August 2012
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All Carbs Are the Enemy
Myth: All Carbs Are the Enemy FACT: With the onset of the low-carb diet craze, many people deny themselves this major food group. This concept is misunderstood because it’s not the carbohydrates themselves that cause weight gain, it’s the fact that for many of us, it’s difficult to control the portion sizes, Carlucci says.Instead of cutting out carbs altogether (which does...
Aug 20th
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A Juice Cleanse Helps Your Body Detox and Resets...
Myth: A Juice Cleanse Helps Your Body Detox and Resets Your Metabolism FACT:Our bodies are extremely smart and have built-in processes for detoxing every day, says Kristen Carlucci, RD, registered dietitian and nutrition expert for Pitney Bowes Inc.Yes, people lose weight on juice cleanses, but not because of any miracle ingredient or because your body is cleared of toxins that are slowing...
Aug 19th
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Only Eat Carbs When You're Active
Myth: Only Eat Carbs When You’re Active 
FACT: This myth is based on the belief that since carbs are the body’s preferred energy source, you shouldn’t eat them when you’re inactive—like most people are in the evening. However, many individuals have atypical schedules or regularly exercise after work. These people benefit from consuming appropriate amounts of carbohydrates in...
Aug 19th
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To Trim Your Thighs, Train Your Thighs
Myth: To Trim Your Thighs, Train Your Thighs 
FACT: The type of exercise you do does not affect the number of fat cells in a specific area, Crome says. Even if you do 100 abs exercises every day, without proper nutrition, quality sleep, and a well-rounded fitness routine, you might never achieve the toned, flat stomach you want. You will help develop the muscles in that area, but that...
Aug 19th
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Working Out is a Big Time Commitment
Myth: Working Out is a Big Time Commitment 
FACT: To maintain a healthy weight, you can work out as little as 20 to 40 minutes most days of the week. If your goal is to lose weight, it’s advised that you aim for about 45 to 60 minutes each day, Crome says. The best part: You don’t need to fit it all into one session. Most of us can find five to 10 minutes to spare at different points...
Aug 19th
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Exercise Makes You Tired
Myth: Exercise Makes You Tired 
FACT: As the body gets in better shape, most people feel exercising gives them more energy than before. Regular exercise can also help fight fatigue, improve your sleep, and manage your stress, says Gina Crome, MS, MPH, RD, and Top 10 FitOrbit.com trainer. Are You making any of these 3 classic mistakes which will prevent you from Ever losing weight? I hate to...
Aug 19th
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Losing Weight is Harder than Keeping it Off
Myth: Losing Weight is Harder than Keeping it Off FACT: More than 90 percent of dieters regain the weight they lost (or more) once they “finish” their plan, Rampolla says. If you resume eating the foods you ate before losing weight, you will gain the weight back—and maybe a few extra pounds. Here’s why: After weight loss, your slimmer body requires fewer calories to function. Plus, if...
Aug 12th
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Hunger is Always a Sign that You Need Food
Myth: Hunger is Always a Sign that You Need Food FACT: The body commonly sends cues of hunger when it is dehydrated, sleep deprived, or sensing psychological hunger. If you’re not drinking enough water or getting enough sleep, this alone can cause you to sense hunger, even though you’re full. Are You making any of these 3 classic mistakes which will prevent you from Ever losing weight? I...
Aug 12th
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Eating at Night Makes You Fat
Myth: Eating at Night Makes You Fat FACT: If your overall calorie intake is appropriate for weight loss or maintenance, it may benefit you to eat something after dinner, says Joni Rampolla, RD, Director of Nutrition and Wellness for Medifast. Late-night calories will ultimately get used the next day (and even while you sleep). To keep your energy levels up, it is better to spread your calories...
