Fast Weight Loss Tips

Choose the Right Long Island Gym

The Top 3 Current Weight Loss Products on the market:

Lose Weight Fast System is a diet and fitness system for the female body that has taken a new approach to weight loss for women.

The Fat Loss Factor is A 12-week online weight loss program that involves a comprehensive diet and exercise regime in combination with supportive activities such as goal-setting and stress management.

Customized Fat Loss is a nutrition and workout program to help you burn off unwanted body fat and lose weight so you can get that great, healthy and sexy body.

Health is important. Find a gym that can help you reach your peak health. Not all gyms are created equal. Some offer amenities that others don't. If you are going to spend the time at the gym, make sure that it is the right one.
Some people decide to just start going to the same gym as their friends so that they have someone to work out with. This is a great motivational tool at first but it won't keep you going. It actually adds an extra layer to the equation. It is not always easy to work out. It takes hard work and determination. It is a real commitment. When you have to worry about finding time for both of you and your friend to go together, it adds another obstacle.
Some people decide to just go to the closest gym. Location is very important but you don't want to pick a gym just for the location. There are a lot more factors to consider. You may find a Long Island health club that is close to you but does not have the amenities you are looking for. They may also lack adequate parking spaces. You want to make sure that you don't have to fight for parking when you are trying to fit a quick work out in on your lunch break.
Some people choose a gym because of the great advertisements. Some gyms hire sales personnel that act as personal trainers. There job is to get people into the gym. They act like they know that can help you get the best out of your workout. They are hired to make sure that spend a lot of time in the gym. Make sure that the gym that you choose has a professional trainer with training available instead of a salesperson.
Make sure your Long Island Health Club is equipped with a top notch staff of personal trainers. The best way to find a group of good trainers is to look at the health club client's testimonials and before and after photos. This way you can see the actual results and transformations of the personal training system. Also make sure that your Long Island health club offers a nutrition program.
Don't just settle for the cheapest gym. It is the cheapest for a reason. Maybe is doesn't offer the same free amenities that other places offer. It may cost less because there are not enough machines. You know what they say; you get what you pay for! Make sure you also read the online reviews of the gym or health club that you decide to join.
Make sure that you find the right gym. Don't settle for just any Long Island Fitness Club. Finding the right gym is extremely important. It can be the difference between meeting your fitness goals and just wasting your time and money.

Best New Weight Loss Product:

The 3 Week Diet is a revolutionary new diet system that not only guarantees to help you lose weight — it promises to help you lose more weight — all body fat — faster than anything else you’ve ever tried.

