DietMotion

“Moderation” is if you ask me the key to weight loss. Don’t private you body from a certain food, just watch how much you eat of that and you will see the your body changed.
Top 10 tips to help you get portions under control:

1. Leave 1/3 to 1/2 of the portion you’re served on your plate. Over time, this can make a huge difference.
2. Don’t be fooled into thinking that if you skip the bread, you’re free to have a larger portion of meat.
3. Cut back wherever you can. Asking for salad dressing on the side (more…)

During one year, more than half of all Americans go on a diet to lose weight. For many people, it is difficult to lose more than a few pounds, and few succeed in remaining at the reduced weight. The difficulty in losing weight and keeping it off leads many people to turn to a professional or commercial weight loss program for help.

When considering joining a weight loss program, choose wisely. Almost any of the commercial weight loss programs can work but only if they motivate you sufficiently to decrease the amount of calories you eat or increase the amount of calories you burn through physical activity each day (or both).

What should you look for in a weight loss program? (more…)

Some people need an inside motivation to get exercising and eating right and others need a lot of extra motivation, like $50,000.

Podfitness is searching America for the most amazing stories of transformation. They’re giving away $50,000, a $30,000 home gym and a spot on their television show to one man and one woman whose stories are the most inspiring!

The Podfitness National Body Transformation Challenge is a 12-week (more…)

Yes, you heard it right: you can lose weight and play video games. There are several companies that offer you this possibility, you just have to have the necessary urge.

If you’ve ever played video games, you know how addicting they can be. You can play for hours without realizing where the time went. Now imagine how even a half an hour a day of working out with your game system can give you a good workout, but chances are you will keep playing once you get started. Unlike walking the treadmill, you won’t be bored or watching the clock. (more…)

Digestive problems are wide spread. According to Elizabeth Lipski, C.C.N., except for the common cold, digestive problems are the most common reason people seek medical advice.

Poor digestion leads to build up of toxins, which can cause:

• low energy levels,
• lethargy,
• abdominal pain,
• allergic symptoms,
• belching,
• a bloated feeling,
• a burning sensation after eating,
• chronic bowel irritation,
• chronic fatigue, (more…)

The cut down calories plan for him will be personalized for my boyfriend who needs 2700 calories (according to Nutrition Data) in order to maintain his current weight of 84 kg (185 pounds).

His diet will be based on 1200 calories menu sample but with an extra of 500 calories/day.

The meal plan

Day 1

Breakfast:

• 1 cup low-fat yogurt or milk with
• whole wheat cereals
• black coffee or herbal tea (more…)

The cut down calories plan for her, meaning for me, will start with the previous mentioned order:

1. starting weight: 66 kg (145 pounds)
2. 145 pounds x 15 = 2175 calories
3. 2175 calories - 1000 calories = 1175 calories , but I will not eat less then 1200 calories. The rest it will be from fitness.

The meal plan

Day 1

Breakfast:

• 1 cup low-fat yogurt or milk with
• whole wheat cereals
• black coffee or herbal tea (more…)

The cut down calories intake diet (or plan) is purely mathematics! 1 kg (2 pounds) of body fat has around 7800 calories, so in order to have a healthy weight loss of 1-2 pound/week you should reduce you calorie intake with 3600-7800/week. If we divide this by 7 it will result 514-1114, but let’s not get dizzy with all those numbers and stick to 500-1000 calories deficit.

I mentioned before how to set a realistic weight loss goal, so all you have to do is:

1. get a scale and see how much you weight; (more…)

Physical fitness stemming from laughter is a benefit known to few. Scientists estimate that laughing 100 times is equivalent to a 10-minute workout on a rowing machine, or to 15 minutes on a stationary exercise bike.

The act of laughing exercises the diaphragm, as well as the abdominal, respiratory, facial, leg, and back muscles.

Another benefit of laughter is that it improves our over-all mental health. Pent up negative emotions, such as anger, fear, and sadness, can cause biochemical changes in our bodies that can produce a harmful effect.

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What is it all about?

The Abs Diet is a nutritional diet created by Men’s Health Magazine editor David Zinczenko and it’s specifically aimed at reducing stomach fat in order to obtain the 6-pack abs. The program takes six weeks with the goal to reduce fat while adding muscle. For every extra 1lb (0,5 kg) of muscle you gain, your body burns an extra 50 calories a day. This means if you can build 10lb (5 kg) of muscle, your body will burn an extra 500 calories a day, enough for you to lose 1lb a week while regular eating. (more…)