Walking To "Loose Weight"

Does Walking  Help You "Loose Weight?"

Weight Loss Myths—Exposed!

By Matthew G.Kadey, M.Sc., R.D., Runner's World
Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The Myth: Walking won't do much to help you lose weight.

The Truth: Walking may not boost your PR, but taking extra steps every day can have an important cumulative calorie-burning effect, says Pete McCall, an exercise physiologist with the American Council on Exercise. 

A 2009 study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that healthy adults ages 19 to 30 who were car-happy gained up to 15 pounds more over a 15-year period than those who used their own two feet more often to get around. To motivate yourself to walk more, invest in a pedometer.

A 2007 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association determined that using a pedometer can lead to significant decreases in body-mass index and blood pressure. "Aim for 10,000 steps daily," advises McCall. "That's two and half miles of walking, which means you'll burn an extra 250 calories everyday."

You can boost your chances of reaching the 10,000-step goal by walking to a coworker's cubicle instead of e-mailing, trading in the elevator for the stairs, and parking at the farthest corner of the mall lot. You can get the rest of the story and related stories here.

My personal experience with walking

I am not going to cover hydration warm up exercises shoes and any other equipment that some people use to go walking here in this article.  A walking tennis shoe that you are comfortable in is all you need for right now. 

If you are obese and have not done any significant walks before or in a while, it would be a good idea to talk to your doctor or health care practitioner.

Walking does make you "loose weight."  If you have been walking and haven't lost weight, re-evaluate your walking habits, duration's of your walk and eating habits.

So how do you lose weight walking?  It is simple but deceiving. If you were to go walking on a brisk walk for 21/2 hours you would lose about 11/2 to 2 pounds. Those pounds may be water weight, which you would gain back after a full meal with a couple glasses of liquid.

Understanding this is crucial to your weight loss efforts.  When you do a significant walk you may lose a pound. After a meal and liquids you may gain back 3/4 of a pound.  If you had a healthy shake filled with nutrients and vitamins etc. you may only gain back 1/2 pound.

When you repeat this process 4-6 times a week, it is quite possible for you to lose 1pound or more in a week.  Do this for 12 weeks straight and you can see significant changes in you.

Now will you walk 21/2 hours straight?  Probably not, can you do it? Most likely with some practice.  However, you can start small...5 minutes at a time then 7 min, then 10 min, 15 min and before you know it you would be doing 30 minutes.  30 minutes of walking is a milestone.  Do that briskly 3-4 times a week and after 12 weeks you will see significant changes in your weight.

The key here is to be consistent and the frequency of weekly walks.  You can even split your walks in two sessions of 15 or 30 minutes. One early in the morning and one late evening, if that is something you can do. On days when you cannot walk, do some dancing for 15 to 20 minutes. Of course you can start with 5 minutes dances.

To capitalize on your weight loss success from walking, a good effective meal plan could be steam veggies, steamed fish or chicken with a little olive oil. That is, no more than a tea spoon of olive oil on your food.

It is okay to add seasoning to your steamed meal. Sea salt and some spices, black pepper or capsicum or some hot curry would do you good.  You can also make soups.  Be creative, experiment with different soups, just make sure to add veggies with high fiber contents in your soups.

If you like shakes, add some protein shakes in between meals or after your walks.  Listen to your body it will talk to you and tell you what it needs and you won't have to eat what you see advertised on TV.

Be patient with yourself and look at your weight loss efforts as a new healthy life style and not as struggle to lose weight. Whatever you do don't stress yourself out trying to lose weight.  Don't say I am going walking to lose weight, just say I am going out for a walk.

Set some walking goals and have fun with it.  Yes walking can be fun.  Somethings you can do while walking:

Share ideas with a significant other, make plans, discuss whatever.

Walk your dog,

Listen to music, motivational information, lectures etc.

Prayer, let your imagination lead you.

If you are not able to walk or exercise or dance but wants to lose weight, you may want to take a look at what some associates of mine have done and are doing to manage their weight loss efforts here at lose weight in a week. 

They have been able to loose weight with very little changes in diets, work/life activities.

 

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About the Author: Germey is a Xyngular Independent Distributor ID# X718567. A budding multi-interest blogger.  He finds pleasure in guiding people to take control of their health, their wealth and their happiness. You can reach him by email:jovialgwt2@gmail.com or text @ 510-239-6735 or just leave your positive comments or questions here on this blog.

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“When health is absent Wisdom cannot reveal itself, Art cannot become manifest, Strength cannot be exerted, Wealth is useless and Reason is powerless”
Herophilies, 300 B.C. 

How to Burn Fat

Some Easy Ways To Burn Fat

Are you suffering from obesity and just can't seem to burn fat and lose weight, even with a healthy diet and exercise plan?  I may have a solution for you.  

