70% cacao it is only best when eaten in moderation... right? Not anymore.

I don't know about you but dieting is so hard for me because when I cut out certain foods for a long period of time I usually end up binging on them and feeling SO guilty afterwards. Chocolate is especially hard for me to cut out because I love it so much. I am sure that I am not alone in my love for chocolate. Did you know that people spend more than $7 billion dollars a year on chocolate? The per capita consumption of chocolate indicates that each person consumes 12 pounds of chocolate each year! Wowzers! Now you can benefit from the consumption of chocolate and not feel guilty one bit.

With new scientific studies showing dark chocolate and raw cacao's ability to help stabilize blood sugar, it only makes sense that the right kind of chocolate can help those looking to lose weight. And that's only the beginning of what research is saying about the health benefits of chocolate.

Are you looking to lose some weight and are sick of the same old diet fads and food restrictions? If you could find out how to eat more chocolate and lose weight at the same time, would you?!! Amazingly, you can eat chocolate regularly throughout your weight-losing day while increasing your rate of fat-loss. Now that sounds like something I can stick to!

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How Much Water Should You Drink A Day To Lose Weight? On Water and Weight Loss

A lot of time, thought, and effort is put into losing weight, changing dietary habits and re-shaping body composition. Are you one of the thousands trying to eat less, control appetite, reduce cravings and lose body fat? Most people try very hard and the whole effort to lose weight just gets too hard.

The good news is that you don't need to change your work ethic or will-power, in most cases you just need to work on your water and nutrient intake, with emphasis on both the quantity and quality of the water you drink.

Water Quantity:
So, how much water SHOULD you drink a day to lose weight? Studies and opinions on this vary but one of the most popularized concepts over the past 10 years (in terms of water consumption quantity) has been to drink eight, 8 oz. glasses of water every day. This guideline is based upon people of average weight and therefore you should adjust your intake according to your own weight.

For example, if you are a 225 lb. person, your recommended daily consumption would be more like ten, 8 oz. glasses of water per day while if you only weight 95 lbs., then six, 8 oz. glasses of water should be sufficient.

Taking in a satisfactory quantity of water every day is important because water helps your body perform a large number of tasks, including its ability to metabolize food and carry waste nutrients out of your body - important factors in losing or maintaining your weight.

Water Quality:
However, when trying to lose weight, perhaps even more important than the quantity of water you drink is the quality of the water! Simply put, drink waters (and eat foods) that are high in natural nutrients and you'll lose weight naturally.

Our primary reason for eating and drinking is to acquire nutrients. Your body craves the nutrition it needs to keep our bodily processes running 24 hours a day for the length of your lifetime. So, if the water you drink and food you eat are basically lacking in nutrition, your body will continue to seek it through continued hunger, cravings, and more eating.

It's not your fault, most bottled waters and tap waters have been through a filtration or reverse osmosis process and are lacking natural minerals and nutrients, while our foodstuffs are continually losing their nutritive value due in part to poor farming and environmental practices, not to mention processing and preservatives. So, your body ends up not getting the nutrients it wants and needs. You end up deficient in life's necessary materials.

You can easily correct this dietary deficiency by choosing to drink and eat right - for your body and life longevity. Choose fresh, organic fruits and vegetables and choose drinking water that is a natural well water with dietary elements and dietary compounds like calcium, magnesium, potassium and even alkaline substances like sodium bicarbonate.

Organic fruits and vegetables are now in much bigger supply and easier to find. Unfortunately, finding a natural, healthy mineral water here in the United States is not easy to do. We are fortunate in Texas to have one of the best natural water alternatives nearby in Mineral Wells, Texas. This water, with its naturally occurring blend of so many vital dietary elements and compounds, not only hydrates your body with clean, natural water, but also fulfills your body's needs for essential nutrition. With a surplus of natural nutrients through healthy eating and drinking, you body will crave less food and you'll end up with what you want, a leaner and healthier you with much less effort! So count your nutrients and not calories and look and feel your best... and live longer!

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Almond Milk for Weightloss?

Is almond milk better than normal milk for weightloss? Well really there is nothing wrong with normal milk, but if you were to to try almond milk in place of regular milk you can save yourself around 100 calories per day per cup of milk, and when looking at a weightloss diet I always try to keep as many of my favourite foods as possible, the fastest way to fail at any diet is to not enjoy it.

You can use it anywhere you would normally use regular milk and it's very easy to make.

Basically all you need to do to make almond milk is to soak some raw almonds in water for 8-14hours, drain the almonds and add 1 cup to your blender with 2 cups of water and blend at high speed until it turns white and the almonds have all become pulp. From here just strain through a strainer or cheesecloth or something similar (I just use a normal kitchen strainer - takes a little white as the pulp tend to block the strainer quite quickly). You can save the almond pulp to use for making cookies or anything else that calls for almond meal (haven't tried this yet as I'm not much of a cookie person).

So this is plain unsweetened almond milk, what I've found that works great in coffee is to add half a vanilla bean (split the bean and scrape the seeds out and add to the blender) and some stevia (a natural sweetener with no calories) before blending, this makes a great addition to coffee - tastes Great and helps with your weightloss plans.

Note: If you are not on a weightloss diet try sweetening with your favourite raw honey - yummmm!
On the subject of regular milk and its health properties, there are a lot of sites out there that tell you how bad cow's milk is for your health, well I can't say I agree with these sites in the case of those of us who's bodies can digest cow's milk with no problems. I've had milk all of my life and never had any sign of the many adverse health affects that many people claim milk causes.

I can fully understand the problems for people with low tolerance to lactose or milk solids, but I have to say I've never had any problems all of my life drinking cow's milk.

