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 [...]
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Tips For Picking the Right Foods
October 23rd, 2008 — Food, Weight Loss Journal, additives, chemicals, chocolate cake, dressings, food labels, food rewards, food taste, fridge, goals, grasp, healthy choice, healthy eating, healthy food, initial period, lifestyle changes, losing weight, motivation, palate, processed foods, sad fact, sauces, seasonings, temptation from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Getting Past Exercise Burnout
October 21st, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, activities, aerobics, alternative ideas, batteries, burnout, challenges, different reasons, exercise, exercise circuit, exercise plan, fitness plans, great solution, gym, many different types, physical aspect 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 [...]
Sunday Roundup: Diet Cults and Fatty Chinese
October 19th, 2008 — Myths, Weight Loss Journal, body fat, bowling ball, carnival, carnivals, common health, diets, fitness forum, fitness health, follower, health insurance, health network, hungry girl, lazy man, migraines, musings, social networking, something fun, weight management, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Good morning readers! I hope everyone is doing well and not cheating on their diets. Spend the day doing something fun - go biking or swimming! Take advantage of the day!
Proudly announcing the Carnival of Weight Loss.
The Fitness Health Network presents:
Mr. Low Body Fat asks Are You A [...]
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How to Get Motivated And Stay That Way
October 16th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, ben and jerry, crops, desire, diet plan, exercise, favorite foods, losing weight, momentum, motivation, motivator, phrase, powerful tools, rush, steam, temptation, weight loss goals 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 [...]
Sunday Roundup - Fats, Weight, and Stigmas
October 12th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Welcome to another edition of the Sunday roundup. This issue has a lot in regards to weight-loss, weight-gain and fat. Enjoy!
The Fitness Health Network presents:
Fat Man Unleashed asks Rise in Obesity Related to Quick Weight Loss Diets?
Lazy Man and Health [...]
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The Rice Diet Solution
October 10th, 2008 — Book Review, Food, Weight Loss Journal, calories, diets, diseases, exercise advice, fad diets, fats, few days, impact workout, lack of protein, lifestyle changes, meditation, moderation, next level, north carolina, preface, processed foods, proteins, rice diet solution, sodium, starvation mode, tai chi, whole lot from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
This is one of the oldest diets that is still followed today, and thousands of people swear by it. There is a clinic in North Carolina for those that really want to take this diet to the next level, but the rest of it can get almost the same benefit from reading the book at [...]
5 Ways to Dramatically Decrease Your Calorie Intake the Easy Way
October 9th, 2008 — Food, Meals, Weight Loss Journal, alternative ideas, calorie count, celery, diet, dressings, drink, feeling the pinch, fewer calories, goals, hard time, headway, healthy eating, how many calories, lettuce, losing weight, nutrition, portion control, potato chips, replacements, salads, salty snacks, size bags, sodium, spray oil, sugar, switches, temptation, vinaigrette from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
For many of us, trying to consume fewer calories can be very difficult. If you are someone that has a hard time feeling satisfied on little meals, or you just can’t seem to make any headway with your calorie count, there are a few ways that you can dramatically reduce how many calories you are [...]
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How to Handle Bad Stress With Exercise
October 8th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, brisk walk, calm, chemical reaction, daily basis, exercise, feelings, few minutes, flight response, health consequences, health problems, housework, investment banker, office workers, stairs, stay at home, stay at home mom, stress, stressful situations, types of stress, vigorous workout 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 [...]
When Diet Food Is Actually Bad For You
October 7th, 2008 — Food, Weight Loss Journal, adult, allotment, calories, chemicals, convenience, diet, diet food, excess water retention, food choices, food labels, healthy eating, high blood pressure, labels, migraines, preservatives, sodium content, suggestion, vegetables, vital functions, warning signs, weight gain from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When you first get on a diet, especially one that is calorie restricted, you’ll find that you are pretty limited when it comes to food choices. For many, it’s simply easier to take advantage of prepackaged meals. While these are expensive, there is a lot to be said for convenience, and for having everything spelled [...]
