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How To Enjoy Life While Losing Weight

by admin on Mar.02, 2010, under Weight

Those, who decided to lose weight for the sake of own beauty, should consider thoroughly if there actually is any sense in starvation as a radical means of getting rid of excess weight. Since many people, who have gone through fashionable diets, claim that weight from which a process of slimming started sooner or later returns, adding a significant appendage. Moreover, where a body should take power for its activity from, if not from food?

It should be noted that in order to stay healthy, a person should consume daily: protein – 1 g per a kg of actual weight, carbohydrate – 200-300 g, fat – 50-70 g, 20 g of fiber and also 12 essential vitamins and 5 main minerals. You see…

Let us return to our recommendations. It is not such a problem to lose weight; the main thing is to preserve the achieved results. To avoid exhaustion from starvation, we will adhere to the simplest plan. Now you are to change the diet radically.

First of all, do not be on the bit of the eating habits and do not allow the excesses in eating.

Secondly, following the advice of nutritionists, you are to eat more often, but lesser amounts, and even less after 6 pm – mainly low-fat yogurt. While breakfast and lunch do not hurry to eat everything at one sitting. Try to get pleasure from chewing.

Thirdly, if you want to eat something, do not run immediately to the kitchen. Distract for 15 minutes for playing with children or a cat. Perhaps during this time the thoughts about food shall disappear. Alternatively to the desire to eat a sandwich with a sausage, eat some fruit, better an apple.

Well, then let us remember the well-known ban against high-calorie foods, check the fridge. Exclude from your diet: hot dogs, polony, ham, so beloved smoked and canned food and the aforementioned sausages.

Put carbohydrates on the first place at your diet. They are already able to supply the body with all necessary. Bread, cereals, pasta must be present at the table every day, but in twice less amounts than before. Cereals, of course, in the form of porridge, each having the individual healing properties: an oatmeal one improves skin and health condition; the rice renders a good effect on the nervous system and helps at intestinal disorders; a millet one strengthens the cardiovascular system; the buckwheat is rich in iron and is recommended for treating metabolic disorders.

Low-fat dairy products, the most important source of protein and calcium in easily digestible form, gets the green light.

Fish, though it might seem strange, especially oily one immediately goes to your fridge instead of sausages. It is a major supplier of a protein and fatty acids Omega-3, which are very beneficial for the cardiovascular system. Thus, an animal protein derived from meat is replaced by the protein from fish.

Do not forget about the eggs, which recently were discharged from an unfair accusation in containing harmful cholesterol. An egg contains a daily norm of a natural protein, calcium and other microelements. Its yolk includes 11 kinds of vitamins.

The scarcity of satiety we compensate by vegetables (except beans and potatoes) and fruits. Try to get on the plate foodstuffs of different colors: red, yellow and green. This will ensure the correct daily dose of vitamins. Vegetables and fruits, except for vitamins, contain so necessary for good intestinal work fiber. Their daily use reduces the blood pressure and a cholesterol level in the blood. It is worth mentioning that a traditional Russian appetizer – sauerkraut, contains more vitamins than a lemon or an orange; apples and beet protect from cancer, and carrots is the chief assistant in the fight against aging.

You see, the change of diet is not as bad as it seemed at a first glance.

Now let us briefly consider the alcohol. Take a calculator and count: 100 grams of vodka equals to 280 calories, 0.5 liters of beer is 250 calories. There is nothing more to explain further.

And finally, the last recommendation. It is not necessary to control your diet completely. Otherwise, you will not enjoy the life. Remember, a piece of cake, a glass of dry wine drunk in the company or a mug of beer at a bar, do not bring you a great harm.

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High Protein Diet Meal Plans – the Good and Bad

by admin on Feb.02, 2010, under Weight

When you begin looking for the best diet plan to bring you to your goal weight, you will likely come across some pretty wild ideas and suggestions. From fad diets to high protein diet meal plans and virtually everything in between.

This article is going to focus on the pros and cons of high protein diet meal plans. These types of diets generally recommend that the dieter increase the protein intake daily to between 30-40% of the overall calorie intake. These diet regimens and meal plans are designed to be the total opposite of what most people consider to be a good diet.

There are several spin offs of these types of diets but they all have the same basis on calorie intake from proteins. Many people consider high protein diets to also be low carb diets as well. Some of the foods you will have to cut out or limit on these diets plans are:

* pasta
* sugars
* potatoes
* cereal
* bread

Low carb high protein diets work because instead of relying on the carbs that have been consumed to burn the calories it works on actually burning the fat first because of the lower carb intake. Recently people are realizing that this dietary modifications are beneficial and do not cause the harm it was once thought to.?

The Good to High Protein Diet Meal Plans:

* You will feel full quicker and the feeling of satisfaction with the amount of food you ate will last longer.

* You can still eat the foods that are high in protein without being penalized, like many other diets.

* You can eat low carb veggies. For example, broccoli and tomatoes.

The Bad to High Protein Diet Meal Plans:

* Some of these diets will require you to limit your carb intake drastically which can be unhealthy.

* Cutting back on some of the fiber rich foods that also have carbs can limit the amount of fiber you are getting daily.?

* Be cautious when choosing your high protein diet because many of the plans will suggest you consume a larger than healthy amount of fats daily. This has the potential to elevate the risks for some cancers and high blood pressure.

