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গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) শেখার পাঠশালা

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গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) ইন্টারনেট থেকে অর্থ আয়ের অন্যতম প্রধান মাধ্যম। গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) থেকে আয়ের বিষয়টি বাংলাদেশে একটা ব্যাবসায় পরিনত হয়েছে।অথচ গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) থেকে আয় করতে হলে জানতে হবে অনেক কিছু। বাংলাদেশের তরুন সমাজকে সঠিক পথ দেখানোর জন্য আমাদের প্রিয় জিন্নাতুল হাসান ভাই ২০০৯ সালের ফেব্রুয়ারি মাসে তার http://bn.jinnatulhasan.com নামক একটি ব্লগ তৈরী করেন যেখানে তিনি অত্যন্ত সহজ সুন্দর ভাবে গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense), ব্লগিং, সার্চ ইঞ্জিন অপটিমাইজেশন, ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস প্রভৃতি বিষয়ে আলোচনা করেছেন।গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) বিষয়ক বিভিন্ন ধরনের টিউটোরিয়াল টিপস ট্রিকস-এ সবই পাবেন হাসান ভাইয়ের http://bn.jinnatulhasan.com ব্লগে।

হাসান ভাইয়ের ব্লগের কিছু বৈশিষ্ট্যঃ

১- গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) বিষয়ক অনেকগুলো টিউটোরিয়াল।
২-কিভাবে আপনার ব্লগকে জনপ্রিয় করে তথা সার্চ ইঞ্জিন অপটিমাইজেশনের মাধ্যামে গুগল এডসেন্স প্রোগ্রাম এর দ্বারা টাকা আয় করতে পারবেন সে সম্পর্কীত টিউটোরিয়াল।
৩- ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস এর মাধ্যমে কিভাবে ধাপে ধাপে নিজের ব্লগ বানাবেন, কি কি প্লাগইন ব্যাবহার করবেন, কোন থিম আপনার ব্লগে ভাল মানাবে,কিভাবে লেখার মাঝে গুগল এডসেন্সের কোড (Google Adsense Code) বসাবেন প্রভৃতি বিষয়ক আলোচনা পাবেন হাসান ভাইয়ের ব্লগে।
৪-ব্লগটির সহজ সরল ইন্টারফেস আর ক্যাটাগরি ভিত্তিক আলোচনা আপনাকে সাহায্য করবে আপনার কাংখিত বিষয়টি খুজে পেতে।
৫-ব্লগটিতে রয়েছে শত শত নিয়মিত ভিজিটর যারা প্রতিনিয়ত মন্তব্য করার মাধ্যমে একটি প্রাণবন্ত পরিবেশ বজায় রেখেছেন যা আপনাকে নতুন কিছু শিখতে সাহায্য করবে।

যারা গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) এর মাধ্যমে টাকা আয়ের বিষয়টি শুনেছেন কিন্তু সঠিক গাইড লাইন পাচ্ছেন না তারা আজই ব্লগটি ভিজিট করে দেখতে পারেন। গুগল এ্যাডসেন্স (Google Adsense) থেকে যারা টাকা আয় করতে চান অথচ হাসান ভাইয়ের ব্লগের সাথে পরিচিত নন তাদের জন্য কিছু বাছাই করা টিউটোরিয়ালের তালিকা নিচে দেওয়া হলঃ

১> গুগল এডসেন্স নিয়ে আমাদের ১৪টি ভূল ধারনা
২>গুগলের এডসেন্স একাউন্ট ব্যান / বন্ধ / নিস্ক্রিয় হয়ে গেলে কি করবেন?
৩>গুগল এডসেন্স ভুয়া চেক/রিপোর্ট জালিয়াতি থেকে সাবধান
৪>গুগল এডসেন্স নিয়ে পান্থ বিহোসের প্রশ্ন
৫>এ্যাডে ক্লিক পড়ে কিন্তু কম টাকা পাই? এখন কি করব?
৬>কিভাবে গুগল এডসেন্স বিজ্ঞাপনের রং নির্ধারণ করবেন?
৭>জনগুরুত্বপূর্ণ পোষ্ট – গুগল এডসেন্স একাউন্ট ব্যান এবং ওয়েবসাইট বিষয়ক একটি প্রসঙ্গ
৮>বিজ্ঞাপনে ক্লিক করার বিষয়ে আমার অবস্থান এবং ভূল বোঝাবুঝির অবসান
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১০>কিভাবে গুগল এডসেন্স/বিজ্ঞাপন পোষ্টের মধ্যে ডানে/বামে সরাবেন? [টিউটোরিয়াল]

বাংলাদেশে যেসব মেধাবী তরুন অনলাইননে নিজের ব্লগ বা ওয়েব সাইট বানিয়ে গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) এর মাধ্যমে টাকা আয় করতে চান তাদের জন্য হাসান ভাইয়ের এই ব্লগ একটা অসাধারন প্ল্যাটফরম।অন্য কোন প্রতিষ্ঠান থেকে লাখ টাকা আয়ের প্রলোভনে পা না দিয়ে সত্যিকারের অনলাইনে আয়ের বিষয়টি বুঝবার জন্য এই ব্লগে আজই ভিজিট করুন।শুধু গুগল এডসেন্স নয় আরো অনেক মাধ্যমেই যে টাকা আয় করা যায় তাও জেনে নিন।গড়ে তুলুন এক আকর্ষনীয় অনলাইন ক্যারিয়ার।

গুগল এডসেন্স সম্পর্কে জানুন (ব্লগ রিভিঊ)