What Time of the Day is Best For Exercise?
October 6th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, aerobic workouts, best time, blood sugar levels, carbohydrates, dangerous level, diabetes, exercise, havoc, heart, heart rate, messes, morning routine, morning workouts, schools of thought, snack, sugar drop, tight schedules, time period, workout 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 [...]
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Sunday Roundup - Don’t Eat Bland
October 5th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, blogs, brain, calorie chart, cup of joe, fitness health, happy sunday, health and fitness, health habits, health network, health related articles, kids health, lazy man, low bodyfat, ncn, newsletter issue, online food diary, saga, weightlifting program, workout nutrition from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Happy Sunday everyone. Hope you got your fitness cap on along with your cup of joe today. Check out the links below for some great weekend reading.
The Fitness Health Network presents:
Lazy Man and Health writes about Post Workout Nutrition.
Get Fit Slowly says Maybe [...]
How to Pick the Right Diet Plan For You
October 2nd, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, calorie snack, chocolate cake, culprit, diet, diet food, diet plan, dietitian, exercise, finding the balance, fondness, food choices, food plans, fried chicken, goals, healthy eating, lemon chicken, losing weight, low carb diet, moderation, motivation, protein bars, real food, snack choices, sweet tooth, weight loss, willpower, workout routines from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you’re trying to lose weight but finding it nearly impossible, it may not be that you are to blame. Is your diet really the culprit? In many cases, failing on a diet doesn’t mean that you have no willpower or that you are incapable of losing weight. It just means that you may not [...]
Is Your Brain Keeping You From Losing Weight?
October 1st, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, blood sugar, body image, brain, diet plan, dips, exercise, failure, goals, happiness, health, losing weight, motivation, physical effort, piece of cake, repetitions, shape, short circuit, snack, vocabulary, weight loss, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
We all know that the mind is our most powerful muscle, but what do you do if your mind is working against your diet plan? Few of us realize just how much we beat ourselves up mentally, setting ourselves up for failure before we even try. If you’re ready to get healthy and lose weight, [...]
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Sunday Roundup - Corn Syrup and Happy Cows
September 28th, 2008 — Asparagus, Roundup, Weight Loss Journal, blogs, breast milk, corn syrup, cows, diabetes, diet, exercise, fast food, fitness health, grains, health network, healthy eating, hoot, nutrition, nuts, peta, reading material, weekend reading, weight loss foods, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Sunday Roundup - Corn Syrup and Happy Cows. In addition to the weekend reading material listed below don’t miss the PETA and breast milk blog post from Get Fit Slowly. That post plus one from Fast Food Confessional comprise the title of this post. Hopefully you’ll get a [...]
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Foods That Help You Lose Weight By Neal Barnard
September 26th, 2008 — Book Review, Weight Loss Journal, barnard, cookbook, diet book, dieter, empty calories, exercise, fitness, fluff, foods that help you lose weight, french toast, healthy foods, lifestyle change, meal ideas, medical evidence, negative calorie foods, nutrition, premise, recipe, recipes, sums from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Wouldn’t it be great if there were special foods out there that didn’t contain any calories, or better yet, helped your body burn other calories more efficiently? That’s the main premise of the book Foods That Help You Lose Weight – that there are foods out there that are actually “negative calorie.” Any dieter would [...]
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Sunday Roundup - Lose that Weight!
September 21st, 2008 — 5 steps, Food, Meals, Weight Loss Journal, blood pressure, cyclical nature, depression, exercise, exercisers, fast food, fitness health, health habits, health network, lazy man, little time, loose skin, moms, news sports, nutrition, pregnancy, sports nutrition, tom venuto, tuna salad, weight loss, wellness, workout 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 [...]
