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Weight Loss

Losing weight is one of the biggest challenges for millions of people around the world. A recent federal survey says that roughly 60% of all americans are overweight and that 1 in 4 people are obese and that the problem is worse than ever before.

Weight loss is defined as a decrease in overall body weight resulting from either exercise, diet or unknown involuntary circumstances such as illness.

One of the big misconceptions with losing weight is whether you are losing body mass (water, fat, muscle) or losing just body fat. Most people who go on a diet of some sort end up losing more than just fat which can cause more problems in the long run such as a slower metabolism due to lost muscle mass. The biggest culprits of this type of weight loss are crash and starvation diets that require very little calories or very little food choice and often last for only several days at a time.

Not only can fad diets make losing weight harder in the long-run, they can often make you feel tired and lathargic and even depressed. In the end, the majority of people struggle with the thought of eating because the diet is too strict and end up breaking the diet only to regain the lost pounds very quickly.

Weight Loss Diets

Here's a collection of possibly dangerous diets that are currently popular on the market and why:

The Atkins Diet (Low Carb or Ketogenic)

There have so-far been no studies into the long-term use of a high protein and fat / low carb diet. One of the problems with this type of diet is the extra stress put on the kidneys from the excessive protein intake, which can lead to serious kidney damage and kidney stones.

Dr. Arne Astrup, an obesity expert, has found that problems such as headaches, either diarrhea or constipation and weakness in the muscles are most often found in people who follow the atkins diet than any other. This could indicate that this type of diet may be unhealthy in the long run. He also states that these side effects are consistent with carbohydrate deficiency, as the muscles and brain do not get enough sugar from carbohydrates in our food to maintain their normal and healthy function.

Other reported side-effects include:

• Bad Breath
• Leg Cramps
• Rashes
• Hair Loss
• Spotting

South Beach Diet

The Zone Diet

Other popular but questionable diets include:

The Cabbage Soup Diet, The Chocolate Diet, Scarsdale Diet, The 3 Day Diet, Lemonade Diet,   Click here to show more diets.

The Hollywood Diet, Chicken Soup Diet, Grapefruit Diet, Russian Air Force Diet, The Fiengold Diet, The Blood Type Diet, The Macrobiotic Diet, The Kimkins Diet, The Magnetic Diet, The Apple Cider Vinegar Diet, Dr. Siegal’s Cookie Diet, Wu-Yi Tea Diet, The Martha's Vineyard Diet, Baby Food Diet, Maple Syrup Diet, Juice Fast Diet, The Dutch Mind Diet, Mayo Clinic Diet, Negative Calorie Diet, 1 Day Diet, 3 or 4 Day Diet, 7 Day Diet, 5 Day Miracle Diet, The New Beverly Hills Diet, Cactus Diet, Callogen protein diets, Catabolic Diet, Chocolate Diet, Cleveland Clinic Diet, DASH Diet, Egg Diet, Fat Flush Plan, Five Factor Diet, Flat Belly Diet, French Womens Diet, Glycemic Impact Diet, Hamptons Diet, Hawaii Diet, Hilton Head Diet, Hot Latin Diet, Ice Cream Diet, Idiot Proof Diet, The Laze Diet, Loma Linda Diet, Makers Diet, Mediterranean Diet, Miami Diet, Ornish Diet, Perfect Body Diet, Personality Type Diet, Popcorn Diet, Prism Diet, Pritiken Diet, The Raw Food Diet, Reverse Diet, Rice Diet Program, Rotation Diet, Scarsdale Diet, Scott & White Diet, Sonoma Diet, Special K Diet, Subway Diet and the Utah Diet.

There are potentially hundreds if not thousands more diets out there that either pose serious health risks or have questionable weight loss benefits. The best thing you can do is search for online forums where people discuss the type of diet you plan on undertaking and find out about all the the possible risks and dangers.

There are however, many weight loss programs that are based on sound nutrition and fitness principles. They are mostly geared towards changing bad habits or incorporating new lifelong ones rather than drastically changing your entire diet for a specific period of time.

Weight Loss Pills & Drugs

Weight loss pills and other similar products have soared in popularity over the last several years due to the percieved ease of weight loss. There are also 2 different types of weight loss pills - prescription or over the counter medications plus the many different pills widely available online.

We'll first look at some of the popular pills that are available from your local pharmacy or physician and any possible side-effects associated with them:

Orlistat (Xenical)

This drug reduces fat absorption in the intestinal tract by inhibiting pancreatic lipase. This stops fat from being digested and entering in the bloodstream. Instead, it simply continues to pass out of your body. Orlistat was once prescription only, but is now widely available over-the-counter as Alli. The most common side effects of orlistat include: urgent bowel movements, flatulence, oily spotting on underwear, abdominal pain and many others.

Sibutramine (Reductil or Meridia)

This drug is classed as an anorectic (appetite suppressant) that causes a reduction in the desire for food. There are however many known side-effects including constipation, headaches, insomnia and increased blood pressure.

Byetta

This drug promotes a feeling of satiety and delays gastric emptying. Byetta is a analogue of the hormone GLP-1 which has been shown to be a deficiency in overweight people. Byetta is also only recommended for Type 2 diabetics.

Rimonabant

This recently discovered drug is known as a cannabinoid (CB1) receptor antagonist. This drug is claimed to reverse the metabolical problems associated with obesity as well as induce weight loss.

Symlin

Similar to Byetta, Symlin promotes a feeling of satiety and delays gastric emptying. Currently, it is also only approved for diabetics, however, there are tests currently underway on non-diabetic patients for potential treatment in the future of all people.

Metformin

Metformin is another drug that can reduce weight in type 2 diabetics.

The problem with these drugs is that they usually all have some side-effects and the effects of long-term use are still unclear for some. Here's a list of other medications and their possible health concerns:

• The following are all "speed-like" drugs that were or are meant only for short-term use (few weeks at a time) and had the problem of addiction: Bontril (phendimetrazine tartrate), Adipex-P, phentermine, Desoxyn (methamphetamine), Ionamin, Redux and Fen-phen.
  
  
• Fenfluramine (Pondimin and others) and dexfenfluramine were taken off the market in 1997 due to likely causing heart valve problems.
  
  
• Pyruvate is another that has been insufficiently studdied and the weight loss ability of the drug is still not established. It may however, result in limited amounts of weight loss in some people.

Non-Prescription Weight Loss Drugs & Pills

These are the types of products you can buy directly from the internet from worldwide sources. There is medical literature that shows there is no convincing proof that 10 very common weight loss pill ingredients actually work as described. It should be noted that you should view any product that claims significant weight loss with a high degree of caution. Here's a list of some of the more common ingredients:

Hoodia Gordonii

Probably the most popular non-prescription weight loss product available on the market right now. Hoodia is a succulent plant that is known to be used by native inhabitants of Africa, particularly near the kalahari desert to suppress the appetite while venturing out on long hunting trips.

The drug has not been approved by the FDA. One of the problems researchers ran into was that it was hard to remove other components other than just the active ingredient (P57) from the hoodia plant which was thought to causes problems with the liver. Other scientific research suggests that the doses provided on the market are insufficient to produce any real results.