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:00:00 +0000

বাংলাদেশে যে কোন কিছুই খুব সহজে হুজুগে পরিনত হয়।ইদানিং সব জায়গায় অনলাইনে আয়ের বিষয়টি চোখে পড়ে।১/২ দিনের সেমিনার/১৫০ টাকার ১টা ভিডিও টিঊটোরিয়ালে ফ্রী ব্লগস্পট সাইটে ব্লগ খুলে তাতে "গুগল এডসেন্স" (Google Adsense) এর কোড বসাতে পারলেই নাকি মাসে মাসে হাজার হাজার টাকা ঘরে চলে আসে।আহা কি শান্তি।যাই হোক, সে বিষয়ে নাই বা গেলাম।গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) অনলাইনে অর্থ আয়ের একটি অন্যতম মাধ্যম।এটি একটি মাল্টি মিলিয়ন ব্যাবসা।আমরা বিভিন্ন ওয়েব বা ব্লগে ভিজিট করলে গুগলে প্রদত্ত যেসব বিজ্ঞাপনে দেখি সেগুলো এই গুগল এডসেন্স এর মাধ্যমে প্রদর্শন করা হয়।যারা এই বিষয়টি জানেন না তাদের মনে প্রশ্ন জাগতে পারে কেন একটা ওয়েব সাইটে বিজ্ঞাপন দেওয়া হয়? এর সহজ উত্তর হোল যদি কারো ব্লগে গুগল এডসেন্স এর মাধ্যমে বিজ্ঞাপন দেওয়া হয় এবং তার ব্লগে আগত ভিজিটর সেই বিজ্ঞাপনে ক্লিক করে তাহলে যার ব্লগ তিনি গুগল এডসেন্স এর মাধ্যমে প্রায় প্রতি ক্লিক এর জন্য কিছু অর্থ পেয়ে থাকেন।বাংলাদেশে যারা মোটামুটি ভালা মানের ইংরেজী লিখতে পারেন, ইন্টারনেটের প্রতি প্রচুর আসক্তি আছে তারা ইচ্ছে করলে নিজের মেধাকে অন্যদিকে ব্যায় না করে ব্লগিং এর মাধ্যমে "গুগল এডসেন্স" (Google Adsense) দ্বারা টাকা আয় করতে পারেন। তবে যেহেতু বিষয়টি অনেক বেশি জটিল আর এর সাথে জড়িয়ে আছে অনেক বিষয় তাই যারা এ বিষয়টি নিয়ে কাজ করতে চান তাদের উচিত হবে ভাল করে সব কিছু জেনে এ পথে পা বাড়ানো।

বাংলাদেশের মেধাবী তরুনদের কথা মাথায় রেখে ২০০৯ সালের ১৮ই ফেব্রুয়ারী আমাদের প্রিয় জিন্নাতুল হাসান ভাই একটি ব্লগ খুলেন যা হল http://bn.jinnatulhasan.com। তার সৃষ্ট এই ব্লগে বাংলা ভাষায় "গুগল এডসেন্স" (Google Adsense), ব্লগিং, সার্চ ইঞ্জিন অপটিমাইজেশন, ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস প্রভৃতি বিষয়ের আলোচনা রয়েছে যা আমাদের সত্যিকারের অনলাইনে আয়ের বিষয়টি বুঝতে শেখায়।

ব্লগটির বিশেষ বৈশিষ্টঃ

১- গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense), বিষয়ক অনেক গুলো অসাধারন টিউটোরিয়াল। যারা গুগল এডসেন্স এর মাধ্যমে আয় করতে চান তারা এই লেখাগুলো ভাল করে পড়ে নিতে পারেন।

২-কিভাবে ওয়ার্ডপ্রেস এর মাধ্যমে নিজের ব্লগ বানাবেন, কোন প্লাগইন বা থিম ব্যাবহার করবেন,কিভাবে লেখায় গুগল এডসেন্স এর কোড বসাবেন, ব্লগের কোথায় এডসেন্স এর বিজ্ঞাপন বসালে বেশি ক্লিক করে প্রভৃতি বিষয়ে বিস্তারিত পোষ্ট।

৩-যে কোন ব্লগের প্রাণ হোল ভিজিটর। ভিজিটর না এলে আপনি গুগল এডসেন্স (Google Adsense) এর মাধ্যমে টাকা আয়ের বিষয়টি দুঃস্বপ্নে পরিণত হবে।ব্লগে ভিজিটর পেতে হলে সার্চ ইঞ্জিন অপটিমাইজেশন জানতে হবে।বাংলা ভাষায় সার্চ ইঞ্জিন অপটিমাইজেশন বিষয়ক সেরা কিছু লেখা এই ব্লগে পাবেন।

৪-সমসাময়িক তথ্যপ্রযুক্তি জগতে ঘটে যাওয়া অনেক ঘটনার বিবরন জানতে পারবেন এই ব্লগে।

৫-সর্বোপরি এই ব্লগে পাবেন হাসান ভাই আর তার গুনমুগ্ধ এক ঝাক নিয়মিত ভিজিটর যারা আপনাকে বিভিন্ন বিষয়ে সাহায্য করবেন।

যারা গুগল এডসেন্স নিয়ে কাজ করছেন বা সামনে কাজ করতে চান বা বিষয়টি নিয়ে জানতে চান তারা আজই http://bn.jinnatulhasan.com ব্লগে ঘুরে আসতে পারেন।নিচে গুগল এডসেন্স বিষয়ক ১০টি অতি প্রয়োজনীয় টিউটোরিয়ালের লিষ্ট দেওয়া হল, আশা করি আপনাদের কাজে আসবেঃ

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DIET TIP-4: For Maximum Health, Pay Attention to Two Things

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:16:00 +0000

I read something yesterday that I thought you might appreciate. It's a way of thinking about health -- a two-pronged approach to staying healthy that comes from naturopathy, a healing system postulating that disease occurs when one of the body's basic functions breaks down.

Two of the body's most basic functions are digestion and elimination -- eating and, well, you know.

The basic idea is this: If you give your body what it really needs and help it eliminate toxins, you will be and stay healthy. You will increase your vitality, reduce your chances of getting sick, and rid yourself of any physical problems you currently have. It's hard to disagree with this in theory. After all, what could affect a natural organism more than what that organism takes into itself for fuel? And who wouldn't want to rid his body of poisons?

How good are you at following this simple, two-part program?

What about your input? Do you consume good stuff or are you filling yourself full of toxic crap? From what I've read, I believe that sugar is the single greatest "input" problem modern eaters have. Refined sugar is omnipresent. It's in cakes, cookies, and candies, of course, but it's also in fruits, fruit juices, canned goods (including, sometimes, vegetables and meats), packaged goods, medicines, etc.

