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- Being True To One's Nature Leads To Perfect Health and Balance - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2007 from George LockettWhat do I mean by "One's Nature"? Take a few seconds to consider all the different types of dogs in the world. You would never see a greyhound mimicking the nature of a German shepherd: it is not in its make-up or nature to do so. Yet, we watch young people every day reading magazines or ...
Views: 1707 - Use Stealth Health - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2007 from Tad WaddingtonThe principle is simple enough: Eat a variety of healthy foods, eat less junk, and exercise more. The question isn’t the principle. The question is How? I use Weber’s Law, which states that you can’t detect a difference in stimuli that is less than 10%. Have somebody lift a 50 and a 51 pound ...
Views: 1011 - Good Nutrition The Foundation For Weight Loss Success - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2011 from Patrick HaveyEvery year, millions of people endure the pain of going on a diet in the pursuit of getting a more fit, healthier body. While weight loss in and of itself is worth pursuing, the emphasis is too often wrongly placed on loss of pounds rather than healthy living. In order to lose weight ...
Views: 1299 - Easy Weight Loss: Bring Back Motivation And Inspiration Without Much Sweat - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2007 from Sharon BellEverybody seeks approval. It is in everybody's nature to want appreciation and love. Just look at all the books written throughout the ages, they all contain stories of relationships and human connection. Even war stories are full of the cheesy stuff about human relationships. And you might not ...
Views: 1126 - The Bar None # 1 Healthy Diet Tip For Burning Body Fat and Reclaiming Your Sexy Physique for Good - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2007 from Jason ClemensYou have tried all the diets and you've followed all of the "expert" advice, but that disgusting body fat won't budge! And isn't it nice that it seems to hang out in the most "self conscious" areas...Terms like spare tire, badonk-a-donk butt and thunder thighs are so familiar to you that you ...
Views: 620 - Is Your Dream Body Painful? - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2007 from Scott TousignantWhen you think of your dream body what’s the first thing that comes to your mind? Do you get excited? Do you feel happy? Do you think of how great it feels to fuel your body with healthy foods that it now desires? Do you anticipate each workout with great enthusiasm because you know it ...
Views: 1155 - Lose Weight for Free and Ignite Your Metabolism with 4 Tips that put those Fad Diets to Shame - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2007 from Jason ClemensHow do you lose weight for free? Seems like wishful thinking these days with all of the fancy diets and other weight loss methods that charge big bucks. I mean, the weight loss "experts" behind these methods have all the information...Right? They should be held in high esteem for their ...
Views: 642 - Get Off The Diet Roller Coaster and Kick Fad Weight Loss Plans - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2007 from Shari LiebermanIf you are like most people, you've tried the majority of the weight loss plans available, only to be back at square one. There are reasons why this happens. But even more important, you need to know that you did not fail - the diet failed you! For most people who have struggled with healthy ...
Views: 908 - Detox Pre-Cleanse in 7 Steps - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2007 from Dawn Sanders”Do I HAVE to do a pre-cleanse?” “ Is a pre-cleanse truly necessary?” “ If I’m going to do this program, I’d prefer to dive into the cleanse…thank you very much.” I hear it all the time! Well, I’m here to tell you Divas, there are tremendous benefits to pre-cleanse! But first let’s talk about ...
Views: 830 - How To Attack The Dieting And Weight Loss Choices With A Vengence - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2007 from Curt GrahamForget the starvation, exercise, and over 400 dieting book strategies. If you haven’t already surrendered at least $500 to the “phantom weight loss” industry it would be a refreshing surprise. Put every weight loss and dieting program on a scale and weigh them together. What do you come up ...
Views: 1338 - Bare Feet and White Flour - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from James BurnsHave you ever wondered why your parents did some of the things that they did. I did lots of times. My dad had so many regimented activities that I thought he had a screw lose or something. I’m only going to talk about two here because there are too many to put into one essay. I really spent time ...
Views: 1246 - Two Fattening Nightmares: Stress & Emotional Eating Make You Over Eat And Store Food As Fat. How To Wake Up From The Nightmare - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Aaron SnyderStress can cause you to overeat, from a few hundred to a few thousand extra calories per meal. In nearly all cases where stress is involved with weight gain, emotional eating plays a profound role. Stress affects our ability to maintain stable blood sugar – it can spike it high and drop it low. ...
