Philadelphia Medical Weight Loss

Medical Weight Loss Doctor Philadelphia PA

2009-10-25T18:46:00.051-04:00

Lose 2 - 5 lbs a Week

With Our

Clinically Proven

Weight Loss Program

Medical Weight Loss in Philadelphia
7439 Frankford Avenue
Suite B1
Philadelphia, PA 19136

Call: 215-821-7336

"I went from 240 lbs to 167 lbs in 3 months

with the Doctor's weight loss program."

Michael Allen

"I lost 21 lbs in 3.5 weeks!"

David A.

"I went from a size 16 to 12"

Samantha H.

Weight loss program consists of:

The use of prescription and non-prescription appetite suppressant medications like:

Phentermine
Adipex
Bontril
Vitamin B12 Injection
Supplements for weight loss
Medifast

You will be instructed in a nutritional program teaching you:

The proper amount of calories you should be eating on a daily basis.
How often you should be eating during the day.
The proper times to eat throughout the day.
The correct food combination of protein, fats and carbohydrates.

You will also be instructed in a home exercise program that is:

Designed specifically for you to achieve the maximum fat loss.
Personal program made especially for you at whatever your present fitness level is.

Weight Loss Programs

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Your weight loss program starts with a detailed evaluation and consultation with our Doctors.

In this consultation the Doctor will review:

Your weight concerns.
Your past and present medical history.
As well as medications that you are presently taking.

During this consultation:

You will establish a goal weight.
The Doctor will recommend the most effective appetite suppressant medication for you.
You will also receive a Vitamin B12 injection.
A detailed nutritional program.
A personally designed exercise program.

4 weeks later at your next visit:

You will be weighed.
Your blood pressure will be taken.
Your exercise and food journals will be discussed.
Any necessary medication adjustments will be made.

How Much Does It Cost?

Consultation with the Doctor
Vitamin B12 Injection
4 Week Supply of Appetite Suppressant Medication

Only $100.00

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Medical Weight Loss in Philadelphia

13 Tips For Fast Weight Loss

2009-09-18T14:33:00.002-04:00

As a weight loss Doctor in Philadelphia people are always asking me for weight loss tips that are quick and easy to do and will actually help them lose weight. So here is a list of my best 13 tips for weight loss.

Of course these tips do not take the place of working with a weight loss specialist but they will give you a jump start on your weight loss program.

Weight Loss Tip # 1

Eat your first meal of the day within the first 60 minutes of waking up.

Why should I eat my first meal within the first 60 minutes of waking up?

Because if you don’t your body’s chemistry goes into starvation mode and everything you eat will be stored as fat instead of being burned for fuel.

Weight Loss Tip # 2

Eat every 3 to 3.5 hours. This will keep your blood sugar levels and insulin levels balanced. This equals approximately 4 – 5 meals every day. This keeps your hunger and cravings under control so you can make the right food choices.

Weight Loss Tip # 3

You should have 3 main meals consisting of a few ounces of protein and lots of vegetables. This is your basic breakfast, lunch and dinner. You should also have 2 snacks consisting of fruit. You are allowed to eat any kind of fruit you want. Try to eat fresh fruits that are in season. Be creative!

Weight Loss Tip # 4

Stop eating 3 hours before you go to bed. Just imagine everything you eat after that saved as deposits of fat on your stomach, hips, buttocks and thighs and let’s not forget about adding more cottage cheese to your cellulite.

Weight Loss Tip # 5

Drink water. Try to drink 2 liters of water every day.

If you don’t drink enough water your kidneys and liver are not able to do their jobs efficiently. The kidney’s job is to get rid of waste products and one of your liver’s main jobs is to burn your stored fat for fuel and energy. If you do not drink enough water your liver has to do its jobs plus the kidney’s jobs. Therefore, you decrease your body’s natural fat burning abilities.

Weight Loss Tip # 6

Eat lots of fruits and vegetables.
The more fruit and vegetables you eat the skinnier you will be. Our bodies are designed to function best on raw fruits and raw vegetables and cooked vegetables. Fruits and vegetables provide the perfect nutrition and fuel for our bodies but the best thing is that are bodies will actually burn a ton of calories during the process of digesting the fruits and vegetables.

Weight Loss Tip # 7

Do your cardio fat burning exercise shortly after you wake up.

Working out for 30 – 60 minutes of cardio as soon as you wake up and on an empty stomach can cause you to burn 3 times as much fat as opposed to working out later in the day on a full stomach.

Weight Loss Tip # 8

Listen to music during your workout.

