9 Weight-loss tips for crazy-busy people

 
Maybe you're stuck working regular 10-hour days. Or maybe your manager did away with your real lunch break, and it's now a lunch pause. Or you're up all hours
taking care of a newborn. We get it—life these days is crazy-hectic. And when you're stressed and time-pressed, one of the first things to go out the window is your weight-loss plan. Who has time to cook healthy food or make it to the gym when there's just so much to take care of every day? Take a deep breath, relax, and read these brilliantly easy ways to stick to your diet.

How to calculate how many calories you really need

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As anyone who has ever struggled with the scale knows, weight-loss success mostly comes down to keeping track of calories. And while general guidelines offer a daily intake range to shoot for (the Dietary Guidelines for Americans say young women should aim for 1,800 to 2,400 daily calories, depending on age and activity level), that range isn’t necessarily tailored to your specific needs—so it’s not as precise as it could be.

How to lose weight without changing what you eat

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Not up for rehabbing your menu? Simply switching up your eating schedule can make a pretty big weight-loss impact. (Bonus: If you eat at the right times, you’ll automatically eat healthier, too.)

Quinoa: The fat-burning food that works for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

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Michele Promaulayko is the former editor-in-chief of Women's Health and author of 20 Pounds Younger.

By now, we've all heard about—and maybe even tried—the exalted quinoa grain. But until I started tapping into the great minds of nutritionists like Keri Glassman, R.D., one of the Life Stylists featured in my upcoming book 20 Pounds Younger, I didn't realize how incredibly versatile this ancient grain is. These days, I even eat it for breakfast! And why not? It's delicious and filling and totally unprocessed.

7 Genius ways to burn even more calories outside

We’re officially giving you permission to skip the gym. But don’t hop on the couch just yet—it’s time to head outside. The weather is perfect for outdoor workouts right now, and exercising outside can add a ton of versatility to your tired fitness routine. Check out these 9 ways to make the most of your al fresco sweat session.

The best total-body circuit workout you can do while you travel

   

I travel a lot for both work and play. Oftentimes, part of the fun of travel, for me, is to seek out new gyms wherever I go, to try out new training methodologies and connect with other fitness professionals to see what I can learn from them.

5 Exercises that will transform your body

Looking for some effective ways to transform your body? There are a few great exercises that will help you to reach your fitness goal. These exercises are easy but effective in strengthening your body along with burning unwanted calories. However, sticking to these exercises is not enough to transform your body, you should also eat healthy and get enough sleep regularly. Don’t waste your precious time doing other workouts, here are seven exercises that will help you transform your body in no time.

5 Delicious and healthy smoothiesecipes you didn't know

Strawberries and frozen banana—again? Power out of a smoothie slump by blending new ingredients, like hemp seeds, winter squash, and dried figs, into a health-boosting beverage your taste buds will love.

5 tips to make your kitchen fitness friendly

Eating five or six healthy meals, every single day? Is it even possible for a busy person with maybe a family and kids? Of course it is! These 5 tips will guarentee you fitness success!

11 Fat Loss Rules What To Consider While Keeping Muscle

In today's society it's not hard to spot a commercial, newspaper, magazine, poster, flyer, or TV infomercial that's explaining or touting the latest truth on weight loss, toning up, building muscle, getting stronger or feeling better, or maybe it touts all of the above!

9 Fitness Tips for a Killer Body

Use these kick-ass tricks from Malin Akerman's trainer, former Navy SEAL Logan Hood, to get a killer body of your own.

7 Excercise moves for lean sexy legs

Tired of the same old squats and lunges in your leg workouts? We totally get it. The next time you want to tone your lower half, try these 7 challenging moves from the Women's Health Big Book of Exercises. Your skinny jeans will thank you.

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2 quick ways to a better butt

Two advanced exercises to work your gluteus maximus to the max. Try this. 

Workouts: Intermediate Hip Bridge - Advanced Hip Bridge

Lose fat with this 7-Day, 1200-calorie meal plan

Follow this and you’ll slim down fast and still feel satisfied.

BY DELIA A. HAMMOCK, M.S., R.D. & ALISON STURM

Part of sliming down involves a simple, sensible exercise and eating plan. Here's a week-long menu for our Lose 20 Pounds Fast Diet program: Over the next 90 days you should aim to consume 1,200 calories a day plus calorie-free beverages as desired, and take a multivitamin and a 400-milligram calcium supplement daily.

10 Tips to lose fat and keep it off

Instead of simply trying to diet and lose fat, it's time to adopt some lifestyle changes. These tips will help you to stay lean and healthy year round.

The following tips should be adopted as lifestyle changes, and just not temporary diet changes. They will help you lose fat, keep it off, and improve your health.

10 Fat Loss Tips

Complete 4-Week Beginner's Workout Program

Whether you're just starting out -- or starting again -- this fast-track workout plan will help you drastically improve your physique and fitness levels in four weeks.

by Jimmy Pena, MS, CSCS, and Joe Wuebben

Duration 4 weeks

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