Big Fat Excuses

Making “Big Fat Excuses” is something that all of us who have wanted to lose weight have made at some point. In fact, over the almost 20 years that I have been either overweight or obese I have probably made a hundred different excuses for why I couldn’t start a diet, or stick to a diet, or get more exercise, or stop eating junk food, and so on. What I hope everyone who reads this post will do today is take a moment to reflect on what excuses they may have been making that are preventing them from reaching their weight loss goals.

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Carb Protein Fat Ratio in a Healthy Weight Loss Diet

There are a few things to understand about fats, carbs, and proteins that will help any dieter. The more a person knows about what they are eating and why they are eating them, the more powerful their diet is going to be for them.

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Weight Loss Foods That Improve Your Mood

Do you want to feel better, happier and more relaxed without turning to that tub of double chocolate fudge ice cream for comfort? Try adding some of these weight loss foods that improve your mood to your daily diet.

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The Baby Food Diet

The Baby Food diet is something that has been around for a while now, and many swear by it. If you want a new way to try to lose weight, see if this might be something for you. Just be sensible about it.

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Brain Surgery for Weight Loss

Quite a buzz in the weight loss world was started when Oprah did a show on the use of deep brain stimulation surgery to help people lose weight. As of February 2009 there had only been two people to take on brain surgery as a means to losing weight, however according to West Virginia University Hospital there are now numerous obese patients who have signed up for this experimental weight loss surgery.

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Talking to Your Children About Weight Loss

If you are a parent of a child, regardless of whether they are overweight or not, it is a good idea to sit down with them and have a heart-to-heart about how they feel about their body weight. If your child is overweight, or you feel they may be heading in that direction, do not ignore this problem because guaranteed it is something that they are thinking about all the time.

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The Anti Diet Approach to Losing Weight

The Anti Diet is much like it sounds. This is not supposed to be a diet or eating plan, but rather, a new way to look at both food and exercise.

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Foods That Improve Heart Health

With so much focus on losing weight, it is sometimes easy to overlook the other big health benefits of switching to a healthier diet. One part of your body that will greatly benefit from you eating less fatty foods and more fruits, veggies and whole grains is your heart.

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Weight Loss Done Cheap

Although you may want to join that weight loss program that has you spending hundreds of dollars on their products and “support”, or you may want to join the local fitness center with the monthly fees, these things are not critical to your weight loss success.Weight loss done cheap is as effective and successful as weight loss that costs hundreds or thousands of dollars. If losing weight is something you really want to do, don’t let money stand in your way.

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Losing Weight on a Raw Food Diet

Losing weight on a raw food diet is very likely as long as you control portion size and continue to watch calorie consumption. Although raw foods have nutritional benefits over processed foods, this does not mean that they are low in calories.

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