Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Weight Loss While You Sleep

Do you know that in order to attain free fast weight loss, you have to sleep? Free weight lose will not be fast if you would not sleep properly. Why?

1. Lack of sleep and food intake
When you are not sleeping properly,
your body tend to feel tired hence feel wrong signal of hunger. Most of the people tend to eat more when they feel weakness from lack of sleep. Funny how you can think that lack of sleep is the fastest and free way to increase weight!

2. Stress
You feel drained and exhausted when you don't sleep. Eventually this will cause you more stress.
Are you familiar with people who eat a lot when they are under stress? There is a scientific explanation for this and I hope your nose wont bleed hearing this.lol!

Our body once under stress produce a fighting system to protect us. Cortisol is part of this fighting system. It is a hormone created by our adrenal cortex located in adrenal gland.

What does cortisol do that make this fast free weight lose impossible?
Don't get me wrong by thinking that cortisol is not good for us. There are two sides of the story. First, is the fighting action that cortisol do to help our body survive stress. Second is, what happened to these fighting actions after stress is over, this is where free weight lose is at stake.

Lets brand these two sides as the Pros and Cons of Cortisol. First it may be helpful to draw a simple flow for all of you;

Lack of Sleep>Stress>body produces Cortisol to fight stress>Cortisol Pros and Cons

Pros
1. Increase your alertness and energy level
-no wonder we feel hyper active sometimes when we lack of sleep
2. Glucose production increases to help the body produce more energy
3. Body dsnt feel hunger
-if you feel this a good point, i will explain later how this tend to ruin fast free weight lose
4.Cortisol activates carbohydrates and fat to produce more energy

The above good points are what cortisol can make during stress attempts to enter our system or the moment our brain sensed any stress coming our way.

After stress is over, here are the thing Cortisol do and classified as Cons as its end results affect your weight.

1. After stress, cortisol increase our level of appetite as it understands that it has to replace the carbohydrates and fat it released. This is where the problem arises.
How many times you feel under a great stress while silently sitting in your office? How many times you feel stress by just thinking your credit card bills? During this time you arent doing anything that didnt involve physical strenght but because of the stress it creates your boday was exhausted. Thus, cortisol produce carbohydrates and energy for nothing since you never actually needed and used it. But after the stress period,let say you stop thinking about your cards and do something stress free, Cortisol increases your appetite to replace the carbohydrates and fat you should have used under stress period. Go figure on how you will eat trying to fulfill this "fake" need.

2. Maintained stress means continous effect from no. 1
Your body now has continous increase in appetite to fulfill the "fake" need triggered by stressful situations.

Note: Continuous lack of sleep means continuous stress

3. This excessive food intake will eventually lead to weight gain and formation of excess fats in your body. Hence, free fast weight lose is nowhere to be seen.

In most cases you will observe this weight gain by the formation of fat layers along your waist line. This is because the fat cells in that area is more susceptible in Cortisol.

Reading this will help you realize how harmful effects are cause by stress. If this is still not enough reasons for you to practice good sleeping habits, I guess your weight should be your next consolation.

You could never achieve fast weigh loss if you wouldn't sleep properly.

  atricle  source www.healthyweightlossfacts.com/

Fastest Ways To Weight Loss- Part 1

What are the proven and fastest ways to lose weight?

Today I will discuss the fastest ways to weight loss. They are not new to all of you but many of us ignore the basic ways as the weight loss topic are dominated by diet pills and different programs.
Here are they;
1. Well Balanced Diet - this is the cheapest in fact one of the FREE ways to weight lose.
You have to make sure that you are getting the right amount of food from the main food groups . Please bear in mind that well balanced diet is the key.

2. Eating Habits- though the most important aspect of our eating habits question the food that we are eating and hence refer to the main food groups, it is vital to address the question, How do we eat? Are you one of those who have bad eating habits. Over eating is under bad eating habits too. I can write a whole article about this so I decided to discuss it on a separate post.

3. Sleeping Habits- yes your body needs enough rest as much as it needs food to survive. Without enough rest, how will you expect our digestive system to work on its full potential. Again, setting quality time and enough time to sleep is valuable.

4. Lifestyle - transforming your lifestyle is sometimes the real reason why most people dont lose weight. People can change their attitude and values in life. They keep on thinking that they want to lose weight yet cant put their feet on the extra walk or they cant get their hands off those junk food.

