When you try to lose weight and follow a certain eating plan, eating out can be a torture. Not only a torture but it can affect your social life if you only refuse to go out with friends and family and you avoid all kind of gatherings that may involve food.
There is no doubt about it. Eating out when...
There are different opinions out there. A lot of people will tell you that if you eat right there is no need for you to take any multivitamin supplements. Others, however, will say that you can never have too many vitamins. So who's right?
If you look at the RDA recommendations for daily needs,...
People used to think that you need to starve yourself in order to be lean. This is most often the reason why restrictive diets don’t work in the long run. Women in particular tend to follow diets that offer very little calories, with the result being looking boney and sick. But the worst thing is that...
Nitric oxide supplements are the latest generation of supplements designed for people who are serious about fitness and bodybuilding.
Don’t be afraid of the term bodybuilding since nitric oxide is not going to explode your muscles alone. It is not a steroid product, it's just a standard protein product...
The golden rules for getting lean:
Keep doing circuit training to lose fat and build muscle and keep lifting weights. If you add some morning cardio sessions on an empty stomach you will accelerate fat loss. Weight training will keep your metabolic rate elevated even at rest. This means...
Whey protein is the best known protein on the market right now. It is made from milk using various extraction processes that give whey protein a higher biological value than milk.
It is easy to digest and is also well absorbed by the body and that fact makes it the ideal post-workout drink for...
Holiday season is around the corner and all of us have to attend some social events that involve eating and drinking. In each case these are filled with unhealthy choices. We have to admit that all this is mostly just pleasurable for the stomach and the soul until after solid landing back into reality....
One major problem most women who go on diets have, is that the weight comes back as soon as they stop dieting and they constantly switch between being on a diet and eating a lot. This has become known as the yo-yo diet. Here is what I told a young woman who came to me for help. Her struggle is a typical...
I often get this question from women who try to lose weight and mistakenly think that the less they eat the faster they will drop the pounds. This is in fact a big misconception and unfortunately one with many victims.
The fact is, if you eat 2 meals a day the only thing you will achieve is...
Protein shakes are the most convenient way to increase your protein intake. As I have mentioned before, those of you who exercise or want to lose weight should consume more protein than the average person. Especially if you are doing intense exercises like circuit training to lose fat and build muscle....
Sandra beat cancer, survived a divorce, finally achieved her competitive dreams and set a superb example for her young daughter. See how she cut to a size 4!