The Real Reason Counting Calories Doesn't Work

Most people have the right idea when they want to lose weight that they should track their calorie intake. It's true that calories do matter when it comes to weight loss but counting calories has some serious errors. These errors are typically what breaks a diet and leaves the dieter frustrated and back at square one.

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Best Summer Foods To Eat If You Want To Melt The Fat Away

Looking great and feeling like being in the best possible shape is all we want. We all enjoy going on the beaches but before you step out you should prepare yourself to fight with the heat strokes.

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21 Energy-Boosting Breakfast Recipes That Are Easier Than Making a Cup of Joe

Weight Loss Scale Deceit

What exactly are you losing? This is the question you should ask yourself whenever you step on the scale to check your body weight.

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Why the Benefits Of Letting Your Body Go Hungry Have Been Ignored

I have been teaching the benefits of allowing your body to go hungry for many years and the one question I get asked a lot is this question: If, allowing your body to go hungry, is so good for you, then why do you hardly ever hear about it? That is a very good question which I will be answering in this article.

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7 Easy Camping Meals That Outdoor Experts Swear By

The Importance of CPR Training for Parents

Parenting is not an easy task, and you'll need to be committed all the way. Whether you have a newborn or a toddler, you need to be prepared on how to respond to an emergency situation that may arise.

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Enterprise Mobile Apps For the Healthcare Industry

The main objective of developing enterprise mobile apps is to acquire a more convenient mode of operation. Typically, healthcare representatives can be seen lugging around tonnes of paperwork with them all the time. However, with an online information repository that is accessible on a mobile or a tablet device, there is no more need for the grunt work. Healthcare enterprise mobile solutions are an awesome way to add convenience to your operations. And this helps not only the hospital staff but also the sales representatives. With all the information available on their mobile and tablet devices, they can go around visiting so many potential clients and deliver a plethora of information to develop new sales.

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Say Hello to IPSCORE, New and Improved Tools for Stem Cell Research

According to a recent study, published in Stem Cell Reports on April 6, a new set of improved tools are here to advance stem cell researches. The study was led by Dr. Kelly Frazer, the professor of pediatrics and director of the Institute for Genomic Medicine at University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

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Why I Quit The Gym & You Probably Should Too

Reasons why I quit the gym and reasons why I think most people should too. I recommend some ways to stay in shape without paying any money.

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21 Lighter Meals That Help You Get Back on Track After a *Big* Weekend

Hair Styles That Are In Trend With Short Hair

It's the patchy summer months. The heat is already quite disturbing and like me, most of you have cut down or trimmed your hairs to make them short. Having short hairs is not a problem but it makes your hair more manageable than they are long.

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Are 10,000 Steps a Day Really Best for Your Health? Here's What Science Says

The Problem With the "Hip Dip" Trend That's All Over Your Instagram

9 Open-Faced Sandwiches for When You Want the Quickest Dinner (Yes, Dinner!) Ever

Tips on How to Lose Weight Fast

Carrying extra weight can have an affect you in many diverse ways. Depression, a lack of self-esteem, health problems, and physical strain are all probable risk considerations.

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Most Effective Ways To Get Rid Of A Hickey

Hickeys Knows As Love Bites, mostly given on necks from your partner. Just know about how to heal them fast with some of the home remedies.

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Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Raise your sails! You're about to go on a culinary adventure... on a zucchini boat. Pack the green vessel with ground beef, onion, marinara sauce, and spices, and you'll be well on your way to a meal you won't want to put down (literally, you eat it with your hands).

Stuffed Zucchini Boats

Recipe by: Jamie Webber
Makes: 6 boats
Ready in: 45 minutes

INGREDIENTS
6 zucchini
1 tablespoon coconut oil, plus extra
1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 pound ground beef
1 cup marinara sauce
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon dried parsley
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 cup mozzarella cheese, shredded (optional)
Chopped basil, for garnish (optional)

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Create boats out of zucchini by slicing them in half and carving out the flesh until a little valley forms. (Save the flesh for later.)

3. Rub the outside of the zucchini with a little oil. Place in a line on a parchment-lined baking pan and set aside.

4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan over medium heat, then add onion. Cook for 2-3 minutes, until translucent. Add the garlic and ground beef, and cook until meat is browned.

5. Once meat is fully cooked (about 8-10 minutes), add marinara, zucchini flesh, seasonings, and salt and pepper, and let everything simmer for about 10 minutes.

6. Scoop the meat mixture into the boats and, if using cheese, sprinkle on top.

7. Bake for 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and zucchini has softened.

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One-Pot Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

How many times have you found yourself in the it's-late-and-I'm-so-tired-but-I'm-starving scenario after a long day at work? Then you reach for the take-out menu, only to be underwhelmed by what you thought was going to be a solid meal. Put on your apron and commit to making this one-pot meal with protein-rich beef and broccoli. In less than 20 minutes, you'll be eating a healthy meal that requires practically zero cleanup.