Aug 12th
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Growth Hormone
Growth Hormone Considered to be the fountain of youth by many, growth hormone also helps with fat loss. Growth hormone interacts with fat cells and coaxes them to break down and burn stored fat for energy. Growth hormone can be increased through intense exercise like intervals or circuit training and sleep. To maximize the fat-burning effect of growth hormone, train hard and sleep well. ...
Aug 12th
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Epinephrine
Epinephrine Known as a fight or flight hormone, epinephrine drives the burning of fat and its release for energy in the body. Epinephrine can also aid in appetite suppression. Exercise is the best way to turn on epinephrine release in your body, interval training in particular cranks up epinephrine. Are You making any of these 3 classic mistakes which will prevent you from Ever losing...
Aug 12th
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CCK
CCK Short for Cholecystokinin, this hormone is released from the cells in your intestines whenever you eat protein or fat. But CCK doesn’t just stay in your gut. Instead, it communicates with your nervous system to flip the satiety switch while simultaneously working with your stomach to slow the rate of digestion. The end result is that you feel fuller longer. Take full advantage of CCK...
Aug 12th
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Glucagon
Glucagon Glucagon is a hormone that acts directly opposite to insulin. While insulin stores carbohydrates and builds fat, glucagon is responsible for breaking down stored carbohydrates and fats and releasing them so your body can use them for energy. Eating a protein-rich, low-carbohydrate meal is the best way to maximize glucagon release. Are You making any of these 3 classic mistakes...
Aug 12th
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Insulin
Insulin Insulin plays a very important role in your body and is key for recovering from exercise, muscle building, and maintaining optimal blood sugar levels. However, when carbohydrate intakes are high and insulin is left to run wild in the body, it can inhibit the breakdown and burning of stored fat. Insulin and carbohydrates are very tightly linked. The more carbohydrates you eat, the more...
Aug 12th
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Adiponectin
Adiponectin Adiponectin is another adipokine, but unlike leptin, the leaner your body is the more adiponectin your fat cells will release. Adiponetin enhances your muscle’s ability to use carbohydrates for energy, boosts your metabolism, increase the rate in which your body breaks down fat, and curbs your appetite. You can maximize your adiponectin levels by moving more during the day...
Aug 12th
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Leptin
Leptin Leptin is a type of hormone called an adipokine that is released exclusively from fat cells. Leptin interacts with your brain to get your body to eat less and burn more calories. The more body fat you have, the more leptin your fat cells will release. However, too much body fat leads to too much leptin being released—a condition called leptin resistance. When this occurs, your brain...
Aug 12th
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Ghrelin
Ghrelin Ghrelin is your hunger gremlin. It is produced in your stomach and, like many fat-loss hormones, works with your brain to signal that you are hungry. Reducing calories, in an effort to lose weight, causes an increase in ghrelin. Even after 12 months of a reduced-calorie diet, research shows that ghrelin levels stay elevated. In other words, your body never adapts to eating less and...
Aug 12th
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Fat-Burning Power Shake
Fat-Burning Power Shake 400 calories This low-carb, high-protein smoothie contains a diverse blend of fiber, essential fats, and antioxidants, making it the ultimate fat-burning blend. Ingredients: 1.5 scoops vanilla protein powder 3 Tbsp walnuts 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal 1/2 cup blueberries 1 tsp powdered green tea (optional) 1.5 cups water 3 ice cubes Directions: Combine all ingredients...
Aug 12th
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Double Chocolate Cherry Shake
Double Chocolate Cherry Shake 500 calories Dark sweet cherries provide natural sweetness. The combination of their flavor with unsweetened cocoa powder makes you feel like you’re cheating on your diet—but you’re not! Ingredients: 1.5 cups dark cherries, pitted, unsweetened (frozen) 2 Tbsp walnuts, chopped 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 2 Tbsp Cocoa Powder, unsweetened 2...
