Category: Weight Loss
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Isn’t Weight Loss the Opposite of Weight Gain?
If you go to the diet book section of your local book store you’ll find dozens of books with their specific theory on how to lose weight. You’ll find explanation about blood type, parasites, ‘toxins’ (this one drives me nuts…well they all do, but especially this one), glycemic index, hormones, broken metabolism, and all kinds…
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Why calorie counting ‘seems’ like it doesn’t work
So I’m in the middle of a short weight loss run (looking to lose about 10lbs) by mid sept…I’ll put pictures up when I’m at my goal size/weight. I’m shooting for around 1200-1500 calories per day. As I eat throughout the day I keep a running total in my head (rough numbers) of how many…
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Situational Control: A Hidden Key to Weight Loss
I’m sitting at a local “Panera Bread” location waiting to meet up with a colleague and the picture on the left is what is staring at me! A counter of croissants, breads, bagels, danishes, pastries, tarts, muffins, cakes, squares, pies and other tasty things that I don’t even know how to describe (and that’s just…
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Exercise for Weight Loss
This is a message I just got from a friend of mine which pretty much sums up the reason exercise can’t do much for weight loss unless you’re really watching your calories: “30 minutes of very high intensity boxing– dripping sweat, almost puked: probaby burned 400 calories, tops Large Powerade slush from Sonic to recover…
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Weight Loss Sabotage
If you’ve decided to lose weight and announced this decision to various friends and family you’ve likely been faced with mixed reactions. This is because the idea of weight loss hits at a very deep emotional level for just about everyone. This is because it’s a conscious decision to change your body. Which could also…