Let’s call this the answer to your premonition to burn fat.  In other words you can choose to make use of this information and in so doing you can change your physical reality just like Cala pictured above.

But first what are you or were you doing to burn fat.  Studies have shown over and over again that one of the best ways to burn fat and lose weight is to engage in activities that put the whole body to work.

Some great physical activities to burn fat are: dancing, walking, swimming, running, aerobics, rowing, cycling and cleaning around the house. Another top one is cleaning your garage out. 

Hey doing yard work, you're able to is also great. In other words anything that engages your whole body for at-least 15 minutes continuously, will gradually burn fat.  The longer and more intense you do them, the more fat you will burn.

As you get stronger with more stamina you should increase the duration and intensity of the activity.  The idea here is to engage in doing activities that put your whole body to work. 

 

One crucial tit-bit here to burn fat is to make the activities, fun loving endeavors that you do consistently 3 to 4 times per week for 30 to 45 minutes continuously. A word of caution, because you are not doing a high intense work program it may take up to 12 weeks before you see significant changes.  Just don't quit.


If you haven't heard this yet, others will see that changes before you do.

Coming back to your own program, the longer you can do the activities while having fun, the better results you will have. Go walking for the fun of it. Go do some aerobics for the fun of it. Get active for the fun of it.  If you can’t do 15 minutes continuously, then do 5 minutes, every day for a week.  Then go to 7 minutes, then 10 minutes, etc.

Dance around your house for the fun of it every chance you get. Do it or join a dance class.  Don’t stress yourself out to burn fat. Don’t stress yourself out on starvation diets to lose weight. Watch this video.  You can still have fun and feel sexy. Yes try something New.

Yes, try something new for fun. Don't stress, if you do you will burn yourself out, mentally, emotionally and psychologically real quick.  And before you know it, you have given up and your metabolism will respond in the opposite way and you will gain more weight.   

Another crucial tit-bit to burn fat is to start slow and gradually work your way up in length of time and duration of doing the activity.  So let’s take a look at walking.

On your first day, just go walking somewhere safe for at least 15 minutes.  You won't need any special gears or equipment. But do take your cell phone with you. Walk one direction for 5 minutes turn around and walk back.  If you need to take a break, do so for 2 minutes, and then start over.  You won't need any music either.  Today is observation day.

While walking to burn fat, observe nature, the things around you, and the people whom you meet.  Look around you and observe any and everything that you can be appreciative of and be grateful that you are able to be out doing that activity. 

Now I understand that your schedule and daily activities may not provide you with the luxury to take good care of your health and burn fat.  And in that situation, I’d like to introduce what Cala did to drastically change her life, her health and overweight situation and to burn fat with ease.

Go here now, to “how to lose weight in a week.”  You will also find the stories of other people just like Cala who have successfully use the same program to burn fat and take care of their stubborn weight problems.  Ok, get the free info now at how to lose weight in a week.  Do come back often as I will expound on each of the activities mentioned above.

Six Steps To a Hot Body Like Courteney Cox's Bikini Body

Six Steps to Courteney Cox's Hot Bikini Body

Photo by Angela Weiss – property of and © 2011 Getty Images –See Cox's Bikini Body and get Original StoryHere.

 This summer some people are going to flaunt a sexy hot body while others will be on the sideline just looking on and may even shout OMG!  Speaking of OMG! OMG.Yahoo has an article featuring Courteney Cox’s bikini body.

At 46 Cox is sporting a hot body, and the author Lizbeth Scordo, referred to her as “hot mama Courteney Cox.”  She also begs the question, “but how does she stay in such great shape?”  Courteney may have had some eating challenges in the past. However, this time, Lizbeth, credited trainer Michele Lovitt, as the one whose training routines with Cox helps her keep that bikini body.

Apparently, Lizbeth has several routines that she takes Courteney through. Below are six exercises from one of the routine Lizbeth does with Cox to maintain her hot body.  The 6 exercises sound like basic exercises until you read the instructions.

They are, in my opinion not for the majority of people who are carrying some extra weight and who have never set foot in a gym.  I had a hard time understanding the instructions and doing them comfortably, maybe it was the terminology used.  I guess that is why you’d need a personal trainer to work with you.

The six exercises for this particular bikini body routine are:

1.      Squats

2.      One Legged Deadlifts

3.      Reverse lunges

4.      Supermans

5.      Chair Pose

6.      Half Moon Pose

 I thought it was just me who had a difficult time understanding the instructions, until I read some of the posted comments, one in particular by Nonparieldolls.  I totally agree with her.  Here is a part of her comment:
 
 “If anyone actually reads the article, it is a joke, right? I'd like to see the average person who could perform those "simple" exercises. Especially from the description given, with no pictures. And I most especially would NOT want to see someone seriously overweight attempt one of them, not without paramedics standing by.”

