Revealed! Weight Loss Myths you are led to believe

Foods labelled ‘low fat’ or ‘reduced fat’ are always a healthy choice.
Nowadays, almost anything you can buy from the supermarket has a ‘healthy’ or ‘low fat’ alternative. The health food market is one of the most profitable and growing markets in the food industry. However, here is a note of caution about some of the tricks of language used by the food industry you need to watch out for.
Foods labelled 'low fat' have to meet legal criteria to use that label - for example, labels that claim a produce contains 'reduced fat' do not have to meet the same standards, and so can be misleading. A reduced-fat snack should contain less fat than the full-fat version, but that doesn't automatically make it a healthy choice: it could still contain a lot more fat than, say, a portion of fruit. Low-fat foods also sometimes contain high levels of sugar. 
The moral there is do not judge a healthy alternative product just on the package labelling. Your decision should not just be based on fat content alone. Excess sugar gets turned into fat by the body and can cause many other health complications although eaten in the right quantities, carbohydrates will not cause weight gain.

Margarine contains less fat than butter.
Many dieticians and nutritional experts recommend changing from butter to margarine. We seem to take it for granted that margarine is less fatty than butter. But did you know that the difference between margarine and butter is not as black and white as you might think?
Margarine and butter contain different types of fat. Margarine is usually lower in saturated fat than butter. Yet, it is more likely to contain hydrogenated fats. Hydrogenated fats, also called tran-saturated (or trans fats) , may be more harmful to health than saturated fats. To lose weight, and for heart health, you need to reduce the amount of saturated and hydrogenated fats you eat. If oil in margarine has been hydrogenated, this has to be listed on the ingredient listing on packaging, so check labels carefully.
Food manufactures are required by law to list all their ingredients so just spend a bit of time reading up on what exactly is in your food.

Carbohydrates make you put on weight
‘Cutting down on Carbs’ has become a bit of a buzz term in healthy eating circles. Indeed in some ways ‘Carbs’ have replaced fat as the new bogey ‘substance’ . Take the Atkins diet for instance; its worldwide success was based on eliminating Carbs from the individual diets.
However, when eaten in the right quantities, carbohydrates will not cause weight gain. A 2003 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine came to the conclusion hat dieters on the best-known low-carb diet - the Atkins diet - tended to lose weight not because they ate fewer carbohydrates, but simply because they ate less overall!
Try to steer clear of misinformation and fad diets. Stick to eating wholegrain and wholemeal carbohydrates such as brown rice and wholemeal bread. Also stay away from frying starchy foods when trying to lose weight. There are lots of good sources of healthy eating information out there and one of the best is the 'Eat well, be well', the Food Standards Agency’s website .
Remember: 'eaten in the right quantities, carbohydrates will not cause weight gain'.

Cutting out all snacks can help you lose weight
Traditionalists have pointed to the dangers of snacking between meals if you want to avoid weight gain. However this is only a half truth.
That is because it isn’t snacking in itself that is the problem - but what you snack on. Snacking can actually be useful between meals in order to maintain energy levels - especially if you have an active lifestyle. Rather than reaching for a biscuit or packet of crisps choose a piece of fruit or rice/ corn based snacks like Snackajacks instead. Make sure you avoid snacking on anything that is high in sugar or saturated fats.
Skipping meals is a good way to lose weight
On the face of it skipping meals seems like a logical way to lose weight, after all isn’t this simply reducing your calorie intake? Well yes and no!
Basically, skipping meals is not a very good idea and here's why. To lose weight and keep it off, you have to reduce the amount of calories you consume, or increase the calories you burn through exercise. But skipping meals altogether will result in tiredness and poor nutrition. You will also be more likely to snack on high-fat and high-sugar foods, which could result in weight gain. 
The whole point of losing weight properly isn’t to starve your body into submission; but, to keep it in a healthy and happy working order. With a bit of self discipline and positive thinking you will find yourself making the right decisions in what meals you consume.

