Weight Loss: Are You Thinking About Food Most Of The Time?
By Wendy D Hearn | June 6, 2008
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Is food on your mind all the time? If you want to lose weight I will bet that it is on yours as well. As a matter of fact, I will venture to go out on the limb and claim that most overweight people think about food much of, if not all, the time. Many young people think of food as evil that may destroy a perfect size 3 figure or a well-formed physique and incessantly think of ways to avoid it while others think of ways to live by the words of the Biblical statement in Ecclesiastes 8:15, “A man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry.” Elderly people think about foods that will upset their aging stomachs and weakened digestive systems, women think of foods that will settle on their hips and man think of foods that will add bulk to their overly inflated beer bellies.
Many people when they’re trying to lose weight find themselves thinking of lunch while in the midst of munching on their breakfast and about dinner while preparing lunch. Food is on their minds upon waking in the morning and it is often part of the last thought process when falling asleep at night. There is a constant debate in their head and the topic is food: what can I eat and what should I not, what is good for me and what is bad, how many calories does this contain and how many does that. They think an awful lot about dieting and weight loss which leads to thinking about food.
Someone very wise once, long ago, said that “every action begins with a thought.” I maintain that every action then leads to a result. Therefore, positive thoughts lead to positive actions which in turn lead to positive results and, of course, negative or disparaging thoughts lead to destructive actions which lead to harmful results.
All that ties in to the topic at hand as follows: constant thinking about food leads to constantly eating food. Frequently thinking about unhealthy food leads to eating unhealthy food and too much of it which then leads to gaining weight and all the health problems that are directly or indirectly related to overweight.
So, I propose here and now that you take a pause, realize and appreciate our endless thoughts about food, understand that they are saboteurs of our mission to lose weight and improve our looks and health by redirecting them. We can and should still think about food because food is, after all, the fuel that sustains life. Let us, however, think about food only long enough to make healthy choices but then let’s move on to thinking about other things.
Let’s think about ways to get our bodies to move by getting off the couch to take a walk around the block, by pushing away from the dining room table and taking a cycling trip in a nearly park, by joining a health club or a yoga class. If you cannot spare an hour, thirty minute will do. If thirty extra minutes are not to be found on your busy schedule then fifteen will be good. Even five minutes are better than nothing. So let us do it. Let’s do it regularly and let’s do it as often as we can.
How about starting now to redirect your thoughts. Think about propelling your body into motion so you have the success in your quest for the healthy lifestyle that you deserve. Perhaps think about walking into your backyard and doing some gardening. I encourage you to be willing to convert your thoughts into positive action.
Stop Dieting and Struggling!
Are you fed up of battling to lose weight?
You have probably felt like this for a long time - you keep trying diets but they don’t work. They’re full of empty promises and disappointing results.
Let me share with you . . .
Losing weight doesn’t have to be hard work, eating foods you don’t enjoy and boring exercise. Restrictive diets aren’t the way to successful weight loss.
You’ll get simple ways of losing weight that actually work.
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The secret to having your sweets and dieting to.
By Scott Nelson | June 6, 2008
Hard candy, also known as sugar candy, is a favorite of folks of all ages. The world wide group of sugar candy fanatics make up what I like to call the “Mob”. Everyone has their favorite flavor or type and rare is the person who doesn’t like at least one type.
Sugar Candy, also known as “hard candy” in all its tens of thousands or more yummy forms is made by simply taking a thick solution of sugar water and adding tasty and attractive colors or flavors. Many countries outside the United States turn them into what are known as “ice pop candies” by freezing them. The United States hasn’t caught up with this trend yet and that is very unfortunate!
The term candy is covers a wide term which includes chocolates, liquorice, toffees, candy bars, chewing gums and many more. Traditionally, candy is also known as confectionery or sweets.
Not that we mob members care about any of that. We love the way it tastes and we all have our favorites and we all try not to feel so guilty for loving it so much.
So try this on for size. Believe it or not, not all sweets are created equal for the weight conscious member of the world wide candy loving mob. For instance think about the classic favorite the lollipop.
Consider a lollipop. Basically a lollipop is sugar candy with a stick on the end of it. As compared to a thick chocolate bar, a sugar free or low-sugar lollipop or other hard candy makes a better choice for someone trying to make a certain weight.
One big reason for this is that you eat overall less food with a little hard candy, but your sweet tooth is more than satisfied. The old stand by Dum Dum little lollipop has experienced steady sales for decades. Products like the Dum Dum or any of it’s thousands of cousins can be altered during the creation process to diminish sugar while still maintaining similar taste. Standing alone a lollipop may have a lot of sugar, but it’s overall calorie load is limited to it’s size. You heard it here: hard candy is a diet tool. Try using it for desert in place of doughy cakes, cookies or pie and fattening ice cream. You will get results that will shock you. As always, let me know what happens!
