Raspberry Keytones for Weightloss

Have you tried raspberry keytones for weighloss? I saw this weight loss tip on Dr. Oz a couple months ago and decided to try it as it's an all natural weightloss solution. Myhusband and I started taking the 250 mg capsules daily and for us, it has been working.
Recently, we went on a 7 day cruise where there were huge amounts of delicious food. I'd just lost about 9 pounds and, even though the food was terrific, I didn't want to gain weight again. We took our raspberry keytone capsules with breakfast and lunch and walked after every meal and I didn't gain a pound!

If you want to try raspberry keytones for weightloss, I'd suggest also eating a healthy diet and cutting back portions. I became a vegetarian about 3 months ago and started cutting portions before I tried the raspberry keytones so I was already on my way to losing weight. If you eat large portions and don't cut back, I'm not sure if the keytones work as well.

These are the raspberry keytones I use, which you can buy on Amazon. They are also available from other online sources. I have a local Vitamin Shoppe and didn't find them there so Amazon was the easiest place for me to order.

Genetic Solutions Raspberry Ketones 100% Natural Weight Loss Supplement - 120 Capsules, 250 Mg (As Featured on Dr. Oz)

Join the Hula Hooping Workout Craze for a Fun New Exercise

Have you tried the hula hoop work out yet? Hula hooping can trim your waist and work most of the muscles in your body. If you find exercise boring, then the hula hoop workout, or hooping, just might be for you.  Hula hoops are an inexpensive workout tool, they are fun, relaxing and help your balance as well.

Hooping is a great way to burn calories, workout your entire body, and improve your mood. This exercise can even help reduce stress and help you get focused. Lots of women feel that hooping is liberating and, instead of boring exercise, it feels like play.

How To Get Started with a Hula Hoop Workout

Hula hoops now come in different sizes and different weights. Here's how to choose a hula hoop:

• you need a hula hoop specifically designed for hooping workouts. The hula hoops sold at sporting goods stores won’t work and neither will the acu hoop or the sport hoop. Hooping experts say these aren't properly weighted and won't spin. 
• Get a hula hoop specifically designed for workouts, like this
  
• If you want to have great workouts you'll need to splurge on a specialty hoop, like this Hoopnotica Fitness Travel Hoop Combo which even collapses to you can take it anywhere with you.

Once you've gotten a weighted hula hoop, watch a DVD that will give you the best tips for using it. There are lots of programs and dvd collections out there but be sure to watch a sample first before spending a lot of money. Some hooping instructors aren't very inspiring, or they don't offer good tips. I liked this dvd, available at Amazon.com, Hoopnotica: Hoopdance Basics - Beginner, Level 1. 

Also, before you begin hooping, be sure to clear a good space so you're free to move around and not break the knick knacks!

If you're tired of boring exercises, jump on the hula hooping craze bandwagon to burn calories, trim the waist and give you a fun whole body workout.

Read more healthy weightloss tips at my website Path2HealthyLiving.com 

More information on hula hooping exercise routines.

Best Brands of Protein Bar

Protein bars are available in dozens of brands but which is the best? How do you choose the best protein bar? A protein bar is only as healthy as it's list of ingredients so begin by reading the label. Check the grams of sugar, fiber and protein. For more information on reading protein bar labels, visit my website, Path2HealthyLiving.com. There I list exactly what you want to include in a protein bar and which ingredients to avoid.

Here are the best protein bars, which passed the label reading, ingredient test:

Zero Impact Pro Pumpkin Bar, 12 bar. Zero Impact offer sugars with a minimal impact on blood sugars, qualtiy protein and essential fats, plus CLA which helps reduce body fat, especially unwanted belly fat.

Supreme Protein-Carb Conscious Quadruple Layer Protein Bar. This great tasting protein bar offers 30 gms of high quality whey protein, plus flax seed oil, vitamins and minerals and no fat.

Worldwide Sport Nutrition Pure Protein Protein Revolution High Protein Triple Layer Bar, Chocolate Peanut Caramel. The Worldwide sport Pure Protein Bar offers 31 gms of protein, 3 gms of sugar and zero trans fats (unwanted hydrogentated oils).

Power Crunch Triple Chocolate. This quality protein bar contains whey protein which absorbs quickly, added minerals and only 200 calories.

All of these delicious protein bars contain quality ingredients to help you lose or maintain your weight and they come in many flavors to fit every taste.

For more information on high protein diets, protein and weightloss visit WebMD

For more healthy weightloss tips, visit my website Path2HealthyLiving.com

Does Dining Out Make You Fat?

Can you eat out and watch your weight too? It depends on how often you dine out and what food choices you make. If you like Cheesecake Factory and order their Fried Macaroni and Cheese, you'll set yourself back a whopping 1,570 calories and 69 grams of fat!

Of course, if you order a dish like fried macaroni and cheese, you'd expect the calorie count to be astronomical, I'd say.

I read these reports about American's expanding waistlines and how bad restaurant food is for us but I eat out quite a bit and I know that if you stick to the portion of the menu that says "Weight Watchers" or "low carb," or whatever their weight conscious menu options are, you can eat tasty food and still not gain weight.

I guess the problem is that when people eat out, they tend to throw common sense and diets out the window. Portions are huge in most restaurants and ingredients are added for taste, like salt, butter and other fats, or sugar, without regard for weight management.

We travel a good deal and I know it can be difficult to find menu options that are easy on the waistline. I generally stick to a salad with dressing on the side - and a low calorie option at that. Restaurants like Applebees and Chili's both have weight conscious menus as well.

Here are some great weightloss tips for dining out.

Check the nutritional content of your favorite restaurant's food.

Easy WeightLoss Tip - Boost Metabolism by Drinking Water

Want to boost your metabolism? Looking for an easy weight loss tip? Drink more water. A new study found that within 10 minutes of drinking 2 cups of water, metabolism rates were boosted in both men and women by as much as 24 to 30%. That equals about 25 calories. Drink 8 cups of water a day and boost your metabolism by 100 calories per day.

Each pound of fat equals 3,500 calories so if you drink 8 glasses of water daily, that equals almost a pound a month lost. This may not sound like much but if you add water to a healthy weightloss plan, those extra pounds lost add up to a lot!

Water also has the benefit of cleansing the system of toxins lost during weightloss. Toxins are stored in fat cells and when you lose weight, these toxins are let loose in the body, making you feel tired and cranky. Water can not only boost your metabolism in this case but your mood as well!

Water is also inexpensive, especially if you get it from your own tap and not drink bottled water. If you're concerned about drinking the cleanest water possible, purchase a water filter for your faucet and stainless steel water bottles so you can help the environment too.

To get your water requirements, divide your weight in 2 and that's the number of ounces of water you need to be healthy and boost your metabolism. Start drinking first thing in the morning on an empty stomach for best results and carry water with you all day long.