WEIGHT LOSS ADVISOR BLOG

With Medifast 5 and 1 Plan you can lose 2 - 5 pounds a week. Medifast program offers delicious meals that make dieting quick and easy. You can get started today and will get a bonus of 2 weeks of Medifast diet free!

You can choose from 3 different Medifast Weight Loss Plans for Women:

Medifast Variety Packages for Women

Medifast for Women 4-Week Package
Medifast for Women 2-Week Package

Medifast Enhanced Packages for Women

Medifast for Women Enhanced 4-Week Package

Momentum Packages for Women

Momentum Weight Loss Package

If you have never tried protein powders before then you don’t know what you are missing. I tried one a couple of weeks ago with chocolate flavor and I couldn’t believe I haven’t tried any before. It was surprisingly delicious and nutritious. I skipped an entire meal after taking a full glass of this tasty drink.

I searched a lot and found out that Wonderlife offer similar protein powder supplements to the one I used. Judging from their supplement facts they also taste great.

Whey Protein Powder

It offers you two different flavors – chocolate and vanilla. There is no way not to like one of them. Mine is chocolate

Whey protein is one of the best and most valuable proteins for human body. It is isolated from whey and is very easily digested and absorbed. Whey protein powders contain all of the essential amino acids in biologically significant amounts, which make them one of the best and most complete sources of proteins and amino acids you can find.

Whey proteins have three main forms: concentrate, isolate and hydrolysate. Wonderlife Whey Protein Powder contains all of them. Here are its ingredients in short: whey protein concentrate, partially predigested (hydrolyzed) whey protein concentrate, micro-filtered and ion-exchanged whey protein isolate.

Egg Protein Powder

If you love vanilla flavor then this egg protein powder is just for you.

Egg white protein is very high valued and very important for our bodies. It scores 1.0 at PDCAAS (Protein Digestibility Corrected Amino Acid Score), which is the most relevant measure of the quality of proteins for humans and by the way that is the official rating system used by the World Health Organization.

This egg white protein powder contains 23 g of proteins and 113 calories per serving. No sugar, no cholesterol and completely fat free.

(Also called Protal for “Proteins alternatives” by the creator of the diet – Dr. Pierre Dukan)

Dr. Dukan’s book (original french title: “e Ne Sais Pas Maigrir” (”I don’t know how to lose weight”) is for all who’ve tried to lose weight, for all who’ve been losing weight - too frequently and unsuccessfully– and for all who need the guarantee that in return of their hard weight loss efforts they will be able to lose weight successfully and keep it off forever.

The Dukan Diet is a weight loss program and a weight maintenance plan for life developed by the French nutritionist and eating behavior specialist Dr. Pierre Dukan.

With more than 30 years of experience, Dr. Pierre Dukan is a trust worthy health professional, whose books and remarkable work in nutrition and weight loss fields have made him an excellent nutritionist and diet expert.

The Dukan diet itself is not just a simple diet, it is a complete weight loss program or regime (you name it) that has 4 distinctive phases:

Protal I

Attack phase – the “purely natural proteins” phase that is a kick-start to your quick weight loss in less than one week (usually 5 days).

Protal II

Weight Loss phase – the “alternative proteins” phase during which you alternate ‘proteins’ and ‘proteins with vegetables’; and you reach your goal weight. But it’s the nest phase you need to keep that weight down…

Protal III

Stabilization phase – the phase that keeps you from the negative Yo-yo effect of fast weight loss. This phase lasts 10 days per kilograms lost (so if you’ve lost 5 kilograms then this phase would last 50 days for you). During this phase many of the important foods are re-introduced to your menu (bread, cheese, fruits).

Protal IV

Cruise phase – the one that lasts for the rest of your life (sounds scary, isn’t it), but it is so simple, effortless and not to be missed if you want to keep your lost weight forever… All you need to do is pick one day of the week (every week at the exact same day) to do the diet (the Attack phase).