Some of the posted comments mentioned Courteney’s money and not having a regular 9-5 as to her hot bikini body.  That maybe so; however, I have a friend in her mid 50’s with a very hot body.  She works a regular 9-5 and works hard.  One difference is that she doesn’t have any kids and oh, she is now single.  This particular friend has been able to maintain her youthful figure with a strict, disciplined life style.

She eats healthy wholesome meals and rarely eats after 7:00pm.  After 7:00pm it would be shakes, nuts or fruits, if she gets hungry.  She has some basic exercises that she does every day, including stretching.

She also walks for 45 minutes to 1 hour (her short walk) at least 3 times a week and would put in what she calls her long walk which is for 2 hours once a week.  I have been out on her long walks on several occasions and they lasted 21/2 hours long.  Now that may be extreme for some of you, but it is what she does to keep a hot body.


She makes those sacrifices, she doesn’t pay a trainer.  She uses basic common sense, discipline and dedication.  She makes the time to go walking.  She doesn’t find time, she makes it.  Now I understand some of you may not have the discipline to make time walk for an hour or control your eating habits.

But what if, you make a little change in maybe cutting out or cut down your daily $5.00 coffee or cigarettes or weekly alcohol or daily fast food run, and with the money you saved, you do what T. Whiteman did?   Ms. Whiteman did a little change in her hectic lifestyle, and now she is slimmer, well sexier, with a hot body.  She is also healthier, happier and richer and so can you.  Check out what Ms. Whitemanand her associates are doing here.

Stress Management

Do You Need Some Stress Management?

Are you stressed out from job, business, family, relationship and unemployment etc.?  Does it look like there is no way out and the bills aren’t going to be paid? Is Job demand and family demands taking too much out of you? Things may seem bleak now but you have a lot more control over managing stress than you think.

Of course you may think that there is nothing you can do about the job stressors, but that’s not necessarily true. According to Melinda Smith, M.A., Ellen Jaffe-Gill, M.A., and Robert Segal, M.A contributing authors to HELPGUIDE.org, “Managing your stress level is all about taking charge: taking charge of your thoughts, your emotions, your schedule, your environment, and the way you deal with problems.”

With some planning and some sacrifice you can balance your life and manage your stress with time for work, family relationships, relaxation, and fun – plus the resilience to hold up under pressure and meet challenges head on with ease and thus reducing your stress level.

Earlier today I was on a phone conferencing call with some very excited business partners.  It turned out that the majority of the call leaders and some of the guest speakers were in Jamaica. Yes, celebrating their free trip from the parent company for certain achievement. They are all living a somewhat stress free life style but it has not always been that way.

One lady in particular, Cala had a heart wrenching story.  She said, she got into Network Marketing, with a skin care company right after college.  She did well but many people had a hard time selling the products and the business.   

Before long she was losing money.  She then went into the retail business and again did well.  Then came along family and kids, but she endured. She opened another store and before she knew it she was spending a lot more time away from her family.

The stress became more demanding and she started gaining weight.  She tried several weight loss products to no avail.  She was about to give up when she was introduce to this company.  Half halfheartedly she tried the products and lost 13 lbs in 8 days and went on to lose 44 pounds in 90 days, with ease. 

That prompted her to start sharing what she was doing with others, which led to her making money on a daily basis and eventually to a practically stress free life style.  she now spends a lot more time with her family and a lot less time on managing stress.  You can find out more stories similar to Cala's at weight loss stories.

Why You Need to Lose Belly Fat

Why You Need to Lose Your Excess Belly Fat Now.`

Lisa Collier Cool wrote a very informative article for Yahoo!Health, entitled, Body FatPercentage—The Best Measure of Health Risks. What I got from the article is that you need to lose your belly fat, if you have any. 

She opened the article with, “did you know that a big belly is as dangerous to your health as smoking a pack of cigarettes daily or having high cholesterol?” 

I have heard that statement before, but Lisa went on to tell about a study the Mayo Clinic research team did on CAD patients with central obesity.  I have posted the result below. 

She went on to write that, “People with clogged arteries and a wide waistline are nearly twice as likely to die prematurely, even if their body mass index (BMI) is normal.”  This was in accordance to a study published in the May 10 issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

 

She wrote, “that one of the Mayo Clinic researchers’ most surprising findings was that as BMI went up, risk of death from CAD actually went down, thus confirming the so-called “obesity paradox” observed in some earlier studies.” 

The Mayo Clinic researchers have been diligently studying the hazards of obesity in relations to BMI.  “The study compared measures of overall obesity (BMI) and measures of central obesity (waist-to-hip ratio and waist circumference).” 

The study had some alarming conclusion.  It found that, “CAD patients with central obesity (belly fat) were 70 percent more likely to die during the study period, which had an average of 2.3 years of follow-up.” 