5. Exercise- this factor is very self explanatory. I believe you all know that exercise burn the calories we eat and empower our body system. I know that you are also aware of the easy and effective ways of exercises available in the internet. Try one of them but make sure that you are not missing the beginners exercise section. This apply for beginners and basically easy guides for starters. Lets have a separate post for best effective exercise to lose weight.

6. Personality Check- remember my first post when I discuss about easy and fast weight loss basics. It deals on the backbone of dieting- yourself. Help yourself by reading it again.


Note: All of the above ways are FREE! You will have the perfect body without ripping your pockets.

Follow these steps and you will lead yourself to the free and fastest way to weight loss.


  atricle  source www.healthyweightlossfacts.com/

Fast Weight Loss While Eating

Do you think free fast weight loss is impossible? Well you're wrong! Fast ways to lose weight is realistic and attainable.
In my last post, I discuss about the basic of easy and fast weight loss. I hope you did follow the basic tips and now ready for today's post.
Fast Weight Loss Tips
- What are the fast ways to lose weight?

Today I will focus on eating habit rules as I believe that this is the fastest way to lose weight. I have to warned you that I am speaking base on my experience and general observation. If you want to share your knowledge regarding the fastest way to shed those fats, I couldnt be happier if you could leave me your comments. I am sure a lot of the readers out there would love to hear your weight loss ideas.

Eating Habit Rules/ Diet Rules
Diet is defined as the established or regular sustenance that our body needs.
It is basically the proper amount of food and drink we need to maintain a healthy body. Subconsciously, we are deviating our eating habit to what is normally set. I will not further discuss more about the proper nutritional level you are supposed to get. Nevertheless, you should be aware of food nutrition. I would leave that to you as your assignment.

Eat the right food at the right amount. It is reasonable to say that our daily diet should include lots of fruits and vegetables. Some people are sustaining their daily diet by eating a lof of fruits. I tried this before and it really work and indeed one of the free and fast ways to lose weight. However, you should remember not to push your body to the limit of the hunger line. It has been studied that not eating and starving yourself will cause you a lot of weight problems. Eat three times a day. Try to balance each meals with proper food component.

A lot of resources are available in the internet regarding food nutrition content and calorie consideration. I am saying that diet rules are one of the free and fastest way to lose weight. If you remember, I emphasized that you have to plan your meals ahead so you don't end up eating junk food when you are caught unprepared.

Go ahead and check the internet to plan your meals ahead. I will share you my typical meal plan

Breakfast; 1 cup of rice, veggies, fish
Lunch; apple/lots of fresh juice
Dinner; Lettuce salad,fish

This is my basic meal plan. I usually play with the components and substitute meat for fish or oranges and other fruits for apple. Most of the times, I eat rice in breakfast and don't get hungry during lunch time so I eat fresh fruits only. Around 3 pm, I love to grab some watery fruits again to eat.

Tip: Don't wait for yourself to get hungry before deciding to eat. Starving yourself, gives you urges to eat more. This where comes the extra weight!

Again, the above meal plan works for me. You decide on your own base on your preference and goals.

Fast Weight Loss Task;
Do you think changing your eating habit is one of the fast ways to weight loss?


  atricle  source www.healthyweightlossfacts.com/

Fast and Easy Weight Loss Are Free:Learn The Basics

If you think you are fat and need easy fast weight loss, you should read the following rules.
Who need fast weight loss? Of course you will tell me that over weight people need this.
Weight Loss is defined as a decline in the weight of the body emanating from various reason such as strict diet and diseases.


Many people dream of having the perfect body shape others have. Some resort to liposculpture to get rid of excess fat. Its a common knowledge that weight loss is not that easy to achieve. You need enough of everything to do this. And what are the basic and easy fast weight lose?

1. Self check - Am I over weight?
Its important that you ask this big question to yourself before you start thinking of getting rid of those fat or extra weight. Why? Self actualization is the key in everything you want to pursue. If you accept the fact that you are fat and over weight, dont be idiot and let yourself realize your fatness/obesity state.

Or if you choose to be an idiot, stay with me as you learn fat loss design for people like you.



2. Weight loss is not a magic Weight loss may be achieved once strict and proper diet is apply. Strict doesn't mean impossible things to the point that you let your body experience hunger. Strict means having rules. So an effective way to lose those extra fats is to follow a certain rules of diet. (I will go broader on this topic later)



3. Set your ideal weight goal.
How many extra weight you are planning to remove? Whats your time frame to your weight loss diet?

