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But I Still Like Chocolate And Alcohol

Tuesday, November 4th, 2008

If there’s one thing that you need to understand, it’s the fact that changing your diet to a better, more balanced one that will help you to lose weight and eventually live longer, doesn’t have to be a struggle.

It takes most people years to get to the stage of being obese, and even to the stage where they are carrying just a little too much body weight, so you can’t expect to reverse any long term habits overnight.

Even making a few small changes to your diet can have a dramatic effect on your weight when viewed over a longer period of time.

Just the reduction of a hundred or so calories a day will amount to a very large reduction in calories over the term of one year and that will also amount to a sizeable decrease in body fat. This can be done by simply removing a small portion of the amount of food you consume at each meal.

If you find that this is causing more than normal hunger, then have a glass of water a half hour or so before each meal and you will be less inclined to feel like you require more food.

You can replace a similar quantity of low value food with good food and this will also reduce hunger and will help you to lose weight.

By doing it in this manner, you will find that you will begin to enjoy the ‘new’ foods in your diet just as you learned to enjoy the poor foods that you have been eating up to this stage of your life.

Many people become apprehensive and find it hard to accept that they will be able to get the same enjoyment out of the foods that they know they should be eating because they are accustomed to the tastes of the food they eat at the current time.

A good example of this is the reaction people have to drinking a cup of tea with sugar in it after they have stopped having sugar for a while. Most people find it difficult to drink the tea as it seems too sweet after having been without if for a period of time.

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You Don’t Have To Eat It all

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Many of us were brought up from childhood being told and taught that we are not allowed to leave the table until we finished all the food on our plate. While this was done generally with the best intentions in mind, it is not the way that we should look at eating. You do not have to eat everything that is on your plate.

If you’ve had enough to eat, you should stop whether there is more food available or not. You don’t need to get rid of food, as these days, it is no longer necessary to be concerned with keeping the food fresh as it was in the past. Stop eating and put that excess food into the refrigerator where you can eat it tomorrow.

If you are constantly finding there is still food left when you are satisfied, then you need to reduce the quantities that you are cooking or making available for your meals each day.

It is better to have a little less than too much. Don’t feel obliged to eat all the food that is placed before you when you’re eating out. Even then you should only eat to feel  comfortable and not feel full or stuffed.

For most people, it is a habit to eat everything that is on their plate and this belief has been drummed into them from childhood. Now is a good time to reverse that train of thought because it is not really conducive to today’s wanted lifestyle of being fit and healthy for a lot of people.

Where possible, put the food on your plate for your particular meal elsewhere other than at the table and then take your plate to the table. This will encourage you to put limits on the amount of food that you eat. Serving food and having it available at the table only encourages you to eat more. If it is not in sight, you are less likely to feel the need to have a second helping.

Humans have the remarkable ability to get exactly what they must have;

but there is a big difference between a ‘must’ and a ‘want’

 

Nutrition Basics

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

Good nutrition is as important as the exercises we perform. By eating wisely, we are assisting our body to perform better in our chosen fitness program or sport.

The food we choose needs to be of high nutritional value to supply us with the necessary building blocks, in the form of vitamins and minerals to aid in recovery after strenuous workouts and to give us the energy to perform better during our exercise time.

Not only do we need to be supplying our body with the right vitamins and minerals, but they also need to be in the correct balance. When any one of these are out of balance and we are getting more or less than we should be, there will be an imbalance that will affect our progress. This imbalance can even lead to illness, so buying good quality supplements is essential and knowing how much to take is also vitally important.

Another thing that needs to be addressed is your calorie intake, as this will determine whether you are getting enough fuel to benefit your workouts, or whether you are getting too much and adding fat to your body.

Foods high in refined sugar or animal fat should be avoided where possible, as they will be detrimental to your health.

If you are on a bodybuilding or resistance training program, then you will need additional protein, as this is the muscle building food. These foods, such as red meat will also supply you with the necessary B vitamins and Iron that are essential for strength training. Other quality protein foods such as cheese, eggs, fish, poultry and milk should be included in your diet so you are getting a good variety in your diet. These foods contain the essential amino acids, which are the building blocks of the body.

Vegetables are also another good source of amino acids, however, they generally have certain aminos missing and that is why the base protein foods listed above need to be included in your diet for complete nutrition.

A mix of foods is required as relying solely on meats for your protein can lead to other problems such as high levels of cholesterol. Meat also is relatively high in fat which is linked to the hardening of the arteries and heart disease.

It is all about getting the correct balance with both your nutrition and exercise.

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the second part of success is ‘Stick-to-it-iveness’.”

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