by Karla Robbins
So you are interested in getting a flat stomach and want to know how to lose weight fast naturally? Well, here are 5 quick tips for losing weight quickly and burning the fat that worked wonders for me! And you can get started right away.
1. More Fruits, More Veggies More Fat Loss Power!
Got a sweet tooth? Eat more fruit
Grab an apple,orange or a mango instead of reaching for a sugary snack.This will satisfy your urge for sweets and give you the essential vitamins and minerals you need to power through your day and help you lose weight fast. At meals fill up on raw or steamed vegetables. Remember think organic! (if you can afford it). Aside from being low calorie most veggies are a great natural source of fiber which will help you lose weight fast naturally by keeping you regular.
2. Forget about the super-sized Pepsi!
I know it tastes good and all but what your body really needs is water.
Aside from all the empty calories, alcoholic and soft drinks (with caffeine) will actually drain your body of the water it needs to function properly. Just drink plain water. Don't be fooled into thinking that just because a beverage contains 99% water, that it is just as good as water. It is not!
Plus, drinking ice water can actually help you to burn fat! Make sure you drink at least 2 liters a day this will flush your system of impurities. Tired of drinking just water? Try green tea! Green tea contains some powerful antioxidants which keep you healthy which is important if you want to lose weight fast, naturally,
3. More Whole Grains Less Processed Foods
Have you looked at the list of ingredients for most commercially prepared foods? You don't need all those preservatives, artificial colors and added sugar. Also the fat and sodium levels are usually off the chart!
To burn fat and lose weight successfully you need to have a steady supply of good carbohydrates like potatoes,brown rice and oats, to name a just a few.
4. There are Good Fats and There are Bad Fats
Saturated and trans-fats should be avoided as much as possible. You can boost your immune system by eating foods that contain omega fatty acids, things like olive oil and fresh fish ( You can boost your immune system by eating foods that contain omega fatty acids, things like olive oil and fresh fish (also good for hair and nails!).
Avoid the farmed fish if you can.
5. Pay Attention To Your Meals!
A recent study showed that roughly 73% of North Americans regularly eat their meals in front of the television. Have you done that recently? Have you ever been so absorbed in a TV program that you were surprised that your plate was already empty? Me,too!
If you are serious about losing weight:
Turn off the boob tube
Take your time and eat slowly. When your belly is full there is actually a delay of a few minutes before your brain gets the message. That's why many people over-indulge on the holidays and end up like bloated whales on the sofa gripping their swollen bellies!
Chew your food 32 times before swallowing (this gives your saliva time to do it's magic and properly prepare the food for speedy digestion)
So, if you reduce your portions,get plenty of fiber,fruits and vegetables and lean protein in addition to drinking plenty of water you will find the weight will be melting off you.
Of course, a proper diet is only half of the equation in losing weight quickly.A regular exercise regimen can help you lose weight fast naturally in the shortest amount of time. This is what helped me to lose 50 pounds and get a flat stomach.
But I also had a secret weapon!
Following a simple plan I was able to achieve my weight loss goals and the results were dramatic!
Right, so are you ready to discover how to get a flat stomach that worked so well for me?
Well, I must warn you this is not for everyone. I encourage you to go see my blog, How to Lose Belly Fat! Can you really lose weight with fat burning furnace? Click here to find out! -> How to Lose Belly Fat!
Don't forget to grab the FREE 83 page guide to show you how to get the body of your Dreams in 2010!
Good luck achieving your fat loss goals!
Karla
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Sunday, December 11, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Feeling Hungry-- It's Late!
Opted for Yogurt. The other day I bought some Vanilla flavored. Of course, after I saw a special on how flavors are created I thought, just plain, please.
Why does sleepiness, hunger and tired go together? I don't know, just happens like that. Wait! there might be an explanation. When you're sleepy you want to lie down and sleep. Perhaps it is thought, if you eat the body would be busy burning calories and keep itself awake and you.
I don't know, it's late, I'm eating my Yogurt. Thinking of losing at least 10 pounds. If I lose 20 I would have to get a new wardrobe. Not in my budget right now.
While you are on this page, if you look to the right you will see "Losing Weight Without Starving Yourself." The starving, special foods, drinks, teas approach never worked for me. If not that, keep searching for what works for you.
Why does sleepiness, hunger and tired go together? I don't know, just happens like that. Wait! there might be an explanation. When you're sleepy you want to lie down and sleep. Perhaps it is thought, if you eat the body would be busy burning calories and keep itself awake and you.
I don't know, it's late, I'm eating my Yogurt. Thinking of losing at least 10 pounds. If I lose 20 I would have to get a new wardrobe. Not in my budget right now.
While you are on this page, if you look to the right you will see "Losing Weight Without Starving Yourself." The starving, special foods, drinks, teas approach never worked for me. If not that, keep searching for what works for you.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Blondie's "One Pot" Chicken Quarters With Veggies
Trying my hand at cooking a little more. There are a hundred (100) ways to make Chicken. One day I will do a blog asking for Chicken recipes. Well, you could do that now if you want.
