You have probably never heard of the type of soluble fiber called glucomannan. According to a recent study, just 1 gram of glucomannan fiber may help your body slow the absorption of sugar after you have eaten a carb-heavy meal. (more…)

Stock up on Tabasco sauce. Eating hot peppers could help you lose weight, or so one Australian study claims. According to the study, overweight people increase their chances of burning fat after a meal that contains hot peppers.

How can hot peppers aid weight loss? It is all about controlling your insulin levels from going on a wild ride after consuming a meal. As you probably already know, insulin is a hormone responsible for fat storage in your body. In this study, participants who consumed hot peppers with a meal were observed to have significantly lower insulin levels. (more…)

1. Being unprepared Without healthy foods in the fridge, you are more likely to nosh on high-calorie foods. Stock up on low-cal foods like fruits and veggies, string cheese and yogurt and have an eating plan in mind. If you just grab the first thing that comes to mind, you are more likely to end up eating something unhealthy. (more…)

Are you a hot chick? Maybe you are, maybe you are not, but the question is: Would you like to know how to eat like a hot chick? Do you even care what hot chicks eat? If you are a hot chick, it seems reasonable to assume that you know what other hot chicks eat or maybe you do not, in which case you may find How to Eat Like a Hot Chick informative.

Here are some meal ideas from NutriFit founder Jackie Keller, combined with fun tips from How to Eat Like a Hot Chick author Jodi Lipper and Cerina Vincent. The trick: Eat three balanced meals a day and have two smart snacks (like string cheese, yogurt with granola or fruit and almonds). (more…)

You could visualize yourself fitting into a dress two sizes smaller, but one of the best get-slim motivators may be cold, hard cash, according to a study in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Employees who were promised $14 for every 1 percent drop in body weight shed about a third more pounds than those who received just $7 and more than double those not given any cash. (more…)

Bob Harper, the Blue Team trainer on NBC’s The Biggest Loser, has heard every excuse in the book for gaining weight. But in his book, Are You Ready! Take Charge, Lose Weight, Get in Shape, and Change Your Life Forever, Harper reveals the reason most diets fail has nothing to do with eating and exercising habits.

“It’s about emotional roadblocks,” says Harper. “It’s having a self-defeating attitude and saying, ‘I can’t do it. I’ll never be able to change.’” And in Are You Ready!, Harper explains how to take control of the emotional and mental aspects of fitness. (more…)