Weight Loss

Dieting Secret Proven by Scientists 

Drink Water to Loose Weight

August 25, 2010

You probably have heard about it and maybe even experienced with it: Drinking water in order to lose weight. Now it is scientifically proven, as reported by discovery.com.The study was actually done some time ago, but only now gained broader publicity.

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The results of a recently done study showed, that participants who wanted to loose weight had to drink two cups of water before their meals. This resulted in an average increased weigh loss of about 5 pounds, compared to a group of study participants who just ate their diet meals without drinking additional water.

The two groups were also examined one year after the dietingstudy. The persons who drank additional water had kept more of their weight off. The study was done on adults, but scientist have reason to believe that similar results would be gotten if teenagers would drink more water in addition to their diet.

Why water helps to loose weight is still a matter of discussion. But probably it is just the fact that the body needs to heat up the additional water, combined with the full-feeling. If you drink two glasses of water you usually feel less hungry and as a result you would eat a little less. Also the additional water makes it possible for the digestive system to really digest the food that you eat, which results in less hunger signals after the meals. It takes longer until you feel hungry again.

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Hollywood's New Diet Secret

Appetite Control

When it comes to staying in shape, no one feels the pressure more than celebrities. Every time Jen or Angie puts on 5 pounds, the tabloids have a field day.

So how do the stars stay slim? A California Company has recently launched an interesting new product which may signal a major breakthrough in weight loss, and Hollywood is taking notice. The company, Sensa, came up with an innovative way to convince the brain to stop overeating.

Maybe you've read about Sensa in The New York Times and Timemagazine, or seen it on Dateline NBC and Extra! It's been getting a lot of press coverage because of its impressive clinical results, its unique approach to weight loss, and the amazing story behind its development.

What's so interesting is that Sensa wasn't created by the typical "diet doctor" - instead, it was discovered, somewhat accidentally, by a neurologist named Dr. Alan Hirsch, based on his 20-plus years of research into smell and taste disorders.

What does smell have to do with weight loss? As it turns out, everything. See, hunger isn't controlled by the stomach, but by the brain, and the primary mechanisms that controls how much we eat is our sense of smell.

Enter Dr. Hirsch, an intrepid doctor and scientist, whose lifelong specialty has been understanding how our senses, and in particular, smell and taste affect the brain's functioning. Dr Hirsch studied hundreds of compounds and after years of research developed a set of virtually odorless and tasteless food sprinkles called "Tastants" that have shown a strong impact on the body's appetite-control center. Then, in one of the largest studies of a non-prescription weight-loss system, these Tastants were tested for effectiveness as a means of weight loss.

The results were significant. Over a 6 month period, 1,436 women and men sprinkled, flavorless "Tastant" crystals on everything they ate, and lost an average of 30.5 pounds - nearly 15% of their total body weight.

Participants achieved these results without having to follow any special exercise regime or diet.

Best of all, Sensa contains no stimulants or fat-blockers, so there are no unpleasant side-effects.

According to Dr Hirsch, "With Sensa, you can eat all the foods that satisfy your senses and you don't have to deal with any intense food cravings or feelings of starvation. Sensa merely helps you eat less of the foods you love and gain greater satisfaction from smaller portions."

It didn't take long before the media - and Hollywood - caught on. After all, a flavorless, odorless sprinkle that triggers this type of weight loss? Sounds like something cooked up by a Hollywood studio, right?

Real weight loss without diet and exercise - too good to be true? Apparently the company anticipated a somewhat skeptical response from consumers so they have launched the Sensa Challange.

They are so sure you will lose weight with Sensa that new customers get to use the product for 30 days so that you can see real weight loss before deciding if they want to pay for it or not.

Click here to learn more about this free trial offer.

Source :  http://www.howlifeworks.com/health_beauty/sensa_hollywood/?AG_ID=318&cid=7190af

Lose 40 Pounds in 2 Weeks - Can it Really Be Done?

By John Davenport

I was recently asked how it was possible to lose 40 pounds in 2 weeks. It seems that when it comes to weight loss, no expectation is too extreme or exaggerated. No wonder so many scammy weight loss products are sold day after day and leave people poorer but not thinner. People will believe practically any claim.

I won't go into a scientific discussion of the kind of calorie burning you need in order to lose 40 lbs in 2 weeks. It is plain that this is a huge weight loss in a very short time. I doubt that even extreme weight loss methods will be able to help you achieve it.

However, let's talk about what you may experience if you try to lose 40 pounds in 2 weeks:

You will need to use an extreme method, something that would entail a very low calorie consumption and an increased calorie burn rate. You will need to restrict what you eat and to train extremely hard to actually believe yourself that this is something that may happen.

At first, you may see your weight drop off quite a bit. However, before you get too excited, please remember that this is likely to be mostly water weight. You're not going to be burning a lot of body fat. Even this liquid weight loss will hardly be enough to get you close to being 40 pounds lighter. It may give you the illusion that this is indeed possible.

This kind of drastic calorie reduction is likely to cut into your muscle tissue and not just your fat. If you continue with it too long, your muscles will start to be eaten away as your body won't be able to sustain them any longer. This will lower your metabolism, stall your weight loss, and set the stage for a bounce in your weight as you rebound.

This is all due to your impatience and the need to try to lose weight in a crazy and unrealistic way. The true way to shed weight is to do it with sensible and logical goals and methods. Yes, you can lose weight quickly. You can achieve fast results. Just keep within the logical boundaries. Trying to lose 40 pounds in 2 weeks isn't very logical.

Choose a diet program that will help you achieve long term results. You will be happier with results that last for years than for those that last a week.

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To make sure you don't use unhealthy methods read this Extreme Diet Plans Review

John Davenport lost over 30 pounds in his twenties after being overweight most of his life. He now runs a weight loss forum and publishes a diet and fitness newsletter.

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