Anyway, back to my attempting to give my husband a break in the kitchen. My favorite meals are made in my one for all style. I’ll call this my “One Pot” special for chicken lovers.
I think my mother may have taught me the basics and I embellished upon it.
Blondie’s “One Pot” Chicken Quarters With Veggies
Ingredients:
Leg Quearters
1 Green Pepper
1 Red Pepper
1 Medium Onion
Adobe All Purpose Seasoning
Old Bay
Black Pepper
1 pack of Green Peas
Olive Oil
Wheat flour
Soy Sauce
Rice
Remove any excess fatty deposits under the skin of the leg quarters, or remove the skin entirely. Wash in warm water, place in a pan, season with a few shakes of black pepper, a few shakes of Adobe All Purpose Seasoning, a few shakes of Old Bay.
Take your naked hand or a rubber glove and spread the seasoning over the meat, just in case there were places the seasoning did not reach.
Let the meat sit for about 10 to 15 minutes while you cut up a half green and red pepper into smaller pieces, about the size of a pea. Repeat the same process for the onion, using only a half. Place the red and green peppers, and the onion, in a separate bowl, or on a saucer.
Take a quart size pot and place it on the stove top, heat it up, place three tablespoons of Olive Oil in the pot; after its hot, add peppers and onions. Stir for about 10 minutes. Pour off any excess oil, add Chicken, enough water to cover Chicken, let it boil.
Once it starts boiling, turn the heat down so it will simmer. Take a separate fry pan, add two tablespoons of Olive Oil, place three tablespoons of wheat flour into the fry pan and stir until it starts to turn brown, add three tablespoons of Soy Sauce, a few shakes of Adobe All Purpose Seasoning, a few shakes of Old Bay, and gradually add 1 cup of water.
Let the gravy come to a boil. Turn the heat down to let it simmer. As the gravy thickens, pour it into the pot with the Chicken. Chicken should cook to fork tenderness. It should cook down into the thickened gravy, peppers and onions. Taste the gravy.
Turn the heat down lower and pour in peas. They should cook with just the steam from the already cooked Chicken. You may also add other veggies of your choosing at this time.
Prepare your rice according to the instructions on the box. You may use brown or white rice.
Your “One Pot” Chicken With Veggies is ready to serve.
Looking for more quick and easy recipes for the busy moms and dads, check other recipes at this blog.
Gather your family's favorite recipes and go here.
Anyway, back to my attempting to give my husband a break in the kitchen. My favorite meals are made in my one for all style. I’ll call this my “One Pot” special for chicken lovers.
I think my mother may have taught me the basics and I embellished upon it.
Blondie’s “One Pot” Chicken Quarters With Veggies
Ingredients:
Leg Quearters
1 Green Pepper
1 Red Pepper
1 Medium Onion
Adobe All Purpose Seasoning
Old Bay
Black Pepper
1 pack of Green Peas
Olive Oil
Wheat flour
Soy Sauce
Rice
Remove any excess fatty deposits under the skin of the leg quarters, or remove the skin entirely. Wash in warm water, place in a pan, season with a few shakes of black pepper, a few shakes of Adobe All Purpose Seasoning, a few shakes of Old Bay.
Take your naked hand or a rubber glove and spread the seasoning over the meat, just in case there were places the seasoning did not reach.
Let the meat sit for about 10 to 15 minutes while you cut up a half green and red pepper into smaller pieces, about the size of a pea. Repeat the same process for the onion, using only a half. Place the red and green peppers, and the onion, in a separate bowl, or on a saucer.
Take a quart size pot and place it on the stove top, heat it up, place three tablespoons of Olive Oil in the pot; after its hot, add peppers and onions. Stir for about 10 minutes. Pour off any excess oil, add Chicken, enough water to cover Chicken, let it boil.
Once it starts boiling, turn the heat down so it will simmer. Take a separate fry pan, add two tablespoons of Olive Oil, place three tablespoons of wheat flour into the fry pan and stir until it starts to turn brown, add three tablespoons of Soy Sauce, a few shakes of Adobe All Purpose Seasoning, a few shakes of Old Bay, and gradually add 1 cup of water.
Let the gravy come to a boil. Turn the heat down to let it simmer. As the gravy thickens, pour it into the pot with the Chicken. Chicken should cook to fork tenderness. It should cook down into the thickened gravy, peppers and onions. Taste the gravy.
Turn the heat down lower and pour in peas. They should cook with just the steam from the already cooked Chicken. You may also add other veggies of your choosing at this time.
Prepare your rice according to the instructions on the box. You may use brown or white rice.
Your “One Pot” Chicken With Veggies is ready to serve.
Looking for more quick and easy recipes for the busy moms and dads, check other recipes at this blog.
Gather your family's favorite recipes and go here.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Don't Throw Away Those Over-ripe Bananas!
