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We often wonder why we're not losing weight. Yes, it can be your diet. Sometimes we get every comfortable after we lose the first 5 pounds. We think we can cheat once in a while and it won't make any difference. But it does. You are either in a weight loss mode or a weight maintaince mode you can't be in both. When your in a weight loss mode there's no cheating. Cheating will set you back weeks or in some cases you'll have to start over.  But sometimes it's not your diet, it's your exercise routine. Lets say you're walking every day. You walk two miles a day every morning and you found a friend to go with you, but after a couple months, you're not losing any more weight. If it's not your diet that's the problem, it might be that your body has gotten use to your exercise routine. You are not challenging your body any more, so the amount of calories you use to burn is now less then before. Read the following about this exercise problem so ma

Weight Watchers is one of the most successful and popular weight-loss programs on the market. But that doesn't mean it's for everybody. It's important that you consider all of the pros and cons of Weight Watchers and other popular weight-loss programsbefore you invest. Here are some important factors to consider before you decide if the diet plan is right for you. Weight Watchers Pros Does Weight Watchers really work? Many say that it does. Here are some reasons that the diet plan might be the best program to help you lose weight. No foods are forbidden.  There is no list of foods to avoid on Weight Watchers like you'll find on other diets. Instead, you count SmartPoints and earn FitPoints. The point system encourages you to eat healthy food but also allows you to indulge with sweet treats or snacks once in a while. Nutritional tips, cooking advice, and lifestyle education are offered.  If you attend Weight Watchers meetings, your leader will share good nutrit

Sometimes we do some really dumb things that keep our diet from working. Read this post for some tips on how to keep your diet on track. Don't drink your calories.  Beverages are bottomless these days. You can't order a soft drink or iced tea at a restaurant without being provided quick, free refills, or having the freedom to get them yourself. To keep from drinking a day's worth of calories, choose herbal tea, unsweetened iced tea, flavored water or ice water with a spritz of lemon or lime. If none of those choices suits you, allow yourself one glass of the "real thing" and drink only water thereafter. Calories from sodas and other sweetened beverages add up to mega inches on your waistline and many pounds on the scale. Eat a healthy breakfast.  Taking the time to eat may help prevent costly calorie mistakes as the day progresses. If you skip your morning meal, you might fall victim to an out-of-control afternoon appetite, oversized portions, poor

The question everyone wants the answer to, is "how will Yoga help me?" If you have a weight problem, yoga will help you burn more calories. In general, yoga will help your body work better. Any problems you have, stress, hypertension, excess body fat, sleeping better can all be improved with yoga. It will help your body function better. Very physical problem you have will be helped by doing Yoga everyday. How It Works Workout fads come and go, but virtually no other exercise program is as enduring as yoga. It's been around for more than 5,000 years. Yoga does more than burn calories and tone muscles. It's a total mind-body workout that combines strengthening and stretching poses with deep breathing and meditation or relaxation. There are more than 100 different forms of yoga. Some are fast-paced and intense. Others are gentle and relaxing. Examples of different yoga forms include: Hatha. The form most often associated with yoga, it combines a series o

How to Use Dr. Oz Diet Tips to Lose Weight If you are a fan of  The Dr. Oz Show  or  The Doctors  you don’t necessarily have to stop watching the shows if you are looking for weight loss advice. Their diet tips can be fun and are often helpful. But if you use their recommendations to slim down, there are three critical tips you should keep in mind to make sure your weight loss program is successful. TV diet tips may be unbalanced :  The  British Medical Journal  research points out that the medical and diet advice provided on these popular shows is often presented without the balance needed to help viewers make fully informed decisions. The researchers also point out that conflicts of interests are often ignored. As a viewer, that means that you need to take weight loss tips with a grain of salt.  Understand that you may not be getting all the facts about an exciting new treatment, diet pill or weight loss supplement and that a featured expert who is recommending the pill may al

Looking for the latest celebrity diet? Then you'll love the M-Plan or the mushroom diet. According to countless fashion and gossip magazines, this is the diet that celebrities like Katy Perry and Kelly Osbourne are using to lose weight in 14 days. And according to those same sources, the weight loss program helps you lose weight from your hips and thighs but not from your bust. What is the Mushroom Diet? If you like mushrooms, then this is the diet for you. According to several sources, dieters on the M-Plan replace one meal each day with a mushroom-based meal. Dieters stay on the diet for 14 days and claim to have slimmer thighs and tinier waistlines at the end of the program, but maintain their cleavage. So what kind of mushrooms can you eat on the diet? Any variety works. Most grocery stores carry common varieties like white mushrooms ( also called Agaricus mushrooms), button mushrooms and meaty portabello mushrooms.  But you can also use more exotic types of mushroom

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. 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 skin or around organs. Some fat is necessary for overall health. It helps protect internal organs, provides energy and regulates important body hormones.  Fat-free mass  includes bone, water, muscle, and tissues. Fat-free mass is also important for the body to function properly.   Body composition is a comparison of your bo