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Best way to lose weight

The combination of dieting and exercise can make you shed 11 percent of your weight -- way more than what you would lose by following either of the strategy individually, says a new study.

'We were surprised at how successful the women were,' said Anne McTiernan, director of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Centre (FHCRC), reports the journal Obesity.

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The year-long intervention involved 439 overweight-to-obese, sedentary, post-menopausal, aged 50-75, who were randomly assigned to one of four groups: exercise only, diet only, exercise and diet and no intervention.

Researchers found that the women in the exercise-only group lost, on average, 2.4 percent of their starting weight as compared to an average weight loss of 8.5 percent among women in the diet-only group.

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The greatest weight loss was achieved by women who both changed their diet and exercised regularly; these women shed an average of 10.8 percent of their starting weight (with a mean weight loss of 19.8 pounds).

Two-thirds of the women in this group achieved the study goal of losing at least 10 percent of their starting weight.

'Even though this degree of weight loss may not bring an obese individual to a normal weight, losing even this modest amount of weight can bring health benefits such as a reduced risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer,' added Mc Tiernan, who led the study, according to a FHCRC statement.

Win his heart without trying too hard

If you are constantly being dumped by men, try her techniques:

Love your product: You can never hard sell if you don’t believe in your product; in this case it is you. Poor self image can be the first pitfall. Groom yourself, be confident, believe in yourself and you will rock.

The See factor: Just as you cannot wait forever for the customer to come to you. Jess recommends the SEE factor — smile, eye contact and energy. As hard it is to believe, guys are actually afraid of rejection and it’s hard for them to chat you up — give him the SEE and watch him do the hard work.

Too much attention: According to Jess, the irreversible mistake that women make is not acting indifferent enough in the first stages of dating. “If they are interested, they act TOO interested and give off TOO many signs that they want a relationship, even if they don’t know the guy very well yet. For example, if a guy calls, you are too eager to talk. If he doesn’t you call him up thinking that one call won’t hurt. Stay away from the phone if you want to take this relationship forward.

Recognise buying signs: It is important to recognize the buying signs or you will end up chasing the wrong guy. The primary buying sign is interest. If he is interested in you, he will do anything to be with you.

Time Management: It is very important to end the meeting or date at the right time and even Cindrella knew that. This strategy is called Ending at a Height of Impulse when you leave him wanting for more.

Quoting the price: Just as you won’t quote a price before selling your product, don’t talk about marriage, kids on your first date. It is definitely a put-off.

Limited stock: What motivates a guy to marry? Fear of Loss. If he gets the feeling that you will be around no matter what, why will commit to you? Make him insecure so that he knows that good things come with a price.

Finally, the willpower: All these pointers won’t work if you don’t have the required will power to pull it off. Look at the long term goals.

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