Is Peanut Butter Good for You? This is Nutty!

Peanut butter, the sticky substance that we love to put on our dog's faces and watch them lick it for a long time, it makes fantastic cookies, and is prime for making protein shakes some of the tastiest shakes ever! The problem is that we face the great debate on whether peanut butter is good for your weight loss or not. I have done quite a bit of research on different foods and which foods are good and which ones are bad. Peanut butter has been praised for being a super food, and it has been criticized for being a food that makes you gain weight too easily. Which one do you say peanut butter is? It is a super food that is good? Or is it a bad food that just causes fat? Let's take a look!

1. Potassium
Peanuts and peanut butter has an excellent source of potassium. Potassium gives your body a lot of energy and lowers your sodium levels to normal levels in your body. Potassium helps your body's muscles come back very easily and helps your body to heal bruises quicker. It also lowers blood pressure and is great for weight loss.

2. Fiber Rich
Peanut butter is very rich in fiber that helps to keep your body's digestive system normal. It's great for cleansing your colon and purifying your body of impurities. Weight loss thrives when your body is rid of the junk and garbage. Fiber acts like a filter or sifter that sifts out the junk and pushes it through your body in order to receive the better foods in your body.

3. Healthy Fat
Mono and polyunsaturated fats that are in peanut butter are, essentially, olive oils that have hardened in the peanut butter. Remember, eating fat in your diet doesn't cause you to gain weight. Eating sugar breaks down and converts to fat. These healthy fats are excellent for energy and are great for converting other fats into energy.

4. Lower Carbohydrates
There are lower amounts of carbohydrates that are good carbs in peanut butter. Different foods are broken down into glucose, fructose, and other blood sugars. When you eat processed foods, the blood sugars are not good. There are peanut butter brands that are naturally processed and the peanut butter vitamins and minerals are preserved.

In conclusion, we can conclude that peanut butter is great for weight loss! I didn't believe that peanut butter was good for weight loss when I first read this great news. This nutty food is so good for you that you will find it quite tasty and that it has several benefits. Obviously you have to eat everything in moderation. Peanut butter wouldn't be a good food if you ate a lot of it, but if you incorporated it into your diet, you would find that its a great source of protein and other delightful vitamins and minerals! Share this blog post with your friends or family. Tell the world that peanut butter is great for weight loss!

~Obesity Overload

Remember Your Goals!

It has progressed in the year to that time when it is extremely easy to side track your new goals and resolutions for the new year and your new weight loss program.
With the Super Bowl coming up, I thought that I would encourage you guys to keep going in your weight loss and to stay away from fatty snacks and sugary drinks.

Those resolutions or goals should have been made, for better or worse, kind of like wedding vows.
If they aren't taken that seriously, then you may not have the strength to get through them.
This does not mean that you divorce your spouse for weight loss, NOT BY A LONG SHOT!!!

If you are somebody that hasn't been sticking to the program, goals, or resolutions like you would have hoped, then there is still hope for you!
Get back on track today with these five tips.

1. Redefine Your Goals and Resolutions
Sometimes we overlook the goals and resolutions that we set over champagne on New Years.
Take some time to redefine the goals and resolutions that you want to accomplish.
This, in turn will allow your mind to be reset and to be back on track.

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2. Forgive Yourself!
We all know how crucial our weight and fat loss is.
Sometimes we could die if we don't lose the weight.
Learn to forgive yourself when you mess up and go off the program.
This is essential for moving on from the mess up, and moving on in the program.

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3. Get Rid of the Junk Food
If you are someone that is a junk-food junkie, then you know exactly what I'm talking about when I say, get rid of the junk food! Get rid of it!
Having the temptation in the house, on the premises, or within walking distance from your location just makes it harder to lose that weight.
Do yourself a favor, get rid of it, and get back to going for that beach body!

