Are you guilty of binge eating? Perhaps at some point in our struggle to lose weight, we binge out on our favorite high calorie and rich fat foods. The issue kicks in when it becomes a recurring problem. The article of Madison Park in CNN Health entitled “Self-help treatment effective for binge eating, researchers say” indicates that it can be effectively resolved with the help of a self-guide book and sessions with health therapist or coach.

It is indeed an interesting approach to stop binge eating behavior. It is effective though not commonly apply because such treatment requires a specialized field of therapy.

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There are occasions in which you feel that you are no longer losing any weight despite of rigid workouts and strict diet. Perhaps you already reach the stage of diet plateau. It means your body doesn’t effectively respond to your diet or exercise routines.

Tina Haupert in Health.com has some recommendations on how to break this not-so encouraging stage. In her article “How Weight-Lifting Classes Help Beat a Diet Plateau”, she narrates how the strength training helped her break the plateau phase of her diet.

She also mentioned four reasons as why strength training is beneficial to you. So before you lose hope for not losing any weight, maybe you want to read first the “How Weight-Lifting Classes Help Beat a Diet Plateau”.

There is an interesting feature in Health.com entitled “How to Grocery Shop on a Diet”. It is oftentimes a struggle to choose the right healthy food to stuff your fridge especially when one is on a diet. Fortunately this issue has been addressed in the article while it gives recommendations on how to shop smartly to keep on track with your diet.

It tackles the basic items you shop at the grocery store such as meat, dairy products, vegetables and fruits and grains. If you are on a diet, this information is really essential because these are the basic ingredients you use to prepare your meals. Read more…

The article in BBC Health entitled “How to lose weight” by Dr Toni Steer and Dr Susan Jebb sums up the fundamentals of weight loss. It tackles what every person must know when it comes to shedding extra weight.

It is a straight forward guide to help you achieve your goal. The authors highlight the importance of portion control and keeping a healthy diet on your journey to weigh loss.

However, the most striking point is their support to avoid fad diets. It is always alluring to succumb to this kind of diets as the result is fast but for long term result, the only solution is diet and exercise.

Read the full article ‘How to lose weight’ from BBC.co.uk Health.

Do you always crave for sweets during the day? Do you always indulge in burgers and fries? Well, all of us are guilty of this one way or another, right? However, reading the article of Rachel Grumman entitled “The Real Reasons We Eat Too Much” is an eye-opener.

Grumman featured three factors which can be the causes as why we are eating too much. It is striking to know that lack of sleep can be one of these factors. Apparently when we are lack of sleep, some of our hormones that are responsible for our appetite get affected.

The other factors are stress and the fatty foods on the brain. Read more…