What is metabolism? If you are even remotely like me, then you thought it was a part of your body. I didn’t think it was a specific organ or anything, but I thought it was a system. Like the circulatory system. I thought there was something like a metabolic system. Turns out, nope. It’s not a thing at all. That’s why the question was worded that way in the title without a “the”. It’s a process. It’s something your whole body does, right down to each individual cell
So, it turns out that overeating doesn’t cause obesity. There’s been a lot of new research out there recently that has absolutely blown my mind. Holly recently blogged about how some pesticides can hold back weight loss so eating organic foods might actually give you an advantage. I recently read (and tweeted about) how aging doesn’t slow your metabolism as previously believed. Now, research is showing that it’s definitely not the amount we eat that causes us to gain weight!
Have you found that as much as you want to lose weight, your weight loss motivation levels are continually drooping, making it difficult to be able to stick to the eating and exercising strategy you know is best for you? If you have, then you’re not alone. Weight loss...
There are lots of different ways to lose weight and to live a healthy lifestyle. However, knowing which one is the best for you to start and maintain over the long term can be challenging. A lot of trial and error is usually involved and it can be frustrating, at...
It’s all well and good for us to know that losing weight is done most effectively when we make all our meals with whole foods, from scratch, and when we do some kind of workout every day, but for those of us with a busy life, that is much easier said than done. These...
The winter months are notorious for being a time in which people gain weight. While this isn’t fun at all – particularly when it comes time to try to lose it again when we can’t hide it under bulky sweaters anymore – it is something that is absolutely normal. But what...
Weight loss tips are awesome for helping you to drop the pounds more quickly and to get an advantage that your main dieting strategy may not have offered you, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’re fun. Fortunately, science has actually proven that there are a lot...
Regardless of whether you use Facebook a dozen times per day, or only once in a blue moon, when you’re trying to lose weight, it is very easy to want to post your progress and show everyone how well you’re doing. In fact, many people find that social media can help...
Age can come with a tremendous advantage in life. There are drawbacks, certainly, but there are a very large number of benefits that we’d never want to give up. We’re more confident being ourselves. We have already discovered many things that don’t work for us so that...
We all know that there are two primary components of losing weight: diet and exercise. At the most basic level, It has to do with calories going into the body and calories being burned by the body. Naturally, it is a great deal more complex than that, but that doesn’t...
If you are looking for a way to lose weight, then the odds are that you have conducted an online search that has left you with an overwhelming number of diet plan tips. The market is flooded with programs and strategies that make it feel as though it may be impossible...
One of the reasons that it can be difficult to lose weight and even harder to keep it off can often be due to the hunger that you feel from eating less food. Dieting can make you feel like all you think about is food. You may even feel hungrier than you typically do...
Spring is now well underway and summertime is definitely showing signs of appearing. The weather is getting much warmer and bathing suit season is nearly here. Suddenly, all of those great plans that you’ve had since the New Year, for getting yourself slim don’t have...
When you’re trying to look your best, one of the most frustrating situations to have to face is added bloating around your belly. After all, you know that you’ve been losing weight and you’re pretty sure that you haven’t gained all that fat, so what is making you so...
There is no cookie cutter program that will work for every single dieter. Anyone who tells you that they have the one and only plan that will make every person reach their goal weight is either wrong or is not telling the truth. We all lose weight differently and our...
When you’re dieting, every single time that you see a lower number on the scale, it can feel like a victory, but there is a lot more to weight loss than just watching the numbers drop. In fact, there are a number of unexpected side effects (good and not-so good) that...
The only thing that is better than natural tricks for weight loss are ones that actually work. While they may not be the entire solution to dieting, they can make your current efforts a great deal faster, easier, and more enjoyable, when you combine them all together....