Listening to your favorite upbeat music can energize and motivate you to exercise longer and with more intensity. This increase in the amount of time you exercise and the higher intensity will burn more fat and calories. It is possible for people who listen to music while working out to lose twice as much weight as compared to those who do not listen to music while working out.

Weight Loss Tip # 9

Tap Your Feet Fidget and Stand

James Levine, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, discovered that people who tap their feet,, fidget, stand instead of sitting and overall move around a lot burn as much as 350 more calories a day than those who just sit still most of the time. That can add up to approximately 37 lbs a year.

Weight Loss Tip # 10

Get 9 Hours Sleep a Night

Sleep 9 hours every night. You can exercise all day long but if you do not get 9 hours sleep a night your body will not burn fat properly. Your body burns the fat while you are sleeping.

Weight Loss Tip # 11

Have a Drink as Soon as You Wake Up

First thing in the morning as soon as you wake up drink an eight ounce glass of water. If you like you can even add lemon juice to the water by squeezing either a half or a whole lemon into the glass of water.

This will help your body to get going because it won't be fighting through dehydration. Also, after you drink a glass of water you will not need to eat such a large breakfast. A glass of water wakes up all the digestive juices in your body and lubricates the body as well.

You can always have your morning coffee or tea, but be sure to have a glass of water afterwards. Caffeine dehydrates you and you want to ward off dehydration.

Weight Loss Tip # 12

Cream and Sugar With Your Coffee Means a Fatter You

Most people add large amounts of cream and sugar to their coffee. First of all cream has a ton of empty and unnecessary calories that so no purpose other than to make you fat. So try to either totally eliminate the cream from your coffee or just have a teaspoon of cream.

The sugar is a no - no! The sugar will spike your insulin levels in your body and almost everything you eat at that time will be stored as fat. Plus sugar can cause many serious health issues. So if you want to be thinner and healthier say no to sugar.

Weight Loss Tip # 13

Water and an Apple Means a Skinnier You

15 to 30 minutes before you're going to have a meal drink an 8 ounce glass of water and eat a nice fresh apple. The water will make sure that you are properly hydrated and that you are eating because you are hungry and not thirsty. The water and Apple combined together will fill your stomach so that when you are actually ready to sit down and have your meal - you will have less space in your stomach to fit more food. So you will eat less food. Less food in your tummy means less calories consumed.

Bonus Weight Loss Tip

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How To Stop Your Cravings - Philadelphia Weight Loss

2009-09-09T08:22:00.003-04:00

The number one problem with weight loss is that most people complain that they cannot control their cravings and appetite. They tell me that if they could control their cravings they would be able to lose weight quickly and easily. So in this article I am going to list a few easy ways that you can get rid of your cravings so you can lose weight now.

How To Stop Cravings

The number one way to stop your cravings is to take an appetite suppressant medication like Phentermine. Phentermine is one of the most commonly prescribed medications for appetite suppression. It is also one of the best appetite suppressant medications. People taking Phentermine tell me that their cravings and hunger are totally under control.
Smell peppermint a few times during the day. A study at a major university concluded that smelling peppermint during the day really reduced cravings and that the people who smelled peppermint cut 2,800 calories a week from their diet.
When you get cravings go for a 15 minute walk. Another study noted that people who went for a 15 minute walk when the cravings hit actually lost their cravings. So go for a short walk instead of eating that piece of chocolate cake with ice cream.
Go ahead and cheat a little bit. If you are craving a chocolate chip cookie indulge yourself and eat a small one. Savor each and every bite. Take a bite and let the cookie just lay there in your mouth. Give yourself time to taste that yummy cookie. Let it dissolve in your mouth and then chew it until it is totally dissolved. Now remember one cookie means only one individual cookie and not the entire bag.
Snack on vegetables and fruit during the day. That chocolate cookie you just had as a cheat would taste even better with a banana. So if you are going to have a little cheat eat a piece of healthy fresh fruit with it.
When you are finished eating have nice cup of hot tea with lemon. This will cleanse your tongue and mouth and help decrease our appetite and allow your body to realize that it is full.
Limit the amount of cheat foods in your house but stock up on delicious fruits.

Remember the more fruit and vegetables you eat the skinnier you will be!

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5 Keys to Fast Weight Loss

2009-09-01T23:09:00.000-04:00

Every place you look and the aisles of the supermarket filled with magazines and infomercials and commercials publicizing the latest and greatest diet that will give you the body of your dreams. Because of this so many people are trying diet after diet. Only to lose weight and then again it all back again and most of the times they will gain even more weight back then they originally lost. A lot of the diets that are touted as the greatest diet to lose weight fast are diets that are either restricting calories to a very low amount or they are just high-protein diets. So when you go back to eating your regular diet your body just stores a tremendous amount of fact. Choose fat. It does this because it thinks that you were starving during the time of your dieting.

