7 Calorie Burning Tips

These are just a few habits you can embrace to start revving your metabolism right away. You may have heard stories about people who have lost dozens of pounds simply switching to diet soda or walking a few minutes each day. These are all small habits that contribute to a big difference and increase your metabolism over time.  You will make weight loss quicker and easier by increasing your metabolic rate and burning more calories.

1) Drink Cold Water

Evidence shows that your body might expend more calories trying to raise cold water to the temperature of your body then hot beverages. And overall being well hydrated will help your body’s metabolic processes burn quicker.

2) Eat Little and Often

Evidence suggests that eating small meals every 2-4 hours will keep your metabolism burning faster than larger, less frequent meals. When you eat small amounts often your body is constantly working to digest and absorb food which requires energy. 

3) Move More

Sedentary people burn about one-third less calories per day.  By simply taking every opportunity to move can make quite a dramatic difference to the amount of calories you burn in one day. Small movements will add up over time to lots of calories.  The trick is to keep moving throughout your day. Write the word ‘move’ on post-it notes and put them in places you’ll notice them when you’re sitting still. Then, take every opportunity to move – here’s some ideas for burning extra calories:

Tap your feet

Swing your legs

Stand up and stretch

Move your head from side to side

Change position

Wriggle and fidget

Pace up and down

Use the restroom upstairs

Park in the furthest corner of the parking lot

Stand up when you’re on the phone and step from side to side

Clench and release your muscles

4) Exercise With Weights

Training with weights boosts your metabolism in a number of ways. By lifting weights you will build muscle tissue. And muscle tissue is metabolically active, so it requires calories even when at rest and so it helps to increase fat-burning enzymes in your body.

5) Spice up

Eating hot spices might speed up your metabolism.  Just half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day can help boost metabolism and keep blood sugar levels in check. Can’t stand the thought of cinnamon in your morning cup of coffee? Spice up with cayenne, crushed red pepper or wasabi.

6) Eat More Protein

Protein requires a more complex chemical breakdown by your body in order to be digested and used as fuel. For example, 100 calories of protein may take up to 30 calories to process.   Protein also takes longer to digest and helps to stabilize blood sugar for longer periods of time  and this can help you to not overeat later in the day.  Eat a portion of protein at every meal and as part of your snacks and you will increase the total number of calories you burn each day.

7) Eat Fat

If you want feel good and keep the fat off you need to first put it in.  Fat not only tastes good our bodies need it to work efficiently.  By consuming several servings of ‘healthy’ fats every day you will actually increase your calorie burning potential.  Try incorporating fats like Flaxseed oil, hempseed oil, olive oil, avocados, salmon, albacore tuna, nuts and seeds into your diet daily.

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Aurora Think About Sickness

sometime we are good and sometime we are bad ..

sometime we eat our favorite meal but sometimes we cant even imagine it ..

that is life always up and down . we  can not still at the same level .. oK now let me talk about what is sickness ?

in my world : been sick is been alive . why ?

feeling pain is one of the rules in the life everything has a opposite , if you laught today you will cry tomorrow 

if you make something wrong .... it will attract what is wrong to you  

but it is so beautiful to find somthing helps you in your daily life. for exemple, i have to take my medicines 3 times a day. but sometimes and when i have some works to do i forget to take it, i think Im not the only one :) im sure there is some one in your entourage that forget always to take his medicine the problem is that every time i return to the doctor and he repeats the therapy from the beginning. then he me that i have to buy a medicine reminder or anything alse to not skipping the medicine .. ok now i have to search for it . i thought that is not cool to buy a medicine reminder and take it with me where ever i go ... I told my friends about that and they advice me to find a simple app in my android phone and all will be fine .. i search in the app market about a reminders i did find some but i dont really enjoy working with some of them are complicated others has some bugs . than i contact the developer  of the app of yoga that i had already, he told me that he did develop a medicine reminder he send me the link i install it and i like it . so simple to use and very helpful . i write the name of my medicine and the time between the doses . when it is time the phone repeat the name utile i stop it . i was so shy in the beginning to hear the phone read the medicine name in public . so i dont like it and i contact the developer again . he advice me to right just a symbole for the medicine or anything alse that you can understand that is the medicine time and witch one . then i got the idea to call every medicine by a name like jack or marry ... i like it so much and i did not skip any dose utile now im progressing . that is the app if you need it Medecine reminder .