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Weight Loss: Are Excuses Holding You Back From Losing Weight?
By Wendy D Hearn | June 6, 2008
It’s eight o’clock at night and you had plans on working out. The television is on. Federal agent Jack Bauer is dealing with another problem during one of his long days on the television show ‘24′. WorkoutKieferworkoutKiefer. You just caved in and are now parked in front of the tube watching another hour in the life of a fictional character.
Six o’clock at night and traffic is backed up. You were going to go home and eat a healthy meal of measured out chicken, rice, and carrots. You were going to add a nice fresh fruit for dessert and start eating healthily. One problem: your stomach is growling and the smell of Kentucky Fried Chicken is wafting through your car window. You swerve into the take-out lane, your hunger overriding your head.
The check book is low on money and your plan of buying healthy food has been blown to shreds in an effort to keep food in the house. Your cart is full of ‘broke food’ like macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, and frozen dinners. You have no time to workout. You can’t afford the gym membership. The weather sucks and your walk has been canceled.
Does any of this sound familiar? Well, if it does, then you’re playing the excuse game. You’re using an excuse to keep from starting that weight loss regimen that you wanted. If you were serious about losing those few extra pounds, you might as well forget it. At least until you can stop making excuses and get your butt in gear and get motivated.
This is the biggest obstacle for anyone to face when they have good intentions about dieting and losing weight. While we all want to lose weight, human nature makes us notorious procrastinators. We will do everything we can to say, ‘I’ll start tomorrow’ or ‘I’ll get to it tonight’. Instead, we need to be just biting the bullet now and get going.
Once we stop making excuses, we find our motivation. It’s just like quitting smoking. We have to take that first step and throw the cigarettes away. The same applies here. You have to take that first step and walk into the gym. You have to take that first step and exchange the doughnut for a bowl of healthy cereal and milk. Once we stop procrastinating and take that hard first step, everything becomes a lot easier.
Stepping into the gym and attending that first aerobics class is the motivation you need. Once you get into class and start jazzercising, you’ll find how much fun it really is and then you’ll start to look forward to the class. You will have found the motivation you needed to get started on the path towards losing weight.
The same goes for eating healthier. After you get the first few days of healthy food under your belt, you’ll find the cravings for all the things you shouldn’t eat start to dwindle. In addition, once you start to see the weight coming off and you’re looking better, you will have found your motivation. I encourage you to stop making excuses and start losing weight and feeling better all around.
Stop Dieting and Struggling!
Are you fed up of battling to lose weight?
You have probably felt like this for a long time - you keep trying diets but they don’t work. They’re full of empty promises and disappointing results.
Let me share with you . . .
Losing weight doesn’t have to be hard work, eating foods you don’t enjoy and boring exercise. Restrictive diets aren’t the way to successful weight loss.
You’ll get simple ways of losing weight that actually work.
click here => weight loss tips for FREE report “Lose 10 Pounds - 5 Critical Tips For Losing Weight”
Wendy Hearn has helped thousands of people with weight loss help for you
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How to Help Your Weight Loss In Seconds
By Wendy D Hearn | June 6, 2008
Weight loss in seconds is possible and it starts in your mind. With the right thoughts followed by action, you can actually begin losing weight right this minute. It’s as simple as just keep making healthy choices for yourself. Make a decision to get smart with your eating and you really can lose weight in seconds.
The experts say that it usually takes 30 days for a person to break a habit, which means if you can take the unhealthy habits out of your diet you’ll be on the track to not only getting thinner but healthier in a matter of a month. However this road to breaking the habit can be done a second at a time. Each time you feel the need to eat, take a second to make a healthy food choice rather than just reaching for a box of cookies. Keep making those healthy food choices a second at a time and within a month you’ll find it’s easier to reach for the carrot sticks instead of the muffins, and you’ll be feeling healthier and noticing that your clothes are starting to feel loose on you!
Begin by watching all the things you put into your body. Change anything that’s empty calories for something that’s healthier. For example a glass of ice water actually burns calories faster than a diet soda and has zero sugar. Water will also act as a filler, so if you’re feeling hungry in-between meals try a glass of water instead. Plus the water will keep your body hydrated and your skin will look so much better for it. The decision to drink water instead of reaching for something sugary will only take a minute, but look at the positive effect it can have on your intake for the day.
A lot of people tend to eat three meals a day but it has been proven that if you eat 5 smaller meals a day you’ll lose weight. When a person only eats three big meals a day they fill up faster, sometimes they won’t even finish what is on their plate for the next meal. This leaves an empty feeling in your stomach later and is normally filled by some junk food that is nearby and normally has a ton of calories in it.
