Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

It's extremely common to hit a plateau at some point during your weight loss journey. And, obviously, it can be really discouraging when the number on the scale doesn't move. Good news — there are certain things you can do to help bust through that plateau and watch the scale number lower. First of all, I want you to know that your not alone. I hit many plateaus over the ten years it took me to lose 60 pounds. I'm not saying that it will take you 10 years to lose your weight.  All of us can become discouraged when we don't reach our weight loss goals, but the mistake I made was to settle for a smaller amount and for several years I quit trying. I maintained the weight loss I attained but I gave up trying to lose more. My mistake, I finally realized that I might have lost some weight, but I still had the fat. That's when I realized the the real goal was to lose the fat. It wasn't that important what the scale said, it was more important to lose my extra f...

The answer is different for all of us. Maybe you've been working on getting back to the weight you were at in high school or on your wedding day. But do you really need to go that low? Or can you weigh more than your ideal weight and still be healthy? O.K., that's a question everyone wants to know the answer to. Actually people lose weight for dozens of different reasons. Maybe you gained weight because you ate the way your family did, the way you grew up eating and that can be the beginning of your overweight problem. But as you get older you see the other school kids and the clothes they wear and you naturally want to fit in, and so your battle with weight begins. Others gain weight later in life, because of their occupation or maybe they've become overworked and depressed or maybe they've done well in life and food and drink is the reward. My neighbor has a sales job traveling, he's in and out of airports two and three times a week. Eating restaurant food eve...

Low Carb is very popular today but carbs are energy food. The trick is to trade the bad carbs for good carbs. Easy to say, but what are the bad ones and what are the good ones. First the bad carbs; An example of bad carbs in the picture above and example of good carbs below So how much carbs should I eat? There are different opinions but in general 50% of the calories you eat should be carbs. 20% of your calories should come from protein and the rest from fats. Why should I eat fats you might say. Good fats are necessary for maintaining body functions like joint health but they must be good fats. In the picture above you can see some like the olive oil, the oil in fish, the oil in avocados, nuts, and cheese. These are all natural oils and you this is the fat your body needs.  Now depending on age you want to be careful how much red meat you eat. I go heavy on the seafood and the poultry and only eat red meat once a week in small amounts. Red Meat is not really...

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 yo...

Living healthy is not about living long necessarily, of course that can be a benefit, but living healthy is more about avoiding disease and illnesses, it's about keeping your body from aging faster than you. Statistics show us that most people don't die of old age. The main causes today of dying are war, accidents, diseases, illnesses, you can also die from heart conditions causes by the food you eat, or stress, or even depression. But to get back to the point, very few people just get old and die when their heart stops working. We are really the masters of our own destiny. In fact science has no idea how long your body can stay alive. In the modern world we live in, we endure air pollution, pollutants in our water, stress in our daily lives, chemicals in our food supply, and dozens more obstacles. No one really teaches us how to coup with modern living. They never taught us that in school. Matter a fact, they never taught that in school. We blame past generations for all t...

In the 90’s, protein diets were all the rage. The idea behind them is to build muscle mass. Your body weight itself will burn calories, but muscle weight burns much more calories then the weight of fat and the muscle will also burn the fat you have because you’re not eating enough fat to feed the muscle. O.K., I know that might seem a little confusing but if your body is mostly muscle, the muscle will eat the fat your consuming. Your body really does need some fat. But there’s good fat and bad fat and it’s the bad fats that are stored and never seem to get burned up. Bad fats are what you have to avoid. So, the idea is to eat large amounts of protein and very little amounts of carbs or fat. Which might be great for those who like to take supplements. This type of diet, and there were many like this one, were labeled “Fad Diets” because you can’t stay on the diet indefinitely. Your not getting enough nutrition, it’s not a balanced diet. So you end up taking supplements and that doesn’...

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...