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My daily yoga

Practicing your yoga poses is great and all, but losing weight, gaining muscle, needs more that standing in a position,that's why This app features a subscription-based program to help you learn everything you need to get your body in shape., you can also choose from posses and make your own daily training. 
with full poses description and moving pictures and more.you can also choose from posses and make your own daily yoga training. with full poses description and moving pictures and more. 
Extra bonus in "my daily yoga" app: 
- yoga for ABS to burn fat and create eye-popping six pack ABS
- morning yoga with poses
- Yogi's market, you can find all product about yoga

- working offline .


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Weight Loss: Take the Magic Pill

THE PROBLEM

Weight loss fat loss, getting thin, getting slim, getting skinny, whatever you want to call it, it has been elusive to and wanted by many. There is nothing new under the sun. Weight loss has always been the second law of thermodynamics which is in minus out equals accumulation. Here's the problem. How do you do it healthily? What do you eat? What part does exercise play in this? What about supplements?

DIET VS EXERCISE

It stands to reason if weight loss is calorie reduction then diet and exercise would both be a part of a healthy weight loss program. But if you could only choose one of hem, which one should it be? The answer is diet? Why? The answer is simple; you can't out exercise your diet! I'll give you an example. Let's say you had 2 pieces of pizza for dinner and a piece of cheesecake for desert. According to most internet sources there is 298 calories in a piece of pepperoni pizza and around 260 calories in a piece of cheesecake. Get a 10-pound backpack (water, your lunch, spare clothes), locate the steepest mountain in your vicinity, and walk up it. You'll burn about 860-900 calories an hour if you can keep the pace up to where you're slightly short of breath. If you don't have a mountain nearby, the stairwell of a hi-rise will do except it's boring and doesn't have a view like the mountain walk does. Would you now agree that you can't out exercise your diet. So if you could do only one, diet would be the choice.

WHAT ABOUT SUPPLEMENTS?

They must be just that "supplemental" and not primary. Good eating habits must be what starts you heading to a healthy weight. The most popular, practical and reasonable way to do this is to incorporate a meal plan based on "The Harvard Healthy Plate Diagram". This is a diagram in which your meal plate is divided into sections in 1/2 of your plate is vegetable matter, ¼ is carbohydrates, and ¼ is lean protein. Eating in this manner gives you the proper proportion of nutrients, and is a practical way to forgo the tedious calorie count for every meal. The role of supplements is to enhance or magnify the effect of the healthy meal plan. I liken to going out on a 90-degree day. You will be warm because the sun is hot. If you put a magnifying glass over your arm, the hairs on your arm will start to singe. Is the sun any warmer? No, it isn't. The magnifying glass just enhances the hot sun. Likewise the energy boosting pill and/meal replacement shake magnifies the weight loss caused by healthy eating.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN GOAL YOUR WEIGHT IS REACHED?

Once your goal weight is reach you MUST stick to your healthy meal plan. It becomes a matter of carbohydrate adjustment. If you see your weight to rise, you cut back on carbs. If it is harder to control you can add the supplements back in and you can keep some of the supplements in your house in case this happen but your primary tool for maintenance is the same thing that got you there; healthy eating.

For more information on health nutrition and weight management go to https://www.facebook.com/GetHealthyWithTheGrimesTeam. Clint Grimes, is a retired US Navy commander. and is currently the strength and conditioning coach for the boys soccer teams at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, CA.

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Just Stop Eating

They tell me to just stop eating.

Okay, I admit it, I've been fighting with my weight all my life. I have been thin, average, and overweight. I know the struggle all too well. My mother never had a weight problem and was my biggest critic. My mother would give me that wonderful motherly advice of, "Just stop eating!" Well, that was a lot easier said than done. And truthfully, overweight folks don't need to stop eating (this would put our bodies into starvation mode, thus storing more fat). I mean, we don't want to starve, right? I am also sure you have heard some folks making fun of the very obese. This is very hurtful and can lead an overweight person right back to overeating, seeking comfort. I know... I've been there. Now, there are those who are overweight due to medical issues and medications that may make them gain weight. This is not the person's fault.

