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		<title>Site of the Month for February 2012</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site of the Month for February 2012 discusses Diet Web Directory. Listing Diet is an online diet web directory providing useful information and resources on weight loss issues, low carbohydrate diets, diet pills, clinics and services, weight loss programs, diet motivation, exercise, nutrition, diet food, diet plan and more.]]></description>
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Site of the Month for February 2012 discusses <a href="http://www.listingdiet.com/">Diet Web Directory</a>. Listing Diet is an online diet web directory providing useful information and resources on weight loss issues, low carbohydrate diets, diet pills, clinics and services, weight loss programs, diet motivation, exercise, nutrition, diet food, diet plan and more.</p>
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		<title>Site of the Month for July 2011</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Site of the Month for July 2011 is concerned with Weight Lost Resources. DietListing provides information on weight lost related links, exercise, meal, nutrition, low carbohydrate, low-fat food, diet food, article on weight lost and weight issues.]]></description>
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Site of the Month for July 2011 is concerned with <a href="http://www.dietlisting.com/">Weight Lost Resources</a>. DietListing provides information on weight lost related links, exercise, meal, nutrition, low carbohydrate, low-fat food, diet food, article on weight lost and weight issues.</p>
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		<title>6 Powerful Weight Loss Diet Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Weight Issues]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you favour the traditional route of diet and exercise, then the following tips given below should work greatly to help with weight lose diet: 1. Eliminate Eating Junk Food. Most of your efforts to reduce your weight will be unsuccessful of you are unable resist eating junk and processed foods. These primarily consist of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you favour the traditional route of diet and exercise, then the following tips given below should work greatly to help with weight lose diet:</p>
<p>1. Eliminate Eating Junk Food.</p>
<p>Most of your efforts to reduce your weight will be unsuccessful of you are unable resist eating junk and processed foods. These primarily consist of fast foods and snack foods such as burgers, pizza, fries, potato chips etc. All of these foods offer very poor nutritional value and it consequently makes no sense at all to carry on eating them. Keep in mind &#8211; you will not be able to physically improve on an insufficient diet. You must look carefully at the contents of your cupboard, fridge and freezer and make certain that you switch all sugary and greasy foods with nourishing, healthy alternatives.</p>
<p>2. Drink a Lot of Water- Although you may have heard it over and over again, it is really true. Drinking water not only replenishes your system but also promotes weight loss. How is that possible? Well, as we all know, water is a fluid that directly passes your colon, so drinking water can flush away those toxins and unwanted fats. Drink at least 8 glasses a day for best results.</p>
<p>Water is essential to life and a healthy body. Dehydration will wreak havoc on you and your fitness goals. If you are dehydrated your body cannot function at its optimal level. For example, your muscles will loose strength, you won&#8217;t burn fat as quickly, and you&#8217;ll feel tired and fatigued.</p>
<p>3. Reduce the Size of Your Portions-</p>
<p>You should eat five or six small portions each day at regular intervals of about 4 &#8211; 5 hours. This will aid appetite suppression and boost your rate of metabolism, causing you to burn additional fat without the need for too much physical effort.</p>
<p>4. Lower Your Calorie Consumption Without Deprivation. Do this by steadily reducing the amount of calories that you get through by a small quantity each day. This will tot up very quickly, but be aware that you will not start to lose weight until you reach the point at which you are expending a more calories than you eat each day. This incremental approach will help to cut down snacking and binging, which would clearly put you straight back where you began.</p>
<p>5. You Want to Start Exercising Regularly-</p>
<p>This doesn&#8217;t need to be anything excessive, but simply put: working out is almost certainly the most effective way to lose weight and enhance your general heath. Diets by themselves may assist you with losing some weight, but they are not able to improve your stamina, physical fitness, flexibility, mental state and help you achieve numerous other benefits in the way that regular exercise can.</p>
<p>Additionally, exercise is another technique to increase your metabolism, which, once more, helps you to burn off additional fat in less time.</p>
<p>6. Sleep Well- Practice a Good Night Sleep</p>
<p>Sleeping is a favorite quick weight loss tip since it is one of the most effortless. Do not understand the power of having enough sleep. It is vital to your overall weight loss plan. Medical research has proven that sleep deprivation would induce hunger, and improve appetite. This often results in excessive eating. Likewise, having sufficient sleep of at least 8 hours helps to bring a balance to the leptin level and aids weight loss.</p>
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		<title>How Can Low Carbohydrate Diet Menus Help You ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Dec 2010 04:53:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Low Carbohydrate Diets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are planning to go on a diet, you might have encountered the term &#8220;low-carbohydrate diet&#8221;, and you may have wondered what exactly a low carbohydrate diet menu would contain. Low carbohydrate diet or low-carb diet, as the name implies, is a diet which aims to primarily reduce the amount of carbohydrates and to [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are planning to go on a diet, you might have encountered the term &#8220;low-carbohydrate diet&#8221;, and you may have wondered what exactly a low carbohydrate diet menu would contain. Low carbohydrate diet or low-carb diet, as the name implies, is a diet which aims to primarily reduce the amount of carbohydrates and to replace this with fats and protein. But does a low carb diet really work? To decide, let us look into how these diets achieve weight loss.</p>
