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Helping Your Child to Lose Weight

Have you noticed additional pounds creeping up on your child? Childhood obesity is a major health problem and preventing it before it starts is ideal. If you child has added a few extra pounds recently it is best to head off any more weight gain before it gets out of control. If you child is already overweight you can help him to lose the weight that he needs in order to get healthier. Here are a few tips on helping your child to lose weight: Do not use the word “diet”. It is best to obliterate that word from your … Continue reading →

Protecting Your Husband’s Heart and More

The other day we looked at protecting your marriage but have you ever thought about whether there is anything you need to do or change in your lifestyle to protect your husband’s health? After all, you want him around for a long time to come, don’t you? Statistics have shown that carrying too much weight around can be bad for the heart and can also lead to other problems such as diabetes. Do you make sure your husband eats a healthy diet with plenty of vegetables, and fruit? Now I’m not suggesting you go vegetarian, as many men are fond … Continue reading →

Weight Loss: Accountability and the Buddy System

For most people losing weight is a challenge, a good challenge. For most of us it takes a lot of effort for those pounds to roll off. The main reason that so many of us fail at losing weight is due to inconsistency. We cannot maintain our willpower long enough to see any kind of significant results. When we do not see the pounds coming off we then become discouraged and fall off of the wagon, so to speak. In order to lose one pound of weight we have to decrease our caloric intake and increase our exercise burning capacity … Continue reading →

Weight Loss Terms to Know

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We throw a lot of specific words around when we discuss weight loss issues. I thought it was high time we clarify them. Adipose Tissue: Body fat. Aerobic: The kind of exercise that get’s you breathing fast and heavy. Anaerobic: Exercise that uses muscles at high intensity and a high rate of work for a short period of time. Resistance training is a form of anaerobic exercise. Basal Metabolic Rate: (BMR) The number of calories your body needs to just exist, not move. Body Mass Index: (BMI) A number achieved through height & weight measurements. It is fairly inaccurate when … Continue reading →

Get Rich and Lose Weight

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Have you ever thought about how much money you spend on food and beverages every month? I know a woman who buys a frou-frou-latte every day on her way to work and then goes back for another on her way home. This friend complains often about two things: 1. She just can’t seem to lose weight 2. Money is really tight for her and her husband Let’s take a realistic and responsible look at this, shall we? 1. She buys a monstrous coffee-flavored beverage that has a syrup flavoring added and is blended with real cream (and she orders extra … Continue reading →

How To Get Better Rest and Have More Energy!

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Too worried to sleep? Listen to an audio book until you fall asleep. The narrative will drown out that voice in your head that’s reviewing tomorrow’s to-do list. Drink enough water. Dehydration can make you fatigued! Be sure to drink eight glasses of water every day. With all the flavored waters out there and powdered, sugar-free drink mixes, you should have no excuse for skipping the water! Ginseng (especially the Siberian variety) can help boost your stamina. It’s been studied in both animals and humans and can give you a serious boost. Just don’t overuse it — your body will … Continue reading →

Lose Weight for Just Pennies a Day

I remember when I was growing up, there were always ads on television about the Children’s Fund and other charity organizations that urged individuals to sign up for their programs and bring food and water to children for just pennies a day. For the cost of a cup of coffee, you could bring food and water daily to children in countries in other parts of the world. The following suggestion, has likely been tried somewhere, though I’ve not seen it yet. My suggestion is to lose weight by not focusing on feeding yourself less, but by focusing on feeding others … Continue reading →

More Frugal Weight Loss Tips

With all the high-priced weight loss products out there, you might get discouraged thinking you can’t afford to lose weight. The truth is there are plenty of everyday things you can use to help you in your weight loss effort. Read Labels Carefully Often times, the light or “lite” version of many products isn’t that much different than the original. If the fat, calorie, or carb count is not drastically different then why pay more (usually substantially more) for the product? The word lite on the label does not necessarily mean that a product will help you lose weight, so … Continue reading →

Delta Sonic’s Free Car Wash

Delta Sonic, located in various areas of New York, Pennsylvania and Illinois, is a car wash, detail shop, gas station, oil change service and so much more. If you are looking for one-stop car detailing, such as waxing, rustproofing, carpet shampooing, leather conditioning, vinyl protectant and oil change shop, then Delta Sonic is what you have been looking for. Delta Sonic offers a total exterior car detailing for less than $80 and a total interior car detailing for less than $90. There are also other packages, such as both interior and exterior car detailing for an even lower price. Showroom … Continue reading →

Starting Your Own Niche Site

Like myself, many single parents tend to work solely from home so we can take care of our kids, perhaps home school them, and try to fill as many roles as possible in our children’s lives. Though there are a hundred scams for every one legitimate WAH business, there are some solid ways to help make ends meet. Freelance writing is one, as well as Internet marketing. These days, most families have access to the internet, which gives you a virtual money-making machine right at your fingertips. All it takes is some time and perseverance, and a healthy dose of … Continue reading →