We have put together what we have observed concerning weight loss and dieting. We have marketed and used weight management products for over 12 years so we know just a little bit in this area.

Obesity and prescription drugs often these are prescribed for weight loss, however due to the range of hazardous side effects associated with them drugs in most cased should be used only after exhausting other options.

Here is where we believe the majority of people go wrong when trying to lose weight.

Most overweight individuals eat a diet heavy in carbohydrates and they don't take in enough protein on whatever diet they are on so in effect they are causing their bodies to instead of burning fat to burn lean muscle.

Muscle vs fat, one pound of muscle burns about 50 calories per day at rest or about 17 times more than one pound of fat.

You bodily metabolism rate of burning calories is directly proportionate to number of pounds of muscle your body contains.

This explains why peoples weight yoyo's when dieting. The wrong kind of diet robs their body of lean muscle mass thus they require less calories to maintain the same weight than they did prior to dieting. Basically they have a slower metabolism or metabolic rate with less muscle. Women are much more susceptible to yoyoing with their weight than men due to naturally having less muscle to begin with.

I'm sure if you're interested in weight loss or losing weight you've heard of the Atkins diet. The reason the Atkins diet works so well is because it effectively has people eating more protein while cutting starch and carbohydrates. The additional protein helps a person dieting to not lose and even in some individuals increase muscle mass. Usually though most people have a problem totally cutting out all starches and carbohydrates. As a result I would recommend you the Phase' oLean Starch Blocker low carb supplement.

The second major factor why people don't lose weight is lack of exercise and to a lesser degree the wrong types of exercise. For example a brisk walk can cause your body to go into the fat burning state called ketosis better than running will.

Earlier we went into some length about how vitally critical the quantity of muscle mass was in a person's ability to maintain and not gain weight. This is exactly why so many fitness experts recommend lifting weights or resistance exercises. This adds additional muscle to your body, which means your body will now burn more calories. As we stated earlier it's important to be sure you're getting enough protein when exercising to build muscles. An excellent High Protein Meal Replacement Shake is Triple Protein Shake.

This is why men and women who participate even in light resistance exercises 2 to 3 times a week for 15 or 20 minutes almost always lose weight when they combine this with their weight loss program. This has been our observation over the last 10 years or so. More dieting and exercise information articles.

In conclusion do you want to lose pounds and inches here's your simple formula for success. Following it is the difficult part.

Here's the formula for losing weight, increase your intake of protein, reduce your carb (carbohydrate) intake and increase your regular exercises by going on brisk walks or something similar, and light weight lifting to increase muscle.

As far as the nutritional and weight loss supplements first there are a number of good diet products that can assist you in your weight loss endeavors, however if you're not willing to at least do minimal exercises, you most likely won't accomplish your ideal weight.

This is not to say particular diet or weight loss products like fat burners aren't effective as they may prevent you from adding additional pounds or even help you lose a few pounds. Also is the issue of carbs, we are not idiots here, we realize carbohydrates are used for energy. However, the bottom line is most people consume much more carbohydrates then they need on a daily basis and the excess gets converted to fat. You know the story.

As far as most weight loss products, most people have varying opinions. Here is the issue, most of the reputable weight loss products work to a certain degree. The problem is most people look at them as miracle workers, that will allow them to continue to eat way too much (this is kinder than saying they eat like a pig), not exercise and expect to lose weight on the product. So at the end of 30 or 60 days they weight or measure themselves and think that product sucked, as they didn't lose anything. Meanwhile they conveniently forget their lifestyle over that period. This is why recording eating habits in a journal is so effective and why it is recommended.

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