So what are us regular folks who are overweight supposed to do? We stick to our guns and we work at change. Yes, I said it... CHANGE. I know, I know, we all fear any type of change, but change is a good thing and this type of change could save your life. All it takes is a little work and I said a little. Believe me, it can be done. I realized that I was having issues doing the things I loved to do, going places I loved, and being a lively part of my family. I became a recluse because I felt uncomfortable because I was too big. My clothes looked awful, at least to me and my mother was relentless on the "just stop eating" speech. What really hurt was when I overheard another family member state how "huge" I was and that was an embarrassment, "She should really do something about her eating problem." Wow! Thanks to very much for that! I, as many do, began developing some medical problems because I was getting older and larger (thank you sedentary job).

So, I decided to CHANGE. I changed my habits... my eating and lifestyle habits and it was not hard at all. When I made that commitment, I saw an immediate change in me. I was very unhappy as I was, but when I realized that this weight had to go and I needed to get healthy. I was doing it and when I saw the weight coming off and I went down 2 sizes, I was really happy. My family congratulated me, my friends thought it was awesome and I was feeling good about me. I promise, it was not a selfish good, but an accomplished good. I had really done it!

How did I do it? Again, I broke a bad habit. My bad eating habit, my bad food choices habit. I gathered all the information I had pushed away into the dark catacombs of my brain and made a plan. My change of lifestyle and my plan that was right for me. It was easy. I did it and I continue to follow this as a rule. My new loving it lifestyle. Old, bad habits have been broken. I personalized this and made it fun for me. I worked on my weight/wellness goals. I did not want to follow a regular routine that was a cookie cutter plan for everyone... that's not me. I needed my own plan on my terms and that's what you have to do. Make a plan, a goal, and stick to it. I made it fun so I would stick to it. It is just a change in habits. I changed one thing at a time so I would not feel deprived of anything. That is the most important thing. You do not want to feel deprived of anything, yes you can have your cake and eat it too... just not a humongous piece and not every day. You do not want to feel that you are on a diet (that is a bad word in my home). You are making a change and making your life better. You are eating better and you are feeling better. When you make the decision to change your habits, particularly eating and lifestyle, you are literally going to glow. Remember, you are not going to stop eating, you are going to eat great and eat healthy, and you'll never again hear those words, "Just stop eating."

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Vegetable Juicing Recipes for Weight Loss

                                                         

                                                     

There are an endless number of different weight loss diets and methods we can choose from these days. Some are proven to work and some aren't. Some are natural while others are highly synthetic and should be avoided.

One or another of them may work better for us than others. However, low calorie or other restrictive diets can leave us short of the nutrition we need to be healthy. If we include juicing to our diet we will supply ourselves with an abundance of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, living enzymes and phytonutrients that can leave us feeling healthy and happier about ourselves. This basic principle is something on which all weight loss practitioners agree upon. These jucies recipes have previously worked and may continue to work because its "natural"

Juice Vegetables

When it comes to weight loss, vegetable juicer recipes have a distinct advantage over fruit juicer recipes. Vegetable juices are more substantial than fruit juices. Vegetables like tomatoes and carrots can produce a thicker soup like juice that can help you feel more full. Drinking a vegetable juice just before a meal can help improve the feeling of satiety and can also make a great choice for a snack.

Fruit juicer recipes are much higher in sugar than vegetable juices. This gives vegetable juices two distinct advantages over fruit juices when it comes to dieting.

1) The sugar content of fruit juices makes them considerably higher in calories than vegetable juices. Some vegetables are called negative calorie foods. This means that the body requires more energy (calories) to digest these foods than the actual foods provide us! Good examples of such vegetables are asparagus, broccoli and dark leafy greens.

2) The sugar in fruit juices will cause a spike in blood sugar levels followed by a crash that will leave us feeling hungry and irritable.

Some vegetables can provide a diuretic effect that can offload us of excessive water in our cells. This can help us shift a little weight and feel less bloated. Celery and especially asparagus are diuretic vegetables. A word of warning if you juice asparagus - it will make your urine smell obnoxious! This is normal when you drink asparagus juice and is not a cause for concern!

Spicy Fat Burners

There are spices that we can mix into our juicing recipes that have fat burning effects. Hot spices such as chili powder, cayenne, pepper, all spice, cardamom and coriander all have stimulating effects upon the metabolism. This is can help us shed a few extra calories - every little helps!

I am a living example of success in Weight Loss endeavors. I used 3 Week Diet System to lose up to 20 pounds in less than 20 days!

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Ways To Choose A Safe And Effective Weight Loss Program

Introduction

After the advent of the Internet, finding ways to lose weight has become fairly easy. This is because diets and programs that assure to assist you lose weight are promoted everywhere online and through newspapers and magazines, TV, and radio. However, are they safe or will they make you to achieve your weight loss goals? To know the answer, read this article further.

