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		<title>Weight Loss is Dangerous During Pregnancy! But What About Obesity?</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Weight gain during pregnancy is a very natural phenomenon. Pregnancy and weight gain are two directly proportional terms. As and when a woman conceives she gradually starts gaining weight. And the weight goes on increasing along with every passing month. However weight gain in pregnancy must be proportionate. Too much weight gain or too little weight gain during pregnancy are matters of concern and require immediate medical attention. </p>
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<p>In the earlier days weight gain in pregnancy, leaving apart the tummy was not taken as a healthy sign. The increasing flab along the waist line, the ever growing thighs, the chubby face all were seen as something unhealthy especially during pregnancy. This was more so with the women who were over weight even before conceiving. Well, the fact is no matter how fat a woman is, she needs to gain weight during pregnancy, 15 pounds at the minimum. And the ones who are not over weight needs to gain about 20-25 pounds. A person’s weight prior to pregnancy has nothing to do with her weight during pregnancy. Not gaining weight during pregnancy is abnormal and hence not healthy. Weight gain is important because a woman is growing another living being inside her. Weight gain ensures that the baby inside her is maturing. </p>
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<p>However, there is a way to gaining weight during pregnancy. It is absolutely important to eat nutritious food but eating for two human beings doesn’t mean that one needs to eat twice as much. It means eating such food that is beneficial for both the mother and the unborn baby and attends to the nutritional needs of both. And you will be surprised to know that losing weight during pregnancy is never safe. On the contrary many a times the woman is asked to gain weight. And the best way to gain weight during pregnancy is by eating small, frequent, and nutritious food. This is the best way to healthy weight gain. </p>
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<p>It is clear that weight gain is very important during pregnancy and conversely weight loss during pregnancy can be dangerous. But there is another angle to this issue. Weight gain and pregnancy go together but overweight and obesity during pregnancy are highly incompatible. It has been proved in various surveys and studies that obesity during pregnancy can be very dangerous and the former can complicate things for both the mother and the child in pregnancy. Hence all the women who are over weight and obese should work towards shedding some pounds before planning to conceive. Otherwise there are very strong chances that they and their babies might end up in intensive care units right after delivery. Maternal obesity and prenatal complications have also been proved. Therefore the attempts to lose weight should be prior to pregnancy. Any weight loss program during pregnancy can be fateful. </p>
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<p>During pregnancy even the weight loss drugs like <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://xenicalsplendor.com">Xenical online</a> can be absolutely useless. In fact Diet pills are not safe for pregnant women but they are for all the other people. But here too there is a condition. Weight loss diet pill like Xenical are strictly prescribed drugs and they are to be had only on prescription. You can <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://xenicalsplendor.com">buy Xenical</a> from anywhere, it is the only weight loss medicine which is available even as an over the counter drug. If you want you can even buy Xenical online that too at a cheap rate. But don’t even think of having it without medical prescription. And all you would-be mothers; better keep away from Xenical or <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://xenicalsplendor.com">Xenical weight loss</a>! </p>
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		<title>Fast Weight Loss Tip &#8211; Top Fast Weight Loss Techniques</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2010 01:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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Other than physical appearance weight affects a person in many ways. This could be the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, health risks, and physical incapabilities. There are a lot of positive changes once a person experience weight loss.  It is for this reason why a lot of people are searching [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><b>Fast Weight Loss Techniques</b></p>
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<p>Other than physical appearance weight affects a person in many ways. This could be the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, health risks, and physical incapabilities. There are a lot of positive changes once a person experience weight loss.  It is for this reason why a lot of people are searching for a weight loss technique that will surely trim down those fats and get a super slim head turner body.</p>
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<p>The first thing that an over-weight should do is seek a doctor to recommend the best weight loss regimen. This will be done after a full physical examination, which leads to the determination of proper weight loss technique. And to lose weight fast and effectively four aspects of life should be changed: what to eat, how to eat, behavior and activity level.</p>
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<p>Here are fast tips that can change an over-weight&#8217;s life:</p>
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<p>First: Fast weight loss composes of a multi-faceted technique that consists mindset, exercise, and in other cases, diet supplements.  Begin by learning a diet food plan that can easily be accustomed with.  Incorporate an exercise plan that allows even at least fifteen minutes a day like brisk walking, running, swimming, and dancing.</p>
