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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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Do you need some motivation to help jump start an exercise program?  Look no further, all the reasons you need are right here.  Taking 30 minutes out of your day to walk, run, bike or swim can have more positive impacts on your body than you can possibly imagine.  Regular aerobic exercise can reduce health risks, such as high blood pressure and heart attacks.  Aerobic exercise can also improve your immune system, clear your arteries of bad cholesterol, relieve stress, fight depression, increase stamina and help keep off those extra pounds.  As you get older, aerobic exercise will help keep muscles strong and your mind sharp.  And the most important reason of all, people who regularly engage in aerobic activities live longer than people who do not.

What more motivation do you need?  Get out there and start exercising!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/aerobic-exercise/EP00002

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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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Part 1 taught us that we need to lower our daily calorie consumption or “Calorie Budget” to better represent “The Necessities” or the minimum amount of calories our body needs to survive. An important step to successfully losing weight is realizing how much you are actually eating (or over-eating) on average each day.

I highly recommend that you go out and purchase the 2008 CalorieKing Calorie, Fat and Carbohydrate Counter. This book is under $10 and it breaks down every food you can possibly imagine (this includes restaurants and fast-food) into calories, fat and carbohydrates. This book will help you identify which foods are healthy for you and which foods you need to limit portion sizes or cut out of your diet completely.

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This story is just amazing. 101 year-old man training for the marathon. Buster has already done a half marathon before and now he’s planning on becoming the world’s oldest man to run a full marathon. The next time you’re at work or home and you’re feeling a little lazy about getting to the gym, think about Buster the 101 year-old marathon runner who drinks beer, smokes cigarettes, and can run longer than you! Sure inspires me to get off my ass.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=4385601&page=1

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