A Guide to Carbohydrates and Weight Loss

By Shane S Stewart

Carbohydrates are nutrients that your body breaks down to create sugar. Like other nutrients, carbohydrates also provide vitamins and minerals. But what does this have to do with losing weight?

Why Does The Body Need Sugar?

The cells in our body use sugar to make energy and your brain runs off of it exclusively for fuel. So, just like gas for your car, carbohydrates keeping the motor running. And while it is also true your body can run off fat and protein for a while, it will eventually need to switch back to carbohydrates, otherwise it will start eating its own muscle for fuel - not a good idea when dieting since it lowers your overall rate at which your body burns calories.

Two Kinds of Fuel

There are two types of carbohydrates: simple and complex. Simple carbohydrates are easily absorbed and provide quick energy to the body. Have you ever reached for a candy bar when you were feeling tired? That's you feeding your body simple carbohydrates to get the boost you needed. More examples of simple carbohydrates are honey, breakfast cereals, breads and biscuits made with white flour, fruit juice, and most crackers.

Complex carbohydrates aren't as quickly digested as your body since they usually contain fibre and as a result, don't cause the spikes in blood sugar. They also carry a lot more nutrients than simple sugars. Some examples of complex carbohydrates include whole grains, fruits, vegetables, and legumes.

There has been a lot of talk about carbohydrates and how they hinder weight loss. To a certain extent that is true - if you eat too many carbs, then your body will end up storing them as fat. In addition, when you continue to go overboard on carbs, you become sluggish, overweight and retain water. But here's the thing: you body needs carbohydrates to fuel your brain, to create red blood cells (a key component of blood) and to repair wounds. So how much is too much?

Recent scientific studies show that daily carbohydrate intake between 100 grams and 150 grams per day is right where you want to be; enough carbs to run your body in a healthy, efficient manner but not get in the way of weight loss. Of course, if you are exercising strenuously on a daily basis, are recovering from illness or surgery, or have other health issues like diabetes, your optimum carbohydrate intake level may be different - and in some case, dramatically different. It's best to check with your doctor to be sure.

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Prasouda Diet: A Lifestyle Change

By Kevin M Wood

There are a lot of dieting choices out on the market today, and I am not sure about you, but I have always struggled with figuring out which one is best for me. About a month ago my wife introduced me to a new diet that she simply referred to as a lifestyle change. She told me the word diet has such a negative stigma to it and that if we thought of this as more of change in the way we live our lives, then we would more than likely stick to it. You know what? She was right. We are exactly one month in to the Prasouda Diet and I couldn't be happier.

The Basics

The basics of the Prasouda Diet are pretty simple and the resulting benefits (weight loss, more energy, and better looking skin) are stellar. The way the diet is broken out is as follows: 10% bread/cereals, 10% oils (olive), 20% meats (fish and chicken mostly but you can occasionally have red), and the rest, 60% is fruit, vegetables, and dairy.

First of all the Prasouda Diet really does not limit what you can and cannot eat. Of course you shouldn't eat excessive amounts of candy, fast food, fried food, or anything along those lines, but that goes for all diets. With the Prasouda, you are more focused on whole, natural food. If you have ever been to the Italy or Greece, think about the things you found on the restaurant menus: fresh pasta, fruit, salads, olive oil, fish, chicken, and wine (you read that right!).

What makes the Prasouda different from a lot of other diets is that you are not limiting yourself from eating anything. You can still have a moderate amount of carbs, red meat, and pork. Your meals become more of an experience then just another dinner. For example, here is what a typical Prasouda dinner would look like:

• Green salad with chicken stripes, croutons and dressing with olive oil, lemon juice, balsamic vinegar, mustard, and a glass of red wine.

Does not sound too bad does it? If you take on the Prasouda diet from the mindset of changing your lifestyle, like my wife and I did, you really will find success with it.

The Results

The results have been astounding. I have more energy now than I can ever remember and that is saying a lot since I have a 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter. My wife has lost 10lbs in the first month alone and her acne has begun to clear up on her back. I have only dropped 3 pounds but my goal is not weight loss. Instead I am trying to firm and tone up through an exercise regime of strength training and running.

The great thing I have seen from the Prasouda Diet is the amount of energy that I now have prior to working out. Before, I would literally have to frag myself to the gym, during lunch, and force myself to run. This resulted in inconsistency and I never really accomplished anything that I set out to achieve. Now that has changed and I owe it all to this diet.

So if you were like me and looking to make a healthy lifestyle change, then look no further. The Prasouda diet is a proven diet that will help you achieve your goals of weight loss, fitness, and wellness.

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Are Hormones stopping you from losing weight?

I can really relate to this. I have had the implant fitted in my arm, and my weight has fluctuated. This doesn't mean that the implant is a bad thing, just that my hormones are not in balance. Hopefully, this information will help you, like it helped me..... Steph

Have You Given Up On Losing Weight?