What You May Not Know About Fat
September 17th, 2008 — 3 fatty acids, Food, Meals, Weight Loss Journal, animal products, avocados, bad fats, canola oils, chicken eggs, corn oils, flax oil, good cholesterol, healthy eating, milk and dairy products, monounsaturated fats, negative connotations, nutrition, omega 3 fatty acids, polyunsaturated fats, reading labels, red meat, risk of heart disease, saturated fats, vegetable oils, waxy appearance, wellness from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Most of are trained to recoil in horror at the mere mention of the word fat, and it automatically has negative connotations for most of us. However, there is such a thing as good fat, and if you’re trying to lose weight, it is important to make sure you are getting the right balance of [...]
Sunday Roundup - Edition: Ike
September 14th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, body fat, bodyweight, calories, fitness health, fitness websites, health and fitness, health network, lazy man, middle age, morning exercise, pros and cons, reading pleasure, series introduction, snack, spotlight, weekend reading from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Good morning readers, thanks for joining me. I’ve pulled together some posts for your weekend reading pleasure. Tell me what you think.
The Fitness Health Network Presents:
Get Fit Slowly posts early morning exercise with a list of pros and cons. Do you do early morning exercise?
Don’t snack on trail [...]
The Pritikin Weight Loss Breakthrough by Nathan Pritikin
September 12th, 2008 — Book Review, Weight Loss Journal, cold turkey, concerted effort, diet books, diet plan, dietary concepts, diets, difficulty level, eating meat, health issues, heart disease, heart health, high fiber diet, illnesses, lifetime, low fat high fiber diet, nathan pritikin, pritikin longevity, realistic view, tenent, wheat from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
When Nathan Pritikin found out that he had heart disease, back in the 1950’s, most dietary concepts were pretty basic. He was one of the first to try out a low fat, high fiber diet to improve heart health and his results were pretty amazing. Fast forward to today and we now have the Pritikin [...]
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Hoopnotica
September 11th, 2008 — Product Review, Review, Weight Loss Journal, about, activities, adults, alternative ideas, average kid, benefit from, best places, burst, cardiovascular, cardiovascular workout, contest, dancing, dancing class, dvds, exercise, heart, hooping, hoops, hula hoop, ing, little bit, local gym, national pastime, practices and principles, sound practices, strenuous exercise, website, whole lot from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
The hula hoop burst onto the scene in the 1950’s and it’s been a national pastime since. Most of us remember playing with them as kids, but by the time we get to be adults, we leave them behind. Little do most of us know that hula-hooping is actually very good exercise, and a whole [...]
Weekend Reading Roundup
September 7th, 2008 — Sleep, Weight Loss Journal, body fat, cookie diet, craig ballantyne, family members, fitness health, friends family, gambit, health habits, health network, hours of sleep, journey, lazy man, misses, portion sizes, truth, weekend reading from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Weekend reading from the Fitness Health Network:
Working out with the Misses, I love her by Fat Man Unleashed is an excellent post to remind us that working out with partners (spouses, friends, family members) is a great [...]
3.3 Pounds Lost Last Week — Good week Bad Month
September 6th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, diet, graph, ins, month of august, must be doing something right, staying fit, weigh in, weight loss from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
I am quite pleased with my 3.3 pounds lost for the last week. However, over vacation and the following week I managed to put on 0.6 pounds to go with the 2.4 pounds from the previous week and all and all I had a month of August with 0.3 pounds lost. I am [...]
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Your Guide to Summer Parties and Staying in Shape
September 4th, 2008 — Meals, Weight Loss Journal, alcoholic beverages, barbeques, calories, diet, downer, drinker, endurance, fast food, goals, having fun, healthy eating, inhibitions, late night, little fizz, margarita, party time, sparkling water, staying in shape, summer fun, summer parties, teaspoons, truth of the matter, white wine spritzer from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Summertime is party time for many people and there will be plenty of barbeques and nights out that may test your dieting endurance. However, this doesn’t mean that you have to become a hermit just to keep your body in beach ready condition. Here are some tips on how to enjoy your summer fun and [...]
