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Entries from July 2007

Your Goal: Lose Fat Not Weight

July 10th, 2007 · No Comments

If you reduce your calorie intake without increasing your physical activity your body will go into panic mode and begin storing calories as fat. Your body will believe it’s starving and begin accumulating fat stores in order to survive. Worse your body will begin burning muscle first before going to its existing fat stores.
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Tags: Fitness

Review: Fat Loss 4 Idiots

July 7th, 2007 · No Comments

One of the hottest diet plans right now is the Shifting Calories Method invented by FatLoss4Idiots.com. As they note on their site low calorie diets don’t work in the long run because your body adjusts its metabolism downward so it burns fewer calories each day. The grocery store is full of “low fat” and […]

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Tags: Weight Loss

Video of Fitness Routine You Can Do Anywhere

July 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Found this video of an exercise routine you can do anywhere. Great if you’re staying in a hotel room while vacationing or due to business travel. The trainer is Jon Giswold of SuccessTelevision.com.

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Tags: Fitness

How To Get 5 Servings of Fruit or Vegetables Daily

July 2nd, 2007 · No Comments

Do you eat the recommended 5 servings per day of fruit or vegetables?  Not many people do. In order to do so you would have to eat a serving of fruit or vegetables with each meal and for your in-between snacks.
It’s not as hard as it sounds though.  Here is an easy plan to […]

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Tags: Nutrition

How To Calculate Your Calorie Needs

July 1st, 2007 · No Comments

You need to determine how many calories you need in a day before you can figure out what your daily calorie goal should be that will result in losing weight.
You can calculate your estimated energy needs using the following formula:
First multiple your current body weight by 12 if you’re a man or by 11 […]

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Tags: Weight Loss