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I have put off writing a motivation article because of two reasons: 1) There is a glut of articles out there already; 2) My philosophy is so simple, I didn’t think it justified an entire article. I was amazed at the incredible number of articles on the net and in the news that dealt with motivation to diet and exercise. Everybody and her cat have written about ways to trick yourself into exercising or changing your frame of mind, or making the exercise or diet more enjoyable. I can’t compete with that sheer volume, but what I can do is make my Best Weight Loss Program for Men complete by including my tip for motivation to exercise and diet.

Defy Gravity

Gravity is pulling you into the grave. The heavier you are, the more pull Death has on you. So try to become Weightless, like me. I usually phrase my philosophy in a positive way, saying, “If you lose weight, you will feel better and live longer and be able to evolve, defy gravity!” But that doesn’t work for most people. So I have to yell: “Lose weight or die!”

Every day you have to ask yourself if you’re going to contribute to your own death by overeating and being lazy. Or are you going to do something to prevent that? I can hear you saying it, and you’re right: Nobody lives forever. But most men wait until they’ve been diagnosed with cancer or diabetes to make a positive change in their lifestyle. When you’re staring at your doctor who tells you that you may only have 1 year left to live unless you eat better and start exercising… then you decide that life is worth extending. I’m terrified of that. You should be too. Why not make sure that meeting never happens?

If you’ve read my Obesity Statistics article, then you already know the risks. Every day experts are finding more ways that being overweight is a hazard to your life, just take a look at the news.

Here’s the list:

• Diabetes (type 2, the preventable kind)
• Heart Disease
• Several Cancers, including:
  • bladder
  • lung
  • oral cavity
  • pancreas
  • stomach
  • small intestine
  • larynx
  • lymphoma
  • and every man’s favourite: prostate
• GERD: gastro-esophogeal reflux disease (chronic heartburn and acid regurgitation)
• The recent discovery of a link to Alzheimer’s disease

It Is Easy to Stay on a Diet

Unless you actually have an Impulse Control Disorder (talk to a psychiatrist), you CAN stay on a diet. The second you have a cookie in hand, just think of it as poison. It may not kill you right away, but it eventually will. Diet or die!

Here’s a diet secret that I normally would never mention: the diet products you can buy from my online store are pricey. If you need another form of motivation to stay on a diet, consider paying for it. If you don’t use the program, you’re wasting the money you spent to buy it. Use the products, so that you know it was money well spent. If you’re just buying your groceries like

normal, you might not eat that salad because it’s cheap to throw it away. If I gave you my products for $1, you might give up on them in a few days just as easily, and you’d never find out how great they are if you use them consistently for one month.

Too Fat to Run?

Do you think that your weight is preventing you from exercising? If you read my article Exercise: Essential carefully, you know you do not have to start jogging right away. You can start your exercise regimen by walking for 30 minutes every day. If you cannot do even that, then it is even more important to start a diet right away. If you can jog, but feel embarrassed to do it, because you think people will laugh at you: Get over it. Exercise or die! Do you know what I think when I see an overweight person jogging? I think: “Good for him! He’s saving his life. He’s improving himself.” I also feel a little guilty, because I end up thinking: “If that big guy is brave enough to struggle like that, I must be such a wimp to skip a workout.” Believe me, if anyone snickers at you for exercising, they’re losers.

It Is Easier to Die

I will not deny that it is easier to die: to lay around, eat chips and wait for an early death while watching TV. When you exercise, they call it “working out” because it is work! Staying on a diet takes some self-discipline, I grant you that as well. If you have a death-wish, by all means, take the easy path. But do not try to pretend that having those extra 50 pounds is okay. You’re just lying to yourself.

It makes me so angry to see overweight people who aren’t doing anything about it. I am Weightless, and I still exercise and keep a diet. If I have the motivation just to avoid gaining weight, how much more reason does the obese man have? Is it harder? No, it should be easier, because he is the one in real danger. I am not. I could put on 10 pounds, and my mother would think I look healthier. But I run. When I do intervals, I pretend that there’s huge dog chasing me who will kill me if I can’t outrun it. And I run for my life!

So, that is all the motivation you should need: Diet or Die. Exercise or Die. Run for Your Life!

Live, Evolve, Become Weightless

This article is my simple philosophy on weight loss motivation. Now that you’re motivated and have a simple way to stay motivated, read the other articles on my site to get all the details on the best weight loss program for men.

