12 Ways to lose weight without losing money! :)
Emilia6909
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"A DOZEN WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT WITHOUT LOSING MONEY
Chemical energy is stored in chemical bonds, and there are a lot of chemical bonds in fat. So, if you are overweight, you contain a lot of stored energy. Now is the time to use it!
1. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. This means either eat fewer calories, or exercise more. Preferably both. (Weight loss is not for anyone who is pregnant or nursing, nor is it for growing children unless advised by their doctor to do so.)
2. It is not how much you eat that puts on the pounds, but what you eat a lot of. You cannot get fat on a mostly raw food diet. This means you can eat all of the raw veggies, sprouts, salads and fruits that you want. You need never be hungry while losing weight.
3. An easy way to lose weight even if you don't want to become a raw food vegetarian is to become a regular vegetarian. Meat contains fat, and even lean meat is over 10% saturated fat. Drop meat, and you drop weight.
4. Another easy way to slim down: simply skip desserts. Whenever I want to drop a few pounds, I drop dessert. For me, doing so results in a sure-fire one-pound-a-week in weight loss. If that does not seem attractive to you, remember that it means 10 pounds off in 2 1/2 months; over 50 pounds in a year. Instead of ooie-gooies, end your meal with fruit, especially dried fruits. Yes, they do contain sugar, but no fat. Now you just try eating two handfuls of raisins or dates. It is very hard to do, because the natural mix of sugars, minerals, and fiber in fruit have a self-limiting effect on the appetite.
5. Sweeten with honey or molasses. Again, these are sugar sources but you simply cannot eat a lot of either. I know I could gobble up a box of chocolates easily, yet the very thought of eating a half cup of honey stops my appetite cold.
6. Want to control your appetite without even giving up dessert? Adopt the motto of a 94-year-old Vermont friend of ours: "Life is short: eat dessert first." Seriously, if you do eat a bit of sweet food about 15 minutes before your meal you will eat less at the meal. This is at least partly because appetite is linked to blood sugar levels. Do you remember what your mother said? "Don't eat that candy now; it will spoil your appetite." Exactly!
7. Yoga stretches are one of the best forms of exercise I know. The basic postures are described in books at the library, such as The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga. Yoga classes are inexpensive; check your local high school or college for a beginner's course. I learned yoga on board ship while crossing the Pacific in 1973, and I've used it ever since. As a college student, I could JUST BARELY touch my toes. Now with my kids headed for college, I can touch my palms to the floor. I can't wait to see how flexible I will be at age 100!
8. We all have learned to walk by about age one, and most of us have since forgotten how. Walking is probably the greatest exercise of all. Did you know that a mile of walking burns just as many calories as a mile of running? And the walking is easier on your knees and ankles.
9. Good weight loss need only be one, perhaps two, pounds per week. Crash diets often crash right back, with weight gained back almost as quickly as it was shed. Take your time. A pound lost each week is 50 pounds a year (with a two week vacation allowed for!)
10. The ultimate weight loss plan is vegetable juice fasting. It is nourishing, safe, and feels great. I've written about this at length in other articles posted at this website. A search for “fasting” from the www.doctoryourself.com mainpage will quickly find them all for you. Books by Paavo Airola, N. W. Walker, and **** Gregory also contain very helpful information on fasting.
As with any weight loss diet, vegetable juice fasting results in permanent weight reduction only when combined with regular exercise. Exercise seems to reset the appetite at a lower point.
11. You've seen those weight-loss powders and liquid meals. How would you like to make your own? Here's what I make mine with. It is a modification of the breakfast developed by Dr. Jacobus Rinse to help clear plaque out his arteries. (It worked, by the way.) I used this approach to lose 25 pounds myself.
Combine two tablespoons of lecithin granules (a lipotrophic or fat-transporting substance), half a teaspoon of vitamin C powder, and a teaspoon of calcium-magnesium powder with your favorite sweet fruit juice. Stir it well and drink it. I usually follow it with a "chaser" of some more "undoctored" juice. This stops my appetite for hours, easily taking me to lunchtime. To improve the value of your breakfast drink, you can add a teaspoon of nutritional yeast for the B-vitamins. Alternatively, you could take a B-complex supplement. I always take a multiple vitamin and 800 International Units (I.U.) of natural vitamin E along with the mixture.
12. Please remember that if you walk away from all of this at some point, you have not failed. You only fail by not coming back. We're in no hurry. Nature has been patient with us for years.
There is no trick to losing weight. It is simply a matter of deciding to, knowing how, and following through. I've worked with people so overweight that they had difficulty squeezing into an armchair. I have seen them lose up to 65 pounds by following even some of the ideas mentioned above. The side benefits are tremendous: more energy, better self-image, and a longer, healthier life.
If they can do it, I believe that we can do it."
Chemical energy is stored in chemical bonds, and there are a lot of chemical bonds in fat. So, if you are overweight, you contain a lot of stored energy. Now is the time to use it!
1. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. This means either eat fewer calories, or exercise more. Preferably both. (Weight loss is not for anyone who is pregnant or nursing, nor is it for growing children unless advised by their doctor to do so.)
