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Unfortunately, the words "diet" and "cheating" go hand in hand. When you say, "I'm on a DIET", it usually means you are depriving yourself of something. Diets do not work; they are restrictive and can become exceedingly frustrating, leading you to "cheat". The more you restrict calories and the tempting treats you love, the more likely you are to binge eat. This is counterproductive in a fat loss program and will prevent you from becoming lean.I'm sure you know the scenario; you embark on a weight loss plan (a.k.a.
A Very Low Calorie Diet) fully confident and filled with motivation and willpower. You go out to eat and turn down the dessert you desperately want and then have to sit at the table and watch EVERYONE else gobble down their brownie ala- mode or a slice of Death by Chocolate cake. As the days of deprivation go on you suddenly find yourself thinking about food more and more. You dream about the pint of ice cream that's calling your name. You begin to bargain with yourself, promising to do extra cardio or to fast in exchange for a cheat day.This, of course, never comes to pass and you find yourself "starting over" on your DIET once a week.
Worse yet, you have made no progress and have slowed your metabolism to a grinding halt by eat too few calories. The best way to lose weight is to adopt a balanced meal plan you can stick to for life! This means you can still enjoy the so-called "forbidden foods" you love, only less often and in moderation. If you consistently eat "clean" and "balanced" your desire for the "bad stuff" will eventually disappear.If you have SEVERE difficulty resisting sugar and constantly have a high sugar craving, this may indicate that your diet is substantially low in "beneficial" fat and it is likely that you have an intestinal flora imbalance. Beneficial fats regulate mood, taste and fulfillment hormones that help you feel satisfied and reduce cravings. An intestinal flora imbalance means certain "shut off" nutrients that reduce the need for sugars are not fully synthesized into your blood stream.
Combined, both of these problems cause you to hold onto fat and create cravings for simple sugars.The solution is to incorporate beneficial fats. Try drizzling 1 to 2 tbsp. of raw safflower, canola, olive or flax oil on your high fiber based vegetables and proteins. Either saut?, grill or make a soup with vegetables like zucchini, yellow squash, green beans, spinach and mushrooms to name a few. Use any of the oils previously mentioned except flax oil.
Flax oil is NOT for cooking.Chewing your proteins more fully may combat the intestinal flora imbalance. Instead of trying to digest large pieces, chew more fully to give your protein sources greater surface area. Your protein sources for optimum fat loss are eggs, egg whites, white fish (like cod, halibut, and orange roughy), chicken or turkey breast.Whatever you do, DON'T give up! DO whatever it takes to "clean up" your eating plan and banish your food demons.My fat loss and fitness plan "Every Body Loses" will give you the tools you need to begin a healthy weight loss program. The style of eating and exercising outlined in my book is one that you can follow for life without feeling deprived. If you're serious about losing fat and getting fit go to www.aim4nutrition.com and get started TODAY!Good Luck and Be Well,Personal Trainer & Nutrition AnalystAIM 4 NUTRITION.
7 Rules that Guarantee Diet Success and Water
As a personal trainer at Bally's Total Fitness in Philadelphia, I have come across a number of people that claim to either be unable to lose weight or unable to stick to their diets. I personally think there is no one that is unable to lose weight and that most people that can not seem to lose weight often need just a slight adjustment in how they apply their diet.
There have been a large number of people that have, with my help, seen excellent results by making very slight changes in their diets. Sometimes it is nothing more than cutting back on a bag of potato chips; sometimes it is adding a real breakfast to their diet.
After a while I developed what I call "The 7 Rules to Eating Correctly." Tthese 7 rules were created to keep my clients on track with their diets. Whenever they would ask me why they had not been seeing the results that expected, I would ask which of the 7 rules had they failed to follow. From observation, I realized that anyone following...
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Do You Make These South Beach Diet Mistakes ?
Word count: 454Character width: 60Resource box: 5 lines==========================================================Do You Make These South Beach Diet Mistakes ?- by
B.Sc, MBA? DigiLectual Inc. All Rights Reserved.==========================================================The South Beach Diet works, for most people. Its low fat,low carb approach helps you lose weight quickly and easily.Health benefits are great too.But there's some easy mistakes you must avoid.Gain Weight in Phase 2Most people do well being strict in Phase 1. But whathappens when you switch into Phase 2 ? Often, you put someweight back on again. Why ? Because your body's starved ofcarbs for 2 or 3 weeks.
At the start of Phase 2 it grabs atevery carb you give it, and turns them into fat. I learnedthis lesson the hard way, gaining 2 lbs in my first Phase 2week. So reintroduce carbs slowly when you go into Phase2, and make sure they're good carbs.Feel HungryYes, if South Beach makes you hungry, you're doing...
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New book release: "E-PIG-PHANY: A Health And Fitness Spiritual Awakening - From Chitlins to Prime Cut"
Henderson, NV (ContentDesk) May 7, 2006 -- Angelique was born and raised in Michigan.
She has a Bachelor's degree in Business from Eastern Michigan University.
She is not a dietician, personal trainer or health food nut.
Her love of food comes from her 20+ years experience in the restaurant business.
What she has accomplished through her common sense approach to weight loss is sure to be of interest to you.
She is convinced that one of her many purposes in life is to share her story.
This is a testimonial that is sure to get your attention. Angelique says, "She always wanted to start a diet when she was done having children, her relationship, job and finances were all well balanced, and when the stars and the moon were in perfect alignment and of course, it would have to be a Monday!"
That never happened but she started anyway.
The story is motivational and humorous with each chapter having a
PIG reference.What...
