Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

Get active. It's one of the best things you can do for yourself. “Exercise is an antidote to aging," says Barry A. Franklin, PhD. He is director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise labs at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. A well-rounded routine, as part of a healthy lifestyle, may help you avoid things like falls, heart disease, and osteoporosis. In fact, experts say, many of the conditions people think are due to getting older have more to do with not moving enough. At any age, these are the types of exercise you want to get: • Aerobic: good for your heart and lungs • Strength training: good for your muscles and bones • Flexibility and balance: helps prevent falls Personally, I want to add a few words about me. I live in a single family home in a 55+ community. My wife and I are very happy here. Most of the people are are age but only half those living here are truly in good shape. There are many activities for people of all ages like book clubs, card games f...

Food is the most powerful medicine available to heal chronic disease. All you need to do is think of your grocery store as your pharmacy. I found this article on a website I read occasionally. This will open your eyes to the importance of eating a healthy diet. Recently I went to Asia to lecture on prevention, wellness, nutrition and the new field of nutrigenomics, the science of how molecules in food interact with our genes to support or interfere with our health. We are learning from research in this field that food “talks” to our DNA, switching on or off genes that lead to health or disease. What you eat programs your body with messages of health or illness. I came away from Asia feeling humbled and awed as I realized that the average Chinese person knows more about the medicinal properties of food than I do after years of research. Medicinal foods are part of their every day diet. Dinner with my hosts included mild, crunchy white tree fungus, bai mu er,which enhances detoxif...

This is interesting, I just read that low levels of vitamin D in your system can actually keep overweight people from losing weight. O.K., we know now that we can get vitamin D from the sun, but that dark skinned people and even people with a dark tan won't absorb as much "D" as light skinned people. Vitamin D from the sun is a bonus anyway, the sun can't give you too much. So now your diet and supplements will become important. The body needs vitamin D, it's important for weight loss, but also helps to ward off a long list of diseases including cancer. So how do we put more vitamin D in our diet? Diary products and eggs all contain "D". Some fish and vegetables contain Vitamin D and supplements in the vitamin section of your drug store or grocery store. Food is really the best way for your body to absorb any vitamin. There are foods like salmon and egg yolks that contain "D" naturally and some like milk and cheese that are fortified with v...

Are you exercising and not really seeing the results you hoped for? Maybe you're actually GAINING WEIGHT (very common, actually). Fact is, numerous research studies have shown that individuals who start on exercise programs actually subconsciously eat MORE calories due to the fact that exercise also stimulates your appetite. This is why folks who begin exercising--without consciously getting their diet under control at the same time--often actually GAIN body fat. Do you want to put in the time and the effort in the gym to GAIN weight? Me either. Actually that's what happens to more people then you might think. I had the same problem. I was getting too heavy and the first think I thought of was joining a gym. So I spent $40 a month for many years and got nowhere. I’d lose a little and then gain it back and the cycle would repeat itself over and over. Finally my wife told me I wasn’t counting my calories and I was eating the wrong things. "Exercise is good for y...

This is a great article I found about quick weight loss. This is the way those thin celebs did it. You might think that celebrates know how to drop the extra pounds fast, but in reality the only pounds you can lose fast are the ones you gain fast. So, if I gain 3 pounds over the weekend, I can lose it in a couple of days following that weekend. If the fat hangs around for a while it becomes hard and is difficult to lose. People that have been overweight for several months or years now have stubborn fat that will take more time to lose. Don’t stop trying, but you should realize that stubborn fat won’t disappear using a quick weight loss diet. With a fast diet you will lose weight, but mostly muscle. So, “What the difference?” you might ask. First of all, you will weight less but the fat will still be there. You’re not going to change the way you look. And second, your know going to change the way you feel. And the worst part is the weight will come back. Why, when you lose muscle your...

Your mother always told you to eat your vegetables, but now everyone seems to be drinking them. Should you make like Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, and Salma Hayek and start juicing? We test-drove the trend (learn from us and go easy on the leafy greens!), then asked experts how it can help you achieve your health goals. We have a feeling Mom would approve of their advice. Posted originally By Jessica Girdwain Drink to Your Health A month ago I decided to start juicing. Call me lame, but those celebs with totally covetable bikini bodies are always toting around algae-colored concoctions. I figured that juicing, aside from breathing, is about the only thing we could have in common. So I bought a juicer and an entire basket of produce and went to town. My first batch was gnarly (I don't love kale that much), but eventually I got the hang of it. Now I feel like one of those women who does yoga at 6 a.m., whips up her own face scrub and meditates -- without actually doing any of ...

