Whether you're paleo or vegan, following Atkins or Dukan, or eating like women in France, you'll probably lose weight if you follow the pre-set meal plans presented by these diets' advocates.
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Body fat percentage measures the amount of lean tissue you have in relation to fat, which gives you a better picture of your health compared to your gross weight on a scale.
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You've been faithful to a healthier eating plan and working out at the gym, and the number on the scale is even going down. You notice your clothes buttoning a little easier, less bloat to your belly and a slimmer appearance to your face.
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When you need to fill out to look and feel healthier, add quality calories to your meals to encourage weight gain. To gain weight, your caloric intake must exceed what you burn in a day through basic body functions like pumping blood, plus other activities such as doing chores and exercising.
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When everyone seems to be losing weight and feeling healthier with the latest diet craze, it's hard to not jump on the bandwagon. Whether it's low-carb, low-fat, all bananas or no grains, a fad diet is often restrictive and makes promises it can't keep. That's not to say every fad diet is bad.
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A long endurance session or tough weight-training workout requires post-workout fueling to help replenish your energy stores and repair your muscles. That snack or meal won't cause you to gain weight, unless it pushes you above the number of calories you need to maintain your weight.
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As you reach age 50, your body naturally loses muscle mass and starts to pack on extra pounds in your midsection. This increased belly fat is a health concern that raises your risk of chronic disease.
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FUPA, slang for "fat upper pubic area," refers to the extra fat that forms just above your pubic hair line. Perhaps it's an area only you and those most intimate to you notice, but that doesn't mean you have to like it. Spot reduction of your FUPA isn't possible, but you can diminish a FUPA with time.
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The basic strategies for weight loss apply regardless of your dietary choices. To lose 10 pounds, you must switch to healthier foods, watch portion sizes and the calorie content of your meals and increase physical activity.
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A diet consisting of 70 percent protein, 20 percent fat and 10 percent carbs is considered high-protein and low-carbohydrate. You might follow such a diet in an attempt to lose weight, but this ratio of macronutrients does not meet the nutritional recommendations made by the Institute of Medicine.
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The skin underneath the eyes is so thin and delicate that when blood vessels there are engorged, dark circles appear. As you age, the under-eye skin thins even more -- making dark circles more prevalent. Genetics, allergies and poor beauty habits all contribute to dark circles.
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Weight loss can improve your health and self-esteem but only if you keep the pounds off for the long term. Restrictive diets may cause weight cycling, characterized by dramatic weight loss and then weight gain -- sometimes in amounts greater than what you lost.
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Beauty magazines and websites want you to believe that at-home neck and face exercises will help you work off a double chin, chubby cheeks and a wobbly neck. In reality, small facial exercises do little to burn calories and can't trim fat from your trouble spots.
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Achieving and managing a healthy weight takes time and patience. A six-month plan allows you to pursue a safe rate of weight loss without feeling overly deprived or burdened by your efforts.
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Nearly 3 out of 4 men over age 20 are overweight or obese, according to statistics published by the 2010 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. If you're in your 30s and you find yourself in this category, it's time to lose weight.
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Once you've made progress and lost serious weight, you face the most frustrating part of weight loss: losing the last little bit of fat. You know it takes a low-calorie diet and committed exercise to drop belly fat, but those strategies don't seem to be working any longer.
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Measurements of your body composition, or body fat levels, give you a more complete picture of your body's healthy weight than using a scale alone.
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Flat abs don't come from crunches, but from serious dedication to fitness and diet. Lose excess fat and build muscle to develop an enviable midsection.
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No standard weight guidelines exist for teen girls. While you might feel different than your lithe and lean friends, you should only try to lose weight if your doctor has indicated that it will improve your health. Skip the fad and starvation diets; they'll do you more harm than good.
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Your body stores excess calories as body fat. Some of this fat, known as essential fat, is required for good health -- it helps with vitamin absorption, temperature regulation and, in women, childbearing. But too much body fat can pose a health risk.
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