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The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life

2009-12-11T08:38:00.001-08:00

The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life Review

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Book Description
Five years ago, with the publication of The South Beach Diet, renowned Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston set out to change the way America eats. Now he has an even more ambitious goal: to change the way America lives by helping Americans become fitter as well as thinner and healthierfor life. In the all-new The South Beach Diet Supercharged, Dr. Agatston shows you how to rev up your metabolism and lose weight faster while following the proven healthy eating principles of the original diet: choose good carbs, good fats, lean protein, and low-fat dairy. Collaborating with Dr. Joseph Signorile, a professor of exercise physiology at the University of Miami, Dr. Agatston presents a cutting-edge, three-phase workout that perfectly complements the three phases of the diet itself. Based on the latest exercise science, this ease-into-it fitness program combines low- and high-intensity interval exercise (with a focus on walking) and functional core body-toning exercises. The result: you'll look fitter and you'll burn more fat and calories all day--even at rest. Also included is the latest nutritional research on how specific foods high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and a host of phytonutrients help keep you healthy; new and expanded lists of Foods to Enjoy; taste-tempting Meal Plans for phases 1 and 2; and dozens of easy-to-prepare new recipes, including Eggs Frijoles, Chock-Full-of-Veggies Chili, Roasted Tomato Soup, Homestyle Turkey Meatloaf, and South Beach Diet Tiramisu. In every chapter you'll find inspiring success stories from real-life South Beach dieters and plenty of effective weight loss tips. And as an added bonus, Dr. Agatston answers the questions you've most often asked him about the diet since the original book was published.

Before and After The South Beach Diet Supercharged

After 6 weeks, Allison Brady, age 37, lost 12 pounds and 12 1/4 inches--6 inches in her belly alone! Allison also reduced her blood cholesterol levels by 45 points.
(Photos by Jeffrey Salter for Redux)

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After

Dr. Agatston Answers Frequently Asked Questions about South Beach Dieting

I'm doing so well on Phase 1. Why can't I stay on it indefinitely?

There are two types of people on the South Beach Diet: those who cannot wait to start Phase 2 and those who never want to see Phase 1 end.

Why are some people so enamored with Phase 1? The reason is that it's simple and to the point. You don't have to do a lot of thinking about food choices. You're basically eating lean protein, high-fiber legumes, low-fat dairy, good fats (including some nuts), and plenty of vegetables. Those highly processed refined carbs that were your downfall are out of sight and, within a few days, out of mind (at least for most people). You're encouraged to eat until you're full and snack before you get hungry. And every time you step on the scale, you get a big grin on your face because those unwanted pounds and fat are just melting away. So it's not surprising to me that Phase 1 fans often ask, "If I'm doing so well on Phase 1, why do I have to move on to Phase 2?" Phase 1 is not meant to be a long-term eating plan. Its dual goals are to jump-start weight loss for people who have 10 or more pounds to lose (thus providing immediate positive reinforcement) and to control swings in blood sugar and eliminate cravings for sugar and refined starches. Phase 1 can also have a positive effect on sugar in people with pre-diabetes. In just 2 weeks, you should have achieved these two goals and be ready to move on.

Once your sugar and cravings are under control, there's a key reason to go on to Phase 2: we don't want you to miss out on the myriad vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients that come from reintroducing whole fruits and whole grains to your diet, not to mention the added fiber. These foods contain thousands of phytochemicals that protect your body against a host of diseases, including heart disease and cancer. If you were to continue indefinitely on Phase 1 and deny yourself these foods, you would not be learning how to make good food choices in the real world. More importantly, you'd be missing out on some of the best medicine nature has to offer.

In addition, if you were to continue with the smaller palette of foods recommended on Phase 1, your diet would get dull over the long haul. And once you're bored, you're much more likely to revert to your old eating habits. For the diet to truly become a lifestyle--one that allows you to sustain weight loss and garner all the related health benefits--there has to be variety and satisfaction in your eating plan. That's another reason why we move you on to Phase 2 so quickly.

Remember, it may take you longer to lose weight by following the three phases of our diet. But the chances of keeping that weight off are far better.

Can I still eat as much protein now that I'm eating more carbohydrates on Phase 2?

As you know, on the South Beach Diet, we don't expect you to count grams of protein or weigh your food on any phase. Now that you're gradually adding satisfying high-fiber whole grains and fruits to your diet on Phase 2, you'll naturally be less hungry, and the amount of lean protein you require to feel full will no doubt be less than you were eating on Phase 1. That said, I encourage you to eat some protein--fish or shellfish, lean beef or pork, white meat chicken or turkey, or soy protein, for example--along with these good carbs at most meals.

Protein helps slow down the digestion of carbohydrates, which means that your body will make less insulin, your sugar swings will be reduced, and you won't crave more food in between meals. I also urge you to eat slowly, savor your food, and really enjoy the variety of foods you'll introduce on Phase 2. If you do this, your focus will no longer be on how much protein you can have because you'll never be hungry. Another tip: Once you're satisfied, push your chair away from the table. It's fine to leave some food on your plate at the end of a meal.

Can I really eat anything I want on Phase 3?

If you're talking about dessert as an occasional treat, of course. On Phase 3, we don't regulate what you can eat. Yes, you can finally have that small bowl of ice cream or a small piece of chocolate cake or the white bagel that you couldn't have before. But you shouldn't do it too often, and you should continue to watch amounts on desserts. Phase 3 isn't about abandoning the good principles of the diet and suddenly resuming your old eating habits. It's about continuing to make smart, healthy food choices--for life. If you follow the principles of the diet most of the time, we expect you to enjoy anything you want now and then.

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The South Beach Diet Supercharged: Faster Weight Loss and Better Health for Life Specifications

Five years ago, with the publication of The South Beach Diet, renowned Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston set out to change the way America eats. Now he has an even more ambitious goal: to change the way America lives by helping Americans become fitter as well as thinner and healthier . . . for life.

In the all-new The South Beach Diet Supercharged, Dr. Agatston shows you how to rev up your metabolism and lose weight faster while following the proven healthy eating principles of the original diet: choose good carbs, good fats, lean protein, and low-fat dairy. Collaborating with Dr. Joseph Signorile, a professor of exercise physiology at the University of Miami, Dr. Agatston presents a cutting-edge, three-phase workout that perfectly complements the three phases of the diet itself. Based on the latest exercise science, this ease-into-it fitness program combines low- and high-intensity interval exercise (with a focus on walking) and functional core body-toning exercises. The result: You'll look fitter and you'll burn more fat and calories all dayâeven at rest.

Also included is the latest nutritional research on how specific foods high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and a host of phytonutrients help keep you healthy; new and expanded lists of Foods to Enjoy; taste-tempting Meal Plans for phases 1 and 2; and dozens of easy-to-prepare new recipes, including Eggs Frijoles, Chock-Full-of-Veggies Chili, Roasted Tomato Soup, Homestyle Turkey Meatloaf, and South Beach Diet Tiramisu. In every chapter you'll find inspiring success stories from real-life South Beach dieters and plenty of effective weight loss tips. And as an added bonus, Dr. Agatston answers the questions you've most often asked him about the diet since the original book was published.

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Customer Reviews

GOOD BOOK - Mama Carla - Huntley, IL
Book came in excellent shape......very good reading. Would order from here again....have several times already.

getting started - Jean E. Powell -
I haven't read through or did the diet, but as glancing through this book I can see lots or great receipes that I know I will love to try, which means I will stick to the diet. it seems very easy to to, just follow everything. I have tried many diets and this one seems to show the best way. I say to anyone who wants to lose weight, this way is the healthy way

Supposed to ship in 2 days; order cancelled after 20 days; account was credited.dited, BFD!! - Noby N. Ikeda -
If vendor does not really have item to ship to customer, he needs to be upfront. Not have customer wait 20 days for item to arrive; to find out that customer had not received item, and then credit customer. There was no apology or information given as to why the item was not shipped. I obviously cannot review item, but I can review customer service; it STINKS.

Worth it - DSmith - NE, USA
I wanted a diet that I could really follow... the south beach plan works. I'm in my 3rd week and 8lbs smaller... liked the supercharged version

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The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat

2009-12-01T20:53:00.001-08:00

The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat Review

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The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat Overview

According to author Loren Cordain, modern health and diet problems didn't start with the advent of packaged snack food, but much earlier--back at the dawn of the agricultural age many thousands of years ago. As humans became less nomadic and more dependent on high-carbohydrate diets, we left behind the diet we had evolved with, which is based on low-fat proteins and plenty of fruits and vegetables. Sugars, fats, and carbs were rare, if they were present at all, and survival required a steady, if low-key, level of activity.

Cordain's book The Paleo Diet blends medical research with a healthy sprinkle of individual anecdotes, practical tips, and recipes designed to make his suggestions into a sustainable lifestyle, rather than a simple month-long diet; he even includes cooking recommendations and nationwide sources for wild game.

Claims of improving diseases from diabetes to acne to polycystic ovary disease may be a little overstated, but in general the advice seems sound. Can any of us really go wrong by adding lots more vegetables and fruits to our daily regimen? One recommendation on safe tanning with a gradual reduction in sunscreen is surprising and not much detail is provided for safety issues that can accompany increased sun exposure. Still, Cordain's assertions have helped many people, and could provide exactly the changes you've been looking for to improve your health. --Jill Lightner

The Paleo Diet: Lose Weight and Get Healthy by Eating the Food You Were Designed to Eat Specifications

"We can't recommend The Paleo Diet highly enough!"
- Michael and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
authors of Protein Power

"The Paleo Diet is at once revolutionary and intuitive. . . . Its prescription provides without a doubt the most nutritious diet on the planet."
-Jennie Brand-Miller, Ph.D., coauthor of the bestselling The Glucose Revolution and The Glucose Revolution Life Plan

"Filled with delicious recipes and meal plans, The Paleo Diet will open your eyes, trim your waistline, and improve your overall health."
-Michael R. Eades, M.D., and Mary Dan Eades, M.D.
authors of The 30-Day Low-Carb Diet Solution and coauthors of The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook

"Finally, someone has figured out the best diet for people-a modern version of the diet the human race grew up eating. Dr. Loren Cordain's easy-to-follow diet plan cuts right to the chase."
-Jack Challem, coauthor of Syndrome X: The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Insulin Resistance

Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet you were designed to eat. If you want to lose weight-up to 75 pounds in six months-or if you want to attain optimal health, The Paleo Diet will do wonders for you. The world's leading expert on Paleolithic (Stone Age) nutrition, Dr. Loren Cordain demonstrates how, by eating all the lean meats and fish, fresh fruits, and nonstarchy vegetables you want, you can lose weight and prevent and treat heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, Syndrome X, and many other illnesses. Over 100 delicious Paleo recipes provide enough flavor and variety to satisfy anyone, and the six weeks of Paleo meal plans get you started on a healthy and enjoyable new way of eating. Start reading and following The Paleo Diet today and eat your way to weight loss, weight control, increased energy, and lifelong health-while enjoying every delicious bite.

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Customer Reviews

A life-changer - Sapote -
This is a life-changer.

I've been on it for 3 months, have lost 21 lbs, decades of IBS symptoms have vanished, and I'm not hungry or tortured by cravings. I'm a very experienced yoyo dieter so trust me, I know about the visions of cake that can dance through one's head. For the first time in my dieting life, I am completely satisfied--and weight is falling off. It doesn't get any better than that.

Facts vs. Fiction - char - Florida
Fact: Paleo Man didn't drink diet soda. This is the first thing that turned me off about this book. Here Cordain, a big advocate of non-processed foods, states in his rules processed foods are not to be consumed, and then lists diet soda in his meal plans. Technically I guess diet soda isn't food. I'm also thinking warm beverages "teas" made with various plants were consumed during Paleolithic times, yet tea and coffee (caffeine) is banned. Tea and coffee actually are far less processed than diet soda. (note - I do not consume coffee/caffeine, so I'm not saying this out of personal preference).

Fact: Paleo Man did eat legumes and grains. From my anthropology classes I remember evidence of digging tools for gathering roots and tubers. They have grinding tools for grinding the grains they gathered. Evidence of grains and legumes has been found in petrified feces.

Fact: Game was scarce at times, unavailable. Granted he states some of the above foods were eaten during hard times, but what evidence that they were only eaten occasionally? During times of scarcity, grains, seeds and roots may have been the only food available.

