Is The Medifast Program Really Good For You? In the last year, I lost a decent amount of weight on this diet. Although most people are complementary, I sometimes hear comments like "is this really good for you to lose so much weight," or "are you starving yourself," or "can this really be healthy?" While I do appreciate the concern, I do not hesitate to reassure people that I'm getting plenty in terms of both quality and quantity of food...more
Some Rules For Losing Weight On Medifast I've lost a good deal of weight on this diet. I'm often asked for my top tips for success. After thinking this over for a while, I've come up with what are my top five Medifast rules that have helped me lose the weight and keep it off. I'll share them with you in the following article.The Most Important Medifast Rule: If I had to name on thing that I felt was the most important to your success, it...more
See How Walking Will Aid Weight Loss Walking is so easy, people forget how helpful it can be when trying to lose or maintain weight. Granted, running burns more calories, but there are ways to increase your walking efficiency. First, notice how fast you walk, do you just stroll along or do you walk with a purpose? If you have access to a treadmill, this is the easiest way to judge your walking speed. Start slowly, then build up your tempo until you can walk quite briskly but comfortably. Count steps to yourself so you can develop a cadence, then you can keep this speed off the treadmill. Perhaps a pedometer would be a good tool for you. Walking briskly is usually measured as 3 to 3.5 miles an hour. If you can walk a mile in 15 minutes, that is just the right speed. Taking shorter, quicker strides as you increase your speed takes advantage of the natural power of the walking motion.Always use good posture while walking. If you find yourself slumping, lift your ribcage and this will keep you erect and your breathing will be easier. Good posture also decreases stress on your back and shoulders. If you swing your arms holding your elbows at a 90 degree...more
Three Advantages To The Medifast Diet If you've found this article, I suspect that you are where I was more than a year ago. You're probably researching the Medifast diet, wanting to know it's pros and cons, it's advantages and disadvantages, and whether it would be a good fit for you. With the distance of time and the success that I have...more
Fastest Way to Lose Weight So you not only want to lose weight but you want to do it as quickly as possible? I can totally understand this desire. Therefore, I am going to talk about ways in which you can safely but quickly lose weight. This is not rocket science but if this is not followed, then the degree to which you lose this weight...more
Yoga is wonderful exercise. It can help you to be more flexible, help with breathing problems and reduce stress, along with many other benefits, but not many people realise it can actually help you lose weight. Although the stretching and breathing exercises associated with yoga may seem counterintuitive to losing weight, yoga can actually be a very effective weight loss method. Yoga can be an excellent workout for your body and mind.Ashtanga yoga, or flow yoga, can burn calories. Ashtanga yoga is extremely physically active and can be extremely effective at raising your heart rate. An increase in heart rate automatically puts your body into fat burning mode. During an ashtanga workout, you work through a series of poses that flow into one another. Each pose is held for several seconds, and then you flow into the following pose. Its essential that you wear cool and comfortable yoga clothing during an ashtanga workout because it can get sweaty!Practicing yoga can help you gain a better understanding of your body. When youre trying to lose weight, the most difficult part can be combating food cravings. These can occur even when youre not really hungry. During a yoga workout, youll...more
Is Medifast A Dangerous Diet? I've lost a very noticeable amount of weight on this diet and I'm often asked if such a rapid and dramatic weight loss is safe. Some of the comments I hear include: "are you getting enough calories?," "are you...more
Facts And Information About Medifast The other day, I got an email from a reader that asked me to put together a sort of cliff notes version of what the Medifast diet is all about. So, in the below article, I'll go over some basic facts about...more
Weight Loss Motivation – Get Your Head Right Weight Loss MotivationI think this image paints a pretty good picture of what goes on in a lot of our heads. In order for you to really jumpstart your weight loss motivation level and keep it...more
Keeping The Weight Off With Medifast: How Many People Are Able To Do This? Over the weekend, I got an email from someone who was considering the Medifast diet and wanted to know "the statistics on the amount of people who have success on...more
Do People Really Lose Weight Eating Medifast Meals? I suspect that many people wonder if REAL people actually lose weight and keep it off by eating Medifast foods and meals. It can be hard to know if those success stories that we all see might...more
Some Answers To Common Medifast Questions I get a lot of varied questions about Medifast. But, I often find that many people have the same concerns. In other words, if one person wants to know about something, the chances are good that someone...more