The Things You've Been Led To Believe When Losing WeightWritten by Ismael D. Tabije
So many techniques to lose weight have bombarded market today. People's quest for a healthier, sexier and fitter body has unveiled more than a couple of ideas how to realize that quest. There are even explanations as to why a specific "technique" works. Many also claim that their techniques have no "bad effects" in a person's health. Let's check out some of statements we were led to believe to achieve success in losing weight. •You need supplements to lose fat. •The only way to get really lean is to "starve" your self. •You can believe everything you read in magazines. •Meal replacement products, powders and diet shakes help you "burn" fat. •Thermogenic "fat burners" that containing ephedrine and caffeine are highly effective for permanent fat loss. •Losing fat can be accomplished without hard work. •Some people will never be able to lose weight and they should just give up and accept their genetics for what they are. •Zero carbohydrate or very low carbohydrate diets are best way to lose body fat permanently •If you eat right foods, you can lose fat permanently without exercise. •You can lose 30 pounds of fat in 30 days •"If all else fails, then steroids, growth hormone, weight loss drugs or surgery will help me lose this stubborn fat for good and regain my youthful look" •You Can Lose weight in just minutes each day (or week!) Guess what? These techniques do not really guarantee fast and satisfying results they promise. Do you really think you would lose weight by not doing anything, or by just taking those supplements, and starving yourself? According to Tom Venuto, author of Big Fat Lies and Burn Fat, Feed Muscle (http://hop.clickbank.net/?idtabije/burnthefat), twelve statements above are not surefire ways to lose weight, keep a healthy and sexy body and still stay fit. In fact, some of them can cause more harm than good to your health. Take for example dieting. It should not necessarily come to point that you have to starve yourself to make sure you do not gain weight. Tom stated that all you need is exercise, nutrition, and proper mental attitude to lose and eventually maintain your ideal weight.
| | The Health and Fitness Tip: Don't Be Afraid of Your FridgeWritten by Ismael D. Tabije
Being fit and healthy does not necessarily mean keeping your distance away from your fridge. In fact, it would be more effective to befriend your fridge and all its contents instead of seeing it as villain in your quest for a healthier, sexier and fitter body.Take a look at what's inside your fridge. Do not cringe if you see "fattening" food inside. Are you really sure they are "fattening"? What defines a fattening food anyway? Most diet programs always check on calorie count, and carbohydrate count, fat count and other food elements and their measurements. Then there are fitness experts who will tell you to stay away from high-calorie food, much carbohydrates, fats and even sugar as they can add up to fat and weight. There are studies that show low-carb diets, low-cal diets and low-fat diets are most effective and sweat-less weight-loss techniques. It may work for others but not for everybody. Again, it still depends on how your body reacts to different weight-loss programs. Calories and carbohydrates are just some of things believed to make a person gain weight. So, in most diet programs, people are advised to cut down on their intake of these two. However, some experts say that it's not necessary to cut down calorie and carbohydrate intake as they can be very useful in a person's daily activities. This is because calories and carbohydrates are source of energy people use in their daily activities. Without these two, there'll be not enough energy for body to use in accomplishing tasks. And besides, losing weight does not necessarily happen with dieting alone. Most of time, there is great need to exercise, sweat and stretch. So, let's check again what's inside of your fridge. In Jesse Canone's article about 5 fitness myths that are responsible for thousand of fitness failures, number four myth states. "Pasta and bread are fattening!" to which Jesse replies "anything is fattening". It is true, because every food you take which has calories in it could be stored as fat. And that's when you gain it. But, if you use it up in all your activities, you need not to worry about it being stored. It is then converted into energy you can use at work, school, exercise, having fun and many other activities that you don't see as weight-loss activities.
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