WEIGHT LOSS LOUNGE

General Guidelines to Natural Health & Weight Loss - 25 Steps That Work!

2009-08-06T15:29:00.000+01:00

By
Ibe Joseph C

These 25 steps of natural weight loss are a great way to lose weight quickly, naturally and safely. It is all about the food you eat (and the food you don't eat), along with a few other important steps. This program works and has been used by many people. Check it out and get some great ideas...

Have patience with the results - it can take up to 2 weeks to see any weight loss, then it comes off slowly, but steadily, if you follow the program. Again, One Essential Key to your success with this program is in the foods you eat and what you don't eat. If you avoid the foods recommended, you will see changes.

Remember, some may not agree with all of these guidelines. They worked for me and for many others, but there are many different natural programs with various methods that are successful. Keep in mind that body types, blood type, metabolism, mind set, etc. are factors in what works best for you.

Guideline Summary for Natural Weight Loss

1. Start each day with a positive affirmation and visualization of your success. Have a weight loss goal and visualize yourself at that weight to focus your mind.

2. Read positive self-help books and articles. Books or Articles on the Law of Attraction are highly recommended.

3. A 3-10 day Cleanse is highly recommended for getting your body detoxified.

4. Regular Organic herbal tea and filtered water are essential.

5. Drink lots of Water. Filtered only.

6. Drink Organic vegetable and natural juices for energy, fasting and hunger suppression.

7. Organic and pure natural foods are essential.

8. Eat natural or Organic lean proteins (chicken, fish, tofu, tempeh, beans and nuts are great)

9. Do research on the types of proteins you need. (for example, some people are allergic to soy products. Another example, almonds are a great protein, peanuts are not)

10. Eat Fresh Vegetables - The more the better! Green Organic vegetables and fresh salads are excellent. Slightly steamed can assist with digestion. Be careful with dressing and sauces.

11. Eat more frequent smaller meals than the traditional large three meals a day. Try to eat or drink every 3-4 hours, but make it small. This keeps your energy going.

12. Try to avoid Acidic foods as much as possible and keep your pH levels on the alkaline side. Your body needs Oxygen. Some good alkaline foods are fresh vegetables, fruits, beans and many nuts. Do some research on this.

13. Exercise 2 times daily - 30 min. minimum - important to sweat and increase heart rate. Don't hurt yourself though. For example, one can be a run, the 2nd a walk. Work on muscle development also. Essential to get Oxygen to your body regularly.

14. Record daily/weekly in your personal journal your overall health, weight and energy levels.

15. Avoid all Processed and Junk Foods. Very important!

16. Avoid or limit Dairy products.

17. Avoid or limit Red Meat consumption.

18. Avoid or limit Alcohol. Alcohol is a big weight gainer for most and is also a depressant!

19. Avoid or limit all Bread & Pasta products. Very important! Quinoa, Brown Rice or Spelt products are a possible substitute, but be careful and monitor.

20. Avoid or limit Wheat, Corn and Potato products for the length of the program.

21. Avoid or Limit Sugar products - especially processed refined sugar, which includes soda and high sugar juice products. Another essential guideline!

22. Limit your caffeine intake. Limit and drink only Organic Coffee. Drink Organic herbal, black or green tea, or yerba mate as a substitute. Use only natural sweeteners such as agave or honey and do not use dairy creamers.

23. Do not eat too late in the evening. If possible exercise after your last big meal. If you are hungry in the evening drink tea, or a small protein, vegetable or fruit snack.

24. Be aware of what foods make you "moody" and make you gain weight.

25. Take a high-quality natural vitamin supplement to help you system work properly.

After optimal weight and health is reached you can re-introduce some of the avoidance foods into your diet, but very slowly and in limited quantities. Watch what foods make you gain weight! If you like this plan,get more detailed info by going to my "Start the Revolution Within" natural weight loss program website.

Please also visit my website for more information on Natural Health, Weight Loss & Cleansing, http://www.TransformingOurselves.com.

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By
Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in Adsense, Article writing and Website designing.
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How to Attract Women Fast

2009-07-20T16:54:00.000+01:00

By

Ibe Joseph C

The first step to attracting more women is to flirt with your eyes. You have to use your eyes to show women that you are attracted. Moreover, they will use their eyes when they themselves are interested.