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Why Most Diets Eventually Fail

When it comes to starting a new diet most people manage to lose weight for the first few weeks. They rapidly shed some pounds and think they've finally found their ultimate diet. Unfortunately, as so many looking to lose weight have found out, this is generally a temporary thing.
Within a few weeks of starting a new diet most people will find the weight loss has slowed down, or even stopped. They stand up on the scales and wonder why they're not getting the results they were when the diet program first began.

The answer to this question is that it you most probably have hit what is called a "weight loss plateau". This usually occurs because your body has become used to the diet program you have begun.
So many of these diets are created to provide you with an initial hit that shocks your body with something new; because this is new, you're body will start burning fat in order to sustain it's usual levels.
Whilst this is great at first, within a few weeks your body will have become accustomed to the new diet program; it becomes used to the new diet and (if you have one) new exercise program and is no longer shocked into burning energies. This is what makes so many people give up diets so very quickly.

So how can you combat this weight loss plateau?
Well firstly stop concentrating solely on counting calories. So many people begin a diet and do nothing but count how many calories they consume. They believe that if they eat less calories, they'll lose weight, which of course they will at first before the body becomes used to it. Your metabolic rate, because low calories are being consumed, has no real reason to increase itself. Your metabolic rate burns more fat the higher it is, so if it is at a low point because of such low calorie consumption, it won't burn fat.
In order to burn fat successfully and fight plateaus you need to create a high metabolic rate. The easiest way to do that is to fuel it regularly throughout the day. You can do this best by eating small, regular means rather than the normal three of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Most people gorge themselves at these intervals and that does not do their body any favours.

Focus on eating healthy foods regularly, with small snacks every three hours -these must be healthy though! Eating burgers and chips will not do you any favours. They must be good, healthy foods.

On top of eating regularly and healthily, exercise will also help you in your quest for weight loss by raising your metabolic rate. If you combine a good, steady diet with regular exercise you will be able to lose weight.
Forget pie in the sky diets that say you can lose weight without doing any exercise whatsoever. They might, and I do mean might, work for a little while. But then you will hit the weight loss plateau and give up or try a different diet. Again, it may work for a few weeks as your body is "shocked" with the new diet but in the long term it will fail.
A little exercise such as a brisk walk or enjoyable bike ride a few times a week will make the world of difference to your weight loss goals.

Make sure you don't become disheartened by your own weight loss plateau. Once you understand why it happens, you then know how to avoid it!











Staying On Track For Long Term Weight Loss
The idea that you have to change your lifestyle to change your weight is not a new one. It is just common sense that if you are overweight then there is some part of your every day life that needs to be battled against. This could be an unhealthy diet, lack of exercise or a combination of them both.
What many people struggle to realise is that changing your every day lifestyle is not an easy thing to do. Many people start new diet programs more than happy to make changes if it means they'll lose weight. Unfortunately when the going gets a little tougher than they expected they tend to give up very easily.
There is more to weight loss than just diet and exercise. You need to change your lifestyle and be motivated and have the right mindset in order to begin a diet in the first place. It is the most important, and least talked about, factor in successful weight loss.
The first step in staying on track for long term weight loss is to realise that really can do it. Many people have lost weight before you and many do others. The only difference between those who lose weight successfully and those who fail is persistence.
In order to stay motivated and persistent you need to avoid thinking negatively. When you don't see instant results think positively and keep your eyes on the prize. If you constantly focus on why you can't exercise or can't lose weight or stick to a diet you'll end up failing.
Instead focus on small victories at a time. Most people want to lose lots of weight and do it quickly They have a long term goal in mind but are not sure how they're going to get there. Well by focusing on small challenges at a time you will find you are much more positive. By focusing on the next meal or the next exercise rather than only massive weight loss you'll find yourself being a lot more positive over a consistent period.