Starches -- and particularly refined carbohydrates -- are also poison. Yet government and medical health professionals recommend we eat this junk four or five times a day. Chemicals and chemically infused animal products are also ubiquitous and harmful. Yet they are hardly talked about in the health media.

I asked Dr. Al Sears (the chairman of the advisory board for Early to Rise’s sister publication, Total Health Breakthroughs) for some tips for better digestion and elimination. Here's what he said:

Chew your food well before swallowing. Chewing is the first step in digestion. When you gulp your food, you unnecessarily reduce the efficiency of digestion.
Minimize your intake of refined, processed foods. These man-made concoctions are alien to your digestive system. The human body is remarkably adaptable and will often find a way to derive energy. But, over time, the adaptation itself can have untoward consequences. Many processed foods also have preservatives. The problem is that the same substances that retard spoiling retard digestion as well.
For elimination, the most important thing you can do is exercise regularly. Exercise is nature's most powerful cathartic.
Try an occasional fast. A one- to three-day juice or water-only fast can give your digestive system a break and help eliminate toxins.
Herbs can help. For aiding digestion, my favorite is cascara sagrada. It is made from the bark of a tree that grows in the Northwest. One ounce of fluid extract in a glass of pineapple juice after dinner is an excellent treatment for chronic constipation, dyspepsia, and indigestion. For aiding elimination, my choice is a weedlike herb called milk thistle. One 300-mg capsule taken three times a day for a week can detoxify and rejuvenate the liver.
Practice "contemplative eating." Try to break the habit of eating while watching television or reading. Think about eating while you eat. Not only will you better enjoy one of life's greatest pleasures, but focusing your attention also aids in initiating the process of digestion.

DIET TIP -3: How to Eat like a Frenchman and Stay Lean

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:12:00 +0000

How to Eat like a Frenchman and Stay Lean:

for Pierre's breakfast, nothing but coffee
for his lunch, a little salad and meat and a small glass of red wine
for his dinner, meat, poultry, or fish covered in some rich sauce, fresh vegetables, potatoes or pasta, unbuttered bread, a glass of wine, and dessert
absolutely nothing but water or coffee (and plenty of cigarettes) between meals.

Pierre says the single glass of red wine twice a day is critical. And he may be right. A recent study by a team of Spanish researchers found that people who drink two glasses of wine a day are 50% less likely to exhibit cold symptoms than are nondrinkers. The study, reported earlier this year in the American Journal of Epidemiology, looked at 4,272 people, ages 21 to 69 years old, for a year.

The diet I follow to lose weight -- the Carb Addicts diet -- is remarkably similar to the way the Pierre eats. Fish and above-ground veggies are best … then some meat and a little starch … wine twice a day (but only a glass each time) … and plenty of supplements. Refined carbs (starches) are clearly the worst. And though some people can apparently eat some of them, I can't stay lean if I eat starch more than once a day.

Instead of a cup of coffee for breakfast, I have a single boiled egg. For lunch, I eat salad or veggies plus a small piece of fish or meat. For dinner, I consume as much as I want of anything, including wine and dessert, but it must all be eaten within a 60-minute period. The Italians -- also generally thin -- eat in a very similar way. If you've had trouble keeping thin, you might want to give this eating approach a try.

DIET TIP -2: The Most Dangerous Fat of All

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:10:00 +0000

Modern food processing has created unnatural kinds of fats called "trans" fats, which are made when unsaturated oils are artificially hydrogenated in order to increase stability and shelf life. Virtually all packaged foods, including cake mixes, crackers, breakfast cereals, and mayonnaise, are made with artificially hydrogenated fats. Trans fats are also created when unsaturated fats are heated to high temperatures, as in deep-fat frying.

Although they are technically unsaturated fats, trans fats behave like saturated fats by clogging arteries and increasing the susceptibility of cholesterol to oxidize. When the American Heart Association advised Americans to give up butter in favor of "hearthealthy" margarine, it was sadly guiding people out of the frying pan right into the fire.

The hydrogenated fats in most margarines have now been shown to be far more damaging to the heart and arteries than the naturally saturated fats in butter. Your best bet? Read labels closely. If you see the words "hydrogenated" or "partially hydrogenated," you can be sure the product contains trans fats

DIET TIP-1: "Good" and "Bad" Fat

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 18:02:00 +0000

Although many health experts are telling us that we have too much fat in our diet, the truth is that that most people are actually deficient in essential fatty acids (EFAs), especially omega-3 fatty acids.

By increasing your consumption of these vitamin-type fats, you can lower your chance of getting heart disease, reduce inflammation in your joints, enhance your immune response against cancer, and promote healthy brain function.

The point is that the types of fat you eat make a big difference in your risk of developing or dying of heart disease. Despite what you've probably been led to believe, it's not necessary to reduce fat consumption in order to reduce your risks. It is important, however, to change the KINDS of fats you eat.

In a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers concluded that replacing unhealthy fats like margarine and shortening with healthy sources of fats -- such as olive oil, avocados, nuts, and cold-water fish -- was more effective in preventing coronary disease than reducing total fat intake.

Here's an easy way to remember which fats are good and which are bad, plus the best way to get the important fats you need.

Saturated fats are those that are solid at room temperature. They are found in meat, dairy products, palm and palm-kernel oils, cocoa butter, and coconut oil. Numerous epidemiological analyses have observed that increased consumption of saturated fat is linked to increased incidences of heart disease and cancer. While some scientists (including Dr. Robert Atkins) have argued that saturated fats have been unfairly maligned for their role in the development of heart disease, most nutritionists advise that saturated fat be kept to 10 percent or less of your total daily calories.
Monounsaturated oils are those that are liquid at room temperature but become cloudy or solid when refrigerated. They include olive oil and canola oil and are present in avocados. Studies have shown that cultures that get the majority of their fat calories from monounsaturated fats have a lower incidence of all types of cardiovascular disease and many kinds of cancer. Health and nutrition experts now recommend that the majority of your dietary fat intake should be from monounsaturated oils.
Polyunsaturated oils remain liquid even when chilled. They are important because they supply the essential fatty acids. The most commonly used vegetable oils, such as those made from corn, peanuts, and soybeans, are high in omega-6 EFAs. Sources of omega-3 fats include deep-sea (cold-water) fish like salmon, herring, cod, mackerel, and sardines, as well as flaxseed (also known as linseed).

