Spring break is right around the corner and along with the nice weather, sunny beaches and warm water is the pressure to have an attractive body. Since it's almost here, you won't be able to drastically change the way you look, but you will be able to make a difference...
Countless misconceptions exist on why the body stores fat: eating too much fat, eating too many carbs, not enough protein, not enough green tea or eating too late. The correct explanation is that the body stores fat when you combine an abundance of calories with physical inactivity. Eating too much...
Turning fat into muscle is technically impossible. You can however burn fat and build muscle. This process isn't as easy as using the latest fad diet or buying the most popular detox drink. It requires going on a calorie restricted diet to burn the fat and also giving your body...
Do you feel confused by all the dieting options out there? Don't worry, most people have a hard time picking a diet that actually works. With all the books, web sites and infomercials, it's hard to separate what works from what doesn't. The truth is that all diets work in...
You have heard it over and over again, "If you want to gain weight, eat everything you see." This advice will undoubtedly lead to weight gain but there are better ways to do it. The most common mistake in gaining weight is having the attitude that only people who want...
English can be a complicated thing. If it isn't your first language you know this all too well and if you have a friend from another country, you've probably heard them complain. If you look up fat in the dictionary you'll find out it can be used as an adjective...
Dieting has a negative connotation associated with it. Who wants to give up the foods they love, be hungry all day and go crazy counting calories? All that doesn't seem very fun. The truth is that dieting for losing or even gaining weight isn't about depriving yourself or going crazy...
Losing weight requires that you take in less calories than you burn over a prolonged period of time. Your body will then begin to use its fat stores for energy causing weight loss. Since there are two sides of this weight loss equation (calories eaten and calories burned) you can...
If you've ever watched The Biggest Loser on NBC, you probably noticed that they lose a lot more weight than the recommended 1-2 pounds per week. You might also be curious as to how they achieved such a fast paced weight loss so that you can create your own Biggest...
There are so many diets that it's hard to separate which work and which don't. You can choose to go low carb, low fat, only fruits, only lemonade, detox and the list goes on for a long time. All diets work off of the same principle: if the calories you...
