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No, I will not suggest counting calories because is a sure way to failure. Overeating, by far is the basic reason most people can't meet their fitness goals. And to deal with it, we resort to calorie counting. Right from the evolution, humans suffered lack of enough food. Over the period of thousands of years human body evolved to be what it is today. It best works when it is fed less and worked more. Their daily calorie intake was less than what they actually needed. Just picture the lifestyle of our ancestors . Get right out of the comforts of the house (cave) first thing in the morning in search of a food. No matter how dangerous circumstances are. No matter if it's too hot or too cold. No excuse if it's raining. They had to get out and fetch their food. To make the matters worse , they had to be extra careful not to become prey of someone else. Doing all this, running all day around and still not having enough to eat. Few of them tried fa...

Foods for protein intakePhoto Credit Wikipedia For last 5-6 years I have focused on various aspects of fitness and nutrition. After a thorough research, I am able to pin point where the bug stops. The major reason for weight gain, I found, was over-abundance of carbohydrates in the diet. The other equally important reason was lack of enough protein. Not convinced? For a day, just see what you eat throughout the day and you will know what I am talking about. For vegetarians things are even worse. There is no denying that vegetarians lack adequate protein intake. We have loving moms who never stop serving us piping hot chappatis. We have grand moms who are always ready to pour in butter in our rice preparations. Husbands have wives who make them finish up the things so that nothing is left over in the night. I have nothing against such approaches. Neither did I disregard the love of women we have in our lives. But we must understand what is good for us and what is not so g...

If you are looking to loose some weight then the ground rule is " Don't drink if you are trying to lose weight". As far calorific value is concerned a gram of alcohol contains about 7 calories (pretty close to fats which packs 9). Secondly, when you consume alcohol and subsequently food, your body will first digest alcohol and everything else will be stored as fats.  Another problem is you ten d to eat more after alc o hol since you will forget wh en to stop eating. So if you are a fitness enthusiast and want to get rid of the flab around your waist then you do not have any choice but to give up alcohol. Now, many people enjoy a drink or two after a day's work. Even I am fond of various wines, whiskeys and beers. But it is a big hindrance in a quest for fitness. Now we can not totally eliminate this phenomenon from our lives but we can surely control it it and manipulate it for our benefit. Many incarcerate alcohol in our society. But can it be a part of ...