How many times have you gone into your local supermarket and spotted those beautifully ripe bananas sitting there calling your name to take them home? They look good but you know that beauty is fading, it is not lasting because as soon as you get them home within a day or so that beauty will fade into brown, or black.
I love bananas but would always end up throwing them away, thinking they were not good to eat after they started browning, and then my husband started making smoothies. Bananas are a great source of natural Potassium. I’ve known a few friends to eat bananas for their health.
Anyway, here is my husband’s smoothie recipe.
Ingredients:
Strawberries
Bananas
Pineapple Juice
Since he’s been making Banana Strawberry Smoothies he has gotten some great bargains on those browning Bananas nobody wants for as low as 10-cents a pound at the market.
Look for sales on Strawberries and Bananas at local fruit stands, or your supermarket, buy them, take off the parts you don’t eat, wash and freeze until you are ready to make your smoothie.
Got a smoothie recipe you want to share?
Saturday, August 27, 2011
The Best Weight Loss Program For Women Over 40
Choosing the best weight loss program for women over 40 can be confusing. The choices range in the thousands. Everyone has the cookie. And you probably have tried one too many already. Believe it or not, just because one didn’t work for you, it has worked for someone.
The best weight loss programs are not about cost, they are about what you can work for your benefit. Are you a person who can drink a liquid weight loss drink for a period of time without feeling starved? Is your best weight loss program a pill, a cookie, pre-packaged meals, a stomach band, herbs, or a shot?
These methods may not have worked effectively for you, but they have worked for some. Perhaps you have not given much thought to choosing the best weight loss program. You have gotten to the point you follow whatever your friends have tried.
First, determine from past experience what has worked or what hasn’t. Make a list. Whatever weight loss program you are considering now should be compared to your failures of the past in order to choose the best weight loss program for you.
Second, what was your length of success using your previous weight loss program? Did you keep the weight off or put it back on? Your choice of the best weight loss program for you may require a more natural approach, where you are able to eat naturally but within moderation. Eating naturally fulfills the body’s nutritional requirements and reduces binge snacking.
The best weight loss program is the one you can incorporate into your lifestyle long term, reaching your goal to not only lose the unwanted pounds but to look and feel healthy. Making right choices that do not endanger your health should be your priority. The best weight loss program should be considered in light of side effects. What would be the purpose to lose the weight and end up with worse health problems?
Lose weight without starving yourself (click here)
The best weight loss programs are not about cost, they are about what you can work for your benefit. Are you a person who can drink a liquid weight loss drink for a period of time without feeling starved? Is your best weight loss program a pill, a cookie, pre-packaged meals, a stomach band, herbs, or a shot?
These methods may not have worked effectively for you, but they have worked for some. Perhaps you have not given much thought to choosing the best weight loss program. You have gotten to the point you follow whatever your friends have tried.
First, determine from past experience what has worked or what hasn’t. Make a list. Whatever weight loss program you are considering now should be compared to your failures of the past in order to choose the best weight loss program for you.
Second, what was your length of success using your previous weight loss program? Did you keep the weight off or put it back on? Your choice of the best weight loss program for you may require a more natural approach, where you are able to eat naturally but within moderation. Eating naturally fulfills the body’s nutritional requirements and reduces binge snacking.
The best weight loss program is the one you can incorporate into your lifestyle long term, reaching your goal to not only lose the unwanted pounds but to look and feel healthy. Making right choices that do not endanger your health should be your priority. The best weight loss program should be considered in light of side effects. What would be the purpose to lose the weight and end up with worse health problems?
Lose weight without starving yourself (click here)
Monday, August 15, 2011
Corn Bread Anyone?
Found this recipe when I was looking for heart healthy choices for some of my favorite foods. What I liked about this one, as you can see at the end, it gives you Calorie count and other nutritional values. Interesting! Valuable.
Good-for-You Cornbread
(From CDC.gov website)
This is not only good for you, but good in you—making it a healthy comfort food.
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup flour
¼ cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup low-fat (1%) buttermilk
1 egg, whole
¼ cup margarine, regular, tub
1 teaspoon vegetable oil (to grease baking pan)
1. Mix together cornmeal, flour, sugar, and baking powder.
2. In another bowl, combine buttermilk and egg. Beat lightly.
3. Slowly add buttermilk and egg mixture to dry ingredients.
4. Add margarine and mix by hand or with mixer for 1 minute.
5. Bake for 20–25 minutes in an 8 x 8-inch, greased baking dish. Cool.
Cut into 10 squares.
Heart Healthy Home Cooking
Yield: 10 servings
Serving size: 1 square
Calories 178
Total Fat 6 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Cholesterol 22 mg
Sodium 94 mg
Total Fiber 1 g
Protein 4 g
Carbohydrates 27 g
Potassium 132 mg
Special thanks to Wahida Karmally, Dr.P.H., R.D., CDE, CLS, and her colleagues at the Irving Center for Research at Columbia University for testing the recipes with the African American community.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
Dessert Anyone? How About a Kool-aid Pie?
