Eat less yet be full

Ever since I lost 48 lbs with just diet and exercise, I keep getting queries and doubts about what should be eaten and what shouldn't. Eventually they keep coming back to discuss and argue about what they found from someone else. Here is what I suggest you to do. Check if the person you are talking to has lost weight or not. If yes, then you can assume his advice works. Google about the product, check authentic resources to see if the claim is right.

One of the best ways is to keep your diet plan simple and follow-able. This will help you not lose interest and keeps the diet thing exiting.

Here are the top three ways to eat less and yet be full.

• Eat disgusting food: Eat the most utterly disgusting food you can find. Can you? Na. I can't. What I do is to keep the salt a little less than normal so that the food would taste simple and bland making me eat lesser food. It would be wise to use less salt. Salt sometimes makes you crave more food and water.

• Eat your veggies first: Annoy your appetite away with high fiber foods first. Eating your veggies first would kick start food processing in the stomach making you eat less. Eating veggies have many other advantages including essential vitamins, lowers the risk of certain cancers, heart disease and other chronic diseases and conditions. Hate eating vegetables? Who is the strongest cartoon superhero?

• Eat slowly: Worse come to worse, your stomach only has a 30 minute hunger cycle. Even if you are starving, in 30 minutes, you'll lose your appetite and stop eating. I see this happen with most people, especially when you have lunch with friends or colleagues or when you are in a hurry. You forget what your teeth are designed for - Chewing! Chew your food long enough to make it easy for your stomach to digest it. Also chewing your food helps you enjoy what you are eating and saves you from constipation.

Well there are the three ways to start your path to weight loss and good diet. Have a nice day.
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No loss of appetite with Go Lite. Is this a problem?

Pavani* from Bangalore called to ask this question. Q: I am taking Go Lite but am also feeling hungry. Why is it so?

Go Lite doesn't only suppress appetite. Let me explain. Go Lite has four ingredients, each with a particular function in helping you lose weight. Read about how each ingredient works in reducing weight and helping you fight obesity here.

As each ingredient has a specific function, none of them overdo their respective function. Go Lite thus helps you lose weight very naturally and in a harmonious way so that your body wont take a toll in the corrective process.

* Name changed for privacy.

Write to us to discuss your weight loss problems, queries and specific problems. We will get back to you.

What is Go Lite?

Go Lite is an extremely powerful and effective Ayurvedic weight loss solution. It is a proprietary blend of a few Ayurvedic herbs which give the formulation incomparable efficacy.

Go Lite allows one to lose weight in a safe, sustainable and healthy way. Many of the weight loss solutions available today work in an invasive and unsustainable manner, causing several adverse side effects. Go Lite on the other hand, works in harmony with the natural balance of the body and is extremely effective with stable and lasting results. All the ingredients in Go Lite are regular food ingredients and have absolutely no side effects, standalone or in the formulation. The combination of these herbs provides a multifaceted approach to weight loss and improves general health.

The product Go Lite has several benefits due to the inherent nature of its ingredients and the specific formulation.

1. No side effects
2. Lasting results
3. Boosts metabolism
4. Contains only pure extracts, with no fillers
5. 100% natural
6. 100% vegetarian capsules
7. Helps cholesterol management
8. Improves digestion

Go Lite is available in bottles of 180 capsules each. A regimen of 3 capsules twice a day is recommended for optimum results. It is available globally for a price of US$ 48 per bottle.

You can buy Go Lite online by clicking here.

Perks from weight loss

What would you gain from losing weight?

Apart from looking good, here are the advantages:

• Weight loss of 0.5-0.9 kg associated with 53% reduction in cancer-deaths
• 44% reduction in diabetes-associated mortality and 20% reduction in total mortality
• Survival increased 3-4 months for every kilogram of weight loss
• Reduced hyperlipidemia, hypertension and insulin resistance
• Improvement in severity of diseases
• Can reverse or prevent diabetes
• Lower blood pressure
• Lower cholesterol and triglyceride levels
• Improves sleep apnea and other sleep problems
• Person feels ‘fit’ and mentally more active
  

Go Lite helps you lose weight in the most natural way.

Split your meals to lose weight

One of the easiest ways to look at food consumption is to eat six meals a day. Each of these meals should have protein, carbohydrates and should give you energy. Eat what your body can assimilate once every three hours or so. Here is why you should split your meals and how it helps to lose weight.

