The Bowflex Series Treadmill:
The Bowflex Treadmill series is highly recommended by consumer reports. Bowflex offers a wide range of options and programs to personalize your total body workout.
Treadmills are the most likely exercise machine to be used. More Americans regularly workout on the treadmill than any other piece of exercise equipment. For those of you who have little space area in your home, the Bowflex Series Treadmills fold up for easy storage.
Bowflex Treadmills are one of the most recognized brands. Bowflex is a part of Nautilus fitness – which is known for their superb craftsmanship, heavy duty materials and high quality products for more than 35 years.
You have your choice of the Bowflex 3 Series Treadmill, 5 Series Treadmill or the 7 Series Treadmill. Regardless of which model you choose you’ll be getting the feel of a treadmill that you might find at your local gym.
Benefits of all 3 Bowflex Series Treadmills:
- An intense cardio workout
- Ultimate comfort on the large walking and running surface
- Reduce harmful impact on your feet, knees, hips and back with patented Strike ZoneTM deck
- Customize your workout pace with an incline grade of up to 12%
- Exercise longer while maintaining a smooth consistent operation with its powerful motor
- Safety and stability are assured due to the durable construction
- Track your heart rate with the Hand Grip Pulse Monitor
- Never get dehydrated with the 2 handy Cup holders
- Easy storage – Folds to a compact 41 x 35 x 66
- Built in wheels for ultimate portability
- Warranty: (15 yrs) Motor (10 yrs) Parts/Electronics (2 yrs) Labor (1 yr)
- User capacity up to 275 pounds
- Speed .5 to 10 mph
- 4 Window LED Display
- 1.75 HP Continuous Duty Motor
- Weight – 248 pounds
- 77″L x 35″W x 55.25″H
- Folded: 39″L x 35″W x 60″H
- 6 preset workout programs -Manual, Cardio, Running, Fat Burn, Speed Interval Jogger, and Hill intervals.
- User capacity up to 300 pounds
- Speed .5 to 11 mph
- 4 Window LED Display
- Stay cool with the built in 3 speed fan
- 2.5 HP Continuous Duty Motor
- Weight – 298 pounds
- 83″L x 35″W x 55.25″H
- Folded: 40.87″L x 35″W x 65.5″H
- 12 preset workout programs – Manual, Cardio, Running, Fat Burn, Speed Interval Jogger, Hill Intervals, Heart Strength-Recovery Test, Calorie Goal, Distance Goal, Fat Burn HRC (Heart Rate Calculation), Custom Program 1, Custom Program 2
- User capacity up to 300 pounds
- Speed .5 to 11 mph
- SkylightTM backlit LCD
- Stay cool with the built in 3 speed fan
- Has a Telemetric Heart Rate Monitor
- 3.0 HP Continuous duty Motor
- Weight – 298 pounds
- 83″L x 35″W x 55.25″H
- Folded: 40:87″L x 35″W x 65.5″H
- 15 preset workout programs – Manual, Cardio, Running, Fat Burn, Speed Interval Jogger, Hill Intervals, 5 K Run with 12 Intervals, Heart Strength-Recovery Test, Calorie Goal, Distance Goal, Fat Burn HRC (Heart Rate Calculation), Cardio HRC, BMI (Body Mass Index) Test, Custom Program 1, Custom Program 2.
Be sure to measure your floor space before ordering your treadmill. Folded it’s about half the size of a loveseat. It’s advisable to place it in one room and not to move it around.
The Bowflex treadmills require home assembly. It should take only about an hour to assemble. Once you’ve got it at home, be sure to read the manual to get familiar with the Bowflex before you use it. You can be certain, that it’s built to last and is quite sturdy.
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Must Know Weight Loss Facts
Being overweight can result in serious health problems.
The following weight loss facts are meant to be informative and to encourage you to begin your weight loss program today.