In general the best advice in this book is to eat non-processed whole foods. It is limiting otherwise. Yes, you will lose weight, and if you eat the typical American diet, you will regain some health. Cordain eliminates calorie dense, nutrient deficient foods. Kudos for saying no to refined sugars and grains. But it is far too limiting by banning many healthful foods, and promoting huge amounts of animal flesh. I haven't finished the whole book, but would point out too that Paleolithic man didn't inject game with hormones and antibiotics. I'm hoping he does advocate organic animal protein. Also, the environmental consequences of modern animal (and plant) farming are neglected so far. Maybe this is to come later in the book.

Exactly what I have been looking for - Eating the way my body was designed for! - Renae White - Alabama
Finally, getting back to reality when it comes to eating the way our bodies are wired for. Tired of "diets" and tired of the hustle and bustle of everyday life - eating foods that can cause our bodies to actually work against us with different problems and diseases. The concept is simple, doable and reminds you over and over that this will take time. Not a "Get thin or healthy quick plan" BUT a LIFE PLAN on how to heal your body and eat for longer life and better health.....and a better body!

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What Is The Nutri System Diet?

2009-11-24T22:48:00.001-08:00

Weight loss is a multi-billion dollar industry. Through constant research conducted by companies, and doctors, many diets are very effective, and can be used no matter what lifestyle a person leads. There are now millions of different options available for the different needs, and habits of each dieter.

It goes without saying that the Nutri System diet would have to be one of the most flexible and easy to use diets for effective weight-loss around. This is simply because it takes the guess work out of dieting, by educating dieters on what they need to do to lead a healthier lifestyle, and providing pre-packaged prepared meals for each day.

How Does The Nutri System Diet Work?

The plan is unique in the way it takes into account each individual on the diet, and calculates things such as age, height, weight and gender of the person to provide the best possible chance at weight loss. It works on a low fat diet plan, but it does not starve the body of essential fat intake, or much needed carbohydrates.

Carbohydrate intake is based on the glycemic index, and provides a healthy source of carbohydrates, and a lowered fat intake to promote weight loss. By using this approach, the person on the diet notices a reasonably quick reduction in weight without losing energy, or feeling irritable.

What makes this weight loss program very simple for the dieter is that the plan does not require the person to count calories, or prepare their meals according to a plan. This type of diet is especially beneficial for those who lead a busy lifestyle, multi task, or would prefer to depend on others to plan their meals, and calculate the proper amount of food intake needed to lose weight, and stay healthy. Many people who want to control their tendency to over eat can also benefit from having prepared meal portions.

Basically, the Nutri System diet plan is a balanced diet calculated individually for each person using it, and the correct amount of food intake that will speed up the process of weight loss is already provided. Providing pre-packaged meals, prepared for the individual, makes sure that the correct amounts of food are eaten, as well as the correct types of foods to promote weight loss.

This eating plan works by following a basic guide of providing around 60% of carbohydrates, with the avoidance of carbohydrates that contain high amounts of starches in them, 20% protein, and 20% fats.

Pros And Cons Of The Nutri System Diet

Like any diet, there are always pros and cons. One of the two major cons of the diet would have to be the dependency that the person on the plan has when they are using pre-prepared meals rather than being educated on how to prepare a healthy meal. Another con is the cost to participate in the program, as the food, and preparation from the company can be costly.

Some people may not be able to afford to use this diet plan, or may feel that the dependency on the pre-prepared meals is a bad thing. However, there are others that favor this method of dieting as they do not have to follow a weight loss regimen, count their calorie intake, or even prepare their own meals, since the food needed for each day is already prepared, and ready to be eaten.

The diet teaches the dieter to control their hunger, and educates the person on what is an appropriate amount of food needed for each meal to stay healthy, and lose weight. Those using it are also given a weekly counseling, teaching the person how to exercise to complement their weight loss efforts, and how each person's calorie intake is calculated, depending on the individual's needs.

Although the person following this method of losing pounds can become dependent on the pre-packaged meals, they are also educated on how to maintain their weight long-term afterwards. By using the skills taught in the weekly training course, those on the diet plan can learn how to control their weight after they have reached their desired weight goal, by preparing their own meals based on their unique calculations.

This weight loss diet is not for everyone. Although, for the right people who are looking for already prepared meals, and quick healthy weight loss, the Nutri System diet plan is a very effective way to lose unwanted weight, and gain a new lifestyle.

Ken Black is a writer and owner of the Weight Loss Discovery website. Visit us today to learn more about Weight Loss Programs and much more.

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition

2009-11-24T22:46:00.001-08:00

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition Review

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Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition Overview

Designed to catapult your body into a state of fat meltdown, Dr. Atkins's diet has taken America by storm. It targets insulin, the hormone that regulates blood sugar levels. The bodies of most overeaters are continually in a state of hyperinsulinism; their bodies are so adept at releasing insulin to help convert excess carbohydrates to fat that there's always too much of the hormone circulating through the body. This puts the body into a bind; it always wants to store fat. Even when people with hyperinsulinism try to lose weight--especially when they cut fat but increase carbohydrate consumption--their efforts will fail. This is why Dr. Atkins refers to insulin as "the fat-producing hormone."

Dr. Atkins's diet is extremely low in carbohydrates, which helps to regulate insulin production and decrease circulating insulin; less insulin soon results in less fat storage and fewer food cravings. The diet is far from torturous, though--those who've tried it attest that hunger is not a part of this plan. Ninety percent of Dr. Atkins's patients--more than 25,000 of them--have experienced dramatic weight loss. The book includes recipes for such luscious, low-carb dishes as lobster soup, zabaglione, sea bass, and blueberry ice cream, and even includes a carbohydrate gram counter and menus.

Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, Revised Edition Specifications

This new addition contains the basic diet and is enhanced by new explanations of the underlying theories. There are seven new chapters.

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Customer Reviews

going going gone - B. Hall -
what a book great info and you will lose weight if you stick to it . so get your copy now

excellent condition - Lorraine Curtis - North Carolina
I love the diet. The book arrived in very good condition, though it seemed to take a long time. I guess that could be attributed to the postal service.

Atkins - Monica Delehanty -
This turned out to be a paperback version of the original 1992 edition, nothing 'revised' about it. It's in the pile for the yard sale. I'd borrowed a much more recent version, the one pictured, from the library and wanted my own copy. Worth a penny, yes. Too bad about the .99 shipping.

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Diet Program Review: Zone Diet

2009-08-26T18:58:00.000-07:00

Many people opt to lose weight by using the zone diet. This diet is different from diets such as Atkins and south beach diet because of the fact that Zone emphasizes a ratio which consists of the three main nutrients (carbs, proteins, fats). Is this diet the one you want to follow or is it just another fad diet that will disappear after another year or so?

The basis for the zone diet is that if a person eats the right amount of carbs, proteins, and fats, then the person will improve their health drastically. This diet calls for a ratio of 40/30/30 (carbs, proteins, fats) because certain hormones will be balanced to give you the body of your dreams. The founder of this diet, Ph.

D Barry Sears states, "The American public is overweight due to a high intake of carbohydrates, and that this style of eating causes an overproduction of insulin. The solution is to eat a lower carb, higher protein, and moderate fat diet to balance these hormones within the preferred zone." So how does the zone diet compare with other diets? The zone diet is quick to point out that this diet works primarily because of its low calories, not their magic ratio of macronutrients. This diet does not prohibit any foods, but restricts foods that are high in fat and carbs such as starches, grains, and pastas. Other diets either emphasize a low carb or low fat option, the zone diet simply uses both nutrients, just in a smaller percentage. This diet is actually not bad compared to some of the lower carb diets available. The zone diet does have its weak areas considering some of the recipes are full of nutritional misinformation. Another problem Zone has is that it suggests impractical food combinations such as beer and cottage cheese in one meal. Despite these prolems, go ahead and try Zone for yourself and find out if it works for you. Until next time, later.

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How To Manage The Important Pre-Diet Diet

2009-08-24T12:19:00.000-07:00

Suddenly starting a diet can be a substantial shock to the system and considerably reduce your chances of success. Get it right first time by creating a Pre-Diet diet to get used to healthy eating and diet ideas then, when the day comes to start, you will sail smoothly into your diet and never look back.

Dieting can be a considerable shock to the system, especially if this is a first time, and that is why many people never get past the first week. To help prepare you and your body here are five quick and easy tips to get you ready to take on a diet.

Try them for a month and at the end of the month get ready to start your diet. The tips will suit most diets but are not suitable for a low carb 'Atkins' or 'South Beach' type diet.

BreakfastThis is the most important tip, eat something for breakfast and it is better if the breakfast is a good one. Most diets insist on a proper breakfast and so it is a habit you will need to get into.

If you already have a breakfast then check the diet, make any changes and just carry on. If you have not chosen your diet yet, just have a bowl of cereal and a glass of juice or, if you want something more substantial, try grilled bacon and reduced-sugar baked beans on wholemeal toast.

If you read that and thought: "No, I've tried breakfast and it's just not for me," make a slight concession and eat a banana first thing and maybe have a cup of tea. Bananas are easy to eat, highly nutritious and will usually make you hungry soon after eating. The most important thing is that it is a start and you will soon find that you are ready for food in the morning.

Five-a-dayYou know the recommendation, we should all eat five portions of fruit and vegetables a day but five portions is a minimum. If you don't eat this much already (or if you don't know how much you eat) this can sound a lot but try and get up to speed with this as soon as you can.

When you are there, or if you already eat this much, try to increase this to seven or more portions.

To help you, you can take advantage of the tremendous snackability of most fruit. They are tasty, fun and quick to prepare, so keep some fruit ready to eat in the fridge so that they are the first thing you see as you open the door.

As well as this, have a bowl of dried fruit not too far away, as I do, for a tasty snack and, for top health, add a few nuts to the fruit.

Most diets (but not Atkins style low-carb diets) recommend large amounts of fruit and vegetables and it is sometimes hard to suddenly subject your body to this so increasing vegetables like this will help prepare your body for most diets.

The whole of the grainYou have heard it all before: throw out the white and only eat brown! So eat plenty of wholemeal rice, wholemeal pasta, wholemeal bread and brown potatoes.

Brown potatoes? Yes, that is my name for potatoes cooked with their skin because a lot of nutrient is trapped just below the skin and peeling tends to remove it.

Don't worry, by the way, if you have heard that wholegrains are fattening. What is fattening is eating too many calories, wholemeal food in a diet is highly nutritious and an important staple.

If you are not sure how much to serve, try covering a third of the plate with pasta or rice or potatoes and leaving a third (plus a little) for vegetables and whatever is left for chicken or fish.

Don't be a sweetieYes, it is hard to cut down on sweet things but we all know that they are loaded to the hilt with calories so you will have to make an effort. All diets (Atkins's diets included) will not let you eat candies and chocolate and a whole host of other things so now is the time to get your body used to not eating sugar.

In fact, reducing sugar intake is a good thing to do whether you are on a diet or not but if you are one of those people who simply cannot resist something sweet and if you know that this is your downfall then you will have to be drastic.

Giving up sugar is easy, simply choose a day next week and on that day stop eating anything that contains sugar and make it a decision for life. I know it sounds hard but if you are serious you can do it and your body will thank you for it for the rest of your life.

Change the main courseOK, this is the main recommendation, change your main course for something that is healthy. Of course, this is easy to say but I know it is a lot harder to do so make the change a gradual process.

To drive the point home, stop a minute and think, or jot on a piece of paper, what you normally eat in a week or what you ate last week.

Your goal is to change your diet so that you reduce the processed meals to a minimum and put in their place either fish or chicken or a vegetable option.

Changing what you consider to be the main part of the meal is not easy because you can feel very lost but it is an important change.

Both fish and chicken (without the skin) make delicious meals and both will run rings around normal processed food for health so see what you can do.

Your ultimate goal is to be ready to eat the food that your diet recommends so try using one or two of the suggested meals in place of your normal meal. If you have not yet chosen, have a look at a few diet books or articles and get some idea of main courses and begin with these.

This is also useful since it gives you an idea of the cost of your diet.

Once you have done all this and put these tips in place for a month you will be ready to start your diet and the change to diet food will not be so great. Not only will you be on more familiar ground but your chances of making a success of the diet will be all the greater.

