11.11.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:00 am by amit
The cabbage soup diet is sometimes called the cabbage soup heart diet. It's also called other names including the Mayo Clinic Diet, Military Cabbage Soup, Sacred Heart Diet, TJ's Miracle Diet, the Russian Peasant Diet and the Banana Diet. The diet is somewhat famous mainly because of the promise that if you follow the eating plan you can drop 10 pounds in a week. It will let you drop the weight fast.
If you are concerned about your heart, you know that excess weight is a big problem leading to stress on your heart and problems with blood pressure and a whole host of physical problems. But you need a long-term solution to your weight problems. Short term diets do not work for long term weight loss. You must change your lifestyle by combining exercise with sensible eating.
How does the cabbage soup diet fit into a heart healthy eating plan? It's a quick, relatively easy way to drop up to ten pounds in a week. The main advantage to dropping several pounds fast is motivation. Many diet plans will only produce about one pound of weight loss per week. That's pretty boring especially since your normal weight variation can be more than a pound a day. So you can be on the right track to lose weight over the long-term, but the scales show you're gaining weight in the short-term. That's very discouraging. In comes this diet to let you drop some weight fast. Then back you go to your long-term plan.
The cabbage soup diet is a great morale booster. And you don't just eat cabbage soup either. You get a set food plan for each of the seven days of the plan. Over the week you get a variety of foods including fruits, vegetables, meats, even bananas one day. Plus all the soup you want each day. And you can vary the soup to suit your tastes. Cabbage soup isn't necessarily bland. You can spice it up as you like.
But alas, no pastries or bread for the week. No brownies, peanut butter cookies or sweet potato casserole! No sweet desserts. But it wouldn't be a diet without a little hardship would it.
So the cabbage soup heart diet or whatever you choose to call it, is a short-term motivational diet to let you drop about ten pounds in a week. It isn't a sustainable long-term plan but it could be a part of your overall weight loss and fitness plan.
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11.09.08
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So many people in our society struggle with their weight that we can easily start to think that those who live a healthy lifestyle and maintain their ideal weight are simply lucky or have some hidden advantage available only to them. Yet the truth of the matter is that every one of us possess exactly what we need, right now, to lose any extra weight we are carrying around and live a healthy and fulfilling life.
In fact, everything you need to change from unhealthy habits to healthy ones is already inside you. You don't need a different body, a new job, a better schedule, more money or a personal trainer. All you need to do is tap into this incredible resource by using the most valuable tool you have for losing weight - your brain.
There is so much dieting information and so many tips and recommendation on how to lose weight that we have forgotten how to use our own brain when making eating decisions. By learning how to harness this incredible power you can create a mindset that will release you from the continual cycle of weight loss/weight gain and allow you to lose the weight once and for all.
The thing to remember is that your brain is always active and it is constantly searching for information that is in line with the beliefs you hold on to. In other words, whatever you focus your attention on your brain will attract more of. Therefore, if you are always focused on how hard it is to lose weight or how much you hate dieting then your brain will seek evidence from your day that supports these beliefs. Negative thoughts about losing weight make it nearly impossible to reach your goal.
The good news is that you are not born with your beliefs, they develop as a result of your observations and interpretations of the things going on around you. Since beliefs are learned, they can be unlearned and replaced with new beliefs.
So what do you believe? What thoughts fill your head? How do you really feel about the body you were given? Do you deserve a great-looking body? Do you believe in your ability to lose weight?
If you find you have developed negative thoughts and beliefs about losing weight then you will need to actively reprogram your brain by embedding empowering and supportive thoughts and beliefs.
There are two great ways to do this. The first is visualization. Visualizing is using your imagination to pull you toward your goal. Think of a vision as a mini-movie that you create that shows you what your life will be like when you reach your goal. The vision needs to be vivid so use all of your senses when you create your vision, see the events unfolding, smell the crispness of the air, feel the excitement, hear the sounds surrounding you. It is vitally important to put yourself in this movie as if you are experiencing it in real time.
An example might be, "I am walking barefoot on the beach, I feel the sun warm my shoulders and feel the cool water as I walk along the water's edge. I look great in my bathing suit and I am so proud of accomplishing my weight loss goal that I could burst with excitement."
Another way you can train your brain for weight loss success is to use affirmations. These are short distinct statements you say to yourself in order to create new, empowering beliefs. It will take time and repetition to implant these new beliefs in your head but the results will be remarkable.
A few examples might be, "I love the way my body feels when I feed it fruits and vegetables." "I feel great in my size 8 jeans." "I lose weight with ease."
Repeat these statements over and over everyday for a minimum of 3 times each day and never let yourself doubt them. With repetition you will start to see these things become true in your life.
Your brain is the greatest tool you have for reaching your goal. Start working intensely on building positive thoughts and beliefs in your ability to change.
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11.07.08
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Obesity is a great problem and people are exceedingly becoming conscious of it. They are trying hard to get rid of the extra weight. There are numerous ways in which this excess weight can be lost. One should always adopt the normal weight loss procedures (by restricting the diets or doing regular exercise). The artificial weight loss procedures are extremely harmful and they may cause more harm to an individual than obesity in the long run. Therefore, it is extremely essential to fight obesity. There are few simple tips which are given below:
Eating Fibrous fruits: You can add bulk to your diet by having a large amount of fiber supplement in your diet. Fiber is extremely important since it can drive out the excess fat from the colon. For this you need to take fibrous fruits. Fibrous fruits include lemon, apple, banana and spinach. Fruits have a large quantity of fiber and add bulk to the stool. This drives out the excess amount of fat that may lie in the colon.
