Lose Weight

Lose Weight

In todays society, with so many advances being made in health and medicine, we are being faced with a very challenging problem. Obesity. It is fast becoming a world wide epidemic and with the constant message to lose weight everybody is looking for the latest fad diet. It is not surprising those “amazing lose weight in 7 days” diets are top of the hit parade

With numerous experts and their varied opinions on how to lose weight, one can certainly become confused. There are so many questions being asked on the topic of weight loss. So what is the best way to lose weight? How can you lose weight fast? What are the latest diet tips? These kinds of questions are ever on the lips of those people who want to lose weight either for their health, or just to look good on the beach this summer.

In reality, there are no easy answers or magic formulas to make you lose weight. None of the experts have yet come up with that magic wand, although some may lead you to believe they have. As most people can tell you, whatever diet you choose, there is going to be some deprivation, some sweat, and some plain old hard work if you want to achieve weight loss success. It is said that slimming diets are NOT the answer for permanent weight loss! Real success comes when you have learned a new way to eat.

Our desire to lose weight and be healthier is so great that some of those promises of the latest miracle diet can be very tempting, but be on your guard and don’t part with you hard earned cash in exchange for a diet that at best won’t work, and at worst could harm you. You don’t have to pay a lot of money for a weight loss diet; to get started, why not try one of the many free online diets? That way, you can learn what works for you, and instead of losing money, you’ll lose your excess weight.

To help yourself lose weight take some time and research the material available. Talk to others, ask questions and even speak to your doctor. There is an abundance of information on changing your eating habits. Instead of eating 3 big meals a day, try eating 5 smaller meals. I have also read cutting your portions down so you do not feel uncomfortable. If you eat in a restaurant, ask for a carry out container and save half your meal for the next day’s lunch. So, research on “how to eat” so you can be well informed with your efforts to properly lose weight.

Jan Whalen – Hinkley, CA

jwhalen92347@yahoo.com

TriPower Team

Lose Weight

When people are trying to lose weight they are often very surprised when they are told by a friend that they look like they have added a few extra pounds. Not a nice thing to hear when you actually are trying to eat less. To help why not try eating more smaller meals throughout the day. Healthy snacking or if you prefer to call them ’small meals’ will make it easier to lose weight because the body needs regular fuel to speed up the metabolic process.

You have to be sure that your smaller meals are just that: smaller. It is important to stress that “eat more” doesn’t mean eating very large meals that are laden with calories. Small nutritious meals more often is the key. If you are the sort of person who eats very large portions then this is one way for you to be successful with your effort to lose weight. Gradually start reducing the portions of the meals but at the same time increasing how often you eat. Five small meals a day is far better than three large meals

Our bodies can digest smaller amounts of food more efficiently. Because there is less food to digest our bodies will digest quicker thus assimilating the nutrients more efficiently, giving ourselves more energy after the meal. Big meals make us sluggish and we fail to utilize a lot of the nutrition. For successful weight loss have some quick easy preplanned snacks. There are good selections of protein bars and health drinks, fresh fruit and keep fresh raw vegetables cleaned and cut up with a dip you like. Experiment with new foods, like a tofu dip with spices you like or maybe a hummous dip. If you have never tried it or didn’t use a good mix, find a new recipe and try again. Tofu is high in protein and has NO taste so it takes on the taste of whatever you add to it. It may take some getting use to but it is good in helping you lose weight.

Another reason for eating smaller meals is the amount of fat taken into the body at each meal or snack. There is less potential energy in a small meal to be stored as fat. This of course gives you the opportunity to burn off excess fat and help you have a steady flow of weight loss.

Eating smaller meals more often can sometimes be difficult because we are programmed to eat three times a day. And we also eat too many snacks in between. But with the concept of eating small meals and eating more often, you get triple benefits for your efforts. There will be fewer calories, increased metabolic rate and less chance of feeling bloated. You will lose weight.

Tana Hamiter – Goes Green Mentor

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Skype Me: nancy.tana.hamiter

IGB TriPower Team

Fat burners, diet pills, nutritional supplements - you know who gets the most out of these products? The people who make them and sell them! Some of this stuff is extracted from foods and has a role in nutrition, but it's not a substitute for eating right. Also, much of the "miracle" drugs you see advertised are exceedingly unsafe for you. The next time you see an advertisement in a weight loss magazine for one of these "miracle" products - or if you see a commercial on TV for one - read or listen to the DISCLAIMERS AND WARNINGS that accompany these ads. A lot of this stuff is risky and it has no place in a healthy, permanent weight loss and fitness lifestyle.

