Sep 24
2007
Nessie| Category: Diets, Exercise, Nutrition, Motivation, Tips, Body, Weight loss |

The weight loss process can be accelerated if you can find methods to increase the body’s fat burning processes. You can do that using (which is easier, but totally unhealthy) or you can do it through old, healthier ways.
Here are 15 ways to increase the body’s fat burning process, except your regular exercises.
1. Reduce your calorie intake with 10%-15%
The formula is simple, you eat less = you weight less, but be careful and don’t exaggerate! (more…)
Aug 28
2007
Nessie| Category: Diets, About me, Motivation, Tips, Weight loss |
Yesterday at my local gym, I was doing my regular exercises, minding my own business, but there was a man of about 45 years old “coaching” (I mean supervising not to hit anyone) his son of 10. OK, this is strange too, but there is something else I want to talk about.
This man was watching me and kept telling me all the time “that’s not good for you”, “you’re waisting you’re time”, “you’re pushing too much”, “don’t stay like that”, “do like this”. The bottom line was that he wanted to tell me that no matter what I do there (in the gym) I will not lose weight unless I will eat exclusively chicken sup for as long as it takes to lose all the fat. (more…)
Aug 17
2007
Nessie| Category: Nutrition, Motivation, Tips, Steaming diets, Strange Diets |

It looks like the nightmare both for men and women is finally over. No more bloating, cramps or feeling nervous, or at least that’s what I hope for. 
SmartChocolate PMS Bar from Jamieson Laboratories is a premium rice crisp chocolate bar that is fused with natural botanicals to help relieve both the physical and the emotional symptoms of PMS.
White willow bark is often referred to as “herbal aspirin” and it can help to ease menstrual cramps by reducing levels of hormone-like compounds that cause pain and inflammation in the body. (more…)
Aug 09
2007
Nessie| Category: Diets, Exercise, Nutrition, Motivation, Body, Weight loss |
How calories work?
I have briefly talked about how calories work and what’s the chemistry behind losing weight, but some of you asked me to try to explain it in another way.
This is simply mathematics. One kilogram (2 pounds) of fat is 7000 calories and according to the First Law of Thermodynamics, energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another. This means that you have to find a way to transform the 7000 calories (more…)
Aug 07
2007
Nessie| Category: Exercise, Motivation |
Walking, as any other exercise, is good for your heart, improving cardiovascular fitness and is good for your mind giving you a “happy” feeling.
I need to go to a gym for a proper workout
Be honest with yourself and answer to this question: how often do you actually go to a gym? Walking is free, can save gas and money, it’s better for the planet and can make you fit. Sure, at a gym you can get valuable information from an instructor, you can grow more muscles, but if you want to lose weight, than this is a very good start. (more…)
Jul 28
2007
Nessie| Category: Nutrition, Motivation, Steaming diets, Strange Diets |
Ontario residents with questions about healthy eating and nutrition can now seek out free answers online or by telephone.
Health Promotion Minister Jim Watson has launched the free EatRight Ontario telephone service to provide what he calls “credible information”.
Watson says the service will connect people directly with registered dieticians to discuss healthy food choices and explain diet-related health risk factors. (more…)
Jul 20
2007
Nessie| Category: Nutrition, Motivation, Tips, Weight loss |
A typical daily food plan tells you how much of each food you can eat. Many people, however, are not very clear on portion sizes. That’s why you may have to measure and weigh your foods until you can recognize a typical portion by sight.
For a couple of weeks, use measuring cups and a food scale to measure all the food you eat. In time, you’ll recognize what a half-cup of rice or 3 ounces of meat looks like and you can stop measuring.
Where and how you eat
If you eat while watching TV or talking on the phone, (more…)
Jul 19
2007
Nessie| Category: Exercise, Motivation, Body, Weight loss, Strange Diets |
Many though of using the energy produced in fitness centers, but a few have done it. California Fitness Gym from Hong Kong is the first gym that actually stores and uses the energy.
The California Fitness Gym is more efficient and it is reducing the impact on the environment by using the energy created during the exercises into light and heat.
The consoles of the exercise machines themselves were already powered by human energy. But about 90 percent of the energy produced during workouts was dissipated as heat. (more…)
Jun 21
2007
Nessie| Category: Exercise, About me, Motivation, Weight loss |
Usually people don’t just wake up and say “Starting with today I’m going to eat healthier and I’m going to exercise more”. No! This is happening most of the time without even realizing it.
You just feel better eating a grilled chicken breast than a portion of French fries and then you feel like taking a walk to the grocery store or like getting down from the bus 2 stations earlier and walk home.
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has a list with the small steps you can do to lose weight. I haven’t realized how many things I am already doing without any effort.
I wrote in bold the steps I took until now and I’m a little bit over 50 % with 61.
This is good, I would say, taking into consideration that I live in an apartment and I don’t have kids (to play with) or a dog (to walk).
So what’s your “score” on the small steps to lose weight list?
- Walk to work.
- Use fat free milk over whole milk. (more…)
Jun 19
2007
Nessie| Category: Nutrition, Motivation, Tips, Weight loss |
This is the time that everybody expected for the entire year. Take a few days off, forget about work, about the city and problems and just go and relax in a heavenly location.
You should be careful though and avoid all inclusive holidays if you don’t want to gain back in just 1 week every pound you worked at the gym to get it off.
It’s impossible to stay away of the delicious dishes and services the hotels lure you with:
- unlimited meals and snacks including breakfast, lunch and dinner
- unlimited beverages including premium alcohol, juices and soft drinks (more…)