Baryte in Azara, Nassarawa State of Nigeria

ABSTRACT
With the advent of crude oil in Nigeria, solid minerals exploration and exploitation, as well as agriculture, have been relegated to the background. There is however no doubt that crude oil is the mainstay of Nigeria's economy. The solid mineral, baryte, is of a strategic importance to the oil and gas industry. There is no doubt therefore that the Azara baryte exploitation holds a promise for the future of Nasarawa State. In view of this realistic position, the economic viability of solid minerals as a veritable alternative income for Nasarawa State, with a particular reference to baryte exploration in Azara can not be over emphasized. This research is an expository in that direction.
INTRODUCTION
Nasarawa State, known by its sobriquet as "Home of Solid Minerals", was created out of old Plateau State on October 1, 1996, by the General Sani Abacha military regime. It is made up of thirteen local government areas, with Lafia as the administrative seat of the state. It is located in the Middle Belt zone of Nigeria and lies between latitude 7 and 9 degrees north and longitude 7 and 10 degrees east. It shares common boundaries with Benue State to the south, Kogi State to the west, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, to the north-west. To the north is Kaduna State; while to the east is Taraba State. It has a population of 1,207,876. (1991 census). The people are hospitable and accommodating and have cultural and traditional affinity with each other. Christianity, Islam, and Traditional religion exist side by side among the people. The landmass is blessed with rich soil and the climate conditions which favours the abundant production of food crops. The state is also endowed with solid mineral deposits like gemstones, clay, baryte, granite, etc.
Some of these solid minerals are found in each of the thirteen local government areas of the state. Akwanga Local Government Area has cassiterite, clay, columbite, feldspars, gemstones, ziroon, mica, and granite. Awe Local Government Area is endowed with baryte, clay, limestone, sodium chloride, sphaterite and gulena. Doma Local Government Area is richly blessed with silica sand and clay. Karu Local Government Area has clay, Silica Sand, and granite. Keffi Local Government Area is blessed with clay, talc, gemstones, quartz, mica and granite. Lafia Local Government Area has clay and silica sand. Nasarawa Local Government Area has Cassiterite, columbite, clay, granite and tantalite. Nasarawa-Eggon Local Government Area is endowed with clay, feldspars, quartz and cassiterite. Obi Local Government Area is richly blessed with clay, coal, and barites. Toto Local Government Area has marble, iron ore, dolomite and clay. Wamba Local Government Area is blessed with quartz, clay, gemstone and granite. Keane Local Government Area has sodium chloride, clay, and limestone. These statistics is courtesy of Nasarawa State Government Big Exercise Book by Abdullahi Adamu (Sarkin Yakin Keffi).
Baryte is a combination of barium and sulphur. In its natural form, baryte is composed of barium sulphate. It is represented in the elemental description as BaSo4 that is because its principal constituent's elements are baryon (BaO) 32.50% and sulphur (51.10%). It is a non metallic (heavy) mineral which belongs to the variety of caulk. It generally appears whitish or crystalline at outcrop scale. There is however traces of yellow and brown patches which are noticeable in hand specimen. As a dense mineral that it is, baryte is mixed with other minerals and chemicals in the preparation of building mud for drilling mud in the oil and gas industry.
There are basically two broad grades of barytes. They are the high specific gravity grade (High S.G.) and low specific gravity grades (Low S.G). These grades are commonly called high grades and low grades, respectively. The grades are measured in specific gravity unit of measurement and that can be done in laboratories. A grade falling below 4.O (S.G.) is classified as low grade baryte, whereas a grade that rises above, between, 4.2 (S.G.) and 4.5 (S.G.) is classified as high grade. The high grade is that which suits the oil and gas industry. Little wonder it is of higher demand and attracts higher cost. For example, at Azara site, the low grade sells for between two thousand naira (N 2000) and three thousand naira (N 3000) for a metric tonne, whereas the high grade sells for five thousand naira (N 5000) for a metric tonne. At Port Harcourt, the price is remarkably higher as a metric tonne of high grade baryte sells for about twenty thousand naira (N 20,000). This is apparently because there are both the processing factories and the refineries there. This product could also be locally processed and sold as finished product for delivering to refineries in Nigeria and abroad. It is particularly interesting to know that a metric tonne of finished product sells for one hundred and twenty thousand naira (N 120, 000) (Courtesy of Nigeria Baryte Mining and Processing Company Limited, NBMPC Ltd.)This is an area which, I considered, should interest the government and people of Nasarawa State.
HISTORY AND PROFILE OF AZARA BARYTE:
Baryte was first detected in Azara in the early 1960s (Courtesy of Geological Survey of Nigeria, 1965). Exploratory search lasted for about a decade, between 1975 and 1985 by the Nigeria Mining Corporation. The Nigeria Baryte Mining and Processing Company (NBMPC) Ltd., incorporated in 1988, was charged with the exploration and exploitation of baryte in Azara and any part of Nigeria where baryte is found. The (NBMPC) Ltd. is wholly owned by the Nigeria Mining Corporation with its Headquarters in Jos. Initial reconnaissance revealed eighteen (18) veins at areas like Azara, Aloshi, Akiri, Wuse and Keana in Awe Local Government Area. Out of these eighteen (18) veins, detail exploration works were carried out in five (5) and these revealed a total reserve of seven hundred and thirty thousand (730,000) metric tonnes of baryte. Veins 1, 2, 5, 17 and 18 are the five (5) veins in use.
INDUSTRIAL USAGE OF BARYTE
Baryte has a number of economic and industrial usages. It is a solid mineral which has many industrial usages. The more common industrial usages are listed below:
1. It is mixed with other minerals and chemicals and used as an inert volume and weight filler in drilling mud. Its high specific gravity (S.G.) which gives additional weight to the mud helps to prevent blow out during drilling. Major servicing and oil companies in the oil and gas industry in the Niger Delta import baryte for their industrial operations. The Azara baryte is thus invaluable, especially that it has the right mineralogical and geochemical properties needed for drilling operations. The high specific gravity (4.45), which is commonly referred to as the high grade, can be tailored to fit any mud type. It reduces the problem of "Baryte sag," (loss of weighting property).
2. It is also used as weight filler in paper industry. The whitish colour of the Azara baryte and its high specific gravity (S.G.) account for its better use in the paper industry.
3. It is also used in rubber processing industry. It is invaluable in coagulating rubber even in the absence of sulphur which helps in vulcanizing rubber.
4. It is used in the glass manufacturing industry
5. It is used in building asbestos roofs and quality wall paper. As asbestos is increasingly becoming fashionable among Nigeria builders, this opens a new window for those companies to look inward for baryte. The high specific gravity quality and strategic location makes the Azara baryte a better alternative.
6. It is also used in chemical industries for agro-allied applications. For example, it is used in the making of animal feeds, fertilizers, and so on.
7. Recent application in the pharmaceutical companies for drugs has made the search for baryte like the search for the mythical Treasure Island.
8. The transportation and technical cost of exploiting Azara deposit is comparatively lower than that of importing the commodity from abroad. This will greatly save the country some foreign exchange, while, at the same time, developing local economic. Little wonder that the government has rightly banned the importation of baryte into the country thereby boosting local production and generating employment and general happiness.
9. It is on record, based on more recent estimate, that there is a total reserve of about seven hundred and thirty thousand (73,000) tonnes of baryte to be found in only five of the thirteen veins discovered at Azara. This report is courtesy of the Project Manager, NBMPC Ltd, Azara, given on the 13th of July, 2005. It should be noted however that 96% of Azara baryte is used by the oil and gas industry as oil-well stabilizer. On the whole, there should be reserves of over a hundred thousand tonnes of high quality barytes at Azara, where about 18 veins measuring about 2m x 1000m are being mined under the supervision of the Nigeria Mining Corporation.
ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF BARYTE
1. EMPLOYMENT PROVISION
There is no gain saying the fact that the discovering of baryte in Azara has greatly helped Nasarawa State in the eradication of unemployment in the state. It is an undeniable fact that baryte exploration in Azara has provided employment for a great majority of indigenes and residents of Nasarawa State, especially Awe Local Government Area with particular emphasis on Azara community. These people would otherwise have been unemployed and this would have given the state government a serious headache. Hundreds of residents and indigenes of the state, especially women, girls and youths have been gainfully employed at the Azara mining veins. Some are diggers, loaders, miners, machine operators, and so on. These people earn a worthy income daily. This research revealed that the least paid worker earns, at least seven hundred naira (N700), daily. If that is calculated over a period of thirty days (a month) they would be earning twenty one thousand (N 21,000) monthly. To think that these workers are the least paid at the sites and they are unskilled is amazing. If they were to await the scarce public service employment and get it, they would probably have been earning the minimum wage which is grossly incomparable to the income they happily earn at the mining sites.
It should be borne in mind that, had these people - hundreds of them - not been employed by the exploration activities of baryte, the state government would have had to contend with serious social security and public security problems as many of them could have turned to criminals or thugs, which is essentially associated with unemployment.
2. REVENUE GENERATION
There is no valid contention of the fact that the discovery and eventual exploration of baryte in Azara has greatly increased the revenue base of Nasarawa State. Royalties and taxes are paid to the three tiers of government (the federal, the state and the local governments) by the firms exploiting the solid minerals.
This research revealed that, for each truck that leaves Azara daily, about seven thousand six hundred naira (N7,600) is remitted to the various tiers of government and the host community in this order; (Courtesy of the Project Manager, NBMPC Ltd., Azara.
Federal Government N 3, 600
Local Government Levy - N3000
Miners Association's Levy (State Govt.) - N500
Community Development Levy - N500
This statistical analysis is courtesy of the Project Manager of the Nigeria Barite Mining and Processing Company (NBPMC) Limited, Azara. From the above analysis, it is evident that the state government earns about 52.6% from each trailer load leaving Azara whereas the Federal Governemnt earns about 47.4%. The revenue becomes very significant when it is considered against the backdrop that there are at least ten trailers which leave Azara on a daily basis, including Saturdays and Sundays. If a rough estimation is made, it would be discovered that Nasarawa State can make at least modest revenue of forty thousand naira (N 40,000), daily as royalties and fourteen million, six hundred thousand naira per annum. When this revenue is considered against the backdrop that only five out of the existing eighteen veins are currently being exploited and below capacity, several question would be begging for urgent answers. Some of the questions that would quickly arise are:
"What is the government doing to benefit from this lucrative solid mineral?"

Dieting Success

Dieting is often looked upon as a future failure, or looked at from a negative mindset. Those of us who have dieted in the past with poor results will usually feel that failure will come with the next attempt. Dieting success is hard to achieve with this mindset.

You can set yourself up for failure when you think you might fail and have that thought in the back of your mind. If you have tried diets that have not worked for you, remember to keep the thought of failure at bay for the next diet.

Look for all the possible reasons you may have failed in the past and write them down to avoid repeating them. It is your reponsiblity for what you put into your mouth. Only you can tell when you are eating our of emotion, rather than necessity.

You must get out of your chair to find the right motivation to lose weight for you. So stand tall and accept that you must take responsibility for the condition you are in today. Each and every one of us is responsible for their own success and failure, which means dieting success and failure..

Sometimes there are medical exceptions but this aside, if you are constantly trying and wondering how to lose waist fat, you need to come to the conclusion that it is not the diets that are failing you.

When others notice your successful weight loss, it gives you a great sense of achievement. It can take time for some people to notice but don't give up. Make sure you have enough time to drop weight before you decide you have failed again, and you might be surprised.

You must hold yourself to your weight loss goals to ensure you suceed. Ignoring your weight loss plans will get you nowhere. If you are finding if hard to stick to your goals, have a friend help keep you accountable. Your friend can benefit from this too if they are interested in losing weight by having the challenge of keeping up with you. Having a friend involved with your weight loss plans also helps you go longer and further.

