July 2nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Israel Lagares @ Fat Man Unleashed
Your body talks to you. Didn’t you know that? Not like the kid in Look Who’s Talking or the dog in Look Who’s Talking, Too (starring a slimmer, younger John Travolta), but it gives you signs that you need to learn to respect.
Letting…
Continue reading → Listening to Your Body, Resting the Warrior Mentality
July 2nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When you first start on a weight management plan, it’s easy to look at calories as your enemy. In fact, many people fall into the trap of actually consuming too few calories, which can make it harder to lose weight, especially over time. Your body needs to have fuel in order to run properly and [...]
July 1st, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you are focusing on losing weight and making lifestyle changes, the first two weeks are undoubtedly the hardest. Your body and your mind need time to adjust to your diet, and this initial period requires a lot of motivation and a desire to stick to your new plan. Anytime you make lifestyle changes, it [...]
July 1st, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
With all of the medical advances out there, and the concern over side effects, many people are getting interested in natural weight loss methods. While there are a few out there that are thinly veiled scams, natural weight loss can be possible, when you have the right foundation and the right outlook.
One of the biggest [...]
June 30th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
As summer winds to a close, it’s time to start thinking about what you plan to do to keep fit over the winter. If your current exercise plan requires you to be outdoors, or if you live in an area where extreme temperatures or weather events make it hard to travel to a gym, it’s [...]
June 30th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
I was cleaning my glasses the other day and like the butter fingers I am, dropped them. A lens popped out. I instantly thought, “Great, I’m going to have buy new glasses now.” (I should note that I’m new to the glass-wearing crowd.) I suddenly thought, “What would happen if these [...]
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June 30th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When it comes to finding the right workout plan, it may be a good idea to consider giving swimming a try. As the nation watched Mark Phelps make history in 8 swimming events, more people started getting interested in just how good swimming can be for your body. As you can see from the shape [...]
June 30th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Israel Lagares @ Fat Man Unleashed
I finally weighed myself after a few months of not weighing in and the result was a measly 302.4 lbs. Yuck. I was seriously aiming for the 290s at the very least. Not much I can do but keep on keeping on, right? I’ll be under 300 next week!!! I g…
June 29th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
With January over, many people will be either be well on the way to making their new years resolutions or have already ditched them. If you’re part of the first group, good for you! You deserve many kudos for sticking with your diet and exercise plan. If you’re in the second group, now’s the time [...]
June 29th, 2009 — Uncategorized from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
I am headed to the gym. Today, I’m going to focus on a long walk / run and then do some work on my chest.
It’s been a few days, and I’m sure I’ll be a little rusty, but I can hardly wait for the way I’ll feel when I’m finished.
I hope you dig the site [...]
June 29th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
The Saint Tropez diet has gotten it’s fair share of press, most likely due to the fact that it’s another one of the diets that claims that eating the right food will make your body do all the work so you don’t have to. But is that claim rooted in scientific fact? The author makes [...]
Continue reading → Saint Tropez Diet By Apostolos Pappas, PhD.
June 29th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Pros -
Users felt that this diet was simple for them to understand.
Users felt like the food in this diet was tasty.
Users felt that the level of exercise required in this diet was acceptable.
Users felt that this diet made them feel healthier over all.
Users felt that this diet offered a great amount [...]
June 28th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Happy Sunday to all my readers! Today’s all about the roundup. As usual we have the Fitness Health Network of which I am a part of so go ahead and browse through the posts. You’ll find they have a lot of great things to say. A little further down are some posts from reader blogs. [...]
June 28th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Frank Cruz @ Fat Man Unleashed
Master: a leader; a person with the ability or power to use control; a person who is in command; a victor or conqueror; to rule or direct, to triumph over or to OVERCOME.
Who is in control of you? Are you aware of the fact that the majority of human b…
June 28th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Muata @ Mr. Low Body Fat's Blog
June 28th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
While this won’t interest my general audience, the Wordpress bloggers among you might want to listen up. The Blog Traffic Exchange is very similar to your related posts plugin (you are using a related posts plugin, right?). The difference is that the Blog Traffic Exchange is related posts from around the web. [...]
