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How to Lose Weight and Turn your Life Around

Even though many people believe things ought to be different, the fact remains that we live in a world where one’s image is so important that it determines the success they are going to have on a personal, social and professional level. The timing of it couldn’t have been more poorly chosen as more and more people suffer from being overweight ever year, a phenomenon which is mostly notable in third-world countries and economically-disadvantaged areas where fast food comes much cheaper than raw products. As if that wasn’t enough, many people these days live a lifestyle which doesn’t leave much time for exercising, nor are most jobs physically-demanding nowadays. If you are overweight, then chances are that the first item on your list of things to accomplish is figuring out how to lose weight under these demanding circumstances. First of all, it has to be said that your excess weight is not a cause, but rather a symptom; it is there because there are certain changes that need t

How to Lose Weight Fast – Are Your Expectations Realistic?

In the past, our ancestors worked countless hours every day, laboring fields, crafting, blacksmithing... pretty much investing themselves in any type of physically-demanding work. At the end of the day they had performed so much exercise that it didn’t really matter what they ate; most of them were always strong and healthy physically. However, when looking at the situation today there is a huge difference: most of us lead sedentary lifestyles. We no longer work sixteen hours (or more) a day, nor are many of today’s jobs physically exhausting. Add to that the fact that fast food is becoming more and more popular around the world, mainly due to its low cost, and you have what we refer to today as the obesity epidemic. Needless to say, many people are now trying to find an answer to a very pressing question: how to lose weight fast? Well, to start things off, it has to be said that methods which actually allow one to make some drastic progress in terms of weight loss generall