Day 5 of Weight Loss Challenge & How Isolation Makes You Fat

Day 4 of Weight Loss Challenge & How to Avoid Eating out of Boredom

Day 3 of Weight Loss Challenge - How to Exercise Even if You Don’t Feel Like it

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Health & Fitness Articles

This is a collection of health and fitness articles from all over the web…

Andy presents FREE E-Book: 7 Roadblocks To Success posted at Personal Hack, saying, “Did you know that either success or a failure is usually a pattern in your life? Think back about the last few goals you made regarding your fitness, or challenges you went through. Did you fail or succeed? In my FREE E-Book I teach you how to make success a pattern when it comes to your fitness goals.”

Brain Blogger presents Cheating Husbands - What His Genes Tell Us posted at Brain Blogger, saying, “If you knew that your husband was twice as likely to be unfaithful in your marriage than another man, would you still marry him? Scientists have discovered a gene that may be able to tell just that. The question is: would you want to know if he had the gene?”

Visitors Insurance presents Visitors Medical & Health Insurance posted at Visitors Medical Insurance, saying, “Get quotes and the best rates for USA visitor travel, international and medical insurance for visitors.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents It Is Hereby Resolved (New Year?s Resolution Humor) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Britannica Blog presents Why We Eat and Eat What We Do: Book Excerpt | Britannica Blog posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “Science tells us that merely to look at food causes most of us to experience a significant rise in brain dopamine, the neurotransmitter associated with feelings of pleasure and reward. The response is just that of a drug addict, and a psychiatrist reviewing those findings remarks, ”Eating is a highly reinforcing behavior, just like taking illicit drugs.”

Andy presents How to stop binge eating when dieting? posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “I’d really like to lose a stone and a half and everytime I try to diet, ie. eating 3 meals a day and snacking on fruit, the good work lasts for about 2 weeks and then I end up bingeing on chocolate and other baddies. Is there anyway to end this pattern, because it’s soul destroying!”

Andy presents Lost Weight But Gained it Back posted at Binge Eating Forum, saying, “How to not only lose weight but also keep it off.”

Data SystemsPlus - Health Info presents Relieving Constipation With Evercleanse posted at Evercleanse - $25 Off Offer!.

Andy presents Tips to Stop Eating Junk Foods posted at test, saying, “Cravings for junk foods and fast food are often a big
problem for someone who’s trying to lose a few pounds.

You have probably have tried to stop eating junk foods
and found it very difficult.

Usually you decide to start a diet and get your weight
under control. And you can keep it up for a few days,
maybe even a week or two. But then one of those days,
you come across a very tempting junk food, and you
just can’t resist.”

Brain Blogger presents Health Care and Politics II - The Democrats posted at Brain Blogger, saying, “Most Americans are willing to pay higher taxes to make health care reform possible, but, like politicians, they disagree about what reforms should take place.”

SpiKe presents Raise Your Consciousness: The Best Habit Building Tip Ever? posted at Organize IT.

Andy presents How to Stop Binge Eating posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “How I lost weight, overcame food addiction, and kept all the weight off.”

Andy presents How to Stop Binge Eating posted at Binge Eating Forum, saying, “A post where everyone shared their best advice on how to stop binge eating or stop overeating, many great free tips to stop binge eating.”

Andy presents Stop Emotional Eating Tips posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “why emotional eating is probably keeping you fat and how to instantly conquerit with these quick tips.”

Data SystemsPlus -How To Info presents Does My Child Need Health Insurance? posted at Gerber Life Insurance.

Brain Blogger presents Health Care and Politics I - The Republicans posted at Brain Blogger, saying, “No matter which side of the political fence you sit on, most Americans agree that our health care system is broken. Health care costs in the United States are approximately 16% of our gross domestic product (GDP), and they are expected to reach 20% of the GDP by 2017. That amounts to a staggering $4.3 trillion! Costs are clearly out of control, yet 47 million Americans remain uninsured.”

Michael Snyder presents Christmas Was Not Originally A Christian Holiday posted at The Moral Collapse Of America.

Joshua Seth presents Drinking Water and Weight Loss posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “In this quick video I explain the top 3 reasons to drink water before every meal. Drinking water is a healthy, natural way to lose weight and detox. For more info on this topic see my full article”

Andy presents Stop Binge Eating by Eating a Healthy Breakfast posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “How to stop binge eating? I’m asked this question often when others learn about my binge eating recovery. They want to know how I did it, they want all the secrets and the dirty little tricks to stop binge eating.”