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4. Buy Good but Tasty Foods
You don't have to suffer by eating terrible tasting foods while you are on a diet.
There are a lot of fruits out there that taste really good.
Vegetables probably don't taste as good for some people.
Broccoli, squash, a salad with your favorite dressing; all of these are good for you and are tasty.

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5. Put Action into the Goals and Resolutions
Putting action into the goals and resolutions that you have now redefined is the only way to accomplish them.
Saying that you are going to do the goals is one thing, but actually putting them into action is another.
It is pointless to say that you are going to lose the weight and then go and pig out within minutes of redefining those goals and resolutions.
Write it on a sticky note and put it on your fridge or cabinet door (whichever holds your largest amount of food) and have it as a reminder of your goals.

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I hope that you guys have enjoyed this edition of Obesity Overload.
Put these tips into action and watch your weight loss explode!


~Obesity Overload

40 Bombastic Blog Posts to boost your weight loss!

I thought it may be profitable to you, the reader to have a look at all of our blog posts.
If you want to know about a topic, then you can look it up to see if we have covered it.
It can be kind of a reference sort of thing.
Here they are, all of our blog posts!

1. Obesity Overload to Bring New Ways to Beat Obesity?
This was our intro post and it is a little bit about our goal as a blog.

2. As Easy As Getting Off The Couch?
This post talks about how easy our weight loss program is.

3. Obesity and You! Are You at Risk for Diseases Related to Obesity?
The blog post above addresses the risks of diseases related to obesity.

4. Weight Loss Step 1 - Work Out Smarter
This post is step 1 of our weight loss program.

5. Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Makes the Medicine Go Up?
It is a blog post about sugar and its effects on the body.

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6. Weight Loss Step 2 - Simple Eating
A post about our 2nd step in our weight loss program.

7. Protein Shakes, The Skinny
A blog post on our take on protein shakes!

8. NOTE: You Can Now Subscribe to Our RSS Feeds!
Our link for our RSS feed page.

9. Candy, Tasty or Fattening?
Obesity Overload's take on candy.

10. Gym Membership - The Skinny or Fat? 
Our opinion on gym memberships.

11. Is Coffee Good For You? How the Beans Stack Up!
Is coffee good for you? Take a look, you might be surprised!

12. Nuts, Are They Good for a Diet? This Is Just Nutty!
Are nuts good for a diet?

13. Dairy and Your Diet - Just "Skim" It
Where does dairy fall in your diet?

14. Obesity Overload Squidoo!
Check out our Obesity Overload Squidoo page!

15. Obesity Overload Facebook Page is Here!
Obesity Overload Facebook page.

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16. The Fruit on Juice - Is it Good?
Is fruit juice good?

17. What Everybody Ought To Know About Obesity!
What EVERYBODY ought to know about obesity.

18. Weight Loss Step 3 - Keep a Journal and Plan
This post is step 3 in our weight loss program.

19. The Secret of Diet Soda!
Diet or regular soda, which is better for you?

20. A Fishy Situation
Our take on how good fish is for your diet.

21. Weight Loss Step 4 - Winning the Mental Game
This is step 4 in our weight loss program!

22. 10 Ways Stay At Home Moms Can Burn Calories
Need some ways to burn some calories? Check it out!

23. Fat Blasters For Guys!
Guys, need some fat blasters? Get some!

24. Iced Tea, Weight Loss Advocate? 
Is iced tea good for weight loss?

25. Obesity Overload Twitter Page!
A post for our Twitter page.

26. Weight Loss Step 5 - Curb Those Cravings
Step 5 of our weight loss program.

27. 10 Reasons You Still Gain Weight Despite Your Weight Loss Attempts
Reasons you still gain weight despite your attempts.

28. Energy Drinks, Are They Good For You?
Our take on energy drinks.

29. 11 Weight Loss Tips
More weight loss tips.

30. Weight Loss Plateau, How To Rise Above!
How to get past your plateau.

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 31. Indoor Winter Exercises
Alternatives to exercising outdoors.

