By Will Edwards

For the next six weeks, I am going to try the weight loss formula I set out in my previous post on how to get thin in six weeks. Starting today, I am going to do exactly what is outlined in that post and then, in six weeks time, I will report my results. I may give an intermediate progress report, but if I do, it will not report results in terms of weight loss. That’s because I am not going to weigh myself, after today, for the next six weeks.

So my current weight is: 209 lbs (94.8kg) or 14st 13 lbs in old money, so to speak and this is the heaviest I have ever been in my life, so it is a good time to start. I have only dieted once before, seriously. That was about fifteen years ago. At that time, my starting weight was 14st 9 lbs (205 lbs, 93 kg) and I eventually lost exactly two stones (28 lbs, 12.7 kg). (more…)

By Beth Brock

Everyone wants to be healthy and save money. Putting the two goals together is a perfect plan, because they make each other possible. Here are some simple and easy ways to stay in shape without breaking the family budget.

1. Buy and Eat Healthier Foods
If your goal to lose weight involves the whole family, the grocery budget can provide big savings if you cut out the high cost of high-calorie foods like candy, ice cream and other fatty foods. Frozen vegetables can be bought in bulk at lower costs than fresh vegetables that may spoil before consuming. Bulk buying also means less car trips to the grocery store, and savings on gas. Frozen vegetables also save you cooking time. Fresh fruit can be a great substitute for candies and sweets. Vegetables and fruits are healthy as well as great tasting. Tuna and other fishes are great, heart-healthy choices for anyone trying to eat right. Canned salmon and tuna are cheapest, and with excellent recipes, you can make a cheap meal out of canned fish, while cutting calories and protecting your heart health. Cutting out snacks will save money and cut calories for the entire family as well. When the urge for a snack finds you, choose fruits or veggies. Eating healthier three times a day usually means eating less and saving money. (more…)

By Avy Barnes

One of the first things that most people think about when it comes to diet and exercise is how expensive it can be. The operative phrase in that sentence is “can be”. In other words, it doesn’t HAVE to be expensive. And even though it isn’t expensive, that doesn’t mean it isn’t going to be effective. If you want to save money… and still lose a lot of weight fast… then continue reading for 6 awesome tips that will get you lighter… without doing the same thing to your purse or wallet! (more…)

Considering the growing concerns about obesity and other health ailments connected with it, weight loss is now being practiced and discussed more than ever before. In fact, the many health problems that plague society have a lot to do with the way people live, what they do with their bodies knowingly or unknowingly, and how much they think about wellness as part of their lives.

Along the way, there are occasional news reports that are quite disturbing such as the increasing number of Americans who are classified as obese, shortening life spans, heart attack incidents and more. Meanwhile, the influence of wellness is pretty much present in people’s lives due to wide media coverage (examples: exercise shows, doctors sharing health tips on TV, etc.) and because of this, the issue of weight loss remains visible enough for the public.

Achieving weight loss alone is very daunting to many. This is because a lot of adults are too occupied with the demands and activities of their regular jobs. Typically, working people get up at either five or six o’clock in the morning, take breakfast, get dressed and spend a good deal of time in traffic before reaching the office. After a full day of work, workers are often drained of their time and energy and their stress goes on with their struggle with traffic on the way home. By the time they reach home, they simply have no time left to exercise and prefer to have dinner as part of their effort to relax.
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Weight loss products are common and you can buy them almost anywhere – here on the Internet and offline. These products are so sought-after that most companies have started to work on their own brands. Since the quest for losing weight has become incredibly popular over the past few years, a lot of ideas and concepts that came up, many of which are actually based on traditional practices and beliefs. Losing fats has become a battle for many people that they are willing to do what it takes just to look thin. Since our society is heavily influenced by the perception of beauty (which includes being thin), people are forced to lose a great deal of weight through whatever means necessary. Television, for example, has a lot of commercials that promote brands and products for losing weight, including weight loss creams, fat free drinks, weight removing meals and other products. Some companies, however, opted to apply for a more scientific approach such as using various pills and creams to remove that extra weight. Nowadays, people are also using products such as cellulite removal patches, electronic based abs makers and various surgical procedures.
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Weight loss is one of the most popular topics among people of all ages, races, and genders. At some point in time, everyone seems to have had a weight issue. At least once in their lives, everyone seems to have thought they were too fat and needed to lose some pounds.

There are various ways to lose weight just as there are various reasons why people want to attain the goal. Before discussing the methods on how to get rid of unwanted fats, let us first talk about the reasons why people want to lose them in the first place.
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Everyone wants to have those highly revered and perfectly adored body statistics and acceptable weighing scale figures. This is one reason why staying fit, exercising, applying strict diets, and taking proper medication has become popular among individuals in all walks of life. Those who have succeeded, of course, reaped the fruits of their labour contentedly. But what about those who seem to shed pounds without even trying? When the rate of weight loss becomes too rapid and unexplained, you have to be wary of the possible causes. This is because sudden and irrational losing of weight can be one sign of disease and health problems.
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Time, cultures, lifestyles and general mindsets: these are the factors that determine trends in our societies. In most cases, even trends can set standards, rules, laws, and human behaviour within communities. But not all trends last long enough to be established as an absolute idea that everyone can adapt despite changing times. Unlike what we have in the constitution or in human rights, some dictations of society fade away – and even transform into ideals that state the exact opposite of the original. One example of this trend is the human idea on the concept of weight loss.
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Fundamentals are the building blocks of fun. The importance of understanding and learning cannot be understated. When you understand, you learn; when you learn, you appreciate. In order to derive fun out of knowing something, you have to understand the principles that govern it. In doing so, you maximize the function of a certain thing or are able to use it fully to your advantage. One of the rewarding things in life is to conquer the unknown. This appeal to the curiosity of man.

One of the jokes about dieting is that the most difficult part of dieting is always the first day because on the second, you are not dieting anymore. Losing weight is truly a feat to be conquered. And why not, when you are going against one of the tenets of nature: the food chain and food web. Basically, you are disobeying how your system naturally works: ingest food, extract the nutrients from food needed by your body, and use the nutrients to build body parts or support bodily functions. When you go on a diet, you are denying your body something it really needs in order to survive. As a counter measure, you brain triggers certain reflexes (growling of your stomach, salivation) to remind you or even force you to stay true to your nature. It is basically the battle of your id and your ego or your desires and your will. This is a constant struggle and a battle of who is more supreme. (more…)

You’ve probably heard it a million times – after age 30 you start gaining weight and it’s all downhill from there. But is that really true? More importantly, does it HAVE to be true for everyone?

It’s true that our bodies change as we get older. It’s also true that our metabolism slows down and hormonal changes start happening that can definitely affect how much we weigh.

But more often than not, it’s our own actions that affect our weight more than any chronological changes set in stone.

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