Aug 12th
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Pomegranate and Blueberry Cream Smoothie
Pomegranate and Blueberry Cream Smoothie 400 calories The powerful dose of antioxidants in pure pomegranate juice makes it taste too bitter for some, but creamy cottage cheese and coconut milk mellow out the intense flavor in this smoothie recipe. Ingredients: 1 scoop vanilla protein powder 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese 2 Tbsp coconut milk 1 cup blueberries 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal 4 oz...
Aug 12th
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Double Chocolate Mint Smoothie
Double Chocolate Mint Smoothie 400 calories This blend includes cacao nibs, which are partially ground cacoa beans high in fiber, magnesium, and iron. Ingredients: 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1 cup Silk Pure Almond chocolate almond milk 2 Tbsp walnuts 2 Tbsp cocoa powder, unsweetened 1 Tbsp cacao nibs 2 mint leaves Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend...
Aug 12th
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Strawberry Pistachio Smoothie
Strawberry Pistachio Smoothie 400 calories Flaxseed oil can be overpowering in flavor, but its high concentration of heart-healthy omega-3s and lignans—unique antioxidants that may help protect against breast cancer—make it a superfood you need to be eating. The solution: Flavored flaxseed oil. Barlean’s Organic Oils Omega Swirl Omega-3 Flax Oil is the perfect ingredient for...
Aug 12th
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Coconut Almond Smoothie
Coconut Almond Smoothie 400 calories The combo of chocolate, coconut, and almond will make you feel like you’re indulging in an Almond Joy candy bar, but this blend has a fraction of the sugar and enough protein and healthy fats to keep you satisfied for hours. Ingredients: 1 scoop chocolate protein powder 1/4 cup low-fat cottage cheese 2 Tbsp unsweetened coconut flakes 1 cup...
Aug 12th
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Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
Pumpkin Pie Smoothie 400 calories This smoothie is the perfect fix for when you’re craving pumpkin pie. The flax and walnuts provide a healthy dose of essential fats while the spices add a variety of antioxidants and flavor. Ingredients: 1/2 scoop vanilla protein powder 3 Tbsp walnuts 1/2 cup low-fat cottage cheese 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal 2/3 cup canned pumpkin 1.5 cups water...
Aug 12th
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Chocolate Almond Mocha Shake
Chocolate Almond Mocha Shake 400 calories Find a chocolate almond milk made with dark chocolate (like from Silk) for an extra health boost from the antioxidants. Ingredients: 1.5 scoops chocolate protein powder 1 Tbsp flax meal 1 Tbsp Nutella 1 cup chocolate almond milk 3 ice cubes 1 packet Starbucks Via Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. For a...
Aug 12th
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Mixed Berry Smoothie
Mixed Berry Smoothie 400 calories This smoothie contains Chia seeds, which are loaded with healthy omega-3 fats and pack 5g fiber per tablespoon. Ingredients: 1 scoops vanilla protein powder 1 cup strawberries 2 Tbsp pecans 1 cup cottage cheese 1 cup blueberries 1 Tbsp Chia seeds 1.5 cups water 3 ice cubes Directions: Combine all ingredients in a blender and blend until...
Aug 12th
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Orange Creamsicle Smoothie
Orange Creamsicle Smoothie 400 calories Cottage cheese makes this smoothie extra thick and creamy and adds a healthy dose of the protein casein. Casein is a slower digesting protein that will continue to feed your muscles hours after your last sip. Ingredients: 1 scoops vanilla protein powder 1 orange 1/4 orange peel 2 Tbsp Walnuts 2 Tbsp flaxseed meal 1 cup cottage cheese 1.5 cups...
Aug 12th
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Cake for Breakfast
Cake for Breakfast Eating cake first thing in the morning may sound like the worst diet advice ever (or the best!), but Israeli researchers found that “obese participants who ate a breakfast high in protein and carbohydrates that included a dessert were better able to stick to their diet and keep the pounds off longer than participants who ate a low-carb, low-calorie breakfast that did...