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June 28th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you want your diet and exercise effort to work the way you intend for it to, then eating right has to become something that is as automatic for us as it was for our ancestors. It may seem like an insurmountable achievement, but really, it’s a lot easier than you may initially imagine. According [...]
June 27th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Recently, I had the pleasure of being contacted by a representative of Dr. Michael Snyder. Dr. Snyder is a Bariatric surgeon. He wanted me to try something for free… No it was not a complementary Bariatric surgery.
It turns out that Dr. Snyder had invented a product called the FullBar. The idea behind the [...]
June 27th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Most of us have at least one spot on our bodies that we would like to change. Commonly referred to as “problem areas,” if you are serious about making a change, you’ve got to find a way to target that area. While full body exercise is vital, there are many benefits to spending a few [...]
June 26th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
While there are many schools of thought on the subject of what time during the day is optimum, it generally boils down to whether or not you are capable of fitting in a workout during that specific time. We’re all on pretty tight schedules these days and sometimes, it is just not possible to fit [...]
Continue reading → What Time of the Day is Best For Exercise?
June 26th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
For those of you who don’t follow my Twitter feed (and I don’t blame you since I don’t Tweet often), you may have missed my interview at The Casual Observer earlier this week. I took a light-hearted, fun approach to it, so if you are the kind of person who likes fun, you should [...]
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June 26th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Muata @ Mr. Low Body Fat's Blog
June 26th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
In this edition of the Sunday roundup I’ve pulled several posts from blogs on a myriad of subjects but mostly I found posts on the subject of losing weight. Hopefully they will help you on your way to a healthier and better life. Have a happy and healthy weekend!
The Fitness Health Network Presents:
Fat [...]
June 26th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
Every has questions about money every now and again. I hoped people might make use of the contact button under my logo, but it seems most would rather have a root canal. That’s fine. You still aren’t going to get away without getting your questions answered. Moolanomy Answers is here to [...]
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June 25th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
1 - Mindset -
You can never really tell how important a can do attitude is going to be until you have one. A real desire to achieve your goals is a powerful foundation for weight loss success. Think about what you want to achieve, and think about why you want to achieve it. Think [...]
Continue reading → 10 Essential Elements of Weight Loss Success pt 1
June 25th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Pros -
Users felt that this diet was simple for them to understand.
Users felt that this diet offered quick results.
Users felt like the food in this diet was tasty.
Users felt that this diet fit in well with their busy schedules.
Cons -
Users felt that this diet left them feeling hungry often.
Users felt that this [...]
June 25th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Muata @ Mr. Low Body Fat's Blog
June 25th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Once you’re ready to take that step and go on a diet, there will literally be thousands of options available to you. There are a myriad of different diets out there and most claim that they have the secret to fast weight loss. It can be very frustrating to keep trying these different diets, only [...]
June 25th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
It may sound like a Saturday Night Live skit, but an organization is asking for your help with balancing the budget. Next10 has a fairly easy to understand simulator that lets you do just that. You have a choice about 4 or 5 questions in much of the areas that impact the government’s [...]
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June 24th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When we think of weight loss success, we tend to think in inches and pounds, but there are actually many ways that you can measure success. When you make that commitment to get healthy, many things in your life and in your body will be changing. Don’t get hung up on inches or pounds, as [...]
June 24th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
As more stars jump on the macrobiotic band wagon, many of us wonder what this diet is and why it is so beneficial. A macrobiotic diet is not an easy diet, and it is not for everyone. However, it does contain some interesting principles that can be applied for any type of diet. Let’s take [...]
June 23rd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Muata @ Mr. Low Body Fat's Blog
June 23rd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Anytime it takes five people to write one book, you’ve got to wonder whether the subject matter is really difficult, or if there was a shortage of available projects on the market. The New Glucose Revolution tackles a pretty complex subject, but we failed to see how five people were really necessary to write one [...]
June 23rd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
[Below is a guest post from my wife. I had tried to get her to write this story for more than two years now. I imagine it was very difficult for her to write. The title is mine, which I thought was a little more catchy than "A history of growing up [...]
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June 23rd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Here are some little known facts about your weight, and how to lose it.
