12.11.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:11 pm by Luis
There are quite a few diet wreckers around but I think the very worst is found in every kitchen, cafe and food store and it's hidden in most manufactured food products.
The worst diet wrecker of all time?
It has to be sugar - pure, white and deadly.
Why is sugar such a demon?
- Sugar is calorie dense and without eating very much in quantity you will quickly consume a whole load of calories.
- Not only that but it's very natural to love sweet foods - so you want to eat more and more of it
- Sugar is often combined with high fat foods - just think about cakes, cookies, ice cream and chocolate so you get extra calories along with your sugar
- And because sugar has very little nutritional value or bulk it does not help to satisfy your appetite
- Last but not least, eating sugar rapidly raises blood sugar and insulin levels which increase your tendency to store excess energy as fat
The innocent looking white stuff has a lot to answer for but it's easy enough to avoid if you can see it.
The real problem is that we all eat a whole load of sugar when we don't even know it's there.
- It's often consumed in beverages
- It's hidden in almost every manufactured food product.
- Not all of the products which contain sugar mention sugar in the list of ingredients on the packaging - sugar comes in all different variants so it's important to understand that fructose including high-fructose corn syrup, glucose, lactose, molasses, sucrose, dextrose, galactose and honey are all forms of sugar too and many products will have several of these included in the ingredients making up a huge proportion of the total.
To avoid eating too much sugar
- look out for those hidden ingredients and avoid buying products which load up their foods with empty calories
- eat (rather than drink) your calories - drink plain or sparkling water, herbal tea or black coffee
- eat slow-release whole grain carbohydrates which don't cause insulin levels to spike in place of sugar
Of course I'm not saying ban sugar altogether (unless it's a real addiction and once you start you just can't stop). Just keep your sugar eating in moderation (maybe a square of chocolate after dinner) rather than filling yourself with empty calories and piling on the pounds.
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12.09.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 1:10 pm by Luis
Do your friends and family sabotage every diet you go on by offering you food you can't resist?
You know how it is.
It just takes a declaration that you need to lose 10lbs to fit into your party dress, for someone in your office to treat everyone to cakes or chocolates. Or for your partner to say, "Let's eat out tonight. How about trying that new "all-you-can-eat" place?"
Why do they do that?
It's probably just coincidence - because food and offers of food are all around us. Eating is a social activity after all and so you will often be invited to eat.
But if you want to reduce those offers and temptations you have to show your friends and family you mean business.
You do that by saying "No!" without worrying about what they think of you.
Say "No I'd rather not because I am cutting back on food until I lose 10lbs" or whatever.
And the more you keep saying "no" the more respect you will earn and your friends will see that this time you really do mean it.
You can't really blame them for ignoring your half-hearted attempts to lose weight before can you?
How many times have you said to friends "I really shouldn't eat that" and then instantly followed it with "But go on then, just a small piece/just one"? It's no wonder that they don't believe you when you say you're on a diet.
Approach saying "No" like a sport that you are out to master. Try, try and try again until it comes naturally and your friends start to respect your efforts and stop pushing food on you.
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11.20.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 11:27 am by Luis
When I worked in an office and did a lot of client entertaining and business travel, it would have been very easy to gain a lot of weight - I didn't - but that was only because it was counter-balanced with long hours of stress with no time to eat :)
But I do believe there are plenty of work situations which may lead you to overeating - some of them social (birthday cakes, lunch with the girls, drinks after work etc) and some of them in the line of duty (travel, entertaining etc)
If you're trying to lose weight, don't blame your job for getting in the way - work out some strategies to cope with the situations you find yourself in instead. You will know what these situations are likely to be more than anyone.
Maybe you receive presents of chocolates if you're a nurse or a teacher. You know they will come. What will you do with them? Think about it before they arrive!
If you entertain clients, work out your strategy for that too. If possible choose the restaurant were you know they have a good selection of healthy dishes you like. In any case, you are always in control of what you order and what you eat or drink from what actually arrives in front of you.
If you travel, you will have a good idea of what you can eat from the usual airport, plane or roadside cafe. If all else fails take your own. Don't use travel as an excuse to eat too much.
And as for the birthday cakes and lunches - join in if you like but go easy on the portions...
It easy to find things in your life to blame for being overweight, but that doesn't get you any nearer the size you want to be.
