Losing weight is only possible when one condition is met: eating less calories than you burn. If you don't follow this rule, there's no way to lose weight. There's no shortcut around this, no easy way out and no alternate path. If you want to lose weight, you need to...
It seems as though every month a new diet book, pill or product is released and claims that you can lose weight without giving up your favorite foods or even exercising more than you already are. Before you get all excited and spend your money on these "miracles", realize that...
1. Reduce Your Body Fat Percentage. If you're looking to reduce your body fat percentage, eating too much sugar will move you away from your goal. Sugar is digested very quickly which leads to a huge surplus of energy that your body has to deal with in a very short...
The secret to weight loss is like the fountain of youth: everyone wants to find it but in reality there is no such thing. Weight loss is dependent on a solid exercise routine as well as a proper diet. If you're doing both, you will lose weight. There's no need...
A lifestyle change means that you're changing the way you live your life through better nutrition, good exercise and healthy habits. Eating more fruits and vegetables can be a lifestyle change as well as starting to walk, run or exercise everyday. A diet simply means what we eat but in...
Everyone is looking for the easy way out for all sorts of things. Losing weight is no exception. You can find plenty of diets to follow by going to a bookstore or even searing on the net. Just because they're out there doesn't mean they're effective. Low Carb Diets Low carb diets...
When you first start a diet, the weight will probably come off pretty quick. Before long, weight loss will slow down and can even stop completely. This slow down is our body's response to weight loss. For survival, weight loss is bad and the body will try and stop it. Metabolism Our...
Increasing your body fat percentage is sometimes necessary to increase your lean body mass or muscle. To get your muscles to grow, you need to eat such a high amount of calories that often this extra energy is stored as fat. Cutting, or getting lean is a balancing act. You...
A recent report predicting that 42% of Americans could be obese by 2030 (up from about 36% today) will have you wondering why so many people are fat. Losing weight and living a healthy lifestyle can be summed up in four small words (plus a comma): eat less, move more....
Too often, people go to the gym without a plan. They pick up the most ineffective routines, do the worst exercises and hope to get results overnight. Though it's true that going to the gym and taking all the wrong steps is a lot better than doing nothing at all,...
