The Zone Diet is one of the five most discussed diets currently being endorsed. Developed by Barry Sears, a former researcher at MIT, it is based on maintaining insulin levels by striking a balance between carbohydrates and proteins at each meal. Sears suggests that the major cause of obesity is an imbalance of insulin in […]
Weight gain is a lot easier as you grow older particularly as the motivation to exercise also wanes, but you can turn it around it does not matter how old you are. You should start to weave some sort of exercise into your daily life. One type of exercise that you should consider to do […]
Today more than ever there is so much information out there on losing weight that is has become very confusing and sometimes difficult to follow. It’s actually very easy to lose weight if you follow my 7 principles. Before you can start any diet program you need to be in the right frame of mind. […]
There is a word that most overweight people dislike, it is a word that turns people off and makes their mind switch to another channel to avoid thinking about it. Unfortunately, it is a key part of weight reduction and something that when done correctly can be the cause of your success. The word is […]
Most everyone agrees the Mediterranean diet is healthy. But what is the Mediterranean diet? Since so many countries border the Mediterranean Basin and each native cuisine is different, knowing how to best benefit from the Mediterranean diet can get very confusing. So, what is the healthy Mediterranean diet? Research shows the traditional Mediterranean diet before […]
There are many factors that cause us to increase body weight, yet three stand out from the rest. Our genetic make up: Every cell in our body has a central control panel, that is a nucleus that contains our genes and chromosomes. This is the instruction manual for your body and this is inherited from your […]
Your body weight is really controlled by the number of calories you eat and the number of calories you use each day through things like exercise and physical activity. This means that to lose weight, you actually need to take in fewer calories each day than you use so that there is deficit in calories […]
In the United States alone, obesity has become an unstoppable epidemic. Hundreds of thousands of Americans die every year because of obesity. Don’t become another statistic! Warning: What you are about to read may offend some people, but it needs to be said. Many people suffer from being overweight. It may result from a stocky […]
Are you a ‘look-and-lose’ dieter? Have you studied every diet ever created, read a zillion diet books, and yet are still unhappy with your weight? Has your quest for the holy grail of dieting become a substitute for actually making changes required to take the ill health out of your current diet? If so, you […]
Have you ever just felt like you were doing everything you were supposed to in order to lose weight and STILL weren’t dropping the pounds? During her journey to lose 40lbs in 16 weeks, my good friend Kim faced some pretty serious challenges with regards to her level of motivation. Another friend of mine, Antonio […]