metabolism

One of the easiest ways to diet and consume less calories is to strategically skew your diet towards foods which make your feel full faster. You’ll begin to eat a lot less but you’ll never feel hungry, and since these foods are so good for you you’ll probably feel much better overall as your body reaps the benefits of a more nutritionally balanced diet.

Do you feel that you have hit a plateau in your weight loss efforts? Are you finding that what was previously working for you before is no longer achieving the same results? There are several ways in which we could be slowing down, or even stopping, our weight loss progress.

There has been speculation for many years that eating at night causes weight gain. A new study done on animals has found that eating at the wrong time for your body can indeed cause significant weight gain.  Although the study only involves mice, the findings were so dramatic that it would make sense that this rings true for humans as well.

Making sure that you have a healthy lunch can not only feel daunting on your part but it can be the make or break of losing a few pounds. A proper daily lunch will ensure that you don’t overeat during the afternoon or at dinner and it should also keep your metabolism up during the day. There is no reason to resort to buying a calorie laden lunch due to a lack of time.

Calorie counting is an essential part of losing or maintaining a healthy weight. Each and every person is different so your caloric needs will vary. The amount of calories you should be consuming in a day depends on how active you are, how much you weigh, your age and gender, and also what your goal is (lose weight , gain weight, maintain weight).

Although strength training is a common activity that is associated mostly with males, women are starting to realize the benefits of it.  Strength training involves any kind of resistance training - usually using weights. Here are three benefits of strength training for women: 

There is good news for those that are looking for a quick way to get slim. This type of quick fix weight loss doesn’t come in a pill form and does require a little work on your part.

Energy seems to be something that most people are lacking, especially in the more dreary months. It can be hard to come home after a long days work and still have time to attend to your other obligations be it the gym, kids, significant other, or friends.

Ever notice how when you start to get stressed out you also pack on a few pounds? There are numerous ways that our bodies react to stress and gaining weight is a common one. There are also many ways in which stress can contribute to weight gain.