One-Pot Beef and Broccoli Stir-Fry

Recipe by: Jamie Webber
Makes: 4 servings
Ready in: 20 minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon coconut oil, divided
1 pound boneless round flank steak, cut into thin 3-inch strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 head of broccoli, florets only
1 yellow onion, sliced
Brown rice or quinoa, cooked

SAUCE INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/3 cup water
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

DIRECTIONS
1. In a large skillet, heat 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over medium heat. Add steak and sauté for 3-5 minutes until no longer pink. Set aside.

2. In the same pan, add garlic, broccoli, and onion, and the remaining oil, and continue to cook for 3-5 minutes.

3. Add the beef back into the pan.

4. In separate bowl, whisk all the ingredients for the sauce and pour into pan. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until everything is fully combined and the mixture is warm.

5. Serve hot over brown rice or quinoa.

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Steak Burrito Bowl

Yep, you can make your own (way healthier) version of a fast-food burrito bowl (way better) at home. Make the marinade, let the beef soak in it for 2 minutes to 2 hours (really, whatever you have time for), and then get cooking. After just 10 minutes, you can get to the best part: layering the beans, tomatoes, avocado, and quinoa over romaine like you just mastered cooking school.

Steak Burrito Bowl

Recipe by: Jamie Webber
Makes: 4 servings
Ready in: 25 minutes (add 2 hours if marinating longer)

MARINADE INGREDIENTS
1 cup cilantro, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons olive oil
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 jalapeño, minced and seeds removed
Sea salt and pepper, to taste

BOWL INGREDIENTS
1 pound boneless flank steak, cubed
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, thinly sliced
4 romaine lettuce leaves, loosely chopped
1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
1 avocado, sliced
2 cups quinoa or brown rice, cooked
4 tablespoons cilantro, roughly chopped
1 lime, juice only

DIRECTIONS
1. Add all marinade ingredients to a food processor (or just chop everything really small!).

2. In a large plastic bag, add the steak and marinade. If you have time, let it sit for 2 hours, but if not, just start cooking right away. It will still soak up the flavors.

3. Heat olive oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 3 minutes, then add steak and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side. Set aside.

4. In four separate bowls, layer ingredients by adding quinoa or brown rice first, then black beans, then tomatoes and lettuce, then steak and onions, and finally, sliced avocado. Sprinkle on cilantro and a squeeze of lime juice.

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Taco Lettuce Wraps With Ground Beef

It's taco night (i.e., Monday through Sunday). But if you're getting tired of the usual rotation, go back to your roots and enjoy tacos the way your mom used to make 'em... with ground beef.

The spices and salsa verde give the beef flavor, so you don't need to go overboard on the toppings. Swap out the standard shell for a durable piece of butter leaf lettuce to hold the fixins together. Add a few slices of avocado, a dollop of Greek yogurt, and shredded red cabbage for some crunch.

Taco Lettuce Wraps With Ground Beef

Recipe by: Jamie Webber
Makes: 4 servings
Ready in: 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS
1 tablespoon ghee or butter
1 yellow onion, diced
1 pound lean ground beef
3 garlic cloves
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 cup salsa verde
6-8 butter lettuce leaves
1 avocado, sliced
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
Shredded red cabbage, for garnish (optional)

DIRECTIONS
1. In a sauté pan, melt ghee or butter over medium heat. Add diced onion and cook until translucent.

2. Add the ground beef and break up until it starts to crumble, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and continue to cook for another 2 minutes. Add the spices and continue to cook until meat is browned, about 3 more minutes. Add the salsa verde and mix well.

3. Separate butter lettuce leaves. Add ground beef, sliced avocado, a dollop of Greek yogurt, and a sprinkle of shredded red cabbage to each leaf.

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Hawaiian Beef Kebabs

Not making it to Hawaii anytime soon? Us either. But we're bringing the luau vibe to your own backyard with these easy, Hawaiian-inspired skewers. Layered with pineapple, pepper, onion, zucchini, and beef that's been marinating in a tropical paradise of flavors, these kebabs are a healthy option for you and your guests.

Hawaiian Beef Kebabs

Recipe by: Jamie Webber
Makes: 8 skewers
Ready in: 35 minutes (add 2 hours if marinating longer)

MARINADE INGREDIENTS
2 large oranges, juice only
1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced

SKEWER INGREDIENTS
1 pound sirloin steak, cubed
1/2 fresh pineapple, cubed
2 red bell peppers, sliced into 1-inch squares
1/2 red onion, sliced into 1-inch squares
2 zucchini, sliced into 1-inch circles of half moons
Salt and pepper, to taste

DIRECTIONS
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Soak skewers in a bowl of water while preparing ingredients.

3. Add all marinade ingredients to a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Let cool.

4. Prepare all skewer ingredients as suggested then season with salt and pepper.

5. Add steak, pineapple, and vegetables to a plastic bag. Pour in the marinade and coat all ingredients evenly. Marinate for at least 2 hours, flipping once. If you have no time, just start cooking. The flavor will still soak in.

6. Load the skewers by alternating ingredients. First add red pepper, followed by onion, then steak, zucchini, and pineapple; repeat.