The study also shed some light on the following 3 points of why you need to lose belly fat: 

(1).   There are people with belly fat whose weight may look normal but their bodies behave like they are obese, due to belly fat. 

(2).   Many of these people are unaware that they’re at increased risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes.

(3).  If your waist circumference or waist-to-hip ratio are too high, slimming down could save your life. Shedding as little as five percent of your body weight (7.5 pounds for a 150 pound person) improves blood pressure and cholesterol and helps prevent diabetes and heart disease. You’ll also look and feel better.

I don't know what your weight or physical condition is like; however, if you are carrying excessive belly fat around your waist, you may wan to lose that belly fat now. Likewise, if you haven't signed in to get your free weight loss booklet, go ahead and do so now.  You will find some great information on how to start your weight loss journey.

How Does Controling Your Emotions Help to Burn Fat and Lose Weight?

 Can Emotional Maturity Help You to Burn Fat and Lose Weight?

You are probably unaware that in order for your body to burn fat and lose weight properly, you need to be in some type of emotional state. You are probably unaware of the relationship between your emotions and the way your metabolism burns fat, creates healthy weight loss and weight management.

It maybe hard to believe but successful weight loss goes hand in hand with your emotional sense of well being.  It creates-

Emotional Maturity:  “There will be circumstances-and yes, people-that may lead you to feel angry, and exasperated.”  However, “no one can make you  feel angry, frustrated, resentful or any other emotion.  Other people say what they say and do what they do.  What you say and do is up to you.”

If you think someone made you upset or angry,don't run to the store and buy all the cheese cake you can find and eat them in one sitting.

In other words don't turn to eating because you are upset.

Don't over indulge in your favorite chocolate cake because you feel angry.

Don't eat all the pies you can find then play couch potato because some one made you frustrated.

Don't go drinking all the beers you can get your hands on because you think you are upset.

A healthy spirit creates a healthy attitude which creates a healthy altitude that can motivate you to a healthy lifestyle and healthy weight management.  And if you are practicing successful and healthy weight management, you will burn fat and lose the weight with ease.

But just in case and I mean just in case you have gone beyond the point of being able to manage your weight, but haven't given up completely on losing weight, I have something special for at Best weight loss today

I have also got other stories for you that you need to know about at my Site/Map.

How To lose Weight Quick

How To Quick Weight Loss

Are you one of many people having difficulty losing  1-2 pounds a week? If you are, don't be jealous of David Whitaker.  He had rapid weight loss, to the tune of 34 pounds in 60 days.  He and many others recently took part in Xyngular Corporation, 60 Day Body Transformational contest.  And you can experience how to lose weight quick too.

The contestants all experienced and enjoyed some quick weight loss. During the contest a lot of belly fat and excessive weight were lost.

The object of the promotion was to promote and market the effectiveness of Xyngular's quick weight loss products and to show you how to lose weight quickly.  As you can see, the pictures above are testaments of the effectiveness and validity of Xyngular's claim that their products work. 

To David, the Xyngular’s 60 Day Body Transformational contest was an excellent motivation, because he was fed up with the condition of his once athletic physique.

David saw the challenge as the final motivational step he needed to achieve his goals and transform his body back to the lean, athletic machine he used to be. When he heard about the contest, he knew right away that it was something he just had to be apart of.

Below is a part of his story as printed in the Xyngular "Connexion" an online magazine for Xyngular distributors and customers.

“This challenge was such a motivator for me,” David said. “I wanted to get healthy, I wanted to set an example for my Xyngular team and show everyone what was possible through our incredible products.”

As the challenge began, David re-dedicated himself to nutrition, workouts, and Xyngular’s IGNITE program, and the results came quickly, but not without a test of faith first!

“After my third day on the IGNITE program, I wasn’t feeling or seeing the lost weight and inches that I was expecting,” David said. “My brother, Christopher Whitaker, who’s also a Xyngular Distributor, told me to stick with it and that the results would come soon."Well, it did and let me let him tell you the story.

"I lost 9 pounds in my first week, and then 16 pounds during round 2. After my 10th day on IGNITE, I felt a new energy that I hadn’t felt in years! I was going to the gym, doing tough workouts, and feeling better than ever! I literally felt like a new man!” 

Despite winning Xyngular’s 60 Day Challenge and the prizes that go with it (an IGNITE pack worth $226.90, 2 boxes of XYNG samples worth $144.00, and $1,000 in cash!), David says, "the rewards are far greater than that."

"I feel like a walking billboard for Xyngular-the products and system work, and I am a walking example of it. I feel like I’m setting an example for my team, showing them that it is possible to lose pounds and inches and feel better-I know because I’ve done it!” 

