Fit Fact: Forget Dieting Over the Holidays

19 Nov

Posted by admin as Fitness Training Room

Last week, I posted a blog about and got a variety of interesting comments from readers, many of whom said they have a hard time finding balance in their diets. As one reader said, “To lose weight or maintain my proper weight I am a very restrictive eater…I just have not been able to incorporate the “no BAD food” reality into my daily diet.”

With the holidays coming up, this struggle can add even more stress for some people. On the one hand, we want to enjoy ourselves and indulge in foods we don’t get very often. On the other hand, we don’t want to go overboard or gain the 5 or so pounds that some of us put on during the holidays.

So, what’s the answer?

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Weight Watchers Momentum Review: Day 2

17 Nov

Posted by admin as Weight Loss Consultant

It’s the end of day two of my Weight Watchers Momentum trial. I have to say that day one did not go as well as I’d hoped.

I was downright hungry … no, famished before my day was done and I didn’t have any “points” left in my day’s allowance (“points” are assigned to each food or beverage … you only get a set number per day); I did have “spare” points for the the week (“flexible points” you can use throughout the curse of the week), but I am saving those for party. So, I had to take a look over my food diary to find out what went wrong …

And it’s pretty clear where my error lies: I’m not eating anything that will keep those hunger pangs at bay! One of the cool things about the new program is that you are provided with a list of certain foods that are filling.

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Alcohol and Weight Gain

16 Nov

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If you’re watching your waistline, you already know about watching what you eat, exerting a little portion control and working out. Many of you probably do this (or at least, like most of us, you give it your best shot), but we sometimes forget to count those sneaky calories – the ones that live in our favorite cocktails.

Estimating how many calories we’re eating may be common practice for some, but what about the calories you’re drinking? How many calories does your favorite drink have and how does that affect your waistline? In my latest article, I talk about how – something that’s definitely on my mind with the holidays coming up and my grandmother’s boiled custard to contend with.

What about you?

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Xenadrine RZR-X Reviews

16 Nov

Posted by admin as Weight Loss Consultant

Promising hardcore strength and extreme results, Xenadrine RZR-X claims that you will achieve rapid weight loss results, thermogenesis for metabolic amplification as they put it, increased energy and mental focus, and increased training intensity in the gym. They claim that with the extreme Xenadrine name behind them, they literally cannot fail.

So how does it work? Well, Xenadrine history is not exactly optimal. While their products are well known as popular through amazing advertising, they are not high quality. They aren’t known for causing any results while still causing side effects, which obviously does not work for many people. Its ingredients in some cases can promote weight loss. But with extremely small and insufficient proprietary blends and frankly quite a few mostly caffeine related side effects, it will not actually work.

Essentially speaking, it uses a few different complexes. Its first complex is called “Oxiburn.” Oxiburn includes yerba mate, guarana, caffeine, and damiana. On the plus side, this combination of yerba mate, guarana, and damiana has the potential to promote weight loss as does caffeine. Without the combination of before named 3 ingredients, you would not see any results. However, with only a 1066mg proprietary blend, you can be ensured that it won’t have the required 400mg of caffeine alone or any proper amounts of other ingredients at all.

Their second blend is called myodrene RFA-X and it includes yohimbine, muira puama bark, and ginko leaf. We never actually like to see the presence of yohimbine. Yes, they have a small proprietary blend. But it’s a scary thing when they use an ingredient that is meant to be a sexual stimulant for men, not a weight loss supplement, and they don’t warn against women using it. Moreover, it is a scary thing when that same ingredient has been known to cause heart attacks, strokes, renal failure, and severe kidney damage. This being said, it shows reckless disregard, and the other ingredients in this mix don’t promote weight loss.

Moving onto the third blend, you get CytoMelt which includes l-ornithine, saw palmetto, inositol, and l-lysine. We have to stress the fact that realistically speaking, amino acids do not promote weight loss. This being said, that automatically eliminates most of these ingredients. Then there’s saw palmetto. It’s a natural supplement we’re definitely familiar with, but not for weight loss. We’ve seen it again in sexual stimulants for men!

And finally you get the Ampil FX blend which includes borage oil seed, GABA, alfalfa seed, and l-histidine. We have to wonder if they really thought all of these ingredients were connected to weight loss or what? I mean really, most companies just use common ingredients that nonetheless could promote weight loss. But then they use small amounts. This formula doesn’t even bother giving you that.

So in short, we would not recommend using this formula. We are skeptical of Xenadrine products as a whole for a reason. But we still gave this a fair review. This being said, obviously it had the same results or rather lack thereof, and there is no reason to really recommend this particular product. Luckily, there are plenty of other products out there with actual results, and you don’t have to suffer through many of the side effects connected to this.