A Guide to Successful Weight Loss

In addition to diets there is a plethora of information surrounding the concept of weight loss. This is useful for educating yourself on all your options. Understanding how our bodies work in relation to activity and calorie intake is important and will help us to make educated choices in the foods that we eat and the way that we approach exercise.

Sometimes when we come across an advertisement for a new product it may sound logical but at the same time too good to be true. The fact is, if it sounds too good to be true, then it often is. Having a good source of information that allows us to establish the pros and cons equips us with the information to make an informed decision.

Weight loss articles

• How many calories do I need to lose weight?
  Find out how many calories you need in order to lose weight
• How many Weight Watchers Points is that?
  A Big Mac has 14 weight watchers points, quarter pounder with cheese 13 and a KFC chicken 9. So what is Weight Watchers Points?
• Weight Loss Programs
  Types of weight loss programs include do-it-yourself, clinical and Non-clinical weight loss programs
• Weight Loss Surgery
  As a society, we have become more health conscious and concerned with weight gain so it comes as no surprise that there is a plethora of weight loss options, from dieting to elective weight loss surgery.
• Diet Pills
  There are many diet pills to choose from on the market that suppress the appetite, satisfy hunger more quickly or increase metabolism.
• How does calorie shifting work?
  The idea of calorie shifting is to trick the body into thinking that there has been no or little change in calorie intake, therefore avoiding the body’s tendency to trigger survival mode.
• Phentermine for weight loss
  Phentermine is a prescription medication that can be used to assist with the battle of obesity.
• Counting Calories - What's it all about
  Nutritionists, dieticians and other health professionals agree that healthy eating which includes counting calories and a low fat diet are essential for long term healthy weight loss.
• The Glycemic Index
  The Glycemic Index (GI) relates to the way your body’s sugar levels respond to certain foods.
• Guide to Prescription Weight Loss Drugs
  The purpose of this guide is to provide information on popular prescription weight loss drugs. Information here is from the MEDLINEplus, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and US Food and Drug Administration government websites.
• The Pilates Workout & Exercises
  Read about this fast growing phenomenon that is Pilates.
• Dietary Supplements
  Everywhere you turn these days, you see advertisements for dietary supplements. Miracle pills that claim to melt the pounds away, liquid protein diets that miraculously shed ten pounds in a week.
• The health risk of being overweight
  Being overweight and obese is a problem that has increased quite rapidly in the last 2 decades along with the awareness of its apparent dangers.