David is one of the many people experiencing success with Xyngular's quick weight loss system. As you can see, he looks great after loosing all that belly fat.  You can See more success stories here.

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Lose Weight in 2 Weeks

Lose Weight in Two Weeks?  Yes It is Doable!

Can You Lose Weight in 2 Weeks?

I market products for people who feels like they have already tried everything under the sun in terms of pills, potions and diets in order to lose weight in 2 weeks but with no success, like Tanya did before she found this...

Do you know anyone who might like to know about products like these? 

Do you know anyone who might want to lose some weight in two weeks?
Do you know anyone who is now trying to lose some weight, but having a hard time losing 1lb?

Do you know anyone struggling to keep the weight off?
If you do then Tanya pictured above, story could be an inspiration to them.

You Can Actually Lose Weight in 2 Weeks

This is what Tanya had to say about her two weeks weight loss journey.

"After having 3 kids and a prescription medication that caused me to gain 60 pounds, I was ready to try something new. I thought I’d tried everything by that point and I would have done anything to lose the weight!"

"A friend approached me about making money and losing weight. Skeptical, but curious, I asked lots of questions, sampled some product, went online to do research, then went for it."

"I ordered... and... I was excited when my... package came in the mail just a few days later. I was even more excited a week after that when I had dropped 6 pounds! I used the... regularly, and used the... as a pick-me-up."

"By the end of the second week, I had lost 11 pounds! I ended up losing over 40 pounds in 9 months with minimal exercise!"

"I've gone from a size 14 to a size 4 (and the 4's are getting baggy). I couldn’t have done it without these products. They helped me lose the weight, keep it off, and make me a happier, healthier person while I did it!"
"Thank You...!"

-Tanya W.

Tanya's story is typical to successful... weight loss stories.  As you read, she lost 11 pounds in 2 weeks.  Your experience with... lose weight in 2 weeks, may be different.  None-the-less the weight loss programs work quickly with minimal alteration to your eating habits and life style.

Do you know anyone who might like to lose weight in 2 weeks and may want to know more about products like these and like to try them? 

I need your help.  Has this been helpful to you?  Let me know what you expected or how I can make this more useful to you.  Leave me a comment below.

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About the Author: Germey is a budding multi-interest blogger who prefers to enjoy the many spices of life. He finds pleasure in guiding people to take control of their health, their wealth and their happiness. You can reach him by email: jovialgwt2@gmail.com or text @ 510-239-6735 or just leave your positive comments or questions here on this blog.
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Does Rising Obesity Rates Add to Arthritis Woes?

Can Obesity Add to Arthritis Woes?

Obesity is stirring up some new concerns. It seems that arthritis is becoming rampant among people who are obese.  This call for major concerns because the excess weight is causing major problem in the form of arthritis.

In people with arthritis, obesity is associated with disease progression.  People suffers from reduced activity and disability which creates poorer quality of life.  Many people end up having total joint replacement and then suffer from poor outcomes after joint replacement.

According to Yahoo!News, "For the study, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers analyzed Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 2003 to 2009 and found that obesity prevalence among adults with arthritis was 54 percent higher than among adults without arthritis."

"During that time period, obesity prevalence among U.S. adults with arthritis increased significantly in 14 states and Puerto Rico, decreased in the District of Columbia and remained about the same elsewhere."

"The number of states in which more than 30 percent of adults with arthritis were obese increased from 38 (including D.C.) in 2003 to 48 in 2009. The number of states in which more than 40 percent of adults with arthritis were obese increased from zero in 2005 to seven in 2007 and 12 in 2009, the investigators found."  Sorry Yahoo NEWS dropped the URL...

Since January 2011, I have been following some people who have had remarkable gains in their weight loss goals and getting rid of chronic bodily pains with ease. Many are now living pain free.  You can see some of their stories here: weight loss.

Thanks for stopping.  

Sincerely for your weight loss success.

Germey Baird

P.S. Has this been helpful to you?  Let me know what you expected or how I can make this more useful to you.  Leave me a comment.

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About the Author: Germey is a budding multi-interest blogger who prefers to enjoy the many spices of life. He finds pleasure in guiding people to take control of their health, their wealth and their happiness. You can reach him by email: jovialgwt2@gmail.com or text @ 510-239-6735 or just leave your positive comments or questions here on this blog.
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Will The Fake News Sites Promoting Acai Berry Weight Loss Hold up in Court

Posted on FTC Site-FTC Seeks to Halt 10 Operators of Fake News Sites from Making Deceptive Claims About Acai Berry Weight Loss Products

Internet Marketers Falsely Claim Endorsement from ABC, Fox News, CBS, CNN, USA Today, and Consumer Reports, FTC Alleges

Will the fake news sites hold up in court? The Federal Trade Commission is requesting federal courts to temporarily halt the allegedly deceptive tactics of 10 operations using fake news websites to market acai berry weight-loss products.  The FTC seeks to permanently stop this misleading practice and has asked courts to freeze the operations’ assets pending trial.

