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Lose 14 pounds in two weeks? 6 pack in 6 weeks?

These are some of the titles of many weight loss articles I have read over the years.These articles mostly comprise of a rigorous exercise regime or a strict diet. Neither technique is sustainable for everybody .What is needed is a more measured approach.

In January 2009 I weighed 18 stone (252lb). I am 5″11 which made me clinically obese. I decided I had to make a change in the New Year as many people do.I had joined the Gym in the past but found it too expensive and it really didn’t work for me.I was not losing weight as I was weight training but not eating the right foods. I decided to make small changes in my lifestyle.I started to exercise 2 to 3 times a week for 30 minutes at a time. I saw a slight difference but this was not enough. I soon realised that I had to change my diet which consisted of takeaways, plenty of red meat in bountiful portions and lots of chips.

Firstly red meat and takeaway food was removed from my diet. I started to eat more vegetable based meals and only ate Oven fried chips. I reduced my carbohydrate intake by eating wholemeal bread instead of white bread. Weight gain started to subside at this stage. Drinking plenty of water became the norm.

I found that if I ate healthy balanced meals throughout the week I could still indulge in a take away meal twice a month without gaining weight.. As I progressed I began to make small changes to ensure that I was as active as possible.For example. When on the school run I would park the car at the top of the hill. I would then carry my toddler instead of using the buggy. I would walk to the local shop instead of driving the car (just for small items though)!

As I changed my way of life I started to take much more notice of what was going into my body.It is at this point that I found Aloe Vera. This wonder plant has many benefits for the human body. The benefits for me was the nutrients it provided including the vitamin B12 which is not found in many foods. I found a reputable company which retails the Aloe Vera Gel drink in over 140 countries. I found that drinking this Aloe Vera drink helped to clear my digestive system. I decided to try the meal replacement supplement shake from the same company.Taking this shake twice a day (with skimmed milk) provided me with 100% RDA of vitamins and minerals.I also ate a fully balanced meal each day. This had a dramatic effect. I was losing weight at controlled manner. I was able to eat healthily during the week while treating myself once a week.

A lot of diets advise cutting out all bad food to lose weight quickly. What happens though is that these diets normally last for a specified period. Once the diet is over and the dieter reverts back to their normal food the weight piles back on.I found that for me the key was a balanced diet with ooccasional treats and moderate regular exercise.I had to be realistic I was never going to give up takeaways entirely.

My alcohol intake was reduced dramaticaly. I stopped drinking beer which is high in carbs and drank a glass of white wine no more than three times a week instead.

It is now February 2010 I weigh 15st (210lb). I had a great Christmas going to 2 Buffet meals over the Christmas period as well as a large Christmas meal.No New years weight loss resolutions were needed.

In Summary

Avoid weight loss programmes which promise big gains in a small amount of time.

Have a balanced diet which should include the food you would normally eat but on a less frequent basis.

Make changes in your daily routine to allow for exercise on the go.

Try moderate exercise for 30 minutes at least twice a week. Or go for a walk and go swimming once a week.

Drink an Aloe Vera based drink to clean the digestive system.

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Posting a picture of some slinky stunner like Jennifer Annison on the refrigerator. Dreaming that within a month the expensive size 8 dress you bought to motivate your weight loss program will have replaced your existing size 14, is the perfect way to make yourself feel frustrated, angry and guilty.

Be realistic and set yourself achievable, small, step by step targets. If you decide to try this new-clothes motivation strategy, aim at going down a size at a time rather than wasting money on an impossible dream. If you continue to fantasize on about losing weight unrealistically fast, you will end up going on, and spending lots of money on, endless fad diets and those which promise quick weight loss.

Know and accept that there is no such thing as a meaningful, quick weight loss diet. There is no magic weight loss programme that will shrink your natural body size.

So what doesn’t work?

Today, there are plenty of weight-loss myths that are guaranteed to fail. You will not achieve weight loss success with scammy quick fixes that are not based on healthy, balanced principles or the right mix of exercise and diet. These quick weight loss diet plans are just fads. They are latest hyped up, moneymaking fashion which, like all fashion, is here today and gone tomorrow. Leaving unfortunate casualties. Disillusioned, overweight people who realize too late that the diet they pinned their hopes on, didn’t work. So off they go in hope to the next one.