David “Mr. Weightless” McCormick is the founder of Weightless Products, which is dedicated to providing free articles and advice for men to lose weight fast and promote health. Wait Less for Weight Loss, visit The Best Weight Loss Program for Men today.

It’s so easy to put your life on hold until you lose weight. It’s easy to say “I’ll do that once I’ve lost a few pounds” or “I couldn’t do that I’m too fat”.

But you only have one life – there are no second helpings. So you owe it to yourself to live your life in the present and to live it to the full.

Going for whatever you want now, rather than waiting until you are slim, can even help you lose weight.

How so?

1. It distracts you from eating

If you’re busy working to achieve something, it keeps your mind occupied with activities other than food.

Have you ever been engaged in an activity where you were so absorbed you forgot to eat? People who live their lives following their passions and going for their goals have a lot more of those moments. It’s called “being in the flow state” and in flow your thoughts are on anything but food!

You know how it is when you’re trying to lose weight – you feel hungry just because you’re thinking about food all the time – what you can and can’t eat, what you should and shouldn’t have eaten at your last mealtime. If you have other things to keep your mind occupied, things you’re 100% involved in, you’ll be able to stick to your weight loss program more easily.

2. It prevents self-sabotage

If you’re just a

tiny bit scared that you’re not cut out to achieve what you want to achieve in life, you may be using your weight as a form of protection. And you’ll sabotage your weight loss efforts at every turn to keep those pounds so that you don’t put yourself in the position of trying and failing. Your weight is an excuse to keep yourself within your comfort zone. It helps you justify sticking with what you know and are used to.

If you recognise this in yourself, take just tiny steps towards your goal every day, tiny steps that don’t seem difficult at all. You’ll build your success little by little and gradually lose your fear and your weight.

Start going for your goals and what could be more satisfying? You’ll be losing weight and having a great time too. Life is not all about the number on the scales and your attempts to shift that dial don’t have to be all consuming.

You only have one life, so go for whatever it is you want!

Copyright 2005, Janice Elizabeth Small

Janice Elizabeth is a weight loss coach, slimming club owner and author of “The Diet Exit Plan”, an 8 week coaching program for automatic permanent weight loss. Request her FREE 15 page report “How to lose weight without dieting – 7 secrets the diet industry doesn’t want you to know” at http://www.SimplySlimming.com TODAY!

When it comes to losing weight, what do you think is the biggest contributing factor?

The food you eat?

The amount of exercise you do?

Genetics?

You just have to look at the latest series of The Biggest Loser to get your answer: It’s attitude!

I’ve worked with many ‘losers’ over the past 15 years and I can tell you from experience that if you don’t have the right attitude, you just won’t succeed. The way you think effects the way you feel, and the way you feel effects the amount of effort you put in.

So, back to The Biggest Loser. Remember Nick? He was the guy voted off in week 3. Boy, did he have an attitude! He’s got people around him, trying to push him, trying to get the best out of him so that he can succeed.

But what does he do? He fights them. The trainers are trying to help him but his ego won’t allow him to accept that help. He’s more concerned with ‘not getting pushed around’, than actually getting on with the job and losing weight. I mean, who are the experts here?

Compare this with Pete. A guy who, I’m sure doesn’t like being pushed around, but accepts that he’s there for a reason. He has

a problem and there are people there willing to help him. All he has to do is listen to what they say, then do it!

Well, the results are there for all to see. As each contestant gets voted off, they show a ‘Where are they now’ clip. When Nick was shown, he had the same attitude and also looks like he may have put on more weight. Pete on the other hand looks fantastic.

So what has this got to do with every person on this planet that wants to lose weight? Change the way you think and you will succeed! Each day when you wake up, don’t think about the foods you’re going to miss out on or the exercise you have to do. Think about how good you’re going to feel, how great you’re going to look, and how better life will be!

There are many people out there that want you to succeed and are willing to help you. You just have to provide the right attitude!

Ray Kelly is an Exercise Scientist with 15 years experience in the health and fitness industry. Sign up for his free 7 Day Weight Loss Course at The Biggest Loser 2: Weight Loss or http://www.free-online-health.com

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Are you tired of getting the same old advice when it comes to dieting? Are you looking for some quick tips to help motivate yourself during a diet? Why not follow along below to learn about some quick healthy weight loss tips?

Tip # 1: Take off five pounds quickly before a big event!

If you’re generally in good shape, but you want to pare off a few pounds to look your best before a big event like a class reunion, one of the best ways to easy weight loss is to cleanse your system. For the week before, skip the breads and pastas, eat lots of raw vegetables and salads, and drink at least eight ounce glasses of water a day. You’ll not only end up slimmer, you’ll feel 100% more energetic and healthy.