So when this article I am going to give you five keys to follow in order to achieve safe and effective weight loss.

Make Exercise Part of Your Daily Routine.

Forget about going to the gym two hours each and every day. Most of us can lose a ton of weight just by walking or riding a stationary bike 60 minutes every day. Make sure that during the day to perform short burst of higher intensity exercise. You can easily do this by taking the stairs instead of the elevator. You could also do this by jogging or running up the stairs in your house a few times a day. The walking or riding a stationary bike for 60 minutes every day will burn the fat off of your body and the higher intensity short duration activities will actually increase your muscle density. So this combination of low intensity higher duration exercise combined with high intensity shorter duration activities will give you the best results in achieving maximum weight loss and developing a lean tone body.

Stay Away from the Pasta and Pizza and Bread at Dinner Time.

Because almost everyone does not follow a sound nutritional dietary program by the end of the day they are starving and craving food. The problem is that most of us will grab the easiest and quickest thing there is to eat. Usually this will be pizzas, hoagies and everything else that is considered a starchy carbohydrate. These types of starchy carbohydrates offer new nutrition to our body. So we will keep on eating and eating until the nutritional needs of the body are met. Therefore, you will have to eat four slices of pizza in order to feel somewhat satisfied as opposed to eating a meal of nice lean proteins like chicken or fish and lots of healthy nutritious vegetables.

Keep Your Body Confused by Changing Your Exercise Routines Every 4 to 6 Weeks.

Our bodies are totally amazing machines and quickly adapt to any physical stresses that we put upon it. Because of this we have to change the type of exercises, the levels of intensity and even amount of time we spend exercising every 4 to 6 weeks in order to continue the weight loss process.

Do Not Skip Meals

If you're mother is like mine I am sure that she told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Guess what? Mom was right! If you don't eat a meal consisting of a nice quality source of protein within the first 60 minutes of waking up your body will go on a starvation mode and everything you eat during the rest of the day will be stored as fat. After breakfast make sure that you eat a nice nutritious snack or meal every 3 to 4 hours. This will keep your body in fat burning mode. This will also keep your appetite under control and will prevent you from binging.

Smaller meals throughout the day will keep you looking lean and sexy.

Your Energy Levels Vary so Should Your Exercise Intensity Levels.

Some days you will be full of energy and other days you might feel totally exhausted. So let's keep it simple and on the days that you don't have any energy keep the intensity level of your exercises low. If you wake up, and you happen to be full of energy than try to do more of a high intensity workout that day. Your body needs to be active each and every day. So don't let a mental fog or a lackluster energy day keep you from achieving your weight loss goals.

So there you have the five keys to fast weight loss. Not only will this weight loss be fast it will also be permanent if you make these lifestyle changes.

If following a program like this just seems to be overwhelming that would recommend that you consult with a weight loss specialist.

Weight loss is so much easier now because of great appetite suppressant medications and nutritional supplementation. So if you need help keeping your appetite under control I suggest that you consult with a medical weight loss physician.

One of the most effective appetite suppressant medications than I know of is Phentermine. Now Phentermine is a prescription medication so you will have to see a medical physician who takes care of weight loss patients.

The easiest way to find such a Doctor is to ask your Family Doctor. If your doctor cannot recommend a medical weight loss specialist then you could always Google medical weight loss and then your city. An example of this would be you could Google "Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia" and Google will provide you with a list of medical weight loss specialist in Philadelphia.

If you would like to visit us at our medical weight loss facility call us at 215-821-7336 and you could always visit our website at http://www.medicalweightlossphiladelphia.com

Rapid Weight Loss Diet Plan Phase 1

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Rapid Weight Loss Diet Plan

Unlimited Food List:

Chicken Breast
Turkey Breast
Lean Ground Turkey
Eggs (Two Eggs Equal One Serving)
Egg Whites (Four Eggs Whites Equals One Serving
Salmon, Either Fresh or Canned
Sole
Flounder
Tilapia
Tuna, Either Fresh or Canned in Water Not Oil
Artichoke and Artichoke Hearts
Asparagus
Bell Peppers Any Color
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Garlic
Green Beans
Green Leafy Vegetables All Varieties
Beet Greens
Turnip Greens
Collard Greens
Kale
Leeks
Lettuce All Varieties
Mushrooms
Okra
Onions
Parsley
Scallions
Spinach
Tomatoes
Watercress

Fruit:

Two Pieces of Fruit Are Recommended Daily

Apples
Berries
Grapefruit
Oranges
Peaches
Pears
Plums
Prunes
Red Grapes

Two Servings of Sugar-Free Yogurt Are Recommended Daily. You May Sweeten the Sugar-Free Yogurt with Stevia or Truvia.

