5 Tips For Weight Loss

by Hilda Maria

Are you ready to lose some weight? Perhaps you’re surfing for the magic pill that will vanish your weight away. Maybe you’re simply searching for the right information to help you lose and keep the weight off. Whatever the case, here’s some surefire tips to help you with your weight loss. 1. Do your homework. As you start your weight loss plan, take the time to carefully evaluate your situation. What caused the weight gain? Pregnancy? Inactivity? Overeating and binging? Emotions? There are many triggers in our lives that will cause us to gain weight. Some can be prevented or eliminated, some can’t. It’s important as you begin your weight loss to understand and come to grips with the cause of your weight. Be honest with yourself. Don’t cheat on this one. Obviously, you want to have your weight loss become permanent. In order to keep off the weight in the future, you may have to make some lifestyle changes to stay slim. Don’t give up before you start. There’s usually more than one solution to any weight gain reason. Just remain open-minded, and be willing to change to get the results you desire. Don’t hesitate to read and learn as much as you can about weight gain. It’s really easy to understand, and you may be surprised at what you learn. 2. Avoid Hidden Calories. Here’s an over simplified version of weight loss and weight maintenance… if you eat more than your body needs, you gain weight. If you eat less (reduce calories) than your body needs, you lose weight! While it sounds simple enough, just eat less ….Right? Basically that’s true. Yet, there are other things that come into play as one is trying to lose weight. One common mistake many people make as they diet is the fact they don’t really understand how much is provided by the food they are eating. This is especially true with eating out and eating snack foods and beverages. A serving as defined by the scientific communities on weight loss and a serving that your local restaurant provides is most often very different. For example, one serving of bread is typically one slice. Yet, the average bun in a fast food restaurant is actually almost three servings. A single serving of French fries is 15 fries. Just take a guess at how many servings are in a “Biggie” French fry container. Also, don’t be fooled into thinking just because a bag of popcorn is small, that it’s a single serving. The same thing goes for beverages. The bottle may contain16 oz. Yet, the serving size may be 4 ounces. Pay attention to actually how many servings of food and beverages you are actually consuming. The amount may surprise you. I’ll give you an example, my son-in-law who’s 28 was had put on several pounds. His favorite cola is Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew has higher sugar content than most other cola’s. He didn’t have a clue as to how may calories he was consuming by drinking 3 or 4 24 oz bottles a day. When my daughter told him, he was amazed. He replaced the cola with water and went from a 38” waist to a 34” waist in about two months. Be careful, you may be consuming more than you think. 3. Consider Diet Pills Carefully. Maybe one of your diet buddies has decided to buy diet pills, or maybe you've seen or heard a commercial for diet supplements promising easy fast weight loss. If so, please evaluate CAREFULLY! Even the most natural-sounding diet pills or weight loss supplements can be useless for weight loss, or dangerous, or both. Diet pills are very tempting things if you want to lose weight, especially if you have tried several conventional weight loss plans without success. The side effects and dangers of some diet and weight loss pills can vary enormously because many of these pills contain a cocktail of ingredients and because dosage instructions may be inadequate. Possible side effects include: nervousness, tremor, diarrhea, bulging eyes, racing heartbeat, elevated blood pressure even heart failure. There are some instances when diet pills can be helpful. Usually these are indicated in the truly obese person. For the person wanting to lose 5 or 10 pounds, they usually aren’t necessary. So you may ask, how does the diet pills work to cause weight loss, while I continue to eat the same amount? In recent years, it seems everyone has the PERFECT answer to help with your weight loss. There are almost as many weight loss methods and diet pills available as there are people who want to lose weight. There are diet pills that stop your hunger so you eat less and burn more fat. There are diet pills that cause the body not to metabolize all the food you eat, so it’s passed out of your system and not stored as fat. There’s combination of these two. As you begin your search for the perfect diet pill, be careful as some can have harmful effects on your body. Diet Pills work by shifting levels of brain chemicals (neurotransmitters) that control satiety (fullness) and desire for food. Some also slightly increase your metabolic rate - the rate at which your body burns calories. Examples of weight loss diet pills include: Diethylpropion hydrochloride (eg. Tenuate) Mazindol (eg. Mazanor, Sanorex) Phendimetrazine tartrate (eg. Bontril) Phentermine hydrochloride (eg. Adipex-P, Ionamin) 4. Monitor/Increase Your Activity - Regardless whether you’re taking diet pills or not to help with your weight loss, it’s still important to maintain a regular exercise program. This is beneficial not only for your weight loss, but also for your overall health. In many ways we in the developed country have a much more sedentary lifestyle than our bodies need. Obviously it’s easier for us than in the era when people had to be very active simply to survive, yet it’s not necessarily healthy for us not to be active. Start and maintain some sort of exercise plan no matter what your age. Especially for the middle-aged and older people exercise play a very, very important role in the quality of health and staying within normal weight ranges. 5. Develop a Plan for Maintenance. Even if you’re taking diet pills to help with your weight loss it’s important to keep in mind, that once you stop the pills, unless you maintain a balance between your activity level and the food you eat the weight will come back. While it may take some time to become accustomed to a change in diet and activity, the rewards are well worth the time and effort spent to reach and maintain a healthy weight. About the Author Hilda Maria is a freelance writer with 5 children who knows the importance of a balanced diet for them. She enjoys providing useful knowledge about weight loss and regular exercise to her readers as well as to her children.