Most of us get adequate omega-6 from our diet. But unless you are eating cold-water fish four or five times a week or chewing a tablespoon of raw flaxseed daily, you will most likely benefit from an additional omega-3 EFA supplement.

In the past, most people took fish-oil and flaxseed-oil supplements. Unfortunately, both of these can have digestive side effects, ranging from an unpleasant taste to noxious burping, nausea, and diarrhea. The Health Sciences Institute has recently reported, however, on a better alternative: perilla oil. We've found that perilla oil appears to be the most inexpensive and best-tolerated source of these valuable compounds. It delivers all of the benefits of omega-3 EFAs and in some cases appears to be even more powerful than fish or flaxseed oil. Most importantly, it's free of the digestive side effects that many people suffer with the traditional sources of omega-3 fatty acids.

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Weight LossTips 46 to 50

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:44:00 +0000

46.

Boil your vegetables instead of cooking them, or even better, eat them fresh. However if you do not like eating your vegetables as it is, try steaming them without adding anything at all. This is probably the healthiest way to eat cabbages, cauliflowers and a host of other vegetables.

47.

Carry parsley with you. Parsley is an excellent thing to munch on in between meals. Not just is it good for you in terms of vitamins, but it is also a perfect way of making your breath fresher.

48.

Choose low fat substitutes or no fat substitutes. There are plenty of low fat or even no fat substitutes available in the market so why not choose wisely. It is much better for you heart too. Many people just go for shopping and pick up whatever they can. They do not bother to find out if there are nay substitutes for the thing they are looking for.

In the markets of today, you will be astounded at the range of goods that manufactures have to offer. In fact with all the hue and cry that is being made about weight loss, low fat substitutes and no fat substitutes are hitting the stands faster than mushrooms that sprout
after the first rains.
So the next time you head for the stores instead of picking up what you have always picked up, see if there are better substitutes. Remember that our bodies need nutrients and not just calories. Fats give us nutrients but with more calories than what proteins or carbohydrates do.

49.

Avoid crash diets. They are bad for health and you will gain what you have lost once you take a break. Crash diets are not a solution to weight loss. It might seem as if you have lost few pounds but the moment you give up on the crash diet every thing will bounce back with a vengeance. Take a look at it in this way. Do you think that it is possible for a person to survive on a crash diet for the rest of his or her life? Certainly not! So at some time or the other, you will have to give up the crash diet and then you will see for yourself that a crash diet does more harm than good on the long run. Crash diets may have a lot to promise, but very rarely do these promises ring true. Crash diets are things people go on in order to wear an old dress or suit for a particular occasion. That’s the only purpose that they serve as far as I can see.

50.

God gave us teeth for a reason...

Therefore we should develop a habit of chewing all food including liquid food and soft foods like sweets, ice creams at least 8 to 12 times. This is essential to add saliva to the food, as it is only in the saliva that sugar is digested. Often we find that whatever goes into our mouth goes down like lightning. We hardly give the saliva any time to act on the food. So does digestion take place like it should? Do we just stuff our tummies with food that doesn’t get digested or in other words that doesn’t yield the benefits that it should?

Weight LossTips 41 to 45

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:42:00 +0000

41.

Watch your fat intake. Each fat gram contains 9 calories so by reading the total calories on a food and knowing the quantity of fat, you can estimate the % of fat, which should in no way exceed 30% of the food.

42.

Go easy on salt, as too much salt is one of the causes of obesity. Make it a point to really cut down on salt. Try to bring down your salt intake to half of what it was last year.

43.

Change from table butter to cholesterol free butter. If you have a choice why not g for it, any way it is healthier for you and tastes just the same. Bear in mind that these small changes can go a long way towards weight reduction.

44.

Instead of frying things try baking them without fat. Baking is by far a healthier method of preparing food than frying. Baking requires lesser oil or fat.

45.

Use a non stick frying pan for your cooking so that you do not have to add oil. The golden rule is to try and avoid as much oil as possible and a non stick pan is the perfect solution to this problem.

Weight LossTips 41 to 45

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:42:00 +0000

41.

42.

Go easy on salt, as too much salt is one of the causes of obesity. Make it a point to really cut down on salt. Try to bring down your salt intake to half of what it was last year.

43.

44.

Instead of frying things try baking them without fat. Baking is by far a healthier method of preparing food than frying. Baking requires lesser oil or fat.

45.

Weight LossTips 36 to 40

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:41:00 +0000

36.

High Fiber multigrain breads are better than white breads. Remember how I told you to increase the fiber content in your food; well this is the answer to that. It is not only better in terms of the fiber content but also in terms of the protein content as well.

37.

Reduce your intake of pork. Pork is not something that can help you to lose weight. So the lesser pork you eat the better chances you have of losing weight. And remember that pork includes the pork products as well, things like bacon, ham and sausages.

38.

Limit your sugar intake. If you can’t have things unsweetened go for sugar substitutes. These things are just as sweetening but are certainly not fattening.

39.

Graze 5 to 6 times a day. Instead of sticking to just three meals a day, try grazing. Grazing means try having 5 or 6 smaller meals instead of three king sized meals. It is an excellent way of having smaller quantities of food.

40.

Go ahead eat cheat food, but only for flavor. There are many things which you have to avoid from your diet but which you may have an undying craving for. Do not avoid them altogether. You could call them cheat foods and indulge in them once in a while. But take care just to tingle your taste buds, don’t hog on them. Instead of that share them with others.