About the Author
Mike Taperell is a nutritionist, researcher and prolific author who writes with great understanding and clearness about health and holistic matters. He is Chief Writer and a founder of www.healthandholistic.com a site containing a wealth of articles, information and advice on anti-aging, fitness, food and eating, reflexology, stress avoidance and weight loss.

Diet Program Review: The South Beach Diet

2009-08-23T11:13:00.000-07:00

The south beach diet was developed by the cardiologist, Arthur Agatston, who was practicing in the Miami, Florida area at the time. The diet first appeared in a book published by the Rodale Press titled "The south beach diet." This diet emphasizes eating right, becoming healthier, and claims to create a weight loss of ten to fifteen pounds in as little as two weeks. The south beach diet works in phases. The first two use a specific timeframe and the third phase is used for life. With this method, you stop weighing food portions, stop counting calories, and stop feeling that you are being deprived of great tasting foods. With the south beach diet, you eat three normal sized meals and two snacks each day. The meal plans are designed to be flexible so that you can eat a variety of different foods. The negatives of this diet is that the carbohydrate restriction in the first two weeks require a tough willpower and may leave you feeling weak and tired. You also may not be getting an adequate supply of vitamins and minerals in phase one because this phase does not emphasize the five fruit and vegetable servings that your body needs. Eliminating all carbohydrate foods during this phase means that you will be selling yourself short on quality fiber, iron, B vitamins, zinc, and calcium. Nutrition experts generally favor diets that are based on the Glycemic Index. The south beach diet only requires serious willpower for the first two weeks and it can seem very restrictive at first. Losing up to fifteen pounds in such a short period of time is very unhealthy. However, once you get past the first phase, there are fewer dietary restrictions than with most other diet programs. No major food groups are eliminated and this diet follows the basic principles of eating healthy with the end result providing you with plenty of nutrients that you need to stay healthy.

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Get Slim With Atkins Diet Plan

2009-08-09T22:04:00.000-07:00

The Atkins' diet has been a craze for a couple of decades. Here's how you can gain from it.

All of you who are reading this article right now have definitely been on a diet at some point or the other of your lives. The battle of the bulge is an ongoing problem and we are always on the lookout for various means to win this war.

Along with exercise, our diet and nutrition also plays an important role in reducing our weight. Hence, this obsession persists in all of us to undertake some form of dieting. But going on a diet is definitely not an easy thing. What to eat and what to stay away from is always a perennial problem.

One of my friends told me that she ate the normal menu which she cooked for the family, but her weight loss recipe is "portion control." This is a really simple diet plan. In this plan, you cut down on the portion of food you consume. For example, if you usually have two pieces of toast for breakfast, you should eat only one piece. If you normally eat two cups of rice for lunch, cut it down to one cup. In this way, you are automatically reducing your calorie intake by half.

Another popular method of dieting is to stop all intake of fatty foods and sugar. In this diet, you cut down on your oil, butter and ghee intake which automatically reduces your fat deposits.

While I was leafing through a magazine, I read about one of our Hollywood celebrities following the Atkins' diet. This immediately aroused my curiosity about the diet. Though I have heard about the diet many times, I had no inside knowledge about it. So, I immediately set to work on it and found out certain basic facts' about the Atkins diet which I want to share with my readers.

The Atkins' diet made its first appearance in 1972 and was invented by its namesake, Dr Atkins. According to him, this method enables us to lose weight by inducing a change in metabolism. Our body burns both fat and carbohydrates to provide energy. If we reduce the intake of carbohydrates significantly, our body starts burning only fat to provide energy. This method is called "lipolysis", which in turn induces ketosis. In ketosis, our body burns fat as fuel. Atkins also felt that ketosis will affect insulin production which will result in less fat being formed. And, once your body enters ketosis, your cravings for carbohydrates will reduce significantly which, in turn, will reduce your body weight.

The major difference between Atkins' diet and other types of diet is that, while most diets restrict calorie, intake, the Atkins' plan encourages us to eat more. While most of the diets recommend low fat, high carbohydrate intake, Atkins' does just the opposite. Instead of carbohydrate and sugar, this diet wants us to consume plenty of fat and protein.

The core principle of the Atkins' diet is that, by limiting carbohydrates, our body is forced to burn its stored fat, rather than carbs for fuel.

The Atkins' diet has a four carbohydrates stage plan induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance. With the help of these four stages, you can reduce as well as maintain your weight throughout your life.

Induction - phase 1: This phase lasts for two weeks, by the end of which you can obtain significant results. Another point is that, in this diet plan you can begin at any of the phase. But it is recommended to start with induction. As you cut back on your carbohydrates significantly in this phase, you will jump start your weight loss programme. In this phase, only 20 gm of carbohydrates are allowed and hence your weight loss is significant. As you drastically cut down on carbohydrates your body shifts into high gear and starts burning fat. This takes about 48 hours to occur and you may feel hungry and irritated for the first three-four days. But don't worry, as soon as your fat starts getting converted to fuel, you will feel fit as a fiddle. Induction will strengthen your immune system and also improve our long-term health.

Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) phase 2: In this phase, the weight loss pace slows down as you add nutrient-rich carbohydrates to your diet. During this period, you will boost your body's ability to burn fats as well as understand your body better. You will find the right amount of carbohydrates which you can consume and still lose weight. Your body will also prepare itself for permanent weight management. The amount of carbohydrates which you can eat is increased to 25 gm per day for the first week and increased in five gm instalment for the next few weeks. If your weight loss is significant, you can increase your carbohydrate intake. A person has to be on OWL till he or she is within three-five kg of their goal weight.

Pre-maintenance - (phase 3): Pre-maintenance is a practice run for lifetime maintenance. In this phase, you are fast approaching your target. As long as you continue to lose weight, you can increase your weekly allotment of carbohydrates by another 10 gm. You will be in this phase till you reach your goal and stay on it for one month. The ultimate goal here is to achieve a state of balance called Atkins' Carbohydrate Equilibrium (ACE). The ACE is your individual level of carbohydrate intake wherein you neither gain nor lose weight.

Lifetime maintenance phase 4: In this phase, you have to focus on your individual ACE and strive to stay within two kg of your ideal weight for the rest of your life. By following a sensible eating plan, you gain energy, better health and confidence in yourself.

By following these four phases, you not only achieve your dream weight but are also able to maintain it throughout your life. You can learn more about this diet by reading the book, Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution. But, as with any other diet, this plan also has its pros and cons. The good point is that this diet recommends exercise as a vital part of the weight loss programme. Another point to be noted is that you cannot start on carbohydrates after you lose weight as this will result in your gaining back all that you have lost.

Medical experts advise that people who have gout, kidney problems, diabetes or are pregnant women should not follow this diet plan. As this diet is very stringent, do consult your doctor/dietician for proper advice.

Your dietician will provide you with a proper menu chart as to what should be eaten, in what quantities, etc, based on your eating habits and general lifestyle.

Happy dieting and hoping to see slimmer and fitter readers.

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Are You On A Diet? The Diet Management Manual Owner Waist Book Review

2009-08-08T10:34:00.000-07:00

An article review on a Diet Management Manual Owner Waist book which is the third best selling non fiction book in the world and its amazing information that has helped millions of people reduce their weight.

If the festive seasons indulgencies have left you feeling you need to lose that excessive weight and a diet is now in order, then have you tried the third best selling non fiction book in the world, the Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication,the you on a diet, the Owners Manual for Waist Management.

The you on a diet, Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication is not just another standard diet book, it taps into the mind and how we control our urges to binge eat the foods we crave for which end up making us overweight, fat and unhappy. It teaches us techniques on how to curb our excessive eating patterns with tried and tested methods which have not been covered by many of the famous diet books on the market today.

The Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication is written by two leading doctors in diet and nutrition, Mehmet OZ and Micheal Rozen who are also behind the famous publications "You". The you on a diet, Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication will teach you how the body stores unwanted fat and educate you about the bodies fat burning systems which will enable you to trick the body into burning up more fat in the quickest amount of time.

The Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication also comes free with a DVD to watch which will back up all the information within the diet book. The you on a diet, the Owners Manual for Waist Management gives you the knowledge on how to keep the weight off once you have achieved your weight loss goals and steer you away from falling back to your old ways.

The Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication has been designed to act as a lifetime guidance manual for weight and health support which will help protect you also from many of the diseases and conditions attributed to being overweight.

The authors of the Diet Management Manual Owner Waist publication have written this great book in a light hearted and some times humorous fashion which will make you laugh and smile when the doctors explain some of the case study students which are true life experiments. At the end of each case study the medical evidence will no dought surprise you on how in just a few short weeks your health and weight can be changed dramatically just by following the guidance within this diet book.

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Diet Products

2009-07-31T16:14:00.000-07:00

This article provides useful, detailed information about Diet Products.

The diet business specializes in helping people lose unwanted weight, and it is a multi-billion-dollar industry in the United States. The diet industry\'s marketing and advertising strategy is based on the fears and hopes of those people who are unhappy with the way they feel or look. The number of companies dealing with diet and diet products is increasing every year. These companies provide guidelines about what to eat and how to eat in order to maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. In addition to counseling, they offer dietary supplements or low fat diet products.

There are several diet products that assure a surprising amount of weight loss in record time. These weight loss products and supplements come with various dietary and exercise plans that are expected to help the diet product do what is promised. Low carbohydrate and herbal diet products are popular and readily available in most health food stores. Herbal diet products are widely accepted as an effective and safe method for weight loss. Low carbohydrate products provides a low carbohydrate, sugar free, high protein diet. Most of these products have effectively helped thousands of people increase their metabolism and lose unwanted weight.

However, before buying any diet product do your research and make sure what you are buying is effective and not nutritionally harmful. You must read labels carefully for ingredients and warnings. The Internet is a valuable source of information for all types of diet products and their benefits and disadvantages. Also, always consult a physician before using any diet product.

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The Grapefruit Diet: Does It Work?

2009-07-29T21:01:00.000-07:00

The grapefuit diet has been around for years but just with any fad diet there are some serious flaws and even more serious health effects. This article will help the reader make a educted decision before turning to such a diet.

The grapefruit diet works in the short-term, but does it have any staying power? In other words, if your goal is to drop weight quickly and gain it all back in a month, then go for it. If, however, your goal is to have lasting weight loss, the grapefruit diet is not for you. Here's why.

The grapefruit diet has been around for many years. It's been modified slightly over the years, but for the most part, it's the same. The basic diet plan for the grapefruit diet consists of four meals. Breakfast includes a half a grapefruit, three eggs, and two slices of bacon. Lunch is another half a grapefruit, a piece of meat (any kind), and a salad with any type of dressing. Dinner is again, a half a grapefruit, any piece of meat, salad and then added to that a cup of coffee. The last meal isn't really a meal, but either an 8 oz glass of tomato juice or fat-free milk.

Proponents of the grapefruit diet tout the grapefruit as having a fat-burning enzyme which is why it's added to all but one meal. Grapefruit is a wonderful fruit and a good healthy choice for fruit; but it's not magical! The grapefruit diet helps a person drop weight quickly because it's drastically low in calories. As with most fad diets a gimmick (in this case the grapefruit) is used to promote an extreme cut in calories. The grapefruit diet has a dieter eating around 800 calories per day which is not an adequate amount of calories to consume.

An average-sized woman who is moderately active needs around 1800-2000 calories per day for the body to function correctly. When the diet is varied and healthful, this 1800-2000 calories brings that woman optimum nutrition in terms of receiving all the recommended daily allowances of important vitamins, minerals and fiber. The grapefruit diet is seriously lacking in fiber, calcium, iron and many other important nutrients. Over time, this will cause and contribute to serious nutritional deficiency related problems such as anemia and osteoporosis. The lack of fiber will lead to gastrointestinal problems such as constipation. In addition, fiber has been shown to promote weight loss, lower serum cholesterol and aid in colon cancer prevention.

So, say hello to a thin body that will fit into the size zero dress, but you might want to pick up some make-up to cover the pale, sickly face you'll be sporting as well! And whoever said a hunched neck as seen in osteoporosis wasn't sexy? Healthy weight loss is not achieved with the grapefruit diet, bottom line! And more than likely, you should keep the tags on the size zero dress because the weight will be back as soon as you start eating normally again.

Seriously, lasting weight loss consists of slow, steady weight loss resulting from a healthy, varied diet, exercise and patience. The grapefruit diet contains none of these things. Start by figuring out your daily caloric needs for weight maintenance. There are many calorie calculators on the internet that utilize your height, weight, age, sex and activity level to determine the amount of calories needed for weight maintenance.

