If you are anxious to get fat loss going, you've likely looked into the diet supplement, hoodia. Hoodia gordonii is a plant that was used in South African many years ago by hunters who would need to go for long durations of time without food and grows very slowly in harsh conditions and needs to be harvested for four to five years before it's ready.
But how well does Hoodia really work for fat loss? Many people turn to hoodia thinking it is the answer to all their prayers. Never hungry? Sounds like a dietary dream. After all, following a diet should be easy if you never have any feelings of hunger, shouldn't it?
Unfortunately, it isn't so simple.
First off, if you are a trying to get a lean, sexy midsection, not eating is the last thing you want to be doing. Sure, you definitely will need to eat less in order to lose body fat, but if you aren't eating enough, you'll actually just lose muscle rather than body fat. Since muscle tissue is your calorie burning engine, destroying it would be counterproductive to getting the results you want.
Who wants a slower metabolism at the end of the day? That'll just make further fat loss next to impossible.
If hoodia is affecting your natural hunger signals, it will be hard to get in the foods that you do need - the foods that will work with your body to lose the body fat while still keeping muscle tissue intact.
Secondly, you must understand that hoodia is not a thoroughly tested product and cannot be deemed safe. If you take enough of it, it can actually damage your metabolism, causing a variety of thyroid issues that will be stuck with you into the future. While fat loss and getting abs is important, you must do it a healthy way so that you don't do anything disrupting to your health.
Finally, hoodia diet pills are by no means a proper method to losing abdominal fat. In order to lose abdominal fat, you're going to have to find a method that will be sustainable over the long term. If you think that you're just going to skip eating for the years to come, you are very mistaken. You will not get the proper nutrients you need to sustain life, therefore, to put it bluntly, using hoodia as a means to help you maintain fat loss could very well put you in the hospital with severe malnutrition.
What you need is a diet that supplies all the nutrients you need, while still being affective with stomach fat loss. Then, you'll also need to make sure this diet is something you can work into your lifestyle so that your abs aren't going to be just covered up by more body fat again once you move off the diet.
The more time you waste chasing after gimmicky supplements that only hurt you in the long run, the more time you spend without the results you are after.
Fat Loss And Bodybuilding News! Even a modest amount of fat loss can reduce your risk of a serious illness and means you will enjoy a better, heathier and longer life expectancy.
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Fat Loss 4 Idiots What Type of food you eat
Researchers have found that fat and thin people can eat roughly the same number of calories, but it seems that the type of food they are eating is different.
There is a very popular theory that goes something like: too much fat makes you fat. This may be right in principle (large amounts of saturated fat in the diet are not healthy), but it's important to remember that some fats are absolutely essential, hence their name: essential fatty acids.
The result of this theory is that women go on low-fat and no-fat diets, which are dangerous. Furthermore, no-fat and low-fat food tends to be high in sugar and salt, which is required to make it palatable. This is the type of thing that makes you fat. In fact, it's sugar and other foods that are 'fast-releasing' that will encourage weight gain, and here's why:
The speed with which a food increases blood sugar (in other words, whether it is 'fast-releasing' or 'slow-releasing') determines whether or not it will cause you to gain weight. If your blood sugar levels rise very quickly your body has to secrete more insulin in order to control it.
Every time you eat, your body has a choice: it can either burn that food as energy or store it as fat. Researchers have found that high insulin levels cause you not only to change your food into fat, but they also prevent your body from breaking down previously stored fat.
These fast-releasing foods include anything that contains sugar and refined flour, such as cakes, biscuits, pastries, and other 'treats'.
If you crave sweet or starchy foods, feel tired during the afternoon, light-headed, dizzy or shaky if you miss a meal or wake up feeling tired after a full night's sleep, then your blood sugar levels are probably fluctuating too much.
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There is a very popular theory that goes something like: too much fat makes you fat. This may be right in principle (large amounts of saturated fat in the diet are not healthy), but it's important to remember that some fats are absolutely essential, hence their name: essential fatty acids.
The result of this theory is that women go on low-fat and no-fat diets, which are dangerous. Furthermore, no-fat and low-fat food tends to be high in sugar and salt, which is required to make it palatable. This is the type of thing that makes you fat. In fact, it's sugar and other foods that are 'fast-releasing' that will encourage weight gain, and here's why:
The speed with which a food increases blood sugar (in other words, whether it is 'fast-releasing' or 'slow-releasing') determines whether or not it will cause you to gain weight. If your blood sugar levels rise very quickly your body has to secrete more insulin in order to control it.
