Excessive weight gain does not happen overnight – we all know that! But at what point in our lives we shift gears toward obesity and weight problems? How that slim and cheerful girl has turned into the overweight young lady that lacks confidence and energy. An interesting study done by Dr. Catherine Berkey suggests that excessive internet usage, alcohol consumption and less sleep may be the causes of weight gain in adolescent girls. More about this study you can learn by going to ScienceDaily.com website and read article: Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls: Role of Internet, Alcohol and Sleep.

If you can gain weight by changing life style then you can lose weight by adopting a healthy life style too.

No food after 7 pm alone will help you to lose weight. Sometimes it’s difficult to follow though. When you host a party or go visiting someone you offer or you are offered food. And it’s not because you are hungry it’s because this is the way we socialize. It would be simply rude not to eat. So what can be done? How about offering a fruit platter? I know fruits loaded with sugar but it’s light, no fat, digested well and it can easily pass for a desert.

I think it’s okay to have meal after 7 pm but only rarely and if you make it light. Otherwises stay away from eating late. This simple rule adds to your health enormously. At night the special hormones are released that repair your body unless your body is busy digesting food you ate just before going to bed. Help your body to help you. Just remember when handled properly our body is capable of so much.

For more tips on healthy eating and weight loss please read Main Principals of a Healthy Diet

Recently I came across the book by Dr. Zoltan Rona “The Joy of Health“where he had quoted from unknown source THE RULES FOR BEING HUMAN. I can’t weight to share this with you. I find this as a very powerful stuff. After reading it I have realized that for many of us who was fighting to lose weight maybe it was a wrong battle to begin with. Maybe we should be relaxed and happy with what we have and then our ideal weight will come along. First step is to accept who you are and find ways to like yourself. Read more of THE RULES FOR BEING HUMAN

We live in such time where we are accustomed to get things quick. We have no patience for anything whether it is a bus or weight loss. Based on our demand we get tones of offers from businesses who create solutions to meet our expectations. Same goes to very ambitious two weeks weight loss plan. It will never work as a solid weight loss program but I am sure nevertheless it brings a lot of money to its creator just because two weeks weight loss sounds fantastic and exactly what many rushed people want to hear. But what it takes to lose weight fast? Read: Fast Weight Loss Through Extreme Diets

Honeymoon or wedding can be an excellent incentive to lose weight.

It’s not just any day you set to lose weight by – it’s the Day that you will always keep in mind. Take this opportunity to lose weight and you will get brilliant results even if you follow just a few steps that we offer you in our recent article. Read: Lose Weight For Your Honeymoon.

It’s too bad they hardly saw me to ask for a picture.
People tend to do same mistakes over and over again when it comes to exercising. I can say that I myself used to be a proud sponsor of fitness centers for many years. It means that I paid my fee regularly but nobody saw me there exercising. So what king of mistakes people do to sabotage a healthy life style. Read: Top 10 Fitness Mistakes

There are so many new ways to lose weight. One weight loss pill changes another. What stays is exercising for healthy and permanent weight loss. Don’t go for fast results since it does not work in a long run, instead go for best and proven weight loss results with exercises.

Going to the gym was not going too well for Tiffany. We’ve decided to replace her gym with going for walks every day and playing tennis once a week.

However I am still keeping up with my gym schedule plus I go for a walk with my baby in the jogging stroller regularly. It’s the best time of the day for both of us – she sleeps and I walk and listen to my audio books for a change. Unfortunately I can’t jog yet, I guess, because baby is 4 month old, not able to sit unassisted. I am very glad to say I am almost back to my pre-pregnancy weight!

Eating less food to lose weight does not work. And it will never work.  Overweight people are not  necessarily eating more then skinny people. 

 By reducing the amount of food  your body sifts to a different mode of collecting fat. That is quite opposite of what you want when you are on a diet to lose weight. Fortunately there are ways to go around that defense mechanism and lose weight permanently and efficiently. Read our article: Overweight People vs. Thin People: Secrets Revealed  

Knowing and be able to control your cholesterol level is something that can literally save your life. Our heart does colossal work pumping blood over 100,000 per day. By knowing how we can low “bad” cholesterol and raise “good” cholesterol we contribute tremendously to our heart health and overall well being. That’s why it’s very important to take control of your cholesterol level. Here is how…