How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off

Losing weight is easy. Keeping it off is the real challenge. Most people do not successfully maintain their weight losses, and some individuals regain even more weight than they lost. Naturally, this is a discouraging scenario, and recent headlines which claim that being overweight or obese is primarily a genetic issue make it seem like there’s nothing you can do about it.

Before you succumb to the dubious doctrine of genetic pre-destination and give up on your weight loss goals, there are a couple of basic dieting principles that you should know about. These are not hard and fast rules, but if you’ve had trouble with weight loss in the past, then you may want to consider adopting a new approach.

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The Top 10 Fitness and Performance Links of 2011

What have you learned in 2011? Hopefully, you know more now than you did one year ago. The real question is, how much of what you think you know is based on fact? Much of the information below will challenge some personal beliefs and popular opinions on health and fitness. In case you couldn’t tell, I’m not a status quo type of guy. I simply refuse to let other people do my thinking for me, and I’m not afraid to question anything. It’s amazing what you can learn when you’re willing to admit that you don’t already know everything. If that desire to uncover the truth is a quality you admire and share, then please stick around in 2012. Anyway, it was hard to limit this list to only 10 items (9 articles and 1 video), but here are my top choices for 2011:

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