Here are some useful tips to lose that excess fat gained during pregnancy Don’t use pregnancy to rationalize binging. Pregnancy is the time to get serious about nutrition. Eating junk food will bring about a small baby and make you bigger. Make your pregnancy a time to turn over a new leaf if you are [...]
Here’s some weight loss myths that you may have heard over the years, and their truths All carbohydrates are bad for you. TRUTH: Carbohydrates have a moderate amount of calories (having half as many as fat). Simple carbohydrates such as sugar, should be limited, but complex carbohydrates like whole grain, starches etc are higher in [...]
Your basal metabolism rate (BMR) is the rate at which your body burns food when you’re at rest. Metabolism is the reactions that take place inside our cells to create energy. The food that we eat is broken down to create the energy needed to maintain body temperature, breathe, move our muscles and keep our [...]
While stage 1 of the Kick Start Diet brings rapid weight loss you shouldn’t stay on it for longer than 2 weeks. At that point you can begin stage 2. This involves returning a lot of the carbohydrates you have been avoiding slowly to your diet. The most crucial part of this stage is to [...]
The Kick Start Soup Diet is a 2 stage diet program. First a short term 7 day eating plan, which is followed by a healthy diet, to help people who are overweight kick start their weight loss. The Kick Start Soup Diet recipe Ingredients: 3 tomatoes 2 large cans of crushed tomatoes 2 cans of [...]
Belly fat is commonly the first indication of obesity. When a person starts to develop a popped out abdomen, obesity has already set in, and medical experts call it truncal obesity. There are several names, others say it’s cellulite accumulation. What ever you choose to call it, belly fat is the most apparent sign that [...]
There are mainly two categories of fats. They are saturated fat, and unsaturated (which include polyunsaturated fats, and monounsaturated fats). Some fats are dangerous, while others are not. When fats combine with proteins in the body, they form a complex called Lipoproteins. Let’s look at the major kinds of fats. Saturated fat Fatty acids are [...]
When it comes to successful weight loss you want to follow a path that is stress free and painless, which is why being able to find a weight loss supplement that offers long term weight loss results is so important. Especially when the other common alternative is surgery. There are four common types of weight [...]
Many people struggle with their weight loss plan. Asking yourself ‘Why can’t I lose weight?’ is really one of the best things you can do for yourself. It says you know that what you’re currently doing isn’t working for you. You’re at a place where you’re ready to look at alternatives – try something different [...]
Water is an essential ingredient for your weight loss. Water is required for a whole range of the body’s processes, Your body needs to metabolize stored fat into energy – so much so, that your body’s metabolism can be slowed by even mild levels of dehydration. And the slower your metabolism, the slower your weight [...]