Here are some of the tell-tale warning signs that should make you wary about any diet:

1. Skipping meals

Does your diet plan require you to skip a meal? If it does, then, it is very likely to be a fad diet. Not eating regular balanced meals is not a healthy, sustainable habit. For any people who are ill or have some deficiency it may even cause some serious side effects or problems. Skipping meals may cause cravings caused by low blood sugar. Stimulating you to eat some junk that won’t be good for you or help your weight loss cause.

2. Dieting with no exercise, or exercise with no dieting

Exercise is crucial to keep the the human body working efficiently. It strengthens the heart and stimulates other body systems. Any diet plans that do not require you to exercise are inadequate. And if you believe the title of the book by Christopher McDougall humans are “born to run.”

However, exercise alone is also not sufficient. Diet and exercise must go hand-in-hand.

In a nutshell, it is far better to rely on how you feel rather than the tale of the tape. If you are feeling energetic and positive about your healthy weight-loss efforts, and the scale tells you that you are not losing weight as fast as you would like, pat yourself on your back … you are just doing fine.

Never forget sustainable, meaningful weight loss requires lifestyle changes and is not an overnight process.

If you have ever joined with a male friend in a weight loss programme you may have noticed that men are able to lose weight more easily than women. Life seems cruel sometimes. Men hold a metabolic edge over women because they have more muscle, and muscles are the “workhorses” of the body.

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 Many women who felt slim at 35 years, still weighing the same at 45 hnow consider themselves “fat”. No it probably isn’t social conditioning. It is more likely to be the truth and they are actually more “fat” than they used to be. The scales are not the only answer to understanding what’s going on in your body.

Consider the case of Annette who weighed 63 kilos at age 35. At that time, 23 percent of her body consisted of fat. (Experts consider 23 to 33 percent body fat healthy for women ages 40 to 59). Back then, 15 of Annette’s 63 kilos were fat. The rest–48 kilos–consisted of bone, muscle, water, and internal organs.

By the time Annette reached age 48, her body fat had increased from 23 percent to 30 percent, yet her weight had remained the same. Her body now contains 20 kilos of fat, 5 more kilos of fat than at age 35. At the same time, Annette had lost approximately 5 pounds of muscle.

When women gain fat and lose muscle, two things happen:

Fat isn’t as dense as muscle, so any fat gained takes up more space than muscle. Even if you haven’t gained weight on the scale, your body can appear larger, and your clothing size may even increase.

Because muscle burns more calories than fat, your metabolism slows and you burn fewer calories, which can contribute to weight gain if you don’t make adjustments in your calorie consumption. Muscle burns up to 7 times more energy than fat, so the effect on your metabolism can be quite significant.

Annette has been extraordinarily careful about what she eats and hasn’t been able to lose weight – with good reason. The amount of lean body mass you have is an important factor in determining the rate at which you burn calories. If lean body mass drops, metabolism drops.

Every pound of muscle a woman loses slashes the number of calories she burns by as many as 30 calories a day. If she loses 10 pounds of muscle over 3 decades, she could burn 300 fewer calories each day, or a whopping 2,100 fewer calories each week.

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 By the time she celebrates her 55th birthday, she could have lost as many as 15 pounds of muscle, and now burn 450 fewer calories each and every day.

What this means for Annette–and other women in their forties and fifties–is that maintaining muscle mass is critical as the birthdays add up. Lean muscle matters because there’s so much of it.

Guest article submitted with permission from author Ed Ley – Absolute Health Personal Trainer

The media has painted such a horrific picture of what it is to be over weight or obese that that extra weight also carries with it a crippling shame.  Female celebrities in particular are torn apart if they are carrying some extra weight, even the tiniest amount of cellulite is criticized by every woman’s magazine you can buy.

Why? The world has created a debilitating myth that gluttony and sloth are to blame for obesity.  Almost one in three are now considered over weight and we suggest the reason for this is; food is cheaper and easier to get hold of, we live more sedentary lives, and kids are lazier because of video games.

Half the planet is on a diet at any one time… (No idea if that’s true but I wouldn’t be surprised) why is the world not getting any thinner?

If you give a dog more food it doesn’t get fat it just has more energy and moves around more.  If you give it less food it sleeps and rests more.  Why do we believe we are any different?

Energy in = Energy Out

This is not something we need to force, it will just happen. Are you a tired person? Are you exhausted at the end of the day/ part way through the day? You don’t do more than everyone else, you don’t work harder than everyone else ( No, you don’t) you just don’t eat enough.

What are you trying say?

