Everyone knows that we tend to splurge on eating during the holiday season. We tend to eat larger lunches and dinners and we also eat a lot more dessert. Simple altercations to your holiday eating habits can prevent weight gain.
First, always remember that you can save leftovers in the freezer. No need to gobble them all up in one night, just bag them and freeze them! This is an easy method to portion control, provided you have the willpower to not eat the food before it gets secured in the freezer.
Second, before indulging in the delicious holiday food that may be at a party you are attending, analyze all the foods available. This will help you decide which foods are healthiest. Also, by doing this, you will not waste your time eating foods like chips, when you could be eating your favorite, “real” foods.
Third, and most importantly, don’t focus all on food. Remember that the holidays are about being together with loved ones and family members. Socialize with people you haven’t seen in a while or people that live far away and you don’t usually talk to. Eat only when you are hungry!
Also, as a side note, try swapping the following foods with the more healthier types:
- Eat salsa instead of dip.
- Drink wine spritzers instead of wine.
- Drink light egg nog instead of the normal type.
- Eat a fruit cake instead of an angel cake.
Whole grain foods are also a great addition. They often taste the same as white products and are much healthier!
Happy Holidays!
Friday, November 7, 2008
Top 10 Tips to Losing Weight for Your Honeymoon
Now that the wedding’s over, you’re ready to get away from it all and spend a few weeks on a tropical island with your spouse. Looking in the mirror at yourself, you remember how you overate at the wedding and notice some areas that could use a little tightening up. Follow the following 10 tips for successful honeymoon weight loss:
1. Hit the gym. Try working out for an hour each day before your honeymoon. A nice 1,000 calorie work out will do you great. If you don’t know how to correctly work out, be sure to hire a fitness assistant.
2. Keep a food log. By analyzing this log every once in a while, you may begin to see a pattern of certain foods that are preventing you from losing weight. Once you see that, eliminate these products from your diet.
3. Keep your mind centered on becoming healthy, not just losing weight. This will get you on a permanent plan to a better lifestyle and will help you in the long run.
4. Become excited about your honeymoon! This will give you more motivation and will make you want to look your absolute best when you’re walking down the beach with your husband/wife.
5. Eat smaller portions and eat them slower. Not only is it not polite to eat large quantities of food quickly, it’s also not good for your health. Enjoy the food you’re eating and take it slow. If you can’t finish what you started, no biggie, leave it for the next meal.
6. Stray far from crash diets. Diet pills should be used to help you lose weight. You’re primary objective is to become healthier for life, not just to shed a few pounds.
7. Don’t just take all of your favorite, unhealthy foods out of your diet. Try incorporating a healthy mix. Instead of having a take-out pizza, try making your own from fresh ingredients. It’s not hard and you’ll feel much accomplishment while eating the food you just made.
8. You must delete soda from your diet. There is not one good quality about it. Sure, it may taste good, but so do fruit drinks that carry many of the vitamins and minerals you may need to lose weight.
9. Google “online fitness program” and see if you can find one with a plan you’d like to be a part of. Many of these programs are inexpensive and are totally worth it for your health.
10. Make weight loss fun! You don’t need to constantly be lifting weights or eating bland foods all the time. Try socializing with friends while you run on the treadmill or throwing a party and making a nice fruit salad for you and every one of your guests to enjoy!
1. Hit the gym. Try working out for an hour each day before your honeymoon. A nice 1,000 calorie work out will do you great. If you don’t know how to correctly work out, be sure to hire a fitness assistant.
2. Keep a food log. By analyzing this log every once in a while, you may begin to see a pattern of certain foods that are preventing you from losing weight. Once you see that, eliminate these products from your diet.
3. Keep your mind centered on becoming healthy, not just losing weight. This will get you on a permanent plan to a better lifestyle and will help you in the long run.
4. Become excited about your honeymoon! This will give you more motivation and will make you want to look your absolute best when you’re walking down the beach with your husband/wife.
5. Eat smaller portions and eat them slower. Not only is it not polite to eat large quantities of food quickly, it’s also not good for your health. Enjoy the food you’re eating and take it slow. If you can’t finish what you started, no biggie, leave it for the next meal.