Britannica Blog presents Glamorous Excess: The Size Zero Debate … up close & personal posted at Britannica Blog.

swapnil warang presents How to find out if you are overweight or not posted at switch2life.

Andy presents Stop Binge Eating using Exercise posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “Exercising can be a great way to stop binge eating. While you might not see how the two are related right away, read on and you’ll learn how exercise can really speed up your binge eating treatment.”

Andy presents Can’t Stop Eating Too Much Food? posted at How to Stop Overeating, saying, “If you can’t stop eating it’s actually a sign that you might be dealing with food addiction. Overcoming food addiction is easy if you know where to start. Now there are basically two types of issues you need to deal with when undergoing food addiction treatment.”

Kara-Leah presents Squeeze yoga and meditation into a jam-packed day? posted at Prana Flow NZ, saying, “Family, work, & household commitments often make finding a 90-minute slot to practice yoga during the day next to impossible. However - short of getting up at 5am, or re-prioritizing your life to ditch other commitments, there are other ways to regularly practice yoga. After all, home practice is where the deeper rewards of yoga blossom. So don’t let a lack of time scare you off - you CAN make yoga work for you.”

Peter Crump presents Lowering Cholesterol And The Grapefruit Effect. posted at Natural Health - Natural Skin Care.

omnamohshiva presents GOOD HEALTH: TEA CAN HELP FIGHT DIABETES ! posted at GOOD HEALTH, saying, “Did you know that camomile tea helps with Diabetes !”

omnamohshiva presents GOOD HEALTH: DON’T LOWER YOUR FERTILITY ! posted at GOOD HEALTH, saying, “Beer, wine, coffee and nuts all contain high levels of chemicals linked to male infertility, a study has found.”

omnamohshiva presents GOOD HEALTH: WONDER DRUGS - HOPS posted at GOOD HEALTH, saying, “A study at Howard University in America has shown that hops also have an antiviral effect,”

Britannica Blog presents Anorexia-Inspired Fashion posted at Britannica Blog, saying, “You can actually purchase a design that will make you look anorexic. (It’s even called the “Sexy Anna Rexia” dress.) So you can find a garment that will create protuding bones if you don’t have them OR accentuate them to your best advantage if you do.”

Andy presents Emotional Eating - The Most Common Cause of Weight Gain posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “Emotional eating is simply eating for comfort, to deal with stress or out of boredom. Emotional eating is very common among overeaters and binge eaters.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents Dental Verse (Limerick & Haiku Prompt) posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

Kara-Leah presents Will yoga give me a great body? posted at Prana Flow NZ, saying, “You may think that a yoga class is just lying around doing a few stretches, but practicing yoga regularly will give you body the most complete workout possible. Not only that, but yoga keeps you young.”

Kara-Leah presents How do I open my third eye? posted at Prana Flow NZ, saying, “Many yoga practices focus on opening the third eye, so we can ’see’. To see means to become aware of the vast amounts of information available to us that don’t necessarily come through our other five senses. Those who can use their third eye are sometimes called “seers” or simply… “see-ers”. The third eye is the seat of visions, of clairvoyance, of higher consciousness.”

Joshua Seth presents Why Diets Don’t Work posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “My good friend Justin Kredible from the Rachael Ray show stopped by to do a quick interview recently. In part one of this video he asks “What’s the difference between using hypnosis for weight loss and just going on a diet?”

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Voke Emore presents NEWS FLASH posted at Emorevoke’s Weblog.

Andy presents Tomorrow Never Comes - Start Losing Weight Now or Never posted at Weight Loss Window, saying, ““I’ll start eating healthy tomorrow” or “I’ll start exercising tomorrow” are probably two of the biggest weight loss lies you can tell yourself. I’ve used those lies myself way too many times, and guess what? Tomorrow never comes.”

Andy presents Stop Stress Eating Tips posted at How To Stop Eating - Stop Binge Eating, saying, “Notice how on stressful days the temptation to eat a lot of
food is very strong? Maybe you find yourself reaching
for comfort foods and junk foods…”

Andy presents Stop Overeating using these Alternate Activities | Stop Binge Eating - Stop Overeating posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “As you become aware of your eating habits and why you eat, you’ll notice something very interesting. You’ll notice that often you eat out of boredom, or simply for some reason OTHER than real physical hunger.”

Andy presents Stop Binge Eating posted at Stop Binge Eating, saying, “Do you diet religiously for days, only to binge at the weekends or when you have an evening at home alone? It’s a very common problem and can ruin all the hard work you have done, by causing you to put on all the weight you have lost and perhaps even more.”