General Weight Loss Facts
- Causes of obesity are heredity, environment, metabolism and level of physical activity
- Nearly two out of three Americans are overweight
- Each year 50 million people go on a diet to lose weight
- Any weight loss program will help you to lose weight
- You won’t stick to a diet that is comprised of foods you do not like
- Strictly limiting calories or food groups often lead to uncontrollable binges
- Extremely restrictive diets are less effective for permanent weight loss
- Fad diets rarely result in permanent weight loss
- To lose weight you must consume fewer calories than you burn off
- Low calorie diets of fewer than 1200 calories per day can be dangerous
- Liquid calories count
- To sustain your weight loss you must change your eating and exercise habits
- Permanent lifestyle changes are needed for permanent weight control
- 5% of people keep weight off long term
- Our weight fluctuates daily
- 3500 calories equals one pound of fat
- Experts recommend losing weight slowly, no more than two pounds per week
- Weight lost quickly is usually regained, making it more difficult to lose weight
- Muscle burns more calories than body fat burns
Facts About Our Diet:
- What time of the day you eat does not result weight gain or loss
- The more muscle you have, the more calories you can eat
- Eating to few calories sends our bodies into a “starvation mode” slowing down metabolism
- Eating healthy snacks between meals keeps your metabolism running strong
- Skipping meals results in a sluggish metabolism
- One gram of fat has 9 calories
- One gram of carbohydrates or protein has 4 calories
- Different types of fat have different roles in health maintenance and disease risk
- No more than 10% of our daily fat intake should come from saturated fats
- Fat is a necessity in our diets
The Weight Loss Facts listed above should get you to seriously reconsider your weight and how you want to live your life.
Research studies have shown that …
- Slender people get 29% of calories from fat and 53% from carbohydrates
- Overweight people get 35% of calories from fat and 46% from carbohydrates
- Limiting fat intake to 20% of total calories has enabled chronically obese people to lose weight.
- Our bodies use calories from carbohydrates, fat and protein differently
- Fat calories are immediately stored in fat cells
- Carbohydrates and protein are used for fuel – calories in excess of our body’s energy needs are stores in fat cells
- Most of us will eat what is put in front of us regardless if we are hungry or not. This has been proven in studies both in the Unites States and abroad.
- There is no “One Cure” for Weight Loss
Even with all the weight loss facts people are still looking for that “magic pill” to reduce their weight. If there was such a pill we would all be at our desired weight.
There is only one way to effectively lose weight and keep it off. That’s to consume fewer calories than we burn off. We need to eat healthy and increase our activity levels.
Before you buy the latest “diet pill” or patch, keep the following weight loss facts in mind:
- The food and Drug Administration has banned 111 ingredients from over-the-counter diet products.
- Diet patches, alcohol, caffeine and dextrose have been proved ineffective for weight loss or appetite suppression
- Some over the counter diet products can be extremely dangerous to your health
- REMEMBER what Mom used to always tell us “If it sounds too good to be true .. It probably isn’t true.”
Permanent Weight Loss is Possible …
After reading the weight loss facts above, it might seem next to impossible to lose weight permanently.
Cheer up, it does take some effort, but it’s not really as hard as it sounds. By being realistic, setting smart goals, being persistent and finding a plan that fits into your lifestyle and offers motivation it is possible.
You can do it! Make up your mind right now to do whatever it takes to lose weight once and for all.
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Risks of Being Overweight
What are the health risks of being overweight?
Being overweight can result in serious health problems. These weight loss facts are meant to be informative and encourage you to begin your weight loss program today.A lot of young overweight people believe they are healthy and happy with their weight.
Stop and think for a minute …
How many overweight 60 year olds do you see?
How about overweight 70 year olds?
As you age carrying extra weight will more than likely cause health problems. Some may not be “life threatening” but they can definitely reduce the quality of life you are living.
Weight loss facts – Health risks of being overweight:
- Heart disease
- Stroke
- Diabetes
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- High blood sugar levels
- Certain cancers
- Circulation problems
- Gallbladder disease and/or gallstones
- Osteoarthritis
- Gout
- Sleep apnea
Keep in mind that the more overweight you are – the more likely you are to have health problems. Read Mike’s Story - I had never even heard of some of his ailments.