1. Eating a smaller meal helps your body to metabolize the food you consumed
   
2. Longer gaps between meals make your body store food as fat. Small well spaced meals solve this problem.
   
3. Your blood sugar will fluctuate a lot during the day if you have a big meal then a long break and then another meal and you will feel your energy constantly going up and down.
4. Small meals mean more choice and variation in what you eat and enjoy food
5. You feel lighter and less bloated

Make sure you add a lot of fruits, proteins and carbs to your diet. A diet comprising 25 to 30% proteins, 50 to 55% carbohydrates is advised.

Try eating smaller servings at every meal of the day and see if it makes a difference to how you feel.

The Perfect Diet

Is there an ultimate diet that suits your body? A diet that you could follow without a second thought and lose weight fast and easy?

The answer is no. There are several diets that promise quick and easy weight loss. Some suggest eating more of one food type and less of another. These do not give the benefits that you would get from a balanced diet. Most of the diets might help you to lose weight initially but if you stick to it you may begin to develop nutritional deficiencies.

Fad diets are also often boring and restrictive. You might be initially good as you are in a zeal and passionate to lose weight but after the novelty of the first day or two, you will not enjoy your meals. This makes you start to crave for food constantly breaking the diet. You still would think this isn't your fault as you didn't follow the prescribed diet.

Another problem with 'perfect' diets is that they might not be good for your health and disturb your bodily functions causing more harm that the weight loss you achieved. Some diets do not maintain a balance of fruits, vegetables, proteins, fat, etc., in your weight loss program, or give you the variety of foods that your body needs. Diets that promise quick weight loss diets are usually just a temporary solution and do not help you to make permanent changes to your eating habits. A good diet should look at making permanent changes as they help you lose weight in a healthy way and maintain there.

The myth of the perfect diet is thus broken. The best way to sustain weight loss is to eat a varied and healthy diet, do not overeat, exercise regularly and avoid fad diets.

Obesity and Cancer

Several studies have shown the link between obesity and cancer. Obesity health risks include cancer; however, awareness of the obesity and cancer link is low with many not realizing maintaining a healthy weight can reduce this risk. Surprisingly it is one of the least discussed problem about obesity.

The more fit you are physically the lesser are the chances of contacting cancer. A healthy diet can help sustain a healthy weight and lower risk of cancers regular physical activity protects against the buildup of excess body fat and against cancer, independently.

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Get physical

All of us know that physical exercise is needed to compliment your dieting and helps you to lose weight. H are a few physical endeavors that are simple to follow but help you lose weight.

1. Skip the elevator, take the stairs
2. Wriggle your toes and fingers often. If you have a numb/sore feeling, it is an indication you should relax, change stance and go for a walk. It also works as an excellent stress buster
   
3. Brisk walk about 20 minutes a day
4. Dance to your favorite song. This would help you burn few calories and refresh your senses.
5. When on phone, walk
6. Be outdoors when free
7. Chew your food
8. Every weekend, burn extra calories
9. Touch your feet whenever possible

Sedentary lifestyles, high pressure work atmospheres make us forget that we are adding up fat cells everyday. getting enough physical exercise becomes important to stay fit and burn extra calories.

The Naked Test

How do you know you need to lose weight?

Here is an easy way to find out. Take the naked test! Undress and stare at yourself in front of your mirror. If what you see looks like a greek sculpture model or ancient vedic description of a king or queen then then you can relax. If what you see displeases you, then you have all the more reason to think about weight loss.

We all have done it. Every time we walk in to a dressing room or pose for a picture, we try to tuck in the extra fat in all those wide areas. If that is what you do then this is the right place for you to be. While you are at the mirror, turn to your side and get a very good view of your side profile. This is an excellent way of checking whether you have a tummy that is starting to bulge or has bulged already. Blow out air and then take a look at your tummy. If it goes in even a little bit, that is where your tummy should reach if you take good care. A good weight loss plan, with proper diet should help you lose a couple of inches in a just a few weeks.

Checking your weight constantly is a good way to keep track of your health. If that isn't possible, the mirror check would help you.

Weight loss myths

With lots of information being available online, so is disinformation. It is difficult to differentiate the truths from the myths. Here are some common myths about weight loss and the truth associated you should definitely know if you’re trying to lose weight:

1. Myth: Easy immediate fix for weight loss is possible. I would love to tell you that this is possible and that this product is mine. Several ads boast of too good to be true solutions to losing weight, the truth of the matter is that there is no easy or simple fix. Trust me when I say that losing weight takes time, patience, dedication and a lot of self-discipline when it comes to eating and lifestyle habits.