Do you know what the best way is to cut carbs from your diet? It is simple - just substitute the high carb foods from your diet for healthy low carb alternatives. This is a very smart thing to do and you’ll benefit greatly from it. That’s what Dr. Arthur Agatston advises (he’s the author of the South Beach Diet).

The lower carb alternatives you gonna use should have identical taste as the original high carb foods. You will be very nicely surprised to find out that many of them actually taste better than the original high carb dishes.

Sandwich

You can substitute Chinese and Napa cabbage for bread. This way you eliminate 29 grams of carbs per sandwich.

Use one leaf of the cabbage and roll it up with your favorite filling and if you like you can dip it in low-fat mayo. Delicious.

Pizza

You can substitute Portobello mushroom for pizza crust. This way you eliminate 20 grams of carbs per pizza slice.

Cut the mushroom gills out and place the mushroom on an oiled cookie sheet and bake until it dries out a little. Add you favorite pizza topping (my favorite is tomato sauce, ham and sweet corn). Mmm, I got hungry

Pancakes

You can substitute Oatmeal and cottage cheese for pancake mix. This way you eliminate 45 grams of carbs per pancake.

Mix 2 eggs, ¼ cup of the cottage cheese and ½ cup of the oatmeal. Add vanilla, nutmeg or cinnamon
(you know the benefits of cinnamon). Make the mixture smooth and cook it like you do with the regular pancakes. I am going to try this immediately.

I love fruit drinks and especially smoothies, what about do you? I’m sure everybody does, but there is something that bothers me about those drinks – their preparation time. I know that even with the fastest smoothie blender or fruit press, it could still take about 5 to 10 minutes (depending on the quantity you wanna make).

Then I thought… What if you could have your favorite fruit drink or smoothie ready in about 1 to 3 minutes? I’d be great!

This is possible if you use WonderSlim Protein Smoothies and Fruit Diet Drinks and it gets even better for you to know that those protein diet drinks are actually WonderSlim Diet meal replacements.

WonderSlim Diet Smoothies are high in protein, low in fat, and full of essential vitamins and minerals. You can enjoy their rich and creamy taste all year long, anywhere you like. As they are well balanced and nutritious you can take them instead of your regular meals or just as a quick and healthy snack.

These protein diet smoothies are the perfect solution for any busy dieter on the go who doesn’t want to sacrifice taste or nutrition and yet gets everything they need to lose weight healthy way or maintain your lost weight.
They are the ideal supplement to your WonderSlim Diet plan.

Preparation is easy – poor the contents of one packet (100 calories) into a glass, shaker cup or blender. Add 8 ounces of cold water and stir or shake vigorously until dissolved…

…Or you can use both the Berry and Strawberry Smoothies to make a frozen pudding pops like Liz (one of the many happy users of these wonderfully flavored protein diet smoothies):
She combines fresh or frozen fruits, adds plain yogurt and blends. Delicious and nutritious these could be great frozen snacks for the hot summer days.

Hello to everybody who’s been asking these particular questions for some times now:

1. Is cinnamon bad for the liver and the kidneys?

Coumarin is a chemical compound contained in Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum – aka Chinese Cinnamon) and is known to cause liver and kidney damage in high concentrations. True Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum – aka Ceylon Cinnamon) has negligible amounts of Coumarin, so no worries here folks as long as you use the True Cinnamon.

Coumarin toxicity is 275 mg/kg, which is relatively low compared to related chemical compounds. We humans are able to largely metabolize Coumarin to a compound that is of lower toxicity.

Also pay attention to the key phrase here “high concentrations” – half teaspoon a day is not high concentration. So if you’ve been using a half teaspoon of Cassia to prepare the drink, instead of the Ceylon Cinnamon, you don’t have to be worried, just try to find true cinnamon.

2. How long should I take it?

Important notice: You should not over use the honey and cinnamon drink, meaning you can’t use it forever.
If you reach your weight goal within a couple of weeks or a month – that’s fantastic. If you need more time, just use it for about 2 to 4 months tops.

