How To Lose Weight : Introduction

What should I really eat?

How to get weak and fat, and other things.

Getting stronger means growing muscles, but the only way to look like an extreme body builder is by taking drugs, no matter how much lifting and dieting you do. Women especially cannot get like that naturally because their hormonal structure is naturally feminine.

Getting stronger is like a three legged stool. If you miss one of these three things then you won't get stronger.

Lift some weights to stimulate the muscle growth
Eat the right food in the right amounts
Rest

The main change in eating habits for most people is to simply have more protein in their diet. There are different view points on protein in the diet and some are more scientific than others.

Here is a doctor who admits that they don't know why it works:
High Protein Diet

This is the dummies website pointing out that protein is really important:
Why you need protein

Here it explains how much you actually need to make sure your body is being maintained. Check out the bit where it describes what happens to children who don't get enough protein:
How much protein?

A recognised diet that many weightlifters and natural bodybuilders use is one we have evolved with:
The Paleo Diet