americansfeedingamerica.org http://americansfeedingamerica.org Fri, 30 May 2008 13:29:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en Diet: Facing Lousy Choices http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-facing-lousy-choices.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-facing-lousy-choices.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:14:41 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-facing-lousy-choices.htm It’s 11:30 AM. You’ve been up since 5 o’clock and the hunger meter is on high. “What to eat?” you think to yourself.

You pore over the menu for the deli downstairs but nothing you can allow yourself looks that good. Sure, you could go out for fast food but there’s a meeting coming up and you don’t really want to move your car and then have to find a new parking spot when you return.

So you decide not to go out. That leaves eating in.

You look at your choices, wishing you’d had the foresight to bring something from home. There’s the vending machine in the break room, filled with plastic-wrapped, rubber-textured sandwiches, bagels, muffins and Danish. Ugh, you keep spinning the carousels, hoping that by some miracle, there will be a vegetable snack plate or something half-way decent. You narrow down your choices to a cup of noodle soup or a chicken breast sandwich.

Now you have another choice: eat something to take the edge off or power through the minutes of temptation until you are sitting in your meeting and eating is out of the question. After an hour of dreary, repetitive discussions, your hunger may have calmed down.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-facing-lousy-choices.htm/feed Why Dieting Is Keeping America Fat http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-dieting-is-keeping-america-fat.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-dieting-is-keeping-america-fat.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:14:27 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-dieting-is-keeping-america-fat.htm There are literally hundreds of diets available to suit everyone’s taste: Atkins, Zone, South Beach, low carb, low fat, liquid mixes, vegetarian, all protein. Millions of us are on these different diets. So why are we still fat?

We spend billions of dollars a year on diet pills, medical weight loss programs, gym memberships, and support groups. We read food labels avidly to determine the number of carbs, fats, and calories contained in something we know we’d be better off without. We count up our daily points and salivate at the thought of the desserts we’re allowed on our latest regimen.

The key is our relationship with food. There is just so much of it available: fast food outlets clog our streets, television commercials and 24 hour cooking channels whet our appetites, super chefs tempt us to labor long hours in the kitchen to create our own culinary masterpieces. The different diets all have one enormous component in common -they continue this infatuation with food. What can I eat? How many carbs? How many calories? What is allowed? How can it be made to taste as good as possible?
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-dieting-is-keeping-america-fat.htm/feed Phentermine Appetite Suppressant — Is It For You? http://americansfeedingamerica.org/phentermine-appetite-suppressant-is-it-for-you.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/phentermine-appetite-suppressant-is-it-for-you.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:14:06 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/phentermine-appetite-suppressant-is-it-for-you.htm The struggle for losing weight is difficult for many reasons:
1) People love to eat, and losing weight means cutting back on a pleasurable activity.
2) The process is slow, and we are impatient.
3) That long time period can lead to failure.

It’s no surprise, then, that many people turn to diet pills and appetite suppressants to help the weight loss process. We are looking for:
1) Elimination of hunger pangs,
2) Speedy weight loss,
3) A skinny body.

Many diet pills and supplements line drug store shelves and are hawked on TV infomercials. Celebrity endorsers and ordinary people alike show off their thin physiques, all as a result of that little pill they rely on.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/phentermine-appetite-suppressant-is-it-for-you.htm/feed Acupuncture Weight Loss, Is It Possible? http://americansfeedingamerica.org/acupuncture-weight-loss-is-it-possible.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/acupuncture-weight-loss-is-it-possible.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:13:53 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/acupuncture-weight-loss-is-it-possible.htm Most everyone has heard of acupuncture, but have you ever heard of acupuncture weight loss?

Acupuncture is a five thousand year old healing method that was discovered and developed in China. But few people know that acupuncture weight loss is one of the many possible benefits that acupuncture brings.

So how can acupuncture weight loss be a possibility?

Well, for those of us in the west, acupuncture itself; to say nothing of acupuncture weight loss, was unheard of until the nineteenth century. It took some time for us to warm to the idea of someone sticking several impossibly thin needles into our skin.

It would be even more time before we would accept the concept that acupuncture weight loss was another possibility for this strange eastern practice.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/acupuncture-weight-loss-is-it-possible.htm/feed Fast & Easy Weight Loss Steps That Everyone Can Use http://americansfeedingamerica.org/fast-easy-weight-loss-steps-that-everyone-can-use.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/fast-easy-weight-loss-steps-that-everyone-can-use.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:13:40 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/fast-easy-weight-loss-steps-that-everyone-can-use.htm Are you tired of trying several weight loss plans, but without any success? Are you frustrated with those excess accumulated fats in your body?

Here is something for you.

Are you ready to explore the world without any more accumulation of fat in your body, with new dimension of confidence ? Here are a few quick and easy steps for you to attain a thinner you.

