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It seems that all too often, accounts are aired of failed attempts to lose weight. These typically begin with a period of rapid weight loss, followed by an eventual decline into a plateau, at which point the scale refuses to budge. As it seems that this stagnation is not caused by a lack of will or loss of motivation, certain theories have been raised to provide an explanation. One such theory is that of metabolic damage: the phenomenon in which one’s body comes to actively resist weight loss.…

What is the 24 Day Challenge? The 24 Day Challenge diet is a detox and weight loss program made by a company called “Advocare.” It is supposed to help an obese person lose a good amount of weight in a short period of time. The company claims that its program is based on the principle that a person cannot lose weight if their body is full of toxins and chemicals that are slowing down their liver and gastrointestinal system. How Did the 24 Day Challenge Start? Advocare was started as a…

No one would participate in any dieting plan without seeing the potential pros and cons of it. The Atkins diet is no exception to this and one should carefully research the Atkins diet pros and cons before proceeding with it. Atkins diet pros include rapid weight loss, improved health, reduced risk of disease and methods to maintain weight. But the most popular in the list of Atkins diet benefits is that of rapid initial weight loss, which mainly depends on a high-fat and high-protein diet that…

Losing weight seems to be the most complicated problem that many people encounter during the past decade. Though there are abundant choices of weight loss supplements throughout the internet and brick-and-mortar stores, it is likely that it is somewhat challenging to find the one with the most effective weight loss results, that ensures zero side effect. Fortunately, the nature has given everything that individuals need for their well-being. As many researches have spent their time in exploring,…

Everything around us might affect positively or negatively on our bodies and health. People all around the world are categorized as people with normal weight and obese people. Individuals with BMI between 18.5 and 24.9 are considered to have normal weight, while people with BMI 30.0 or greater are obese. Obesity is gaining extra calories from fatty and carbohydrate food. A significant amount of people is facing an increase in weight. Obese people face many challenges and difficulties in…

Often, people say that being fat is unhealthy and not the ideal body type on the basis of fitness, but in reality, these so called “facts” are only assumptions. There's no evidence that fat people are unhealthy. There are zero diseases that only obese people get, and there are many diseases that obese people get at a lower rate than thin persons. Furthermore, people with hypertension, diabetes, and other "obesity-related" illnesses often have healthier blood sugar and blood pressure readings…

Losing weight is considered to be one of the greatest battles that we have to face in life. Gaining a few pounds, especially during the holidays, is much easier than losing what was gained. Due to intense desire to shed off the extra pounds, many people would prefer to go on a crash diet. For them, they think that this is the best and fastest way of losing weight. Here, they would completely stop eating or eat very minimal foods such as crackers and water. It sounds just fine. However, if you…

Article #1: “Body Norms and Fat Stigma in Global Perspective” Author Alexandra Brewis tackles the widespread view on weight and what people identify fat with. “Fatness and obesity are by contrast associated with ugliness, sexlessness, and undesirability but also with specifically moral failings, such as a lack of self-control, social irresponsibility, ineptitude, and laziness,” (Brewis). In this excerpt of the article, Brewis explains that the widespread view on Fatness and obesity and later on…

Fat Vs Muscle: Lose weight and gain muscles at the same time! Dreaming of getting a better physique? Well, you ought to work out! You’ll find many reasons to work out that include burning fat, gaining muscles, improving health, and living a content life. We are a breed that has multiple goals and all the things in our life go simultaneously. Though you are trying to lose weight lose fat, it indicates that you are trying to lose some mass. As per professionals, you can even opt to build…

In today society with obesity being on the rise everyone in the world seems to be talking about losing weight while there is a small minority of people like I that would like to gain a few pounds. When trying to gain weight you do not want to add on pounds by loading up on unhealthy fats and sweets. I would also like to make you aware of the fact; gaining weight can be as difficult as losing weight. This I am aware of from personal experiences. I have been the same size since I was in junior…