How to make habits stick
t is hard to start new habits, we all know that. I have compiled a few tips to make it easier to start a habit. Remember, once you get past the first 30 days or so it becomes much easier and you can reap the benefits of this new habit for [...]
Yes, this is true. It happens to me. I managed to lose 3 pounds within a short span of a few days. However, I will not recommend my diet to anyone.
The reason is simple. I got my lost weight back in just as short a period of time. You see, most diet plans in the [...]
On the 26th March, Sanofi-Aventis, the third largest pharmaceutical manufacturer in the world, announced that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE), had approved Acomplia for use in the National Health Service (NHS). NICE is a non-governmental organisation. It plays the role of a gatekeeper and, if it approves a medication, its [...]
So, you have decided to finally get on a diet plan and lose that Christmas dinner that you have been carrying around now months later. Before you go to the grocery store and purchase all those health foods, you may want to take a look at some of these health foods that may not be [...]
f you ask the typical person on the street what someone should do to lose weight, chances are you are going to get a response like, “cut calories and do cardio”. And while it is true that indeed cardio does work, if you truly want to keep the weight off, nothing compares to strength training. [...]
The best diets for weight loss are low in carbohydrate. Such diets will help you lose weight faster. carbohydrates are the body’s most important source of therefore the energy requirements of the body must be higher than the energy intake if you want to lose weight. That’s why weigh loss is easier with diets low [...]
As the world’s population continues to increase, the problem of obesity also increases; this situation is now affecting children of pre-school age and is a worrying aspect. To cure this problem, some people have resorted to surgical measures whereas others have decided that adjustments to their food intake and an increase in physical activity are [...]
It’s difficult to find another medical condition as closely linked to weight-issues as diabetes. 9 out of 10 people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes are overweight! Chances are that if you’re reading this, you are diabetic, pre-diabetic, or you care about someone who is.
The incidence of diabetes has increased dramatically in recent years, and it’s [...]
One March afternoon in the spring of 2004, a client by the name of Melissa moped into my office for her weekly appointment. Melissa initially sought weight loss counseling because she weighed just over three hundred pounds.
“How’d it go this week?†I queried as we sat down for her consultation. “Terrible.†Disappointment, self-disapproval and her [...]
If you need healthy diets that actually work here are tips on what to look for in a healthy diet -
1. Diets must be flexible and allows you to eat the kinds of food you enjoy
2. Healthy diets that promote 4-6 healthy mini meals a day to prevent cravings 3. One that promotes eating fat, [...]