Finally, you should try working out a bit. If this is not something you normally do introduce it little by little every day. A quick walk up and down the street or if you can a walk around the block or two. Gradually add to your work out, or hit the local gym. Once you start losing weight you’ll start smiling with the knowledge that you’re losing weight not by starving or exercising yourself into the ground, but rather by taking a few seconds to make a smart decision each time you’re faced with a food or exercise choice.
Stop Dieting and Struggling!
Are you fed up of battling to lose weight?
You have probably felt like this for a long time - you keep trying diets but they don’t work. They’re full of empty promises and disappointing results.
Let me share with you . . .
Losing weight doesn’t have to be hard work, eating foods you don’t enjoy and boring exercise. Restrictive diets aren’t the way to successful weight loss.
You’ll get simple ways of losing weight that actually work.
click here => weight loss tips for FREE report “Lose 10 Pounds - 5 Critical Tips For Losing Weight”
Wendy Hearn has helped thousands of people with weight loss help for you
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Resistance Training Exercises From The Comfort Of Your Home
By Wendy D Hearn | June 6, 2008
There are so many resistance training exercises you can do from home. So stop procrastinating about not having time to go to a gym or money to hire a professional trainer to get started. You don’t need a professional to tell you how to lift dumbbells or even how to jump rope, you just need to ask the store where you purchase them how to hold them currently so that you don’t hurt yourself. If not having the money to buy equipment is what’s stopping you from exercising, don’t worry about that either. It doesn’t have to cost the earth to get fit, and it’s very possible that you’ve got everything you need in your home!
Resistance training may sound like a harsh word but the reality is that all you’re doing is a bit of weight training which will tone up any flabby bits. The best thing about this is you can do it in the privacy of your own home, whenever you’ve got a few minutes to spare - whilst supper’s cooking or your bubble bath is running for example.
Squats are one form of resistance training that don’t cost a single dime and they’re easy to do. Once you get the hang of them you can increase how many you do. Repetitions are what counts when it comes to resistance training - many repetitions make for a better toned body so start out small and add a couple of repetitions every couple of days. To do squats correctly hold your arms straight out in front of you, keep your back straight, tummy tight and bend at your knees. Move downwards sticking your bottom out and then back up to your starting position again. Continue doing this to the count of ten or whatever your desired repetition number is. Squats help to strengthen not only your leg muscles but will also work your back, knees and hips.
Although dumbbells aren’t expensive, if you don’t have the money you can always use a canned food item or bottled water - remember it’s repetitions that you’re going for with resistance training. It doesn’t have to be a few pounds, just half a pound in each hand can be enough to tone up your muscles. Dumbbells are great form of toning exercise because you can use them just about anywhere these days. You can even sit in your house on your couch and lift them whilst you watch your favorite game show, or if you prefer buy a special pair and go jogging with them.
Here are a few examples of a few dumbbell exercises:
Side Shoulder Raise: Start with your arms down at your side and bent at the elbows just slightly with a dumbbell in each hand. Raise your arms up and out to the side until you have them shoulder high and hold the position for a few seconds before lowering them back down.
Bicep curls: Your arms should be down in front of you and slightly bent. You should have one dumbbell in each hand, facing out. Slowly bring your arms up, elbows bent until they meet your shoulders and then lower them back down to the starting position.
Other resistance equipment you might want to purchase are balls, stretch ropes, jump ropes and maybe even some mood music to help you focus better. You need to work towards incorporating some form of resistance training three days a week for about 20 minutes at a time.
Before and after any work-out you should stretch all your muscles as this helps protect them from damage as you exercise. Keep in mind that if you’re just starting out you’ll need to take things slowly, but as your body gets stronger you’ll be able to do a lot more. The moment something starts to hurt you must stop. You should never feel pain during a work-out, if you do; you are trying to do too much too soon. Best advice is to make sure you enjoy your resistance training by choosing a form that you really enjoy and think of as fun rather than a physical training chore.
Stop Dieting and Struggling!
Are you fed up of battling to lose weight?
You have probably felt like this for a long time - you keep trying diets but they don’t work. They’re full of empty promises and disappointing results.
Let me share with you . . .
Losing weight doesn’t have to be hard work, eating foods you don’t enjoy and boring exercise. Restrictive diets aren’t the way to successful weight loss.
You’ll get simple ways of losing weight that actually work.
click here => weight loss tips for FREE report “Lose 10 Pounds - 5 Critical Tips For Losing Weight”
Wendy Hearn has helped thousands of people find the ways to lose weight
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