As a Doctor who has seen many overweight patients, I’ve been witness to their deep-seated frustration. My colleagues and I hear a disturbingly consistent set of complaints and negative self-talk.

Does any of this sound familiar?

• I’m doing everything right and STILL can’t lose the weight.
• I feel hopeless and depressed.
• Not only do I look old, I feel old.
• Go out? I don’t want to go out. I don’t want people to see me.
• I don’t want to buy new clothes. What’s the point?
• I just don’t feel valuable.
• I’m never going to look good again.
• This is out of control! How big will I get?
• What’s WRONG with me?!

Sorry for the dramatization, but it’s hard for me not to respond to the pain and suffering that THEY felt and YOU might be feeling. The kind of pain that makes too many people simply GIVE UP on their dream be being slim and feeling good again.

But, there’s something you need to know BEFORE YOU throw in the towel:

It’s Not You, It’s Your Hormones!

And they’re standing like brick wall between you and your goals.
But I’m here to tell you there’s a way to smash through that wall, lose the weight, and be in control of your life again.

I’m about to reveal some breakthrough tools you can use to literally melt the fat away that has been holding you down for so long. And it’s not what you think.

So let’s get started… Here are:

The 4 Big Reasons Why You’re Not Losing Weight

Fat Burning Barrier #1: Not Enough Adiponectin

Adiponectin is literally the hormone that tells your body to burn fat for fuel. And it’s like your body’s “fat burning torch.”

Multiple studies have shown that the more of this super hormone you have circulating in your bloodstream, the more fat you burn.

And research shows that low levels of adiponectin are associated with a higher incidence of obesity.

According to Dr. Leo Galland, Director of The Foundation for Integrated Medicine,

“A lack of adequate adiponectin is emerging as a significant factor in people’s inability to melt flab and stay slim.”

The frustrating thing about adiponectin is that the more fat you have, the lower your levels – which is why LOSING fat is so darn difficult at the beginning. You need a kick start…

So here are 2 “at home” methods for naturally boosting your adiponectin levels and stoking your fat burning fire:
Adiopnectin Boosting Method #1

• Increase your magnesium intake, either by taking a high quality supplement,
  which is quite inexpensive, or by consuming seeds – pumpkin seeds are great – and green, leafy vegetables like spinach and kale.

Adiopnectin Boosting Method #2

• A much more aggressive approach is to do something called “intermittent fasting,” which has been shown to significantly increase adiponectin levels. This works by fasting one day, and then eating big the next…and so on. While it can work for weight loss, the jury is still out as to whether this is healthy or not. Plus, who wants to live this way?

There’s another solution I will get to later that I think you’ll really appreciate.

Now let’s move on to the hormone that’s keeps you famished and running to the fridge, especially at night, which is the worst possible time to be overeating.

And that’s…

Fat Burning Barrier #2: Too Much Ghrelin

Ghrelin is called the “Hunger Hormone” and, basically, the more ghrelin you have in your system, the hungrier you are.

So if you find yourself fighting cravings and can’t seem to stay away from the fridge after dinner, it’s probably due to elevated ghrelin levels…

And the hard fact is that ghrelin works directly on the hunger center of your brain by activating the brain’s reward response to highly addictive sweet, fatty foods. This increases your food intake at the worst possible time, usually at night, and ultimately makes you gain more weight.

Even worse, it appears ghrelin makes us fatter whether we eat more or not.

You can see now why losing fat is almost impossible with elevated ghrelin levels.

But here’s something you can start doing TONIGHT to lower your ghrelin levels and feel more satisfied tomorrow…

Natural Ghrelin Busting Tip

New research makes it clear that even low levels of sleep deprivation increase your ghrelin levels and lead to more fat being stored in your body.

Most people need between 7-8 hours of sleep.Unfortunately, jacking yourself up in the morning with caffeine or energy drinks is exactly the WRONG thing to do if you want to lose weight, which you’ll see why in just a moment.

But if you thought ghrelin was bad news for your waistline, YOU need to see what’s been dubbed the “Fat Storage Hormone.”

Fat Burning Barrier #3

If you’re overweight, there’s a good chance that you’re experiencing some level of insulin imbalance, resulting in excess glucose, or sugar, in your system.

While this doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re diabetic, it does mean that your body’s insulin, or glucose regulator, becomes less effective at lowering your blood sugars.

The end result is that instead of using the excess sugar to feed your muscles or burning it for energy – most of the carbohydrates you consume get stored as fat.

It’s simple, if you have insulin resistance it makes it virtually impossible to lose fat…

But there’s a surprisingly simple trick to addressing the excess glucose problem, and it just might already be in your kitchen cupboard…

Natural Glucose Reduction Trick

A recent study found that consuming 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar before a high carb meal significantly reduces blood glucose levels for those people with insulin resistance, which is that imbalance I spoke about.

While this might not be appetizing for everyone, the study did say that apple cider vinegar might work as well as prescription drugs at regulating blood sugar.