<p>There are a lot of theories on how this diet works. But essentially, they focus on the role of insulin. Insulin is a natural hormone produced by the body in response to high sugar levels. Eating diets high in carbohydrates stimulates insulin production. Increased insulin prevents fat from being utilized, leading to obesity.</p>
<p>Eating a diet low in carbohydrate content leads to a lower insulin level. Insulin is also responsible for water retention. Critics of low-carb diets argue that most of the weight loss achieved in low carb diets is due to water loss. This effect is very temporary.</p>
<p>Also, carbohydrates are the body&#8217;s main source of energy. A person eating a diet low in carbohydrates often feels fatigued and weak. He may not likely be inclined to pursue an exercise program to complement his weight loss strategy.</p>
<p>Most fruits and vegetables, which are important sources of vitamins and minerals, have a high carbohydrate content. Eliminating these from our diets may cause a deficiency in some of these important nutrients. Indeed, most low-carbohydrate diet plans recommend supplementing with vitamins and minerals.</p>
<p>Lastly, most people find sticking to a low carbohydrate diet menu is very difficult. Most of our usual diets are high in carbohydrates. Followers of low-carb diets usually give in to their cravings for pizza, hamburgers, and pasta. Our fastfood culture also makes it tricky to find food which will fit into this type of diet plan. These are some of the most common reasons why this type of diet plan fails.</p>
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		<title>Guides To Start A Low Carbohydrate Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:52:08 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Low Carbohydrate Diets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A strict diet of low carbohydrate foods is probably reduce your body&#8217;s stored energy severely. Once this happens, you&#8217;ll find yourself moodier, slower to think, and more irritable. These negative effects, however, can be easily disappear if you eat low carbohydrate foods that are high in protein and fiber. Start with vegetables. Your diet of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A strict diet of low carbohydrate foods is probably reduce your body&#8217;s stored energy severely. Once this happens, you&#8217;ll find yourself moodier, slower to think, and more irritable. These negative effects, however, can be easily disappear if you eat low carbohydrate foods that are high in protein and fiber.</p>
<p>Start with vegetables. Your diet of low carbohydrate foods should include lots and lots of vegetables, preferably the ones without too much starch in it. There&#8217;s no way to get around this rule so if you&#8217;ve been living a carnivorous lifestyle since the day you were born, it&#8217;s time to change your tune. Don&#8217;t worry because vegetables taste better than you think. For vegetables, you have to consume at least three cups a day.</p>
<p>Proceed next with proteins. Your diet of low carbohydrate foods should be rich in proteins as well. The amount of protein intake necessary for your diet depends on your health and weight objectives. There are several benefits you can enjoy from eating foods rich with protein, and two of those are your improved ability to control your weight and build your muscles. Males, in particular, will be overjoyed with this!</p>
<p>Eat fruits as well. Be careful, however, on picking the right choice of fruit. Most fruits are sweet so make sure that you&#8217;re choosing the ones which aren&#8217;t sweet and low in carbohydrates like melons. Don&#8217;t think to replace real fruits, however, with artificially produced juices. Fruit drinks don&#8217;t possess the necessary amount of fiber, much less the vitamins and nutrients that come along with it.</p>
<p>Your diet of low carbohydrate foods should also include various nuts and seeds. These are one of the most satisfying parts of your diet because they not only taste extremely good but they also contain almost all the important sources of nutrients like protein and fiber.</p>
<p>Fats are a necessary evil so your diet of low carbohydrate foods should include the required amount of it as well. Foods like salmon and olive oil are sources of the good type of fats. These should be part of your diet plan.</p>
<p>Using low carbohydrate foods to lose your weight and get good health may seem a slower process than others, but it&#8217;s a safer and surer one into your weight loss efforts.</p>
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		<title>Walking As A Exercise For Fitness</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:43:26 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fitness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is said that walking as exercise is the best way for the average person to lose weight and stay in good shape. Face it, everyone is looking for a way to lose weight and keep fit. Whether they&#8217;re trying that new all meat diet, or simply counting calories, the diet craze isn&#8217;t going anywhere. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is said that walking as exercise is the best way for the average person to lose weight and stay in good shape. Face it, everyone is looking for a way to lose weight and keep fit.</p>
<p>Whether they&#8217;re trying that new all meat diet, or simply counting calories, the diet craze isn&#8217;t going anywhere. While many people desire those modern shortcuts that typically lead no where, others take their health more seriously. A basic key to staying more fit is simple exercise. Walking for exercise is about as old-school as it gets. It may be an oldie, but it&#8217;s definitely a goody.</p>
