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Sometimes we rationalize eating junk food because it can be cheaper than buying healthier foods.  Temptation is around every corner: $0.99 bag of potato chips, $0.50 candy bars or any item on a fast food dollar menu.   Click on the following link to find out which foods are both affordable and healthy for you. 

http://www.divinecaroline.com/article/22145/52070-20-healthiest-foods–1/

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Are you looking to start losing a few pounds but you are unsure how much you can eat in order to reach your goal weight? Do you know how many pounds you want to lose and by what date you want to be at your goal weight? If your answer is yes to these questions, then you need to check out the following goal weight tool. Whether you are trying to lose 5 pounds to fit into that wedding dress in two weeks or trying to lose 15 pounds to show off your body at the beach in a month, Beer Belly has discovered a tool that will show you how many calories you can eat each day in order to reach your goal. The tool is very easy to use, all you need to enter is your sex, age, height, current weight, target weight, activity level and goal date. The tool will then show you what your approximate caloric intake should be in order to look your best. Use the tool yourself by clicking on the following link.

http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/calories-goal.php

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Eating right and exercising in the beginning of a weight loss program will typically cause you to lose a pound or two each week.  This positive feedback will motivate you to keep up the hard work because of the immediate results seen on a weekly basis.  But as you continue to get closer to your personal goal weight, it will become harder and harder to lose those last couple of pounds.  This typically frustrates individuals who are trying to lose weight because they are putting in the same amount of effort, but they are not seeing the same results.  Why does this happen?  As you continue to lose weight, your body will burn fewer calories.  Essentially the amount of calories you burn each day is almost the same as the amount of calories you are taking in.  This means that you have less fat to lose, which should ultimately be viewed as a good thing. 

So how can you overcome the weight loss plateau?  You need to make changes.  Changes in the way you eat and the way you exercise.  Start adding more weight training to your weekly routine.  Studies have shown that weight lifting can increase your metabolism from 5% to 10%; this increase in metabolism could be just enough to help you lose those last five pounds.  Drink plenty of water; water helps control hunger as well as aid your body in burning fat.  Eat more protein and less carbohydrates; protein helps your body build muscle, which will cause your body to burn more calories each day.  Click on the link below to read the top 10 ways to break through the weight loss plateau.  Make sure you read reason #10, I think it is the best advice given in the article. 

http://www.womenfitness.net/top10_breaking_training_plateaus.htm

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There are three factors that determine how many calories you will burn:

1. Your Bodyweight
2. How Long you Exercise
3. How Hard you Exercise

Body weight is the biggest factor in determining how many calories you burn when exercising; the more you weigh, the more calories you will burn when exercising. The reason for this is simply because a heavier person has to use more energy (burn more calories) to move themselves around.

A 300lb person will lose weight at a quicker rate than a 150lb person. For example, if a 300lb and 150lb person both played basketball for 30min the 300lb person would burn about 560 calories while the 150lb person would only burn 280 calories.

What would the 150lb person have to do to burn the same amount of calories as the 300lb person did dancing in 30 minutes? That 150lb person would simply have to exercise longer or exercise harder.

One way for the 150lb person to burn the same amount of calories as the 300lb person did playing basketball is to play longer. If the 150lb person plays for 30min, they will burn 280 calories, but if they play for 60min they would burn 560 calories.
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