Weight LossTips 31 to 35

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:38:00 +0000

31.
50 to 55% of your diet should be carbohydrates. It is a myth that you should try and avoid
carbohydrates when you are on a diet. Rather the other way round I should say.
Carbohydrates are a ready source of energy and so 50 to 55% of your diet should be
carbohydrates.
32.
25 to 30% of your diet should be proteins. Various processes and activities are going on in
our bodies. Things are broken down and being built up again. Resistance has to be built up,
recovery from disease too is needed and for all this the body needs plenty of proteins so see
to it that 25 to 30 % of your diet consists of proteins.
33.
Fats should only be 15 to 20 %. You need only this much of fat in your diet so keep it at that.
34.
Try and adopt a vegetarian diet. A vegetarian diet is undoubtedly better for those of us
watching our diet. There are a lot of advantages of keeping to a vegetarian diet but I don’t
want to sing an ode to vegetarianism now. What I would suggest is keep to a vegetarian diet
as much as you can. Make a non- vegetarian diet a week end event or something if you find it
impossible to give up eating all those animals.
35.
Choose white meat rather than red. White meat, which includes fish and fowl, is miles better
than red meat, which includes beef and pork for those trying to lose weight.

Weight LossTips 26 to 30

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:02:00 +0000

26.

Nothing more than an egg a day. Eggs are not such a bright idea. It would be best to reduce your intake of eggs to maybe three in a week. But for those of you die hard egg fans, you may have up to one egg a day but nothing more than that.

27.

Make chocolates a luxury and not a routine. Chocolates are not or at least they should not be a part of your diet. So do not indulge too much in them. Even the bitter chocolates are not good for you because though the sugar is less there is still the cream in them.

28.

Choose a variety of foods from all food groups every day. This is a fine way of keeping deficiency diseases at bay. Change the items included in your diet every day. This is an excellent way of keeping deficiency diseases at bay and it helps you to experiment with a variety of dishes and there by you do not get bored of your diet.

29.

If you can say no to alcoholic beverages please do. Alcoholic beverages too are not good for you. Beer can be fattening and the rest of the alcoholic drinks may not be fattening by themselves but after a couple of swigs you will be in no position to watch your diet and your appetite too will be something to battle with.

30.

Try to have breakfast within one hour of waking. It’s always best to have breakfast within an hour of waking so that your body can charge itself with the energy it needs for the day. The idea is not to wait for your self to get really hungry. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day but that does not mean that it should be the most filling meal of the day.

Weight LossTips 21 to 25

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:59:00 +0000

21.

Count the calories as you eat. It’s a good idea to have an idea of the calories that most food items have. If it is a packed thing then the label is sure to have the calories that the substance has.

22.

Be sure to burn out those extra calories by the end of the week. If you feel that you have consumed more calories than you should have during the week, it happens you know, and then make sure that you work off those extra calories by the end of the week.

23.

Stay away from fried things. Fried things are an absolute no-no. The more fried things that you avoid, the lesser weight you will gain. Fried things are called so because they are fried in oil or fat. And even if the external oil is drained away, there is still a lot of hidden oil in it so stay away from it.

24.

Do not skip meals. The worst thing you can do while watching you diet is skip a meal. It has just the opposite effect of what you want. You need to have at least four regular meals every day.

25.

Fresh vegetables are better than cooked or canned vegetables. Try to eat your vegetables raw. When you cook them, you are in fact taking away nearly half the vitamins in them. And canned vegetables too are processed and are not nearly half as good as fresh vegetables. When you buy your vegetables it would be a good thing to see if the label says that it is pesticide free.

Weight LossTips 16 to 20

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:56:00 +0000

16.

Eat only when you are hungry. Some of us have the tendency to eat whenever we see food. We use parties as an excuse to stuff our selves. Understand that the effect of a whole week of dieting can be wasted by just one day’s party food. Whenever you are offered something to eat do not decline it completely bit just break of a nibble so that you appear to mind your manners and at the same time can watch your diet.

17.

Quit snacking in between meals. Do not fall for snacks in between meals. This is especially true for those who have to travel a lot. They feel that the only time they can get a bite to eat is snacks and junk food. The main problem with most snacks and junk food is that they are usually less filling and contain a lot of fat and calories. Just think about French fries…tempting
but terribly fattening.

18.

Snack on vegetables if you must. You might get the pangs of hunger in between meals. It is something that you can very well control. Or even better, try munching on carrots. They are an excellent way to satisfy those hungry pangs and are good for your eyes and teeth. True, you might end up being called Bugs Bunny, but its miles better to be called Bugs Bunny than fatso.

19.

Go easy on tea and coffee. Tea and coffee are harmless by themselves. It’s when you add the cream and sugar that they become fattening. Did you know that having a cup of tea or coffee that has cream and at least two cubes of sugar is as bad as having a big piece of rich chocolate cake?

20.

Try to stick to black tea/coffee. Black tea or coffee can actually be good for you. But personally I would like to recommend tea rather than coffee. The caffeine in the coffee is not really good for you because it is an alkaloid and can affect other functions of your body likethe metabolism.

Weight LossTips 11 to 15

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:52:00 +0000

11.

Go crazy on vegetables. Vegetables are your best bet when it comes to losing pounds. Nature has a terrific spread when it comes to choosing vegetables. And the leafy green vegetables are your best bet. Try to include a salad in you diet always.

12.

Eat intelligently. The difference between man and beast is that we are driven by intelligence while beasts are driven by instinct. Don’t just eat something because you feel like eating it. Ask your self whether your body really needs it.

13.

Watch what you eat. Keep a watchful eye on every thing that goes in. Sometimes the garnishes can richer than the food itself. Accompaniments too can be very rich. Remember that it is the easiest thing in the world to eat something without realizing that it was something that you should not have eaten. Selective memory you know…

14.

Control that sweet tooth. Remember that sweet things generally mean more calories. It is natural that we have cravings for sweet things especially chocolates and other confectionery. Go easy on theses things and each time you consume something sweet understand that it is going to add on somewhere.

15.

Fix times to have meals and stick to it. Try to have food at fixed times of the day. You can stretch these times by half an hour, but anything more than that is going to affect your eating pattern, the result will either be a loss of appetite or that famished feeling which will make you stuff yourself with more than what is required the next time you eat.