If you were to eat 10,000 calories a day and you choose the right food you would not gain fat.  FACT

If you make your plate smaller, miss meals, reduce fat intake and eat much less than your recommended calorie intake you will not, will not, will not lose fat… FACT.

If you eat the same amount of calories per day but increase the amount you burn, by walking or taking the stairs or clenching at your desk you will not burn fat. FACT

Neither gluttony nor sloth are to blame for your weight gain… you are not lazy, you are not greedy.

In the early part of last century Anorexia was believed to be a physical disorder rather than the psychological disorder we know it to be today.  With this in mind the best method Doctors could find to increase weight rapidly was to inject insulin into their patients.  The results of this were phenomenal; Anorexia suffers reported anything up to 10 lbs in weight gain within a week.

Before a cure for Diabetes type 1 was discovered sufferers would die emaciated their body fat would literally burn up completely.  It is insulin that is used to balanced sugar levels in the body and prevent the burning of fat.

So what does this tell us? In the first case we can see that extra insulin in the body will cause increased weight gain.  In the second case we can see that insulin can prevent the body from burning fat.

What does this all mean?

It is not eating excess food that causes us to gain weight.  Weight is gained as a hormone response to insulin.  When insulin is present in large quantities the body stores fat.

Just as hormonal changes in a pregnant woman’s body will make her store fat in order to protect her unborn child, hormones are responsible for weight gain.

So what is producing this insulin and how can it be stopped?

Our bodies produce insulin as a response to carbohydrate intake.  The higher the concentration of carbohydrate the greater degree of insulin is produce.  This is the premise behind the famous ‘Atkins Diet’ the removal of all and any carbohydrates will result in rapid and successful weight loss.

Unfortunately many people fell ill as a degree of carbohydrate is required in our diet to provide us with energy.  To achieve results equal to those seen with the ‘Atkins Diet’ we must only cut out the following:

-Starchy carbohydrates: Rice, pasta, potatoes, bread, cereal.

- Processed foods: pastries, biscuits, sweets, fizzy drinks.

- Sugar: Aspartame.

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We would probably all be at our goal weights if willpower was the only ingredient for successful weight loss. An enormous amount of willpower is needed to get through the average day as we cope with playing taxi, looking after toddlers, cooking, cleaning and meeting the often unreasonable demands of the work place and our families. So it seems that lack of will power is not what is getting in the way our achieving our goals.

There is another driving force that comes into play when we are trying to change our lifestyles and that is desire. If you are going to change your lifestyle significantly you need to want the outcome more than you want to maintain the current lifestyle. In a nutshell you have to want a thinner you more than you want to eat unhealthy food.  It is a good idea to look for good reasons to lose weight as these will strengthen your desire, banish doubt and make reaching your goal weight much, much easier.

Here are some awesome examples of incentives for achieving your ideal weight. When you lose weight you gain energy. You no longer feel tired and drained but are ready to take on any challenge. When you have more energy the task of planning and shopping for healthy meals becomes easier to manage which makes the weight loss programme even easier to follow. Let’s be honest, thinner people have more fun. Just think about the exercise, parties, dressing up, going out, dancing and shopping. You will also feel confident because you know that you look great.

Buying less food and not having to buy clothes as often will allow you to save money. Long term you will also save on medical bills and you won’t have to endure the pain of debilitating diseases associated with excess weight.

Willpower won’t be an issue if your desire is great enough.

Many people are keen to know whether it is practical to loss weight through dieting alone. The simple answer is a resounding yes but probably at a lower rate than when dieting is complemented with an exercise routine.

For many people starting an exercise routine is just a step too far – no pun intended.  They have absolutely no interest in any type of exercise and have no intention of incorporating it into any weight loss programmes they would consider trying.  Now whilst this is not optimal for weight loss and is certainly not conducive to a healthy lifestyle it has to be understood that these people exist and also that some would benefit from losing excess weight.

In these cases one method might be to reduce the size of the meals they currently eat very slightly to get a very sluggish but sustainable weight loss.  However it is often the case in these circumstances that people try to slash their food intake and then any weight reduction tends to taper off very quickly as the body adapts and slows down its metabolism to compensate.

