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Knowing your body type can help you decide which is the best way for you to lose weight.

There are three different types of human body in the world and they are known as “somatotypes”. The three different somatotypes are: ectomorphs, endomorphs, and mesomorphs.

Ectomorphs – These people have a short upper torso with long arms and legs. Their shoulders and chest are typically narrow and have a long and thin muscle structure. People with the ecotomorph body type do not store very much fat on their bodies at all. Lucky them!

Mesomorphs – These people have a long torso with large chests and a solid musculature. People with the mesomorph body type can generally build muscle with little difficulty while not adding on very much body fat at all.

Endormorphs – These people typically have a round face sitting atop a short neck astride a torso that fans out to wide hips. Unlike ectomorophs, people with the endormorph body type can easily store quite a lot of fat on the body.

More often than not, a person’s body will be a combination of 2 of these body type, such as an “endo-mesomorph”. This might be a person who gains lots of weight unless they work out steadily and, contrarily, if they ever stop working out, find it easy to put the weight they lost back on again.

One of the primary factors determining a person’s body type is their metabolism. Some people find it easy to burn calories while other people find they have great difficulty burning calories, even if both people have the same diet and lifestyle.

It should be clear from the aforementioned definitions that someone with an endormorphic body type would have much greater difficulty burning up calories, even with lots of exercise, when compared against the other two body types. Likewise a person with an ecotomorphic body type would have great ease burning up calories, and normally without having to exert themselves much to do it.

Many people are at least cursorily aware of the existence of different body types, if not then certainly of the differences in people’s metabolisms, but most people are unaware that their metabolism can change over time as their body changes. This key point can make a crucial difference in whether or not someone loses weight and whether or not they can keep that weight off.

Working out with weights, for example, increases your metabolism. For every pound of muscle that you gain, you burn 50 extra calories each day. By the same token, however, when you lose weight, your metabolism will start to slow down.

It seems counterintuitive, yes. If an ecotomorph has a naturally skinny body and a faster metabolism, then why on earth would the metabolism of an endomorph slow down if he or she got skinny?
Because our bodies function best when we are at the appropriate or “healthy weight” for our particular body type.

Statistics show that losing 10% of your body weight leads to an approximate 15% decrease in your metabolic rate. What this translates to is that the more you lose weight, the harder it gets to lose any more weight.

This explains why many people “hit a wall” (so to speak) in their weight loss program where they get to a certain weight and just can’t seem to lose any more weight beyond it: why some people just can’t shed those “last few pounds”.
And it is why those crash diets with the lofty claims of having you losing oodles of pounds in just a handful of days don’t work for most people who try them. This is also why people who lose weight may initially notice having less energy rather than more.

Your body type and your metabolism are always trying to stay in balance with one another, and a change in one will invariably lead to a change in the other: an opposing changed (or a contrary force) geared to push your body back into the balance.

Losing weight slowly, a pound or two a week (and no more), is the way to lose that weight for good. And as you lose weight, expect your metabolism to slow and respond accordingly.

Losing weight slowly will also help you avoid the “loose skin syndrome” that often occurs when someone crash diets. This extra skin is not only not appealing but is very expensive to have removed (usually $8,000 - 10,000).

So go slow.

In the past I have written several posts, explaining why energy drinks don’t really give you energy and why they actually set you up to crash and burn.

It appears that now many news stories are also mimicking my thoughts and are questioning the need for “energy drinks”.

Well, I both agree and disagree with those stating that energy drinks are just high liquid caffeine drinks that adds unneeded calories to our diets.

If you talking about the grocery store energy drinks in a can that add no nutritional value, have approximately 110 calories per serving and a jolt of caffeine that lets you down 2 hours after drinking it…then yes, I agree.

However, there are true energy drinks with antioxidant formulas that will boost your energy, enhance your metabolism, increase your focus and strengthen your immune system. You can get all day energy without crashing.

On such product is FRS.
FRS will give you natural energy while increasing your health. You will also find the FRS has a good taste unlike some of the highly carbonated (and incredibly bad for your teeth) energy drinks.

Ditch the fake energy and rely on FRS, for healthier, longer, non-crash energy.