I know what you are thinking: Kool-aid Pie. . . You’re kidding, right? I thought the same way when I first heard it from my daughter-in-law. All sorts of thoughts went through my head until I learned what went into it and actually made one myself.
What made it attractive to me was the Cool Whip with few calories, plus it was quick and easy for a non-cook, non-pie maker such as myself. Since my first attempt met with rave reviews I decided to try it again and again.
Hope you enjoy. You can always add your own special tastes to the Cool Whip if the Kool-aid doesn’t float your boat.
The ingredients needed:
Two small packs of Kool-aid (your choice of flavors)
These are the flavors I have tried so far: Pineapple, Water Melon Cherry flavor,
and Mango.
Small tub of Cool Whip
A can of condensed milk
Small Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Spoon out Cool Whip, mix in condensed milk, two packs of Kool-aid until it is smooth
And all ingredients are mixed in.
Spoon the mixture into the Pie Crust and place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours
Creates a delicious desserts. The kids will love it! Your friends and family will
fall in love with it and want the recipe.
Suggestion: Kraft Honey Maid Graham Pie Crust is also delicious
What made it attractive to me was the Cool Whip with few calories, plus it was quick and easy for a non-cook, non-pie maker such as myself. Since my first attempt met with rave reviews I decided to try it again and again.
Hope you enjoy. You can always add your own special tastes to the Cool Whip if the Kool-aid doesn’t float your boat.
The ingredients needed:
Two small packs of Kool-aid (your choice of flavors)
These are the flavors I have tried so far: Pineapple, Water Melon Cherry flavor,
and Mango.
Small tub of Cool Whip
A can of condensed milk
Small Graham Cracker Pie Crust
Spoon out Cool Whip, mix in condensed milk, two packs of Kool-aid until it is smooth
And all ingredients are mixed in.
Spoon the mixture into the Pie Crust and place in the refrigerator for about 2 hours
Creates a delicious desserts. The kids will love it! Your friends and family will
fall in love with it and want the recipe.
Suggestion: Kraft Honey Maid Graham Pie Crust is also delicious
Low Cal Mac and Cheese Anyone?
Looking for a low cal of this traditional favorite? What I like about this, you know your calorie/fat count going in. Enjoy.
Classic Macaroni and Cheese
(Excerpt from heart healthy cooking at the CDC.gov website)
This recipe proves you don’t have to give up your favorite dishes to eat heart healthy meals. Here’s a lower-fat version of a true classic.
Cook macaroni according to directions—but do not add salt to the cooking water. Drain and set aside.
Spray casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Lightly spray saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add onions to saucepan and saute for about 3 minutes.
In another bowl, combine macaroni, onions, and the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Transfer mixture into casserole dish.
Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: 8 servings
Serving size: ½ cup
Calories 200
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 34 mg
Sodium 120 mg
Total Fiber 1 g
Protein 11 g
Carbohydrates 29 g
Potassium 119 mg
What you don’t know about what you eat can put you at risk to health problems. Learn more (click here).
Classic Macaroni and Cheese
(Excerpt from heart healthy cooking at the CDC.gov website)
This recipe proves you don’t have to give up your favorite dishes to eat heart healthy meals. Here’s a lower-fat version of a true classic.
Cook macaroni according to directions—but do not add salt to the cooking water. Drain and set aside.
Spray casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Lightly spray saucepan with nonstick cooking spray. Add onions to saucepan and saute for about 3 minutes.
In another bowl, combine macaroni, onions, and the rest of the ingredients and mix thoroughly.
Transfer mixture into casserole dish.
Bake for 25 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: 8 servings
Serving size: ½ cup
Calories 200
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Cholesterol 34 mg
Sodium 120 mg
Total Fiber 1 g
Protein 11 g
Carbohydrates 29 g
Potassium 119 mg
What you don’t know about what you eat can put you at risk to health problems. Learn more (click here).
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
How to Avoid the Work-at-home Boredom and Food Cravings
Just because you work-at-home does not mean sitting around in your pajamas all day, hair uncombed, no make up (ladies), getting started when you feel like it, or just going through the motions. Work-at-home should be viewed the same as work outside.
Start your day with a schedule. Get up early, read, workout, do something to set the mood for the day. Eat a wholesome energy releasing breakfast. Don’t forget to dress up for work, even if it is at home; it creates a positive attitude.
Head into your work space with a bottle of water to sip on while you work; otherwise, you may get busy and forget that liquid gold to your health. Leave the snacks in the pantry. This will be an excuse to get up from your computer to stretch your legs, to stimulate your circulation.
To avoid at work-at-home boredom, use other rooms beside your main area. Set a time to work in each area, then move on to the next. If most of your work is on the computer, set your watch or clock to go off every so often to stand up, walk around, stretch, rest your eyes. Tiredness can lead to an eating binge.
Keeping in mind the triggers to unhealthy eating, here are some do’s and don’ts:
Do buy healthy snacks to keep in the frig or pantry.
Do not keep unhealthy snacks on your desk, or in your work area.
