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DO YOU GIVE UP ON DIETING?

May 5th, 2010 by Jennifer

DO YOU GIVE UP ON DIETING?

So many people give up on their diets without really giving it a real chance. Many times they are simply afraid they will be hungry and easily gave up all effort to lose weight after just a few days. Plus as you age our metabolism slows down and its ever easier to pack on the pounds so it’s important to stick with your weight loss plan.

Here are the tope 4 diet secrets you have been looking for:

  1. Fill up on vegetables and other high fiber, low fat foods.

Why? So simple!!! Hiigh fiber foods keep you feeling fuller longer.

  1. Eats lots of lean protein.

Why? If you are filling up on lean protein and low fat fiber you already are likely to have reduced your daily calories from your unhealthy ways. Plus, lean proteins like fish, chicken and turkey keep you feeling full and satisfied longer! Makes sense doesn’t it? If you feel satisfied and full you won’t abandoned your efforts to lose weight.

  1. Allow yourself little cheats.

If you allow yourself 1-3 bites of a food you are craving - now you have to exhibit some self control here but– you won’t do too much caloric damage and you won’t blow going off the diet.

Some examples:

a. If you are craving sweets or chocolate, have one small sugar free bar, or just 1 or 2 small squares of your favorite bar. You have now satisfied the sweets/chocolate urge but you have to hold back from eating the whole bar or you may pack on an extra 1,000 calories!!!

b. Even better stock up on 100 calorie snacks and have just one in the morning and one in the afternoon!!! This is only an extra 200 calories for the day, and if your meals are lean you are entitled to a few snacks per day.

c. Lastly, substitute fresh fruit for sugary cakes and candies. I was never much of a fruit eater myself but whenever I felt the urge to have cake I would have a small fruit. The natural sugars satisfied my craving for sweets and I managed not to blow the diet. If I go to a party and must have the decadent looking cake, I slice a tiny extra super-slim sliver and have only that. Then I don’t feel deprived but I didn’t blow the entire days dieting effort.

  1. Finally, take a metabolism boosting natural supplement to curb appetite and boost metabolism. This will make your dieting efforts so much easier. Continue eating right but the natural supplements will help to curb hunger and make the fat calories burn faster.

Don’t lose your resolve to lose that extra 10lbs you have been struggling with, try Metabo-Speed natural metabolism booster to give support to your dieting.

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IS YOUR BUSY LIFE MAKING YOU FAT?

Apr 29th, 2010 by Jennifer

So many people today live such busy lifestyles that they are not paying attention to their health.  A sedentary lifestyle, ie. Sitting at a desk or computer allday, relaxing by watching TV, lack of exercise or sport coupled with poor eating habits can and will lead to obesity.

 

Being busy often means relying more on fast food, restaurants and even canned foods, all of which contain lots of fat and carbohydrates.  Find yourself drinking lots of coffe with fattening creamers or sugary beverages to get you through your busy day?  These are also loaded with useless and fattening calories.  All this fat stores up in the belly causing health problems and is unattractive to your appearance.

 

 

Here are some tips to help you improve your eating habits and shed fat:

 

1. Drink unsweetened water or green tea. Both have zero calories, and will flush away the toxins in your body. Sugared beverages are loaded with calories.  One cup of sugar is loaded with 700 calories!

2. Use skim milk.  If you must have your coffee skip the heavy creamers and fat laden milk.  Use a bit of skim milk saving many calories and fat.

3. More Vegetables. Veggies contain lots of fiber, which fills you up helping you to feel full longer.  Low in fat and calories you are filled up with nutrients and vitamins that are actually good for you and will set you on the path to losing weight. 

4. Boost metabolism. Revving up your metabolism helps you to burn the fat faster without cutting back so much on your food intake.  There are many herbal supplements available to give a natural boost.  One we like is Metabo-Speed.