Jasjit S. Bindra, PhD, from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals states, "Clearly, hoodia has a long way to go before it can earn approval from the Food and Drug Administration. Until safer formulations are developed, dieters should be wary of using it".

Green Tea

Another extremely popular remedy for weight loss is green tea and it's extract. Although there is no real proof yet that this remedy works for humans, there have been many tests done on mice with promising results.

The preliminary tests showed that mice that carried the obesity gene gained less weight overall and had less fat on their bodies. The same mice also showed less signs of having "fatty liver" disease. The doses used in the test would equal drinking roughly 7 cups of green tea a day.

It is believed that green tea can help to boost your metabolic rate which will cause you to burn more calories thus speeding up the weight loss process. However, this increased rate of metabolism is thought to be so small that the results will be unnoticeable.

Chitosan

This product is being promoted as a "fat absorber" that is supposed to attach itself to fats and oils in the intestines before they can be digested. This mixture of chitosan and fat are then expelled from the body rather than stored. Some scientists claim that unmodified chitosan would at best, remove only about 10 calories per day. Also there is the danger that it would absorb important minerals and nutrients required by the body for health.

According to Matthew D. Gades and Judith S. Stern of the University of California, who performed a 12 day study on chitosan, "This study indicates that there was a clinically insignificant increase in fecal fat excretion. Although the increase was statistically significant, it would take 778 days to lose the energetic equivalent of 1 kg of body fat even at the high dose of 10 capsules per day."

Carb Blockers

These popular products are supposedly meant to inhibit the body's ability to absord carbohydrates. There have been no studies performed by the medical communties to suggest that they have any effect on weight loss.

The next generation of carb blockers contain the ingrediet "Phaseolus Vulgaris" which is derived from the white kidney bean. This chemical has been shown in vitro studies to inhibit the digestive enzyme (alpha-amylase). This enzyme is responsible for complex carbohydrate digestion.

Phentramin-D

Another diet pill that supposedly increases your energy and suppresses your appetite and works as a stimulant. However, there is no scientific data on this drug to suggest that it promotes weight loss. Some of the side-effects of Phentramin-d include: irritability, sleeping diffuculties and a dry mouth.

Here's a large list of other questionable diet pills and products freely available online:

Proactol, ProshapeRX, Hydroxycut, Phendimetrazine, Bontril, Lipovox,   Click here to show more pills.

Phentrimine, Anatrim, Acomplia, Zimulti, Diet Maxx, AyurSlim, 72 Hour Diet Pill, 8-FX, Accelis, Accuslim, Acomplia, Actislim, Adipex, Akavar 20/50, Alli, Anatrim, Anoretix, Anorex, Apidexin, Appuloss, Atrophex, Banital, BioSlim, Calogel, CarboCurb, Certiphene, Cortislim, Cravex, CreVax, Curvelle, Cuur, Cylaris, CytoLean, Dexatrim, Diatrin-H, Dietrine, Diurex, Dymetadrine Extreme-EF, Dynaslim, Ep57, Ephedrasil, Ephedrasil Hardcore, Ephadrine, Estrin-D, Estrolean, Everslim, Exiliss, Fastin, Fedramine, Fenphedra, Fenterdren, Fentraphen 37.5, Formula Pi2, Fucothin, Fyre, Ghreleptin, Glucofast, Glucopsyll, GNC X-12, Herbalean, Hoodia Chaser, Hoodia Fusion, Hoodia GP57, Hoodia Shot, Hoodia-850, Hoodiap57, HoodiaTherm, HoodiThin, HydroBurn, Hydroxycut Hardcore, Hydroxycut Max, HydroxyRip, HydroxyRip Extreme, I57 Ignite, Javafit, Jetfuel, Lean System 7, Lean Xtreme, Leanfire, Leptitrex, Leptodrene, Leptopril, Leptoprin, Leptovox, Lipocerin, Lipotrim, Lipovox, Lipozene, Miracleburn, MX-LS7, Myoffeine, Nanoslim, Nueslim, Nuphedragen, Nuphedrine, NV, Orovo, Orovo Detox, Patentrim, Phenocal, Phenocerin, Phenterfein, hentremine H, Phentremine-X, Pinnothin, Plexilean, Proactol, Quickfire, Rapidslim, Razor 8, Relacore, Remedilean, Sea Thin, SesaMax, Slenderite, Slim FX, Slim Seduction, Slimage, SlimBody XP, SlimQuick, SlimQuick Extreme, SlimQuick Hoodia, SlimQuick Night, Smartburn, Somnaslim, Stacker 2, Stacker3, Stackerdrene, Starcaps, Stimarex, Superfats, Sureslim, Suvaril, Syneburn, T3 Fat Burner, TestoRipped, Tetrazene ES-50, Tetrazene Extreme, Tetrazene KGM 90, Tetrazene Line, Thermocerin, Thermofen, Thermoloid, Thermophoric, Thincinerator, Thinphetamine, Thyrovarin, Tonalin, Tonalin XS, Trim2O Aqua, Trimlife, Trimspa X32, Ultra 90, Ultra Strength Xenadrine EFX, Ultra-Strength Taraxatone Extreme, Vanquish, Ventilean, Xenadrine, Xenical, Xerisan ASA, XS Fat Draining, Zalestrim, Zantrex-3, Zenacort, Zotrim, Zovatol, Zylorin, Zymelt.

Weight Loss Patches

These patches are similar to a bandage and adhere to your skin and remain there usually for 24 hours, after which, you remove the old one and replace it with another. These patches are infused with many different ingredients, mainly herbs, which are supposedly meant to be absorbed into the body and increase the metabolism or reduce your appetite throughout the day.

Some of the most common ingredients found in these patches include: hoodia, Algae (Bladderwrack), Citrus aurantium extract (Advantra Z), 5-HTP, Fucus Versiculosus (a type of seaweed), Yerba Mate, Guarana, Chromium Picolinate and Garcinia cambogia (standardized for HCA - hydroxycitric acid).

The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) has increased it's attacks on many bogus weight loss claims by the manufacturers of these patches.

In two separate federal court actions, the FTC charged a manufacturer, Transdermal Products International Marketing Corporation, and the retailer, SG Institute of Health & Education, Inc., for falsely claiming that the skin patch causes substantial weight loss. The FTC complaints in both cases also challenge false claims that the patch or its main ingredient, sea kelp, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FTC further alleged that Transdermal Products provided retailers with deceptive marketing materials that could be used to mislead consumers.

For those patches that contain iodine, the FDA warns that high doses and prolonged use can lead to iodine overdose and hyperthyroidism. They have seized millions of these patches from manufacturers and promoters and have deemed them unsafe to use.

The most common side-effect that people have noticed from using these patches are skin irritations. Those people who should not use patches include: Those who should NOT use the weight loss patch include the following; diabetics, pregnant women, people with a thyroid condition and those that have high blood pressure or heart disease.

Here's a list of questionable weight loss patches that are popular on the market today:

Shape Patch, OptiSlim, The Pink Patch, Slim Form Patch, DermaLoss,   Click here to show more patches.

Exelon, Dietrine, JenFe, Trim24Seven Plus, CYC (Curb Your Cravings) Hoodia, Dermathol, Apple Patch, Be-Slim, Hooderma, Aroma Patch, LePatch, Revo Patch, Svelt Patch, Z Patch, Acai Patch, Te-Lite Noni Patch, Nexagen and Ultima Patches.