Remember whatever situation you find yourself in at home, at work or at play, you are always in control of what you put in your mouth. Make sure that you exercise that control!
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11.17.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:00 am by Luis
When it comes to the world of dieting you will find that there are many diet, weight loss, and fitness plans on the market. It takes years for some to become a contender and others remain a best-kept secret of sorts. One such 'best kept' secret would be the 3 Hour Diet that was designed by Jorge Cruise. I am sure that there are many reading along and chuckling under your breath that there is no way one can lose weight by eating every three hours however the science behind the theory is fairly common and Jorge Cruise is a mainstay in the fitness industry.
The long and short of this diet operates with the knowledge that if you do not feed your body accurately and regularly your body will go into what is called 'starvation mode'. In this mode your body holds onto the fat rather than burning it up and consuming it for use. This means that your body is burning muscle rather than fat to take the energy it needs in order to function.
With the 3 Hour Diet you will not feel hungry all the time, in fact, there are many who claim they are constantly setting alarms and reminding themselves to eat. You will also learn the proper foods to eat in order to achieve the best possible results. The key is in learning which foods are right for you when dieting with this plan. You can purchase the book The 3-Hour Diet by Jorge Cruise and you can sign up online for more information about the weight plan itself and how to incorporate it into your busy routine.
I do recommend purchasing the book if you are seriously considering this as your method of dieting as there are many wonderful hints, tips, and tricks that are mentioned in the book to help you keep things going no matter how busy and hectic your lifestyle may be. One thing you need to keep in mind is that dieting with a program such as this is no small commitment. You need to stick to the timetable as much as possible in order to achieve the results this plan is famous for. If you aren't willing to eat every three hours then this plan really may not be the plan for you.
Otherwise, if this is something you would be interested in, I highly recommend it. There are special considerations based on the amount you weight currently and the amount of weight you are hoping to lose. It is best if you are honest throughout the process in order to achieve the best possible and most immediate results. The claim is that you can lose as many as 10 pounds in the first two weeks and there are those that have claimed to do just that over and over again. This is a diet that even many celebrities endorse for quick and immediate results.
The good and the bad about 3 hour dieting is that it is effective but takes a very real commitment on the part of the one that is dieting. This diet is one that is taking the world by storm. If you haven't heard of it before now, please take the time to check it out and see if this is something you could incorporate into your life. The results that have been reported as a result of this diet as nothing short of phenomenal. If there were one diet I would recommend above others for those who hate feeling hungry, it would be this diet.
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11.15.08
Posted in Uncategorized at 8:00 am by Luis
There are so many people looking to lose weight quickly that they look to fad diets to get to that point. There are plenty of fad diets available for people to use.
A lot of them, especially the more popular ones, advise people that they can lose a lot of weight in a short period of time. So with that supposed belief, they rush out and try it. They feel like its the next best thing since sliced bread.
So you gear yourself to lose five pounds in a week. After a few days, if you havent lost one pound, you start to freak out. Then, by the end of the week, if we still havent reached that five pound threshold, then youre sadly disappointed.
So, you look for the next big quick fix and try that one. This begins what seems to be a never ending cycle of trying different fad diets until you decide to give up or youve tried them all, with no success.
Fad diets focus on losing chunks of weight loss very rapidly. That can be very dangerous for your health. Losing five or even ten pounds in a week is really pushing it. It may sound good to do this, but in reality, its not.
You are depriving yourself of vitamins and nutrients that you need to keep your health intact. Believe it or not, these diets are based on creating deficiencies in your body.
Did you know that you could end up binging from these fad diets? That means that you stuff yourself with everything in sight. You deprived yourself of all of the things that you needed to keep your body energized and now youre paying for it dearly.
Or you may decide to purge, which means you force yourself to throw up everything that youve eaten. Either way, it is a dangerous precedent for additional health problems.
However, you can alleviate those problems with the Slim Habit system. You will learn new habits about weight loss. In addition to that, you will learn how to implement those habits so that you will have long-term, permanent weight loss. You dont want to stick with the fly-by-night schemes that caused your weight to fluctuate.
With this weight loss system, you can learn to eat what youre supposed to have, and also implement a personal exercise plan for you to act upon. In order for this weight loss system to be successful for you, you must have a mindset that you will focus on the task at hand.
You must be willing and act upon any changes that you need to make. When you implement change, change will happen for you. That includes getting rid of those fad diets that caused you to gain the weight in the first place.
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