weight loss diet

Whenever anyone says or gestures that they want to lose weight
most of the time
they point to their guts saying “I wanna lose all this!” Obviously
abdominal weight loss is a goal for many people.

However
what most people might not be aware of is that-of all exercises-Yoga actually can help immensely for weight loss in the abdominal region. There are specific poses
that target excess weight in the abdomen and coupled with a customized diet
those seeking abdominal weight loss would find success in using these yoga exercises.

Let’s go over them
shall we?

Abdominal Weight Loss: Yoga Poses to Use.

1. The Sun Salutations: These are a combination of poses that serve as a warm up-routine for a Yoga session or class. They are very similar to the popular calisthenics exercise known as burpees. However
they differ in that they have a spiritual significance included as a result of executing them. Due to the forward and backward bending motions involved
after performing a few to several rounds on a daily basis
you are bound to notice a marked loss of weight in you abdominal area and the added bonus of muscular tone.

2. The Bow Pose: This simple pose involves laying flat on your belly and grabbing your ankles with both arms while simultaneously lifting your head up high. When performed correctly
you should be resting on your abdomen. Needless to say
it is a pose commonly recommended for weight loss and the prevention and correction of chronic constipation.

3. The Peacock Pose: This is slightly more challenging. The objective is to balance your abdomen on your conjoined elbows while simultaneously raising your legs and head of the floor. Naturally
merely attempting it speeds up abdominal weight loss and detoxification of the visceral organs and the preparatory stage could suffice as the actual execution of the pose till the mastery of it is achieved.

4. The Abdominal Lift: This is not a pose
per-se but is a specific exercise that involves you exhaling your breath and pulling the diaphragm in while holding the breath out. This is a specific abdominal exercise for weight loss
spiritual rejuvenation and detoxification.

Now friends
there are other poses such as the shoulder-stand
the forward-bending pose
the spinal twist and the wheel pose that also target increase in muscular tone and weight loss in the abdominal regions
however from practice the 4 above will perhaps be the most effective.

Do note though that if you are female and pregnant or in your menstrual period
some of these poses might not be the best to execute.

Moreover
since these poses-besides helping with abdominal weight loss-aid tremendously with detoxifying
it is advised that one eats a proper and healthy diet to augment the actions of these poses.

Other fantastic exercises for abdominal weight loss include your intense Aerobics
the use of the ab-wheel
basic sit-ups
windmills etc.

So empower yourself with these tips and information to achieve your goal for weight loss. Lose that gut starting today.

Abdominal Exercise

When most people start on a weight-loss regime the first thing they wish to attack is their waistline. They start off with visions of turning a beer gut into an abdominal six-pack. After a few weeks of strenuous exercise nothing appears to happen and soon they lose confidence and give up.

This article is designed to explain
in laymen's terms
why this happens and why you may be using the wrong exercises
or possibly the right exercises at the wrong time. Either way you are doing yourself no favors.

Never give up because only losers quit. We've all heard the old saying: "The height of stupidity is to repeat the same thing and expect a different result." If it isn't working you try a different routine and you keep doing that until you find the routine that does work
that is the way of winners.

Why These Exercises do not Reduce Waist

The first thing you must accept is that all abdominal exercises only strengthen abdominal muscles
if those muscles are covered by a layer of fat when you start they will still be covered by the same layer of fat when you finish. You will have stronger abdominal muscles but you will not look any different. Therefore your attempt to create figure from fat will have failed. The secret to making these abdominal exercises work is to lose fat first. You lose fat by diet and aerobic exercise
by burning more calories than you take in with food. When you have reduced your waistline to a more natural size you can then take up abdominal exercises and start working on that perfect six-pack.

Weight Loss

In a nutshell you need to reduce your calorie intake and burn some calories off by using light exercise. Losing weight can only be achieved by eating less and moving more. Forget the complicated scientific formulae
it all boils down to eating less and moving more.

