http://www.weightlosswebsite.net Weight Loss Tips and Info Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:19:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the biggest mistakes most people make when undertaking a new diet is to completely cut out the foods they love. This is the single biggest cause for the binging sessions that ruin a diet and, in some cases, end it all together. It is incredibly likely that at least ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/a-little-of-what-you-fancy-does-you-good/ Most people embarking on a diet set a goal weight, after which they intend to indulge in a little retail therapy and buy clothes in their new and improved size. While this may seem like a good motivational factor, in fact it can sometimes have the opposite effect – especially ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/one-step-at-a-time/ A diet should be approached almost like a training regime for a major sporting event. You can just pick up a book and follow it, but investing a little more time and preparation into your diet, what you're going to eat and what you're going to achieve will pay dividends ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/dear-diary-a-way-to-see-what-youre-doing-right-and-wrong/ Like coffee, green tea will induce some amount of thermogenesis in the human body through its caffeine content. No-one will drink coffee for its weight-loss possibilities, though, partially because the average coffee drinker will add sugar and/or milk and partially because it’s such an established part of many people’s day ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/herbal-tea-gets-the-green-light/ Countless people, no doubt, have heard of the GI diet and assumed it has something to do with GI Joe, the fictitious American soldier of television cartoon fame – or less flippantly but still inaccurately they imagine it has some connection with the American troops of World War II, where ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/the-gi-diet-do-you-want-to-be-fighting-fit/ The early part of the current millennium saw a huge, and fairly short-lived, obsession with “low-carb” diets based on the principle that the real enemy in the war on weight gain was carbohydrates. The most famous of these diets, and the most lucrative for its representatives, was the Atkins ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/the-atkins-diet-curb-the-cabs-and-watch-weight-fall-off/ People go on diets for all sorts of reasons: health, cosmetic, personal well-being. It would take a very strong person to never have any kind of anxiety over their weight, whether they be male or female, young or old. The benefits of dieting are obvious, and are extolled far and ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/cutting-down-doesnt-mean-cutting-it-out/ It is accepted that in order to lose a pound over a week of dieting, the dieter must cut down their calorie intake by 3500 calories. This sounds like a lot, even when you break it down over the course of seven days – 500 calories a day amounts ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/go-green-for-weight-loss/ The Zone diet is another diet that works by assigning limits to different food groups, meaning that the dieter needs to prioritise and balance their eating habits. It differs somewhat from diets such as the Atkins and GI diets in that certain foods are not strictly proscribed or discouraged, but ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/get-in-the-zone/ So many of us lose weight for cosmetic reasons – it’s probably the most common factor in keeping the weight loss industry going. While it may seem shallow, it’s an unavoidable truth – personal vanity it may be, but we all want to look good, and want people to notice ... http://www.weightlosswebsite.net/2008/12/13/incentives-make-the-hard-times-easier/