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<p>Second: Set realistic approaches.  The ability to focus and have proper mindset enables someone on a diet to quickly lose those extra pounds. With discipline and proper mind set, a dieter will never be discouraged and lose focus. </p>
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<p>Third: Listen as the body speaks.  Each and everyone&#8217;s body metabolism reacts differently to different fast weight loss programs and plans.  Try substituting one program for another to compensate the body&#8217;s reaction.  Exercise program must be suitable to one&#8217;s body, as others are not able to exercise as rigorously as others can.  If walking is all that can be done, then walk for this is proven the best exercise.  Muscles burn more calories than fats so it&#8217;s also best to put on a little muscle and looking good too.</p>
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<p>Fourth: Eat more fibers for it makes a person full sooner and stays in the tummy longer, slowing down the rate of digestion.  A single serving of whole grain bread moves fat through the digestive system faster.  Grains turn into blood sugar that spikes the body&#8217;s insulin level.  Thus, making the body more energized and ready to tell the body when it should stop burning fats or start storing.</p>
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<p>Fifth: Keep away from fried foods especially deep-fried as this contains a great amount of fat.  Although fish and chicken appear leaner than beef, this white meat can contain more fat than when a beef is fried.  It is recommended for those on strict diet to opt for grilled food as this does not have or contain less amount of fat after the food is cooked.</p>
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<p>Sixth: Takes lots of fluid.  Drinking at least six to eight glasses of water a day keeps the body refreshed.  Since weight loss depends on how the body eliminates body wastes, the body must stay hydrated.</p>
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<p>All in all, discipline and consistency is still the best practice and the key to a rapid weight loss success.  Light dieting, workout, and right amount of supplementation applied in a regular way everyday will result in faster weight loss than having a massive action only to be followed a return to old habits as this would only lead to gaining more weight than when the weight loss plan has started.</p>
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		<title>Weight Loss Tip : Top Useful and Effective Weight Loss Tips</title>
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<p><b>Tip 1</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>The first most important step you should exactly do is to giggle by yourself and swear to god as you will be happy every-time you try to lose your weight. Most people will be serious with any weight loss methods that it makes negative attitude or emotion at the begining. Be happy is the first step you have to do!<br /><b>Tip 2</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Open your mind to accept to any weight gain reason. Don&#8217;t give up! Be honest with yourself, when you begin your weight loss. To keep off the weight in the future, you may have to change your lifestyle to stay slim.<br /><b>Tip 3</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Spend your time to learn and understand about weight loss and any methods of how to lose weight. It will help you to find the best way for you easier. Many people who diet believe that if they eat more than their body needs, they gain weight. If they eat less than their body needs, they lose weight. Basically that’s true. But, this is one common mistake that they don&#8217;t really understand there are still have other factors which its be involved as they trying to lose weight, especailly, hidden calories and how much is provided by the food they are eating.<br /><b>Tip 4</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>It&#8217;s most important thing, you should exactly do is to do not skip your meals forever. Remember the metabolism of your body will increasing and working properly by eating. Every-time you do skipping your meals, your body has to slow down the metabolism to attempt to conserve calories during that period. It makes you feel not so good and slicks you into a nightmare completely!<br /><b>Tip 5</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Before you start an exercise or weight loss program, you must to consult your doctor.<br /><b>Tip 6</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Good health achievement is a first point you should focus when you start to lose your weight.<br /><b>Tip 7</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Focus, monitor, and increase your activities to help your weight loss.<br /><b>Tip 8</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Fast walking is the easiest way, best method (can be done anywhere) you should add it into your weight loss program to hasten the burning of excess fat.<br /><b>Tip 9</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Do not stay with your weight loss program alone. Try to find your weight loss partner, friend, or club for motivation.<br /><b>Tip 10</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Learn about nutrition and find out the good healthy recipes, then try to test and grab any recipes that you think they are properly for you. This begins for your good cooking and healthy eating.<br /><b>Tip 11</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Avoid to have one or two big meals. Let&#8217;s get two times of snacks and three mini meals everyday instead of.<br /><b>Tip 12</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Learn how to make your favorite recipes without sugar, fats, and salt.<br /><b>Tip 13</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Instead of salt to taste, do use spices and herbs for your favorite foods.<br /><b>Tip 14</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>When you are cooking with fry or stir method, do avoid using oil.<br /><b>Tip 15</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Avoid to adding the yolks into your foods as much as possible you can.<br /><b>Tip 16</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Use non-fat yogurt instead of cream.<br /><b>Tip 17</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Sometime you try to eat low fat mayonnaise but you realize that it&#8217;s not be good taste for you, let&#8217;s try to combines 1 teaspoon (or little more&#8230; depends on your tastable tongue) of satay sauce or dijon mustard with it. Your dream will come true!<br /><b>Tip 18</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>During meals, you should to chew each bite and eat slowly. Slow eating will kill your appetite.<br /><b>Tip 19</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>In the morning, let&#8217;s try to drink hot or warm water to speed up your metabolism and burn calories out.<br /><b>Tip 20</b><br />&#13;</p>
