Miles Simon Weight loss blog

Weight loss oppurtunity

2008-03-10T13:08:00.000-07:00

Greetings all, I would like to take the time to present someone with what I believe is a lucky opportunity. We (meaning everyone involved with the creation of this product) want to help one or two people reach their goal of permanent weight loss without the need of risky surgery, scams and/or damaging advice. That is why I want to take someone (preferably someone that is well known on a weight loss forum so that it carries weight) and give them a formula to lose weight safely and easily. Obviously, people will be hesitant to try a product from someone they don’t know. I fully welcome anyone to get the product tested in a lab and get ANY toxicology test you can if you have any doubts or fears. Since I’m sure that you will also have questions about who we are as well…we are available via e-mail to answer questions and to give you an idea about who we are and what we’re about.

This formula is designed to stimulate the digestion process, safely eliminate excess fluids in the body tissues, aid metabolism, and target ‘problem areas’ such as fat in the abdomen and thighs. It’s also an intestinal stimulant that also burns fat and is a detoxifying agent. This product is also unique is because in particular, it cures abdominal protuberance permanently for life if taken for 6 months continuously.

And I’m not going to use words like ‘new’ ‘breakthrough’ ‘all natural’ or ‘miracle product’ because that’s not what it is. And of course in all things, there is always said to be a ‘catch’…so let’s get everything out in the open right now:

The world is full of scams, from weight loss to penis enlargement pills to Nigerian scammers to everything you could imagine…you know this, so do I. Instead of me giving you some b.s about how I’m such a genius and/or wizard that will give you something that will not only change your life, but raise your grandmother from the dead, I am gonna take the regular guy approach and just say that I would love the opportunity to help and get this product known to the masses through word of mouth. So instead of getting a website and trying to sell directly on the basis that I say it works, we’re giving it away free to a trusted member of a weight loss community if anyone is interested. Then if it works, they go back to the forum and if it works, they tell of their success. If not, they go back to the forum and tell everyone CNPRov is a f****** liar, my words carry no merit and I’m probably banned. So yeah, I’m going on the basis that you’d trust the guy giving you the free product instead of going to assbgone.com and shell out $50 for the ‘product of the week’. If we can’t get a trusted member, then we’ll just go based off who is available, their need etc.

And yes, this product has had great success when used at a homeopathic clinic in India before and with great success, but this is the internet….where anywhere can say anything. So I want to start the process of starting over, and starting to build credibility from square one.

For more information, questions, general interest of if you just want to call me $#!!headed scammer, contact me at PIKEadk@gmail.com

Eating too fast?

2008-03-08T20:53:00.000-08:00

Eating too fast is a major contributor to being overweight. The faster you eat, the more calories you shove in before your brain registers that you’re eating. During the same time that one guy is eating 300 to 400 calories, another person might be taking in 800. If you find it hard to go slow, try eating with your non-dominant hand for a week. Your clumsiness will force you to slow down and eat less.

15 Ways to cut 100 calories from your diet

2008-03-07T08:50:00.000-08:00

Use Mustard or low-fat mayo rather than regular mayo.

Put red sauce on your pasta.

Choose a snack-size candy bar instead of a full sized candy bar.

Remove the skin from chicken pieces.

Ask for salad rather than fries as a side dish.

Eat only half a bagel instead of a whole one

Have one less can of soda per day

Have one less beer

Try raw vegetables instead of tortilla chips with your salsa

Choose the burrito rather than the fried chimichanga.

Choose spring rolls ratehr than friend egg rolls

Put non-fat milk instead of whole milk in your latte

Replace 8 ounces of soda or juice with your water.

Order thin-crust pizza instead of thick crust pizza

Eliminate the gravy on your mashed potatoes.

Weight loss? Menshealth magazine

2008-03-07T08:35:00.000-08:00

This is from a menshealth magazine article...I'm saying this because I don't want to post it on a forum and possibly get someone in any kind of copyright forums because of my own ignorance.