Don't criticise yourself if you do make the odd slip up. We're all allowed to make a mistake every now and then. And if you find yourself getting a quick burger one lunchtime don't beat yourself up over it. This will only result in you becoming despondent about your diet. Instead get back on track by working off some of the calories from the slip up with a good bit of exercise!
Make sure that the people you surround yourself with know that you have a weight loss goal. If your friends and family know that you are on a diet program they are much less likely to try and tempt you to fast food restaurants and to places where your plans and goals can go out of the window. Tell them that you want and need their support if you are to reach where you want to be

If you follow these tips there is no reason why you won't be able to lose weight! Remember that you can achieve whatever you believe in your mind. If you believe you can lose weight, you WILL! It does sound cliché but is very much true!

















Are Other People Making Your Diet Fail?
Diet and weight loss programs are notoriously hard to stick to. For many people starting and successfully completing a diet is one of the toughest things to do. It is also one of the most rewarding.
In this article I want to make you aware of something that can have a huge affect on you losing weight. And believe it or not it's nothing to do with which diet you take or whether or not you exercise. Instead I want to focus on how other people can stop you from losing weight.
You can be made of mentally strong stuff. You might have stuck at a diet and exercise program without a blip for weeks. And then, out of the blue, you're invited to a meal with friends or maybe a work lunch. You know you're going to have to eat out and you start to get a little nervous. Sticking to your diet at home is fine because you are in control. You have picked the food in your cupboards and fridge.
Eating out is a whole different story. You're friends, family or work colleagues may be eating the fattiest and most unhealthy meals on the menu and you feel tempted. You're only human after all.
So what can you eat without destroying your diet? Well firstly the odd blip here and there is fine. You should have at least one meal a week that is your favourite food no matter how unhealthy (within reason) so that you can reward yourself for eating healthily all week. However this is not always possible. Sometimes, because of work or whatever, you have to eat out regularly and there is a menu in front of you full of goodies, and people around you egging you on to "get the ribs" or some other unhealthy dish.
Firstly in this situation it is vitally important that people know you are on a diet program. If they know this, and you are intent on losing weight, they are much less likely to try to encourage you to eat something that will get you off track. So be honest and up front from the start explaining that you are in the process of shedding a few pounds and want to stick to it. If they are genuine people they will be impressed by your strength of mind
Secondly when picking from the menu you need it's best to pick something that is made up of mostly salads, vegetables or fruits. Ok, it won't taste as nice as the steaks and other feasts but it will allow you to stay on track and eat the healthiest things on the menu.
The problem with eating out is that even if the meals that could usually be quite healthy, like a chicken salad, can often be full of fat. Especially if there is a ton of dressing on it. So it's best to order something that has no dressing and preferably no meat. Often restaurants fry the meat for speed and this is what makes the food so tasty but unfortunately also so unhealthy.
Raw vegetables are always a good bet because they help you burn fat by boosting your metabolism. So any raw vegetable dish without a dressing will keep you sticking to a healthy diet.
Another thing to do is to use control if there is a buffet cart there. It is important that when you lose weight you concentrate on eating regular, small sized meals throughout the day. A buffet cart can easily cause problems because it is so tempting to go back for seconds and then thirds.
Check the amount of food you are going to eat before you take that bite! If you think that the food provided to you exceed the portion control limit you are allowed, eat according to your portion limit and then carry the leftovers back home to be eaten on the next day. Ask for a box from the restaurant to help you carry the leftovers.

Drink water or pure fruit juice with your meal. Alcohol or fizzy drinks are packed full of calories and even if you had a salad, and three fizzy drinks the fizzy drinks calorie count will make your meal an unhealthy one with regards to your goals.
I need to reiterate the point that it is fine to eat out now and again and is encouraged. However be sure that if this is a regular occurrence you exercise caution or you could find yourself being more and more impartial to the fatty foods that you have worked so hard to avoid. All it takes is a few meals for you to want to get off your diet and back onto your old program of unhealthy foods and fats.
Stick to your program. Your health and future may depend on it!