<p>Try to drink 8 glasses of water per day. It&#8217;s very important for your health and also helps to loss weight. Please remind that large quantities of water is required for an active metabolism which weight loss need.</p>
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		<title>The Pitfalls of Weight Loss Programs and Diets</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Most diet and weight loss programs have a depressingly high failure rate, with people either never reaching their weight goals or reaching them and regaining all the weight they lost (and sometimes more) in about one year.</p>
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<p>Getting the weight off fast is so desirable that many of us are willing to sacrifice health and ignore common sense in the hope that some new weight loss program or scheme will work. This pipe dream can unfortunately outweigh the negative consequences. So let&#8217;s examine the downside of dieting.</p>
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<p>What Is An Unhealthy Weight Loss Program?</p>
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<p>    * Any weight loss program that is not nutritionally sound;<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * One that works against what the body naturally needs like vitamins, minerals, and a minimum number of calories a day;<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * One that requires you to go without eating (for example, fasting or meal replacement drinks);<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * One that puts your body into an unnatural state, such as starvation or ketosis.</p>
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<p>Your body can only lose a few pounds a week on a consistent basis. If you lose more than that initially, it&#8217;s likely just water loss. So any weight loss program that promises you will lose five pounds a week, or 25 pounds in 3 weeks, is guaranteeing you will be losing water and muscle mass not fat.</p>
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<p>Almost every popular weight loss program out there falls into one of the following diet categories: low calorie diets, meal replacement drinks, packaged foods, unbalanced nutrients, and ketosis diets. Let&#8217;s see how they stack up.</p>
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<p>LOW CALORIE DIETS</p>
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<p>Whenever you drastically reduce your calories, the body enters an unnatural state and its defenses kick in. So when calories drop below, say, 1000 calories a day, your metabolism will shut down in an effort to conserve energy. And weight loss with a sluggish metabolism is very difficult.</p>
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<p>Your body will start using muscle tissue to provide energy, which again leads to a decrease in the metabolism. Taken to an extreme, the body will break down its vital parts (such as the heart muscle) trying to meet its energy needs.</p>
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<p>In addition to these drawbacks, trying to maintain the weight loss over time is nearly impossible because your body is now used to making do with very few calories. Going back to &#8220;normal&#8221; eating causes the weight to pile back on.</p>
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<p>For this reason, low cal weight loss programs rarely work over the long haul.</p>
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<p>MEAL REPLACEMENT DRINKS</p>
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<p>One of the most unnatural things for your body is to go without solid food, which is what meal replacement plans ask it to do. Some people think that dieting will be easier if they aren&#8217;t confronted with daily food choices and the pounds will just fall off. This may be true while they are on the liquid diet. But what about afterwards?</p>
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<p>Where will the good eating habits come from after you&#8217;ve lost the weight? This is something that takes time, practice and knowledge. Dieters need to establish a healthy attitude towards a life-long eating plan. And no &#8220;fad&#8221; weight loss program or liquid lunch can help you with that.</p>
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<p>Getting hooked on meal replacements can become a destructive way to view food. It often leads dieters to fear food or binge to &#8220;feed&#8221; their cravings after a long period of deprivation. And that&#8217;s just the psychological side of the equation.</p>
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<p>The lack of fiber in such weight loss programs can be a threat to good physical health. And when the body is denied enough solid food, the intestines go into overdrive absorbing calories and nutrients. This helps you during the diet period, but later it makes it much easier to regain the weight.</p>
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<p>Another yo-yo weight loss program that hurts you in the end.</p>
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<p>UNBALANCED NUTRIENT PLAN</p>
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<p>Be cautious about any weight loss program that has strict rules about good foods and bad foods. Sure, high fat and high sugar foods might be considered bad for the waistline, but moderation not abstinence is key to success.</p>
