Battling Obesity

By Shauna Hanus

Here is a break down of the Atkins diet, via three good points to the Atkins diet and three bad points of the Atkins diet.

The Atkins diet three good points.

1. The Atkins diet burns fat. When you begin the Atkins diet your body is switching from burning carbs for energy to burning ketones which come from fat for energy. The Atkins diet is designed to do this so your body becomes a fat burning machine.

Conventional diets use the concept of eat fewer calories than you use in a day which causes your body to burn fat reserves. The Atkins diet approach burns fat quicker because you take in less carbs and your body is forced into burning ketones.

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By Donovan Baldwin

Anything that I write on the subject of weight loss has GOT to include facts. Not supposition. Not opinion. Not argument. Not pie-in-the sky. None of that. I said “facts”, and I am talking about proven facts on the subject of diets and weight loss.

Fact #1: Diets are not a permanent weight loss solution.

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By Naveenkumar Rastogi

1. Burn more calories than you consume. If this makes you go: “D-uuuh!!”, snap out of it and consider that this elementary aspect of dieting excapes countless clueless — and doomed — dieters. Tabloids may claim to have the “miracle foods” that’ll allow you to eat like a pig and have the pounds melt off, but it’s a load.

2. Establish your base metabolism, and set a target calorie goal approx. 500 calories below it. I wrote an article dedicated to establishing your metabolism earlier, so look it up in the article archive if you need a refresher.

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By Gary Gresham

High fiber food is not talked about much but definitely a secret to losing weight. Did you know that boosting your fiber intake actually helps you drop pounds?

High fiber food also has many other health benefits but most people don’t know about losing weight with fiber rich food.

Here is what a recent study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association discovered.

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By Laura Pueschel

When you’re getting ready to start a new diet do you already feel doomed to fail? Are you saying to yourself, “Okay, I’ll give this diet a shot, but it probably won’t work either”? There are many reasons that a lot of diets don’t work, or work for awhile and then you start putting the weight back on. Here are some things you can do about it.

1 Stop saying “I’m on a diet”.

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By Eric Morris

Weights and measures refer to legal units of measurement in different countries. The science of developing universally accepted weights and measures is called as metrology. The institution that implements the S.I. unit of measurement worldwide is The Bureau International Des Poids et measures (BIPM).

The SI unit of weight is the Kilo Gram (KG). The other conversion measures used in the world to measure weight are Carats, Grains, Grams, Ounces, Pounds, Slugs, stones, and Tons.

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By Vienna Miller

Losing weight can feel like an overwhelming task. But it’s not as hard as it seems - nor as complicated. Your weight loss can be fast and simple - if you choose the right diet or weight loss plan.

The problem today is not that we don’t know how to lose weight - but that we don’t know which method to choose. There are countless diets and weight loss plans out there - and many of them do work for some people. But not every diet will work for you. You don’t want to waste valuable time and energy on a diet that doesn’t work.

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By Michael Russell

Most all of us would like to lose weight and become healthier. The good news is that you can! Here are 15 great weight loss tips that will help you get started doing just that.

1. Set a Goal

Have a written goal of how many pounds you desire to lose. By writing out your goal you give it more importance and you can look at it every day to remind yourself of where you want to be. Then take it one day at a time. Weight loss is a long term process. Don’t become discouraged after 2 weeks if you haven’t lost 25 pounds yet.

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By Robin Derry

When it comes to back fat “what you can’t see” will make a difference. Who’s going to slip into a bikini or wear a body-hugging outfit when rolls of back fat cascade over the straps?

How do most of us reach that point, where we’ve overwhelmed our body’s ability to limit body fat accumulation? Our convenience culture, gadget rich and free-time-poor sets us up for diets and lifestyle that do everything to retard our body image goals. Lacking time away from family and work responsibilities, we can’t stop the slippery-slope-slide of our bodies into middle-aged doughboy shape. Result? We wake up to find ourselves slowing down, sporting saddle bag hips, a big stomach, hand-grip love handles, sagging loose skin, rolls and mounds of back fat to add to our rapidly expanding pear shape body.

Get Rid of Fat On Lower Back. People investigating appearance changes and body contouring options typically reveal a fat tummy which spread body fat gains around their trunk, adding inner thigh fat, breast fat and of course layers of back fat. Treating back fat alone, without addressing neighboring fat deposits is the body sculpting equivalent of driving with half an engine.

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By Michael Russell

Most all of us look for ways to lose a few extra pounds. The key to weight loss is to keep it simple. Here are 10 tips to help you lose those unwanted pounds.

1. Instead of using butter, try fruit purees. The next time you have mashed potatoes, leave off the butter. Try substituting a fruit puree instead. This will reduce the calories and give your mashed potatoes a nice flavor.

2. Take the fat out of the cheese. We all know that cheese contains lots of calcium and is very good for you. But it also has a lot of fat in it, making weight loss very difficult. An easy was to remove the fat is to put the cheese in your microwave oven for approximately 10-15 seconds. Remove it and immediately drain off the fat. Be sure you don’t overcook it or you’ll have a big mess on your hands. The other option is to simply buy a low fat cheese at the store.

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