Startling Obesity Facts:
People who are 40% overweight, are twice more likely to die prematurely than an average weight person.
What is 40% overweight?
Your Ideal Weight … You’re 40% overweight at
130 lbs ……………….. 182 lbs
150 lbs ……………….. 210 lbs
170 lbs ……………….. 238 lbs
200 lbs ………………..280 lbs
If you are 20% or more overweight you can gain significant health benefits by losing weight.
What is 20% overweight?
Your Ideal Weight … You’re 20% overweight at
130 lbs ………………. 156 lbs
150 lbs ………………. 180 lbs
170 lbs ………………. 204 lbs
200 lbs ………………. 240 lbs
Research studies have shown that …
- Slender people get 29% of calories from fat and 53% from carbohydrates
- Overweight people get 35% of calories from fat and 46% from carbohydrates
- Limiting fat intake to 20% of total calories have enabled chronically obese people to lose weight.
Isn’t it about time you really get serious about weight loss? Read our Honest Diet Reviews and find a plan that will work for you.
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Benefits of Yoga
Thanks to Madonna, yoga has grown to be one of the by-words in the exercise program scene.
Its practice has actually been in existence for over five thousand years. Some people believe it is even older than the religion Hinduism.
It is based on the belief that the mind, the body, and the soul are interconnected.
Through breathing and body movements, you can arrive at a higher spiritual consciousness where you feel at peace. It is used for relaxation, meditation and also physical development.
It has been proven effective in improving over-all health and well being. It can also help you attain inner peace.
If you’re new to yoga, iTrain offers a Yoga/Stretching workout! It’s a Multilevel class providing strength & flexibility. You can Download on your computer, mp3 player or on a CD. Best part is the price!
The list below show you the physiological, mental and emotional benefits that you can get from yoga :
Flexibility
You will become more flexible because it teaches you different exercise positions.
After several sessions you will find that you can easily do positions that used to be difficult for you.
Massaging Internal Organs
It doesn’t only reach the parts outside of your body, but also those that are inside of your body. Believe it or not, studies have shown that these exercises can actually massage your internal organs.
Detox
The breathing and stretching exercises allow for optimal blood circulation to various parts your body. This aids in digestion and in flushing out toxins in your body. It is also effective in anti-aging – By flushing our toxins in your body, your skin will glow. Good circulation allows nutrients (especially vitamin E) to be distributed in your body.
Stress Buster
Through exercise routines, yoga hopes to help practitioners attain a level of spiritual consciousness that can relax your nerves. It is also used as a precursor to meditation, which helps in the reducing stress and easing strained muscles.
Reduces Anxiety
Yoga has also been known to decrease anxiety scores compared to medications. Doctors attribute this decrease to the fact that you develop self-awareness and are able to get in touch with your inner self.
Relieves Tension
The breathing exercises that are integrated, binds the muscles and helps in tightening the joints. The exercises help relieve the tension in muscles.
Reduces incidents of illness
Studies have shown that yoga exercises have helped to reduce the occurrence of asthma attacks and provide relief from arthritis pain. It has also been known to help reduce high blood pressure.
Development of Concentration
Although yoga per se does not directly help in the development of concentration, meditation however does. Continued practice of yoga exercises can help you to mentally alert and focus.
Happiness
It has been proven that people who practice yoga are happier and are more at peace with themselves. This may be because of the ease of blood circulation or the inner peace you achieve from the exercises. People who practice yoga also have high energy levels, which make them bubblier and more energetic.
Lose Weight
Yes, that’s right, in addition to being a meditative exercise, it can also help you lose weight by burning calories and fat.
For more information on Yoga techniques and benefits I recommend Yoga for the New You. It’s a Complete Guide To Yoga For Students And Beginners. Devoted To The Enrichment Of The Mind, Body And Spirit.
