Category Archives: Weight Loss
What Makes Us Overeat?
It’s the downfall of every diet you try. You’re eating the right foods, you’re exercising, but…you’re overeating. Each time you reach for a serving of apple pie, that second chicken cutlet, or another slice of pizza, you’re not thinking about how it might wreak havoc with your diet plans. But afterwards, you’ll regret it and it will leave you wondering just how much is too much. Too many dieters fall into the trap of binge eating while on a diet. They’re not really hungry, but they can’t stop themselves from reaching for more food. How many times have you heard … Continue reading
Bad Breakfast Foods
A fattening, unhealthy look at some of the worst foods you can eat for breakfast. Mama always told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. But if you breakfast is brimming with butter, lard, and sugar, you may be putting your body at a disadvantage. Which breakfast foods are stuck to the bottom of the barrel for nutrition? Read on to find out. Doughnuts You knew it was coming, so may as well get it over with. Whether glazed, powdered, or cream-filled, doughnuts were made to be delicious ways to begin or interrupt your day. What … Continue reading
Exercise for Big Bodies
How you can begin living a healthy life with a few simple exercises. Whether you inherited your weight problem, suffered a life-altering injury that caused you to be immobile for a long period or time, or have just made bad dietary choices, there is no time for self-pity if you’re going to overcome a weight issue. What can you do when your weight prevents you from fitting on an exercise machine; causes knee, joint or heart problems; or makes you feel too embarrassed to wear a bathing suit? Swallow your pride and get to work. And it is very hard … Continue reading
Is Weight Loss Really Easy? Follow These 2 Steps!
Weight loss is neither too easy nor too hard. But yes, it is very simple. You don’t need the assistance of fad diets and pills to lose weight. You can get rid of fat by following two simple weight loss steps that I outline in this article: 1. Stay away from fructose corn syrup: Fructose corn syrup should be avoided for two reasons: 1. It will make you gain weight. Fructose-corn syrup blocks the receptors that tell your brain whether you are full or not. When you eat foods that are rich in fructose-corn syrup, you are very likely to … Continue reading
Fad diets: Do they really work?
The answer is simple…fad diets are not natural. It encourages fast weight loss (usually within 10 day to 1 month period) through unsafe and unrealistic methods. Besides, fad diets often exclude physical activity in the program, which is essential in the process of weight loss. Weight is gained right back after because people return to their old eating habits and lifestyle. One should be caution of diets recommending a certain nutrient or combination of foods to encourage fast weight lost. However, fad diets are popular because many of them do work for a short amount of time. Besides, many people … Continue reading