Do keep your healthy snacks some where else so you have to get up to go to them.
Do keep water nearby to sip on.
Do stay alert to the cravings brought on by boredom.
Do take a break if the urge to eat something surfaces, try going to another work area.
Do take breaks, walk outside; play a computer game, eat lunch.
Do not miss meals. Plan your main meals into your day.
Working-at-home allows for flexibility, but if you don’t treat your work- at- home like a business, mindful of your health, your health will suffer the same as people who work outside the home.
Not sure what to choose for healthy snacks (click here)
Start your day with a schedule. Get up early, read, workout, do something to set the mood for the day. Eat a wholesome energy releasing breakfast. Don’t forget to dress up for work, even if it is at home; it creates a positive attitude.
Head into your work space with a bottle of water to sip on while you work; otherwise, you may get busy and forget that liquid gold to your health. Leave the snacks in the pantry. This will be an excuse to get up from your computer to stretch your legs, to stimulate your circulation.
To avoid at work-at-home boredom, use other rooms beside your main area. Set a time to work in each area, then move on to the next. If most of your work is on the computer, set your watch or clock to go off every so often to stand up, walk around, stretch, rest your eyes. Tiredness can lead to an eating binge.
Keeping in mind the triggers to unhealthy eating, here are some do’s and don’ts:
Do buy healthy snacks to keep in the frig or pantry.
Do not keep unhealthy snacks on your desk, or in your work area.
Do keep your healthy snacks some where else so you have to get up to go to them.
Do keep water nearby to sip on.
Do stay alert to the cravings brought on by boredom.
Do take a break if the urge to eat something surfaces, try going to another work area.
Do take breaks, walk outside; play a computer game, eat lunch.
Do not miss meals. Plan your main meals into your day.
Working-at-home allows for flexibility, but if you don’t treat your work- at- home like a business, mindful of your health, your health will suffer the same as people who work outside the home.
Not sure what to choose for healthy snacks (click here)
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
“Weight Loss Magic Formula” Biggest Lie Ever Told?
Fast weight loss products and plans appeal to the desperate who think their weight problem is pounds that can magically be moved by an instant product with no effort outside of chewing, swallowing or drinking some weight reducing drink.
So how many have you tried? What has been the results? The problem is we want magic and we will risk our health to get slimmer, even if it kills us. What we weight watchers are ending up with is disappointment, sadness and a depleted bank account chasing the ideal weight and beauty promoted in Hollywood and the media.
If you have given up, join the crowd. Has it gotten to the point every time you hear about one more diet drink, pill or meal, you respond with negative feelings and anger? It’s okay. Do you feel like whatever you’ve tried didn’t work, leaving you feeling a bit helpless?
I feel you. Even as I pen these words I am thinking about what my research revealed: an over abundance of competitors trying to capture your weight loss plan dollars through alluring advertising. Your desperation has made you a victim. The lies keep coming and you keep buying into them.
So what is the real truth? Yes, some have kicked themselves into gear and loss those extra pounds but there have been more who failed. Why did you fail? I can’t tell you why you failed but I failed because this altered eating or lifestyle was not a good fit. My body and mind would not cooperate.
My first eye opener: Pills sent my brain the message: “I’m full,” but my body kept saying “I’m hungry. Eat.” I realized it was a mind thing. I admit. Next, I did nothing. Stopped. Ate my normal three squares a day, even ate a few snacks; I stopped focusing on my extra pounds. One day I got this idea from talking with my friend (who is a personal trainer) to watch exercise programs and to listen to talks on nutrition, etc. It wasn’t her idea. She was still trying to convince me to make the move.
I decided to start somewhere, so I began watching and listening to her tapes and watching her videos. I was surprised at how this information was changing my attitude toward my health. After awhile I truly had to resist the urge to do something. It was my intent to watch, listen and do nothing. This went on for several months. Subconsciously, I found myself wanting to read labels on everything I put into my mouth. A mindset change happened gradually.
Imagine my shock when I decided to get on the scale at the grocery store one day, out of curiosity, and noticed that without focusing on losing weight, I had dropped 12 pounds in 2 ½ months. I was encouraged. I continue to enjoy meals with my family, even dessert, and, yes, I am convinced reading labels has now become a part of how I eat. I try not to eat more than 500 to 600 calories per meal.
The best weight loss program is not starving yourself but learning to eat in moderation with healthy food choices, providing your body all the nutrients it needs for optimal performance.
You can do it too (click here).
So how many have you tried? What has been the results? The problem is we want magic and we will risk our health to get slimmer, even if it kills us. What we weight watchers are ending up with is disappointment, sadness and a depleted bank account chasing the ideal weight and beauty promoted in Hollywood and the media.
If you have given up, join the crowd. Has it gotten to the point every time you hear about one more diet drink, pill or meal, you respond with negative feelings and anger? It’s okay. Do you feel like whatever you’ve tried didn’t work, leaving you feeling a bit helpless?