Exercise & Fitness

One of the fastest and safest known ways to burn stored body fat is to exercise or engage yourself in more activity. There is much debate over what type of exercise is best for weight loss. However, many experts will agree that cardio-type and weight training exercise are the best.

Cardio Exercise

Cardio (cardiovascular) exercise is considered on the most effective ways to burn calories and increasing the rate of your metabolism by raising your heart rate to between 65-90 percent of maximum.

Fitness experts consider cardio as an important component of overall fitness. Exercise that is cardiovascular in nature maximize the intake of oxygen by using large muscle groups over a sustained amount of time. Some of the most common forms of cardio exercise include: stair climbing, rowing, skating, aerobics, boxing, running, dancing, cycling and using a treadmill or elliptical trainer.

When it comes to burning stored body fat, morning exercise sessions before breakfast are optimal as your body will be forced to use stored body fat for energy.

Here's a list of known health benefits from performing regular cardio exercise:

• · Reduces the risk of heart disease
• · Promotes weight loss
• · Increased lung capacity
• · Increased fat burning rate
• · Reduces blood pressure
• · Helps prevent diabetes
• · Speeds up metabolism
• · Reduces stress
• · Strengthens the immune and cardiovascular systems

Weight Training

Studies have shown that weight training can stimulate the metabolism for up to 24 hours after a workout. On top of that, the newly created muscle tissue will also cause the body to need and burn more calories each day just for maintenance.

Weight lifting is a great way to firm and tone your figure and to minimize muscle loss while dieting.

Weight training usually takes place at your local gym because of the great variety of equipment and workout routines they have and the personal assistance and training that they can offer. However, many people are now opting for home fitness equipment that can be bought quite cheaply seconhand.

Walking

Walking is one of the easiest types of exercise and it can be done just about anywhere. Get into the habit of parking a little further from your office or supermarket, take the stairs instead of the elevator or just make an excuse to walk wherever you need to go. One of the best motivators for walking more each day is to go out and buy a pet dog so that you have a good reason to go for your daily walk.

Try to incorporate walking into your daily schedule early in the mornings or maybe even during your lunch break. Remember to take a pair of tennis shoes with you so you can walk around the block after eating a healthy lunch. This is also a great way to clear the mind if you happen to have a stressful job.

Some of the benefits to walking include better sleep, stress reduction and lower body toning.

Studies done in Sweden have showed that after one hour's walk, the activity of the a fat-breaking enzyme called "hormone sensitive lipase" is increased and retains it's fat-breaking activity for another 12 hours afterwards.

Metabolism

Many people believe that the metabolism is an actual body part or organ that influences the digestive system in some way. Actually, the metabolism is not a particular body part, it is the process by which food is converted into energy in the body. You have most likely heard the phrase "metabolic process" used synonymously with the term metabolism, and that's because the literally mean the same thing.

As I mentoined above, metabolism is the name given to the process of transforming food (eg. nutrients) into body fuel (eg. energy). The body will then use this energy to perform a vast array of functions essential for life.

It should be noted here that when we refer to the metabolic process, it is not actually just one function, but actually countless functions that take place inside of our body's. Every single second numerous chemical processes are taking place through metabolism, or metabolic functioning.

Metabolism is known as a harmonizing process, because it manages to critical body functions that are almost opposites, which are: Catabolism and Anabolism.

Anabolism is the process of creating new cells and body tissue. Each moment, our body is creating new cells to replace old or dysfunctional ones. On the other hand, catabolism is the process of breaking down cells and tissue into energy that the body can use.

Weight Loss Surgery

If you are morbidly obese and have previously tried to change your diet and lifestlyle to lose weight without success, one option for you is weight loss surgery.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery

Surgery options will most likely include a process to restrict food intake or disrupt the digestive process by stappling off a section of the stomach so that it becomes non-functional. This technique is known as gastric bypass or stappling.

This type of surgery is the most common bariatric operation performed within the United States and is also the most successful.

Advantages:

• "Dumping syndrome" if chocolates or sweets are eaten
• Long and successful track record
• A good option for those with a sweet tooth
• Results are usually a little better than a gastric band

Disadvantages:

• Recover time is a little longer
• Increased risk due to open surgery
• Permanent
• Staple line leak
• Non-reversible
• Small weight regains of around 10-20 percent after 2-5 years
• Nutritional supplementation is required

Lap Band Surgery

A lap band is a restrictive device that gets implanted via bariatric surgery and is mainly for those who have a BMI (body mass index) of 40 or more. The band itself is an inflatable silicone device that gets placed around the upper portion of the stomach.

The purpose of the band is to creat a small pouch at the very top of the stomach that can hold a small amount of food. As this pouch quickly fills, it slows the passage of the food to the lower stomach. Because the upper part of the stomach becomes full, it sends a message to the brain that the "entire" stomach is full when in reality only a small part of it is.

This helps a person to feel satisfied after smaller meals and helps the person to be hungry less often which will lead do a decrease in weight.

Potential complications:

• Regurgitation of non-acidic food from the upper pouch, also known as PBing (Productive Burping).
• Gastritis
• Ulceration
• Erosion - The band may slowly pass through the stomach wall and cause serious complications.
• Slippage - A problem where the lower part of the stomach may prolapse through the band causing an enlarged upper pouch.
• Band placement - (too low or high on stomach) - Extensive vomiting during the early postoperative period - This complication can be caused by lack of experience of the surgeon. Patients must undergo a second operation to reposition the band.

Benefits:

• Low mortality rate: only 1 in 2000 versus 1 in 250 for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery
• Surgery is completely reversible: stomach will return to normal after the band is removed
• Adjustable without surgery
• No stapling or cutting of the stomach
• Speedy recovery
• Shorter hospital stay
• No malabsorption issues (the intestines are not bypassed)
• Fewer life threatening complications (see table above)

Weight Loss Nutrition and Supplementation

Many of the important factors when it comes to weight loss including the metabolism and appetite operate more efficiently if there is an adequate supply of essentail vitamins and other minerals and nutrients. Many deficiencies can be corrected simply by taking a quality multivitamin daily.

Vitamins

Some of the most important vitamins for weight loss are the B-Group Vitamins and Vitamin C.

Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)

Vitamin C has many health benefits including assisting with the proper conversion of glucose into energy within the cells. Sources of Vitamin C include: Cabbage, kiwi fruits, blackcurrants, broccoli, brussels sprouts, lemons, green peppers, strawberries and oranges.

Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)

Vitamin B2 is required for the normal function of the thyroid and metabolism. Some of the best natural sources of vitamin B2 include: Leafy green vegetables, eggs, almonds, milk, hard cheese, liver and kidney and wheatgerm.

Vitamin B3 (Niacin)

Similar to B2, Vitamin B3 is also essential for normal thyroid function and hormone production. Vitamin B3 is part of the GTF (glucose tolerance factor) which gets released each time the blood sugar rises. Some good sources of Vitamin B3 include: Eggs, chicken, mackerel, wheat bran, liver, wheatflakes, oats, turkey, meat, salmon, barley, tuna, brown rice, cheese and dried fruit.

