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Archive for the ‘Weight loss tips’ Category
Friday, March 14th, 2008
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.
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Friday, February 29th, 2008
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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Tuesday, January 8th, 2008
This is not a joke but a real British research conducted among 20 000 healthy British men and women from 1993 to 1997.
Participants were asked about their lifestyles and also have their blood tested, as well as their Vitamin C intake measured (Vitamin C is an indicator of how much fruit and vegetables people ate). All participants were middle-aged and older (45-79).
Here are the four small changes you need to do in order to improve your health and add 14 more years to your life:
1. Quit smoking
2. Eat fruits and vegetables – 5 servings every day
3. Exercise regularly
4. Moderate drinking
Quit smoking comes first as it has the greatest benefit – it gives up to 80 percent improvement in your overall health condition. Second is the fruits and vegetables consumption as it has the second great benefit to prolong your life.
Moderate drinking and exercising regularly have equal benefits and both share the third position. However, they are listed that way to keep the list simpler and clearer. This way you’d remember you have four things to pay attention to in order to change your lifestyle, not just three and to skip number 4 because it’s equal to number 3.
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Monday, February 26th, 2007
It’s well known that today’s secret of most men and women for successful weight loss and maintenance is the Medifast weight loss program.
Its most popular and effective meal plan is the Medifast 5 & 1 weight loss plan that helps you lose weight quickly and safely – up to 2-5 pounds a week.
Read more about Medifast benefits in our Medifast Diet Review
Let’s reveal the secrets of Medifast Diet meal plan to successful weight loss:
5 & 1 diet meal plan
Typical weight loss of up to 2 – 5 pounds a week while on 5 and 1 diet meal plan. The calorie count varies between 800 to 1000 per day and is recommended for most people who really want to lose weight.
Each day you eat 5 Medifast meals plus 1 “lean and green” meal. It is better to plan them 2 to 3 hours apart throughout the whole day – do not left all for the evening.
You can use any of the Medifast products to plan your own diet meals. However, the Medifast team offers you a list of example 5 & 1 meal plans, which you can download from their download section.
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Friday, February 23rd, 2007
Losing 2-5 pounds a week is fast enough, that is why I think Medifast weight loss doesn’t really need to be speeded up. However, you can speed up the weight loss process by following some simple rules. I am not the inventor of these rules; I just collected the information to offer it to you into digestible chunks.
Rule Number 1 Avoid all tempting snacks and replace them with Medifast diet products
“Leave the chocolates alone and have a Medifast Chocolate Pudding instead, or a Medifast Hot Cocoa.”
That’ what Julie advises in her blog at Medifast official website. I could just add: or a Medifast chocolate bar.
As Valentin’s Day passed not long ago, and I’m sure you were so tempted to eat at least couple of yummy chocolates, right? My point is you should avoid tempting sweets and replace them with Medifast diet products every time you can. They are just as sweet and delicious as the original sweet products they replace.
Rule Number 2 Set up small achievable goals. (more…)
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Sunday, February 18th, 2007
These 5 useful tips on how to stick to your Medifast diet are the result of my research on how different people feel and cope with Medifast diet plans.
You will definitely like the complexity of feelings and emotions people share in their Medifast success stories. Their motivation is remarkable:
Tip 1 – Just getting started!
If you are not following the Medifast diet plan, please do not say that it can’t help YOU or you don’t have time for such diets, or you just can’t do it.
Whatever your social engagements are, or wherever you go, just bring your Medifast diet products with you. Order a hot water in a soup bowl and spoon, poor your “secret” powder soup or pudding into it and your meal is ready!
Do not feel embarrassed – nobody will stare at you, or if they do it will be just out of curiosity.
Tip 2 – Don’t give up from the first week
Do not give up just because of the first week’s hard times. The Medifast is not hard or impossible to follow. Quite the contrary – it is an easy to follow weight loss program that takes just a few days to turn into a pleasant everyday routine. (more…)
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Thursday, December 14th, 2006
I can’t believe I haven’t noticed this “amazing weight loss product†before. 15 out of 23 people, who have written reviews about this product at drugstore, really liked it and shared amazing and almost miraculous weight loss and energy boost results.
At first I couldn’t believe myself. Just take a look at the name of that product: NV Rapid Weight Loss Dietary Supplement, it sounds a little like exaggerated keyword for SE optimization and weight loss advertising, doesn’t it? It doesn’t sound like a real name and definitely doesn’t say what’s inside that fancy red package.
Let’s stop being negative and look through the product details, ingredients, benefits and side effects, as well as see what people are saying about this rapid weight loss dietary supplement: (more…)
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Friday, November 10th, 2006
As a matter of fact, I can’t stay from 14 to 30 days in a weight loss clinic or visit a weight loss center 3 times per week to lose weight. May be it works well for some of us, but I prefer the same foods delivered to my home or office at a low cost. (more…)
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Wednesday, November 8th, 2006
The idea of the high protein diets is to take about 50%-70% of proteins, very low fats and carbs.
Why is it so important to take more proteins when dieting?
Proteins are about 15% of the body mass of an average person. Our body tissue is built of protein molecules. Muscles, cartilages, ligaments, skin and hair – these are all mainly protein materials. You must have proteins in your diet, otherwise instead of fat you will lose muscle mass. (more…)
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Monday, November 6th, 2006
Have you ever heard of the Protein Shake Diet? If you’ve never heard of it, then you’ve missed a great opportunity to lose weight fast and easy. I am not joking, not at all. And that’s why I am here to help you catch up on the latest diet news, trends and products. (more…)
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