Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

It's your body's job to burn body fat. When you eat the right foods your body will burn your body fat for fuel and over time you lose fat and lose weight. I spent too much time worrying about what the scale said, when I should have been using a tape measure to see if I was losing inches. Muscle per square inch weighes more than fat per square inch, so if your not feeding your muscle and your muscle tissue gets flabby your body will burn that flabby muscle rather than body fat. The body will always pick the easiest way to fuel the body and if you're not using all your muscles the body will use the unused muscle as fuel because it's easier. By easier I mean in order for the body to burn calories it has to use up calories. The body wants to burn the most calories for fuel with the lest amount of effort. In other words, the effort the body uses to create energy for the body to function will take energy and it gets energy by burning calories. So lets say the body has to supp...

People are attracted to a low-carb way of eating for a variety of reasons: blood sugar control, to lower blood pressure, and to improve many other health indicators. But there's no doubt about it: most people try cutting carbs in order to lose weight. So, is losing weight different on a low-carb diet? And what can you realistically expect when it comes to weight loss? How Is the Low-Carb Weight Loss Experience Different? Here are examples of a low-carb diet: Low-carb diet doesn't mean starvation, the carbs you see are good carbs but if it's not on the pyramid you shouldn't eat it. Stick to the foods you see on the pyramid and you will lose weight. One other very important thing is "stop drinking calories".  You may be surprised to hear that on a low-carb diet, weight loss mainly happens in the same way as on any other weight loss diet - by creating a calorie deficit(consuming fewer calories than you burn). The difference is that while a low-calorie diet has an...

Losing weight is a balancing act between the amount of calories you eat and the amount of calories you burn. For example, a women depending on height should stay in a range of 1500 to 2000 calories a day. A man depending on height can consume say 1800 to 2500 calories. Those estimates will depend on your age and activity levels (how much you workout). Weight loss comes down to burning more calories than you eat. This is important, you can’t exercise away a lot of calories. A normal workout, say a combination of running and walking for an hour, will only burn about 300 calories and that’s based on someone who is experienced at this type of workout. Someone new at this type of routine, you might only burn 100 calories. If your counting your calorie intake and don’t forget the drinks, You can balance the "consumption to burn" ratio by cutting back on sugary beverages and snacks. Once you understand the equation, you’re ready to set your goals. Remember you don’t have to do this ...

It’s obviously not that simple, but there are little mind tricks you can use to bolster your efforts to  lose weight . Following the lifestyle of those people who have had success losing weight is a good start. Try these smart ways to put your brain to work for you: 1. Imagine Yourself Fitter.  You’ve undoubtedly heard about the power of visualization. And when it comes to exercise, an important part of any weight loss program, your imagination can be an effective motivational tool. One small study published in the  Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology  in 2010 found that adults who imagined their future selves -- either as slimmer and fitter or out-of-shape and inactive – were more apt to stick with their  exercise routine . So whether it’s hope or fear, choose whichever motivates you to keep moving.  Yes, think positive and always imagine you as a fit, healthy person who jogs or bikes with friends and having fun. This is the best way to keep motivated...

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 newsletter I got online and f...

I like this post from VeryWell.com. It explains a little about being overweight, but more  important what the healthcare industry thinks about being overweight and why your insurance premiums may be going up or your taxes. All health care costs are not directly paid by the insured, some are paid in taxes. On average the American Tax payer will pay about 26% of his income for health care either directly or indirectly. By Amanda MacMillan Obesity means having far too much body fat. It's about much more than your clothing size or how you look. It can seriously affect your health. Your whole body feels it, from your joints to your heart, blood pressure, blood sugar, and other systems. The extra fat cells produce inflammation and various hormones, which boosts your odds of chronic medical conditions. If it seems like those odds are stacked against you, remember that it's possible to beat them. The first step is to know where you stand. Are You Obese? You step on the scale...

If you’re a more-meat-than-potatoes kind of person, two new studies should encourage you. That’s because both concluded that a low-carbohydrate diet appears to be at least as effective as a low-fat diet, challenging the long-held notion that eating fat is what makes you fat. One  study, in the  Annals of Internal Medicine , randomly assigned 148 men and women to follow either a low-carb or low-fat diet. After a year, the people on the low-carb diet had, on average, lost nearly 8 pounds more than those on the low-fat diet. The low-carb dieters also saw more improvement in their blood cholesterol levels than the low-fat dieters. The other study,  in the  Journal of the American Medical Association , pooled the results of 48 randomized trials, involving nearly 7,300 people, of brand-name diet programs, such as  Atkins ,  Jenny Craig ,  Weight Watchers , and the Ornish diet. It found that all of the diets, whether low-carb, low-fat, or somewhere in between...

This is a frequently asked question. The answer is different for everyone. If you are only 20 pounds or so over your perfect weight then a 200 pound man can expect to loss about 2 pounds a week. If you're a woman who weighs about 140 and wants to lose 20 pounds then 2 pounds every week might be too much to expect. And it also depends on your age. For instance, a young woman who has had a baby recently will loss her 20 pounds faster than a woman in her late 40's who has carried the extra weight for a few years. If you have been over weight for sometime, it will take longer to lose your fat, but it's not impossible. So several things being considered, 20 pounds may take 2 months for a new mom to lose, or it might take a man 200 pounds age 65, one years to drop the weight. This is what you need to consider; your weight and your age, what kind of physical shape am I in? The better the condition the more exercise you'll be able to do. How motivated am I? You have to s...

Losing weight isn't that hard, if you really want to. You stop eating the things you're eating and start walking faster and more often. You have to change your diet and start eating fresh, healthy food; stop eating big meals and eat more often. Sounds simple, right. Then why is it so hard to lose weight? What most of us don't know is that  you can't cut back on your food  and lose weight.  Most of us thing that losing weight is easy. I'll just cut back on food. I'll just have coffee for breakfast or I'll just grab a snack from the snack machine and skip lunch. You can't lose weight like that. When you cut back on food your body will go into a defensive mode, it thinks you are starving and starts to hoard calories. It does happen immediately, it might take a week or two, so at first you might lose a few pounds but then you stop losing and start adding more fat. What I mean, is your body will cut the amount of calories it normally burns and storage...

I know I should write more about exercise, but the truth is that exercise is only about 20% of losing weight and 80% of weight lose is diet. I don't advocate a gym membership or even trainers unless your a real exercise enthusiast. The best way for a novice to start exercising is to start walking. Get some kind of fitness tracker that keeps track of your heart rate and the minutes a day that your active or moving. Some trackers will also track the hours you sleep. Sleep is really important for losing weight. Moving is the part of being active that's the most important. When you stay moving, that doing something while on your feet that's being active. That's why some offices are going to stand up desks. Working on your feet is more productive and as a bonus will help you control your weight. Think about it, when I worked in retail there's no chairs by your counter. Why do office workers have to sit to be by their desk? That's old school, because no one though...

Heart damage can occur in obese people without causing symptoms, and take place without other heart risk factors such as  diabetes ,  high blood pressure  and high  cholesterol , a new study says. The researchers said their findings about this silent heart damage challenge the common belief that the risk of  heart disease  in obese people is mainly due to diabetes and high blood pressure, which are common in obese people. " Obesity  is a well-known 'accomplice' in the development of heart disease, but our findings suggest it may be a solo player that drives  heart failure  independently of other risk factors that are often found among those with excess weight," said lead investigator Dr. Chiadi Ndumele, an assistant professor at the Johns Hopkins Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease. The study included more than 9,500 heart disease-free people, ages 53 to 75, in Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi and North Carolina who were follo...