But before we head to help you attain that perfect body, you should be aware of certain factors that prevent weight loss for the perfect solution is to know the cause.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/fast-easy-weight-loss-steps-that-everyone-can-use.htm/feed The Yogi Diet - an Introduction http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-yogi-diet-an-introduction.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-yogi-diet-an-introduction.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:13:27 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-yogi-diet-an-introduction.htm ‘We are what we eat’ – this is a well known saying that is literally true. Food is necessary for our physical well being, and the purer the food - the purer and healthier the body. But this also works for the mind too – a diet of pure food creates purer thoughts resulting in a purer mind.

If ever there was a time I was reminded of neglecting my yoga practise, it was when I came to the mat after many days abstinence and could barley touch my toes! This has certainly been the case in my past experience, - until I began seriously eating a diet of pure, raw and natural foods.

I later came to do my practise after a week of feeling unwell, at a time of eating 100% raw fruits and vegetables, and where I would have usually felt stiff, I was surprisingly bendy. This was my proof, and my moment of ‘ah I see!’ surrounding the relevance and importance of the Yogi diet.

A pure and natural diet – ‘Sattvic’ – is one of fresh fruits, vegetables and some grains. Energy – ‘Prana’ – runs through all living things – to eat a piece of food that is ‘alive’ will nourish your body and mind and be highly beneficial in Yoga. Foods should be eaten in their pure and natural state - alot of which should be raw.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-yogi-diet-an-introduction.htm/feed 8 Ways To Eat Healthy While On The Run http://americansfeedingamerica.org/8-ways-to-eat-healthy-while-on-the-run.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/8-ways-to-eat-healthy-while-on-the-run.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:13:13 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/8-ways-to-eat-healthy-while-on-the-run.htm Most diets are broken simply because the dieter is too stressed, too rushed or too hungry to make wise choices. Here are some strategies for help you to make wise choices while dining out or in a hurry.

Strategy #1 Portion Control

Too many times we find ourselves in a restaurant that is serving plates heaped with food. This is when it is best to direct your eyes to the appetizer section of the menu. This is usually where you will find the lower fat choices such as soups and salads. If the restaurant’s entrees are huge, then there is little chance that their appetizers will leave you feeling hungry.

Keep in mind that the average serving of meat should be the size of a pack of cards, that a serving of cheese should be no larger than two dice and that any starchy foods such as potatoes or rice should be no larger than the size of a golf ball.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/8-ways-to-eat-healthy-while-on-the-run.htm/feed I Lost Weight Once…But It Came Back! http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-lost-weight-oncebut-it-came-back.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-lost-weight-oncebut-it-came-back.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:13:00 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-lost-weight-oncebut-it-came-back.htm It seems like most people can lose weight, but they seem to gain it back and sometimes gain more than they lost. I have done it a few times myself. Right now I have lost 9 pounds and I am wondering how am I going to keep those pounds from coming back. I still have 12 more pounds to lose, but it seems like these next few pounds are not coming off as easy.

Have I Discovered Something… Maybe I Have!

I am getting excited now, believe me this idea is developing as I write this article. I may have come up with a way to lose weight right before your eyes as I am constructing this article. We all know that losing weight lies in those few inches between our ears, the brain. Most diets we try help us lose some weight, but keeping it off is controlled by what our mind is telling us. If we allow our mind to tell us having ice cream each night before we go to sleep is ok, then we will have the ice cream.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-lost-weight-oncebut-it-came-back.htm/feed Why Fad Diets Don’t Work http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-fad-diets-dont-work.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-fad-diets-dont-work.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:12:43 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-fad-diets-dont-work.htm Why fad diets don’t work? The answer is simple because they’re not natural. Fad diet is the term that describes an array of diet approaches used to temporarily lose weight through unsafe and unrealistic methods.
Quick fix programs do not work although millions of dollars are spent each year. These programs offer a quick loss of weight but sadly the weight is gained right back because people return to their old eating habits, to their old life style.

There are many kinds of fad diets. Avoid those types of diet that recommend a certain nutrient, or combination of foods encouraging you to loss weight fast. Nutritional deficiencies and short-term weight loss may also be caused by the unusual quantities of a food or lack of a well balanced diet. Fad diets do not teach lifestyle habits for long-term weight management, they do not help people gain the will power to change a lifestyle with another.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-fad-diets-dont-work.htm/feed The Perfect Exercise Routine For You http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-perfect-exercise-routine-for-you.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-perfect-exercise-routine-for-you.htm#comments Fri, 30 May 2008 13:12:32 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-perfect-exercise-routine-for-you.htm Everyone’s’ physiology, energy levels, motivation, time, and economics dictates the need for a very specific exercise routine. Well, it took a lot of research, but we’ve found routines for: beginning, intermediate, and advanced; in or out of the gym; ten minutes or an hour and a half; outdoors or indoors, aerobic or anaerobic; muscle-building or muscle toning.