Tip # 2: Lose weight without dieting!

It’s a lot easier than you think. The key is exercise. Just one half hour of moderate exercise per day will burn calories – and better yet, kick your metabolism into high gear so that you continue burning calories at a higher rate. Bonuses: you’ll be doing your health a favor, too. The latest research shows that adding moderate exercise to your daily routine can help lower cholesterol, slow the progression of type-2 diabetes and improve your circulation. What’s moderate exercise? A brisk one mile walk, half an hour of dancing, or chasing the kids around in a game of tag will do it.

Tip # 3: Start your day off right!

Don’t skip breakfast when you’re dieting, and don’t go for the convenience of a ‘nutrition bar’. Give your body the pick-me-up of fresh fruit in either juice or raw form,

and the staying power of a whole grain. One of the best breakfasts you can have is a bowl of whole-grain cereal with fresh berries, melon or peaches. You get the sugar your body craves, the carbs it needs to run on, and the added benefit of antioxidant vitamins to help it stay on track and balanced.

Tip # 4: Take a high quality multivitamin every day.

There’s no substitute for a diet that has a healthy balance of all foods, but it’s far too easy to skimp on the essentials when you’re dieting. Make sure that your body doesn’t miss out on the nutrients it needs just because you’re cutting calories. A good multivitamin should contain, at a minimum, the minimum recommended daily allowances of vitamins A, B6, B12, C, E and K. While you’re at it, get out in the sun for at least ten minutes a day to help your body manufacture the vitamin D that it needs.

Tip # 5: Eat your veggies – especially your lettuce.

But don’t confine yourself to iceberg lettuce or to salads. Darker greens have about the same number of calories and carbs, but pack a lot more punch in the vitamins and other nutrient categories. By substituting radicchio, watercress, escarole or spinach for the iceberg lettuce, you add vitamin C, riboflavin’s, manganese and other essential vitamins that aren’t present in lettuce. Try them braised, steamed or grilled for something a little different from the usual salad.

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According to Dr. Rossi, in “The 20-Minute Break”, there are 4 types of overeaters. See if you recognize yourself.

1. Stress Overeater – You overeat and oversnack at any time of the day in direct response to the stresses of everyday life.

Solution: Recognize your stress limits and learn how to say no before you reach them. Break the stress syndrome by taking breaks, which will help you gain perspective on those situations you need to cope with more creatively.

2. Fatigue Overeater – In a futile effort to overcome stress and fatigue, you snack almost continuously after 3:00 or 4:00 P.M., even after a full meal, until bedtime.

Solution: Pace yourself better throughout the day with several breaks and a midafternoon rest to avoid fatigue buildup. Check in with yourself many times during the day so that you are aware of when you need to start restoring your energy level.

3. Addictive Overeater – You are a cyclic overeater or drinker who regularly consumes addictive substances, such as caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate, soda) or alcohol. You may also use sugary foods for their mood altering effects to stave off depression.

Solution: Study the patterns of your addictive behavior. How

long is it between when you indulge and when you need another fix? When you have the urge for these substances, use the 20-Minute Break to rejuvenate yourself.

4. Escapist Overeater – You often eat alone in an effort to escape unpleasant realities that you don’t know how to cope with.

Solution: Use the time that you would be eating as an escape to make an inventory of your life and what you are using food for. What is it you want to escape from?

Remember, it’s not food that is the problem.

It’s what we use food for.

Carol Solomon, Ph.D. is a psychologist and personal coach who specializes in helping people who want to lose weight and eliminate food and weight issues.

By going from food obsessive to charge neutral (i.e. Did I eat today?), she became dedicated to making it easy for others to step off the vicious cycle and live free of anxiety about food and weight.

She is the author of “Lose Weight Now Stay Slim Forever,” a practical “how-to” manual for learning to lose weight without dieting.

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I’ve been so incredibly blessed with attracting wonderful people in my life? In my meditation, I’ve been asking to attract a MasterMind group of like-minded women. Guess what happened a month ago? I was asked to join a MasterMind group. We never know when something is going to show up that we’ve asked for, we just know it is. These women are absolutely wonderful!!

We get together once a week in the early morning over the telephone and use http://www.freeconference.com. It’s a free service, and the only thing you pay for is the cost of the call.