Aug 12th
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One Meal a Day
One Meal a Day Intermittent fasting (IF) is the hottest ticket in the nutrition world right now, with reported benefits ranging from improved immunity, faster metabolism, better insulin sensitivity, lower cancer risk, and of course, weight loss. While we’d all love these rewards, not eating for 24 hours or more can feel like a marathon of deprivation. A way to ease into IF is to try...
Aug 12th
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Nose Clipping
Nose Clipping veryone knows that smell plays a huge part of how we taste our food—remember your fourth grade science experiment where you ate an onion and an apple with your nose pinched and couldn’t tell the difference? So while it may seem a little extreme (and get you some weird looks at restaurants) clipping your nose shut during meals will help you only eat until you’re...
Aug 12th
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Eating Sweets While Cooking
Eating Sweets While Cooking For the cook who loves tasting as they go, licks, sips, and nibbles can add up fast, leaving you feeling as if you’ve already eaten a meal before it actually ends up on the table. To quell the tasting urge, some experts recommend sucking on a highly flavored hard candy while you cook. The potent taste—think mint, cinnamon, or sour—will keep your taste...
Aug 12th
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No Snacking
No Snacking This one may be surprising, considering the popular concept of eating five or six mini-meals throughout the day. But according to scientists who study the hunger hormones leptin and gherlin, eating too often can mess with your body’s natural signals. Plus, if you are constantly snacking, you might not realize how many calories you’re really taking in and/or feel...
Aug 12th
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Spice Up Your Life
Spice Up Your Life Adding a wide variety of flavorful spices to your foods can help you control portion sizes and lose weight. Research shows that people eat less when their food tastes new and spicy (perhaps because we’re forced to pay attention to it?). The crazier the blends of spices, the more novel the food will taste and the more benefits you’ll reap, so don’t be...
Aug 12th
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Drinking Oil
Drinking Oil When The Shangri-La Diet author Seth Roberts, PhD, a professor of psychology, pioneered the role of “flavorless calories” in weight loss, everyone thought he was crazy. Roberts didn’t let that affect his research and now a decade later, his diet has quite the success rate. The Shangri-La Diet says you can lose weight by drinking 1-3 tablespoons of sugar water...
Aug 12th
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InBody
InBody What may finally be the best of all worlds, the InBody is a machine that combines the ease-of-use of a BIA device with the accuracy of hydrostatic weighing. In testing the InBody correlated with the hydrostatic results with 98 percent agreement. The process involves standing on a metal platform and holding onto two handles for about one minute. In addition to your body fat...
Aug 12th
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Hydrostatic Weighing
Hydrostatic Weighing Dunk test!For this measure, you jump into a pool, sit on a special stool, and get into a “crunch” position so your bodyis entirely underwater. Then comes the hard part: You have to expel as much air as you possibly can and then hold perfectly still while the machine weighs you. Check with local universities to find a facility that offers hydrostatic...
Aug 12th
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DEXA Scan
DEXA Scan A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan is primarily used for measuring bone density. It’s as simple as laying on a table and getting a full-body X-ray, but the accuracy of the formulas have been called into question recently. While it seems to be nearly as accurateas hydrostatic weighing (more on that later) for young, healthy males, it falls apart when used on other...
Aug 12th
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The Bod Pod
The Bod Pod This expensive space-age looking machine is often the first choice of professional athletes and sports teams. It works by measuring the volume of air you displace inside the pod, and then runs it through a complicated mathematical equation to measure your fat, lean muscle mass, and resting metabolic rate, among other things. To use the Bod Pod, you need to wear a tight swimsuit...
Aug 12th
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Calipers
Calipers Also knownas the “pinch test”, this involves another person (usually a personal trainer) using a set of calipers to measure the thickness of your skin at certain points on your body. The numbers are then tallied and plugged into a formula that estimates your body fat percentage based on your age and gender. It doesn’t hurt, but it does require you to show a little...