But even if you do drink your vinegar, you’ll still continue to store additional fat, especially abdominal fat, if you don’t keep this final fat burning barrier at bay…and that’s

Fat Burning Barrier #4: A Cortisol Overload

Your body produces cortisol in response to stress and ramps you up so you can be ready to fight or flee.

This CAN be a good thing in dangerous situations, like if you were to run across a bear while hiking.

But the constant stress we’re all under in today’s hectic, 24/7, crisis-driven world elevates our cortisol levels far beyond what we were originally designed to handle.

The result is a quadruple whammy on your waistline:

#1Excess cortisol increases your cravings for sweets and carbs, which can lead to overeating and constant hunger.

#2Cortisol causes your body to actually BREAK DOWN your muscle tissue for energy. Which is absolutely the worst thing for weight loss since the less muscle you have, the lower your metabolism will be and the more fat you’ll gain.

#3Elevated cortisol levels cause a larger percentage of fat to be stored in the abdominal area. What’s worse is that the more abdominal fat you have, the more cortisol you produce in response to stress, which then causes more abdominal fat to be stored.

#4Finally, recent studies link high cortisol levels to depression in adults and children. And we all know that when you’re depressed, you eat MORE.

It’s like a vicious cycle with no end in sight!

So here are some simple tips you can start using immediately to reduce your cortisol levels naturally:

Natural Stress Relief

First of all, you need to know that caffeine increases cortisol secretion in people undergoing mental stress. For many of us, that’s just about all the time.

Here’s a really good exercise I use with my family that reduces stress fast:

• As you’re sitting there, simply breathe in through your nose and count to four, hold it for 2 seconds.
• Make sure to breathe into your belly- it should expand.
• Then let the air out through your mouth until it’s comfortable – then pause for one second.
• Repeat this 8 times and you’ll reset your stress response… easy!

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Health Benefits of Breakfast And Whole Grain

By Josh Manuel

The health benefits of breakfast has not been taken seriously recently in our society, although we focus quite a bit on steps to remain healthy, we don't take our breakfast into serious consideration. We pay attention to personal hygiene, load up on multivitamins, and also enrol in gym memberships in the hope that we will be motivated to regularly get exercise. But then it turns out that one of the easiest preventative steps we can take can be done at home right at the start of each and every day.

In this article, we find out why breakfast is better in our daily life and the health benefits we derive from such important meal of the day.

As a rule of thumb, eating breakfast every day in the morning is essential to our health. Regularly eating breakfast can assist decrease the risk of insulin resistance syndrome, diabetes or coronary heart disease by 35% to 50% compared to your odds if you skip the morning breakfast meal. In doing this every morning it boils down to the large number of disease prevention just by paying close attention to one important meal of the day. Breakfast is a vital meal... as our mothers always say. It appears mum was right after all.

Now what's the best choice for breakfast that the American Heart Association (AHA) recommends to gain prevention against the above listed diseases? Building a healthier life free from cardiovascular diseases and stroke? A bowl of whole-grain cereal with milk added as part of a balanced breakfast. Let's find out why whole grains are better than refined grains and how to add more whole grains to your diet. The fiber in whole-grain cereals and dairy products help protect against obesity and heart problem by improving blood sugar levels and levels of cholesterol.

LIST OF WHOLE GRAINS

The following, are examples of broadly speaking accepted whole grain foods and flours.

• Oats, including oatmeal
• Barley
• Quinoa
• Buckwheat
• Corn, including whole cornmeal and popcorn
• Rice, both brown rice and colored rice
• Rye
• Teff
• Wild rice
• Triticale
• Millet
• Sorghum (also called milo)
• Wheat, including varieties such as spelt, emmer, farro, einkorn, Kamut®, durum and forms such as bulgur, cracked wheat and wheatberries
• Amaranth

Well then, why shouldn't you wait to have whole grain bread at lunch instead? The answer lies in the concentration of fiber content in whole-grain cereals. Grains, especially whole grains, are an essential part of a healthy diet. All types of grains are good sources of complex carbohydrates and some key vitamins and minerals. Grains are also naturally low in fat. All of this makes grains a healthy option. Better yet, they've been linked to a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers and other health problems. It is extremely hard to match the quality and amount of fiber present in whole-grain cereals with whole-grain bread. The soluble fiber in the cereals is directly associated with reduced risk of cardio disease.

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Speed Up Weight Loss Today

By Mike Hoad

10 Ways to Speed Up Weight Loss

1) Add chilli peppers spice to your meals.

Believe it or not adding chilli to your meals can help you to reduce body weight (body fat). It contains substances that drastically enhance the circulation, thermogenesis (heat production) and oxygen intake. Add this to your meals for a simple but effective way to get lean.

2) Control your carbohydrate meals.

Refined carbohydrates like sugar and white-coloured flour are unfortunately far too common in the modern diet strategy. These 'fast' carbohydrate meals spike blood sugar which in turn produces the storage hormone insulin. Where does the body store these calories? Fat tissue! Cut sugar and white-coloured flour out if you're trying to decrease body-fat.

