Weight Loss Strategies: Calorie Burn, Dieting & Fitness Plans

Sustainable weight management is achieved through calorie deficit strategies, metabolic endocrine support, and high-intensity exercise routines.

Go Hard Or Go Home

How to Lose Glute Fat for Men

Men with a generous backside should workout strategically and clean up their diets to get slimmer, more sculpted glutes.

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Are There Pills That Speed Up Your Metabolism 50 Percent?

Your metabolism reflects the calories it takes to make your body operate daily. It's largely set by genetics but also by how much you move, your body composition and what you eat. A substantial boost in your metabolism happens as a result of your own actions, not from a supplement.

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1,300-Calorie-a-Day Diet for Women

A 1,300-calorie-per-day diet is considered low in calories, but sufficient to provide you with adequate nutrients when you're trying to lose weight.

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How to Lose 15 Pounds in 2 Months

A 15-pound weight loss in two months is ambitious, but possible, if you have a focused dietary plan and if you engage in regular exercise. You'll need to lose about two pounds a week, consistently -- a rate at the high end of the safe, sustainable range, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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How to Reduce Excess Fat Around the Waist

Fat around the waist is not only dangerous to your health, but it's also often the most responsive to traditional weight-loss methods. This type of fat, called visceral fat, is biologically active and releases compounds into your body that increase the risk you'll develop type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

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How Many Calories Should I Eat a Day to Lose 5 Lbs a Week?

Weight-loss reality shows impress you with their contestants' big losses, so much so that you might be inspired to try to drop some pounds yourself. You may have a goal that doesn't allow you to wait for the slow, gradual weight loss of 1 to 2 pounds per week advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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How Can I Lose 18 Pounds?

The equation for losing weight is simple: eat fewer calories than you burn. Putting this equation into practice can be challenging, however. Temptations, hunger, stress and sneaky calories derail your dieting efforts. Packed work and family schedules make fitting in exercise difficult. Losing 18 lbs.

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How to Shrink Breast Fat

You can thank Mom or Grandma for the size of your breasts. Their shape and makeup is largely genetic. You can't just target the breasts for reduction. Your body loses weight proportionally, not in isolated units.

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How to Lose 40 Pounds in 3 Months

You've got just three months to slim down to look your best for that wedding, vacation or reunion. Losing 40 pounds in three months is your goal, and you're dedicated to achieving it. A low-calorie, highly nutritious eating plan combined with increased physical activity brings about weight loss.

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Does Baking Soda Help You Lose Weight?

You may think of baking soda as the ingredient you add to quick breads and cookies to encourage them to rise, but it has a myriad of uses outside of the kitchen.

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Is Hummus Bad for Weight Loss?

Hummus graces the table at just about every potluck gathering. The creamy blend of chick peas, sesame paste, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic and seasonings pleases crowds when served alongside veggies, pita chips or as a sandwich topping.

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How Many Calories Does Raking Leaves Burn?

Fit in a workout without having to pay for a gym membership with fall yardwork. Mulching, planting bulbs to blossom in spring and trimming trees all raise your heart rate moderately as you squat, reach and pull. A treed yard tasks you with serious raking and bagging leaves, too.

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The Best 1,200-Calorie Meal Plans

The best 1,200-calorie diets aren't necessarily paleo, vegan, gluten-free or low-carb. A quality low-calorie diet may display these labels, but most importantly it offers an array of nutrients from a variety of whole, filling foods.

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What Causes Lower Belly Fat?

Lower belly fat has a number of causes, including aging, your gender and what you eat. Your lifestyle behaviors also explain why it's developed and is sticking around. Making changes to your diet and exercise routine, as well as your sleep schedule and how you handle stress, can help you reduce this dangerous fat.

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I'm Feeling Cold While on a Diet

A low-calorie diet can be one cause of an increased sensation of coldness, but hormonal irregularities, nutritional deficiencies and certain medical conditions may also be the cause.

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How Long Before I See Weight Loss Results From 30 Minutes of Walking Every Day?

Congratulate yourself on adding walking to your daily routine. This extra activity improves your health and can help you slim down -- how long that will take depends on your intensity and eating habits. Weight loss happens only when you create a calorie deficit -- or when you're burning more calories than you take in.

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A Sample Day for a Whole Food Diet

Whole foods are eaten in their natural form. A tomato, for example, is a whole food, while ketchup is not. Consuming mainly whole foods limits your exposure to additives, preservatives, chemicals, sodium and sugar. It may also help you squeeze more nutrition out of meals, as your body best absorbs nutrients from food.

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