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5 Key Strategies for Healthy Fat Loss

There are a lot of ways to lose weight these days, but not all of them are good for you. In fact, some of them are downright dangerous. When most people decide to lose weight, what they really want to achieve is healthy fat loss. After all, it's possible to "lose weight" by deteriorating muscle tissue, or losing water weight.

If you want to achieve healthy fat loss, what should you do? Healthy fat loss is achieved by making positive lifestyle changes that promote the metabolism of stored fat - otherwise known as "burning fat".

There are five key areas to consider:
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A Daily Eating Plan for Weight Loss

Do you feel a bit of resistance about traditional diet plans? If so, you may be looking for a more relaxed approach to healthy weight loss. But without a diet, how do you know what to eat and when, while still being able to lose weight?

The following tips will provide a sample "snapshot" of a daily eating plan for weight loss. Keep in mind that this just an example and you may want to adjust it to better suit your own needs and goals:
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7 Tips to Lose Weight for Summer

Summer is just around the corner and if you still haven't lost the winter bulk that crept on while you were hibernating, now is the perfect time to do something about it. Below are 7 easy things you can do to start slimming down and looking great just in time for swimsuit weather.

1) Drink more water. Eight glasses of water a day hydrates your body and makes everything function better - muscles, organs, and cells. You'll flush toxins from your body and burn fat much more quickly and easily than if you are dehydrated.
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Grains for Weight Loss: Are They Good or Bad?

People often cut out certain items from their diet because they believe it will help them lose weight faster. Grain products have been one of the common foods eliminated because of the widespread belief that "carbohydrates make you fat". Is this really true? Or can you eat grains for weight loss?

It's important to note that not all grains are bad for you. Some grains are actually great for weight loss and shouldn't be eliminated from a weight loss program.
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Why Eating Nuts Can Help You Lose Weight

Nuts are full of healthy fats, which have been proven to help with the feeling of being full, and that's one major thing that helps with losing weight. The more satisfied you feel, the less you are likely to snack excessively or overeat during the meals.

Nuts are also very good for the body in general. They have a high amount of Omega-3, which has been proven to be beneficial for the brain and heart. They are also low in sugar, which makes them a healthy alternative from the chocolates and candy that most people snack on. This lowers the amount of sugar in your system and helps to prevent Type 2 diabetes, which is a common problem for those that are overweight.
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Why Bananas Make a Great Diet Snack

Just because you want to lose weight, you don't have to give up all of your favorite snacks. You can eat just about anything as long as you eat it in moderation. Of course, some of the best snacks are fruits and vegetables because they are so good for your health.

One of the best fruits to eat for a snack is bananas, and they are perfect for weight loss. Bananas are filling and release energy slowly, which means that you will feel fuller for longer- which means you will not feel the need to eat as much during the day.
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Most Effective Calorie-Burning Workouts

Let's face it, no matter how much dieting you do, your weight loss results will be limited without exercise. Regular exercise helps you build lean muscle mass and raise your metabolism so you burn more calories and fat than you would just by dieting.

Which workouts can help you burn the most calories?

There are a number of key exercises that help with calorie burning, the most important being cardiovascular workouts. This exercises the whole body and is great for a fat and muscle workout, which will help you burn off more calories.
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Benefits of Exercising Daily -- And How to Get Started

One of the best things you can do to improve your health and lose weight is start exercising daily. There are endless benefits of exercising, one of the biggest being increased energy.

A few lesser known benefits of exercising are:

- Mental clarity.

- Lower blood pressure.

- Reduced stress.

- Less anxiety.

- Feel happier.

- Reduced risk of disease.

- Better balance.
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3 Key Ways to Shrink Your Waistline

The holidays have come and gone, but your belly remains! Now we're inching up on swimsuit weather and your waistline is not cooperating. What to do?

First, don't panic, and don't take drastic action that will do more harm than good. It's very possible to shrink your waistline by addressing three key areas:
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Why Diets Don't Help with Permanent Weight Loss -- And What To Change to Lose It Forever

Most traditional diet programs are geared to do one thing: help you lose weight. That's a good thing, right? Initially, yes. The problem is that most diets don't address the reasons you gained weight in the first place, so the moment you stop dieting, you gain the weight right back.

For truly permanent weight loss, it's important to figure out why you became overweight, and make permanent changes to your lifestyle so you don't gain the weight back again. A diet is a good temporary measure, like if you need to lose weight for a wedding, reunion, or other event. But for maintaining a healthy weight long-term, you'll need to do a bit more than simply cut calories.

Here are a few important things to consider for permanent weight loss:
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