tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3188541279965519752011-11-27T18:47:27.907-05:00Many people are looking for a quick slimming program that will help them shed pounds. To reach a slimming goal is not a quick solution but is a life-changing plan that requires work, commitment and maintenance. Deciding which slimming plan you want to take is always up to you but here you will learn what will suit you the best.Mary Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18189764524518152450noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-318854127996551975.post-8622287697306818702007-08-29T05:37:00.000-05:002007-08-29T05:52:28.409-05:00

I can't believe how quickly the time goes. The summer is almost over, the weather worldwide is causing havoc, the UK experienced terrible floods, now Greece has these terrible fires. It seems to put everything in perspective that life is so precious.This brings me back to the problem that so many people neglect themselves by over indulgence, whether it is food or drink.It seems that all my adult

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Today is a day of celebration, I have just reached my goal weight. to say I am thrilled is an understatement.My leader Annette, has been fantastic during my weight loss journey. Last week she informed me that I had to lose just 200 grams to reach my goal, it doesn't sound a lot does it but when you have visitors and eat out at various restaurants,and cook meals that are suitable for everyone, it

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I can't believe it is over a month since I last posted on my blog. It only seems a short time ago it was Xmas, now we are a day away from 1st June!!I have been very busy working on my websites, I am so pleased I decided to go ahead with this business simply because it has given me a real interest. 12 months ago I didn't even know what a blog was, and as for getting involved with losing weight

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I recently came across a very interesting book called "Negative Calorie Foods and Recipe EBook".All foods have some calories. No food is actually "negative calorie" food. But the overall effect of certain foods in our body is that of "negative calories". Negative calorie foods are foods, which use more calories to digest than the calories the foods actually contain! Calories from these foods are

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South Beach Diet was created a well known cardiologist, Dr. Arthur Agatston. He developed this diet for his cardiac patients after a lot of scientific dieting research. The best thing about this diet is that you will get your three, normal size meals everyday and you can even enjoy your snacks and deserts.According to Dr.Agatston, when you consume bad carbohydrates especially those found in foods

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I can't believe how quickly the weeks are passing. Today was my weekly visit to my local Weight Watchers meeting. It is great to see people come back week after week and to see their bodies shape altering.I have to admit that of all the so called diets I have tried over the years, nothing comes close to the Core Plan in Weight Watchers. I can honestly say that it doesn't seem to me that I am on a

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Today I received confirmation that this article had been accepted for publication. I wanted to share this with you.Diets are hard. It’s a simple fact of life that the majority of dieters will never achieve success because they simply cannot stick to a diet. Easy weight loss is a distant promise to the average dieter.The reason easy weight loss diets tend not to work isn’t because they aren’t

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Today I decided to quickly discuss the Atkins Diet. I have known many friends who have tried and had good results with this diet.I have never been tempted because personally I felt that my body wouldn't cope well with the high protein content of the dietsince I already suffered with high blood pressure and high cholesterol.The Atkins Diet is a high protein, low carbohydrate diet. It promotes

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Frankly, I’m puzzled whenever I hear this from somebody who’s frustrated with their lack of gains: Me: So what are you eating? How many calories per day and how many do you need? Them: I don’t know. I just eat. Huh? Yes, it’s true. People don’t track their diets, don’t calculate their calories and just guess at what they need. They have no idea where they are going, very little facts on how

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When we start our diet or healthy eating regime, one of the most important tips is to "sort your surroundings". Before I made the decision to start my weight loss journey, I would go to the supermarket to do my regular shop, always stopping at the fresh bread counter, the chocolate bar and candy section, buying myself a variety of different ones, then I would eat them up happily, until my next

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Weight Watchers started when a group of friends gathered at house to discuss dieting tips and ideas about their diets. It now employs over 50,000 people and they operate in over 30 countries worldwide. The reason for their success is that they offer a diet plan for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. They don’t just provide you with a diet sheet, they provide you with the information and advice

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We read in all the weight loss books that water plays a major part in weight loss. It is calorie free and can act as an appetite suppressant, and helps the body metabolize stored fat. It is the most essential for our survival, next to air and oxygen. Our body is made up of two thirds water, the human brain is 95% water. It is recommended to drink a minimum of 8 glasses a day and it may possibly

