Blog on weight, How to Lose Fat on the Cheap

I read this post on WebMd. I had to reblog this because it says things that women want to know. I know it might sound crazy but most of my readers are young women or maybe I should say, most of the emails I receive from my readers come from young women. By Alia Hoyt @WebMd I admit it: I was once one of “those women” for whom post-pregnancy weight loss was relatively quick and painless. I’ve never been model-skinny, but after the birth of my first two children my previous waistline was recovered with little to no effort. Yeah, I know what you want to call me, and I don’t blame you. So kick back and laugh when I tell you that the pounds decided they wanted to take up permanent residence after my third son was born. No amount of calorie counting or exercise did the trick, which threw me for a tailspin worse than those teacups at Disney World. Most exercise programs promise extreme results just by going through the motions. But great results can only be achieved by also overhauling ...

Sugar is Poison. Sugar is going to kill you. Sugar makes you fat.  Do these lines sound familiar? From books to TV shows to the Internet, we have heard it all. It seems that extreme messages such as these are what catches people’s attention. The latest is that sugar has been linked to Cancer. Perhaps it’s the wow-factor, or maybe it’s the simple idea that cutting out one thing from your diet will help you lose weight.  To be honest, though, cutting out an entire of group of foods is not that simple. And whether you are trying to lose weight or not, it’s usually not the best idea for your body and mind. There are frankly several more pieces to this nutrition puzzle. Will Eating Sugar Prevent Weight Loss?  In a word,  no , sugar itself will not prevent weight or fat loss. In fact, sugar  is  glucose, and glucose happens to be the preferred energy source of our bodies. It also primarily comes from carbohydrates. We all need glucose for our organs to...

Have you ever wondered what happened to your energy? Clients would email me constantly about the lack of energy. I ask them about their diet, what they're eating and how often do they eat, and the most important question, how much extra weight do you have? You see, you lose energy because you're carrying around too much fat and you probably are not eating the right food to give you energy. So maybe you haven't been exercising but that's not your problem. You have to fix your diet. With the proper diet, you will gain some of that energy you lost. Your diet is "key" to a healthy life, but with the availability of manufactured foods and the convenience and price, many people are choosing to take the easiest way and buy manufactured foods that basically have no nutritional value or very little and contain high amounts of white enriched or processed flour, salt and sugar. Those are ingredients that cause you to gain weight. The body fat that you accum...

The Mediterranean diet is based on the traditional foods eaten by people living in the Mediterranean region, especially Greece. It's loaded with healthy foods and research findings suggest following this diet may help reduce some of the risk factors for heart disease.  According to the Oldways Preservation & Exchange Trust, the Mediterranean diet was introduced in 1993 by Oldways, Harvard School of Public Health and the World Health Organization.  The diet includes: Olives and olive oil Whole grains, mostly in bread and cereal rather than pasta Very little red meat Fish and seafood Some cheese, but less milk Lots of vegetables and fruit Plenty of legumes and nuts A little red wine The Mediterranean diet is high in fiber and antioxidants from vegetables, legumes and nuts, far greater than the typical Western diet, and low in saturated fat. Very little red meat is eaten in this region, and milk consumption is limited as well, exc...

I'm writing about flour because flour is one of the major causes for "obesity". Some flour can be worst for weight loss than sugar. Refined or processed flour has no real nutrition so they have to add nutrients back into the flour after processing. Read the label and you'll find words that you can't pronounce and that's the nutrients added back. This type of flour will add fat to your body and this flour is part of all the bakery goods we eat, cookies, bread, cake, etc. Read this article from VeryWell.com to learn the truth about flour. Calories in Flour and Health Benefits By  Malia Frey  - Reviewed by a  board-certified  physician. Updated December 21, 2016 Ana Pelaez / Getty Images Almost everyone consumes flour at some point. It is the basis for most baked goods, like bread and cookies, and it is also used as a key ingredient when you batter and fry meat, seafood or vegetables. But is flour healthy? The calories in flour aren't very hig...

I found a great article I want to share with you. I added a few comments along the way. These are the same beliefs I have and I write about in all my blogs. The chef who wrote this is a typical full-time worker who squeezes in family-time and a busy work schedule. The whole idea of 5 or 6 small meals a day is not a new concept. In some parts of the world this is the way they eat everyday. But because this country began as a country of mostly Europeans, we adopted their ways and in part we still do. The three heavy meals per day really became popular as the population became more industrialized. As more and more of the population worked in factories and other types of production jobs the 3- meal plan was adopted. People got use to eating before and at mid-day and in the evening, after work and around the work schedule. That meal plan worked because the population was more active. Today we life a different lifestyle and it's not hard to see the big di...

New research is shedding light on a question that has long confounded dieters and obesity researchers alike: Why do so many people regain weight after they’ve worked so hard to lose it? The answer, according to a new study, is appetite. People who successfully lose weight get really hungry -- more than anyone had ever expected that they might. The body prompts us to eat about 100 calories more than usual for every 2 pounds or so of weight lost, researchers found. I don't really agree with all the experts. It's been my experience that you have to lose body fat to keep the weight off. Yes, it's true that your body has a built in reaction that doesn't think you should lose weight. There is nothing in our brain that tells us that we weight too much or that we have too much body fat. It’s this surge in appetite, even more than the drop in metabolism people have after weight loss, that drives weight regain, he says. The effect of appetite...