3. Should the honey be added after half an hour (when the water cools)?

I know that in my original post I wrote to make a paste from the honey and the cinnamon powder and then to poor the hot water in the cup. However, I should agree with that the honey is better to be added after the water and cinnamon mix cools (in about half an hour).

If you are an old friend of the Medifast diet then probably you’d be happy to hear about the new maintenance package Medifast has prepared for you. It’s called Momentum Maintenance Package.

All newbies to Medifast know it’s difficult to lose weight, but Medifast makes it easer for you with the 5 and 1 Meal Plan. And once you reach your weight loss goal, you will need a little help to stay there permanently. That is why Medifast prepared the new Momentum weight maintenance package to make that easier for you, too.

With this unique maintenance package you will say Goodbye to the yo-yo effect.

Medifast Momentum program is designed to energize both you and your new way of eating, with its special formulas it helps you maintain your new figure, healthier and significantly reduced weight. The frustrating ups and downs will be gone for good.

Momentum is a part of the Transition and Maintenance phases of your Medifast Diet. It can help you achieve entirely new way of life and discover the happiness of getting fit again.

There is no better way to start your maintenance phase but with the 28 day supply of great tasting Momentum Meals and Flavor Infusers:

21 Momentum Banana Creme Shakes

21 Momentum Cappuccino

21 Momentum Chai Latte

21 Momentum Flavor Infusers (1 box with flavor chosen by Medifast for you)

They are metabolism booster due to the unique contents.

What is so unique about Momentum products?

Each Momentum product contains 100 mg of Caffeine and 90 mg of Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the most potent antioxidant found in green tea. This combination has been clinically proven to have the maximum effect on inducing thermogenesis.

If you are googling for ‘free weight loss patch’ then you must be searching for a way to lose weight by using weight loss patches that offer free trial.

This means that you do not pay for the patches (they are totally free) but you must pay as little as a couple of bucks for shipping. You will probably use the weight loss patches for one week (usually that’s how long free trials last); you will see the promising results (curbed appetite, more energy, etc.) and will return for reorder of a full pack (usually for one to six months).

At least that’s the way it works for most of our customers who have tried the one week free trial of Hoodia Weight Loss Patch. If you wanna give it a try, you can do it immediately at Hoodia Diet Patch official website.

So you want to lose weight and want to know how many calories you should eat in order to achieve that:

First of all let’s remind us the number of calories contained in fats, proteins and carbohydrates:

1 gram of fat = 9 kilocalories ~ 37 kilojoules

1 gram of protein = 4 kilocalories ~ 16 kilojoules

1 gram of carbohydrates = 4 kilocalories ~ 16 kilojoules

And some more calorie values:

1 gram of alcohol = 7 kilocalories

1 gram of dietary fiber = 3 kilocalories

Having all these values in mind you can easily calculate the number of calories in food you eat every day. And how much calories you need a day is another question:

How to estimate your daily caloric needs

You can estimate your daily caloric intake with the Harris-Benedict formula. It helps you calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), i.e. the optimum amount of energy your body needs to function.

Let’s calculate your BMR

To do that you need to use your current weight, height and age in step ONE. It’s easy:

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Do you know that a recent research showed that using artificial sweeteners might be related to weight gain? Amazing isn’t it?

The research was conducted by a team of scientists from Purdue University in USA and was published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience.

In the experiment were used two groups of rats - each fed with yoghurt. The first group was fed with artificial sweetened yoghurt and the second one with crystal sugar sweetened yoghurt. After that each group was given food - plenty of it. The results were amazing:

The group of rats fed with yoghurt sweetened with artificial sweetener gained more weight and put on more fat compared to the other group.

Imagine if you drink your favorite morning coffee sweetened with saccharin and then eat up a lot of the chocolates and sweets from the local vending machine. Eventually you gain weight, whereas your closest coworker drinks her coffee with sugar and stays the same weight. Sound terrible, but it could be true…

It is all explained by the theory for sweet expectations:

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