Fitness

colleen slater presents Vertical Jump Exercise - Could This Be The Best posted at The Vertical Project, saying, “Athletes often wonder what is the most important exercise to increase vertical jump. In this article I�m going to discuss one vertical jump exercise that is considered by some to be the single most important exercise for increasing vertical jump.”

Woman Tribune presents What You Can Do Daily to Stay Fit posted at Woman Tribune.

P.L. Frederick presents 13 No-Nos During Yoga Class posted at Small and Big, saying, “Some of our worst nightmares.”

Usman presents The top 5 fat burning exercises posted at Burn Fat ‘n’ Build Muscle.

Linda W. presents Getting a Fertility Test posted at The Eclectic Female, saying, “How can you tell if you are having fertility problems?”

Zodiacs4u presents Taurus and Cancer Horoscope Match posted at Star Signs, saying, “Why Taurus and Cancer are made for each other.”

dan smith presents Body Building-Reviews of The Best Muscle Programs On The Internet › Login posted at Body Building-Reviews of The Best Muscle Programs On The Internet.

Yogi presents Ways to Quit Smoking posted at Lifestyle Karma.

Courtney Doussett presents Creating a Fitness Club posted at GrassrootsMothering.

The Push Up Coach presents Common Push-Up Mistakes posted at The 1000 Push Ups Club, saying, “Some common mistakes to avoid while doing your pushups”

VW presents Forget running. I think we should consider building an Ark. posted at Wide Awake in Wonderland, saying, “Thank you!”

Harmonics in Cairns, Australia presents Upper Back Stretch posted at Harmonics in Cairns: Real Lifestyle Change.

Alan H. Wayler, PhD presents Fitness and Injury – Don’t Throw in The Towel posted at A Weight Lifted.

Meg presents Line 70 is “Become Smoking Hot” posted at Simpson’s Paradox.

Lewis presents Six Pack Secrets Revealed free e-book download posted at AtoZfitness Article Blog, saying, “Tom Venuto says after 18 years in the fitness business, “How do I get great abs” is still BY FAR the most frequently asked question he receives out of the over 30,000 emails that come into his office every month. No doubt it’s because abs are the one body part that most people are the most frustrated with.”

Paul presents How Calisthenics Unleash the Power from Within posted at Co-ed Fitness Tips.

The Push Up Coach presents Various Types Of Pushups posted at 1000 Pushups, saying, “The various types of pushups you can do.”

Atif Farid presents DANCE your way to HEALTH! posted at dratiffarid, saying, “dratiffarid@gmail.com”

Julie maloney presents How I lost 60 pounds | posted at The Cool Mom Guide.

Health

Joe Hayes presents Abdominal Hernia Symptoms & Treatment posted at Comments on: Abdominal Hernia Symptoms & Treatment, saying, “An abdominal hernia occurs when there is a tear or bulge in the inside layer of the abdominal wall. Surgery is the only treatment that will cure an abdominal hernia. It will not heal or “go away” on its own.”

The Push Up Coach presents 5 Life Lessons I Learned From Push Ups posted at The 1000 Push Ups Club, saying, “Some lessons you learn from doing pushups.”

Acne Treatment Guide presents What Really Does and Doesn?t Lead to Acne? posted at RemediesForAcne.com.

Pregnancy Hut presents 1 Week Pregnant posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “What to do during your first week of pregnancy”

Raffi presents Raw Food Diet Benefits for a Healthy Weight Loss posted at Online Health Plans, saying, “Comparing to the conventional diet, raw food is low on saturated fats and components of hydrogenated oils. It’s richer in magnesium, potassium and folate and has low sodium content. It has higher fiber content and it contains phytochemicals which are health promoting plant chemicals. Raw food diet has less fat, less calories.”

Pregnancy Hut presents How to Improve Your Chances of Conceiving posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “Tips to help you conceive.”

Kathleen Gage presents Turning our situations from frightening to enlightening posted at Daily Awareness, saying, “No matter where you turn, fear seems to be a topic of conversation for so many. Turn on the news, read the newspaper, watch television…it’s there. Truth be told, there is a major shift underway. This shift can be frightening to some, enlightening for others. The fear comes from the outward evidence that life is falling apart. The fear comes from the uncertainty of personal and professional finances. The fear comes from the unknown.

Learn a simple strategy to go from frightened to enlightened.”

Peter Crump presents Natural Health = Natural Skin Care posted at Comments on: Natural Skin Care. Safer And More Effective Skin Care..

