You Can’t Lose Weight if You Listen to Your Family and Friends

By Winston Ng I bet you already know all the health benefits for keeping slim. You have probably tried every diet; the Atkins, the Southbeach, the metabolic, the fruit, the water or just plain starvation. In fact, you may even have gained extra weight. You know all the intellectual stuff about keeping healthy, exercising and [...]

Alternative Weight-Loss Methods Examine Issues That Cause Overeating

Wednesday, December 17, 2003 – Page updated at 01:20 A.M. By Young Chang Seattle Times staff reporter     Some people trying to lose weight don’t bother much with calories. They avoid the four-letter-D-word the way Atkins devotees shun carbs and instead focus on psychological counseling and spiritual coaching to address what’s often considered the [...]

Good Food/Bad Food. What’s Left to Eat?

By Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP We’ve entered the Twilight Zone when it comes to the multitude of diets being promoted today. Starting with the Atkins Diet, then the South Beach Diet, now the Hamptons Diet and more. All higher in protein, lower in carbs, but the distinction should be quality of carbs, not singling out one [...]

20 Ways to Lose Weight

By Sheila Dicks 1. Take it one step at a time Start by paying attention to what you eat. Cut back on fat and sweets and add more fruit and vegetables. After you have that under control, add exercise. If you hate to exercise try it for only 15 minutes a day at first, then [...]

A Simple Change in Mindset Will Burn More Fat

By Rob Poulos Most people that I talk to about health and fitness talk about “getting in shape”. But I don’t think they realize that their words are actually counterproductive to their aspirations. You hear a lot of people lamenting about being out of shape and saying, “I need to get in shape”, or, “I [...]

Rest, Sleep & Burn More Fat

By Rob Poulos   In order to reap the benefits from the intense exercise I recommend to my Fat Burning Furnace students, you must get adequate rest. I can’t stress this fact enough. In fact, rest is just as important, if not more important that the actual exercise. During the high intensity resistance exercise that [...]

Weight Loss – How to Motivate Yourself

By Balajiee Sampath Many people who diet fail to achieve their goals and give up. I’ll tell you now how to motivate yourself and at the end of this article, I’ll tell you how to get quality information regarding weight loss and fitness straight to your inbox. A. Relax and Don’t Stress: There is no [...]

Hypnosis – What it is, and isn’t

By Katie Evans Hypnosis. Often this word conjures up misperceptions, falsehoods and the image of a swinging pocket watch. Hypnosis has been defined as simply a generic term that encompasses anything that alters perception or changes consciousness. These changes can include activities like meditation, daydreaming, guided imagery and visualization, yoga and deep muscle relaxation. Many [...]

Unstress for Success

By Katie Evans The biological definition of stress is “An organism’s reaction to change.” This definition is most appropriate in this time and place as well. Change is coming at us fast and furiously and we as a culture are becoming more and more addicted to it. In 1973, University of Washington researchers, Holmes and [...]

Exercise All Day, Everyday

By Katie Evans“Dave” couldn’t keep still. When in a meeting, he’d fidget in his chair or jiggle his legs. If his conversation took place in the break-room or hallway, he’d do a little two-step while he talked. On phone calls he’d pace back and forth like a leopard on a leash. Dave’s restlessness may have [...]

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