It might seem a bit strange starting this article with the benefits of almond milk and then stating that cow's milk is fine and causes no problems, but when you are trying to lose weight, it actually is a good idea to look at reducing your intake of cow's milk as it does contain quite a few calories and it has been shown that sometime it can slow your metabolism (i.e. warm glass of milk before bed) down which is not preferred when trying to improve you health and losing weight.

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Weight Loss Success - Body Acceptance and Self-Acceptance Techniques

Most people would like their lives to be perfect before they allow themselves self-acceptance. For example, we want to change our weight before we accept our bodies. However, the truth is that self-acceptance and body acceptance are pivotal to lasting weight loss success and a lasting sense of fulfilment.

However, self-acceptance and body love can be tough concepts to grasp and even tougher to incorporate. The degree of difficulty doesn't seem to matter if you are thin, very large, or somewhere in-between. It takes time and persistence to create a new relationship between your self and your body.

In a certain sense, building self-acceptance and body acceptance can be compared to the techniques required for creating a homemade tapered candle. To make a tapered candle, you start with only the wick and some hot wax. You first dip the wick into a vat of hot wax, pull it out, and wait for it to dry. Initially, the wick is just a string saturated with wax, but after a few dips, a very skinny taper candle begins forming. Building a taper candle requires much patience and you will need to dip and dry the taper many times before you form a candle of the width you want.

This is how the process of self-acceptance works. If you currently dislike your body, your body parts, or your self, you begin with the wick, which represents your desire to have a different relationship with yourself. You dip your desire into a pot of new actions and choices. At first, you might not notice much change. Yet each time you dip your wick of intention into the pot, you coat your life with a new layer of self-acceptance. Like the gradual layering of the wax upon the wick, you can create positive, self-loving thoughts that begin to take hold and form shape.

Building self-acceptance and body acceptance is a process that requires effort and persistence. Here are six new ideas to build a new relationship with your self and your body today!

Make Peace with Yourself
Here is a newsflash: You do not have to believe everything you think! You do not have to take action on your self-critical thoughts. Additionally, you do not have to eliminate your self-critical or negative thoughts. By the time you have thought certain thoughts, they are already gone. Instead of aiming to be erase internal criticism, make your aim be the conscious addition of new self-supporting thoughts into your personal repertoire. Look into your heart and gather up some new ideas about yourself. You know that your heart is kind and compassionate. Open it up and let yourself have a little of your own love. Imagine yourself drinking deeply, taking this love in, digesting and absorbing all this love into your own physical body.

Look in the Mirror
Make the bold move to have heartfelt generosity for your body - before you lose weight or before you have the perfect life. Of course, you are going to hear your own objections of why you should not love your body. Let those thoughts pass by and then . . . surrender. Mov
e through your resistance and take this one little step to offer kindness to your body. Take a moment to look into the mirror, affirm how good you are, and admire and appreciate your courageousness. Look at everything you have - tangible or intangible - and feel grateful for your physical life. Your life may not be all good, but it is certainly not all bad either. Feel how wonderful it just might feel to ease up on yourself, even though you are not perfect or perfectly thin. Allow yourself to be clear that it is a feeling of confidence and self-acceptance that you are really wanting, not just the better body.

Live In The Now
When you are waiting for something to occur, you are not focused on what is occurring now. Yes, it is wonderful to be excited by the expectancy of achieving your goals. It is wonderful to feel the excitement fill your body as you imagine having what you want. However, it also necessary to bring your joy into this now moment of your present life. Instead of postponing your joy or pleasure, ask yourself how you can bring more meaning or fullness into your life today. What practical actions could you take that would make today better?

Accept What Is
For most people, accepting their current physical body is the last thing they want to consider. How can you accept something you want to change or something you hate? You don't want to accept yourself right now. Instead, you want to change yourself or escape from who you are. However, there is no escape from anything. What you resist persists. Only by allowing yourself to accept reality can you then create something new. In other words, the only way out is through. The way to achieve the body you want is first to find harmony with it. Your body is not your enemy. Your body loves you and simply reflects your beliefs and energy contained inside of it. Gently ask yourself, "What are the feelings within me that have created this situation?" All along, soothe yourself with a wisdom that reassures that you are now creating an opportunity to know more about your heart, to know more about love.

Fake It Until You Make It
We are all human and almost everyone's body has some perceived flaws or imperfections. However, hating your body and negative self-talk is destructive to your happiness and your goals. To form a better relationship with your body, begin to talk to it. Tell it nice things, tell it that it is doing a good job of being your body. At first, you might resist, or you might not think you have anything nice to say to your body. After all, you are still blaming it for making you feel so badly. However, it is important to build this new relationship with yourself. So being somewhere, even if you have to fake it. In Alcoholic's Anonymous (AA) there is a saying, "Fake it until you make it." Meaning, say and do the behaviors you wish to embody until they become real. You could say, "Even though I don't like my body in this current state, it is still my body and I choose to develop a new relationship with it." You might not be able to say you love your body, but you just might be able to call a truce. If you never begin, if you never risk, you will never know the divine truth of who you really are.

Treat Your Body Well
When you appreciate your body, you are able to work in partnership with it, as opposed to fighting it. Learn to be in loving acceptance of your own beauty. Allow for the possibility that you deserve what you have requested, and you deserve to know and appreciate who you are. Take a chance and begin to play on this Earth while you are in a physical body. For example:

o Engage yourself in activities that lift you up. Let go of what pulls you down.
o Consciously seek out more experiences that feel good.
o Focus your eyes on what is optimistic more then on what is pessimistic.
o Laugh so hard tears come from your eyes.
o Dance and sing with wild abandon while listening to your favorite song.
o Tell yourself you are beautiful.
o Swing on a swing in the playground.
o Mail yourself a love letter.
o Clean out your closet and get rid of any clothes that don't fit you.
o Wear clothes that you feel good in.
o Develop a partnership with food.
o Fall in love with yourself.

