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Are you in the habit of buying things online? Sure it is very easy and convenient, but have you thought that you might be spending more and buying things that you do not need? It may be a lot better to go shopping and buy things from retail supermarkets instead.

How many things we order online only to return back when delivered or refuse to accept the delivery? True, many times what we see online and what we get may be different or may not fit our requirement.

For many of us seeing things online and making the decision may not be an acceptable idea and we may like to see it physically before buying it.

If you have made an online purchase because you need it urgently, be prepared to wait for it might be on a lowest priority for delivery and take you over 5 days to reach. They often sell the item with free shipping but not necessarily fast shipping.

Most of us want to buy, pay and take home things with us. Waiting for some thing to be delivered takes out the satisfaction of having made the purchase.

What makes fun is the experience of buying and owning something. This cannot be replaced or enjoyed with online shopping, which is not physical but transactional. Hence supermarkets will continue to engage customers.

Returning something of what you have bought online can be a hassle and time consuming. You would need to repack the entire thing, go looking for a courier and book the shipment. It takes a few weeks for you to receive your payment back. Whereas returning at the local store takes only a few minutes and you get your money back instantly.

Imagine if you have to repack a huge equipment and call up the company’s warehouse to find out all details of shipment and order number, get the invoice scan and transport the whole thing to the courier office and re book it. This sure is not easy at all.

You have a choice of driving down to the local post office or courier, or get the fedex guys to pick up the shipment from your home.

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Losing weight can be as difficult psychologically as it is physically. It can become a struggle if we have to make family meals; eating our own meagre diet whilst still having to prepare tempting fare for the others. How can we improve our lot, and continue to please the family?

First off we need to tackle the amount we eat. Whatever food we consume, if we take in less of it we’ll lose weight. It’s pleasing to see a plateful of food at the beginning of our meal – so eat from one that’s smaller than everyone else’s. Eat your food very slowly, chewing every morsel at least twenty times before swallowing. You won’t always finish your meal ahead of the others then, but you will feel more sated.

Most family meals can be eaten when you’re dieting, if you restrict the amount of fat and carbohydrate on your plate. Make up for it with lots of vegetables. And avoid the temptation of crusty bread! For seconds, think carefully before you indulge yourself. A small baked apple is fine – simply leave out the custard or cream.

But you can get much cannier than that. Serve reduced calorie meals a couple of times a week to everyone – if they’re done well they won’t have a clue! Add garlic and herbs to macaroni, and bulk it out with plenty of veg. Then use a tin of tomatoes to enrich the sauce. Leave out the oil, but maybe add a touch of Greek yoghurt for creaminess.

At the supermarket or store, always choose low fat meat and dairy products. After a while, your family will get used to these healthier products and enjoy them just as much. Breast of chicken or turkey is a good choice, especially if you eat it without the skin. Boil or steam potatoes rather than frying. Maris Piper is one variety that has a good waxy consistency. There’s no need to add high calorie spreads or butter then.

Watch out for breakfast cereals – some are loaded with sugar so always read the ingredients before buying. Cereal bars are best avoided too – they look like a healthy snack, but most are incredibly sweet. We also probably consume a load of hidden calories in our drinks. Choose sodas with artificial sweeteners, and make them last longer than usual by adding ice.

Alcohol contains a lot of calories, so when you’re socialising it’s good to find some alternatives. Try drinking tomato juice with ice or spring water. Watered down apple juice makes a passable wine lookalike if you don’t want to be different from the crowd.

Naturally, we have to change our habits if we want to shed the pounds. But with a few little tweaks here and there we can seriously cut back on the calories.

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Did you know there’s a strong correlation between our habits, and who we spend time with? Researchers tell us that if we are regularly around someone, we start to become like them. This is usually thought to reflect in people’s opinions and attitudes; having a mutual regard for certain things, like the law or education for example.

It’s now becoming apparent as well that this common theme might extend to weight. We will eat more when in the company of good friends who eat more. A small study undertaken in America found that overweight kids and teenagers ate more when they were eating with a friend who was also overweight, than when they ate with a normal weight child.

Everyone in the group actually devoured more when they were in the company of friends, regardless of their size. But pairing up overweight friends led to the biggest consumption of all. The study was undertaken by researchers from the State University of New York at Buffalo. It highlighted the role friends play in influencing how much youngsters eat.

Certainly, it’s human nature to feel more secure in our actions when we’re amongst friends. We’re not so self-aware with people we like and know well. But there’s possibly more to it than that – we intuitively view friends as permission givers. We grant them the right to define acceptability – in this case in relation to food quantities.

The researchers observed a whole mix of young people for this study. They were split into groups of two friends, or groups of two strangers. All were furnished with nibbles, fruit and vegetables. They also had various games to keep them occupied.

All the ones who teamed up with a friend ate a larger amount than the rest. However it was the pairs who were both overweight who consumed the most in total. And the variations were considerable, as shown below.