When you should consider a fitness plan

Usually, fact sheets that you find online will offer tips on the way to discover a program that may assist you lose weight safely and maintain the weight off in due course. They also suggest ways to discuss with your physician, who may assist you to control your weight by making changes to your physical activity and eating habits. If these changes are not adequate, you may have to consider a weight loss plan.

Getting started

Discussing about your weight with your health care provider is the first vital step. Physicians do not always deal with issues, like physical activity, healthy eating, and weight control during common office visits. It is vital for you to mention these issues to get the assist you need. So, talk to your physician about safe and successful ways to control your weight. You may have to ask your physician to suggest a specialist or a weight-loss plan. If you opt for a plan, discuss your option of plan with your physician, particularly if you have any health disorders.

What you should seek in a fitness plan?

Effective, long-tenure weight control should focus on your general health, not simply on what you consume. As changing your lifestyle is not so easy, following healthy habits may assist you manage your weight in due course.

Successful losing of weight comprise ways to achieve a healthy weight loss. These programs support healthy behaviors that assist you lose weight and that you can continue daily. Some of these include:

• A plan to maintain the weight for a longer time period.
• Assistance on the way to develop healthier physical activity and eating habits.
• Continuing feedback, examining, and support.
• Slower and stable weight-loss objectives that range from 0.5 lbs to 2 lbs per week.

Some fitness plans may include extremely low-calorie diets, such as a maximum of 800 calories for each day, to promote quick weight loss among individuals who have lots of excess weight. This kind of diet needs close medical administration through regular office visits and medical checks.

Conclusion

If a weight loss program is not a suitable option for you, ask your physician about other kinds of treatment. Prescription medicines, together with lifestyle changes, may assist some individuals lose weight. For some obese people, Bariatric operation on the abdomen and, or intestines may be an ideal option.

So, to achieve a healthy weight loss quickly and effectively, discuss with your health care provider today to choose an effective fitness plan that best suits your requirements.

Ratna Rashid is an author and business manager in Adventures in Weightloss team. Adventures in Weightloss is a medically designed, personalized weight loss program resulting in rapid and permanent weight loss.

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How Do You Motivate Yourself To Lose Weight?

What motivates you to lose weight?

Finding a reason to drop a few pounds is not all that hard. We all start with a lot of enthusiasm, but when the going gets tough, it gets hard to keep the desire to improve ourselves. Usually it's a simple thing that gets us started down this path.

Do you want to feel more attractive or enjoy life more? Do you want to be fit and strong, lower your blood pressure or take pressure off your joints. You are the only one who knows if your reason is enough to motivate you. Finding motivation to lose weight might be the easy part. The hard part is staying enthusiastic and motivated.

How to stay motivated to lose weight?

It is not rocket science and there is nothing new. It all starts with a plan. Like anything you try, it takes some preparation if you want to be successful. It is important to look ahead and plan how to overcome obstacles along the way. Take control of the weight loss process and you greatly increase your chances of a successful lifestyle change.

Unfortunately, most people don't plan ahead. Instead, they rely upon two things: their initial enthusiasm, and when this wears off, their willpower. But these may not be enough to overcome temptations and difficulties faced when we try to change our eating habits and lifestyle.

Here are some things you can do that might help you stay motivated to lose weight;

1. Write your weight loss plan. There is nothing that helps us stay on track better than having a plan to follow. Put the main reason for losing weight at the top in big bold letters. Think about the What, Why, How of your weight loss goal but make it realistic and achievable.

2. Make a list of the things you want to gain by losing weight. Gaining something is always more

motivational

 than losing something. But, here's the deal, the list must be something YOU want for yourself, not what you think other people want for you. Motivation and desire are personal things and come from within.

3. Decide how you are going to lose the weight. There are three ways that generally work. You can do this by changing what you eat, exercise or changing what you eat and exercise. Changes in what we eat and how active we become to lose weight must become a permanent part of our lives if we want to keep the weight off.

4. Make some goals but keep them small. Achieving a small goal is more motivational that missing a bigger one. If your goal is to change your lifestyle by eliminating 3500 calories a week from what you eat, write down how you will eliminate the 3500 calories. At one pound every week you could conceivably drop 52 pounds a year with one easy step. Pride in achieving a goal is a great motivator.

