Calcium Rich Foods for Faster Weight Loss

Calcium is not just good for your bones. It's a real aid to faster weight loss. A recent study found that obese people who increased their calcium intake from 600 to 1,200 milligram lost six times as much weight as the women who did not increase their intake.

The recommended daily amount of calcium for people under 50 is 1,000 milligrams per day. For older people over 50, it's 1,200 milligrams per day.

Most of us know that dairy products are high in calcium. But there are some vegetables which are even better per calorie and other nutrients they provide.

Some very calcium rich foods include;

- Spinach - 245 mg calcium per cup

- Collard greens - 226 mg per cup

- Yoghurt - 447 mg per cup

- Goats milk - 325 mg per cup

- Cows milk - 296 mg per cup

- Sesame seeds - 351 mg per one quarter cup

- Tofu - 100 mg per four ounces

See more info about the benefits of calcium and the best calcium rich foods here.

Valerie Loses 50 Pounds

Valerie Bertinelli has done it. She's lost 50 pounds. And People Magazine will sell a lot of issues to people who want to know how she did it. She looks really fantastic for 48 years old.

See her 'before' photo on an earlier cover of People Magazine.

See about her book on losing weight - Losing It.

Timothy Loses 60 Pounds of Fat

Timothy lost over 50 pounds by beginning to exercise regularly. He figures he's actually gained about 10 to 15 pounds of muscle and lost 60 to 65 pounds of fat. His height is 5'7" and he has a small frame. These are his new stats;

Weight : April 2007 - 215; current -- 160

Waist size: April 2007 - 42; current -- 33

Neck size: April 2007 -- 17 1/2; current -- 16

Chest size: April 2007 - 44; current -- 44

Cholesterol - April 2007 - 205; current -- 148

See his story here.

A Weight Scale at the Bus Stop

Here's a woman sitting at a bus stop in the Netherlands. Her weight shows up for all to see (in kilograms). She's sitting on a weight scale.

The bus stop weight scale is part of an ad campaign by a fitness gym called Fitness First. They want to shame people into joining their gym. This takes the cake. What nifty advertising ideas will we see next?

via Gizmodo

Getting Motivated to Exercise

Parade Magazine has a good article that will help you get motivated to exercise regularly to lose weight. They talk about how our bodies age, and how crucial exercise is for slowing the normal aging process.

See You Can Stop 'Normal' Aging.

Fat Foods

There's a food site that's getting a lot of buzz these days. They ask people to submit pictures of their 'deliciously gross food'. The site is called "This is Why You are Fat". Many of the food photos are truly revolting.

Here's one that's a little less revolting than most of the others. It's 'Krispy Kreme Bacon Cheddar Cheeseburgers'.

Milla Jovovich Loses 70 Pounds

Milla Jovovich, age 33, gained 70 pounds during her first pregnancy. She gave birth in November 2007 and it's taken her a year of hard work to get back in shape and back to her previous slim weight. She did it with diet and lots of exercise. She says "I worked my big, little butt off." See her story and larger before and after pictures at Fox News.