Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
I have a close friend who’s been struggling with weight her entire adult life and spent the best part of it on a weight loss and weight gain rollercoaster - she’d lose five pounds and quickly gain seven, she’d lose twelve pounds and then gain sixteen and so on and so forth. She must have tried every diet ever concocted but nothing seemed to help and she remained obese.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
Obesity is a condition that afflicts people all over the world. Why is it called a condition? Well, it leads to many other health conditions that can be debilitating or deadly. In other words, the health problems associated with obesity are numerous and nothing to sneeze at. Take this into consideration: Someone who is overweight by 40% is two times more likely to die than someone who is of an average weight.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
Is food on your mind all the time? If you want to lose weight I will bet that it is on yours as well. As a matter of fact, I will venture to go out on the limb and claim that most overweight people think about food much of, if not all, the time. Many young people think of food as evil that may destroy a perfect size 3 figure or a well-formed physique and incessantly think of ways to avoid it while others think of ways to live by the words of the Biblical statement in Ecclesiastes 8:15, “A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.” Elderly people think about foods that will upset their aging stomachs and weakened digestive systems, women think of foods that will settle on their hips and man think of foods that will add bulk to their overly inflated beer bellies.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
Hard candy, also known as sugar candy, is a favorite of folks of all ages. The world wide group of sugar candy fanatics make up what I like to call the “Mob”. Everyone has their favorite flavor or type and rare is the person who doesn’t like at least one type.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
It’s eight o’clock at night and you had plans on working out. The television is on. Federal agent Jack Bauer is dealing with another problem during one of his long days on the television show ‘24′. WorkoutKieferworkoutKiefer. You just caved in and are now parked in front of the tube watching another hour in the life of a fictional character.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
Weight loss in seconds is possible and it starts in your mind. With the right thoughts followed by action, you can actually begin losing weight right this minute. It’s as simple as just keep making healthy choices for yourself. Make a decision to get smart with your eating and you really can lose weight in seconds.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
So you’re stuck at the same weight and no matter what you do, you can’t get past that plateau. Guess what? You’re not alone. However, have you tried looking at your exercise routine? You may have got yourself stuck in the workout rut as well as on that non-weight losing plateau. It’s time to shake things up, my friend, and get back to burning fat. That’s the key, you know. The more fat you burn, the more weight you’ll lose and, believe it or not, the more energy you’ll actually be left with.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
There are so many resistance training exercises you can do from home. So stop procrastinating about not having time to go to a gym or money to hire a professional trainer to get started. You don’t need a professional to tell you how to lift dumbbells or even how to jump rope, you just need to ask the store where you purchase them how to hold them currently so that you don’t hurt yourself. If not having the money to buy equipment is what’s stopping you from exercising, don’t worry about that either. It doesn’t have to cost the earth to get fit, and it’s very possible that you’ve got everything you need in your home!
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
Man boobs (gynecomastia/male breasts) has increased in occurrence over the last decade. Poorly understood, and highly traumatizing, man boobs is highly common in men between ages of 15 to 24.
Posted in Weight Loss on Jun 6th, 2008
Lap band surgery is a laparoscopic surgery that has taken the medical community by storm. The reason is because it is a minimally invasive surgery that is done laparoscopically with no hospital stays. In fact, doctors usually send patients home in about 45 minutes and patients can resume their normal activities in one to two days. This has become the latest tool in the fight against obesity and has knocked gastric bypass surgery off of the podium because lap band surgery is helping individuals take it off and keep it off without having to do such tasks as rerouting the small intestines and stapling the stomach. What is even neater about the lap band is the fact that it is adjustable and it is reversible. That is something that is not achieved with gastric bypass surgery.
