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You've been trying for years to rid yourself of that spare tire around your middle. Perhaps you've given up.

This article offers 5 ways to help you lose tummy fat fast, and lose it once and for all.

The secret to using these methods to lose belly fat quickly is to combine them. When you do, you create a fearsome 5-barreled weapon with which to attack your fat.

In effect, you're ganging up on your fat and letting it know you don't intend to play nice any longer. You will accept nothing less than total surrender!

Here, then, are the 5 components of your new super weapon, the fastest way to lose belly fat that I know of, aside from expensive (and potentially risky) liposuction treatments.

1. A low-carb or balanced-carb diet.

If you are overweight, make it your goal to reduce your overall body fat. Although experts argue about the best diet for losing weight, the various low-carb approaches seem to work for the majority of people.

A low-carb diet will let you see quick results, which is important for staying motivated. But for long-lasting results I urge you to adopt a "balanced-carb" diet.

A balanced-carb diet--or more properly, a balanced-nutrients diet--recognizes that we all differ in our genetic heritages, metabolisms and food preferences. Our nutritional needs therefore differ, too.

The weight-loss plans that get my top recommendation are the ones that teach you how to tailor a diet to your very specific requirements. Some excellent ones are even downloadable from the Web.

2. Cardio exercise.

To really take off fat you need to make regular workouts a part of your life. This means exercise that works up a sweat and gets your heat pumping.

No need to kill yourself doing it, though. If you have access to a gym, 15 minutes on a stairstep machine or 25 minutes on a treadmill, three times a week, will give tremendous benefits. Combined with the other components of our 5-pronged super-weapon to get rid of belly fat, the results will amaze you.

Can't get to a gym? Take brisk--and I mean really brisk--walks as often as you can get outdoors. Aim for walking at least a mile every time.

Short stretches of jogging, to get the heart rate up, are also fine. But I'm not an advocate of running for most people--there's too much risk of knee damage and other serious consequences.

3. Abdominal crunches.

There's no such thing as spot reduction of fat, short of medical intervention of some kind. Therefore, strictly speaking, you cannot exercise to lose belly fat.

But there are spot exercises for strengthening and defining muscles, including the abdominals or "abs."

Performing ab crunches at the same time that you are shedding body fat through dieting and cardio is a one-two punch for acquiring a slimmer, trim looking waist in the quickest time.

You must do the crunches correctly, though! Herewith the basic instructions:

First, lie on your back on an exercise mat or carpeted floor. Bend your knees so your feet are flat on the exercise surface and as wide apart as the width of your hips.

Now, place your hands behind your head, interlacing the fingers. Tuck your thumbs behind your ears for added support.

To perform one crunch, curl forward and up, lifting your head, neck and shoulder blades off the mat. Pause for a moment or two, squeezing your abdominal muscles as you do. Then, slowly lower your head, neck and shoulder blades back to the floor and the position you started in.

Very important: On the "lift-off" part of the crunch, avoid using your hands to pull your head forward. Using your hands for a boost will cheat your abdominals of their workout and negate most of the benefits of this exercise.

If you find you can't keep from puling your head forward with your hands, try doing crunches with your arms at your sides.

Be sure to keep your feet in the same postion and your back straight throughout the entire crunch.

Do 10 crunches in a row, rest for 30 seconds, then do 10 more. Continue in this way until you can't do any more.

4. A "forbidden" Tibetan exercise.

Lie flat on an exercise mat or carpeted floor, arms along your sides, palms down. Raise your head off the floor and tuck your chin against your chest. At the same time, lift your legs straight up off the mat to a vertical position, without bending the knees.

When performed correctly, at the top of the movement your legs will be straight up, perpendicular to the floor, or even extended back over your body toward your head a bit. Just be sure to keep them straight (no bending the knees)!

Now, slowly lower both your legs and your head back to the mat. Relax your body, then repeat the exercise. Work up to doing a set of 21 repetitions every day.

This simple exercise is one of five supposedly secret Tibetan "rites" said to be able to turn back the aging clock and make a person look up to twenty years younger if performed diligently over a period of time (at least several months).

All of the "Five Tibetans," as the rites are often called, are claimed to work by speeding up energy vortexes in the body. The one I chose to describe here would seem to have a specific effect on the abdominal region as well.

One book on the Tibetan rites contains testimonials saying, among other benefits, that the exercises helped people lose abdominal flab. One woman reported trying on her sister's dress to find that "it was so tight it looked terrible on me," but after just 10 days of doing the Tibetan rites, "I tried it on again, and it fit beautifully." She found it amazing that her body shape had improved so much in such a short time.

