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Many have fallen victim to marketing schemes making extravagant claims that you will rapidly shed pounds while continuing to eat everything in sight. Let’s consider a number of the most well-known myths out there about this industry. Some of the more popular stories going around about the industry are these.

Myth #1: No carbohydrates. The most popular diets today all follow the concept of high protein, low carb. If you attempt to diet in this way you will almost inevitably end up regaining all the lost weight and more on top, even though initial results may be dramatic.

Myth # 2: Genetics is the biggest factor. To a certain extent, genetics do play a role ion determining your metabolic rate, but this doesn’t meant hat your fate is sealed if you have obese parents and grandparents. The most important factor in determining your success in any weight loss program is the number of calories you eat and the amount of physical activity you get in a single day. Genetics do play a role in determining how much calories you will burn, as those with slower metabolic rates may burn calories much slower than those who are active and have higher metabolic rates. But there are always ways you can rev up a slow metabolism so don’t ever use this excuse.

Myth # 3: Fat is to be avoided. Some people believe that cutting down on fat is necessary during a weight loss program. But the key to effective fat control is cutting down on the dangerous fats and increasing your intake of the good fat. At all costs, do avoid Trans fat and saturated fat and increase the intake of healthy fats such as polyunsaturated and Omega-3 that are abundant in foods like fish, olive oil, and avocados.

Myth # 4: Missing meals. Contrary to popular belief, missing meals is not a good idea as it results in a lowered metabolic rate and a consequent difficulty in losing excess weight. It is important to eat regular meals so you can avoid the temptation to binge but be sure you eat nutrition rich foods that are low in calories like salads, fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grains - you can eat more so you stay full longer. Sticking to snacks such as a piece of juicy watermelon instead of your favorite ice cream is important.

Myth # 5: Avoid white food. Contrary to popular beliefs, there are many “white” foods which may be good for you- pears, avocadoes, nuts-just to name a few and the key is that what counts is the nutrients contained on those foods, and not the color.

Myth # 6: Grapefruit Miracle. This is one myth that has no basis in reality. There is a group of individuals who are promoting grapefruit as a way to lose fat. In fact there is one small isolated research that states that there is a a magic fat-burning enzyme that can help you lose weight simply by consuming this fruit. However the validity of the claims is yet to be questioned and whether the citrus industry did play a role in funding those researches. Grapefruits are rich in lycopene-a good source of ingredients that can help provide nutrient and care for the cellular health-prevents cancer and heart diseases.

So, there you have the top 6 myths of weight loss that you may have been familiar with. Now that you have the knowledge to separate fact from fiction, the path to weight loss and a healthier lifestyle is open wide for you.

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More and more people are coming to the realization that eating healthy is in their best interest and that it is their sole responsibility to do so sooner than when their body starts failing. The two main culprits of not eating healthy on a daily basis are first of all the convenience of fast food restaurants. Second would be the massive and very irresistible advertising of convenience foods that tempt us while we watch TV, read newspapers and magazines, and especially when we shop in grocery stores.

Great news. If you like to eat volume amounts of food, and like to also have a big variety to choose from, and most of all be able to maintain your recommended weight, you can. Here is how you can do that. Eat all of the FRESH VEGETABLES that you want for your entire main meal. Eat all of the FRESH FRUITS that you want for breakfast, lunch, and snacks. You will grow healthier day by day as you do this. You will feel and look better, have more energy, and be able to maintain you proper weight. This is not a diet. It is change in your lifestyle of eating. You will almost never get sick either. Wow, all these benefits and your local grocery store is packed full of everything that you can eat. Organic fruits and vegetables are fine but not necessary to get excellent results. They are also more expensive.

Here are the FRESH ingredients for one of the most nourishing, natural, healthy, vitamin rich, supper meals you could ever eat and it is in the form of a drink. You will need a drink mixer to make it. Blenders don’t work because they do not have the plunger attachment that allows you to push the vegetables into the cutter blades. Search the Internet for mixers. Mixers cost more than blenders but they do the job. If you divide the cost of a good or even the best mixer into, the number of meals you make each day times 365 days a year, you will see that the cost is quit low. Better yet, top quality mixers have warranties of 5-7 years. This brings your cost per use down top pennies per use. If you are not able to buy the best mixer out there, invest in a mid-priced one so you can get started right away. Remember, beginning is half done.