To have any kind of long-term result, you will have to choose a diet program, achievable weight loss goals and stick to them. If you are one to have failed in the past, then it may be time to be honest with yourself and accept that only you can make this happen.

Emily Dawson is an avid health promoter and article writer. Emily writes articles primarily on motivation to lose weight, effective weight loss programs and weight loss issues.

Customizing Your Skin Care Regimen with Secrets from Ayurveda!

Customizing Your Skin Care Regimen with Secrets from Ayurveda
The ancient healing tradition of Ayurveda is creating waves in the world of natural skin care. Industry leaders are touting the benefits of ayurvedic herbs like Gotu Kola (Centella asiatica) and spas offering ayurvedic rejuvenation therapies are sprouting up across the country. Says Rama Kant Mishra, ayurvedic expert and formulator of the M.Spa line of spa-quality ayurvedic skin care, "I am not surprised by this trend. Ayurveda has sophisticated knowledge to offer in the realm of herbal approaches to skin care-ayurvedic formulations are often complex combinations of different types of herbs that offer the benefits of both synergy and balance, so that the final product is potent and highly effective without damaging side-effects."
Mishra cautions against a fragmented approach to skin care. "Just incorporating an ayurvedic herb or extract in a cosmetic product does not make it ayurvedic," he says. "An herb can have powerful healing properties; but used alone or in inappropriate combinations, sometimes it does more harm than good. Gotu Kola, for example, has been shown to enhance collagen synthesis, but when not used in combination with other balancing herbs it can cause skin irritation."
Know Your Ayurvedic Skin Type
The first step in the holistic Ayurvedic approach to skin care is finding out your ayurvedic skin type.
Vata, Pitta and Kapha are ayurvedic psycho-physiological principles called doshas. They govern all the activities of the mind and body and determine the physical characteristics and emotional and mental tendencies of every human being. These three principles are combinations of the five elements - Vata, for example is mostly air and space, Pitta is mainly fire and water and Kapha is primarily earth and water. A person's ayurvedic skin type, therefore, can be Vata, Pitta or Kapha, or sometimes a combination of two of these doshas.
"Further, a person can be born a certain skin-type, but over time, that type may change because of external factors such as climate, diet and lifestyle habits or environmental pollution. Such "imbalances" should also be taken into account when choosing a skin care program," advises Mishra.
Vata skin is in general dry, thin, cool to the touch, easily gets dehydrated, and is very vulnerable to the influence of dry windy weather. Pitta is mostly fire, so the Pitta skin type tends to have more breakouts, photosensitivity, less tolerance to hot food, less tolerance to fieriness in temperament. Pitta skin looks ruddy, and is warm to the touch. Pitta skin types tend to be more prone to freckles and moles than the other skin types. Kapha dosha is predominantly water and earth, so Kapha skin tends to have all the qualities of water and earth -- it can be greasy, thick, and more tolerant of the sun.
"Combination" skin can be Vata-Pitta, skin that is both dry and sensitive, Kapha-Pitta, or oily and sensitive skin, and Vata-Kapha, skin that is generally dry with some oily zones. The ayurvedic approach to caring for combination skin takes into account environmental and seasonal factors. For example, a person with Vata-Pitta skin would follow the recommendations for Pitta skin in summer and Vata skin in winter. The Kapha-Pitta type would follow Pitta recommendations in summer and Kapha recommendations in winter. The Vata-Kapha type would be best served by generally following Vata guidelines, with extra cleansing of the oily zones.
Caring for Vata Skin
"For Vata skin to stay youthful, skin care products used should be very nurturing," says Mishra. "They must include some essential oils or herbs in combination which can nourish the skin and rehydrate it, otherwise it may be susceptible to wrinkles and premature aging."
A Vata-pacifying lifestyle -- like going to bed on time, eating three regular meals, and following a regular daily routine -- are essential components of a holistic approach to Vata skin care, as are eating foods that help balance Vata and nourish the Vata skin.
Here are some suggestions for caring for Vata skin:
Provide added nourishment to your skin by including organic milk, whole grains and green leafy vegetables in your diet. Drink lots of lukewarm water everyday for internal hydration. Eat plenty of sweet juicy fruits, they help cleanse the body from within and provide hydration as well. Include a little healthy fat such as Ghee (clarified butter) or olive oil in your diet for added lubrication. A warm oil self-massage is excellent for keeping skin lubricated. Use a gentle, all-natural moisturizer to keep facial skin hydrated. Provide added deep lipid support with facial oil. Get plenty of rest so your mind as well as your body have the opportunity to recharge. Use a gentle, moisture-balancing cleanser and splash your face with water several times when you cleanse.
Caring for Pitta Skin
"The Pitta skin type needs both cooling and nurturing," says Mishra. "Use skin care products that help enhance resistance to the sun. Avoid tanning treatments and therapies that expose your delicate, sensitive skin to steam for extended periods of time."
The ayurvedic herb Flame of Forest can help protect Pitta skin from photo-sensitivity. But like other ayurvedic herbs, it needs to be used in combination with other herbs for a balanced effect on the skin.
To care for Pitta skin, follow these guidelines:
Stay away from harsh, synthetic cosmetics; they can damage your sensitive skin and cause break-outs. Avoid hot spicy foods and an excess of deep-fried foods, they add heat to an already fiery constitution. Eat lots of sweet juicy fruits and have some rose petal jam in cool milk every day. The rose is considered cooling for mind, body and emotions. Use a cooling oil, such as coconut oil, for the daily massage. Cook with cooling spices such as fennel and licorice. Take extra care to protect your skin when you go out in the sun. Use gentle, natural skin care products for cleansing and moisturizing. Provide added lipid support, such as a facial skin oil, every other day.
Kapha Skin Care
"Kapha skin, because of its thickness and oiliness, is more prone to accumulate ama -- toxins under the skin. People with Kapha skin need to do detoxification on a regular basis, both internal detoxification and external detoxification to flush toxins from the skin," says Mishra.
Scrubbing the skin with a gentle exfoliating clay can help external cleansing. Kapha skin types may also need to take herbal formulations to cleanse the skin from within.
Some suggestions for caring for Kapha skin:
Avoid too many sweet foods or deep-fried foods, they add to the oiliness in the skin. Exercise everyday to improve circulation. A daily warm oil massage can also help circulation. Eat plenty of organic vegetables and fruits to help cleanse the body from within. Cleanse your skin twice everyday; exfoliate with a mud-mask at least once a week. Cook with warming spices such as ginger and black pepper to stoke the digestive fire and inhibit the accumulation of ama inside the body.
This information is educational, and is not intended to replace standard medical treatment or advice.