You should practice smiling with your eyes, a skill (hard to acquire) that will instantly lure women to you. There is an article that discusses how to smile with your eyes in more detail. That article also discusses the "Gaze of Intent," a term I've personally coined. The gaze of intent is when a woman gazes at you and when you make eye contact with her, she gazes down, only to look back up at you 15-30 seconds after. This is a definite sign of interest that you must look out for.

Practice making eye contact with women everywhere. When you're on the subway or bus or even when you're walking down the street, you should gaze at women for 5-7 seconds at a time. This will help you boost your confidence and also help you look out for the gaze of intent.

The second step to attracting more women is to up your sex appeal. How do you do that? You fix yourself up.

First of all, are you clean shaven? If not, you should be. However, if you look really young without facial hair, then keep the facial hair but make sure it is shaped up. You need a consistent look. Avoid thick beards. A jaw lined shapeup works better. Avoid single mustaches, a goatee is better.

How's your hairstyle? Do you have one? If not, go to a stylist. It might be a little expensive but it's well worth it. Trust me, every pick up artist will attest to the importance of having a consistent and clean hairstyle.

Nosehair? Pluck it. Ear hair? Remove it. Blackheads on your nose? Use biore strips. Back hair? Wax it. Chest hair? Shave it.

How's your wardrobe? Avoid graphic tees and avoid jeans that drag on the floor. Get yourself a pair of black dress shoes from Macy's. Stick to solid colored dress shirts. Dark colors if you're overweight and lighter colors if you're underweight.

Get yourself a watch (this is a MUST). Women see watches as a sign of time management and it is a turn on to every woman.

These are two sure ways to attract more women fast. Next thing you need is the approach. You can find many articles on my website about how to approach women and I am actually publishing an E-Book, "Learn to Flirt Fast!" which will discuss the approach in more detail.

Marlon Reed is an experienced Pick Up Artist from New York. He gives FREE advice and tips on flirting and picking up women at http://MarlonReed.com.
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By
Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in Adsense, Article writing and Website designing.
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What is the Best Weight Loss Program Out There For Someone Prone to Self-Sabotage?

2009-06-23T16:34:00.000+01:00

By

IBE JOSEPH C

FROM Dr. Becky Gillaspy

If you are prone to self-sabotage the best weight loss program for you will be one that not only tells you how to eat but also helps you build a better "weight mindset". Your weight mindset is the collection of thoughts you have running through your head that directly impact your ability (or inability) to lose weight.

There was a large scale study conducted recently that looked at which diet plan produced the best results. They looked at top dieting methods like low-carb, low-fat and calorie restriction and what they found was that all of the diets allowed people to lose weight in about the same amounts. In other words the diet itself was not the predictor of weight loss success.

So the best weight loss program for a self-sabotager is a plan that shows you how to create a new way of looking at your weight loss problem.

Look for a plan that includes these elements.

1. Shows you how to uncover the true reasons you want to lose weight and also what it is that you are afraid of. For instance, are you afraid that you will put all of this work into losing weight only to gain the weight back again?

2. Shows you how to build your belief in your ability to reach your goal.

3. Shows you how to be flexible enough to deal with situations that tend to knock you off your path. For instance, what do you do if someone brings in cupcakes to share or what do you do if you are feeling stress and just want to eat.

The bottom line is that the change you are trying to make to your body begins in your mind. Find a plan that addresses both how to eat and how to change destructive thoughts and you will have the best weight loss plan for you and prevent self-sabotage.

Would you like help losing weight.

My name is Dr. Becky Gillaspy and for the past 10 years I have worked with clients who struggle with weight loss. What I have found is that most people subconsciously block their ability to lose weight due to a few predictable and correctable factors.

I would like to offer you a Free Report that helps you clear away these self-sabotaging barriers so you are free to reach your goal and finally lose those stubborn pounds. Click This Link for your FREE COPY along with a FREE VIDEO.

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Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.
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Negative Calories and Weight Loss - Learn About This and Its Potential Benefits

2009-06-09T16:45:00.000+01:00

By
IBE JOSEPH C

Have you heard of negative calorie and weight loss? If you have not, now is the perfect time to know about them because this may be the solution to your years of weight problem. Learn about this and its potential benefits to you and your family.