Fat and Salad Dressings:

Olive Oil or Flax Seed Oil 1 – 2 Tablespoons Daily
Vinegar 2 Tablespoons
Herbed Vinegar 2 Tablespoons
Balsamic Vinegar 2 Tablespoons

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Exercise Weight Loss Program - Lose 5 - 10 lbs Fast

2009-09-01T03:29:00.002-04:00

If you want to lose 5 to 10 pounds fast. Try this fast exercise routine to help you lose those last 5 to 10 lbs.

You do not have to belong to a fancy gym to do this exercise routine. All you need is a pair of sneakers.
You can use the money that you saved from having to pay gym membership fees and buy yourself clothes that fit your new slimmer body. Just imagine how you will look when you are 10 lbs lighter, leaner and tone in your new outfits. I know some people who pay $145.00 and hour for personal training. So go ahead and splurge on yourself. You deserve it.

This program can be done anywhere and either inside or outside. So if the weather is nice go outside to the park and exercise there.

Of course before doing this exercise routine you must consult with your Medical Doctor and make sure that you are able to perform such an intense exercise program.

So here we go: After each exercise rest 2 to 5 minutes and the perform the next one.

Burpees 50 Repetitions
Rest 2 to 5 minutes
Stomach Crunches 50 Repetitions
Rest 2 to 5 minutes
Mountain Climbers 50 Repetitions
Rest 2 to 5 minutes
Squats using just your body weight 50 Repetitions
Rest 2 to 5 minutes
Chin ups 50 Repetitions
Then take a 5 minute rest break and repeat the entire routine 1 more time.
Make sure you keep an exercise log and write down the amount of time it took you to finish the entire routine. Then next time try to beat this time by doing it faster.

Only do this routine 3 days a week and not on back to back days. Make sure you take a day of rest after doing this high intensity exercise routine. So you can use this program on Monday - Wednesday - Friday or Tuesday - Thursday - Saturday but not on Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday.

On the days in between you can go for a nice long walk for about 60 minutes. Try to keep your heart rate under 130. The 60 minute walks will help your body metabolize fat and burn more calories.

Pay attention to your diet for the best results for weight loss.

If you can try to set a goal of not eating approximately 2 hours before you go to sleep. Having ice-cream and cake before bed time will only make your belly bigger and bigger.

Replace your soda with nice healthy and natural spring water or filtered water.

So there you have it, a simple but effective exercise routine that will have you looking and feeling better in no time at all.

If you are having trouble controlling your appetite and cravings contact a local weight loss doctor who can assist you by providing you with safe and effective ways to decrease your appetite and cravings and lose weight.

For a FREE Telephone Consultation on how we can help you achieve your goals to look better, fell better and be healthier call us at 215-821-7336

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Philadelphia Weight Loss Extreme Exercise Routine To Burn Fat Fast

2009-08-26T19:23:00.004-04:00

How to lose weight is one of the most common questions asked by millions of people. Of course every one has their own reason or reasons for wanting to lose weight. They can range from health issues like diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease or they can just want to be hot, sexy and fit and tone. What ever the reason is getting to a sensible body weight is always a smart thing to do.

Their are many ways to exercise to lose pounds from jogging an hour or more every day, high intensity cardio routines and you can even combine these routines with resistance training as well.

If you are just starting to exercise it is always a good idea to check with your Doctor to make sure that you are able to begin an exercise program without jeopardizing your health. So if your Doctor gives you the ok it is always a good idea to start your program with a simple walking program.

Walking 60 minutes every day is a great way to start your journey to weight loss. Of course you would want to make sure you are getting into the famous fat burning zone to make sure your efforts are actually causing you to lose weight and that you are not just wasting your time.

Walking is always a good start and when you get past that you can get into a more intensive exercise program to really kick your weight loss into high gear.

Here is the routine for a more intense program:

Pick any type of cardiovascular exercise like running on a treadmill, pedaling a bike out doors or even a stationary bike inside. You can also jump rope, perform jumping jacks, burpees and so many other exercises.
After you pick your exercise you have to exercise like this - we will use a bicycle as an example in this article
Ride a bike for 30 to 60 seconds as fast and hard as you can that stop for 30 seconds to 2 minutes until you are able to breathe normally and your heart rate comes down quite a bit. Then ride the bike again as fast and as hard as you can for 30 seconds to 60 seconds and then rest once again for 30 seconds to 2 minutes. Do this a couple more times and you have just completed a mega fat burning exercise routine.