3) Use fasted cardio

Doing aerobic exercise either in the morning before consuming anything or after your last meal before bed can quickly enhance fat decrease. I often give this to my online health and fitness customers. Aerobics performed before consuming anything forces the body to use fat for energy as muscle glycogen stores are low. This metabolises fat for fuel.

4) Take cold showers

Recent analysis shows that taking cold showers can enhance your metabolism. What you need to remember is as that your body will resist change. When you start any diet strategy your metabolism will slow down. Which indicates you need to trick the metabolism to speed up when you are dieting to speed up body fat decreases. Although not the most pleasant way to do this, a 10 minute cold shower makes the body keep working harder to stay warm and therefore uses up more calories. This method is very effective if you have the guts to try it.

5) Lactate training

The burning sensation when you lift weights is the accumulation of lactic acidity in the muscle tissue. The training increases acidity as a by-product of muscle contractions. This lactate activates the release of HGH which in turn leads to fat decrease. Keep your repetitions slow and be smart with your weight selection if a body fat decrease is your goal.

6) Control fat intake

The health advantages of omega 3 have been well documented. Actually all fats (except trans fats) have a role in the diet. However, when trying to build a physique what you need to keep in mind is your day-to-day fat intake. Fats are higher in calories than carbs or protein. Therefore, do not overeat fats if you want to get lean.

7) Have small feedings

Overeating will cause you to gain fat via a variety of mechanisms. Firstly you eat too many calories for your bodies systems to use so they are stored in body-fat cells. Secondly, these large meals cause a rapid raise in sugar stages which activates the release of huge amounts of the hormone insulin. Insulin can stay raised for a long period after this, meaning that you will keep storing fat not losing fat.

8) Eat frequently

Eating regularly keeps the metabolism fast. You should aim to eat every 2-3 hours. Many people make the mistake of starving themselves to lose fat. This will not work and your body will slow everything down. Keeping the metabolism quick is key to the dieting and frequent feedings are an excellent way to do this.

9) Make resistance training a priority

Many people who aim to reduce body weight (body fat) incorrectly see aerobic workouts as their primary source of exercising. Resistance training actually does a lot more for fat decrease than aerobic work. The truth is 1 lb of muscle equates to 50 calories consumed daily. Therefore, the more muscle you have the easier it is to stay trim. Your metabolism remains elevated for up to 5 hours after resistance work compared with 1 hour after aerobic work. Both my regular and online health and fitness customers are consistently amazed at just how effective proper fat-loss focused weights programmes can be.

10) Consume organic tea

Green tea contains powerful antioxidants that boost feelings, enhance the metabolism and help prevent a variety of diseases. New evidence is emerging that organic green tea can even help people. Research has shown that using a combination of caffeinated drinks and teas burns more calories than the use of caffeinated drinks alone or a placebo. Consume three cups of organic green tea daily to improve your feelings and keep your fat decrease going.

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Why Choose Weight Loss Tablets?

By Simon P

Weight gain is just about the easiest thing you can do in today's world. Lifestyles are crazier than ever, and supermarkets are stuffed with substandard pre-packed food, which should really be called "non-food". I say "non-food" because much of it bears very little resemblance to any foodstuff in it's natural state, and often contains little to no nutritional value. These "food" products are packed to bursting with additives, sugars, fats, you name it. And it doesn't make it any easier when these kinds of products have typically been getting cheaper and cheaper, making them an increasingly more attractive choice for increasingly more cash-strapped families to throw into the shopping cart.

Unfortunately the worst kind of food available, and the highest in calories and unhealthy fats, are often the cheapest. Something is very wrong when you can feed a family much cheaper by going to McDonalds for a one dollar burger, than you can by going to a supermarket and buying fresh vegetables and fruits to prepare a wholesome and healthy meal at home.
Our food choices have set the stage perfectly for an overweight and obese society.

There can also be no doubting that in these busy modern times, people are looking for a quick and easy fix in most areas of their personal life, in the hope of gaining back more time and freedom for themselves. Weight loss is certainly no exception to that rule. In fact "quick and easy weight loss", or similar phrases, are one of the biggest daily online searches today, and the competition in this particular weight loss market is worth billions of dollars each year.

Over the last few years, weight loss tablets in particular have been gaining enormous popularity and enjoying booming sales and high re-order rates. And it's very easy to see why. Many of the latest generation of products offer exactly the kind of quick and easy fix people are looking for. They promise fast and safe weight loss with absolutely no impact on your busy life. All you have to do, is remember to take a pill each morning and you're done. The pills will do the rest! It almost sounds too good to be true.

So is this solution really the magic bullet or the gold at the end of the rainbow? Well, while there can never be any real substitute for healthy eating and exercise to maintain a healthy and slender body, many people simply do not have the time or financial resources for costly gym memberships or the latest fad diets. Many of you likely don't even have the time for exercise period. We are working increasingly longer hours, getting home later and later in the mid-late evening, leaving no time to do anything except eat and play with the kids, and then relax for an hour if you can! Some are not even lucky enough to have a spare hour in their day.

