Oftentimes we are guilty of being a quitter in our pursuit to losing weight. When we exercise hard and discipline ourselves with healthy food only, we expect immediate result in our weight. If it does not happen, we quit.

Jennifer Benjamin in Health.com has written an article in CNN Health entitled “4 surprising reasons women can’t lose weight”. If you are discouraged after facing series of failed weight loss attempts, then take time and read the article.

You will be surprised that sometimes there are reasons behind of these unsuccessful weight loss attempts. Read the full article “4 surprising reasons women can’t lose weight” from CNN.com Health.

Fitness Editorial Credits to Jennifer Benjamin, Health.com.

By Julie Brealy,

Food addiction is an action wherein you can’t stop yourself from eating too much food and you do it repeatedly not realizing the harmful effects it will cause your health. Everyone is craving for food. But for the food addicts, when they aren’t able to eat, they start craving for food. They become physically and emotionally distressed as the cravings go on, until eating is the most distinguished thing for them to do. They are craving for something to eat with no real reason, but to just eat. It may be due to boredom, or they seem something suggestive of food.

Food addiction is detrimental instead of enhancing the life of an individual. It threatens the health of the person, causing malnutrition, obesity and other problems. At the same time, it is persistent. Since food addicts eat too much food, they often eat wrong kinds of food most of the times. A normal person overeats on occasion but a food addict overeats every day. It becomes a part of their daily routine.

The mere reasons why a person has this kind of addiction is: hurt depression, despair, anxiety, fear, hate, and shame. Since food addiction provides an escape to painful feelings, it is an individual’s principle way of coping with the painful feelings that they have.

To determine food addiction, an individual needs to ask themselves these following questions:

• Do you always look for food and eat even if you’re not hungry?
• Do you eat when you feel depressed?
• Do you eat too much even those foods that are harmful to your health?
• Do you eat too much and vomit after taking your meal?
• Do you feel guilty after eating?

If an individual’s answer to these questions is “YES”, then, that person is most likely a food addict.
But, the big question here is how can a food addict break his food addiction?

Here are the following steps on getting rid of food addiction:

Voluntary Maturity
A person needs emotional growth. Start the change from yourself. Other people will not be able to help you if you are not willing to help yourself.

Spiritual Growth
Try attending seminars and retreat. It will help you focus on other things rather than wasting your time from too much eating. It will also help take away the painful feeling that you have which is causing your food addiction.

Going back to the “PAST”
Go back to your past and deal with your unresolved issues. Talk to the person who is very dear to you and who will listen to the grudges you have in your heart. It will not get rid of your addiction but it will help. Keep in mind that when another human being listens to you, doesn’t judge you and loves you, you felt better.

This is your “NOW”
Everything is not just about you past. So, deal with your present. This is your “NOW”. Think positive, there’s a better life waiting for you. Through this you will change.

Practical Approach
Do some physical exercises and the thing is that will make you physically fit and healthy. Focus on the things that you love to do. Every baby step you take, you will feel good about yourself. It will result to self respect.

Walk towards you “FREEDOM” now
For a very long time, you were imprisoned by food addiction. You have been locked. You’re desperate and been deceived by your addiction. But the thing is you’re not really a prisoner. It is all in your mind. You have been unconscious and become used of it. But, there is something in yourself that urged you to change and helped you overcome food addiction. You made it. Continue to value yourself more because you deserve to be free.

About the Author

Julie Brealy is the health manager at FitFarms, No. 1 UK Weight Loss Camp and Fitness Boot Camp. She has been working for over 10 years in the weight loss industry advising companies in the US and the UK. Julie is also an experienced deep tissue massage therapist.

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It is quite a detailed article which will definitely help you decide whether such option for weight loss is effective for you or not.

Read more about the “Fat camps for grown-ups: Do they work?” from CNN news Health.

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However, reading the article “’Sausage not steak’ increases heart disease risk” in BBC News will make you think again. So before you hit the supermarket this week, it is worth to read the article.

Read the full article “Sausage not steak’ increases heart disease risk” from BBC.co.uk Health.

Can you stay healthy during road trips? Let’s face it. It is very alluring to stop in gas stations and grab some packs of chips or sandwiches, right? In fact, these stopovers are great way to take a break from long hours of driving and sitting.

If you are one of those who enjoy road trips or simply compelled to go for long drive, it is recommended to read the article of Marisa Cohen entitled “Road trip! Eat healthy – anywhere”. The article highlights the common options we choose during road trips which oftentimes sabotage our healthy diet and it offers suggestions on how to stay track on your diet.

Read “Road trip! Eat healthy – anywhere” from CNN.com Health to learn more about healthier meals and snacks options when planning for long drives.

Fitness Editorial Credits to Marisa Cohen, Health.com.

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Exercising after heatstroke can be tricky. In fact most of us, if suffered with such condition, will take a long hiatus before returning to exercise routines again because we are afraid of the potential health consequence.

To be equipped with proper information as when is the right time to exercise after a heatstroke, read the full article here.

Generally people take conscious efforts to improve their health, weight and nutrition when they reach the age of 40. Hence, it is very helpful to read the article “Risks: Obesity Is Found to Take Toll After Age 40” in New York Times written by Roni Caryn Rabin.

As you know, there are many health risks involved for being an obese person particularly when your age is 40 and above. So before you complicate and escalate these health risks, it is advisable to take care of your health as early as you can.

To help you motivate improving your health and fitness level, read the full article here.

It is inevitable to despise exercise though there are few who like to sweat and to workout a lot. The idea of exercising seems to be an obligation and a task which we oftentimes try to resist.

We continue to cultivate this notion in our mind. Perhaps one of the reason to blame is we are doing exercises which make us unhappy. Hence, exercising becomes a daunting task to perform.

If you are starting your journey towards fitness, it is recommended to read the article in BBC Health entitled “Finding the right exercise”. Find exercise activities that make you happy because this will help you to continue exercising with gusto.

Check the list of activities and sports mentioned in the article, to find exciting and encouraging workout activities.

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If you are hitting the park for rigorous outdoor sports or exercise during a hot day, then take time first to read the article “To Beat the Heat, Drink a Slushie First”. Although you may wonder how you can put in vain the burned calories by sipping ice slurry, it is worth to find out and understand that sipping slushie can be beneficial to you too.

Read the full article ‘ To Beat the Heat, Drink a Slushie First ‘ from NYTimes.com Fitness and Nutrition.

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We have many gestures when we laugh. We clap our hands. We slap our hand against our lap. Laughing always comes with other body movements. Hence, according to the study, laughing can be beneficial as exercise.

Of course, this idea can trigger skepticism, right? However, just consider the benefits of laughing. It keeps you younger and the exercise benefits that come with it are a bonus.

So, stay young and keep laughing!  Read the full article  “Can laughing give you a workout?” from CNN.com.