Weight LossTips 6 to 10

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:47:00 +0000

Include in your diet things that contain more water like tomatoes and watermelons. These things contain 90 to 95 % water so that there is nothing that you have to lose by feasting on them. They fill you up without adding to the pounds.

Eat fresh fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. Juice is often sweetened but fresh fruits have natural sugars. When you eat fruit, you are taking in a lot of fiber, which is needed by the body, and fruits of course are an excellent source of vitamins.

If you do have a craving for fruit juice then go for fresh fruit juice instead of these that contain artificial flavors and colors. Or even better, try making your own fruit juice taking care not to sweeten it with too many calories.

Choose fresh fruit to processed fruits. Processed and canned fruits do not have as much fiber as fresh fruit and processed and canned fruits are nearly always sweetened.

10.

Increase your fiber intake. Like I mentioned, the body needs a lot of fiber. So try to include in your diet as many fruits and vegetables as you can.

Weight LossTips 1 to 5

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:02:00 +0000

Drink plenty of water. Our body needs a lot of water so give in to water. Water is not just way to flush out toxin but if you have more water in your body you will generally feel healthier and fitter. This it self will discourage any tendency to gorge. The best thing about water is that is has no calories at all.

Start your day with a glass of water. As soon as you wake up, gulp down a glass of cool water. It’s a wonderful way to start you day and you only need a lesser quantity of your breakfast drink after that. A glass of water lets out all your digestive juices and sort of lubricates the insides of your body. You may have your morning cup of tea but have it after a glass of water. It is good for you.

Drink a glass of water before you start the meal. Water naturally needs some space so that you feel fuller without actually having to stuff yourself.

Have another glass of water while you are having the meal. Again this is another way of making yourself full so that you can actually rise from the table eating less but feeling full just the same. Instead of drinking it one gulp, take sips after each morsel. It will help the food to settle faster so that you get that feeling that you are full faster.

SIDENOTE: Water is such a remarkable thing, but seldom do we give it the credit that it deserves. Did you know that over 66% of your body weight is nothing but water? It’s amazing! Water also plays a vital role in weight control, which is why I donated so much space to it, above.

Stay away from sweetened bottle drinks, especially sodas. Hey all those colas and fizzy drinks are sweetened with sugar and sugar means calories. The more you can cut out on these sweetened bottle drinks, the better for you. So if you must drink sodas, then stick to diet sodas.

Are All Natural weight Loss Plans Beneficial to Your Health?

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:56:00 +0000

All natural weight loss plans sound almost too good to be true. Is it even possible to lose weight, look and feel great without being forced into an unnatural diet or without taking dangerous drugs? Well, if you want to lose weight, you have to have a plan. You have to set some goals and pursue them. And you have to be patient. There is no such a thing as fast weight loss. You cannot take a pill and get rid of all the fat deposits in a matter of weeks or months. Your body just doesn't work this way.

Here is a good plan with all the things you will have to do to lose weight safely and effective:

Exercise:This is nothing new really, but exercise is probably the most important predictor of whether you will succeed at long term weight loss and weight loss maintenance. In order for exercise to be helpful in weight loss, you should strive for a minimum of five 30-minute sessions per week. The good news is that recent research has shown that three 10-minute sessions in a day are as good as one 30-minute session.The goal of exercise for weight loss is to burn more calories, although exercise offers many other benefits as well. How many calories you burn depends on the frequency, duration and intensity of your activities. Even though regularly scheduled aerobic exercises are best for losing fat, any extra physical activity helps burn calories. And since lifestyle-related activities may be easier to fit into your day, you should think about ways you can increase your physical effort. For example, make several trips up and down stairs instead of using the elevator, park at the far end of the lot and walk instead of taking the bus.
Stay focused on being healthy, not on becoming thin. Many people become more successful at long-term weight loss when their motivation changes from wanting to be thinner to wanting to be healthier. Change your mindset to think about selecting foods that will help your body's health rather than worrying about foods that will affect your body's weight. The Food Pyramid offers a basic outline of the types and amounts of food you should eat each day to give your body the nutrients it needs for optimal health. Adopting a new eating style that promotes weight loss must include lowering your total calorie intake. But decreasing calories doesn't mean giving up taste, satisfaction or even ease of meal preparation. One way you can lower your calorie intake is by eating more plant-based foods - fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Strive for variety to help you achieve your goals without giving up taste or nutrition.
If you have to use any weight loss pills, don't try those advertised as "fat burners" or other nonsense of this kind. There are plant extracts out there that can help you reduce the sensation of hunger and bind some of the fat in your meals so you get the benefit of a relaxed approach and positive attitude. A good attitude is essential for your success. A good attitude can help you have patience and not try to see fast results. Fast weight loss will only result in gaining back all the fat and then some.

All natural weight loss plans and baby steps do work wonders!

Is Your Diet Helping You Lose Weight?

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:52:00 +0000

The way you diet can do wonders for your body-image and health in the long run or it can forever ruin your hopes for looking gorgeous and feeling great. Everybody is into dieting today, regardless of whether they're doing it knowingly or not. We all believe that we should eat more broccoli and a lot more raw fruits and vegetables and less fat and so on.

And for the most part of our lives we do try to stay on the right side of healthy, but it's not always easy. Add to that the fact that there are so many conflicting stories on what's hot and what's not when it comes to healthy foods and you can easily find yourself in a dieters' hell.

So what can you do to be sure your diet is both helping you to lose weight and stay healthy in the long run?

The most important thing when it comes to diets is to use common sense. Common sense wouldn't let you starve to death with plenty of food around you and it would most likely make you feel you've had too much when you give way to your eating cravings! So yes, common sense is your best ally when it comes to healthy diet choices.

The next very important thing is to understand that your body needs proteins, fats, sugars, fibers, vitamins and minerals at all meals if it is to feel satisfied with what you've been eating. Ideally, every time you eat, your plate should have some protein, a little fat and a little fibrous mass to ensure that you feel full and satisfied.