There are also millions of people who are so overweight and fatigued/lethargic from their unhealthy lifestyle choices, that even the thought of beginning an exercise routine can seem impossible. Lack of confidence and having a negative body image is another very large factor preventing overweight or obese people from going anywhere near a gym, for fear of being laughed at or made fun of. The fact is, there are so many reasons why losing weight can be an up-hill struggle before you even begin. So what's the solution? How can you get started easily in the ideal way for you?

Step forward weight loss supplements. Thanks to advances in this area, it's now possible to purchase weight loss tablets online without a prescription, that offer a safe, fast, and easy weight loss by employing a number of tricks. Firstly they turn up your metabolism to increase the rate at which you naturally burn fat, and also trick your brain into thinking that you are full after eating smaller portions of food. In addition, that fuller feeling takes away food cravings between meals. Snacking can often have a huge effect on gaining weight, especially because snack foods are often the worst offenders - potato chips, chocolate, cookies, cakes.

In addition to the above tricks, other special ingredients contained within the tablets break down existing fat deposits and expel them from your body through the passing of stools, and prevent fat from depositing inside your body after eating. It's a full-on attack on your fat.

What can you expect from weight loss tablets? Weight loss supplements vary in potency. Some result in a loss of between 5 and 10 pounds in weeks, and some more than 10 pounds. Some users have lost 20 pounds in 2 months or less. It can vary from person to person, but you will lose weight.

What's the alternative to weight loss tablets? There are a few of course, but most are not so pleasant. Liposuction is very expensive and guarantees nothing. It also doesn't remove as much weight as you can get from a tablet in a short period. After Liposuction there is also no guarantee that you won't out the weight back on, meaning you wasted thousands of dollars and got to stay on hospital for a few days and live with a nice scar!

Having a band fitted on your stomach to shrink it, is only advised for the severely overweight with potentially life threatening obesity.

Are these products safe? Absolutely. They require no Doctors prescription, and available 100% legally online. They contain natural ingredients with no nasty side effects. However, it is advised against taking them if you have a heart condition, are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have a serious illness which you are taking medication for. As with any new supplement, not only weight loss tablets, it is always advised to stay on the side of caution. Always ask your doctor if you are unsure.

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Reaching Your Weight Loss Goals Does Not Have to Be Difficult

By Aloysius Aucoin

There are many people who have a hard time reaching their weight loss goals because they simply have not taken the time to learn how their body works and what they can do to increase their metabolism and lose weight. Everyone knows that diet and exercise are the keys to losing weight. Most people think that they do not have the time to work out and that creating healthy meals takes far too much effort. You can get well and workout regardless of how busy you are, as long as you are willing to be creative.

Eating well often requires food to be easy to access. If you have to spend hours on end preparing a meal, you will not do it. No one has the time to stand over a stove for two hours every night. You may want to cook the meals for your entire week during the weekend. You can make many different healthy meals on one day and then heat them up throughout the week to allow you to have quick and easy meals whenever you want them to help with weight loss.

Another great way to improve your diet is to make sure that you always have snack foods handy. Chips and crackers are often the snack food that people go to when they get hungry. These foods are loaded with carbohydrates, salt, and preservatives that are not good for the body. Keeping handy foods such as peaches, apples, bananas, and grapes on hand will allow you to have a snack whenever you want it, without having to worry about ruining your diet.

Fitting exercise into a busy day can be a bit difficult. Many people make the mistake of assuming that the only way they will reach their weight loss goals is if they workout in the gym for hours on end. They think that expensive machines and equipment is needed to lose weight. That is not the case at all because you can use your body weight to lose weight quickly and easily. There are many exercises that you can do while you are doing something else to allow you to make the most of your day. You can do squats while you are on a business call or folding laundry. You can do calf raises while reading your email. You can make simple changes in the activities you do each day to add exercise into your day, as well. Parking in the furthest parking spot from the door everywhere you go will allow you to add extra steps to your day with ease. Taking the stairs instead of the elevator is another easy way to get more exercise. If you sit down and really think, you will be amazed at how many opportunities you have to work out throughout the day
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Deep And Intelligent Tips Of Weight Loss

By Mohamed Habbari

When we talk about weight loss, the most important thing we should care about is the way we eat; if we have healthy eating habits, we will have the shape we want and the fitness we deserve...

Let's start with the fat burning matter: Why are there some people who eat more than others, but are not fat at all? The answer is the "fat burning process." If you are able to motivate the fat burning process, making it faster and more efficient, then you won't gain extra weight even though you eat more. Yeah, this is possible.

And now we will talk about how we can stimulate the fat burning process. Here's some advice:
1) -Move more; try to be active
2) -Work out at least 30 minutes a day and keep diong this
3) -From the time to time, try going somewhere without your car
4) -Be active all the time:

Examples:
· When you're calling someone on the phone, don't stay seated, but keep walking during the call
· Park your car and walk home
· Always remember that you should be more active

5) Another way that helps fast fat burning is "spicy food", but don't over eat that kind of food, and you know why not.

