Somehow over the years weight loss has come to seem like this "mystical" thing. You need the right diet, the right miracle pills and supplements, the right exercises and a deep understanding of the "secret" to losing weight. The truth is that losing weight is not as difficult or magical as most of us make it out to be. In fact, it boils down to one fairly simple concept - and here ...

When you are trying to lose weight one of the things you hear talked about most is your metabolism. Just what is it and why should you care? Your metabolism refers to the process that your body uses to convert calories into energy. When we talk about "burning calories" we are talking about your metabolism. Your metabolism works all the time - while you are exercising, while you are sitting ...

Nothing is quite as frustrating as hitting a weight loss plateau. For awhile everything is going great...the pounds are falling off, your pants are getting looser and then suddenly you stop losing weight even though you are doing everything the same as before. It's like your body gets greedy with the extra weight and starts clinging onto it as hard as it can. Bummer. Why does this happen? Well, it's actually your ...

How many times have you lost weight on a diet only to gain it back again as soon as you went back to eating normally? How many "miracle" pills, supplements or machines have you tried? How many times have you started an intense exercise program 100% committed to making it work only to quit a few weeks later when you found it was too much to handle? If you are like ...

Sometimes it's not so much what we eat as how much we eat that gets us into trouble. The truth is that just about any food is fine in moderation. It's when we overeat and take in more calories than our bodies can burn that we start to gain weight. One simple way you can start losing weight or cutting calories is by watching how much you eat at each ...