I feel you. Even as I pen these words I am thinking about what my research revealed: an over abundance of competitors trying to capture your weight loss plan dollars through alluring advertising. Your desperation has made you a victim. The lies keep coming and you keep buying into them.
So what is the real truth? Yes, some have kicked themselves into gear and loss those extra pounds but there have been more who failed. Why did you fail? I can’t tell you why you failed but I failed because this altered eating or lifestyle was not a good fit. My body and mind would not cooperate.
My first eye opener: Pills sent my brain the message: “I’m full,” but my body kept saying “I’m hungry. Eat.” I realized it was a mind thing. I admit. Next, I did nothing. Stopped. Ate my normal three squares a day, even ate a few snacks; I stopped focusing on my extra pounds. One day I got this idea from talking with my friend (who is a personal trainer) to watch exercise programs and to listen to talks on nutrition, etc. It wasn’t her idea. She was still trying to convince me to make the move.
I decided to start somewhere, so I began watching and listening to her tapes and watching her videos. I was surprised at how this information was changing my attitude toward my health. After awhile I truly had to resist the urge to do something. It was my intent to watch, listen and do nothing. This went on for several months. Subconsciously, I found myself wanting to read labels on everything I put into my mouth. A mindset change happened gradually.
Imagine my shock when I decided to get on the scale at the grocery store one day, out of curiosity, and noticed that without focusing on losing weight, I had dropped 12 pounds in 2 ½ months. I was encouraged. I continue to enjoy meals with my family, even dessert, and, yes, I am convinced reading labels has now become a part of how I eat. I try not to eat more than 500 to 600 calories per meal.
The best weight loss program is not starving yourself but learning to eat in moderation with healthy food choices, providing your body all the nutrients it needs for optimal performance.
You can do it too (click here).
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Lose Weight: Smaller Meals Keep the Metabolism Purring
Do you find that you are hungry in between your last meal, and start snack hunting? It never dawned on me to carry healthy snacks for those in between meals until I began to listen to my personal trainer, Dr. Vera Stevens. You could carry a healthy snack just as easy as choosing a calorie laced snack on a hunger search.
Have you noticed the snacks you tend to reach for, if they are in your cupboard, or the office snack machine, is usually something like chips, soda, a candy bar, cookies, etc. Try packaging snacks in small sandwich bags. If you are serious about watching those calorie laced pickings, you could pack a thermal bag with an ice pack to keep it fresh. Take it in the car with you, just in case you want to snack.
The body needs fuel. We have been programmed to eat our three main meals a day, not realizing that we could get hungry sooner than our next scheduled meal. Here are a few suggestions to snack on: Apple Jack Cereal, Yogurt, boiled eggs, Orange and Apple Slices, Broccoli Florets. Whatever your tastes are, choose fruits, veggies, low calorie nutritional foods, to keep your metabolism purring.
Do you have to starve yourself to lose weight? Find out at www.alternateweightloss.info
Have you noticed the snacks you tend to reach for, if they are in your cupboard, or the office snack machine, is usually something like chips, soda, a candy bar, cookies, etc. Try packaging snacks in small sandwich bags. If you are serious about watching those calorie laced pickings, you could pack a thermal bag with an ice pack to keep it fresh. Take it in the car with you, just in case you want to snack.
The body needs fuel. We have been programmed to eat our three main meals a day, not realizing that we could get hungry sooner than our next scheduled meal. Here are a few suggestions to snack on: Apple Jack Cereal, Yogurt, boiled eggs, Orange and Apple Slices, Broccoli Florets. Whatever your tastes are, choose fruits, veggies, low calorie nutritional foods, to keep your metabolism purring.
Do you have to starve yourself to lose weight? Find out at www.alternateweightloss.info
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Water and Physical Performance
by Dr. Vera Stevens by permission from www.abundantlifehealth.com
Water is your body’s most important nutrient, yet its importance is often overlooked or forgotten. It’s recommended that you drink at least seven to eight glasses per day. However, if you’re extremely active and exercise regularly, you should increase your intake of water to prevent possible dehydration.
DEHYDRATION: Occurs if you fail to consume enough water and can result in fatigue and shifting body temperatures as well as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Keeping the body hydrated is one of the most important aspects of optimum physical performance. As water loss increases, specifically due to sweating, dehydration occurs and physical performance diminishes rapidly.
For most athletes, a three percent water weight loss impairs performance; although highly conditioned and acclimated athletes may be able to tolerate a four to five percent loss. Once significant dehydration occurs, such as three percent water loss from the body, it will take at lease 24 hours to restore water balance. Thirst is a poor indicator of dehydration. Hydrating the body before, during, and after a workout is the best approach to reduce or prevents dehydration.
NOTE: Remember, in order to prevent any health issues, Nutrients and Nutrition must be kept at a balance(click here).
Water is your body’s most important nutrient, yet its importance is often overlooked or forgotten. It’s recommended that you drink at least seven to eight glasses per day. However, if you’re extremely active and exercise regularly, you should increase your intake of water to prevent possible dehydration.
