Herbal Remedies for Your Unwanted Weight
by Eliza Maledevic

If you are truly determined to lose weight, you can definitely lose that unwanted weight of yours.

Plenty of people who are suffering for obesity or weight problem, got frustrated and distress, at some point they even prevent themselves from mingling with other people. But, this is not the right thing to do. You have to do something about it if you want this problem to be solved. They are a lot of ways you can do to lose that unwanted weight. But this will take some of your time and effort.

Most of the obese people or with weight problems just lock up themselves to their room and do not want to face the world anymore. That's definitely a bad idea. You have to go out and find ways to help yourself. Having weight problem can give you higher risks of having other illnesses. So you have to work on your weight problem.

If you do not want to use prescribed medicine because you are afraid of the risk of having side effect, you can use herbal remedies with your weight problems. Herbal remedies can lose your weight naturally.

There are plenty of diet pills and suppressant out there. You can also use the internet in looking for herbal remedies. There are masses of websites that offers herbal remedies, so just take time to search for the best website. You can look for the herbal remedy that is widely used with lots of people; you can look for the personal experiences and testimonials of people who had weight problems before.

Using herbal remedy can help you lose weight naturally and without side effects. In losing weight you can to take into consideration your health.

Yes, herbal remedy can help you lose your weight but in order to make it work faster, you have to do something to help out in your losing weight process. You have to watch your food intake; you have to be careful with the food you eat. Make sure that you are eating foods with nutrients and eat only the right amount of food. Never eat too much and foods with carbohydrates and sugar. It is better to eat right amount of fruits and vegetables than eating plenty of pastas, pastries and soda.

Exercising is also important. This could help you lose your weight faster. Just give 30 minutes or an hour of your time in exercising by walking or jogging.

You do not have to leave everything on your herbal remedy. You have to watch what you eat and exercise daily in order to lose that unwanted weight faster and effectively.

Indeed, losing your weight can help your health and can prevent yourself from other diseases. So showing your determination and eagerness can be very helpful. You can start it by purchasing herbal remedy online but make sure to find the best one for you. Then you have to do exercising and proper diet. Doing all these can help you lose your unwanted weight.

So to all people with weight problem, start moving and lose that unwanted weight by taking herbal remedy, proper diet and exercise.

Learn the Truth about Dieting Myths
By: MN_Nikk

Are you confused by all those diet myths going around? No wonder your head might be cracking now with those literally hundreds of myths coming from everywhere and everyone.

The problem with diet myths is that they force you to let your body undergo through all those kinds of things which are either a complete waste of time or even harmful to do. How will you know if it's for real or just a myth?

Knowing Fact from Fiction

If you are one of the many people struggling to find fact from fiction with the many diet myths around today, here are some of the most common myths and the truth behind them. Hopefully, this will help you to live a healthier life. If you need to lose weight, do it in a healthier and more knowledgeable way.

. The Later You Eat, The More Weight You Will Gain

This is an extremely common misconception about dieting and as there is a good theory behind it, generally it is not really true.

The reason that it is so believable is because after a certain time you do not really do much exercise. You simply relax and then go straight to bed. This means that whatever calories you put into your body, remain there for longer without being burnt off. So people think that because they are not burning them off straight away the weight will come straight on. All you need to do if you eat late at night is exercise more the next day.

The only way that you will put on more weight by eating at night is if you do not eat much during the day. So, eat healthily and try not to eat too late as it does give you in digestion sometimes, but if you have to eat late occasionally then do not worry -- it will not store extra fat within the body.

. If You Have a Slow Metabolism, You Will Gain More Weight

Again, this is another common misconception with dieting. Many overweight people do blame their problem on a slow metabolism. However, experts say that the bigger you are, the more calories you need in order to keep the body going. So, as the metabolism is resting, it burns more calories than somebody with a quicker metabolism.

The reason that you are gaining weight is simply because you are not burning off enough calories compared to what you are eating. You need to start either cutting down slowly on your food portions or exercising more in order to lose weight.

The two diet myths mentioned above are just two of the most common myths in dieting. There are others such as "Fad diets help you to lose weight quickly and healthily" and "zero fat diets are good for you" - both are complete rubbish. You need a certain amount of fat in your body in order to stay healthy. There are different types of fats and it is only one type of fat which you need to cut down on. Fad diets are also a complete waste of time as they cause you to lose weight quickly but the weight comes straight back on once the diet has stopped.

So, don't believe too much to diet myths and always do your research beforehand. That way you will become more knowledgeable and you will learn to lose weight the right way.

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10 Tips for Eating Out While on a Diet
From Jennifer R. Scott
Dining out on a diet doesn't have to be cause for panic. With a little planning and preparation, you can make it through eating out without blowing your diet.

1. Order from the appetizer menu. Hungry? Order a side salad as well ... a good way to ensure you're still eating instead of watching your date finish off his entree after you've polished off that shrimp cocktail.

2. Keep tabs on that tubini. Endless pasta may be your idea of bliss (Darn near nirvana for yours truly!), but it's a scary prospect to those of us who overeat. Stick with a single entree and don't worry about being a member of the clean plate club. I won't tell your mom if you don't tell mine.

3. Meat yourself half-way. As tempting as that guy at the booth across from you is making that bucket of fried chicken look, always elect poultry to be prepared the following ways: steamed; poached; roasted; broiled; boiled; grilled; or baked. As for you beef-eaters out there, be sure you choose lean cuts like loin or flank.


4. Modify the menu. In my neck of the woods, where anything and everything can be batter-dipped and fried, I ask for fried entrees and sides to be boiled, broiled or roasted and I'm rarely turned down.