Truth: The reality is that weight loss takes work. It also takes time, so don’t expect to lose ten pounds in a week. Be realistic with your goals and understand that losing weight is a life long change in your habits and the way you eat and function.

2. Myth: Eating “low carb,” “low fat”, “low calorie” foods help lose weight. Many dieters feel if something says it’s sugar-free, low-carb, or low in fat, it entails them to have them as much they can. Food labels contain accurate, easy to understand information that can be used as

Truth: The reality is that most food labels are misleading or incorrect, and can actually lead to binge eating. Several studies have shown that excessive consumption of sugar-free foods cause irritable bowel syndrome and sometimes trick the body into believing that it’s eating sugar, thereby seeking real sugar. It is advised to eat natural foods like whole wheat breads, fruits, and vegetables when you feel the need to binge and this could help you lose weight.

3. Myth: You can lose weight without changing your present lifestyle. Going on a diet is enough to lose the weight and maintain it.

Truth: You need to look at your lifestyle and make necessary changes in the way you live your life. Diets might help you lose water weight or even a few pounds, they must actually be followed for the rest of your life in order to keep those pounds off. The secret in being healthy and fit is in maintaining how you live on a day-to-day basis.

4. Myth: Spot reduction treatments work! You must have seen ads that claim several things that seem so easy. A few sittings on our machine and your fat would melt like butter on a hot pan! A few sit-ups a week would give you six pack stomach or that by lifting some free weights, your arms will be less flabby.

Truth: Fat isn't accumulated at a few spots in body. It is just visible at a few points like stomach, hips and things. Fat in human bodies is distributed evenly, so it’s very difficult to spot reduce fat from certain “problem areas” easily. It is possible to tone up problem areas with exercise, but for the muscles to show up, you must lose the fat first.

Follow a healthy diet plan, follow it up with an effective exercise plan is the best way to ensure that you look slim and trim all over.

Syndrome X: The Big Picture

Syndrome X condition sounds like some alien flesh-eating disease but it isn’t. Endocrinologist and professor emeritus of medicine, Gerald M Reaven of Stanford University coined the term in 1988 to unify the underlying causes behind a modern ‘epidemic’, whose symptoms include obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular-related symptoms. Syndrome X is the endgame of processed, cooked western diets, high-energy snacking coupled with indolent lifestyles and stress.

Mike Adams of Natural News reports:
“Although it’s being seen in younger and younger people these days, Syndrome X is normally a condition that develops over time, after years of bad eating habits and sugar indulgence. Of course, if you’ve ever looked at the fine print on food labels, you know that sugar comes in many forms and can be found in the most unlikely places, including things like salad dressing, prepared pasta sauces and bread. Sugar can’t take all the blame, though. Simple carbohydrates, especially those found in starchy, processed foods and products made with white flour also contribute to the problem.”
You have to work hard and consistently to get Syndrome X’s combo of problems, and millions of us do. The spectre’s familiar; our favourite Hollywood star packing on the pounds as they move into their fifties. We talk of the ‘modern obesity epidemic’ in America, Canada, Australia, Britain and elsewhere, but most of this is Syndrome X in all its infamy with the following well-recognised symptoms:

• Increased weight
• Impaired glucose tolerance (insulin resistance)
• Increased triglycerides
• Post-meal fatigue
• Non-alcoholic fatty liver
• Arthritis or ‘clicky’ joints
• Polycystic ovarian syndrome in women (PCOS)
• Sugar addiction, specifically cravings for sweets, grains and refined carbohydrates
• High blood pressure
• Abnormal HDL/LDL cholesterol ratio
• Diabetes mellitus (type-2)
• Cardiovascular disease
• Misc: Trembling, anxiety, fatigue, wobbly if hungry, confusion, irritability, palpitations, blurred vision, cold hands and feet, low blood pressure, impotence, low sperm motility, blackouts, angry outbursts, rambling speech, violence, depression, inappropriate or strange behaviour, forgetfulness, road rage, and an inability to concentrate and so on.

Weight loss with water

How could you lose weight without much effort from your side? Is there a secret to losing weight that didn't involve increased exercise or decreased calorie consumption? And what if this method was free and easily available to you? Would you jump at the chance to do it?