Diets > New book release: "E-PIG-PHANY: A Health And Fitness Spiritual Awakening - From Chitlins to Prime Cut"
Keep the Sweet in New Year’s Diets with XyloSweet
OREM, UT (ContentDesk) December 30, 2005 -- Millions of people across the country are about to commit to one of the most common New Years resolutions; going on a diet. In addition to eating less and exercising more, many people are determined to start cooking healthier foods. Unfortunately, in many minds, healthy is often synonymous with no flavor, or no sweets. With XyloSweet (http://www.xlear.com/xylosweet/) from Xlear, Inc., dieters will not only reduce their daily calories and carbohydrates, they can keep the sweet, flavorful foods in their diets.XyloSweet is an all natural xylitol sweetener that provides a safe way for weight conscious individuals, and even diabetics, to sweeten everything from their morning beverage to their banana bread. XyloSweet can be exchanged for common table sugar at a one-to-one ratio, and because it dissolves, mixes and behaves like sugar, it can be used in most recipes that call for common...
Keep the Sweet in New Year’s Diets with XyloSweet
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Getting Enough Fiber Is Important For Weight Loss
Fiber is an important part of a healthy diet, but did you know it can help you in your weight loss efforts?
Filling up on fiber can help you to feel full for longer, therefore causing you to eat less overall which will result in healthy weight loss.
In addition to helping you lose weight, fiber also has many positive health effects.
Fiber has been linked to managing diabetes, cutting cholesterol, and limiting heart damage.
One Swiss study found that eating a high-fiber meal reduced hunger more than a meal which was low in fiber.
How Much Fiber Do You Need?
You should consume between 25 to 35 grams of fiber a day.
While that might not sound like a lot, most Americans only get about 15 grams and many much less.
Fiber can be found in most fruits and vegetables including carrots, peas, broccoli, spinach, and cauliflower.
In addition, there are many cereals and breads...
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High Mercury Content in Fish
We all know that adding fish to our diets can help increase our body's ability to repair itself, as well as its ability to burn body fat and keep our energy up, but it's important to choose fish that's also going to improve your health as opposed to silently poisoning you?
Being exposed to too much mercury can cause memory loss, tremors, neurological difficulties, advanced aging, decreased immune functions, and death.
But how is all this mercury getting into our body?
Well here are the top 4 places that contribute to the levels of mercury in our body (not in any specific order):
Vaccines (past and present)
Dental fillings
The environment
And Fish
We're going to focus on fish right now because that's the prime source of mercury in our diets.
When coal is burned, inorganic mercury is released into the air and eventually ends up in our lakes, rivers and oceans. There, bacteria mixes with...
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Red meat consumption doubles risk of colon cancer, says study; is it time to go vegetarian yet?
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A current study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows a doubling of the risk of colon cancer for people who are heavy consumers of red meat. More specifically, it shows that the risk doubles compared to those who consume smaller quantities of red meat. But how does this compare to people who consume no red meat at all?
This is conjecture, but I'm willing to bet that heavy consumers of red meat probably have quadruple the risk (or more) of colon cancer compared to vegetarians or people who consume no red meat. By the way, you don't have to be a vegetarian to boycott red meat. You can still be a consumer of other sources of animal protein (fish, seafood, etc.) while avoiding red meat.
There are plenty of health reasons to avoid eating red meat, and a higher risk of colon cancer is just one of them.
The saturated animal fat found in red meat products contributes to heart disease and...
Red meat consumption doubles risk of colon cancer, says study; is it time to go vegetarian yet?
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How to Buy an Inexpensive LCD TV
Is it possible to buy an expensive LCD TV?
Liquid crystal display television (LCD TV) technology has come a long way in recent years. The implementation of thin file transistor (TFT) technology has removed many of the angular resolution and ghosting problems previously associated with cheap LCD televisions.
It is now possible to buy an inexpensive LCD TV that has state-of-the-art features and superior picture quality.
What is an LCD TV...
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Premier Pigments Rebounds from FDA Action; Heartens Permanent Cosmetics Industry with Medical Treatment Offer
Premier Pigments, which provides the majority of the permanent make-up pigments used throughout the world by physicians, cosmetic technicians, and body artists, has heartened the permanent cosmetics and tattoo industries with its offer to arrange medical care and financial support for anyone who has an allergic reaction to permanent cosmetics or tattoo pigments. The unprecedented offer covers not only their clients, but also the customers of certified technicians who use other pigment suppliers.In...
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Tips for Purchasing a Standby Generator
So you've decided that you don't want to be left in the dark if a hurricane or a tornado or other disaster hits your area. You've decided to buy a standby generator. Sounds simple enough. But when you get to the store, you find a bewildering variety of generators, from a small 5.5 kilowatt model for around $2,000 to a 45 kilowatt monster for $25,000 or more. How do you determine which one is right for you?
Of course,...
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Reciprocal Links - Are They Still Effective?
? 2004, http://www.TheEzine.netRecently there has been talk that Google has discounted reciprocal linking as a factor in their ranking algorithm. For webmasters who don't know, reciprocal links are just traded links - web site A links to site B, and site B in exchange links to site A. Often the term "linking partner" is used instead of reciprocal link. In the past, it seems that reciprocal links have played an important role in how a site is ranked in search results. It was an indicator from the...
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Cheap Tickets, Discount Airfare, Cheap Cruises, Hawaiian Vacations, Las Vegas Vacations or Cancun Vacations.
Finding the best deals for cheap tickets has just become easier. In the past, if you wanted to find cheap tickets and discount airfares you had to contact a travel agent and explain where and when you wanted to go. They would do some research and eventually get back to you with a deal. Well, not anymore!Today you can seek out and find cheap tickets and discount airfares offering the best deal, just by entering a few words into a computer right from your own home. Are you looking for cheap cruises,...
Cheap Tickets, Discount Airfare, Cheap Cruises, Hawaiian Vacations, Las Vegas Vacations or Cancun Vacations. Diets What would you do for a Klondike Bar?
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