This takes some planning and for some of us planning can be hard because we are so much into the "mindlessly munching on pretzels" habit. You have to admit it, it's a lot easier to reach out for a bag of whatever junk food is available than to plan a balanced meal.

It also means that if you plan to replace potato chips with a fruit snack, you won't feel good about it and it won't make you feel full. An apple followed by, say, some plain yogurt, will do more to keep you filled than two apples. Have a bit of everything at every meal!

Another thing we hear all the time is that raw food is better as in healthier than cooked food. It follows that you have to eat as much raw food as possible. But you are not told that eggplants and beans sometimes harbor toxic compounds that can wreak havoc on your digestive tract if you eat them raw. Many starch containing plants cannot be eaten raw because our bodies do not process that particular type of starch unless transformed by high temperature processing cooking, that is.

Other veggies, like carrots, contain fragile nutrients that can be destroyed in a frying pan. But cooked carrots still contain tons of great nutrients and vitamins. And no, there is no evidence that sushi is any better for you than grilled salmon. What to do then? Eat a mixture of raw and cooked fruits and veggies, and use common sense. If it's normally eaten raw, go for it. If it's usually cooked into a culinary delight, don't eat it raw.

Diet choices should be made according to your own body's needs and way of life. It is really of no use to starve yourself or eat disgusting foods just because others said it's healthy.

Are There Some Diets that Will Never Work?

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:50:00 +0000

There are diets that work for certain people, there are diets that do not work for certain people and then there are diets that never really work for anybody at all. Dieting is the most popular past time in the Western world and, makes no mistake that this is not a women-only issue. If you are a man and want a lot of women around you, then you have to stay fit.

Pessimists would say that a diet is a bunch of foods we don't like, in too tiny portions for our appetites and we must eat all that at specific times of the day. As nobody really eats this way, nobody can successfully diet and change their life style. I would say that dieting is, more than anything else, finding a structure.

It's been said that people cannot eat healthy with so many temptations around them and this is why diets don't really work, but the truth is that way too few diets offer a healthy structure that is both easy to follow and tasty. We cannot eat bland food all our lives and we can only drink this much grapefruit juice before we decide enough it's enough.

Add to that all the scientific discoveries that stress out the importance of our genes to our overall body type and the naysayer do seem to make a valid point when they argue that diets never work. The fact is that, as one medical study showed, 80% of the children who have two obese parents are at risk of growing into obese adults themselves and only 15% of the children who have two normal-weight parents are at risk of growing into obese adults. So genes do play an important role, but so do your environment and your life style. It doesn't matter how skinny your mother and father are if you drink a gallon of high sugar fizzy drinks a day and eat only the greasiest burgers with XXL portions of fries.

We are all at risk of being involved in a car accident, whether we drive or not, but very few of us would ever have a car accident and even fewer will cause one to happen. Not drinking alcohol prior to driving and not being too tired to stay focused really does help.

And the same case can be made for dieting. Dieting is more than something you try for a couple of weeks every now and then. Dieting is changing the perspective you have on food. For example there is no such a thing as good foods and bad foods, but there is something that is called moderation. And it means that if you know you should cut out sugar and fat, and then avoid eating huge portions of anything that contains a lot of refined sugar and a high amount of fat.

It won't get you very far to start on a frustration diet that demonizes chocolate and burgers! You should be able to adjust to a healthier burger, though. Like not buying a burger, but trying to make your own, buying a lean cut of beef and having the butcher grinding it for you. Dieting and healthy life style is not as much about giving up on foods we love, but on making choices that are sustainable for long term – for a life time actually!

Free Diet Plans Can Work for You

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:49:00 +0000

Dieting web sites and dieting plans are so successful that it's almost a given that anybody can find the perfect free dieting scheme on the internet. Free diet plans are, well, free - you don't pay anything upfront. But many people don’t trust them having a good reason. The famed "cabbage soup diet" or the "3 days diet" are just two random examples of diet plans that will never work and can even be downright dangerous.

So how can you find a sound free diet plan? Is there any such a thing? The keyword when you're looking for a diet plan is common sense. Use your knowledge and your intuition to pick between the various diets, it's not that hard. For example it would be a good thing to find out right from the start what the right amount of calories you need based on your current weight and daily activity. It's worth noting that even if you are 100 lbs and a complete couch potato, you still need about 1300 calories per day just to stay alive and well. For most of us, a good dieting plan would do nothing more than give some guidelines on what to eat to stay within the daily limits for calories. And any plan that attempts to tell you that 500 calories per day is good for you won't help you at all.

After decades of dieting, many people have become more knowledgeable and it's easier to say when we are eating something we shouldn't. Any scheme, be it a free diet plan or one especially made for you by a dietician, will take into account that you will be faced with having to eat some no-so-healthy food sooner or later. You never know what will be on the menu at your cousin's wedding party or at that very important dinner meeting with out of town customers.

The next very important thing is to find a diet that can accommodate your favorite foods, even if they are pork chops and fries. You won't be able to diet and feel happy about it if you have to give up everything you like. Incorporating foods you like is beneficial in the long run and it will
drastically decrease the danger of binge eating.

And another tricky part you have to take into account when you try a free diet plan is during the day you are most likely to eat. I am yet to find a person who likes to eat very early in the morning and needs to diet. Hey, maybe I'm on to something here!

A good diet plan will make the transition from a dedicated evening eater to a healthy morning eater seem easy and enjoyable. And the whole purpose of a diet plan is to make life and food enjoyable even when it's served in small, healthy bites. Dieting is supposed to be fun, to make you feel happier, healthier and ready to try even more nice new things in your life!

Diet myths debunked

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 03:44:00 +0000

The dieting world is full of myths, hearsay and soundbites. We all have heard them a thousand times, but does that make them true? Is it really a good idea to ban sugar completely from your diet? Is it really a good idea not to touch fat and alcohol ever again? This seems to me like an invitation to failure. Too few people can swear off certain foods forever and stick to the oath. The rest of us need a little treat now and then. And there’s nothing wrong with getting a treat once in while, provided that treats don’t happen every day.