2. It is not how much you eat that puts on the pounds, but what you eat a lot of. You cannot get fat on a mostly raw food diet. This means you can eat all of the raw veggies, sprouts, salads and fruits that you want. You need never be hungry while losing weight.
3. An easy way to lose weight even if you don't want to become a raw food vegetarian is to become a regular vegetarian. Meat contains fat, and even lean meat is over 10% saturated fat. Drop meat, and you drop weight.
4. Another easy way to slim down: simply skip desserts. Whenever I want to drop a few pounds, I drop dessert. For me, doing so results in a sure-fire one-pound-a-week in weight loss. If that does not seem attractive to you, remember that it means 10 pounds off in 2 1/2 months; over 50 pounds in a year. Instead of ooie-gooies, end your meal with fruit, especially dried fruits. Yes, they do contain sugar, but no fat. Now you just try eating two handfuls of raisins or dates. It is very hard to do, because the natural mix of sugars, minerals, and fiber in fruit have a self-limiting effect on the appetite.
5. Sweeten with honey or molasses. Again, these are sugar sources but you simply cannot eat a lot of either. I know I could gobble up a box of chocolates easily, yet the very thought of eating a half cup of honey stops my appetite cold.
6. Want to control your appetite without even giving up dessert? Adopt the motto of a 94-year-old Vermont friend of ours: "Life is short: eat dessert first." Seriously, if you do eat a bit of sweet food about 15 minutes before your meal you will eat less at the meal. This is at least partly because appetite is linked to blood sugar levels. Do you remember what your mother said? "Don't eat that candy now; it will spoil your appetite." Exactly!
7. Yoga stretches are one of the best forms of exercise I know. The basic postures are described in books at the library, such as The Complete Illustrated Book of Yoga. Yoga classes are inexpensive; check your local high school or college for a beginner's course. I learned yoga on board ship while crossing the Pacific in 1973, and I've used it ever since. As a college student, I could JUST BARELY touch my toes. Now with my kids headed for college, I can touch my palms to the floor. I can't wait to see how flexible I will be at age 100!
8. We all have learned to walk by about age one, and most of us have since forgotten how. Walking is probably the greatest exercise of all. Did you know that a mile of walking burns just as many calories as a mile of running? And the walking is easier on your knees and ankles.
9. Good weight loss need only be one, perhaps two, pounds per week. Crash diets often crash right back, with weight gained back almost as quickly as it was shed. Take your time. A pound lost each week is 50 pounds a year (with a two week vacation allowed for!)
10. The ultimate weight loss plan is vegetable juice fasting. It is nourishing, safe, and feels great. I've written about this at length in other articles posted at this website. A search for “fasting” from the www.doctoryourself.com mainpage will quickly find them all for you. Books by Paavo Airola, N. W. Walker, and **** Gregory also contain very helpful information on fasting.
As with any weight loss diet, vegetable juice fasting results in permanent weight reduction only when combined with regular exercise. Exercise seems to reset the appetite at a lower point.
11. You've seen those weight-loss powders and liquid meals. How would you like to make your own? Here's what I make mine with. It is a modification of the breakfast developed by Dr. Jacobus Rinse to help clear plaque out his arteries. (It worked, by the way.) I used this approach to lose 25 pounds myself.
Combine two tablespoons of lecithin granules (a lipotrophic or fat-transporting substance), half a teaspoon of vitamin C powder, and a teaspoon of calcium-magnesium powder with your favorite sweet fruit juice. Stir it well and drink it. I usually follow it with a "chaser" of some more "undoctored" juice. This stops my appetite for hours, easily taking me to lunchtime. To improve the value of your breakfast drink, you can add a teaspoon of nutritional yeast for the B-vitamins. Alternatively, you could take a B-complex supplement. I always take a multiple vitamin and 800 International Units (I.U.) of natural vitamin E along with the mixture.
12. Please remember that if you walk away from all of this at some point, you have not failed. You only fail by not coming back. We're in no hurry. Nature has been patient with us for years.
There is no trick to losing weight. It is simply a matter of deciding to, knowing how, and following through. I've worked with people so overweight that they had difficulty squeezing into an armchair. I have seen them lose up to 65 pounds by following even some of the ideas mentioned above. The side benefits are tremendous: more energy, better self-image, and a longer, healthier life.
If they can do it, I believe that we can do it."
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Great information Emilia! Thanks for sharing!0
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"Meat contains fat, and even lean meat is over 10% saturated fat. Drop meat, and you drop weight."
Just because something contains fat doesn't mean it will immediately become fat on your body. In fact, eating lean and some red meats is essential in building lean muscle. Coincidentally, muscle mass requires more calories to sustain and therein assists with further weight loss and maintenance. There are meat alternatives like protein shakes and certain nuts, but just telling people to "drop" meat without providing any protein alternatives is destructive for those who take the advice.0 -
10. The ultimate weight loss plan is vegetable juice fasting. It is nourishing, safe, and feels great. I've written about this at length in other articles posted at this website. A search for “fasting” from the www.doctoryourself.com mainpage will quickly find them all for you. Books by Paavo Airola, N. W. Walker, and **** Gregory also contain very helpful information on fasting.
