The official home of The Lose Weight Diet!The idea behind this completely free weight loss diet plan is quite simple… it’s the ANTI-fad diet. It is the complete opposite of every borderline idiotic and completely unnecessary diet program in existence. It is based strictly on common sense and the simplest and healthiest way the human body was meant to lose weight. It is not based on fancy gimmicks and making sales. The Lose Weight Diet is free. There is nothing to buy or sign up for ever. Every single piece of weight loss information you will need is here (free) for you to read, understand and put into effect.
Is The Lose Weight Diet for everyone?It’s mainly for people who, ya know, want to lose weight. That’s pretty much the only requirement here. Oh, and it’s also for people who don’t want to waste money. If you fit that description, The Lose Weight Diet is definitely for you.
In the shortest form I can explain it, The Lose Weight Diet is four things:
1. Simple
2. Safe
3. Effective
4. Free
If that sounds ideal to you, then sit back and relax. You’ve found the right place.
What makes it so simple?The Lose Weight Diet is simple because it isn’t based on a gimmick or a fad. Like I said, it is the anti-fad diet plan. It cuts right to the chase and eliminates all of the unnecessary tasks most commercial weight loss diet plans require you to do. After all, it’s those unnecessary tasks that are supposed to make their diet program stand out and appeal to you in the first place. Why? So they can make money.
On the other hand, The Lose Weight Diet is all about fact and common sense. It’s simply about what works and what doesn’t. To sum it all up in one simple sentence, this weight loss plan revolves around reducing your total calorie intake by a small amount, and then just making sure the calories you do consume come in the form of a well-balanced diet consisting of good sources of protein, carbs and fat.
Basically, it’s the practical type of diet most often recommended by doctors and experts who aren’t trying to sell you something.
Why is The Lose Weight Diet free?
It’s free because I am just like you. I’m not a personal trainer, or a nutritionist, or a doctor, or a fitness celebrity. I’m just a regular guy who’s been into diet and exercise since 1999 and wants free truthful information about the things I’m interested in.
That’s why you’re here, isn’t it?
Because you’re interested in weight loss. Because you want to lose weight without handing over “3 easy payments of $19.95.” Because you don’t enjoy being sent from page to page of a web site only to end up at a paragraph telling you to “get your credit card ready” so you can “learn all of this and MORE in my weight loss book!” Because being constantly bombarded by hundreds of gimmicky fad diets and commercial weight loss plans gives you a headache. Yeah, I figured so. I feel exactly the same way. That’s why The Lose Weight Diet is free.
Who created The Lose Weight Diet?Your body did. Like I said, this weight loss plan is based solely on how the human body loses weight. It has always been around. It’s as simple, safe and effective as any weight loss diet could possibly be.
I know what you’re thinking. If what I’m saying is true, why haven’t you heard of it before? Simple… because it’s never been sold to you. It’s never even had a name! It’s just how the human body was naturally designed to lose weight, and it’s hard to sell a weight loss diet based on that alone. Not to mention, it’s pretty hard to sell something that is free.
And me… I have nothing to do with it. All I did was finally give it a catchy name. A phrase people can refer to it as. Something they can respond to their friends with when they ask how they lost weight. “I’m on The Lose Weight Diet.” Before that we’d just have to describe what this diet plan is. Now it has a four word title. It just makes it sound more real and official in an industry where every other weight loss program has it’s own fancy name to identify it by.
The only other thing I did was give it this web site. The information about the type of diet The Lose Weight Diet is based on is already around. It’s not new. I just wanted to give it sort of an official home. A place where people know to go to learn everything they need to know about it, for free. A place people can refer their friends to rather than giving them a name of a book to buy or a program to join. “Everything you need to know is at http://wantohape.wordpress.com/.” It only helps add to the simplicity of this weight loss plan.
What’s the deal with the name anyway?
I came up with the name “The Lose Weight Diet” sort of as a joke. It’s so damn literal. Weight loss diet plans like The “Atkins” Diet and The “Zone” Diet and The “South Beach” Diet make me laugh. Who cares about some Dr. Atkins guy or some zone or some beach? Cut through all of the useless marketing junk. Your goal is to lose weight, plain and simple. Thus… The “Lose Weight” Diet was born. Slightly funny and very literal. It’s the anti-fad.
Start NOW!Enough already. You’ve read more than enough information about The Lose Weight Diet to decide if it’s right for you. If you don’t think it is, fine. I don’t mind. Feel free to try any of the hundreds of other weight loss plans around. Go buy their books and their products and their memberships. I honestly don’t mind at all. In fact, I wish you the best of luck.
Eat Right: Make Smarter Choices about Healthy Eating
Eating right is the first step toward long-term successful weight loss. From understanding basic nutrition principles and counting calories, to making healthful restaurant choices, the basics are covered here.