Dealing with the rough patches

You've been doing your spiritual work; affirmations, visualization, meditations, and life is going pretty well. All of a sudden, something you perceive as negative pops up in your life and you are completely blown away! How did this happen? Negative experiences aren't supposed to happen to someone surrounding themselves with positive energy, right?
There was a time when that's exactly how I thought. When I first began to shift the way in which I lived my life and viewed the world, I was constantly caught off guard by the challenges I faced. I would question all of the work that I had been doing; certain none of it was working if "bad" things were still happening in my life!
I realize now that this kind of thinking was the ego's way of sabotaging the progress that I was making. It is a bit silly to thing that "bad" things should happen to good people. Did I really think the world was created to punish the "bad" and reward the "good"? Who determines what is good and what is bad anyway?
Some might say that God is the one who determines what is right and what is wrong. With so much divisiveness in the world with respect to religion, the next question quickly becomes whose God? Is it the God of Judaism? Christianity? Islam? I once hear it said that there is no right or wrong, there is simply what is, and what is not. The first time I heard it, I was immediately struck by the truth of it. What in interesting way to shift your perception of the world! Instead of coming from a place of judgment, look at the world in terms of what is and what isn't!
After listening to many inspirational speakers and reading a lot of books, I have learned how to look at life's challenges from a different perspective. Instead of allowing a negative experience to shift my vibration, making myself angry or depressed, I am learning to accept that the experience has happened and figure out how to move on from it. There is no point in getting angry, or crying myself to sleep over things that cannot be undone. If there is a lesson to be learned, I want to be open to that lesson so I don't have to go through that experience, or another one like it again. This doesn't mean that I don't have emotional reactions anymore, but I refuse to permit negative experiences to consume me or my life for extended periods of time like I used to!
I have had to find meaningful and effective ways to shift my mood from negative to positive when those challenging experiences come my way. Sometimes I like to take a walk with my dog to clear my head. Another way I try to shift my energy is by listening to fun, happy music. I have playlists on my iPod that can lift my spirits halfway into the first song! What I find to be really therapeutic is writing. Putting my thoughts down on paper allows me to review my experiences and consider the lessons that I have learned.
There are many different ways to shift one's energy. Whether it is playing with your kids, exercising, or simply reading a book, we all need to find "go-to" strategies that we can turn to when life presents us with obstacles. How do you turn your lemons into lemonade?

Airbrushing Jessica Alba?!

Feminists complain that unrealistic body images in the media are harmful to women and girls. As I've written before (one example here), I think they have a point.
It was one thing in previous eras, when actresses, models, etc. were in the top 2% of female beauty, but at least were depicted as themselves. In the modern era, when women are often airbrushed to make them thinner, this sets up an even more unrealistic standard.
The real Jessica Alba is on the left above, the airbrushed one is on the right. Alba on the left is gorgeous--it's hard to imagine that she would need a touch up.
I've wondered why there's this push away from womanly curves and towards excessive thinness and straight/flat bodies. Men certainly like women who are in good shape, but men like womanly curves, too. My wife says that a lot of it is driven by fashion designers--it's easier to make and fit clothes for thin/straight/flat bodies than curvy ones.
I'm not looking forward to my 10-year-old daughter spending the next God knows how many years comparing herself to these images and then feeling inferior. That's false, of course--she already is comparing herself to those images, but I'm in denial about it, kidding myself that she's still "a baby" and not influenced by these things.
From She may be one of the most beautiful women in the world... but that doesn't stop Jessica Alba from getting airbrushed (Daily Mail [UK], 12/08):
Most women would be only too happy have Jessica Alba's stunning figure.
Just five months after the birth of her first child, the 27-year-old actress showed off her body in a series of plunging beachwear and skimpy tops for a new calendar.
But those feeling envious can now breath a sigh of relief ... because even Jessica's curves were airbrushed before her latest pictures were released.
Leaked photos which have been posted on various internet blogs show an original shot of Jessica posing for Campari, in an image which was later airbrushed.
The newlywed is seen posing in a white strapless short suit with a black belt on the limited edition calendar, snapped by celebrity-photographer Mario Testino.
However in the picture which is not airbrushed, Jessica looks softer and more natural.
In the before picture, Jessica reveals a stunning hourglass figure with a few more curves around the hips and waist.
The airbrushed version of the picture seems to have narrowed her chin slightly and added more makeup to give her a pin-up girl look.
The touch-up also seems to have removed some flesh from her already slim thighs and added some definition to her bust.
However the equally gorgeous picture proves that skinnier doesn't always mean better, as Jessica looks just as stunning before the retouch.
It also proves that the perfect images presented by celebrities are unobtainable - without the help of the airbrush at least.

Triglycerides Diet

A Look At The Best Triglycerides Diet Programs

Food and eating is primary for our survival. We get the nutrients and energy from the food we eat. By doing such, we can be productive and become better.

While food is necessary for our survival, the way we look after ourselves while eating must also be considered. When we eat too much, we then gain weight. That becomes a problem for most people. So if you are having a bit of this issue and you would like to lose weight, you can look at this Diet Solution Program review and see if this program is the one for you.

First, let us talk about the brains behind this program: Isabel De Los Rios. She has been a nutrition expert for a decade now and has made a lot of studies regarding diabetes and heart diseases. Her merits on her field certainly allowed her to earn the respect of her peers and of people around the globe. She is now known as a credible source of information on weight loss.

Now let us talk about what this program is all about. If you have been exposed to some conventional weight loss programs, you will see that the Diet Solution program is different. In fact, you may even deem it to be radical. It is the most comprehensive program that you can find right now. It not only features what to eat - it will also provide you extensive information on the right kind of food to eat. It will also give you recipes on dishes that are not only delicious but are also nutritious. Plus, inside the program, you will find that you do not have to actually sacrifice the food that you love to eat to become fit and healthy.

If you are committed to the Diet Solution program, you will find that you will be very compensated and more than satisfied with the great results that it will bring you. The program promises you to enjoy your life while losing weight. You even enjoy the added benefits of reduced sugar levels. You will speed up your metabolism and become more energetic.

In this day and age, it is important to be fit and healthy. However, we also need to eat. So if you are having a hard time balancing being fit and healthy and enjoying eating, it is high time that you explore your horizons and find a program that will best suit your needs.

The Diet Solution Program is one of them. And it is probably the one that will work best for you. Several people have already attested to its effectiveness and are very happy with the state of their bodies right now.

What is even better is that if you try the Diet Solution program right now, you will enjoy it for a lower price. Do not wait anymore for this is available for a limited time only. Try the Diet Solution now and enjoy the weight and the body that you have been dreaming of!

Learn more about the Diet Solution Program review and visit our site to get your Free Weight Loss Tips Report.

Delete Emotional Baggage And Optimize Your Performance Fast

Do you know that the most significant impediment to your success as a manager is the emotional baggage you carry in your subconscious mind? Do you know this negativity is responsible for indecisiveness, the fear of making mistakes, low self confidence, self doubt, feelings of inadequacy, procrastination, fear of taking responsibility, fear of being fired, fear of humiliation in public, public speaking fears, worry, a controlling personality, confusion, impulsive decision making, stress, the need for approval, emotional, mental and physical stress, burnout and much more?
Do you know that it is now possible to permanently erase this subconscious emotional baggage and rapidly make yourself into a high performing and self confident executive? How does one do that you ask?
Unlike modalities such as NLP, EFT or Hypnosis that attempt to re-program your brain a new coaching modality developed a decade ago by a former psychiatrist and experienced by hundreds of individuals around the world has shown that everyone has infinite potential to create and perform optimally but only when they are relieved of the emotional baggage stored inside of them in the form of negative memories from the past.
Contrary to popular opinion, negative memories create all of the negative qualities/characteristics mentioned above simply because they behave like clandestine computer viruses that take up a great deal of your "CPU" (brain) time, energy and space. These negative memories are responsible for all negative thoughts, feelings, perceptions and self sabotaging behaviors that float up into your conscious mind and hijack your freewill away from you.
That effectively means that you lack the control you need and want to have if you are at the helm of your organization. Can you really afford not to be fully in control of yourself when so much depends on every decision you make? Clearly not!
When one erases their emotional baggage they quickly, effortlessly and permanently recover their self confidence, clarity of thought and vision, strength, resilience, courage, optimism, ability to be decisive, peace of mind, charisma, credibility, all of which serves to optimize their overall performance. This state is essentially what many have referred to as being "in the zone".
Did you know that this was supposed to be your natural and rightful state? Did you know that this was taken away from you by all that distracting subconscious negativity? Finally, did you know that now you can change all of that and reclaim total control over our mind, body, performance and success?
If you are inspired by what you have just read and would like to take the next step to your success kindly visit the web site below where you can request a free e-copy of my book and/or request a free introductory telephone/Skype consultation that will help you remember what your true potential really is.

