Weight Loss

Here is one of the best advices: don’t focus on weight loss only. When buying new products in food story think on how your health will improve and not how many calories it contains. Just a simple mindset change would help you to stay motivated. As first of all, you want to lose weight to become a happier and healthier person, so why not focus on that? Stop worrying about food which would affect your body’s weight and start living. continue reading »

Here is one of many: Having a food diary will help you to succeed in your weight loss plan. Spare some free time every day to write down on what you have eaten and how much. Also, don’t forget to write about your feeling and emotions (as this is also important). Having a diary will help you to be self aware, don’t over eat and keep your mind fresh and healthy. Food diary will also help you to focus on your weight loss plan and keep you motivated.

Why do body builders keep eating dozens of times per day? Simple, to keep their weight steady. What happens if you are doing some heavy (or not) weight lifting and eating as a regular person? Bingo, you are losing weight. It’s all really simple, the more muscles tissues you have, and more calories will burn. You don’t have to become a massive body builder to lose weight and don’t gain too many muscles. Actually, the recent study has shown that women who combined weight loss diet and weight training program has lost 44% more fat than women who skipped exercises. Isn’t that great? 44% more fat! continue reading »

If you want to lose your weight quickly and have a good health, then exercise is essential for you. In fact, workout is one of the most successful weight loss tips. But wait, you don’t have to spend hours every day to continue losing your weight and increasing health. Actually, you can work out only 30 minutes per week and still see positive results. Don’t believe me? The check this out: recent research has shown that only three 10 minute working out sessions gives same results as one 30 minutes session. continue reading »

If you wondered should you avoid package processed and convenient foods, for example: fast food, the answer is: yes, you should. They are full of sodium and fat content. By simply skipping this kind of food, people were able to easily lose weight within a few weeks. Most of us go to lunch at the coffee shop, Mc Donald’s, etc during work hours, but here is a simple solution: make a home cooked package for your lunch and bring it to your work.

One of the biggest mistakes people do is meals skipping. It is important not to skip any of them. When you frequently eating tiny meals, it helps you to balance calories intake in your body and keeps your blood sugar level low which is a good thing.

The best thing to do is to eat 5 or 6 meals per day instead of the average 3 big ones.

Don’t over eat
This might sound silly but it’s true. Most restaurants for example, serves pasta dish with 4 servings total of pasta. You don’t have to just eat everything out from your plate, feel free to take what is left to your home.

You should eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Why? Well, fruits and vegetables contain lots of beneficial fibers, antioxidants and of course, vitamins which are vital for you.

Also, as you eat them, your stomach will be full which will help you from eating too much other food. Also, you will feel full much faster. Don’t forget that as fruits and vegetables contains less calories than meat for example, it will also keep your calorie count low.

Do you want to calculate how many calories you need per day? Here is a simple formula for that:

BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) [kcal]

Body Weight [lb] x 15 + (moderate activity [minutes / day] x 3.5) continue reading »