How To Eat Big And Lose Weight
In this article I am going to walk you through a selection of foods described in the weight loss industry as super, or power, foods. These foods will allow you to lose weight without being constantly hungry and following a diet that will never work.
The main complaint people on diet programs have is that they simply cannot handle the fact they are consistently hungry. Because of that weight loss experts from around the world concentrated on finding certain foods that would allow people to eat and still lose weight.

Now despite their power when it comes to losing weight loss they do need to be accompanied with an exercise program of some kind to see results. If you do exercise though, even just a bike ride three times a week, and concentrate your diet on these foods you'll get great results.
These foods boost your metabolic rate and therefore burn more calories throughout the day. This will result in you shedding the pounds! Let's take a look at them.
Green tea is the first powerfood. It contains fat burning chemicals that will help you with your weight loss. Whilst it doesn't taste bad, it doesn't taste great either. But this powerfood is a secret powerhouse in the weight loss world.
Peanut butter is a surprising aid in weight loss. Most people think because it tastes so great that it's bad for you. It can be eaten at any point throughout the day and it will help your diet because it is rich in protein. Protein helps build lean muscle mass, which will burn fat and calories. Peanut butter is also a filling food which will suppress your appetite.

Another powerfood from the nut family is almonds. Almonds, whilst being a fat, are actually a good type of fat because they contain essential nutrients such as fatty acids and protein. They help you burn fat by boosting your metabolic rate.

Beans such as greenbeans and blackbeans will help fill you up and suppress your appetite. One of the main pitfalls with low calorie diets is you are constantly hungry. By eating foods such as beans and peanut butter you will find yourself full throughout the day.
Lean chicken and turkey meat is one of the best weight loss foods you can ever have because it contains a lot of amount of protein and very little fat, and as you know, protein will build lean muscles. Lean muscles will help you burn fat by accelerating your metabolic rate!

Fishes are also very good for quick weight loss. Fishes such as salmon and tuna contain Omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids fall in the category of 'good fats' or unsaturated fats. You gained weight because of a hormone called leptin which stores fat inside your body. Omega-3 fatty acids will cut down on leptin; when that happens, you are bound to lose weight! Make sure you get tuna packed in spring water, rather than oil, for the healthiest option.

Berries such as blackberries, blueberries, strawberries, etc will help you with weight loss by suppressing your appetite. Why not combine them with peanut butter and milk and blend them over ice to make a tasty smoothie that will help you to lose weight!
These are just a handful of the types of super foods that will aid your weight loss.
It should be clear to you now that losing weight does not mean you have to starve yourself and eat nothing but boring vegetables and salads. In fact, eating solely that will not help you lose weight. You need proteins and the right kinds of fats as well as vitamins and antioxidants to turbo charge you diet program.
Couple these foods with a basic exercise program and eating small meals every three hours, rather than three large meals, during the day and watch the pounds drop off.
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Real World Weight Loss And How It Is Done

Before undergoing any form of diet plan or form of exercise you should consider consulting an expert who can assess the condition your body is in.
Body Mass Index (BMI) is a number calculated from a person's weight and height. BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead to health problems.
From learning your BMI you will have a statistic from which to work from and a numerical goal to achieve. This will help make your weight loss plan that little more ‘real’

Many experts generally agree that people should aim to exercise for around 150 minutes a week. This may sound daunting but its a lot easier than you may think to achieve this.
10 minutes at a time is fine. Now I know 150 minutes each week sounds like a lot of time, but you don't have to do it all at once. Not only is it best to spread your activity out during the week, but you can break it up into smaller chunks of time during the day just as long as you're doing your activity at a moderate or vigorous effort for at least 10 minutes at a time.
For instance try going for a 10 minute brisk walk, 3 times a day, 5 days a week. This will give you a total of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity!