Every time you eat, your body has a choice: it can either burn that food as energy or store it as fat. Researchers have found that high insulin levels cause you not only to change your food into fat, but they also prevent your body from breaking down previously stored fat.
These fast-releasing foods include anything that contains sugar and refined flour, such as cakes, biscuits, pastries, and other 'treats'.
If you crave sweet or starchy foods, feel tired during the afternoon, light-headed, dizzy or shaky if you miss a meal or wake up feeling tired after a full night's sleep, then your blood sugar levels are probably fluctuating too much.
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Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Chocolate to Live For
Not only does it taste good, studies show that it improves blood flow to your heart, lowers blood pressure, and other good stuff. What you need to know about a sweet and healthy favorite.
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After only two weeks blood flow to the heart improved significantly in the group consuming the dark chocolate but not in those eating the white chocolate. These improvements in blood flow were independent of changes in cholesterol levels, blood pressure and oxidative stress.
I've been reading about the health benefits of chocolate for many years, but this study really got my attention. When your heart receives more blood flow, that's a very good thing. These findings were also seen in an earlier study by researchers at UCSF and Tufts, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. They found that chocolate significantly increased blood flow to the arm in only two weeks in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Read More
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After only two weeks blood flow to the heart improved significantly in the group consuming the dark chocolate but not in those eating the white chocolate. These improvements in blood flow were independent of changes in cholesterol levels, blood pressure and oxidative stress.
I've been reading about the health benefits of chocolate for many years, but this study really got my attention. When your heart receives more blood flow, that's a very good thing. These findings were also seen in an earlier study by researchers at UCSF and Tufts, published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition. They found that chocolate significantly increased blood flow to the arm in only two weeks in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Read More
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Sunday, 20 January 2008
Top 5 Tips For Losing Weight Successfully - Fat Loss 4 Idiots
Did you know that Dieting is not always an easy thing to accomplish. In fact, it can prove to be a tough challenge for many people, including men, women and even overweight teens.
But don’t despair, there’s hope…if only you know some important tips for successful dieting. So here’s some sound advice of things to avoid when you are trying to lose weight. It is important that you are able to maintain control as you try to conquer your weight woes. Some important facts you need to know, what things you must avoid like the plague in order to succeed at losing weight. planning your diet
1. Don’t Rush
The first tip is that you do not rush into the toughest diet you can find and this is a common mistake.
Many people decide in a moment of desperation to follow a super-strict diet and it is simply a set-up to fail. Don’t rush into a diet that may be too strict for you. Be honest with yourself…are you really going to be able to stick with it? If you don’t have any dieting experience and are not 100 percent sure you can stick with the diet, then you might want to choose something else.
2. Stay Grounded
The second tip for successful dieting is that you make sure you do not lose touch with reality. Weight loss, just like weight gain, is not something that happens overnight so when choosing your goal, start small, and be prepared to make a long term commitment. If you hear someone saying that he lost a significant number of pounds in a short time, don’t make it your goal to match his performance. Diet results are different from one person to another.
3. Don’t Overdo the Math
Fourth, don’t get stuck too hard on counting calories. We all know that cutting down on calories is one of the building blocks of all diets, but you have to be careful about it. Cut down on too many calories and your body will start to think that you are starving and will start storing anything it possibly can. This is not a good way to lose weight so keep that spaghetti around. You’ll want it later. Remember…moderation!
4. Don’t Take A Pass
Next tip for successful dieting is, absolutely do NOT skip meals. Some people think that skipping one or two meals could help them lose weight faster. They don’t understand that dieting is all about eating the right food and not starving yourself. Especially if you plan on going to the gym, your body is going to need that energy that healthy and sensible food will provide.
5. Watch Your Weight But Not Daily
Also, another good weight loss tip is to be sure you don’t check the bathroom scales everyday. Everyone on a diet is eager to see the confirmation of his or her efforts in the shape of lost pounds, but in many cases, weight fluctuates each day which can be depressing and soon you will be ready to quit your “miracle diet”. This is obviously something you want to avoid.
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But don’t despair, there’s hope…if only you know some important tips for successful dieting. So here’s some sound advice of things to avoid when you are trying to lose weight. It is important that you are able to maintain control as you try to conquer your weight woes. Some important facts you need to know, what things you must avoid like the plague in order to succeed at losing weight. planning your diet
1. Don’t Rush
The first tip is that you do not rush into the toughest diet you can find and this is a common mistake.