When you begin to accept yourself the way you are right now, you begin a new life with new possibilities. By developing self-acceptance you empower yourself to accomplish your goals and lead a richer, more rewarding life. Practice the tips above and learn to unleash the love and success you are looking for.

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What is the Best Exercise For Weight Loss?

It is a common misconception that aerobic exercise tones and firms muscles. Actually it accomplishes very little toning and firming. Resistance exercise (weight training) is where real toning and firming of muscles occurs.

Doing both aerobics and weight training is the optimal way to lose more fat and gain more muscle. If you are trying to lose weight, studies show that weight loss increases by 56 percen
t with aerobic and strength exercises combined.

Muscle may weigh more, but when you increase your muscle composition, the body is able to burn more fat, even when you are resting, because your metabolism is higher. A pound of muscle will use 350 to 500 calories per week to survive, while a pound of fat only needs about 14 calories per week. New studies have shown that building muscle helps your body fight disease better, too.

Strength training benefits everyone, no matter what age or sex, and is becoming recognized as an important component of fitness. Research is indicating that the muscle loss found in elderly people doesn't come from age, but lack of activity. Even a young person who doesn't get enough exercise can lose muscle mass and strength. Strength training, such as lifting weights or performing weight-resistance exercises, as little as twice a week can help maintain or increase muscle mass.

Strength training involving several sets of multiple repetitions using moderate weights will not result in huge muscles. Instead it builds bone mass and increases the metabolism, as well as toning and firming the muscles, giving a leaner look.

It is very important to do both aerobics and strength exercises. The aerobic exercises help your heart and lungs get stronger and help your body utilize oxygen more efficiently, which in turn helps with strength training and overall fitness. The strength exercise helps develop muscle, reduce body fat and maintain bone mass.

Aerobic Exercise is a type of exercise that elevates the heart rate and breathing for a continuous sustained period. This overloads the heart and lungs and causes them to work harder than at rest.
There are many options to choose from today. Bicycling, aerobic dance, swimming, walking, and stepping are all examples of aerobic exercise. Which ones to chose depends on your physical condition, your history, your interests and your goals. Many experts believe it is better to alternate between 2 or more types, to get a better workout.

There are two main types of aerobics- high impact and low impact. It is better to alternate between high impact aerobics (which are harder on the body and may cause more damage) and low impact aerobics, such as walking and swimming. This is called cross-training, and helps reduce the chance or injury and overuse of certain muscles.

You will want to perform aerobic exercises at least 20 minutes a day for at least 3 to 4 days a week. If you are trying to lose body fat, or your physical condition is very good, then you may want to work longer at it. Try exercising up to 40 to 60 minutes 5 to 6 days a week.

Remember there is no real need to go overboard. Moderate intensity is almost always better, and is more enjoyable. Low to moderate intensity is an especially good idea when starting out after a layoff or recovery from illness or injury, or if you are significantly overweight.

Warm-up and cool down is important to reduce discomfort and the chance of injury. Warm up by starting slow and gradually build up to your top speed. Then slow down again at the end of your workout.

The whole idea behind aerobic exercise is to get up and get moving! Find something you enjoy doing that keeps your heart rate elevated for a continuous time period and get moving to a healthier life.

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How To Lose Belly Fat With A 10 Minute Workout ?

Are you looking to change the shape of your body or trying to lose belly fat without joining a high priced gym? If so, try this high energized cardiovascular fitness routine that that was developed by Keli Roberts.

With this 10 minute exercise routine you can burn up to 150 calories every single day.

The first two minutes of this fat burning routine is: Jump Rope - Begin by performing two jumps for each turn of the rope. Safety: Use the correct size jump rope and always land softly on the balls of your feet (that is the upper part of the bottom of your foot). Keep thinking I am losing weight.

Minutes two to three: Squat Thrust into a Push Up. The proper technique for this exercise is to stand with your feet shoulder width apart and your arms strait down next to your sides. Slowly squat down with your head forward and bring your hands to the floor just outside of your feet. Your hands should be pointing forward as well. Then in one movement, push your legs back and out behind you (into a pushup position). Perform one strict pushup and then jump back into your squat position and then stand back up. Keep thinking, the fat is vanishing.

Minutes three to four: Jump Rope with only one jump per turn. Keep thinking, The fat is melting away.

Minutes four to five:Back to the Squat Thrust and Push Up only this time you are going to add the Side Plank. After completing your squat thrust and push up, you are going to lift and rotate your left arm off of the ground and over your head. Your left foot will rotate and rest on top of you right foot. And you will rotate your neck so you are looking up at your ceiling. Rotate back to the center and repeat on the other side. When finished, hop back into your squat position, stand up and start again. Keep thinking, no more belly.

Minutes five and six: Jump Rope. Same as minutes three and four. keep thinking, I am losing body fat.

Minutes six and seven: Back to the Squat Thrust and Push Up only this time you are going to add the Leg Lift. This is the same as minutes two and three only this time you will lift the toes of one foot about twelve inches off of the ground only after you have performed your push up. Lower your foot and repeat on the other side. Hop back up to your squat position, stand up, and start again. Keep thinking, goodbye belly.

Minutes seven and eight: Jump Rope. Same as minutes three and four. Keep thinking, my belly is getting smaller.

Minutes eight and nine: Back to the Squat Thrust and Push Up only this time you are going to add Mountain Climbers. Repeat everything as in minutes two and three only this time after your push up, you will quickly jog in place from your push up position. Make sure you bring your knees up to your chest on each rotation. Perform 5 jogs and repeat this entire process. Keep thinking, I am going to lose weight.

Minutes nine and ten: Jump Rope. Same as you first two minutes. Keep thinking. If I do this everyday, I will lose belly fat. Good luck to everyone.

