Experts Reveal: 15 Small Diet Changes for Big Weight Loss

Make 2012 the year you ditch the diets and start living in a healthy way. Try any one of these small, expert-approved tips for big (and healthy) changes.

Drink water with lemon to rev up your metabolism.

1. Jackie Warner: Drink water with lemon: You already know drinking water is good for your overall health, but fitness expert, celebrity trainer, and star of "Personal Training with Jackie: 30 Day Fast Start" Jackie Warner has a tip to take it up a notch in the weight-loss department. She recommends drinking 3 liters of water with lemon each and every day.

"Adding the lemon helps to detoxify the liver and metabolizes fat, so this can speed up metabolism by about 33 percent," Warner says. "That burns about 100 extra calories per day!" More....Shine from Yahoo

5 Ways to Lose 5 Pounds

Five doesn’t seem like a huge number when it comes to throwing down a Lincoln to pay for lunch or applying the 5-second rule (we know you do it), but when it comes to losing weight, dropping 5 pounds can seem monumental.

15 Great Ways To Lose Weight Fast

However, like all goals with perspective and a plan, shedding the weight becomes totally attainable. Think of it this way: If you cut 200 calories each day through diet or exercise, you’ll be on track to lose a fiver in 3 months. Want to speed things up? Eliminate 500 calories  from your daily intake to lose roughly 5 pounds in a month.  More...Shine from Yahoo

10 Effortless Ways to Cut Calories, Not Taste, from Breakfast

By Lacy J. Hansen - DietsInReview.com Try as we might, there’s no way to escape the science of calories. Every calorie counts and unfortunately lots of our favorite foods have too many calories. But don’t fret, life doesn’t have to be lived eating flavorless celery and lettuce. There… Read More »

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Calories

The 411 on Calories

Most people trying to lose weight have a love-hate relationship with calories. You can't live without calories; your body needs them for energy and to function properly. Yet too many calories can also lead to unhealthy weight loss or gain. So how many calories do you need to stay fit? While there are some general guidelines, the number of calories a person needs is highly individual. Age, weight, height, and activity level are all factors.
Get the lowdown on calories.  More...Aol.com

6 GOOD FATS TO EAT

It is not true to say that fat is always bad for health. Too much presence of fat inside the body may cause health related problems but having of unsaturated fats will not affect the health of a person. Saturated fats like coconut oil, cottonseed oil, palm kernel oil, chocolate, creams, cheese butter, ghee and meat. These foods help to stack cholesterol in the body which creates health related problem.


But fats like polyunsaturated fats and Monounsaturated fats are good for health. These kinds of fats are not produced inside our body. They need to be supplied from outside source. These fats mitigate the harmful effects associated with the saturated fats. The intake of fat should be limited to 30 percent of calories.

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6 GOOD FATS TO EAT

Can fidgeting make you more fit?

That nervous-looking guy on the plane next to you with the jittery leg could be doing a lot more than irritating you for two hours? He might just be burning extra calories that are helping him get or stay fit. Little activities we do daily, research is showing, could really add up, particularly… Read More »

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