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid)

A deficiency of Vitamin B5 will interfere with our ability to metabolize and utilise fat. Vitamin B5 is also important for energy production and assists the function of the adrenals. Sources of Vitamin B5 include: Wholegrain bread, beans, wheatflakes, liver and kidney, nuts, poultry, wheat bran, wheatgerm, oats, eggs, molasses, barley, green vegetables and meat.

Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)

Vitamin B6 is needed to regulate the production of thyroid hormones. A list of good food sources of Vitamin B6 include: Eggs, brewer's yeast, brown rice, poultry, wheat bran, mackerel, wheatgerm, oats, cabbage, sardines, dried fruit, avocado, bananas, molasses and beef.

Choline

A component of Vitamin B complex, choline is not considered a real vitamin as it can be made in the body by the liver. Choline is necessary for efficient fat metabolism. A choline deficiency will lead to fat becoming trapped inside the liver. Good food sources of choline include: Peanuts, beef heart, lecithin, wheatgerm, beef liver, cauliflower, cucumber and egg yolks.

Inositol

Just like choline, inositol is a component of the vitamin B complex and can be created inside the body. Inositol and choline combine to assist in the metabolism of fat. Sources of inositol include: Wheatgerm, lecithin, beef heart, soy, beef liver, citrus fruits, nuts, wholegrains and eggs.

Minerals

Just like vitamins, certain minerals also play a function in bodily proccesses such as appetite, metabolic rate, the blood sugar level and the metabolism of sugars and fats. The following minerals play a part with weight management and some co-operate with one another, so it's important not to signle out any "one" particular mineral or vitamin. Here's a list of some of the more common minerals associated with weight loss:

Chromium

Chromium is essential for the proper metabolism of sugars. If there is insufficient chromium, insulin becomes less effective in the regulation of blood-glucose levels. For this reason, chromium can help to reduce hunger and control food cravings. Some food sources of chromium include: Whole grain bread, liver, egg yolks, hard cheese, molasses, beef and fruit juices.

Calcium

There have been clinical studies done that demonstrated a positive relationship between weight loss and calcium intake. These studies have indicated that by increasing your calcium intake to the equivalent of two dairy servings daily may reduce the risk of becoming obese or overweight, perhaps even as much as 70%.

It would also be worth remembering that low calorie and fat free milk contains an equal amount of calcium as it's full fat counterparts. This also holds true for reduced fat cheeses and low fat yogurt.

Zinc

Zinc is a mineral that helps to regulate the appetite. It is also needed for the correct functioning of certain hormones such as insulin. A deficiency of zinc is very common amongst smokers, some vegetarians, heavy drinkers, those with a chronic illness and those on very low calorie diets that contain very little nutrition. Some good sources of zinc are: Chicken, lean lamb or beef, eggs, shellfish, brazil nuts, herring, lentils, wheatgerm and almonds.

Manganese

Manganese is needed to help regulate the metabolism of fat and blood-glucose levels. It is also needed for healthy thyroid function which itself is needed to maintain normal weight. Some good food sources include: Leafy green vegetables, tea, oatmeal, wheatgerm, spinach, oatgerm, split peas, pineapple and nuts.

Foods to Stay Away From

Just as there are beneficial foods that aid weight loss, there are bad ones too that can cause you to gain weight. If you are trying to lose weight, you should stay away from the following: White flour foods such as bread, buns, pizza, crepes and pancakes, refined white sugar products such as: sodas, candy, ketchup and icecream, and stimulants such as: coffee, cigarettes, alcohol, spices, diet pills and drugs.

Weight Loss Programs

There are many weight loss programs available now that provide people with everything they need to lose weight including support for exercise and the mental hurdles of weight loss as well as the balanced food for all meals and snacks. These types of programs are considered ideal for people who would like to slowly and safely lose weight. A program that is easy to maintain will likely lead to more success. The problem with crash dieting is that they are so strict or severe that people can only tolerate the diet for several days.

Many of these programs provide the ability to customize the plan to suit your lifestyle or food preferences. The other benefit is that over time you learn healthy lifestyle habits that will help you to keep the weight off in the long-run rather than learning a few "tricks" to burn off fast quickly in a couple of days but can result in the dreaded "yo-yo" effect. Here's an overview of some of the more popular weight loss programs on the market today:

Jenny Craig

Jenny Craig is most probably the most well-known weight loss program today, closely followed by weight watchers. One of the services they offer is their Jenny Direct® program, that gives you their personal service and home-delivered food as an alternative to coming in to one of their centers.

The food, known as Jenny's Cuisine™, is usually shipped to you in 2 or 4 week increments via Fed Ex and is considered perfect for those who have a busy schedule and travel frequently or if you live too far from a Local Centre.

The amount of weight you will lose will vary from person to person, but average results see people losing between 1 and 2 pounds per week. As stated on their website, the results vary due to individual weight history, frequency/level of physical activity, body composition, and motivation among other factors.

Weight Watchers

The Weight Watchers Satisfaction plan™ is based on their "Four Pillars" approach to weight loss which include a supportive environment, healthy habits, exercise and food choice. The nutrition and lifestyle principles they teach you are intended to be used for the rest of your life to manage your weight.

Weight Watchers now have an online program that lets you do everything from home including cooking your own meals. They provide you with all the recipes and tools to begin losing weight.

LA Weight Loss

Similar to Jenny Craig, you start by making an appointment at one of their centers to develop a customized menu plan for you. Then you will make weekly visits to the center or with your trained counselor who encourages and coaches you. They will help to guide you with your food choices and activites.

As with Weight Watchers, The LA program has it's own food range to satisfy any food cravings you may get called LA Lites™. As stated on their website, LA Lites and their other products were designed to help you break the cycle of snacking, cravings, and gaining weight.

This method of support increases the chances of a person staying on with their weight loss goals by providing the motivational aspect many people need. As with the other 2 programs mentioned above, you have to remember to have realistic goals as the weight will slowly come off and you can't expect to get slim in only a couple of weeks.

Other online programs and centers worth mentioning here are:

Dotties Weight Loss Zone, The Solution, Diet Center, TOPS Club,   Click here to show more programs.

