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How to Read Nutrition Labels to Lose Weight. It's important to learn what's important on the labels. Everything on labels will be changing in the next few years and you need to stay ahead of the curve. You might know how to read nutrition labels, but do you know how to read food labels to lose weight? If you’re trying to slim down, there are a few important numbers that matter more and a few numbers that matter less. If you can learn to scan the Nutrition Facts label quickly for essential information, you’ll be able to shop faster, eat better, and lose weight with greater ease. Learn to Read Food Labels for Weight Loss As you read through this guide, keep in mind that the Nutrition Facts label changes from time to time. The label you see in the store today will be changing in the coming years to reflect the newest health guidelines established by the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). By 2018, most food labels will need to use the new design. The new design includ

The lowest part of your spine (your sacrum, to be exact) is connected between your two pelvic bones in the back. Because of this connection, the spine is brought along when the pelvis moves forward, back, up or down, or as it rotates. Obesity, particularly carrying a large amount of weight in your midsection, may pull your pelvis forward. This increases the curve in your back and contributes to lordosis, an exaggerated low back curve. Tightened back muscles and back strain may result, and you may experience pain, stiffness, tension, or difficulty moving the affected area. The act of sitting only makes this situation worse, as it contracts the hip muscles that bring the pelvis forward. By breaking up your workday with desk stretches, you can decrease or prevent back pain; this also helps address the tendency to be sedentary, which promotes weight gain. Another, more direct way to counter the effects of a large belly on the health of your back is to foster awareness of y

A blog post from  VeryWell.com . For those who don't understand why they can't lose weight. Losing weight and keeping it off is more than just giving up some food for a few weeks. It's also about more than "Starvation Diets". Make the changes in your life that will let your body burn your body fat. Give your body the tools to work properly and you'll lose your fat. Water is the Primary Nutrient in Sports Nutrition. Stanislaw Pytel / Getty Images Water is an essential nutrient our body depends upon for optimal health and fitness. It keeps us hydrated and assists with other vital processes at every level of human function. According to research, water is shown to be the most important nutrient in sports nutrition. The human body is made up of over 60% water. Water helps with all body functions operating around the clock. It maintains hydration, digestion, heart and lung function, joint lubrication, protection of our tissues, regulating body tempera

I hesitated to write this post because I broke one of my rules, I gained weight on vacation. I went from 155 to 160. Okay, I know that some of you are laughing, thinking to yourself that "is that all". Want bothers me is that isn't fat that I put on around my waist. That the worst place to add fat and I know it. It came from eating in restaurants for two weeks straight. Eating street food, eating in airports between flights, and snacking because I didn't have time to eat a proper meal. So, I fell into the "fat trap" I often write about. I hate myself for being so stupid. But on the bright side I did learn some new Yoga poses and I will start running again so that fat will come off. I know most of you that have a weight problem are wishing your problem was as small as mine, and I do realize that your problems are a lot more serious. But there are the lucky few that only need a small fix like mine to make a big change in their body. The people who hav

I had to post this story for my readers who haven't read this before. I'm sorry I don't have any pictures, but it's still worth the read. I hope you become as "inspired" is me. Lacing up her shoes, strapping on her GPS watch, and heading out on a long run are things 26-year-old Rebecca, the blogger behind My Girlish Whims, has come to appreciate. In January 2014, it was a different story—she weighed 246 pounds, and running was something she avoided. But that month she booked a summer vacation to Jamaica and decided she wanted to shape up. “I didn’t want to go on the trip, come back and look at pictures from my fun tropical vacation and not be able to remember how much fun I had [because of my weight],” she says. Along with a healthy, balanced diet, one major change she made was she decided to start running regularly—even though she  hated  it. “I was the girl in high school who huffed and puffed around the track  every year  in gym class when we were forc

You might think this is too complicated for me, but you want to understand the principles behind weight loss if you're going to succeed in your weight loss journey. Body composition  refers to the proportion of fat and fat-free mass in the body. A healthy body composition is one that includes a lower proportion of body fat and a higher proportion of fat-free mass. Body composition is one measurement that is used to assess your health and fitness level. The health care system judges you by your percentage of body fat. Our doctor make a judgement call and will determine your percentage of body fat and that number will go into your medical records. You can find out from your doctor what your number is. What you pay for you health insurance can increase if you have too much fat. What Is Body Composition? Your body is composed of two types of mass:  body fat  and  fat-free mass .   Body fat   is fat that is located within the body. Body fat can be in muscle tissue, under the ski

Because so many of us want to lose weight, at any given moment, most of us know how much we weigh. Most of us even have a favorite scale, the favorite being the one that gives us the lowest number possible. We talk about weight, think about weight and, sometimes, lie about weight, but how often do we think about what that number means? For too many of us, weight isn't just a number but something that can actually change how we feel about ourselves. But, what does your weight really mean and how useful is it when it comes to tracking weight loss progress? Learning the answers to those questions may just have you tossing out your scale forever. I have written about losing fat for years. All we hear every day in the form of advertising is weight loss and if you have excess fat, most of us want the fat gone. So because that's all we hear about on the internet, TV, and radio, that's all we think of. That's advertising doing their job. They get paid to program your min

Losing weight isn't as hard as some might think. You want to start by changing the food your eating. This is a common mistake many people make. They think if they just cut back on calories by eating less they'll lose weight. Maybe if you just want to lose 2 or 3 pounds. It's your diet that put on your extra weight and by the way that's extra body fat, not just weight. You can gain healthy weight and that's okay. Pro-athletes will gain healthy weight by adding muscle, but if your gaining fat that's the stuff you want to lose. The before and after picture above is a good example of someone who losed 95 pounds by simple changing the foods he was eating and being more active. Changing your diet and eating healthy will give you more energy to exercise and be more active. The extra activity will help your burn more calories and you'll lose fat. Now the hard part is to get your body to burn the stored fat. Your body only processes or burn enough to give you