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HOW TO GET A FLAT BELLY NOW

Apr 17th, 2010 by Jennifer

HOW TO GET A FLAT BELLY NOW

Any one who has ever dieted knows that getting rid of belly fat is a whole different kind of animal. Our bodies indeed have different kinds of fat. So what is belly fat composed of and how do we get eliminate it??

There are basically two kinds of fat in our bodies:

  • Subcutaneous
    • Is the “inch you can pinch” kind of fat that you can visually see. Everyone has it, and in fact needs some of it, like for example, to keep our bodies warm. Like everything that is good – too much of a good thing is bad. Too much subcutaneous fat means you are at risk for being obese.
  • Visceral
    • This is the fat that resides deep within our torso, wrapped around the major organs. This is the “hidden” fat that is so hard to get rid of. Having too much visceral fat can be deadly to your health. Having too much visceral fat in your body has been linked to:
      • High blood pressure, stroke, and heart disease
      • High cholesterol
      • Diabetes
      • Breast cancer
      • Dementia

Dieting and exercise alone is not enough to rid yourself of stubborn visceral belly fat. Studies have found it is the type of fat we consume through our diet that can help eliminate visceral belly fat. Healthy fats or monounsaturated fats called MUFA’s are the answer. You need to consume up to 40% of these fats in your daily diet in order to lose the belly fat. Add:

· Almonds

· Avocado

· Flaxseed oil

· Dark or Semi-Sweet chocolate

· Macadamia nuts

· Natural peanut butter

· Olive oil

· Pistacios

· Sunflower seeds

· Walnuts

Skeptical are you? We have been conditioned to cut fat from our diet to lose weight. Yet studies show that moderate-fat diets—containing up to 40% fat—are potentially more effective at helping to lose weight and keep it off than lower-fat diets containing less than 30% fat. Part of the reason is that these higher MUFA fat diets are more satisfying and taste better too.

The foods that will increase belly bloat and fat, need to be avoided. Eliminate the following:

  • Salt
  • Excess Carbohydrates
  • Bulky raw foods – eat your veggies cooked (too much fiber can bloat)
  • Gassy foods that bloat like: legumes, cauliflower, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, onions, peppers, and citrus fruits
  • Chewing gum
  • Sugar substitutes (your GI tract can’t absorb them)
  • Fried foods
  • Spicy foods (irritating to stomach)
  • Carbonated beverages
  • High acid beverages (coffee, alcohol, fruit juices)

Bottom line: toss out the mayonnaise and the saturated and trans fats. Add lots of olive oil, olives nuts and seeds to your recipes at each meal. Using a natural diet supplement to jump start your dieting efforts may be helpful. Look for one formulated with natural extracts. Try a non-caffeine formula, that not only helps burn fat but diminishes appetite as well. Try Curb N Burn.

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NO CARB DIETS MEANS NO WEIGHT LOSS

Mar 23rd, 2010 by Jennifer

NO CARB DIETS MEAN NO WEIGHT LOSS

We have been taught to believe that carbs are BAD and if you eat too many carbs you will gain weight. Therefore I went on a high protein low carb diet. Except for fruits and vegetables I did not eat any other carbs. Guess what – I didn’t lose ANY weight??? I went to research why.

  • The digestive system breaks down carbs into single sugar molecules which are enter the blood stream.
  • Digestible carbohydrates become glucose and used by the body for energy.
  • A lack of glucose causes the body to use protein (muscle) and fat. Sounds good for dieting, right??? NO.
  • Loss of muscle decreases the metabolic rate meaning your body burns fewer calories a day.

When I “relaxed” my diet and added in healthy carbs I actually did lose 10 pounds. Without these additional carbs my brain thought my body was in starvation mode, and slowed down my metabolism therefore I lost NO weight at all.