According to the FTC, the defendants operate websites that are meant to appear as if they belong to legitimate news-gathering organizations, but in reality the sites are simply advertisements aimed at deceptively enticing consumers to buy the featured acai berry weight-loss products from other merchants.

The FTC complaints allege that typical fake news sites have titles such as “News 6 News Alerts,” “Health News Health Alerts,” or “Health 5 Beat Health News.”  The sites often include the names and logos of major media outlets  – such as ABC, Fox News, CBS, CNN, USA Today, and Consumer Reports – and falsely represent that the reports on the sites have been seen on these networks.

An investigative-sounding headline on one such site proclaims “Acai Berry Diet Exposed:  Miracle Diet or Scam?”  The sub-headline reads, “As part of a new series:  ‘Diet Trends:  A look at America’s Top Diets’ we examine consumer tips for dieting during a recession.”  The article that follows purports to document a reporter’s first-hand experience with acai berry supplements – typically claiming to have lost 25 pounds in four weeks.

“Almost everything about these sites is fake,” said David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.  “The weight loss results, the so-called investigations, the reporters, the consumer testimonials, and the attempt to portray an objective, journalistic endeavor.”  Get the full story here.

Exercises to Lose Weight

Lose Weight Following an Exercise Plan

Photo by: Getty Images

Stars like LeAnn Rimes, credit their weight loss to good old fashion exercising.  Time have proven and shown over and over that a good consistent and regular exercise routine will shed some weight off you. 

Below is a video by FitnessBlender, consisting of 8 simple cardio exercises.

I chose this video for the simplicity of the exercises.  I also like the video because of how FitnessBlender, show you how to do each exercise before they actually ask you to do them. 

The routine consist of 8 different exercises that you do for 45 seconds each, such as: 

Delayed Pendulum Swing/Hop...
Jumping Jacks...
Lateral Cross Lunges/Jumps...
4Jacks + Steps + 2 Crossover Jumps...
Lateral Burpees...
Running Man Kicks...probably the only one that would give you a real challenge with your balance...
2Hops Squats
Side Lunges + 2 Jacks

They are all body weight, so you will not need any equipment. Here is the video.. 

Quick Sweat Cardio Workout to Lose Weight & Burn Belly Fat Fast

I believe that anyone in somewhat good health without physical constraints can learn to do these.  If you are greatly overweight it may take you a little bit longer to learn and complete the routine, but it is learn-able. 

The exercises are simple but if you put in some efforts to and increase your speed as you get stronger, you will be surprise of the results you will get in 8 minutes.

This is just my own suggestion,  I would recommend that you add some dancing before your routine or after your routine.  Especially the type that makes you sweat, such as country and western line dancing.  

Dancing could help loosen you up and act like a warm up or cool down. It makes you feel good.  There seems to be a correlation between weight loss and feeling euphoric. 

The most  important thing here is for you to start and stick to a regular schedule, your plan, and be consistent.  Review your progress at 15 days intervals.  After you have learn the routine you may want to increase your time to 50 seconds and then to 60 seconds.
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The next most important thing here is to incorporate your exercise routine with a  wholesome healthy meal plan consisting of lots of fiber.  You can continue eating what you love to eat as long as you also consume a lot of fiber and drink plenty of water daily.

Now, I understand that sometimes for whatever reason certain things get in the way...you somehow find yourself not being able to exercises, (maybe you are too busy or tired at the end of your day) or at a plateau where you are not losing anymore weight, or  obese or have a medical condition that prevents you from doing physical exercises. 

If you fall in any of those situations, I can still help you.  Take a look at the stories on this page Weight Loss Stories.

I am all ears, so let me know what you'd like to see featured here.  What you want to hear about?

How To Lose Weight Jenny Craig/Sara Rue

How To Lose Weight Safely

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 Jenny Craig, been around for awhile teaching people how to lose weight and because of their success track record they have attracted some celebrities.  Most recently they got Sara Rue, who lost 50 lbs in 16 months, on their personalized weight loss program and wore her first bikini ever.   I'll have more on Miss Rue below. 

I like the ease and options that Jenny Craig gives you to start what they say is a Clinically Proven Weight Loss Program.  They provide you with a customize program to be most effective for you, that allows you to lose an average lose 1-2 lbs per week; however, with some restrictions

My First Bikini

 Taken from Sara Rue’s blog, “First, I’d like to clarify that I am NOT wearing a bikini as I type this.  It is true, however – as many of you probably know by now – that I did put one on as recently as yesterday for a TV and magazine shoot for Jenny Craig.” 

