Looking To Get Rid Of Those Extra Pound

If you're looking to lose those extra pounds and excess weight you've found the answer. This article features a few effective and quick ways to lose weight in a healthy manner. It is needless to mention that there are unlimited approaches to weight loss, but the one which has been proved to be the healthiest by medical sciences is based on reduction of calories in the diet, that not only allows you to lose weight but keep it off for as long as you want.

A few of the popular online weight loss diets are Jenny Craig, Atkins, Sonoma Diet and Fat Loss 4 Idiots. Each diet plan has its own unique features and pretty much all of them require some efforts.

Some of the most famous weight loss programs over the internet are the Jenny Craig and the Atkins diet program. However, it is imperative to know that both these approaches have a common feature which calls for eventual reduction of calories. Each weight loss plan has its own unique features and requires a certain amount of time and dedication. In the present scenario people tend to give up these approaches owing to lack of any physical results and are looking for a short term yet affective program.

Welcome to the new era of calorie-shifting. This is the simplest yet most affective weight loss program which tends to distribute your daily intake of calories amongst 4-5 diets with an equal spacing between 2 successive diets. In simpler words calorie-shifting divides your three time meal to five time meal a day.

By doing so, calorie-shifting program triggers a metabolic activity for rapid burnout of stored fats and calories thus showing visible results in as low as 2-3 weeks. In addition to this you also have a satisfied feeling a sense if fullness in your diet.

Some of the basic rules which you need to take care when going for this program are:

• Eat at least 4-5 meals a day.
  
• Eat as much food as you want from each of the group.
  
• Try and shift your calorie intake across these meals.
  
  

This is just a basic introduction to calorie shifting. When going for calorie-shifting you will be provided with a food chart from which you can design your diet and shed those extra pounds with ease.

Tips to Love your body - Part 1

1. Take the Power back to define your own Beauty
Not only taking it back for the cultural/media definitions but also from people around you in your life who have made judgmental remarks about your body. These people weren't able to see the beauty of your body because they had absorbed the cultural definitions themselves--and were judging you and probably their own body against these standards as well.

Take a moment now to close your eyes and imagine taking back the power to define the beauty of your own body. Take it back from the cultural definitions and the media--in your mind state "I will not allow you to define what my body should look like anymore." Think back to people that have made negative comments to you about your body--a family member, a romantic partner or other kids when you were little. Say to them in your mind "I take back the power to define the beauty of my own body--your comments were distortions and untrue--and I no longer give them any power." Feel how good this feels to clear yourself of all of this negativity and distortion.

2. Clear Your Own Negative Beliefs about Your Body
Because of your exposure to the cultural conditioning about the supposed ideal female body--you probably have practiced self-judgment of your body for not conforming to the promoted "ideal." These judgments and negative beliefs are again distortions and not based on the truth of the unique beauty of your own body. We all have bodies of different sizes and shapes that are special and truly beautiful.

Let go of your own rigid beliefs about how your body should look and begin to see how the very things that are different about your body are the very things that make you unique and beautiful. Write down the negative messages that you say to yourself about your body. Imagine writing them down to release them from your consciousness. Get them all out--the most negative hurtful ones you can think of. Look at these messages--notice how you would never dream of saying these things to anyone else in your life. Look at all of these messages and apologize to your body saying "I'm so sorry that I said these hurtful things to you--I promise that I will not say these things to you again and I will start loving you instead." Look at these messages again and with an intention to fully release them--tear up the sheet of paper and throw it away. Some people like to build a fire outside and burn the paper as a way of releasing this negativity.

3. Exercise for the Joy of Feeling Your Body Move
When you exercise to eliminate fat from your body and/or to compensate for calories eaten--this can come from a place of fear and have an energy of trying to control and fight against your body. Imagine exercising for the joy of moving your body and from an intention to be loving to your body--a desire for it to be healthy and have more energy. The clients I work with around this issue tend to be able to maintain an exercise program if they do it from a place of joy and self-love rather than control and fear about their weight.

Notice if there are things in your life that you don't do for fear of people seeing your body--like swimming, dancing or any other activity. Remind yourself that you deserve to do the things you enjoy no matter what your shape. Let go of what others think of you and stay focused on the fact that you have every right to do the things you enjoy.

5 Phase Exercises to Burn Fat

Phase One: Any weight loss exercises you can simply begin with a 15 minutes, 6 days a week, or 20 minutes, 3 days a week. Some individuals are capable to start even with one hour a day for 5 or more days. The sole intention is the body should not be overloaded. Always starting with a light walk for warming up and then increasing the pace of the walk is advisable.

Phase Two: This phase contains warming up and stretching for 5-10 minutes and then after one week or so, you can do a power walk for five minutes and slow walk for two minutes. After a week or so, repeat the duration of the walk with a bit more energy. Remember that you should always complete a warm down before you complete your session.

Phase Three: Warming up and stretching for 5-10 minutes would be continued. Here, the power walk would be increased (say, 500m) and also slow walk (say 200m). You should then repeat for the duration of the walk.