5. Reward yourself when you achieve a goal. Provide an incentive to keep working at it but don't use food as a reward for losing weight. The idea is that celebrating your weight loss success will motivate you and increase your resolve to continue.

6. Get a buddy. Someone to support and encourage you. Working with other people who are interested in losing weight or getting fit can help encourage you and greatly increase your chance of success. Whether it's family, friends or on-line chat room, having support can make a lot of difference for your success.

It's hardly a secret that a key to successfully losing weight is being motivated. But finding motivation may be easier than staying motivated. Not seeing immediate results, boredom, lack of support from family and friends can sometimes make the motivation fly out the window and cause us to give up. CLICK HERE to learn how to lose weight, get fit and stay motivated while you do it.

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5 Signals That Your Weight Loss Plan Is All Wrong

If you're following a weight loss plan and it doesn't seem to be helping you to lose weight you need to look at why it's not working. You have gone to the effort to lose those unwanted pounds and it will be very demotivating if you don't see the results that you want. Here are 5 reasons why your weight loss diet plan is bad news.

1. Your Diet Has No Variety.

The best weight loss plans include a good variety of nutritious and delicious foods. If your plan does not include enough variety, both in taste and in health benefits, it is bad news. You do not have to give up enjoying flavours when it comes to losing weight. You can eat a healthy balance of low calorie and nutritious foods without having to compromise for bland alternatives. For example, you can use spices and herbs for flavouring without adding loads of calories or fat.

2. You're Not Exercising.

It's bad news if your weight loss plan does not include any exercise. Having an easy to follow exercise regime not only ensures you'll stick with it, but it also makes it more enjoyable. Exercise is key to good health and losing unwanted weight. It also improves mood and alleviates stress.

3. You're Feeling Tired, Anxious, Or Depressed.

Following a rapid weight loss diet based on a fad or crash diet can lead to dehydration and tiredness as they often do not provide enough calories or nutrients. Starving yourself can also lead to a lack of energy, depression, anger, and anxiety. This type of diet will never provide permanent results because they are impossible to stick with for the long term and most people end up putting on more weight when they stop the diet.

4. You Have Gained Weight, Not Lost It.

The whole idea of a weight loss plan is to help you lose weight rather than putting it on. Weight gain can occur for a number of reasons. It could be due to stress, eating more calories than you burn, or eating unhealthy foods.

5. Your Diet Is Only Temporary.

The only way to lose weight and keep it off forever is to change your habits and learn to make healthy choices, both in the way you eat and how you exercise. If you think of your plan as a short term fix, it will never yield long-term healthy weight results. Once you stop and go back to eating and not exercising as you did before the weight will go back on.

Losing weight and getting fit does not have to be difficult. For the best nutritional tips, the most proven exercise programs, fitness motivation and the whole recipe for fat loss with safe, natural and proven methods please click here.

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Better Body Image Is One of the Keys to Successful Weight Loss

Better body image makes it much easier to lose weight for all of the right reasons, researchers have found out. Sustainable weight loss is much more than just going on a diet or following a rigorous, restrictive regime. It involves a changed mindset and the right kind of motivation.

Many people, even individuals that have lost significant amounts of weight, maintain a negative self-image. Weight loss hypnotherapy is one great possibility for accomplishing that intrinsic change and experiencing happiness through body transformation.

How Better Body Image Affects Weight Loss

The results of a new study were published in the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Spanish researchers have established a solid connection between positive body image and the effectiveness of weight loss plans.

Participants in the study were divided in two groups. Members of the first group attended group sessions during which exercise and healthy nutrition were discussed. Members of the second group learned about positive body image and how to overcome personal barriers in order to lose weight.

The volunteers that learned about positive body image were much more capable of controlling food intake and they also became less concerned with their body shape. Members of this group lost seven per cent of their original weight. In comparison, members of the first group lost only two per cent of their original weight.

Better Body Image through Weight Loss Hypnotherapy

It's much easier to lose weight with hypnotherapy than with fitness or diet plans. The fact that positive body image is in the heart of this therapy is one of the factors that contribute to easier, sustainable results.

Therapists use several techniques that improve self-perception and make individuals much more eager to change. Positive messages that replace harmful and self-destructive habits pave the way to weight loss success.

A hypnotherapist will also work to enhance self-esteem and help clients to better understand the health needs of their bodies. Once this internal transformation takes place, making better nutrition and exercise choices turns into a fun task rather than a burden.