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How To Lose Weight - Use Fish Oil

I love cooking you will agree with me if I say that cooking s an art on his own , But normally when I have to bake food I try to use oil. As you may now butter contains a lot of fat so that is very bad for being overweight.

I prefer fish oil or olive oil both are very good in your battle against weight loss , In this article you will discover the advantages of fish oil and how it can guarantee you a healthier life style thanks to the Omega 3 in it.

Look at the people in Japan they eat lots of fish there and it is not a surprise that they have a very high life expectancy.

What is fish oil
Fish oil comes from the tissues of fatty fish such as salmon, herring, tuna and mackerel.
Fish oil contains Alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). It contains a high level of Omega 3 and this is good for your brain as well.

Weight loss benefits of fish oil.
- Fish oil contains high level of Omega 3 and that controls the cholesterol in your body.
- It may improve the energy level and it used by nutritionists.
- Fish oil helps to improve the metabolism.
- According to a study with rats fish oil breaks off fat. A good tip for people who want to start finessing or already doing it.
But keep in mind fish oil is not the Holy Grail to lose weight just like other weight loss supplements.

Other health effects of fish oil
- Thanks to the ALA and DHA it reduces it reduces the risk of hart disease.
- Some people say fish oil is a benefit in the battle of pimples and skin cleaning however there is no hard evidence for that.
- According to a study from the Louisiana state university fish oil can prevent Alzheimer.
- It is a helpful resource against depression and emotional instability and even schizophrenia.
- Studies have shown that you will sleep better by consuming fish oil.

I'm sure you realize now that fish oil is a very strong way to decrease your overweight and increase your health. Next time you are cooking try it.

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Miracle Juices for Weight Loss

Drinking juices is not just about quenching thirst or making you feel less guilty for not eating the daily recommended portion of fresh fruits and vegetables. Fresh juices have several benefits that most of us desire and are often blind to the price tag it came with. When was the last time you bought an expensive anti-wrinkle cream that promises to make you look 10 years younger? Have you just signed up for a slimming package that cost you 3 months worth of your salary?

Consider juicing and you would have achieved the same desired outcome of beautiful, glowing skin, a svelte body, not to mention your improved health! Healthy, safe and natural weight loss is one of the benefits of juicing that most people overlooked. But, wouldn't drinking juices make you fat since fruits are high in sugar? Well, the answer is yes and no, depending on the juice recipes you use.

Juice Recipes for Weight Loss
In juicing for weight loss, the key is to use fruits and vegetables that are able to detox and cleanse, increase metabolism and burn fats. Avoid using fruits that are high in sugar content. Green leafy vegetables are often recommended for juices that aid in losing weight. However, there are some fruits which are helpful for detoxification and cleansing of your body system. Ultimately, the first step to losing weight is to first cleanse your body of the harmful toxins built up over the years.

Detoxify and Cleanse
So, what are the miracles juices for weight loss? Let's talk about the juice recipes for detoxification first. Cabbage, cucumbers, celery, lettuce, asparagus, watercress are some of the best detoxifiers that Mother Nature has to offer. Carrot, a common ingredient in most juicer recipes is also great for cleansing and detoxifying.
Tangy citrus fruits such as lime, lemon and grapefruit helps in shedding those unwanted pounds as it cleanses the liver and kidney of toxins. Apples and figs are known for cleansing the colon; the high fiber content also aids in weight control. Juicy and delicious, the watermelon is also an ideal detoxifier that is packed with beta-carotene and vitamin C.

Increase Metabolism & Burn Fats
Common sense tells us that you have to reduce your calorie intake while burning more calories in order to lose weight. What are the fruits and vegetables that can stimulate fat burning and increase your metabolism rate?

Negative calorie foods use up more calories to digest than the calorie it contains. Carrots, broccoli, cabbage and other dark green leafy vegetables belong to this category of foods. Drinking juices of these vegetables not only detoxifies your body, it also helps to burn fats.

Likewise, there are some fruits that are considered negative calorie. Apple, grapefruit, strawberry, peach, blueberry, pineapple and honeydew are just some examples. Packed with loads of vitamins, antioxidants and enzymes, these fruits are excellent for use as juice recipes.

To enhance flavor in your fresh juices, you can also add spices such as cayenne, cinnamon, pepper and coriander. These ingredients will help to stimulate your metabolism too.

Drinking juices is just one of the steps towards healthy weight loss. A balanced, healthy diet coupled with regular exercises will yield quicker results in achieving your ideal weight. More importantly, you want your weight loss to be sustainable and not be like a yo-yo. What better way to maintain your new found figure than to feed your body with fresh, miracle juices!

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2 Big Reasons Why Fat Burners Like Fiber Are Best For Your Weight Loss Diet Plan

Can You Have Your Cake And Eat It Too?
For most frustrated dieters, the best of both worlds would be if they could find a weight loss diet plan that included lots of delicious foods that acted as fat burners as well as fat blockers - like a double-whammy fat annihilator. Well now you can have such a food - and it comes in the form of our dear old friend known as fiber!

Reason #1 - Fiber Hates Fat  
When you combine high fiber foods with any fat you have eaten, each gram of fiber envelops the fat globules in a web-like structure made up of thousands of fiber strands. These fat globules are then passed through the intestinal tract without being absorbed into the blood stream and later stored as fat in you body. The fiber acts as your body's personal "bodyguard" and escorts the unwanted fat out of your body like a bouncer at nightclub.

Reason #2 - Fiber Causes Your body to Burn More Calories  
It may sound too good to be true, but fiber actually causes your intestinal track to work harder in order to digest it, and your body's metabolism burns up more energy while doing so. Some heavily fibered food can require your body to burn up more calories than the fiber itself actually contains - which in turn creates a deficit of calories.