The secret to weight loss is simple. Just burn 100 extra calories per day and you can lose more than a pound a month, 15 pounds a year, the really good news: We found some simple ways any guy can do it

1.Putt 156 golf balls
2.Chop wodd continuously for 4 minutes, 22 seconds
3. Swim a few laps of your favorite stroke
4.Run a 5-minute mile (You'll have burned 100 after a 4 1/2 minutes)
5.Jump on a stationary bike and ride it at a pace of 20 mph for 4 minutes, 52 seconds
6.Hum the Rocky theme song and skip rope for 9 1/2 minutes
7.Hike the Great outdoors with at least 22 pounds in your backpack for 9 minutes, 15 seconds
8.Reenact the end of any movie starring Van Damme, Seagal or Lee (Martial arts burn 100 calories roughly every 8 minutes)
9.Play tennis for 9 minutes
10.Ski down the advanced slope for 15 minutes.
11. Tread water for 14 minutes
12.Paint the house or clean the gutters for 16 minutes
13. Throw long passes while avoiding the Patriots defense for 16 minutes.
14.Hit the weights for 13 minutes
15.March in the protest of your choice for 10 minutes (carrying a sign for placard will burn 7 more calories)
16. Take an intense aerobics class for 11 minutes, 8 seconds
17. Wrestle with your kid brother on the floor for 7 minutes.
18. Go two round with Lenox Lewi (Can't go that long? No problem. Lying unconscious on the ground for an hour and a half will burn the same amount.)
19. Spend an 13 minutes helping your wife find just the right spot for the ^#$*!! couch
20. Slow dance through 7 songs (about 26 minutes)
21. Shower her with 9,240 mini-kisses all over her body
22. Bowl 10 games
23. Plant 2 medium sized-trees
24.Throw fastebals to the Yankees for two innings
25.Sip Ice water all day long. Eight 16-ounce glasses of ice water raises your metabolism(the rate at which your body burns calories) And burns an extra 100 calories.
26. Woo her with a 33 minute tune on the piano
27. Make love to her for about an hour. (Then again, if you can accomplish this on a regular basis, she probably doesn't care how fat you are.

Obesitydiscussion.com

2008-03-07T08:30:00.000-08:00

I have no idea if this qualifies as me linking to this site, but this is at least my way of doing so. This is the forum that I check everyday now, and I advise anyone reading this to do the same.

Ephedra free weight loss supplements

2008-02-27T21:04:00.001-08:00

Ephedra free weight loss supplemtents

Bitter orange_ this herb contains synephrine, which has fat-burning benefits without the cardiovascular-hyping effects of ephedra.

5-hydroxytryptophan- has been known to reduce appetite, cut down on sugar cravings, and promote weight loss. It may also help with depression, sleep and migraines.

L-carnitine- created in the body from the amino acids lysine and methionine, it is needed to release energy from fat.

Fiber-fills your stomach, thus reducing your appetite. It also helps move food through your intestinal tract in less time, allowing fewer fat grams to be digested. This reduction in ‘transit time’ is thought to partially explain the link between a high fiber diet and a reduced risk of colon cancer.

Four factors that may be hindering your metabolism

2008-02-27T21:01:00.000-08:00

Missed meals

Severe calorie restrictions create a billboard that says ‘we’re starving here!” Your body responds by slowing down your metabolism in order to hold on to existing energy stores. What’s more, if the food shortage continues, you’ll begin burning fat and muscle tissues, which will further lower your metabolic rate. If you must look leaner in no time, temporarily reduce your daily carbohydrate intake to below 50 grams, but without eating less that 2,000 calories total.

Drug Therapy

It’s of the ironies of antidepressants: They can boost a person’s spirits while depressing their metabolism. According to a study review by a German study group, the drugs Aventyl, Remeron, and Paxil were most likely to do this. If you gain weight on one, ask your doctor about a possible switch, such as to Wellbutrin, which can actually raise metabolism.

Smoking Cessation

Smoking is horrible for every part of your body, except for you metabolism, which it rends to rev. The likely reason is that your body is forced to expend extra energy to detoxify itself from the chemicals. This is a reason people seem to put on weight after quitting. Research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that men who chewed nicotine gum spiked with 100 mg of caffeine experienced a 10 percent increase in metabolism.