Don't dismiss this little exercise because it sounds too simple, or because the story behind it will strike some as a little kooky. Just try it and see if it helps you to lose stomach fat.

5. A magic pill

DHEA is an amazing substance being hailed for all sorts of miracle effects, from slowing the aging process to reviving flagging libidos. It is produced naturally in our bodies but the levels drop off considerably as we age.

Some scientific studies have shown that taking DHEA as a dietary supplement can help shrink belly fat, too. The good news is, DHEA is widely available over the counter and is relatively inexpensive.

Be aware, though, that DHEA is a powerful "prohormone"--a substance that triggers the production of other hormones in the body. You should take it only in consultation with your doctor.

More research is needed, but DHEA may offer the easiest way yet to lose belly fat. If you decide to try it (again, only with your doctor's concurrence), I nevertheless urge you to do so in conjunction with exercise and dieting as recommended above.

There you have it, your five-barreled weapon to help you lose gut fat. Your success is now up to you.

Denny Waldarmo is a fitness coach who writes on exercise and diet topics. For the Solid Gold Info web site, he reviews books and other products related to these topics. His recent review of one of the top downloadable e-books on burning fat and replacing it with muscle is now online: http://www.Solid-Gold.info/burn-the-fat.html

Weight loss camps for adults first materialised during the early 1980s and were based on the familiar summer camp experience. These camps, not only for adults, but teenagers alike, are an excellent choice for those looking to find healthy ways to lose weight, gain motivation, and with the added benefit of meeting and making new friends along the way. Weight loss camps for adults, or fitness holidays, are now becoming as popular as following well known diet plans.

In the early days, such activities were known as "fat farms" or "boot camp" weight loss programs. These early programs failed to address essential behavioural and emotional experiences, such as body image and body acceptance issues. True effective weight loss management is about understanding the patients emotional experiences as well as the physical problems to be overcome.

Many experts would agree that results are short-lived because true behavioural change can only occur with the understanding of healthy living principles, and how to deal with related emotions and stresses the patient may well be experiencing in everyday life. A good weight loss camp should not just be about diet and exercise but about tailoring a programme to meet individual needs.

Thankfully, weight loss camps for adults have come a long way since those early days of the 1980's. The key to successful weight loss is making changes in your eating and physical activity habits that you can keep up for the rest of your life. A good weight loss camp will develop an exercise and nutrition program specific to each individual needs and capabilities that can be continued long after leaving the camp. The staff of a good camp should include qualified counsellors, nutritionists, registered dieticians, psychologists and exercise physiologists. Each plays a very important role in providing a complete programme to promote healthy living.

For families wanting to work together, there are weight loss and fitness camps consisting of communities of parents, children and staff working together to achieve the same fitness goals. These camps are designed to help adults and children alike embrace a healthy lifestyle, and discover just how fun and rewarding it can be for the family to get fit and stay fit together. Many families who enrol on these programs lose weight and return home feeling fitter and more motivated to continue a more healthy active lifestyle.

If you are looking for a fun but hard work way of finding much needed motivation to lose weight and get fit, then weight loss camps for adults can be an excellent starting point for losing excess body fat and starting a new healthy and fitter lifestyle.

To learn more about effective weight loss secrets and to receive a FREE weight loss secrets report please visit http://www.stuarts-ebooks.com/WeightLossSecrets.html.

Before we start this article, let me say something very important. Fat loss is directly effected by your diet and training. If you incorporate both of them in your daily routine, you'll lose all the fat naturally, safely and easily. I can help you lose weight fast but if you can't stay lean 6 months from now, the effort is useless. So become committed to staying thin by proper nutrition and exercise routine. Only then your dream of having slim body will become true.

So now, lets get into the meat of this article.

1. Fad Diet Works

I might be the first person (ex fitness trainer) to claim that fad diet works. You must have read tons of article on internet, magazines about how they don't work. Let me tell you, atkins, south beach or whatever new fad diet is, they work. They work perfectly. But people takes them too far. I focus mostly on low carb diet plans with reloading of carbs every few days. Here are few ideas for this article.

1. Cut down your carbs upto 80-100 gms per day.

2. Completely cut down your starch, sugar.

3. Reload carbs when you feel like you are getting weaker in your workouts.

4. Eat lot of protein and Fat in your normal diet.

5. Stop drinking all the colas, soft drinks and alcohol especially bear.

2. Fad Exercises Doesn't work

This is exact opposite of fad diets. Most of the Fad exercises or equipment like ab roller, cruncher or whatever, doesn't work. The best way to exercise is using weights and interval training. You basically use free weights (Barbell and dumbbells) and compound exercises like bench press, incline bench press, squats, lunges etc in your weight training. Here are few ideas for you to get started.