<p>Sadly we live in a society based on convenience. No one wants to exercise anymore. A perfect example of this theory can be seen at your local shopping mall or grocery store. When you creep through the parking lot, watch every car try and get that space closest to the entrance. I&#8217;ve seen it a million times. Even if it&#8217;s a gorgeous day and there are spaces galore toward the back. People would rather wait for that car that&#8217;s about to back out, and then snag that closer space. Of course they will be doing plenty of walking inside the store, but I guess they don&#8217;t want to overdo it.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t they know that walking for exercise is ideal. If more people would walk more and drive less, we&#8217;d be in a much better health situation. After visiting other countries in Europe, one thing I noticed is that they are in better shape. This is because they embrace daily walking for exercise. Whether it&#8217;s intentional or not, it benefits them regardless.</p>
<p>I sometimes spot individuals walking for exercise in the local mall or on the sidewalk. Granted, it&#8217;s usually some sort of power stride, but it&#8217;s still walking. The great thing about getting in shape is that it doesn&#8217;t have to cost you money. Think about it. You spend less on groceries if you eat less, and there&#8217;s no charge if you&#8217;re walking for exercise. This is pretty choice, but most people don&#8217;t really consider it. If you look online, you will see a variety of websites that offer information on exercise. Walking is still regarded as one of the greatest forms of exercise. You can actually tally up the calories you burn when doing this simple metabolism booster.</p>
<p>Overall, walking for exercise is an old way to stay fit, but still a perfect one. Our daily routines call for a number of walks if we think about it. How often could you possibly walk as opposed to driving? This is something to consider in order to achieve better health.</p>
<p>Walking as exercise shouldn&#8217;t be difficulty. Just take a daily stroll and enjoy yourself. The stress relief alone will make you feel better and give you more energy. Clearly, walking for exercise is a good way to keep your body in good shape.</p>
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		<title>Ways Of Making Weight Loss Quickly</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:35:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Weight Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every person that begins a diet and exercise plan does so with the intention to become healthier and lose weight. Ways of making weight loss quickly is a common question through which some people get the help of a personal trainer to guide them through the diet and exercise maze. Of course, diet and exercise [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Every person that begins a diet and exercise plan does so with the intention to become healthier and lose weight. Ways of making weight loss quickly is a common question through which some people get the help of a personal trainer to guide them through the diet and exercise maze.</p>
<p>Of course, diet and exercise is the healthiest way to lose weight, but it does take some time. As fat is replaced by muscle, calories are burned more efficiently and a leaner appearance is the result. Sometimes it&#8217;s easy to get discouraged with this approach, but progress cannot be measured solely on what the scale reads. Muscle weighs more than fat, and many times weight stays the same or only decreases at small increments. Though it may not seem like much, weight loss is occurring at a steady rate.</p>
<p>Diet and exercise is great but in most cases, the weight doesn&#8217;t just melt off like some people expect it to, which is why people want to know how to lose weight as quickly as possible. Depending on how much weight someone wants to lose, there are lots and lots of ways to lose weight. Low carbohydrate diets such as Atkins and the GI Diet are a good way to lose weight quickly, a lot if needed.</p>
<p>Dieters can usually lose from five to ten pounds relatively quickly, but dieters should still be aware of their nutritional intake and not restrict themselves too much. Low carbohydrate diets emphasize eating greater amounts of protein, while restricting consumption of carbohydrates and refined sugars. Once these foods are eliminated cravings will decrease, and the pounds will start to melt off as well.</p>
<p>For more ideas on how to lose weight quickly, dieters can visit the web to check out a multitude of sources with lots of good information on dieting, what plans works and which one&#8217;s to stay away from. Both Atkins and the South Beach Diet can guide people who want to learn how to lose weight, and keep the weight off.</p>
<p>After acheiving this, you are easy to slip back into the clutches of bad habits. Now why would anyone want to do that after working so hard to get the weight off? According to study about how to lose weight, dieters need to learn how to completely change their eating habits well. Being healthy is much better than the alternative.</p>
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		<title>Keep Your Body Slim With Tea Diet Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are one of people who have been on every single diet just because you have been told that this supplement will work, that combination will be the best, and you must use this for thirty days to see its benefit, one day you find yourself back on another diet and back to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you are one of people who have been on every single diet just because you have been told that this supplement will work, that combination will be the best, and you must use this for thirty days to see its benefit, one day you find yourself back on another diet and back to the same weight you were. Why does this happen?</p>
<p>The supplements that you are using are not natural. Why not turn to green tea diet products as a natural supplement to enhance your dieting skills.</p>