And where does the body find more calories it needs to digest this fiber?
From your body's already existing stores of fat of course! Each gram of fiber you eat can burn up to 9 calories of your stored fat! Fiber really is some fantastic stuff - And as you can see, it can be the best fat-burner-buddy you could ever have in your weight loss diet plan.

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Fast Weight Loss - A Few Tips on Losing Weight Fast

There are numerous diet plans available online that can help you lose weight fast. Some work fast, some work better than others, some are easier to do and some are painful. There are both the more expensive and less expensive methods. We are going to show you some cheap, PROVEN and easy Ways to lose weight fast.

Drink Lots of water
Water is not only the life saver; it indeed helps in losing weight fast and keeping it off longer term. It is quite possibly the single most important catalyst in losing weight and keeping it off longer term.
A full stomach filled with water acts as an appetite suppressant, saves you from dehydration which can lead to false cravings/hunger. Water helps keep your body healthy and helps metabolize stored fat by helping the kidneys flush out waste.

Eat regularly
Eat 5 times a day and make sure you fuel your body first thing in the morning. This helps you avoid hunger pangs later in the day. Make sure you don't over eat and the total calories consumed are sensible. Remember you over eat, you become fat again.

Eat lots of fiber
Fiber rich foods bulk you up and make you feel fuller for longer. The body can't digest fibers so it simply goes through the body. During the process it cuts calories consumed by attaching to protein and fat that you eat along with it removes that as well. High fiber foods are low in calories. This helps reducing your calorie intake overall. Eat strawberries, apples, figs, chickpeas, potatoes, beans nuts blah blah blah.

Natural weight loss supplements
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Salads For Weight Loss - Three Mistakes You Make With Salads For Weight Loss and How to Fix Them

Do you want to lose weight? Do you want to do that by making salads for weight loss? A lot of people want to lose weight, and they think that the best way to lose weight is by making salads for weight loss and eating them. However, after making salads for a while, they don't lose weight, and then they start wondering what is going on.

There are many mistakes that people make when cooking salads for weight loss. Here are some of the mistakes they make and how to fix them:

Mistake #1: Making The Same Salad Over And Over Again.
When people decide to lose weight, they decide that the only way to do that is by eating salads made of lettuce and nothing else. So, they make salads out of iceberg lettuce, eat them once, get sick of them, and give up on the whole idea.

How to fix it: Eating salads made out of lettuce and nothing else gets really boring really fast. Vary the salads you make.

Mistake #2: Making Salads That Are Not Tasty.
Have you seen these salads that are being served sometimes? It is a big place of lettuce with one lonely tomato slice. Let's face it, these salads are just not tasty - who wants to eat a full plate of lettuce? I am sure that you don't want to do that. And when you think that your salads for weight loss are not tasty, you will just skip them and eat something fattening instead.

How to fix it: Make tasty salads. Seriously, they can be tasty and they can be good for you too! Lettuce has its place in the salad, but you must include something else in it, in order to make the salad tastier. Find salad recipes that you enjoy, and you will see that you can eat tasty salads and lose weight at the same time.

Mistake #3: Using Too Much Salad Dressing.
Here is something else I have seen many people do. They make great salads for weight loss. They include lots of great ingredients into them, such as tomatoes, lettuce, cucumbers, onions, avocados and more. And then, they add half a bottle of a fattening dressing to it. When you add too much dressing to the salad, it is not healthy anymore.

How to fix it: Instead of adding too much fattening salad dressing to the salad, add just a bit. Or, use just olive oil and vinegar to dress the salad.

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Fruits And Nuts - Best Bets For Healthy Snacks!

Obesity is quickly becoming a big dilemma for many people worldwide, especially in western countries. More people are dying from obesity related health problems, such as diabetes and heart attacks, more than ever before! Thankfully, there are a number of ways to reduce these excess fats and the best way is to target the types of foods you consume on a daily basis! Fruits and nuts are great to help you lose weight, and in this article, I am going to share with you some of the very best foods to help you lose weight.

Other than being able to help you lose weight, fruits also contain many essential minerals and vitamins. Also, they do not have any trans-fats or cholesterol, and are cheap to buy by the bulk! Fresh fruits are also usually very sweet and tasty, making it not only great for weight loss purposes, but also very palatable to our taste buds!

Nuts are high in proteins and low in carbohydrates. Similar to fruits, they contain high amounts of fiber, and will aid in making us feel full only with a small amount. This is a good way to control our appetite.

So what are the best fruits and nuts to eat to help us in losing weight?
The first fruit I am going to share with you is apples! They are extremely high in fiber and are crunchy and sweet to the taste. Not only does apple help you keep the doctor away, it also helps you keep the excess fats away!

If you were to work out, bananas are a great food to provide you with energy, but do not contribute to potential fat gains. They are also high in fiber, and are easily absorbed by the body to use as 'fuel' for your exercise routines!

Next, acidic fruits like oranges are useful in helping to increase your metabolism rate, and therefore helping to burn more calories passively.

Some of my favorite nuts to eat to lose weight include unbleached pistachios and baked almonds. Both of them are extremely high in protein content, and low in fats and sodium. These types of nuts serve as fantastic foods to snack on whenever we get food cravings.

Finally, I hope you realize that having occasional craving for snacks is perfectly normal and that there is no need to feel guilty about that. In fact, just remember that the next time you get such a similar craving, just grab a fruit or a handful of healthy nuts and start munching away without worrying about getting fat!

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Lose Weight With Rooibos Tea

Many of us drink hundreds of calories per day through the consumption of coffee, soft drinks, alcohol and sugar-filled tea, you can drink less of high calorie beverages and replace it with rooibos tea, a 100% natural beverage, with no calories or artificial ingredients. This herbal tea has a sweet taste and does not require you to add any sugar.