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<p>Why? Because eating the same foods every day (say, grapefruit or high protein meals) is going to result in two things: nutritional imbalance and boredom.</p>
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<p>All foods are made up of the same nutrients in different amounts: fat, carbohydrates, and protein. It is the right proportion of these nutrients that will bring about weight loss &#8211; not the avoidance of &#8220;bad&#8221; foods and the consumption of only &#8220;good&#8221; or magical foods.</p>
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<p>In the world of dieting, no one food or nutrient group is magical. Variety and moderation are the keys to a healthy diet and a successful weight loss program.</p>
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<p>PACKAGED FOODS</p>
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<p>To stay at your ideal body weight, you have to learn how to make proper food choices. By following a packaged food weight loss program you are postponing the inevitable, and spending plenty of $$$ in the process.</p>
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<p>Another problem with this kind of weight loss program is that the foods provided are not always healthy. Read the package label and you will see chemicals, preservatives, sodium, sugar and saturated fats. And when all you can eat is packaged food, how do you plan meals with other people? Going out to restaurants and parties and enjoying family meals becomes a big hassle.</p>
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<p>Your weight loss program then becomes a burden, not only to you, but to those around you.</p>
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<p>KETOSIS DIETS</p>
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<p>Ketosis has been defined as:</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>&#8220;An abnormal condition marked by excessive production of ketone bodies. Often caused by high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets such as the Atkins diet.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Atkins and certain other weight loss programs are based on the principle of restricting carbohydrates to the point that the body enters into ketosis. On the surface, a ketogenic diet seems to work for two reasons: First, you&#8217;ll lose large amounts of weight, which is very pleasing to the dieter. Secondly, you don&#8217;t experience hunger.</p>
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<p>But there are serious drawbacks. Your weight goes down due to water loss (which occurs when you restrict carbohydrates) and a loss of lean muscle tissue. This is NOT true, lasting weight loss.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>The loss of appetite comes from having ketones building up in the body, which can harm your health. Side effects of a ketosis weight loss program can include fatigue, kidney stones, gout, and muscle loss. The longer you follow such a diet, the greater the risk to your health.</p>
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<p>Clearly not a wise choice of weight loss program, not for the short term or the long.</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM QUESTIONNAIRE</p>
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<p>There are always new weight loss programs coming onto the market and going in and out of style. To evaluate if a weight loss program is healthy and sensible for you, ask yourself the following questions:</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>    * Is the plan nutritionally sound?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Will it help improve my weight, metabolism, cholesterol level, blood pressure, energy level, and general health?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Will I be eating real food and not have to buy special formulas, drinks, etc?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Will I be eating a wide variety of foods rather than just a few &#8220;diet&#8221; foods?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Am I allowed to have some treats and eat my favorite foods?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Can I eat out in restaurants, have a glass of wine with dinner, or some dessert?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Can I follow this weight loss program without it interfering with my lifestyle?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Can I lose weight without feeling hungry?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Will l develop eating habits for life-long weight control with this weight loss program?<br />&#13;</p>
<p>    * Is this the last diet I will ever need to finally reach and maintain my ideal weight?</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you&#8217;ve ever gone on a diet,you&#8217;ve learned two things: dieting is no fun. And even if you lose some weight,you usually gain it back. But why is that?</p>
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<p>There is plenty of medical evidence to prove that dieting actually can make you fat. And that happens because your body goes to war with any weight loss diet. They aren&#8217;t natural and the body craves only a natural state of being. So as you struggle to find a weight loss diet that works, your body makes it tougher and tougher for that unnatural state to persist, which results in the negative effects of yo yo dieting: weight gain.</p>
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<p>In this article, we examine the physical reasons why your body sabotages your efforts to diet. We&#8217;ll also look at ways to overcome them so your weight loss diet has a better chance of working.</p>
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<p>Defense Mechanisms Overview</p>
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<p>Our bodies have defense mechanisms that evolved in us throughout history. In early times, food shortages required the body to accumulate fat stores to protect against the lean times. And to this day,our bodies are still programmed this way, even though it&#8217;s no longer needed.</p>