Sticking to any plan is half the battle of any weight loss goal. The main reason why people give up on something is because they are not enjoying it. Therefore don’t limit yourself to just picking an activity just because you think it will be effective. There are so many different sports and methods that can help raise that heart level and and help you to prolong your interest long enough to make substantial differences to your weight
By picking physical activities you enjoy and that match your abilities, it will help ensure that you stick with them.
We as people are creatures of habit. Of course what this means is that it is all to easy to form bad habits that are hard to break. Fortunately it is also true that once you become a creature of good habits the reverse is true.

Giving this kind of careful consideration to your habits, realizing the effect they have on you, will motivate you to change them. For example, if you have a habit of spending a lot of time with people who overeat, try to reduce the amount of time spent with them, especially during the first stage of your plan when you are most vulnerable. If you are a more insular and uncommunicative type of person with others when losing weight, you can try to ask for support the next time you diet because helping relationships are essential to diet success. If you tend to be a perfectionist then stop trying to be perfect, because no one is perfect! When you learn to accept your weaknesses, you can pick yourself up afterwards and continue on to diet success.
Thinking well is being well. There are only a minority of people who achieve success with out having any belief in them self or in what they are doing. Be proud of the positive steps you have decided to take in asserting control over your life.

Think well of yourself. Change negative self-talk to positive self-encouragement. Give yourself the same consideration you would give a cherished friend. Learn to become your own cheer leader instead of your own worst critic. If for example, you're struggling to complete a long run, tell yourself that you will make it and remind yourself of when you couldn't run at all.
Sometimes we all need a gentle push in the right direction, or a reminder about what it is we are aspiring to be through our actions.
Be constantly reminded of your goal!

In order for the idea of shedding pounds to sink in to your subconscious, you need to be constantly reminded about how you want to look and what you want to weigh. One way to do this is to put pictures of people who have the ideal weight you are pining for on your refrigerator's door, your kitchen counter and even on your bedside table.
Some people use the method of putting pictures of their ‘weight heros’ in their wallets so that every time they get money to buy a chocolate bar, they are reminded that this bar puts them farther away from what they want to look like and ultimately achieve.

Be creative and think of fun ways to remind yourself day to day of the type of person you are aiming to be.

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How To Rid Yourself Of Negative Diet Patterns

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The power of the mind has been well known to successful and fulfilled people for centuries. Hypnotists and other sub conscious mind experts have developed ingenious ways to bypass the conscious mind and speak directly to the sub conscious. Hypnosis is often used to help people achieve their weight loss goals, and in this article I will show you how to do that without using a hypnotist or paying out high fees.

The sub conscious mind is the most powerful force in any human being. If you remember when you first learned to drive you had to keep thinking about everything that was essential to keep the car driving how you wanted it to. Gears, mirrors, indicators, steering and many other factors had to be constantly thought about. After a while though, without realising it, all of these become a habit. You repeat them so many times that your conscious mind no longer has to think about them; your sub conscious keeps running on auto pilot so you carry out the manoeuvres.

What then does this have to do with weight loss? Well, by using a concept called “auto suggestion” you can help your sub conscious mind “reprogram” yourself to stick to diets, eat healthier foods, enjoy working out (seriously) and much more.

The reason so many people fail to lose weight is because they automatically program themselves for failure each and every time they try a new diet. Because of disappointing experiences with shoddy diet programs in the past they often tell themselves “This won’t work for me” and give up after a few weeks. Think about whenever you’ve tried to diet in the past - how long did you stick at it? Probably not long enough, if you’re honest with yourself!

The technique I am going to teach you now will enable you to starve yourself of these negative thought patterns that you are constantly bombarding your sub conscious mind with, and retrain yourself to be more positive about your weight loss . This in turn will enable you to develop resilience that won’t let you give up whenever a diet doesn’t show instant and massive results.

