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After finishing my workout at a neighborhood gym, I frequently treated myself to iced tea at a nearby coffee shop. A couple of my classmates almost always beat me there, and by the time I arrived they would be settled in with their pastries and soft drinks. When I stopped by their table to chat one day, they told me that this was their reward for an hour of exercise. I've made this mistake as...

A great article about calories from everyday health.comLINK: http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/facts-about-calories.aspx?xid=nl_EverydayHealthDietandNutrition_20090430ARTICLE: If you're interested in nutrition or weight loss, you no doubt pay a lot of attention to calories. But do you know what exactly calories are, and how many you really need? Calories: The Good, the Bad, and the...

If you are tempted to snack at the end of the day, try this technique. Review everything you have eaten throughout the day and total the calories. If you find that you have eaten quite enough given your weight loss goals, reassure yourself with this information. Remind yourself that you have had plenty of calories and that you can just ignore the impulse for additional eating. Sometimes the...

Perhaps so. Researchers studied middle-aged adults who were placed on a low-fat, low-calorie diet (1,200 calories for women and 1,500 for men). After three months, the subjects who drank two glasses of water before breakfast, lunch and dinner lost an average of 15.5 pounds, compared to the non-water drinkers who lost 11 pounds. The difference occurred because the adults who drank water ate 75-90...

I read a Reader's Digest article that made so much sense, that I have to share it with you. Ten best tips for easy slimming down. One of the best things you can do for your overall health is drop a few pounds. Or maybe more than a few pounds. Being overweight significantly increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer... the list seems almost endless....

If you're eating wholesome food but unable to lose weight, you may be overestimating the calories you are burning or underestimating the amount of food you are eating. You wouldn't be alone since both are common mistakes.At one end of the spectrum is the difficulty of measuring the calories expended. For example, twice as many calories as they believe they did. We also confuse portions with...