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How To Repair Metabolic Damage
By Tom Venuto author of “Burn the Fat – Feed The Muscle”
If you’ve lost weight too rapidly or if you’ve followed a very low calorie “starvation diet” in the past, then you may have damaged your metabolism.
Once this occurs, it can become extremely difficult to achieve any further loss of body fat at all. If you’ve ever experienced a “weight loss plateau” where the scale won’t budge, even when it seems like you’re working hard and doing everything right, then you know exactly what I’m talking about.
The good news is, metabolic damage can be “repaired.” All it takes is the right combination of metabolism-stimulating exercise and metabolism-stimulating nutrition (NOT just a “diet”), all done consistently over time
The big irony is that most of the diet programs that claim to help you get rid of excess weight, only end up making it harder for you in the long run because they use harsh metabolism-decreasing diets and not enough exercise (almost never any weight training).
It may take a little longer if you’ve been a “diet dummy” and you’ve really messed things up with severe starvation dieting, (especially if you’ve lost a lot of lean body mass), but it’s never hopeless. Anyone can increase their metabolism.
Most people get an almost immediate boost in metabolic rate when they make a few important changes to their eating and exercise routines. However, the results are not going to be “overnight.” Give it a little time…
Within 3 weeks your metabolism will already be more efficient. Within 6-8 weeks, it’s burning hot. Give me 12 weeks of consistent diligent effort, sticking with all the metabolism boosting strategies I teach, and your metabolism will become like a turbo charged engine, and I’m not exaggerating when I say that.
What’s most important for upping your metabolism is CONSISTENCY in applying the nutrition and training principles every single day.
That includes:
• Meal frequency: eat 5-6 small meals per day
• Meal timing: eat approximately every 3 hours, with a substantial breakfast and a substantial post workout meal.
• Sufficient Caloric Intake: maintain a small calorie deficit and avoid starvation-level diets (suggested safe levels for fat loss: 2100-2500 calories per day for men, 1400-1800 calories per day for women; adjust as needed)
• Food choices: Select natural, unprocessed foods with high thermic effect (lean proteins like chicken, turkey, egg whites and fish are highly thermic, as are all green vegetables, salad vegetables and other fibrous carbs)
• Cardio training: Push up the intensity a bit if you really want to get a metabolic boost. Walking and low intensity cardio is fine, but higher intensity is more metabolism-stimulating
• Weight training: The basic exercises that include the largest muscle groups or even call into play the entire body as a unit (squats, split squats, deadlifts, stiff legged deadlifts, overhead presses, rows and full body core exercises) will have a much greater metabolism-stimulating effect than isolation exercises (concentration curls, crunches, calf raises, etc)
The weight training is extremely important in cases of “metabolic damage” because this is the stimulus to keep the muscle you have and begin rebuilding new muscle tissue, which is the engine that drives your metabolic rate.
The men don’t usually have a problem with the weight training, but I still hear women say they don’t want to lift weights as part of their fat loss programs. Well, people who wont lift weights can expect a very, very long metabolism “repair process” if they achieve it at all.
Consistency is the key.
Nothing will undermine the “re-building” of your metabolism like inconsistency. If you stop and start, or skip meals and workouts often, you will not even get off the ground.
After your metabolism is back up where it should be, it takes continued “stoking” of the metabolic furnace to keep it there. Once you get your metabolic engine running, you’ve got to keep feeding it fuel or the fire will die down.
Picture an old fashioned wood burning stove…
Imagine you’re in a cabin up in the mountains in the winter. It’s cold in there and you want to keep the cabin warm. Can you achieve this by feeding the fire once or twice per day? Nope. Not enough fuel to burn, so not much heat is generated.
What if you just toss an entire pile of wood in the stove all at once? Will that work? Nope. Lots of fuel, but can’t all be used at once… it just smothers the fire and the excess just sits there.
How about if you throw some tissue paper or crumpled newspaper in the stove, will that work? Nope – too quickly burning.