Your emotions and thoughts are like signals. Whenever you feel bad about weight loss or dieting and have thoughts such as “I’m always going to be overweight” stop what you’re doing and follow the following steps.

Step One. Think about what it is that makes you feel you’ll always be overweight. You’ll get an image come into your mind. It may be of you feeling down about an unsuccessful diet , or you in the future not having lost any weight.

Step Two. Pay attention to this image. This is your subconscious telling you what thought is holding you back in your quest for dieting. This is the image that you consistently put into your sub conscious; without realising it you have programmed yourself to think this way and that’s why it is so easy to give up on diets when things get a little tough.

Step Three. Drain all the colour out of the image. Shrink it and move it into the distance. If it happens to reappear repeat the process. Drain it, shrink it and put it into the distance.

Step Four. Replace the image with an image of what you really want to be like - fit, healthy and at your perfect weight. Get emotionally involved with the image. Think of how great it would feel to have lost all the weight you want to. Make it full colour and bring it closer to you.

Step Five. Hold your thumb and middle fingers together when you feel that rush of excitement about the new future you.

Whilst this may all sound a little crazy to you, this a well recognised technique for programming your sub conscious. If you do this every time you feel a little down about weight loss or have any negative thoughts it will soon become a habit.

Eventually you will have created “a mind anchor” so that you can press your thumb and middle fingers together and get the rush of excitement about your new, slim self. Any time you feel negative about weight loss you put your fingers together and your sub conscious will recognise this habit and use it to your advantage.

Ok. I do understand that this may seem a little “way out there” but this is based on the genuine science of Neuro Linguistic Programming. This is not some pie in the sky idea thought up by a crazy lunatic but is based on the science of the mind, and it really works in reprogramming yourself. Just be determined, give it a go and stick at it- then prepare to be amazed!

How To Eat and Get Thin

Most diet programs rely on the fact that you stop eating so much, although they seldom put it so bluntly! In actual fact, the real key to losing weight is to actually eat more and many experts are now coming round to the idea that in addition to the three main meals of breakfast, lunch and dinner, you should also have some between meals snacks.

In between your usual three main meals each day you should add in three small snack breaks. The reason for this is really fairly obvious - the less hungry you are through the day the less you’ll feel the need to reach for a chocolate bar once the first hunger pang sets in.

Additionally, diets that actually restrict how much you eat do more harm than good because you are effectively starving your body. By doing this you actually end up storing even more fat as your body attempts to conserve its energy.

The key here is not how much you eat but what you eat. You may thoroughly enjoy eating pizza six times a day – but obviously that is not going to do you any good with regards to your weight loss goals! Instead, by knowing what represents the 'right foods', you can actually eat more and yet weigh less. Remember that a healthy body can be created in the kitchen.

Another misrepresentation when it comes to diet programs is that the choices of what you have to eat are often bland and boring. Only if you want them to be - they really need not be! As long as your main meals consist of healthy foods, the odd little snack of your favourite food won’t do too much harm. Eat healthily all week and then once a week go nuts and have your favourite food no matter what it may be.

One of the biggest mistakes people make is skipping meals completely and then gorging themselves to feed their hunger. Sometimes this can’t be helped – particularly if you have to work a long day and do not have the chance to eat regularly; however this will result in unwanted fat.

Rather than having three large meals a day, try breaking them up into six smaller meals - each two to three hours apart. This will not only give you more energy throughout the day but it will enable your body to process the food in good time and therefore you will be able to burn calories naturally throughout the day.

It is quite pointless following a diet plan that makes you unhappy. Many of the fad diets focus on quick results by ensuring you hardly ever eat and when you do, it might as well be rabbit food. This will just make you unhappy and feeling tired and listless all the time. Instead try to focus on eating regularly and having the odd treat here and there. By doing this, coupled with a simple exercise plan, you will soon notice that you actually eat more and lose weight, at the same time as increasing your energy levels throughout the day.

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