Because this routine is so intense you have to allow your body time to rest and heal so only do this about 3 times a week and do not do them on consecutive days.

Now remember to follow a good balanced diet and your fat will melt off of your body.

If you need assistance with your weight loss you can always call our office for a FREE telephone consultation on how we could help you lose weight fast. Call 215-821-7336

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Cardio Exercise Program to Lose Weight

2009-08-10T20:39:00.007-04:00

Cardiovascular Exercise Program Phase 1

If you are one of our clients and have been cleared by the Doctor
To begin Phase 1 of our Cardio Program
Follow the routine as outlined below:

Perform the Cardiovascular exercise the Doctor recommended for you.

For the first 4 weeks you want to perform the exercise 6 – 7 days a week at 65 % to 70% of your maximum heart rate. Your goal is to perform the exercise for 60 consecutive minutes. Because for the first 30 minutes of this exercise you will just be burning the sugar that is in your blood stream and from minute 31 on is when you are actually burning fat.

I recommend using your own personal heart rate monitor that you strap around your chest and the wrist watch displays your heart rate as opposed to using the monitors that are in the treadmill or other piece of equipment.

Please remember before doing this or any other exercise routine you must consult your Medical Doctor first and have the Doctor give you the OK to perform the exercise routine.

Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia
7439 Frankford Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19136
Telephone: 215-821-7336
http://www.medicalweightlossphiladelphia.com

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How To Stop Over Eating

2009-08-04T17:36:00.001-04:00

The number one problem with most people who are trying to lose weight is that they do not know when to stop eating. For some reason people think that they have to continue to eat until their stomach is bulging and ready to explode. This is one of the main reasons why people are fat and overweight. If this describes you do not feel bad, because you are not alone. Most people lost the ability to determine when hunger is satisfied and they should stop eating. Luckily, there were a few things that you can do to learn how to control your appetite, stop over-eating and lose weight.

The first step is to plan your meals. So many people just pile food on top of their plate and continue to eat until everything is totally gone. And then they finish everything off the cup of coffee with lots of cream and sugar and then they make everything worse by having a huge scoop of ice cream with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and other sweet and tasty toppings. Oh and I forgot the nice yummy huge piece of cake.

This is what you're supposed to do if you want to stay healthy and lose weight.

So plan your meals and stop overheating.

The second step is to actually stop eating when you know that you are full. The easiest way to do this is to occupy your mind and now with another activity. Instead of eating more cake and ice cream; try eating a piece of gum. As you're chewing on the gum your mind and body will be occupied in satisfied, because you were still chewing and the flavor of the gum is satisfying your need for a sweet taste. Of course the gum should be sugar-free.

The third step is to eat a little bit of protein and lots of vegetables with each and every meal. The protein and vegetables make a perfect fat burning meal that will provide your body and mind with the fuel that is needed to keep you going for the entire day. The combination of vegetables and protein will also keep you from experiencing the high that is usually associated with searches and sugar and then the all-too-familiar crash. Eating this way should keep your energy level throughout the day so you do not crash and burn.

And of the course the surest fire way to not over eat and control your appetite is to consult a Doctor and discuss the use of appetite suppressant medication with him or her.

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Weight Loss Action Plan

2009-06-05T22:07:00.005-04:00

It is quite amazing there are so many people in our country looking to lose weight. The majority of people are trying everything that is possible from the latest and greatest fad diet and performing countless situps and other exercises and still they are still overweight and cannot seem to reach their weight loss goals. Sadly, it seems that only a few people are actually able to lose weight and develop the type of body that they are proud of. Because of this the majority of people give up in their hopes of achieving their desired body weight. In this article I am going to give you a few weight loss tips that will enable you to easily get rid of your excess body weight and become fit and healthy.

We have to first start by accepting the fact that you can exercise two hours a day and still not lose weight if you do not follow a sound nutritional diet program. An ideal weight loss eating program should consist of foods that are sources of lean quality protein and vegetables. You also want to make sure that you do not eat more calories during the course of a day than what it takes to maintain your normal body functions and systems.

It seems that many of us do not realize that starvation diets just simply do not work. You see if you go on a very low calorie diet also known as a starvation diet you will not only lose fat but you will also lose good quality muscle tissue. The other problem is that as soon as you started eating normal’ your body will gain back all the weight that you have lost plus an additional 10 to 30 pounds.

The next recommendation is very simple but for some reason it is neglected by the majority of people. Your body needs to be hydrated. This means that your body needs water. You should try to drink at least 64 ounces of water each and every day. Literature that I have recently read suggests that you should drink half of your body weight in ounces of water. This means that if you weigh 150 pounds that you should drink 75 ounces of water every day. So taking this into consideration again I would suggest that you drink a minimum of 64 ounces of water every day.