Kristen McCarthy presents Organic is Next to Godliness posted at this-sustainable-life.com, saying, “Organic products have become the food of the bourgeois –and I’m not talking about the kind of food historically only available to the rich: calf liver pâtés, speckled Emu eggs, and ninety-nine dollar square watermelons –instead, I’m talking about the essential food groups that ensure our nutrition: vegetables, fruit, grains, and dairy.”

Ross Gelding presents 5 Quick ways to improve your health | Will it change you: portal for personal growth posted at Will it change you: portal for personal growth.

Louis Burns presents Presuppose Greatness posted at NLP Marketing Blog.

Caffeine Junkie presents Caffeine Content posted at Caffeine Addiction, saying, “How to figure out the caffeine content in your drink.”

aries presents promdi nurses: STAGES OF ILLNESS posted at promdi nurses.

Aparna presents Beware of dust mites on your pillows posted at Beauty and Personality Grooming.

KimberlyKA presents Body Mass Index (BMI) posted at Food Talk 101.

KimberlyKA presents Kilocalories or Calories posted at Food Talk 101.

Amber presents Girl Healthy: Save Money, Be Healthy posted at Girl Healthy.

Alexandr B.S. presents Braces For Adults. Never Too Old For Dental Braces posted at WorlDental, saying, “Many people associated braces with kids and teens. However, they are becoming increasingly popular among adults as well. These great orthodontic tools can help correct bite problems and give you a beautiful, straight smile no matter how old you are.”

Nilendu Bhattacharya presents How to Rejuvenate yourself through yoga after a day at work posted at Health Through Yoga and Related Practises., saying, “This posting tells you how yoga re-energises you.”

Jeff Sullivan presents Alcohol Cause or Cure Insomnia? posted at Alcoholics Life.

Joshua Seth presents How Hypnosis for Weight Loss Works To Help You Lose Weight posted at Joshua Seth Blog, saying, “What does hypnosis have to do with weight loss? A great deal actually.
In this video you’ll discover:

• the secret of how hypnosis for weight loss works
• how hypnotic advertising can sabotage your success
• quick and easy tips to help you lose weight naturally”

Scott Miscall presents My Top 10 London Restaurant Recommendations posted at londonelicious: a london restaurant blog, saying, “Well, after doing this blogging thing all over London for the last four years, I figured it was time to commit to my top 10 London restaurant recommendations. This list is subject to change as I review additional London restaurants, and you must remember that I am a “food for the people” kind of gal.”

Og Candle presents Dealing With A Sinus Headache? posted at The Sinus Healer Spot.

Coatlicue presents What is meditation? posted at Raw Fitness Online, saying, “Meditation is an ancient practise which can bring more balance in our lives. Because the modern world can be very hectic and stressful, meditation is especially important right now.”

Nanditha Ram presents Shavasana - The corpse pose posted at Yoga and Wellness @ Bindumandala, saying, “This site is dedicated to wellness, spirituality, peace and healing”

Peter presents The Ultimate Guide to Stress Relief posted at The Change Blog.

Oscar Granda presents Essential Health Tips to Practice Every Day posted at Health Tips & Lifestyle.

sunny narin presents d master cleanser: November 2008 posted at d master cleanser.

dentalheroes presents Find a Discount Dental Plan in 6 Steps posted at Dental Heroes, saying, “Discover dental health news with a twist.”

Kim presents De Seco Lazy-Boy Recliner Sofa posted at Lazyboy Recliners, saying, “In this modern time even a sofa can be so luxurious. The modern sofas that can be reclined are things that would surprise those who do not know much about them.”

Mr. Hamburguesa presents The Hamburger Is Going To Make A Comeback posted at Hamburger, saying, “Hamburger consumption is about to rise, big time.”

Kelly Turner presents Why We Supress Them and Why We Should Stop posted at Grounded Fitness.

suceel presents Do Sleeping Pills Work? | Mental Health & Sleep posted at sleep disorder treatment, saying, “Great site for sleep disorder treatment.. Drug free cures for various sleep disorders”

suceel presents Depression and Insomnia | Mental Health & Sleep posted at sleep disorder treatment, saying, “Know the relationship between insomnia and depression”

Diana Freedman presents Rising early leads to increased productivity posted at U Stand Out, saying, “The key to feeling more rested is to wake up at a set time early in the morning, and going to sleep only when you are tired. You’ll feel more awake and alert during the day, and gain more hours of productivity.”

Tony Huynh presents 8 Ways to Make Your Goal a Certainty posted at LimitlessUnits.com, saying, “People will allow themselves to be pushed around and bullied in order to remain comfortable. It is time to stop that.”

