Thursday, February 12, 2009

Losing Belly Fat is a Simple Process of Eating and Moving.

Losing Belly Fat is a Simple Process of Eating and Moving.: "Let’s start with eating.

Pay attention to what’s in your food! A great many foods are so over processed with hydrogenated oils, additives, preservatives and artificial flavors, in the final analysis they only barely resemble the foods they are supposed to taste like. Those chemicals are created simply to make it easier to make foods freezable, cheaper and taste like something once they have been factory- cooked to within an inch of existence.
Some examples of over processing problems:

  • Many of the chemicals added to foods to preserve and make them taste better also remove enzymes from the foods. The major functions and organs in your body depend on enzymes to do their work. The heart, kidneys, liver and trillions of cells depend on enzymes to function. Overprocessed foods don’t provide enough of those enzymes.
  • Moisture is drawn out of foods in the additive process so that bacteria won’t grow in the food. That process also sucks out valuable nutrients.
  • Factory cooking processes also cook out and freeze out most of the original nutrients you think you’re getting. Any food cooked above 112 degrees Farenheit will begin losing enzymes and nutrients."

For more information - also read the truth about fat burning foods!

Lose Belly Fat: The Shocking Truth About Love Handles and Fat

Lose Belly Fat: The Shocking Truth About Love Handles and Fat: "Guess what? Contrary to popular belief, belly fat isn‘t the result of eating fat.

Bely fat is caused by your body‘s response to the types of foods you're eating (not what's on the nutrition label).

The good news is you don’t have to eat like a bunny rabbit or a Tibetan monk to enjoy food and get rid of love handles fast. You simply have to better understand what you give your body and how to balance it.
So what’s up with fat? It’s in all the tastiest foods, it occurs naturally in our bodies, but all we hear is about how bad it is. In most of those foods, the fat is not necessarily the bad guy -- it’s other substances in those foods that cause dangerous toxins and harmful acids in your body.

Here’s the truth -- belly fat is not necessarily 'bad' but rather an indication of a host of problems. What people don’t realize is that love handles are not simply because you eat fatty foods - belly fat is the body's defense mechanism.

To protect your body from the harmful effects of the those potentially life threatening toxins and acids - your body packs on the fat to act as a buffer between your tissues/ organs and the toxins."

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Losing Love Handles - Cardio is More Than Burning Unused Calories


Losing Love Handles - Cardio is More Than Burning Unused Calories: "You’ve probably heard enough about getting off your butt to lose belly fat. Fair enough. What you didn’t know is that getting your body moving is more than just the traditional view of “burning fat” and making love handles go away.

Most people don’t understand that one of the greatest values of keeping your body moving to keep blood flowing.

Everybody learns in third grade that blood carries nutrients to the cells of the body. But what we all fail to fully understand is that blood also carries the weight of functions and systems that keep the body clean and efficient.

Besides delivering the white blood cells that fight infection and germ invasion, the cardiovascular system also runs the lymphatic system, which cleans out toxins.

Your body, believe it or not, creates fat to protect itself from toxins and acidity in your system. So your love handles aren’t just the result of eating fatty, sugary foods. They’re actually working to save your life!

That’s right -- excess body fat is a symptom of a bigger problem."

Thursday, January 29, 2009

How Portion Sizing Contributes to Belly Fat


How Portion Sizing Contributes to Belly Fat: "Understanding why you have belly fat is more than just paying attention to how much you eat. It’s about how much you eat at a time, and how much of each thing you eat.


One of the more difficult things about getting food consumption down to manageable levels is battling that feeling of still being hungry. You’ve gotten so used to how much you eat, you feel like you’ll go insane eating less.

The key to getting a better handle on how you got those love handles and belly fat is getting a grip on the portions you eat.


Multiple university studies researching the fattening of society have shown that food portion sizes have increased to more than 40 percent larger than they were 50 years ago. You’ve gotten used to eating more.


But getting better at burning fat isn’t the only thing that warrants your attention here. By eating too much at a sitting, that is, too much of each item, you’re causing problems with your body being able to digest what you eat. Even worse, you are changing the way your body decides what it needs."

Question: How Fast Can You Lose Love Handles?

Question:

I am going on vacation and have about 20 pounds to lose - how fast can you lose love handles?

Answer:

Hello!

Love handles exercises and cardio are very important to lose love handles - namely, targeted waist sculpting exercises and cardio that gets the blood flowing.

However, 80% of the formula to lose love handles is a result of your eating habits. Believe it or not, most people have belly fat -- not because they eat too much (though this is entirely possible) -- but, moreso, because they are eating foods which create an unhealthy internal environment causing a build up of acids and toxins throughout the body.

To protect your body from these toxins, your body reacts by using fat cells to act as a buffer between these harmful substances and your sensitive tissues and organs.

Ridding yourself of these toxins reduces your body's dependency on fat and, hence, causes a fat flush.

Now, to answer this question, how fast can you lose love handles?

I can't promise that my results are "typical" but, when I changed my approach to nutrition, I began to lose 1 pound a day ... for 40 days straight. Needless to say, I became an instant believer.... And, because I wasn't depriving myself of quality foods (like many fad diets) nor was I taking any dangerous supplements - I began feeling healthier than I ever felt in my life! With more energy, vibrancy and aliveness!

Wishing you all the best (and have fun on your vacation!),
Charlie

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Lose Love Handles With Nutrition


Question:


What is the best way to lose love handles?

Answer:
The easiest way to lose love handles is through nutrition.


In fact, I would argue that the formula would be something like:


  • 80% Nutrition

  • 20% Cardio and Exercise

Nutritionally speaking, it's important to toss away many of the myths about "fat" and uncover the real reason for belly fat.


Though, fat is an energy source - most people are not "fat" from eating too much - they have love handles due to being overly toxic.


When your body is eating the wrong foods - it produces a toxic and acidic state in the body.


To protect from the damaging effects of these toxins, your body uses fat to neutralize these damaging elements.


If you want to be amazed, start by eating foods that will flush away these toxins (aka fat burning foods) and you'll be delightfully surprised at how quickly you will lose love handles and be on your way to a sexy waist.


To your good health,

Charlie

Thursday, January 15, 2009

Can't Lose Belly Fat Eating "Healthy Food"?

Here's an interesting article for those of you wanting to lose belly fat.

Men's Health - Eat This, Not That - 18 Worst Packaged Foods Lies: "If you want some insight into the food industry, take a stroll through your grocery store’s candy aisle. There, on the labels of such products as Mike and Ike and Good & Plenty, you'll find what perhaps is a surprising claim: 'Fat free.' However, it's completely true—these empty-calorie junk foods are almost 100 percent sugar and processed carbs.

You see, food manufacturers think you're stupid. In fact, their marketing strategies rely on it. For instance, it may be that the aforementioned candy makers are hoping you’ll equate 'fat free' with 'healthy' or 'nonfattening'—so that you forget about all the sugar these products contain. It's a classic bait and switch."

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