She continued to say…Not that I’d ever known what one felt like before the shoot BECAUSE I HAD NEVER WORN ONE BEFORE! True story.  And surprisingly, one with a very happy ending.  Because it was kind of awesome, you guys!!”  Get the whole story at the link above.

Miss Rue sounds very excited about her experience with Jenny and her first ever bikini.  I f you’re looking to lose 1-2 lbs a week then Jenny Craig may be for you.  I like that they identify your weight loss mindset. That can be very important for your journey. 

I also understand that you may not only want to know how to lose weight but also how to lose it quickly.  If losing weight quickly and safely appeals to you, I may have something for you.  If you’re one who wants to comfortably lose more than 1 to 2 lbs a week, check out these other weight loss success stories who lost up to 15 lbs in 8 days.

Want to Know How To Lose Weight Naturally?

How to lose Weight Naturally With Nutrition and Lifestyle Changes

Originally posted by Maggie Schoonmaker, Delicious Living  

Mar. 29, 2011 4:19pm

Rebecca Bilodeau, RD, Creator of 21 x 12 Wellness Challenge was recently interviewed by Maggie Schoonmaker, of  Delicious Living on how to lose weight naturally.  The following is Rebecca's response to the interview.

Create a healthy lifestyle. The mind, body, and spirit connection is a web with health at the center; no individual string is isolated. Make sure to get enough sleep, manage stress, and maintain positive mental health so you don’t undermine good nutrition or give in to unhealthy cravings while dieting.

Eat more whole foods. Focus on nutrient-dense whole foods such as fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Avoid most processed and packaged foods, especially those with 135 mg or more of sodium per serving and 5 grams or more of sugar. 

Connect with food’s flavors and textures, and chew fully. This will make you more mindful of good portion size, which is about one recipe serving size, a handful of a snack, or a small plate for a meal.

Adopt habits gradually. Make small, manageable changes. Start with daily nutrition fundamentals: five servings of fruits and vegetables, low-glycemic carbs to stabilize blood sugar, and eight to nine glasses of water. 

Healthy diets should increase energy. New habits, such as getting more sleep or working out regularly, take about 21 days to form, so add a new one each month.

The Xyngular Core4 System.  If you have a more aggressive goal and would like to have a little boost in your weight loss journey and lose up to 15 lbs in 8 days,  Xyngular maybe able to help. 

Before I tell you all about Xyngular and its array of supper weight loss products,  I invite you to take a look at some very happy folks embracing the Xyngular ideals. 

"Weird Al" Yankovic - Fat and Happy

Ah! I was wondering what ever happened to "Weird Al" Yankovic, then I found him fat.

I just ran across an old,  can I call him a musical enigma from the 80's.  Well I thought you may like this classical treat by "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Loose Belly Fat Now

Do You Need to Loose Belly Fat?

Loose Belly Fat Now

I found an interesting article  on “belly fat in men,” by the Mayo Clinic staff.  If you're carrying around an inner tube on your waist line this may shed some light on you. But before I talk about the article and why you should loose belly fat now,let me tell you what prompted me to look up the info. The other day two of my grown sons along with their fiancees came by the house and we ended up having a family meal.

Before the night was over we had gathered and were bonding and I noticed that my younger son  had a sizable stomach.  I told him about it. He looked at me laughingly and said, “it is inherited.” He then went on to say that we all have excess belly fat.  I smiled back and pointed out that mine wasn’t as big as his and that it would be a great idea for him to work on loosing his belly fat.

Well, his comment stroked a nerve in me and that prompted me to research belly fat and how to best lose it. Part of my research took me to the Mayo Clinic and thus the article.

Excessive Belly Fat: According to the article, having excessive belly fat is nothing to joke about.  It is one of those cases where you don’t want to be in on that band wagon, especially if you are a man.  From reading the article, I got the feeling that if you are a man with an inner tube around your waist line, You are walking in a land mine.  For a man lots of belly fat, can be downright risky.

Most men with excess belly fat and a waistline measurement above 40 inches, increases their risk factors for such lethal disease such as: Heart disease, High blood pressure, Stroke, Type diabetes, High triglycerides sleep apnea and many more.  What’s your waistline measurement?

Belly Fat Difficult to Lose: Some people have a difficult time loosing their belly fat but most people can get rid of it by reducing caloric intake, by eating less at each sitting or eating wholesome low calorie foods.  Increasing physical activities is also an excellent way to loose belly fat.

Are you one of the millions of men who think you can effectively loose belly fat just by doing sit-ups?  If you are, think again.  One of the best way to loose belly fat, until now is to increase your daily activities by getting a whole body workout.  One such whole body work out that can be done safely is walking.

However, some people just have too many constraints and confining conditions that prevents them from being able to increase their daily physical activities.  If you are one of these people and you want to loose your belly fat, don't dis pair  help is at hand here.  If fast, healthy weight loss is in your immediate goals, you may find this useful.