Cory Albertson presents Erase Debt and Live With Less Stress posted at Debt Relief, saying, “It’s sad but true; people with more debt have more stress in their lives and people with more stress in their lives have shorter life spans. Erase debt to elongate your life!”

Serena Huynh presents Stretch Mark - Stages of Development posted at How To Get Rid Of Stretch Marks.

Cory presents Caffeine: Sources and Effects posted at Eating Healthy, saying, “Caffeine can have a lot of effects on your body if you consume it constantly in large doses.”

Medical Advice

CorporateFlyer presents Food Safety Starts At Home posted at Flight Attendant, saying, “A bit of information on food safety.”

Tonya presents Am I Pregnant? posted at My Pregnancy Blog, saying, “Discusses the signs that you may be pregnant.”

The Push Up Coach presents Pros And Cons Of A Personal Trainer posted at The 1000 Push Ups Club, saying, “Some reasons for and against a personal trainer.”

Pregnancy Hut presents 12 Weeks Pregnant | Pregnancy Hut - Week By Week Pregnancy Calendar posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “What to be aware of when you are 12 weeks pregnant and counting!”

GrrlScientist presents Research Suggests Bipolar Children Likely to become Bipolar Adults posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “Another research paper indicates that many bipolar adults show symptoms of bipolar disorder when they were kids — suggesting that early identification and treatment could slow or prevent the progression of this mood disorder, and save social and familial relationships.”

Nutrition

Raffi presents How to Use Natural Antibiotics to Strengthen Your Health? posted at Online Health Plans, saying, “Ancient People Had been living having natural foods and plants, their meals based on plenty, nutritious, tasty food, as long as nature gives us the most powerful anti bacteria from its natural sources.”

Raffi presents Honey - Natural Miraculous Gift for Human Beings posted at Online Health Plans, saying, “Mother nature is so reach, it gives creatures so many good nutritious and necessary foods to keep the whole body healthy and beautiful. One of those magic treasures is honey, it has been known as the richest natural nourishing food and remedy given to heal most of diseases and source of beauty.”

John Smith presents Aloe vera-the versatile health plant posted at Kalaeidoscope.

marjorie presents Farm-Raised Fish May Lack Omega-3s posted at Laurel on Health Food, saying, “A new study found that farm-raised fish may be lacking in omega-3s. Researchers testing the levels of omega-3 fats in farm-raised tilapia found that it may contain high levels of omega-6s (which, in excess, can cause inflammation) and low levels of omega-3s.”

Ross Gelding presents How to beat a hangover (the easy way) posted at Will it change you: portal for personal growth.

Sandra Tuszynska presents The Raw Facts: raw food posted at The Raw Facts, saying, “be the healthiest you have ever been by learning the facts about what you eat”

NAOMI presents British Scientists create purple cancer fighting tomatoes. posted at Diary From England.

Randy Powell presents Cinnamon and its benefits posted at Eating-Veggies.com: High Alkaline Diet blog.

GrrlScientist presents Bottomfeeder: How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood posted at Living the Scientific Life, saying, “There’s plenty of fish in the sea, as the old addage goes — but are there, really? I experienced a rude awakening at the peak popularity of Orange Roughy, which I loved. I learned that Orange Roughy, Hoplostethus atlanticus, an extremely long-lived benthic species in the Western Pacific Ocean that doesn’t even reach sexual maturity until 40 years of age, was being eaten out of existence by people like me. After I learned that, I never touched Orange Roughy again.”

Coatlicue presents Natural vs. bottled water posted at Raw Fitness Online, saying, “An article about the health benefits of natural waters, and the dangers of bottled and distilled water.”

Pregnancy Hut presents Prenatal Vitamins posted at Pregnancy Calendar, saying, “Why it’s important to take prenatal vitamins”

Cory presents Frequent Small Meal Diet posted at Eating Healthy, saying, “Did you know that eating many small meals every day is actually healthier than the traditional 2-3 large meals?”

Ruth Pound presents Healthy Eating for Healthy Blood Pressure posted at Marmalade Skies, saying, “Simple ways in which to lower your blood pressure through diet.”

Lovelyn presents High Fuctose Corn Syrup is Bad for Your Health posted at The Art of Balanced Living.

MCA presents Health Effects Of Caffeine posted at Caffeine Addiction, saying, “The health effects of drinking too much caffeine.”

Weight Loss

Dr Martin W. Russell presents Exercise For Weight Loss posted at Dr Martin W. Russell.

