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Are you looking for weight loss tips that will help you lose weight fast or weight loss tips that will keep the weight off for good? There’s a big difference. It’s tempting to opt for the former type of tip. Looking for shortcuts and quick results are just a part of human nature. The problem is that you’ll be right back to square one when the weight comes back (and it will) when you lose weight quickly. Here are some weight loss tips that will help you do what is necessary to achieve permanent weight loss and look forward to a lifetime of being healthy.

Weight loss tip #1: Keep a food and exercise journal for one week. Keep track of calories eaten per day and calories burned per day. Don’t cheat! Put everything down. Being honest with yourself is a critical step towards weight loss. At the end of the week, you’ll have a good idea of your average calories consumed and burned per day. Then, move on to the next one of these weight loss tips and determine what you should be consuming per day.

Weight loss tip #2: Learn the basic formula for weight loss. Calories in must be less than calories out. We all have a certain amount of calories that for our height, weight, sex, age and activity level that will just maintain our current weight. These calories are spent on the daily requirements for our bodily activities like breathing and digestion as well as our normal task activities, whatever those may be. Figure this amount of calories using a calorie calculator. If you wish to lose weight you must do two things: 1. Lower this calorie intake. 2. Increase the amount of calories burned.

Weight loss tip #3: A healthy, lasting weight loss occurs over time. One to two pounds per week is the recommendation to achieve this. A pound of fat equals roughly 3500 calories. Therefore, if your goal is to lose one pound per week, you must have a calorie deficit of 500 calories per day. If you are aiming for two pounds per week, then this deficit should be 1000 calories per day. If you determined that your calories per day to maintain your current weight are 2000 calories, then reduce your intake to 1750 per day and burn an additional 250 calories. This could be as simple as eating a half a sandwich for lunch instead of a whole sandwich and going for a brisk two mile walk. If you wish to achieve a two pound per week weight loss, don’t lower your calories too drastically.

Weight loss tip #4: Read food labels. Nobody wants to spend the rest of their lives counting the calories of everything they put in their mouths. In the beginning, understanding portion sizes and caloric amounts is crucial, but after awhile, you’ll be able to ball park most of what you eat. You’ll probably be surprised in the beginning as well. It hardly seems fair that a portion size of ice cream is a half a cup! As painful as it is, you need to know this so that when you think you’re eating 350 calories of non-reduced fat ice cream, you’ll understand that filling that cereal bowl with what you used to think was a portion is really more like 1000 calories. One slice of bread is a serving of bread and is usually around 100 calories. I started eating open-faced sandwiches when I figured that one out!

Weight loss tip #5: Realize that what you are doing now is one of the most important things you could be doing for yourself! Healthy, lasting weight loss is a priceless reward for all your hard work. Patience is the key. Pay no attention to that co-worker that lost ten pounds last week on whatever fad diet she tried! In five to six weeks, I guarantee you, she’ll have gained most of that back and you’ll be reaping the rewards of your slow, steady weight loss. Not only that, but you’ll have built up the tools and knowledge to keep the weight off for good!

I am starting this journal today to track my progress with TAIslim. TAIslim is a brand new product from FreeLife which has been shown to help people with weight problems in the following ways: 

By fighting abdominal fat – the fat that is known to be a higher health risk. TAIslim is clinically shown to decrease the body’s production of stress hormones that cause you to accumulate unhealthy belly fat.† Other ingredients act on digestive tract enzymes to help reduce the amount of calories absorbed from starchy or fatty foods. 

By enhancing your metabolism – 20 times the effect of coffee or green tea! 

By controlling appetite – TAIslim supports a positive mood, suppressing appetite and between-meal cravings to help you to cut unwanted calories. 

By cleansing and replenishing the body – gentle cleansing and detoxifying action to promote regularity and healthy microflora, while slowing the absorption of food to improve metabolism. 

I personally know people who have lost 5-12 pounds in their first week on TAIslim. This sounds amazing but keep in mind that the more people may have to lose, the more impressive the initial results will be. Average loss after the first week is 2 pounds per week. 

My first bottle arrives in 2 days and I am excited to begin posting results here as my TAIslim weight loss record. I have about 40-60 lbs to lose, depending on whether you are going to go by the BMI charts or my own personal comfortable zone. I am going to set my initial goal at 45 lbs. 

This is doable!

