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Lossing weight > Nokia 6290
Posted: Jul.25.2008 @ 11:46 pm | Lasted edited: Aug.14.2008 @ 4:56 pm

   

Here is the first smartphone run by S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1 by the company, and it refers to middle-class level. Nokia 6290 is positioned as a device for energetic profeccionals thinking of some other things besides business. It comes equipped with a 2MP camera with 4x digital zoom, supports videotelephony in 3G networks. Internal display has a diagonal of 2.2", QVGA resolution (240x320 pixels) and shows 16М colours, its integrated MP3-player provides 3D sound. The models keeps up traditional Nokia’s design, being a fold phone measuring 94x50x20.8 mm in size and weighting 115 g – you can’t say that the 6290 is slim or very portable, but overall its shall be attributed to the latest generation of Nokia-branded solutions, being more or less the same to Nokia 6288 in terms of dimensions. On the other hand, against the background of other smartphones running off the S60 it turns out to be quite compact. On the front panel are a lens of a 2 Mpix camera and a LED-flash. An external TFT display edged by chrome-plated plastic measures 1.36” diagonally and boasts a resolution of 128x160, being a top-notch solution, but this is what we are talking about a bit later. For now, we will notice that you will find three dedicated keys for managing the handset while it is closed. General features  

Announced in April 2006, official announcement on the 26 September 2006 eGSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 2100   

Battery type 950 mAh Li-Pol (BL-5F) 

Battery life: talk mode up to 3.5 hours standby mode up to 11 days High-contrast graphical display, 16М colours (TFT), the resolution of 240x320 pixels, diagonal - 2,2 " External display 1,36 ", shows up to 262000 colours, the resolution of 128x160 pixels 

OS:Symbian OS version 9.1 (platform - S60 3rd Edition Feature Pack 1) 

Weight: 115 gramms Dimensions: 94 x 50 x 20.8 mm  

Lossing weight > Nokia 6280
Posted: Jul.11.2008 @ 9:32 am

Slide open the Nokia 6280 phone to unleash the multimedia and imaging power hidden beneath its sleek and modern cover. See how your friends and loved ones are doing with the Nokia 6280 phone. With two digital cameras and the high-resolution colour display you can conduct face-to-face video calls on the go. Capture, show, and share pictures and video with a 262,144-color display, 2-megapixel camera, 8x digital zoom, and integrated flash. Send and receive emails and view attached files on the high-resolution, 262,144-color display. When you need to get files from one device to another, the Nokia 6280 phone gives you true versatility with Bluetooth technology, infrared, Pop-Port, USB and GPRS networks. This is a 3G variant of the Nokia 6270. The battery has expanded capacity and is Li-Pol, which told upon the weight of the device positively. Other charcteristics of the devices are similar, though there are some software differences.

 

General features

  • Announced in June 2005, on the market since 3 quarter 2005, official announcement on the 13 June 2005
  • GSM 900/1800/1900, UMTS
  • Battery type Li-Pol 970 mAh (BP-6M)
  • Battery life:
  • talk mode up to 3 hours
  • standby mode up to 250 hours
  • Colour high-contrast graphical display, up to 262K (TFT), 5 text lines, the resolution of 240x320 pixels (QVGA)
  • J2ME, executable Java applications (MIDP 2.0)
  • 2-MP camera, zoom x8, flash
  • Up to one hour of video recording, QCIF resolution
  • Frontal camera for VGA photos
  • Body colours - Carbon Black, Graphite Grey
  • Weight: 115 gramms
  • Dimensions: 99.9 x 46 x 21 mm
  • Volume 91 cc

 

Organizer and extras

  • FM-radio, Visual Radio
  • MP3/AAC/eAAC+/MPEG4 player
  • Active Standby menu
  • Wallet 2.0
  • Automatic key lock
  • Changeable screen savers, color scheme can be adjusted
  • User's profiles (5), temporary profile
  • Time, date
  • Calculator, currency converter
  • Stopwatch (up to 20 intermediate results), countdown timer
  • Organizer supports different types of events (improved in comparison with other models)
  • Notes (up to 3000 symbols in a note)
  • Games, supports loading games

 

Lossing weight > Nokia 6233
Posted: Jun.20.2008 @ 8:44 pm

The new Nokia 6233 phone provides the perfect balance of business and pleasure - in a sleek, attractive design.
Get quick access to important information via mobile broadband while listening to your favorite music files through stereo speakers. Write letters on the go to colleagues or friends with the enhanced Java email client. Connect easily over-the-air to your office or home PC to share or move information to and from your phone.
Whether you're taking 2 megapixel quality pictures while on vacation, or sending your boss video excerpts of your last client meeting, the Nokia 6233 phone bridges the gap between business and pleasure in modern mobile phones.