Another tip for losing weight would be to consult a medical weight loss specialist. Medical weight loss specialist are located in almost every city and county. Medically supervised weight loss programs are very effective because the medical doctors there can prescribe you appetite suppressant medications that have been clinically proven to reduce your appetite, hunger and cravings. You should also then be instructed in a nutritional food program as well as a diet and exercise program.

Lots of people have taken over the counter weight loss supplements but in my personal experience they do not work as well as the medication that is prescribed by a medical weight loss specialist.

My final tip is to keep a daily record in a diary or journal where you would write down everything that you have eaten throughout the day. You should also write down the type of exercises you have done during that day. It is also good practice to write down the events of that particular day; if they were exceptionally stressful or if it was a beautiful and enjoyable day.

If you would like to participate in our medically supervised weight loss program call us at 215-821-7336 and set up your weight loss consultation. The majority of our weight-loss clients lose approximately 2 to 5 pounds a week. Our office is conveniently located at 7439 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136

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How To Party and Lose Weight

2009-06-04T21:08:00.005-04:00

Weight loss always seems to be an issue, especially when you're going out to a party. Sadly, temptation is in abundance at many of the social functions and activities that we attend. So knowing what you can eat ahead of time and making a game plan takes all the stress and aggravation out of attending a great party and not partaking in any of the yummy appetizers and great assortment of foods.

Here are a few quick steps on to attend a party - have fun and enjoy yourself and still continue with your weight loss.

The first thing to do when you are attending a party is to make sure that you are not starving when you get there. Try to have a nice healthy snack of meat chicken or fish and vegetables. This should keep your hunger and cravings of the way and will actually take up quite a bit of room in your stomach so that you will not be able to put much more food into your stomach.

When you get to the party, go for the vegetables right. The great thing about vegetables is that most of the time, the more vegetables you eat the skinnier you will be. Vegetables are very nutritious also very filling. So your body will not only be totally nourished; it will also be totally full.

Have some meat chicken or fish with your vegetables. These sources of protein will combine with the vegetables that you were eating and actually make a fantastic that burning meal.

Keep your hands occupied so that you're not always reaching for food. You can walk around holding a glass of seltzer water with lemon or lime for the entire event. For weight loss, it is always a good idea to hold on to a drink like this, as opposed to a pastry.

Try to avoid hanging out around areas where food is served. Get involved in the social function. If there is dancing go ahead and dance. Not only is dancing quite a bit of fun, it also burns a major amount of calories and therefore will assist you in losing weight and getting rid of your fat.

Remember, before you go to a party make a game plan and stick to it. Often times, weight loss is much more of a mental challenge, as opposed to a physical challenge.

So there you have it - a great way to continue with your weight loss program and enjoy the benefits of a fantastic party.

Weight loss is always a lifetime process. If for some reason you're not able to follow the recommendations you overindulge at the party; it is okay. There is no reason to be depressed, upset or angry with yourself. Just realize that tomorrow is a new day and you can continue with your diet and weight loss program.

In fact, sometimes it is not a bad idea to allow yourself to cheat one day a week. Now this does not mean that you can eat ice cream, cakes, cookies, hoagies and pizza all day. What it does mean is that one day a week you can have one or two cheat meals. So keep your ultimate weight loss goal in mind and allow yourself this cheat day but remember not to go crazy.

For free weight loss telephone consultation call 215-821-7336

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Medical Weight Loss Do's

2009-06-03T22:03:00.000-04:00

If you are looking to lose weight then this article is for you. In this weight loss article I will give you quick and easy tips that will have you getting rid of fat and losing weight in no time at all. The tips that I'm going to give you have been tried and true and very effective in helping people achieve their weightless loss goals in our medical weight loss facility.

First we must start by figuring out the amount of calories you should be eating each and every day. For most females 1000 to 1200 cal per day are enough to provide the proper amount of energy to keep our body systems functioning normally and at peak performance. Eating over this may cause most women to gain weight. Now for most men 1600 cal per day seems to be sufficient to maintain the systems of our body operating properly.

Keeping this in mind the majority of you will probably have to cut back on the amounts and quantity of food that you are eating every day. When we first do this you will initially start losing weight. But over a couple days you will have to start exercising in order to continue the weight loss process. This will keep your metabolism at a higher rate so that you will burn any excessive calories that your body does not need for energy and it will also burn extra fat off of your body.

