Struggling in the New Year

Weight Loss

Well my weight loss efforts have been on hold for a few days due to a heavy cold, just couldn't get the energy to drag myself upstairs to the gym. Did manage to do a bit of research though on some weight loss diets etc.

The weight loss protein debate centers around the effectiveness of casein and whey protein as weight loss supplements. Some weight loss companies have used "The Mediterranean diet" as a name for a diet consisting mainly of food that are eaten by the population of the Mediterranean countries. There are thousands of diet books and diet gurus offering a myriad of ideas for quick weight loss.

It Is Time You Understood the Real Weight Loss Facts If you want to lose weight and keep it off you must do two things—exercise regularly and eat a diet that limits saturated fats, preservatives, sugars, and sodium. Myth #1- You shouldn't start weight training until you've lost most of the weight you want to lose because it will slow down your fat loss, or trap your fat in the muscle. FACT - Weight training is VITAL to a weight loss program as it turns up the metabolism that burns calories -and tones your muscles.

Restrictive Procedures: Restrictive weight loss surgery works by altering the size of the stomach, to reduce the amount of food that can be consumed at one time.

* Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: This restrictive weight loss surgery, also called stomach banding, utilizes a band to divide the stomach into two portions. * Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: This is restrictive weight loss surgery in which the upper stomach near the esophagus is stapled vertically for about 2-1/2 inches to create a smaller stomach pouch. If you’ve opted for weight loss surgery, the cost of such a procedure can be quite daunting.

Relacore is touted as one of the most effective preparations for rapid weight loss that claim to reduce cortisol. The various rapid weight loss preparations on the market each claim to speed your weight loss using specific methods.

Bodybuilders have successfully overcome one of the toughest obstacles to healthy weight loss. Keep in mind, however, that bodybuilders also practice the diet basics of healthy weight loss.

If you're goal is fat loss, remember to incorporate weight training into your exercise regime along with cardio and intelligent dieting. Once you have achieved victory and attained your weight loss goal, consider the lifestyle changes that you will need to make to maintain your goal weight.

A YaHoo search of the term "Easy Weight Loss" yielded about 10,600,000 hits. Finally, running a Google search for "I want to lose weight but I don't want to exercise because I don't have the time, money or will power" will bring up about 633,000 sites. Too much conflicting information out there, there comes a time when common sense has to prevail.

Total calorie intake 1500 per day, Total calorie expenditure 2200 per day, result = weight loss. We all know that to acheive weight loss we have to reduce our calorie intake, and exercise. We can make our calories count for more though, ie instead of having that peice of left over Christmas cake, 400 cals, you could have some fresh fruit and save the extra 300 or so calories for later.