The secret to some fast weight loss without exercise or diet changes is to drink more water! Do you know that your cells are already dehydrated when you feel thirsty? Most of us neglect this simple fact so much that our mouth is practically so parched like a desert. Start with two glasses of water in the morning and make sure you replenish your body before you get thirsty. Knock of few extra pounds with few glasses of water.

How much water do you need? Water also plays a vital role in weight control. The best way to calculate the amount of water you need to drink is to drink your body weight in ounces. If you weigh 140 pounds, drink 140 ounces per day. This is almost double the standard of 8 or 10 glasses you drink everyday. For the first few days, your body will start noticing the difference. Processing more water keeps your stomach and body cells occupied and you're not as hungry. A filling feeling might result a few extra trips to the bathroom and eating less. Regular water intake will help your digestion improve, you will be less bloated and you should lose a few extra pounds.

Consistent water intake is important for weight loss because more water present in our body cells allows them to push out fat, toxins and other impurities stored within them. This cleans the system as well as keeps the body fresh without adding any extra calories. This works in the larger detoxification process.

Commiphora mukul, an ingredient in Go Lite, is described by ayurvedic texts and validated by several clinical tests as being very useful for treating obesity, Commiphora mukul helps to burn and reduce fat deposits and alleviates other fat disorders that cause coating or obstruction of channels in the body. It is also shown to lower cholesterol levels.

Fighting obesity with diet

Is diet an option?

Being overweight is always a cause of concern. Not just about the way we look but also the long term affects on your health. In a bid to lose weight instantly many people are misguided by weight loss surgeries, pills etc. Though these may or may not seem to work it will definitely have irreversible side effects on once health.

Other option could be following diet. Over the years there have been a number of crazy fad diets which are based on eating a single food item or eliminating a category of food for weeks or months. Not only will this type of plan fail, but it can be dangerous as you miss important nutrients required for cellular function. While single food diets may help you lose weight initially, they aren’t sustainable and you’ll eventually regain any lost weight as you begin to eat freely again.

Diets work to an extent when followed regularly but these should be ideally followed under the supervision of a trained professional who takes care of what your body needs and in what quantity. It is very important to have an individual check up done, a program drawn up and a plan followed sincerely to make this work in a positive manner. This is very important to have a good result with dieting. Care should be taken to cater to individual needs of each person and not to over do it. In this sense no diet is perfect for anyone as needs of an individual are unique to himself/herself thus making it complex.

We advise a regimen that does not disturb your regular diet. Try reducing slightly the quantity of food you eat every day. About 10-20% reduction should help in reducing the luxury of your waist while contributing to a reduction in your body weight significantly. Yes, I would love to tell you to cut down on all junk food, dishes with oil, chocolates, ice creams, etc,. basically all the tasty ones, but the fact is it is impractical as well as not-fun. With our regimen, you can taste all that you want but can also reduce your weight.

Compliment that with Go Lite, which is safe, effective and reliable. Choosing a safe weight loss treatment is very necessary so that one doesn’t end up inviting more problems trying to solve one. Go lite is one such product from Herbz which looks at fighting obesity without disturbing body functions.

Ayurveda and weight loss

Ayurveda, the ancient Indian system of treatment, works on the perception that materials that can be extracted from vegetables, plants and roots having some medicinal value. This perception and the details of the treatment process have been well documented in ancient texts.

According to Ayurvedic texts, an obese person is among the most vulnerable among the eight types of disease-prone bodies. The obese are more likely to develop heart disease, orthopedic problems, high blood pressure, and diabetes and gall bladder conditions as compared to an average weight individual.

Controlling weight using the Ayurvedic method involves weight loss solutions that depend on naturally available herbs. Go Lite ayurvedic weight loss formula helps reduce weight and address to weight issues in a safe and effective manner. Herbz thus makes ayurveda more accessible for weight watchers with Go Lite.

All the ingredients in Go Lite have a specific task to perform. Lasuna (Allivum sativum), the first ingredient is known to help reduce fat while Mustha (Cyprus rotundus) is a metabolism booster helping the body to burn more fat naturally. Vrikshamla (Garnicia cambogia) is an appetite suppressant without causing the gastric problems which most products have and Guggul (Commiphora mukul) a system cleanser working to remove obstacles in the blood steam.
Each of these ingredients comes packed with separate capabilities. This formulation acts as a catalyst for weight loss as it approaches not just fat reduction, but also boosting metabolism, making one less hungry and also gently cleaning out the system with its detoxification properties.

Go Lite lets you lose weight without the hassles of work out and in a safer way and fits our dream of Healing the world, naturally.