Many people decide in a moment of desperation to follow a super-strict diet and it is simply a set-up to fail. Don’t rush into a diet that may be too strict for you. Be honest with yourself…are you really going to be able to stick with it? If you don’t have any dieting experience and are not 100 percent sure you can stick with the diet, then you might want to choose something else.
2. Stay Grounded
The second tip for successful dieting is that you make sure you do not lose touch with reality. Weight loss, just like weight gain, is not something that happens overnight so when choosing your goal, start small, and be prepared to make a long term commitment. If you hear someone saying that he lost a significant number of pounds in a short time, don’t make it your goal to match his performance. Diet results are different from one person to another.
3. Don’t Overdo the Math
Fourth, don’t get stuck too hard on counting calories. We all know that cutting down on calories is one of the building blocks of all diets, but you have to be careful about it. Cut down on too many calories and your body will start to think that you are starving and will start storing anything it possibly can. This is not a good way to lose weight so keep that spaghetti around. You’ll want it later. Remember…moderation!
4. Don’t Take A Pass
Next tip for successful dieting is, absolutely do NOT skip meals. Some people think that skipping one or two meals could help them lose weight faster. They don’t understand that dieting is all about eating the right food and not starving yourself. Especially if you plan on going to the gym, your body is going to need that energy that healthy and sensible food will provide.
5. Watch Your Weight But Not Daily
Also, another good weight loss tip is to be sure you don’t check the bathroom scales everyday. Everyone on a diet is eager to see the confirmation of his or her efforts in the shape of lost pounds, but in many cases, weight fluctuates each day which can be depressing and soon you will be ready to quit your “miracle diet”. This is obviously something you want to avoid.
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Saturday, 19 January 2008
Discover How to Avoid Hunger And Lose Weight
Why Is It Better To Eat Too Much Rather Than Too Little To Lose Weight?
Each of us has days when we feel extra hungry. When this happens, EAT MORE! Might this slow down your weight loss? A little, perhaps, but so what? Needing a few extra days to achieve your weight loss goal is not a problem. The real problem is not eating enough and getting hungry and depressed. Because when this happens, you’ll stop dieting and start bingeing.
All dieters experience “bad days.” Unfortunately, most of them insist on perfection. So if they visit a friend and finish up eating 2 containers of ice cream and a box of cookies, they go to pieces. They become overwhelmed by guilt at not being perfect, and quit their diet in disgust. But eating the ice cream and cookies is pretty harmless - you need to eat a very large amount of food (3500+ calories) to gain just one pound of body fat - the real damage is caused by the guilt that follows. So what’s the answer? DON’T TRY TO BE PERFECT! Once you stop seeing yourself as the PERFECT dieter you’ll feel entitledto make occasional mistakes, and you’ll find dieting much easier and much less stressful.
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Each of us has days when we feel extra hungry. When this happens, EAT MORE! Might this slow down your weight loss? A little, perhaps, but so what? Needing a few extra days to achieve your weight loss goal is not a problem. The real problem is not eating enough and getting hungry and depressed. Because when this happens, you’ll stop dieting and start bingeing.
All dieters experience “bad days.” Unfortunately, most of them insist on perfection. So if they visit a friend and finish up eating 2 containers of ice cream and a box of cookies, they go to pieces. They become overwhelmed by guilt at not being perfect, and quit their diet in disgust. But eating the ice cream and cookies is pretty harmless - you need to eat a very large amount of food (3500+ calories) to gain just one pound of body fat - the real damage is caused by the guilt that follows. So what’s the answer? DON’T TRY TO BE PERFECT! Once you stop seeing yourself as the PERFECT dieter you’ll feel entitledto make occasional mistakes, and you’ll find dieting much easier and much less stressful.
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Friday, 18 January 2008
Discover The 10 Must Things To-Do's To Get Your Body Back - Fat Loss 4 Idiots
1. PERSIST. Don’t quit. “Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never—in nothing, great or small, large or petty—never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.” Sir Winston Churchill.
2. MAKE THE EFFORT. Work hard. Great comebackers use all the hours in the day: Wayne Huizenga collected trash at night, sold new accounts in the day. George Foreman out-trained younger fighters to become champ. You can find your comeback right in the effort you make.
3. UNDERSTAND TRANSIENCE. Don’t extrapolate temporary setbacks into permanent defeat. “This, too, shall pass.” Lance Armstrong was given a 2% chance to survive cancer, he went on to win seven, consecutive Tour de Frances. Churchill again: “When you’re going through hell, keep going.”
