Weight Loss Note

Energy is the one that keeps us active and provides the much needed power to complete our daily activities. Without energy, human beings are like cars without petrol, sailing ships without wind or fire without wood. Our main source of energy is food. This is why we have to plan our diet accordingly. Introducing high energy foods in our balanced diet will keep us active and highly productive during the entire day.

An extra intake of energy foods is needed if we plan do include physical workouts in our daily routine. To get right to the point, of course, we need energy for weight loss. I underlined this many times on this blog. I am militating for active weight loss. This means losing weight trough exercise and an overall active lifestyle and not trough pills or starving. An optimal diet in this case is to obtain the following great proportion. We need to maximize the intake of energy foods, keeping the fat intake at the lowest level possible.

Another proverb says, ‘A rich meal, shows a rich soul!’, and I would add a healthy body. We all agree that a healthy diet and physical workouts do wonders. I just read an article stating that this year’s highest male death rate was caused by lung cancer. With some countries reaching an incredible percentage of 70%. This is why I included some energy foods which prevent cancer in this top 10. Read the rest of this entry »

Here is a selection with the best diet fruits. It is in fact a top 4 of the most recommended fruits during a weight loss diet. The fresh fruits are not only providing us a lot of extra energy but they also help us to maintain and obtain a fit body shape.

Lemons
Lemons are some of the best diet fruits. They contain a substance, which prevents you from feeling hungry. This means that it reduces appetite and the amounts of food that you eat. Vitamin C is also found in lemons and is known for helping at the weight reduction process. A research of American experts, has shown that women who consumed daily a liter of water with lemon, during one year, lose 4 kilograms without any other effort.

Watermelon
The watermelon is rich in vitamins, minerals and fibers. It is also very nourishing, meaning that it can still easily even the hungriest. The watermelon helps your digestion, because it contains over 90% of water. It also reduces the appetite for sweets, because it contains sugar. A diet based on consumption of this fruit can help you to lose up to 4 kilograms in one week. Read the rest of this entry »

For many years there was a general belief that Calcium aids in weight loss. The theory was that this vital Mineral increases the levels of fats burned by our body. Recent studies tend to contradict this theory. An experiment was conducted by a team of scientists in Lausanne. They selected a group of overweight people that had low amounts of calcium in their daily eating habits.

All patients received extra Calcium under different forms during a 20 weeks period. The result did not show any positive results in terms of people burning more fats during the Calcium diet.

However this is no final verdict yet. Same scientist believe that Calcium plays indeed an important role in the human metabolism and weight regulation but this hasn’t been proved yet by studies like the ones performed in Lausanne. Read the rest of this entry »

You know the drill: if you have a special event knocking at the door, a wedding, an anniversary or any official work related event you might feel that being just a pound slimmer might make you look better!

Many feel like this when they wear their favorite dress, business suit for the first time after a longer period of the time. The case is similar when going out the first time to the beach, after a few cold winter months or a long break. I am here to offer you good news. You can lose some weight very fast and fell more in shape for the above mentioned events.

You just need to start preparing your body about a week before the event. The best results are seen at the individuals that are usually not to active. A simple one hour per day physical exercise routine can offer a good shape to your body within only a week. All the muscles will be refreshed and your body will look at least a few pounds slimmer even if this is not the case.

People that follow this technique lose around 1-2 pounds in the 7 days of training. The idea is that your body won’t lose fat that fast, but your muscles will become more vigorous and make you look fitter. Read the rest of this entry »