Weight Loss Tips and Information.

We humans are more than 70 per cent water. Taking enough fluids is the basis for keeping your body working at its best. We begin to get dehydrated and our performance drops off with just two per cent water loss. What can cause a two per cent water loss? It doesn’t take much. It can happen to an athlete who’s competing, and even to someone who’s in bed with the flu or diarrhoea, in the very hot weather to all of us or even to someone who just doesn’t drink enough water. Water is continuously lost from the body partly in urine and stools (approximately 1.5 litres), partly in sweat and partly as water vapour in respiration. Even mild dehydration of one per cent in the body, which would represent approximately 0.75 to one litre of water (1 per cent of 75 kg = 750 ml) [ Continue Reading ]

An upcoming wedding, a vacation where the bathing suits sure to come out, a high school graduation everyone has times when they need to shed a few pounds, fast. In this case, the emphasis isnt on losing weight permanently, but rather on dropping a couple of pounds to look better for an event, even if those pounds return later. So how can you achieve temporary, quick weight loss for a specific occasion without risking your health?Dropping your calories too dramatically will cause your body to desperately cling to its fat, while burning muscle. Meanwhile, youll be depriving yourself of the vital nutrients that you need to stay healthy. Basically – you wont feel well, and you wont lose weight quickly. Drop your calories by a reasonable amount dont drop under 1,000 calories per [ Continue Reading ]

An upcoming wedding, a vacation where the bathing suit’s sure to come out, a high school graduation – everyone has times when they need to shed a few pounds, fast. In this case, the emphasis isn’t on losing weight permanently, but rather on dropping a couple of pounds to look better for an event, even if those pounds return later. So how can you achieve temporary, quick weight loss for a specific occasion without risking your health?

1. Don’t Go On a Crash Diet

Dropping your calories too dramatically will cause your body to desperately cling to its fat, while burning muscle. Meanwhile, you’ll be depriving yourself of the vital nutrients that you need to stay healthy. Basically – you won’t feel well, and you won’t [ Continue Reading ]

Your friends say you’re fat and you decide to lose some weight. So what do you do? Go directly to the gym and start exercising? Plan your meals and eat smaller portions? Consult a doctor or a nutritionist?

Nah! Who says you have to suffer when you can easily lose weight without exercising or dieting?! At least that’s what the promoters of these crazy diets say. All promise a quick fix, dramatic results, and testimonials from your favorite movie star or celebrity. They’re easy to follow and they’re guaranteed. The problem is, most of them don’t work!

“Fad diets don’t promote proper maintenance of the weight that has been lost. Most of the popular diets are nutritionally inadequate and include certain foods that people would not [ Continue Reading ]