Exercise Wisdom

Conventional wisdom claims that you need to exercise for 30-minutes each day and that this demand can be broken down to six five minute sessions or three ten minute sessions
whichever suits you best. You can carry out aerobic exercise using simple methods like parking your car as far from the store as possible and forcing yourself to walk further. Maybe walking up the stairs instead of using the escalator
any small act of this nature that adds to your normal exercise output is aerobic exercise and burns calories.

Eating habits

Furthermore it makes sense to eat five or six meals each day rather than two or three. Why? Because you will eat smaller meals and it is better for your metabolism to deal with smaller meals rather than large meals. You can also eat between these meals providing you restrict it to a piece of fruit or a raw carrot. Dieting doesn't have to be hard it has to be sensible.
Your brain doesn't get the message that your stomach is full for at least twenty minutes after it is full. How often have you eaten way beyond the capacity that is required simply because the message hasn't got through?

Conclusion

There is no point in attempting abdominal exercises while you still have a layer of fat and expecting a figure improvement. Muscle building and weight loss are separate subjects that should be approached individually if you are to get the best results.

This article is (c) Copyright David McCarthy 2005 and may be reproduced in its entirety with no additions.

We all crave for a perfect and healthy body. Losing weight is like a dream come true for obese people. I too was flabby earlier. My bulkiness always landed me up in a thwarting state. The fear of facing embarrassment stopped me from socializing with friends and attending parties. As a result I lost my self-confidence and my individual personality was shattered. I was over-whelmed with joy when a friend introduced me to a weight reducing drug. I tried it and the results were marvelous. Thanks to Phentermine!

A healthy mind resides in a healthy body. If you have a body that is hale and hearty
you will definitely have a positive attitude towards life. You will always be well groomed with an influential personality. Nowadays
as more and more people are becoming health conscious
the field of medical science has emerged with various ways to overcome obesity. Phantermine- a weight reducing drug is an apt solution to your excessive body weight.

Phentermine is a sympathomimetic amine
similar to amphetamine. It is also known as an anorectic or anorexigenic drug. It acts as an appetite suppressant that is helpful for obese people to reduce weight within a short span of time. It stimulates the nervous system increasing your heart rate and blood pressure
thus reducing your hunger.

The weight reducing drug- Phentermine should be used for a short period say for a few weeks. It should be consumed as a part of physician-guided weight loss program including a low fat diet and regular exercises.

Phentermine is available in different colors in the form of capsules and tablets as well. The pharmacist normally keeps the medicine in three strengths- 15mg
30
and 37.5 mg. Let your doctor decide which one is right for you depending upon your weight
height and other health problems.

It is important to take phentermine under the supervision of a medical practitioner only. The medicine should be consumed in correct quantity exactly as directed by your physician.


• Phentermine should be stored at room temperature away from heat and moisture.
• Phentermine is usually taken on empty stomach once or twice in a day.
• It is necessary to take the medicine with a full glass of water.
• Avoid taking a dose in the evening as it may cause insomnia.
• Do not crush or chew the capsule. Swallow it whole.
• If you skip a dose never try taking a double.

One may not be able to take phentermine if you have any of the following problems:

o High blood-pressure
o Heart disease
o Arteriosclerosis
o Glaucoma
o History of drug or alcohol abuse

Nursing mothers should consult their doctor before taking phentermine
as it can pass into breast milk and can affect your new-born baby.

Cautions have to be taken at the time of driving or operating machinery. There are chances of phentermine causing dizziness
restlessness or blurred vision. If any of these effects are experienced by you avoid performing hazardous activities.

Phentermine works as a wonder pill to surmount over obesity.

In her role as Jenny Craig's star client
Kirstie Alley inspires and encourages men and women across the country to increase their health
energy and self-confidence by decreasing their weight.