Here is a sample meal plan for a diet high in protein:

Breakfast
* Steak and your choice of egg
* Coffee or tea (one cup, no milk)

Lunch
* Pita pocket loaded with tuna salad
* Almonds (keep it on the smaller serving size)

Dinner
* Broccoli and cauliflower mixture with broiled salmon
* Glass of seltzer water

A little something extra to tie you over
*scoops of peanut butter
* mixed nuts????????????????

As you can see just because you have decided to use a high protein diet meal plan to help you lose weight it doesn\’t mean you have to have flavorless food. Although your options will be limited you can still eat a variety of healthy foods that will surely satisfy your hunger needs.

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On a Diet? Counting Calories? Tofu Can Help

by admin on Feb.02, 2010, under Weight

If you\’re counting calories these days and need to knock off some inches around the waist, you may want to take a look at soy foods.

A typical 8-ounce serving of tofu contains only 147 calories. That\’s 3 times less than an equal weight of eggs and about 5 times less than an equal weight of beef. Tofu is also low in saturated fats and entirely free of cholesterol.

Calorie to Protein Ratio

One of the important factors that we need to look at when choosing foods for healthy dieting is the ratio of calories to protein. Except for soybean sprouts, tofu has the lowest ratio of any other known plant food. There are only 12 calories for each gram of usable protein in tofu.

If you prefer eating meat, the only animal foods with a lower ratio are certain fish and sea foods.

Counting Carbs

Are you counting carbs? Tofu is also great for the starch-restricted diet. That 8-ounce serving contains only 5 grams of carbohydrate. That\’s less than 7.5% of the daily recommended amount for adults. At the same time, that serving will provide you with 27% of your daily protein requirements.

After comparing the numbers, you may want to start watching for some simple soy recipes.

Here\’s a simple way to beef up some dressing and turn a boring diet lunch salad into something more substantial.

Salad with Tofu Dressing Recipe

* Block of Tofu
* Salad Dressing
* Lettuce leaves (the darker green, the higher in calcium)
* Tomatoes
* Cucumbers
* Sunflower Seeds

Mash up a small block of tofu in a bowl. (If you\’re new to this and haven\’t starting making your own yet, you can buy a block in most health food stores. Use only part of it, unless you want to make a large batch of dressing. It\’ll keep in the frig for a week. We dieters eat lots of salads.)

Combine with the tofu some of that low-fat Caesar or Bleu Cheese dressing that you can find in any store; mix it well. Note: Let this mixture chill for a while in the frig and the tofu will take on the flavor of the dressing.

Build a salad with lettuce leaves of your choice, some tomato wedges and cucumber slices, and then top it with your new tofu-dressing mixture. For some added protein crunch, sprinkle raw sunflower seeds on top.

Now you have a low calorie, low carb, high protein, and vitamin packed salad for lunch. Enjoy.

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How Much Protein Should I Eat in a Day?

by admin on Feb.02, 2010, under Weight

Hardcore weight trainers eat a ton of protein in a day. OK, they don\’t eat a \’ton, but just now much protein do they eat? How much protein do you eat? How much is appropriate? Can one have too much of it? If so, what are the drawbacks? The ultimate question is: how much protein should I eat in a day?

As with how much fat to eat in a day and how many carbs to eat in a day, it all depends on a couple factors:

* age
* body size
* diet
* activity level
* lifestyle

The recommended amount of protein for a healthy adult is 0.8 grams per pound of bodyweight. A kilogram is roughly equal to 2.2 pounds. An exception to this rule is the recommended levels for pregnant women, which say that pregnant women should eat 10 grams more each day than the recommended amount. Lactating women require an additional 15 grams of protein during the first six months of nursing, and an additional 12 grams after that.

Males who participate in regular vigorous exercise typically will eat from 1 to 1.5 gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. This can be both positive and negative for the body. The additional protein will assist in muscle recovery and fat loss, but the effects of digesting the protein will place additional stress on the body.

Why Should I Limit My Protein Intake?

While protein is as vital to cellular metabolism as oxygen, there certainly lies a threshold for healthy and unhealthy consumption levels especially for those in poorer health. Processing protein requires a lot from kidneys and liver which is why those with problems with either of those organs are often ordered by their physicians to eat a lower protein diet.

An indirect drawback from excessive animal protein consumption is its effect on the cardiovascular system. Since many meats contain a fair amount of saturated fat, this can lead to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, as well as obesity. For example, only 25% of a T-bone steak calories come from protein while the rest comes from saturated fat. Even a leaner cut of beef like a flank steak is still roughly 50% fat. The same holds true for eggs. Only 31% of egg calories come from protein. Fish and chicken are certainly better sources of protein.

Remember when eating a diet higher in protein to drink plenty of water in order to replenish the considerable amount lost during protein metabolism. Try and stay on the safe side by avoiding extreme high-protein diets full of saturated fats like the ketogenic diets (Atkins) just previously discussed and you will be in much better physical standing.

Do draw a simple conclusion, I recommend 1 gram of protein per lb of lean body mass for both males and females who exercise at least 3 times per week. A 200 lb man with 10% bodyfat would aim to consume about 180 grams of protein in a day. More importantly, keeping your unhealthy fat consumption and processed carbohydrate consumption low, will go a long way to preserve your health for the long haul.

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