You have heard that we should eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and supper like a pauper. You may have also have heard that eating low glycemic index meals and snacks control your blood sugar level – keeping it even and balanced – hence helping you manage your weight and stay healthy.
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On average Americans gain twenty five pounds between thanks giving and mid January while we loose about twenty pounds on average in the following time to next thank giving. Which means we gain five pounds a year on average.
Now, given that many of us don’t gain much if any extra weight each year those who [...]
Strategy not to gain weight
When you go to the restaurant remember the pretty pictures on the menu are designed to tempt you to those high calorie larger portion – larger profit foods. The chances are that when you go to the restaurant you are hungry which is the worst time to select your food.
So decide [...]
Mindful eating is being present when you eat and doing nothing else while you eat – appreciate the food and taste it fully that’s ro say -
When you eat, eat
I always eat when I eat – that’s nonsense. That’s not what I meant. I meant only eat and do not do other things – other [...]
Ten simple positive ways of reducing your weight through changing your eating habits
Eat a large breakfast, smaller lunch, and tiny supper. They say eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and supper like pauper.
Use smaller size dishes. The dishes they use in Europe are smaller than those used in the USA.
Drink plenty of [...]
When you show yourself that you are worth caring for you boost your self-esteem. I have mentioned many ways of doing this.
Today we wish to suggest you do it through what you eat. I recently heard someone say the reason junk food is so fattening is that since it has so little nourishment, we feel [...]
We all have demon foods which tempt us that once we start eating we cannot stop. A great strategy is to stop buying those foods which you cannot stop eating. For me chocolate is one of those demon foods. It is interesting. I eat semi-sweet dark chocolate as an antioxidant supplement. So when I eat [...]
There are some factors which have been associated with permanent weight loss:
Attendance at a program – those who attend a program like weight watchers are more likely to lower their weight and keep it off.
Weight loss early in the program – this encourages you to continue
Sticking with it – persistence is the key success [...]
According to the FDA the following weight loss frauds are rampant:
False and misleading claims in weight loss ads are widespread. Since 2003, the member organizations of the Mexico, United States, Canada Health Fraud Working Group (MUCH) have taken more than 700 compliance actions against companies pushing bogus and misleading weight loss schemes. The FDA and [...]
Treat your weight like a bank account which has to be balanced. A major difference between those who control their weight and those who let themselves go is a question of awareness and balance.
Awareness comes from knowing your ideal weight and what you weigh at this moment. Also a person who is aware of their [...]