Hormone Shortage

When your thyroid gland doesn’t product out enough of its namesake hormone, your body is forced to downshift. This is called hypothyroidism, and it slows down almost every metabolic process, including calorie burning. Lethargy and weight gain are two of the most common symptoms, but a definitive diagnosis requires a blood test of your thyroid-stimulating hormone. Anything more than 4 milli-international units per liter is trouble and may mean you need a prescription for a synthetic thyroid hormone.

2008-02-26T21:38:00.001-08:00

Although the most important factor for weight loss is total caloric balance (calories in verses calories out), meal timing can also impact your results. For instance, if fat loss is your primary goal, your best bet is to eat the bulk of your calories earlier in the day, when you’re more active. Start with a good breakfast, and then gradually taper the size of each meal as the day wears on. Aim to eat every three hours, for a total of at least four meals a day. It’s a much better alternative to starving yourself until you get home and eat everything in sight. Besides to regulate blood-sugar levels, eating this way also lets you burn off more calories with minimal effort. By contrast, eating large meals in the day or evening, when many of us just tend to just sit around, increases the chances of those calories to be stored as fat.

It’s difficult to quantify how much a certain food a person can eat before it impacts results. Everyone’s metabolism is different: What’s too much for one person may be just right for another. What I can tell you is that it’s important to eat favorite foods every now and then so you don’t feel deprived in the long run. Usually, when people make up their minds to lose weight, they do so out of utter disgust. Hell-bent on making radical changes, they swear off the foods they believe contributed to their problem in the first place. Then, after weeks of feeling deprived, they binge. Afterward, thinking this one setback has somehow sabotaged their results, they allow it to snowball and end up right back where they started-- if not heavier. So you’re right to be wary of giving up your treats.

Six Axioms of Gut busting

2008-02-26T21:34:00.000-08:00

Six Axioms of Gut Busting

This list is complied with the help of Charles T. Kuntzleman, Ed.D., adjunct associate professor at the University of Michigan

When it comes to exercising

Anything is better than nothing
More is better than less
Faster is better than slower

When it comes to diet

Nothing is better than anything
Les sis better than more
Slower is better than faster

Before you start starving yourself and running like a rat on a treadmill, allow us to explain.

If there is one message researches wish we would get it’s this: Get off your duff and do something. Take a walk. Play tennis. Do the hokey pokey. Anything you do will burn more fat than just standing still.

The greater the intensity of your workout, the more you’ll burn. Simple enough

Not only that, the faster you go, the more calories you’ll use.

Now, on the diet side of the equation:

We’re not suggesting that you fast. What we are suggesting is that when the hors d’oeuvre tray tray comes around, you let it pass right by.
Which brings us to our central diet axiom: You can carve away some of that gut by carving extra calories out of your diet.
Finally, it is better to both eat slowly and lose weight slowly. The slower you eat, the sooner you’ll feel full, which means you’ll eat less. And when it comes to losing pounds, research has shown that you’re much more likely to keep weight off if you take it off slowly and steadily.

Six reasons you're not losing weight

2008-02-26T21:31:00.000-08:00

Six reasons you’re not losing weight

Reason #1: You try to follow a too restrictive diet plan

If your eating plan doesn’t fit you and your diet preferences, your diet is done for. People tend to sabotage their weight control efforts when they deprive themselves too much. Ann Fletcher, author of Thin for Life and Eating Thin for Life did a study on 20 so called weight loss ‘masters’ who had lost at least 20 pounds and had kept it off for 3 years or more. She found that these people were particularly good at one thing, dealing with cravings. Here’s how they did it:

>>Use Stopgap measures. Create a system for limiting the amount of fun foods you eat at a time—buying one or two ounces of candy instead of a bag, for example, and buying the smallest container of ice cream instead of an industrial drum

>>Make Tradeoffs. If you decide to eat something fattening, give up something else high in fat you were going to eat that day.

>>Don’t even start. Although it makes sense to allow yourself to treats occasionally, the best way to avoid the problem is to avoid the foods you know will trigger overeating.

