Motivation

Years ago, I took a long hard look at myself and thought I need to lose weight because this pudgy body of mine is not going to work for me anymore. It took me a few tries to nail the nutrition side of things. But I knew that if I wanted to see steady weight loss results I needed to couple my healthy eating habits with exercise. I do my …

If you’ve tried diet after diet and you’re still hollering, “Please! Help me lose weight!” It’s because diets don’t work (obviously). Sure, they may help you drop a few pounds in the beginning, but the results are often short lived. Most diets require you to restrict your caloric intake to the point where your body is literally starving. Not getting enough calories slows your metabolism down, causes the loss of …

Embarrassment is not the worst part of having a flabby midsection. That spare tire around you tummy can increase your risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes (yikes!). Thankfully, you don’t need a complicated diet plan to learn how to lose belly fat. Stomach flab may be stubborn, but it’s no match for proper nutrition, hydration, exercise, and a can-do attitude. Believe in Yourself The way you feel about your …

Snacking on dried out rice cakes and wilted lettuce leaves is no way to spend your mealtimes. You don’t have to eat bland, boring foods just to trim up. It is possible to eat great and lose weight all at the same time. If you choose quality foods and have a willingness to try new things, you can get down on delicious meals and shed pounds too. Choose the Right …

When I finally got fed up with being rotund, the first thing I did was clean up my diet. However, this was’t enough to help me lose weight consistently. With the amount of fat, I needed to lose, nutrition alone just was’t going to cut it; so I started an exercise program to keep those fat-burning results coming. Here’s how to use exercise to send unwanted body fat packing. Do …

Diets are Boring–Healthy Eating Plans Aren’t When it comes to losing weight and keeping it off, a healthy eating plan trumps dieting every time. Why? Because nutritious eating is a lifestyle change whereas dieting is short-lived. If you’re torn between going on a diet and following a healthy eating plan, here are some reasons to choose the latter. A Healthy Eating Plan Helps You Learn About Nutrition Losing weight is …

The less food you eat, the more weight you’ll lose, right Sorry, but it just doesn’t work this way. If your idea of the perfect diet plan for weight loss is popping crackers and diuretics, you’re headed for disaster. Besides being downright miserable, a starvation diet can thwart your weight loss efforts and do some serious damage to your health. Starving Slows the Fat Burning Process Your body relies on …

People get excited about a lot of things, but I have never in my life met anyone who’s thrilled about being overweight. I have however, met folks who are sick of the up and down rollercoaster of so-called healthy meal plans to lose weight. Rather than deal with more dieting disappointments, some of these people conclude that living “large” is simply in the cards for them. Throwing your hands up …

So, unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few months, you know that Kate Middleton and Prince William got married in a big royal wedding last week. All the talk was about Kate Middleton’s possible crash diet, rather than any healthy eating plan. There was a lot of speculation about Kate Middleton’s preparations for her big day, especially when it came to her diet. Gossip magazines hinted …

With all of the conflicting information about nutrition, it’s no wonder people give up on their diet plans to lose weight after only a few days. Dropping weight can feel like an uphill climb, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Don’t let others make the process more complicated than it actually is. Don’t get me wrong, losing flab certainly has it challenges (trust me, I’ve been there). I’m …