Here’s the basics on the format. We check in with each other and are allotted a few minutes to talk about our week. We keep the tone positive. Even if a member is experiencing some issues, she is allowed to say it, and the group offers support and encouragement. This process is done quickly.

We then move into a meditation. After this the meditation, each individual sets her intention for what she wants to work on in the upcoming week. We laugh a lot during the call and close with a great big WAHOO!!

We all had not met in person so we decided to meet last week at a place called La La Land Chocolates. Yup, it was exactly what the name said. You felt like you were in La La Land with the home-made chocolates they served with lunch. After the lunch, they brought you even more chocolate—fondue to dip your fruit in. Talk about temptation. I took one tiny bite of chocolate and it did taste really good. I will be honest….I did inhale….. a lot and actually did get high.

Yup, I was in La La Land.

We dressed up and wore hats. They all had sophisticated hats. I had my skirt and heels on and wore my beanie with “I Don’t Want to Grow Up” on it. I looked radiant, and felt like a Ya Ya!!

I got a little teary during the lunch as I mentioned that I had been asking for this group to come into my life and was feeling so blessed. One woman mentioned that she heard my call and was simply responding. That’s exactly how it works. Pretty phenomenal, right?

Wouldn’t it be great if you had access to a MasterMind group of like-minded people? Ask and it will show up. I will hold this intention for you too. Just imagine what a group of people who are like-minded can do for each other. When two are gathered in my name….the miracles are endless! Your MasterMind group is waiting for you.

I love and appreciate you so much.

Love and hugs,

Tami

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Tami Close is a weight loss expert and uses an integrative method, including cleansing and nutritional products from Isagenix, in her weight loss management practice. She is certified in Rapid Eye Technology and has a basic and advanced certificate in Emotional Freedom Techniques. Tami is a recipient of a grant from the Sumasil Grant Foundation in her work with RET and EFT. She is a master trainer and has a B.S. in Training and Development. She is a #1 best selling co-author, Wake Up…Live the Life You Love Finding Personal Freedom. The other authors include Mark Victor Hansen, Wayne Dyer and Deepak Chopra and others. She has also written several e-books.

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If you want to find a way to lose weight faster, and you think there is nothing new under the sun, then what I’m about to tell you will really make you nod off.

According to Dr Kenneth Goodrick at Baylor University, a good night’s sleep is a vital ingredient for weight loss.

He believes that lack of sleep robs people of the energy they need to exercise and sets up a vicious low-energy cycle that sabotages your weight loss programme. Often when energy reserves are low, people turn to high-fat and high-sugar laden foods or caffeinated drinks for energy pick-me-ups…all of which interfere with weight loss efforts. Some may drink 10 to 15 caffeinated beverages a day, which has a adverse effect on sleep quality. It’s a double whammy.

This is not the only fascinating connection between sleep and weight gain. Researchers have found there are two hormones involved. Leptin, a hormone that suppresses appetite, and grehlin, which increases food intake and is thought to play a role in long-term regulation of body weight. Sleep deprivation lowers the levels of leptin and raises levels of grehlin. This is thought to be the reason why obese people suffering with sleep apnea often put on weight faster

than others.

Goodrick says, “Sleep is a time for the brain, the body, and all the hormones to get regulated and restore themselves to the baseline values for the next day. If you have caffeine, or inadequate sleep, you don’t have a chance for all of those restorative processes to get finished. So you’re ending not quite fit, or metabolically where you should be”.

What is a good night’s sleep? Participants in a US study who got less than 4 hours of sleep each night were 73 percent more likely to be obese than those who sleep between 7 and 9 hours a night, the recommended amount. Those who slept only 5 hours each night were 50 percent more likely to be overweight, and those who slept 6 hours a night were 23 percent more likely to be overweight.

It’s official, for good health we all need to wake up and get a good night’s sleep.

Kim Beardsmore is a weight loss consultant whose business operates across 60 countries. Tons of recipes, articles, resources, free newsletter and more to help you lose weight and keep it off forever. Estimate your healthy body weight or receive a free weight loss consultation at http://www.weight-loss-health.com.au

You burn fewer calories when you exercise in cold weather than you do when it’s hot. The hotter it is, the more extra work your heart has to do to prevent you from overheating. More than 70 percent of the energy produced by your muscles during exercise is lost as heat. So the harder you exercise, the hotter your muscles become. In hot weather, not only must your heart pump extra blood to bring oxygen to your muscles, it must also pump hot blood from your heated muscles to your skin where heat can be dissipated.