The overweight pals who were paired up ate 738 calories each on average. And yet 300 cals less were consumed by the larger guys when they teamed up with a pal of normal weight. Interestingly the normal weight guys stabilized at around 500 cals irrespective of what their pal’s weight was. Comparable evidence of strong influence from friends is evident in attitudes to alcohol consumption by teens.

The research team looking at food consumption had to conclude that peers played an influential role in a young person’s dietary habits. This sounds very negative, but of course it means that if youngsters were to associate more with friends who eat a balanced diet, then they too are likely to adjust their habits over time. A good argument for teaching sound nutrition!

(C) Scott Edwards. Look at WeightLossDietWar.com for intelligent diet advice on slimming products and weight management program.

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We’re all familiar with some individuals who appear to find life very easy, and enjoy one victory after another. On the other hand, we know others who never quite make it, and always have an answer why things haven’t worked out. Victors and victims make up the world, and attitude is very often the one key factor that makes the difference.

When embarking on a slimming regime, it’s critical to take on the outlook of the victor to get your result. A victim will try half-heartedly to lose weight – never actually believing they’ll be slim. The victors mentally commit to a successful outcome, and support their actions with feeling.

Let’s envision we’re on court for a tennis finale. We listen to the players before the start – One player says the outcome is now in the lap of the gods, whereas his opponent states “I am destined to be the champion!” Who’s most likely to succeed?

The victor is characterised by the word oar- a figure paddling on to victory. (OAR stands for Ownership, Accountability and Responsibility). On the other hand the victim is characterised by ‘BED’ – he/she stays in bed and is defeated. (BED stands for Blame, Excuses and Denial).

Not relying on others, but taking ownership of the job is a strong characteristic of a victor. He takes account of his actions by taking them seriously. He sees things through by tackling problems instead of creating them. He doesn’t take excuses from himself and is responsible for the outcome of his activities.

In the victim’s eyes, there’s always a reason why he doesn’t achieve, and it’s seldom to do with himself. It’s always someone else’s fault – he feels out of control so justifies it by blaming someone else. He always makes excuse for his lack of performance, but the only person he’s persuading is himself. After repeating this pattern of blame and excuses for long enough, the victim lives a life of denial, convinced that there’s absolutely nothing he can do about his situation.

People approaching a life-changing diet and exercise program need to give themselves a mental work-out, to stack the odds in their favour. To really embrace the health-enhancing program, any traces of the victim syndrome have to be wiped out.

Both the victor and the victim thought processes are down to habit. Both can be changed over time. What is your internal voice saying to you? Make sure it’s talking like a victor. Those who achieve their goals are not better than you, they’ve just adjusted their thinking to succeed.

“There is no such thing as a hero, only those who rise to the occasion”. Those were the words of Winston Churchill, and they’re just as valid today. We have to have the mind-set of a winner in order to achieve the weight we want ourselves to be.

(C) Scott Edwards. Navigate to WeightLossDietWar.com for in-depth diet tips on losing weight diet and body fat loss.

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Both my wife Katie and I were desperate to reduce our weight, so we had a little heart to heart about why we wanted to be thinner, and what that would mean to us. Our little tete-a-tete revealed a rather basic wish-list. As far as my wife was concerned, she wanted more get-up-and-go when the kids wanted to do things. Also, she wanted to feel more confident revealing herself to me.

My main wish was to be able to purchase clothes that fit properly! Also, as our home is on 3 levels, I just longed to be able to reach the top floor and not feel my heart pounding violently!

Whilst going through this introspection, we discovered that it wasn’t just about how we look, but also about how much we valued ourselves. We have much less respect for ourselves when we increase in weight. It’s very common to see weight reduction as the solution to a happy life. We wholeheartedly acknowledge these feelings, and want to share some findings with you.

Medical research tells us that our sub conscious mind has no scope to differentiate between actual reality, and perceived reality. This means it ‘tells’ our conscious mind anything that pre-dominates. Tell it the same notion many times; it becomes the principal thought and consequently the reality.

Just how long have we been re-affirming the concept of how fat we are? A re-programming of our sub-conscious is what’s needed – so it works for us and not against us.

It makes sense to zone in on the happy things we’ll be able to do when we’ve lost the weight. The difficulties seem more worthwhile then. We started off with all the things we’d like to do or have more of: Things like dancing, flirting, swimming, having fun, soccer, running with the kids, volley ball, cycling, sun-bathing and feeling relaxed sitting in a hot tub.

Next we conjured up visions of ourselves on vacation, looking fantastic in our new summer gear. We got the respect and esteem of people as we confidently mingled with others. Life became a breeze.

Accordingly, both of us are a lot lighter and fitter – though not as thin as rakes! We’re feeling great and can honestly say the fun is back!

(C) Scott Edwards. Look at WeightLossDietWar.com for great ideas on slimming recipes and healthy weight management.

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