Try eating all these good carbs:

  • Fresh fruits and vegetables (no potatoes)
  • Bran cereals
  • Most beans and legumes
  • Barley
  • Oatmeal
  • Brown rice and bulgur
  • Whole grain breads and pasta

Avoid the BAD carbs:

  • White rice and pasta
  • Sugary cereals and snacks
  • Baked potato and French fries
  • Candy and sugared beverages

Using a metabolism boosting supplement is another great way to naturally rev metabolism and speed up weight loss. MetaboSpeed is a highly rated one to try.

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GET IN SHAPE NOW FOR SPRING DIETING

Mar 11th, 2010 by Jennifer

Who doesn’t want to shed a few pounds in the Spring to look better in lighter more revealing clothes and bathing suit season is just around the corner? Everyone is always uptight about the D word, however, being on a diet doesn’t have to be that difficult. It really doesn’t take many changes to lose a few pounds.

 

Follow these easy steps:

 

  • Go Green: Add heaps of vegetables to eat meal. Make half your entire meal vegetables.  This way you are filling up on fiber rich and low calorie food that will keep you feeling satiated. How to do it? 
    • Have an egg white omelet with spinach, mushrooms and tomatoes for breakfast. 
    • For lunch have a heaping salad with 3-4 ounces of your choice of protein (fish, chicken or turkey) and fat free dressing.
    • For dinner fill half your plate with steamed vegetables and 4-5 ounces of lean protein.

 

Researchers found that when a person eats 3 cups of low-calorie salad prior to their meal, they consume less at the entire meal, in fact eating 12% fewer calories than when they did not have that first-course salad.

 

  • Add Grains: As stated earlier less than 10 percent of people consume the suggested amount of whole grains. Eliminate “white” foods. Substitute brown rice for white. Whole wheat or multi-grain pasta for white pasta.  Look for newer pasta varieties that add in protein as well, since research has shown protein keeps you feeling fuller longer.  

 

Not all grains are created equal either.  For example, oatmeal has nearly one-fifth the calorie density of dried cereal. So whereas oatmeal has just 300 calories per pound, dried cereals can wallop in up to 2,000 calories per pound. The oatmeal is therefore more filling keeping you fueled well into late morning, thereby helping you avoid the pre-lunch munchies.

 

  • Cut Out Sugar: It may seem innocent enough, people don’t realize how many calories they drink a day. Just cutting out soda and other sugar sweetened beverages can reduce hundreds of calories a day! Satisfying that sweet craving with sugar substitutes like Equal or Splenda, a piece of fruit or even a single square of dark chocolate will save you many extra calories a day.

 

Try drinking water or un-sugared green tea (hot or iced) to keep yourself hydrated and flush away the toxins and fat in your diet. Try adding some natural honey to your beverage to make it sweeter.

 

 

Making these easy changes will have a very positive effect on your diet efforts without leaving you feeling deprived or hungry.  Some people need an extra boost and for those do they should try a natural metabolism booster supplement like Metabo-Speed. A metabolism booster will increase the metabolic rate to burn energy faster but without the food cravings that normally accompany energy consumption.

 

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Lose Weight Using the Food Pyramid

Feb 24th, 2010 by Jennifer

The USDA Food Pyramid  is updated every few years as we learn more about nutrition, the guidelines are refined and improved slightly. Here are some tips to help you get the most out of the food pyramid, for most advantageous nutrition.  When you are allowing for a weight loss plan, it is best to operate with the pyramid guidelines, however you must reduce servings and therefore reduce your total calorie consumption.

 

Most adults need a calorie intake ranging from 1800-3200 calories a day depending on their age, level of activity and height.  If you want to lose weight you must cut back on the calories you are currently eating.

 

Sample 1800 calories:

 

  • Grains                         6oz
  • Veggies                     2.5 cups
  • Fruits                          1.5 cups
  • Milk/Dairy                   3 cups
  • Meat and beans        5oz
  • Oils                             5 teaspoons

 

 

Sample 1400 calories:

 

  • Grains                         5oz
  • Veggies                     1.5 cups
  • Fruits                          1.5 cups
  • Milk/Dairy                   2 cups
  • Meat and beans        4oz
  • Oils                             4 teaspoons

 

The food reduction is moderate, so it shouldn’t be all that difficult. Increasing your level of exercise from 30 minutes a day to 45-60 minutes a day at the same calorie level will also show results.