We have hundreds of testimonials attesting to the effectiveness of this simple non invasive program to help you loose belly fat and over-all weight.

Help Me Lose Weight

I got a Feeling that Xyngular Ignite - Weight Loss Explotion

will Help Me Lose Weight

Xyngular Superstar and Silver Director Brandee Clark, had heard about the Xyngular’s opportunity and turned it down many times, eventhough she was silently saying help me lose weight.  Because she’d never done Network Marketing before and didn’t know how it worked or what to do.

An amazing thing happened, after feeling her life transformed through using Xyngular’s products, she felt , she just had to share it with the world! Now, as a Silver Director and fantastic Xyngular leader, she’s feeling better-both health wise and financially-than ever before!

Now she is going around with an open ear, waiting for the opportunity to hear someone whisper, "help me lose weight."  The following is part of her story as featured in Xyngular's Connexion, an online newsflash!

“I started CORE4 in July 2009 and lost some weight and felt great but with all the summer activities, I didn’t really stick with the products. About a year later, I was introduced to XYNG and I knew right away that I was not going to let any busy schedule get in the way of me taking what I now call my “miracle” pill! I was given 2 pills in the beginning, one for me and one for my husband Jeff."

"I am a person that is wide awake 6-7 times each night. So when I took the XYNG the first day and didn’t really feel anything I was thinking, ‘great something else that didn’t work for me!’ I went to bed and the ALARM CLOCK woke me up the next morning, I couldn’t believe it!"  And that's understandable, things don't always show up in the form we would want.  She may had been saying, "help me lose weight," but here she was getting a good night sleep."

"I got up and got ready for work and noticed that my husband had not taken his XYNG and it was still on the counter so I took it. That is the day I will always remember because within 30 minutes I felt the energy and mental clarity and I had to remind myself to eat, and again I slept all night the second night!"

"I did the XYNGULAR IGNITE FAT BURNING SYSTEM the last week of August 2010 and lost 10 pounds in 8 days and since then I have lost a total of 30 pounds and 8 inches! I have never felt this good in all my life and I thank Xyngular every day for that ! I love shopping for clothes that are 4 sizes smaller and instead of buying an XL shirt I can now buy a medium!"

-Brandee Clark  Burlington, Kansas 

Ok!  You had a chance to see some real success stories in the video above and you read about Brandee but hold on, I've got some more success stories for you here. 

Ready to Loose Belly Fat?

Are You Ready to Loose Belly Fat?

  Xyngular’s 60 Day Body Transformation Challenge Took David Whitaker Down 34 Pounds + Losing 23 Inches   

The event was a huge success. I am talking about Xyngular Corporation, recent 60 Day Body Transformational contest, where a lot of belly fat was lost.  I am sure the object of the promotion was to promote and market the effectiveness of Xyngular's weight loss products.  As you can see the pictures above are testaments of the effectiveness and validity of Xyngular's claim that their products work. 

The Xyngular’s 60 Day Body Transformational contest was an excellent motivation for David, who was fed up with the condition of his once athletic physique.  

He saw the challenge as the final step he needed to achieve his goals and transform his body back to the lean, athletic machine he used to be.  I can imagine how he wanted to loose some belly fat.  This is a part of his story as printed in the Xyngular "Connexion" an online magazine for Xyngular distributors and customers.

“This challenge was such a motivator for me,” David said. “I wanted to get healthy, I wanted to set an example for my Xyngular team and show everyone what was possible through our incredible products.”

As the challenge began, David re-dedicated himself to nutrition, workouts, and Xyngular’s IGNITE program, and the results came quickly, but not without a test of faith first! “After my third day on the IGNITE program, I wasn’t feeling or seeing the lost weight and inches that I was expecting,” David said. “My brother, Christopher Whitaker, who’s also a Xyngular Distributor, told me to stick with it and that the results would come soon. 

The next day, I realized he was right as the pounds and inches started melting off! I lost 9 pounds in my first week, and then 16 pounds during round 2. After my 10th day on IGNITE, I felt a new energy that I hadn’t felt in years! I was going to the gym, doing tough workouts, and feeling better than ever! I literally felt like a new man!”  I can imagine how he felt especially since he was also loosing belly fat.

Despite winning Xyngular’s 60 Day Challenge and the prizes that go with it (an IGNITE pack worth $226.90, 2 boxes of XYNG samples worth $144.00, and $1,000 in cash!), David says the rewards are far greater than that.

I feel like a walking billboard for Xyngular-the products and system work, and I am a walking example of it. I feel like I’m setting an example for my team, showing them that it is possible to lose pounds and inches and feel better-I know because I’ve done it!”  Don't he look great after loosing all that belly fat? See more success stories here.