Phase Four: Warming up and stretching for 5-10 minutes would be continued but then it is followed by jogging for 50m, walking for 600m that is again to be repeated for four to five times. Here, again, completing a warming down before ending the session is important.

Phase Five: If you do not feel any exhaustion or chest congestion, you can start climbing some steps (say 20) fast and come down slowly. This you can repeat twice or thrice a day.

Make your body Look Attractive

If looking your best in 2009 is what you are truly after, then look no further and wait no longer. The following suggestions can be your personal guide to bringing in the new and improved you. Don't forget, you only get one life, and this is your year to shine!

1. Make a goal of reading some self-help and self-improvement books and articles. Set a realistic goal of how many books you can read in a week or a month. You also want to make notes in a journal or daily planner of the points and tips that you can use in your own life-changing plan.
   
   
2. Spend the day at the spa. Get a manicure, pedicure, and a massage. Taking the time to relax and distress yourself will go along way on your journey to self improvement.
   
   
3. If you desire to eat a more healthy diet, then add to your life the Medifast Meal Replacement Program. This is probably one of the easiest ways to get rid of your bad eating habits and get rid of any excess weight. The delectably simple Medifast Program is designed to replace you meals and to help get your body back in good condition in a relatively short period of time. Once you see the weight loss happen, you will be more motivated to continue on your journey to personal improvement.
   
   
4. As a part of your daily life in 2009, add some exercise. If you include it in part of your daily schedule, exercising an hour every day, you will be amazed at the progress your body will make and how much better you will feel. You can choose to join a gym, get a trainer, or just utilize the neighborhood sidewalk to do some aerobic exercises. Just one hour of exercise everyday will make a huge difference in your life.
   
   If you have problems with scheduling a complete hour in for exercise, break it up into two 30 minute sessions. In one session, do 30 minutes of cardio activity like running. For the other 30 minutes at some point later in the day do some weight lifting. With this combination, you will lose weight and be toned up, which means you'll have that Jessica Alba body that you've been dreaming of. There is truly nothing better than feeling good because you look good in your clothes. And when you feel good, you can truly begin to experience that improved you.
   
   
5. With a new you emerging it is time for you to update your current fashion wardrobe and find some clothing and accessories to show off the beautiful butterfly that is now beginning to emerge. This update doesnt have to be a break the bank effort. If you add a few tops, a couple of skirts or pairs of slacks, and some trendy and colorful shoes you will have turned your fashion quotient up several notches. By selecting hats, belts, or a few pieces of bold costume jewelry you will discover that you now have a to die for look that actually cost very little.

Benefits of losing weight

There is a great benefit acquired from losing weight. Though losing weight is not easy, the long term effects brought by it would probably be of help to anyone considering to shed those unwanted and unhealthy pounds.

The following are a few of the remarkable advantages from losing those excess weight.

Weight loss prevents high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke
That is a three in one benefit from losing weight. It is a fact that heart disease and stroke are one of the primary reasons for disability and death in both men and women in the US. People who are overweight have a higher risk to have high levels of cholesterol in their blood stream as well as triglycerides (also known as blood fat).

Angina, one type of heart disease, could cause chest pains as well as a decrease in the oxygen pumped to the heart.

Sudden death also occurs from heart disease and stroke, and usually this strikes with very little warning, signs and symptoms. It is a fact that by decreasing your weight by a mere five to ten percent, this could positively decrease the chances of you having or developing heart disease or a stroke. Plus, how your heart functions would also improve as well as your blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride count will decrease.

Weight loss prevents type 2 diabetes

Diabetes puts in jeopardy one’s life as well as how one leads his or her life because of the complications that result from having it. Both types of diabetes, type one and type two are linked with being overweight. To those who already have diabetes, regular exercise and losing weight could help in controlling your blood sugar levels as well as the medication you may be currently taking. Increase your physical activity. You could simply walk, jog or dance. It helps get those blood streams moving as well as lose those unnecessary pounds.

Weight loss helps reduce your risk for cancer

Being overweight is linked with a number of kinds of cancer. Specially for women, the common types of cancer that is associated with being overweight include cancer of the uterus, gallbladder, ovary, breast, and colon. This is not meant to scare you, this is only to keep you informed. Men are at risk too from developing cancer if they are overweight. These include cancer of the colon, prostate and rectum. Extra weight, a diet high in fat and cholesterol should as much as possible be avoided.

Weight loss reduces sleep apnea

Or it could eliminate it all together. Sleep apnea is a condition wherein one could temporarily stop breathing for a brief period and then would continue to snore heavily. Sleep apnea could cause drowsiness or sleepiness during the day and – because of being overweight – could result in heart failure. Shedding those excess pounds could help in eliminating this problem.
Weight loss reduces the pain of osteoarthritis

When one weighs heavily, the joints of his or her knees, hips and lower back would have to exert double – if not triple – effort to carry him or her through out his / her waking, walking and moving life. This could cause tension and stress on these joints. Weight loss decreases the load these joints carry thus decreasing – if not eliminating – the pain of one who has osteoarthritis.