Weight Loss Articles

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Dallas Dougan @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 11:39 AM

There's a new kind of diet pill available that works by basically putting you on a low carb diet, but without forcing you to give up goodies like french fries and pancakes. It's called a "carb blocker," and it works by blocking the digestion of the carbohydrates in the food you eat. Seeing as how giving up things is what people generally think of when they think of dieting, and giving up carbs is pretty much what a low carb diet is all about, this little diet pill could be a sm... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Sharon James @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 11:27 AM

When it comes to loosing weight, there are several tips that anyone should follow as a means to help them achieve their goal weight. Furthermore, these tips will help you to feel better as well as look better and a good attitude goes a long way when it comes to your personal health. Of the tips that can be offered, one of the more important ones is to increase your consumption of vegetables and fruits. These vegetables as well as fruits contain a large selection of potentially useful vita... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Alan Densky @ Monday, 23rd June 2008 @ 11:01 AM

The South Beach diet plan is among the most popular ways to lose weight today. It is based around lifestyle and diet changes that help you steadily lose weight. By cutting "bad" fats and carbohydrates and having plenty of "good" ones, dieters can take weight off without feeling deprived or sacrificing their health. There are three phases in the South Beach program. During the first stage, dieters can't eat any carbohydrates except for vegetables. Although many foods... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Stephen Campbell @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 8:07 PM

Several men and women crave to drop off one or two pounds. Also, several men and women who gave it a shot have detected that there's no quick fix, magic creams or quick stunts to acquiring a flat tummy. Same goes with every vital aspects of an individual's life. There are just no quick fixes. We have to work our way into any real triumph we want, whether flat tummy or financial freedom. Many men and women are often taken aback to notice that ab-rockers, ab-belts and others won'... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Deborah Hoeve @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 7:57 PM

A little known secret to lose weight and improve your digestive health is to eat foods in the right combination with other foods. It's a technique called Food Combining. In a nutshell, at any one meal, don't combine proteins and carbohydrates/starches. You can eat vegetables with either proteins or carbohydrates. You should eat fruit alone without any other type of food. The reason is the enzymes used to digest proteins and starches require opposite digestive pH leve... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Shaun Cartwright @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 6:12 PM

Many health products use extracts of green tea in their formulation; the antioxidant properties of green tea are renown but there is still much to learn about this unusual herb. Available as liquid extract, regular tea or tablets, green tea diet products are considered to be some of the most effective ways to burn extra calories. In addition to weight loss functions, it can also help slow the signs of aging by helping to speed up the regenerative functions of the cells. Whilst this is an... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Shaun Cartwright @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 6:12 PM

Many health products use extracts of green tea in their formulation; the antioxidant properties of green tea are renown but there is still much to learn about this unusual herb. Available as liquid extract, regular tea or tablets, green tea diet products are considered to be some of the most effective ways to burn extra calories. In addition to weight loss functions, it can also help slow the signs of aging by helping to speed up the regenerative functions of the cells. Whilst this is an... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Shaun Cartwright @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 6:08 PM

Nature seems to have a cure for everything if you can find it with the health benefits of green tea, only just being understood; although primarily known for the benefits it provides as an antioxidant, it has many other positive health properties. Available as liquid extract, regular tea or tablets, green tea diet products are considered to be some of the most effective ways to burn extra calories. Although known more for its weight loss properties, extended use has other beneficial affects by s... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Abi Shaan @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 1:51 PM

If you have been working hard trying to lose tummy fat as quickly as possible, then I suggest you definitely read this article because you are going to learn one or two new things that will help you lose tummy fat faster than you could imagine. Many of you have been trying to lose tummy fat the wrong way. The most obvious ones I have noticed are; 1. Starving yourself just so to make sure you lose weight quickly 2. Doing hours and hours of cardio hoping to burn more and more ... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Abi Shaan @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 1:50 PM

We all like to have girls around. Girls also like to have handsome young men around them. That is a dream for them but becoming handsome is very hard. It's not easy as eating chips. There are certain things you have to give up to get a six pack quick. Nothing much! These are easy stuff. The fact is that Diet and Nutrition plays an 80% role to get a six pack quick. So in this article, I am going to take you by the hand and show you some of the primary changes in diet that can make BIG... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By James Johnson @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 10:04 AM