1. Counting Calories
2. Smart Snacking
3. Smart Choices: Grocery Shopping
4. Smart Choices: Ethnic Dining
5. Smart Choices: Fast Food
6. Healthier Cooking
7. Nutrition Basics
8. Better Breakfasts
Counting CaloriesCalorie-counting is the “math” behind long-term, successful weight loss. By understanding your body’s caloric needs and how to track calories in the food you consume, you truly can learn how to eat almost anything you want and still lose weight.
• What is a Calorie?
• Why Calories Count
• How Calories Affect Weight Loss
• Calculate Your Caloric Needs
• Count Calories in Five Easy Steps
• Smart Swaps that Save Calories
• Cut 1,000+ Calories in Days!
Smart Snacking
Incorporating healthy snacks into your day can help curb your appetite and keep your metabolism going strong. Here’s how to make the best choices.
• 25-100 Calorie Snacks
• 100 Calorie or Less Snacks
• 150 Calorie or Less Snacks
• 200 Calorie or Less Snacks
• Healthy Snacking on the Go
• Guide to Smart Snacking
Smart Choices: Grocery Shopping
Learn how to read food labels, decode label claims, and make the best choices for healthy foods at the grocery store.
• Basic Healthy Grocery List
• Plan for Grocery Shopping
• Get Smart at the Supermarket
• Best Choices at the Meat Counter
• Best Choices from the Ice Cream Aisle
• Compare Labels and Make Smart Switches
Smart Choices: Ethnic Dining
Learn how to make better choices at your favorite ethnic eateries with Quick Guides that list the best and worst dishes from a variety of cuisines.
• Japanese Restaurants Quick Guide
• Mexican Restaurants Quick Guide
• Greek Restaurants Quick Guide
• Chinese Restaurants Quick Guide
• Indian Restaurants Quick Guide
• Italian Restaurants Quick Guide
• Thai Restaurants Quick Guide
• Vietnamese Restaurants Quick Guide
Smart Choices: Fast Food
Learn how to make better choices at fast food and food court eateries.
• 35 Smart Fast Food Choices
• More Fast Food Choices
• Fast Food Quick Guide: Arby’s
• Fast Food Quick Guide: Panda Express
• Fast Food Quick Guide: Quizno’s
• Fast Food Quick Guide: Shakes
• Fast Food Quick Guide: Sonic
• Smart Swaps for Eating Out
Healthier Cooking
With a few simple changes you can cut the fat and calories in many of your favorite meals and desserts.
• Healthier Baking Substitutions
• Ways to Cook for Weight Loss
• Add Flavor without Fat
• Avoid Too Many Added Calories
• Healthy Grilling
• Make Weeknight Meals a Snap
Nutrition Basics
Learn some of the basic principles of good nutrition.
• Understand the New Food Pyramid
• Understand Food Labels
• Understanding Grains
• Understanding Carbohydrates
• Facts About Fat
• Identify and Understand Healthy Fats
Better Breakfasts
It’s the most important meal of the day, so put breakfast on the top of your to-do list starting tomorrow morning.
• Breakfast and Weight Loss
• Breakfasts Under 300 Calories
• 300 Calorie or Less Breakfasts
• Breakfasts Under 400 Calories
• Breakfasts Under 500 Calories
• Guide to Calorie-Smart Breakfasts
How to Lose Weight – The Basics of Weight Loss
Despite the way it feels, losing weight isn’t a mysterious process. It’s a simple matter of burning more calories than you eat. But, if it were really that simple, none of us would have a weight problem, would we? Weight loss can be such a struggle that we start thinking we have to do something drastic to see results — diets, pills or those weird fitness gadgets on infomercials that promise instant success. The true secret to weight loss is this: Make small changes each and every day and you’ll slowly (but surely) lose those extra pounds. The key is to forget about instant results and settle in for the long run.
Rules of Weight Loss
To lose one pound of fat, you must burn approximately 3500 calories over and above what you already burn doing daily activities. That sounds like a lot of calories and you certainly wouldn’t want to try to burn 3500 calories in one day. However, by taking it step-by-step, you can determine just what you need to do each day to burn or cut out those extra calories. Below is a step by step process for getting started.
1. Calculate your BMR (basal metabolic rate). Your BMR is what your body needs to maintain normal functions like breathing and digestion. This is the minimum number of calories you need to eat each day. Keep in mind that no calculator will be 100% accurate, so you may need to adjust these numbers as you go along.
2. Calculate your activity level. Use a calorie calculator to figure out how many calories you burn while sitting, standing, exercising, lifting weights, etc. throughout the day. It helps to keep a daily activity journal or you could even wear a heart rate monitor that calculates calories burned.
3. Keep track of how many calories you eat. You can use a site like Calorie Count or use a food journal to write down what you eat and drink each day. Be as accurate as possible, measuring when you need to or looking up nutritional information for restaurants, if you eat out.