4. Plan proper and well balanced meals ahead.
Planning your food intake will let you control improper intake of calories and avoid pushing yourself on the hunger stage. Fast weigh loss is impossible if you dont watch what you eat.
Dont over act on this part.

5. Track your improvements and make a Weight Loss Improvement record book.
Little improvements on your weight and waist line is a great achievement. Record it to further motivate yourself and see how your body respond to your diet.

6. Be patient and reasonable.
When I say Fast Weight Lose, I didnt mean overnight weight lose. This simple means that you can achieve a slimmer figure in faster ways provided you follow the above weight lose tips.

On my next post, I will try to share more tips about proven and fastest ways to weight loss and explain more on the above key points.

  atricle  source www.healthyweightlossfacts.com/

Choosing the Best Diet Program


Have you had trouble finding a best diet program that works for you?
All diets work. Whether high-fat, low-fat, or high in carbohydrates, they work. The bottom line is that even though some are healthier than others, virtually all diets are equally effective in the short term.
Permanent weight loss, however, is about long-term lifestyle management.



Before choosing a your best diet program, ask yourself:
How much weight do I want to lose? The two biggest reasons behind people giving up their diet programs are impatience and unrealistic expectations regarding the time and effort involved in a safe and lasting weight loss process.
Do I prefer a structured plan or a flexible plan?If you like structure and organization, then Weight Watchers should work for you. If you enjoy more freedom and prefer using common sense, then South Beach is for you.
  1. Do I have time for shopping and cooking? Plans that involve the preparation of the foods you eat (South Beach Diet, Hypnosis, Zone) are the best way to go because they are more likely to be sustainable. However, programs like Weight Watchers that offer a middle of the road.
  2. Do I prefer programs with good support systems? If yes, then Weight Watchers tops your list as it has a built-in support system.
  3. What is the cost of the program? Before starting a diet program, you need to look at the costs involved. Programs that offer prepared meals and delivery services are costly, but convenient. You also need to consider whether there is a cost involved with weight maintenance.

Bracelets for Every Pound Lost



Kelley sent me the following email;

Hi there,
I found your website and wanted to share my weight loss story with you.

The photo I'm sending you is a picture of me after I lost 72 lbs. along with the before photo. It’s hard to believe but I did it. I'm also sending photos of the PoundPuncher Bracelets that I created during my weight loss. It's explained in the story. Thank you for taking the time to read my story.

My story begins in 2005 after the birth of my second child. Like all mothers I fell into the everyday routine of taking care of everyone except me. I kept putting on weight, felt depressed, and didn’t know what to do. In 2008, a friend asked me if I wanted to enter a local weight loss competition with her. Even though I didn’t want to I knew I needed to. I began eating wisely, exercising, and losing weight. After the competition was over I still had a lot of weight to lose. I wanted to change, feel alive again, be a happy person, and be there for my kids and husband. You can have all the support in the world but it's all up to you to make good choices in life.

I needed something to remind me all the time to NEVER give up and to be proud of the hard work that I had accomplished. I was determined to get to that dream. I knew I needed to stay focused and MOTIVATED to continue to lose weight, but how? I came up with an idea …..a bracelet. I had my husband create a bracelet that I had visualized. It tracked my weight loss and reminded me to make healthy choices when reaching for food. It was my daily "reminder" to keep going! I had lost 39 ½ lbs. in the competition and continued until I had lost 72 lbs. I felt the need to create more bracelets to help those on the same path, in order to give them hope and motivation. I had never created anything like this before and had no business experience, but I felt I needed to do this. Since then, I launched a website and have sold bracelets in a few stores and on-line. I’m thrilled to know that I was right about following my instincts.

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What’s REALLY Stopping You Losing Weight?

Having trouble shifting the kilos? The solution could be as simple as getting the right amount of sleep or changing the tea you drink, says Charmaine Yabsley.






Been on a diet for weeks, but the scales haven't shifted? You could be committing one of the following seven diet blunders, which stop you from looking and feeling your best. We show you how get back on track.






  1. You're not sleeping enough

    It's a case of snooze and lose weight that is. According to a study at Laval University in Quebec, too much or too little sleep can make you pile on the weight. The study found those sleeping for less than seven hours a night gained 1.82kg over a period of six years. Those sleeping longer gained 1.36kg over the same period.

