613 articles on "weight"

What Exactly Is A Gastric Bypass

A gastric bypass means that you cut the stomach high up so that you separate the stomach in two parts - a small upper part and a large lower part. The upper part is then connected to the small bowel a bit downstream on the small bowel. The larger low...

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Turn Off the Fat Genes - A Book Review

Turn Off the Fat Genes - A Book Review  by: David Snape Once in a while a good title comes along and "Turn Off the Fat Genes" is one of those titles that just have to be written about. If you are not familiar with Dr. Neal Barnard's work, h...

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Calculating Your Calorie Needs

Calculating Your Calorie Needs by: Beverley Brooke In order to eat fewer calories than you need, you have to determine how many calories you actually need. Adults can calculate their approximate energy needs using the following formula: Body w...

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Seniors on Muscle Beach? You're Never Too Old to Get Fit

ors on Muscle Beach? You're Never Too Old to Get Fit by: ARA Content (ARA) - If you think you're too old to benefit from a fitness regimen that includes weight training, think again. Seven years ago, Beatrice Maullin read about the Cr...

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Forget New Year’s Resolutions – They Don’t Work

Forget New Year’s Resolutions – They Don’t Work by: Vic Johnson You can forget about making New Year’s Resolutions if you’re hoping for a successful outcome. Most aren’t worth the paper they’re written on. No less than Mark Twain ...

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Relax Your Way To Weight Loss and Good Health

I want to talk about the effect that stress and sleep deprivation may have on your weight. I spent the last six years of my life in Los Angeles partaking in the “Rat Race”. Two things I discovered: only rats win the rat race and stress can play h...

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Do You REALLY Want to Lose Weight?

If you asked almost any overweight person, "Do you really want to lose weight?" the answer is likely, "Yes, I would love to lose weight." If most overweight and obese people would so love to lose weight that they spend billions a year on trying to l...

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Lose 104 Pounds in a Year

Did you ever think about the fact that losing 2 pounds a week adds up to 104 pounds a year? That's a LOT of weight.Sooo.... Let's say that you have only about 20 to 30 pounds to drop. You could safely lose that extra weight in 10 to 15 week...

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How to Eliminate Weight Loss Failure by Lifting Weights: The Secret Everyone Ignores

How to Eliminate Weight Loss Failure by Lifting Weights: The Secret Everyone Ignores by: Johnny Lavot Many times, when one begins a new fat loss regime; they focus on dieting (hopefully intelligent dieting, not fad diets or very low calorie diet...

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How You Can Eat Carbs and Still Lose Weight

How You Can Eat Carbs and Still Lose Weight by: Jason Barger When I decided to lose weight I of course decided to do as much planning as possible. It seems the older I get the harder it is to do anything without completely planning it out. Anywa...

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