6. Stray far from crash diets. Diet pills should be used to help you lose weight. You’re primary objective is to become healthier for life, not just to shed a few pounds.
7. Don’t just take all of your favorite, unhealthy foods out of your diet. Try incorporating a healthy mix. Instead of having a take-out pizza, try making your own from fresh ingredients. It’s not hard and you’ll feel much accomplishment while eating the food you just made.
8. You must delete soda from your diet. There is not one good quality about it. Sure, it may taste good, but so do fruit drinks that carry many of the vitamins and minerals you may need to lose weight.
9. Google “online fitness program” and see if you can find one with a plan you’d like to be a part of. Many of these programs are inexpensive and are totally worth it for your health.
10. Make weight loss fun! You don’t need to constantly be lifting weights or eating bland foods all the time. Try socializing with friends while you run on the treadmill or throwing a party and making a nice fruit salad for you and every one of your guests to enjoy!
Get Moving to Lose that Excess Belly Fat!
Believe it or not, it is very hard to lose stomach weight in a flash. In fact, it might take a while before you see any actual results when you do it a healthy way. This is because you can’t push yourself to lose all the weight and the flab in your stomach. Doing this could potentially damage your health or in some cases cause your metabolism to slow down.
You wouldn’t want any of those things to happen to you, right?
So stomach weight loss should be done gradually. Start with a few simple things such as an everyday work out. A 30 minute walk after a heavy meal would help. That way, you burn some of the calories that you have consumed without straining yourself too much. This is especially for those people who haven’t done any exercise in a while.
Then, change your eating habits. Again, do this in moderation because you would still need fat to burn. Weight loss starts with a lesser calorie in take and then burning more calories than what you consume.
Sounds easy, huh?
Not for those who are in a hurry and think that weight loss can be done in a span of a week or less. Doing so would probably mean that they are starving themselves. Not a good idea as this could cause your metabolism rate to slow down, thus burning even less fat than usual. As for eating, people recommend to eat small portions of food about 6 times a day. This would re-train your metabolism to continuously burn food and in turn, burn more fat.
You wouldn’t want any of those things to happen to you, right?
So stomach weight loss should be done gradually. Start with a few simple things such as an everyday work out. A 30 minute walk after a heavy meal would help. That way, you burn some of the calories that you have consumed without straining yourself too much. This is especially for those people who haven’t done any exercise in a while.
Then, change your eating habits. Again, do this in moderation because you would still need fat to burn. Weight loss starts with a lesser calorie in take and then burning more calories than what you consume.
Sounds easy, huh?
Not for those who are in a hurry and think that weight loss can be done in a span of a week or less. Doing so would probably mean that they are starving themselves. Not a good idea as this could cause your metabolism rate to slow down, thus burning even less fat than usual. As for eating, people recommend to eat small portions of food about 6 times a day. This would re-train your metabolism to continuously burn food and in turn, burn more fat.
How to Lose Weight Fast
In this article, we will explain the strategy that can help you lose weight quickly.
So you admit it, you really do need to lose some pounds in many areas of your body. You’ve tried those “lose weight overnight” diets that just didn’t seem to work for you. What many people forget about weight loss is that you can’t lose everything overnight. If you could, we wouldn’t be writing this article.
Before you embark on your next weight loss journey, we encourage you to be honest with yourself. Realize that once you’ve dropped the extra pounds you don’t want, you need to focus on becoming healthier as a whole, not only for your family, but for yourself. Losing weight turns into a lifestyle change once you’ve reached your destination.
Focus must be used in high amounts in order to make sure you spend your money in the right areas and on the right products. You must completely concentrate on your diet routines and eating habits at all times.
So, that being said, if you’re looking to lose weight rather quickly, read on.
1. Start your day with an exercise routine. This secret is little known, but it is vital if you want to successfully lose weight quickly. Why is this? This is due to the fact that when you sleep, the blood sugar levels of your body are lower than usual. If you exercise, your body will need more energy to burn, so therefore, your body will burn more unwanted calories when exercising in the morning.