Weigh Down, Camp Shane, Fat Camps, Diet Workshop, First Place, Lindora Lean for Life, Overeaters Anonymous (OA), Quick Weight Loss Centers, Physicians Weight Loss Center, Pure Weight Loss Centers, Shapedown Pediatric Obesity Program, Rice Diet Program, Bodytrim, How the Rich Get Thin, Hilton Head Health Institute, The HCG and Obesity Research Clinic, Dr Marlowe's Weight Loss Institute, 770 Get-Thin, The Jewish Hospital, The Weight Loss Doc, Fitfarms, Midwest Center for Weight Control, Louisville Center for Weight Loss, A Wellness Trail, Belly Buster Diet, Soboba Medical Group, Alexander Practice, Sunrise Health Medical Group, California Weight Clinic, MediPlan Diet Services, The New You Diet, Vivinlinea Health & Slimming Spa, Metabolic Medical Center, Drs. Barker, Lynch and Hebblewhite, The Weight Management Clinic, Cohen's Lifestyle Clinic, Center for Medical Weight Loss, Obesity Consultation Center - New England Medical Center, CaloriesCount, Brand New You, DietWatch, Duke Diet and Fitness, Weigh Down Workshop, Medibar Diet, Optifast, The Okinawa Diet, The Anne Collins Diet, Diet 4U, Inc, Icon Diet, MyNetDiary, Real Living Nutrition Services, 1-Step Weight Loss Secrets, Nutracheck, Start Fresh, Thin From Within, In 2 Perfect Shape, The Shangri-La Diet, 5 Squares, Starcaps, Warrior Diet LLC, Lighten Up, Dr. Smith Get Thin Program, Coach Lombardi, Jim Karas Online Weight Loss Program, Catalyst Weight Management, Slim & Trim Diet, Slimkids, Scandinavian Diets, Powerseed Systems, Maximum Fitness, The Healthy Way, Body Way, Performance Diet, Nutrition in Motion Ltd., No More Weightloss Worries, Dr. Cohen's 1st Personal Diet, Medi-Fitness Productions, Cliff Sheats' Lean Bodies for Life, MasterMoves, SmartDiets, Fat Loss 4 Idiots, Micro Diet, The Online Slimming Club, The Don't Go Hungry Diet, BetterMD Network, Your Personal Diet, Bay Nutrition Incorporated, Sweet Science Nutrition, Common Sense Diet, The NuFit System, SlimSeekers, Weight Choice, 3 Day Diet, 7StepDiet, The Tortoise Diet, The Half-Day Diet, Chemical Reaction Diet, Shock Diet, Physicians Choice Weight Loss, New Image Weight Loss Center, Breastfeed Your Way Thin, Get That Body, New Dimensions Center, GRID Clinic, Edenlife, Perfect Portions, Your Choice Diet, 2 Step Weight Loss, Sun Slim, The Drive Thru Diet, Tri For Life, 30 Minute Mom, Menulife, Weightwise Health & Fitness, THM: The Hiller Method, e Weight Loss Center, Healthy Habitz, Triad Weight Control, Let's Get Healthy, Delicious Dieting, The Competition, The No Diet At All Diet, JJ's Diet and Fitness, The Diet Guru, Weight Go, Think Light, Appetite Right, Dynamite Diva Spa Gals, Catalyst Health and Wellbeing, Dietless and the Vice Busting Diet

Meal Replacement

Meal replacements are considered any formulated food that, in itself, can replace one or more meals daily.

There have been clinical trials that showed meal replacement can be an effective and safe way to lose weight if used as only a part of an overall nutrition and exercise program. There are some questions however, about the long-term effect and safefty of these meal replacement programs and products.

Partial meal replacement is the most commom, which means only 1 or 2 meals are replaced each day, with at least one normal meal consumed daily.

Meal replacements are becoming more popular today as there have been many technological advancements that have overcome some of the problems encountered with meal replacement in the past. These include:

1. Advances in the technology of food, which allows for more complete and nutritionally balanced mixes.

2. The problem of gaining weight back after discontinued use is being overcome by better training of clinicians and many reputable meal replacement products are part of a broader dieting program that offers sound nutritional education.

Some of the most popular meal replacement products on the market right now include:

Almased Synergy, Slim Fast, Avon Slim Well, Optifast, Kashi GoLean Shakes,   Click here to show more MR products.

Cambridge, (HMR) Health Management Resources, New Direction, L.A. Shape, Medifast, KicStart, Nature's Best Perfect Isopure, Myoplex Lite, Isagenix, Slimmm, Herbalife Formula 1, BodyTalk Mealshake, AST Ny-Tro Pro-40, Biochem 100% Greens & Whey, BodyWell Nutrition Tight Curves, Champion Ultramet Lite, CNP Professional Pro-M.R., CytoSport Muscle Milk, Dymatize Elite 12 Hour MRP, Dymatize Elite High-Protein Cereal, EAS AdvantEdge Carb Control RTD, EAS Myoplex Deluxe, ISS Research Advantage Matrix, Labrada Carb Watchers Lean Body, Met-Rx, Metabolic Diet MRP LoCarb, MHP Macrobolic, Muscle-Link Muscle Meals, MuscleTech Meso-Tech Complete, Next Protein Pak 2Go, Optimum Whey Gold Meal, Prolab Lean Mass Complex, STS Pro Muscle Glycotein, Syntrax Nectar Grab N' Go, VPX Zero Impact, Weider Quick2Sip, Special K® Shakes, SecureMeal, Bill Phillips Right Nutrition, New Direction, Toppfast, Carnation Instant Breakfast Essentials Complete Nutritional Drink, AdvoCare, ReVitalize, Vaxa Nutritionizer, Vega Mix, Revival Soy, Beachbody Shake, SlimScript, Eat Smart, Phillips Full Strength, Malibu Miracle, Glucerna, Shakeology, iMetabolic, Maxum Force, Thermoplex, AmazeRx, NutraStart, RightSize and Supreme Berry.

Natural and Alternative Weight Loss Remedies

Over the last decade, natural and alternative remedies for a whole assortment of diseases have become popular. This has not been more true than in the weight loss industry. There are literally thousands of different products available that contain all natural ingredients. The only problem is that the promoters of these products are known to make some pretty wild claims about their product and have no scientific data or evidence to back up their statements.

This does not however, mean that some don't work as there are also thousands of online forums where discussions about certain herbs or ingredients are conducted and tested by hundreds of people worldwide. This is something you will have to research on your own, but like with any product, be wary of any exaggurated claims.

Although results can vary wildly, these methods of weight loss are generally quite safe to try with very little to no side-effects. Here are some of the more common natural rememdies for weight loss:

Coconut Oil

Many users of this oil claim that it provides a feeling of satiety if eatin with meals. Advocates of the fats found in coconut oil also state that people tend to eat more carbodydrates than they need because they don't eat enough of the right fats with meals.

Coconut is a rich source of MCT's (Medium Chain Triglycerides). It is these MCT's that are claimed to give coconut oil it's weight loss properties. They are said to increase the metabolic rate by promoting thermogenesis.

Thermogenesis is simply, the process of heat production in organisms which requires energy thus increasing the base metabolic rate.

It is said that pigs that are fed with vegetable oils, that primarily contain LCT's (Long Chain Triglycerides), will tend to put on weight and produce fattier meat whereas if they are fed coconut oil, they will become leaner.

There are however, some studies that have been done to support the link between MCT's and thermogenesis by the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University. The study was done with 10 male volunteers who were overfed (150% of required energy) via a liquid diet formula that contained 40% fat as either LCT or MCT. The patients were then studies over a week on each of the diets in a crossover, double-blind design. These were the results: The results show that excess energy from the MCT diet stimulated thermogenesis to a higher degree than the LCT diet. This increased expenditure of energy was most likely due to lipogenesis within the liver and provided some evidence that an excess of energy derived from MCT's is stored with a lowered efficiency than excesses derived from LCT's.

Hypnosis

People with weight or other problems are increasingly turning to hypnotherapy as a means to solve their problem. We are yet to completely understand the nature and power of the human mind, however, there are many people who are trying to do just that. If you have tried all of the conventional methods to lose weight and don't seem to be getting any results, you might want to consider hypnotherapy.

