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Is daily weight loss achievable?

Rapid fat loss has always been considered as one of toughest tasks for even the most enthusiastic fitness and weight loss seekers. What sounds even tougher is achieving this goal regularly, consistently and on daily basis. However, fortunately, this goal of daily weight loss is not only realistic but also perfectly achievable with the help of following unique strategy:

DEERS strategy for daily weight loss

1- 1-Drink plenty of water:

Enhancing your daily intake of fluids is a time-tested strategy recommended by the most fitness experts. For example, drinking 4 – 5 cups of green tea per day will speed up your metabolism and will burn more than 80 calories a day. Similarly, if you are a coffee fan, you can have it too (but without sugar). Also drink plenty of water. Studies have shown that drinking 12 glasses of water a day helps you keep your water intake up.

2- 2-Eat fat loss foods:

Studies have shown that several people on a strict diet schedule have been able to get rid of as much as five to ten kg of excess weight within a week time. Limit your daily food consumption to frequent small meals (consisting of recommended diet) instead of a fewer large meals. A recommended diet can help your stomach to get accustomed to smaller amount of food you need every day. It will also decrease the whole quantity of consumed calories. Fortunately, all you need to do is select foods mainly comprising of fruits and vegetables. The main rule is not to eat more than 1.5kg (3lb) of foodstuff a day. Here is your quick, at-a-glance recommended foods-to-include list.

Fruits: Fruits rich in fiber e.g. apples, oranges and mandarins, kiwi etc contain vitamin C and also several other anti-oxidants, all of which are essential to maintain the proper state of health and fitness.

Vegetables: Eat as much green vegetables as possible preferably the boiled vegetables and mashed vegetables). Examples include cauliflowers, lettuce, broccoli, carrot, haricot, sweet pepper etc.

Proteins: The concept of protein weight loss is not new. It simple means increasing the protein portion of the food you eat. It should, however, essentially include leaner, fat-free meat, chicken, fish and egg white.

3- 3-Exercise (fat loss exercise)

Do you know that an hour a day of moderate-intensity fat loss exercise such as brisk walking helps you burn off an average of 3000 calories? You do not necessarily need to run miles a day or join a fitness club to do this. Practice more intense activities like running, jogging, swimming & bicycling etc. In addition, do remember to use the stairs, or park your car away from the door when going to work. Walking around for two hours in addition to the total physical activity in your day will burn more than you consume.

4-Refrain from unnecessary calories intake

To achieve daily weight loss, your daily calorie intake should have an average of 1200 to 1400 calories / day. As per latest dietary recommendations, 45% to 65% of this diet should come from carbohydrates; 20% to 35% from fat; and 10% to 35% from protein. You will need to cut out everything and take only what is listed. This means no soda, no chips, no fast food, no bread, and no fried food. Also, refrain strictly from drinking artificial juices and sweetened soft drinks. In addition, you must also avoid:

· Sugar, white flour, white pasta, white bread and white rice

· All processed carbohydrates e.g. high-fat, high-salt and highly sugared processed carbohydrates

· Deep fried food (cheese burgers, fried chicken, French fries etc.)

5-Safe & natural weight loss supplement

Remember, all the tips and hints mentioned in this article are “natural”. Therefore, it’s essential that the supplement you choose to speed-up your weight loss process efficiently is an all-natural too. You should better consult some expert weight loss site in finding the best suitable supplements according to your lifestyle, dietary and physical activity habits. A natural, purely organic and safe (free of side effects) supplement can show promising results in this regard. People using such natural & safe supplements have lost as much as 6 lbs in just one week.

Finally, while it might sound tough for many, you actually need a day for rapid fat loss, at least to begin with. Remember, your daily weight loss starts with you, if you trust and believe that you can lose weight on daily basis then you can expect to do just that. Following the above-mentioned steps will have a dynamic impact on your weight and just after seven days, you will be pleasantly surprised when you will compare your weight with those you had before. With these easy hints and tips, you could start your “daily weight loss plan” as early as today!

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Would You Like To Discontinue Playing The Spokane Blame Game

Want a better Golf Game? Here’s a secret – A fitness plan that not only takes care of your body but your joints too!

I have a questions for you, are you playing the Golf blame game?

What’s the blame game?

Well it’s when you think of any possible excuse as to why you are in your current health and fitness condition and why your Golf game is not doing so hot.

Any excuse that is “out of your control”.

Whether it’s the Golf Course that you play on, your time, your genetics, whatever, it’s always a way to procrastinate and make yourself feel better. It’s like you expect to be in your current status.

Now, I’m not trying to condemn anyone, or send anyone to the excuse jail. NO

It’s just that all too often people think of an excuse as to why they can’t get fit or why it just can’t happen, even for their Golf game..

Anything but themselves. It can even be the government or food companies for allowing the foods to be manufactured.

On the Laurie Roth show, I recently did a radio interview on this topic.

You can listen to it in the Weight Loss Coach Media Room

Just like a favorite quote of mine, “Why do we have to think of all the reasons why it won’t work out when all we have to do is think of one reason why it will.” This can apply to that game you play on the Golf Courses.

If anything is ever going to change in your life, you have to take responsibility for what happens to yourself. If that means getting in better shape with a Golf Fitness Plan,, then take responsibility for you actions that have an effect on your body.

Eat healthy, workout and count on a change in your body….and in your Golf game.

That’s it!

As a Weight Loss Coach I can tell you one thing for sure, if you don’t do anything you’ll very likely be the same 6 months from now or even 6 years.