Drinking Water: Water is yet another essential thing which increases the bulk of the stool and also helps in removing the fats from the body. Water acts as sewage and drives out the excess fats. Water also keeps the colon lubricated and helps in keeping the circulation proper. This is extremely important. Water also enables the proper functioning of the digestive track. Without water there would be constipation and other gastrointestinal problems.
Having Green Tea: Green tea is extremely important and it burns down the fats to a considerable extent. The fat molecules go into the intestines and become larger molecules. Green tea is actually an antioxidant. It helps to reduce the oxidation inside our body which is harmful. Intake of green tea causes Green tea help to burn down the fats of our body and is also a very essential element which helps in maintaining the hormone balance.
Doing regular exercise: A regular exercise is one of the most important things that helps to burn down the fats of the body. Excess fat deposit in different tissues of the body mainly takes place due to the incomplete breakdown of foods. It may also be caused due to excess intake of fat. Fats are deposited in the adipose tissues and causes substantial damage to the body. Regular exercise is beneficial and helps to break down the deposited fats.
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11.05.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:00 am by amit
A lot of people want a slimmer and sexier body and some people have managed to sculpt their bodies to look healthy and desirable. If you ask these people, they probably used effort, patience and discipline. Not everyone is patient though, and not everyone wants to spend the time, effort and money required to look the way they want. Therefore, these people often opt for rapid weight loss plans that may not be as effective as they were led to believe.
Research shows that fast-track diets or rapid weight loss practices are only good while they last and rapid weight gain normally occurs shortly thereafter. For example, if you follow a low-carb or low-calorie diet, you will likely lose weight. As soon as you resume your normal or pre-diet eating habits and start eating carbs again or the same number of calories you used to ingest, you will put on weight again. If you cant live with your diet food for the rest of your life, you wont be able to maintain the weight loss when you stop your diet.
Scientific research shows that rapid weight loss is water loss, not fat loss. While this may seem unsafe, your body regains water losses quickly, which will result in you putting the weight you just lost back on. Basically, you dont really lose any weight after all is said and done. Dont be fooled by certain diet pills, particularly those that claim to make you lose a large quantity of body fat in a few hours/days. These pills only remove water weight. Some weight loss products promise to increase your metabolic rate while suppressing your appetite. You should be aware that the body is capable of losing 2 or 3 pounds of fat per week, not 50 pounds....
You may have heard of yet another rapid weight loss product: the slimming soap. These soaps are supposedly made from a unique concoction of seaweed and rare Chinese herbs and they are supposed to help you lose body fat by using emulsification while taking a bath. Some soaps specialize on particular body areas such as thighs. While the ingredients may make your skin feel softer, no studies were done to prove that such soap would emulsify excess body fat.
Some other products such as magnetic weight loss earrings also claim to reduce pain and accelerate the healing process. These earrings, because they are magnetic, are supposed to balance your own magnetic field, which is supposed to reduce pain and accelerate the healing process. However, no studies published in medical journals exist to prove these assumptions. You could buy them to try them, but its probably a waste a money if youre expecting results. You might as well get some fancy beautiful earrings that you will enjoy wearing.
Basically, if you want a beautiful toned body, you have to sweat to get it. If a rapid weight loss product appears on the shelf today and seems too good to be true, it probably is...
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Weight affects peoples physical appearance but it also impacts their self-esteem and overall quality of life. It can also bring depression, health risks, and physical inabilities. This is why losing weight can bring many positive changes into peoples life. A lot of people are looking for a super slim body and a weight loss technique that can offer this body.
Overweight people should first consult a doctor to determine the best way to proceed with weight loss. The doctor will perform a full physical examination and then determine which proper weight loss technique should be used.If you want to lose weight effectively and quickly, youll need to change four aspects of your life: how you eat, what you eat, how much physical activity you participate in and your overall behavior.
If youre overweight, you can use these quick tips to help change your life:
1.Change your mindset, exercise and consider taking diet supplements.You need to find a diet that you can easily adapt to and include a minimum of 15 minutes of exercise everyday, whether its dancing, swimming, brisk walking or running.
2.Set achievable goals. By focusing and having the proper mindset, you can lose weight faster. Dieters need to set small achievable goals and be disciplined if they dont want to lose focus and be discouraged.
3.Listen to your body. Your metabolism reacts differently to various weight loss plans or programs. Experiment with different ones and listen to your body. The exercise plan that you start must also suit your physical state and you shouldnt exercise more rigorously that your body allows. Start by walking as this low impact exercise has proven itself to be a great exercise that burns calories. If you want to burn fat, start building some muscles, which will also help you look good.
4.Increase your fiber intake. Fiber increases the feeling of fullness and takes longer to digest. Whole grain foods can move fat quickly through the digestive system. Grains transform into blood sugar that increases the body's insulin level, which increases your energy. This then tells the body when it should stop burning fat or start storing fat.
5.Avoid all fried food, and deep fried food in particular, as it contains very high quantities of fat. You know that fish and chicken are leaner protein sources than beef, but if you fry fish or chicken, they are no longer leaner than grilled beef. Dieters should stick to grilled or steamed food because of the smaller fat content associated with these cooking methods.
6.Drink lots of fluids. To keep your body refreshed, you need to drink at least 6 glasses of water per day. You must stay hydrated if you want your body to eliminate wastes, which causes weight loss.
Most importantly, consistency and discipline are the best two practices that must be used to ensure fast weight loss. Dont take radical actions that cant be maintained in the long run. These radical actions often result in weight gain once the old habits return. Instead, choose an exercise plan, a light diet and consider supplements. You can stick to these three components everyday and see your weight fall off faster.
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