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What is the Glycemic index? the Glycemic Index or GI for short, is a system that ranks food by how they affect your levels of blood sugar.Low GI food produce a gradual rise in blood sugar that's easy on the body. Foods with high GI numbers make blood sugar as well as insulin spike fast.Research shows that eating low GI foods keep you healthier by:Starve off Heart disease.Reduces the risk of type

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Today is Good Friday, in Spain it is a National Holiday, no shops open, only cafes and restaurants. This last week has been very miserable weather wise, it has rained on and off all week. About 2 months ago we received a letter from the water company asking residents to conserve water because we are suffering a water shortage. Needless to say we are delighted to get the rain. Unfortunately during

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I thought it very appropriate to write about the Mediterranean diet since I live on the Costa Blanca Region of Spain, my house is approximately 3 miles from the Mediterranean ocean, in fact I can see it from my terrace.The Mediterranean Diet has been around for years, although it only recently came to Western attention. It has existed for centuries, however, in the Mediterranean countries.

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Today I decided to write about Losing weight by eating for your blood type.it is strange really, only 2 years ago I had an e-mail from a friend of mine who had started to diet by this method. I must say I was intrigued, I discovered that we were both O rhesus negative, the most common blood types. She sent me the diet, I couldn't believe that many of the foods on the list were foods that I or my

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Yesterday I wrote about the hoodia diet pills. This morning on the UK breakfast show they were discussing the new rules in the USA about purchasing prescription diet pills over the counter at any Pharmacy.An over-the-counter pill which fights obesity could go on sale in Britain in the next few years and has just been approved in the US. The pill called 'Alli' is said to cut your weight by 5% in

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Obviously since launching my losingweighteasily.com website, I have researched and investigated many different ways of losing weight. I was sent an e-mail about hoodia so decided to look into it.It is a cactus-like plant hailed as the safest way known for rapid, natural weight loss. What you may not

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It is 8 days since I last wrote anything on my blog. I have had a very nasty chest infection, which resulted in me taking to my bed. My visits to the computer were very infrequent. fortunately I am now back to health and ready to start again.My weight in the meantime hasn't done as well as I had hoped for. Still it is understandable really because when you feel poorly, you just eat what you can

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Rosemary Conley is the UK's leading diet and fitness expert with over 30 years' experience of helping people lose weight and get fit. In the recent BBC (UK) Diet Trials programme, which followed 300 volunteers over a 6-month period, Rosemary Conley’s Eat Yourself Slim low fat diet and exercise came out top. It was the most effective in reducing body fat and in retaining lean muscle tissue.

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Today I wanted to talk about exercising because it is so important to your slimming regime. A year ago I didn't do any exercising at all,I don't think I could have managed following my chemotherapy treatment. When I joined Weight Watchers, I knew it was essential to exercise in order to increase my metabolism.I decided to check out some videos and exercise DVD at Amazon, I really like the

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Weight Watchers does not just provide you with a diet sheet and tell you what you can and can't eat, but provides you with the information and advice necessary to make the best decisions about your diet. Further, and very importantly, the Weight Watchers plan gives you a level of support and motivation that is essential to your success and that is lacking in so many other weight loss

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I can’t believe it is a week ago that I sat here telling you about my WW meeting. There were a lot of new members there today, I love to see new and old face, and I don’t mean old in years but those that are really committed and come back week after week. We are able to encourage each other to keep going, sharing our highs and lows. We all go through those times, luckily I come out of them

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Even if you don’t own the grill, you will find George Foreman recipes useful. They were created to be healthy and delicious, and who doesn’t want that?You won’t find greasy burgers or steaks smothered in fat in George Foreman recipes! Instead, you will find foods like salmon, sea bass and chicken in fine form. The dishes are deliciously prepared using a grill, which is ideal for hot summer days

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During this slimming journey with Weight Watchers, I needed to find a way of cooking with the least fat possible. As an owner of a George Foreman Grill I decided to research as many grilling methods as possible. The George Foreman grill line has become known for its healthy aspect, with grills specially designed to reduce the amount of fat used in cooking. They come in outdoor as well as indoor

