Lipton offers a way to beat midday slump with its instant Cup-a-Soup products. It says you can create a “slump-free work environment” by adding hot water to powdered broth to form soup.

Running for 15 minutes will burn a specific amount of calories based on your body weight and running speed. Understanding calorie usage allows you to set your running pace to meet your caloric goals.

Most hitting and physical contact in football happens on the line of scrimmage. There are three offensive line positions: the center, the two guards and the two tackles. Each position faces a different type of player on the defensive line, but linemen generally need to be large, strong and agile.

Conjugated linoleic acid, or CLA, is a type of fat found in dairy products, beef and supplements that is sometimes recommended for weight-loss purposes.

The pharmaceutical company does not list weight gain as a possible side effect of Yasmin on the contraceptive pill's Web site. The website Drugs, however, does list changes in weight or appetite as a possible side effect. The Mayo Clinic states that if birth control pills do cause weight gain, the effect is mild.

Oatmeal is a nutritious whole grain that can help lower blood cholesterol levels and aid in hunger control. The oatmeal diet is a low-calorie fad diet circulating the Internet touted as a weight loss diet that can also lower your risk of heart disease and cancer.

Burning calories while lying in bed may seem like a dream come true, but you may not realize that your body is constantly burning calories during homeostasis -- the process of keeping your organs and body systems functioning.

Two key proportions differ between pear and hourglass shapes. A pear-shaped person will likely have wide hips and a disproportionately small chest. Contrastly, an hourglass figure boasts curvy but proportionate hips with a decreased stomach girth and a larger chest that balances out the hip measurements.

Caffeine is a natural, plant-based alkaloid that comes from sources like coffee beans, cacao pods, tea leaves, cola nuts and guarana berries. This substance is consumed in chocolate and caffeinated drinks and added to pain-killing drugs.

Healthy weight loss should be gradual, at a rate of no faster than 2 lbs. per week. The Weight Watchers program adheres to this rule, producing an average weekly weight loss of 1 lb. to 2 lbs. per week. However, a variety of factors can influence your personal weight loss.

People working to lose weight are always looking for ways to cut out calories. Using fat-free mayo instead of regular mayonnaise can certainly help you avoid some calories. When you consume fewer calories than you burn, you will lose weight.

As a calorie-free beverage, water is naturally conducive to weight loss, but it may make an even bigger difference than you think. Your body is mostly water, and MayoClinic.