If you're willing to risk exposing your body to these drugs, you might be able to lose some weight - at first. But you will experience no long-term benefits - none! In fact, it's really much worse than that. "Dieting" in any form that denies your body the essential nutrients and calories it needs to function efficiently can cause you to lose weight…until you stop the diet.

Anyone who has "dieted" knows you cannot sustain the diet indefinitely. Your body screams out for sustenance and eventually you give in. That's when the rebound effect begins. You will predictably regain all the weight you lost - PLUS SOME. And the regained weight is mostly fat. During your diet your body cannibalized some of your lean muscle to use as fuel. After the diet, your regained weight does not come back in the form of lean muscle plus some fat - it comes back almost entirely as fat.

Marg Roukens
202-657-5874

Tri Power Team

How Not to Lose Weight

Your head will be spinning if you listen to all the experts when it comes to taking of those extra pounds. There is a lot of controversy about the correct way to lose weight. Everybody would have you believe that their way is the best way. If you are serious about losing weight the sensible way so that you sustain your weight loss for years to come then it is worth dispelling some of the myths that surround the weight loss industry and the fitness industry. If you see a diet saying you will lose weight in 7 days, the truth of the matter is, yes you may well lose weight in 7 days , but only 2lb of any weight lost will be fat. Any other weight lost during the 7 days will be either water, muscle or both.

There are so many views on the best way to get our body back into a healthier condition. You will come across many thoughts and ideas about how to lose weight and some of them are distinctly unhealthy and will not only cause health problems but may also cause you to gain weight

Here are some examples

1. We all know that a fad is something that becomes very popular for a short time and usually goes away as quickly as it came. The same holds true for diets. A fad diet such as the Hollywood Cookie diet, juice fasting or the Grapefruit diet and follow it for a week. At best you will lose 5/6 lbs that will go straight back on the minute you return to normal eating, at worst you will feel really ill, possibly very light headed and/or headaches as your body tries to adjust to this unhealthy regime. Don’t try to lose weight this way

2. Exercise! Exercise! Exercise! If you are going to exercise make sure you know the ones you should be doing and the correct way to do them. Many of us make a daily visit to the gym doing bench presses or dead lifting double your body weight followed by 100 abdominal crunches. We now know that abdominal crunches are not the way to creating a six pack and great care needs to be taken when under taking a fitness regime to ensure you are not doing your body more harm than good.

3. When it comes to eating we are also bombarded with many different theories on how, when and what we should eat. Eat no more than three times a day and do not eat after 6 p.m. Do not eat real food, focus on protein bars and pre-packaged foods. Eating smaller meals more often is now thought to be the way forward and protein bars are for emergencies only. Nothing can replace “real” food as this is what the body recognizes.

4. Another popular method for weight loss is to stop eating! Dramatically reduce your calorie intake. Low calorie diets are now thought to be dangerous and cause the body to go into adrenal stress. This will not help you to lose weight and may even cause you to gain weight.

5. Don’t forget to start your day off with a minimum amount of food to help you get through the morning. Do not eat breakfast. Have two cups of coffee and a low-fat muffin. High carbohydrate breakfast and stimulant drinks such as coffee will play havoc with your metabolism and give you a very bad start to the day whether you are on a weight loss diet or not. Also your low fat muffin may well contain hydrogenated fat which is very bad for your health.

6. Finally, to really help you lose those extra pounds why not fill yourself with diet pills? This is an absolute “no, no” Avoid at all costs.

Science has changed the way we look at how the body loses weight. Weight loss is in fact an intricate science. It follows the science of how the body works. If you do not follow this correctly you will not maintain your weight loss in the future

Janet Matthews

skype me: lindajanetmatthews

+44 7815614557

IGB TriPower Team

Lose Weight with Water

An essential ingredient in any safe and healthy weight loss plan is water. This may sound like another of those fad diets that sounds too good to be true. But the truth of the matter is you do need to drink lots of water if you want to lose weight effectively and healthily. So how much water should you drink?

