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How to loose weight? 

 

How to loose weight? This question many wonder,some think they already know the answer.

Is starving yourself key to weight loss? Is "juice diet" proper and healthiest way to go? My personal opinion is that both of those "solutions" are FAIL and heres why: Starvation diet may work for you for about three to 6 months.At the beginning of starvation diet you start to loose water and water ONLY! Since water takes a significant percentage in our weight we might think we're actualy loosing fat,which is FALSE,you might look less bloated and will become dehydrated.

I was In high school junior year,it was somewhere in May or June( Spring break) when I decided to go on a "Diet." I would eat only dinner without the bread,whatever My mom prepared and durning the day I would snack on a Kinder chocolate or any type of sweets I found laying in the house.Of course I wouldnt eat the entire candy bar,only enough to give me energy to continue.I was young,wanting to look thinner and had no CLUE about proper nutrients.Upon returning to school many envied my weight loss and asked for advice on how to loose weight.I would respond " No bread,diet" the fact is,I was startving myself.

The point here is that you cant continue to starve yourself forever! Soon or later you will become tired of starvation,tired from lack of carbs,dehydration,lack of vitamins etc etc and you may even end up in hopsital!

Juice diets: Are also one of the fails just like starvation diet. Even if you make it through the entire cleanse without cheating, the feeling of deprivation may be so strong that as soon as the cleanse is over, you can't help but grab nachos, a burger, fries, and a brownie sundae, consuming more calories in one meal than you normally would have in an entire day before you embarked on the cleanse.

Messes with metabolism: A typical juice cleanse lasts anywhere from three to seven days (or sometimes longer), where you drink 32 to 64 ounces of freshly pressed fruit and vegetable juice each day. When your body doesn't get the all the nutrients (or the amount of calories) it's used to, it stresses out because it thinks it's starving. Often the body reacts to this by slowing down its metabolism, which can make losing weight harder in the future. And while juicing is an easy way to deliver phytonutrients to the body, the fruit-based juices tend to be high in sugar, which can negatively affect insulin levels in the body.

 And keep in mind that the older you get the harder it is to loose weight. It's not a myth that weight loss gets harder as you get older. Women who have children later in life might have a harder time shedding the pregnancy weight. However, even people trying to lose just a few pounds will have a harder time at 40 than they did at 20. As the body changes, so should your weight loss system.

To shed lbs the heathy way is done by exercise and clean eating . Educate yourself about nutrients,join the gym,go for walk in the park,visit health sites for healhy recipes. Study shows that the perosn who exercises regulary has less potential to eat junk food.

Cellulites!!

Cellulites develop righ after puberty.The normal fat within our skin pushes through the network of connective tissue and creates these pockets of bulging fat. As fat accumulates, it causes the skin to appear lumpy, rippled and even cottage cheese-like in texture.There is no easy way to get rid of cellulites.cardiovascular activity can help reduce cellulites: running,jogging,biking,exercising that perticular part of th ebody where celulite occurs.
 Hormones play a dominant role in the formation of cellulite. Estrogen may be the important hormone to initiate and aggravate cellulite. However, there has been no reliable clinical evidence to support such a claim. Other hormones, including insulin, the catecholamines adrenaline and noradrenaline, thyroid hormones, and prolactin, are all believed to participate in the development of cellulite.

Quick fixes for cellulite

• Stop smoking. Studies suggest that smoking can weaken the skin and damage the connective tissue that causes the dimpling effect.
• Toss the tight panties (we’re talking Spanx here, ladies), which can limit blood flow. Instead, try a cotton thong to reduce the impact.
• Try a body bronzer or tinted self-tanner to visually smooth out uneven skin.Bath and Body works has amazing skin bronzer/lotion that gives it a nice gentle glow.


Lunges ( My favorite) are great for targeting both the upper thighs and the buttocks area, and are even great for getting rid of excess fat on the inside of the legs. There are several variations of lunges that can be performed, including front lunges, side lunges, or even walking lunges using small hand weights. You can choose your favorite type or even try all three, since you will be targeting several muscles within your legs and buttocks area. Try starting out with about 10 repetitions each set for a total of three sets, and work your way up to 20 lunges per set once you have given your body a chance to adjust to the new workout.
Stretching before and after any type of workout is not only great for your entire body, but is great for making sure that your workout will target your cellulite areas. Stretching will help to warm up your muscles and increase circulation throughout the body, making it easier to burn fat and break up the connective tissues that have resulted in cellulite. Your stretching routine should last for at least ten minutes, and should focus on the areas where cellulite is most common. Stretching the lower back, buttocks, and lower extremities is essential, since it will help to increase circulation and make it much easier to workout. It will also help to prevent your muscles from feeling sore after your workout, so you can maintain a regular routine without having to take a day off.

