Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

I believe you have to understand why you have a weight problem if you’re going to lose weight. In the U.S. we've been very fortunate. It's my belief that over decades, since the end of the second World War, Americans have celebrated with food. You may wonder why I brought up the second World War? Because during the late 1930's and into the 1940's food was rationed and jobs were scarce. After the wars, more families had jobs, the war created lots of desperately needed jobs for Americans, the country was just about at full employment and we had money in our pockets again. And it's this prosperity that has caused us to become overindulgent. We overindulge in everything, and food is at the top of the list.  I guess I'm one of those who never had it tuff. Some people complain today about how they don't have the things they want, but if you go back to the big depression when there were no jobs and there was little or no welfare programs and people were living o

I wrote about losing body fat, exercising, and diet so when I found this post on WebMD I wanted to reblog it. I wrote a similar post this week on another blog. I was emphasizing the need for a good diet. You can't tell immediately that your body isn't functioning properly. It takes time, sometimes years and by that time you just think your condition is because of your age, but it not. Your bodies condition is due to a bad diet and lack of exercise or just not active enough. Read the post below for more information on a bad diet. Study explores which foods and nutrients may be helpful or harmful By Karen Pallarito HealthDay Reporter Nearly half of all deaths from heart disease, stroke, and diabetes in the United States are associated with diets that skimp on certain foods and nutrients, such as vegetables, and exceed optimal levels of others, like salt, a new study finds. Using available studies and clinical trials, researchers identified 10 dietary factors with the s

I'm writing about flour because flour is one of the major causes for "obesity". Some flour can be worst for weight loss than sugar. Refined or processed flour has no real nutrition so they have to add nutrients back into the flour after processing. Read the label and you'll find words that you can't pronounce and that's the nutrients added back. This type of flour will add fat to your body and this flour is part of all the bakery goods we eat, cookies, bread, cake, etc. Read this article from VeryWell.com to learn the truth about flour. Calories in Flour and Health Benefits By  Malia Frey   - Reviewed by a  board-certified  physician. Updated December 21, 2016 Ana Pelaez / Getty Images Almost everyone consumes flour at some point. It is the basis for most baked goods, like bread and cookies, and it is also used as a key ingredient when you batter and fry meat, seafood or vegetables. But is flour healthy? The calories in flour aren't very hi

Why am I writing about digestion? It's because you should know how your digestive system works if you're going to lose weight. Most people don't even know if they have a problem digesting food. They just write off a stomach problem to something they ate and forget about it.  I found this article on MedicineNet.com. It gives you a good description of what happens when you eat. By avoiding mistakes that you make when you eat, you can avoid adding more fat to your body. What is digestion? The process of digestion is a fascinating and complex one that takes the food we place in our mouth and turns it into energy and waste products. This process takes place in the gastrointestinal tract, a long, connected, tubular structure that starts with the mouth and ends with the anus. The food is propelled forward within the system, altered by enzymes and hormones into usable particles and absorbed along the way. Other organs that support the digestive process are the liver, gal

Benefits of Acetic Acid This article is interesting for those of us trying to lose fat. We wonder why diets push vinegar and oil on salads and this might be the answer. It's the same principle as spices foods burn more calories which in turn burns fat. Some cultures have done this for centuries like the Koreans and their fermented foods or the Mexicans with the hot chilis.  By  Darla Leal      First appearing on VeryWell.com I'm sure you know about putting vinegar on your salad and some say "if you're trying to lose weight, just use wine vinegar and skip the olive oil especially in restaurants. You never know what kind of oil they use or the brand. Vinegar has been used medicinally for thousands of years. In fact, Hippocrates (c. 420 BC) used vinegar medicinally to manage wounds. Military strategist, Hannibal of Carthage (c. 200 BC) dissolved boulders, and Cleopatra (c. 50 BC) liquefied pearls to create a love potion with vinegar. How in the wo

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 coming up.  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 and your doctor or nurse notes your weight. They might also measure your waist since it's especially risky to have too much belly fat. If your doctor says you're overweight, that means &qu

Everyone who diets knows about counting calories. The experts have been telling us forever that all we need to do to lose weight is to eat fewer calories. But is that all it's about? If that's all there is to losing weight why are so many people overweight? I know, maybe it's all about carbs? Or they tell us we have to exercise more or your doing the wrong type of exercise. Not really, the whole idea of the low-carb diet was to get you to eat less junk food. Junk food is 90% carbs and has almost no nutritional value. But low-carb wasn't the answer because you would cut back on junk for a while but never quit eating junk completely. And low-carb and low-fat foods usually have more sugar to put taste back in the food. So what is the answer to weight loss? I believe that all calories are not equal and that you don't need to count calories, you need to eat better food. The Atkins Diet is a good example of a healthy balanced diet. Another healthy diet is the Medite