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The Art of the Cool Down
September 3rd, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, aerobics, brakes, driving a car, exercise, exercise routine, five minutes, heart rate, injury, jog, mirror, muscle soreness, muscles, pace, screeching halt, stretches, taking the time, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
So much focus is given to warming up for exercise, that the cool down period at the end of a workout is generally ignored. If you are not taking the time to do this after each and every workout, you can experience muscle soreness and it can be difficult to stick to an exercise routine [...]
Are You Setting Yourself Up For Injury?
September 1st, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, better solution, bottom line, burning zone, common sense, emergency rooms, exercise, exercisers, few minutes, injury, moderation, ow, pride, sad truth, sissies, six months, step exercise, target heart rate, trouble signs from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
If you are serious about exercising, just getting started, or even thinking about going to the gym, there are a few things that you need to know before you take another step. Exercise related injuries send thousands to the doctor and even emergency rooms every year and the sad truth is, most of them could [...]
Labor Day Roundup
August 31st, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, cash money, coffee journal, common myths, debt reduction, deceptions, fabulous time, fitness health, guest chef, health insurance, health network, labor day, labor day weekend, ladder, lazy man, money life, new addition, strength training for women, time cash, warm welcome, weight management from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Welcome to this week’s roundup post here at Weight Ladder. Hope everyone has been having a fabulous time during the Labor Day weekend. What have you been up to?
This week from the Fitness Health Network we have a new addition to our group. Give a warm welcome to Mr. Low Body Fat!
Five [...]
4 Ways to Measure Your Success
August 28th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, better your chances, bloodstream, diet, endorphins, first few days, fishing, flight of stairs, healthy foods, junk foods, little victories, many things, metabolism, motivation, nutrition, palate, several steps, sugary foods, taste buds, tastes, veggies, weight loss success, wellness 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 [...]
Do Natural Remedies Work for Injuries?
August 27th, 2008 — Food, Weight Loss Journal, allergy, aloe, bromelain, centuries, drink, garlic, good science, healing process, heart problems, inflammation, injury, low blood pressure, medicine, natural anti inflammatories, natural remedies, olive leaf, pineapple, skin level, sports injuries, taking medicine, topical application, traditional medicine, vitamin e from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
There are a lot of different techniques for handling sports injuries, but many people are now turning back to natural remedies in an attempt to seek relief. If you prefer not to take traditional medicine, there may be some assistance that you can see from these remedies, but it is vital to speak with your [...]
Should You Be Trying High Intensity Interval Training?
August 20th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, aerobic exercise, amp, exercise, exercise 1, exercises, exertion, exhaustion, five minutes, four minutes, good shape, gym, heart rate, high intensity interval training, hitt, injury, intervals, moderation, muscles, personal trainer, rest period, risk, severe pain, workout from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
High Intensity Interval Training or HITT has become very popular, but that doesn’t mean that it is for everyone. If done improperly, this method of exercising can lead to injury or at the very least, some severe pain. While there are a lot of benefits to HITT, there are a few things that you should [...]
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Coming Back After an Injury
August 18th, 2008 — Weight Loss Journal, alternative ideas, exercise, frustration, gallop, getting fit, injury, insurance, insurance plan, joints, ligament, losing weight, physical therapy, proper stretching, segments, shape, therapy sessions, weight loss, wellness, workout plan, workouts from Weight Ladder @ Weight Loss Journal
Injuries are an unfortunate part of exercise for many people, and in some cases, one bad injury can completely derail your plans for weight loss and getting fit. However, there are certain techniques that you can use to ensure that you’ll keep losing weight and getting healthier, even if you are laid up for a [...]
Cash Prizes Weekend Roundup… see end of post for more details.
August 17th, 2008 — Michael Phelps, Weight Loss Journal, amazon, bad posture, barnes and noble gift card, beijing olympics, cash prizes, chamomile, fitness health, getting fit, health habits, health network, herbal pain relief, lazy man, natural anti inflammatory herb, ncn,