Many of us don't want to prepare healthy food because we are so lazy and stressed out, and instead we just order a takeaway, this of course will not help you to lose weight, and it's also very unhealthy. If you are that kind of person that craves for junk food because of high stress levels, rooibos tea can help you to dramatically reduce stress, it has a calming effect on the central nervous system and can reduce your cravings for junk food.

There has been some controversy about whether rooibos tea has a natural appetite suppressant, many have said that it does, but it has not been proven by studies. There is however a natural botanical appetite suppressant available: Hoodia Gordonii from South Africa, this powerful plant has been used for centuries to make your brains into thinking that you are full, even if you haven't had anything to eat for some time. So if you want you to, you can mix Hoodia Gordonii with rooibos tea to help you to eat less.

Rooibos tea can help you to fall asleep earlier and also improves the quality of sleep. Getting a large amount of uninterrupted sleep promotes weight loss. Several studies have shown that when we get more sleep (at least 8 hours) we are less hungry and therefore less inclined to eat, it also speeds up metabolism and fat burning. And sleeping more will also get you higher energy levels, allowing you to exercise more.

Rooibos tea is an incredibly unique and powerful natural drink that is consumed worldwide, but by itself it won't lead to a miraculous huge amount of weight loss, rather, this it is a powerful weapon to use alongside your weight loss plan, it will help you to reduce calorie intake, reduce cravings for food, get you more quality sleep and give you more energy. All this will help you to lose weight and will play a major role in a healthier and more sustainable lifestyle that will result in a fitter and a happy you!

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Home Exercises to Lose Weight Quickly - 5 Tips

Exercise is an important part of any weight loss regimen. But with busy schedules, we all want to know which exercises will help us lose the most weight quickly.

Broadly, there are two types of exercises: aerobic and strength training (or anaerobic), and each one contributes differently to weight loss. Aerobic exercise burns fat calories while you are engaged in the exercise itself. On the other hand, strength training primarily contributes to weight loss by helping to increase the speed of your resting metabolic rate (RMR), which is the number of calories your body burns while you are at rest. Your RMR actually increases (i.e., burns more calories) the more muscular your body is because it takes much more energy to maintain muscles than it does to maintain fat.

Important note: remember that muscle weighs more than fat, so some strength training exercises will make you healthier and more attractive while not necessarily contributing to weight loss. But, muscles are a "good" kind of weight and you should aim to build more muscle in order to help keep body fat at bay.

Here are 5 tips for exercises - both aerobic and strength training - you can do at home to lose weight quickly.

Tip #1: Squats: Your buttocks and leg muscles are the largest muscles in your body. Every day in front of the mirror, put your feet at shoulder width while facing forward and squat down-and-up 10-20 times for 2 or 3 sets. This will build your leg and buttock muscles. As you build up strength, try holding 2 or 5 pound dumbbells in your hands while you work out. Be sure to warm up first, and stop if you notice any sharp pain in your knees.

Tip #2: Pushups: Pushups are a form of strength training: during a pushup your arms have to support up to 70% of your body weight. Do 2 or 3 sets of 20 pushups to build arm strength and increase your RMR.

Tip #3: Jumping jacks: Jumping jacks are an excellent whole-body aerobic workout you can do right at home. Do 4 or 5 sets of 20 jumping jacks, or as needed. Hint: if you live in an apartment or stay in a second-story bedroom, be considerate of your neighbors by going outside or doing these in a first story room.

Tip #4: Fast walking: While walking is in itself a great aerobic exercise, fast walking is even better for burning fat. Make sure you really stretch first and warm up with regular walking. Once you start your faster walking pace, try to maintain as much speed as possible for as long as you can. If you get tired, try doing intervals of fast walking followed by short periods of slower walking.

Tip #5: Stepping: Stepping is a great way to get your heart beating and to burn calories. You can use your stairs at home, but for best results I suggest buying specialized stackable step mats and stack them up to at least 15 inches (38 cm). Do 2 to 3 sets of 20 steps each to begin. Even though you may not feel like the stepping is helping, it is! This exercise will not only help you lose weight but will also help shape up your buttocks and legs.

An important element in a strategy to lose weight quickly at home is to do a combination of exercises that build muscles (strength training) while burning fat (aerobic exercises). Start a regimen of most or all of these exercises 2-3 days/week and watch the unhealthy fat melt away.

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The Seven Day Cabbage Soup Diet Recipe and Review

The Cabbage Soup Diet was formulated in the 80's, yet for some it is still popular today. Usually if any of us sticks religiously to any diet which contains very few calories, we shall lose weight. But our bodies are not as simple as this. On a radical low calorie diet like this - is it fat we shall be losing or is it muscle mass? How shall we feel trying to cope with work and daily life on so little calories? So let us review this diet, and find out all the pros and cons.

This diet gained popularity. mainly with word of mouth, when people would tell each other the huge amount of weight lost in such a short period of time. Not only is this very unhealthy but with such a quick weight loss serious side effects can occur. There have been many copy cat diets after this diet was made. If you have a wedding or a big occasion coming up in about ten days, maybe this diet would suit you as you will lose the weight for the event, but to carry on after the ten days is frankly dangerous. Unverified accounts of this diet states that for those about to have heart surgery and a quick weight loss is required, the cabbage soup diet has been recommended.

A positive fact about the diet is that you definitely will lose the weight if you stick exactly to the plan of only eating this soup every day. Also you may eat as much of the soup if you want, so if you are hungry, you may have more soup - so you never have to feel deprived of food inside you. If you are hungry eat more soup otherwise you will break the diet turning to other foods. Obviously the main ingredient of the soup is cabbage. To make the soup palatable a high dosage of salt is used, which is not good for high blood pressure patients.