Let’s say you’re just starting out and don’t want to go into the gym until you’ve gained some conditioning and confidence. Here’s how you can get a great workout in ten minutes, with no equipment! Do this cardio/sculpting routine outside on grass, or at home in a soft surface like carpet or use a small piece of foam. You’ll burn more than eight calories per minute.

Minute 0:00 – 1:00. Decline pushup. Place toes on a sturdy rock or bench at least eight inches high. Lower chest almost to the ground, straighten and repeat.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/the-perfect-exercise-routine-for-you.htm/feed I can’t, I can’t, I CAN’T http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:11:36 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t.htm So you’ve decided to go on a diet and shed those few extra pounds you put on to keep you warm through winter. You’ve filled yourself full of good intentions and are eating a healthy diet with none of those terribly unhealthy foods that you used to enjoy so much.

You spend the day eating salad and being positively angelic, then you get home at night, open the cupboard and think about your dinner. On the shelf is a packet of your favorite biscuits.

Casually, you put them to one side and rummage for the cupboard saying to yourself, “I can’t have one”.

You move from cupboard to cupboard looking for what you want to eat and the biscuits are at the fore front of your mind.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t-i-can%e2%80%99t.htm/feed Diet Secrets the Weight Loss Industry Doesn’t Want You to Know http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-secrets-the-weight-loss-industry-doesnt-want-you-to-know.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-secrets-the-weight-loss-industry-doesnt-want-you-to-know.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:11:20 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-secrets-the-weight-loss-industry-doesnt-want-you-to-know.htm It’s summer time, that time of year when all of America is trying to lose some extra weight. Before you open your wallet to an expensive weight loss program consider that over 50 million Americans will also be doing it and only a slim percentage will actually lose the weight and keep it off. The weight loss industry makes over 40 billion a year off of people trying to loss unwanted pounds. There are as many scams as there are legitimate weight loss programs. Some of the tips in this article might help you avoid the scams.

There is not necessarily truth in advertising. If the offer seems to good to be true then it probably is. False and misleading claims in weight loss ads are widespread. Diets that claim you can eat whatever you want and still lose weight or that you can loss weight without exercise usually can’t live up to there promises. Out of over 300 weight loss ads in the media only the FTC claimed that at least 55% couldn’t live up to the promises they were making. If it seems to good to be true it probably is.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/diet-secrets-the-weight-loss-industry-doesnt-want-you-to-know.htm/feed Making Lifestyle Changes For Permanent Weight Loss http://americansfeedingamerica.org/making-lifestyle-changes-for-permanent-weight-loss.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/making-lifestyle-changes-for-permanent-weight-loss.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:11:07 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/making-lifestyle-changes-for-permanent-weight-loss.htm So you want to lose some weight. Almost all of us have felt this way at some time or another. Maybe it’s some holiday weight you want to work off, or maybe you’ve just decided that you would feel and look better with a little less bulk. Whatever the reason, losing weight can sometimes be difficult. It’s often the case that you find yourself dealing with a very restrictive diet that is difficult to stick to, or other inconveniences. You can avoid much of this, however, by making some lifestyle changes that incorporate more healthy activities into your daily routine.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/making-lifestyle-changes-for-permanent-weight-loss.htm/feed Are You Really Ready To Lose Weight? http://americansfeedingamerica.org/are-you-really-ready-to-lose-weight.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/are-you-really-ready-to-lose-weight.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:55 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/are-you-really-ready-to-lose-weight.htm 85%% of people who lose weight will gain their weight back resulting in the so called “Yo-Yo” Syndrome. This weight gain-loss-gain cycle results in increased health risks.

A top name athletic closing company has just changed their sizing to accommodate the increasing size of Americans. A former size medium is now labeled a small.

Restaurants feed you high fat, low nutritious foods that taste good to please your palate to keep you coming back.

Restaurants suggest alcohol prior to your meal to decrease your defense mechanism and lower your resistance to eating healthy.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/are-you-really-ready-to-lose-weight.htm/feed Find Out Which Special Diet Will Work For You http://americansfeedingamerica.org/find-out-which-special-diet-will-work-for-you.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/find-out-which-special-diet-will-work-for-you.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:44 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/find-out-which-special-diet-will-work-for-you.htm For those people who are about to go on a diet, there are a few things that they need to know about dieting. It has been estimated that in the United States that over 44 percent of the population suffer from obesity. So now more than ever a lot of people are trying to find effective methods to lose weight.

Nowadays diets are all the rage. There are so many methods of dieting that have come out, and have claimed to be the most effective way to lose weight.