Marsha Hudnall presents For Healthy Weight Loss, Read a Book? posted at A Weight Lifted, saying, “According to a women’s health website, Duke University researchers this week released results of a study that showed young girls (age 9 to 13) who were part of a weight loss program fared better after reading a novel that featured a story line about a young large size girl who worries about going on an outdoor school trip but ends up doing well on the trip, improving self-esteem and physical activity levels along the way. The researchers said that the study shows a novel way (pun intended) to reach young girls with positive weight loss information.

In my book (pun intended again), it sounds like this is all about identifying with others, finding others that deal with similar issues and seeing how they successfully navigate their way to taking care of themselves. We see that all the time at Green Mountain. Perhaps one of the greatest benefits of taking part in our healthy weight loss program is bonding with other women who are here, learning that we are not alone in our search for how to take care of ourselves and gaining the powerful support of like-minded women who can help us see our options.

Peggy Elam, PhD, clinical psychologist, is founder and president of Pearlsong Press in Nashville, Tennessee. It’s a wonderful source for fiction that features story lines starring large size women that may be able to help provide inspiration, insight and support for other large size women. At the least, they’re entertaining reads.”

Eric Twitty presents The Only Diet Plan You Will Ever Need posted at You Can Achieve Success!.

Carol Solomon presents EFT Tips: THE 60-SECOND TECHNIQUE THAT STOPS CRAVINGS posted at EFT Tips, saying, “This 60-second techniques stops food cravings and the emotions that drive them.”

Stephen presents Daily Weight Loss Tip - Cycle Under Eating with Over Eating posted at Balanced Existence, saying, “Today’s weight loss tip is to experiment with under eating during the day and having a larger then normal main meal early in the evening.”

Ron White presents The 7 Sins of Rapid Weight Loss | Health Hackers posted at Health Hackers, saying, “The 7 Sins of Rapid Weight Loss”

Eliu presents A Simple Walking Plan for Weight Loss posted at Permanent-Weight-Loss.info, saying, “You don’t have to do super intense cardio or weight training to lose weight. Here’s a simple walking plan that will help you shed some pounds…”

lightsmile presents health| slim fast secret | the secret law of attraction | money attract wealth posted at Easy money attraction, saying, “To keep slim, you can still enjoying delicious foods you love if you know the slim secret”

Woman Tribune presents Skinny Schemes: Skinny Water posted at Woman Tribune.

Alan H. Wayler, PhD presents Healthy Eating: Walk Off Your Food Cravings posted at A Weight Lifted.

Raffi presents 3 Bad Diet Mistakes That You Should Avoid posted at Online Health Plans, saying, “Although there’s so much info available about weight loss, the same diet mistakes are being made over and over daily. We are not talking about little slipups where you ate a slice of pie that wasn’t on the plan, but big mistakes that results not to loosing the weight that you would like to lose. Understanding these mistakes can help you develop the attitude that will lead to lasting weight loss for you.”

Manan Pandya presents Men: 15 ways to lose 1 kg fast! | Blogging A Million posted at Blogging A Million, saying, “15 ways in which you can lose 1 kg - fast!”

Trevor Watkinson presents 10 Great Weight Loss Tips posted at SaveYourSweat.com Blog, saying, “These are the ten weight loss tips that helped me the most!”

a lot to lose presents The Journey Begins posted at My Journey to Lose Over 100 Pounds.

fred xiao presents slim secret posted at Easy money attraction, saying, “let your feeling be your guide to be slim.”

healthoverload presents Tip of the Day: Prevent Holiday Weight Gain! posted at HealthOverload.com, saying, “Article giving tips on how to avoid holiday weight gain!”

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Life is Hard but Eating is Easy

It was another stressful day at my job.  I just got home, went straight to the fridge and started eating every food in sight until my stomach was about to burst.  I only realized what has happened after I slipped onto my bed and laid down on my back.  I just overate, I was disappointed and furious at my actions.  I was on a diet and I just ruined it.  I felt ashamed of my out of control eating habits.  I felt like a failure and remembered all the times in the past I went on a diet and ruined it.

Did that sound familiar?  Do you ever eat comfort foods or junk foods due to stress?  Do you find yourself eating more than usual on stressful days?  What about when you are feeling depressed do you ever notice how you try to comfort yourself with food?

For me I disliked my job at the time, and all the stress that went along with that caused me to engage in emotional eating.  Emotional eating is simply eating to cope with emotions including anger, disappointment, fear, boredom or depression.

Emotional eating is by far the most common cause of overeating and weight gain in general.  So the question is how do you stop emotional eating or eating for comfort?