Lose Weight Without Exercise

Would you like to lose weight without exercise? One of the noblest ambitions a man or woman might have would be to accomplish the objective of dropping the desired quantity of weight and then continue to keep it off. Despite the fact that it may possibly be possible to lose a few pounds without physical exercise it most undoubtedly might be harder to do and it will be a lot tougher to keep it off. Lose Weight Without Exercise!

You'll find so quite a few ripoffs, exercise miracle tools, weight loss regular membership internet sites, and way too several diet pills and formulas to perhaps go into. We should look into a number of the problems you face being a dieter. Make use of common sense while figuring out how you can attack your weight reduction issues.

Lose Weight Without Exercise

Be skeptical of any kind of diet plan which demands unnatural methods to shed weight. If it appears to very good to be real it probably is. To shed pounds and to keep it off is really a constant struggle won by simply reducing calorie consumption. To be successful you have to take in less calories from fat. This is why physical exercise helps you so a lot since it burns up lots of unhealthy calories. Your fight might be a lot less difficult won by which includes some physical exercise inside your schedule.

A few typical methods to lose additional weight

A handful of simple steps you can start today to lose weight without exercise

Switch to more lean types of meats including seafood or perhaps turkey

Cut as much fat as you are able to from your meat before cooking

Switch to reduced fat dairy products

Join weight watchers

Discover someone to be aid accountable to

Work out

Exercise speeds up your metabolic rate. This can greatly improve your odds of shedding those pounds away. It is best to at least think about incorporating some kind of exercise into your weight loss system. It is possible to try this without joining a fitness center and performing heavy routines five days every week. Lose Weight Without Exercise.

Start out by walking, this just isn't too challenging to accomplish and may generally work wonders. You may want to add some light weightlifting in your plan. This can assist maintain your muscles in good shape.

Usually commence any brand new weight loss program with a visit to your medical professional. Simply tell him your ideas and pay attention to his advice. He must be able to help you get started in a safe way.

Weight-loss is a hard thing to achieve; anybody that tells you various probably wants to sell you some thing. Most people will need to watch their calorie intake through out their lives.

Can you lose weight without exercise? Possibly however a little exercise on your part could make attaining your goals a lot easier. Get started to Lose Weight Without Exercise today.

Our firm has been offering free of charge information and facts on diet and weight loss programs on the web for more than 12 years. We try to offer probably the most up-to-date info which is available on the internet

Lose Weight Without Exercise

Definition: Employee Motivation

Motivation is the reason or reasons for engaging in a particular behavior, especially human behavior as studied in economics, psychology and neuropsychology. These reasons may include basic needs such as food or a desired object, hobbies, goal, state of being, or ideal. The motivation for a behavior may also be attributed to less-apparent reasons such as altruism or morality. Motivation refers to the initiation, direction, intensity and persistence of human behavior.
At lower levels of Maslow's hierarchy of needs, such as Physiological needs, money is a motivator, however it tends to have a motivating effect on staff that lasts only for a short period (in accordance with Herzberg's two-factor model of motivation). At higher levels of the hierarchy, praise, respect, recognition, empowerment and a sense of belonging are far more powerful motivators than money, as both Abraham Maslow's theory of motivation and Douglas McGregor's Theory X and theory Y (pertaining to the theory of leadership) demonstrate.
Maslow has money at the lowest level of the hierarchy and shows other needs are better motivators to staff. McGregor places money in his Theory X category and feels it is a poor motivator. Praise and recognition are placed in the Theory Y category and are considered stronger motivators than money.
Motivated employees always look for better ways to do a job.
Motivated employees are more quality oriented.
Motivated workers are more productive.
The average workplace is about midway between the extremes of high threat and high opportunity. Motivation by threat is a dead-end strategy, and naturally staff are more attracted to the opportunity side of the motivation curve than the threat side.
The assumptions of Maslow and Herzberg were challenged by a classic study at Vauxhall Motors' UK manufacturing plant. This introduced the concept of orientation to work and distinguished three main orientations: instrumental (where work is a means to an end), bureaucratic (where work is a source of status, security and immediate reward) and solidaristic (which prioritises group loyalty).
Other theories which expanded and extended those of Maslow and Herzberg included Kurt Lewin's Force Field Theory, Edwin Locke's Goal Theory and Victor Vroom's Expectancy theory. These tend to stress cultural differences and the fact that individuals tend to be motivated by different factors at different times.
According to the system of scientific management developed by Frederick Winslow Taylor, a worker's motivation is solely determined by pay, and therefore management need not consider psychological or social aspects of work. In essence scientific management bases human motivation wholly on extrinsic rewards and discards the idea of intrinsic rewards.
In contrast, David McClelland believed that workers could not be motivated by the mere need for money-- in fact, extrinsic motivation (e.g., money) could extinguish intrinsic motivation such as achievement motivation, though money could be used as an indicator of success for various motives, e.g., keeping score. In keeping with this view, his consulting firm, McBer & Company, had as its first motto "To make everyone productive, happy, and free." For McClelland, satisfaction lay in aligning a person's life with their fundamental motivations.
Elton Mayo found out that the social contacts a worker has at the workplace are very important and that boredom and repetitiveness of tasks lead to reduced motivation. Mayo believed that workers could be motivated by acknowledging their social needs and making them feel important. As a result, employees were given freedom to make decisions on the job and greater attention was paid to informal work groups. Mayo named the model the Hawthorne effect. His model has been judged as placing undue reliance on social contacts at work situations for motivating employees.
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Diet And Weight Loss Journal - Using Diet and Exercise to Fuel Weight Loss

Diet And Weight Loss Journal

Many people begin a weight loss program with the best intentions. They reduce calories, exercise regularly and slowly begin to drop weight. After losing for a few weeks or months they hit a plateau which can have a psychologically devastating effect on their desire and ability to stay on track. Many people have difficulty making the proper food choices which will help them achieve their weight loss goal, and believe that because they exercise they can eat larger portions to compensate. Diet And Weight Loss Journal

Altering Our Food Perception to Lose Weight

There are a variety of factors which influence the way we view food when trying to lose weight. Most people understand that burgers, fries and ice cream are all bad options individually, but when a healthy food item is added, dieters tend to believe that the total calorie count was somehow magically lowered. Adding a side of broccoli to a piece of fried steak makes it appear more acceptable even though the calories have increased.