The 6233 is an improved version of the Nokia 6230i, whilst almost keeping the size of the Nokia 6233 the same it is just 11 grams heavier weighting in at 110.0g and a slightly larger case 108 x 46 x 18mm, but under the stainless steel frame lurks a more improved mobile with 3g support a larger 320 x 240 QVGA colour screen, 2 mega pixel camera with 8x digital zoom and landscape mode, stereo speakers, MP3/AAC digital music player, 70 MB internal memory with the card slot being microSD (TransFlash) instead of MMC which is able to take up to 2GB card, FM Stereo radio.

Key Features

  • A small, sleek mobile device with indulgent stainless steel - the perfect balance of features for both business and pleasure
  • Real time access to information at all times through mobile broadband
  • High quality sound through stereo speakers
  • 70 MB built-in memory for storing of videos, pictures, and messages
  • 2 megapixel camera with 8x smooth, digital zoom and landscape mode
  • FM stereo radio and music player
  • Enhanced Java email client for easy sending and receiving of information
  • Spam filter to avoid junk mail
  • Supports video sharing, streaming, and recording capabilities
  • Video, MP3, eACC+, and 64-chord/voice polyphonic MIDI ringing tones
Lossing weight > Nokia 6267
Posted: Jun.13.2008 @ 8:20 pm

With dedicated media keys and multimedia applications, the colourful Nokia 6267 places a premium on keeping it simple, so that listening to music, watching videos and sorting through photos is a breeze.
The Nokia 6267 includes an enhanced music player and dedicated keys to make listening to music uncomplicated. Capturing events and playback of video clips and stills for family and friends is also easier and impressive with the new high speed video capability and two cameras, including a 2 megapixel camera with flash and 8X digital zoom.
The Nokia 6267 utilizes 3G technology for fast downloads, Internet browsing and video calls. The sleek and compact fold phone also offers a large keypad and high resolution screen, calendar, organizer, and support for up to 4GB of expandable memory to store movie clips, images and music.
The Nokia 6267 has up to 6.5 hours of talk time and up to 12.5 days of standby time.

Key Features:

  • Sleek and compact fold design with large keypad and clear high-resolution colour display
  • Dedicated keys for easy access to music
  • 2 megapixel camera with flash and 8x digital zoom, secondary camera for video calls
  • High quality video recording up to DVD resolution and playback in full VCR quality
  • Video calls and video sharing
  • WCDMA and quadband GSM functionality for world wide usage

Additional Features:

  • Music player supporting MP3, MP4, AAC, eAAC+ and Windows Media Audio
  • FM stereo radio supporting Visual Radio
  • Push e-mail with attachment support
  • Support for microSD memory card up to 4GB
  • XHTML browser
  • Bluetooth with stereo support

Technical Profile:

  • System: WCDMA 850/2100, Quadband
  • GSM/EGSM 850/900/1800/1900
  • User Interface: Series 40 platform
  • Dimensions: 93.9 mm x 46.9 mm x 21.5 mm (L x W x H)
  • Volume: 76 cc
  • Weight: 105 g
  • Standby time: Up to 12.5 days
  • Talk time: Up to 6.5 hours
  • Display: 240 x 320, up to 16.7 million true
  • External 128 x 160, up to 256,000
  • Battery: BL-5C, 1020 mAh, Li-Ion
Lossing weight > Nokia 6136
Posted: May.09.2008 @ 10:11 pm

This sophisticated phone pays careful attention to ergonomics, both in its compact, slim folding design and elegantly spaced keypad. Even the black soft touch paint and chrome accents make this model pleasant to the eye and the touch. At the press of a button, the phone gently opens revealing a large, high-resolution true colour QVGA display that supports 16 million colours, ideal for viewing rich multimedia content. Additionally, the cover display offers 262K colours.

As part of its comprehensive feature set, the Nokia 6131 allows you to enjoy your favourite music with the built-in digital music player and FM stereo radio supporting Visual Radio. Capturing and sharing images is easy with the Nokia 6131 phone’s 1.3 megapixel camera, featuring a dedicated camera button and 8x digital zoom. Both the main and cover displays can be used as viewfinder.