Weight training

Monday : Full body workout using free weights but focussed more on lower body. Pick 6 exercises, focus 4 of them on lower body and 2 of them on upper body.

Wednesday : Full body workout using free weights but focussed more on upper body. Same as above. This time you focus 4 exercises for your upper body.

Friday : Full body workout using free weights but focussed more on lower body. Same as your monday workout.

Interval Training

Thurdsay : 400 M run X 10.

Sunday : 100 M run X 10.

As you can see this is a workout program for 5 days per week. You need at least 5 day workouts to lose weight. Later on when you have shed off all the excess pounds, you can switch to 4 day programs.

I share many more workout programs and diet plans at my blog/website. For more workouts and Diet plans to Fastest way to lose weight

How many diets and exercise programs have you seen that promise to help you lose 15 pounds fast? I wonder how many people have used these products successfully? From my experiences I have found that the problem with these kind of claims is that although it may be possible to lose this amount of weight very quickly, it is not always the healthiest, safest option and very rarely does it lead to permanent weight-loss. This purpose of this article is to point you in the correct direction and to give tips and advice on how best to achieve your weight-loss targets.

Most diets available today claim to allow the dieter to shed pounds ridiculously quickly - who wouldn't want to lose 15 pounds fast?! - it is great marketing!. The truth is that although many of these diets do create an initial fast loss of weight, this rarely lasts and is more often than not due to water loss and muscle wastage. This type of dieting is extremely unhealthy and leads to dehydration and lowers ones energy and concentration levels. There are more effective ways to lose 15 pounds fast which can help you keep the weight off.

Other low calorie diets which are touted can work but it is important to realise that severe calorie restriction for too long leads to the body's metabolism slowing down significantly and heading towards its 'body starvation mode'. Once your body hits this starvation mode it will burn far less calories in a bid to stay alive!

The body will respond when entering body starvation mode by using its own reserves to provide energy, these reserves are not just the body's extra fat. Initially, glycogen stores (the storage form of carbohydrate in our body) are broken down for energy. Once this energy source is depleted within a few hours water is released and consequently a drop in weight is noticed.

The common problem associated with starvation-type diets is the resultant weight regain. When the starvation diet ends, the individual returns to the same old habits - there has been no life-style change which is really the key to losing weight and keeping it off. The composition of this weight regain is fat - this replaces the muscle mass lost during the diet and the individuals metabolic rate is decreased. The frustration experienced at this point leads the individual back onto another starvation type diet and so the cycle continues. This is why we see so many people seemingly on a constant diet. Remember - it is possible to lose 15 pounds fast, but keeping the pounds off is the real goal.

If you are one of those people that constantly seem to be dieting you will find that making the following small changes to your lifestyle will greatly improve your long-term weight loss goals;

1. Eat 4-6 small meals per day, balancing your intake of nutrients. This helps increase metabolism as your body is constantly working to process the food.

2. Start exercising - it may seem obvious but it is amazing how many people simply diet without any exercise. This helps your body increase its metabolic rate still further and will speed your weight-loss results.

3. Use weight training combined with aerobic exercise - you don't need to lift massively heavy weights - just do a little, it helps regain any muscle mass lost during dieting and the aerobic workout will help increase the appetite appropriately.

4. Eat Breakfast - this kick starts your metabolism for the day. Studies have shown that people who it a healthy breakfast actually lose more weight than people who skip it all together!

5. Drink Water - This is the energy source for all life, staying hydrated is vital.

There are few diets that enable you to lose 15 pounds fast and fewer still that can provide the continuous and long lasting results you are looking for. It is up to you to get motivated and want to lose the weight - permanently. I'm not saying it is easy but by following the guidelines above you'll be off to a fantastic start and you will avoid the notorious body starvation mode!

Should you wish to learn more about losing weight and keeping it off please visit my website at Lose 15 Pounds Fast where I review some of the products that helped me and many other people to lose 15 pounds fast and permanently.

I hope you enjoyed this article and I look forward to hearing of your weight-loss success.

Daniel Depp is a health and fitness fanatic. He is a former professional athlete who, since retiring found himself over-eating and piling on weight. He decided that enough was enough and embarked on a mission to gather as much infomation about weight-loss and fitness as he possibly could and then impliment these in his own life. He has since lost over 20 pounds of body fat, lives a healthy and vibrant lifestyle and is committed to helping others do the same. Visit his website at Lose 15 Pounds Fast to get more in depth advice on weight-loss, diets, fitness training and general wellness.