Aug 12th
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Handheld BIA Device
Handheld BIA Device Often seen in gyms, handheld devices likethe Omronuse the same principle as the body fat scales but they suffer from the same reliability issues as the at-home scales and can fluctuate wildly depending on your hydration level. While they are easy to use—just grab the handles and hold!—they can also be pricey. Plus, they can’t tell the difference between visceral...
Aug 12th
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Body Fat Scales
Body Fat Scales The Tanita, made famous by The Biggest Loser, and other body fat scales use bioelectrical impedance (BIA) to gauge the amount of lean mass, water, and fat in your body by sending a current from the metal plates under your feet through your body and timing how long it takes. While they are a relatively cheap option—you can find them for as little as $19.99 at any department...
Aug 12th
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Join a Diet Club!
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Aug 7th
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Think positive
Think positive ‘Tune out the negative inner voice telling you that you can’t lose weight, and lie down quietly for five minutes. As you breathe out, imagine letting go of your self-doubt,’ advises hypnotherapist Georgia Foster, author of The Weight Loss Mind (£14.99, available from georgiafoster.com). ‘Then, as you breathe in, imagine yourself feeling safe, eating...
Aug 7th
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Drinks two litres of water daily
Drinks two liters of water daily ‘Increase your water intake to at least two liters a day ? plus a liter for every hour of exercise that you do,’ says ex-Royal Marine commando Jon Stratford, head instructor at Ultimate Boot Camp. ‘Water aids digestion and helps to flush all the rubbish out of your body before it has a chance to get absorbed. This will stop the bloating...
Aug 7th
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Do interval training
Do interval training ‘Do short, sharp sprint interval training, as well as lifting light weights,’ says personal trainer Matt Roberts. ‘It will kick-start your body’s metabolic rate, so you’ll burn more calories at rest.’ Are You making any of these 3 classic mistakes which will prevent you from Ever losing weight? I hate to admit but I made all three of...
Aug 7th
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Try colonic irrigation
Try colonic irrigation ‘For quick weight loss, I recommend colonic irrigation to clear out all the toxins that cause water retention,’ says nutritionist Amanda Griggs of Balance the Clinic in London (clients include Elle Macpherson and Donna Air). ‘Follow up with three days on a diet of vegetable soup made from mainly green vegetables (no root vegetables) plus salads,...
Aug 7th
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Take spirulina
Take spirulina ‘I take the algae supplement spirulina [Spirulina Organic, £9.64 for 60 tablets, from nutrisun.co.uk], which stops my cravings for sugar and curbs my appetite when I need to get in shape quickly,’ says the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing star Lilia Kopylova. Are You making any of these 3 classic mistakes which will prevent you from Ever losing weight? I hate to...
Aug 7th
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Skip the salt
Skip the salt ‘Eating too much salt can result in your body holding onto as much as two and a half pints of extra water,’ says professor Graham MacGregor, chairman of the Blood Pressure Association (bpassoc.org.uk). ‘By checking the food labels on processed foods and not adding salt to your meals, you can prevent this from happening and see weight loss of up to 3lb. Are You...
Aug 7th
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Take a food intolerance test
Take a food intolerance test ‘Identifying any allergies you might have and excluding the foods you test positive for may be an easy way to get rid of excess fluid and drop a couple of pounds,’ says Charlotte Watts, nutritionist on BBC3’s Freaky Eaters. ‘Cutting out wheat and dairy can also give sluggish digestion a boost, which will help weight loss.’ Are You...
Aug 7th
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Rid your body of excess water
Rid your body of excess water Recommended water retention busters include drinking Dr Stuart’s Liver Detox tea, £1.99, and wearing Bodytox Detox Foot Patches, £18.99, for five nights. Eating celery and parsley, which are natural diuretics, can help, too. Finally, try dry body brushing, than bathing in potent Ina White Gold Detoxifying Crystal Salts, £45, or The Organic Pharmacy...
Aug 7th