Make six meals worth of ingredients at one time. The seventh meal, eat what you have been missing, as a treat. Do this once a week, maximum. Place the ingredients is 6 zip-lock type plastic bags and keep in your refrigerator. Use the contents of one bag, for supper, for one person, per day. Mix the contents in your mixer (not blender) for about 20-30 seconds. You will be full after drinking the contents of each bag. The taste is like drinking a salad but it is much better for you because you are eating more ingredients and no bad dressings. You might want to add a few drops of your favorite hot spice, but that is optional. The entire six meal preparation takes about 20-minutes. Clean up is fast too.

Here is the full EVENING MEAL recipe:

1 Roma tomato
1/2 Red, Orange, or Yellow Bell Pepper
1 fist full of Broccoli
1 Entire Scallion (green onion)
1/3 bunch of Parsley
1 fist full of Cauliflower Crown (optional)
1 medium Carrot
Memo: No celery because it does not blend well in mixer
1/2 fist full of purple cabbage
1/2 pound Spinach
2 1/2 cups (20 ounces) reverse osmosis filtered water

Blend for about 20-30 seconds while mixing with blender plunger.

Drink it all, including the bulk, within 15 minutes

HERE IS THE DAYTIME SNACK PACK: Eat every few hours until gone

1 cup red or purple (not green) Grapes
1 Apple
1 Orange
2 pitted Dates
2 Bananas
20 Almonds-salted if preferred

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… or don’t believe anything to read on a food label.

Before I start I would like to say that I cannot add Ph.D to my name, but what I can add is M.c.s (master of common sense).

If you are anything like me, you want to avoid trans fat as much as possible. The best way to do this is to read food labels religiously.

For example:

You can get this food label exampel as a poster

Do you see, it says “Trans Fat 0 gram”, so the manufacturer wants you to believe that this food contains zero trans fat. If you believe that you would be…..

Wrong! It could contain trans fat, it’s just that on a per serving basis, the number of grams can be written as zero.

Food manufacturers are allowed to list the amount of trans fat as 0 (zero) grams per serving on the Nutrition Facts label when the amount per serving is less than 0.5 gram (1/2 g).

Serving size is set by the F.D.A., not by the manufacturer, for all similar products (e.g., all yogurts) so you can make comparisons without having to do a lot of math. But, you need to be aware that sometimes the average serving is a range rather than a specific amount, leaving room for interpretation of exact serving size.

For a good guide to serving sizes go to this website funded by the Dairy Council of California that compares portion sizes for common items to help with estimating.

Making Sense of Portion Sizes

How many servings do you actually eat of the product? Let’s say a serving of cookies is 2 cookies and has .49 grams trans fat in it. If you have 4 cookies, plus you eat 2 servings of another product that has “zero” grams per serving (but actually has .45 grams) in it, you have had almost 2 grams in one day. And, going from the information on the labels, you might have thought you hadn’t had any trans fat that day.

Now I know that there is no percentage of Daily Value or gram limit set in the U.S for trans fat, but taking the risk of consuming it into consideration, I would go for 0 grams per day if possible.

In 2003, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that people limit the amount of trans fat in their diet to 1% of total calorie intake. To me, this is one of those totally useless pieces of information. Do you know at any given time of the day the amount of calories you have taken in? As an example: if your diet is 1500 calorie per day then your limit of trans fat should be 1.5 grams per day.

But where does the 1% calculation come from? I have not been able to find any research, so it’s possible the limit is set too high (or too low).

Denmark was the first country in the world to introduce a legal limit (1st of January 2004) of 2 grams of trans fat per 100 gram oil/fat in all products that are sold to consumers. In my opinion, the amount of man-made trans fat added should be set to 0.

In many countries in Europe, a product may be labeled as trans fat free if it contains less than 0.5 g of trans fat per 100 ml or 100 g of food.
For example, if a serving of 200 g of food contains 0.6 g of trans fat, in the USA, it cannot be labeled trans fat free, see above, the FDA criteria of less than 0.5 g trans fat per serving. However, the same food in the EU could be labeled trans fat free as there are only 0.3 gms of trans fat per 100 g!

In conclusion: be very careful when you buy foods that might contain trans fat (milk, margarines, bread, cakes, cookies, fast food, ready-made meals).

Cook your own food so you know exactly what is in it.

Stay away from fast food.