Now take this great information:
· For a short duration after eating, the fat burning process performance becomes 50% more efficiently than normal

How to use and benefit from this information:
If you normally eat three times a day, make it six... but beware! Don't eat a large amount. The total you eat in three meals, eat in six; this is the concept. And this way you benefit the maximum from the fat burning process.

And I can advise you, to burn more fat you should drink tea and coffee. Just so you know, tea is okay, but don't over-do the coffee; just use for your health!

Another good way to burn fat fast is "Sports Intensity". This way helps you burn fat while exercising and when you finish, after a short duration you will burn more and more, so maybe this last step is the best. So even though it's tough and most people dislike it, you know you have to do it for your health, your shape, your life. Do you deserve it or not?

Now you know what you should do, going on, and be sure that you will lose weight.

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8 Fiber Rich Foods for a Flat Beach Belly

Researchers are doing an amazing job at promoting the importance of fiber intake on a daily basis. It's recommended to consume over 30 grams of fiber per day and the average person is only consuming 9-11 grams of fiber per day. Needless to say, this is not enough.

There are several health benefits associated with the consumption of dietary fiber to include preventing and or treating internal and external hemorrhoids and constipation. Fiber is also known for reducing cholesterol levels. Low cholesterol levels will also decrease the risk of developing certain types of cancer. Fiber is great for helping to manage a healthy body weight.

Diets rich in the right type of fiber will also yield amazing body shaping results as these foods will activate the body to burn fat in the midsection. Fiber stops the conversion of calories into fats, specifically around the tummy. The following are 8 fiber rich foods to help you realize a nice washboard tummy!

Berries, Berries, and more Berries!

Berries are key foods to consume when you are seeking to shed the abdominal fat and will have you well on your way to a strong, washboard tummy.

Berries play a major role in the diet and are known for their wonderful antioxidant. At the same time, berries are absolutely fabulous to help with fiber intake. The fiber per calorie yield is very high when consuming berries. The seeds of the berries are the main source of fiber. Blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, and currants make great additions to a salad, cereals, and cups of yogurt. Consuming the berry treats in a natural, unprocessed form will ensure you receive the most nutrients the berries have to offer.

Veg Out

Eating vegetables has multiple benefits. Vegetables are high in natural fiber content along with other essential nutrients needed to maintain your overall health. Vegetables are also a great source of fiber for babies too.

Vegetables are a great source of cleansing, especially the colon. Your body will eliminate weeks and months of debris stuck to the walls of your colon, which could cause bloating and defeat the opportunity of realizing your ripped tummy goals.

Avocados, tomatoes, and artichokes are excellent, fiber rich vegetables that will also help with flattening the stomach.

Whole Grains

Whole grains are packed to the brim in fiber. The consumption of whole grains is said to help with the reduction of inflammation in the body, which is usually associated with water retention. Whole grains will also help regulate your blood sugar.

Finally, whole grains are a great fiber rich food that will help decrease belly fat. Foods such as whole grain cereals, breads, quinoa, and barley are superb choices.

Go Nutty

Nuts are great fiber rich foods that are also an excellent source of Vitamin E. Nuts are a great source of energy and will keep you feeling satisfied. You will also notice a nice and tight stomach.

Nuts are full of good stuff. The oils in nuts make them a heart healthy treat that you should snack on often. Great nut choices are sunflower seeds (it is baseball and softball season), walnuts, and flax seeds are all excellent choices. Ground flax seeds or in their natural state can be added to breads, smoothies, and other homemade treats.

Bran-tastic

If you want to have a quick and easy way to increase your intake of fiber, bran is the way. Bran is extremely rich in fiber and is a fiber rich breakfast food. Bran can be found in several commonly consumed foods to include your soluble fibers like oat bran and cereal. There's also the insoluble fiber, which is key to the prevention of constipation. Foods such as corn, rice, and wheat bran are great sources of insoluble fiber.

This source of fiber will help to increase the elimination process which is key to decrease opportunities for bloating, thus helping you toward achieve a washboard, flat tummy.

The Magic of Beans

Beans are super rich in fiber in its natural form and an excellent source of protein as well. Beans have a starch resistant component, which is key to fighting the belly bulge. Beans don't absorb in the body like sugars, rather is runs through the system without being digested. As a great source of fiber, beans act like a fiber during the digestive process.

Beans are easily incorporated as you can replace your meat options in comfort foods like chili, soups, and stews with beans. You can also add different types of beans like kidney beans, chickpeas, and more to your salad to add the fiber, belly reducing punch you need.

Edamame Crazy

This Asian inspired excellent source of fiber and protein will have your taste buds jumping for joy and your tummy flatter than ever. This low calorie, low fat treat is derived from the soybean and contains about 9 grams of fiber per serving.