"As soon as I saw Kirstie's first television commercial
I felt like she was speaking right to me
said Annette Blake of Kingston, N.Y., who joined Jenny Craig in January and has since lost 56 pounds*.
I decided to be her 'I'm fat
too' sidekick and lose weight right along with her. And so far
I am!"

Like Annette
Kirstie is more than 60 pounds* slimmer and has less than 20 pounds to go to reach her desired weight. The award-winning actress and mother of two attributes her success not only to the program and her consultants
but also to the following acronym that helped "steer her ship" along her weight loss journey.

"I think the biggest accomplishment anyone can achieve is to be the cause of something
rather than the effect
said Alley at a recent gathering of fans and friends in New York City.
A cause makes something happen-ideally
a positive outcome
such as losing weight
finding someone amazing or getting a new job. It puts you in a position of control and confidence
rather than reaction and reluctance."

• Change-I first had to alter a few perceptions: one
that being fat is just something that comes with age
and two
that losing weight involves suffering
deprivation and working out for 30 to 40 hours a week. Once I changed my mindset
I was ready to take a leap of faith.

• Attitude-For a while
I had this less-than-fantastic attitude that it was okay to be 70 pounds overweight because the man of my dreams would love me for me and wouldn't care if I was fat. Although this could be true…I finally realized that this was not about someone else's view of me-but my view of myself-and that only I could make me happy.

• Understanding-We all have unique talents and attributes. Most of them are good; those that are not
we have the ability to change. Realizing that the positives outweigh the negatives helped me appreciate what is unique about me and also helped me identify areas for personal enhancement.

• Signified Spirituality-This has meant the strengthening of my faith and an increased connection to the people who mean the most to me. I can apply my religious beliefs to enhance myself and my body
help my children and friends
and improve my artistic endeavors.

• Enthusiasm-I now have an abundant amount of endless energy and boundless enthusiasm. I jump on the trampoline with my children
I run and play with them
and my happiness and zest for living permeate their lives as well.

Copyright 2006 The Fitness Consulting Group

What’s the Secret to losing bodyfat and keeping it off?

Ask 100 different fitness experts this question
and you’ll probably get 80 or more different answers. That’s one reason why fitness and fat loss gets so darn confusing-everybody seems to have “the answer.”

You’ve got 101 different theories about how to induce fat loss including super-slow training
heart rate training
circuit training
Pilates
yoga principles
high-rep weight training
and aerobics.

When it comes to nutrition
there are even more fad diets than exercise theories. The Atkins Diet
The South Beach Diet
Eat 4 Your Blood Type
Low Fat
Low Carb
Low Calorie
The Zone…even Dr. Phil has a diet book.

Well
I’m going to simplify things for you. Work the whole body each session! No tricky split routines
no bodypart training…just training the body the way it was intended to function
as a whole.

Human movement
stabilization
balance and strength are the results of a whole body approach to strength training. Until recently
the fitness industry had forgotten how to incorporate the entire body in exercise programming.

The human body has over 600 muscles
all intended to work as one complete and complimentary system. Traditional exercise programs have neglected the majority of these muscles by training in a one-dimensional environment. This type of training handicaps the body from performing the way it is designed to function.

Training in a fixed plane environment leads to isolated results
muscle imbalance
and injury. In contrast
the whole body approach to resistance training prepares participants of any fitness level to achieve great improvements in body composition and function better in daily life as well. The three-dimensional environment of training movements
not individual muscles
enables the body to become efficient in both static and dynamic environments. Participants achieve balanced
long lasting
effective results.

This method is fun because it is a whole body approach. The same movement patterns that we used as children (pushing
pulling
twisting
lunging
squatting
stepping and balance in multiple planes) are the core of your approach to fat loss. From beginners to the most advanced exercise fanatic
this approach to fat loss and fitness will provide fun and effective workouts and lasting results.

Full body training is an extremely effective way to loose weight as involves dynamic
whole body movement that increase caloric expenditure. Training movements instead of individual muscles can also help change body composition by increasing muscle mass
increasing growth hormone output
raising metabolism
maximizing caloric output
and ultimately decreasing body fat.