In his book entitled “Your Body’s Many Cries for Water”, Dr F. Batmanghelidj tells us that an adult should drink about half their body weight of water in ounces daily. By water, he means water, not coffee, tea or any other beverage, and certainly not diet coke. If exercise is part of your program, more water is necessary to replace water loss from sweat. It is crucial to drink water before, during and after exercise to keep energy levels high and aid in recovery.

If you are attempting to lose weight here are a few tips as to why we need to drink more water.

* Water helps suppress your appetite: How many times have you felt hungry and grabbed for a snack? Your body often confuses the desire to eat with the need for water. You might not be hungry might just be dehydrated. Some people only drink water when they feel thirsty. If you wait until thirst sets in, you are probably already dehydrated. So if you are serious about wanting to lose weight – drink more water.

* Water flushes toxins from your body: Drinking water helps to detoxifiy the liver and kidneys and carries waste away from the body.

* Water prevents fluid retention and so aids your ability to lose weight, particularly at the start of your diet: If you do not drink enough water then the body will go into dehydration mode and hang on to the water it has. If you make sure you are drinking enough water the body will start recognize it has a continuous supply and will stop hanging onto every drop. A diet that is high in sodium will also cause water retention. Keep your sodium to an acceptable level and then drink more water to help flush the excess sodium through your kidneys.

* If you keep your body optimally hydrated you will find that it enhances your physical performance, helps digestion, helps you to lose weight, maintains the balance of electrolytes and transports nutrients.

* Keeping your body well hydrated is a very important factor during any regime to lose weight. It is essential that you exercise to build lean muscle. Water helps muscle tone allowing the muscles to contract. Water also helps lubricate the joints.

Water is so important to our survival and it now we realize how important it is in maintaining a healthy weight. Water is the elixir of life! So if you really want to lose weight effectively make sure you drink the required amount each day.

Janet Matthews

skype me: lindajanetmatthews

+44 7815614557

IGB TriPower Team

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It may take us years to put on those extra pounds, but we all want to lose weight overnight. That would be great but it just doesn’t happen that way. People want to reach their target weight as quickly as possible, so that they can get back to normal. What many people don’t realize is that if you lose weight fast the chances are you will gain weight just as quickly when you have finished your diet. There are many diets available that promise the most amazing results. There is one diet called Fat Loss 4 Idiots, promises an amazing weight loss of 9lb over the 11days of the diet. What they don’t tell you is that that all of the 9lb will not be fat loss. It is only possible to lose 2lb of fat per week. The remainder of the weight loss will either be water or muscle.

We are all aware of weight loss programs where you can lose weight quickly over a short period of time, but the end result is usually a quick re-gain of the weight once you stop the program. This is not a safe way to lose weight.
But in order to successfully lose weight fast you need to change your perception of the word fast in this context. A weight loss of 2lb per week on a regular basis would mean that you would lose approximately 16lb over a 2 month period. If you have dieted sensibly and consistently then you will have lost 16lb of fat and will be far more likely to keep that weight off. If you tried to lose weight fast by following a fad diet then you may have lost 9lb the first week and probably put a couple on the following week as your body adjusts. You may get despondent and have a few days off and put a bit more back on. Over the 2 months of this type of dieting you may only lose about 2lb in total

In todays society we want everything in an instant. We want a quick fix and we are not prepared to go to the trouble of doing things the way nature intended. The chances are you didn’t put 9lb’s worth of fat on in 11 days so equally the chances are you won’t be able to lose 9lb’s worth of fat in 11 days. A diet that promises that you will lose weight fast is manipulating you into believing it is the answer to your prayers.

Regardless of the weight loss program you choose you have to eat healthy. Well balanced nutritious food eaten on a regular basis, in conjunction with a moderate exercise plan is the best way to lose weight and keep it off. This is a diet for life, not even a diet for the duration of the weight loss program and certainly not a diet for 11 days.

For most people it has been bad eating habits that have caused the accumulation of all those extra pounds. It is vital that any weight loss program you follow teaches you how to change those bad eating habits. This is about re educating your taste buds and changing your dietary habits. Once you have reached your target weight you can always have the occasional day off but the healthy eating plan must be the mainstay of your new way of eating. Put the lose weight fast regime behind you and start to approach your diet in a new and different way.