    "Lack of sleep alters the hormone balance that controls your appetite," says Drew Dawson, director of the Centre for Sleep Research at the University of South Australia. "Too little sleep lowers your levels of leptin, which controls your appetite, and increases your level of ghrelin, which makes you crave carbs, such as pasta and pastries."

    FIX: So what's the perfect amount of sleep? According to Dawson, we should follow the advice our grandmothers gave us. "Eight hours of work, with eight of hours activity, followed by eight hours of sleep is the ideal, healthy day," he says.


  2. You're eating breakfast at the wrong time

    We all know that skipping breakfast can lead to weight gain, but the time you eat breakfast and what you consume also plays an important role in a weight-loss plan. "It could be that you're not eating enough early in the day. You should eat within one hour of waking," says Sharon Natoli, accredited practicing dietitian and director of Food & Nutrition Australia.

    A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found those who ate more protein at breakfast (compared to lunch or dinner) reported a greater initial and sustained feeling of fullness through the day.

    FIX: “If you're serious about your weight loss, then include protein-rich foods, such as yoghurt, eggs, nuts and seeds," says Natoli. "This can help make it easier to stick to a lower kilojoule (1 kilojoule = 0.239 kilocalorie) amount each day," she says.

    Also, you can help kick-start your metabolism by having a glass of cold water on waking, say German researchers. Add some lemon juice for good measure.


  3. You're using weights at the gym

    Pumping weights can be a great way to improve muscle tone, but just be mindful of how you do it. "When you perform single moves with a weight, such as a bicep curl, you're isolating that muscle while the rest of your body remains static. This means that your body is actually in 'sleep' mode, so it will not be burning fat," says Tracy Anderson, personal trainer to Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow.

    FIX: Instead of isolated muscle training, try combining aerobic exercises with resistance weight training. Try moves that work many muscle groups at one time, such as push-ups and lunges. As long as your entire body is moving, you're onto a weight-loss winner.


  4. You had a traumatic time giving birth

    "If you've had a long labor and a consequently difficult birth, it's natural to seek comfort in food," says psychotherapist Lesley Murdin. "This is the mind's mental response to coping with trauma and seeking comfort, but these behaviors reinforce the traumatic experience, and may lead to addictive habits, such as overeating."

    FIX: If you had a difficult time giving birth and are finding it hard to shift extra weight, it may help to speak to a therapist about your feelings surrounding your birth experience. "Treating the trauma, rather than the weight gain, would enable the individual to be in control of their weight and their trauma," says Murdin.


  5. You’re drinking black tea

    Black tea is fully fermented, which removes some of its active thermogenic antioxidant ingredients, thereby minimizing its weight-loss enhancing properties. So what should you enjoy instead for your cuppa?

         Pu-erh tea, named after the village in southwest China from which it originates, has recently attracted attention for its weight-loss benefits. This is because it’s high in epigallocatechin, a potent antioxidant with thermogenic properties that help the body burn more fat.

         Normally, when fat is burned, toxic by-products are produced and the body shuts down fat metabolism while the liver eliminates these. But Pu-erh tea’s antioxidant actions help it to neutralize these toxins, so that the body can continue its fat-burning process.

    FIX: Aim to drink about three to five cups of Pu-erh tea per day for optimum results.


  6. You’re on a diet

    Let’s face it, diets don’t work. “Diets are not the answer to weight issues,” says personal trainer Suzy Gilligan. “Yo-yo dieting confuses your metabolism – sending your body into starvation mode and storing food in case it’s needed later. All this does is make you heavier, since every kilojoule (1 kilojoule = 0.239 kilocalorie) and mouthful is stored on your stomach, bum or thighs.”

    FIX: Research shows that women who consistently yo-yo diet are more likely to end up carrying extra weight. Every time you stop dieting and eat normally, your body will then store that fat on certain areas. “So, if you want to avoid thunder thighs and a muffin top, get off the diet bandwagon – you’ll look much better for it,” says Gilligan.


  7. You sit still

    You know those people who fidget a lot? Have you noticed how they tend to be slim, despite eating whatever they like? Scientists from Germany and the US say they have identified a ‘fidget’ code and, if you have it in your genes, you are less likely to be overweight. It seems that people who fidget are actually getting exercise without even being aware of it, says lead researcher professor Mathias Treier.

    FIX: But what happens if you’re not a natural fidgeter? Then, think up some strategies to increase movement, such as doing away with the remote control or even knitting.


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