Well first it’s important to remember that life is hard but eating is easy.  I gotta be honest with you life isn’t pretty.  The happy and satisfying moments in life are few and far between.  We often take everything for granted, and are never really grateful for what life hast to offer.  Additionally having a “happy” life is very tough.  You see happiness requires constant growth and improvement whether it’s your health/fitness, work/finances or relationships.  No one is happy with his or her life if it’s standing still.  We feel happy when we grow when we improve yet that takes a lot of work.

With my old job I knew that the solution was to quit.  However the stress of having to look for another job, update my resume and go to those stupid interviews took over me.  It was a dilemma.  On the one hand I hated my job but on the other the thought of finding a new one stressed me out.  So I resorted to overeating as a way to comfort myself.  You gotta admit eating a twinkie or a bag of potato chips can be comforting at least for a few minutes.

Emotional eating often helps an individual escape from their current state of emotional or psychological stress.  However as you already know it never solves any problems.  Emotional eating is just like an alcoholic who drinks a shot or two when he is stressed out.  It might help distract him from his difficult life for a few minutes.  However he’ll always wake up the next day and have the same tough life.

When you realize that life is hard you expect difficulties.  This is important because often we assume that life is a utopia of some sort, some perfect existence where everyone is nice and everything works out.  It’s not.  Life is hard.

To deal with emotional eating you must first become aware of when you are doing it.  Think of the last few times that you fell off track with your healthy eating and examine your thoughts/emotions at the time.  That’s a great way to become aware of your own eating habits.

Once you become aware of your emotional eating you need to deal with it in two ways…

First in the moment when you feel like you are craving those comfort foods or about to engage in emotional eating you need to do an alternate relaxation activity such as taking a walk outside, going to the library, taking a shower, taking a nap or going cloth shopping.

Secondly, you need to eliminate as much stress from your life as you can.  If your job stresses you out consider finding a new one.  If a friend of yours is always a pain in the butt then spend less time with them.

It’s your life, you only live once, so make it a good one I’m interested in your comments, so please leave me one below, thanks.

Day 1 of Weight Loss Challenge Video - Best Time to Exercise & Weight Loss vs Fat Loss

Weight Loss Challenge Introduction Video

Here is an introduction video to my weight loss challenge..

Tomorrow Never Comes - Start Losing Weight Now or Never

“I’ll start eating healthy tomorrow” or “I’ll start exercising tomorrow” are probably two of the biggest weight loss lies you can tell yourself.  I’ve used those lies myself way too many times, and guess what?  Tomorrow never comes.

It’s the destructive cycle of procrastination.  You put off eating healthy or exercising until tomorrow.  Tomorrow comes and you’re busy, some circumstance comes up or you don’t feel like it so you put off until the next day.  This cycle keeps repeating and you never start losing weight.

There are many pre-suppositions to this lie that you need to become aware of in order to face it.

1. Perfectionism

   Let’s say you already ate a fatty greasy breakfast.  You put on one of your older outfits and notice that it’s feeling a bit tighter and even uncomfortable.  You get on the scale and notice that you’ve gained a few pounds over the last few weeks.  You decide you want to start losing weight, eating healthier and exercising.  You decide you’ll start tomorrow because you already ate a fatty greasy breakfast and you want to start your “diet” right.This never works.  It assumes that there is such a thing as a perfect “diet” or a perfect road to weight loss.  This is a big lie my friend, no one follows a diet perfectly.  If you are serious about losing weight you need to start now.  You never know what circumstances you’ll face tomorrow.  Make your next meal healthy even if you last wasn’t.  Exercise lightly even if you haven’t exercised in months.

2. I don’t Feel Like it

   Here is how this lie comes up, “I don’t feel like eating healthy or exercising today, so I’ll start my weight loss efforts tomorrow”.  This assumes that you’ll feel like it tomorrow.  Well I get some news for you, you’ll never really feel like eating healthy, exercising or losing weight.Implementing healthier habits is always a pain in the butt.  It never feels easy until a couple of month have passed and the healthy eating and exercising becomes a habit or part of your everyday life.  Change in general is never easy whether you make it today or tomorrow.  So you might as well start eating healthier and exercising today.

3. I don’t have Time

   “I’m too busy to exercise today, so I’ll just skip working out today and do it tomorrow”.  This is another big common lie.  You’ll never have time to workout or cook a healthier meal.  Believe it or not, no one has time for anything these days.  No one really has free time.  You need to make time.You might have to reorganize your schedule or watch less tv to workout.  That might be one way to make time.  Keep your priorities straight and remember that there is no free time.  If your busy today, chances are you’ll be busy tomorrow.  Figure out what non-essential activities you can skip and replace with exercising or cooking a healthy meal.

