Rating: 9
Where to buy: http://www.ediets.com
Description:  The Atkins Diet consists of 5 core principals, high protein, fiber and vitamins, low sugar and no trans fat in a 3 meal 1 snack a day diet. It will help promote your energy by switching from glucose metabolism to fat metabolism.  It was designed to help you loose and maintain your weight by making low carbohydrate choices and eliminating sugar instead of counting those dreadful calories.

Review:  Because my family loves their meat this diet was perfect for me.  I could continue to eat the main course but limit myself on those side dishes and bread that they enjoy.  No 2 meal dinners and for this busy Mom that is great.

This diet was very easy to start and stick with.  By limiting my carbohydrates and taking sugar out I didn’t really feel like I was missing those important parts of my meal.  Also once I started losing the weight I could incorporate some of those things back into my meals.  It was like having desert only healthy deserts not pure sugar.

This diet has taught me how to maintain a healthy energy level that stays with me all day. It has helped build muscle, slow my aging process (who doesn’t like that) and my all around health.

Because it’s high in saturated fat but low in fruits, whole grains and calcium you would think this diet wouldn’t be nutritional.  But it is and very filling too.  I never leave the table feeling hungry.  That has helped me maintain my goal weight.

Criticism: At first you may experience what I called carbohydrate withdraw.  For the first 3-4 days you might have headaches, nausea and fatigue. This should subside within a few days once your body becomes accustomed to the lack of carbohydrates you are not consuming.

Ingredients:

2 cups chopped cooked chicken
2 cups shredded green cabbage
2 cups shredded red cabbage
1 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup sunflower nuts
1/2 cup low-fat Asian sesame-ginger dressing
1/2 cup chow mien noodles

Instructions:

Place both the red and green cabbage in a mixing bowl.  Add carrots and toss.  Fold in sunflower nuts. Add chicken making sure all ingredients is blended well. Cover slaw with dressing making sure to coat well.  Place noodles in the bottom of a salad bowl. Spoon the slaw over the top of the noodles. Serve cold.

Rating: 7
Where to buy: http://www.jennycraig.com

Description: This diet is a controlled diet that is easy to follow.  With different levels of membership, meal programs, consultants, one on one support from other members and centres in many areas of the United States you are never “all alone” with the Jenny Craig diet plan.

Review: I started with Jenny Craig because it was so simple.  I went to a Jenny Craig center near my home and felt very welcome right from the start.

I was a little leery about being evaluated and weighed where other people might be around.  But with Jenny Craig they assign you a consultant that helps you through all the steps. Your weigh-ins are completely confidential along with your planning part of the diet.  You choose whom you want to know and whom you don’t.

There is a wide selection of food to choose from.  This makes it very simple to plan your meals and stay on a long term plan for a healthier lifestyle and habits.

There are different levels of membership so it’s easy for you with the help of your consultant to find the right plan to fit you and your needs.

This diet also includes an exercise plan and a lifetime maintenance program to keep you healthy for the rest of your life.

If you can’t find a Jenny Craig center near you she also has Jenny direct. This gives you all the same advantages as the center right in your own home.  They have 24/7 support from other members online also.

Criticism:  There are really only a couple of things that might be a problem for some.  It can be very costly, especially if you use Jenny Direct. You do have to eat from their meal plan. On Jenny Direct you have to order a 2 week supply of meals that are delivered to your home. This means more output for the meals because you have to pay for shipping and handling on your order.

EDITORIAL REVIEW

Book Description

“The Bio-Genetic Muscle Gain Program” is a bodybuilding training and diet book for hard gainers and people with average genetics who have not been able to gain muscle size and strength with traditional training. The exact training and nutrition programs are presented in detail, along with illustrations.

About the Author

Bryan Kernan was a classic hard gainer. After years of wasted effort with traditional bodybuilding training, Dan stumbled upon the program presented in “The Bio-Genetic Muscle Gain Program” and made the best size and strength gains in his entire life. His personal success with the program motivated him to write the book and dedicate himself to helping hard gainers and genetically average bodybuilders make the best possible gains from their training.

Article about “The Bio-Genetic Muscle Gain Program” by Bryan Kernan . Copyright © 2005. Reprinted by permission.

Get Ready to Make Big Gains! If you have been struggling in the gym and not making gains by following the cookie-cutter training programs…or if you have been changing programs monthly, following the drug-induced champions “training program of the month” featured in your favorite muscle magazines, then you are going to find this a very personally rewarding, result-producing program. You might find it unusual at first, compared to the multiple set, triple-quadruple split, Bulgarian, blast and bomb super-duper, chemically-enhanced programs espoused by the champs every month in the magazines, but this simple course is extremely effective for the genetically-average person (or “hard- gainer”) who chooses not to involve himself or herself in the insanity of anabolic steroids. This program has been used successfully by hard-gainers to gain mass and strength for over five decades.

I understand the frustration you’ve felt while working your guts out in the gym, eating right, and still not making any gains in strength or size. I’ve struggled for years trying different programs, diets and supplements, spending hours and hours in the gym every week, and hundreds of hard-earned dollars on the latest fad supplements, with only marginal results. It wasn’t until I faithfully followed this very course that you are holding in your hands that I experienced the rapid gains in strength and muscle mass that I had been dreaming about for years. If you faithfully follow this program with consistency, determination, and enthusiasm…and when you are in the gym you give it your best effort…then I am confident that you will make great gains on this program.

Will you gain 25 pounds of muscle in eight weeks? Many factors can affect how much muscle you will gain. Some of those factors like training, diet, and mental attitude are directly within your control. Other factors like genetics, recovery-ability, hormones, etc. are out of your control. I know that hundreds of hard-gainers like yourself have gained 25 pounds or more in eight weeks on this program.