Next, realize that one pound of body fat is equivalent to roughly 3500 calories. Healthy weight loss is about one to two pounds per week. Therefore, if you wish to lose one pound per week, you'll need to decrease calorie intake and burn calories to the tune of 500 calories per day. This could be as simple as eliminating dessert at night and taking a brisk 2.5 mile walk. Two pound per week requires a debt of 1000 calories. This should only be achieved through calorie reduction combined with exercise, or you'll be right back to extreme calorie reduction seen in the grapefruit diet. Ramp up that work-out! Go another mile, use the incline, or increase resistance on the elliptical.

Lasting weight loss isn't about gimmicks and fads such as the grapefruit diet. Lasting weight loss requires a person to commit to changing their eating and exercise habits for good.

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"Cookie Cutter" Low Carb Diet Plans Explained

2009-07-29T18:14:00.000-07:00

"Cookie Cutter" Low Carb Diet Plans Explained

by Jenny Mathers

Most diet plans, including low carb diet plans are best taken with a grain of salt, because although one may work for your best friend, it may not work for you. For those with serious weight problems and have co-existing issues such as hyperglycaemia (high blood sugar levels) or like some of us hypoglycaemia (low blood sugar levels) etc., the popular diet plans usually will not be able to cater to individual needs.

We are all individuals and as such we need to feed ourselves as individuals, having said this some diet plans will be more beneficial for the general population that others.
To assess which particular diet plan will be beneficial, you can follow these guidelines. They are very much common sense points, and provide a good framework which many nutrition professionals would broadly follow, and within which you can divide the scammy diet plans from those that can offer you safe and healthy diet ideas.

Diet offers sufficient balance and a variety of carbohydrates, protein and fats.
Diet does not exclude one particular food group, and encourage excessive consumption of another.
Diet encourages exercise to complement sensible eating habits.
Diet encourages awareness of portion sizes.
Diet does not encourage unrealistic quick weight loss.
Diet is backed up with medical research data.

In addition to these points, I've broadly outlined the low carb diet plans, which seem to be occupying the minds of dieters and researchers alike, as well as the research for and against pertinent to the low carb diet plans.

Low Carb Diets

A lot of the diet plans these days center around the low carb diet plans. These low carb diet plans are considered by some diet fads, others consider it the new wave in healthy eating. Diets such as The New Atkins Diet Revolution maintain that obese people are insulin sensitive and carbohydrates make them gain weight. Low carb diet plans such as The Zone lay down specific proportion of carbohydrates, protein and fats that should be consumed in order to lose weight and while fats are reduced, the main source of energy comes from the consumption of protein.

Low carb diet plans such as Sugar Busters, believe that sugar is your body's most heinous weight loss enemy and since carbohydrates are the foods that are processed into sugars – carbohydrates should be limited. The Scarsdale Diet also is a low carb, high protein diet and offers a 2 week crash dieting plan.

Popular diets such as the south beach diet and the Carbohydrate Addicts Diet are also low carb diet plans that have become popular with dieters who have tried and failed at the Atkins diet. All these diets see themselves as the worlds answer to the obesity problem.

To be fair, there are significant and many research papers that support and argue against the low carb revolution, as yet the wider medical community has not fully made it's mind up as to whether the diets are something that is favourable in the long term.

Recent research by Layman et. al., and Saris have found that the low carb and high protein diets provide little benefit to dieters. Researchers found that when protein was moderately increased and carbohydrates proportionately decreased, insulin levels stabilised but no significant weight was lost. Saris in his review concluded that it is probable that a low carb, high fat diet will increase the likelihood of weight gain.

While there is a lot of evidence against the low carb philosophy, there is also a lot of evidence to support it. Research published in May, 2004, found that when patients on a low carb diet were compared with patients on a low fat diet, those patients who had consumed a low carb diet had a greater weight loss, decreased triglyceride levels and increased levels of HDL's - in other words their cholesterol levels had improved. To put the icing on the cake research has just been published to support the long term efficacy of eating a low carb diet.

Despite the evidence to support low carb diet plans, mainstream medicine still does not recommend them. The main points of contention with the low carb, high protein diets is that they don't offer balance and variety and could prove dangerous for people at risk of heart disease. Particularly with low carb diet plans such as the scarsdale diet, they are not realistic and cannot be maintained in the long term causing yo-yo dieting and no one wants that !

References:

Wim HM Saris Sugars, energy metabolism, and body weight control Am J Clin Nutr 78: 850S-857S

Donald K. Layman, Harn Shiue, Carl Sather, Donna J. Erickson and Jamie Baum Increased Dietary Protein Modifies Glucose and Insulin Homeostasis in Adult Women during Weight Loss Nutrition.org

Yamashita T, Sasahara T, Pomeroy SE, Collier G, Nestel PJ. Arterial compliance, blood pressure, plasma leptin, and plasma lipids in women are improved with weight reduction equally with a meat-based diet and a plant-based diet. Metabolism. 1998 Nov;47(11):1308-14.

Yancy WS Jr, Olsen MK, Guyton JR, Bakst RP, Westman EC. A low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diet versus a low-fat diet to treat obesity and hyperlipidemia: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2004 May 18;140(10):769-77.

Copyright © 2004 Jenny Mathers. All Rights Reserved.

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Stick To Your Diet With Online Diet Trackers

2009-07-29T12:43:00.000-07:00

The most important factor in losing weight is keeping a record of what you eat. Here are some free websites to help you stay motivated.

Are you one of the millions of people who will be starting a diet on Monday? The most important factor in losing weight is keeping a record of what you eat. In fact, research shows that the mere act of monitoring your food intake reduces the amount you eat!If you are looking for a little help with motivation and with tracking your food intake and/or exercise, there are thousands of websites that offer tools, tips and articles. Here are some free ones for you to explore:

http://www.mypyramid.gov The nutrition guide from the USA Dept of Agriculture. Check out the "Pyramid tracker" as well as programs for kids.

http://www.calorie-count.com Track calories and exercise, and join community discussions

http://fitday.com In addition to a free online tracker, you can also buy a pc-based software version

http://www.my-calorie-counter.com Has nutritional values for some of the popular diet programs such south beach diet, Weight Watchers, Atkins, The Zone.

None of the above links implies any personal endorsement by me. Before embarking on any weight loss plan, see your health professional to make sure it is safe for you.

Don't sabotage your healthy eating. It's perfectly normal to hear that voice in the back of your mind screaming, "I want that cookie!" or "I can't stand this lettuce!" That's just your inner brat. Don't let it control you.

You can learn more about how to prevent self-sabotage in my book, "Taming Your Inner Brat: A Guide for Transforming Self-defeating Behavior":

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The Greatest Diet Discovery

2009-07-27T21:26:00.000-07:00

Everyone knows someone, who knows someone else, that has done the Atkins diet (or Adkins diet), or Weight Watchers diet, the Scarsdale diet, the zone diet, or some other popular diet program with great results. So, who do you trust… which diets right for you? I mean there has to be 20-30 fast easy diets to lose 15-20 pounds of fat, maybe as much as 40 pounds of fat, over the next few weeks, before your next party or vacation! I read those news flashes all the time too! What a load of BS! Diets have been around for decades, and with all the success stories, surely there must be good ones. Well news for you… if diets were the answer, the percentage of the population classified as "Obese" or "Overweight" would not be on the rise each and every year since the assassination of JFK.

Diets don't have long term success. Diets typically create deficiencies one or several areas. Pounds lost, always include lean tissue an essential fluids as well as some stored body fat, this due largely to a brain produced enzyme "Lipoprotein Lipase". We'll discuss this enzyme in more detail in a detailed article later. Many diets do have some points of merit, and if followed to the letter, can produce impressive short-term benefit and real reduction in overall body fat, which is the goal.
A big problem with diets is that most people going on a diet, are "ON" or "OFF a diet, never really changing the life long habits that made them fat in the first place. An even bigger problem, is that over 95% of these people diet, without ever understanding the underlying cause/effect of the diets they are doing.
OK, now you kind of get the message, diets don't work. Diets are not the long-term answer to a slim healthy you!
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Buy 2 Day Diet Pills - Get Rid Of The Excess Fat By Choosing The Correct Diet Tablets

2009-07-25T14:39:00.000-07:00

The number of obese & overweight people is rising. In the UK, about two fifth of their adults are obese & nearly two third are fat. This is according to the National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey 2003-2004. This problem doesn't only affect a person's self admiration.

It is also recognized as risk factor for different fitness hazards such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, hypertension, gallbladder diseases, breathing problems, osteoarthritis, such as sleep apnea & some of the forms of tumor. Because of this, people are searching for means to lose weight efficiently.

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It is also vital that you buy diet tablets with trusted brands. Select diet tablets that are well researched & recommended by the experts. These diet tablets have been tested & proven to be safe & effective. Do not buy tablet on an impulse. Do not easily get excited by the latest products that are coming out that claims to be efficient. It is depressing to note that there are a lot of fly by nighttime diet tablet makers in the marketplace today. The marketers of these tablets are just taking benefit of people who needs to lose weight right away.

Never make use of diet tablets that are not suggested for weight loss. In selecting for right diet tablets, make in no doubt that they are not only efficient but safe and sound as well. Keep in mind that whatever you acquire, the entire structure in your body is affected. Trust simply those that are clinically tested & backed up by professionals.

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Low Carbohydrate Diet - Shed Pounds With A Low Carb Diet!

2009-07-25T03:19:00.000-07:00

With the publicity of Atkins' diet, low carbohydrate diets have become the latest trend in recent years. Weight reduction has become everyone's aim and they are looking for quick and simple options to lose weight. In some cases, people who not need to lose weight get overly stressed when they gain a few pounds. In certain other cases, people may have to shed pounds to solve medical complications and may possess more than a hundred pounds that they need to get rid of.

There are several different diet plans available, including low carbohydrate diets and truthfully speaking, all of them will prove successful in weight loss provided they are followed strictly. This does not necessarily imply that one must follow the diet requirements each and every second of the day. The essential point is to stir clear of occasions where you feast and indulge on foods that are banned in your diet plan. If you are able to pull this off and stick to the diet plan without much difficulty, you will emerge successful. Almost everyone has one of these days - the challenge lies in letting them go and taking them as another successful step on the path to permanent weight reduction.

It is important to adopt a diet plan that is easy for you to follow. Low carbohydrate diet is the most popular dieting option as its rules are fairly simple. As the title suggests, it involves limited intake of carbohydrate rich foods. This includes pasta, bread, grains, rice and potatoes. Sugar intake also accounts for carbohydrate consumption. It is easy to avoid these carbohydrate rich foods once their composition is understood.

The main point of criticism when it comes to low carbohydrate dieting is that dieters get most of their calories from dairy, meat and other fat rich substances. This may lead to rise in cholesterol levels and other problems which arise due to high consumption of saturated fat. It is recommended that you take medical advice before adopting such a diet plan. In some cases, weight reduction is good at early stages but most people tend to stray off track due to the high restrictions.

The common problem that people who follow low carbohydrate diets face is the absence of pasta and bread. No more spaghetti, pizza or toast! Most meals that are quick and easy to prepare revolve around carbohydrates - burger buns, sandwiches, fries and pasta. Beer, including other forms of alcohol is high in carbohydrate content. Generally, alcohol is restricted in all diet plans, but low carbohydrate diets emphasise on this point particularly, as they are high in calorie and low in nutrition.

There are still several foods that may be relished even when one is on a low carbohydrate diet. Meat lovers can grab the chance to consume chicken, beef and other poultry products. The popularity and effect of these diets are indicated by how long they remain on the list of bestsellers. But in the end, it depends entirely on what suits you. However, low carbohydrate diet plans seem to work for most people.

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3 Secrets Your Diet Book Won't Tell You

2009-07-24T10:51:00.000-07:00

Are you wondering why you're not losing weight? If you're like me, you've tried every fad diet imaginable, and nothing seems to work – at least not long-term. I've personally tried Weight Watchers (which worked great until my schedule changed and I was no longer able to attend meetings), Atkins (not easy to follow for someone who travels a lot and loves to dine out), and crazy fad diets like the cabbage soup diet, the grapefruit diet, juice fasts, and countless others. I was hungry all the time, and I wasn't able to sustain any substantial weight loss because there are three secrets that NONE of those diets told me.