Now
regardless of how great your workout is
food intake is the key factor that will either make you or brake you as far as fat loss goes. The only way that the human body drops body fat is by being in what is called a calorie deficit. This brings us back to LAW OF THERMODYNAMICS. Remember
I’ll say it one more time...this law states that if you eat more calories in a day than you burn you will gain fat
if you burn more calories in a day than you eat you will lose fat
and if you eat the same amount of calories in a day as you burn you will remain constant. This is a law!!!! It is as true as the law of gravity and it is how the body works. Knowing this
it is simple. If you want to lose fat you need to adjust you daily calorie intake so that you are into a calorie deficit. You need to get your calorie count low enough to begin fat loss
but at the same time keeping it high enough to remain healthy. The second step to optimizing you food intake is by spreading your food out evenly throughout the day. Ideally
you want to be on a five meal per day plan. By spreading your calories evenly through five small meals your metabolism works its best for you. When you constantly give your body food with small meals your body does not feel the need to store fat. On the contrary when eating large
infrequent meals your body feels the need to store some food as fat for it is unsure as to when it will be fed again. Get on a scheduled meal plan that your body will respond to. Five meals a day
approximately three hours apart works great. A healthy start point for you protein
carbohydrate
and fat ratio’s is 25% of you food coming from protein
60
of your food coming from carbohydrate
and 15% of your food intake coming from fats.

Now
I’m going to give you an industry secret. A lot of personal trainers out there are gonna be upset with me for it is too valuable to give away
but I’m going do it any way. If you want to lose fat and you are unsure of how many calories you are supposed to eat and are not in a position to hire professional assistance
barring any medical conditions
a simple formula to follow is this. Take your body weight and add a zero on the end. Use that as your general guideline
split the number evenly among five meals per day and your body should be in a calorie deficit. For example if you weigh 180lbs.
add a zero
your now at 1800 calories. Divide that over five meals per day
your eating 360 calories per meal. Keeping each meal balanced approximately 60% carbs
25
proteins
15
fat
you are eating in a healthy way to lose weight. It works!! Note
if you have any medical conditions always consult with your physician first. How quickly will you see results? Although results will vary with each individual
full body training coupled with a proper nutrition program will help you achieve greater results than most other programs in less time. The results can come quicker and be longer lasting.

As childhood obesity continues to increase
researchers are looking at a link between what kids drink and their expanding waistlines.

While experts stop short of laying the blame completely at the feet of soda makers
most acknowledge that people in general
and kids specifically
consume too many soft drinks.

In an effort to curb the problem
some school districts are removing soda machines from school campuses -; and
some say
for good reason. One 12-ounce can of soda has 150 calories; a 20-ounce can has 250 calories.

According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest
Carbonated soft drinks are the single biggest source of calories in the American diet, providing about 7 percent of calories.
Non-carbonated drinks (such as fruit juice and iced teas) push that figure to 9 percent.

One study of 548 sixth and seventh-graders in Boston showed that each 12-ounce can of soda consumed increased their risk for becoming overweight by 60 percent
according to an article in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Besides having a high-sugar content - which can contribute to weight gain and promote tooth decay - there is little nutritional value in a can of soda
just empty calories.

So what's a parent to do?

A diet rich in fruits
vegetables and whole grains should be the first line of defense. But because what they drink matters just as much as what they eat
one option may be to consider replacing soda with a health beverage like NuVim
which contains a variety of vitamins
minerals
calcium; low amounts of sugar; and no caffeine.

Tested and proven effective in 19 clinical studies for its muscle flexibility and immune-boosting properties
this beverage contains the antioxidant vitamins A
C and E
along with B-12
zinc
calcium and essential amino acids.

NuVim comes in a variety of fruit flavors and is located in the refrigerated juice section of your local supermarket.