Views: 510 - Milk- The Big, White Lie! - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Ian KelleyMilk-the big, white lie! By: Ian Kelley Chef/Bodybuilder/Health Advocate www.organicbodybuilding.com Please know that I am just like you and I am not trying to speak down from a hilltop or condescend. I would do that if I thought it would work but humor is usually more effective. I too ...
Views: 7361(1 vote) - Slim Down With The #1 Best Way to Lose Weight Fast and That Extra Fat Too - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2007 from Jason ClemensChances are that you have become overwhelmed in a barrage of weight loss possibilities? The funny thing is that they all claim to be the "best way to lose weight"... Why all the options? Why all the confusion? Contrary to popular belief weight loss is not difficult. The only thing that ...
Views: 1294 - Weight Loss Surgery and Emotional Eating - Tips for Breaking the Emotional Overeating Cycle - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Melissa McCreeryWeight loss surgery patients are often surprised to find old habits with food creeping back into their lives. While the path back to emotional over-eating can be somewhat different depending on what weight loss surgery procedure you had, here's the hard truth: habits related to food, especially ...
Views: 1181 - Skyrocket Your Results With The Fast Weight Loss Diet They Don't Want You To Know About - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2007 from Jason ClemensSo many diets to choose from... Atkins, South Beach and hundreds of other variations...The majority of which focus on the crazy idea that carbs are the #1 fat culprit. Ever notice the fact that when a fad like the low carb craze catches on there are suddenly hundreds of diets that pop on the ...
Views: 678 - 4 Sensational Secrets For Lighting Fast Weight Loss Results and A Healthy Body - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from Jason ClemensWant fast weight loss results? So what's stopping you from having the healthy body you desire? Allow me to take a stab at it...You have fallen for the myth that to experience immediate results you must risk your health. You have never heard that the quickest results are produced when you ...
Views: 627 - Law of Attraction and Weight Management - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2007 from Beth and Lee McCainThe Secret, it is called. It lay practically dormant since its inception, long before the Knights of Templar and the Code named for a Tuscan Renaissance man, artist and inventor; long before any void of noble blood would know of its existence. Then, because of a small, made-for-television ...
Views: 1155 - Mediterranean Diet: Why You Should Make Extra Virgin Olive Oil Part Of Your Diet - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2007 from Emilia KlappThe abundant use of olives and extra virgin olive oil truly defines the traditional Mediterranean Diet. In fact it is the principal fat source and the culinary foundation for Mediterranean cuisine. Why? For centuries, olive oil has been a major player in the low incidence of heart disease ...
Views: 564 - Super Fast Results With Weight Loss Medications and the Price That Diet Drugs Make You Pay - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2007 from Jason ClemensYou've seen the ads? You've heard the hype? But have you ever been informed about the affects of weight loss medications? Prescription diet pills and other fast weight loss drugs can produce quick results...No doubt the reason why so many turn to these medications. But if you are in search of ...
Views: 741 - Emotional Eating Turns Food Into A Drug - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2007 from Aaron SnyderMy Own Personal Hell “There’s talk and laughter all around, but all I can think about is what I’m about to eat. I’m sitting at the table, scanning the menu thoroughly. What’s the biggest thing I can find? It has to taste good. I am so anxious. I can’t stop fidgeting under the table. I have this ...
Views: 746 - Skyrocket Your Fat Burning Potential With Weight Loss Supplements That Produce Immediate Results - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2007 from Jason ClemensSearching for the best weight loss supplements? If you want to lose weight fast and also increase your fat burning potential supplements can help, provided they are quality... It seems trivial I know, but there are many products on the market that claim to be high quality that will leave you ...
Views: 590 - Awaken Your Weight Loss Potential - How To Experience Amazing Weight Loss Results Right Now and Achieve Any Goal! - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2007 from Jason ClemensWe have heard many "experts" try to explain away the lack of weight loss results with phrases like... -"You're not trying hard enough..." -"You must become more disciplined..." But aside from these explanations, are there any deeper reasons why you just can't seem to reach your weight loss ...
Views: 548 - Lose 5 Pounds this Week with the #1 Dynamite Secret that Most Weight Loss Programs and Fad Diets Have Forgotten - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2007 from Jason ClemensWhy is it such a struggle to lose only 5 pounds? You're using the most popular program...You've tried that amazing "fast weight loss diet" that everyone raves about...Heck, you've even resorted to starving yourself. Yet nothing seems to work! But have you forgotten the most important weight ...
