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Of course, if it were that easy, you wouldn’t be reading this now. So how do you hunker down and continuously knock out those 200 to 300 calories a day? The often-repeated formula is to combine eating less calories with regular cardiovascular exercise (see Get Fit in As Little As Two Hours a Week and weight training (see The Three Exercises You Must Do for a  Tighter You). So what are the three exercises?  Got a link to that article? I haven’t seen the article, but I’d guess: Bench Press (chest, triceps, shoulders) Snatch (legs, lower back, forearms, traps, abs) Barbell row (upper back, biceps, forearms)

The workout regimen was recently posted in the fitness section of ‘Mens Health’ (http://www.menshealth.com).

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Small Change, Big Weight-Loss Payoff By Karen Berney We are a fat nation obsessed with losing weight. According to a 1999 Centers for Disease Control (CDC) study, 35 percent of America’s adults (75 million) are slightly or moderately overweight, and 26 percent (56 million) are obese or grossly overweight. Anyone up to 30 pounds above the target weight for their body size is overweight, says the CDC, and another 30 pounds over target weight is considered obese.

<snip – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Take in Less Than You Need But losing weight is different from not gaining weight, points out Katherine Tallmadge, a registered dietitian and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association in Washington, D.C. Assuming your body needs 2,000 calories a day to meet its energy requirements ? the average for most women ? and you consume 300 fewer calories than 2,000 daily, you could shed 30 pounds a year. That’s because your body will take the extra 300 calories it needs for energy from stores of fat. Now, that may sound extreme, but, Tallmadge, like Hill, believes "small changes can make a big difference." Consider this: By halving that 200- to 300-calorie nightly snack, you could drop 15 pounds a year. Step up your level of activity by walking around the office instead of shooting out emails nonstop and you could strip away another 100 calories daily, or 10 pounds a year. How to Knock Out Calories Of course, if it were that easy, you wouldn’t be reading this now. So how do you hunker down and continuously knock out those 200 to 300 calories a day? The often-repeated formula is to combine eating less calories with regular cardiovascular exercise (see Get Fit in As Little As Two Hours a Week and weight training (see The Three Exercises You Must Do for a Tighter You). Do all three, and you’re guaranteed to melt away fat. But be forewarned: Your body can only metabolize a certain amount of fat ? 1 to 1.5 pound(s) a week ? on a low-calorie diet, says Tallmadge. At some point, the fat will turn to muscle, which is why you want to build muscle when losing weight. "You don’t have to feel like you are on a diet or depriving yourself when eating fewer calories to lose weight," says Tallmadge, author of Diet Simple. She has rarely met a woman who cannot lose weight and keep it off on 1,800 calories a day, she says, especially if she eats a good breakfast.

<snip A bit of info about the american dietetic association: http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/american_dietetic_associa… AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION A public policy workshop held in March 2001 was sponsored by American Soy Products, California Dried Plum Board, Egg Nutrition Center, Food Marketing Institute, Grocery Manufacturers of America, Kashi, National Soft Drink Association, Sodexho, and Marriott Services. (ADA Courier, 5/01) Published a "Biotechnology Resource Kit," which was funded by the Council for Biotechnology Information." (ADA "Dear Member" letter; 2000) [See entry for Council for Biotechnology Information] ADA and DuPont have an agreement that enables ADA to place nutrition information on the web site http://www.webmd.com/. Dupont is an investor in WebMD. (ADA Press Release, 10/16/00) In fiscal year 2000, the following companies contributed $10,000 or more: BASF Corp., Bristol Myers/Squibb, California Avocado Company, The Catfish Institute, ConAgra Foods, DMI Management, EcoLab, Galaxy Nutritional Foods, Gerber Products Company, Kellogg, Knoll Pharmaceuticals, Lipton, Mars, Inc., Mead Johnson Nutritionals, McNeil Consumer Products Company, Monsanto, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Dairy Council, National Fisheries Institute, National Pasta Association, The Peanut Institute, Potato Board, Procter & Gamble, Roche Pharmaceuticals, Ross Products Division, Abbott Laboratories, Viactiv, Worthington Foods. (ADA/ADAF 2000 Annual Report, http://www.eat right.org/; November 11, 2000) ADA and American Pharmaceutical Association (pharmacists) announced a joint consumer-education program on supplements; it is funded by Monsanto Life Sciences Company (press release, 11/8/99). The ADA co-produced, with funding from the ConAgra Foundation, a packet of information on food safety titled "Home Food Safety: It’s in Your Hands." (Funding disclosed on packet on file at CSPI, Nov. 1999) The American Dietetic Association has announced that it will be seeking to endorse food products (Nov.-Dec. 1997 ADA Courier). The American Dietetic Association has received funding from numerous companies and receives underwriting for "fact sheets" on topics related to the companies’ products. Major ($100,000+) donors include: Kellogg, Kraft Foods, Weight Watchers International, Campbell Soup, National Dairy Council, Nestl