Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, October 27, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Powerful Weight Loss - Practical Approach to Losing Weight
We all have the best equipment, the best gyms, the best personal trainers and the myriad of diets at our disposal to help us lose weight and build the body we want. So why - why is it that so few people actually manage to achieve their weight loss goals?
One of the reasons for this common failure is lack of long-term motivation and strategy to stick to a plan. There is one link that's missing in this weight loss equation - the link between all the products and services that are available out there and you - that missing link that separates all those wonderful weight loss tools and advice out there and your body is the practical approach to incorporating your weight-loss strategy into your life and your lifestyle in a safe and effective manner while encouraging you and motivating you to continue working towards reaching your weight loss goals, rather than turning it into another job or another daunting task that you have to do even though you don't want to.
This blog is dedicated to providing useful, practical information and specific tips on how to lose weight and just as importantly - how to make sure that that weight loss advice you get here or anywhere else is something you can actually use and make part of your life.
One of the reasons for this common failure is lack of long-term motivation and strategy to stick to a plan. There is one link that's missing in this weight loss equation - the link between all the products and services that are available out there and you - that missing link that separates all those wonderful weight loss tools and advice out there and your body is the practical approach to incorporating your weight-loss strategy into your life and your lifestyle in a safe and effective manner while encouraging you and motivating you to continue working towards reaching your weight loss goals, rather than turning it into another job or another daunting task that you have to do even though you don't want to.
This blog is dedicated to providing useful, practical information and specific tips on how to lose weight and just as importantly - how to make sure that that weight loss advice you get here or anywhere else is something you can actually use and make part of your life.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Boost your metabolism even further to lose weight quicker!
As I mentioned earlier, the greatest value of exercise when it comes to burning fat is in that it dramatically increase a person's metabolic rate. The more intense the exercise is, the greater the metabolic boost will be and the longer its effect will last (up to 12 hours).
One great way to boost your metabolism even further is by splitting work-outs! For instance, if you work out every morning for 30 minutes, you are likely to achieve greater results faster if you split that work out and increase the intensity of each shorter exercise period.
For instance, instead of exercising moderately for 30 minutes at 8 am, push your body a little harder for 15 minutes at 9 am and for 15 minutes and 9 pm. That additional boost that you give to your body in the evening, will keep your metabolism hard long into the late hours of the night and will make you burn more energy even as you sleep.
And don't worry, contrary to the opinion of some people, exercising at night will NOT interfere with your ability to fall asleep. If anything, it will tire you and make you fall asleep even faster and make your sleep deeper and better.
One great way to boost your metabolism even further is by splitting work-outs! For instance, if you work out every morning for 30 minutes, you are likely to achieve greater results faster if you split that work out and increase the intensity of each shorter exercise period.
For instance, instead of exercising moderately for 30 minutes at 8 am, push your body a little harder for 15 minutes at 9 am and for 15 minutes and 9 pm. That additional boost that you give to your body in the evening, will keep your metabolism hard long into the late hours of the night and will make you burn more energy even as you sleep.
And don't worry, contrary to the opinion of some people, exercising at night will NOT interfere with your ability to fall asleep. If anything, it will tire you and make you fall asleep even faster and make your sleep deeper and better.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
An Easy Way to Cut out Calories
Can you guess what percentage of calories Americans consume that come from what they drink? Three percent? Ten? No, try twenty percent! Yes, that's right, one-fifth of the calories we take in come from liquids.
Here is a no-brainer way to begin to cut back on your caloric intake: Stop drinking sodas (even diet), juices, mega-sized "health" smoothies with 120 grams of sugar in them, whipped coffee drinks, iced tea loaded with corn syrup, and all those sport and vitamin drinks that are actually filled with sugar and calories.
What's the magic word? Water. Okay, if you love a cup of java in the morning, then get it. Try to avoid all the extras with it, and if you're looking for a pick-me-up in the middle of the day, have an unsweetened green tea instead of a soda or energy drink.
Otherwise, try your best to stick with the water, and if it gets too boring, add a splash of cranberry juice or a slice of lemon to mix it up. Getting enough water can help us in our quest for better health in so many ways:
Flush out toxins
Reduce your risk of heart attack
Help with joint and muscle pain
Boost your metabolic rate
Improve organ function
Keep you regular
Prevent headaches
Promote healthy skin
Regulate body temperature
Get energized and improve alertness
Wow, you can kill two birds with one stone: Cut out unwanted calories and do something good for yourself in the meantime. I don't know about you, but if I'm going to have a bunch of sugar or calories I want it to be something I have to chew -- preferably chocolate. Waste it on some drink? No way.
By Gabrielle Reece
Here is a no-brainer way to begin to cut back on your caloric intake: Stop drinking sodas (even diet), juices, mega-sized "health" smoothies with 120 grams of sugar in them, whipped coffee drinks, iced tea loaded with corn syrup, and all those sport and vitamin drinks that are actually filled with sugar and calories.