Reason#2: You work out so you can pig out

Many physically active people think that regular gym dates will keep them from gaining weight. For example, let’s say you’re a 190 pound man. Now, let’s say you go to the gym after work. You warm up by walking half a mile on the treadmill, which causes you to burn 50 calories. Then you run 2 miles at a 7 minute mile pace. That’s 275 calories. You follow that with weight training, causing you to burn 200 more calories. In all, you’ve burned 525 calories. Then on your way home, you stop by for a burger, fries and a shake. You throw down 1,200 calories—more than twice what you’ve burned. Some men can get away with this because of youth, genetics, or massive amounts of calorie consuming muscle. The average man can’t

Reason #3:

You’re the accidental fat person

Sometimes you take in just as many calories by accident as you do on purpose. Are any of these you?

>>You work in an office and every employee’s birthday is celebrated with cake. Obviously, you feel it would be rule to skip out on the festivities, so you have a piece. One large slice of cake: 300 to 400 unexpected calories.

>>Your monthly planning meeting runs through the lunch hour. Your boss sends out for pizza, even though you usually have a turkey sandwich for lunch. You figure it wouldn’t be good for your career if you eat better than his nibs Half a pizza: 800 to 1,000 calories.

>>One of your co-workers keeps a bowl of candy outside her cubicle. You can’t stop by and say hello without grabbing some chocolate. Four bite sized pieces of candy: 200 or more calories.

>>Your kids never finish their McNuggets and fries. Instead of tossing them out, you gobble them. Three nuggets and half a small order of fries: 250 calories.

>>You’re hanging out with your friends on a Sunday afternoon watching the football game and somehow the chip bowl ends up in front of you. You can easily down 750 calories calculated at 50 chips a sitting at 15 calories a chip.

In all of these situations, there is pressure to eat what everyone else is eating. While some situations are unexpected and out of your hands, the best thing to do is plan ahead. Penny Kris-Etherton, Ph.D.,R.D, a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University says to “Make adjustments later on”. “If you eat cake at work, skip dessert that night”. If you eat more than you expect at lunch, eat less than you were going to at dinnertime.

Reason #5 You’re cutting fat, but not calories

The 155 men in the National Weight Control Registry, an ongoing study of weight loss maintenance, keep the fat in their diets below the recommended 30 percent of total calories. Still, if you’re cutting fat and not losing weight, maybe you’ve fallen into an old weight loss trap: Some people simply replace high-fat foods with greater volumes of low calorie foods, rewarding themselves with a box of Snackwells because they passed on a doughnut. The bottom line is, if you’re going to lose weight, you’re going to have to eat fewer calories. Three ways to cut fat and calories:

>>First eat soup or salads, which take up stomach space and make you feel full

>>Eat the food you want in its least processed state—a whole baked potato instead of french fries, fresh or frozen corn instead of corn chips. You can eat more while taking in fewer calories.

>>Eat fruits and vegetables at every meal. They fill you up and are filled with vitamins and other nutrients.

Reason #6 You Inhale Food

If you were a rat, you’d chow down for about 15 minutes, feel full, and stop eating. But you aren’t. You probably eat so fast that your stomach hardly has time to alert your brain to tell your mouth to quit chewing before your stomach explodes.

Solution: Try this drill during your next meal. On every bite, chew, swallow, put down your fork, and take a sip of water. See how long it takes you to eat. During subsequent meals, take just as long to eat, only without the drill.

Food labels 101

2008-02-26T21:28:00.000-08:00

Food labels 101

Free. As in fat-free or sugar free. This means that one serving has so little of the stuff in question that is won’t make a blip on your dietary screen.

Low. as in low calorie or low fat. This means the product doesn’t have a lot of a particular substance, but it has enough that it could make a difference in your diet. Specifically, low calorie means 40 calories or less per serving; low fat means 3 grams or less of total fat; less saturated fat means 1 gram or less; and low cholesterol means less than 20 milligrams.

Lean or extra-lean. These terms refer to meat. Lean means one serving has less than 10 grams of total fat, and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol. Extra-lean means one serving has less than 5 grams of total fat, and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol.

Reduced-or less. This means there is 25 percent less of a certain ingredient or nutrient as compared with a similar product. Reduced-means the product was nutritionally altered to meet the claim. The term less, by contrast, is often used for comparisons, as in “our pretzels have 25 percent less sodium than potato chips.”