Weight History

I’ve always been overweight. Well, at least I’ve always thought of myself as overweight. As a child I never had that tight flat tummy that other children had. I was always taller than my friends so therefore I was also thicker. Looking back, I wasn’t really overweight at all. I was just bigger than others my age. I started to gain weight when I moved from Georgia to California right before 11th grade. I still wasn’t what you would call “fat” but I gained a size or two. Probably partly because I was less active (we lived on a lake in GA, had a boat, etc.) and partly because of my Gramma’s cooking. Over the years I tried different diets to try to be slimmer – to be like my friends who were slimmer. I tried slim fast. That lasted a few weeks til I just got so darn tired of the shakes. I tried walking and the gym. I tried the Carb addict diet. That one, in my twenties, made me think about food all day long. Planning, buying, cooking, eating… and then all over again! I tried Weight Watchers and lost weight back in the 90’s. I was doing great but then went on a 5 day trip to Hawaii, forgot about “points’ for a few days, and was unable to get back into the habit when I returned. I promptly gained everything back and then some. I tried diet pills. I never did Phen Fen but I did Phen alone. That stuff worked!! UNTIL… I stopped taking them. Hmmmm… did I want to be on a pharmaceutical all my life just to stay thin? I wonder what is worse. Having a BMI of 30 or taking a prescription weight loss drug. I am guessing the drug. So, I gained that weight back. I tried South Beach and lost weight once again. I forget what happened to get me off track on that one but I would bet money that it was another trip. A few years ago I read the book “Natural Cures” and decided that the problem is toxins in our body. I started to eat more organic foods and doing cleanses and colonics. I lost a little weight and I also came to a point of acceptance. I am just not a thin person and it is a lot healthier to accept that than to continue to fight it. My new goal became to simply strive for health, self-acceptance and realization that life is just too short for deprivation. That has been the way that I have lived for about the last four years. I am not thin. I am a size 16. I have been a size 18. I am about 45-50 lbs overweight and that is ok. I would like to lose it, of course, but not through deprivation or pharmaceuticals. I recently moved to Florida and here I have no car. If I need to go somewhere I walk. If I don’t need to go anywhere I try to walk on the beach anyway. I have noticed that some of the weight is coming off because of this lifestyle change. But more importantly I feel good and I am healthier from the increase in activity. When I heard about TaiSlim, it put me back in the mind set that to really be healthy I should get rid of some of the extra body fat that I carry. I do carry it mostly around my middle so that in particular is unhealthy. I like that TaiSlim is not a drug and it works by fighting abdominal fat, enhancing the metabolism, controlling appetite, cleansing and replenishing. And TaiSlim is made by the same company that makes GoChi juice which is already a proven product. My bottle arrives tomorrow and I will start with it right away. I will keep this blog updated as to my progress. I am excited!

Starting Weight

I weighed this morning in the gym. I am not sure I want to put this number down for the world to see. I will just say that my BMI is 32. I am shooting for a BMI of 25 to begin with. 

My juice comes today! If it is like yesterday’s UPS delivery it will not come until after I’ve had breakfast and lunch so I will just start taking it tomorrow. 

My plan is to just keep doing everything the same as usual for this first week so that I know that my results are all coming from the juice. After the first week I will add in more exercise and cut out some higher fat things from my diet. But I never plan to deprive myself. If I want key lime pie I am going to get it! If I want fried oysters I am going to get them. I am in Florida and that is part of the joy of being here! It is all about balance.

Got the Juice!

The juice came in time for lunch after all. I just poured myself the recommended 2 ounces and it is not bad. I was told to expect it to taste like medicine and just down it really fast. But it doesn’t taste bad to me at all. I took a tiny sip straight and it was super sweet so I mixed it with 8 ounces of water, which is the recommended method of drinking it. It really does taste a lot like sweet tea. Not bad at all!

Day 2 on the Juice

Today is day 2 and I drank the juice with breakfast and lunch. I definitely felt fuller longer after each meal and had plenty of energy. I actually already broke my rule of not changing anything else other than just adding the juice. I worked out in the gym for 40 minutes! I know that kind of skews my results but I also have to wonder if it was the added energy that inspired the workout!

Day 3 on the Juice

Today is day 3 and I had the juice with breakfast and lunch. I feel great! I have a lot of energy and focus and just over all feel great! I am definitely feeling full long after my meals. So far, the advertised benefits of the juice that are noticeable at this early stage are definitely proving to be true. I am anxious to see how much weight I will have lost after the first week. I wish that I had measured as well but I didn’t have a measuring tape. I am sure that I will be able to tell in my clothes.

Weigh In Day

Yesterday was weigh in day and I was down just a pound.  I was disappointed but I also need to remember that it was my birthday week so there was not only a big dinner out but I was also given a big box of chocolates to consume. Considering that I changed nothing else this week, other than adding the TaiSlim juice and actually splurging a bit more on my daily consumption, I think it is probably pretty good that I lost anything at all.

The point of the juice is not to be the absolute weight loss cure.  It is a supplement and is meant to support the effort – but that is the key, it takes effort.  

Now that I have gotten over the fact that my first week’s weight loss was not as dramatic as others that I have heard from, it is on to the real work.  Daily exercise, eating healthy foods and not consuming too many calories. TaiSlim will support this effort.  TaiSlim did make me feel full longer.  It did give me more energy without jazzing me up too much.  

So, it is off to the store today to pick up healthy items to cook over the next week or so.  And the chocolates are almost gone….

Body Brushing: A wonderful way to detox your body, great for your lymph system, nervous and circulatory systems, dry body brushing is best done once a day to three times a week, preferably before taking a bath or shower. Using a loofah or natural bristle brush, and start at your feet. Brush toward the heart in circular movements for five minutes. After a few sessions you will notice a more natural glow to your skin, increased vitality, and a sense of invigoration, especially if done in the morning.