You may have seen all the ads on TV, radio or even online for the new Nutrisystem programs for 2008, but do you know what the changes are? and there are several.

Some of my favorite additions to the Nutrisystem programs are:
* The addition of natural fiber to the meals. Natural fiber not only fills you up but it helps to keep you full longer. Now you don’t have to worry about getting hungry between meals.

* Omega-3 oils have been added to the meals. You may have seen omega oils in the news lately as they help the heart and cardiovascular system stay healthier.

* Color coded boxes. This is a great new addition. Each meal box is color coded so you can easily grab a breakfast, lunch or dinner box by looking for it’s color stripe. If your pantry is like mine, you don’t always have room in one section for each meal type and in the past you had to pull out the boxes to see which type of meal it contained - now you can just grab it by color.

* Free exercise DVD. Everyone knows that exercise will help your weight loss efforts in toning and shaping and now Nutrisystem gives you an exercise plan to follow.

* Improved meals and variety. There is now a larger variety of food and if you have not tasted the 2008 meals, then you have not tasted the new advanced Nutrisystem. The meals are more flavorful, textures are more like gourmet meals and with the larger variety you will surely find many favorites.

To introduce to the new advanced system Nutrisystem is having a special. With your auto-ship delivery you can receive 56 meals (2 weeks) absolutely Free!

You also have free counseling, free weight loss advice, free online newsletter, free online classes, chat rooms, bulletin boards, online weight loss diary and nutritional advice from registered dietitian’s. This is all included free with your membership.

In the past you may have thought that Nutrisystem was not for you, but take a look at the new advanced Nutrisystem for 2008 and you will agree like I did - It’s for me!

I know that your expecting to read about some new pill or nutritional product - but the answer is something that you have know all along.

The truth is revealed. Fit people live longer. This is great news, especially if you’re having a hard time shedding every ounce of your unwanted weight. It’s a sedentary lifestyle that hurts you the most.

Whether you’re fit, not that fit, or obese, start with even small changes. Just by adding healthier food choices and more exercise to your goals, you can save your life.

So the secret is out - start moving and start eating better - and yes! you’ll live longer.

Many of us only think about the term “holidays” ranging from Thanksgiving until New Years Day. However the holiday party season lasts until the last week in January, then you run right into Valentines day, which brings on the chocolate by the pound.

This is a special time of year that brings together family and friends for holiday celebrations of good cheer and lots of wonderful selection of food and drinks. There are delicious desserts of pies and cookies, body warming hot beverages like hot chocolate and spiced cider, and lavishing meals of ham and turkey along with all of the fixings.

Of course we can’t forget those many times of shopping for those perfect holiday gifts and preparing for the house guests and parties that tend to send many of us to fast food options for a quick meal. With all of these things comes something that is very unwanted during the holidays; that unwanted holiday weight gain.

We all know that this happens, but every year we find ourselves having to make that dreaded New Year promise to eat healthy and go on a diet to shed some of those pounds. But is there a better way? Can we still enjoy the holidays and not have to worry about paying the price for several months in the New Year? Of course there is no magic pill, but there are things that you can do over the holidays to prevent those unwanted pounds to pack on.

My first suggestion is even though the food is delicious and you want to stuff yourself silly at times, try not to eat to excess. Spread out those delicious holiday dishes over time and spread out the pleasure. There is plenty to go around! Enjoy those desserts; just taste them, don’t gorge yourself!

Secondly, drink lots of water, at least 8 FULL glasses. You may need to run to the bathroom often, but you will find that you will be less hungry and not eating as often. Plus the water will help to flush excess waste from some of those fatty meals causing less bloating and clogging of those pipes (that would be the colon for those of you that may be groggy from full stomachs).

Another great idea is to stay active during this typical non-active time of year. Take walks after your meals and you will be amazed how much better you feel after. If it is cold, go to an indoor mall and walk around a few times.

There are many other ideas and techniques you can do to prevent your waist size from increasing. I would also highly suggest doing a colon-cleansing program in the New Year especially if you have never done it before. Doing this will help you lose typically on average 5 - 20 pounds of compacted fecal matter. You body will feel great and return your energy to levels you have not felt in years. Although is not often a topic that is brought up at holiday parties is becoming more popular as people are often concerned about their health this time of year.