The Proof Is In!
Haven’t we been hearing how drinking more water helps with weight loss? Scientists have now done official studies on this, and it is TRUE! Nothing is simpler to do that drink water. The study involved having people drinking 2 glasses of water before they sat down to eat. This makes your stomach feel more full, [...]
Does Going Gluten-Free Help You Diet?
This morning the Today Show did a segment on the latest in celebrity eating habits, because inquiring minds want to know that Gwyneth Paltrow and Anne Hathaway have gone gluten free. Celebrity endorsements extend beyond Boniva ads by Sally Fields! Has a male celebrity ever endorsed Viagra? I doubt it, but enough celebrity nonsense. I [...]
Betcha Can’t Eat One
I have figured out that when I am tempted to eat any kind of junk food, if I get started at all, I CANNOT stop. I think, well, I will just have a few, and a few turns into a lot, or what is left of the candy or chips or even pretzels. So how [...]
www.fitday.com
I found this great website, which lets you to find the amount of calories in a huge variety of foods, and allows you to create a free account and keep track of your weight, what activity you did during the day and the foods you have eaten. You also enter a diet start and end [...]
Turn Off The TV
Turning off the television is a useful dieting techniques on so many levels. You have a much better chance of doing some moderate activity if you get off the couch. You are not subject to the very bad ads for junk food that get into your head and make you crave junk food. You can’t [...]
Weigh Yourself EVERY DAY!
I read a good article on Yahoo. It suggests that you need to weigh yourself EVERY DAY. Personally, I hate doing this, especially because it is cold in my house at this time of year, it is winter after all, and I always weigh myself naked. I would hate for my weight to fluctuate because [...]
Eat More Fiber
Fiber is actually less fattening and more filling at the same time. You won’t be as hungry, and you will be eating fewer calories. It’s a no brainer! We have two kinds of finer to choose from. Fruits tend to have fiber that absorbs water on the way through your body and so helps with [...]
Minimal Exercises
Parade Magazine had an article about exercising a few weeks ago. They spoke to a trainer in New York named Lacey Stone. She says that you can be in reasonable shape by doing three simple moves. Jumping jacks – these get your heart rate up and burns some extra calories as well as helping you [...]
One Burger = 2 Servings?
I posted a while ago that lots of nutrition labels on food packages and in restaurants are misleading because they list the calories per serving, like the Uno Burger on the Uno Chicago Grill restaurant menu, and you think, hmmm, that’s not too bad, 540 calories (although 320 calories are FAT calories) but you probably [...]
Debra’s Natural Gourmet Dieting Tips #3
My favorite of Debra’s tips! 3. Let go of preconceived notions of what a meal ought to be. Have soup for breakfast, or eggs for dinner (the rest of the world does). Lunch does not need to be a sandwich. Dinner does not need to be accompanied by a roll. When I want dinner in [...]