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
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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.
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