Views: 578 - Lose 15 Pounds This Month And Avoid The Weight Loss Plateau - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2007 from Jason ClemensCan you relate to the following story? Just the other day Jen walked into my office with a frustrated look on her face..."I can't do this anymore, I quit!" She exclaimed. "What's wrong?" I asked. Fully expecting what the answer was going to be. "I have hit the wall! She answered. I can't ...
Views: 2544(1 vote) - Low Calorie and Vegetarian Recipes - Advice, Tips, and Warnings - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2007 from Anna StoneAs the public become further educated in health and nutrition, increasing numbers of people are looking for low calorie and vegetarian recipes to assist them in their weight loss or diet plans. There are some warnings and advice that one should know about when following such a diet. While ...
Views: 1471 - Meditation For The Weight Watcher - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2007 from Ed McDonoughWeight Loss: As a person who's been a weight watcher most of my adult life, I know first hand that weight control can seem difficult and unattainable. But, the good news is, with a little common sense and a realignment of your mental perspective, it's not impossible to achieve. As a matter of ...
Views: 908 - The Fastest Way to Lose Weight, Get a Fast Metabolism and Keep the Body Fat Off For Good! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2007 from Jason ClemensThe fastest way to lose weight? Who doesn't want it? In fact you probably won't even consider trying to lose weight unless you get an immediate gratification guarantee... Believe it or not, getting a guarantee is no problem. There are many ways to lose weight fast...You can starve yourself ...
Views: 2038(1 vote) - YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT . . . THINK AND FEEL - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2007 from Adela RubioMy journey with fitness and my body started when I was about nine years old and came across an issue of Cosmopolitan magazine. I remember thinking how utterly perfect the models were and how I longed to look just so! Well, for a Cuban girl with hips and thighs, that is a hell of a goal. I ...
Views: 736 - Creating the Body You Love - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2007 from Debi BerndtWhen starting a regular fitness regimen, we focus so much energy on the outer body that we forget to take care of our inner world. We look in the mirror or at the scale and mentally punish ourselves for not being good enough. Continuously thinking we are fat or unattractive only reinforces ...
Views: 873 - Top 10 Secrets to Nip Nibbling - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2007 from Debi Silber, MS, RD, WHC, FDN1. Observe: Have you ever seen another Mom eat off her children’s plates? When we’re able to look at something objectively we often see how we must look when we do the same thing. If you don’t like how it looks, don’t do it yourself. 2. Visualize: Imagine everything you’ve snacked on ...
Views: 767 - Check Your Sweet Tooth - The Sugar Obesity Connection - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2007 from Jason ClemensIn an attempt to eat healthier and lose weight many people have given up there sweet tooth. Perhaps you're one of the many who have adopted a diet void of all the things you love...Cookies, cake, pudding and all other favorite foods all for the sake of dropping a few pounds. But is all of this ...
Views: 602 - If Diets Don't Work - Why Diet? - by Submitted on Sep 05, 2007 from Cindy .HolbrookAre you tired of hearing "Diets Don't Work."? As an overweight person needing to lose weight, this can seem quite disheartening. Somewhere in the back of your mind, you can't help but wonder if they're wrong – surely there has to be a diet that works … You know that you've lost ...
Views: 1388(2 votes) - Weight Loss - Overcoming The Physical Barriers To Losing Weight - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2007 from Cindy .HolbrookWhat is a physical barrier? According to the dictionary the meaning of the words: Physical - Of or relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit. Barrier - Anything that restrains or obstructs progress. Thus a physical barrier pertains to something going on in your body that ...
Views: 2662(2 votes) - 21 Ways to Reward Yourself Without Food - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2007 from Cindy .HolbrookIt’s important to reward yourself for your accomplishments during your weight loss journey. Reward yourself for behavioral changes as well as physical. After all the key to maintain your weight loss depends on the behavioral changes you’ve made along the way. Your rewards need to be non-food ...
Views: 16996(4 votes) - Discover How To Overcome External Barriers To Weight Loss - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from Cindy .HolbrookWhat is an external barrier? An external barrier is an outside influence that prevents us from achieving our goal. Do you know which external barrier that people say is the number one reason they can’t lose weight? If you said “Time”, you are right! When asked people say that with their ...
Views: 1712(2 votes) - Finding Peace with Food and Your Body - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from Liz BerneyTo paraphrase Einstein, one can’t solve a problem at the same level of consciousness at which it’s created. So then why do we continue to diet to lose weight when we know full well we will eventually gain that same weight back? Why do we swear we will be “good” tomorrow and then fail to achieve ...
