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Weight Loss Surgery and Mind Games

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Changing your beliefs systems about yourself is just as big a part of losing weight as exercise and diet. The most dramatic example of the enmeshed mind/body relationship as regards weight loss is the unfortunate stories that emerge from people who have undergone radical procedures such as gastric bypass surgery. Although procedures such as gastric bypass, gastric banding and liposuction can result in dramatic weight loss, and in some cases, even save the person from an early death, unless the reasons for overeating are identified and addressed, the weight often returns. Where food has become an addiction, surgery only solves … Continue reading →

Should You Count Calories?

Counting calories has gone by the wayside. No one liked doing it so every diet marketer tried to find ways to eliminate counting calories. You will see when a diet is advertised that a highlight is “no counting calories.” The reason you do not have to count the calories is because someone already did that for you. While, you may find that an added feature you will pay for it. You can add so why not simply add the calories? Counting calories has been disguised by point systems, prepared meals, and rigid diets. Dieters follow these points and plans precisely … Continue reading →

Study Links Obesity and Brain Chemistry

A study from the University of California in San Francisco took a look at the relationship between the nervous system and weight. The researchers from the University of California looked at the nervous system in worms. Serotonin levels in the nervous systems had an influence on how much worms ate and what the body did with the calories. (You may already be familiar with serotonin — a neurotransmitter that also affects mood.) Fat regulation is the balance between what you take in and the energy you use. In worms, serotonin levels activated nerve receptors not normally used for fat regulation. … Continue reading →

Fancy a Six Pack?

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I’ve talked a lot about the Abs Diet over the last few days because I’ve been giving it a try. I picked up the book written by David ZincZenko, the Editor-in-Chief of Men’s Health magazine. What I like about the diet is that he lists right off the bat that he thinks diet is a four-letter word. He also talks about weight loss, fitness, exercise, food habits and more in very sensible and practical terms. His weight loss and fitness program target a specific area of the body. The abdominal area. However, don’t be mislead. This is a program that … Continue reading →

Five Reasons to Stop Dieting

So what are the five best reasons to stop the dieting roller-coaster ride? Simply put: Diets Reduce Your Metabolism – That’s right – dieting makes you conserve energy, which forces your body to slow down its own systems in order to lower the energy output. Dieting Drain Energy – When you cut back on food and begin to starve the body, that means there is just not enough energy to do other things. Some diets are just not healthy – The cycling of rapid weight loss to weight gain can lead to stripping away lean tissue and calcium from your … Continue reading →

24 Hours into the Hollywood 48-Hour Miracle Diet (Part 2 of a series of 3)

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OK, here I am with 24 hours left to my Hollywood 48 Hour Miracle Diet. In my first hour on the diet I had a headache. I think that was from all of the natural sugars in the juice. I got over it. Eight hours into it and I was hungry. (I generally follow the Zone Diet and eat every 3 hours so when I say hungry, I’m talking visions of bacon double cheeseburgers!) Nine hours into it and I could tell my blood sugar was low because I was tired and cold in a room where the temperature was … Continue reading →