The press have been circulating stories of yet another celebrity weight loss story. This time its the turn of Made In Chelsea starlet Alexandra Felstead, AKA Binky.

The Sun newspaper have called her weight loss regime the ‘worlds most expensive diet‘ as the proposed culmination of her New Year Detox programme is said to cost in excess of of £5,000 – all this in an attempt to lose just half a stone.

A large part of her weight loss detox regime will be spent on personal trainers, dieticians and fitness coaches – the programme is targeted to last a month.

Binky has admitted to participating in over indulgence recently and plans to cut back on fatty foods and booze. Her tailored diet is said be costing a whopping £150 per day – and has been christened the Posh Cleanse Diet.

What Diet Pills Did Binky Use

Rumours are also abound that Binky employed the use of diet pills in conjunction with her elaborate weight loss plan – the rumours appear to be half true as Binky has attributed a large part of her diet success to an appetite suppressant called Fullfast.

Fullfast is not a diet pill as such but an appetite suppressing oral spray that contains Griffonia, a source of Serotonin that controls the feeling of being full.

This the second time in recent months that Fullfast has featured in media – The Daily Mail ran an article recently entitled “the new natural spray that tackles food craving”.

In addition to Griffonia the formula also contains Klamath Algae, that has a positive physiological effects on mood – plus another ingredient called Guarana, a stimulant which is twice as powerful as caffeine.

Recent study has shown that guarana could affect how quickly the body perceives itself to be full, which in turns helps to control appetite and maintains an ideal body weight.

Read more about Fullfast Appetite Suppressant Spray

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Latest media reports are indicating that a large number of people that vowed to embark on some sort of diet or weight loss regime for the new year had all but given up. An estimated 9 out of every 10 dieters that took some sort of weight pledge for the new year have reverted back to old habits.

Just over 2.5 million people vowed to lose weight for 2012 – now under a fortnight into the new year only 250,000 remain committed.

Approximately 40 per cent of slimmers admitted that they reverted back to type just a few days in with around 60% revealing that a sunday roast was the catalyst for stopping.

Why is so hard to maintain a diet when now more than any other time have we (in the UK and western world) got access to so many different diet products, weight loss plans and slimming techniques.

Maybe the problem lies herewith, there is just too much choice and too much confusion.

The main reasons cited for quitting a diet are:

• Hunger – the number one reason, some slimmers think just by not eating it is the solution.
• Boredom – again, another highly touted reason is thinking eating can solve boredom.
• Temptation – deprivation makes food even more appealing.
• Alcohol –  a boozy night out often leads to the munchies.

The bottom line is that dieting is not easy and without some sort of clear goal failure is the most likely outcome. Will-power or rather lack of it plays a major part.

Most diets fail because the participant is at best confused or at worst completely mystified with the rules laid out. If its just complicated to get your head around dont bother, move on to something else.

The best type of diet in our opinion that has ever been created is one designed not to restrict or limit yourself unrealistically. Dont embark on something that you  know deep down there is no chance of seeing through to the bitter end – because there is no bitter end, a successful diet needs to be adopted for life.

All diets work to some degree choose one that you are comfortable with and stick to it. If you need some assistance with will-power there is always the diet pill option.  As our main focus is very much geared towards the diet pill here is a run down of the popular diet pills for 2012.

The latest figures released and published in the Daily Mail suggest that British women are the the fattest in Europe, with British men coming second in the male competition.

These figures although not a total shock are a bit of surprise – its a surprise that Britain has come first at something (although our men did finish second).

What is also a surprise is that some of the other positions are filled with countries that you would not necessarily association with obesity.

Malta’s women ran us close with the second highest obesity levels with Maltese men coming top of the pile with a staggering 24.7% – thats 1 in 4 Maltese men suffering from obesity.

Other noteworthy mentions go to Greece with both men and women scoring 17.6% – although with the new austerity measures taking hold in Greece it is likely that these figures would improve over the next few months.

Romania and Italy were the countries least affected by Obesity.

Denmark, Ireland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden were not involved in the survey for reasons better known to themselves.

Full fat league table below.

How Are The Results Calculated

The results are calculated and based on on the Body Mass Index (BMI), where the weight in kilos is divided by the square of the height in metres.

A body mass index of between 18.5 and 24.9 is generally accepted to be considered healthy, while a measurement over 25 is overweight and higher than 30 indicates obesity.

What Is Your Body Mass Index

How To Reduce Your Body Mass Index

If the answer could be summed up in a short sentence it would read like this ..”Eat less food, consume less calories.” but of course that is easier said than done.

With the new year around the corner why not start your resolution diet now.

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With the current economic climate affecting many aspects of our lives with regards to spending money – losing weight need not be one of them.

Here are 5 weight loss principles and techniques to use or apply that are either free or cost very little

1. Drinking Water – suppressing appetite is a vital process in the dieting process. Water has excellent appetite suppressing qualities.