<p>Green tea works with your body in several ways in order to help you loose weight. It clears the digestive system, increases the metabolism, and takes care of the extra calories that your body should not be handling. It also takes out the carbohydrates that you do not want pushing your system around. It is a completely natural diet supplement that has not been able to be reproduced.</p>
<p>If you are looking for green tea diet products, you do not have to look any further than a cup. No matter what type of green tea you decide to use, it will activate and balance these different parts of your system. If you do not want to take tea time every day, you can find different variations to help you loose the weight.</p>
<p>One of the most well known green tea diet products comes as a supplement. You can find these in almost every store, presented as a capsule for you to take with any other multivitamin that you are using. This is the most popular product that is used for loosing weight with green tea. The major part to look at when finding these products is on the back. You will want to make sure that the majority of the capsule is not only green tea, but also the EGCG that is used to help your metabolism.</p>
<p>From this major concept, several companies have developed even stronger green tea diet products. They have done this by combining this miracle in a cup into a formula that will significantly enhance weight loss. If you want to loose fast, you can look at diet places that have large amounts of green tea mixed with other substances. Whether it is in a shake or a pill, it will be effective in helping you to use the substance as a diet material.</p>
<p>Once you know the benefits of green tea, perhap you will not wait for something else to help you lose weight. Indeed, green tea diet products are an natural solution helping you slim down at a quicker rate. Combining this with a balanced meal and exercise will be certain to get rid of what you do not want and easy to keep what you do.</p>
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		<title>Not All Of Natural Weight Loss Supplements Are Good</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Supplements]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are lots of natural weight loss aids on the market, even a product may be &#8220;natural&#8221;, it doesn&#8217;t always mean that it is safe and effective. Some of the most popular natural weight loss aids can be dangerous although they may produce fast weight loss at first. However, they can actually cause weight gain [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are lots of natural weight loss aids on the market, even a product may be &#8220;natural&#8221;, it doesn&#8217;t always mean that it is safe and effective. Some of the most popular natural weight loss aids can be dangerous although they may produce fast weight loss at first. However, they can actually cause weight gain and difficulty in losing weight in the long run.</p>
<p>The biggest problems are with the natural weight loss aids that contain stimulants. Natural weight loss aids that contain stimulants work very much like stimulant drugs, and they have the same risks.</p>
<p>Caffeine, kola nut, yerba mate, guarana, and ephedra (also known as ma huang) are the most common stimulants found in natural weight loss aids. All of these are very strong stimulants, and are similar in effect to drugs like amphetamines. Most people are aware that taking amphetamines can be dangerous, but they may be lulled into thinking the natural stimulants are safe for the sole reason that they are natural products.</p>
<p>It is strongly suggested that you not use any form of stimulant as a weight loss aid. This is for two reasons. First, stimulants, whether natural products or drugs, have the potential risks of stroke, high blood pressure, elevation of the heart rate, and sleep disorders. The second reason is that in spite of the fact that stimulants can increase metabolism and stimulate weight loss at first, in the long run they will likely cause you to gain weight.</p>
<p>In the beginning stages of stimulant use, there is an increase in the body&#8217;s production of adrenaline. Adrenaline is produced by the adrenal glands and is a hormone that increases heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure, essentially speeding up the normal functions of the body. An increase in adrenaline will speed up the metabolism and cause an increase in fat burning. These effects will only last for a short time though. In a matter of a few weeks, the body&#8217;s ability to produce adrenaline will become burned out, and as adrenaline levels start to fall off, the metabolic rate and fat burning will begin to slow down.</p>
<p>The fall in adrenaline levels is not the only problem, though. Stimulants cause the adrenals to produce another hormone in large quantities, called cortisol. Cortisol stimulates the body to store fat in the lower part of the abdomen and is a major stimulator of weight gain. The adrenal glands are able to produce high levels of cortisol for a much longer time than they are able to produce high levels of adrenaline. A first, the adrenaline production will overcome the fat-storing effects of cortisol and fast weight loss occurs. As time goes on, the elevated levels of cortisol will overwhelm the decreasing adrenaline effects, resulting in eventual weight gain.</p>
<p>Discontinuing the use of stimulants suddenly usually has the result of rapid weight gain, because the effects of cortisol will outlast the effects of the adrenaline. Whether or not stimulants are discontinued though, the eventual effect will be that adrenaline production will be exhausted long before cortisol production begins to fade, and sooner or later the effects of cortisol will win out and weight gain will result.</p>
<p>Even though the idea of fast weight loss through using natural weight loss aids that contain stimulants may be attractive to some people, these products can only make your weight issues more trouble and may cause potentially serious damage to your overall health. Keep in mind that weight loss aids that contain stimulants should be avoided though they are natural or not.</p>
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