Negative calorie and weight loss may not be familiar to you because you do not get to read and hear about this often. As the terms suggest, this is something positive meaning it can bring good things to us. This actually refers to foods that can make us become fit and healthy, rather than giving you a diet program or supplementary products to help you lose weight. Many people asked if this is real or not. Nevertheless, people who made this up fought and said that it is irrelevant to the topic. They further claimed that experts should not give their unsolicited advice about this because after all, this will serve as source of motivation for people who are having difficulties losing fats.

Negative calorie and weight loss can help a person overcome his or her health problems if s/he will start eating healthy. According to their basic principle, you must eat foods with nil caloric value so you will not end up getting fat. As we all know, one thing that makes us fat is having more calories than our body needs. Therefore, they only end up as stored and unused fats inside our bodies and we end up getting fat and sick. Foods that have no or minimum caloric value include fruits such as grapes, acai berries, plums, peaches, apples, lemon, persimmons, kiwi fruit, among others. Furthermore, vegetables also have less caloric value such as broccoli, cauliflower, squash, capsicum, pumpkin, tomatoes, legumes, beetroots, beans, etc. Another factor that makes us lose pounds with these foods is because our body uses more energy to burn and digest them more than the calories they give us, so we end up using more stored body fats.

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Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.
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How to Choose the Right Weight Loss Program to Lose Weight

2009-05-30T04:33:00.000+01:00

Today, there are so many different weight loss diet plans on the Internet. A program that works for one person may not work for you. Therefore, it is important that you check out a few diet plans and find the one that suits your needs.

Although it is true that most weight loss diets are the same as they are usually based on the amount of calories you burn to lose weight, there are still some differences among these diets. If you want to lose weight successfully, you must understand these differences in order to choose the right diet plan.

Some diet plan requires you to eat high carb food because they contain low calories. Although eating food with low calories is good, food with high carb will make your body store excess fat if not burned. So for this kind of diet to be effective, one must keep moving around. But some people find it difficult to do so, especially those who work a desk job. So as you can see, a diet can work well for one person but not for someone else.

To find the right diet, you need to conduct trial and error. Try out a diet and stick with it for a few weeks. Then, see if you notice any obvious result. If not, switch to another weight loss diet. Do not lose confidence just because the first diet does not work for you and you assume that you cannot lose weight. This has nothing to do with you. If a diet does not work for you, simply look for a new diet that can give you a better result.

There are many different weight loss diets and tips that can help you lose weight successfully. Many people have successfully lose weight fast because of these diets. So, if you want more information, check out LoseFatRemedies.com.

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Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.
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Be Fit As a Woman Over Forty - Use the Top 10 Expert Tips to Trick Yourself Into Losing Belly Fat

2009-05-05T19:32:00.000+01:00

BY

Ibe Joseph C

Are you a woman over 40? Aren't you as fit as you've used to be? Do you observe fat building up on your belly, and do you want to lose belly fat? A decline in fitness and gaining belly weight is typical for women over 40- you are not alone with that. But: It can be very frustrating when the scale does not budge and you want to get into your old clothes again. In this article you'll get the top 10 expert tips on how to get fit fast and to lose belly fat for a woman over 40.

1. Observe what you are eating from a neutral position and write it down. A food journal helps greatly in reviewing your calorie intake- do the review regularly, for example every Sunday.

2. Stop eating 3 hours before bedtime. Give you body an opportunity to digest all food and start the fat burning mechanism over night. You'll lose weight in your sleep- can it be any better?

3. Avoid added sugar. These can come in the form of corn syrup as well. Sodas, fancy coffee drinks and shakes tend to contain a lot of added sugar. Even fruit juices (claiming to be healthy) are often "sugared up".

4. Clean your drawers at home and at work from all snacks. From now on, carry always with you some vegetables to snack on. Carrots and broccoli crowns are great for that. You can't eat too much of those- the fiber will fill you up quickly.

5. Try to avoid all processed and packaged foods. They might look convenient, but if you want to control what goes into your food you have to prepare it yourself. If you really think you need to buy processed food, check if it contains any trans fats. If so, don't buy it.

6. Eat breakfast. Many people skip breakfast because they think it reduces their overall calorie intake. That's not true: usually they overcompensate by eating too much in the evenings.

7. Before eating, fill your stomach with clear, low-calorie soup or water. It helps with portion control.

8. Some people (I belong to this group) have a hard time losing weight when they are consuming dairy products. Skip milk and dairy products for 2 weeks and see if it helps. Soy milk will help with declining estrogen levels in women over 40, so it's a great substitute for milk.

