Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

There are medical reasons that you can bloat on a regular basis. Because bloating doesn’t last very long 3 to 5 days usually, most people just ignore bloat. But that’s a mistake, it might be a sign that you have a medical problem or that you’re doing something wrong. It could be your diet? You might not be active enough or your body might be in a hoarding mode. You're probably eating the wrong foods. Before you spend money on some over-the-counter anti-acids or other medication look at the foods you’re eating. All our stomach problems start with the food we’re eating. In some cases, we can diminish bloating by walking. Physical activity is important to banishing bloat. Walking after a big meal will help reduce the effects of that big meal. Make an effort to get more physical activity, with a goal of 30 minutes, 5 days per week. Another recommended lifestyle change is to stop smoking. Smoking can contribute to bloating – so quitting can help — not to mention the other health benefit...

Most fitness fanatics are going for lean, slim bodies. It’s trending now and the most popular meal plan today is “fasting”. So what does that mean? Fasting is really about the sporadic eating of healthy foods. In other words, most of us have the same meal plan we grew up with and our parents have the same plan they grew up with. Doesn’t sound like that’s a bad thing, but humans today are not the same type of people are parents or grandparents were. Our ancestors basically ate on the run. They ate when they had food and when they had time. We eat on a schedule that was handed down through the last several generations. You eat when you get up, and again at mid-day, and again in the evening. Why is that so important? Well, today we realize it’s not important. When a child is born they eat several times a day because they are not attached to their mother anymore and they are used to that continuous feeding. But as they get older you notice that their appetite changes. They want to skip mea...

Someone is always bringing up this question, and now the WHO has said that processed meats are causing cancer. So, what’s new, didn’t we know that several years ago. I’ll go one step farther and say that all processed foods are harmful to the human body. This article is interesting because it tells both sides of this story. The important point the author brings out is that no one is going to change anyone’s mind about meat. Humans have been eating meat for millions of years, but if you look at this realistically, it’s only been 100 years or so that humans have lived long enough to actually see diseases like cancer in large numbers and realize that cancer is caused by the foods we eat. Finish reading this post and judge for yourself if meat is good or bad for your health. Before You read any further, I want to point out a few studies a couple decades ago that are still relevant. In the 1960s when people living in the Mediterranean region never had the health problems that we had in ...

The best time in your life to get the body you want is when you’re in your 20’s. When you are younger it’s easier and your skin will contract easier. Are you ready to get serious about your body?  This might be the first time you’ve had to really think about losing weight or getting in shape. If you are out of school now and you started to work this may be the perfect time to get in shape. But there’s no need to panic. You can take off the pounds and set up healthy habits to get skinny and keep the weight from coming back. Post this list on your bathroom mirror to serve as a daily reminder of the things you need to do to get in shape so that you not only get fit but stay lean and healthy for life. If you can get this right now, your life can be so much better going forward. 10 Ways to Get Lean and Healthy in Your 20s Redefine “skinny.” We often use the word, “skinny,” but let’s face it, ladies, skin, and bones are not sexy. What you really want is a sleek, tight physique. That mean...

Is there a best time of day to exercise? Two of the top reasons people give for not exercising regularly include lack of results and lack of time. So, for many people, the best time to exercise is the time that is most convenient and the time that fits into a busy schedule. Research on exercise and time of day is growing, but still limited and not without controversy. In general, if you can find a time for exercise that you can stick with consistently, you will be much more likely to train regularly and get better results. But if you exercising to help you lose weight, what works for me, is to exercise in the morning before I eat. The science behind that is that it takes 10 to 12 hours after you stop eating for your body to use up the food that you ate the day before. So when exercising in the morning to get the fuel your body has to burn body fat until you eat more food or drink more calories. Circadian Rhythms and Exercise Human sleep and wake cycles follow a daily cycle called circa...

A great post from VeryWell.com tells us about the different fats in our body and which ones are dangerous to our health. Read all of this one, stomach fat is what causes your health problem when you age. If you intend to see your grandchildren grow up and maybe get married, the best advice I can give you is to stay thin and eat well. Good food is more expensive but you don’t have to eat as much. Visceral fat is adipose tissue (fat tissue) that surrounds your vital organs. Visceral adipose tissue is located deep inside your body and is sometimes referred to as belly fat. If you have too much visceral fat, you may be at higher risk for certain health conditions and diseases. Belly fat will double your risk for diseases and cancer that affect your organs. The Definition of Visceral Since visceral fat is often called belly fat, you might wonder why we use the term “visceral” to describe it. The reason is that there are two different kinds of fat in your belly and visceral fat is only one o...

I get the question every week from someone. “Why can’t I lose weight? What am I doing wrong? I understand the frustration. Before I reached my goal of 160 pounds and that wasn’t really my goal, I just wanted to lose body fat. I didn’t know what weight I’d end up at. But once I fell below 160 and I knew I hadn’t been that low since high school, and I was 70 years old, it was time to stop losing weight and start building muscle. This is a 1200 word post, you might want to save it and read it when you have time. I was the king of yo-yo diets. Over 30 years, I gained and lost more weight than I can count. I started at 220 pounds back when I was around 35 years old. I’d lose some weight because I cut back on some foods and I was able to keep off some weight, but the progress I was making was very slow. It took me about 10 years to get down to 185 and maintain that weight. Yes, I was still yo-yo-ing but now I just weighed less. About 180 pounds was the plateau I couldn’t break. I stayed ...