Key Features

  • Operator variant phone - allows operators to offer more cost efficient services (available through certain operator channels)
  • Uses Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology - giving you GSM/GPRS voice and data services over an affordable broadband connection
  • Superior indoor network coverage and faster data services through broadband access
  • Smooth and seamless transitions between GSM and WLAN networks
  • Integrated 1.3 megapixel camera with 8x smooth zoom
  • Keep it fun-stereo FM radio with Visual Radio, video streaming and recording, XHTML browser and much more.
Specification:

Size

Dimensions 92 x 48 x 20 mm
Weight 112 g

Display

Type TFT, 16M colors
Size 240 x 320 pixels, 2.2 inch 
Second external display 256K colors (128 x 160 pixels)
Downloadable themes

Ringtones

Type Polyphonic (64 channels), MP3
Customization Download
Vibration  

Memory

Phonebook, Photo call
Call records 20 dialed, 20 received, 20 missed calls
Card slot microSD (TransFlash), hotswap 
11 MB shared memory 

Data

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
EDGE Class 10, 236.8 kbps 
Bluetooth
Infrared port 
USB Yes, Pop-Port

Features

Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Instant Messaging
Browser WAP/xHTML
Games 3D Soccer and Snake + downloadable
Colors Black, White, Red, Sand
Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, video 
Push to talk
FM radio
MP3/MP4/AAC player
Java MIDP 2.0
SyncML
T9
Presence enhanced contacts
Calendar
Built-in handsfree
Voice dial/memo
 



 

 

Lossing weight > Nokia 6270
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Posted: Apr.25.2008 @ 12:41 am
A Touch of Luxury:

Hidden beneath its luxurious, modern design and stylishly-polished metal surfaces combined with satin, the Nokia 6270 phone packs equally impressive features supported through the new Series 40 user interface. Use Active Standby to conveniently access your email, favourite applications, calendar entries or music directly from the idle screen of your phone.

Impressive Imaging:
The Nokia 6270 phone boasts an impressive 2-megapixel camera with integrated flash and 5x digital zoom. Use the 262,144-color display as camera viewfinder and capture all those special moments in a familiar landscape mode.

Enjoyable Audio:
Take a moment for yourself with the FM stereo radio and MP3 music player. The integrated stereo speakers with 3D sound effects make a clear difference when using the speakerphone. Visual Radio adds the interactive aspect to the overall listening experience - your choice of an exclusive musical escape is always close at hand.

Key Features

  • 2-megapixel camera with dedicated camera key
  • Landscape (horizontal) camera mode with full-screen viewfinder
  • 5x digital zoom and integrated LED camera flash
  • Stereo speakers with 3D sound effects
  • MP3, M4A, and AAC music player
  • Stereo FM with Visual Radio
  • Email client and XHTML browser
  • Fast connections with EDGE
  • Enhanced Series 40 user interface
  • Active standby: display your daily activities and meetings on your phone's idle display
  • SyncML for local and remote synchronization
  • Refined, modern design

Operating Frequency

  • Quadband phone offers global coverage where GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900 networks are supported
  • Automatic switching between bands


Size

  • Weight: 125 g (with battery)
  • Dimensions: 104 x 50 x 23 mm, 104 cc


Display and User Interface

  • Active TFT colour display with up to 262,144 colours (320 x 240 pixels)
  • Enhanced, colourful series 40 user interface
  • 4-way navigation with select key, two soft keys, send and end keys
  • List, grid, and tab menu
  • Volume key for voice commands
  • Dedicated Push to talk key


Imaging

  • Integrated 2-megapixel camera
  • Integrated LED camera flash
  • 5x digital zoom
  • Landscape (horizontal) camera mode
  • Full-screen viewfinder
  • Direct printing of pictures to compatible printers via USB cable
  • Video recording


Messaging
Xpress audio messaging: A new, easy-to-use interface for audio messages. Record your own voice message and send to compatible devices.

MMS OMA 1.2: Combine image, video, text, and voice clips and send as an MMS to a compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your story with a multi-slide presentation. The MMS OMA 1.2 specification allows you to send/receive messages up to 300 kB in size.

Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, SMS distribution list

Predictive text input: Support for all major languages in Europe and Asia-Pacific

Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols

Presence: Includes Wireless Village, Instant Messaging, and Dynamic phonebook; know someone's status before you call


Kodak Mobile Service

  • Share and print your megapixel mobile images with Kodak Mobile Service
  • Upload images over a network connection to the Kodak Web site and then have prints delivered to your address
  • Print the pictures instantly using Bluetooth wireless technology at any Kodak Kiosk at selected Nokia retail locations
  • This service is provided independently by Kodak


Multimedia

  • Stereo speakers with 3D sound effects
  • FM stereo radio
  • Integrated MP3/AAC/MPEG4 player
  • Integrated stereo speakers and stereo handsfree speaker
  • Integrated video player for download and playback or for streaming: 3GPP, H.263 video, MPEG-4, and AMR
  • Music player supports AAC, MP3, and MPEG4 formats Video encoding and playback in QCIF format with sound
  • Use AAC/MP3 tracks for ringing/game/alert tones, as well as MIDI/polyphonic tones, 3D sound effects
  • AMR, the 3GPP speech codec, provides improved sound quality


Visual Radio

  • Listen to music and interact with your favourite radio stations
  • Find out what song is playing, who sings it, and other artist information
  • Download the songs you buy direct to your phone


Java™ Applications

  • Java™ MIDP 2.0
  • Over-the-air download of Java™-based applications and games


Other Applications

  • PC Suite
  • Plug and play mobile services: Easy set up of new applications


Connectivity

  • Bluetooth wireless technology version 1.2
  • Pop-Port™ interface
  • Infrared
  • USB connectivity to PC
  • Support for SIM Access Profile (SAP)
  • SyncML: Easy remote or local synchronization with a PC or other compatible device


Browsing

  • XHTML browsing over TCP/IP


Mobile Email

  • Email client with support for attachments


Data Transfer

  • EDGE*: Class 10, download up to 236.8 kbps
  • GPRS (General Packet Radio Service)*: class 10, download up to 62.4 kbps
  • WAP 2.0, TCP/IP

*Note: Actual achieved speeds may vary depending on network support
 

Push to Talk

  • Push to talk over cellular network via dedicated key:
  • Real-time one-to-one and one-to-many voice communication service. Select the person or group you want to talk to and press the Push to talk key to communicate
  • Send invites through SMS and IrDA


Call Management

  • Enhanced voice dialling
  • Speed dialling
  • Logs: Keeps lists of your dialled, received, and missed calls
  • Automatic answer (works with headset or car kit only)
  • Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer
  • Automatic and manual network selection
  • Caller identification with image


Voice Features

  • Enhanced voice dialling
  • Voice commands
  • Voice recorder
  • Integrated handsfree stereo speakers


Phone Features

  • Active standby: Display your daily activities, meetings, or favourite WAP links on your phone's idle display
  • Alarm clock
  • Stopwatch
  • Countdown timer
  • Currency converter
  • Calculator


Digital Services

  • User Interface (UI) themes
  • 24 polyphonic MIDI ringing tones, MP3 ringing tones, AMR audio clips
  • Wallpaper: Full-screen colour image
  • Animated colour screensavers
  • Changeable colour schemes


Memory

  • Up to 9 MB internal memory available for video, audio, image files, and other documents
Lossing weight > Nokia 6131
Posted: Apr.11.2008 @ 1:10 pm

 

Nokia 6131 Black

Experience the power of a touch. Slim and light, the Nokia 6131 phone is encased in a layer of soft-touch paint that feels great in your hand.

Flip the Nokia 6131 open with the unique one-touch push-to-open design for comfortable one-hand messaging, dialing and answering calls. The Nokia 6131 phone comes with all the features you want, including a brilliant 16.7-million "true colour" main display and 262,144-colour outer display, ideal for use with the 1.3-megapixel camera. Enjoy the full music experience with MP3 player and FM radio with Visual Radio technology.