Although hypnosis is not seen as something that will cause you to drop weight on it's own, but if you find yourself a counselor who's qualified, you will be given advice about sensible eating and the importance of regular exercise.

Hypnosis is seen as a tool that can help you to get more control over your own life which comes down to factors such as choosing the foods you eat daily and creating time and feeling motivated to exercise.

There are many hypnosis for weight loss audio and CD's available online that don't require a visit to a therapist and can be done in the privacy of your own home whenever it suits you.

Some hypnosis programs claim to deal with the emotional and psychological reasons for some people being overweight. It is also used as a tool to help you break old habits and to replace them with healthier ones that will help to facilitate your weight loss.

Saunas

With the advent of portable saunas that use F.I.R (Far Infrared) heat instead of steam, buying a sauna for home use has become economical for just about everybody. The question remains however, do they burn many calories?

While some websites state that you can burn just as many calories in 30 minutes as you would rowing, others say that any weight lost during a sauna is minimal or even temporary, as all the fluid you lose sweating is soon replaced.

Other than directly burning calories, saunas are supposed to aid weight loss by helping to remove or detox fat-soluble toxins and heavy metals that can interefere with the metabolism causing imbalances. Some claim that these fat stored (lipophilic) toxins need to be removed if drastic weight loss is to be accomplished.

Health experts feel that using a sauna is not as effective at burning calories as spending the same amount of time on an aerobic activity such as swimming or cycling.

For anyone who need to lose a lot of weight, you should only consider the sauna as a tool for building health and helping to remove any toxins that get released from the fat cells as you are burning them off.

Chakra Meditation

Chakra is a Sanskrit term meaning circle or wheel. According to yoga philosophy, there are seven major chakras within the body with each one being associated with different endocrine glands and organs and also with personal or spiritual qualities.

Chakras are not actual physical structures that you can see, rather they are energy centers that according to spiritual philosophy, absorb energy from our environment, such as the earth and sun, then transform these energies and provide them to the body. This flow of energy is said to effect our thoughts and feelings and a blockage in any of the chakras can lead to physical and mental ailments.

The chakra most associated with weight loss is the first or "root" chakra. Any imbalance with this first chakra is said to lead to potentially lead to problems such as obesity and a tendency to overeat.

The root chakra is connected with the issue of physical survival, security and the feeling of "having enough". A blockage in the root chakra energy can lead to fears related to your survival or that you are lacking and can cause you to gain weight or overeat.

Laxatives

Laxatives are used to increase the activity of the bowels. To lose weight, people consume large doses of laxatives which causes any food eaten to get expelled from the body with minimal absorption of fats and other nutrients from the food if used for extended periods of time.

One of the more popular weight loss laxative products on the market is known as Dieter's Tea or Slim Tea etc. Anyone considering using one of these products should thoroughly research the ingredients and be aware of all the side-effects and possible health hazzards they might pose.

Other than just losing weight, some of the side-effects from taking laxatives for prolonged amounts of time can include: Damage to the GI tract, stomach crams, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, fainting, dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, rectal bleeding, pain and constipation and can even lead to death in severe cases.

It is recommended by health experts that people should not be fooled or tempted into using these types of products that can cause serious harm to the body.

Fiber

Fiber is the part of plants, vegetables, fruits, beans and grains that is undigestible. Fiber is not found in meats or other animal based foods. Fiber comes in two forms: soluble and insoluble. The soluble type is able to disolve in water within your colon, creating a gel-like substance that helps to soften the stool and slowing down the emptying of the stomach which can allow for better digestion and helping you to feel fuller for longer which can effect the amount of food you eat while trying to lose weight.

Soluble fiber has also been credited with the ability to lower blood cholesterol. When this type of fiber is taken with adequate water, the combine in the stomach to form a geletanous substance that helps create a feeling of "fullness" during meals and can prevent overeating as well as help to keep our digestive tract healthy and clean.

Insoluble fiber on the other hand is considered the intestinal cleanser, because it bulks up by absorbing water and moves waste material quickly through the colon. It also helps to soften the stools and prevent constipation.

Weight Loss Gurus

Weight loss gurus are those people who claim to be experts usually in the fields of nutrition, fitness and motivation. Almost anyone who has released their own dieting book or weight loss program can be considered a "guru". Here's a few of the most popular weight loss gurus right now:

Dr. Bob Arnot

Dr. Bob Arnot is a highly recognized name in the health and medical profession. He is today, the chief medical correspondent for the NBC's Today and Dateline. In 1997 he authored a step by step diet program that was considered groundbreaking at the time called: Dr. Bob Arnot's Revolutionary Weight Control Program.

Bob Greene

Bob Greene is most popularly known as Oprah Winfrey's personal trainer. Bob is also an exercise physiologist who specializes in metabolism, fitness and weight loss.

Greene has 10 books availalbe that are all on the topics of weight loss, dieting and health. Two of these books have been co-authored by Oprah. He regularly appears on the Oprah Winfrey TV Show and on her radio talk show and magazine.

Julia Havey

Harvey had suffered with obesity until she started making lifestyle changes back in 1994 which helped her to lose over 130 pounds. Her personal story was published in Woman's World magazine several years later and ended up writing four dieting books that describe her weight loss regime.

Julia's weight loss plans have also been endorsed by high profile doctors such as Oprah's Dr. Mehmet Oz. (Dr. Oz) and Dr. David Katz.

Marilu Henner

Marilu Lucy Henner is an American producer, actress and New York Times best-selling author. She has written eight books related to diet and health, with the most prominent one being, Total Health Makeover, which explains the values of a dairy free diet in conjunction with exercise and food combining.

Her other famous works include: The 30-Day Total Health Makeover, Healthy Life Kitchen, I Refuse to Raise a Brat, Healthy Holidays, Healthy Kids, Wear Your Life Well, and By All Means Keep on Moving

Jim Karas

Jim is a highly demanded keynote speaker and lifestyle and fitness expert. Many people, including several celebrities such as the ABC's Diane Sawyer work with Jim's personal training company called, Jim Karas Personal Training Inc.

Karas is an author of two successful, #1 New York Times bestseller books related to weight loss titled: The Cardio-Free Diet and 7 Day Energy Surge. He contribues regularly to Good Housekeeping, where he writes fitness and diet related articles.

Dr. Bernstein

Dr. Bernstein's diet is medically supervised at one of his many health clinics. Their program claims that you will lose only fatty tissues from the body, while at the same time giving it's users higher levels of energy.

Dr. Bernstein's diet is divided into three major programs. First there's the main Weight Loss Program, then there's The Maintenance Program and finally Dr. B’s Tune-Up Diet.

Dr. Phil

Dr. Phil McGraw first started appearing in the public eye on the world famous Oprah Show. With his background in psychology and insightful wisdom, he has enabled many people to take more control of their lives and problems in their lives such as weight issues.

Dr. Phil's Shape Up! program was designed with healthy thinking and eating in mind. According to Dr. Phil, healthy thinking leads to happiness. Many people tend to eat more when they are depressed and this problem lies at the very root of weight problems for some people. He outlines his plan in his book called, "The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys To Weight Loss Freedom, and was intented to be a sustainable and long-term plan which is what most diets fail to address.

Dr. Dean Ornish

Dean Ornish, MD, is the president and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institue in Sausalito, California which is a nonprofit organisation. He is also a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California.

