A lot of people are trying to
lose weight now, getting a jump-start on the battle of the bulge, the winter blues, and the holidays before things spiral out of control. The problem is that there is a ton of information out there on the web – and in doctors offices- that isn't as valuable as you might have originally hoped. Here are some weight loss myths you need to be aware of – and avoid.
Counting Calories Isn't Important
This, my friends, is a load of pure bull. Calories in versus calories out (through exercise and daily movement) will give you the magic number that equals weight loss. If you aren't counting calories, you will have no idea what type of deficit you are creating. If you aren't creating a deficit, you will not lose weight. Period. End of statement. You do not need to make counting calories difficult. Simply tally up the calories in the portions of foods you eat regularly and you won't have to make a huge show of it. It'll be work in the beginning, but things will ease up later on.
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For real? That sounds real oxymoronic, if anything else, but researchers have pinpointed a kind of fat that just might be the key to battling obesity. The new buzzword these days is “brown fat,” and no, it is not a racist thing.
Brown fat is actually the informal term used to refer to brown adipose tissue. This type of fat is what babies, young children, and other young mammals use to keep warm. It works by burning calories in order to release heat, and the action is triggered by low temperatures. Now you can see how brown fat can be used to burn off those extra calories, can’t you?
The question is whether or not adults have brown fat, and the good news is YES, we do. In fact, the recent research points to this – ...
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Do you love to snack? I sure do! Every time I get the munchies (which is at least once a day!), I head on over to my pantry and see what I have. I recently read this article on Yahoo Health that suggests snack food that actually help your health. Let’s take a look at some of them.
Yoghurt or nuts
What do they have in common? These two snack items can actually help you de-stress. The article says:
Scientists in Slovakia gave people 3 grams each of two amino acids — lysine and arginine — or a placebo and asked them to deliver a speech. Blood measurements of stress hormones revealed that the amino acid–fortified public speakers were half as anxious during and after the speech as those who took the placebo. Yogurt is one ...
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The next time someone tells you that you have gained weight, point them to this blog post. A recent study conducted in Canada has yielded some interesting results with regard to being overweight.
According to a story ran by
The New York Times, the study was done on over 11,000 Canadian adults. The results showed that people who are a bit overweight, but not obese, are less likely to die than those who are not overweight (READ: NORMAL weight). The category of overweight covers people who have a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 29.9. In addition to this, people who are underweight – those who have a Body Mass Index of less than 18.5 – are more likely to die than the people who weigh normally.
Obviously, this finding is going to be well-received by ...
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If you grew up with a mother like mine, you would have been grown up with the thought that chewing gum is bad. And of course, as you advanced in years, you would have tried chewing gum yourself and perhaps even picked up the habit of chewing one constantly. I do like chewing gum every now and then but I have never taken to it like some people do.
There is something that you should know about chewing gum, though. According to a recent study conducted jointly by the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and the Pennington Biomedical Research Center, chewing gum may help people lose weight! The study had people chew gum and offered an eat all you can snack table. The snacks were categorized into simple sugars and sweetened food. The results ...
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If you are like the average person trying to lose weight, then you have probably asked this question many times over. We have to face it: weight loss is NOT easy. Those who have been blessed with fast metabolism do not have to worry about this issue, but there are countless people trying to shed pounds on a regular basis, only to face failure. Perhaps, if we look at some of the factors that contribute to the failure, we can make some changes and lose weight for real AND for good.
The feeling of deprivation is never good. Sadly, this is one common factor in a lot of weight loss programs. Individuals are restricted severely when it comes to food intake, resulting in the feeling of deprivation. Naturally, human instinct makes one want ...
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The biggest hindrance to working out and exercising, I think, is the fact that not many people enjoy it. I hear a lot of people saying I would work out or go to the gym but I don’t really like it. Some find it boring. Others simply find it too hard. Is there any way around it?
I think so. I believe that getting the proper exercise that we all need is a matter of finding something that you actually like doing. How do you think those people who go to the gym on a regular basis keep it up? They probably like what they are doing. Of course there will always be those people who do it because they have to and they have the willpower to do so – ...
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I am sure that you have seen a lot of advertisements online that promise to make you lose weight within a certain number of days – 10 or 20 or 30. But how true are these ads? Do they deliver on their promises? Let’s examine these more closely in order to find out the truth.
Promise #1: Fast to fast track your weight loss.
Well, it does make sense, right? Do not eat and you will lose weight. Then again, did you know that when you fast, your body goes into “fast mode”? This is wherein the body slows down the metabolic rate in order to conserve the resources that it has stored. What happens then is that you do not really fast track your weight loss program. More so, if you have ...
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The formula for weight loss is simple: burn more calories than you take in. It’s in the implementation that we all encounter difficulty in varying degrees. If you’re worried about burning calories, here are some easy and tested ways to do so. Follow these simple
weight loss tips to see some
great results.
Drink ice cold water – FAST. We’ve always been told to drink lots of water throughout the day. What you might not know is that cold water helps burn more calories. That’s because the body has to emit heat (energy!) to increase the water’s temperature. If you gulp down a glass of cold water, you can burn up to 25 calories each time you do so. Do this 4 times a day and that’s 100 calories you can ...
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So we talked about cutting back on calories when you’re having a drinking session with your friends. Now how about when you’re going about your daily routine?
Let’s talk coffee. I have to have coffee to start my day and to keep me going. Otherwise, I’d be as dead as a log. If you need that fix too, then I suggest staying away from lattes and flavored coffee. If you can take it black, take it black. If not, then simply get brewed coffee and add Splenda or Equal and just use a little bit of cream. Of course, you’d have cravings for frappes every now and then. Go ahead, just skip the whipped cream!
Now on to dessert…my sweet tooth gets the best of me sometimes. Here’s a trick that I’ve ...
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