The Jenny Craig weight loss program is most famous right now for pseudo-celebrity spokespeople. Kirsty Alley had a famous weight loss success turns to failure, and Valerie Bertinelli has practically resurrected her career by losing weight and representing Jenny Craig everywhere. But the plan itself isn’t new at all. Jenny Craig has been around since its creation in Australia in 1983, in various forms. The basics of the Jenny Craig program center around: [Continue reading...]
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Food that is Virtually Impossible to Store as Body Fat
Certain foods are extremely difficult for the human body to convert into body fat – not impossible but damned near impossible. By consuming calories derived from these foods, the anabolic margin of error is extended dramatically, which means it will be easier to lose fat and gain muscle, if you choose.
Lean protein, protein devoid of saturated fat, has been the staple, the bedrock nutrient of elite athletes for 50 years. Why? You can eat a mountain of lean protein and not get fat – assuming you train with intensity sufficient enough to trigger muscle growth. Lean protein is difficult for the body to break down and digest. As a direct result of this digestive difficulty, the body kicks the metabolic thermostat upward to break protein down into subcomponent amino acids.
The human body wants to preserve stored body fat as a last line of defense against starvation. If overworked and under-fed, the body will preferentially eat muscle tissue to save precious body fat. [Continue reading...]
The Special K diet plan, based on eating the cereal of the same name claims you can lose up to 6 pounds in 2 weeks by following it. But, does the Special K diet work?
The plan itself is simple. For two meals a day, eat a 1 cup serving of the cereal with fruit. You can eat any of the cereals within the Special K line from Kellogg’s: Special K, Special K Fruit & Yogurt, Special K Low Carb Lifestyle, Special K Red Berries, and Special K Vanilla Almond. You can also have snacks of fruits and vegetables, any beverages, and a normal third meal. [Continue reading...]