Don’t worry about those factors that are out of your control. Concentrate your energy on those factors that you can control and give them your all. Set a goal, write it down along with a date that you want to complete it, focus on it, visualize the results you want, and GO FOR IT!

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A well balance diet is recognized as a key feature of maintaining individual’s health and vitality. But trust me as a health conscious person I would like to suggest you especially the women that a balance diet is the best substitute for multivitamin and junk food. The experts all agree that exercise is important, but that a healthy, well balance diet is essential for successful weight loss and maintenance. Have a balance diet is the best choice.

Diet is the root of good health, for it is food that nourishes life. Dietitian and physicians are preparing their versions of diet plan that you can follow in your meal routine per day.

Foods today do not have the same nutritional value they once did. Byproducts of the foods we eat, acidic wastes are the common denominator in all degenerative diseases. When we eat too much, or eat processed foods that our organs find hard to break down, our bodies can’t work fast. So, basically, to eat healthy you should eat foods from natural sources rather than manufactured foods in boxes, packages or bags. A balance diet is one with less fatty foods, less saturated fat, less sugar, and less salt. We should always eat whole foods like fruits, vegetables, nuts and seeds. Nutritional foods are the best sources to provide our body with the required vitamins and minerals. Fresh foods play a vital role in our diet too. Let’s put it all this way, we need natural, nutritious and fresh foods. To sum it all, eating whole foods is encouraged.

Therefore proper knowledge of balance diet is fundamental to proper health care, and it is important that the food is consumed under relaxing conditions to promote proper digestion. A well balance diet is a key phrase in nutrition and I really do believe that eating a healthy, well-balance diet is a key not only to long-term health and weight control, but also is important to live a busy and active life. In general a nutritious, well-balance diet is helpful and offers many long-term benefits. A balance diet is a must to keep ourselves fit to live, and for our brain to give the best performance every day. The parental leaders should make sure that the food brought in the home are of good quality to ensure that a proper balance diet is included in every meal.

By Beretus Paulus

Weight loss is done by using the simple step by step methods. Weight loss is not like miracle happening in night or so even with weight loss products are being used religiously. Weight loss is beneficial for anyone who weighs more than their ideal body weight. Weight loss is achieved by both diet and exercise.

Exercise is the engine that burns those right foods and produces the weight loss. Exercise is the key to long term weight loss. Exercise should consist of regular aerobic (oxygen) based exercise and anaerobic (strength) based exercise. Exercise works better than cutting calories when trying to lose weight. Exercising is a more effective way to lose weight than cutting calories alone, according to a new study recently published in the online edition of the Journal of Applied Physiology. I exercise a lot, eat healthy small portions of food throughout the day, limit my sugar intake and drink a lot of water.

Weight loss may refer to the loss of total body mass in an effort to improve fitness, health, or appearance. Yet weight loss is a health and fitness issue, which is a lifestyle issue, one that is quite manageable if handled right. The foundation for all of my weight loss and fitness programs is walking.

Weight loss is a slow, difficult process, but one that can be made easier if you are ready to address many areas of your life and if you are willing to reach out for support from health professionals, friends, and family members. Weight loss is especially beneficial for overweight people who have been diagnosed with any medical condition, most notably adult onset diabetes or cardiovascular disease. Weight loss is an all about doing all sorts of little healthy things frequently, changing your lifestyle to one that honors the environment and not abuses it.

By Beretus Paulus

Physical fitness is a set of attributes a person has in regards to a person’s ability to perform physical activities that require aerobic fitness, endurance, strength, or flexibility and is determined by a combination of regular activity and genetically inherited ability. Physical fitness is a great way to keep your self toned, in shape, and feeling great about yourself. Physical fitness is required not only by athletes for better performance, but also by non-athletes for maintenance of a healthy body and healthy mind.

Fitness can be described as a condition that helps us look, feel, and do our best. Fitness is generally considered to have five components: aerobic capacity, muscle strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition. In order to assess your level of fitness, look at all five components together. It involves repetitive bodily movement done to improve or maintain one or more of the components of physical fitness—cardio respiratory endurance (aerobic fitness), muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.

Exercise is physical activity that is planned or structured. Exercise is not just important for our physical appearance, but for our complete health, both physically and mentally. Exercise can release stress and tension in our lives. Exercise that doesn’t raise your heart rate to a certain level and keep it there for 20 minutes won’t contribute significantly to cardiovascular fitness. Exercise affects not only the external appearance of a person’s body, but the quality of their insides and the strength of some of the vital organs.

Physical exercise is important to your over all physical fitness which includes strong and healthy muscles and joints, strengthening of the overall frame, reducing risks for accidents that might lead to surgery. Regular exercising strengthens the heart and helps prevent heart disease. It is best that you start your physical fitness program with aerobic exercises before getting into strength or weight training. Some exercises are specially designed to strengthen one of the most important muscles in your body. As the heart strengthens it has the ability to push more blood throughout your body in a beat, permitting your heart to not beat as often and consequently your heart rate decrease.

A person’s total body weight (what you see on the bathroom scale) may not change over time. Body composition is important to consider for health and managing your weight. “In weight loss, the balance of the right amount of calories and nutrients with an effective workout routine will get you to your goal. With improvements to the weight room, gymnasium floor, locker room and more activities on the way, there is no reason why everyone can’t enjoy a better level of fitness. When you know that you are either overweight or underweight, you can take the necessary action to correct it. Going on a crash diet might help you lose weight temporarily only because there is a possibility that you may gain that back.

Physical fitness is important throughout life to develop and maintain functional capability to meet the demands of living, and promote optimal health. Physical fitness is about patience, persistence, and maintaining good habits. Physical fitness is a way of life. Physical fitness is about your daily routine.

By Beretus Paulus