Features of the Nokia 6131
  • Slim, stylish fold design with innovative, one-hand push-to-open operation
  • Dual displays: 16-million "true" colours inside and 262,144 colours outside
  • Active standby on enhanced Series 40 UI
  • Light indication on outer display for missed calls/SMS/calendar reminders
  • 1.3-megapixel camera with full-screen viewfinder for both main and outer display
  • Email with attachments
  • XHTML browser
  • Enhanced messaging with recently used contacts and groups
  • Clearly separated keys for easy dialing and messaging
  • MP3 player and FM stereo radio with Visual Radio
  • Fast browsing and downloads with EDGE
  • MicroSD memory cards available as enhancements (optional)


Full Specifications of the Nokia 6131

Operating Frequency
  • Quad-band GSM/EDGE coverage on up to five continents (GSM 850/900/1800/1900)
  • Automatic switching between bands
Size
  • Weight: 102 g
  • Dimensions: 92 x 48 x 20 mm
Display and User Interface
  • Main display: Active TFT QVGA display supports up to 16,777,216 colours (320 x 240 pixels, 2.2 inches)
  • Outer display: Active TFT display supports up to 262,144 colours (128 x 160 pixels, 1.36 inches)
    - Light indication on outer display for missed calls/SMS/calendar reminders
  • Clearly separated keys for easy dialing and messaging
  • Demo mode (phone demo without SIM card)

Imaging
  • 1.3-megapixel camera with 8x digital zoom (1280 x 960 pixel resolution)
  • Full-screen viewfinder for both main and outer display
  • Camera key for taking pictures
  • PictBridge printing via USB cable

Messaging
  • Simplified messaging with recently used contacts log and groups
  • Email: Access your work and private email accounts; supports SMTP, POP3, and IMAP4 protocols. Support for attachments (Java version)
  • Xpress audio messaging: Record your own voice message and send to compatible devices
  • MMS OMA 1.2: Combine image, video, text, and voice clips and send as an MMS to a compatible phone or PC; use MMS to tell your story with a multi-slide presentation. The MMS OMA 1.2 specification allows you to send/receive messages up to 300 kB in size.
  • Text messaging: Supports concatenated SMS, picture messaging, SMS distribution list
  • Predictive text input: Support for all major languages in Europe and Asia-Pacific
  • Presence: Includes Wireless Village, Instant Messaging, and Dynamic phonebook; know someone's status before you call

Multimedia
  • MP3 player supporting formats including MP3, MP4, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, H.263, H.264 (eAAC+ only playback no streaming)
  • Improved audio quality with new speaker
  • FM stereo radio with Visual Radio
  • Video streaming (3GPP)
  • Video ringing tones
  • MIDI ringing tones up to 64 polyphonies

Memory Functions
  • Combo memory with 32 MB flash and 16 MB RAM - about 11 MB user data (11 MB user memory: 10 MB for gallery and applications, 1 MB for contacts, notes, calendar entries)
  • Hotswap microSD memory card slot supporting up to 2GB microSD memory cards (available as enhancements) **
Applications
  • Java™ MIDP 2.0 with over-the-air download of Java-based applications and games
  • Wireless presenter (PC application on webpage)
  • Nokia Sensor application for improved networking
  • Games: 3D Soccer and Snake

Connectivity
  • Nokia PC Suite with USB, Bluetooth and IrDa connectivity
  • Pop-Port™ interface with USB
  • Local/remote SyncML data synchronization

Browsing
  • Integrated XHTML browser
  • Smart content download - OMA Digital rights management 1.0

Data Transfer
  • EDGE (EGPRS)*: Class 10, download up to 236.8 kbps
  • GPRS: (General Packet Radio Service)*: Class 10, download up to 85.6 kbps


Personal Information Management (PIM)
  • Manage your time and information with the enhanced calendar, and view your notes on the new active standby mode
  • Organizer with calendar, to-do list, notes and calculator
  • Alarm clock, Countdown timer (normal and interval timer)

Call Management
  • Speed dialing
  • Logs: Keeps lists of your dialed, received, and missed calls
  • Automatic answer (works with headset or car kit only)
  • Call waiting, call hold, call divert, call timer

Voice Features
  • Push to talk: Select the person or group you want to talk to and press the Push to talk key (long press of volume up key) to communicate
  • Enhanced voice dialing with SIND: Speaker-independent name dialing on long press volume down key
  • Integrated handsfree speaker with new high quality speaker for better audio experience
  • Voice commands
  • Voice recorder
Lossing weight > Sony Eric. K300i
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Posted: Mar.28.2008 @ 1:12 pm | Lasted edited: Mar.30.2008 @ 5:18 am

The Sony Ericsson K300i mobile phone is a stylish device that offers lots of great features. The K300i’s compact design integrates a VGA camera and a bright 65 000 colour display. Once taken images or video can be sent via Quickshare™ to multimedia messaging service (MMS) compatible devices.