7. Put the skewers on a rimmed baking sheet and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Be sure to rotate every 5 minutes for even cooking.

8. Serve on a platter or over a grain like quinoa.

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How to Lose Weight Just By Walking

Who said you can't lose weight through walking alone, and without going to the gym? Don't listen to them! You can become 20 pounds lighter in the next few months without lifting a weight or going on a hunger strike.

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How Tummy Tuck Surgery Makes You Look Beautiful

Tummy tuck surgery in Mumbai is one of the best solutions that can remove excess fat and loose skin from your abdomen area. Tummy tuck is not an alternative of weight loss. It's for people who have tried all the other methods, but failed to reduce fat and skin from the stomach area.

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9 Tips to Lose Weight Naturally

If you are looking for some effective home remedies to get rid of extra weight, you are on the right page. The tips given in this article will help you shed weight as soon as possible. If followed properly, these tips can help you lose weight in just one month.

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Here's How to Have the Most Epic Summer Ever on a Budget

10 Exercises Every Yogi Should Be Doing (but Probably Isn't)

Antioxidant-Rich Fruits and Vegetables

The experts at the Human Nutrition Research Center tested different fruits and veggies in order to find out their ORAC, which refers to the antioxidant power. If you want to find out the results of the research, you may want to read on.

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How to Do the Perfect Kettlebell Swing

Concierge Medicine + TeleMedicine = Way To Go!

More and more doctors are considering adding telemedicine and concierge medicine business models to increase revenue streams and improve patient services. Many are finding that educating patients about the benefits of telemedicine as a cost-effective, hassle-free care delivery model is the best approach to increasing adoption rates. Armed with smartphones, patients can schedule a same day appointment for both minor and major conditions.

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6 Trader Joe's Products That Are Meal-Prepping Game Changers

Is It Better to Eat Before or After a Workout?

Understanding the Alkaline Diet - Pros and Cons

Wondering what the alkaline diet is all about? Read on to find some of the essential tips and suggestions along with pros and cons.

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The Uses of Coconut Oil

A craze has been going around with coconut oil that people are obsessed with. It is versatile and it has many uses. It is commonly used in cooking, replaces other fatty ingredients such as butter, and it has many other applications too. Plus coconut oil is incredibly healthy. Here are some of the uses for coconut oil.

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Fractures and Broken Bones: The Treatment Options

When you break a bone, the approach is to ensure that the broken pieces are put back into position and immobilized until new material forms and fuses with the surrounding tissue. Sometimes, it can be necessary for the orthopedic surgeon to put the broken bone in its original position. This procedure is referred to as reduction.

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How to Recover From Cheating on Your Diet

Staying on a weight loss program long enough to see lasting results is tough; persistence is the only way to succeed. One thing that definitely helps stay on a program is eating a weekly cheat meal. This gives you something to work toward during the week and helps manage food cravings because you get to have a small amount of what you're craving at one meal during the weekend. Weekly cheat meals are a key element for dieters who need to lose significant amounts of weight over a sustained period of time. The problem with cheat meals is controlling them. When they're uncontrolled, it can be easy to put on 5-10 pounds just from one meal! Then it takes you until Thursday (4-5 days) of hard training/strict dieting just to get back to the weight you were before the cheat meal. Pretty soon you're working harder and harder to lose the same weight over and over again. Keep reading this article to learn a great system for the fastest way to recover from a cheat meal (whether it's controlled or not).

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Type 2 Diabetes - How to Lose Belly Fat

If you are like so many people, then you probably believe you have belly fat to lose. Even if you are not necessarily overweight, there is a good chance you have some extra fat gathered around your abdominal area. And central obesity or "belly fat" is one of the factors present in people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. How much effort you will need to lose your belly fat will depend on how much you have in the first place. Sounds simple enough! The issue, however, is many of us tend to underestimate how much fat we have around our waist.

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Why Vitamin D Is Important For Your Health And Weight Loss

Vitamin D is produced in your skin when you're exposed to the sun's rays, and it affects your body in various ways. Besides getting Vitamin D from the sun, there are also foods where you can get Vitamin D, and you can always take high-quality supplements to make sure you're getting enough. For those who live in the Northern hemisphere it's essential to supplement especially through the Fall, Winter and early Spring months.

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How to Lose Weight Efficiently

Regardless of age, if we are overweight, we want to know ways of losing weight successfully. What may have worked for us once may stop working the older we get. Also, if we have suffered through diet and a heavy exercise regime with the success we want to know that when we begin to eat and use regularly, the weight loss will be maintained.

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Quick Ways to Lose Weight Today

Would you trust that it's conceivable to diminish around 5 pounds from your body weight in a week without starving, assuming how to lose weight fast or even totally disposing of some nutrition class from your eating routine? Trust it or not, it's conceivable!

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Best Ways to Lose Weight

Make Water Your Primary Drink: To lose weight, water can be a safe and efficient way. The fact is that water gives a sense of fullness that automatically reduces the feeling of hunger, thereby reducing your food intake. As water doesn't have any amount of calories, it better than the aerated drinks that can add to your weight.

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