You have to keep putting small amounts of wood (the right type of fuel) on the fire at regular intervals or the fire burns out.
It’s also difficult to get the fire lit again. In the case of metabolism, it’s like going through those initial few weeks of overcoming inertia all over again.
Your goal is to get your metabolism burning hot and keep it burning and this cannot be achieved by missing meals, missing workouts or with sporadic, infrequent training.
I have only seen a handful of cases where all these things were done properly and there was still a longer “repair” process.
For example, one case was former ballet dancer. At 5′ 5″, she was previously 110 lbs and had increased to about 145 or so. She didn’t want to reach her previous 110, but find a happy medium of about 125 lbs.
I figured with 20 lbs to cut, this would be a simple and predictable process, but she had a challenging time (and I didn’t know why at first).
I later found out that she had been anorexic and bulimic for many years. This had caused a lot of damage, and although she did reach her goal, it took about twice as long as we had anticipated.
The good news is, even in this extreme case, the same nutrition and training principles worked! It just took a little longer. And by the way, her program included some serious training with free weights and she ate a lot more (clean) food than she had ever eaten before. No “starvation!”
Trying to starve the fat with crash diets is what causes metabolic damage in the first place! You have to Burn The Fat And Feed Your Muscles!
About the Author: Tom Venuto is a lifetime natural bodybuilder, an NSCA-certified personal trainer (CPT), certified strength & conditioning specialist (CSCS), and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, “Burn the Fat, Feed The Muscle.” Tom has written more than 200 articles and has been featured in print magazines such as IRONMAN, Australian IRONMAN, Natural Bodybuilding, Muscular Development, Exercise for Men and Men’s Exercise, as well as on hundreds of websites worldwide. For information on Tom’s Fat Loss program, visit: BurnTheFat.com.
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Fun Diet Quotes
Here are a few fun diet quotes that I wanted to share with you. While losing weight it’s important to keep your sense of humor.
Fun Diet Quotes by favorite characters …
How long does getting thin take?
Winnie the Pooh
Avoid fruits and nuts. You are what you eat.
Jim Davis
Never eat more than you can lift.
Miss Piggy
Vegetables are a must on a diet. I suggest carrot cake, zucchini bread, and pumpkin pie.
Jim Davis – Garfield
Seconds count – especially when dieting
Jim Davis
More fun diet quotes …
I’m not overweight. I’m just nine inches too short.
Shelley Winters
The only way to lose weight is to check it as airline baggage.
Peggy Ryan
Don’t dig your grave with your own knife and fork.
English Proverb
One should eat to live, not live to eat.
Cicero, Rhetoricorum LV
To lengthen your life, shorten your meals.
Proverb
Fun diet quotes with unknown authors …
(Please let me know if you know who the author is.)
I’m in shape. Round is a shape… isn’t it?
Author Unknown
We’re the country that has more food to eat than any other country in the world, and with more diets to keep us from eating it.
Author Unknown
Your stomach shouldn’t be a waist basket.
Author Unknown
Bigger snacks mean bigger slacks.
Author Unknown
A balanced diet is a cookie in each hand.
Author Unknown
I am a nutritional overachiever.
Author Unknown
I’m on a seafood diet … I see food and I eat it.
Author Unknown
A diet is the penalty we pay for exceeding the feed limit.
Author Unknown
Nothing tastes as good as being thin feels.
Author Unknown
You can’t lose weight by talking about it. You have to keep your mouth shut.
Author Unknown
The older you get, the tougher it is to lose weight, because by then your body and your fat are really good friends.
Author Unknown
I keep trying to lose weight… but it keeps finding me
Author Unknown
People are so worried about what they eat between Christmas and the New Year, but they really should be worried about what they eat between the New Year and Christmas.
Author Unknown
I hope that you realize that even though the quotes are fun and cute that they also hold some valuable motivational value (and truth) in them.