DEHYDRATION: Occurs if you fail to consume enough water and can result in fatigue and shifting body temperatures as well as heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Keeping the body hydrated is one of the most important aspects of optimum physical performance. As water loss increases, specifically due to sweating, dehydration occurs and physical performance diminishes rapidly.
For most athletes, a three percent water weight loss impairs performance; although highly conditioned and acclimated athletes may be able to tolerate a four to five percent loss. Once significant dehydration occurs, such as three percent water loss from the body, it will take at lease 24 hours to restore water balance. Thirst is a poor indicator of dehydration. Hydrating the body before, during, and after a workout is the best approach to reduce or prevents dehydration.
NOTE: Remember, in order to prevent any health issues, Nutrients and Nutrition must be kept at a balance(click here).
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Single or Married: Challenges the Same When It Comes to Weight Loss
Is it easier to lose weight as a single than being married with children? A single can clean the house of all temptations with no opposition. On the other hand, a married person lives with another who may not share the same goal. Come to think of it, the single could also have children, or live with someone, but for this writing I refer to singles who live alone.
Singles can also have a personal discipline problem. One of the challenges to living single could be boredom eating, which can be eliminated by getting rid of unhealthy snacks. If you must have smacks, make it low calorie healthy.
What are the challenges of living with others? They may or may not want to lose weight, or care about your temptations. If you’re married, the whole family may resent you putting them on restrictions. Singles living alone with no children don’t have this problem.
Taking off the pounds married or single depends on your personal commitment to a changed lifestyle. You will have to resist the temptations. The cravings won’t let go that easily. It will be a battle but you can win. Yes, there will be times when you will fall back into old habits. You don’t have to stay there. Start over as many times as it takes.
Single or married: Make your snacks healthy. Keep pieces of fruit, or fruit cups handy; fresh veggies like Brocolli, salad, etc. If you are tempted, read the labels and don’t over do it. Avoid high calorie, high fat snacks like chips, cookies, etc., candy. Watch your meal portion consumption. Eat slower. Chew longer. Practice eating smaller meals in between the main meals. A meal can be Orange and Apple slices.
Remember your goal: to lose the extra pounds, to shape up to look and feel better. I personally don’t like dieting. Gone are the days of starving and denial. Today I eat what my family eats but in moderation.
You can eat healthy and take off the pounds gradually as a part of your lifestyle, or binge diet and lose the fight because of temptation.
Losing weight without starving yourself is the way to go (click here).
Singles can also have a personal discipline problem. One of the challenges to living single could be boredom eating, which can be eliminated by getting rid of unhealthy snacks. If you must have smacks, make it low calorie healthy.
What are the challenges of living with others? They may or may not want to lose weight, or care about your temptations. If you’re married, the whole family may resent you putting them on restrictions. Singles living alone with no children don’t have this problem.
Taking off the pounds married or single depends on your personal commitment to a changed lifestyle. You will have to resist the temptations. The cravings won’t let go that easily. It will be a battle but you can win. Yes, there will be times when you will fall back into old habits. You don’t have to stay there. Start over as many times as it takes.
Single or married: Make your snacks healthy. Keep pieces of fruit, or fruit cups handy; fresh veggies like Brocolli, salad, etc. If you are tempted, read the labels and don’t over do it. Avoid high calorie, high fat snacks like chips, cookies, etc., candy. Watch your meal portion consumption. Eat slower. Chew longer. Practice eating smaller meals in between the main meals. A meal can be Orange and Apple slices.
Remember your goal: to lose the extra pounds, to shape up to look and feel better. I personally don’t like dieting. Gone are the days of starving and denial. Today I eat what my family eats but in moderation.
You can eat healthy and take off the pounds gradually as a part of your lifestyle, or binge diet and lose the fight because of temptation.
Losing weight without starving yourself is the way to go (click here).
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Your Health and Edible Fruit
I grew up during the time when the “An Apple a day keeps the doctor away” was touted by parents, teachers, doctors, the elders, etc. When we grew older and had our own children it became our mantra to our children. Living in South Florida fruits like Grapefruit, Oranges, Chinese Plums, Avocado, Mango is plentiful, yet you pass by many homes and find the fruits of the region on the ground. I am happy to be sharing this with you:
Health Benefits of Fruit
By Robert N. Perry
Most people accept that eating fruit is beneficial to your health but many are not really sure what the actual health benefits are! This article will try to inform about the far reaching health benefits of fruit and the many ways they can help you fight off illnesses.
As a general rule, people who eat a lot of fruit are less likely to develop conditions such as diabetes; heart disease; Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Fruit also supplies your body with all the nutrients necessary to repair cells and combat many infections
Most people will admit they want to live a long and energetic life without the restriction of illness and disease. They are also aware that to do that it is important to stay as healthy as possible. By eating daily helpings of fruit as part of a balanced diet, we can all improve our health and increase our chances of living the lifestyle we would like to have in our older age.