But the problem with this is that most of these diets are just fads, and end up hurting individuals rather than helping them lose weight! Some diets tend to rob too much nutrients from a person’s dietary plan by cutting too much calories off of their meals!
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/find-out-which-special-diet-will-work-for-you.htm/feed Feel and Look Younger, use an Anti-Aging Anti Oxidant http://americansfeedingamerica.org/feel-and-look-younger-use-an-anti-aging-anti-oxidant.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/feel-and-look-younger-use-an-anti-aging-anti-oxidant.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:27 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/feel-and-look-younger-use-an-anti-aging-anti-oxidant.htm Turning the clock back a few years never hurt anyone, so there is no wonder so many different antiaging products can be found on the market in today’s society. When someone wants to look and feel younger, they may tend to try just about anything in order to gain the results they are looking for. If you are someone who values their health as much as they do their looks, you know feeling younger is just as important as looking younger and when you can achieve both it’s a valuable benefit of life. An antiaging anti oxidant might be right for you, as they not only promote youth, but they offer healthy and nutritional supplements to your life.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/feel-and-look-younger-use-an-anti-aging-anti-oxidant.htm/feed Losing Weight? Enjoy A Cheat Day, Too! http://americansfeedingamerica.org/losing-weight-enjoy-a-cheat-day-too.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/losing-weight-enjoy-a-cheat-day-too.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:15 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/losing-weight-enjoy-a-cheat-day-too.htm If you are new to the permananet and healthy weight loss arena, be kind to yourself. Give yourself plenty of room to learn and assimilate new, healthier eating and exercise patterns. Relax in your approach and stay away from very rigid rules and behavior.

As a break, give yourself a “cheat day” every now and then. Eating a healthy and perfect diet 100% of the time for the first time in your lifecan actually backfire on you. For those avid fitness buffs a cheeseburger and fries passes their lips periodically. The same can and should be true for you.

According to Body for Life author, Bill Phillips, “It is also important that you over-feed the body a little bit once a week, it helps convince your body it’s not starving and it hasn’t hit a famine.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/losing-weight-enjoy-a-cheat-day-too.htm/feed Stick to a Routine and Lose Weight Smoothly http://americansfeedingamerica.org/stick-to-a-routine-and-lose-weight-smoothly.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/stick-to-a-routine-and-lose-weight-smoothly.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:10:03 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/stick-to-a-routine-and-lose-weight-smoothly.htm Eventually, almost everyone is going to be inclined to try and lose some weight. Losing weight will not only make you feel and look better, but it will increase your self esteem and confidence. A good initial target for most people is to lose 10 pounds. By creating a routine of activity and diet, most people will be able to lose 10 pounds with little trouble.

As anyone who has tried it knows, one of the hardest things about a weight loss regimen is just that: the regimen. The reasons most diets and exercise routines fail is simply because they are difficult to stick to. One of the best things you can do to avoid this pitfall is to come up with a realistic plan before you attempt to lose 10 pounds, and to incorporate that plan into your daily routine.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/stick-to-a-routine-and-lose-weight-smoothly.htm/feed How To Lose Weight While You Sleep http://americansfeedingamerica.org/how-to-lose-weight-while-you-sleep.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/how-to-lose-weight-while-you-sleep.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:09:48 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/how-to-lose-weight-while-you-sleep.htm Most of us simply take sleep for granted. We assume we need our “rest” without ever thinking much about it. But the most important function of sleep is to allow our bodies to regenerate themselves. If we engage in physical exercise or muscle-taxing work during the day, our muscles, ligaments, skin, cartilege and other working parts of our body are worn down in the process. The body needs a time of rest to rebuild these damaged parts. That is what happens during sleep.

In other words, the body engages in a restorative process during sleep. And this restorative process uses energy to rebuild both lean muscle mass and other kinds of body tissue. That is worth repeating — the rebuilding processes that take place during sleep use energy. And if the restorative processes are running smoothly and efficiently, the required energy comes from the places in our body where energy is stored — from our fat cells.
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]]> http://americansfeedingamerica.org/how-to-lose-weight-while-you-sleep.htm/feed Why Exercise Is Necessary While Dieting http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-exercise-is-necessary-while-dieting.htm http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-exercise-is-necessary-while-dieting.htm#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 13:07:51 +0000 admin http://americansfeedingamerica.org/why-exercise-is-necessary-while-dieting.htm Many people start a diet and reduce their calorie intake thinking that will be enough for them to lose the weight they desire.

What they forget is that the body has an evolutionary response to this reduced calorie intake – the body assumes you are experiencing a famine and starts to pile on the fat in order to make you survive the famine. This is exactly why when you start reducing your food intake you suddenly find the weight stops shifting and you in fact get heavier.

In order to keep the weight shifting you have to engage in exercise.

Before you fall of your chair with visions of half killing yourself down the gym, don’t panic.
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