Lose Weight With Twitter

There is a new growing trend in the weight loss community. Rather than subscribing to expensive weight loss programs, people are now just registering for a free Twitter account and “tweeting” everything they eat. The idea is that you will then be shamed into eating less. It is just like peer pressure to do better, but you bring it on for yourself.

In a way this is no different from keeping a diet diary and sharing it with friends. Most people gain weight simply because they over eat by just a little bit every day. By tweeting everything you eat, as soon as you have too much, fellow weight loss tweeters can tell you off.

The food diaries are actually aggregated on www.tweetwhatyoueat.com. You just log in to their website with your Twitter account and then start tweeting every meal, snack, biscuit, drink etc. You can set it up to count calories also, which could make managing your diet all the more easier.

However, the system does not work for everyone. Some users have said that the act of writing down everything they eat makes them more aware of the food, and makes them feel hungrier. Thinking about food is certainly enough to whet your appetite. As with any weight loss method, you need to be strong willed. Also you need to ensure that there are people available to criticise you when you fail, otherwise the whole process is pointless.

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Fat Burner Juice: Honey, Lemon, Ginger and Grapefruit

This refreshing juice is an excellent fat burner and also helps to regulate blood sugar levels, so helps to control hunger. All all round weight loss juice drink. When losing weight it is good to start the day on a healthy note, and one of the best ways is with a fruit juice that provides the essential vitamins for good health, a cleansing treatment and one that helps to raise metabolism to aid fat burning throughout the day. This juice does all of this with ease.

The ingredients contains digestive enzymes that help you to lose weight. It is best drunk first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, your main breakfast can be eaten soon after. This juice is also excellent to boost the immune system and help to ward off, or fight off, colds and flu. Honey and ginger are two of the best natural ingredients at helping to fight of common viruses. Ideally you should use fresh ingredients when making this juice drink, but if you can only obtain grapefruit juice then this will still work just as well. Having a bottle of runny honey makes the job of preparing the juice much easier also.

* Honey: Hone is full of healthy enzymes and B vitamins, it has antimicrobial properties, promotes the re-hydration of the body, cleanses the blood and contains antioxidants.

* Grapefruit: Grapefruits contain a fat burning enzyme and also lowers insulin levels and controls blood sugar levels. The pectin is also a great form of soluble fiber, so good for bowel problems and also to ensure that you are regular. Drinking grapefruit juice, or eating fresh grapefruit, is a good way to give the metabolism a kick start in the morning.

* Lemon: Lemon helps to cleanse and detox. Also promotes a healthy liver and improves digestion, meaning less food is converted to fat. Lemon is now most famously used in the "Lemonade Diet" which is a cleansing detox made popular by Beyonce Knowles.

* Ginger: Ginger helps to improve digestion by increasing secretions of digestive juices in the stomach. Also aids blood circulation and metabolism, increases the immune system and strengthens the internal organs of the digestive tract.

How to prepare the Honey, Lemon, Ginger and Grapefruit Juice.

Take 2 ripe grapefruits, 3 lemons a large piece of ginger and a tablespoon of honey. Chop the ingredients and then add to a blender and juice. Add the honey and stir. Drink and cleanse!

If you want to burn fat, then drinking this juice before every meal will really help. This drink can be made several times a day and can be drunk as part of a well balanced diet. The grapefruit will boost your metabolism and help you to lose weight and stay slim.

To learn more about healthy cleansing fruit drinks and healthy smoothies visit the diet and nutrition section of MotleyHealth.com.

It is important to remember that this will only give you a good start to the day. It is vital that you eat a healthy and balanced diet throughout the day and that you also take exercise everyday. To obtain good long term health you need to balance diet and exercise and make it a permanent part of your life. Short term fad diets do not work.