Obesity is a big problem in the Western World. Nearly 35% of US adults are believed to be obese. The situation in the UK is not much better and a report called “The State of the Nations Waistline”, published by Obesity in the UK in January 2014, suggests over 50% of the UK population may be...
Increased body fat is a huge concern for people across the U.S., especially youth. While people tend to see body fat as a superficial concern, it’s more than that. Body fat is the result of excessive energy in your body. When the amount of energy that you consume becomes more than the amount of energy you...
Going to college for the first time does not have to inevitably lead to gaining to the Freshmen Fifteen. Certain factors do make weight a bit harder to manage, such as college food, late night parties, and the new sedentary lifestyle that comes with hours of classes and homework. However, with conscious decisions and actions, maintaining...
When you skim through the internet, television or magazines you will always find an article or an advertisement on weight loss. Everyone at some point want to shed a few pound to look and feel healthy and fit. The obesity rate is increasing day to day and a lot of people are struggling to lose...
Whenever it comes out in the press that a celebrity who lost weight did so by gastric band surgery, people go crazy. “Oh, she didn’t do it the real way, that’s cheating,” people say. I will admit, as a weight loss success story myself, I used to look down on people who took what I perceived...
Looking to lose weight? You’re in good company. Around 70% of the nation is overweight or even obese. If you have 30 pounds or more to lose, it can feel like an uphill battle. Maybe you’ve tried certain fad diets and felt frustrated. You quit, you lost your gains, and you gained the weight back. While...
Many years ago, I lost 125 pounds the old-fashioned way: with a balanced diet and regular exercise. It took me more than a year to lose the weight, and it was such an emotional struggle, that after it was over and I was at my target weight, I swore I would never put on another pound...
Starting a new weight loss program can be overwhelming at first. There are meal plans and workouts, not to mention setting reachable goals for yourself. But the real key to success lies in what you eat. That’s right. If you want to lose weight successfully, you need to eat good foods and plenty of them. You...