  Remember to consult with a health care professional before starting any new fitness programs.

Credits: Wikipedia,Best Health.

Health Stew

lets talk about ,WHATS IN YOUR JUNK FOOD?

Current estimates of amounts of particular junk foods consumed by each American yearly are as follows:

• 50 pounds of cookies and cakes
• 100 pounds of refined sugar
• 55 pounds of fat and oil
• 300 containers of soda
• 200 sticks of chewing gum
• 20 gallons of ice cream
• 5 pounds of potato chips
• 18 pounds of candy
• 2 pounds of popcorn

•  unknown quantity of pretzels and a wide variety of snack foods. 

Despite all the efforts in education people about junk food facts people still tend to have junk food tooth,they simply crave fatty foods from carry out or dine in fast food place.
With economy going down hill people seem to think they will spend less if they visit the "Dollar menu".The truth is,people don't think about what that food is doing to their bodies and all the medical bills they will be paying if they don't re-adjust their eating habits.

JUNK FOOD KILLS!!

I took the liberty in finding out all the facts on junk food to make people realize how bad it really is and what it can do to you. Recent studies link pesticide residues and chemical additives like MSG in processed foods and restaurant fare to hormone disruption and obesity. No wonder 60% percent of Americans are either overweight or obese. One in every three children born since the year 2000 will develop diabetes in their lifetime. Diet-related obesity, diabetes, and heart disease are now the nation's number one public health problem, generating an estimated $150 billion in health care costs every year. Millions of youth and adults have literally become addicted to the chemically enhanced junk food served in fast food restaurants, school lunchrooms, and institutional cafeterias. In 1972, U.S. consumers spent three billion dollars a year on fast food - today we spend more than $110 billion.

McDonald's

The egg's reputation is recovering, but scrambled eggs as a part of McDonald's breakfast include much more than egg. Their pasteurized whole eggs have sodium acid pyrophosphate, citric acid, and monosodium phosphate (all added to preserve color), and nisin, a preservative. To top it off, the eggs are prepared with liquid margarine: liquid soybean oil, water, partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils (trans fats), salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil (trans fat), soy lecithin, mono- and diglycerides, sodium benzoate, potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, and beta carotene (color). Though not all bad, these added chemicals may be the reason why homemade scrambled eggs taste so much better than McDonald's.

For coffee drinkers, it would seem fairly safe to just grab a quick cup of coffee at McDonald's on the way to work. But many health conscious people would object to it also including this list of ingredients: sodium phosphate, sodium polyphosphate, Di-Acetyl Tartrate Ester of Monoglyceride, sodium stearoyl lactylate, tetra sodium pyrophosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, sodium citrate, and carrageenan. Do health nuts still drink coffee?

Salads can usually be counted on to be a "what you see is what you get" item. But McDonald's adds some interesting ingredients. The salads with grilled chicken also have liquid margarine.

Several salads have either cilantro lime glaze, or orange glaze added. Along with many of McDonald's sauces, both the cilantro lime glaze and the orange glaze contain propylene glycol alginate. While propylene glycol is considered "GRAS" for human consumption, it is not legal for use in cat food because the safety hasn't been proven yet [10]. Propylene glycol is also used "As the killing and preserving agent in pitfall traps, usually used to capture ground beetles" [10].

The chili lime tortilla strips that are included in the southwest salads have several ingredients used to hide MSG. They also contain two ingredients that advertise the presence of MSG: disodium inosinate, and disodium guanylate.

The chicken has sodium phosphates (of an unspecified variety). It could be trisodium phosphate (a cleanser), monosodium phosphate (a laxative), or disodium hydrogen phosphate [11]. Why would McDonald's add sodium phosphates (a foaming agent), and dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent in their crispy chicken breast fillets? It isn't dishwasher detergent.

Burger King

It's interesting to note that the BK Veggie Burger has six ingredients commonly used to hide free glutamate (MSG): calcium caseinate, hydrolyzed corn, yeast extract, soy protein isolate, spices, and natural flavors. At the end of the ingredients list, it states This is NOT a vegan product. The patty is cooked in the microwave.  Was that a warning statement?

Burger King has three salads to choose from. The TENDERCRISP Garden Salad, the TENDERGRILL Garden Salad, and the Side Garden Salad.

A salad may be a little boring without a dressing like Ken's Fat Free Ranch Dressing which includes titanium dioxide (an artificial color, or sunscreen, depending on use), preservatives, and the ingredient seemingly mandatory in all ranch dressings: monosodium glutamate.