My suggestion is that the best solution will be one where the diet is changed considerably. 
One approach would be to eat meals with an improved balance of carbohydrate, protein and fat.  Alternative diets will have slightly different ratios but will be in the ball park:

-     50% of Protein
-     30% of Carbohydrate
-     20% of Fat

The second method would be to try one of the latest more scientific diets that encourage eating certain food groups in certain combinations.  These combinations allow for want of a better term more ‘efficient’ digestion.  Again the rules can vary a little between different diets but will be along the lines:

1     Do not mix fats such as bacon fat or butter with starchy carbohydrate such as pasta , potatoes or rice.
2     Do not mix acids such as vinegar or juice with the starchy carbohydrates – pasta, potatoes or rice.
3     Do not mix proteins such as fish and meat with again potatoes, pasta or rice.! Do not mix proteins such as meat and fish with again pasta, potatoes or rice.

It is easy to research the details, and if you are interested the science, of such an approach on numerous web sites.

Therefore in conclusion an ideal diet program solution is likely to be one where the diet is altered rather than just cutting back on the amount that is eaten.

If you are on any kind of diet it is of the upmost importance that you combine this with regular exercise. Now depending on your weight to begin with – and sometimes it is best to seek advice from your doctor – the exercise can be simple or very focused. However remember that simple lifestyle changes such as walking a few miles a couple of times a week can and will work wonders

For some, exercising can help them lose weight and may include walking, sports, running, jogging, dancing, and other activities. Apart from keeping fit exercise has many other benefits such as improving blood circulation, maintaining a youthful energy level and firming up your muscles. Exercise produces energy through glycolysis or the breaking down of glucose in the body and there are two types of exercises that provide different pathways for the breakdown of glucose – aerobic and anaerobic exercises.

Aerobic Exercise

Also known as cardiovascular exercise, it can be defined as any sustained exercise that involves more than one specific set of muscles. Aerobic exercise is primararily designed to make the lungs work harder as the body’s need for oxygen is increased. Aerobic exercise refers to exercise that involves or improves oxygen consumption by the body. The word aerobic actually means “with oxygen”, and refers to the use of oxygen in the body’s metabolic or energy generating process. Aerobic exercise can be as simple as walking or jogging, in fact anything that uses your cardiovascular system and gets your heart pumping. Aerobic exercises require a high level of endurance since these are recommended to be done for longer periods of time.

Usually, people engaging in aerobic exercise breathe deeper because the rate of oxygen consumption is so much higher. Starting from rest, the body starts to use up stored energy, slowly increasing exercise levels then requires the body to increase oxygen intake to supply more oxygen for the muscles. During this time, it is important to remember to inhale deeply and exhale thoroughly to best provide oxygen for the muscles being used.

Anaerobic exercises, on the other hand do not need lots of oxygen to produce energy. Instead, the body uses other sources already stored in the muscles for energy that the body can use. The consequence of using other sources of energy can produce by products that can limit muscle contractions and performance. This by-product is called lactate and is the primarily cause of cramps. The body uses phosphocreatine and other chemicals stored in the muscles for anaerobic respiration. Anaerobic exercises would include heavy weight lifting, jump rope, interval training, and other exercises that work specific muscle groups.

The Differences

Aerobic exercises are usually carried out for longer periods of time than anaerobic exercises. Aerobic exercises are recommended to be worked on for at least 20 minutes and good breathing together with a steady constant supply of oxygen will help you last longer. Anaerobic exercises require a shorter time to do – only 2 minutes. Usually the basis for anaerobic exercises are reps or repetitions and not the duration of the exercise itself. Anaerobic exercising lasting longer can be detrimental and may cause fatigue and cramps in the middle of exercise. This is really painful and often takes longer to recover from.

Either type of exercise can be utilised for particular results. Aerobic exercises are best suited to improve muscle tone and strength involved in respiration which in turn burns fat and improves blood and oxygen circulation. This particular type of exercise, providing it’s carried out in conjunction with a healthy balanced diet. This type of exercise, providing it’s carried out in conjunction with a healthy balanced diet, is perfect for any weight loss programme. Aerobic exercises are also perfect to combat stress and will improve your mood by releasing endorphins in your body Often you will find that the perfect cure for a stressed out day is a good run.

Anaerobic exercise focuses on formation and building of muscles and is the type of exercise best suited for people who want to have a firmer body. Anaerobic exercise will burn fat and produce lean muscle. The more lean muscle the body has, the more it can burn fat even when not working out. Anaerobic exercise also improves the metabolism helping joints and bones to become stronger by building muscles to protect bones and joints, which reduces the risk of damage.

Keep Breathing

Whatever exercise you choose to do, remember to breathe properly as the oxygen getting into your body is important when it comes to exercise. Your body and muscles use up the oxygen you inhale by entering your blood stream through your red blood cells, which in turn, will help in having a better work out by improving endurance and making you last longer.