You can get your edamame fix by adding the soybeans to salads, dips, and other easily prepared appetizers.

Peas in a pod

Peas are a tasty treat that can be prepared with great diversity. This is an inexpensive source of fiber. When consumed in its natural form (uncooked) peas will give you a fiber boost of 16.3 grams per cup. Even cooked, you will benefit from approximately 8.8 grams of fiber. These little pearls pack a mean punch in the fiber department.

This food is also very low in calories, easily prepared, and will yield amazing results on the tummy.

Your journey of achieving a flat, washboard tummy is made much easier when tapping into such fiber rich, nutrient packed food options. I know it does not seem easy, but in reality, it is. Fiber is everywhere around you and with increased consumption, you are sure to realize many health and body shaping results. Your body will be summertime ready and your tummy will be ready for showing off. You simply need to learn and understand what foods are high in fiber and your diet will improve, resulting in a sexier you. Make the few simple dietary adjustments and you will be well on your way to walk the most beautiful beaches.

By Christopher Heffron

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Your Guide to Eating Out for Low Carb Diet

By A Steave

Dieting can be stressful if you are constantly worried about which foods you can and can't eat. Eating out while dieting can sometimes be a nightmare. However, eating out on a low carb diet is just the opposite. It is very easy to adapt food from almost any cuisine at any restaurant to suit a low carb way of eating.

Just remembering three things will keep you on track when you eat out:

1. Know what you can eat, and what to avoid!
2. Plan ahead!
3. Stick to your guns!

Eating low carb means you actually have a lot of flexibility with your diet. Knowing which foods to avoid makes it easier to eat out without trying to guess what is acceptable. Great choices to look for when eating out include meats that are not breaded or battered, vegetables, salads, and fish that is not battered. Potatoes are generally off the menu, but why not try extra veggies instead? Consider eating 'outside the box'. If you want a juicy burger, go ahead and have it, without the bun. Replace the fries with carrot sticks to round out your meal. Salads offer unlimited options, as almost any meats and vegetables can be thrown in, and many restaurants offer some type of salad on their menu. Steak and mixed vegetables are always a great choice, and tasty, too!

Perhaps the most overlooked key to successfully eating out on a low carb diet is planning ahead. This simple step can save a lot of stress and worry. You'll already know what you can eat, so the next step is finding out what is on offer at the place you want to eat at. Go online to view menus ahead of time. You can even call the restaurant and ask questions about food preparation and ingredients. This way, you will be armed with the info needed to make good food choices. This step eliminates the stress and worry over what you'll order once you arrive, so you will be able to focus on enjoying your meal!

The most important thing you can do when eating out low carb is to stick to it. Many are tempted by the bread basket, teased by the desert tray, and give in to the pressure to be 'normal'. Maybe you don't want to seem demanding. Whatever the reason, just remember, you deserve to feel healthy and be happy. If it helps, consider your low carb diet the same as anyone that requires a special diet for a medical condition. There will be some foods you just can't eat, but don't be afraid to ask for the ones you can!

With more people choosing to eat low carb, restaurants are adjusting many of their menu items to accommodate. There are lots of great options available if you want to eat out and enjoy low carb foods. Knowing what you can eat, planning ahead, and sticking to it will keep you on track with your low carb diet. Use these simple steps to enjoy eating out on a low carb diet anytime!

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How To Lose Belly Fat With Garcinia Cambogia - Does This 'Miracle Supplement' Really Work?

By Stephanie Kayle

Until recently, people in America were oblivious of the benefits that naturally occur in a native Indian pumpkin-like fruit called Garcinia Cambogia. However, if recent findings and subsequent testimonials are anything to go by, then this small fruit is bound to usher in a new revolution into the world of weight loss. For people struggling to lose belly fat, the timely discovery of this little known fat-loss remedy is of immense value, for sure.

How To Lose Belly Fat With Garcinia Cambogia

The Threat of Belly Fat Is Real

According to a recent survey whose findings were published on the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive Kidney Disease (NIDDK), incidences obesity have recently been on the rise and currently about 35.7% of American youths are overweight. These worrying statistics are perhaps a reflection of the growing need for a new sustainable formula to weight loss in the society. (It seems like other methods applied to deal with weight loss in the past have failed).

Obesity goes hand in hand with belly fat accumulation- a silent life threatening condition. People who gain excess fat around their midsection are at a greater risk of serious health complications, even death, than are people who accumulate fat in other parts of the body.

According to Mayo clinic; regardless of an individual's body weight, having a large mass of fat around the belly increases his/her risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes (type 2) and some types of cancer.

Is Garcinia Cambogia The Long Awaited Solution To Belly Fat?

Researchers in the scientific community have established that Garcinia Cambogia extract can help get rid of belly fat. The good news is that it, unlike other fat loss strategies, requires minimal human input as it's mechanism of working is automatic.