The Sony Ericsson K300i also features WAP 2.0 and GPRS compatibility so you can browse the mobile Internet. USB and infrared connectivity let you synchronise your K300i with your PC*. Contacts and calendar notes can all be transferred meaning that you will always be able to stay organised.

Specifications

Standby Time : Up to 300 hours.
Weight : 85 g.
Dimensions : 99.9 x 45.2 x 19.4 mm.
SAR : To be confirmed.
Talk Time : Up to 7 hours.
Calendar.
WAP 2.0 compatible.
Advanced contacts database.
Quickshare™ makes sending videos or images hassle-free.
Tri-band.
Vibrating alert.
Call list.
Wireless transaction layer security (WTLS) for safer purchases by mobile.
Conference calling.
Supports animated screensavers and wallpapers.
Integrated speakerphone.
PIM (Personal Information Management) synchronisation).
E-mail client.
Speed dialling.
Java™ compatible.
Voice recorder.
Compact and stylish.
Stopwatch.
Multimedia messaging service (MMS) compatible.
Comes with and embedded Java game, more can be downloaded.
Multimedia player: stream, download and play multimedia files.
Infrared port.
VGA camera (640 x 480 pixels) with 4 x zoom and video mode.
Tasks.
Predictive text input.
Alarm clock.
Music DJ™ lets you make your own polyphonic ringtones.
USB port (fast PC synchronisation).
65K TFT colour display (128 x 128 pixels).
Timer.
Short messaging service (SMS) compatible.
Calculator.
PlayNow™ for quick and easy music downloads.
General packet radio service (GPRS) compatible.
Joystick, volume and a dedicated camera key.
Total internal memory of 12MB.
40 polyphonic voices.
Lossing weight > Water Gets a Makeover
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Posted: Mar.14.2008 @ 11:24 pm

 

Testing the Waters

Flavored water's new-found popularity is encouraging, because water is the single most important nutrient for your body, regulating temperature and filtering out waste, and it makes up 60% of your weight. Ready to take the flavored plunge? Here's my three-step plan for healthfully navigating the sea of options.

1. Avoid sugar and artificial sweeteners

Flavored waters are typically sweetened with natural sugarcane or fructose (fruit sugar) rather than high fructose corn syrup, the sweetener found in soda that's linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes. But some 16-ounce bottles provide as many as 180 calories, just 20 shy of a same-size Coca-Cola Classic. That's important because research shows that caloric beverages aren't filling. When Purdue University scientists fed two groups the same number of calories from either soda or jelly beans for 28 days, the candy group naturally compensated by eating less food—while the soda group did not. In the end, the jellybean eaters' weights stayed the same, but the soda group gained weight. If you don't burn it off, a bottle-a-day habit can add 19 pounds to your frame over a year.

And artificial sweeteners aren't the solution. When researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio followed more than 1,000 people for 8 years, they found that on average, for each diet soft drink consumed per day, the chances of becoming overweight or obese jumped about 37%. This is probably due to an interesting phenomenon other studies have found: Even "fake" sugars increase the preference for sweets.

2. Keep it natural

We think of water as pure, but even waters that seem wholesome can be loaded with artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives (I call them "Twinkie" waters). Look beyond the label and check the ingredient list. You may see plenty of words more reminiscent of a chemistry lab than a mountain spring, such as sodium hexametaphosphate (a flavor protector also used in ceramics), sodium benzoate (a preservative and precursor to benzene, acknowledged by the FDA as a known cancer-causing substance), and ETDA (a stabilizer used in laundry detergents). Only buy brands that have terms you recognize.

3. Beware of health promises

You've probably seen flavored waters that promise to calm you or boost energy. They are typically fortified with vitamins, minerals, caffeine, and herbs like passion flower. But some don't have studies to back their claims. One supposed metabolism-boosting water, for example, offers no published studies using the water itself, nor is there evidence that the key ingredient is effective for weight loss. Also, waters that are heavily fortified with vitamins and minerals may actually suppress your immune system if your combined vitamin/mineral intake from food and these waters boosts you over acceptable limits.

Bottom line: Don't look to waters to meet nutrient needs or provide benefits above and beyond hydration. Water itself is pretty great on its own!

Eat smart today!