 

 

 

 

Some people just need a boost to speed up their weight loss. If you are not a great calorie counter and you don’t care much for exercise try these tips:

 

·        Walk half an hour a day and take any steps you can instead of the elevator or escalator.  Just these simple behaviors will increase activity level.

·        Every meal take half you plate and fill with non-starchy vegetables.  The remainder of you plate should be split with grains and protein.

·        Take a metabolism boosting pill daily to accelerate fat burning and support weight loss.  Look for a natural supplement like MetaboSpeed.

 

 

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TRY FOODS THAT ARE METABOLISM BOOSTING

Feb 17th, 2010 by Jennifer

Some of you may have taken Fat Tuesday and the Mardis Gras period before Lent a bit to heart.  All that gluttonous eating has left you with a few extra pounds! How to lose the weight? Here are some foods that will boost your metabolism and get you on your way to losing weight:

 

15 Metabolism Boosting foods:

  1. Grapefruit – rich in fiber your body burns calories just to break it down.
  2. Apples – like grapefruit it is lo-calorie but high fiber thus keeping you feeling full longer.
  3. Spinach – not only will speed up your metabolism, however, it’s a great source of antioxidants, potassium, iron, magnesium, and Vitamin C.
  4. Jalapenos contain cacaisin which causes your body to burn extra calories speeding up both heart rate and metabolism.
  5. Broccoli- loaded with calcium and vitamin C, the calcium triggers metabolism.
  6. Almonds – the essential fatty acids raise metabolism.  Hoever, only 6 almonds are considered a portion, so watch be mindful of portion control.
  7. Curry – like Jalapenos increases the number of calories burned to rev up metabolism.
  8. Beans – also low in fat and full of protein, they will keep you feeling full longer.  Fiber rich as well, your body works harder burning more calories to digest them.
  9. Yogurt – high in protein, it requires a lot of energy to be processed.  In addition, the probiotic in yogurt aids the digestive process.
  10. Soy Milk – heavy in calcium it helps to boost metabolism.
  11. Green Tea – rich in EGCG which speeds up your nervous system thus causing you to burn more calories.
  12. Coffee – will give you a boost, however, more than 2-3 cups will give you the jitters.
  13. Turkey – lean and protein rich its known to build lean muscle tissue and raise metabolism.
  14. Oatmeal – this fat-soluble fiber lowers insulin levels and speeds up metabolism as it takes the body a long time to break it down.
  15. Cinnamon – even just a little helps the body to metabolize sugars and maintain steady blood sugar levels.

 

 

Boosting your metabolism is a great way to burn off calories more effectively to aid in the dieting process.  Taking a supplement to augment metabolism boosting is another method to speed up weight loss and reaching your goal weight.  Supplements that are formulated with calcium, guarana extract (caffeine), bitter orange, green tea and Korean ginseng will support a reduced appetite, burn fat quicker, rev up metabolism and help you to trim down faster.  A good one to try is MetaboSpeed.

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5 New Diet for 2010

Feb 9th, 2010 by Jennifer

Every year a new crop of diet books are published lauding the benefits of yet another comprehensive weight loss strategy to help lose those unwanted pounds.  The following are five new potential best sellers.  Which diet plan is right for you…take a look and decide.