Views: 1173 - The Secret: How I lost 50 lbs after my FIFTH child & worked out in less time! - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2007 from Bobbi Miller-MoroPeople ask me all the time, “How do you look like that after having five children!?” I must say I enjoy this response every time I hear it, for many reasons. One, is because I enjoy the compliment. Two, I know that I have an education that can work for anyone, at anytime, anywhere. I want to ...
Views: 1739 - Get Real And Lose Weight - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2007 from Sharon Bell“The pure mathematics of weight loss is simple - eat less, move more. If everyone knew that, people would be in great shape,” according to Los Angeles-based personal trainers Bob Harper and Jillian Michaels of NBC's weight loss reality TV show The Biggest Loser. Weight loss is a ...
Views: 689 - How to Overcome External Barriers to Weight Loss - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2007 from Cindy .HolbrookDiscover how to overcome External Barriers to Weight Loss What is an external barrier? An external barrier is an outside influence that prevents us from achieving our goal. Do you know which external barrier that people say is the number one reason they can’t lose weight? If you said “Time”, ...
Views: 1826(2 votes) - Are Your Relationships Fat? (Part 2 of 2) - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2007 from Pat BaroneChange is hard for everyone. It's human nature to want to stay where we are, to protect ourselves and to preserve the status quo. In making deep and permanent lifestyle changes that affect weight, we all encounter lots of "voices." First, there are the little voices in our heads that say ...
Views: 844 - Finding Peace with Food and Your Body - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2007 from Liz BerneyTo paraphrase Einstein, one can’t solve a problem at the same level of consciousness at which it’s created. So then why do we continue to diet to lose weight when we know full well we will eventually gain that same weight back? Why do we swear we will be “good” tomorrow and then fail to achieve ...
Views: 1114 - The Story of Debbie Johnson's Weight Loss Miracle - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2007 from Debbie JohnsonThis is the story of my struggle with weight gain, then loss, then gain, loss, gain, ad infinitum, until my ultimate success! I gained forty pounds dieting, then lost it all “Thinking Thin” and have kept it off for over twenty-five years. Perhaps you will be able to relate to some of my ...
Views: 2014 - Elliptical Training 101 - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2007 from clinton walkerElliptical Exercise and Stairclimber machines are a great way to burn calories, pump up your heart rate, and work the quads, hamstrings, and butt. It is also a good exercise to take the pressure off your knees from running. Most Elliptical exercise machines feature an interactive display that ...
Views: 757 - Plan Your Weight Loss and Your Weight Management - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2007 from Isabelle EpsteinPlan Your Weight Management "Begin with the end in mind." - Stephen Covey "They can because they think they can." - Virgil Positive thinking is nice and certainly helps, but it is worthless if you do not associate it with action. Nothing is going to happen; nothing is going to change unless ...
Views: 1334 - The Secret to Achieving Your Ideal Weight and Staying There - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2007 from Jason ClemensDo you fall into the category of those who have lost weight only to watch that arrow slowly return closer to the dreaded right side of the scale. Perhaps you are in a constant state of lose 1 pound gain 2 back? Whatever your situation, the word frustrated probably describes you... So why is ...
Views: 623 - Weight Control Expert Finds Major Flaws in Hot New Celebrity Diet; Warning - Watch Out! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2007 from abby aronowitzWhat do Alicia Keys, Halle Berry, Jessica Simpson, Kanye West, John Meyer, Mandy Moore and Eva Mendes all have in common? They're all on a weight loss diet that just might do them harm. That's the shocking revelation by weight control expert Dr. Abby Aronowitz , who has uncovered major flaws in ...
Views: 2749 - The Fat Calories Myth - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2007 from Jason ClemensSo why all the talk about fat calories? Dieters in today's world seem to have an obsession with counting fat calories. Remember the last time you were in the supermarket? If you are like most diet maniacs you flipped that container of dressing around and examined the number of fat grams ...
Views: 665 - Plating your Food - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2007 from Shirley DraegerThe table is filled with many wonderful delights. Platter and bowl after platter and bowl, the options are endless. They require one, two or three more plate refills. And there you are, a proud and plump member of the “clean plate club”, barely able to move after one of these dinners at the ...
Views: 1250 - The #1 Reason Weight Loss Efforts Fail - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2007 from Pat BaroneThe biggest roadblock to successful weight loss isn't the food you eat and it's not the exercise you do. It's negative thinking. Witness this scenario from one of my clients' weight loss journals (used with permission): I should lose weight. I ought to lose weight. I need to go on a ...
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