There is a lot of conflicting information everywhere about how to best manage your diet. Since your health affects everything else in your life, and a good diet is directly connected to good health, you know you need to put dieting near the top of your priority list.

But, as Bono of U2 sings: "The rich stay healthy and the sick stay poor". Although it can seem that only the rich can afford to look thin, getting fit does not mean you have to be rich. It can be incredibly scary trying to maintain a good diet because of the fear of making costly mistakes. But eating a balanced diet can be cheaper for you in the long run, keeping you from obesity-fueled health conditions like diabetes Type 2 and heart disease. Continue reading "Common Sense Weight Loss Tips"

Don’t be fooled by Weight Loss Infomercials!

Lets be honest, we all have been fooled at least once by these weight loss commercials, ads and infomercials that promise extreme weight loss in 30 days, 60 days or even in just two weeks. All you have to do is pick up the phone, or log onto the net and by next month you will look like you did your junior year in high school. whether it be a pill, a cookie, an exercise contraption that looks like a Nazi torture device, or a jogging suit guaranteed to destroy your self esteem when your neighbors see you jog around the block in what they think is a rescue worker in a Hazmat space suit. Really, take a look at one of the commercials (every fourth commercial, any channel) and see what they are promising. Don't you just love the actual before and after (use of their product) photo's? Continue reading "Weight Loss Infomercials: Don’t Be Fooled!"

Staying healthy and fit is a lifelong commitment for many women and men and there are no short cuts in this arena. My philosophy has always been to keep a healthy life style by eating healthy foods, exercising regularly and keeping a positive respectful attitude towards life.
For the most part I look forward to the daily exercises, but when I have had a hard day at work, fleeting thoughts interrupt common sense with "do I really want to go to the gym", and my common sense takes over and saves me with the answer Yes! So off to the gym I go. Once the class starts I am so glad I put the effort to get there. After all it just a moment in time and I Am investing in a healthy body and a more youthful me the results are visible and wonderful. It takes real commitment to exercise and to change old eating habits.
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People find all sorts of excuses to avoid going to the gym. The high-cost of some gym memberships, the time commitment involved and the feelings of intimidation associated with working out in front of others are just a few of the excuses people use to make themselves feel better about skipping their workouts to watch Desperate Housewives and eat potato chips.

While you don't need to have a fancy gym membership to get in shape or shed unwanted pounds, going to the gym is a great way to meet your fitness and weight-loss goals. Not only will you have access to a wide variety of effective fitness equipment, but you will also be inspired by other gym-goers and are more free from distractions than you would be at home.
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There is definitely a such thing as too much exercise-or exercise overload, as I say it. Exercising too much could affect many of your organs. If you are exercising more than two hours each day, you are facing exercise overload.

With too much exercise, a person may begin to experience fatigue. This is the body’s way of telling you to slow down. These people are more at risk for injury too, since their muscles are working overtime, and the person is most likely not stretching before workouts, and cooling down after workouts. I have also heard from several doctors that too much exercise could cause damage to your thyroid-this is a butterfly-shaped organ in your neck. Your thyroid has a big responsibility for such a small organ. It regulates everything from body temperature to muscle coordination to body weight. A too-slow or too-quick thyroid leads to problems such as heart attacks, strokes, kidney/liver damage, and muscle weakness so bad the person may need to be in a wheelchair for the rest of their life.
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