You know you want to make a change. You want to see what life is like without extra weight on your body. When I was heavy, I’d think about losing weight every day. I’d skip meals, I’d just drink liquids all day. I tried different quick diets. Nothing worked until I changed my eating habits. I quit eating out, I ate more salads and less red meat. I had to plan out the food I was going to eat that day. Count the calories and then find other things to eat that had no calories like celery. And who knew but celery is really good for you. Celery or scallions are an example of foods with no calories that are really good for you. And there’s lot more. Use the internet to find the good foods you want that aren’t just filler, but foods that add value to your diet. And you don’t have to eat them plain, you can use yogurt or a soft cheese to add the flavor you want. Nuts and seeds are also great snack food and your adding good carbs to your diet. Lose fat not muscle. Planning can get you psyched ...

Do you want to start losing flab very quickly? You don't have to count calories or follow some complicated diet plan; all you have to do is cut out these 3 foods from your diet. 1. Processed foods. If it comes in a box or a package with a laundry list of ingredients, eliminate it. Instead, concentrate on eating mostly whole, natural foods. 2. Soft drinks, juice, and other sweetened beverages. Drinks sweetened with sugar or high fructose corn syrup actually increase your hunger while feeding you loads of empty calories. 3. Alcohol. Alcohol is calorie dense and further wreaks havoc on your fat burning hormones, increasing your belly fat and making it harder for you to lose that pesky flab. Want to get a flat belly fast? Simply follow the above 3 rules. You will automatically eliminate a massive amount of calories from your diet and you'll still be able to eat until you're full while achieving rapid results. Put them in place today! This is from a news...

It’s up to you to take charge of your health. You should know if you weigh too much, if your out of shape or have too much body fat. That’s something children don’t learn, how to take care of themselves, how to take care of their health. Why is it that we don’t know that we’re not in good health or that we weigh too much. First of all, I think we do know but too often we ignore the signs. If a person has colds frequently or feels exhausted and has no energy, that’s a good sign that something is missing in their diet. Most of us reach for the vitamin supplements for the answer, but what most people need is to examine their diet. Be truthful with yourself and start to keep a log of what you eat. After one week, I think you’ll know what’s wrong with your diet. Some people already know their diet is their problem but just don’t know were to start or don’t want to take the time to change. For example, I think we all know that fast food isn’t really a healthy choice. But everyday we line u...

The latest crop of wearable tech gadgets can track your every move, the number of calories you burn, even the quality of your sleep. But are these devices the key to a fitter body or are they a case of information overload? Fitness trackers can help you stay on track. Fitness trackers are for the techy who has so much to do he or she can’t ever complete the workload they have. They constantly run all day trying to complete a mountain of work, really has no time to workout but manages to squeeze it in and feels that’s enough, I did my workout, now back to my workload. A tracker will show you what your workout accomplished so you can decide if your on track or if you need to vary the plan. Some will also keep track of your calories and your sleep. Getting the proper amount of sleep at night can help you lose weight. Not getting enough sleep will keep you from losing weight. Read about these new trackers and decide if a tracker can help you. It's a truth universally acknowled...

If you've been following the news the past few months, a fast food chain admitted that their breads contained ingredients like plastics and other additives that only added to the appearance. They said they would stop using all artificial ingredients by the end of this year. Now a restaurant chain this week has admitted to the same thing and said they would stop using artificial ingredients next year. So, how wide spread is this practice? We all know that we can buy a loaf of white bread in the grocery store and it will last for months. But when you buy a loaf of bread at a bakery, where they use no additives, the bread goes stale over night. So what are manufactures adding? What are these additives doing to our health. I wrote a post a couple of days ago about bread and in that post I talked about whole grain breads. I only eat rye bread. The only way you can make rye bread is with whole grains. If I buy a good brand I know I'm getting whole grain. Be careful of packaging and...

I think we’ve all heard the stories about the health problems caused by being overweight. By this time it goes in one ear and out the other. It’s only the over 55 group of people that feel the effects of overweight. They see it everyday in their own home and see it with their friends. At one time it was only seniors that felt these effects and for the most part, It was chalked up to aging. In fact, the effects of overweight have nothing to do with aging. Well, what I mean is that you can feel the effects of overweight even at the age of 40 or even 30. It’s not your age that causes the health problems, it’s the extra weight. Being overweight has grown to epidemic levels in several parts of the world. Some of this overweight population can be blamed on the wealth effect or the fact that people in “Emerging Countries” have more money today and their spending more on food. Eating better, eating more is a sign of prosperity in some countries. But in countries like the U.S., some of the ...