First, diets don't work, PERIOD. Any plan that's highly restrictive, structured or specialized is unrealistic for long-term maintenance. Plus, any diet that requires you to totally eliminate foods from your diet is a recipe for disaster. Personally, I don't care for chocolate. However, when someone tells me I can't or shouldn't have chocolate, it's amazing how I suddenly crave it! When someone takes away a choice, the average person wants that choice back – even if it didn't mean much when the option was available in the first place. Additionally, most diets don't work for everyone, and you won't know if a diet works unless you try it. Trying many diets without seeing results can lead to "dieter's frustration" which, in many cases, just packs on more pounds.

The second point that most diets fail to mention is that you must eat frequently to regulate your metabolism and burn fat. Extreme low-calorie and tiny "portion-control" diets put your body into starvation mode, which means your body clings to food because it doesn't know when its next meal is coming. This explains how you can actually eat less food and consume less calories, and still not lose any weight. If your diet makes you feel hungry all the time, that's definitely not a good sign. The best nutrition plans require that you eat five or six small meals per day, no more than four hours apart.

Finally, diets are lying to you when they say you must be "patient" and expect to lose only one to two pounds per week. For someone like me, who had fifty pounds to lose, this information was devastating. If you have a lot of weight to lose (50 pounds or more), it is not unhealthy to drop three to five pounds per week, particularly in the beginning. In my experience, the greatest motivator is early results. When you can see the fruit of your efforts, you are much more likely to press onward when the going gets tough. Early results can help you maintain focus and keep your determination alive. An excellent all-natural supplement such as NiteTrim (www.NiteTrimDirect.com) can jump-start your results from other weight-loss efforts. Supplements such as NiteTrim can also help you break through the dreaded "plateaus."

Once I discovered these three secrets, I realized that the best way to get in shape and maintain a healthy body is through proper nutrition, regular exercise and appropriate supplementation. By far the best program I've found is a combination of Bill Phillips' Body for LIFE (www.BodyForLife.com) and NiteTrim (www.NiteTrimDirect.com). Bill Phillips has truly made nutrition simple, effective, and easy to follow. Additionally, the Body for LIFE book provides step-by-step exercise and fitness guidance suitable for anyone, regardless of experience or current fitness level. NiteTrim is an all-natural supplement that effectively burns fat, and the company offers a 30-day free trial supply, as well as a money-back guarantee at www.NiteTrimDirect.com

Adopting The PH Miracle Diet - The Answer To A Healthy Diet

2009-07-22T13:35:00.000-07:00

The latest groundbreaking new invention to enter the field of nutrition and dietics is the pH Miracle Diet. This new method claims to help in restoration of your natural health balance and also rid you of innumerable other conditions, including obesity. Though most people are looking at efficient ways to lose a couple of pounds, this diet claims to aid dealing with muscle pain, indigestion and fatigue, along with several other problems.

If you've experimented low carbohydrate diets and found the excess protein levels staggering, then pH miracle diet program may be the answer to your woes. This program is primarily based on intake of alkaline foods, which benefit your body and health in more ways than one. As humans generally tend to have a mildly alkaline pH, consuming alkaline foods will help in maintaining the ph balance of the body. Many people eat acidic foods like meat, dairy and wheat products. The pH diet comprises of fruits, veggies, grains and vegetarian sources of protein.

The pH diet program is the brain child of Dr. Robert Young, who clearly indicates in his dieting book that excess acidity is the main cause behind most health related problems. Young says that nasal congestion, chronic fatigue, dry hair, weak nails, frequent cold infections, dry skin, stress, anxiety, muscle pain, headaches, arthritis, leg cramps and hives, among other disorders, are signs of high acid content in the body.

Your acidic diet can be held responsible if you have experienced any of these symptoms for a prolonged period of time. Keep a watch over the amount of acidic foods that you consume, including dairy products and animal protein. If these conditions have been a source of distraction and annoyance to your healthy lifestyle, then pH miracle is probably your best solution.

For people who have had little success with low carbohydrate diets, pH miracle diet program is an extremely relieving option. These alkaline foods are not as harsh as protein rich substances in low carbohydrate diets, and do not damage the digestive system. It possesses a healthier balance of protein-carbohydrate content. The proteins consumed in pH miracle program are carefully selected based on their acid level. It mainly consists of tofu, nuts and beans.

This diet program is also highly recommended for people who prefer to thrive on vegetarian food. If sacrificing meat products for a day has made you feel good, this pH diet is probably just the thing for you. There is absolutely no meat involved, and the sole dairy product allowed is goat's milk. Tofu, the major constituent of a vegetarian diet plays an essential role in the pH miracle diet.

If your diet is composed mainly of pre processed foods and negligible amounts of vegetables, this is the right option for you. Manufactured foods will not supply your body with the necessary nutrients. This may result in several health problems including malnutrition in spite of eating your fill. This Miracle pH diet focuses on fresh fruits and vegetables which will provide the required amount of vitamins and mineral to your diet. Adding a reasonable amount of alkaline meals to your diet program can bring drastic change to you health.

This pH miracle diet is found to be suitable for most kinds of persons. If you belong to any of the above mentioned categories, you simply must give this eating program a try.

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Cookie Cutter Diet - Are They For You?

2009-07-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

You are different, unique and special. Why do we continue to pay organized diet plans or try diets that are created for everyone and expect them to work? You have your own likes, dislikes, schedule commitments as to when you eat, preferences and needs. Your diet should fit you and not the other way around. No wonder diets don't work. You need a plan created for you and by you. Weight loss coaching can help you do just that.

We are all special and unique people. There is no one else like you. Why do we try the diet programs and diet plans in magazines that are created for the masses and expect success? They don't work long-term. You need a plan designed just for you. Spedialized for you. With your own plan, your dream of weight loss can become true. If you're willing to try something other than a one-size-fits-all diet, weight loss coaching is for you.

Diet programs work. I've lost hundreds of pounds many times by joining them only to regain plus a bonus few pounds to weigh more than I did when I joined. I'd try another diet program only to have the same results. I'd return to one of the other ones to give it a try again thinking it would possibly work. What was different? If you do the same thing over and over, you'll get the same results. For us, the results are that we lose, regain, gain a few extra pounds, feel guilt and badly about ourselves, and then repeat it all over again. If you want different results as in reaching your weight loss goals including living a healthier, happier life, weight loss coaching could be your answer.

We are all different and unique individuals. Why do we continue to go to one-size-fits-all or cookie cutter diet programs that treat us all the same. You have special needs, preferences, likes, and dislikes. Create a diet and exercise program of health that is designed just for you and only you. You can do that through weight loss coaching.

In a diet program, you are one of many customers. With weight loss coaching, you get individualized attention as a client. You are special to your weight loss coach and are appreciated for who you are and where you are in your life. With the proper one-on-one support, you can make changes in your diet and achieve your weight loss goals and life your best life.

A weight loss coach will assist you in creating a diet that includes your likes and life. For example, I had a client that wanted to improve the nutrition in her breakfast meal. If a diet program suggests you should eat a certain number of units or particular foods, what if it doesn't work for you? What if it doesn't take into consideration your schedule or lifestyle? With a weight loss coach, we could include nutritional choices that will accommodate your tight schedule of having to eat as you commute to work. Through coaching, we take your likes, your schedule, and your lifestyle to design a program just for you.

What makes weight loss coaching successful? You will design an individualized plan that considers your schedule and lifestyle. You will set goals and create strategies to reach them. You will be accountable to successfully achieve the items on your own personal agenda. You will receive the personal attention of your coach at sessions that are scheduled to work with your schedule.

Empower yourself to make changes in your diet and lifestyle to reach your weight loss goals through your own customized plan. You're not one of the many in a diet program. You are a unique and special person that is open to something different other than a one-size-fits-all diet. Welcome to living your very own best life.

About the Author
Cathy Wilson is a weight loss life coach. Cathy lost 147 pounds six years ago. Her passion is helping clients achieve their weight loss and life goals. Cathy works with clients to create a weight loss life plan that is customized to each client. Cathy is a member of the International Coaching Federation, International Association of Coaches, and Obesity Action Coalition.
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Diet Pills For Losing Weight

2009-07-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

Diet Pills are a very aspiring option for those who have failed to lose weight after trying every possible way to do so. Many commercials at various places promise the people to lose weight very quickly and easily if they start to use Diet Pills for losing weight.

But the reality is that there has been no diet pill manufactured till date which would offer a person to lose weight easily and quickly. So most of these commercials are a fake and people should not trust them no matter how many promises they make regarding fast weight loss. Weight loss is a slow process which requires a lot of patience and workout. Unless a person has the motivation and the energy to lose weight, he cannot lose even a single pound from his body.

People from all over the world spend millions of dollars on Diet Pills following their beliefs that they would lose weight in no time by taking these Diet Pills. Reports have said that people only in United States of America spend around $30 - $50 billion on weight loss products including the weight loss pills. Reports also say that even less than 10% of these products are original and are effective and the rest are fake ones. Fake products do not help the body to lose weight and pose the various side effects of the regular Diet Pills on the body. A person must check the packing of the pills while buying them so that he can make sure that the pills which he is buying are original ones.

The first ones are the prescription Diet Pills which are meant for those people who are suffering from obesity and overweight ness due to over nutrition in their diets. Weight loss Diet Pills are not an ultimate solution for losing weight but are prescribed by a doctor to the person along with a proper workout schedule and proper nutritional diet. When the traditional way of exercising fails on a person, then these weight loss pills are suggested to that person for losing weight. The over the counter Diet Pills are the second type of Diet Pills that are available in the market. They are also called food supplements and help a person to get that skinny look as is of the celebrities in the Hollywood. But these pills pose a lot of side effects on the person's body.

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The Atkins High Protein Diet And How It Works

2009-07-19T04:46:00.000-07:00

Despite the popularity of the Atkins Diet, it is often greatly misunderstood! There are four stages to the Atkins program. This article will help you decide if you would make a good candidate for this proven diet plan.

Despite the popularity of the Atkins Diet, it is often greatly misunderstood! Popular, if slightly exaggerated depictions of the program portray dieters eating nothing but huge portions of meat and fat. Although the diet is not quite that simple, many dieters following the program have successfully lost weight and improved their health.

On this plan, dieters follow a highly specific program based on restricted carbohydrate intake. Emphasis is placed on the nutritional aspects of the diet over exercise and other factors, although exercise is encouraged. There are four stages to the Atkins program:

Induction: During this two-week phase at the beginning of the diet program, dieters can only consume up to 20 grams of carbohydrates each day. Dieters can consume high protein foods such as meat and eggs, fats such as oils and butter, and other foods with little to no carbs. Many foods with carbohydrates are not allowed at all during this phase, including alcoholic drinks.

This early phase is intended to help the body go from burning carbohydrates for energy, as it usually does, into burning stored fat (a process known as ketosis). Most dieters begin to lose pounds during this phase.

Ongoing Weight Loss: During this phase, dieters gradually increase their carbohydrate intake by adding 5 grams of carbohydrates into their diet every week. Dieters adjust their diet, continuing their weight loss to put themselves within 5-10 pounds of their goal weight, before transitioning into the Pre-maintenance period.

Pre-maintenance: Dieters use this stage to find out the maximum amount of carbohydrates they can ingest without experiencing weight gain. During this stage, dieters increase carbohydrate intake by 10 grams a week. Once dieters reach their target weight and can maintain it for a month, they move into the Lifetime Maintenance phase.

Lifetime Maintenance: For lasting results, the Atkins program is designed to be maintained throughout the dieter's life. Using the techniques that helped the dieter reach their goal weight, the dieter maintains an eating and exercise program to stay at their target weight. Individuals can revert to previous stages if they ever begin to regain weight.

Dieters who can stay on the Atkins diet are often successful in losing weight; unfortunately, many people are unable to maintain the program and end up quitting early on in the difficult induction phase. In general, most diets fail because dieters cannot stay committed to the plan.

Many people struggle to stay on diets because they experience strong food cravings, have problems with compulsive overeating, can't control their appetites, or simply do not feel motivated to lose weight. Getting over these mental obstacles is the hardest part of losing weight.

One reason why many people cannot seem to control their eating is because they are emotional eaters. Such people eat in response to their feelings, such as when they are sad or angry. However, this eating style programs a "conditioned response" into the unconscious mind. This means that when individuals experience the same feelings that made them overeat initially, they will feel compelled to overeat again.