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<p>So when we go on a diet, the body thinks hard times are here so it goes into fat-storage mode to protect us. The more dieting you do, the more your body thinks it has to store fat. Your task,if you want to lose weight, is to outsmart the following defense mechanisms.</p>
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<p>Metabolism</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>We often use the word metabolism &#8211; &#8220;I have a slow metabolism&#8221;, &#8220;I have a fast metabolism.&#8221; But what does it really mean in terms of a weight loss diet?</p>
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<p>Metabolism refers to all the processes occurring in the body that are responsible for life: your heartbeat, your body temperature, breathing, and the burning of calories to create energy. Your metabolism determines how many calories your body burns to do its job. That&#8217;s how your metabolism can be influenced by any weight loss diet that restricts calories.</p>
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<p>Repeated diets cause your body to slow down its metabolism in order to become more efficient and continue running on fewer calories.But when you end your diet and return to a normal caloric intake, your body isn&#8217;t used to burning all those calories, so it stores the leftover ones as fat. So to prevent that, you now have to eat much less than before just to maintain your new weight. In other words: your diet can never end in order to be successful. And a diet without end is a dire prospect for most of us.</p>
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<p>Fat-Storing Enzymes</p>
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<p>LPL enzymes store fat. That&#8217;s their job. When you diet, the LPL become more active and grow in number. The problem is, when you finish your diet, the LPL levels don&#8217;t return to normal until you regain most of the weight you lost.Another way your body makes weight loss dieting very difficult. (Don&#8217;t worry, we&#8217;ll provide some sensible weight loss diet suggestions that DO work at the end of this article.)</p>
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<p>Calorie Absorption</p>
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<p>When you diet, your intestines get super efficient at absorbing calories. They go into overdrive, trying to fully stock the body with nutrients by getting as many calories out of the food you eat as possible, not letting any pass out of the body. So the result is logical: dieting makes your intestines very good at absorbing and storing up calories. Exactly what you don&#8217;t want when you&#8217;re on a weight loss diet to lose pounds.</p>
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<p>The Body Fat Dilemma</p>
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<p>Poor dieting can make you fatter than you were before. That&#8217;s because when you lose the weight, it often comes from water and muscles. But when you gain it back, it returns in the form of fat. So you wind up with a higher proportion of fat to lean muscle than you had before.</p>
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<p>Hormonal Disruptions</p>
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<p>Low cal weight loss diets make your thyroid gland produce less of the hormone that regulates metabolism. And that can reduce your calorie burning ability by up to 15%. Not helpful for anyone trying to lose weight.</p>
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<p>Skipping Breakfast</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>Missing meals may be the worst kind of weight loss diet because calories taken early in the day are burned off faster than those eaten at night. So skipping breakfast and eating more in the evening actually contributes to the weight problem. In fact, eating all your daily calories for breakfast can lead to weight loss, eating them all at night leads to weight gain.</p>
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<p>Training Your Stomach</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>Overeating at meal time stretches out the stomach.That trains it to want more food in order to get that full feeling. But people who eat small meals more often need and want less food. The stomach can be trained over time to adapt to smaller meals and snacks taken throughout the day. When the stomach is smaller, it will fill faster and demand less food.</p>
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<p>Beating Your Body&#8217;s Defense Mechanisms</p>
<p>&#13;</p>
<p>As promised, here are some ways to override your body&#8217;s defenses and create a sensible, effective weight loss diet that really works:</p>
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<p>   1. Don&#8217;t yo-yo diet. Come up with a healthy weight loss diet plan and see it through until you get results.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   2. Don&#8217;t drop calorie intake below 1,000 a day. The body sees this as a threat. Instead, eat enough calories that contain the right balance of nutrients like proteins and carbs while reducing fats.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   3. Include fiber in any weight loss diet plan. It helps food and fats pass through the intestines quickly, rather than getting absorbed in the form of calories.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   4. Avoid simple carbs like sugars: they are quickly absorbed by the body as blood sugar which increases insulin &#8211; the enemy of weight loss diets.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   5. Drink caffeine in moderation for the same reason. It stimulates insulin secretion.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   6. Never go hungry. Eating regular meals and snacks will help eliminate those dangerous cravings and keep your body&#8217;s defense mechanisms from going into starvation mode.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   7. Eat more of your daily calories early in the day and less of them later.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   8. Be content with slow weight loss. This prevents the body from going on defense and allows the weight loss to continue gradually.<br />&#13;</p>
