Category: Weight Loss

Have anyone of you try to lose weight but give up after few weeks?

Have any of your friends, family members laugh at you just because you are a few pounds heavier?

Some facts about being at extra pounds heavier, it could lead to many diseases that have being proven with being overweight. It includes heart disease, forms of cancer, high blood pressure, auto-immune diseases such as arthritis and emotional diseases such as depression – just to name a few.

Therefore you control your ability to significantly lower the risk of disease in your life. This could be the most motivation factor behind your success in the weight loss program.I shall provide you with some more motivation tips for your weight loss regime.

Tip #1

Set realistic goals. Some goals that can be achieve within your means, don’t set one that states you must lose 10 pounds in a week. This will be a letdown if you do not achieve it and I bet it takes more than pure hard work to meet that goal.

Tip #2

Set flexible goals. You must understand that the initial stage, you will lose more weight in the first 2 weeks, after that you will see not so much in weight loss but by maintaining it.

Tip #3

Have a support group. Set your goals with a group of friends that will support and motivate you in your plans. 

Tip #4

Incorporate exercise in your weight loss program, exercise will help to activate positive chemicals that will be released in your brain which helps with staying positive and achieve a motivated state of minds. The motivation to lose weight may not come from the same place. If you develop some strategies to keep your motivation high, you are much more likely to be successful and bounce back quickly if you have setbacks. 

There are many books filled with affirmations and inspirations, go get them and read a bit at a time. 

Enjoy…

Collagen is the key to continuous youthfulness and beauty. When age catches up, the amount of collagen reduces. Therefore, replenishing generous level of collagen is a must to maintaining a healthy and youthful outlook.

Collagen is one of the long, fibrous structural proteins whose functions are quite different from those of globular proteins such as enzymes. Tough bundles of collagen called collagen fibers are a major component of the extracellular matrix that supports most tissues and gives cells structure from the outside, but collagen is also found inside certain cells. Collagen has great tensile strength, and is the main component of fascia, cartilage, ligaments, tendons, bone and teeth. Along with soft keratin, it is responsible for skin strength and elasticity, and its degradation leads to wrinkles that accompany aging. It strengthens blood vessels and plays a role in tissue development. It is present in the cornea and lens of the eye in crystalline form. It is also used in cosmetic surgery and burns surgery. Hydrolyzed collagen can play an important role in weight management. As a protein, it can be advantageously used for its satiating power.

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Soy protein is emerging as one of the great alternative protein sources for human consumption. Health experts are all excited about how soy protein can change the face of nutrition. What’s all the rage? Here are some great reasons to get with soy protein.

Soy Protein is Plant Protein
Soy beans contain complete protein and have one of the best protein digestibilities among all protein sources. Soy beans also contain little or no fat and have virtually no cholesterol. Lactose intolerant ones will be pleased to know that soy beans contain no lactose.

Being a plant protein, soy is free from steroids and antibiotics animal protein contains. It is also free from the parasites that contaminate some of these products. They also contain none of the diseases one can contract from mean sources such as Mad Cow Disease, and Foot and Mouth Disease.

Vegetarians love this bean as it provides a comparable – if not better – source of protein as compared to its animal counterpart. It provides a protein that is better and easier to digest and is comparable to most protein supplements.

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The numbers on your scale do not indicate whether you are fit or fat. Far more significant than your total body weight is the composition of your body tissue. If a man’s fatty tissue is bigger than 14% up to 15% of his body mass, or if a woman’s is more than 20% to 22%, he or she is overweight, or more precisely, overfat.

A small amount of fat is needed for padding the internal organs and as insulation under the skin. Excess fat leads to such diseases as diabetes, gout, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, and gallbladder problems. There are very few, very fat persons. The reason is that the fittest, not the fattest survive.

The problem now is focused on how to resolve the problem. The problem with most people who want to lose weight is that they have the propensity to concentrate more on getting those numbers lower than what they are seeing now. What happens next is that they strive harder to achieve a lower weight, according to the “ever reliable” result of the weighing scale.

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In today modern lifestyles are fraught with a lot of rich global cuisines with an increase in fat and starch intake, greatly adding extra inches and pounds in our body. Without proper diet to control the fat intake and regular exercise to burn out the calories, an entire generation has excessive body fat will accumulate. Obesity is the root cause of the many metabolic syndromes like atherosderosis, hypertension and diabetes.

Below are some tips in selecting a healthy diet:

1. Eat a variety of foods.
2. Maintain a healthy weight.
3. Choose a diet low in fat.
4. Choose a diet with plenty of fruits, vegetables and grain.
5. Use sugar in moderation. Consume less sugary food. Eat more fruits if possible.
6. Use salt in moderation. Substitute with herbs for favour.
7. Drink a least 8 glasses of water daily.

There are a lot of people who would give a lot to increase their metabolism. Having a high level of metabolism enables one to maintain burn fat and lose weight fast with the least amount of activity. Metabolism is the rate by which the body produces and consumes energy and calories to support life.

There are several factors that affect the metabolism of a person, such as the amount of muscle tissue, the frequency of the meals one consumes, genetics, stress levels, personal diet and activity levels. Metabolism slows done due to the following: loss of muscle because of not enough physical activity, the tendency of the body to cannibalize its own tissue because there is not enough food energy to sustain it, and the decrease of physical activity that comes naturally with old age.

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