Understanding 'The Dieter's Paradox'

Researchers call this misperception of mixing healthy and unhealthy foods 'The Dieter's Paradox'. The results of a study published in The Journal of Consumer Psychology explains the mindset behind combining foods which promote weight loss with calorie laden choices in participants trying to drop weight. People were shown a high calorie food and asked to estimate the calories. They were then shown the same food with a traditional diet food, such as steamed vegetables or a salad and asked to determine the calorie count.

When presented with the second option, they estimated 5 to 10% lower calories, even though there were clearly more total calories with the additional item. This type of research clearly shows there's a disconnect occurring in our brain when making the correct choices for a healthy meal to promote weight loss. We see less food calories when even the smallest amount of healthy food is added to the meal. Diet And Weight Loss Journal

Eating to Lose Weight

You can combat the natural tendency to underestimate food calories by planning your meals in advance, employ nutritional tracking software and maintaining a food diary. Weigh and measure every food item you prepare and keep track of daily calories and physical activity in your journal. You'll quickly understand which foods contribute to your weight loss plateau. It's important to understand that everybody will hit a plateau which can last a few days up to a month or more. This is normal, as your body adjusts to each new weight level. Be patient and your good efforts will be rewarded.

Regular Exercise Leads to Excess Calories Consumed

Everyone knows that regular exercise is vitally important to our health and assists in the weight loss process. The problem is we overestimate the number of calories actually burned through exercise and compensate by eating more food than we need. This is one of the most common mistakes people make when pursuing a weight loss lifestyle.

The best way to avoid eating too much when exercising is to fully understand how many calories you're burning for each type of exercise. Walking is one of the most popular forms of physical activity, and you'll burn around 125 calories in a moderately paced 30 minute period. While the exercise is great for your heart and muscles, you don't need to take in any more calories to compensate. The best rule is to monitor your food diary, and avoid extra calories as a result of your physical activity.

When trying to lose weight, we're faced with difficult decisions about proper food choices at every meal. Psychologically we perceive the addition of a healthy food item to our plate as a way to include fattening foods, as if they'll calorically offset one another. We overestimate the number of calories burned through exercise and eat to make up the difference. The only way to avoid these mistakes and achieve your weight loss goal involves judicious tracking of all food eaten each day in a journal, being careful not to rely on exercise as an excuse to overeat. Diet And Weight Loss Journal

Keep Slim – The Smarter Way

Get your Diet And Weight Loss Journal and start keeping slim without cutting food!

TryThe Diet Solution and see how it changes your life … Forever!

A Woman's Intuition | Kathryn Crawford Wheat

A Woman's Intuition
That little voice inside your head that gives you warnings about people and situations, is it real? Should I have listened to my friends all those years ago that told me the guy I was about to marry was bad news, after my money, arrogant, not good enough for me

Alli Diet Pill Opens New Doors to Obese People

Fit and well shaped body is everyone's desire, being healthy and maintaining a fit body is very important for each one of us. Excess weight is definitely can rise to health problems like diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and hypertension and other related disease. The easiest way to maintain a healthy weight is to take a balanced diet, eat foods low in fat, and take regular physical exercise.

But because of modern lifestyle busy schedule, most of the times we are unable to do this. We live on junk food and do not bother to take exercise till the time we are in a problem. All this leads to obesity and brings along other problems. In such condition people start thinking of reliable weight loss drugs. People who have a high Body Mass Index are considered to be at the greatest risk of have such problems. If BMI more than 27, weight control needs to be taken seriously. This may even call the use of effective weight loss drugs.

You will find a lot more drugs through online pharmacy, but choosing the right drug for proper weight loss is a tough task. Always buy reliable, approved weight loss drugs form trusted pharmacy. Recently approved weight loss pill Alli claims to be able to individuals lose 50 percent more weight than with healthy diet and exercise alone.

Alli diet pill is a new version of orlistat - similar to the prescription drug, Xenical, which is already on the market. Alli is a 60-milligram capsule which is about half the strength of the prescription version. Alli diet drug, recommends taking a dose three times a day before each meal, and keeping the fats low especially in the beginning of your regimen. Alli prescribe a diet that is has about one-third protein, carbohydrate, and fat.

Alli works by preventing pancreatic lipase, an enzyme in your intestines, from breaking down fats for use by the body. The result? Fats remain in large-molecule form, which cannot be absorbed by the intestines and therefore will just pass through the system. With Alli you lose fifty percent more weight on the prescribed weight loss program than you would on the same program with no drug supplement. It is not a magic bullet. You still have to use your brain and push the plate away. Like all other drugs Alli also have some side effects, so consult to your doctor before taking the drug.

Those prone to diabetes may benefit enormously. The incidence of type 2 diabetes went down 37% in those taking Alli, while only half the strength of Xenical, will undoubtedly have an impact on diabetes in the same way. If you're worried about diabetes but just can't seem to cut the sweets,

Creative Block: Are You Standing in Your Own Light?

When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand ...When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teacher, Diogenes replied: "Only stand out of my light." Perhaps some day we shall know how to heighten creativity. Until then, one of the best things we can do for creative men and women is to stand out of their light - John W. Gardner (1912 - 2002)
Sometimes the creative self yearns to express itself but doesn't know where to begin. It's blocked somehow, stuck. It is difficult enough to hear the muse within when others are standing in your way telling you how and what you 'should' create for your art or your life experience. I call these people "The Shoulders". They 'should' all over you. Who can create under that pile of poo?
It is devastating for any person to meet with a creative slump, to suffer from the loss of inspiration. This devastation leads to a fear or anxiety that the creative spirit within will never return. To add insult to injury, this fear only drives the muse within farther away. Fear sucks the life out of the creative soul.
If you are worried that you've 'lost it' you may be standing in your own light. You may be should-ing all over yourself. You may have thoughts of "If I don't create right now I'll never create again" or "I'll be destitute if I've lost it as an artist". The fear overwhelms you like a dark cloud and blocks out your inspiration, the voice of your muse. This voice comes from deep within your heart and if your heart is beating and racing out of fear it is impossible to hear this guidance that sparks your creativity.
If you're in a blocked state recognized that you're merely blocked. Blocked things are easily unblocked if they are examined and the blockage is removed. Heck, if your sink is blocked up you'd call in a plumber to take a look and unblock it, wouldn't you? It's time for you to be your own plumber.
Examine the block, the thoughts. What thoughts have put you in a state of fear? Are you:
1. Thinking that you 'should' be something other than an artist?
2. Worried that your work isn't, or you aren't, good enough?
3. Scared that you'll never make a living as an artist?
4. Think that you have to be considered a great Master in order to be relevant?
5. Never satisfied with your work because it is never perfect?
If any of those statements sound familiar ask yourself, "According to Whom?" You'll discover the answer is, deep down inside, "according to me". You are standing in your own light.
Congratulations! You've discovered the gnarly thing that is blocking your creative flow.
So how do I remove the block?
First, take a deep breath. Take a walk. Do something spontaneous or even silly. Get away from the project, the canvas, or the manuscript. Do something that gives you energy instead of depletes it. Go to a movie or spend some with your spouse or children doing something that you don't normally do. Get out of your routine. Break out into a hearty laugh! Give yourself a kiss in the mirror. Do anything that will make you feel better. And when your feeling better you will stop should-ing all over yourself. You will get out of your own light.
Remind yourself of all that you do well. Acknowledge and honor your truth and personal passion as an artist. It's whom you were born to be so doing something else is not what you're here to do. Make note of all the artists who are making more than just a living as an artist. If they can, so can you. It's all about how you show up in the world. Are you showing up as an artist, or a light blocker? Those who show up as artists enjoy the life of a fully express soul. Creativity flows with the stream instead of against it. Effortlessly. Joyously.
When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued. - Julia Cameron, The Vein of Gold

Criteria For Franchising A Business

There are a number of criteria a business owner must consider before deciding to franchise his business.