Masks: Our skin loves good food. Some wonderful masks that help nourish the face:

For dry/ sensitive skin: 1/2 an avocado mashed and mixed with ground oatmeal. The fat from the avocado nourishes the skin while the oatmeal soothes it.

For oily skin: a mixture of french green clay and pulverized strawberries or cranberries act to draw out impurities while giving your skin the astringent benefits it so needs.

For normal skin: A pina colada for the face! crushed pineapple and banana work wonders–the acid in the pineapple exfoliates the skin while the banana soothes and tightens.

Sea Salt Scrubs: These are yet another great exfolient for all skin types. Adding a bit of almond oil to the salt keeps it smooth and glowing. The salt helps relax muscles and detoxes the skin. Adding herbs to the scrub is great too–lavender to soothe, lemon or mint to invigorate, a pinch of cayenne on a cold day to warm you up, rosemary or calendula flowers to heal rashes or other skin problems.

Bug Spray: As the summer months approach, our thoughts turn to mosquitoes and how to prevent their nasty little bites. Most bug repellents are literally awful for you. Natural prevention is the best recourse–taking 3 or 4 capsules of garlic and 100mg of vitamin B1 create a smell that repels mosquitoes while avoiding sugar and fruit juice, to which mosquitoes are naturally attracted can cut down on your victimization. Using certain essential oils—such as eucalyptus, lemon balm, pennyroyal, citronella, tea tree, and geranium also makes effective bug sprays. Simply add a mixture of the above to a water/witch hazel (3 parts water to 1 part witch hazel) solution and transfer to a spray bottle. Several naturopaths say using these oils works as well as commercial mosquito repellent.

Baths: Warm baths are highly underrated. They soften the skin, relax the muscles and release stress from the body, mind, and emotions. Plus you can add all sorts of wonderful things to them– milk to soften skin, sea salt to soothe sore muscles, a tea of herbs such as lavender, mint, rose petals, chamomile, lemongrass, orange rinds to leave you smelling sweet and and all natural.

Using a form of radio frequency to deliver volumetric heat without damaging the epidermis, the procedure works to melt both subcutaneous and unhealthy visceral fat (that even liposuction cannot treat), reduce cellulite, reshape problem areas, tighten skin and reduce wrinkles. There is no invasive surgery, painful needle injections, inflammation, scars and no downtime for recovery. Patients should not be surprised to see results of up to 3 inches in circumference loss and up to 10 pounds of weight loss in just 6 weeks.

RFAL produces results 560% faster than other forms of non-surgical treatment currently available. The world has waited a long time for an easier solution for unwanted fat reduction, and RFAL literally melts fat extremely quickly and without discomfort.

Good candidates are:

- People who have already tried diet and exercise but have problem areas of excess fat in specific areas, such as the hips, buttocks, thighs, inner knee, back, abdomen, upper arms, cheeks, jowls, chest, and waist.

- People who don’t want to undergo invasive liposuction surgery

- People who have had a liposuction surgery and need maintenance

The treatment procedure is like thermal therapeutic massage which is very comfortable to the patient and operator.

During the treatment many people feel little or no sensation at all. Some people feel a tingling or warm sensation under the applicator or electrodes. This feeling usually decreases or disappears after a few hours as the person becomes used to the sensation. This sensation can vary depending upon the site being treated.

Burning Up The Calories

Calotren is mainly made up of collagen hydrolysate, which is a form of protein. This protein is very essential in building lean muscle mass which is found in the muscles, organs and joint tissues. In the process of developing these muscles, collagen is produced. The more the collagen, the more the lean muscle mass. And this lean muscle mass again burns up more calories, leading to weight loss. Calotren serves as a supplier of collagen to the body. Therefore, it aids in the development of lean muscle mass and consequently in losing weight. The lean muscle mass burns up more calories than other parts of the body. As more calories are burnt, more fat is destroyed which leads to a leaner body.

What About The Side-Effects?

Calotren supplement has zero side effects. This has been confirmed by all the people who have taken Calotren. Since Calotren has no stimulants like caffeine and ephedrine, it does not cause a person to feel jittery or have a racing heart. These are the normal side-effects of weight-loss supplements. On the other hand, Calotren has displayed some positive side-effects. It has been noticed that Calotren prevents wrinkling of the skin. This means that there will be no wrinkles on your face and hands which will make you look much younger than your age. Beauty experts are also pleased with the results.

How Much Weight Do You Lose?

Calotren supplement must be able to achieve the very goal that it has been created for. Unless you lose substantial weight after consuming Calotren, there is no use in taking it. But studies state that you should be able to lose 1 pound every week. A calorie deficit of 500 calories should be created per day. Taking Calotren will add about 12 calories every day which is quite negligible. It is expected that you will achieve 86% success with weight loss after taking Calotren constantly for 90 days.

What Are The Other Benefits?

What can be better than if Calotren supplement can provide other benefits besides controlling your weight. The presence of glucosamine and chondroitin in Calotren is a very good sign. These ingredients aid in developing joint tissue. This means that there will be an increase in joint flexibility and also that you will recover better from joint injuries. Looking at all these aspects of Calotren, one can safely conclude that Calotren is an effective means of controlling your weight. There are only advantages to count.