4. CHANGE DIRECTION. Sylvester Stallone was stymied as an actor, so he wrote Rocky after seeing the Wepner-Ali fight. Billy Beane was a so-so baseball player, he quit and became a top GM. Quincy Jones was a talented trumpeter, but after a stroke, he had to quit, and then became a legendary music producer.
5. EMPLOY SUPPORT. Stay away from the nay-sayers, even if they’re famous or going to be (Martin Scorsese once told Billy Crystal he had “no talent.”) Pack your corner with friends who won’t let you quit. Muhammed Ali did that: he wanted to quit during his first heavyweight championship, his manager wouldn’t let him.
6. REPEAT. It took Sir Edmund Hillary two attempts to climb Everest, Peary eight times to reach the North Pole, and various authors scores and sometimes hundreds of tries to get their works published. Go again, and again.
7. DREAM BIG. Your effort and ideas are worth many times what you may imagine. Fred Smith wrote a college paper that got a “C,” as the story goes, then turned it into $40 billion FedEx. Dean Karnazes ran a 226 mile ultramarathon and 350 mile run, plus 50 marathons in 50 days (2006). J.K. Rowling wrote her ideas about one "Harry Potter" during a train ride. It sold 100 million copies, and $4 billion movie box office, and counting. You can do much more than you imagine. Dream big.
8. STAY HUMBLE. Attitude -- is everything. When tennis master Andre Agassi fell from No. 1 to No. 141 (1997), he started over, went back to the minor leagues, upped his training, including weightlifting. It set the stage for greater things than ever before. Attitude – not image – is everything.
9. SELF-PROGRAM. Get a mantra. A psychiatrist-hypnotist provided Rachmaninoff the composer, who had a writing block, with a positive self-talk mantra: “You will begin your concerto. You will work with great facility. The concerto will be excellent.” It worked. He wrote his Piano Concerto No. 2.
10. PERSIST. It’s not over until you say so. Don’t say so.
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2. MAKE THE EFFORT. Work hard. Great comebackers use all the hours in the day: Wayne Huizenga collected trash at night, sold new accounts in the day. George Foreman out-trained younger fighters to become champ. You can find your comeback right in the effort you make.
3. UNDERSTAND TRANSIENCE. Don’t extrapolate temporary setbacks into permanent defeat. “This, too, shall pass.” Lance Armstrong was given a 2% chance to survive cancer, he went on to win seven, consecutive Tour de Frances. Churchill again: “When you’re going through hell, keep going.”
4. CHANGE DIRECTION. Sylvester Stallone was stymied as an actor, so he wrote Rocky after seeing the Wepner-Ali fight. Billy Beane was a so-so baseball player, he quit and became a top GM. Quincy Jones was a talented trumpeter, but after a stroke, he had to quit, and then became a legendary music producer.
5. EMPLOY SUPPORT. Stay away from the nay-sayers, even if they’re famous or going to be (Martin Scorsese once told Billy Crystal he had “no talent.”) Pack your corner with friends who won’t let you quit. Muhammed Ali did that: he wanted to quit during his first heavyweight championship, his manager wouldn’t let him.
6. REPEAT. It took Sir Edmund Hillary two attempts to climb Everest, Peary eight times to reach the North Pole, and various authors scores and sometimes hundreds of tries to get their works published. Go again, and again.
7. DREAM BIG. Your effort and ideas are worth many times what you may imagine. Fred Smith wrote a college paper that got a “C,” as the story goes, then turned it into $40 billion FedEx. Dean Karnazes ran a 226 mile ultramarathon and 350 mile run, plus 50 marathons in 50 days (2006). J.K. Rowling wrote her ideas about one "Harry Potter" during a train ride. It sold 100 million copies, and $4 billion movie box office, and counting. You can do much more than you imagine. Dream big.
8. STAY HUMBLE. Attitude -- is everything. When tennis master Andre Agassi fell from No. 1 to No. 141 (1997), he started over, went back to the minor leagues, upped his training, including weightlifting. It set the stage for greater things than ever before. Attitude – not image – is everything.
9. SELF-PROGRAM. Get a mantra. A psychiatrist-hypnotist provided Rachmaninoff the composer, who had a writing block, with a positive self-talk mantra: “You will begin your concerto. You will work with great facility. The concerto will be excellent.” It worked. He wrote his Piano Concerto No. 2.
10. PERSIST. It’s not over until you say so. Don’t say so.
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