What's the magic word? Water. Okay, if you love a cup of java in the morning, then get it. Try to avoid all the extras with it, and if you're looking for a pick-me-up in the middle of the day, have an unsweetened green tea instead of a soda or energy drink.
Otherwise, try your best to stick with the water, and if it gets too boring, add a splash of cranberry juice or a slice of lemon to mix it up. Getting enough water can help us in our quest for better health in so many ways:
Flush out toxins
Reduce your risk of heart attack
Help with joint and muscle pain
Boost your metabolic rate
Improve organ function
Keep you regular
Prevent headaches
Promote healthy skin
Regulate body temperature
Get energized and improve alertness
Wow, you can kill two birds with one stone: Cut out unwanted calories and do something good for yourself in the meantime. I don't know about you, but if I'm going to have a bunch of sugar or calories I want it to be something I have to chew -- preferably chocolate. Waste it on some drink? No way.
By Gabrielle Reece
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Are you undereating?
As I observe and work with many people who are eagerly trying to lose weight, I am amazed to find out that when it comes to nutrition, many of them are undereating rather than overeating. Ironically, due to the nature of the metabolic process that allows a human body to burn fat, undereating will hurt your chances of losing weight just as much as overeating.
The reality is that you need fuel to burn fuel! If you are determined to lose weight and you exercise intensely and regularly, your body will not give you the results you want if you are trying to "pull through" the whole day on cereal and a couple of protein bars. It's especially when you exercise, you body craves those essential vitamins and nutrients that will allow it to speed up the metabolism and accelerate the fat burning process during the work-outs and at any other time throughout the day.
Therefore, you must eat an adequate, recommended amount of all the essential vitamins and nutrients every day in order to support your body's needs for energy and in order to maintain high metabolism which is the main catalyst of burning fat. You can easily find the commended daily calorie intake, considering your height, weight, age and body size on the internet and you should follow that recommendation by eating equal or greater amount of food as your exercise routines become longer and / or more intense.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins must be part of your daily diet. You must never find yourself in a position of starving and feeling that you are depriving yourself of food when you being an intense, daily exercise regimen.
The worst thing a person who wants to lose weight can do is skip breakfast and not eat anything until noon or later, like so many people unfortunately do. If I could compare it to operating a car, this kind of start of the day will put your body into "slow rpm" mode - where it will go into starvation mode, so that when you finally feed when, while being extremely hungry, the food will not be processed properly and the body, anticipating that it will be starved again, will attempt to store that energy as fat in the body instead of using it, as it would have, if you ate in the morning one or more small meals before afternoon, and kept your body's metabolism up the whole time.
Undereating will not only slow down your metabolism, but it will also significantly hamper your body's ability to recover form workouts. That in turn, will slow you down and will prevent you from exercising as hard as you want and need in order to achieve your weight loss goals.
So, give your body all the nutritional elements it needs to burn fat, build muslce and feel energized and ready for exercise and other daily tasks.
The reality is that you need fuel to burn fuel! If you are determined to lose weight and you exercise intensely and regularly, your body will not give you the results you want if you are trying to "pull through" the whole day on cereal and a couple of protein bars. It's especially when you exercise, you body craves those essential vitamins and nutrients that will allow it to speed up the metabolism and accelerate the fat burning process during the work-outs and at any other time throughout the day.
Therefore, you must eat an adequate, recommended amount of all the essential vitamins and nutrients every day in order to support your body's needs for energy and in order to maintain high metabolism which is the main catalyst of burning fat. You can easily find the commended daily calorie intake, considering your height, weight, age and body size on the internet and you should follow that recommendation by eating equal or greater amount of food as your exercise routines become longer and / or more intense.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins must be part of your daily diet. You must never find yourself in a position of starving and feeling that you are depriving yourself of food when you being an intense, daily exercise regimen.
The worst thing a person who wants to lose weight can do is skip breakfast and not eat anything until noon or later, like so many people unfortunately do. If I could compare it to operating a car, this kind of start of the day will put your body into "slow rpm" mode - where it will go into starvation mode, so that when you finally feed when, while being extremely hungry, the food will not be processed properly and the body, anticipating that it will be starved again, will attempt to store that energy as fat in the body instead of using it, as it would have, if you ate in the morning one or more small meals before afternoon, and kept your body's metabolism up the whole time.
Undereating will not only slow down your metabolism, but it will also significantly hamper your body's ability to recover form workouts. That in turn, will slow you down and will prevent you from exercising as hard as you want and need in order to achieve your weight loss goals.
So, give your body all the nutritional elements it needs to burn fat, build muslce and feel energized and ready for exercise and other daily tasks.
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