9. Have enough water or herbal tea. You need to flush toxins out of your system- and the best way to do that is by drinking enough. Check my recent article "Lose Belly Fat by Drinking Water" on ezinearticles.com if you want to learn more.

10. You might have heard before: Eat every 2-3 hours a small meal. And trust me: The subscribers of my "Lose Your Belly Fat" program say it really, really helps. Just make sure you do not go over your daily calorie limit. Your food journal will help you with that.

In this article I gave you the top 10 tips on how to get fit and lose belly fat for women over 40. You might wonder: But where is the exercise? You're right- and let me tell you: I live around trainers in West Hollywood. And they say: Its 80% nutrition and 20% exercise. So, get your eating habits right first, and then check out exercise programs.

Are you a woman over 40? How would you like to lose your belly fat before summer? I've created a unique program to lose belly fat specifically for women over 40 who want to lose belly fat permanently. How would you like to get excellent, lasting results- fit into your old clothes again- be attractive while greatly improving your health? This program keeps you motivated.
Perry Permann

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This is a very intresting article that i came across and think it will a worthwhile adventure to try out these tips outlined above.
Good luck as you practice these.

Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.
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Exercising Without Knowing It: Working Out in Your Day to Day Activities

2009-03-24T12:37:00.000+01:00

Many men and women are interested in getting into a fitness program. But many of these same people end up not embarking on a fitness program for a number of reasons. For example, they may not have the time to head off to the gym to exercise.Others simply may be living on a tight budget and do not have the extra funds necessary to pay the costs associated with a health club. However, if you are interested in developing an exercise program, you actually can incorporate a worthwhile and beneficial fitness program in your day to day routines.

Exercise without knowing it. For example, 10,000 steps a day will keep you in shape. You can do things in your day to day that can serve as wonderful methods of exercise -- steps you can take that fit comfortably in your normal routines, activities that you undertake nearly instinctively.
Walking is a tremendous ways of staying in shape for many men and women. It may seem impossible to take 10,000 steps a day. However, you do not need to dive into such a high number of steps. You can gradually begin walking more with each passing day. In time, you can build up to the 10,000 step a day level.

There are simple ways in which you can increase the amount you walk each and every day, to increase the number of steps you take each day and everyday. Of coure, there are obvious things that you can do like taking the steps as opposed to riding in an elevator. When you park you car, park farther away in the parking lot than normally would have been your custom.
Additionally, you can make time during the day to relax by going on a nice, leisurely, evenly paced walk out of door (or in shopping mall).

Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.

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Weight Loss - What Should You Do at the Very Beginning?

2009-01-22T17:47:00.000+01:00

By Jacky Chen

Again, you will lose weight. You have a few times in the past taken drastic ways to lose weight (follow a diet, because of intensive exercises) that you have returned once again regular habits? Or on the contrary you have failed to take action that brings results?

What works for weight loss sustainable is the adoption of eating habits and physical activity that can be maintained long term.

Successfully integrate the recommendations of experts for a healthy life is a good starting point:

- 30 minutes of moderate exercise (equivalent to walking at a brisk pace) per day

- 5 fruits and vegetables per day

- Reducing fats and sugars

- Increase the fibers (which contribute notably to the satiety)

Decide which actions by which you want to start, for example:

- Walking 10 minutes 3 times per day

- Buy more low-fat (eg. cheese)

- Read the labels of certain foods to choose less fat, less sugar)

- Cook yourself some food to control the proportions of fat (and quality) and sugar,

- Better learn about the daily calorie needs and calories of each food, etc..

To lose weight, according to the results on the balance following the changes made, continue the adoption of new habits, for example:

- Add 15 minutes of daily exercise or a special activity once or twice a week

- Continue to improve your balanced diet by providing healthy snacks and your lunch to work,

- Always be available to the veggies already prepared

- Add a recipe health regularly in his repertoire,

- Count the calories taken in a day using a food diary, ...

Since these habits to maintain long-term goal is to find physical activity and dietary changes that you enjoy.

Autosupervision tool for weight loss can help you choose your next course of action for weight loss and keep track of your approach.

http://www.fatloss4idiotsdietplan.info

Ibe Joseph C.

