Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

Verywell.com has some good articles about fitness and diet. I often read their posts and even reblog some of the material. This one is worth the read. From VeryWell.com Men and women have struggled for years, searching endlessly for that magic diet pill to reverse all the bad diet and lifestyle decisions they’ve made in the past. Diet pills come in all shapes, sizes and colors with different fantasies attached to each one. They range from celebrity-endorsed campaigns to more science-based programs that guarantee success. However, the major question still persists as to whether or not all this diet talk is simply a lie. Don't Fall for Diet Myths and Illusions People are sick and tired of being sick and tired. To make matters worse, a majority of the confusion about diet myths stems from the fitness and nutrition experts, who cannot seem to agree on anything diet related. The Importance of Behavioral Change I would like to break here and mention that I’m not writ

This is worth a read, this author thinks the same way I do. You've heard it before: "You have to make your new way of eating part of your life." "It can't be a 'diet,' or you'll go off it." "The reason people regain weight is that they go back to their old way of eating." All true. But much easier said than done! How can you transition from a "diet" to a "way of eating?" Here are five tips to help you on this path. 1) Find the Right Amount of Carbohydrate for You The idea of carb reduction is that eventually you will figure out what carb level keeps you at your best—high energy, low hunger, lowest sustainable weight, and stable blood glucose. Ideally, the amount of carbohydrate you eat will be low enough not to be flirting with the side effects of high-carb eating too often, but this is different for every person.  Once you find your carb level and experience how good you feel when eating the correct amo

By Diana Kelly The Rumor: You have to go on a strict diet to lose weight  "Diet" has four letters, for many of us, it's a curse word. We associate dieting with punishment, starvation, beating ourselves up, avoiding any fun social activities and basically, waiting until it’s over and we can start living our lives again -- in leaner bodies, of course. In 2012, there were 108 million people on diets in the United States. To help them reach their goals, Americans spent about $20 billion on the weight-loss industry, including diet books, diet drugs, and weight-loss surgeries, etc. Is it necessary, though? Can you lose weight without being on a diet? We talked to nutrition experts Amy Jamieson Petonic, RD, of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and the Nutrition Twins, Tammy Lakatos Shames and Lyssie Lakatos, for their tips on how to shed pounds the healthy way  and  keep them off for good.  The Verdict: The most effective weight loss involves lifestyle changes,

“In order for man to succeed in life, God provided two means, education and physical activity. Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being, while movement and methodical physical exercise can save it and preserve it.”  --Plato, 400 B.C. Need a good reason to take the stairs? Here are six of them.This post was first published on HealthDay. 1. Stair Climbing Burns More Calories Than Jogging Yes, it’s true: studies have shown that stair climbing, which is considered vigorous-intensity physical activity, burns more calories per minute than jogging. One company, StepJockey, which is funded by the United Kingdom Department of Health and has as its sole mission the goal of getting everyone to take the stairs whenever and wherever possible, notes that stair climbing uses 8 to 9 times more energy than sitting and about 7 times more energy than taking the elevator. As an added bonus, you burn calories not only on the way up but also while going down the stairs! I

Have you started a new diet plan? Maybe you're struggling with a weight loss program that seems to be dragging. Whether you've set short-term weight loss goals or committed to long-term wellness, there are ways to make your diet work better.  And the good news is that it takes just 20 minutes of your time. Set Short-Term Weight Loss Goals Research into weight loss has revealed that goal setting is one of the most important steps in the weight loss process. Why? Because setting short-term diet goals provides a road map for long-term health and wellness.  For example, your long-term goal might be to lose 50 pounds. Losing that amount of weight might improve your health and change the quality of your life. That's exciting! But if you lose weight at a reasonable pace, it might take 6 months to a year to reach your goal. It's hard to stay motivated for that long.  But if you set short-term weight loss goals along the way, you'll have reasons to celebrate du

The market is flooded with activity trackers and apps for counting your daily steps. You can wear a tracker on your waist or wrist, or use an app built into your smartphone. Yet it is unclear which method is the most accurate.  Fourteen healthy adults walked on a treadmill at 3 mph (20 minutes per mile) for 500 and 1500 steps while using 10 devices simultaneously: Three devices on their waistband: a pedometer (Digi-Walker SW-200 by Yamax) and two accelerometers (Zip and Fitbit One) Three devices on the wrist (Fitbit Flex, Jawbone UP24, and Nike Fuelband) iPhone 5s in one pants pocket with three apps running simultaneously: Fitbit, Withings Health Mate, and ProtoGeo Oy Moves  Samsung Galaxy S4 in the other pants pocket running the ProtoGeo Oy Moves app  The step counts generated by the devices were compared against a gold standard, which was a manual count by one of the researchers using a tally counter. (You may have seen event staff use these devices to count the number o

Clean Eating for Busy Families I write about "Clean Eating" all the time and now I found someone else who thinks the way I do.  This article was first published on VeryWell.com, a new site I frequently read. First, what is clean eating? It sounds simple, but when something sounds simple, it rarely is, right? In this case, though, it actually is fairly straightforward. Basically, you stick with foods that are closest to their natural state. And the shorter the ingredient list for packaged foods, the better. No food groups are eliminated in clean eating, which is definitely a highlight.  How amazing would it be to teach our children that this way of eating is the goal for how they should eat most of the time? To get started (or to review if you are familiar with clean eating), here are some foods to avoid: Refined foods, including refined grains Heavily processed foods Foods with added fat, sodium, and/or sugar/sweeteners Foods with preservatives Foods with