Archive for December, 2007
Having a buddy to cheer you on, motivate you, and share tips with, could mean losing more weight faster. But how to you choose a diet buddy?
Decide first whether you want someone who will diet with you, or who will just be your cheerleader and sounding board.
When you perform any kind of activity your body burns fat and glucose. If you want to burn fat you must tailor your activities to burn fat in a larger proportion to glucose. The good thing is that you do not need to exercise so hard to burn fat. Studies have shown that when our workout intensity is low to moderate, we tend to burn a much higher percentage of fat.
One of the keys to weight loss is the dieter’s ability to determine whether they are truly hungry OR if they are simply fondling a box of the munchies.
It’s a great challenge but we’re here to help with a list of our best tips for distinguishing hungries from munchies:
ALTHOUGH doctors today are trained to treat disease, one physician said: “Health, strangely enough, is not our field. Health is the responsibility of each person.”
Joe, mentioned in the previous article, accepted this responsibility after undergoing surgery for a severely blocked coronary artery. He made needed changes in his eating and reaped wonderful benefits. “You’ve experienced coronary regression, Joe,” his doctor happily reported. “The diet you’ve practiced has worked.”
What kind of adjustments can we make in our diet? How can we take responsibility for our health and eat in a way that is likely to improve it?
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There is a category of food that does just what overweight people want it to do. There are actually foods that are natural fat burners. Amazingly, they are not difficult to find. The thing is that some of these foods may actually surprise you. There is a concept that has been around for some time. It is called negative calorie foods. What this means is that there are foods that require more energy to burn than they provide. Some of these are celery, spinach and apples.
These are just some of the natural foods that are fat burners. There is another group of natural foods that are not fat burners. Citrus fruits are not negative calorie food burners. However, they perform a helpful function in weight loss programs. Citrus fruits aid your body in the release of fats. It also helps your body to process the fat more efficiently and quickly.
I developed the following recipe for mother’s day when my mom was on a low-carb diet. Though I am not an advocate of the particular diet she chose, I wanted to appease her sweet tooth, which had been neglected for nearly a month. I found that I needed about double the Splenda sugar equivalent to get an acceptable taste; the texture of these meringues is more delicate that the traditional version, due to the lack of sugar in the recipe.
The following recipe will require making an egg white foam and a hand mixer.
Pre-heat oven to 275 F
The Benefits of Exercise
I could (and will) go on and on about all the things exercise can do for you, both physically and mentally. The great thing about it is that you don’t need much to get the benefits. Even just a few minutes a day can improve your health, well-being and help you:
- Lose weight
- Reduce stress
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Most versions of Chicken Alfredo contain whipping cream which contains about 50 calories per Tablespoon. We’ve replaced the whipping cream with low fat mozzarella to create a delicious diet friendly Chicken Alfredo recipe.
Ingredients for this low calorie, low fat recipe are:
2 cups of cooked fettuccine
6 ounces of white chicken meat, cubed (equals meat from 1 medium-sized boned chicken breast – about 300 calories)
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Exercise for Beginners – Cardio Exercise
Cardio exercise is important for a healthy heart and weight loss.
How to Begin
- Choose an activity that you enjoy. The best exercise for you is the one you’ll actually do, not the one you think you should do. Walking is a great place to start since it doesn’t require special equipment and you can do it anywhere, but you can try any activity that involves some type of continuous movement like cycling, swimming, running, aerobics, rowing, stairclimbing, etc.
- Start with 2 or 3 days of your chosen activity a week with a rest day between workouts. Read the rest of this entry »
Remember that starting your diet is the hardest part and it does get easier after that. You know the saying: “Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, objects at rest tend to stay at rest.” This applies to dieting as well. Once you build up a little momentum and start living healthier, you’ll automatically start making healthier decisions.
Use mustard on all your sandwiches instead of mayonnaise. Mustard has no fat and very little calories while Mayo, on the other hand, is loaded with fat.
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