Satisfy an enduring need with suitable reward.
The product or service offered must have long-term market potential. Franchisees will have been advised to look for business opportunities that take advantage of coming trends and avoid those based on passing attractions or fads. Although franchisees may not expect substantial returns on their investment in the first couple of years, they will expect by the end of the initial franchise period to have paid off their bank loan (as will the bank) and to have achieved a reasonable return on their initial investment. The franchisor must ensure that there is sufficient margin in the business for the franchisee to pay on-going fees to the franchisor and to make money for him/herself.

Possess a clear identity.
Potential franchisees will evaluate the clarity and distinctiveness of the franchisor's identity, name and image. They will be looking for an operation that has the potential to develop sales through its brand and reputation.

Display a proven track record.
As with any good investment an investor will need to be able to evaluate the past success of the concept. Potential franchisees, and those from whom they may be borrowing, will want to be assured that the franchise is proven, both financially and operationally.

Possess easily transferable operational methods. Successful franchises are based on operations that do not require a potential franchisee to have any experience of the particular business. Regardless of the franchisee's experience, the methods of conducting the business must be transferable, allowing the franchisee to run it as successfully as the franchisor.

Have capable management to provide adequate support. For the franchisor, franchising means decentralisation, with greater power being handed down to unit level. It also means the franchisor will have to deal with a new type of workforce whose motivation is very different to that of the company's own staff. While franchisees can be highly motivated, they can also be very demanding on the franchisor's staff. As the franchise develops the franchisor will be expected to invest in research and development to ensure that the business methods, products and services continue to meet changing consumer needs. It will also be necessary for the franchisor to provide on-going support to franchisees to assist and encourage them to develop their business and to improve its overall performance. In addition, the franchisor must see to it that the level of support provided is sufficient to ensure that the network as a whole maintains the quality standards set out in the operating manual.

Paleo Diet versus American Diet

One-third of the American diet calories are from junk foods, sweets, alcoholic beverages and salty snacks. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, soft drinks and other junk foods are considered, “empty calories”. “Empty calories”, high in calories but have no nutritional value. These foods have no nutritional value but satisfy your hunger cravings and become an eating way of life. A no nutritional diet contributes or encourages obesity, diabetes and chronic illnesses.

To compound “empty calories” foods have toxins. To increase food production and food appearances antibiotics, pesticides, herbicides, processed, artificial coloring and toxins are added in plants and animals. These toxins positively increased food production and appearances but have negative health effects on humans.

The Paleo Diet is gluten, dairy, soy and preservative free. Diet consists: lean meat, poultry, fish, fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, eggs, nuts, seeds, herbs and natural food enhancers. Excluded are: wheat, legumes, dairy, soy and processed foods. The Paleo Diet called the Caveman Diet because the diet of the Caveman or Paleolithic Diet. The Paleolithic Diet is before agriculture and cooking. Needless to say the Caveman’s diet did not consist of processed or scientific induced toxin foods. There is scientific evidence showing that the Caveman were healthy and lean. I personally, cannot understand how that can be proven. What I rely on is modern evidence of how the different foods in the Paleo Diet are nutritionally beneficial. Review nutrition values of fruits, vegetables, seeds and nuts.

Fruits and Vegetables

- Fruits and vegetable low fat food.

- Low Fats vegetables and fruits are unsaturated fats unsaturated fats tend to be liquid at room temperature and lower cholesterol levels. Cholesterol and triglyceride (fats in the blood levels) dropped with high consumption of vegetables and fruits. Eating predominantly fruits and vegetables is a plant based diet. Fruits and vegetable have unsaturated fats (good fats)

- Beta carotene one group of red, yellow or orange pigments found in fruits and vegetables. Beta carotene called carotenoid are vitamin A. Beta-carotene is associated with lowered risk of heart disease, hardening of arteries, and certain cancers.

- Leafy greens are also rich in vitamin C. Vitamin C necessary for growth, normal development and tissue repair. Vitamin C antioxidant nutrients that fight cell damage caused by free radicals.

- Citrus fruits are rich in vitamin C.

- Fruits and Vegetables have a high level of water. Vegetables are fat-free and low in calories. The nutrients in vegetables boost energy production within the muscle cells. Consuming high levels of vegetables is a healthy way to lose weight and increased energy levels.

- Vegetables are low in sodium meaning less water retention.

- Fruits and vegetables low carbohydrate foods (low in sugar and starches).

Benefits of Raw Fruits and Vegetables

Food cooked above approximately 116 degrees F destroys food enzymes. The pancreas produces digestive enzymes. Cooked food can over work the pancreas demand for production of digestive enzymes. Conversely raw plants naturally have digestive enzymes. Enzymes aids in the digestion and absorption of foods in the body’s digestion system. Cooking foods reduces the nutritional value of food and kills foods enzymes.

Nuts (non processed)

Nuts are cholesterol free and eating one ounce per day reduces the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Some studies suggest 4-5 servings per day may help lower blood pressure. Nuts and seeds are a great snacks and are packed with calcium.

Take control of your health. Nutrition and taste Paleo Diet Recipes.All medical information needs to be carefully reviewed with your health care provider. The tips on this site should not replace advice from your physician. Always check your physician before making any changes to your daily habits.

Paleo Diet RecipesNutritional Recipes Paleo Paleo Recipes What is Paleo Diet

A Quick and Easy Detox You Can Do Over a Weekend

You've probably seen or read about detoxes in magazines and if you are wondering whether they work then you will probably be surprised. It really is not what the hype is making it out to be. Its not about instant weight loss or anything like that. Its about giving your body a break and reviving both body and mind. With the stress and strain of everyday living we tend to build up a lot of toxins in our body. Although diet is the biggest factor, its not the only one. Stress, a lack of exercise and insufficient rest all adds to the build up of toxins.
The purpose of a detox is to help your body get rid of these toxins. Often times when you feel fatigued or if you find it hard to lose weight your body is overly stressed and a proper detox can help you restore the balance and leave you feeling like a new person.
Although there are a lot of products in the form of pills, shakes and drinks to help you detox many of them are just a bunch of chemicals that force stuff out of your body. This is not always healthy. As a rule of thumb, a slower detox is better, but even if you follow this simple detox plan you can see and feel some real results in just a weekend.
The reason why you need to do this over a weekend is because during the week there are too many distractions and excuses to "slip". What we are going to do is to spend the entire Saturday, just eating fruit and drinking water. Don't eat any other solid food and try and limit your fruit intake to 6 or 7 portions. The focus is to consume as little solid food as possible. An even better way to do this is to only drink juices.
Juicing is a great way to detox as your can use different juices to help speed up the detoxification process. By juicing certain fruits and vegetables like celery, beetroot and cucumber you can accelerate the detox.
Then, on the Sunday, you are not eating anything. Just water - and lots of it. You will need to drink at least 3 liters of water. This will cleanse your system and even though its only for a day, you will wake up feeling refreshed on the Monday morning. Try it. Its really easy to do and it works!
For more great tips on fasting to lose weight, see my blog and learn more about juice fasting and detoxification.