As with any weight loss diet, vegetable juice fasting results in permanent weight reduction only when combined with regular exercise. Exercise seems to reset the appetite at a lower point.
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This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in0
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10. The ultimate weight loss plan is vegetable juice fasting. It is nourishing, safe, and feels great. I've written about this at length in other articles posted at this website. A search for “fasting” from the www.doctoryourself.com mainpage will quickly find them all for you. Books by Paavo Airola, N. W. Walker, and **** Gregory also contain very helpful information on fasting.
As with any weight loss diet, vegetable juice fasting results in permanent weight reduction only when combined with regular exercise. Exercise seems to reset the appetite at a lower point.
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isnt it though. Cripes.0 -
one thing, if you're already overweight and get pregnant, you should lose weight.0
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This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?0 -
10. The ultimate weight loss plan is vegetable juice fasting. It is nourishing, safe, and feels great. I've written about this at length in other articles posted at this website. A search for “fasting” from the www.doctoryourself.com mainpage will quickly find them all for you. Books by Paavo Airola, N. W. Walker, and **** Gregory also contain very helpful information on fasting.
As with any weight loss diet, vegetable juice fasting results in permanent weight reduction only when combined with regular exercise. Exercise seems to reset the appetite at a lower point.
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Found on Google search. Copied & pasted because I liked most of the pointers. Each to their own.... It certainly gave me a more positive mind set for the day! :happy:0 -
1. The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. This means either eat fewer calories, or exercise more
9. Good weight loss need only be one, perhaps two, pounds per week. Crash diets often crash right back, with weight gained back almost as quickly as it was shed. Take your time.
There is no trick to losing weight.
As a professional pirate registered with the ninja guild of the Lost City of Atlantis, I proclaim these items true.
All the rest... not so much.0 -
Please tell me it is a joke!!!! It is full of very bad ideas.This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?0 -
This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?
One good thing is that you don't HAVE to like the article. If it does not interest you, pass it by. I had good intentions!0 -
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?
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I sincerely hope it is...0 -
This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?
One good thing is that you don't HAVE to like the article. If it does not interest you, pass it by. I had good intentions!
I don't think anyone is questioning your motives for posting but a lot of this info is really bad.0 -
This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?
One good thing is that you don't HAVE to like the article. If it does not interest you, pass it by. I had good intentions!
I don't think anyone is questioning your motives for posting but a lot of this info is really bad.
Well that is your view. The post was not asking for opinions. I happen to enjoy it and so did a few others.
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I'm sorry OP about asking if it was a joke, I wasn't trying to be mean... I was actually being sincere. There has been a lot of satire and sarcasm running rampant on these boards lately and I thought it was something like that. My bad!0
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If we had reputation, negs would be handed out right about now.0
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When mis-information is posted people feel obligated to point out the flaws. Dieting is hard enough. What if some newbie comes along, reads this, tries it, decides it just too hard and gives up? It's better if some newbie reads this, reads the disputes, realizes it's not that complicated and that all they have to do is eat less than they burn, does so, has sucess and lives happily ever after. It's important to dispute bad information.0
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I'm sorry OP about asking if it was a joke, I wasn't trying to be mean... I was actually being sincere. There has been a lot of satire and sarcasm running rampant on these boards lately and I thought it was something like that. My bad!
That's ok! No probs.
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When mis-information is posted people feel obligated to point out the flaws. Dieting is hard enough. What if some newbie comes along, reads this, tries it, decides it just too hard and gives up? It's better if some newbie reads this, reads the disputes, realizes it's not that complicated and that all they have to do is eat less than they burn, does so, has sucess and lives happily ever after. It's important to dispute bad information.
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one thing, if you're already overweight and get pregnant, you should lose weight.
'um, no you shouldn't. The fetus needs nutrients that cannot be obtained from fat stores. Overweight women should try to limit the amount gained, and gain less than women of normal weight but they absolutely shouldn't lose weight (unless it's by accident due to excessive morning sickness).0 -
When mis-information is posted people feel obligated to point out the flaws. Dieting is hard enough. What if some newbie comes along, reads this, tries it, decides it just too hard and gives up? It's better if some newbie reads this, reads the disputes, realizes it's not that complicated and that all they have to do is eat less than they burn, does so, has sucess and lives happily ever after. It's important to dispute bad information.
THIS Could not agree more here.
OP, the information you posted originally is very poor advice.0 -
one thing, if you're already overweight and get pregnant, you should lose weight.
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This part is correct:The only way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in
Yep. That's about it. Is this article a joke?
I'm not sure if the article itself is a joke, or the posters saying "Bump for great advice!" are a joke. :huh:0 -
I'll leave it to all of the professionals then... they're all on here today!!
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I personally think there is some truth in this article. For example, being vegetarian......watch the documentary Forks over Knives and you will see what I mean. A vegetarian lives longer than one that eats meats.0
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OP by posting this article you placed yourself behind it, good or bad it is your post now especially since you originally did not cite your source.0
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This is Bro science crap! I eat meat and desserts daily. I don't eat many raw veggies either. Guess the pounds will be packing on me then.0
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