Deal With Your Weight Loss Issues Today

by Kathy Hornbach

Deal With Your Weight Loss Issues Today! With Kathy's Coaching On the average, one out of every five people is overweight and at least three out of five people have at one time or another been on some kind of diet. Some people have great results, for others it's a never ending battle. How many diets exactly do you have to try before finding something that really works? Or maybe you've found a diet that works for you, but you just can't seem to stick with it. Maybe it's just a matter of finding the right combination, that winning combination. Have you considered a diet that has a little bit more to offer? How about a diet that has some emotional back up with strategies and techniques that will help you when you feel the urge to binge. With EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and some coaching you can learn techniques that will change your life in a positive way forever. Results are guaranteed! Now you may ask: "How do I know if I need coaching?" The answer is: "You are ready for weight loss coaching if you:" Eat carbohydrates when you are anxious, angry, or feel deprived Crave sweets when you are under stress or feel criticized Binge when you are lonely or bored Reward yourself with food Have tried it all, diets and exercise, and you still can't lose the weight or stick with it I can teach you, using EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), how to deal with these issues that cause you to overeat. It is finally time to stick with your weight-loss program and lose more weight with innovative techniques that really work. Make a New Year's Resolution. Unlock those internal blocks that are keeping you from success. Let me help by coaching you. Together we can develop an action plan for changing destructive eating patterns and implement strategies to insure your goals are reached. Issues we can address during coaching include: Cravings Fear of success, fear of failure or moving forward Negative thinking patterns that limit your progress Self-sabotaging eating behaviors Compulsive eating Exercise resistance Self-image Relationships with family and money Support Having a personal coach helps you to remain successful and to guide you through the challenges. You will stay focused, have the support you need, and feel in control around food. Here is what you can expect to accomplish with coaching: Become aware of the destructive emotions and behavior patterns that keep you from losing weight. Once you have that awareness, with the techniques I will teach you, you can replace the destructive patterns with life-changing behaviors. Develop a better relationship with food. You will understand what you are acting out through your eating habits and how to change your eating behavior. Overcome the stress in your life. You will learn an attitude of detachment that enables you to be involved with life from a proactive rather than reactive position. Develop a better relationship with yourself. You will be able to define and be in integrity with your personal values. You will also be motivated to take care of yourself physically, emotionally, and spiritually. You can benefit from weight loss coaching if you are ready-and-willing to take your weight loss program to the next level. If any of the above applies to you, then you will find comfort in my service. Find out if my coaching is right for you with a free 10-minute consultation. First, I will send you a questionnaire so that I can evaluate your situation and determine what we can accomplish together. E-mail: Kathy@winningatweightloss.com Results are really what count! With my help, you too can be Winning At Weight Loss! About the author: Kathy is a certified weight loss coach who has lost 250 pounds and kept it off for good! Support your weight loss program with her unique system that helps you get to the root of your eating problems! Lose weight safely and keep it off! Visit Kathy at WinningAtWeight Loss.com

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