Breakfast is the first meal of the day and because of this it is also the most important. When you wake up, your body has been fasting for 6-8 hours and needs all sorts of nutrients to get moving. If you're trying to lose weight, you need to balance...
1. Drink Water. When you replace high calorie drinks such as coke, fruit juice (with added sugar), sweet tea and coffee with water, you'll drastically cut down your calorie intake. These drinks are filled with empty calories that are digested quickly leaving you hungry a short while after. Foods...
Love handles are located above the hips in people that have a high body fat percentage. They cover the oblique muscles and make the midsection look bigger. A lot of people think that doing crunches, sit ups or twists will help get rid of them but unfortunately these exercises will...
To gain weight, you need to treat each meal as an opportunity to eat a lot of healthy food. Breakfast is no exception because it helps your body snap out of a fasting state it's been in since you went to sleep. These fasting states can breakdown muscle. Eating the...
As the Holiday Season approaches we start thinking about family, shopping and eating. No matter what our beliefs and cultures say, we can all agree that there's nothing like the food we'll be eating over the next few weeks. Turkeys, hams, gravy, stuffing, potatoes and macaroni are all there along...
A hard gainer is someone that finds it nearly impossible to put on muscle or weight no matter how much they eat. These people are cursed (or blessed) with a very fast metabolism that seems to instantaneously adjust and burn off any extra calories that are taken in as part...
Lunch can be tricky if you're trying to lose weight. You need a meal that is low in calories and can be quick and easy to prepare at work or school. It's very tempting to go and eat out everyday but the calories in most of those foods will quickly...
Even with the popularity of low carb diets on the decline, many people continue to use them. These diets may initially shed some pounds but they are unhealthy, severely limit your food selection and take away your body's main source of energy. Sources of Carbohydrates Foods that contain carbohydrates range from fruits...
Typically, when thinking of the word diet, we think temporary. Spring breaks, weddings and even weekend beach trips will get us to lose some weight. Unfortunately, these short term diets don't work. They are unhealthy and once you stop them, your weight will come back. Studies show you'll be heavier...
For most people the definition of a diet is to reduce calories in order to lose weight. Most of the calories that are cut come from the foods that many of us find delicious such as chips, sweets and fast food. It's a bad idea to eat these on a...