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Worst Diet Foods
You’ve come to terms with yourself and decided that you need to go on a diet. Remember that the purpse of dieting should NOT be just to lose some weight (unless you only have 5 to 10 pounds to shed, and even then there is a “bigger picture”). More importantly to change your eating habits and create a happier, HEALTHIER you!
The food you consume is used by your body like the gas you put in your car. Would you knowingly pour muddy gasoline in your gas tank instead of clean gasoline?
Probably not…unless you’re doing some sort of strange experiment and don’t care about your car. So why not take the same care when putting fuel into your body?
You can always replace a car, you can’t replace your body! It is important to read the labels of the food you intend to eat, steer clear of foods that are high in saturated fat, sodium, transfat, and of course sugar.
The following are the worst five foods that you can put into your body. These foods may halt your weight loss and promote weight gain. They are always unhealthy choices.
1. FRIED FOODS This should truly come as no surprise, but fried foods are bad for you! These foods are cooked in heated, overcooked oils and dripping with grease.
Would you pour a gallon of grease down your sink drain? I didn’t think so…so why would you put that into your body?
Don’t get me wrong, we’re almost all gulty of eating these foods because they taste great and they’re usually convenient, but that is exactly why the percentage of obese children grow each day. We teach our children by what we do. They learn their eating habbits from us.
One of the most popular fried foods is french fries. They are high in fat and salt and dangerously harmful to your body. However, since french fries and other fried foods have come to be “comfort foods” for most of us, don’t expect to never eat them again. Just be more mindful of what you order (as these are usually grabbed on the go from fast food chains or restaurants) or what you cook yourself.
2. POTATO CHIPS Again, it is pretty common knowledge that potato chips are bad for you. They are the main snack food most of us grab while we’re sitting on the couch watching tv, or at a barbeque.
Most snack foods are extremely high in saturated fat. It’s a better idea to grab a piece of fruit instead. If you are a huge potato chip eater, snack on baked chips instead. At very least cut down on your intake of chips. If you eat them less and less, little by little, eventually you won’t even miss them at all. Just believe in yourself that YOU CAN DO IT!
3. BUTTER AND CHEESE Both butter and cheese top many of our favorite foods and neither is particularly healthy. In fact, both are bad for your health and your waist-line. They have extremely high levels of saturated fat and will clog your arteries along with causing weightgain. If you must have cheese, you can always use low-fat cheese but you should try to use as little as possible.
4. DONUTS This is one of my personal weaknesses but I have changed my outlook on snacking. Donuts can be fried or processed but either way they’re bad. Donuts pack tons of calories and sugar but no real substance and certainly no nutritional value.
5. SODA POP Carbonated drinks are bad for us! Another piece of common knowledge. Don’t fool yourself into believing that diet sodas or zero calorie sodas are okay because none of them are good for you. If you absolutely HAVE to have a soda, try to limit yourself to one a day. That is still not recommended but it’s much better than having three or four. Teach yourself to enjoy that one a day and drink water or 100% real fruit juice the rest of the time (keep in mind you don’t get all of the nutrients and goodness from juice as you do from a real piece of fruit). Soda is crammed full with sugar and chemicals that your body just does not need.
The bottom line is to be informed of what you are putting into your body. The better you eat the better you will feel. It may take a while for you to get used to eating better, but your body will thank you later. Just like anything else, your body is used to what you put into it day in and day out.
Eating habits including the caloric intake and quality (or lack there of) of food you subject your body to every day is what your body is used to getting…so give yourself a few days to “detox” from these unhealthy foods. It will get easier day by day. Remember you are what you eat.
The cravings will get easier to deal with and dissipitate once you get your body used to eating healthier more nutritional foods. This doesn’t mean that you can’t have a “sweet” snack or a small helping of potato chips once in a while, it just means you should limit yourself on how much of these bad foods you will allow yourself to consume.
By Staff Writer Amy Cravin
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4 Lies We Tell Ourselves
When we decide to better ourselves health-wise by going on a diet to shed unwanted pounds and inches, we typically tell ourselves we’ll eat better and exercise, etc, etc More often than not we only live this way for a very short period of time.