My 4 Favorite Flavored Waters

Each of these bottled brands keeps it simple. They're calorie free with just a hint of natural flavoring to entertain your tastebuds.

1. Ayala flavors include Jasmine Vanilla, Ginger Lemon Peel, and Cloves Cardamom Cinnamon

2. Hint flavors include Pomegranate Tangerine, Raspberry Lime, and Cucumber

3. Metromint flavors include Peppermint, Spearmint, and Chocolatemint

4. Wateroos flavors include Apple, Berry, and Grape

Jazz Up Plain Water

For a cheaper—and just as tasty—alternative, try these do-it-yourself tips:

Tangy

Squeeze in wedges of lemon, lime, tangerine, or pink grapefruit, or mix water with unsweetened infused herbal-flavored tea.

Sweet

Chill with cubes made from 100% juice, bits of real fruit, citrus zest, and spices, or add a splash of 100% juice such as white grape or apple.

Spicy

Stir in fresh mint, lemongrass, or grated ginger.

Lossing weight > 4 Steps To Understanding Your Weight Loss Triggers
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Posted: Feb.29.2008 @ 12:08 pm | Lasted edited: Mar.03.2008 @ 1:21 pm

Triggers are certain foods, situations and feelings that prompt us to overeat and gain weight or prevent current or future weight loss. Different people have different triggers when on a diet. For some people boredom is a trigger, for others it's stress; for some people it's a party, for others it's being alone. People bottom line need much better food nutrition. No matter what your individual triggers are they bar your way to successful weight loss. If you have tried unsuccessfully to lose weight before, one of the things that have prevented your success was that you never learned to identify or control the trigger foods, situations and feelings that cause unconscious overeating. You never turned "I'm out of control" into "No, I'm in control".

See if you can relate to this pattern: It starts out slowly. Something prompts you to eat some of the foods you cut back on while you were dieting. Perhaps you are at a movie, or feelings stressed, or simply smell some freshly backed cookies. You feel a little deprived because of your dieting and so you decide to just treat yourself with certain foods you used to eat when you felt stressed. Believing you are in total control of those foods now, you test the waters and decide to have "just a little bit" of them. However, "just a little bit" pretty soon grows to be, "a little bit more" and then rapidly progresses to "a lot more". Before you know it, you are right back where you are started in terms of food control. Then your weight starts inching upwards.

The trip-up point is this patter is where you cannot recognize that certain foods you "gave up" while dieting are not foods you can just start eating again once you have lost weight. The realities are that certain foods, especially eaten at certain places or while experiencing specific feelings, have the power to control you.

How to Turn "I'm out of control" into "No, I'm in control.

Like any behavioral change, learning how to control triggers is a process. Awareness of the influence of triggers and acknowledgement that they are deterring you from your weight loss goals is the starting point for this process. After that, it can be broken down into four steps to help to understand how to lose weight and keep it off for good.

1) Identify
Identifying the foods, situations and feelings that trigger unconscious overeating is your first step. The best way to do this is by using a journal. You can divide it up into three sections for each of your trigger foods, situations and feelings, or just note everything in one place.

2) Decide
Once you have identified a number of trigger foods, feelings and situations, your next step is to decide that you are going to learn to control them. Believe in your ability to do this.

3) Stop
The best way to control your triggers and increate food nutrition, therefore, is to consistently stop responding to them. Not just for a day, a week or a month. Not just while you are trying to lose weight, but until you can control the conditioned eating habit, and in some cases this may mean permanently. True control means that you, not the trigger decides where, when, and what you will eat. On the other hand, if you have a problem say for instance eating popcorn at the movies, not responding to the trigger does not mean you can never eat popcorn again.

4) Practice
Controlling weight loss triggers takes practice. Now that you have an understanding of triggers, put into effect what you have learned. Use the following as examples.

* Trigger Situations
- Write a statement describing the trigger situation. Phrase it in the past tense: "I used to eat while watching TV".

* Trigger Foods
- Write down what your favorite foods were as a child, a teenager, a young adult, and now. Have they changed? For most people they do, which tells us that taste buds can change over time and with choice. Think about how you learned to like the taste of alcohol for example!

* Trigger Feelings
- write down several of your trigger feelings and state why you respond to the food in that way. For example, "I eat after a stressful situation because food calms me."

Remember, weight loss and maintaining a diet involves dealing with triggers to stay aware and think before you eat. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself. 

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