The Atkins Diet: Jun 23, 2008

Monday, June 23, 2008

Wedding And Rapid Weight Loss - How Realistic Is It?

Since I've lost a good bit of weight in anticipation of my wedding day, I'm often asked by fellow brides to be how much weight they can lose and how fast. I can only go by my own experiences and my research for my own weight loss, but here is my opinion on the issue.

Like everything else with a wedding, your appearance and weight is going to take a bit of planning. I am on a very effective weight loss plan (medifast) and there has not been any week on this plan where I haven't lost weight. However, I knew I was not going to lose all of the weight overnight.

Medifast states that the typical weight loss is 2-3 pounds per week. However, with adding a bit of exercise and toning, I have been able to beat this estimate quite a bit. I do believe though that this is a realistic estimate of any effective weight loss plan if you're not going to add exercise.

So you'll need to use this estimate as a bottom baseline and know that you can expect more if you're willing to add in exercise. I have found that power walking and effective targeted toning has really enhanced my body shape. In looking around and researching, I've learned that a toned body will look 10-15 pounds thinner than an un toned body of the same weight. In that way, being toned is every bit as important as weight loss. That said, if you're not at a weight where you can see the shape of your body and muscles, you'll need to lose a bit of weight to show off your newly toned muscles, as most bridal gowns are cut to focus on your shape.

Also, I have promised myself to take the time to lose the weight correctly. We've all been or seen women on crash diets and can't help but notice the sunken eyes, clammy skin, and dry hair that losing weight the wrong way can bring. Every bride's ultimate goal is to look her best on her wedding day. If you look sick because you've crash dieted and lost weight the wrong way, you are probably not going to look your best.

Medifast has offered me steady, drastic weight loss but never have I felt it was unsafe and never have I felt faint, weak or hungry. I eat six times per day on medifast so I know I am getting what I need to nourish my body during the stressful time of planning and anticipating my wedding.

I'm going to comfortably fit into my size 4 wedding dress, but I didn't get here overnight. I've stuck to my diet plan and committed to exercise. My best advice to anyone would be to find a sensible plan you can stick with and be willing to move a bit more to kick up the speed of your weight loss. Hope this helped and have a great wedding.

Lindsey Price has lost 50 pounds in anticipation of her wedding. http://loseweightforyourwedding.blogspot.com Click here to visit her "Lose Weight For Your Wedding website" http://loseweightforyourwedding.blogspot.com at http://loseweightforyourwedding.blogspot.com/where she shares how she lost so much weight safely.

Water Is A Miracle Weight Loss Drink

We have all heard it and most of us have ignored it; if you want to lose weight you need to drink more water. Eight 8-oz. glasses of water per day is the recommendation from health professionals for optimal health. For many people, that just seems like too much, especially because exchanging the same amount of pop or coffee defeats the purpose of drinking the water in the first place.

There are many reasons to drink up. First of all, Americans have not changed their water intake in the past ten years, but have added 20 ounces of soda to their daily intake. This excess of sugary pop is recognized as one of the reasons for the huge increase in obesity over the past 10 years. It makes sense that we are drinking more pop; since pop tends to be a regular choice for diners, and eating out and ordering in has tripled in the past ten years The colossal change in portions has not helped our over consumption of soda; in 1966 the 'regular' size of a soda was 6 ounces, now it is more than 12.

Replacing water for your soda makes good dieting sense. In one study, dieters who replaced virtually all their usual sweetened drinks with water lost an average of 5 pounds more in a year than dieters who did not, and those who drank more than four cups of water daily lost 2 more pounds than those that did not drink as much. Study after study has shown that drinking water aids in weight loss, although the mechanism whereby it helps is still largely unknown. What is known about water is that your body needs enough of consistently to flush out your daily waste. Your kidneys use water to help flush out the toxins from your body. However, if you don't have enough water to maximize your kidney's function, the liver has to pick up the slack.

Usually the liver's job is to metabolize fat and clean up the blood, but without enough water they have to slow down on those jobs and take over the job for your kidneys. In the end, fat is metabolized much more slowly, so your weight loss is compromised. In addition, your muscles need enough water to contract properly. Water improves muscle tone, so if you are not getting the results you expect from your weight lifting, it might be that you are not giving your body enough water.