There are so many exercises that you can choose from but remember when it comes to the choice between aerobic or anaerobic exercise, decide whether or not it is weight loss you’re looking for or the desire to build muscle. Before you start on working out, you need to make sure that you know what you are getting into and doing the right exercises will help you live a healthier lifestyle as well as reaching your individual goal.

I realize that there is so much advice on weight loss out there that it’s sometimes hard to know where to turn, but remember this basic truth will always hold true. Keep a control on your calorie intake and raise your metabolic rate and you won’t go far wrong. Let’s face it. Weight loss isn’t easy and when it comes to feeling good about yourself, losing weight is often a persons biggest goal. Unfortunately very often you will try a diet, lose a little weight for a few weeks and then stop losing weight altogether or you will try a new diet and find yourself hardly eating at all whereupon you become depressed.

We’ve all been there. But here’s the thing, just by reading this article and others like it you have proved that you are focused. You are showing yourself and others that you are a doer and not just a dreamer and that you are determined to find every tool you can to reach your desired weight

So well done and don’t worry. With an attitude like yours, you will get there

Mike Hooker

By sensibly I mean a weight loss programme that is well balanced and based on sound scientific principles. This is not the case for many “quick fix” diets that are touted. Losing a lot of weight very quickly may be possible with extreme methods but is not good for the body and you inevitably tend to regain weight quickly when returning to a more normal day to day diet, which of course you will have to do.

It is better not to focus on losing a given amount of weight in one or two weeks, but instead to try to gradually lose weight at a rate of 1-2 pounds per week and sustain this over a period of time. This is a more realistic expectation and healthier for youir body.It is often the setting up of unrealistic targets coupled with complicated diet plans that leads so many people to give up on losing weight very quickly.

It is reckoned that starving yourself merely slows the metabolism and is not the answer. I believe it is necessary to create a calorie deficit in your diet on a daily basis. In other words aim to consume less calories per day than you expend. In that way you call upon your body’s reserves of energy, the stored fat, to make up the difference. The demand for energy reserves can be increased by doing more exercise. This should be gentle walking to start with, increasing to short jogs and sprints and then may be supplemented with some resistance training. There is no need to overdo it however, especially if you are not used to a lot of exercise. Build it up gradually over a period of weeks.

With regard to actual food intake, it is best to eat natural foods as much as possible. Include fibre and mineral rich fruits and vegetables such as strawberries,broccoli, potatoes,apples, beans,blueberries, pears, avocados, brown rice and cabbage. Avoid as much as you possibly can, all processed foods and junk foods which are of lower nutrient value and much higher in carbohydrates and fats. These foods are the ready prepared supermarket meals that you just need to heat through, cakes, pies, biscuits, fizzy drinks,crisps,refined bread,pasta, and snacks. By avoiding these types of convenience foods, fast foods and snack foods you will be doing yourself a big favour and if you can carry this through certainly will see a gradual loss of weight.

Sure it may be difficult to carry this type of diet through in the long term. You may be addicted to sugary foods or burgers, and, if this is the case you may have to take it even more slowly by cutting out the bad foods one at a time, or you may need help by resorting to a tried and tested diet of which there are many,.

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Which ever way you decide to go, stick with it. You’re worth it!

It can be intimidating to follow a weight loss plan, but it is especially difficult if you strive for too much and set yourself goals that are impossible to attain. The many changes that you have to commit to and the restraint you will be mustering just to stick to a weight loss plan mean that the best way to do it is a step at a time.

For the majority of people conducting a weight loss program in abrupt big measures is not the correct approach. There are personalities and attitudes of people that have to be considered for the weight loss program to be successful. Some people would feel that the trade-off of impending self sacrifice might not fully warrant their expectations in following the weight loss program.

Instead of going after the changes in one big blow, why not take the challenge of your weight loss program in small steps. This way you will not be overwhelmed by your goals and you can chew small bits at a time instead of one big chunk that is difficult to swallow. Small steps are easier to replicate in the long run and will allow you to achieve a more effective long term loss.

By taking a more conservative approach to your weight loss plan you wouldnt just start on the next fad diet you hear about. Often such diets are effective in the beginning but are unrealistic as a lifestyle change. If you stray from the plan you usually gain back the weight you just lost very quickly and feel the frustration boil up again.