Weight Loss

Many know all the right things to do in order to lose weight; the right foods to eat, the right exercise program to follow. They drink enough water, they count calories religiously. They've tried a multitude of weight loss programs. They've lost some weight but either not enough or it's come right back. Finally, they give up. What's the point? It's way too hard, so they might as well go back to eating whatever they want since it's not making any difference anyway.

There is a reason for fat build-up and fat retention that most people are unaware of. It's toxicity. Chemicals that we are exposed to get stored in the body's fat cells. It's a way for the body to attempt to protect itself from the attack of harmful toxins that have no natural place in our system.

Recently on The Dr. Oz Show, Dr. Mehmet Oz introduced his audience to a relatively new word in the fight against fat: "OBESOGENS", also know as endocrine disruptors, that are essentially chemicals you're eating that are making you fat. These chemicals, found for example as pesticides on an apple, are digested and broken down. Dr. Oz explains how these endocrine disruptors "essentially hijack the regulatory system that controls your weight and promotes obesity by increasing fat cells, decreasing metabolism and altering the brain"s ability to manage feelings of hunger." The obesogens go into and irritate the liver, and then get put into fat cells. These fat cells are forced to multiply and thus result in fat and weight gain. As long as we keep ingesting chemicals, the body will hold on to fat. These chemicals are in the form of herbicides, petrochemicals, hydrocarbons, heavy metals, food additives and synthetic drugs. Millions of pounds of antibiotics are injected into farm animals every year and our fruits and vegetables are bombarded with insecticides and pesticides.

Is there a solution? Is there a way to rid the body of these chemicals?

The answer is yes; by incorporating a lifestyle of nutritional cleansing. The best cleanses are systemic, meaning they cleanse the whole body on a cellular level as opposed to targeting specific organs. They also contain high quality, natural cleansing agents in conjunction with nutrient rich ingredients that in turn replenish the body. Once toxins are flushed from the system, the body no longer has a reason to hold on to the fat and so a positive "side benefit" of cleansing is therefore the melting away of body fat.

It is important to know that true nutritional cleansing does not mean fasting or depriving the body of food, and that by incorporating healthy cleansing as a lifestyle, it is possible to lose weight and keep it off, fighting and defeating obesogens every step of the way.

Kristin Steinholt lives and laughs with horses in Golden, Colorado, and alongside her husband, Ken Emrick, helps people all across the country improve their health through nutrition.

For more information on how to win the battle against obesogens and successfully and safely lose weight, go to http://www.HealthWorksFor.You.com

Fast Weight Loss Diets

There are a lot of fast weight loss diets, but can we keep to them? If you're on a diet and you can't keep to it then it's not really fast is it? Believe me, I know. I'm not a doctor or nutritionist but I know diets. I've been on everything you can possibly imagine. You name it, I've been on it.

Let me give you a review of a few of the ones I've been on.

I tried fasting a few times and I noticed I usually want to go on one when I've poisoned myself with too much sugar the night before. I normally drink juice for the whole day and then after 7 pm I pig out. Then I get depressed and go to sleep. Then I try it again the next day. This has given me zero weight lost fast.

I also tried the low-carb diet. This worked for a time. I was able to lose quite a bit of weight on it. However, I wasn't able to stay on it after awhile. I got bored with meat and vegetables. What I wouldn't give for a pizza! It was a good short-term diet but it wasn't something I could keep to over the long haul.

I was on a protein shake diet and once again lost quite a bit of weight. But as with the low-carb diet, I got bored.

There was one diet I tried which consisted of a coke and candy bar 2 times a day. Talk about unhealthy!

I read in a magazine once about this actress that lost 50 lbs eating chicken and apples. So I tried that and once again got bored with it. Not to mention that it was not a sensible way to eat.

Do you see the pattern here? I lost weight and gained weight and I was bored with the food. None of the fast weight loss diets were working and they were slowly affecting my health. I was gaining weight faster. The yo-yo diets I had tried had actually slowed my metabolism way down. Also, I noticed that it was harder and harder for me to stay on a diet. I just thought I was never going to be able to lose the excess weight.

But I was completely wrong! What I needed to do was change the way I looked at weight loss. I re-evaluated my priorities. Improving my health had to be number 1. Also, I needed to have a weight loss program that would fit into my lifestyle.

Well that's all possible. You can eat healthy and well. You can do it without interrupting the way you live. And you can lose 10 lbs in 14 days! Would you like to find out how to have healthy weight loss fast? Click Here!

Fay is a new author that would like to help people lose weight.

Cortisol - A Bodybuilders Biggest Enemy for Building Lean Muscle Mass

Chromium Will Promote Muscle Growth and Boost Your Testosterone Levels
Did you know that cortisol is your worst big enemy? I bet you never. Well it is true and your body makes tones of it every day. Not literally, I just want to open up your eyes a little here. It's like a kind of ongoing battle with your favorite hormone, testosterone. And as a bodybuilder like me, you know that your body needs a huge amount of testosterone to build lean muscle mass.
The difference between the two is this - testosterone is an anabolic hormone, while cortisol is a catabolic one. Catabolic means that this nasty little creature actually breaks down your hard gained muscle. Which is taboo for us, isn't it?
These two bitter enemies fight it out every day for your muscle cell receptors. This continuous fight plays havoc with your testosterone levels. The other negative thing that cortisol does is place like a barrier in your body, which resists insulin. Why do you need insulin you may ask? First of all, this is another huge bad thing to happen within your body if you are trying to gain a lot of muscle size.
Insulin has a big job within your body. It works with the carbohydrates and protein you eat, and kind of drives it into your muscle cells. Cortisol is a real muscle mass killer isn't it? Well, guess what else it does to you? Not only does it break down cells, but it actually stops protein synthesis. This is your protein doing the job you want it to - repairing and building those muscles you have just smashed in the gym!
It basically frightens the your much needed insulin away from your muscle receptors, so that they cannot do their job - repair and build. In a nutshell, this slows down your body building ability and even breaks down the mussel you have been building. Not a nice thought, eh?
And cortisol doesn't stop there! It tells your body to make more insulin at the wrong times, which leads to you gaining unwanted fat cells, making your nice ripped body look very unpleasant to look at in the mirror. But the worst thing about cortisol is that it can actually cause you to get Type II diabetes which can be fatal.
So how do you combat the effects of cortisol? Simple, with chromium. This wonderful mineral has a negative effect on cortisol, allowing your insulin levels to perform and act when and how they are supposed to.
How can you get chromium, what foods is it found in? You can get it from broccoli (which is great, because I eat mounds of the stuff), cheese, tomatoes, beef, rye, onions, chillies and eggs.
However, the problem with naturally found chromium is that your body has trouble absorbing it. Bummer. So if you feel that you could benefit from a higher amount of chromium in your body, you should get it from your supplement stockiest.