Several Additional Tips for Changing Body Image

While undergoing the weight loss hypnotherapy, you can also attempt to change your self-perception in several additional ways.

Pay careful attention to your internal dialogue. Do you "talk to yourself" in a positive way or do you seem to be putting yourself down all the time? Your internal dialogue should feel like having a conversation with a best friend. Make a conscious effort to eradicate negative thoughts and the idea that you can't accomplish something or that you're not worthy of change.

Focus on how you feel rather than how your body looks. If you feel healthy and happy, you will be much more satisfied with your appearance, as well.

Finally, acknowledge everything positive about yourself. What are you proudest of and most grateful about? If you have difficulty discovering such aspects of your life, you may want to share the feelings with your hypnotherapist. Together, you'll work on positivism and happiness. Weight loss is something you should be excited about. It all starts with your thoughts - deal with your inner saboteur first!

David Samson is a regular advisor to BBC Radio London. His work has been featured in The Times, Huffington Post and OK! Magazine. Using gentle & sympathetic techniques developed over 10 years practicing successful weight loss Hypnosis treatments.

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What Should I Do When Eating Away From Home So That I Can Continue Losing Weight?

In this article I will be sharing with you key tips on how you can continue on keep your goal of losing weight even when you are eating away from home. It is possible to eat healthy when you are away from home, but you'll have to plan ahead.

What should you do when you are not at home to cook your healthy meals for fat loss? Is there a possibility that you will achieve your goal of losing weight when you are always travelling? All is not lost, YES, it is possible to eat healthy when you are away from home, but you'll need to plan ahead and put extra efforts to it. These helpful tips will assist you to stay on your journey of healthy eating:

1. Family gatherings Food is an integral part of many special occasions and is mainly used to entertain family and friends. It is fine to indulge once in a while without feeling guilty or worry about weight. If you are in control of food preparation, try to be creative about your cooking and include many healthy options in your menu.

2. Eating out You may find yourself eating in a restaurant, especially when you are travelling. Preparing your own food is very unlikely. Do not be afraid to ask for a customized meal. You will be amazed that most of the restaurants will accommodate your requests. 
• Ask questions about how the food is prepared. 
• Ask the restaurant not to put all those extra sauces on your meals, since they carry extra calories that you do not need. 
• Ask the waiter to remove the sauces on the table and a bread basket to avoid consuming those extra calories that you do not need.

Remember that eating extra 200 calories from that bread could result into gaining an extra two to three pounds.

3. If you are staying in a hotel You need to plan ahead about your food if you'll be staying in a hotel for a while. Food must be your number one priority if you are serious about losing weight. 
• Find out about nearby restaurants and their menu options. 
• Ask the restaurant if they can customize your meals and prepare them according to your needs. 
• Check what is included in the buffet, and take your time to dish food. Buffets can be very tempting and may lead to over-eating. 
• Pack some healthy snacks that you can use whilst staying in a hotel.

Do not be afraid to ask for healthy menu options if you care about losing weight. Remember that healthy eating when you are away from home requires self-discipline and sticking to your goal of losing weight. It is possible!

G.T. Taylor has more than 20 years experience in the field of nutrition, with special interest in weight loss. http://WWW.NUTRITIONANDDIETMAKEOVER.COM

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The 7 Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss

These 7 secret foods that promote weight loss are not just the "ordinary" superfoods like the cherry, the avocado or extra virgin olive oil.

Imagine a food--or a group of foods--that alone can elevate moods, enrich your body with almost hundreds of minerals, help you lose weight and taste great all at the same time?

The 7 foods that promote weight loss I want to talk about do all this and more... and These foods are from the corners of the world and they will pack a super-punch into your everyday diet.

The reason they work so well is because they each are highly mineralized which can help you find the nutrients you need and not be hungry all the time.

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #1: Cacao (Raw Chocolate)

Want more energy? Try some raw chocolate.

Raw chocolate is one of the most powerful sources of magnesium on the planet. Not only does magnesium help with alertness and activity, it also helps elevate your mood.

Magnesium is one of the most deficient minerals in the human body. Depending on where you find your studies 60-80% of Americans are deficient in magnesium. No wonder we're sluggish, agitated and stressed!

Raw chocolate is the same reason you've heard that chocolate is good for you... except that the cooked and processed form that you get in your Hershey's bar does not have the same composition as it does when it's raw.