<p>   9. Keep the weight off with exercise.</p>
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<p>One More Thing</p>
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<p>Even following these guidelines, some people who are obese or very overweight find it difficult to lose weight. For them, medication may help to support their weight loss diet.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dotties Weight Watcher site, named Dotties Weight Loss Zone is one of the most popular weight loss  resources available on the Internet.  What started as a place for one woman (Dottie) to seek help and document her quest to lose weight has since turned into a haven for those looking for weight loss [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dotties Weight Watcher site, named Dotties Weight Loss Zone is one of the most popular weight loss  resources available on the Internet.  What started as a place for one woman (Dottie) to seek help and document her quest to lose weight has since turned into a haven for those looking for weight loss methods/information and to communicate with others in a similar position.  This article will detail what the Dotties Weight Watcher web page offers people who are trying to lose weight, as well as how successful the Weight Loss Zone can be.</p>
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<p>Firstly some background, as mentioned above the weight watcher site was started by Dottie while she was trying to lose weight.  Once she reached her weight goals the site was redesigned as a source to help those trying to lose weight.   Still solely maintained by Dottie, the Dottie Weight Watcher Zone has turned into one of the most frequented weight loss pages in the web. </p>
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<p>The site includes such tools as a popular forum (message board), where dieters exchange everything to do with weight loss including program reviews, tips/tricks/information that they have come across, support and other life discussions.  To supplement this there is also a chat feature in which people can chat amongst themselves.  In addition to the community the site also offers valuable information on popular restaurants and the ingredients in their meals (i.e. calories, fat, carbs etc)., as well as offering some of Dotties very own Weight Watching style cookbooks, the Dotties Weight Watcher newsletter with all the latest news as well as direct contact methods with Dottie.</p>
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<p>So now we know what Dotties Weight Loss Zone provides, we need to assess exactly how useful it is.  To start it is obvious that considering the large number of views Dotties Weight Watcher page receives it has been useful for many dieters.  In more detail however there are several beneficial aspects of the site.  The message board community and chat feature makes for a great substitute for other commercial weight loss programs meetings (for example Weight Watchers), or if you are a member of a weight loss program using these facilities between your group meetings should help dieters to maintain a strong outlook/will power and confidence.</p>
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<p>Now as far as the information provided by Dotties Weight Loss Zone, it has been found to be extremely accurate, and can be quite useful.  The restaurant ingredient facts are a great resource for anyone watching their food consumption, but particularly those on a weight loss program that is based around calories intake or other food point values (I.e. Weight Watcher&#8217;s Flex Point System).  The cook books created by Dottie that are for sale include a variety of healthy recipes, that are both nutritious and tasty, however  just as good recipes can probably be found in several other tailored cook books or even for free on the Internet.  In addition to these services there is also a weight-loss newsletter that you can sign up for, which is run by Dottie (Dottie&#8217;s Weight Watcher Newsletter).  This sends informative articles/recommendations and other assorted aspects of weight loss to your email on periodic occasions.</p>
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<p>While all these aspects of the site are beneficial to those trying to lose weight, as always you must consider these facts above and whether or not they will suit your individual situation (but by all means check the site out as it is free to do so).  Another note to consider is that while Dottie&#8217;s Weight Watcher Zone is providing a lot of information and help, it is also making money for Dottie, so keep it in mind when considering her products and recommendations.</p>
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<p>In concluding it is clear the Dottie&#8217;s Weight Loss Zone is a valuable source of information, as well as support.  It caters to a variety of different people, whether you are already taking part  in a weight loss program or not.  Remember however that everyone is different and it is what suits you and your situation best that will give you the greatest chance at meeting your weight loss goals.</p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One of the first questions a Nutritionist, Wellness Coach, or Fitness Trainer usually asks his or her client is: How many weight-loss programs have you tried over the years? Well, lets take that a step further and ask: How many of these weight-loss programs have taken a holistic approach and demonstrate how you can incorporate more raw and living foods in your diet? </p>
<p>To fully understand the impact of a holistic weight-loss program with raw foods or living foods, lets take a deeper look at the word holistic. Holistic means considering all factors in a whole system without dividing components. Weight-loss is a science and like any science it is made up of systems and all systems must be considered as a whole.</p>