The following foods are allowed to be added to the cabbage to make the soup:

- 5 green spring onions
- 8 pieces of celery chopped
- 4 carrots (no more)
- a handful of chopped mushrooms
- 2 cubes of beef or chicken bouillon
- 1 tin of whole or chopped tomatoes

Put all of the above in a big cooking pot and bring to the boil adding herbs, seasonings, salt and pepper

On various days one can add either bananas and skimmed milk, or fruit for one day, and meat on another day.

As with most fad diets, this diet is completely lacking in nutrition, it has a dangerously low calorific count and you won't even have the energy to do any exercise! The weight will immediately return the moment you stop this diet.
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How Can Honey and Cinnamon Help Weight Loss?

The recipe for this amazing weight loss tip is very simple.

1. Firstly all you need to do is buy cinnamon powder and honey. If you can get hold of raw honey, that is optimal, but basically any honey will work. The more common forms of cinnamon powder are:
* Ceylon cinnamon
* Indonesian cinnamon
* Cassia cinnamon
Any of these powders are fine.

2. Combine the following ingredients:
* Half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder
* One teaspoon of honey
* Boiling water

3. Preparing the Mixture
This could not be easier. You simply make a paste from the honey and cinnamon. Add the water and cover the cup for about 30 minutes. Stir the mixture with the water and strain it.

4. When the mixture has cooled enough, it is ready to drink! You should take half the mixture before breakfast, and half after your last meal before you go to bed.

I know this sounds absolutely just too good to be true but I and friends of mine have been losing around five to seven pounds a week with this old weight loss tip!

The combination of cinnamon and honey is said to work for a number or reasons. Apparently, according to experts the combination of the two ingredients stops the body from accumulating fat.

Honey is of course also a powerful antioxidant and has many health benefits. It is said that cinnamon has a strong influence on blood sugar and how it is processed, and another nice sideline is that unattractive belly fat is said to react especially well to the properties of the cinnamon.

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9 Easy Tips For How to Drink More Water

OK, you've read all the advice that says you should drink more water. Maybe you've even tried to increase your water intake but didn't quite make it to a fully fledged habit. Check out these easy tips for how to drink more water.

1. Keep a glass or bottle nearby
If you're constantly having to make special trips to get your water then you'll drink less than if it's within easy reach at least most of the time.
If you're not in danger of knocking the glass over and drowning your computer, keep a glass near that. But if you're on the clumsy side of things, a bottle would be more sensible.

2. Sip regularly
It's usually much easier to take regular sips of water than it is to gulp down a whole glass full of the liquid.
Make it a habit to take regular sips of water and you'll be pleasantly surprised at how fast you get through it without feeling that you're enduring punishment.

3. Build up slowly
Most people think that they will be forever visiting the rest room if they slurp down the recommended 8 glasses a day.
That is less likely to happen if you gradually build up your water intake. So if you're not drinking more than a glass or two most days, decide that you're going to increase by, say, an extra glass per day each week. So this week you'd aim for 3 glasses a day, next week 4 glasses and so on.

4. Don't panic if you forget
New habits take time to learn. And that includes drinking more water.
Just because you occasionally don't remember to drink lots of water each day doesn't mean that you've failed. Do it as often as possible.
For instance, my routine is different at weekends and I regularly find that I drink less water than I do on week days. But I keep at it and it works!

5. Migrate your drinking
If you regularly drink soft drinks, tea or coffee than swap some of these for water over the next few weeks.
You'll keep drinking the same quantity of liquid but an increasing amount of it will be water rather than water plus other ingredients.

6. Keep track, especially at first
Until drinking more water becomes second nature it pays to keep a fairly tight track of what you're drinking.
Probably not quite as far as writing down a log, although some people do this, but definitely something as easy a few ticks on a notepad won't hurt.

7. Drink with your meals
In much the same way as waiters will keep your glass topped up with wine or beer, make sure that you have a topped up glass of water with each meal. And actually drink from it, rather than using it as a table decoration.

8. Place a bet
If someone else you know also needs to drink more water then challenge them to see which of you can drink more glasses of water (within reason of course) over the next couple of weeks. That's long enough to make sure that one of you doesn't cheat and just drink gallons for a day or two. It's also long enough for both of you to get in the habit of drinking more water as a matter of course.

9. Make it automatic
If there's almost always a glass of water within arms reach, after a while you'll find yourself automatically reaching out for a sip. Which will serve as a reminder if for any reason you haven't remembered to get your fill of water today.

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Banana Diet - 1 of the Easiest Ways to Lose Weight If You Do it Right

The banana diet is 1 of the best and easiest ways to help boost your weight loss efforts. It appears there are many versions of this diet... and I also have a version of this diet. A lot of the other versions of this diet just seem plain silly and not very practical.

Here's an easy to use version that will give you slow, steady weight loss. This is not an extreme diet like you may think.
You may think that the banana diet consists of eating just bananas all day. Wrong! Obviously that isn't very practical or smart. There is just 1 main rule to this diet and another general rule...

Rule #1: Eat 1-2 bananas before each meal... minimum of 3 times a day.
Very simple, huh? Not much to think about. If you eat, you're going to eat 1-2 bananas before your meal. Practical, easy, healthy, and not much to remember.
Before breakfast, eat 2 bananas. Before lunch, eat 2 bananas. Before dinner, eat 1 banana. So you eat 5 total bananas a day.

Rule #2: Eat whatever you want for meals.
This rule is simple... eat whatever you want, just as long as you eat 2 bananas before breakfast, 2 bananas before lunch, and 1 banana before dinner. Obviously eating healthier than normal would help your weight loss efforts even more, but it's not 100% necessary.

