Weight Loss

Have you ever tried losing weight before? If yes, you probably know how difficult it is. As such, anything that could help speed up the process is more than welcome.

One such often overlooked food (rather, beverage for that matter) is coffee, consumed for years for its favorable effects on weight loss over both the short and long term.

Better yet, coffee is cheap, widely available and does not contain numerous other ingredients like expensive designer supplements.

Can coffee do the job for you? Most definitely, as you are about to find out! Continue reading

One of the toughest parts of losing weight isn’t getting enough exercise or finding a balanced diet, it’s finding something that you can snack on that isn’t going to destroy all the hard work and progress you’ve made losing weight.

For most people, snacking has become a regular part of daily life and you could cut it out completely, but that can leave you with a dangerous and unnecessary additional temptation to avoid.

Rather than go cold turkey with your snacking habits, instead go for some of these tasty, low calorie snacks that are the perfect addition to your diet plan. Continue reading

Lose Weight for Better Joint HealthYour body is an amazing network of bones and muscles, tendons, nerves and more. By maintaining a healthy body weight, you give your body the ability to stay at optimal performance.

When you carry more weight than your body frame was supposed to support, you may start to notice aches and pains in your ankles, in your knees and in other joint areas. At times, it might even feel like you can barely move.

Or you might discover that sitting still for a few minutes and then getting up makes you feel a lot older than you really are because it hurts to straighten upright. You might even find yourself starting to limit activities you used to enjoy doing because of the pain in your joints. Continue reading