In order to get in shape, you’ve got to avoid fast foods at all costs, right? Well, not exactly. Believe it or not, grabbing a fast food meal can actually help you get in better shape. Read on to find out how.
How to lose belly fat today
Sunday 27 April 2014
Tuesday 25 March 2014
Goal Setting: The Difference Between Failure & Success
Imagine trying to play a game of snooker while wearing a blindfold. You would feel hopelessly unprepared for each shot, you wouldn’t know where to aim and the odd shot that actually went in the pocket would be totally at random. That’s a pretty good analogy to describe most people’s fat loss endeavors. Read full article
Thursday 20 March 2014
HIIT For Fat Loss
When it comes to losing belly fat, finding the most effective program comes down to a simple formula – how to burn the maximum number of calories in the shortest period of time. For decades the debate has raged between long slow cardio and intense short aerobic exercise. Read More
Wednesday 19 March 2014
Unleash The Power Of Your Mind...
There’s a huge difference between knowing what to do and doing what you know. The bridge between the two is goal setting. Yet the majority of people give only cursory attention to their goals. According to a recent study, only 3% of Americans actually write down their goals. Read article
How to lose belly fat
How to lose belly fat
Tuesday 18 March 2014
Eat More Food… Lose More Weight
In order to lose fat, you have to eat more often. That sentence may seem counterintuitive but there is a lot of common sense behind it. In fact, relearning how to space your meals could be the smartest nutritional move you make. After all, the traditional Western way of eating runs counter to sound nutritional guidelines. Read More
Monday 17 March 2014
Clarifying Carb Confusion...
The poor old carbohydrate has gotten a bad rap. Over recent years, low carb diets have been touted as the solution to rapid weight loss. Believing that curbing the carbs will force the body to draw on their fat stores for energy, millions of people have extremely restricted their total carb intake while actually eating more fatty foods. Read full article
Sunday 16 March 2014
What's The Skinny On Fats?
For many years, the popular notion about fat was that it was all bad. In the 1980’s, during the heart of the ‘avoid fat at all costs’ era, the catch cry that fat makes you fat gave rise to a huge industry based around supplying ‘fat free’ foods.
Read more about fats
Read more about fats
Thursday 13 March 2014
The Power Of Protein
The human body is constantly reinventing itself. Every cell is constantly being replaced with a new version of itself. All of the material required for this awe inspiring building work is supplied by the food we eat.
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Read the full article
Wednesday 12 March 2014
Lift Weight To Lose Weight
When it comes to losing excess belly fat or body fat - 2 things spring to mind. Diet and cardiovascular exercise right? Not many individuals consider weight lifting as a means to shifting excess weight. You know what… most people are missing out on a key aspect of the weight loss equation. Not only will regular weight training help you burn more fat...
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Friday 21 February 2014
The Fat Burning Zone Is A Myth
Any time I head to a crowded gym the one thing that really grates me is peering over at the ‘cardio area’ and seeing hordes of individuals completing low intensity cardio exercise focusing on the ‘fat burning zone’.
The fat burning zone is a myth. There… I’ve got that off my chest.
Wednesday 19 February 2014
Does Diet Soda Make You Fat?
Why do we drink diet soda? It’s certainly not for the taste right? Let’s be honest here. The real reason we grab the diet version of any popular sugar-fueled beverage is to lose weight. Or at least to avoid putting it on. Fair enough?
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Thursday 16 January 2014
6 Tips To Lose Your Love Handles
Don’t Stress
Cortisol (the stress hormone) stimulates an increase in your appetite and excess cortisol can also cause muscle breakdown leading to increased body fat storage. Stay calm and carry on!
Cortisol (the stress hormone) stimulates an increase in your appetite and excess cortisol can also cause muscle breakdown leading to increased body fat storage. Stay calm and carry on!
Get Your Zzzzzz’s
Don’t get enough sleep? It will hurt your waistline. When you are sleep deprved you are running on low energy and are more likely to grab a quick bag of chips or some other comfort foods.
Don’t get enough sleep? It will hurt your waistline. When you are sleep deprved you are running on low energy and are more likely to grab a quick bag of chips or some other comfort foods.
Drink Drink Drink
Drinking plenty of water fills you up and keeps your nagging appetite in check! If you don’t drink enough water you will compensate with increased food intake. It is common to feel hungry when you are actually dehydrated.
Drinking plenty of water fills you up and keeps your nagging appetite in check! If you don’t drink enough water you will compensate with increased food intake. It is common to feel hungry when you are actually dehydrated.
Eat More… Regularly
Eating regularly prevents a spike in blood sugar and subsequent blood sugar crash. We want slow and steady rises and falls in blood sugar levels. Peaks and troughs cause cravings and overeating.
Eating regularly prevents a spike in blood sugar and subsequent blood sugar crash. We want slow and steady rises and falls in blood sugar levels. Peaks and troughs cause cravings and overeating.
Lay Off The Booze
Alcohol adds ‘empty’ calories to your diet. 7 calories per gram… but has no nutritional value whatsoever. It’s also a diuretic – making you dehydrated, hungry and more likely to overeat.
Alcohol adds ‘empty’ calories to your diet. 7 calories per gram… but has no nutritional value whatsoever. It’s also a diuretic – making you dehydrated, hungry and more likely to overeat.
Eat More Fruit And Veges
Natural fruits and veges contain valuable vitamins and minerals that you need, and they also have the upside of containing all important fiber and water.
Natural fruits and veges contain valuable vitamins and minerals that you need, and they also have the upside of containing all important fiber and water.
For a few more tips on how to lose your excess belly fat or love handles
Monday 13 January 2014
Overweight? Excess Belly Fat? Perhaps Blame It On Your Genes?
Obesity. It’s taking over the world. Let me throw some numbers at you.
200 million – the volume of adult men that are now considered obese.
300 million – adult women suffering the same affliction.
43 million – the kids who are severely overweight (read… obese)
$1,429 – the increase in medical costs each year for those who are obese when compared to normal weight ranges.
$147 billion – the estimated cost of obesity in the United States each year (2008). That is a chunk of change!
300 million – adult women suffering the same affliction.
43 million – the kids who are severely overweight (read… obese)
$1,429 – the increase in medical costs each year for those who are obese when compared to normal weight ranges.
$147 billion – the estimated cost of obesity in the United States each year (2008). That is a chunk of change!
So who is to blame? Check out the the rest of this article and the real reason you are overweight or have excess belly fat at the Belly Fat Formula Blog.
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