5. Beware the buzz words: Cream sauces; butter; oil; au gratin; breaded; Alfredo; battered or batter-dipped and, Mom's favorite topper, gravy. Avoid them all unless you're putting in some extra sessions on the stair climber this week.

6. Wrap it up, I'll take it! You know you're at a nice restaurant when the server wraps up your food for you at the end of the meal so you don't have to worry about fashioning that tin foil swan for yourself. Keep temptation at bay by asking the server to wrap up half your meal before you start eating.

7.Don't let take out take over your diet. Take out half of your take out ... and put it into plastic containers ... tuck it away in the fridge. After a long day at work, chances are you won't want to go to the trouble of heating up the rest. (Instant will power!)

8.Cram for tonight's dinner. Ask your favorite eateries to fax you take out menus and then keep them on-hand. Highlight the healthiest options and choose your entree ahead of time.

9. Banish buffets. Portion control can become a foreign concept for the best dieter at a buffet. Who can practice portion control when there are new, clean plates beckoning for more? The variety of foods available at buffets is also daunting; studies have shown when we're given more choices we tend to eat more.

10. Mini meals make your day. Eat smaller meals during the day if dining out tonight, just be sure you don't eat too sparingly so that you're so famished by dinnertime you end up overeating (It was a dark day when I clearly ignored my own #9 tip and visited Golden Corral in a ravenous state with a fellow weight-watcher. The look of horror on her face as I went for round number three is one I won't soon forget!). Have a small, healthful snack in the afternoon to quell hunger.

How to Calculate Your Caloric Intake and Use it to Lose Weight
From Jennifer R. Scott

Question:
How many calories should I eat if I want to lose weight?

Answer:
It's Relative
Technically, there's no magic number of calories we should all eat each day to lose weight. While most people can lose weight eating around 1,500 calories, you can assess your own personal caloric needs with a little math.

Why Estimate Your Caloric Needs?
To estimate how many calories you should consume in order to maintain your weight, you'll need to do a little math. By using a simple formula called the Harris-Benedict principle, you can assess your basal metabolic rate -- also known as your BMR.

(Then, to lose weight, you'll need to cut calories or burn extra calories and shoot for a level lower than the results you get with this formula.)

Calculate Your BMR
Your BMR is the amount of energy your body needs to function.
We use about 60 percent of the calories we consume each day for basic bodily functions such as breathing.

Other factors that influence your BMR are height, weight, age and sex.

Step one is to calculate your BMR with the following formula:

Women:
655 + (4.3 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)

Men:
66 + (6.3 x weight in pounds) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)

Please note that this formula applies only to adults.

Calculate Activity
Step two: In order to incorporate activity into your daily caloric needs, do the following calculation:

* If you are sedentary : BMR x 20 percent

* If you are lightly active: BMR x 30 percent

* If you are moderately active (You exercise most days a week.): BMR x 40 percent

* If you are very active (You exercise intensely on a daily basis or for prolonged periods.): BMR x 50 percent

* If you are extra active (You do hard labor or are in athletic training.): BMR x 60 percent

Add this number to your BMR.

The result of this formula will be the number of calories you can eat every day and maintain the weight you are currently at. In order to lose weight, you'll need to take in fewer calories than this result.

As you lose weight, you can re-calculate the formula to assess your new BMR.

Create a Calorie Deficit
In order to lose weight, you must create a calorie deficit. It is easier and healthier to cut back your calorie intake a little bit at a time. Every 3,500 calories is equivalent to one pound.

So, if you cut back 500 calories a day, you should lose about one pound per week. That said, If you exercise to burn off 500 calories a day you should lose approximately one pound per week. Do both, and ... you get the picture. Ideally, you should do a combination of both, (e.g. cut back 250 calories; burn an extra 250 calories).

Your weight loss will vary from week to week and at times you may even gain a little weight -- if you're working out you could be developing muscle, which weighs more than fat.

The long-term results are what matters.

Lose at a Healthy Rate
A healthy weight loss goal is to lose .5 to 2 pounds per week.
Losing more than 2 pounds per week will mean the weight is less likely to stay off permanently. Never cut back to fewer than 1,200 daily calories without medical supervision.

To find out how you are spending your current calorie intake, keep a detailed food diary for at least one week. (You can check the calorie content of most foods at calorie-count.com.)

Make the Cut(s)
With careful review, you will find ways to cut back those 250 calories a day: the milk in your cereal ... the can of soda you drink daily ... the butter on your toast.

Making little changes like these will really add up in the long run.

To assess your daily caloric intake, use calorie-count.com to look up the calorie content of the foods you recorded in your food diary. Pay attention to serving sizes -- if your portion consisted of two servings, then be sure you double the calories. Track your daily intake either online or in your food journal.

Next, find foods you can do without altogether, reduce portions of, or switch for lower-calorie alternatives.

And guess what? It's easier than you think. Take it one meal at a time. Or even one food at a time. And then, one day at a time.

Tomorrow, trade whole milk for reduced-fat milk The next day, try diet soda instead of regular. Three days in, switch to light wheat bread instead of white. All the calorie-reductions you make (and stick to) will add up in the long run.

Burn it Off!
Becoming more active will knock the remaining 250 calories out. For example, a 180 pound person who walks at a brisk 3 miles-per-hour will burn just over 250 calories in 45 minutes.

Experts agree that it's easier to exercise than to cut the same number of calories that exercise shaves off. In other words, it's just plain easier for us to be a little more active than to do without more food to achieve the same calorie-reduction.

Please check with your doctor before significantly changing your diet or starting a new exercise regime.