Hypnotherapy works by helping our unconscious minds disassociate our emotions from our eating habits. To eliminate the conditioned response to overeat, a hypnosis weight loss program is used to break the link in the unconscious mind between overeating and specific "trigger" situations.

For example, if you tend to overeat when you get bored, hypnosis can disassociate boredom from eating in your unconscious mind. Hypnosis techniques can then be used to replace the compulsion to overeat with another activity, such as exercising. That way, the next time you experience boredom, instead of overeating, you will feel motivated to exercise, resulting in natural weight loss.

Hypnosis is an effective stress relieving tool as well, helping us cope with our stressful emotions and relieve tension without eating. As a relaxation tool, it calms the mind, helps you use new strategies to manage stress, and boosts your self confidence to motivate you to lose weight.

Hypnosis can also be used to end the emotional stressors that keep you from losing weight. Many overweight people hide behind their weight for emotional protection. For example, after a painful end to a relationship, people often find themselves becoming overweight so they can avoid new relationships and avoid having to endure emotional pain again. Through hypnosis, we can turn our negative thoughts into positive ones and focus on having better health instead of becoming overwhelmed by our emotions.

Not only is hypnotherapy an ideal motivation tool, it relieves tension, eliminates the conditioned responses that cause overeating, and can help you overcome the mental obstacles that prevent weight loss. Hypnotherapy for weight loss is tremendously effective at helping people stay on a diet plan, such as the Atkins diet plan, and naturally lose weight.

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Alan B. Densky, CH is an NGH Certified Hypnotherapist. Visit his hypnotism website for Free hypnotherapy videos, newsletters, and downloads. He offers several ways to lose weight, including NLP for weight loss DVDs and weight loss hypnosis CDs.

Best Weight Loss Diet - Lose Inches And Drop Pounds Fast With The Best Diet Of 2009

2009-07-18T14:24:00.000-07:00

For a diet to qualify as the best weight loss diet, it has to do one thing and one thing only...place its primary emphasis on proper nutrition. Why? Well, because proper nutrition is the heart and soul of being able to quickly and effectively lose inches and drop pounds fast. Take 2 1/2 minutes out of your busy day to read this article and find out what the best diet of 2009 is to lose inches and drop pounds fast!

Now, the first thing I would like to talk to you about is the type of diets I recommend for you to avoid at all costs. The types of diets I recommend for you to avoid are fad diets and celebrity diets. These diets would do more harm to your body than good...not to mention drain your wallet or purse! Why are they ineffective? Simple. They go against the core principles of a healthy lifestyle such as starving yourself, low-fat, low-carb, and so much more!

If you want to effectively drop pounds fast, then I highly recommend the calorie shifting diet plan. This diet plan works extremely well because of the simple fact that you will be able to consume daily the amount of calories your body is supposed to get, except you will be shown how to shift those calories of the food you eat into boosting your metabolism to a high level. By doing so, you will be able to drop pounds and lose inches in no time!

So, if you're looking for the best weight loss diet, then I highly recommend for you to look into a tryout the calorie shifting diet plan.

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Cabbage Soup Diet

2009-07-18T12:51:00.000-07:00

It's very easy to describe the cabbage soup diet &' FAKE. There's no need to know anything more about this ridiculous diet. For the sake of filling time, more information is presented.

Nobody knows who created the cabbage soup diet. It was one of the diets faxed from machine to machine in the early 1980's. To gain acceptance the diet often used well-respected names, calling itself things like the Children's Hospital diet. Needless to say, the diet has no relation to any of the institutions, nations, or people used in these names.

Most people on the cabbage soup diet drink nothing but water or unsweetened fruit juice. A general outline of the diet is something like this.

Day one -- cabbage soup and any fruit except bananas.

Day two -- cabbage soup, vegetables &' which could be half of a baked potato without butter.

Day three -- add vegetables and fruit to the daily cabbage soup, but no bananas or potato.

Day four -- enjoy the daily Cabbage soup plus up to eight bananas and skimmed milk.

Day five -- cabbage soup and as much as 20 ounces of beef, as well as 6 tomatoes.

Day six -- cabbage soup and as much of beef and vegetables as you can eat, no potatoes.

Day seven -- unsweetened fruit juice, vegetables except potatoes, brown rice, and of course our friend cabbage soup.

The cabbage soup diet cuts calories by drastic amounts, thus the weight loss is also dramatic

It was often claimed the cabbage soup diet could result in as much as 10 pounds of weight loss in only week. What the diet doesn't specify is that most of that weight loss would be water. Nutritionists agree that it's just not possible to lose 10 pounds of fat in only one week. What the cabbage soup diet could accomplish in a week is to make someone sick from eating poorly.

The other problem with the cabbage soup diet is that it's a very difficult diet to follow. In general this isn't because it's difficult to understand but rather because cabbage soup isn't a lot of fun. It was common for people to last only a couple of days before quitting. Even as more exciting cabbage soup recipes, including some with various spices, made the rounds people still quit early.

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Discover Best Free Online Diet Program - Free Acai Berry Online Diet Program For Natural Weight Loss

2009-07-18T12:12:00.000-07:00

Do you know which is the best free online diet program right now? It is undoubtedly acai berry diet program which can make you lose your weight naturally within few days and that too without any side effects. Oprah Winfrey in her Oprah show has already announced this natural fruit as the number 1 super food because of its extraordinary antioxidants nutrients.

Many Hollywood celebrities like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been also made it public that they have been using acai berry to keep them fit and beautiful. So what is so special that made this common fruit so an extraordinary super diet program? We will discover it in the following few lines.

Many years of research have revealed some facts like this fruit contains rich amount of antioxidants which is 10-15 times more than any other natural fruit in the world. Along with that many other nutritional elements like proteins, vitamins, fiber and iron are also found in this Amazonian rain forest fruit. Oprah has actually incorporated this acai berry pulp diet in her weight loss and the result is in front of us.

It has not only natural fat burning abilities but also it cleanses our body and prevents many diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes and even some cancers. It acts as a colon cleanser and strengthens our immune system which in turn enhances our natural internal defense system to fight with many bacterial and viral infections.

Acai berry is now considered best weight loss diet program because of the following reasons:

1) It reduces our weight naturally and without any side effects: Acai diet keeps control on our daily food intake and burns the unnecessary extra calories which are usually stored in the form of fats in our body. It also controls our hunger and thus can be considered as the best natural appetite suppressant. Thus it naturally burns our fat which has stored in our body for ages.

2) It is natural anti-aging agent: It slows down the process of aging and thus gives your body more energy to conserve and provides a youthful experience to you for many years to come.

3) It boost metabolism process and internal energy: The natural abundant source of antioxidants makes acai berry pulp and juice as the best natural diet which speed up the process of metabolism and improves our digestive system which make easy to digest our food and thus providing our body to conserve more energy.

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Diet Drugs - Are Diet Drugs Dangerous

2009-07-18T06:48:00.000-07:00

People resort to all kinds of ways to lose weight and would
stop at nothing to achieving that slim figure or the figure of their dreams.
Some even resort to popping Diet Pills but is it worth the while; to risk your
life to achieve a great looking body by eating these pills.

In the 1950s until the late 90s, doctors prescribed diet
drugs for weight loss. These diet drug works by increasing the serotonin levels
in the brain that makes the brain believe that the stomach is already full and thus,
increases the person's metabolic rate.

Most diet supplements you find on the store shelves are
relatively safe. However, there are some health problems that could result when
taking the pills. Studies reveal that diet drugs and weight loss pills can have
a significant effect on a user's blood pressure, overall health and metabolism.
Many Diet Pills are herbal-based while others are synthetic. They are both good
in the treatment of obesity.

Diet drugs and supplements have taken over the nutritional need
for well-balanced and organic diet. If you have chosen a "safe" diet drug,
you'll be on your way to looking good in no time! With so many forms, varieties and types,
these Diet Pills don't usually work for everyone since they have different
chemical composition as well as the patients have different reactions.

There are several side effects to consuming these slimming pills. Should one
decide to stop using the diet drugs, studies have shown that the side effects
include noticeable mood swings, hyper-activity, and pain in the stomach,
insomnia and nightmares, severe irritability, extreme fatigue, depression,
nausea, vomiting and trembling. The side effects of these diet drugs however,
do vary depending on the lifestyle and health of the person. It is best to
consult the doctor before buying these pills, so as to minimize the side
effects. Besides that, if the doctor had chosen for you a weight loss pill that
suits you best, you can expect to lose between 5 to 10 pounds within the first
month!

At best, these diet drugs should be viewed as short-term
aids for the severely overweight dieters. Clinical studies reveal that to be
effective, these Diet Pills should be used together with a comprehensive weight
loss program consisting of an exercise regimen and a low calorie diet plan.
Without diet and exercise, Diet Pills are virtually useless.

There are many reasons to proceed with extreme caution when
using diet drugs because even healthy people who aren't taking any other meds
have experienced negative health effects from Diet Pills. While it's true that
sometimes you may actually lose a little weight with them, the pounds return
once you stop taking the product.

So, the best way is
still to change your eating habits and lifestyle in order to maintain your weight
loss, and not to depend too much on the wonders of the diet drugs.

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Green Tea Weight Loss Diet &' Is It A Fad Diet?

2009-07-17T01:57:00.000-07:00

Green tea weight loss diets have been doing the rounds for some time. As usually is the case, their popularity increased once celebrities started using them and claiming weight loss on them. These days you can see green tea in several products for its claimed anti-aging effects as well as for weight loss.

1. Not A Fad Diet:

You must keep in mind the difference between the Green Tea weight loss diet and a fad diet. You do not drink green tea all day, and eat almost no food to lose weight. The use of green tea is because of its properties that have been shown to speed up the metabolism of the person drinking it, and obviously this is beneficial for weight loss. Green tea is thus one of a few tactics you can use to speed up your metabolism and increase your weight loss.

2. It increases your metabolism:

When you drink green tea the body goes through a reaction that produces heat and assists in the burning of fat. In this process heat is released and the bodys metabolism gets a jumpstart. You dont have to only drink tea to get this reaction there are other foods that will have the same effect. Cold water also increases you metabolism for about ninety minutes afterwards.

These properties of green tea work together with your body to speed up weight loss. All you need to do is add green tea to a healthy balanced diet and you will reap the benefits of the green tea effects. It really is as easy as that. There is no need to include any expensive supplements if you do not wish to.

3. It suppresses your appetite:

Another very important benefit of green tea is that it reduces the appetite. By drinking Green tea on a regular basis it helps to keep your blood sugar levels stable. So, actually the best benefit of green tea is that it keeps you from being hungry all the time. Obviously this keeps you from snacking and giving in to temptations!

We all know that the body stores excess carbohydrates as fat. This is an ongoing process. It is believed that Green tea keeps the body from doing that for a short space of time after you have had a cup of Green tea. When you drink green tea, your body allows a bigger window for eating carbohydrates to use as fuel for the body and therefore less of the carbohydrates gets stored as fat. This has the added benefit of more sustained energy levels. The length of this working is not known, but we can use all the help we can get!

4. Your caffeine fix without the empty calories:

Another very important benefit of Green tea is that it helps caffeine addicts to eat fewer calories as well. Green tea also contains caffeine. So the benefit for the caffeine addicts is that they can have their caffeine fix without adding the milk and sugar, thus without adding calories to their diet.

Unfortunately it is true that green tea is rather bitter but small amounts of sugar substitutes can sweeten it to make it palatable. For many coffee drinkers cutting out the calories added by sugar and milk will be enough to start the weight loss process. I also find Green tea very beneficial as a "pick me up" when I'm having a bad day and I'm very tired. This in turn stops me from nibbling, as I tend to snack when I'm tired.

Most people do not realize how many empty calories they consume each day with drinking coffee and other beverages. Eliminating even half of those empty calories will promote weight loss. This is something to keep in mind with all beverages you normally drink, even fruit juice. Try and get into the habit of drinking Green tea when you crave something. With any diet it is always to have a kind of "stop" that you fall back on when the going starts getting tough.

Start having a cup of green tea with every meal if you enjoy having something to drink with your meals. Even one or two cups of green tea a day will let you reap the health and weight loss benefits of the tea. There are many ways you can use to get the green tea into your system for weight control. Green tea is also available as a cold tea drinks and in nutritional supplement. During the summer I find cold Green tea very refreshing and satisfying.

