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Wonderful Weight Loss Tips Mar 08, 2010, 6:36 pm.

Many times people are in search of an all-in-one diet that will tell them how to do everything. While there are some diets that will accomplish something close to this, it is better to combine a bunch of methods, and use them in conjunction with one another. The following is a short list of tips, that can be used with any diet.

Always eat something in the morning when you wake up. The old saying that breakfast is the most important meal of the day is indeed true. Without a healthy breakfast, you will feel drained for the rest of the day, and your metabolism will not operate the way it is supposed to. Plus you won’t have enough energy to get the most out of your exercises.

Try not to “snack” on things while your watching the television. Often times people who watch television a lot, tend to eat more than people who do not. Probably because they have built an association in their mind with enjoying a meal and watching a show. Reading a book is a better way to entertain yourself anyway. Reading actually burns calories, and needless to say you’ll learn a lot more in a book than you will from the television.

Try not to hang out with your friends constantly. Peer pressure often leads people to break their diets. I’m not saying don’t have friends, I’m just saying you should limit the amount of time you spend with them and try not to be around them when they order a delicious pizza.

DO NOT drink alcohol excessively. Alcohol is high in calories, calories that you won’t feel like burning with a hangover. Not to mention being drunk could cause you to make some poor decisions, and I’m not just talking about dieting decisions either.

Try to eat a small appetizer before your meals, a brothy soup is the best one to pick. This will most likely make you feel full and keep you from eating your entire meal, then you can just save it for later and snack on it when you get home in increments.

Eat your food slowly and chew your food thoroughly, this will help your stomach digest the food better and it keeps you from eating too much in one sitting. Plus you can trick yourself into thinking you are full if you eat slower and give the food time to settle.

Try to use pans that are non-stick, that way you don’t have to use a lot of butter/oil, this will keep your fat intake low. Also it is best to use oil rather than butter, no matter what you’re cooking. You may like butter but oil is less fattening by far.

The last tip that I’m sure you have heard a million times, is to drink lots of water. This tip is actually one of the most crucial tips, and if you don’t use any of the tips I just gave you, you should use this one. Even if you are not trying to lose weight I would recommend you to drink 6-8 cups of water a day.

Fat Loss For Idiots – The New Approach to Dieting Mar 05, 2010, 9:34 pm.

In the modern world of diet and exercise, new approaches are constantly coming forth, claiming to have all of the answers. It seems that the only thing that all of these new approaches have in common is that they all contradict each other at some point or another.  While many people may benefit from learning all of these new approaches to weight loss, most of us simply become more and more confused as we are confronted with more and more contradicting theories. Often times you are left wondering what to try first. While there are many approaches and methods to loosing weight, relatively, there are only a few universal truths, even though unfortunately they are not recognized as such.

One of the most debated on subjects is whether or not to eat things that you like while on a diet. Some say that eating things that you like in moderation will help you to lose weight while making it easy to stick to your diet. Others say, if you eat what you want then you will tend to eat more, because you will be enjoying eating too much. The truth is, as it is with many other debates, the correct answer lies somewhere in between both opinions. It is true that it is best to eat things in moderation, but only if the things that you are eating in moderation are good for you. In other words it is not good to eat junk food in moderation, no matter how you look at it. On the other hand it is also true that eating things you like will cause you to eat more, but if you apply the rule from the other method and eat the things you like only in moderation then you won’t have to worry about that part.

Another important fact that is not so debated, but rather has been established as universal fact over the past 50 years. Is the fact that eating many small meals throughout the day, is better than eating 3 large meals. Eating small meals helps your bodies metabolism to do it’s job more efficiently by not putting to much of a load  on your digestive system. It is easier for your body to digest small meals then it is for it to digest very large meals. This fact can’t be argued. Another fact that can’t be argued is that exercising will help you lose weight.

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Twitter Tips: What’s Your Secret For Toned Abs? Mar 04, 2010, 4:00 pm.

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Keep track of the latest in diet and fitness Twitter trends and opinions with this weekly post. Not only will AOL Health’s Twitter alias Healthpop and That’s_Fit ask fitness-related questions and share the best responses with you, we’ll scour the Twittersphere for the latest buzz on everything from good eats to exercise routines gone bad.

six-pack abs may seem impossible. Even after performing hundreds of crunches and planks you may feel like you’re left with nothing more than back pain. And with the numerous classes and workout DVDs out there for sculpting your middle, it’s difficult to decide what exercise will work. So, we turned to those in the Twitterverse to find out what they do to tone their tummies.

akisiah Good workout with Gilad and Yoga and some bender ball abs work, sore today but the best kind of sore!!

jonice If I spent as much time working on my abs as I do following spring training, I’d have a situation

FruityFunk So, I just did a 50 minute ABS workout with the 10 Minute Solution: Tummy Toners. It was awesome; except for the moves I didn’t get…

DMase Abs teacher tried to kill the 2 guys in there w/ her yoga moves. I am not russell simmons c’mon son :-\

Body_Core The secret to six-pack abs is diet. The secret to core strength/health is exercise.

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Can Exercise Protect Against Yo-Yo Dieting? Mar 03, 2010, 1:00 pm.

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Losing weight is an amazing feat, but the reality is that the majority of people who’ve lost it will re-gain it at some point — and with the weight comes increased risk for a problematic condition called Metabolic Syndrome. But new research shows that regular exercise can help improve and maintain an individual’s metabolic health, even as they pack on extra pounds.

Professor Tom R. Thomas and his team of researchers from the Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at the University of Missouri monitored 102 people during a weight-loss program. All participants saw their metabolic health improve after losing weight. The study then tracked 77 participants through a programmed weight-regain over four to six months.

Participants were random assigned to two groups — non-exercisers or exercisers in a five-days-a-week fitness program. As they re-gained the weight, their metabolic health — indicated by variables like VO2 max, blood pressure, blood sugar control, cholesterol and inflammation — were monitored.

During the trials, they found that non-exercisers experienced “rapid deterioration” in all of these factors, while the exercisers managed to more-or-less maintain their metabolic health as they gained weight. “The findings of this study indicate that regaining weight is very detrimental; however, exercise can counter those negative effects,” Thomas said in a statement.

So, what’s the message here — that it’s okay to eat whatever you want and gain a bunch of weight long as you make an effort to work out while you do it? Not quite. Overall, “it is much better to maintain the weight loss,” Thomas told That’s Fit. “Exercise did counter almost all the ill effects of weight regain except it did not protect against adding abdominal fat.” Abdominal fat, in case you’re wondering, is the most dangerous kind fat, and it can lead to all sorts of cardiovascular problems.

It seems the prevailing message should be this: Exercise is crucial for your health, regardless of whether you’re losing weight, gaining it or doing your best to stick to the status quo. Thomas recommends cardiovascular activities for maintaining metabolic health. “We have studied [both aerobic exercise] and weight training,” he said, “and found 45-50 minutes of aerobic exercise to be most effective.”

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