- The difference between people who are thin and those who are obese is not how many fat cells they have, but rather the size of these cells. You do not generate more fat cells when you gain weight, because you [...]
June 22nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Every day, no matter if you are a stay at home mom or an investment banker, we all have to deal with stress. There are two main types of stress, good and bad, and unfortunately, most of us have to deal with the bad on a daily basis. Bad stress is so called due to [...]
June 22nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from NCN @ No. Calories Needed
Hello, my name is NCN, and my body hates me. The feeling, I can assure you, is mutual.
I’ve stopped losing weight. In fact, I’ve gained and re-lost the same 10 pounds, over and over, for the past three months. My body, instead of getting smaller, has entered into a strange stasis, and refuses to change.
I’ve [...]
June 22nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Muata @ Mr. Low Body Fat's Blog
June 22nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
For many of us, dieting is a form of deprivation that is extremely difficult to handle. It’s tough to get through the day when you are literally starving yourself. Before you even start a diet, you’re going to need to make sure that you are getting enough calories to get through the day while still [...]
Continue reading → How to Diet Without Feeling Like It’s a Diet
June 22nd, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Pros -
Following this diet is relatively simple to understand.
This diet offers food choices that are delicious.
People who try this diet have shown to lose weight.
This diet is perceived to be easy to stick with.
This diet is said to offer quick weight loss results.
Cons -
Some dieters feel like the results [...]
June 21st, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
As nice as it would be if you could simply say “Okay, I am ready to lose weight.” And have it start happening, it does not really work that way. You have to be in the right mindset if you want to get the most out of your diet and weight loss plan, and getting [...]
Continue reading → Mindset Check - Are You Ready to Lose Weight?
June 21st, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
I’d like to wish all the father’s out there a Happy Father’s Day. I’m not going to go into Father’s Day very much… my father died when I was young. Also, at age 33, I’m not a father myself. I suppose I’m a daddy to our dog, Jake, but I’m not expecting [...]
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June 21st, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
It is a lot easier to stick with a diet plan when you are motivated, but for many, that is easier said than done. Often, it is quite simple to make that first step and become motivated, but if you can’t stay that way, chances are your diet will not be as successful as it [...]
June 20th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Whether you are just starting out on an exercise plan, or you have been working out for years, exercise burnout can be a big problem. This is particularly true if you find exercising challenging, both from a motivational aspect and from a physical aspect. Burnout can easily derail your fitness plans, but there are a [...]
June 20th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Josie Maurer @ Fat Man Unleashed
If I had known beforehand that Edy’s Tart Honey Yogurt Blend would cause such a ruckus….well, I would have bought it anyway. My Taste Test Crew got bent out of shape and took sides as opinions flared in the heated discussion over whether th…
Continue reading → Taste Test: Edy’s Tart Honey Yogurt Blends
June 20th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
As summer gets closer, many of us are taking our exercise routines outside. It’s a great time of year to get out and enjoy nature, but this is also the time of year when the risk of dehydration becomes very real. If you have ever been seriously dehydrated, you know how awful it feels. You [...]
June 19th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If your budget is keeping you from making a commitment to exercise, there are numerous free or low cost methods currently available. You don’t have to purchase an expensive membership at the gym, or buy expensive equipment for a home gym in order to get fit. Let’s go over some of the best free to [...]
June 19th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Lazy Man @ Lazy Man and Money
Murphy-Goode Winery has an interesting job opportunity that you may or may not have heard of… a 6-month contract to be a “Lifestyle Correspondent” for Murphy-Goode Wine. It pays $10,000 a month - a fairly impressive salary considering that you get free rent on top of it. Oh you also get to learn [...]
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June 19th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Even the most sensible dieter can be lured into a fad diet by outrageous claims and seemingly easy results. However, there are a few fads out there that can be incredibly dangerous, especially if you are not in good physical condition. While some fad diets are harmless and are designed to make only your wallet [...]
June 18th, 2009 — Uncategorized from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you’re just getting started on an exercise program, or even if you are an old pro, your back is at risk for injury every time you go out there. We can’t really do much without our backs and it is very important to protect it while you are exercising. If you have ever suffered [...]
Continue reading → How to Reduce the Risk of Back Injuries During Exercise