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Why it is important to lose weight

People never seem to understand the risk of being overweight. Why do most want to lose weight? Most would say to look better. Looking better certainly is a benefit of losing weight, but this shouldn’t be the sole reason to lose weight. Being overweight for a long period of time kills thousands of people each year. Numerous studies have shown and proven without any doubt that losing body fat will improve and lengthen your life. Knowing the dangers of being overweight is a tremendous motivator to not only loses fat, but to keep it off.

Is there an easier way to lose weight? I would to love to say no and explain a complex schedule of dieting, walking, aerobics and what to eat and what not. But there IS a simpler option.

"Go Lite" is an ayurvedic weight loss formula that helps reduce weight and address to weight issues in a safe and effective manner. In keeping with the ayurvedic tradition, it is absolutely safe with no side effects. It is completely natural made with a proprietary blend of Lasuna (Allivum sativum), known to help reduce fat, Mustha (Cyprus rotundus), a metabolism booster, Vrikshamla (Garnicia cambogia), an appetite suppressant, and Guggul (Commiphora mukul) a system cleanser. With natural products that each come packed with separate capabilities, this product of an ancient ayurvedic formulation which acts as a catalyst for weight loss as it approaches not just fat reduction, but also boosting metabolism, making one less hungry and also gently cleaning out the system with its detoxification properties.

What causes obesity?

Obesity is a situation where an individual is battling the problems of being overweight. Obesity refers to a condition where body fat on the individual has accumulated to extremely unhealthy levels, and this is causing a drop in the quality of life of the individual. Which results in him facing a number of health issues and it also reduces the life span of individual.

one of the main reasons sighted to cause obesity is the kind of food habits one has. Modern lifestyles, work demands made us adapt ourselves to heavy schedule and workload by compensating our food habits making us look for a quick fix rather than cooking at home. By having fast foods which are very rich in fats, oil, cholesterol and lots of other things we add up to our body fat causing health problems. This hampers the way body functions normally and ends up in the individual becoming obese. Vast expansion of fast food chains selling junk food around us makes it even handier to pick something unhealthy.

Another factor that leads to obesity is the lack of physical exercise. With the growing in-the-office work styles, blooming economy, comfortable life, people are pampered with their work places with comfy seats and air conditioned rooms. And there’s hardly any time for exercises. Outdoor play is a total no-no and at home and play with their gadgets. This lifestyle habit has led to an increase in couch potatoes which ultimately results in a total lack of exercise, thus living a sedentary lifestyle. Both these factors combined, have led to the drastic rise in the levels of obesity.

Luckily Herbz International has a solution with its revolutionary weight loss formula “Go Lite.” Go lite fights obesity in a safe and easy way with no side effects. All that without you missing out on your busy schedule.

Failing at weight loss

Obesity is a growing problem among all age groups. With lifestyle changes and lot of junk food people have been putting on weight more than they lose. Their every day attempt to lose weight seemed to have reached a dead end. Why do so many people fail at losing weight? Is it because they are lazy? Is it because they are addicted to food? Is it because they aren’t good at exercising? Is it because they lack motivation? Well, all these and more.

Failure at weight loss stems from many factors:

• You don’t understand the problems associated with being overweight
• You don’t really know how you look
• Obesity isn’t considered a disease
• Losing weight is like an utopian idea and people think it is normal to stop
• No real, useful information is available at hand
• People listen to lot of advice, end up following none
• You search for an easier way to lose

Through this blog, we at Herbz, set out on a journey to help you to lose weight actually and stay fit. Let the journey begin.

Is obesity a disease?

Obesity is a leading preventable cause of death worldwide. The US government defines obesity as ‘America’s Costliest Disease’. Obesity is more than a disease. It is a complex disorder of multiple etiologies characterized by excess body fat that threatens or affects socioeconomic, mental or physical health. The following are some of the many problems caused by obesity:

• Pseudotumor cerebri
• Depression
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Coronary artery disease
• Heart failure
• Fatty liver
• Thrombosis
• Osteoarthritis
• Intertrigo
• Incontinence
• Gallbladder disease
• Infertility
• GE-Reflux disease
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Gout
• Cancer
• Depression
• Anxiety
• Personality disorder
• Self esteem
• Osteoarthritis
• Obstructive sleep apnea
• Urinary incontinence
• Dyslipidemia
• PCOS

This is just a representative list. If obesity contributes to all these diseases, then it is high time we rise up and discuss about weight loss and do something about it.