32. Weight Loss Programs, Are They Good?
Are they good?

33. Back On Track - Plans Before New Years
A post about new years resolutions.

34. Weight Loss, One Pound at a Time
More tips for you guys.

35. Bodybuilder's Diet - What Does it Entail? 
The bodybuilder's diet!

36. Why Do So Many Weight Loss New Year's Resolutions Fail?
Why do they fail?

37. Happy New Year! Break Out The Biggest Resolution Known to Man!
New Year's edition.

38. Feel The Burn!
An article on feeling the burn when you work out.

39. Losing Weight - Office Edition
Weight loss for people that have long hours in the office.

40. Back to the Weight Loss Grind!
Getting back to our weight loss program.


I hope you all use these weight loss blog posts to learn about weight loss and what makes up the whole picture!
Feel free to share them as well.
~Obesity Overload

Weight Loss Programs, Are They Good?

I have had time to sit down and write a blog post, so I figured I would post it.

There is a great controversy on which program is better.

Unfortunately, our society fights to be the best, and its pretty much whoever has the most money.

The Insanity Challenge, Weight Watchers, Zumba, P90x, and GSP Rushfit are just a few out of thousands.

It depends on what kind of weight loss program you want.

Weight Watchers can be customized according to body type. 

The Insanity Challenge is absolutely insane, burning huge amounts of calories within minutes.

To say that weight loss programs are not good is like saying that Jon Jones, MMA Champion, can't fight.

Jon Jones can fight and could be the best pound for pound MMA fighter in the world.

Weight loss programs are something that needs to be researched.

Some tell you to take a pill, or to omit something completely from your diet.

Those diets are not worth going on, they are detrimental to your livelihood.

Obviously, you are going to have to make some changes to your diet and lifestyle to lose weight.

I'm just suggesting that you do your homework and really see if it will benefit you.

If it will, then have it. If it won't, then run then other way!

Take it from someone that has done a ton of weight loss programs.

So, would it be better to go with Obesity Overload's weight loss program?

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I don't want to push our weight loss program off on anyone.

Know right now that I am here for your profit

Obesity Overload likes to focus on those parts of weight loss that other programs push to the side.

What will you decide?

Are weight loss programs good?

What is your opinion? 

Are weight loss programs scams? 

~Obesity Overload~

Disclaimer: All rights go to Insanity, Weight Watchers, Zumba, P90x, and GSP Rushfit, and Jon Jones. I do not own any of the rights! I do not claim to own any. It is just my opinion on weight loss programs.        

Top 5 Weekly Posts! December 4 - December 10, 2012

So, we are going to go back over the top 5 blog posts from last week that we hope you have relished in.
If you haven't read them, then please take a peek at them!

1. The Secret of Diet Soda
We took a look at the secrets of diet soda and how it is just as bad as regular soda.
2. Weight Loss Step 4 - Winning the Mental Game
I took you guys through how to stay mentally tough while losing weight and what happens when you don't!
3. The Fruit On Juice - Is It Good?
In this post we compared how good fruit juice was for your body.
4. Weight Loss Progress
I shared my success in weight loss with you in this post and gave you a glimpse of how you can lose weight.
5. What Everybody Ought to Know About Obesity
In this blog post I give you reasons that obesity is bad for you and facts and figures about obesity.

I hope that you have a great week!

~Obesity Overload

Top 5 Weekly Posts! November 26 - December 3, 2012

We have been talking a lot about different topics on our blog over the past week.
We thought that you, the reader, would enjoy looking back over the past week to review what we have learned!
Check out these top 5 posts!

1. Is Coffee Good For You? How the Beans Stack Up!

2. Candy, Tasty of Fattening? 

3. Gym Membership - The Skinny or Fat?

4. Dairy and Your Diet - Just "Skim" It

5. Nuts, are They Good for a Diet? This is Just Nutty!

I hope you enjoy re-reading these posts, or maybe read them for the first time!