Just ask yourself, is that what you want to be like 6 months from now, or what do you want your Golfing to look like 6 months from now?

Are you worried about your health and wellness and want to avoid further medical problems or complications down the road that will ruin your life?

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Get Slim With Atkins Diet Plan

The Atkins’ diet has been a craze for a couple of decades. Here’s how you can gain from it.

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All of you who are reading this article right now have definitely been on a diet at some point or the other of your lives. The battle of the bulge is an ongoing problem and we are always on the lookout for various means to win this war.

Along with exercise, our diet and nutrition also plays an important role in reducing our weight. Hence, this obsession persists in all of us to undertake some form of dieting. But going on a diet is definitely not an easy thing. What to eat and what to stay away from is always a perennial problem.

One of my friends told me that she ate the normal menu which she cooked for the family, but her weight loss recipe is “portion control.” This is a really simple diet plan. In this plan, you cut down on the portion of food you consume. For example, if you usually have two pieces of toast for breakfast, you should eat only one piece. If you normally eat two cups of rice for lunch, cut it down to one cup. In this way, you are automatically reducing your calorie intake by half.

Another popular method of dieting is to stop all intake of fatty foods and sugar. In this diet, you cut down on your oil, butter and ghee intake which automatically reduces your fat deposits.

While I was leafing through a magazine, I read about one of our Hollywood celebrities following the Atkins’ diet. This immediately aroused my curiosity about the diet. Though I have heard about the diet many times, I had no inside knowledge about it. So, I immediately set to work on it and found out certain basic facts’ about the Atkins diet which I want to share with my readers.

The Atkins’ diet made its first appearance in 1972 and was invented by its namesake, Dr Atkins. According to him, this method enables us to lose weight by inducing a change in metabolism. Our body burns both fat and carbohydrates to provide energy. If we reduce the intake of carbohydrates significantly, our body starts burning only fat to provide energy. This method is called “lipolysis”, which in turn induces ketosis. In ketosis, our body burns fat as fuel. Atkins also felt that ketosis will affect insulin production which will result in less fat being formed. And, once your body enters ketosis, your cravings for carbohydrates will reduce significantly which, in turn, will reduce your body weight.

The major difference between Atkins’ diet and other types of diet is that, while most diets restrict calorie, intake, the Atkins’ plan encourages us to eat more. While most of the diets recommend low fat, high carbohydrate intake, Atkins’ does just the opposite. Instead of carbohydrate and sugar, this diet wants us to consume plenty of fat and protein.

The core principle of the Atkins’ diet is that, by limiting carbohydrates, our body is forced to burn its stored fat, rather than carbs for fuel.

The Atkins’ diet has a four carbohydrates stage plan induction, ongoing weight loss, pre-maintenance and lifetime maintenance. With the help of these four stages, you can reduce as well as maintain your weight throughout your life.

Induction – phase 1: This phase lasts for two weeks, by the end of which you can obtain significant results. Another point is that, in this diet plan you can begin at any of the phase. But it is recommended to start with induction. As you cut back on your carbohydrates significantly in this phase, you will jump start your weight loss programme. In this phase, only 20 gm of carbohydrates are allowed and hence your weight loss is significant. As you drastically cut down on carbohydrates your body shifts into high gear and starts burning fat. This takes about 48 hours to occur and you may feel hungry and irritated for the first three-four days. But don’t worry, as soon as your fat starts getting converted to fuel, you will feel fit as a fiddle. Induction will strengthen your immune system and also improve our long-term health.

Ongoing Weight Loss (OWL) phase 2: In this phase, the weight loss pace slows down as you add nutrient-rich carbohydrates to your diet. During this period, you will boost your body’s ability to burn fats as well as understand your body better. You will find the right amount of carbohydrates which you can consume and still lose weight. Your body will also prepare itself for permanent weight management. The amount of carbohydrates which you can eat is increased to 25 gm per day for the first week and increased in five gm instalment for the next few weeks. If your weight loss is significant, you can increase your carbohydrate intake. A person has to be on OWL till he or she is within three-five kg of their goal weight.

Pre-maintenance – (phase 3): Pre-maintenance is a practice run for lifetime maintenance. In this phase, you are fast approaching your target. As long as you continue to lose weight, you can increase your weekly allotment of carbohydrates by another 10 gm. You will be in this phase till you reach your goal and stay on it for one month. The ultimate goal here is to achieve a state of balance called Atkins’ Carbohydrate Equilibrium (ACE). The ACE is your individual level of carbohydrate intake wherein you neither gain nor lose weight.

Lifetime maintenance phase 4: In this phase, you have to focus on your individual ACE and strive to stay within two kg of your ideal weight for the rest of your life. By following a sensible eating plan, you gain energy, better health and confidence in yourself.

By following these four phases, you not only achieve your dream weight but are also able to maintain it throughout your life. You can learn more about this diet by reading the book, Dr Atkins’ New Diet Revolution. But, as with any other diet, this plan also has its pros and cons. The good point is that this diet recommends exercise as a vital part of the weight loss programme. Another point to be noted is that you cannot start on carbohydrates after you lose weight as this will result in your gaining back all that you have lost.

Medical experts advise that people who have gout, kidney problems, diabetes or are pregnant women should not follow this diet plan. As this diet is very stringent, do consult your doctor/dietician for proper advice.

Your dietician will provide you with a proper menu chart as to what should be eaten, in what quantities, etc, based on your eating habits and general lifestyle.

Happy dieting and hoping to see slimmer and fitter readers.

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