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Friday, May 13, 2016

Losing Weight Made Easy Read These Handy Tips!

Do you feel just like youve got tried everything possible in order to lose surplus weight? You are not alone--many people have the same problem. The following article is designed to provide you with tips which you may not have even known existed. By following these tips, you will achieve your weight loss goal in no time.

When youre attempting to lose weight, concentrate on the positives about food, not the negatives. Dont think about cutting out the "bad" foods; think of all of the things that are good the healthier foods youll be eating. This can make you feel better in regards to the food choices youre making, rather than regretting the loss of the junk foods.

To help you with slimming down you should join an weight loss community that is online. Here, you will gain the support of a true number of individuals with differing backgrounds. You may come across ways of weight loss that you have never discovered previously that work for you. This is especially helpful should you not have anyone local to support you.

A weight that is great tip is to pack your lunch. No matter how carefully you make your selections, food choices at restaurants are always going to be higher in fat, calories, carbs and sodium than what you can make yourself. You can still treat yourself to a lunch out on occasion, but make a habit of taking you most days to your lunch.

Cooking your own food can be very useful if you are trying to lose weight. Many people buy processed foods because it is quicker and simpler than cooking and baking. However, unless you are a careful label reader, it can be difficult to know exactly what you are putting in your body. Serving sizes are bigger now than in the past. Cooking allows you to manage what you place into your food and hence what goes into your body. Many cookbooks have calories listed near the recipe, to help you monitor your intake.

Take the stairs as opposed to the elevator at the job everyday plus it will allow you to lose just as much as 10 pounds a year. Using the extra 5 minutes away from your to take the stairs means you will not have to force yourself to exercise later when you will be easily distracted day.

If you are trying to lose weight than you should try to eat balanced meals. Then your body will stay in an optimum weight loss zone where you can shed weight very quickly if you follow a balanced diet. Having a balanced diet is a necessity if youre trying to lose weight the way that is right.

If you are having trouble losing weight, then you might want to try natural health supplements which can boost your metabolism. These supplements that are fine your metabolism a boost, helping you digest food more quickly, allowing you to lose more weight more quickly. Ensure you check out weight loss supplements today.

In summary, not having the capability to lose surplus weight is something that affects many people. That is why being supplied with proper information could possibly be the key to you reaching your weight loss goals. Take these tips that the article has provided to you and operate it to your advantage.
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Sunday, April 3, 2016

Im back and have made some changes

I have been absent for some time from the blog, and Im actually not sorry for it.  I have been needing some time to re-balance and refocus.

For the last few months, we have done quite a bit of traveling, which generally translates to compromising the quality and healthfulness of what Im eating.  I wont go into details, but it seemed after I got off our cruise in August, I kept on cruising in my mind with regard to my eating.  I kept thinking, Oh, I will just start again tomorrow, or on Monday."  This thinking never ever works for me.

Finally, a few weeks ago I buckled down and started my version of Chef AJs Ultimate Weight Loss Challenge.  Earlier this summer, I donated some money to her IndieGoGo campaign to fund finishing her first season of her Foodytv.com show, Healthy Living with Chef AJ.  If you havent checked it out yet, I would highly recommend it!  She has some plant-based rock stars on her show including Dr. Esselstyn and Dr. Campbell.  In new episodes she has recently filmed but are not up yet include Lindsay Nixon from Happy Herbivore and Wendy from Healthy Girls Kitchen.

As part of my donation perk, I got a digital copy of her 21-Day Recipe Guide for Ultimate Weight Loss.  You can find more information about her full program here.  Her full program comes with video and audio downloads as well as the 21-day recipe guide, but I didnt quite have the budget to afford the full thing.

So I went at it alone with a few give and takes here and there.  Here is generally what I did/have been doing:

Morning: water and tea on the way in to work

Breakfast: 1 lb raw, water sauteed, steamed, or roasted non-starchy veggies

Mid-morning snack (if Im feeling hungry, but generally I havent been): fruit or fruit with a bit of raw oats soaked in soy milk

Lunch: baked potato, vegetable or bean soup/chili, apple or other fruit

Afternoon snack (if Im hungry): 1/2-1 lb raw veggies

Dinner: bean and rice or bean and potato dinner with more veggies

The first day I did this, it seemed like a lot of food!  And it was!  In the week or two following, I found that I wasnt hungry for my mid-morning snack, but enjoyed my afternoon veggie snack on my way home and before making dinner.  One of the items I am still needing to work on is not to overeat at dinnertime.  I make these meals at home every night, and tend to overestimate how much I need to plate for myself.

Some items I have limited or removed from my diet include excess salt besides the occasional low sodium soy sauce, all oils, refined carbs, nuts and seeds (which ARE NOT bad, but I have a hard time limiting myself within my caloric needs), baked goods, avocados, olives, most alcohol, and obviously all animal products.

Another aspect that I have been working on are managing my cravings and to limit my exposure to "food porn".  Being a blogger, I like to follow other bloggers to see the beautiful and creative recipes they make, but this really does nothing more than tease my brain and cause me to have an unhealthy relationship with food.  Its hard to admit, AND even harder to stop, but until I get a full handle on my cravings, my weight, and overall health, food blogs are a no-no for me.  Wendy at Healthy Girls Kitchen explains this same thing very well here.

Overall, I have been keeping my meals very simple.  It is when I make more complicated recipes with dozens of ingredients that I get into trouble with overeating.  These past few weeks I have had staples of brown rice and baked sweet potatoes.  One of my lifesavers has been Donnas Cheeze Sauce that I found on Nutmeg Notebooks blog here.  I find that it goes well with just about everything and is potato and carrot-based, so it follows my rules and goals.

Ah... that seemed long-winded, but I wanted to give an update with what I have been doing during my absence.  My next post will be about my results so far, so stay tuned!


Health and Happiness,

Amy

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