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By Ulf WolfSep 25, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Eat To Live

(Ninth in a Series) In his book, Mindfulness with Breathing , Buddhadasa Bhikku, a rather famous Buddhist monkâat least in Theravada circlesâhad these very wise words to say about food: âWe should eat food that is food. Do not eat food that is âbait.â We eat food for the proper nourishment of life. We eat bait for the sake of deliciousness. Bait makes us unwise and causes us to eat foolishly, just like the bait on the hook that snags foolish fish. We must eat the ki

Primary topic: Dieting and Weight Loss

Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Ulf WolfAug 3, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Measuring Progress

(Fifth in a Series) The Goal Clearly, progress toward any one goal is first and foremost determined by the goal itself. If your goal is fewer pounds and nothing but, it would of course be very easy to determine: pounds lost equals forward progress, pounds gained equals not. But often as not, the goal is not only weight lost, but improved appearance as well, which means inches lostâand here it becomes a question of which goal is most important to you, fewer pounds or inches.

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Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Ulf WolfJul 8, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Calories In, Calories Out

The Simple Truth Pay close attention to the next sentence, for it contains the entire subject of weight loss success. Burn more calories than you consume. End of class. Really. All truths are basically simple, and the Weight Loss Truth rests squarely on the First Law of Thermodynamics, long proven to hold very true indeed: The increase in the internal energy of a system is equal to the amount of energy added by heating the system, minus the amount lost as a result of the work

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By Ulf WolfAug 5, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Diet Books

(Sixth in a Series) Major U.S. Industry Weight loss publishing is a $1.3 billion a year U.S. industry. This should tell you that you would not have the tiniest of troubles finding books on the subject. Bookstores have giant sections for diet and weight loss; magazine and newspaper ads sell them mercilessly; there are probably thousands of websites devoted to the subject, each promoting some book or system or other. Attend a book fair, toss a tennis ball in any direction, and

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By Ulf WolfAug 18, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Resources

(Seventh in a Series) Help Pride and independence often tell us the story we want to hear: we can do this on our own, we know we can; we donât need any help. That may well be true if you only have ten or so pounds to lose to get into last yearâs dress for a party. Live on lemon juice for a week or two while you treadmill yourself ragged for two hours a day. Sure, youâll get into that dressâthough you probably wonât again a couple of weeks after the party. If, howeve

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By Ulf WolfSep 29, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)

(Eleventh in a Series) Metabolism â Converting Food Into Energy As covered in the Tenth Article in this series, the body needs fuel and oxygen to operate, and the process by which the body changes the food you eat into energy and internal building material is called metabolism (from the Greek metabole âchangeâ). This conversion is achieved by a complex biochemical process, where calories from carbohydrates, fats or proteins are chemically combined with oxygen to form ce

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By Ulf WolfSep 2, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Health vs. Appearance

(Eighth in a Series) Narrow View Ask a child about death and he or she will look at you as if you just landed from some distant planet. Death? They may have heard the word at some point or otherâperhaps when a pet passed awayâbut it means nothing, and has absolutely nothing, to do with them. Ask any teenager, or anyone under the age of thirty for that matter, and if you really listen, you will hear that deep down they firmly believe they will never die. Well, letâs rest

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By Ulf WolfJul 21, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Willpower vs. Barrier

(Third in a Series) A to B If we are to believe Nike, it is simply a matter of âJust Do It.â Looks good on paper, and even better in the commercialsâbut of course, all those Nike hard-body models have long since arrived at B (or never left, more likely). When A is 300 pounds and B is 150 pounds the commercial simile âJust Doesnât Do Itâ and quickly at that. In fact, it can seem an insurmountable task, not made simpler for having accumulated a dozen or more failed

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By Ulf WolfJul 23, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Hungers

(Fourth in a Series) Seeing Clearly One of the main problems in long-term weight loss is hunger. They key to domesticating this particular beast is to recognize that there is not one him, but many. Listen Closely Yes, the voice seems unmistakable, and so is the message: Feed Me! But who is asking? This is where you should take a nice, deep breath along with a mental step backâperhaps even count to tenâjust to give you sufficient space to actually look, to actually listen.

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By Ulf WolfOct 22, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Long-Term Weight Loss

(Twelfth in a Series) A Marathon â Not a Sprint If you have 26 odd miles to run, common sense decrees that you donât set out at a flat-out dash. You pace yourself, thatâs what marathon runners do; and the pace of a marathon-weight-loss runner is 1-2 pounds a week. Even if your best friend sheds 5-10 pounds the first week and shares the news with an astonished world in no uncertain terms, realize that she will never sustain that pace, and that she will more than likely r

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By Ulf WolfSep 28, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- Metabolism

(Tenth in a Series) The Body The human body is a carbon based combustion engine, operating at roughly 37.0 degrees Celsius, or 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. It needs fuel and oxygen to operate, and the way the body changes the food you eat into energy and building blocks for internal consumption is called metabolism (from the Greek metabole âchangeâ). Metabolism â Converting Food Into Energy This conversion is achieved by a complex biochemical process, where caloriesâwheth

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By Ulf WolfJul 20, 20091 topic

Weight Loss Basics -- An Investment in Health

Weight Loss BasicsrnAn Investment In Healthrn(Second in a Series) Importances It is a true statement that we always find time to do the things that are important to us, whether that be listening to music, eating, reading, running, watching television, playing with our kids, or dieting. On the face of it, how can dieting, which is not doing something (as in not eating) take time? Trust me, it does. Personal Commitment And hereâs the unavoidable truth: success in any ventureâ

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Dieting and Weight Loss

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By Ulf WolfApr 12, 20111 topic

The Art of Scam

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)âa partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NWC3)ârecently released its 10th annual report on cybercrime complaints reporting the 2010 figures. Keeping in mind that according to the FBI, the vast majority of cybercrimes are not reportedâthe common wisdom indicates that about one cybercrime in seven is actually reportedâthese figures are best viewed as that part of the iceberg which you can actuall

Primary topic: Internet Marketing

Internet Marketing

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