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If you've had a bad day on your diet (or a bad binge or even a bad week) don't despair.I know it's all too easy to beat yourself up over it. You feel guilty for breaking your promises to yourself and sabotaging your diet and more than a little angry and depressed at your lack of control.But before you get too gloomy and reach for the Ben and Jerry's which somehow escaped you last night, stop and

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Many people make the mistake when slimming to reduce their calorie intake. This is a big mistake. Your body will respond by lowering your metabolism and slowing your weight loss. Add regular exercise to your plan, this leads to increases in your basic metabolic rate,so you’ll burn more calories even at rest. It is very important to choose exercises that you enjoy, like swimming, walking,

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Today was my visit to the Weight Watchers weekly meeting. Fortunately I had lost a small amount of weight, considering it was a week where we had visitors, I was very pleased. I have 3 pounds to go before reaching my target weight. It seems this is the hardest of my whole journey. My determination this time will get me to my goal. The advice from Annette my leader, was to re-evaluate my habit

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If you want to lose weight then knowing how many calories you eat and burn will be important. Here are some guidelines you can use.The total calories that you should be consuming depend on whether you are a women or a man. It depends on your body structure and your activity level. So you need to make some adjustment on the numbers I present.If you have been eating around 1800 calories per day you

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Being healthy is really about being at a weight that is right for you. Is it easy to lose weight? Is there such a thing as a secret to easy weight loss? Over the years I have heard so much about Yo-Yo dieting. This is usually caused by fad diets, when you gain back all and sometimes more of the pounds you’ve lost, because you haven't changed your eating habits. It's so easy to pile the weight

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An increasing trend over the last few years has been for diet books to make things complex.I expect it's because each one vies with the other to come out with some brand new theory or other about why we gain weight and why their diet plan is the only one to help us lose it. And the low fat, low calorie stuff has already been covered!My problem with this new trend is that the diets all involve

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I made a commitment to myself, that I would attend as many weekly meetings that I could. This I knew would be one way of continuing with the slimming regime of Weight Watchers. I also decided to start planning my weekly shopping and menus, making sure that some low points treats were included. I really didn’t want to feel deprived!! Week on week I found I was losing weight, small amounts but I

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I had always associated Weight Watchers as being a slimming club where members spent their time weighing and measuring the points value of all the food they consumed. How wrong was I! Since my last visit to Weight Watchers 13 years earlier, the plan had totally changed. Yes they did have a plan where different foods had points value, but now they had the wonderful “No Count” system. This really

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The first meeting was on March 18th, 2 years to the day after my mastectomy. A new chapter, a new life. I was determined to lose this weight that had slowly crept on over the past few years. To my delight it was the first meeting ever at this venue, great since it was only about half a mile from my home. It turned out that it was the first meeting for us all. There must have been about 30

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Previously as I mentioned I had been to Slimming World, it was a great regime and I was able to eat almost anything. Since I had quite a large appetite this diet suited me really well. I already had many Slimming World books including recipe books. This was it, I would attempt to do the Slimming World diet following the books that I had. It wasn’t difficult, I knew I wanted to lose about 28

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During my period of treatment as you can imagine, the last thing on my mind was to find a suitable slimming regime, my weight during this time remained fairly static. During the Chemo treatment, the second and third day seemed to be the worst time when I was suffering with sickness, I actually lived on toast and marmalade during these days, and I just couldn’t face a large meal. I believe it

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For the Christmas 2003 holiday, my friend and I decided to take a 6 week vacation to Florida. When I was there I noticed a “picking” sensation in my left breast, I had had a mammogram the year before which was suspicious but following an ultrasound test I was told that it was OK, I would need to return for a repeat mammogram in 12 months. Immediately on my return I saw my doctor who arranged a

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Have you ever wondered how to lose weight by slimming safely and effectively? You are not alone, each year more and more weight is being gained and it becomes harder to lose those unwanted pounds. It seemed I have spent my life trying all the different slimming plans or diets on the planet! Suddenly, one day I woke up and made a profound statement that I was not going to diet anymore. At this

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