<p>Accordingly, holistic weight-loss is the only way we can experience permanent weight management meaning that we will lose weight and keep it off. A holistic weight-loss program that includes how to safely transition to the raw food diet and increase your vibration focuses on the whole person. If a weight-loss program does not focus on restoring your health, fitness, power, and resolution, it is a temporary and quick-fix to what can become or is a lifelong battle. </p>
<p>Holistic weight-loss is essential for permanent weight management. No one wants to continue on the yo-yo dieting rollercoaster; therefore, one must take control by developing a holistic weight-loss program which incorporates the raw food diet with the help of a Holistic Nutritionist, Wellness Coach, or Fitness Trainer. And the average run of the mill program will not do. A holistic weight-loss program with raw and living foods is vital in order to support your complete success in losing weight.</p>
<p>Again, holistic weight-loss programs which incorporate eating more raw foods consider the whole person&#8211;emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually. More often than not when a person gains weight, there is more to the problem than just avoid eating too much junk food. Many times there are food addictions involved, emotional stress, and spiritual disconnection. A holistic weight-loss program allows the client to identify these factors in order to lead the individual on a path to optimal health. </p>
<p>Weight-loss programs which omit addressing the whole person and the raw food diet  have often resulted in compromising your health. Weight-loss programs that do not consider the whole person are destructive for several reasons: </p>
<p>1. Many people who are overweight, obese, or morbidly obese have underlining issues related to the health of the whole person. </p>
<p>2. These underlining issues may include stress, low self-esteem, a poor self-concept, food addictions, emotional eating&#8230;all that must be addressed during the weight-loss process. </p>
<p>3. Studies and case reviews have shown that people who are overweight, obese, or morbidly obese develop a distorted body image even after they have lost weight. </p>
<p>4. Many people view a diet as a temporary and quick way to lose weight and do not understand the importance of holistic nutrition and whole foods. </p>
<p>5. People who join many diet programs with pre-packaged foods or special supplements to suppress the appetite are suffering from malnutrition. </p>
<p>6. Because such programs cause malnutrition, many people can not keep up the diet for the rest of their lives and eventually gain all the weight back and more. </p>
<p>7. Detoxification is important to the weight-loss process because a toxic body is not a healthy body and an unhealthy body will not maintain weight-loss.</p>
<p>8. The body is designed to metabolize whole and natural foods. It is all the additives and processed foods our body cannot recognize. </p>
<p>Truth: You have to exercise. </p>
<p>9. Exercise is a part of fitness. Exercise works to reduce body fat and body size. </p>
<p>10. Exercise can help remove toxins</p>
<p>11. Exercise restores our energy levels and helps us to produce lean muscle. Lean muscle helps us burn more calories and more fat. </p>
<p>Truth: You must get educated about weight loss. </p>
<p>When considering these factors, if losing weight has been a battle for you, you can empower yourself. We can empower ourselves by learning as much as possible about holistic health, nutrition, and how the body works. Knowledge is power. Once we have the knowledge, we know exactly how to develop our own holistic weight-loss program. </p>
<p>By developing our own holistic weight-loss program, we will empower ourselves with knowledge that will allow us know why we are doing what we are doing. We will have a plan that works for us. By developing our own weight-loss program with a holistic approach, we will have a plan based on the science of losing weight. And most importantly, we will have a health and wellness plan we can commit to for our entire lives.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you committed to losing weight and keeping it off? Have you tried diet and weight loss programs that robbed you of your energy as well as your desire to live in optimal health?  Do you want to learn how to lose weight and maintain optimal health, regain strength, vitality, and your youthful vigor? [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you committed to losing weight and keeping it off? Have you tried diet and weight loss programs that robbed you of your energy as well as your desire to live in optimal health?  Do you want to learn how to lose weight and maintain optimal health, regain strength, vitality, and your youthful vigor? There is a way and the way involves learning the science of losing weight. Losing weight is the result of a chemical reaction in the body which causes stored body fat to burn and be used for energy. </p>
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Losing weight and excess body fat have been deemed a battle for many.  Many people make several attempts over their lifetime to lose weight and trim body fat.  With determination, many of us try a new diet and rely on willpower to lose weight and maintain our fitness programs.  With the fad dieter mentality, we quickly discover willpower alone just is not enough.  </p>
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Unfortunately, willpower is not the key to losing weight because in order to have any power at all, we must first be empowered with information, knowledge, and strategies. This empowerment will not only help us lose weight and keep it off but this empowerment will also help us achieve optimal health.  This empowerment happens when we learn the science of losing weight.  When we learn the science of losing weight, we empower ourselves through knowledge and we can enjoy permanent and healthy weight loss. </p>