For me the most important part is that you can add green tea to any diet plan that you want to use. In doing so you can improve your weight loss without any real added effort. So, any diet can be turned into a green tea weight loss diet.

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Top Weight Loss Diet - The Best Online Diet Program Of 2009!

2009-07-16T03:46:00.000-07:00

You know, searching for an effective but yet affordable diet program can be a daunting task, in fact, you may end up losing weight just by trying to find the best diet program! Listen, if you want to know what the best online diet program of 2009 is and has been proven to work time and time again for hundreds and thousands of people, then I recommend you take just 2 1/2 minutes out of your day to read this article and learn more!

Firstly, I would like to first talk to you about why your previous diet may not have worked. You see, fad diets and celebrity diets are not effective because they go against the core principles of a healthy lifestyle. When you break the core principles of a healthy lifestyle, your body will not adjust correctly which will then mean you will not be able to lose weight and burn off fat effectively. But even more importantly...keep it all off!

For a weight-loss diet to be effective, it must incorporate the most important principle of a healthy lifestyle in order to be effective. The most important principle of a healthy lifestyle is proper nutrition. There is a new dieting system out nowadays that is giving people tremendous results with their efforts to lose weight and burn off fat at an accelerated rate. This diet program is called calorie shifting.

I myself have used this program before when I began dieting. Guess what? When I first started, I weighed over 300 pounds and had a 44 inch waist! Guess what again? After just a few months, I ended up losing over 50 pounds in several inches off my waist. Guess what one more time? I was only experimenting with this diet...imagine if I was using this diet at it's full capacity!

Listen, if you're finally ready to have successful weight loss and fat loss, I highly recommend for you to look into a tryout the calorie shifting diet plan.

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Avy Barnes is a long time health and fitness enthusiast. Being someone who once struggled in weight loss, muscle building, and overall health improvement, you will be able to connect more to all the information he provides through articles.

How To Lose Weight With The Zone Diet

2009-07-15T16:49:00.000-07:00

Every overweight individual is searching for the magical ways to lose weight that will help him or her be thin once and for all. The Zone weight loss plan works great for many people. The main reason why this plan and most weight loss plans don't succeed is because dieters often stop before they are able to see improvements.

The zone diet is a diet program that pays close attention to calorie intake and physical exercise to achieve results. It is a lifestyle diet program to get people to lose pounds and become physically fit. The main aspect of this diet program is the set of eating guidelines developed by the doctor Barry Sears.

The scientific reasoning of the diet focuses on the influence of carbohydrates on the body's insulin levels. Eating too many carbohydrates causes the body's blood sugar levels to spike, which causes the body to release insulin, a hormone that lowers blood sugar levels by causing the sugar to be stored as fat. It is believed that by eating the right foods, blood sugar levels can be regulated to keep insulin levels in "the zone," a range where the body burns more fat and stops storing excessive fat.

The diet plan balances protein and carbohydrate consumption in a 3:4 ratio, meaning 30% of your calories will come from protein and 40% from carbohydrates (another 30% typically comes from fat). It is important to count calories on the zone diet, with most meals being no more than five hundred calories each and snacks no more than one hundred calories each.

Under the eating plan, you eat five times each day (three meals and two snacks), never going more than five hours without having a snack or meal. If you get eight hours of sleep per night, this means taking breakfast within one hour of waking up, lunch within five hours of breakfast, a snack within five hours of your lunch, dinner within two to three hours of snack, and a final snack right before bedtime.

The majority of foods eaten on the zone diet program include lean cuts of meat, such as fish or chicken and other sources of protein, plenty of vegetables and fruits, and a small amount of carbohydrates. Breads, potatoes, rice, sugar, and cereals are the types of carbohydrate heavy foods that dieters are to avoid eating, but can enjoy once in awhile. Dieters must also try not to eat processed foods and food with a high sodium content.

Exercise is another important part of the zone diet. The plan suggests moderate intensity physical activity for thirty minutes per day, six days each week. Exercise is supposed to raise the effectiveness of the zone diet plan. Other enhancements to the diet include taking vitamins and nutritional supplements.

The Zone plan works effectively for many people, but it takes a big commitment. The reason why this program and most other diet programs do not seem to work is because many dieters stop before they are able to see results. Many people struggle to stick with any type of diet program because of cravings, uncontrollable appetites or eating habits, or a simple lack the motivation to lose weight. Hypnosis is the solution for solving these problems and providing the motivation to stick to a diet program like the zone diet program.

Hypnotherapy is routinely used along with dieting because it does many things to increase the effectiveness and success rate of diets. Among the many things that hypnosis programs do is help promote positive thinking, especially to counter negative thoughts. Hypnotherapy is a powerful relaxation tool as well, helping us cope with our stressful emotions and relieve tension. As a relaxation tool, it eases the mind, helps you come up with strategies to handle stress, and increases your self-confidence to motivate you to lose weight.

Weight loss hypnosis can also be used to directly treat the mental obstacles that keep people from losing weight. Take for instance dieters who can't regulate their cravings and appetite because they fight with "emotional eating." People who experience emotional eating compulsively eat food in response to their emotions, such as when they are angry or sad. Hypnosis can be used to break the bonds in our unconscious minds between eating and our emotions. This way, people are freed of their compulsive eating habits and able to stay on complex weight loss programs such as the zone diet program.

Motivational weight loss CDs have become a popular and successful technique to use with diet programs because motivation is the key to success for most people. A good hypnosis CD program works by tapping into the power of the unconscious mind to naturally train our thoughts on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. These programs help people remember their reasons for wanting to diet and exercise so dieters automatically feel motivated to stick with their weight loss plan.

Hypnosis is a powerful motivational tool that will help you "stay in the zone," exercise, and experience natural appetite suppression without pills. Through hypnosis, we can think more positively and focus on having better health.

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One Day Miracle Diet

2009-07-14T11:29:00.000-07:00

In one day miracle diet, you diet for a day and eat full the next day and continue this routine until you feel that you have lost enough weight.

One Day Miracle Diet – as dieticians put it – is a suitable diet program for gourmet buffs. This cholesterol lowering diet plan is quite simple – you diet for a day and eat full the next day and continue this routine until you feel that you have lost enough weight. It is also called the 24 hour Hollywood Miracle Diet.

During the dieting day, refrain from eating any other food than vanilla (every two hours) or chocolate diet wafers and raw fruits. Also, make it a point to drink lots of water (ideally 8 glasses of water or above). It is also advisable to follow a light exercise routine for better results. Walking short distances will serve the purpose.

The biggest advantage with one day cholesterol lowering diet programs is that the person undergoing dieting will not suffer any muscle loss. This is partially because of the high protein and low calorie content of the wafers, and partially due to the fact that the dieting person actually in fact is not completely severed from his/her eating habits. He/she can have any food he/she wants the every next day.

On the other hand, the disadvantage with the cholesterol lowering diet program is that it does not contribute towards improving one's eating habits. That is, as it does not suggest an improved diet, the chances of the person regaining the weight due to normal eating after stopping the diet program are high. Also, nutritional deficiency can happen sometimes depending on the physical aspects of the person concerned.

To conclude, cholesterol lowering diet programs of this sort can bring about quick results. Further, as the person is not restricted from his normal diet for more than 24 hours, people will be more inclined to try out this diet program. But the con is that perhaps people may resort to eating more after the one-day deprival. Hence one's control over his/her eating impulse is critical for ensuring complete success.

Tail Piece – some dieticians tout this cholesterol lowering diet program to be more effective than the traditional tuna and egg diet.

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How Safe Is The Atkins Diet?

2009-07-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

The Atkins Diet Seems To Never Go Away

Fad diets come and go, but The Atkins Diet, a high-protein, low-carbohydrate weight-loss plan, seems never to go away, no matter how many medical professionals denounce it.

"Low-carb diets have been linked to increased frequency of colon cancer, formation of kidney stones, kidney disease, and even osteoporosis," says Neal Barnard, MD, president of the Physicians Commission for Responsible Medicine, a nonprofit research group based in Washington. "The weight loss you see in low-carb diets isn't all that much better than what you see in studies of low-fat, vegetarian diets."

A Pretty Evil Weight Loss Diet

Putting it more bluntly is Kiku Collins-Trentylon, a sports trainer in New York City, who says it's "a pretty evil diet. We all want to sit on our couches, eat nonstop, and have perfect, sculpted bodies. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way."

Meat is the culprit in low-carb diet danger, says Barnard.

"The reason for the health worries is in large part due to red meat," he says. "People who eat meat every day have three times greater risk of developing colon cancer. And then there is the problem of the kidneys. They aren't designed to work on an oil slick of fat."

Big, Fat, High Protein Controversy

In the summer of 2002, however, both Time magazine and The Sunday New York Times Magazine have published much-talked-about stories that say Atkins may not be as bad for heart health as previously believed. These stories were sparked in part by a recent study from researchers at Duke University showing most people who ate a high-protein, low-carb diet for six months lost 20 pounds.

That much was expected. What wasn't expected was that the researchers didn't see strong evidence of the diet causing any health problems. In fact, both LDL "bad" cholesterol and HDL "good" cholesterol improved.

Low Carb Diet Can Produce Significant Weight Loss

The Duke study shows part of why the diet is so popular, it can produce significant weight loss. It also produces it without a lot of annoying calorie counting and the irritability associated with diets.

Known for Easy Weight Loss

"You're not as hungry as with other diets, and that is a really good thing," says Jenny Anderson, an Internet consultant from Mamaroneck, N.Y., who is on the diet. "That makes it easier to stay on it. So does seeing results fairly quickly. One bad thing is that it forbids caffeine, and I had a lot of bad headaches from coffee withdrawal."

Another drawback to the low-carb diet is its severely limited menu options.

"At first, eggs and bacon in butter for breakfast every day is fun, but day after day of only meat and fat at every meal can get tiresome," says Anderson.

So therein lies the controversy. On one hand you have lots of stories of significant weight loss on a relatively user-friendly diet. On the other, you have dietitians and nutritionists who maintain that the weight loss produced is short-term and can threaten a person's overall health, despite the fact that the weight loss itself may have the beneficial effect of lowering cholesterol.

Who is right? Maybe both sides. It provides weight loss at a very high cost to overall health, or at least that has been the prevailing medical opinion.

Low Carbohydrate Diet May Not Be As Bad As We Thought

"There have been reports in the medical literature that say that this low-carb diet may not be as bad as we thought," says Susan Barr, registered dietitian in New York City. "That makes people interested again in this diet, but until there is more research on what stresses the diet places on the body, there is no way to know what it might be doing besides providing short-term weight loss.

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Michael Lewis has been collecting articles and information on Weight Loss and HGH (Human Growth Hormone and related health benefits. He has created and edits numerous web sites about this subject. Michael is a staff writer for AgeForce.com.

Sugar Cravings Caused By Atkins - The Not-So-Sweet Side Of The Atkins Diet!

2009-06-28T21:38:00.000-07:00

Sugar is something that is there wherever you look and is present in the most surprising places. Whole grain breads, all of them contain sugars. There is a nation wide sweet tooth epidemic in our country. If not much sweet is eaten, craving for sugars that is very intense will be there in the beginning of Atkins diet. Many "healthy" foods contain in them and withdrawal from them may be the causes for these cravings.

The problem that is there with sugar is the level of your blood sugar, energy and overall health are all directly related. If the level of sugar is low, intense cravings will be there where as the eating of sugar treats and meals will cause high level of blood sugar. The level of sugar will be so high that it will cause the pancreas to create insulin at a larger pace and eventually the pancreas become worn out and stop secretion of insulin.

Starting on an Atkins diet plan can stop this vicious cycle. Atkins diet will not because the cravings for sugar go away on its own automatically which is because sugar is there in everything and temptation to have it is very hard to resist.

The best way for fighting it is planning. If in your diet, there is a proper balance of fat, protein and fiber, the drops in blood sugar level can be prevented, therefore, it does not give a reason for the sugar carvings to rise in the first place. Do not go hungry for long intervals of time. Your blood sugar level will be stable only if you have snacks or something to eat at regular intervals. Always keep snacks like nuts, seeds, cheese and boiled eggs with you so that without reverting to sugar treats or sweets, you can keep your blood sugar under control.

Craving for sweets are also a sign of deficiency of nutrition. If there is craving for sweets and chocolate, then your blood is running low on magnesium. To stop this longing for sweets, zinc and chromium are also used. Start immediately if you already are not taking in multivitamin tablets. If the longing for sweets still prevails, try other supplements for such nutrients.