Fruit is now more important than ever as our bodies need ever increasing vitamins and minerals to combat longer working hours, toxic fumes from pollution and increasing levels of stress. Eating fruit is a simple, natural and relatively cheap way of giving your body these nutrients to both help you deal with the stresses of daily life and to guard against future illnesses.
Consuming fruit on a regular basis will also supply your body with valuable antioxidants which help to stop free radicals from attacking the body.
Free radicals are molecules created as a result of our bodies reacting with oxygen. The damage caused when they react with other molecules within the body's cells can result in diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart problems and cancer as well as contributing towards the body's aging.
Additionally, pollution; sunlight; smoking and alcohol are all external factors that can prompt the body into producing free radicals. This means there are a number of factors that put us at the mercy of more free radicals than ever before.
Antioxidants produced naturally by our bodies neutralize free radicals, stopping them from attacking healthy cells, slowing down premature aging and reducing the chances of disease. However, as we are exposed to more and more free radicals due to the age in which we live, we subsequently need more antioxidants to neutralize them. Which brings us back to fruit!
Fruit is a fantastic source of antioxidants and eating 5 portions a day will give you a combination of all the nutrients and vitamins necessary to help put a stop to free radicals.
In addition, fruit is also full of dietary fiber which assists with your digestion, helping to expel waste products more easily and reducing the possibility of contracting colon and bowel cancers.
Eating fruit as part of a daily balanced diet will help to make you look better, feel better and be more energetic. It doesn't matter what fruit you eat - any will do, and it can be fresh; tinned; frozen or dried. Although you will lose some to the nutrients there is nothing like a cool glass of your favorite fruit juice.
Our site has a vast amount of information on fruit health benefits as well as lots of healthy and delicious fruit recipes. Come for a visit.
http://www.fruithealthbenefits.com
Robert Perry specializes in the building of income producing niche websites, usually using Google Adsense ads. For $75 he builds a 5 article website that the search engines love. You should visit his site. http://www.thenichebuilders.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Robert_N._Perry
Comment: Fruit can be included in your daily food consumption as part of a weight loss, or maintenance program. Find out how that is done at www.alternateweightloss.info
Health Benefits of Fruit
By Robert N. Perry
Most people accept that eating fruit is beneficial to your health but many are not really sure what the actual health benefits are! This article will try to inform about the far reaching health benefits of fruit and the many ways they can help you fight off illnesses.
As a general rule, people who eat a lot of fruit are less likely to develop conditions such as diabetes; heart disease; Alzheimer's disease and cancer. Fruit also supplies your body with all the nutrients necessary to repair cells and combat many infections
Most people will admit they want to live a long and energetic life without the restriction of illness and disease. They are also aware that to do that it is important to stay as healthy as possible. By eating daily helpings of fruit as part of a balanced diet, we can all improve our health and increase our chances of living the lifestyle we would like to have in our older age.
Fruit is now more important than ever as our bodies need ever increasing vitamins and minerals to combat longer working hours, toxic fumes from pollution and increasing levels of stress. Eating fruit is a simple, natural and relatively cheap way of giving your body these nutrients to both help you deal with the stresses of daily life and to guard against future illnesses.
Consuming fruit on a regular basis will also supply your body with valuable antioxidants which help to stop free radicals from attacking the body.
Free radicals are molecules created as a result of our bodies reacting with oxygen. The damage caused when they react with other molecules within the body's cells can result in diseases such as Alzheimer's, heart problems and cancer as well as contributing towards the body's aging.
Additionally, pollution; sunlight; smoking and alcohol are all external factors that can prompt the body into producing free radicals. This means there are a number of factors that put us at the mercy of more free radicals than ever before.
Antioxidants produced naturally by our bodies neutralize free radicals, stopping them from attacking healthy cells, slowing down premature aging and reducing the chances of disease. However, as we are exposed to more and more free radicals due to the age in which we live, we subsequently need more antioxidants to neutralize them. Which brings us back to fruit!
Fruit is a fantastic source of antioxidants and eating 5 portions a day will give you a combination of all the nutrients and vitamins necessary to help put a stop to free radicals.
In addition, fruit is also full of dietary fiber which assists with your digestion, helping to expel waste products more easily and reducing the possibility of contracting colon and bowel cancers.
Eating fruit as part of a daily balanced diet will help to make you look better, feel better and be more energetic. It doesn't matter what fruit you eat - any will do, and it can be fresh; tinned; frozen or dried. Although you will lose some to the nutrients there is nothing like a cool glass of your favorite fruit juice.
Our site has a vast amount of information on fruit health benefits as well as lots of healthy and delicious fruit recipes. Come for a visit.
http://www.fruithealthbenefits.com
Robert Perry specializes in the building of income producing niche websites, usually using Google Adsense ads. For $75 he builds a 5 article website that the search engines love. You should visit his site. http://www.thenichebuilders.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Robert_N._Perry
Comment: Fruit can be included in your daily food consumption as part of a weight loss, or maintenance program. Find out how that is done at www.alternateweightloss.info
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