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.

www.josephmich.blogspot.com

Number 1 Weight Loss - The Number 1 Secret of Weight Loss Revealed

2009-01-12T13:24:00.000+01:00

By Stephanie Garrett

Weight loss is not an easy job to perform but losing it in a right way will only make you achieve your desire goals. The diets given by several doctors or dietitians will not usually work unless you know the formula to lose weight.

The number one truth is revealed to lose weight quickly which includes eating less calories than you burn in a day. Excluding carbohydrate, high proteins, sugar, low glycemic index from your food will not actually reduce your weight until you count calories you are eating in a day.

A weight loss secret will help to reduce fat easily and provide excellent result which is much simpler to be followed by you. If you know how many calories you need to maintain your weight in a day, do count the calories you intake in a day. If you are a male, then you must take 2,500 calories in a day to stay healthy and if you are a female, then take at least 2,000 calories throughout the day that will be the average zone for both of them.

There is a reason that why people are not able to lose their weight, when they are spending so much time in gym and doing various exercises. These entire workouts will be failed unless you make a check on the calories. You are supposed to burn more of calories rather than focusing on physical exercises.

You can count the calories easily. All you need to do is write down each and every thing hat you are eating with the calorie amount in it. If you want to go into extreme, you can even prepare a diary or blog that contain your eating schedule. You can write it down that what you can eat and how much the food will add up to your calories. This will motivate you to reduce the add up calories and you will get an idea that how much workout is required by you for a day.

You can even take a BMI test to see your mass of the body and which has to properly judge out by height and weight of a person.

What is required is to naturally increase the metabolism rate for sustained and effective weight loss. And this is exactly what we intend to do.

Ibe Joseph C

A Nigerian entrepreneur who loves publishing and specializes in adsense, article writing and website designing.

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REVEALED!!! EXPERTS EXPOSES TOP DANGERS ASSOCIATED IN SKIPPING OF BREAKFASTS.

2008-09-24T18:31:00.003+01:00

Alice was not used to having breakfast before leaving for work, becasue she does not usually have the appetite to eat that early.
Added to it was the need to leave home early to beat the usually early morning traffic and make it early to work.
But she was shocked at her recent discovery experts regard breakfast as the most important meal.
According to a Lagos based nutritionist, Mr Uche Ogbonna, breakfast does not only provde us the energy to start our day, it aslo plays and extreemly crucial role in fat reduction.
Ogbonna said" Many people who seek to Shed some weight often make the mistake of skipping breakfast, not knowing that skipping breakfast exposes the body to many illnesses".
Another nutrintionsit , mrs Evans Amaku alos observed that healthy people who skip breakfast in other to cut down on calories often end up eating more lately in the day
"There tends to be higher to be higher level of cholestrol and lower level of insulin in the body when you skip breakfast, Amaku said.
She noted that women in particular, who eat breakfast, tend to consume less calories than those who skip it. And by consuming more calories, cholesterol can clog up in the arteries and increase the risk of heart diseases. Heart attack or stroke can occur when and artery gets clogged up, she noted.
Worse still, people who skip breakfast more often consume more of carbohydrate than those who don’t, thus secreting more sugar and less insulin in their blood streams.
Lower insulin levels are directly related to diabetes; insulin is hormone that helps us to store excess glucose will not be stored and that could result in diabetes. When we make up in the morning, the stress hormones in our body (cortisol) are very high. One function of cortisol is to convert proteins to glucose. Excess glucose gets converted to fat. Prolonged period of skipping breakfast will result in a lot of our body muscle braking down and getting converted to fats.
Guess what? You devolve into a lump of fat!!!.
So, if you don’t want to be fat, don’t skip breakfast.
The writer is of the opinion; instead of you skipping your breakfast take some light foods and fruits in the morning and do exercises. Moreover meet an expert who will advise you on what to take to cut down your excessive weight and fats in your body.

By
IBE JOSEPH C.
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HELLO EVERYONE OUT THERE?

2008-09-18T15:08:00.000+01:00

HI EVERYONE OUT THERE.
ITS JOSEPH WELCOMING YOU TO WEIGHT LOSS LOUNGE.
CHECK OUT FOR THE MOST INTERESTING ARTICLES ON WEIGHT LOSS.
COMING SOON.
THANKS

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IBE JOSEPH
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