One other tactic is brushing the teeth regularly. It is a commonly experienced thing that the craving for sweets goes away if the teeth are brushed or breath strips are used. Both these methods numb the mouth and stop the feeling that tempts you to eat. Also, drinking water in large quantities can also aid in relieving people from this craving by filling your stomach as with a full stomach, you will not go looking for a sugar treat.

Also, if you have the longings when you are in your house, go and take a long walk, the distraction provided by which will suffice for making you forget about your longing for sugar. Asking help from friends or registering in Atkins forums can also help you from giving into the cravings of sweets and chocolates.

Also, eating the low carbohydrate version of the treat you like the most will do you a lot of good and will not have a deprived feeling. There are loads of such items in the market and can all help you stay in your Atkins diet and also eat sweets.

The real side effect of the Atkins plan is that you will surely have cravings for sweets but the tips given above will help you stay focused on the efforts made by you for weight loss.

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Cabbage Soup Diet - What Is It And How It Works?

2009-06-26T00:42:00.000-07:00

You've seen this in newspapers and magazines. In fact, it's even a hot topic all over the internet. It's the cabbage soup diet, and it promises to let you lose up to 10 pounds in 7 days without feeling hungry.

Currently, there is a book called "The New cabbage soup diet" authored by Margaret Danbrot, which talks about this safe weight loss diet. It uses a structured and strict one-week menu to let you drop as much as 10 pounds. So if eating a few low-calorie foods and sipping a bottomless cabbage soup bowl for a week appeals to you, then this diet will surely lead you to a quick weight loss.

What is it?

When you say cabbage soup diet, it essentially means a modified form of fasting. There is really nothing magical about the cabbage soup in itself, what does the trick is the low-calorie nature of the plan. Dieters will eat only a few calories to let them lose weight rapidly.

According to Connie Diekman, Med, RD, American Dietetic Association (president-elect), the positive aspect of this plan is that people might eat more vegetables. There is a list of what you need to eat everyday for one week. And because you can't find these meals in restaurant menus, it's best to eat it at home.

Sample Diet Plan

Day 1 - Cabbage soup and fruit can be eaten as many as you want (except bananas). Then drink water, cranberry juice, black coffee, or unsweetened tea.

Day 2 - Cabbage soup and low-calorie vegetables can be eaten as many as you want (except corn, peas, or beans). You can also consume baked potato with butter.

Day 3 - Cabbage soup can be eaten as many as you want. And then add any mixture of fruits and vegetables (except the ones mentioned above).

Day 4 - Cabbage soup as many as you want and up to 8 bananas. You can also drink 2 glasses of skimmed milk.

Day 5 - Take cabbage soup and not more than 20 ounces of fish, chicken, or beef. You can also eat up to 6 fresh tomatoes and drink water from 6-8 glasses.

Day 6 - Eat unlimited vegetables and cabbage soup and not more than 3 beef steaks.

Day 7 - You can eat unlimited vegetables and cabbage soup, brown rice (only 2 cups or less), and unsweetened fruit juices.

How it Works?

In principle, the diet works on low caloric intake. Danbrot makes a claim that by giving you specific guidelines of what to eat for 7 days, your fat and calorie content will be very low without sacrificing the vital nutrients of the body. The working agents in this diet are phytochemicals and antioxidants. Danbrot further says that the soup has no "magic" ingredients - the combination of "superfoods" make the weight disappear.

In addition, she mentions that this diet is never designed to substitute good nutrition. It is just meant to run for 7 days, and after that you have to abandon it for the next 2 weeks before you can use it again. The periodic break should be observed in order to replenish other body nutrients as well as develop good eating habits.

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The Best Weight Loss Diet Program Of 2009 - Get Results With This Diet Plan!

2009-06-25T17:29:00.000-07:00

I'm going to tell you firsthand that the best weight loss diet program is not some type of fad diet, some type of celebrity diet, or some type of low-calorie, low-fat, or a starvation diet! Those types of diets are very ineffective, very expensive, and will cause more harm to your body than good. If you want to find out what the best diet plan is that will produce results in helping you lose weight fast... and keep it off, then I recommend you take just 3 1/2 minutes out of your busy day to read this article and learn more.

First things first. Understand that no diet is going to work without understanding and implementing the core principles of a healthy lifestyle. Those principles are very simple. Proper nutrition, drink plenty of water daily, get plenty of sleep every night, cardiovascular exercise, and weight training exercise. Follow those core principles, get yourself a solid diet plan, and make sure you stay 100% consistent with it all...because without consistency...what's the point!

Now, the best weight loss diet program of 2009 is a new dieting system called calorie shifting. I myself have used this system, and I can say right now... it works! When I first started I weighed over 300 pounds and had a 44 inch waistline. After just a few short months I lost over 50 pounds and several inches off my waist!

The reason why this system is so effective is because it allows you to eat the amount of calories you are supposed to receive on a daily basis...which means no starvation! The plan will teach you how to manipulate the calories your body receives daily so that you will be able to cause a significant boost in your metabolism, which leads to greater fat loss.

So, if you're ready to get started with the best weight loss diet program of 2009, then I highly recommend for you to try out the calorie shifting diet program.

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Atkins Diet

2009-06-23T23:15:00.000-07:00

The Atkins diet is really called the Atkins nutritional approach. It's a low-carb diet created by Robert Atkins. He had gained a great deal of weight while he attended medical school. Atkins read about a low-carb diet in one of his medical journals. He decided to improve it and release it under his name.

Dr. Atkins came up with new ideas, his Atkins diet, about the nature of weight gain. He held that saturated fats weren't as bad as people claim. Carbohydrates, found in potatoes, and breads, were the real problem. In Atkins theory eating too little fat make things even worse. He pointed to all the low-fat foods that were high in carbohydrates. That meant people on a diet often ate foods that were worse than they normally ate.

The Atkins diet shifts the focus. He shifts dieters' metabolism to burn body fats by cutting out carbohydrates from their diets. That's the goal of weight loss. It's not just a matter of eating less. Dr. Atkins held that your diet could actually help you burn calories. In fact Atkins cited a study that claimed the body would burn an extra 950 calories on his diet. That sounded good but it wasn't true.

Dr. Atkins also touted the positive influence this Atkins diet could have on people with type 2 diabetes. Being overweight is generally considered the major cause for type 2 diabetes. Weight loss associated with the Atkins diet, as with any diet, would therefore help people manage type 2 diabetes. But the Atkins diet is also low in carbohydrates, which must be avoided with type 2 diabetes regardless of caloric intake, so by means of this aspect of the diet Atkins claimed those who suffer type 2 diabetes would no longer need medication such as insulin. But that's counter to the prevailing medical theories regarding type 2 diabetes which, although recommending that lowered intake of carbohydrates and weight loss help manage diabetes, ascribe no causal relationship between carbohydrates and type 2 diabetes.

What steps does one take to follow the Atkins diet? It consists of four steps or phases which are induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance. The details of the induction phase is as follows.

The first phase of the Atkins diet, Induction, is like the boot camp for the diet. Atkins is flexible as to the time period &' but recommends two weeks. During this phase carbohydrates are severely limited &' only up to 20 grams per day. The result of this phase should be ketosis, a metabolic reaction by which the body converts stored fat into fatty acids, generally prompted by a lack of glucose. Weight loss during this phase can be extreme &' some Atkins followers reported losses of 5-10 pounds a week.

The other Atkins diet phases are generally used for determining the levels of carbohydrates ideal for losing weight and for maintaining a standard weight &' not gaining weight. The diet lost popularity after Dr. Atkins died, but it's still popular.

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Eco Atkins Diet - Questions And Answers

2009-06-23T19:22:00.000-07:00

The newest of the trendy diets is the Eco-Atkins Diet. The basis for this diet is that your primary source of protein is based around plant sources. This diets appeals to vegetarians and those of us who are concerned about the environment and prevention of cruelty to animals. This article answers some questions you may have concerning what the Eco-Atkins diet is and how you can implement it.

Q. What is the Eco-Atkins diet?

A. It is a diet that involves consuming more plant instead of animal based protein?

Q. What are sources of plant based protein?

A. Vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts, seeds, and whole grains.

Q. How do plant proteins help fight fat?

A. "Consuming a variety of plant-based foods like veggies, grains, soy and nuts provides all the essential amino acids the body needs for optimal health," says nutritionist Janet Bond Brill, Ph.D., R.D. author of Cholesterol Down (Three Rivers Press, 2006)

Q. Do plant based proteins flatten the belly?

A. When intake of omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids (which are present in all plant foods) is increased, the adiponectin hormone production is increased. This hormone tells the body to burn more fat and helps to prevent the conversion of sugar to fat.

Q. Will eating plant foods cause me to feel full?

A. Yes, plant based foods contain lots of fiber. The fiber expands in the stomach in helps you to feel full faster.

Q. I'm not a vegetarian; can I still eat meat on the Eco Atkins diet?

A. The idea of this diet is to limit animal based protein like beef, pork, chicken and fish. You can still eat these foods in small amounts.

Q. I have a family history of heart disease or diabetes, will this diet help me?

A. Plant-protein dieters benefit from improved heart health and decreased risk of diabetes. After only 4 weeks study subjects saw a 15-point drop in LDL ("Bad") cholesterol and a 14-point drop in blood pressure, according to a study in the annals of Internal Medicine.

Q. Is this diet expensive?

A. Meat is generally one of the most expensive items on the food bill. By replacing meats with beans and mushrooms you can save up to four times the money.

Q. Will I have enough energy on this diet to perform my daily tasks?

A. You will get most of your key nutritional requirements from eating plant-based foods. However, the diet is lacking vitamin B-12 which is essential for optimal energy. You will need to take a multi-vitamin if you're not already.

Q. I like to bake; can I substitute any of the high fat animal ingredients for a healthy plant-based ingredient?

A. Yes you can. Try this: puree 15 oz of black beans and substitute it for the eggs, oil, milk, water, or butter.

Q. Are there any programs that can help make this diet easy to implement?

A. Strip That Fat is the premier weight loss program. You can tell the program that you only want to eat foods from plant sources and it will generate meal plans and shopping lists for you. You will not have to wonder which meals to prepare or eat the same meals over and over. Strip That Fat can make the Eco Atkins diet easy to implement.

The Eco Atkins diet is great for those who are vegetarians or have health problems such as high cholesterol or heart disease. Strip That Fat with the STF Diet Generator will help you lose weight and keep it off. You can lose 2 pounds in the first 7 days. This is a very healthy approach to weight loss and one that can help you keep the weight off.

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How To Make An Effective Diet Plan Work For You?

2009-06-22T11:55:00.000-07:00

Dieting is not only about our will power to stay away from food but it is all about taking balanced nutritional diet so that the body doesn't store food without having to suffer on account of malnutrition.

The most often repeated complaint about weight loss diet plan is that it doesn't work as much as was expected. We relate intake and output very closely. Therefore, to our mind if we eat more we grow bulkier, so we should shrink like a washerman's thumb when we cut down on eating. But that doesn't seem to happen.

We cut down our eating by kilos and the reduction is in millimeters. Quite discouraging it is, but there is a valid reason behind it. The equation is not as easy as it seems on the surface. Dieting is not only about our will power to stay away from food but it is all about taking balanced nutritional diet so that the body doesn't store food without having to suffer on account of malnutrition. Here are a few points that you must keep in mind when you start dieting for weigth loss.

1.Your diet must provide enough nourishment to your body without causing any deficiency of any kind.

2.You should not feel tasteless or else you'll be way too sickened with your food to go ahead with your dieting plan. So craft your plan carefully and try to eat what is nutritious and delicious in equal measure. There is no dearth of such food items.

3.You must adhere to your diet program religiously otherwise it is bound to fail which can be extremely frustrating and may deter you from making another attempt for a long time. So back it up with healthy nutrition, motivation, positive attitude and regular workout.

Another important thing is that you must not be too conscious of the fact that you are making an effort to lose weight because if you do that you will end up looking at yourself in the mirror each day and this can be discouraging because you'll always find yourself unchanged. After all, it is not possible for your body to change and shape up on daily basis. Stick to your schedule and commitment and forget about losing weight for a while. If you are determined and consistent, sooner or later, results will follow. So just keep doing it. Don't look for changes and don't be discouraged by the lack of them and changes will surely come by for better and for good.

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