Once again, as is typical with the fast food industry, they took a simple thing like chicken, and added a long list of ingredients.

TENDERGRILL® CHICKEN BREAST FILET
Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (Maltodextrin, Salt, Sugar, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Garlic Powder, Spices, Natural Flavors, Onion Powder, Modified Corn Starch, Chicken Fat, Chicken Powder, Chicken Broth, Disodium Guanylate and Disodium Inosinate, Citric Acid, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Dehydrated Garlic, and Artificial Flavors.), Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, Salt, Sodium Phosphates. Glazed with: Water, Seasoning [Maltodextrin, Salt, Sugar, Methylcellulose, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Partially Hydrogenated Sunflower Oil, Modified Potato Starch, Fructose, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Dehydrated Garlic, Spices, Modified Corn Starch, Xanthan Gum, Natural Flavors, Disodium Guanylate and Disodium Inosinate, Chicken Fat, Carmel Color, Grill Flavor (from Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil), Chicken Powder, Chicken Broth, Turmeric, Smoke Flavor, Annatto Extract, and Artificial Flavors], Soybean Oil. [12]

Taco Bell

Taco Bell's website didn't have much emphasis on health. Under the nutrition guide, at the bottom was a link to Keep it Balanced, a token nod to health. It had no serious information on how to really eat healthy. They recommend foods like pizza and tacos (no surprise) because they may include ingredients from several food groups at once. Including several food groups does not necessarily mean it's a healthy food.

The seasoned beef, carne asada steak, spicy shredded chicken, and even the rice all include autolyzed yeast extract (hidden MSG). Disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate are flavor enhancers used in synergy with MSG [7,8]. Therefore, menu items with disodium inosinate and/or disodium guanylate also contain MSG. This includes the avocado ranch dressing, southwest chicken, citrus salsa, creamy jalapeno sauce, creamy lime sauce, lime seasoned red strips, pepper jack sauce, and seasoned rice.

According to Wikipedia, dimethylpolysiloxane is optically clear, and is generally considered to be inert, non-toxic, and non-flammable. It is used in silicone caulk, adhesives, and as an anti-foaming agent [6]. Appetizingly enough, it's also included in Taco Bell's rice.

Wendy's

At Wendy's, there are several tempting salads. The mandarin chicken salad seems healthy at first glance. It has diced chicken, mandarin oranges, almonds, crispy noodles, your choice of dressings, and five different varieties of lettuce. Then reality takes a bite when you check the ingredients list. The almonds are roasted and salted. The crispy noodles are not whole grain. The mandarin orange segments are not freshly peeled oranges; most likely canned. The diced chicken has added autolyzed yeast extract (MSG), disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium phosphates (soap?), salt, more salt, sugar, modified cornstarch (sic)[1], and the universal umbrella ingredient list: spices, natural flavors, and artificial flavors.

In the ingredients lists for the salad dressings, one surprise was titanium dioxide in the Low Fat Honey Mustard Dressing and the Reduced Fat Creamy Ranch Dressing. It's a very versatile chemical. It can be used to manufacture paint, sunscreen, semiconductors, and food coloring [2].

Wendy's Southwest Taco Salad is a salad with Wendy's chili. Once again, the chili has hidden MSG: autolyzed yeast extract, spices, artificial flavors, natural flavorings, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate (MSG give-aways). It's puzzling to try to understand why their chili would need to include an anti-caking agent such as silicon dioxide (also known as sand, or glass powder).

See if you can spot the sunscreen, MSG, and soap in this Wendy's ingredient:

Seasoned Tortilla Strips
Whole Corn, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: corn, soybean or sunflower oil), Salt, Buttermilk Solids, Spices, Tomato, Sweet Cream, Dextrose, Onion, Sugar, Cheddar Cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), Corn Starch, Modified Corn Starch, Maltodextrin, Nonfat Dry Milk, Garlic, Torula Yeast, Citric Acid, Autolyzed Yeast, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Artificial Colors (including extractives of paprika, turmeric and annatto, titanium dioxide, red 40, yellow 5, blue 1), Disodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Soy Lecithin. CONTAINS: MILK.

Apparently, taste really is all that matters at Wendy's.

Subway

If a sandwich is advertised as healthy, one would expect that the bread would be whole grain. Not so with Subway's wheat bread. While it does have some whole wheat flour, it's the third ingredient, listed just before high fructose corn syrup [4]. None of Subway's breads are whole grain. Ammonium sulfate (a fertilizer) is also added. Unfinished sandwiches may be composted. The bread also contains azodicarbonamide. From Wikipedia,

Use of azodicarbonamide as a food additive is banned in Australia. In the UK, the Health and Safety Executive has identified azodicarbonamide as a respiratory sensitiser (a possible cause of asthma) and determined that products should be labeled with May cause sensitisation by inhalation [5].