On the other hand, in cold weather, your heart only has to pump blood to your muscles and very little extra blood to your skin to dissipate heat. Your muscles produce so much

heat during exercise that your body does not need to produce more heat to keep you warm. So your heart works harder and you burn more calories in hot weather.

This information should not discourage you from exercising when it’s cold, because staying in shape is a year-round proposition. However, it may help to explain why so many people find the pounds creeping on in the wintertime, even when they stay active.

Dr. Gabe Mirkin has been a radio talk show host for 25 years and practicing physician for more than 40 years; he is board certified in four specialties, including sports medicine. Read or listen to hundreds of his fitness and health reports at http://www.DrMirkin.com

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The Atkins diet is a weight loss diet based on the principle that the body burns both carbohydrates and fat for calories. Therefore, according to the Atkins diet, if you reduce the amounts of carbohydrates in your diet, you will burn more fat and you will experience more weight loss.

According to the Atkins diet, calories are not the main focus. The key to losing weight with the Atkins diet is lowering your carbohydrate intake. By restricting your intake of carbohydrates you will encourage your body to turn to fat for energy and therefore your body will be burning fat instead of carbohydrates.

The Atkins diet has provoked a significant amount of controversy since it was first published. The recommendation to eat a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet went against the dietary recommendations of many established medical institutions. The Atkins diet was denounced as unsafe, particularly if used as a life-long weight loss plan. Over the past five to ten years, there have been numerous studies that come down on both sides of determining if the Atkins diet is safe. The last version of the Atkins diet included the admission that calories do matter, and the advice to ‘eat only enough to satisfy hunger’.

The eating plan recommended by the Atkins diet contains very low portions of carbohydrates, deriving the majority of carbohydrates from vegetables high in fiber and low in carbs, and unrestricted portions of proteins, including high fat proteins like beef, pork and cheese.

Follow up research on people who have used the Atkins Diet

to lose weight show a fast initial weight loss that eventually levels off. The Atkins Diet has four phases:

Phase 1 of the Atkins Diet: The Induction Phase, which restricts carbohydrates severely.

Phase 2 of the Atkins Diet: The OWL (Ongoing Weight Loss) Phase, in which you add in limited carbs and tailor the eating plan to your tastes.

Phase 3 of the Atkins Diet: Pre-maintenance, with ten pounds or less to the target goal, deliberately slows weight loss to begin adjusting the body to after-weight-loss diet.

Phase 4 of the Atkins Diet: Lifetime Maintenance, a long-term eating plan that emphasizes a low carbohydrate diet and healthy, long-term eating.

Despite the reassurances that you can “eat all you want and still lose weight”, it is important to pay attention to the portions recommended in the menus and eating plans at www.atkins.com.

So who should use the Atkins Diet? Is the Atkins diet safe?

While the Atkins Diet seems on the surface to be directly counter to what is recommended by most medical institutions, many of the principles are actually the same. Unless you are under the care of a physician for a chronic medical condition like diabetes, high blood pressure, or coronary problems, you can use the Atkins Diet.

Copyright 2005 Adam Waxler

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Many studies and facts have shown that virgin coconut oil is effective in helping to reduce body weight. It contains fewer calories than other fats and also has a group of fats known as Medium-Chain Triglycerides (MCT) that are used by the body as an instant source of energy.

MCT are easily digested by the body and they don’t produce body fat.

Hence, numerous studies and experiences in the past have led us to a conclusion that if virgin coconut oil is added consistently to a balanced diet, it shall show incredible results in weight loss.

But, why there are still some people who complain that they just couldn’t lose weight after consuming virgin coconut oil?

Well, I say we have several possibilities here. There are some factors that could influence the weight loss results in this case:

1.How long have you consumed virgin coconut oil?

2.How old

are you?

3.How are you, really?

The answers to these questions do influence the effectiveness and the performance of virgin coconut oil in your weight loss program.

Many people don’t comprehend this fact and they give up consuming virgin coconut oil in a short time, because they don’t see a significant loss in their weights.

I say this is a mistake.

If you want to learn more about these factors, I suggest you read this useful article on Virgin coconut oil and weight loss

You shall find more detailed explanations there…

F. Aziz is the owner of all-about-Virgin-Coconut-Oil.com, a site that provides many valuable informations around Virgin Coconut Oil, its definitions, derivations, benefits and uses in the form of articles, reports, recommended sources, books, products and others. Visit all-about-Virgin-Coconut-Oil.com and see whether this miracle oil could help you improve your health.