It is a little known fact that sometimes when you feel hungry it is not actually food that the body craves, it could be water or liquid. Hunger and thirst signals are remarkably similar.

Next time you feel peckish, have a glass of water instead.

2. Chew Your Food – there have been many studies into the relationship between chewing food and satiety (fullness).

Experts appear to be in agreement that people who chew their food approximately 40 times reached satiety quicker than those who didn’t and as a result, ate less.

It does’t require the mind of Stephen Hawking to realise that eating less food equates to less calories taken on.

3. Dont Buy Snacks –  out of sight is out of mind. If you do not have snacks (biscuits, chocolates or cakes) on hand you cannot eat them.

This does not mean you have to go without – it just means that if you absolutely have to have a mars bar then go out to get one – but just one.

Associate snacks and treats with going out rather than a constant accompaniment to a cup of tea at home.

4. Detox Once A Week – most of us are usually well overdrawn in the “calorie bank” – give one day out of seven to eat the bare minimum. Eat fresh fruit and vegetables and forgo meat and carbohydrates such as pasta or rice.

Replace tea and coffee with water or fruit juice. Its not for ever its just for one day.

5. Spice Up Your Food – latest clinical study and expert opinion suggests that eating spicy food or adding spice to your food has tremendous fat burning capabilities.

Chili pepper, paprika and cinnamon are considered to be a dieters best friend.

Red hot chili pepper (cayenne pepper) in particular is considered to be the number one fat burning spice with decades of research attached to it.

Read more about cayenne pepper and weight loss

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There has always and will always be a great divide in opinion as to whether diet pills work. GP, doctors, physicians – basically anyone who works in a industry connected to weight loss usually has there own ideas concerning the mechanical and chemical process of using a diet pill in attempt to lose weight.

As this website is geared towards reviewing diet products you would expect us to have our feet planted very firmly in the “Yes – diet pills do work camp”

To retain a certain credibility we should point out that most quarters of the medical fraternity have firmly believed that the positive effect of diet pills has a psychological element and a physical effect attached to it.

In other words some diet pills contain ingredients that cause a physical weight loss reaction by way of either binding or blocking fat from food consumed, suppressing appetite by restricting the body’s ability to consume more calories than it actually needs or burning excess body fat that is stored for later use.

The flip side of this the psychological element –  some product do not actually cause a physical effect but act as a placebo.

The diet pill industry as in any other industry has its share of the good, the bad and highly dubious products within its midst – it is our job to highlight the failures and underlines the products that actually have a proven level of success.

A product that we regularly feature and recommend is Proactol Plus. From this website’s very inception we have championed the product safe in the knowledge that that any claims it makes can be substantiated and justified.

The recent changes in the advertising laws have meant that product owners (this applies to the majority of products that offer a medicinal benefit) cannot advertise that their product provides a benefit unless they can provide proof that it actually does.

Proactol Plus was one of the first diet products to embrace the new directive put in place and remove any material than cannot be justified.

Proactol Plus is fully accredited with all necessary documentation. It is classed as a Medical Device Type I and carried the CE Mark of Approval.

If you are making the first tentative steps towards deciding which diet pill to use consider Proactol Plus very seriously. Proactol Plus is approximately £10 a month more expensive than a majority of its competitors (just over £40 for a months supply) but carries a 6 months money back guarantee, which means if you are not satisfied with your progress you are entitled to a refund.

Read more about Proactol Plus

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A clinical research team at the Penn State University have just confirmed what has been thought for many years. Lacing your meals with spices such as paprika, cinnamon and cayenne pepper can have a profound effect on your waistline and help to burn excess body fat.

The average western diet contains an alarmingly high portion of fat and carbohydrates and increase our risk of obesity, heart disease and some cases, type 2 diabetes.

Although these food types are essential as they provide our body with fuel need for energy, too much and the calories consumed that are not needed are converted into fat and stored for latter use.

As this process is an almost ongoing process some of us cannot ever seem to brake the cycle and our fat reserves either keep consistently topped up or increase over time.

Adding Spices To Food Reduces fat Levels By Around A Third

When we eat a high fat content meal our levels of triglycerides are increased. Triglycerides is a type of fat found in our blood. Adding spices to a meal reduced the amount of triglycerides produced by around a third.

Many independent studies and reports by many of the world leading experts in the field of nutrition and nutrition based diet tend to agree on this.

For most of us the word ‘Diet‘ tends to conjure images of sacrifice and eating much less. Dieting does not ultimately have to involve eating a much smaller portion but rather eating sensibly.

Adding spices to your main meal of the day just could be an ideal way to actually start that diet that you have always intended to start.

There is no better time to start than right now.

Cayenne pepper in particular is considered to be one the most effective fat burning natural substances. It is an acquired taste and one that is certainly worth acquiring.

More about Cayenne Pepper 

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Supermarket chain Tesco are stocking a new diet dessert that is said to contain less calories than an apple.