While consuming Garcinia Cambogia extract for belly fat loss, one does not need to do anything extraordinary. Needles to say, starving is not necessary and one does not need to spend endless hours in the gym. One only needs to consume the recommended dosage and watch the results.

There's no question about Garcinia Cambogia's efficacy in leading to sustainable fat loss. In fact, various laboratory and clinical studies clearly show that it does not harbor any negative effects to the user.

How does Garcinia Supplements aid in Belly Fat Loss?

The most significant ingredient in this super food is Hydroxycitric Acid (HCA). HCA works in two ways, it suppresses the creation of fat while at the same time suppresses an individual's appetite. Through this duo-combination, GC delivers what many people term as pure magic - fast, stress-free, all-natural and sustainable fat loss.

Other of its effects that lead to faster belly fat loss include: its ability to boost energy levels, its benefits on the immune system and its "stress-relieving" properties.

If a person is not suffering from any underlying health condition, this natural answer to weight loss will be perfectly fine for him to get rid of excess fat around the midsection naturally.

Discover how to lose belly fat with garcinia cambogia in the next 30 days without diet or exercise. Research has shown that by taking this supplement you can drop up to 10lbs in 30 days, increase muscle mass, boost your metabolism simply by taking one tablet 30 minutes before meals. 

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Fast Weight Loss With Green Coffee Beans - My Success

By Sarah Jeanne

Scientific evidence

These amazing findings were based on extensive scientific studies showing unanimous results. 16 overweight volunteers were supplemented with Green Coffee Bean Extract without changing their eating habits or exercise routine.

It has been reported that participants lost an average of 17 pounds over a period of 22 weeks and reduced their overall body weight by 10.5% and most importantly 16% of their overall body fat!

No wonder, nutritionists, doctors and patients alike are embracing Green Coffee Bean Extract as an efficient alternative weight loss supplement due to its natural ability to burn fat fast without dieting or exercising. And it works!

How does it all work?

Considering that the liver plays a major role in keeping your weight under control by regulating fat metabolism and also pumping excessive fat out through the bile and into the small intestines, it is both a "fat burning" and a "fat pumping" organ.

Weight gain can then be explained by first an excess amount of glucose in the body automatically converted into fat and second a low-fat metabolism from the liver which results in storing fat.

To that effect, the two positive actions of Chlorogenic Acid are to inhibit the release of glucose in the body thereby stopping the body from storing more fat and to increase metabolism in the liver.

With this explanation in mind, it is virtually impossible for the body to store fat let alone reproducing it. The body is now running at full speed.

Unfortunately, drinking a daily cup of coffee will not give the same effect since these Green Coffee Beans have been through a roasting process causing the destruction of their primary fat-burning and anti-oxidant component, Chlorogenic Acid.

My success with Green Coffee Bean Extract

In the past, I followed a few diets that worked but the weight kept coming back either because of their advert reactions or were simply too boring to carry on with.

Yet, what I found appealing about Green Coffee Bean Extract is the fact that it can burn fat fast and effortlessly. So I gave it a try.

Regarding my weight loss, I noticed a difference within three days. After a week, my appetite decreased significantly.

Also, I no longer felt the need to snack as often as I used to and selected my food accordingly. My cravings for sugar disappeared completely.

I was recently diagnosed with symptomatic acidity sensitivity which caused my stomach to bloat and hurt. In the long run the condition worsened and I had no other choice than to stop taking all medication.

Interestingly, things changed after taking this extract. Not only all these discomforts went but my digestion became normal. What a relief after five years of struggle.

I now enjoy a more restful sleep and wake up feeling great. Since my energy levels increased so my confidence particularly with my new found flat stomach.

I will definitely carry on taking this supplement until I reach my ideal weight as well as using it as a long-term maintenance for my general health.

My useful tips towards a healthier lifestyle:

• Drink plenty of water. Your body will thank you for it.
• For sugar intake use Stevia. Found in any fine supermarkets in powder form, this sweet leaf comes from a tree in Mexico and contain no calories at all. Add it to your cup of tea or coffee, you'll feel lighter.
• Snack on unsalted nuts. Their draining properties remain. Full of proteins, they satisfy hunger quickly.
• Fruits and vegetables. Your best friends to ease digestion as they are rich in fibre.
• Dance wild. Put the music sound on and shake your body as if you were a child again.
• Swimming. If there is a pool nearby, just dive in as if you were a dolphin in the sea. Think of nothing else, water is a stress reliever.
• Walking keeps your mind sharp and your spirit alive. Why not walk up the stairs instead of taking the lift or go for a walk in the park? Just find excuses to walk.

In my opinion, losing weight is a life changing experience worth fighting for. Considering the amazing benefits of Green Coffee Bean Extract on weight control, cardiovascular health, blood pressure, healthy blood sugar levels and overall health, this extract can be the ideal supplement towards your successful weight loss journey and your overall health.

Green Coffee Bean Extract has no side effects unlike other weight loss pills.
However, if you are pregnant, breast feeding or having an allergic reaction to coffee or caffeine, avoid taking this extract.

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