If you are in the early stages of a weight loss program, you may find a weight loss journal helpful. It can help you track your weight loss from day to day and week to week, along with other information that you may want to note as you move toward your weight loss goal. Use your weight loss journal to keep yourself focused on your goal. Record your weight in the journal each time you weigh yourself and use it to keep track of your daily or weekly exercise. Keeping a weight loss jou... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Sean Tan @ Saturday, 21st June 2008 @ 9:32 AM

Glycemic Index, or GI, has become the new buzzword among health food fanatics. But it is really very fortunate that people are now thinking about something that can really affect their health. We have heard about so many different kinds of diets and dietary techniques, but most of them fall flat on the face when people find that they do not seem to work despite months of sticking to those practices. But the diet based on the GI has proved to be quite effective, and has a strong theory to back it... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Sharon James @ Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 12:55 PM

The concept of a yo-yo diet comes from the common misconception of what a diet is supposed to be. A diet is your daily and habitual regimen for supplying you body with the necessary nutrients needed for the sustainment of life. Many people have misconstrued this over the years to the point that people now mistake it for fasting which is basically eating less food or none at all over a period of time. What happens when you eat less food is a natural biological process. While most people as... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By James Wong @ Friday, 20th June 2008 @ 2:51 AM

Summer is coming up real quick. If you're looking to lose weight before summer hits full blast, here are the top 5 secrets to summer weight loss! 1. Drink plenty of water! This is very important since the weather can sometimes reach unbearable temperatures, which can lead to quick dehydration and sun stroke. You should drink at least 8 large glasses of water a day. The best part about water: no calories, helps curb your appetite, and helps your body digest food easily; perfec... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Deborah Hoeve @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 9:42 PM

Your liver is the most important organ in your body. Without it, you would die within 24 hours. But what does the liver have to do with weight loss? I bet you'll be surprised. One of the primary purposes of the liver is to filter the blood, cleaning out anything that could be toxic to your body. This would include things like pharmaceutical drugs (yes, your body sees those as toxic), undigested foods, alcohol, viruses, bacteria, ingested chemicals (these can enter the body orally... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Robert Bauer @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 12:26 PM

Many dieters turn to diet drinks and sodas while following a weight loss plan. It seems like the right thing to do is to cut back on sugar intake and reduce daily calories. Diet sodas allow you to experience the same great taste as a regular soda, as well as the caffeine high, without getting excess calories. The Truth about Diet Drinks and Sodas Low sugar, sugar free diet plans have people using artificial sweeteners as a sugar alternative. Artificial sweeteners are sweet like sug... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Richard Wooldridge @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 12:17 PM

A friend of mine asked me a few days ago if I knew of any really good diet plans. She made a comment that gave me a good laugh. She said everybody and his dog is looking to lose a little weight! Unfortunately, that is true. I even see a lot of dogs that are too fat! But, I was only concerned with people and what might be a good plan for people to lose weight. So I starting doing a little research on the Internet for ways to lose weight and preferably lose weight fast. Lord!! Are th... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By John Cantu @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 11:40 AM

In today's image obsessed culture, people are consumed by the desire to lose weight. That's just a fact. The only problem is that many people aren't willing to develop the discipline it takes to lose weight. Losing weight takes time, effort and dedication. If you have the vision to succeed, you can get the body you've always wanted. Weight is controlled by two factors: the calories you consume and the calories you burn. As long as you burn more calories than you consum... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By John Cantu @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 11:34 AM

When it comes to weight loss, everyone has their own methods, though no single method is right for everyone. Since every body on this planet is completely different, it may take some experimentation to find the method that works best for you. Remember that fast weight loss isn't always healthy weight loss. The following are a few ideas that may set you on the path to your ideal weight. Some people swear by the standard diet and exercise. Logic says that if you burn more calories than... more...

Fitness » Weight Loss | By Sean Tan @ Thursday, 19th June 2008 @ 11:22 AM

The diet plan has begun making waves in the health and lifestyle world as being one of the most potential diets for weight loss. Many people who have been using low carb diet for a long time and have seen few or no effects of that dietary regimen have now switched over to archive weight loss. However, there are many more benefits of this diet than just weight loss. Below, we see the benefits of a moderated GI diet on weight loss as well as several other health aspects. Type 2 Diabetes Tre... more...