Let's start by planning are eating program. The number one rule to remember is that as long as you are eating sugar your body will not lose weight. So this means that you are not allowed to eat any sugar at all. No candy bars, no regular soda, no dried fruit and even no fruit juice that you buy at the store. Believe it or not if you stop eating everything that contained sugar you will be significantly reducing the number of calories that you are eating every day and you will lose weight. Not to mention, that you will not only start looking better but you will start feeling better and being healthier.

You should have your first meal within the first hour of waking up. You should have 2 to 3 ounces of lean protein; approximately 15 to 30 grams of good quality carbohydrates and you should also take a good multivitamin and a capsule of flax seed oil or fish oil. It is important to eat breakfast because this will jump-start your fat burning system and gives your body the proper fuel and energy that it needs to start and continue throughout the rest of the day.

After breakfast you should be approximately every 3 to 4 hours. Each meal should consist of 1 to 2 ounces of lean quality protein and lots of vegetables.

Try to stop beating between 7 and 8 PM.

Make sure to get at least seven hours of sleep every night. I recommend that most of our weight-loss clients tried to sleep 7 to 9 hours every evening. Your body actually metabolizes fat while you are sleeping. So if you are not sleeping enough you will not be losing as much weight as you should on any type of weight loss program.

Now you also need to exercise in order to facilitate and continue with your weight loss process. Initially I have most of our weight-loss clients perform 60 minutes of some type of cardiovascular activity every day.

Once they become physically fit we start increasing the intensity of their exercise programs. We can start adding some resistance training as well as some higher intensity cardiovascular exercises.

Most of our weight-loss clients love our high intensity training weight loss exercise routines.

Once you become more physically fit you will not have to exercise every single day. In fact most of her weight-loss clients that of a lawsuit tremendous amount of weight are now only working out three days a week and yet they still look fantastic and they do not gain any weight back.

So as you can see achieving your weight loss goals requires eating the right types of food and the right amount of food as well as performing the right type of exercises.

I admit that sometimes it can all be overwhelming.

So if you are having trouble and putting it all together I would highly recommend that you consult with a medical weight loss specialist. In our Philadelphia medical weight loss center we provide our patients with a detailed blueprint of what they should be eating, how much they should be eating, exactly when and how often to eat and the best type of exercises to get rid of their body fat as fast as possible.

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How to Get Rid of Belly Fat Fast

2009-06-03T14:33:00.016-04:00

You have been dieting and exercising like crazy. Doing hundreds of situps and crunches each and every day but still every time you look down, you see your belly hanging over your pants. It seems that matter what you do you just cannot lose your belly fat.

I can tell you from personal experience that sometimes it does become overwhelming but I can also tell you that there is a proper way to get rid of your belly fat and it is not really that difficult if you know what to do. Keep on reading and I will tell you exactly what you need to do in order to get rid of your fat belly.

Let's start by being totally honest. Great marketing campaigns that you see on the television have convinced you and everyone else that you can get a totally flat belly by doing crunches and sit ups. I even remember in gym class that they told us if we did 100 sit ups every day our stomach would be rock hard. But sadly, this is not true. No matter how many crunches and sit ups we do every day are belly will not get flatter if we do not lose weight.

That's right the only way to get rid of your belly fat is to lose weight.

So the first step in losing weight is to develop a meal plan. This usually means decreasing the number of calories you eat during the course of a day. You need to eat less calories than what your body uses to burn for fuel.

You see the body normally uses the food we eat during the day for fuel and energy. Whatever is not used for energy is usually stored as fat. So if you eat less calories than what your body actually needs to use for energy it will start burning your body fat for fuel. Simply, calories in need to be less than calories out. When you finally start eating less calories than what your body needs for energy you will finally start losing weight and losing your belly fat.

Make sure that each and every meal contains a lean quality source of protein. Protein foods include meat, chicken and fish and even tofu. A few ounces of protein at breakfast lunch and dinner combined with nutritious vegetables will give your body all the fuel and energy that it needs order to function properly.

It is important that you eat your first meal within the first 60 minutes of waking up. If you are not a breakfast person it is okay to have a good quality sugar-free meal replacement shake.

I recently started having the Herbalogica meal replacement shake for breakfast every day and I have actually lost weight without even trying. I am getting leaner and more tone without doing any extra exercise. So it is possible to get a great body if you give your body the proper nutrition and of course the proper foods.

Also remember to eat vegetables with the protein. The vegetables combined with the protein give your body all of the nutrition that it requires in order to run at peak efficiency. You can have a little bit of rice and a little bit of bread but do not overdo it. The starchy carbohydrates like rice and bread have a ton of calories and they actually turn into sugar when digested by the body and then they are stored as fat.