2. Build a low calorie diet that is balanced. One thing that most fast weight losers have in common is that they’re typically great dieters. Only about a fourth of your diet should be fats. Keep the amount of calories you consume to a minimum; around 1200 to 1500. Instead of eating your average three meals a day (or two meals if you are leading a stressful, hectic life), try eating six small meals a day, every 2 to 3 hours. This will keep your metabolism working around the clock.
3. Hydrate frequently. Water truly does work wonders. This natural appetite suppressant should be consumed before and during meals. This will help you feel fuller, and not eat as much. Also, water is used by the circulatory system to keep blood pumping in healthy amounts throughout the body. This, in turn, will keep the metabolism going strong as well. Simply put, you can never have too much water.
4. Fiber, fiber, fiber! Foods with a high fiber content will also help you feel fuller, just like water. Because fiber cannot be digested by the human body, it gets passed on and excreted. Along the way, it scrapes up any loose fats that may be in your system. Some foods that contain lots of fiber are nuts, strawberries, and broccoli. Brown rice and figs are also common.
5. Find a friend who’s in the same situation as you for support and motivation. Everyone knows that it is extremely difficult to do this whole diet alone. If you know someone who is in the same situation as you are and is considering performing the same diet, ask them if you two could work as a team. Not only will you see increased success in your weight loss, but your relationship as friends will become stronger.
Be sure to remember also that you can gain the weight back that you lost, just as fast as you lost it. Don’t take all these dieting techniques for granted. Make sure you stick to the plan and don’t give up even after a few road blocks. These methods will work for anyone, there is no excuse for quiting. Good luck!
So you admit it, you really do need to lose some pounds in many areas of your body. You’ve tried those “lose weight overnight” diets that just didn’t seem to work for you. What many people forget about weight loss is that you can’t lose everything overnight. If you could, we wouldn’t be writing this article.
Before you embark on your next weight loss journey, we encourage you to be honest with yourself. Realize that once you’ve dropped the extra pounds you don’t want, you need to focus on becoming healthier as a whole, not only for your family, but for yourself. Losing weight turns into a lifestyle change once you’ve reached your destination.
Focus must be used in high amounts in order to make sure you spend your money in the right areas and on the right products. You must completely concentrate on your diet routines and eating habits at all times.
So, that being said, if you’re looking to lose weight rather quickly, read on.
1. Start your day with an exercise routine. This secret is little known, but it is vital if you want to successfully lose weight quickly. Why is this? This is due to the fact that when you sleep, the blood sugar levels of your body are lower than usual. If you exercise, your body will need more energy to burn, so therefore, your body will burn more unwanted calories when exercising in the morning.
2. Build a low calorie diet that is balanced. One thing that most fast weight losers have in common is that they’re typically great dieters. Only about a fourth of your diet should be fats. Keep the amount of calories you consume to a minimum; around 1200 to 1500. Instead of eating your average three meals a day (or two meals if you are leading a stressful, hectic life), try eating six small meals a day, every 2 to 3 hours. This will keep your metabolism working around the clock.
3. Hydrate frequently. Water truly does work wonders. This natural appetite suppressant should be consumed before and during meals. This will help you feel fuller, and not eat as much. Also, water is used by the circulatory system to keep blood pumping in healthy amounts throughout the body. This, in turn, will keep the metabolism going strong as well. Simply put, you can never have too much water.
4. Fiber, fiber, fiber! Foods with a high fiber content will also help you feel fuller, just like water. Because fiber cannot be digested by the human body, it gets passed on and excreted. Along the way, it scrapes up any loose fats that may be in your system. Some foods that contain lots of fiber are nuts, strawberries, and broccoli. Brown rice and figs are also common.
5. Find a friend who’s in the same situation as you for support and motivation. Everyone knows that it is extremely difficult to do this whole diet alone. If you know someone who is in the same situation as you are and is considering performing the same diet, ask them if you two could work as a team. Not only will you see increased success in your weight loss, but your relationship as friends will become stronger.
Be sure to remember also that you can gain the weight back that you lost, just as fast as you lost it. Don’t take all these dieting techniques for granted. Make sure you stick to the plan and don’t give up even after a few road blocks. These methods will work for anyone, there is no excuse for quiting. Good luck!
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