Another issue among people wanting to lose weight is finding the motivation to see through the weight loss program. Mind-setting is just as important as goal setting. If working for a better physique and appearance is not enough motivation, then other concerns like having a healthier heart and winning the admiration of the people around you should provide the additional encouragement. You may even want to forego vanity at some point so that you wont lose focus of your set goals.

Planning when to impose the changes and seeing them done with success is a good way to keep your goals in check. Reducing food intake and making better food choices are sure-fire ways to modify your eating habits. You don\’t have to starve yourself – just stick to healthy well planned meals. Eating little and often is also a good tactic to keep your metabolism ticking over. Once you are comfortable with the changes you made, you modify another one that will be in accord with your whole weight loss program.

The second main element of weight loss is the introduction of exercise into your weekly routine. Ease yourself in with a bit of light exercise first. The idea is to gradually build up so that you can enjoy the exercise rather than view it as something you dread. it can be something as simple as walking to the shop instead of driving each time. Try and make it fun – perhaps take up a sport with some friends!

Finding it in yourself to set out your goals and work for them is the best way for any weight loss program to work, in fact any weight loss program would work if you decide to make it work, fad diet or not! The important thing is to stick to it. Persistence and self-belief are key to a successful weight loss programme.

So you have made the decision to lose weight, now how do you stick to your plan and not just suffer from “I will start it on Monday” syndrome!

There are many inspiring true stories out there of people who have risen to the challenge and are making great leaps in weight loss. The easy part is starting is starting the plans and the diet; the difficult part is sticking to it weeks later and keeping the focus and momentum. What happens when you crave the slice of cheesecake or burger and chips? How do we prevent those cravings?

There are firstly some important things to remember as part of the your weight loss programme:

Eat often

Eat up to 6 small meals a day. Forget the old three square meals a day. The more often you eat, the more you speed up your metabolism. The more seldom you eat, the more your body goes into starvation mode and conserves fat! (which certainly don’t want to do!).
It is vital to maintain blood sugar and not go for long periods without food. When you do eat, your insulin will spike causing you to feel even more tired and hungry. If you wait too long between eating, you are also more likely to crave high fat, high salt food such as chips or chocolates. Also not eating frequently leads to decreased energy, bad moods, headaches, dizziness and fatigue.

Eat more Protein.

Every meal should contain protein, even snacks; this can be in the form of a good quality protein shake. It is important to balance your protein and carbs. There should be more protein then carbs at each meal. Protein helps you feel full and stops hunger. It helps build muscle. It helps lower cholesterol.

Eat vegetables.

Very important to e give your body the vitamins and nutrients it needs for overall health and to support muscle growth. Include as many fresh veggies as you can with your protein based meals.

Essential Fats

Very important to get into Essential Fatty Acids, which the body does not make and can only be consumed from food yet are essential for out body to function optimally. Include fish oil, especially salmon (omega 3) and nuts including nut butters into your diet, eg peanut butter, and almond butter ( omega 6) and olive oil ( omega 9) into your daily food plan.

Drink Water

Besides the fact that almost very function in your body requires water and it is essential for life, water helps you lose weight!

Supplements:

Good Multivitamin and Multimineral:
Provides all necessary vitamins and minerals that are lacking in diet or are depleted in the body.

Alpha Lipoic Acid:
Alpha Lipoic Acid is a powerful free-radical fighting anti oxidant that’s both fat and water soluble and unique in that it can travel to any cell in the body to fight dangerous free radicals which robs the body of energy, wanes the immune system’s ability to fight infection and ultimately leaves you feeling worn down.

Vitamin C:
A powerful antioxidant, C supports the immune system by wiping out free radicals and protecting cells. One of its most unique attributes is that it helps the body recycle other antioxidants.

L-Carnitine:
It is a powerful fat burning, muscle sparing, energy producing, lactic acid fighting miracle supplement.
Biologically, it works by assisting the body in shuttling fat into the cell’s mitochondria where it can be immediately used for energy production. Some research suggests that it helps the body recover faster after workouts. Supplementation is especially important for vegetarians, and L-carnitine is typically obtained from meat and certain dairy products.

CoQ10:
Coenzyme Q10, or ubiquinone is ubiquitous in that it is present in every cell in the human body, and especially abundant in high-energy cells similar to those in the heart.
It is an antioxidant and works at the cellular level to eliminate harmful free radicals, lower bad (LDL) cholesterol levels and support normal mitochondrial activity. It is also vital if one is on a Statin type drug for cholesterol as Statins cause there CoQ10 to be depleted in the body.