We don’t have to lie to ourself.
Start by setting small goals and by being honest with yourself. If you can’t be honest with yourself, who can you be honest with?
Only you can control what you put into your mouth, how much and how often.
Only you can control what kinds of exercise you’ll do, how often, and how long.
You know yourself better than anyone else ever could, so start there. If you absolutely hate to run don’t tell yourself you’re going to run a mile every day. If you love cheesecake don’t tell yourself you’ll never have another slice! It’s not very likely to happen.
Start small and work your way to a better you day by day. Choose an activitly that you enjoy and that you are likely to stick with. Resolve to only eat half of a slice of cheesecake instead of the whole thing. Stop taking seconds, or eat it less often.
Little by little you can overcome your personal weaknesses and become the person you know you are inside. Strong, fit, and HEALTHY. You should NEVER do anything unhealthy to lose weight. Resorting to starvation or diet pills or anything like that will only leave your body starving for whatever nutrition it can get, even if it is bad.
The 4 Lies We tell Ourselves are:
- Diet Foods and Diet Drinks are better for us
- Lowfat foods are good for us
- If we starve our self we’ll loose weight faster
- We can not stray/cheat on our diet or else we’ve blown it
1. Diet Foods and Diet Drinks are better for us
Switching to diet soda is not going to change anything – It’s loaded with sugar substitutes and other unhealthy chemicals. A recent study found that those who drink diet sodas are even more likely to be fat. Instead of changing to diet soda, limit your carbonated drinks. Cut back and eventually you will find yourself able to go all day without one, or even just one a day (remember, think in baby steps-obtain one small goal at a time). It’s all right to have a soda every now and then – But for the most part you should drink water, milk and juices.
Diet Foods are not created equal. You need to read labels. Many diet foods are LOADED with sodium. Some have more calories than it’s natural counterpart.
2. Lowfat foods are good for us
There is a common misconception that lowfat foods are better for us – therefore we tend to eat more of them than we would of “regular” foods. First of all, they may have removed a lot of the fat from those foods but usually they packed it full of sugars or other ingredients that are just as harmful to us, only different. Secondly, if you eat MORE just because it is “lowfat” you are doing yourself an injustice because the lowfat versions typically have the same if not more calories as the “regular” version.
3. If we starve our self we’ll loose weight faster
Regardless of how many times and ways it’s said, many people resort to starving themselves to lose weight. They figure “I only need to lose a few pounds, so I just won’t eat very much for a week.” By eating a very minimal amount of food, you are starving your body of the nutrients and vitamins it needs just to sustain itself.
The less you eat, the slower your metabolism will become making it easier to gain and harder to lose. Your body will go into survival mode where it will begin to turn your muscle into fat to keep working. These things will happen even in a very short period of time.
Instead of starving yourself choose to work out a little more (or start walking). Cut back on your fat and sugar intake. Eat more fruits and vegetables which feeds your body with vitamins and nutrients you need. You’ll stay fuller longer and you’ll be speeding up your metabolism.
4. We can not stray/cheat on our diet or else we’ve blown it
No matter how many times we’re told “never say never,” we do. Over and over again.
You’re human. Accept that it is okay to make a mistake, learn from it and move on. Don’t give up on your plan entirely just because you blew it during a meal, or even an entire day. If you go on vacation or there’s a holiday and you over-indulge, it is NOT the end of the world.
This is not a free pass to cheat on your diet or disregard it alltogether. You still need to be mindful of what you are putting in your body. Allow yourself some leeway if eat a little too much or have a piece of cake. It’s going to happen occasionally, because you are human but it doesn’t mean you’ve totally blown it and you’ll never get to your goals.
Do not let yourself fall into the “never” trap-”I’m NEVER going to lose this weight so I might as well get used to being fat and enjoy eating as much/whatever I want to.” That is a “never” attitude. You need to believe in yourself or you don’t really have much to believe in at all. YOU CAN DO IT!!!