Dean is an autor with six best-sellers under his name including Eat More, Weigh Less, Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease, Love & Survival and The Spectrum

For the last 30 years, Dr. Ornish has performed clinical research that has demonstrated, for the first time, that lifestyle changes may be able to reverse severe coronary heart disease without the use of drugs or even surgery. His research has been published in many premier scientific journals including the The Journal of the American Medical Association, The New England Journal of Medicine, The Lancet, the American Journal of Cardiology and many others.

Richard Simmons

Milton Teagle Simmons is a fitness personality in America and is better known as Richard Simmons. He promotes his line of weight loss programs, with most famous of all, his own line of aerobics T.V programs and videos.

His exposure on television, especially late night television shows, quickly increased the popularity of his many products.

Some of his more famous products include, Never Say Diet, Never Say Diet Cookbook, The Better Body Book, Richard Simmons and the Silver Foxes, Disco Sweat and the Sweatin'to the Oldies series.

Suzanne Somers

Suzanne is an author, actress and successful businesswoman who is known for her roles in Step by Step and Three's Company. After acting she began writing, and wrote several best-selling self help books that include, Ageless: The Naked Truth About Bioidentical Hormones and four different diet books.

The Suzanne Somers diet, also known as Somersizing, is based upon the central idea of correct food combining. Her principles state that carbs should only be eaten with vegetables, while protein can only be eaten with fats and vegetables.

Dr. OZ

Dr. Mehmet Oz is an American - Turkish cardiothoracic surgeon and author. Like Dr Phil, Dr Oz became a household name via frequent appearances on the Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as other important appearances on CNN, Larry King and numerous others.

His recent work, YOU On a Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management, is the best-selling book written by himself and Michael F. Roizen, MD. According to the two authors, waist measurement is more important than overall weight because it is most related to mortality from obesity. Their plan is focused on body chemistry, showing the relationships between chemicals and hormones in the body that influence hunger and satiety.

Weight Loss Books

There are literally hundreds of different weight loss books available right now. Some have been around for several decades and contain foundational exercise and nutritional advice that will never go out of fashion. Some books such as Fit for Life, have sold several million copies over their lifetimes and numerous revisions. Here's a brief overview of some of the more popular books on the market:

Body Rx

Written by Scott Connelly, MD., who is a personal trainer, sports nutritionist, physician and sport supplement designer, has a "6-Pack Prescription" program that lasts for six weeks and done over 4 cycles that involves strength training, fat burning, sculpting and maintenance. Each component has it's own specific eating and exercise plan as well as supplementation options.

Fit for Life

One of the most famous dieting and nutrition book ever written, Fit for Life, written by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, is based upon their idea that bodily functions work in accordance to daily cycles.

For example, from noon to 9 p.m is the the time of appropriation (eating and digestion) and from 8 p.m to 4 a.m is for assimilation (the absorption and use) of nutrients. Their plan is aimed at returning you to a lifestlyle which is based more on these cycles which they say are more natural and can promote a healthy body weight.

Fat Flush Plan

The Fat Flush Plan by authors Ann Louise Gittleman and Barry Sears emphasizes 5 main reasons for people being overweight. These reasons include tissues that have become waterlogged, an excess of insulin, stress, fear of eating fats and a toxic liver.

Like with many diets, there are a list of no-no's, or food that you cannot eat at all during the diet and preferably while on a normal diet. These foods include: Margarine, white flour and sugar, artificial sweeteners, vegetable shortening and caffeine.

Also in the Fat Flush Plan series includes titles such as: The Fat Flush Fitness Plan and The Fat Flush Journal and Shopping Guide

Eat This Not That

This popular series was created by authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding. Their guides cover topics including: How to find the healthiest foods for your family at the supermarket and making smarter food choices when eating out and saving yourself hundreds of calories while still enjoying your meals.

Some of the titles in the Eat This Not That series include: Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution, Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More!, Eat This Not That! for Kids!: Be the Leanest, Fittest Family on the Block!, Eat This Not That! Restaurant Survival Guide: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution and Eat This Not That! 2010: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution

Here's a list of other popular weight loss books available:

If I'm So Smart, Why Can't I Lose Weight?: Tools to Get it Done by Brooke Castillo, 100 Days of Weight Loss: The Secret to Being Successful on Any Diet Plan by Linda Spangle, The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person by Judith S. Beck, Half-Assed: A Weight-Loss Memoir by Jennette Fulda,   Click here to show more books.