~Obesity Overload

Nuts, Are They Good for a Diet? This is Just Nutty!

I hope you guys had a great weekend!
Almost everyone loves some sort of nut, whether its almonds, peanuts, or sunflower seeds.
Some of us are allergic to them, so in that case it would be best not to consume nuts.
We are going to dissect nuts and see how they fit in with our diet and if they are good for our diet.

Pros:
1. Not Easily Perishable
Nuts, unlike fruits and vegetables do not perish as easy. They can stay on the shelf or in your cabinet for a long time.
2. Omega-3 Fatty Acids
Yes, these fatty acids are good for the body! Omega-3 acids are an anti-inflammatory, and can lower the risk of heart strokes, high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, breast, colon, and prostate cancers.
3. Antioxidants
Nuts also contain antioxidants that fight against many forms of cancers.
4. Vitamin E
A handful of nuts is 85% of your daily value of vitamin e. Vitamin E maintains mucous membranes, and skin, by protecting your body from harmful oxygen-free radicals.
5. Protein
For those that are doing bodybuilding, you can get a good amount of protein from nuts.

Cons:
1. Fatty
Nuts are great for all of the reasons above, but they are fatty. Nuts should be eaten with caution and should be consumed by about half a cup to a cup a day. Keep the nuts to a low roar.
2. Unnatural Covered Nuts
Come on, you knew I would bring this up! Eating chocolate covered peanuts, cream covered nuts, and honey roasted nuts are not eating the right nuts for your diet. Stay AWAY from these kinds of nuts. You can and will gain a ton of weight by eating these nuts.

In my opinion, nuts are good for your diet! Nuts have more pros than cons and they are full of vitamins and minerals that are essential for your body.
In saying that they are good for your body, if you eat too many nuts they are detrimental to your body.
You have heard the quote, "Too much of a good thing is a bad thing" by Cato right?
The same thing applies to nuts!
Snag a few today for your health.
~Obesity Overload  

Is Coffee Good for You? How the Beans Stack Up!

In this blog post, we are going to go over some facts about coffee, give you our honest opinion on if it's good or not, and give you some evidence to support our final opinion.
Let's get started!
Fact #1: New Yorkers drink 7 times more coffee than other cities in the United States.
Fact #2: Coffee beans, as you may not know, are in fact the pits in berries and are a fruit!
Fact #3: Coffee is psychoactive and can make you see things that aren't there if consume in higher quantities. I can also kill you.
Fact #4: Contrary to popular opinion, you can not sober up from drinking alcohol with caffeine.
Fact #5: The most expensive drink at Starbucks is $23.50 for 16 shots of espresso (1400 mg of caffeine)!

Coffee is said to help ward off depression, helps to lose weight, can reduce the risk of skin cancer, and can in fact get you through your day.
In our honest opinion of coffee, we came to the conclusion that a little bit of coffee in moderation with a daily diet isn't bad, but it can be addictive due to the caffeine content.
So, in other words, keep coffee to a low roar. Drink a cup once every two days.

While the above facts are great things, there are a few detrimental things to coffee that we need to discuss.
1. Coffee Stains Teeth.
Coffee can and will stain your teeth if you consume large amounts of it.
2. Sugar High
Coffee is a sugar high waiting to happen.
Most people put a ton of sugar in their coffee to sweeten it up.
3. Caffeine Addiction
Caffeine is as dangerous a chemical to get addicted to than any other drug on the black market.
Caffeine has properties to make people irritable, their kidneys not to function properly, and can cause heart attacks in older people or people with high blood pressure.

I think that in the long run, it would be good if you kept the coffee drinking to a low.
If you look at the detrimental effects that it has on your body, you can agree that there are better beverages out there than coffee.
Grab that cup of tea instead of coffee, you will be glad that you did!

~Obesity Overload