Archives: 2007 September

Many diets call for drinking plenty of water to help make a person feel full while helping to cleanse the system. However, some persons may counteract their attempt to lose weight by eating foods that tend to help the body retain water, and drinking water may actually make them gain weight. When it comes to […]

Most people diet because they want to look better. And as the pounds fall away, they are usually happy with their new bodies. But when you diet, you can’t choose what part of the body the fat will abandon first. For instance, maybe you’re dieting because you think your stomach is too big, but you […]

People that think of dieting mostly think of trying to lose weight but dieting is not merely a weight loss technique. Dieting is having an eating plan to achieve good body nutrition for the specific needs of a person. When a woman plans to get pregnant or discovers she is pregnant she […]

Many people who feel they may be slightly overweight may be quick to jump on to the latest dieting trend without first investigating the possible side effects, as well as the probability of it working for that individual. Many dieting trends are based on the experience of one person, typically someone famous, and is touted […]

In recent years the number of people who are morbidly obese has grown in almost epidemic proportions. Morbidly obese people have a body mass index of 40 or more or in simple terms weigh more than one hundred pounds over their ideal body weight. When a person gets to this level of obesity […]

Many people diet because they have been eating the wrong foods, or they have been eating too much of the right foods. There is great concern about the number of people who are overweight. There is increasing concern over the number of young people who are overweight. There are plenty of great […]

There are at least as many different dieting plans available as there are people who want to lose weight, but not all of the plans will benefit everyone. It is not just the basics of the dieting plans that some people struggle with, it is the inconvenience or expense of the plans that are unmanageable […]

It can never be overly emphasized that we all need to take caution when we use dieting pills. There have been so many reported cases about the negative effects of dieting pills on our health that we should never just ignore all these reports and continue using dieting pills. Of course we all want to […]

Many people who are trying to lose weight feel like they are forced into an either/or situation. I want to fit into that swimsuit, they think, so I’ll skip breakfast. Or, Even though I know orange juice is good for me, it’s got too many calories. I’ll just have a Diet Coke.
But the […]

A mantra is a repetitive mental device or thought that you use to comfort, reassure, and inspire yourself.
Dieting mantras can work in several ways. You can use them as affirmations, forcing your thoughts to the way you will look and act when you have lost the weight you wanted. You can also use dieting […]