Thursday, March 19, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
10 Tips to Trim The Tummy
Carry a notebook everywhere you go for one week. Write down everything you eat and drink. Studies have found that people who maintain food diaries wind up eating about 15 percent less food than those who don't.
Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. This keeps the body away from being hungry as it has more to meals to keep digestion busy.
Find a weight-loss buddy. It’s always a good thing to have motivation coming from others to help keep you on track.
Clean your closet of the "fat" clothes. Buying a new wardrobe if you gain the weight back will serve as a strong incentive to maintain your new figure.
Downsize your dinner plates. Studies find that the less food put in front of you, the less food you'll eat. Conversely, the more food in front of you, the more you'll eat.
Serve your dinner restaurant style. (food on the plates) rather than family style (food served in bowls and on platters on the table). When your plate is empty, you're finished; there's no reaching for seconds.
Switch to ordinary coffee. A cup of regular coffee with skim milk has just a small fraction of those calories. And when brewed with good beans, it tastes just as great.
Eat cereal for breakfast at least five days a week. Studies find that people who eat cereal for breakfast every day are significantly less likely to be obese and have diabetes than those who don't.
Eat 90 percent of your meals at home. You're more likely to eat more -- and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods -- when you eat out than when you eat at home.
Eat fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. For the calories in one kid-size box of apple juice, you can enjoy an apple, orange, and a slice of watermelon. These whole foods will keep you satisfied much longer than that box of apple juice, so you'll eat less overall.
www.rd.com for other tips
Eat five or six small meals or snacks a day instead of three large meals. This keeps the body away from being hungry as it has more to meals to keep digestion busy.
Find a weight-loss buddy. It’s always a good thing to have motivation coming from others to help keep you on track.
Clean your closet of the "fat" clothes. Buying a new wardrobe if you gain the weight back will serve as a strong incentive to maintain your new figure.
Downsize your dinner plates. Studies find that the less food put in front of you, the less food you'll eat. Conversely, the more food in front of you, the more you'll eat.
Serve your dinner restaurant style. (food on the plates) rather than family style (food served in bowls and on platters on the table). When your plate is empty, you're finished; there's no reaching for seconds.
Switch to ordinary coffee. A cup of regular coffee with skim milk has just a small fraction of those calories. And when brewed with good beans, it tastes just as great.
Eat cereal for breakfast at least five days a week. Studies find that people who eat cereal for breakfast every day are significantly less likely to be obese and have diabetes than those who don't.
Eat 90 percent of your meals at home. You're more likely to eat more -- and eat more high-fat, high-calorie foods -- when you eat out than when you eat at home.
Eat fruit instead of drinking fruit juice. For the calories in one kid-size box of apple juice, you can enjoy an apple, orange, and a slice of watermelon. These whole foods will keep you satisfied much longer than that box of apple juice, so you'll eat less overall.
www.rd.com for other tips
Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Diet soda, a good alternative?
Since diet = 0 calories is it ok to drink as much as you want?
No!
Diet sodas contain artificial sweeteners such as, aspartame and sucralose which can...
-Stimulate your appetite
-Increase carbohydrate cravings
-Stimulate fat storage and weight gain
These artificial sweeteners increase your insulin levels which increases hunger, even if you just ate. This can cause unneeded snacking to happen.
Extra snacking + unneeded calories = gaining weight
So when dieting try to stay away from these sugar substitutes. Try to drink water or allow yourself a juice full of vitamins and nutrients, such as V8 and other V8 products.
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