I hope by now you realize why tomorrow never comes.  If you are serious about losing weight then you need to start today.  If you are feeling motivated right now then start now:

• Go for a 15 minute walk
• Do some sit-ups or push-ups or jumping jacks
• Make your next meal a healthy one

If you start today it will be easier to keep going tomorrow.  Starting to implement healthy habits is never easy.

No Shortcuts for Losing Weight CHEATER

“You can’t cheat an honest man”.  How many of those “lose 10 pounds in 5 days” diets have you tried? or those get a 6 pack exercising 3 times a week for 15 minutes machines?  I gotta admit I’ve been suckered by those way too many times.

I was watching this show called “The Real Hustle” which is all about scam artists and their latest ploys.  One of the scam artists said “You can’t cheat an honest man”.  And this really hit home with me especially when it comes to fitness and weight loss.

It’s funny, I’ve always been looking for the shortcut.  One of the most search terms online today is “fast weight loss” or “lose weight fast”.  In looking for a shortcut for years, I’ve ended up gaining more weight.  I think the latest diet I tried was the warrior diet, what a joke and I guess I’m a bigger joke for trying it.

See it all makes sense now.  It’s not really about the weight, rather the habits that keep me overeating and gaining weight.  I bet you if I had weight loss surgery and all the fat was sucked out of me, I’d slowly gain the weight right back…

Hard to believe? Well it’s kinda of like how if you take a person in great shape, lock them up, and make them gain 20 pounds of fat and then let them go they’ll eventually lose all the weight.  I don’t know think of all your friends, family and relatives.  Can’t you classify a lot of them as either an “in shape” kind of person or a “fat” person.

It’s interesting how some people will live their whole lives fat and others stay skinny and in shape no matter what happens.  An extreme example I a handicapped guy who had a six pack.  The guy was stuck in a wheel chair yet still somehow managed to workout.  It really got my emotions going.  I mean he has every excuse not to workout and become a fat ass.  Yet he’s in better shape than most of us who aren’t handicapped.

And all those weight loss ads that make losing weight look easy, why do you think they are so appealing to us?  Why do you think we always buy into them?  Well it’s because we want to cheat the system.  I mean if someone wants to naturally and honestly lose the weight, he/she knows it’ll take time, be slow and has to become part of his/her lifestyle.  Only a cheater will go for a magic diet to drop all the weight, and I guess to some degree we are all cheaters.

Staying Fat is Easy, Comfortable and Convenient

“Move out of your comfort zone. You can only grow if you are willing to feel awkward and uncomfortable when you try something new.” - Brian Tracey

If I want to stay fat, all I gotta do is keep everything the same.  It’s simple really, my current habits have lead me to my current weight of 211 pounds.  I haven’t checked any of those stupid weight charts lately but I’m pretty sure I’m at least 30-40 pounds overweight.

I had a realization, it’s very comfortable for me to stay fat.  I really don’t have to make any changes.  I just keep doing it what I’ve always done:

• I keep eating like a pig - that’s easy
• I keep avoiding the gym or working out - come on, working out sucks, and sweating and running out of breath, who wants to do that everyday? NOT ME haha
• Oh and I keep using my fatness as an excuse of why I can’t get some of the things I really want in life.  Instead of asking that hot girl out and risking rejection, I can just assume she’ll never go out with a fat guy like me, problem solved, risk a voided, damn being fat really is easy

A big part of any major change I’ve made in my life often involved really getting and staying out of my comfort zone.  In other words I really had to face some of my fears and do some embarrassing things.

I mean it kinda of makes sense doesn’t it?  If I keep doing the same things I’m doing right now, I’ll keep getting the same results.  Unless I shake up my reality, and start trying new things I’ll never lose the weight.

This is why I started this website.  I decided to really go public about my weight loss.  I’m sick of trying to do it on my own, and to be honest, I need all the support I can get.

So I will be using this site as a weight loss journal.  And I’m hoping I’ll attract others who are also trying to lose weight and we can do it together.

And no this wont be the typical weight loss blog, as a matter of fact I’m going to explore some really weird and messed up concepts.  Because everyone knows how to lose weight, you have to eat healthier and exercise.  I’ve known that for years.  As a matter of fact I’ve lose 50 pounds in the past and gained half the weight back.  So the problem isn’t really the HOW, it’s the WHY.

Why can’t I lose weight and keep it off?  What are the benefits of being fat?  There must be some even if they don’t make sense.