Many people give up drinking their full share of water within a few days of trying. That's because for many it seems that they are going to the washroom as fast as they drink it. This is actually a good thing, and temporary. You may know that if you don't give your body enough food it slows its metabolism in "survival mode." The same thing happens with fluid. When you don't drink enough water your body thinks that it needs to be careful and store it because there must be a shortage. So when you begin to drink the amount you really need, it signals to your body that water is plentiful and your body lets go of the stores of extra fluid it has been keeping (you may see this store of water sometimes gathering around your ankles at the end of the day.) The extra water then flushes out of your system, and as long as you keep drinking the amount you require, your body will not hold on to the extra.

So how much is enough? 64 ounces (2 quarts) of water, the usual eight x 8-ounces, is okay for the average person. However, if you are overweight, you should drink another 8 ounces for every 25 pounds of extra weight you carry. Of course, if you live in a hot climate or exercise very intensely, you will need to drink more. What are you waiting for? Get up now and get yourself a glass! You're on your way to a healthier (and slimmer) you!

Kerry-Ann Matthews successfully lost 75 pounds three years ago and still maintains it. During her four years of post secondary studies, she focused on health, nutrition and healthy weightloss. For free information on a guaranteed way to lose weight visit http://www.deliciousdieting.com

How to Lose Weight Very Fast

We live in a instant society. We want it NOW. But how realistic is it to lose a lot of weight fast?

Well... if you know what you're doing...

VERY.

The problem is that most people keep running in circles. In many cases we continue to exert a lot of effort but year after year many of us make little progress.

You're about to learn some keys to losing weight at warp speed. (while still being safe and healthy) Ok, "warp speed" is probably a term that shouldn't be used with weight loss but if you want the absolute fastest way to lose fat that is still 100% legit (permanent) then this is IT.

Let me preface this by saying that if you have been struggling then I encourage you to have an open mind. If you want different results then you have to do something different. I'm sure you know that, but sometimes we get caught up and we keep going nowhere fast. Believe me, I've been there...

So that's the first step - awareness. Of everything:

-yourself

-your environment

-your habits

-your actions both conscious and subconscious

Observe yourself from a very OBJECTIVE point of view.

What advice would you give yourself?

OK, now let's dig in and cover some points that WILL lead to incredibly rapid fat loss.

1) Shift your diet to one that is more "Alkaline" Here are some foods to add to your diet:

Vegetables:

Asparagus

Artichokes

Cabbage

Lettuce

Onion

Cauliflower

Peas

Spinach

Chives

Carrot

Green Beans

Garlic

Celery

Cucumber

Broccoli

Kale

Brussels Sprouts

Fruit:

Lemon

Lime

Avocado

Tomato

Grapefruit

Watermelon

An alkaline diet is one that is in large part made of vegetables and fruit. These are water rich and high in fiber. This will help cleanse out your system and as you probably already know they are very low in calories. Go ahead and eat large amounts but try to keep everything as "dry" as possible. If you want to maximize your results then you should really focus on substituting these foods instead of adding them in. This might be a little extreme for you. That;s understandable. You certainly don't want to set yourself up for a plan that you will not adhere to. Use your judgment and be creative and finding ways to enjoy this type of diet. i.e "lean diet".

Robert Van Gardner is the Founder and CEO of Vitality Publishing LLC, a company that helps people eliminate excess fat, while making breakthrough transformations in their physical vitality and overall quality of life. He's the author of "Living Life Lean: Discover How to Transform Your Body and Your Life -Quickly, Naturally and Permanently." To learn more and sign up for his popular 10 day course visit http://www.LivingLifeLean.com

Weight Loss - How To Lose Belly Fat

We can find lot of people today who want to lose belly fat but it is a difficult task to lose weight in a specific area of the body.So the question remains actual how to lose belly fat?

Unequal distribution of body fat this is a common problem nowadays I am sure that you have seen lot of skinny people who are having lots of fat on their belly. Nowadays there are lots of products on the television and on the internet which promise to help you in losing belly fat. I want to tell you that there is no such exercise machine, sauna belt or a cream which can help you to lose fat on a problematic area. Lots of people try to do hundreds of crunches in order to lose belly fat it can strengthen your ab muscles but it will never help you in losing belly fat. You can not tell your body that where to have fat and where not to have fat.

So the question is that if it is possible to lose fat in a specific area of the body and the answer is yes it is possible but there is no specific way for it. You can do it with simple methods try to live an active life. Stick to a regular exercise program. Try to avoid high calorie diet. Exercise and balanced diet should be part of your life you should do that not because you want to lose weight but for increasing the quality of your life. Try to eat lot of protein in your diet it will help you in developing lean muscle mass which will help in burning more calories. Try to drink lots of water as hydration helps in burning calories and developing muscle mass.

Jitesh Arora.

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