The basic idea of any diet is to eat food that contains fewer calories than your body needs to maintain its current weight. This way, the body is forced to use the accumulated fat in order to make up for the energy it doesn’t get from food. But a diet also has to be tasty and nutritionally sound. Simply banning certain types of foods and ingredients is not a solution because anybody following such a diet will have to acknowledge sooner or later that he or she wants those foods and ingredients badly and a relapse into the old eating habits becomes inevitable.

People should also learn not to put their faith into meal replacements, such as Mypoplex, Slimfast or Eat-Smart. These combinations of low-fat and high-protein substances cannot substitute a proper diet. They should never be used for more than 4 four weeks in a row. Calories are important to the body and nobody can go on for long without them. Cutting calories out of the long-term nutrition is a huge mistake because the internal organs and muscles need them to function.

Using meal replacements for a week or two, as a shock treatment, is fine. Relying on them for two months is asking for trouble. And the same goes for single-food diets, such as the cabbage soup diet, because they are based on the same idea.

Another widespread myth is the idea that the best approach to weight loss is a low-carb, high-protein diet. This is one of the myths that emerged from the Hollywood slimming industry. Nearly all movie stars and singers are on some such diet. However, this approach is not exactly good for you because a diet low in carbohydrates and calories forces the body to use existing carbs located in the liver and the muscles. In time, this diet leads to weight loss mainly from water stored in the body, instead of fat, and also strains the internal organs.

And people should not be so afraid of potatoes, bread and pasta, the leading sources of carbohydrates. Carbs are actually good for you because they quell the feeling of hunger without bringing in too many calories. So you can safely eat moderate amounts of potatoes and bread as long as you don’t use butter or sauces, which are laden with fat. Naturally, you also have to pay attention to how these foods are prepared. French fries are not a low-fat food. Still, a high-carb, low-fat diet is far better than banning potatoes and bread from your daily meals and it’s also easier to stick to.

Drinking a certain quantity of water every day is a good idea because it keeps the body hydrated and fills the stomach. Water also keeps the intestines healthy by facilitating the movements of undigested food to the exit point. However, simply drinking water does not trigger weight loss. There is only one way to lose weight and that is to burn up the existing fat and water cannot do that.

Nor should a diet be judged solely by how much weight is lost per week. Some people claim that a diet can be considered effective if the weekly loss of weight is above two pounds. Frankly, two pounds per week is a lot of weight to lose and you can be sure that not all of it is fat, but also the lean tissue that makes up the muscles.

Another myth claims that fat is absolutely bad for you. It’s not. Quite on the contrary, the body needs some fat in order to get the important fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K circulating through the cardiovascular system. Moreover, fat also brings into the body the essential fatty acids omega-3 and omega-6 that cannot be synthesized in the body. The word “essential” means that these fatty acids simply have to be present in your daily food since they play an important role in your health. The recommended dose of fat is 35 percent of your daily calories.

And last of all comes the idea that a diet or eating plan is enough in itself and does not have to be coupled with exercising. But exercising is the most effective way of burning up the extra calories stored as fat. Simply sitting at your desk all day long is not going to do the trick, regardless of what diet you’re on. Remember that a diet that has plenty of food (the right kind of food) and plenty of exercise is far better than sitting on the sofa and drinking cabbage soup every six hours. It works faster and is less stressful to your body.

14-Can you compare a handheld body fat calculator to a perso

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:13:00 +0000

Your bodyfat percentage and Body Mass Index are actually two very different numbers that can have very little to do with each other depending on several factors.

Your body fat percentage (regardless of the source you get it from, be it the handheld bio-impedence electrical machine or through skinfold calipers) is a measure of how much fat you have on your body compared to lean mass in form of muscle, bone, organs, etc.

For example, if you weigh 200 pounds at 10% bodyfat, you are carrying 20 pounds of fat on you.

Your Body Mass Index is a measure of weight compared to height. It actually has nothing to do with fat or muscle or anything like that!

Using our same example, a person who weighed 200 pounds at 10% bodyfat could be categorized as obese unless they were at least 6 foot 4!

Body Mass Index is a simple, quick gauge of your body based on the combined average data of the measurements of millions of people. It does not necessarily apply to an individual. Your bodyfat percentage is a far more useful number.

I would expect these two numbers to agree only if the person being tested were completely average, which is hard to expect in the real world.

As an aside, the bio-impedence method of testing bodyfat may be convenient but it is not all that accurate. The readings can vary greatly during the course of a day and can be affected by how much water you have in you as well as what you've eaten during the day.

For best results, use it at the same time every day (preferable first thing in the morning before doing anything else). This will give you a standardized way to compare your results.

13- I have a scale that measures body fat via an electric pulse. What are your thoughts on those? Should I have measurements taken with calipers?

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:12:00 +0000

I would take the results you see from your scale with a grain of salt. These scales work by measuring the amount of electrical resistance in your body by passing a small current from one foot to the other.

Muscle contains more water than fat and is a better electrical conductor.The results can be easily skewed by how much water you've drank and what you've eaten, e.g. foods with salt in them will decrease your readings. If you want to appear to drop bodyfat quickly on these scales, drink a lot of water and eat some bacon or ham.

That being said, these scales can be useful if you use them at the exact same time everyday. I would recommend first thing in the morning right after you wake up, before you put anything into your body. Just keep in mind that the results you are seeing are only an estimate based on the electrical resistance in your body, not necessarily bodyfat.

Skinfold calipers will give you a more accurate reading of bodyfat.

12-How much exercise would I have to do on a weekly basis in order to lose 30 pounds?

noreply@blogger.com (Online Tutour (All Free Resources)) — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:11:00 +0000

Losing 30 pounds safely and permanently is going to take some time, especially since I'm assuming you want to lose 30 pounds of fat and not just 30 pounds of bodyweight.

I would say the time frame you are looking at should be around 4 months or so. This may not be as fast as you like but it will ensure that you are losing primarily fat and not muscle or water.

You are going to need to exercise at least 3 times per week for about 20 - 30 minutes per session in order to meet that goal. The key is to burn calories and watch what you eat.