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The search for ways to speed up your weight loss is over. With these seven tips, you can be seven pounds lighter in the next two weeks. Be ready to make some changes, but your thinner self will thank you.

Make water your best friend

While it should come as no surprise that water is your best weapon in weight loss, some still haven’t caught on. By increasing your water consumption to six to eight glasses a day, you will help you body flush out toxins that are impeding the weight that you want to lose.

Water helps to speed digestion as well as many other processes in your body. And if your body is running more smoothly, then you can burn more calories along the way. (more…)

New Years Day resolutions have long since come and gone. The weather has warmed up and Spring is just around the corner – but for some reason the weight that you promised yourself to lose just hasn’t been coming off like you wanted.

The following 7 simple weight loss tips will help you get rid of those pesky pounds in no time – so you can enjoy the warm weather and all the fun that is to come.

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1) Drink plenty of water – People often don’t drink nearly enough water when tying to lose weight. Drinking water helps you feel full and will help flush waste from your body. The next time you feel like snacking, reach for water first. (more…)

Do you want to add some healthy antioxidants to your diet? It has been scientifically proven that antioxidants can help us with things that range from typical aging issues to more serious things such as cancer and heart disease. Vegetables and fruits contain the most antioxidants and the darker hued ones contain the most. These include blueberries, cranberries, grapes and a little known fruit from Brazil named the acai berries .

The Brazilian rainforest has some large palms that grow as big as 60 feet. These palms produce a tiny but powerful berry called the acai berry (that is pronounced ah-sigh-EE). The berry has a large and inedible seed but the skin and the surrounding pulp are exceptionally nutritious. (more…)

Low-cal diets and aerobics have been the typical "prescribed solution" when one needs to lose weight for a wedding . However, with numerous fad diets and a multi-billion dollar industry dedicated to weight management, shedding a few kilos should be easy. Sadly, the weight lost by dieters is almost always recouped. Consequently, many users fall into the "yo-yo trap," a recurring cycle of weight loss and gain. There are several reasons why this occurs and why food restriction for the purpose of healthy weight loss should be circumvented. Each time the body is deprived of essential nutrients, whether from fasting or dieting, it guarantees survival by diminishing the metabolic rate in order to reimburse for fewer calories. Energy is stored so efficiently in fatty tissues that someone of normal weight can survive for weeks without eating.

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One thing you can do the help your overweight child learn how to eat better is to have them get involved in planning your meals as well as the shopping and cooking. Empowering them to choose what they eat, within the boundaries that you set, can be a highly successful way to teach them how to make good decisions. Not only that, but they learn a valuable skill – cooking! (more…)