The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don't Want You to Know About by Kevin Trudeau, Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss: The Visual Program for Permanent Weight Loss by Howard M. Shapiro, Daily Word for Weight Loss by Colleen Zuck and Elaine Meyer, Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and Conquer the Diet Plateau by Wendy Chant, Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You by Jillian Michaels, Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies by Marina S. Kurian, Barbara Thompson, and Brian K. Davidson, Eat This Not That! Supermarket Survival Guide: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, I Can Make You Thin: The Revolutionary System Used by More Than 3 Million People (Book and CD) by Paul McKenna, You: On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management by Mehmet C. Oz and Michael F. Roizen, Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More! by David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding, Secrets of a Former Fat Girl: How to Lose Two, Four (or More!) Dress Sizes--And Find Yourself Along the Way by Lisa Delaney, Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin, Flat Belly Diet by Liz Vaccariello and Cynthia Sass, Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body! by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst, The Ultimate Weight Solution: The 7 Keys to Weight Loss Freedom by Dr. Phil McGraw, The pH Miracle for Weight Loss: Balance Your Body Chemistry, Achieve Your Ideal Weight by Robert O. Young and Shelley Redford Young, The Ultimate Weight Solution Cookbook: Recipes for Weight Loss Freedom by Phil McGraw, Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery: Over 140 Delicious Low-Fat High-Protein Recipes to Enjoy in the Weeks, Months and Years After Surgery by Patt Levine, Michele Bontmpo-Saray, William B. Inabnet, and Meredith Urban-Skuros, The Diet Docs'® Guide to Permanent Weight Loss: Secrets to Metabolic Transformation by Joe Klemczewski and J. Scott Uloth, HCG Weight Loss Cure Guide by Linda Prinster, Weight Loss Confidential: How Teens Lose Weight and Keep It Off -- and What They Wish Parents Knew by Anne M. Fletcher M.S. R.D. and Holly Wyatt, The Ultimate Weight Solution Food Guide by Phil McGraw, The Structure House Weight Loss Plan: Achieve Your Ideal Weight through a New Relationship with Food by Gerard J. Musante, The Lord's Table: A Biblical Approach to Weight Loss (Setting Captives Free) by Mike Cleveland, The Weight-Loss Diaries by Courtney Rubin and Courtney Rubin, Our Lady of Weight Loss: Miraculous and Motivational Musings from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal by Janice Taylor, The Success Habits of Weight-Loss Surgery Patients by Colleen M. Cook, The Bible Cure for Weight Loss and Muscle Gain (Bible Cure Ser) by Don Colbert, TCM: A Natural Guide to Weight Loss That Lasts (Traditional Chinese Medicine) by Nan Lu and Ellen Schaplowsky, Relax Your Way to Thin! Hypnosis Weight Loss Motivation by Beverly Hills Hypnosis and Trevor H Scott, Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss by MD Kara Davis, Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts: Break Through the 10 Big Diet Myths (Weight Watchers (Wiley Publishing)) by James M. Rippe and Weight Watchers, The Skinny: On Losing Weight without Being Hungry-the Ultimate Guide to Weight Loss Success by Louis J. Aronne M.D. and Alisa Bowman, Preparing for Weight Loss Surgery: Workbook (Treatments That Work) by Robin F. Apple, James Lock, and Rebecka Peebles, Outpatient Weight-Loss Surgery: Safe and Successful Weight Loss with Modern Bariatric Surgery by Kent Sasse, Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Cookbook: More Than 150 Delicious Recipes for Permanent Weight Loss by Dr. Howard M. Shapiro, Weight Loss Confidential Journal: Week-by-Week Success Strategies for Teens from Teens by Anne M. Fletcher M.S. R.D., The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Plan to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years by Nicholas Perricone M.D., Recipes for Life After Weight-Loss Surgery: Delicious Dishes for Nourishing the New You (Healthy Living Cookbooks) by Margaret Furtado and Lynette Schultz, 101 Weight Loss Tips for Preventing and Controlling Diabetes by American Diabetes Association, The REAL Skinny On Weight Loss Surgery: An Indispensable Guide to What You Can REALLY Expect!! by Julie M. Janeway, Before & After, Revised Edition: Living and Eating Well After Weight-Loss Surgery by Susan Maria Leach, Dr. Shapiro's Picture Perfect Weight Loss Shopper's Guide : Supermarket Choices for Permanent Weight Loss by Howard M. Shapiro, The Prism Weight Loss Program by Karen Kingsbury and Toni Vogt, Weight Success for a Lifetime by Carol Simontacchi, The Self-Hypnosis Diet: Use the Power of Your Mind to Reach Your Perfect Weight by Steven Gurgevich and Joy Gurgevich, Train Your Brain for Weight Loss - Self Hypnosis CD's for Weight Loss Empowerment and Motivation (Train Your Brain for Weight Loss, 1) by Damien Young CHT CPT SPN, Damien Young Cht, Cpt, and Spn, Body Esteem: Weight Loss Through Self-Discovery (includes 2 Audio CDs) by Sherri Dawson, The 9 Truths about Weight Loss: The No-Tricks, No-Nonsense Plan for Lifelong Weight Control by Ph.D. Daniel S. Kirschenbaum Ph.D., Apples & Pears: The Body Shape Solution for Weight Loss and Wellness by Marie Savard and Carol Svec, Cooking For Weight Loss Surgery Patients by Dick Stucki; "The Ultimate Gourmet", Bonneville Publishing, and Bonneville Productions, The Dieter's Guide to Weight Loss During Sex by Richard Smith, Weight Loss Surgery with the Adjustable Gastric Band: Everything You Need to Know Before and After Surgery to Lose Weight Successfully by Robert Sewell M.D. and Linda Rohrbough, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Glycemic Index Weight Loss by Lucy Beale and R.D., C.D.E., Joan Clark, Ultra Weight Loss by Kelly Howell, Weight Loss: How to Keep Your Commitment by Jonni Good, Spiritual Secrets to Weight Loss: Finally, a Permanent Solution by Kara, M.D. Davis, The Zen of Permanent Weight Loss by Mark D. Fussner, A Bite at a Time: From the Heart to the Mind, Inspiration and Motivation for Weight Loss by Morris C. Katzoff, The Doctor's Quick Weight Loss Diet by Irwin Maxwell & Baker, Samm Sinclair Stillman, The Complete Weight Loss Workbook: Proven Techniques for Controlling Weight-Related Health Problems by Judith Wylie-Rosett, Dr. Susan's Kids-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Parent's Action Plan for Success by Susan S. Bartell, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Healthy Weight Loss, 2nd Edition by Lucy Beale and M.S., R.D., LDN, Sandy G. Couvillon, What About God?: Healthy Weight Loss Through Prayer And Meditation by melanie denise, 30-day Boot Camp: Your Ultimate Weight Loss Plan by Valerie Orsoni-Vauthey, 60 Seconds To Weight Loss Success: One Minute Inspirations to Change Your Thinking, Your Weight and Your Life by Carolyn Allen, Weight Loss Kit for Dummies by Carol Ann Rinzler, Weight Watchers Family Power: 5 Simple Rules for a Healthy-Weight Home (Miller-Kovach, Weight Watchers Family Power) by Weight Watchers, Karen Miller-Kovach, Meredith Vieira, and Marc Jacobson, Betty Crocker Win at Weight Loss Cookbook : A Healthy Guide for the Whole Family (Betty Crocker Books) by Betty Crocker Editors, Dr. Susan's Girls-Only Weight Loss Guide: The Easy, Fun Way to Look and Feel Good! by Susan S. Bartell, The Yoga Minibook for Weight Loss: A Specialized Program for a Thinner, Leaner You by Elaine Gavalas, It's Different for Men: The Men's Weight-loss Strategy for Health, Wealth and Sexual Vitality by Harvey Brooker, Wake Up to Your Weight Loss: Using the Art of Personal Narrative to Achieve Your Best Body by Alyson Mead, A Christian Woman's Journal to Weight Loss by Patricia Thomas, Preparing for Weight Loss Surgery: Therapist Guide (Treatments That Work) by Robin F. Apple, James Lock, and Rebecka Peebles, THE DOCTOR'S QUICK WEIGHT LOSS DIET COOKBOOK by Irwin Maxwell Stillman, A Thinking Person's Step by Step Guide to Weight Loss & Exercise Program by Farrokh Alemi Ph.D. and Duncan Neuhauser PH.D., Think and Get Slim - Abraham on Natural Weight Loss by Jerry and Esther Hicks Abraham Hicks and Esther Hicks Jerry Hicks, Superfast Weight Loss for Women by Dean Geddes, Weigh Less, Live Longer: Dr. Lou Aronne's "Getting Healthy" Plan for Permanent Weight Control by Louis J. Aronne, Eat Well, Lose Weight While Breastfeeding: The Complete Nutrition Book for Nursing Mothers, Including a Healthy Guide to the Weight Loss Your Doctor Promised by Eileen Behan, Yoga for Weight-loss: the Effective 4-week Slimming Plan for Body, Mind and Spirit by Celia Hawe, Your Last Diet!: The Sugar Addict's Weight-Loss Plan by Kathleen DesMaisons, Weight Loss for the Mind by Stuart Wilde, Ayurvedic Guide to Diet & Weight Loss by Scott Gerson M.D., Weight Loss Surgery: Finding the Thin Person Hiding Inside You, FOURTH Edition by Barbara Thompson, Love Hunger Weight-Loss Workbook by Dr. Frank Minirth, Paul Meier M.D., Dr. Robert Hemfelt, and Dr. Sharon Sneed, Weight Training Workouts and Diet Plan that Work by James Orvis, The Ten Hidden Barriers to Weight Loss and Exercise: Discover Why You've Failed Before and How to Succeed Now by Lynette A. Menefee and Daniel R. Somberg, The Weight-Loss Bible by Betsy A. Hornick, The Joy of Weight Loss by Norris J. 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