continued… For healthy nutrition eat carbohydrates. Minimize or avoid foods with processed, refined sugars such as table sugar, candy and pastries, as well as processed white starches such as pasta, rice and bread. Maximize exposure to unprocessed starches as well as fruits and vegetables. Choose smaller portions to avoid overeating the good choices at meals. [...]
Goodbye Fat, Goodbye! Part 2
May 21st, 2010 · Comments Off
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Goodbye Fat, Goodbye! Part 1
May 12th, 2010 · Comments Off
After the age of 40 a woman’s accrued stress of a lifetime, declining metabolism and the onset of perimenopause takes a physical toll. Deposits of fat begin to settle in a disappearing waistline. Energy levels may decline. Women over 40 are spending their time juggling a career, caring for aging parents, spouses and teens. Middle-age [...]
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Dieting and Journaling
April 15th, 2010 · Comments Off
No matter which weight loss program or diet you practice, you can manage it with a diet journal. Many dieters think that when they put on paper their daily feelings, cravings, troubles, and sins, it helps to lose weight even without calorie restriction.
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Soy Protein and Your Healthy Weight Loss Diet
March 18th, 2010 · Comments Off
The recommended daily allowance for soy proteins is 25 grams. But in the U.S., not many people get that amount, if any. So how are you supposed to get what you need, and what foods, besides tofu, contain soy protein? When it comes to increasing soy protein in the diet, most people just seem to [...]
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More Tips for Successful Dieting and Weight Management
March 3rd, 2010 · Comments Off
…continued Reducing weight is at least one New Year’s Resolution for millions around the world. Whatever weight-loss program you use, it should let you KEEP the weight off, instead of experiencing the yo-yo effect. We have some additional suggestions to not only lose weight, but to keep it off. 28. Choose high-fiber foods, like brown [...]
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Tips for Successful Dieting and Weight Management
February 16th, 2010 · Comments Off
Tips for successful dieting Most diet programs tell you what foods to eat, and how much of them to eat, and when to eat it. You get very little flexibility and your diet is pretty much the same as the person sitting next to you, even though your needs and desired are very different. The [...]
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Learning How Effective Diet Pills Are
January 28th, 2010 · Comments Off
Various people have noticed advertisements for diet pills, read opinions about how much they have done for weight loss and then wonder if these diet pills are what can help them overcome their weight problem. Before starting to use diet pills, you must find out more information to see if they can help you and [...]
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Lose Weight Fast and Easy
January 10th, 2010 · Comments Off
How to Motivate Yourself to Lose Weight: People have thought of thousands of innovative ways to get motivated to lose weight. Many people who have lost weight had an “a ha” moment that cemented their motivation to lose weight. I’ve come up with a few ways to kick your motivation into high gear.
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Food Labels and Your Balanced Diet
December 16th, 2009 · Comments Off
Reading Food Labels is a usefull habit. Did You Know that every word on a food label has a specific meaning. The word “healthy” means that a food has no more than 480 mg. sodium and 60 mg. cholesterol. “Fresh” means that a food contains no preservatives and hasn’t been previously frozen or heated. “High [...]
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Which Non Prescription Diet Pills are Safe?
December 10th, 2009 · Comments Off
Do you think that, even though a diet pill has been FDA approved, it is safe for you to take? The reality is that no wizardly substance that will melt your fat away overnight exists. A healthy, low-calorie diet and exercise plan are still essential. You should always see your doctor first before starting on [...]
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