Archive for February, 2009
10 Diet Rules You Can Break
Written by success on Thursday, February 05, 2009 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: diet, diet guidelines, diet rules, diet tips, dietary fat, dieting, eating, eating healthy, weight, Weight Loss
There are actually diet rules out there that are meant to be broken? Yes, recently many dated diet guidelines and myths are up for speculation. You’ve probably heard all these silly rules before, but experts weigh-in on the worthiness of these supposed truisms – most of which won’t help you lose weight or make dieting any easier.
10 Food Rules You Can Ignore:
1. Eating at night will pile on the pounds. The total calories you consume over a 24-hour period or over a week is what causes you to gain weight, and when you eat these calories doesn’t matter.
2. It’s best to eat at the same times every day. Eat when you’re hungry, not when the clock says it’s time to eat.
3. Dieting with a buddy always makes weight loss easier. Common goals may pay off but weight loss is a personal journey.
4. Dietary fat keeps you feeling full longer, so you’ll eat less. Fat does take longer to digest, but it will not help you control your appetite. Foods likely to fight off hunger the longest are protein foods, followed by carbohydrates, then fats.
5. When you blow your diet, you might as well wait until the next day to get back on track. Nothing could be farther from the truth- always try to get right back on track with your next meal.
6. Refusing food at a party or when visiting is rude. Turning down food that you know will blow your diet is socially acceptable.
7. Skipping a meal every now and then will help you lose. Skipping a meal means you will be so hungry at the next meal that you are likely to overeat. This can also help lead to a slowdown of your metabolism.
8. Bread is fattening, nuts are fattening, pasta is fattening. Whole-wheat bread/pasta is a great source of nutrients, and it won’t make you gain weight more than any other food with the same number of calories.
9. All calories are equal. This is somewhat true, however; you’ll get more nutrients from a 100-calorie apple than from a 100-calorie portion of white bread. Choose healthier items if you are losing weight, or controlling your hunger.
10. If you don’t clean your plate, you’re wasting food. If you just don’t feel right leaving the table until you’ve cleaned your plate, underestimate your hunger and put less food on your plate to begin with, or you may overeat.
Don’t believe everything you hear! Much of it is just superstition. Now you can tell your friends the real truth. In the end, nutrition experts say, many of the food and dieting rules we hold dear are meant to be broken – without guilt!
Six Tips for Losing Weight
Written by success on Monday, February 02, 2009 | 2 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: burn calories, eating habit, exercise, fat intake, lose weight, losing weight
Tips for Losing Weight
A recent study by Consumer Reports has provided us with six tips for losing weight and keeping it gone.
As I have posted on this blog before, 2 out of every 3 Americans are considered overweight. Between the ages of 25 and 55 the average person packs on 20 pounds to their frame. Many have packed on much more than this. Yet despite this fact there are some that are able to lose weight and keep it off and others never gained the weight in the first place.
Consumer Reports interviewed 21,000 readers to find out their tips for losing weight and keeping it off. All six tips revolve around our eating habits.
Tip #1: Watch the size of your portions and exercise self control when eating.
Only 3% of the thin people interviewed said that they could eat whatever they want and never exercise. These individuals are fortunate and gifted. However, 97% of the thin people have to work at it. They all watch their portions of food. They can’t merely eat as much as they please. You need to know when enough is enough and cut yourself off. Losing weight is all about calories. The fewer you take in the easier it will be to lose weight.
Tip #2: Eat fruits and vegetables.
This was a consistent reply. The most successful ate five or more fruits and vegetables each day. Apart from the nutrients that you can from fruits and vegetables they help fill you up and keep you away from the empty calories of many types of foods.
Tip #3: Eat whole wheat breads and other whole grains.
Stay away from the white flour. This is too easily processed by your body and can help contribute to diabetes. Whole grains forces your body to work harder to process. Remember that excess carbohydrate calories get converted to fat.
Tip #4: Limit your fat intake.
This is a no brainer. This does not mean that you cut fat out of your diet. Fat is essential. Just make sure it is the good types of fats. Get rid of the trans fats and stay away from fried foods. Make sure that your fat intake does not exceed 1/3 of your total calorie intake for the day.
Tip #5: Exercise, exercise, exercise.
Alright this one is not an eating habit but it is important nonetheless. If you want to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you take in during the day. Exercise is a sure way to accomplish that. Exercise will also raise your metabolic rate which will cause you to burn more calories throughout the day.
Tip #6: Eat out less.
You have a tendency to consume more calories when you eat out. So stay at home and eat some home cooked meals. It will save you money as well.