The Skinny Mousse is on sale now across the country and expected to cause an enormous(se) amount of interest and aimed at just about anyone who is looking to reduce their waistline but cannot refrain from culinary pleasures. The Daily Mail recently featured the product.

The Skinny Mousse contains around 60 calories and the invention of health specialist Bio Synergy.

The mousse contain a natural ingredient called chromium that is said to reduce the need to snack on sugary foods and can also suppress appetite.

Tesco state that the ingredient (chromium) has been the subject of many studies and clinical trials and has been approved by EFSA (European Food Standards Agency) as a food supplement.

Does Skinny Mousse Really Work

Very early to say as the product has only just been released. But even if the product proves to be a bit of a gimmick there is no real harm done as at worse you are leeft with a low calorie pudding.

Other Chromium Weight Loss Products

Chromium does has a certain about it due the large number of clinical trials that have taken place with a positive outcome.

An extremely popular product that utilizes the benefits of chromium (as well as acai and green tea) is 100% Pure Acai and its complementary product Detox Plus.

Both products were rated very highly by the Sunday Express.

More about 100% Pure Acai and Detox Plus

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It seems not a week passes where a new diet or a new angle is introduced that can dramatically help us to control (if we need to0) our expanding waistlines.

The Daily Mail is in love with chilli pepper – several articles spanning the last few months have featured the fat burning and appetite suppressing potential of chilli peppers.

Chilli pepper (cayenne pepper) has been studied extensively over the last few decades by many of world universities with results leading to a resounding thumbs up.

The latest study undertaken by Purdue University, in Indiana revealed that introducing a sprinkling of cayenne pepper to your daily meal  ”can reduce hunger and increase energy expenditure.”

The concept of using chilli pepper as a method of weight control is well documented but the biggest problem was how to utilize this to maximum benefit without causing gastric irritation.

“Capsicum extract is extremely hot and the amount you’d need to take for effectiveness can be highly irritating to the stomach.”

Chilli peppers in its raw form is not pleasant to taste and can be irritating to the stomach – Scottish based company Advanced Health have come up with the solution.

Using a unique patented diet capsule with a special coating, Capsiplex gives you the maximum effectiveness of Capsaicinoids (chilli pepper) without any oral or stomach irritation.

Capsiplex has had unmitigated success with this product and surpassed all sales records in the UK and across Europe selling over 1 million units upon its first half a dozen months.

Capsiplex is designed to burn calories before, during and after partaking in exercise.

Scientific research has shown Capsiplex can help you to burn nearly 280 calories every day while using.

More about Capsiplex

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A new diet drug could be about to released. Qnexa is undergoing preliminary tests by the the FDA (Food and Drugs Administration)

Qnexa combines two drugs: Phentermine (also known as fen Phen), an amphetamine drug, and an anticonvulsant called Topiramate.

Some common known side effects of this experimental drug is loss of memory and the ability to concentrate.

The drug is designed to hopefully combat obesity by addressing the main factors, namely, appetite (suppressing) and satiety – the two main mechanisms that impact eating behavior.

The full strength diet pill consists of 15mg of Phentermine and 92mg of Topiramate. Medium strength variations are 7.5mg of Phentermine and 46mg of Topiramate and the lowest dosage that could possibly formulated is 3.75mg of Phentermine and 23mg of Topiramate.

Qnexa when or if it is released will be prescription only.

Qnexa could be available by the end of 2010 when or if it gains approval from the FDA

Similar Diet Pills Available Now

Phentermine is drug classed diet pill but there is a product is available to buy without GP intervention of prescription.

Phen375 is the legal alternative to Phentermine.

Phen375 is produced in FDA approved laboratories using pharmaceutical grade ingredients.

Phen375 is a combination of cyclic AMP enzyme boosters such as 1,3-Dimethypentylamine Hydrochloride, 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine, and a Sympathomimetic Amine, Dehydroepiandrosterone and l-carnitine.

More about Phen375

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Vanessa Feltz has admitted to having a Gastric band fitted after reaching a monumental 16 stone.

Vanessa, now a radio broadcaster said she wanted be open and honest about the operation unlike fellow presenter Fern Britton who underwent a similar procedure a few years ago.

Vanessa has always struggled with her weight and is a classic example of the weight loss yoyo effect, where weight can be lost and then put straight back on again.

Losing weight and keeping it at a manageable level is not a short term gig for some its a constant battle and lifetime work in progress.

She will now have to be restricted to consuming just 1000 calories a day for the rest of her life.

Read the full story here

What Is The Gastric Band

Gastric Banding involves an almost torturous peice of equipment planted internally and adjusted at regular intervals…. yeagh

Gastric Banding should be considered a last resort when all other methods of a more natural weight loss process has not been successful, not only due only to the high cost but also the potential risk to health.

Anything that involves evasive surgery on a major organ carries risk.

Read more about Gastric Banding

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