4. Add it up. Take your BMR number, add your activity calories and then subtract your food calories from that total. If you’re eating more than you’re burning, (your BMR + activity is 2000 and you’re eating 2400 calories) you’ll gain weight. If you’re burning more than you eat, you’ll lose weight.
Example:
Mary’s BMR is 1400 calories and she burns 900 calories in daily activity with regular exercise, walking around and doing household chores. To maintain her weight, she should be eating 2300 calories but, after keeping a food journal, Mary finds that she’s eating 2550 calories every day. By eating 250 more calories than her body needs, Mary will gain one pound every 2 weeks.
This example shows how easy it is to gain weight without even knowing it. However, it’s also easy to lose weight, even if the process itself can be slow. You can start by making small changes in your diet and activity levels and immediately start burning more calories than you’re eating. If you can find a way to burn an extra 200 to 500 calories each day with both exercise and diet, you’re on the right track. Try these ideas:
Instead of… Do this…
An afternoon Coke Drink a glass of water. (calories saved: 97)
An Egg McMuffin Eat a small whole wheat bagel +1 Tbsp of peanut butter (calories saved: 185)
Using your break eat sweets Walk up and down a flight of stairs for 10 minutes (calories burned: 100)
Hitting the snooze button Get up 10 minutes early and go for a brisk walk (calories burned: 100)
Watching TV after work Do 10 minutes of yoga (calories burned: 50)
Total Calories Saved: 532 (based on a 140-pound person)
How Much Exercise Do I Need?
Exercise is an important weight loss tool, but how much you need varies from person to person. The ACSM’s weight loss guidelines suggest at least 250 minutes per week, which comes out to about 50 minutes, 5 days a week. If you’re a beginner, start small (3 days a week for 20 to 30 minutes) to give your body time to adapt. Don’t forget, things like walking, taking the stairs and household chores can burn more calories as well. Learn more about getting started with exercise.
Many people consider weight loss as an important goal to achieve optimum health. Both men and women are naturally conscious of how they look, including how much they weigh. Being fat or obese can be quite self-destructive, since it can affect a person’s self-esteem and also his self-confidence. By knowing what to eat, and how much should be eaten, people can more or less control their weight. Aside from limiting food intake, people should also regularly exercise and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
But there are people who find it hard to go to the gym or simply cannot resist eating more than they need to. To lose weight, they often look for weight loss pills which they consider to be the sweat-free way of losing the extra pounds. These pills have become popular to weight watchers because of their convenience and perceived effectiveness. Weight loss pills are sold as over-the-counter drugs at local drugstores, health food stores, and supermarkets. Even on the Internet, a lot of these pills are being sold and ready for delivery for eager online shoppers. However, much care must be put into the decision to use these drugs. Many of these weight-reduction medications have not been proven safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration. These pills actually contain different components that supposedly make a person lose weight fast. Based on advertised claims about these drugs, weight loss pills decrease a person’s appetite, blocks the absorption of dietary fat, and increase the number of calories that are burned by the body. These pills also supposedly increase fat metabolism, reduce body fat and builds muscles, while increasing the feelings of fullness. All these are just unsubstantiated claims and, as such, the use of the said drugs should be done only after consultation with health professionals. The use of unregulated drugs could be dangerous to one’s health.
At present, the US Food and Drug Administration has a list of approved weight loss medications for adults. One such approved drug is called Alli, a reduced-strength over-the-counter weight loss pill that works by decreasing the absorption of fat by the intestines. However, this particular medication only works with a reduced calorie, low fat diet together — and regular exercise.
Knowing that some of these weight loss pills are still not proven safe nor effective, people should consider thinking of losing weight the natural way. Although it would be a challenge for anyone, this would be the safest and healthiest way to lose weight.
There are actually several safe and proven weight loss programs that have been designed for people who desperately need to shed off extra pounds. These diet-based programs cater to different types of individuals who have certain preferences when it comes to their choice of diet and lifestyle. These weight loss programs take time to work and anyone who wants to try them out should have the mental toughness, determined effort, and close family support needed to see through the program. Going on a diet is like reversing or removing lifetime habits of eating and lack of exercise. Weight loss programs such as the Atkins Diet, Weight Watchers, the Scarsdale Diet, the Zone Diet, and the Anne Collins Diet promises weight loss for people who follow the requirements and recommendations set forth in these specially designed regimen. These diet programs, however, all share the same thing: the weight watcher must engage in physical exercises. All these programs have different eating plans to range from low-carbohydrate intake to no-meat plans. Of course, these diet plans have been designed to meet the varied needs and preferences of weight watchers.
When one is really willing to lose some weight, following these weight loss programs would surely be much easier. People can surely lose weight without the dangers of risking one’s health by taking dangerous weight loss pills that might not be even be effective at all. By having an optimistic and sensible approach to weight loss, people can lose weight in a healthy way.
