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Weight loss without exercise, eat what you want? A new product advertises a full body makeover in 24 days, mmmm energy out verses energy in, no exercising?

Monday, November 30th, 2009

Weight loss without exercise, eat what you want? A new product advertises a full body makeover in 24 days, mmmm energy out verses energy in, no exercising?

A product called Body Trim advertises huges successes for people losing weight without even exercising, just changing there eating habits.
While the regulation of energy into the plays an important role with weight management and weight loss, an equally important part of the equatoin is exercise that helps reduce the risks of diabetes and cardio vascular disease.

There are numerous cases of people genuinely losing weight and keeping it off by simply controlling what they eat, the proportion of fats, carbohydrates and protein, when they eat, the frequency of consumption and the quantity of food and drink, a more comprehensive approach involves exercising and changing your belief systems regarding food.

Advocating weight loss while maintaining a sedentary lifestyle by merely following suggested meal plans is an interesting concept but hopefully one that people will fully investigate before handing over $$$.

Weight loss, a lot of people want instant gratification, so often their is an expectation for immediate results.

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Weight loss, a lot of people want instant gratification so often their is an expectation for immediate results.

We live in a society where everything is immediate, instant information, instant communication by mobile, email & SMS, instant entertainment from web surfing, watching TV and videos on the net

So we zap, suck, starve, squeeze, electricute, flush the fat out of our bodies.
Unfortunately their is no secret pill or procedure that will remove the fat permanently except for engaging in physical exercise and reducing the energy we consume.

Ultimately we have to believe that we can lose weight.

While our weight loss department may require instant gratification, we still need to exercise and reduce.

Are diet pills & diet supplements bad for your health, leading US diet supplement warning

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

With people looking for other weight loss solutions, are diet pills & diet supplements bad for your health.

In May 2009, the The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found that a leading weight loss supplement linked to liver damage.
Manufactured by Lovate Health Sciences Inc, the Hydroxycut products, the FDA issued a warning saying some products were linked to liver damage.

With extremely long chemically based ingredients and documented cases of liver damage, sales continue with their re formulated product Hydroxycut Advanced.

With buffed models and claims that it boots your metabolism and burns calories, should such products be allowed to be sold without clinicle trials to:
a. Support the claims
b.Test for possible side effects

Th real question is why are we taking these diet pills or the marketing remastered term weight loss supplements in the first place.

Eating a balanced diet with daily exercise is surely a better solution to diet pills & diet supplements that are potentially bad for your health

Weight Loss Tip #1 Avoid eating on the go, while driving, at the work desk. It’s hard to monitor how much you have been eating

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

We all do it, Eating on the go, eating while driving, eating at the work desk. How often do we multi task to save time, eating has moved to our number one multi task activity behind multi tasking with the mobile phone.
So what’s the problem?
Well our food consumption goes up as we are not really focused on how much we are eating or enjoying the meal. It means that we’re trying to squeeze more into the day, whether it’s being glued to the ofice chair or not giving ourselves any down time.
Our choices become more limited as one hand on the mouse and the other holding a sandwich make for interesting eating habits. Eating highly processed packaged food is an easier option or heading for the vending machine.
Before you know it you have a stash of cookies or biscuits and other yummy food as the lunch time meal morphs into the mid afternoon snack.

Secondly eating while watching TV or watching a movie becomes an activity, once again snack type foods are consumes and a greater amount as we are not monitoring how much we are eating.

While there are genuine times where it may be necessary due to inclement weather conditions, lack of a lunch room or crazy deadlines is taking a 30 minute break that challenging?

A client who lived in Sweden for 2 years observed that it’s considered bad manners to eat any where other than a place designated for eating, ie restaurant, cafe, breakfast table etc.

So while this may be a tricky habit to change, try stopping eating on the go, while driving or at the work desk.

“A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips”

Friday, May 8th, 2009

One word here, moderation:)))
It’s ok to indulge every now & then but every day can be excessive.