Losing one pound at a time one day at a time
Good morning all WeightFan members and others cruising the internet for tips and resources on how to look and feel better. Notice I didn’t mention one word about “weight”. WeightFan is a social network: people who want to connect with others like themselves; in this case others who would like to lose weight. WeightFan has a social responsibility and that is to help each of you find ways to feel [...] Read more »
The best of the worthwhile weight loss programs available today really can help you to lose weight, and they do it with several simple tools, which are common to all of them. So this is what to look for: A responsible diet starts with individual tailoring, and that means measuring your height , weight and fat percentage. The program should be appropriate for your gender and age, and take into [...] Read more »
The main point to healthy eating habits is to eat right, exercise, and visit your family doctor on a regular basis. These are the main ways to become healthy and stay healthy. When you are healthy and fit you feel good about yourself. But the biggest problem with this is how we eat healthy all the time. Most of us don’t eat healthy foods day in and day out. Gone [...] Read more »
Hello there from The Weightfan Team When eating out, always choose the smallest portion size available. When we choose larger meals, most of us tend to eat past the point of hunger and in doing so consume more calories than we need which contributes to weight gain. Most of us hate to waste both food and money…and a lot of us end up taking home doggy bags anyway! Which for [...] Read more »
Apart from hunger, your body has another mechanism at its disposal to prevent you from losing weight. The second mechanism the body uses to conserve fat is to reduce the amount of energy that you use. It will reduce the Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) so you will feel sluggish and less inclined to move, thereby conserving energy. The body is telling you to sit down as you don’t have the [...] Read more »
The first and most important mechanism the body has at its disposal is hunger. The moment you decide to reduce your food intake, your body will give you signals to go and eat. Hunger is a very powerful primordial (primitive) signal. It is present in all animals and has been with humans since the beginning of time. It can even be painful. Resisting hunger is difficult; near impossible for most [...] Read more »
Attitude!! Good morning WeightFan.com fans ! Yes..there is that word again -ATTITUDE. Anyone ever read the book “Think and grow rich”, how about “The Secret”. Both of these and many more self help books are based on a single premise: that how you think determines: how you feel: which can translate into actions you take. Think your fat and ugly? Then that poor self body image WILL translate into – [...] Read more »