Raw chocolate also contains tryptophan--an essential amino acid--which helps naturally produce serotonin in your body. This is great news for those who need an emotional boost.

You can buy raw chocolate in the shell (it is a bean), but it's easiest if you buy it without.

Since the cacao bean is actually fairly bitter, it is best to mix it with various other foods that promote weight loss like pumpkin seeds and goji berries for a super, power-packed, nutrient rich snack that will get you through even the toughest days.

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #2: Goji Berries

Move over carrot.

This little, bright red berry from China is one of the most potent sources of beta-carotene and vitamin C. These are both fantastic antioxidants.

Goji berries also contain 18 amino acids and over 21 minerals which give them a serious power-punch to anyone's system.

Goji berries help stimulate your body's natural human growth hormone which is critical in anti-aging and longevity.

You can only get them dried in the US, so don't expect to find them in any produce section. Some health food stores will carry them, but you're best bet is online.

Goji berries are a fantastic snack--eat them just like you would raisins--to add to your superfood arsenal and are a great addition to any herbal tea.

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #3: Maca

Maca is a Peruvian root powder that is used to increase strength and vitality. It has more mineral content than potatoes and carrots--containing iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and iodine.

The Peruvians and many others claim, Maca can help fight depression, help with anemia and improve overall memory and vitality.

This powerful food is also a libido stimulant!

Maca powder is best taken mixed with warm water in a tea. Maca has a strong taste and this can be softened with goji berries or honey.

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #4: Raw Honey

I'm not talking about the honey in the little bear. I'm talking real, unprocessed, raw honey.

Raw honey contains enzymes, phytonutrients, resins and propolis--bee glue. This unique combination of properties makes it versatile not only as a food, but as an anti-bacterial agent.

As a food, raw honey can raise antioxidant levels in the body, restore muscle glycogen after a workout and help lower cholesterol and the risk of certain cancers.

As a topical substance, it can decrease infection and work just as well as alcohol solutions.

Use it as a sweetener, put some in your teas or your water, or just have a small spoonful for a quick pick me up.

(Be sure not to heat it to a high temperature. Heat will destroy many of its best qualities.)

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #5: Spirulina

This superfood and next might scare some people off.

Don't compromise your health by not trying these two foods!

The first, spirulina, is an algae that has high vegetable protein content, is high in B-12 vitamins and Gamma Linolenic Acid (GLA).

GLA and Vitamin B-12 are connected to mood, memory and general energy vitality. Many people believe that low B-12 levels for long periods of time is actually the cause of "old age" symptoms--fatigue, memory loss, confusion, etc.

Just because it's algae doesn't mean that it's gross! The first time I tried it, I was surprised that it tasted so good.

Buy it in flakes and sprinkle it on your salads, add it to a smoothie, sauces or soups.

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #6: Sea Vegetables

Sea vegetables are grown in an environment full on minerals that our body needs for optimal health--the ocean.

The ocean water has up to 92 minerals can be absorbed by the plants growing in the sea.

This makes sea vegetables are one of the most nutrient dense foods on the planet. Seaweed--compared to land vegetables--is one of the best vegetable sources of calcium, which is fantastic for muscle and bone development, strength and growth.

Don't worry if the idea of eating seaweed grosses you out. Your health food store will have different seaweed granules that you can use as a salt substitute and you'll never know the difference.

Nori, dulce, and kelp are three of the most readily available sea vegetables.

The Secret Foods that Promote Weight Loss - Superfood #7: Pumpkin Seeds and More...

The raw pumpkin seed, just like the cacao bean, is another feel good food. It is a great source of magnesium and tryptophan. You can find this super-seed right in your backyard if you live in the Northeastern US!

Pumpkin seeds also are great sources of protein, fat and other essential minerals.

Other great seeds and foods that promote weight loss are hemp seed, flax seed and raw sunflower seeds. These all contain good fats and good protein for optimal health.

If you're eating a primarily vegetarian or vegan diet, be sure to add these seeds to your diet to get some good protein. If you're NOT a vegetarian or vegan, be sure to add these seeds to your diet to get some good protein (not a typo!).

They are great to add to salads as an extra garnish or great as a snack or mixed in with some other superfoods.

Kevin Gianni is an author and founder of LiveAwesome.com, the no-fluff resource for foods that promote weight loss, optimal health and motivation expert interviews for the busy person.

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