So if you want to lose your belly fat keep the starchy carbohydrates like bread and pasta to a minimum.

After all of this you need to do a bit of exercise. The exercise will help melt away your body fat.

So there you have it a program on how to lose weight and get rid of your belly fat. Proper eating nutritional plan when combined with the right type of exercise will help you get rid of your belly fat fast.

If you're having difficulty achieving your weight loss goals I do recommend you work with a healthcare professional who specializes in weight loss and wellness.

Please feel free to give us a call and set up a consultation so that we may assist you in achieving your weight loss goals.

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Mega Fat Burning Exercise Routine | Medical Weight Loss Philadelphia

2009-06-01T16:10:00.009-04:00

As a weight loss specialist in Philadelphia I tell most of my patients that is absolutely necessary exercise in order to lose weight and burn fat. The problem is that in today's world everyone is going an active and either their work or taking care of family responsibilities. So with this in mind I have developed a mega super fat burning exercise routine that only takes about 10 min. to do.

But I have to warn you that this is an extremely high intensity exercise program and if you have never exercised this is not the routine that you want to start out with. You have to be somewhat physically fit and have decent cardiovascular health in order to perform this routine. And of course do not perform this or any other exercise routine without first consulting your doctor. So if you are just starting out please read one of my beginner weight loss exercise routine programs that are in other articles on this website.

So after all of that being said here we go!

First you need a stopwatch. You are going to be performing 10 different exercises for of total of 1 min. per exercise. This means that you are going to do one exercise for 1 min. take a 15 to 20 second break and then perform the next exercise for 1 min.

Exercise Number One:

Push-Ups: this is your plain ordinary version of push-ups so I am not going to get into any type of detail here on how to form a proper push-up. You are going to perform as many push-ups as you possibly can in 1 min. then take a 10 to 20 second break and move onto exercise number two.

Exercise Number Two:

Bench or Step Jumps: for this exercise you are simply going to stand in front of a staircase or in front of a bench and you are going to jump up onto the steps or bench with both feet pushing off at the same time and of course landing at the same time. You will do as many as you can for 1 min. take a break and move onto exercise number three.

Exercise Number Three:

Chair or Bench Dips: for this exercise you are going to put your back towards a chair or bench and placed your palms on the edge of the chair or bench while you are extending your legs out forward. Now lower your buttocks towards the floor and then push yourself up this is going to really work your triceps muscles. Do as many as you can for 60 seconds then take a rest move onto exercise number four.

Exercise Number Four:

Cross Knee Planks: just go into the normal plank position and bring one knee towards the opposite elbow and then push it down into your original starting position and then bring the other the up towards the opposite elbow and then push it down to the floor into the original starting position. Again do this as many times as you possibly can for 60 seconds take a break and then move on to exercise number five.

Exercise Number Five:

Lunges: ok we all know how to do a lunch so perform as many as you can in 60 seconds then take a break and move on to exercise number six.

Exercise Number Six:

Burpbees: hopefully you know how to perform a Burpee. Do as many as you can in 1 min. take a rest break and then move onto exercise number seven.

Exercise Number Seven:

Supine Straight Leg Raises: for this exercise you are going to lie flat on your back on the floor. Slowly raise both legs at the same time, while trying to keep them straight were only slightly bent, up into the air to a 90° angle. Do as many as you can for 60 seconds then take a break and move on to exercise number eight.

Exercise Number Eight:

Rose and the Push-Up Position: for this exercise you will need a pair of square shaped dumbbells. Assume the push-up position with the dumbbells in each hand and slowly balance yourself on one arm while you are rowing the opposite dumbbell up. Lower the dumbbells and repeat with the opposite arm. Again you're going to perform as many repetitions as you can with each arm for 1 min. take a break and move on to exercise number nine.

Exercise Number Nine:

Elbow and Knee Shoulder Press Combo: for this exercise you will require a pair of dumbbells. Start in the standing position with the dumbbells up by your shoulders now you're just going to squat down maintaining the dumbbells up by your shoulders and while you are squatting you want to your elbows to your knees and then stand up and press the dumbbells upward like you would in doing a normal shoulder press. Do you as many as you can in 1 min. take a break and then go on to exercise number ten.

Exercise Number Ten:

Dumbbell Curls: for this exercise you are just going to perform curls with a dumbbell lifting both arms at the same time. Perform as many repetitions as you can or 1 min. then take a shower and go to sleep as you are probably totally exhausted from this routine. Now, I am only joking but you should certainly feel that you have just finished super high intensity exercise routine.

The great thing about this exercise routine is that you are getting the benefits of cardiovascular training and resistance training at the same time.

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