Most of the meats at Subway contain MSG and/or sodium nitrite.

KFC

The chicken, the gravy, and even the rice all have monosodium glutamate added. Not surprisingly, the chicken in the salads also has MSG. For a healthy menu item, the House Side Salad without dressing has nothing more than iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce, and tomatoes.

KFC claims 0g trans fat per serving for all their fried chicken. But The Extra Crispy Chicken, Colonel's Crispy Strips, HBBQ Wings, Boneless HBBQ Wings, Fiery Buffalo Wings, and more have partially hydrogenated soybean oil listed in the ingredients. So if the trans fat content is below 0.5g per serving, they can round down to zero and claim zero grams per serving.

In Closing

The salad may be The only healthy meal that you can get from fast food restaurant!

Sources: Wikiedia,Healthy Eating

Consult your doctor before starting any form of exercise!

Weight Training

Why do many girls think that weight training is for Men ONLY...???

We think if we try to lift weights that we could become EXTREMELY muscular which is WRONG!!!! Lifting weights has great impact on your weight loss and here's how:
It helps you burn calories faster than sweating for an hour on treadmill.The more muscle you have the more fat you'll burn.
Though cardio burns more calories than strength training during those 30 sweaty minutes, pumping iron slashes more overall. A study in The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research found that women who completed an hour-long strength-training workout burned an average of 100 more calories in the 24 hours afterward than they did when they hadn't lifted weights. At three sessions a week, that's 15,600 calories a year, or about four and a half pounds of fat—without having to move a muscle.

So,if you are beginner in pumping iron I would say start slowly.My plan is ( as stated in previous blog) weight training 2-3 times per week.

You don't want that flab hanging on and under your arms,get em toned..LIFT WEIGHTS,wear tank tops and feel GREAT! ;)

Clean Eating

CLEAN EATING

 Clean foods refer to those that are natural and unprocessed. Eating clean is for those who want to eliminate chemicals and processed foods from their diet. Although not necessarily a low-calorie approach to eating, eating clean places an emphasis on the quality of the foods eaten. Sticking to the the basic food groups---fruits and vegetables, meats and whole grains---is at the center of clean eating. However, it is important that these foods be chosen carefully

                         CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING ANY DIET PLAN!!

 Clean eating consists of the following food items;

• FRUITS AND VEGETABLES (Most fruits and veggies contain pesticide,its important to choose organic peaches,spinach,lettuce,tomato,potato,apples,grapes,eafy greans,carrots etc)
• MEAT (In meats,muscle is the cleanest part,while fat can contain up to 10 different pesticides)
• WHOLE GRAINS ( Clean whole grains include wheat, brown rice, millet and barley. Look for breads that say 100 percent whole wheat or whole grains, not enriched. Enriched breads have been processed, thereby removing many of the nutrients. Other good grain options include oatmeal, muesli and whole-grain cereals.
• HEALTHY FATS ( Such as fish oil,salmon,raw nuts and avocado)

Clean eating with exercise can help you loose weight and feel GREAT while watching your calorie intake.

So keep in mind,lots of FRUITS,VEGGIES,WHOLE GRAINS & HEALTHY FATS . :-)

Fat Burning Cardio

Many of us go to gym for 30 min/day and expect to see the results. I hate to break it to ya but 30 min walking on treadmill at slow pace will burn less than 200 Cal.Keep in mind that in order to LOOSE WEIGHT you must burn more calories than what you intake. I created a plan that works for me and I am sure it will work for you as well. Goal is to visit the gym  5 days a week.

If you're having health problems,consult your physician before starting any type of exercise!! 

1. Walking 3.5 m/h on  treadmil at 15% incline for 30 minutes.
2. Running or jogging another 30 min.
3. This should burn about 700 to 900 cal/hr!

Follow this routine 3 times/week..Ex; Monday.Wednesday,Friday.
Tuesday & Thursday are for weight training! Yes,that means you are going to visit "guys" room where all the heavy stuff is ;-)

Many women stay away from weight lifting not knowing how beneficial it is when it comes to loosing weight.

With My plan comes "CLEAN EATING"  as well. Which means,plenty of veggies,whole grains,fruits and protein/lean meats.

In my other blogs I will be talking about weight training for Woman and Clean eating habits....STAY TUNED!