Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

Fad diets are extremely popular simply because they promise quick weight loss. And who doesn’t want to lose weight.. fast?? However, there are reasons why dieters should not fall into the trap of fad diets and instead, make sensible lifestyle changes, such as eating low fat, small meals and exercising regularly.
Fad diets usually make [...]

I joined Weight Watchers for the second time last week. I’m hopeful that everything will go good the second time around.
Why the second time around you ask? Well, the first time I did do fairly well. I lost 27 pounds and lost a little bit every week - about 1 and a [...]

Water helps to regulate your appetite and keeps you away from cravings. And so while you are on your weight loss diet you must make sure that you consume at least 1-2 liters of water everyday. Kidneys and liver perform their tasks only if there is enough water available.
Water has an amazing capability [...]

A healthy meal is the one, which has inclusion of good amount of green and leafy vegetables and fresh fruits. But still, many people do not consume such a healthy diet. The main reason is that either they don’t have much time or they simply don’t like greens. However, here are a few ideas, which [...]

There are lots of diets and diet pills that promise quick weight loss and guaranteed results and though some of these options might work at first, many people see the pounds and many more come back within a few months.
If you want to lose weight, be healthier and keep it up you need to follow [...]

The main building blocks of good health are a balanced nutritious diet and regular exercise. A healthy diet consists of all the essential nutrients that are required to maintain as well as improve health. It is an essential factor in the prevention of chronic diseases that may be caused due to deficiency or excess of [...]

Don’t skip your meals, especially your breakfast. It gives your body the wrong signal to store food (as fat, of course) because of scarcity. Keep an eye on your portion size however. Eat smaller portions but don’t starve yourself.
Go through your diet with a hawk’s eye. Is your diet balanced, or is it loaded [...]

A lot of people skip their meals especially their breakfast and many health experts recommend that this is not a way to achieve weight loss and neither is it a healthy way to start your day. Sometimes people eat less than what their body needs. This practice hampers their overall health and ruins their weight [...]

A lot of dietitians believe that spring water is good for health and can also be helpful to those who are concerned about weight loss. Few people are in favor of drinking water before their meal, which can give them an edge over their hunger and allows them to have small meals without even thinking [...]

With the rise in the number of dietitians, diet books and diet plans, many people want to reduce their weight through sensible healthy nutritional regime rather than going for an unhealthy and vogue approach, but the question is from where to make the first move in the weight loss process? Well the best guide for [...]