Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

If you follow the news about health and fitness these days and the constant focus on obesity, you may get the feeling that you're doing everything wrong. You sit all day at the computer -- wrong! You drive everywhere instead of walking -- wrong! You watch too much TV, don't take the stairs enough, don't exercise enough -- the list goes on and on. Sitting around, it seems, has become as dangerous as driving without a seat belt and, yet, that's how most of us spend our time. It's clear that our sedentary world doesn't call for much activity, yet we need that activity to stay healthy and lose weight. So, how can we make exercise a more natural part of our lives? The first step is to figure out what's really behind our inactivity. What's Stopping You from Exercise?  We're all familiar with the most common reasons we don't exercise -- we're too busy, too tired, it's too boring and confusing, etc. But are those reasons or are they exc

Dwight Eschliman/Getty Images Question:  If junk food is so bad for the body and bad quality overall, why is it so popular? You'd think no one would touch it." Answer:  That's an excellent question, and I certainly can't say that I have the answer. I do have some thoughts on the subject -- and maybe one or more are correct, so here goes: First, let me back up and define 'junk foods.' It's the stuff you eat that has little to no nutritional value, usually combined with ingredients that are bad for you, or is high in calories when consumed in excess. So that means candy, chips, cookies, cake, sugary soft drinks, greasy burgers, hot dogs, French fries, ice cream, and most things that served at fast food restaurants qualify as junk foods. So why do so many people eat junk foods? Here are three possible reasons: #1 It's Cheap I think one big reason junk food is popular is because a lot of it is cheap to buy. I mean you can go to most any fas

This question Is on my top ten list of most asked questions, so I found a post from VeryWell.com that has the answers. I want to comment now before you read any more. I do believe that most of the younger generation that are dieting, don't really have to diet. Yes, there are high school and college-age young adults that are seriously overweight but most of my readers are just flabby and that comes from eating the wrong foods. Your body can't process everything you eat. Ready-made foods have a lot of chemical additives to preserve then and your body doesn't process anything that not natural. For instance, if you buy a frozen pizza and bring it home and cook it, you should know that very little of the pizza is real food. Read the food label next time you go to the store. The manufacturer only has to use enough of the real ingredient to be able to list it on the label. There is more additives than real ingredients. The same goes for most everything on the shelves. Don't b

Is your diet less than healthy with too much fat, sugar, sodium and processed foods? Don't feel bad -- that's a common thing -- and I can help you. I know it's not easy to switch from a junk food laden, high-calorie diet to a healthy diet. If you aren't ready to make an over-night dietary transformation, don't worry -- you can take small steps to improve your diet. Over time, all those little steps will add up. Yes, they will, but easing into a healthy diet means you only want to change small parts of your diet a week at a time like giving up ice cream. If you eat a half gallon a day and give it up, you will probably notice a difference, but most people who give up something like that will find a way to substitute something else that's sweet and won't really gain much. As you can tell, I'm not in favor of taking small baby steps to changing their diet. Even if you're successful, It can take next to forever and as far as seeing results, the d

Eat Clean Diet Review: Unprocessed Foods for Weight Loss Reblogged from WebMD The Promise She means eating foods -- like lean protein, good-for-you carbs and fats, fresh fruits, and vegetables -- six times a day in the right amounts. Do that, drink lots of water, and exercise regularly, and Reno says you’ll turn your sluggish metabolism into a fat-burning machine. Dedicate yourself to the clean eating lifestyle, and you’ll lose about 3 pounds a week, Reno says. The benefits go beyond weight loss. You'll stay healthy and have more energy. Your eyes will look bright and alert. Your teeth and gums will be healthier. Your skin will glow. Oh, and did we mention you won't be hungry? “When you Eat Clean, the benefits are visible (and perceptible to you on the inside, too) from the top of your head to the tips of your toes,” Reno writes in  The Eat-Clean Diet Recharged! The Eat-Clean philosophy is that nutrition is far more important than exercise or genetics in shaping ou

Many of us fail at weight loss because we are really serious about getting to a proper weight for our size and age. You should always start with a doctor visit.  This post first appeared on VeryWell.com and if you are one of the ones who have tried and failed to keep the weight off, maybe it's because you should always start with your doctor and explain you want to do this without pills. The last thing you want is to get hooked on diet pills. That's no way to restrict calories. The minute you stop taking diet pills you gain the weight back. If you are ready to see a doctor for weight loss, you need to go to your appointment prepared. There are several critical weight loss questions you need to ask. You may want to talk to your doctor about weight loss medication, about the risks of different weight loss programs and about the benefits of losing weight. Your physician will be able to give you answers that take your personal health history into account. The Best Doctor f

This is an article I found in HealthDay recently, it's definitely worth a read. Your over-weight problem may be caused by food additives. Fructose -- a kind of sugar found in a wide variety of foods and beverages --may encourage overeating. Fructose may be best known to consumers in the form of high-fructose corn syrup, which has long been added to manufactured foods from sodas to cookies. Distinct from sugar known as glucose (produced by the natural breakdown of complex carbohydrates), fructose is also a "simple" sugar and a natural component of fruit. However, "in a series of studies we have found that when compared to glucose, the simple sugar, fructose, is a weaker suppressor of brain areas that help control appetite and the motivation to eat," said study co-author Dr. Kathleen Page, an assistant professor of clinical medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In other words, people are more lik