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Losing weight is a science; therefore, we must take a scientific view of how we gain weight in the first place. For example, did you know that 80% of all people who are overweight battle food addictions and tend to be emotional eaters? Did you know that food addiction and emotional eating is the result of chemicals found in the foods you eat? The science of losing weight explains how this happens. From day one of our lives, not only has food been associated with emotional comfort in our mother&#8217;s arms, it has also been our way to socialize with others.  In many ways food has been how we connect with others.  Moreover, comfort foods, as they are often called, induce our brain to secrete a happy feeling chemical that is a hundred times stronger than most alcohol and drugs.  </p>
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As one can determine, this resulting physiological factor can overwhelm anyone&#8217;s willpower effectively and quickly. Not only can these chemical laden foods destroy your willpower, because these foods lead to food addictions, but comfort foods also deplete our energy, slow down our metabolism, and cause our bodies to store fat.  The weight loss process itself is not that difficult, but the stress associated with battling food addiction is what makes losing weight feel very difficult.</p>
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Serving as an answer to this struggle, the science of losing weight is a pertinent study; in fact, it is a two fold study.  It is studying how food affects our body psychologically and how these chemicals affect our body psychologically.  Many of us see this interplay everyday in our own diets, but we do not know how to address these issues.  </p>
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In our society, comfort foods are apart of our culture, interactions, and customs.  We celebrate with food. We mourn with food.  Birthday parties, we have food. Holidays, we have food.  We use food to cheer up.  We use food to reward.  And when we celebrate, mourn, and cheer ourselves up with food, it is not raw fruits, vegetables nuts, seeds, and grains we choose. Instead of nutritious foods, we choose comfort foods such as processed foods, starches, sugars, carbonated drinks, alcohol, deep fried foods, and rich fatty sauces.  This habit of celebrating with comfort foods is what makes losing weight and body fat a task.  For many it is a constant battle to resist highly addictive processed foods full of sugars, starches, and empty calories. </p>
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What we must realize is these foods were designed to be addictive. And the addiction is based on science; therefore, we must learn the science of losing weight in order to heal our bodies as well as our minds. It is all very physiological and psychological at the same time.  After all, a certain brand of potato chips declared&#8230;you can not eat just one. </p>
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As one can see, these foods are called comfort foods for a reason. They have been chemically designed to comfort. Accordingly, take a moment to view the science behind this&#8230;</p>
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As we eat comfort foods, a feel good hormone is released called serotonin. However, the release is sharp and unregulated which causes us to crash soon afterwards.  This crash leads to depression, loss of energy, and lethargy.  So what happens?  We crave the serotonin high and return to yet more comfort foods. </p>
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Is there a way to break this cycle of chasing the serotonin high?  When we understand the science of losing weight, we discover there are nutritious foods we can eat in certain combinations and quantities that will release serotonin naturally and in a more regulated manner. As such, when we eat these nutritious foods, we feel ecstatic throughout the day without a dreadful crash and loss of energy.</p>
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We can not pile on the chemical laden comfort foods and expect to lose weight. The food and drug industry have played on our love for comfort foods and have caused an epidemic of obesity. Consequently, this is the law of chemical affinity at work in the worst way.</p>
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Take a look at another scientific component to losing weight. Did you know that properly combining your food will trigger the chemical reaction that promotes proper digestion, elimination, and a faster metabolic rate?   Yes, there are specific ways in which we can combine our foods to help us quickly metabolize fat, carbohydrates, and proteins, use them for energy, and prevent storing additional fat. </p>
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In fact, proper food combinations help to keep our body at proper pH levels for burning fat stored already on the body. With these efforts, your body will better respond to your exercise and fitness program. Weight loss will be a natural process without losing energy. This will allow you to literally reshape your body.</p>
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Have no fear. When you learn the science of losing weight for optimal health, you never have to worry about starvation.  Starvation does not promote weight loss.  The science of losing weight contends that you can eat plenty of food and still lose weight. The science of losing weight demands that you do eat. </p>
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However, there is much more to the process. In order to know what to do and when to do it, we must get accurate information. We need to learn more about how our bodies work and how we can keep our bodies healthy, fit, vital, and strong. </p>
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Empower yourself with knowledge and wisdom about the science of losing weight. Get control over your life and your body.</p>
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<p>Carmellita M. Brown, a Wellness and Success Coach, Online publisher, and Author, invites you to learn the science of losing weight by joining her online class <a rel="nofollow" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackPageview', '/outgoing/article_exit_link']);" href="http://universalclass.com/i/crn/9478.htm">Lose Weight while becoming a Wellness Coach</a>.</p>
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