With affluence, people are becoming obese easily. With obesity, you bear the risk of heart problems, diabetes and other unwelcomed ailments.

Some tried quick fixes such as liposuction. Others succumb to weight loss pills and weight loss supplements. These methods are unnatural and may pose later health risks than helping you in the long-term. The author recommends something proven and natural that can assure you that your weight loss is going to happen.

Before touching on this subject of weight loss diet program, the author likes to share three important premises that must be explored to be assured of a success.

EXERCISE

This is a basic age-old prevention of any potential diseases. You may choose to do Chinese tai-chi, jogging, swimming, swift walking, golfing, cycling whatever. This will most definitely help in your weight loss as well as having a healthy mind and body.

POSITIVE THINKING

Do not underestimate your subconscious thoughts. You need to build this positive thoughts that you are going to succeed with any weight loss program that you have chosen. Half the battle is already won if you decide that you are going to shed away those pounds. It is pointless to start on any best weight loss program and say "I try ....., If I don't succeed, I try another one". On the contrary, for a successful achiever it is "I found and decided that this is best fast weight loss program and I must lose x number of pounds by y number of days".

MOTIVATION

Some people are motivated to work because of the money. Others work to occupy time. The same goes for any weight loss regime you have chosen. You need the inner motivation factor on the why you want to lose weight. Is it for your boyfriend, your girlfriend, your husband, your wife? This will help you to remain focus on your goal, your desire to achieve what you want to get eventually.

Next is to choose the assured weight loss solution.

Is it easier to starve yourself and not eat those foods you love to eat OR eat the foods you love but in a pre-determined timing? Of course the latter prescription is more workable for anyone. Explore this in http://www.fatlossfast.org for more information.

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If only we could lose weight by not doing anything differently. Unfortunately, if we want to be slimmer and healthier, changes must be made, and one of those changes on a weight loss program is saying goodbye to the booze.

But is alcohol really that bad for weight loss? Put simply: yes, but the good news is you don't have to completely eliminate alcohol from your life.

Alcohol is high in calories, it stimulates the appetite, inhibits quality sleep and the body's ability to burn fat efficiently. It also lowers testosterone levels for up to 24 hours after your last drink. An American Journal of Clinical Nutrition study found when eight men were given two vodkas mixed with low calorie lemonade 30 minutes apart, their body lipid oxidation (ability to burn fat) dropped by a massive 73%.

The main problem with alcohol is that most of it is converted into a substance called acetate, which the body burns instead of burning fat as an energy source.

Alcohol also stimulates the appetite, not something that is conducive to weight loss. Researchers from Denmark's Royal Veterinary & Agricultural University found a group of men who ate a meal with alcohol, consumed many more calories of food, than the group who did not have alcohol.

Alcohol also reduced testosterone levels. One heavy drinking session will raise the level of the muscle wasting hormone, cortisol, which increases the breakdown of testosterone.

One gram of alcohol is seven calories, almost as high as fat, which is nine calories a gram. When you consider a gram of protein is only four calories, it is easy to see alcohol is not very good value if you're trying to control your appetite.

If you like a tipple, it's not all bad news though.

A 2004 study in the International Journal of Obesity compared two groups of dieters over three months

Both groups were limited to 1500 calories a day. One group had 150 calories of white wine a day, the other had 150 calories of grape juice a day.

The weight loss of the two groups was 4.7kg, and 3.7kg respectively.

Another US survey found that dieters who abstained from alcohol don't necessarily lose any more weight than those who take a moderate amount.

A small amount of alcohol, particularly red wine, is excellent for lowering stress levels and preventing heart disease.

It seems the role alcohol plays in your life, whether good or bad, boils down to the amount. While a glass is good for the heart, more than two and you'll be doing yourself damage.

If you are trying to lose weight, and would like to have the odd glass of alcohol, limit your intake to one or two glasses a week.

You will also benefit by changing to a lower calorie drink, like wine, or using diet mixers rather than high sugar ones.

Mix your wine with soda water and drink a glass of water in between glasses of alcohol. If you drink to unwind, as most people do, try something else like an easy walk, some meditation, a scented bath or phone a friend if you've had a difficult day.

Confused yet? The short of it is, if you are trying to lose weight don't drink alcohol. If this is too much to bear, limit yourself to one or two drinks a week.

Instead of dwelling on something you can't have, think about your new svelte body when all your hard work has paid off, and remember - it will be worth it!

Yours in health,

Leisa St Ledger

http://www.leisassecret.com