 

 

  1. The Big Breakfast Diet: Diet by Dr. Jakubowicz. Dieters really can basically eat whatever they want just as long as they do it all before 9 a.m. A 28 day diet plan.
  2. The Brown Fat Revolution: Diet by Dr. James R. Lyons. Readers are told to embrace their fat intake just as long as they embrace the right type of fat. People need to reduce their unhealthy, gut-forming yellow fat and swap it with brown fat coupled with exercise.  So to sum up eliminate processed foods, and start eating foods that promotes the brown fat -  for example avocados, nuts and salmon.
  3. Eat What You Love, Love what You Eat: Diet by Dr. Michelle May. The key initials are BVM — meaning balance, variety & moderation. People are advised to eat with a purpose thus becoming fearless even mindful eaters. This is as opposed to emotional and mindless eaters.
  4. Eat Your Way to Happiness: Diet by dietitian Elizabeth Somer. Promotes a healthy breakfast as the most important meal of the day. Of course processed food is bad for you. Drink lots of fresh water and stay away from sugary beverages. Readers are advised on how to select “real” not junk food, what & how much to drink, the supplements to take, the health benefits of wine and chocolate (yum) and many other tips.
  5. Fat Flush For Life: Ann Louise Gittleman, PhD understands doing a “cleanse” in the winter is unappealing so she created a fat-flushing program that includes a specific diet for each season as well as a “5-Day Hot Metabolism Booster.”

No getting around it but d

ieting requires hard work and a big commitment.  Having reviewed many diet trends it all comes down to this:

 

 

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EXTREME LOW CALORIE DIETS ARE NOT HEALTHY

Jan 20th, 2010 by Jennifer

EXTREME LOW CALORIE DIETS ARE NOT HEALTHY

There is such a thing as taking a diet too far. Eating too few calories signals to your body that you are in starvation mode and your body acclimates to having fewer calories. Why is this a problem? Because when you resume a “normal” diet even if it isn’t overeating you WILL GAIN WEIGHT because now your body thinks it needs fewer calories to operate on. A woman shouldn’t eat fewer than 1200 calories a day and a man fewer than 1400-1600 and depending on the size of the man even that may be low.

What do you get to eat on a low calorie diet?

800 calories

You should NOT be eating such a low calorie diet without a doctor’s care. There are likely to be side effects from such a low-cal diet including:

  • Nausea
  • Fatigue
  • Diarrhea
  • Constipation

An 800 calorie diet may be more of a liquid based diet of protein shakes and such. However, even with an extreme lo-cal diet that supports food instead of liquid diets the “base” of the diet would include limited amounts of low calorie vegetables like green beans, broccoli, spinach and cauliflower because they have the essential vitamins your body needs plus they are low in calories. Red meat would not be an option, too high in calories, however, extremely small portions of fish, turkey or chicken may be included.

Boosting your metabolism enables you to burn more calories to lose weight while still eating the required balance of calories your body needs to operate “normally”. A boost to the metabolism means not having to be so strict with calorie counting while attempting to lose weight.

MetaboSpeed is a natural metabolism boosting supplement formulated with guarana, bitter orange extract, green tea leaf and Korean ginseng.

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Portion Size & Weight Loss

Jan 13th, 2010 by Jennifer

PORTION SIZE & WEIGHT LOSS

We are used to receiving super-size portions when we go out to eat, which is a large factor in the obesity of Americans. Over the years serving sizes have become bigger and bigger. Think of the size of a bagel. Our grandparents ate a three-inch bagel for a total of 150 calories. Today, most bagels average four to five inches across and contain a whopping 300 to 400 calories. A “normal” serving size of a bagel should be the size of a hockey puck. Anything more than a hockey puck size would be equivalent to 2 servings. It is easy for the servings sizes to quickly add up depending how you portion out your food. Clearly each extra serving is additional calories and added inches to your waistline.

First let us understand the difference between a portion and a serving.

  • A portion is the amount that you actually put on your plate.
  • Whereas a serving the amount of food defined by measurements such as cups or tablespoons.

If you eat all your “normal” portion sizes and servings you should begin to lose weight. Boosting your metabolism will help speed up the process. Try MetaboSpeed natural supplement for boosting metabolism and start losing weight today.

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