Go on a vegan diet for 3 weeks, you may like it.
Vegan diet: Vegetarian and Vegan Healthy Eating, Food Standards Agency
Vegetarian Diets, American Dietetic Association

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Sources:

US Food & Drug Administration

Food Labeling; Trans Fatty Acids in Nutrition Labeling; Consumer
Research to Consider Nutrient Content and Health Claims and Possible

Footnote or Disclosure Statements; Final Rule and Proposed Rule.

FDA Acts to Provide Better Information to Consumers on Trans Fats
Guidance on How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Panel on Food Labels

For health and nutrition nerds

Trans fat study in Switzerland

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People think I’m odd because of the things I do to lose weight, but who cares, as long as the pounds keep melting away!

This video is about an exercise I do in bed in the mornings before I get up. Yes, another exercise. But it only takes 4 minutes. (The physical exercises I do to lose weight only take 2 minutes). So I am all exercised in 6 minutes before my feet touch the floor.

I find this exercise a real comfort. I can’t prove that it works on its own, because I do it as part of a whole raft of weight loss activities to shed body fat.

You will find it’s worth 4 minutes of your time to watch this video because, if nothing else it creates a good positive frame of mind to help you through the day. Not just for losing weight either.

Everyone has a trigger - a point in time where you decide to finally take action. For some, it’s a trip to the doctor’s office. For others, it could be a special occasion where you want to look your best - a wedding, a reunion, or a beach vacation.

For me, it was one of the socially awkward situations that fat people often find themselves in.

So there I was, breathing heavily and drenched in sweat. I had just “sprinted” (or as some might call it, “rumbled”) through McCarran International Airport to catch the last flight back to the East Coast on a leisure trip to Las Vegas. My bags were strapped around my chest and digging into my ample man cleavage. You could hear the groans and huffs directed at the late arriving passenger as soon as I got on the jetway. Those quickly turned into eye rolls and squished faces as they saw my sweaty, fat self turn the corner and board the plane. I struggled to fit my bags, my gut and my rump down the extremely narrow aisle (it was later I realized that the aisle was so narrow because half the plane was as fat as I was, they just weren’t sweating because they were on time). I arrived at my row to find that I was rewarded with a 757 middle seat…a fate worse than death for a fat man. Not only that, but the entire plane is waiting for me to stow my bags and get seated so we can make the long trek home.

So as I struggle to fit my bag under the seat, I could feel the eyes focused on my big, fat sweaty butt bent over, undoubtedly brushing the shoulder of the person across the aisle. Unfortunately, my rear was so big that I had kind of lost feeling in the farthest reaches of it, so if I was hitting into something I didn’t really know it. I got my bags wedged in under the seat in front of me, and now it was time for the fun part - wedging my rump into the seat.

I could see the lucky person in the window seat fidgeting as I entered the row, staring out the window blankly with a scowl on her face. She knew that, not only was she going to be sitting next to a sweaty, fat guy for 4+ hours, but that if I needed some extra space I would most likely be leaning in her direction, as she was smaller in stature than the woman occupying the aisle seat.

I get into the seat and struggle with pulling the seatbelt out from under my weighty butt. The entire time I can see the beads of sweat flying to and fro and landing on the floor and seat in front of me - enough to make even me throw up in my mouth just a little. I am muttering to myself, praying that I won’t need a seatbelt extension. Luckily I have enough abdominal strength to suck in just enough to get the seatbelt around me. When I breathe out again and try to sit back, I can feel the vinyl armrests digging into my sides and the cold sweat-soaked shirt slowly sticking to my skin all up and down my back. The woman on the aisle gave me a look of disgust as she sat back down, Mrs. Glass House that she was.

As the captain made his announcements, I could feel my heart rate return to “normal” and could also feel the rash forming on the sides of my gut from the relentless armrests - I certainly had a case of the Dunlops (my gut had “dun-lopped” over the armrests!)

Luckily, the woman on the window had a bladder like a camel, because I closed my eyes and fell asleep - probably filling the entire plane with animal-like snores from the excess neck fat I was carrying. I didn’t want to risk being awake when the snack cart came around.

What was, in reality, 15 minutes from the time I got through airport security to the time I was seated, felt like an eternity to me. That happens when you are navigating through a most dreaded experience.

That was my watershed - or in this case, my fatshed - moment. It was then that I admitted to myself that I was fat and needed to do something about it.
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Matt Lisk is a fat loss expert who has used his knowledge to lose over 70 pounds of body fat, reduce his body fat percentage to under 10% and to resolve a variety of health issues he was experiencing. He is the author of Lean State University’s Fat Loss 101 Newsletter.

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