By Staff Writer Amy Cravin
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Should You Use an Exchange Diet?
What is an exchange diet?
An exchange diet is where you are given a daily limit of servings from each food group.
Fruits, starches, meat, dairy, fats, etc. are categorized into groups. They each have food that is equal in nutritional values and calories.
You’ll become familiar with the interchangeable foods in no time!
Eating out, or away from home won’t pose a problem either.
Why should you choose an exchange diet?
Dieticians recommend exchange diets more than any other. It also gives you more of a variety than fixed menu diets, which can make it easier to stay on course.
You won’t be eating the same foods every single day when you follow an exchange diet. This will keep your food from becoming bland and boring.
The most important thing for you to know is serving sizes. Just like any other diet or plan, this will keep you from over eating without even realizing it.
For example, 1 slice of bread is one serving of carbs. You can substitute this with one serving of:
- Rice- 1/3 cup
- Oatmeal- ½ cup
- Hot dog bun- ½
If you think one hamburger bun is one serving, you could be consuming more than you though which could lead to weight gain.
An exchange diet can benefit anyone with increased energy, better overall health, and of course weight loss.
You will learn the skills necessary to lose unwanted pounds and maintain a healthy weight by following an exchange diet.
Popular Exchange Diets:
Mayo Clinic doctors Donald Hensrud, M.D. and Jennifer Nelson PhD designed the Healthy Weight Pyramid which is the ONLY weight loss plan the Mayo Clinic endorses. It is safe, simple and easy to follow.
Bill Phillips Eating for Life Plan at eDiets - You will want to join the forums and attend online meetings for support and motivation. Using the tools that eDiets offer make this plan easy to follow.
For those with diabetes, the diabetic exchange plan works the same way. Each exchange food also has the same affect on your blood sugar as the other foods within that group.
Healthy menus for Diabetes at eDiets.com – You’ll get a nutritionally balanced plan which helps control your blood sugar levels and cravings for sweets. This plan will help improve your overall health.
Both Richard Simmons Deal a Meal cards and the original Weight Watchers®plan were based on exchange diets.
Exchange plans have been around for many years and are one of the healthiest plans that help you eat for a healthier lifestyle.
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Benefits of Online Weight Loss Programs
Anything you need can be found online in today’s world…even a diet plan!!!
You CAN lose weight online, and we’ll tell you what the best weight loss sites are.
Many new weight loss programs pop up online constantly, and many of the well known (and not so well known) diet programs have websites as well.
The Internet is a great resource to keep their members up to date on news and activities.
One reason online weight loss programs work is because online support is just as effective as going to physical meetings, according to numerous studies.
One advantage of choosing an online plan is having information and support 24 hours a day. Not at a specified meeting time, but whenever and wherever you need it.
Many weight loss sites contain interactive tools as well which help you with your plan, such as message boards and forums. These are places where you can communicate with other people going through the same things you are, at any time day or night.
You will also find many successful dieters there that more than happy to cheer you on and offer encouragement, just when you need it the most!
Another benefit of online diet programs is that it is sometimes easier to admit to your shortfalls (like eating a dozen donuts or a gallon of your favorite ice cream) anonymously. Some things are easier to share, especially insecurities, when you are not face to face. You will find many of the people on the weight loss forums have been there before, or are going through it as well. You can support each other.
You will also find calorie counters and a BMI index on most weight loss websites which help you keep track of your progress. Once you reach your goals, it is also a great way to maintain your weight. You can find these tools on health related websites and other sites that tie in with weight loss as well.
The best sites for online weight loss are the ones that have nutritionists and health professionals that assist you during this process. Many of them allow you to email them for personal assistance or advice. You can also use the site and services to help you maintain your weight once you have met your new, healthy goal.
eDiets.com consistently ranks #1 amongst dieters because they offer everything you need to successfully lose the weight and keep it off. They even have a real live nutritionist you can call for personal advice!
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