Bonus Rule: You can replace 1 banana with an apple before breakfast and lunch.
As mentioned, you can replace a banana with an apple before breakfast and lunch. This is to help relieve possible boredom. Nothing more.

I honestly don't know how much weight you will lose on this or any other diets that use bananas, however you should notice a steady weight loss. It won't be extremely fast, so if that's what you're looking for... forget the banana diet.

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Does The Sacred Heart Soup Diet Really Work?

Perhaps the hardest part for anybody beginning a diet is that everyone wants to see results very quickly. It is all too easy to become impatient and want the 'quick fix'. But like anything in life, nothing worthwhile is generally easy. This also applies to weight loss. After all, if losing weight were easy, NOBODY would be overweight!

However, there ARE certain diets that can jump start your weight loss goals. And this is where the Sacred Heart soup diet comes in. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet is a diet that has actually been going around for many years. The diet was supposedly thought to come straight from the cardiology department at the Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital in America. It was allegedly used for very obese heart patients. However, like most of these diets - this is nothing but an urban myth. The Sacred Heart Soup Diet has been called a number of different names. For example: the Spokane Heart Diet, the Cleveland Clinic Diet, Sacred Heart Memorial Hospital Diet and the Miami Heart Institute Diet.

Low Calories
The diet doesn't offer many calories but because it fills you up, you are less tempted to eat anything else and indulge yourself in 'naughty' foods! The soup acts as filler, making sure that the dieter does not get hunger pangs or the feeling of starvation. Due to the low number of calories that you are eating, a dieter following the Sacred Heart Soup Diet may experience a few side effects. These can range from feeling a little weak or lightheadedness, but generally most people won't feel too bad and its very easy to stick with because you know it will only last for a short time. The diet should only be followed for a week - it's not meant to be taken as a continuous diet and there should certainly be breaks between using it. But as a fast weight loss program it's unrivalled. Losing weight, like anything else worthwhile in life, takes discipline and perseverance.

I am not going to lie to you like so many others and promise you that it is easy. It's not. But neither is it a monumental mountain to climb - if you apply the right diet program and adopt a positive attitude to your goal. Here is a recipe for the diet. Sacred Heart Soup Diet Recipe Ingredients: 1 or 2 cans of stewed tomatoes 3 plus large green onions 1 large can of beef broth (no fat) 1 pkg. Lipton Soup mix (chicken noodle) 1 bunch of celery 2 cans green beans 2 lbs. Carrots 2 Green Peppers Making the soup Season with parsley, salt, pepper curry, if desired, or bouillon, or even a dash of Worcestershire sauce. Cut the vegetables into small to medium size pieces. Then cover with water. Boil on high heat for 10 minutes. Then redduce heat to a simmer and then continue to cook until vegetables are soft and tender. This soup can be eaten anytime you are feeling hungry.

This will help you to feel full and not be tempted to eat fatening foods. Eat as much as you want, whenever you want. This soup will certainly not add on any pounds! The more you eat, the more you will lose. You could even fill a thermos in the morning and take it to work with you. You can then eat a few bowls during the day and not be tempted by those naughty foods! The Sacred Heart Soup Diet will only work if you follow it exactly.

Instructions:
Make sure you consume at least 4 glasses of water or diet soda per day. You can eat the soup at any time of the day or night.

Sacred Heart Soup Recipe

6 large green
2 green peppers
1 or 2 cans of tomatoes
1 bunch celery
1/2 head cabbage
1 package Lipton Soup Mix 1 or 2 cubes bouillon (not compulsory)
1 48 oz. can V8 Juice (not compulsory)
Season with salt and pepper etc.

Day 1 - Any fruit you would like to eat except bananas.
Day 2 - Any vegetables you want.
Day 3 - Consume as much soup as you wish. Consume plenty of fruits and vegetables.
Day 4 - Up to six bananas, all the skim milk you want.
Day 5 - Ten to twenty ounces of beef, a can of tomatoes, 5 to 8 glasses of water.
Day 6 - All the beef and vegetables you want.
Day 7 - Consume as much unsweetened fruit juices, brown rice and fresh vegetables as you wish. Again, eat at least 1 bowl of soup during today. Don't eat any bread or drink any alcohol, or carbonated drinks.

Incorporating the Sacred Heart Soup diet into your slimming program will help you lose the weight you desire. Be disciplined in your planning and execution, plan out your foods for the week and you will get there. Don't give in to temptation!

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Banana and Milk Diet - A Simple Solution For Weight Loss

Looking to shed a few pounds quickly? Think about the banana and milk diet. This diet may seem like just another fad, but if done correctly, it's actually a great way to lose weight. Critics of the diet claim it's akin to starvation and will not give results long term, which is true if you try to stick to just bananas and milk for too long. But if you don't overdo it and adhere to the following updated version of the diet, then you'll see results and stay healthy.

The banana and milk diet became popular in the 1950s, when doctors and nutritionists first wrote about the dietary value of milk and bananas. For weight loss, these two ingredients provide the body with all the nutrients it needs-potassium, carbohydrates and protein, to name a few. Traditionally, the diet calls for eating only three bananas and three glasses of milk per day for about a week. This traditional regimen will lead to weight loss-at a price. It's unhealthy to limit your caloric intake for such an extended period of time. And with this basic method, it's likely that the weight will come right back after the diet is abandoned.


A modified version of the banana and milk diet is safer and works better in the long run, although pounds will be dropped more slowly. Just follow this daily weight loss diet plan: you eat only bananas and milk for two meals of every day. For the third meal, usually dinner, you can eat whatever you like as long as it fits in a standard-sized coffee mug. Allowing yourself to eat something new for dinner will make the diet more interesting and provide your body with the extra calories and nutrients it needs. But restricting this meal to the size of a coffee mug will keep your portions in control and ensure that your daily caloric intake remains in the weight-loss zone.

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