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Having Trouble Losing Weight? Watch Out For Sneaky Sugars!

If your weight loss has hit a plateau, it could be due to sneaky sugars that seem to be everywhere in the foods we eat and drink. Have you ever looked on the nutrition label to see how many sugars are in fruit juice drinks? There is a reason that those drinks taste so good. You can also find sugars in salad dressings, ketchup, sauces and gravies. Low-fat foods sometimes have high sugar content to enhance flavor. One way to fight the sugar war is to do the replacement method. Examples include: --Drink unsweetened beverages like tea or coffee (or use low-cal sweeteners). Better yet, just drink water. --Use olive oil or low-fat dressings on your salads. --If you like gum, chew sugar-free gum. --If you love sodas like I do, drink diet sodas (try to limit to one-a-day because of the sodium content) or water. I think you get the idea. It's really pretty easy. Just list the foods you eat and replace them with low-sugar or no-sugar foods. Pretty soon, you will find yourself breaking through your weight loss plateau! Be sure and download your <a href="http://www.yourfitnessuniversity.com/bodyweight_500_metabolic_fat_burner_workouts.html">Free Bodyweight 500 Metabolic Fat Burner Workouts</a> and start shaping your body faster! Mark Dilworth, BA, PES <a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.com/">Your Fitness University</a> <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">My Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://herfitnesshut.com/">Her Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">Sports Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://rapidfatlossandsixpackabs.com/">Rapid Fat Loss and Six Pack Abs</a>

Having Trouble Losing Weight? Watch Out For Sneaky Sugars!

If your weight loss has hit a plateau, it could be due to sneaky sugars that seem to be everywhere in the foods we eat and drink. Have you ...

Response To "Burn More Fat...." Posted Comment

Robin has left a new comment on your post "Burn More Fat When You Workout" Mark's original post was on July 12, 2007: Okay -- I'm way frustrated and a little confused. Help! I'm 45 and started at the gym (5 days a week) about four weeks ago. I've been eating way healthier for about 6 weeks now, and have lost about 23 pounds. BUT here's my dilemma. When I go to the gym and really work out (1 hour+ on weights, really pushing myself, and often an hour of cardio via intense raquetball) I DO NOT lose a pound and often gain a little. So -- I stay home and don't exercise and I lose about a half pound a day or I go to the gym, work my butt off and gain a half pound a day. What gives? My diet is totally under control (that's easy for me), and the mysterious factor here seems to be hitting the gym so hard and gaining weight. Can you help enlighten me?? Anyone??? Posted by Robin to My Fitness Hut Blog at August 23, 2007 8:33 AM Mark's Response To Robin: Robin there could be several reasons for your slower decrease in weight loss: 1) Your body might have reached a plateau. Weight often comes off easily at the beginning of a workout program. But then your body adapts to your workouts. When this happens, you need to vary your workout routines and intensity. Do different lifts for the different body parts, such as substituting bench presses with stability ball dumbbell presses or doing step-ups and lunges instead of leg presses and squats. A shorter, more intense 30 minute full-body circuit weight workout will work better than a 1 hour weight workout when you are trying to lose body fat and weight. A circuit workout is one in which you do one exercise after the other with little or no rest between exercises. Also, change up your cardio routines such as rotating treadmill, bike, elliptical, stair-stepper and swimming. 2) It is more important to lose body fat and lose inches than it is to lose weight. Have your body fat percentage checked and your circumference measurements done by a trainer to see how much fat and inches you have lost. Muscle weighs more than fat, so your body could be shrinking. Don't worry, the weight loss will take care of itself. 3) Longer workouts are not always better. You could be over-training. Actually, shorter more intense workouts burn more fat. An intense 20 minute cardio session at 75%-85% maximum heartrate will give you more health and cardio benefits than a 1 hour cardio session at 65% maximum heartrate. 4) You need to know your basal metabolic rate-BMR (how many calories your body would burn each day if you did nothing). Base your daily caloric intake on your BMR and activity level. You will gain weight even on the days you work out really hard if you take in more calories than you burn. The important thing here is that it appears you have made a lifestyle change----which means you have committed to exercise and eat nutritiously for the rest of your life. When you do that, you will win the fitness war even if you lose a few battles along the way. Keep exercising and eating healthy and your heart, mind and body will thank you! Be sure and download your <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/p/dumbbell-and-medicine-ball-metabolic_17.html#.UeY_3tLqmuI">Free Dumbbell and Medicine Ball Metabolic Fat Burner Workouts</a> and start shaping your body faster! Mark Dilworth, BA, PES <a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.com/">Your Fitness University</a> <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">My Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://herfitnesshut.com/">Her Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">Sports Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://rapidfatlossandsixpackabs.com/">Rapid Fat Loss and Six Pack Abs</a>

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Exercise Advice For Teen Girls

Okay TeenGirl, here is some easy-to-follow exercise advice for you: buy a set of light weight dumbbells and do full-body exercises 3 days a week. They are critical for your bone health, joint health and they help you lose fat-mass weight. TeenGirl, your primary concern is to develop peak bone mass. After graduating from high school, girls have all the bone mass they will ever have--unless they strength train to increase it. DOWNLOAD FITNESS PROGRAMS TO YOUR iPOD OR RENT/BUY FITNESS DVDs TO GUIDE YOU! YOU CAN EVEN EXERCISE WHILE YOU WATCH TELEVISION! Be sure and download your <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/p/dumbbell-and-medicine-ball-metabolic_17.html#.UeY_3tLqmuI">Free Dumbbell and Medicine Ball Metabolic Fat Burner Workouts</a> and start shaping your body faster! Mark Dilworth, BA, PES <a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.com/">Your Fitness University</a> <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">My Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://herfitnesshut.com/">Her Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">Sports Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://rapidfatlossandsixpackabs.com/">Rapid Fat Loss and Six Pack Abs</a>

Exercise Advice For Teen Girls

Okay TeenGirl, here is some easy-to-follow exercise advice for you: buy a set of light weight dumbbells and do full-body exercises 3 days a...

Muscles Are For Girls Too!

Muscles are not just for boys! Girls, you need to develop strength and build muscle in order to improve overall health, lose body fat, buil...

Don't Assume "Natural" Supplements Are Safe

Many people take supplements because their diets are lacking certain nutrients or they are trying to reach some exercise goal. When choosing supplements, always look at the active ingredients on the label. Also, some herbal supplements have side effects. So, what's a good plan to follow regarding consumption of supplements? 1) Discuss the supplements with your doctor, especially if you are pregnant or breast-feeding. Don't try to treat serious medical conditions with supplements. 2) Look at the GRAS (Generally Regarded As Safe) supplement list published by The U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Try your best to get the nutrition you need from the food you eat! Download your FREE Report, <a href="http://myfitnesshut.getprograde.com/What-They-NEVER-Want-You-To-Know-About-DIET-PILLS.html">The Truth about Diet Pills!</a> Mark Dilworth, BA, PES <a href="http://yourfitnessuniversity.com/">Your Fitness University</a> <a href="http://myfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">My Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://herfitnesshut.com/">Her Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://sportsfitnesshut.blogspot.com/">Sports Fitness Hut</a> <a href="http://rapidfatlossandsixpackabs.com/">Rapid Fat Loss and Six Pack Abs</a>

Don't Assume "Natural" Supplements Are Safe

Many people take supplements because their diets are lacking certain nutrients or they are trying to reach some exercise goal. When choosi...