I’ve tried many diets over the years, and I must say that one of the easier diets I could stick to over a period of time was the Atkins style diet, which is low carb and almost complete avoidance of things like pasta, bread, potatoes and the like.
Basically, you watch the carb count in your foods rather than the fat or calorie count so much. However, if you want to be heallthy, I think you should still watch the fat intake as well, so for instance, buy low fat cheeses and meats for your low carb diet lifestyle.
High fat diets aren’t good for your body, and you may be losing weight if you indulge in bacon and eggs every morning, but you may also be putting your body through a lot of processing, and the less fat you take in, the less processing and stress your digestive system has to take on, which is a good thing, and makes your working parts – well – work a lot longer!
Another risk with Atkins is if you don’t get enough fiber in your diet and you shun fruits and veggies, you will definitely get constipated. So make sure you at least eat an apple here and there, and make big salads with chicken in them for at least one meal a day so that you are still getting roughage or some form of fiber in your meal with each bite.
Eating just cheese and meat will put you in serious pain if you don’t get that fiber in there too. My personal favorite is to do a combination of Atkins low carb and a fiber diet. I simply can’t eschew all fiber containing foods in favor of lower carb options, my system isn’t built to be regular under all circumstances like some people are. I need fiber and bulk in order to have any sense of regularity and comfort, and it’s just not worth the weight loss if I can’t have that.
I also try to eat a lot of fiber containing nuts, like raw walnuts and almonds. Almonds especially are a
There’s no getting around it: To lose weight and keep it off, you need to exercise. But some days that hardly seems possible. Our days are overbooked already! Yet experts agree – exercise must become part of your overall daily lifestyle. And starting the morning with exercise is the best habit of all.
“The key is getting exercise whenever you can – whether it’s morning, afternoon, or evening,” says Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, chief exercise physiologist of the American Council on Exercise. “Your goal is to move your body as much as possible.”
But by starting your morning with physical activity, you set the day’s pace, Bryant says. “Morning exercisers tend to stick with their exercise habit,” he says.
Ok, so I accidentally discovered this one, and it may sound a little gross when I tell you how I made it, but it’s a low fat alternative to egg salad. I love egg salad. It’s funny, because I used to hate it as a kid and never wanted any part of hard boiled eggs. Hard boiled eggs in a salad!? Oh, that was the worst when I was a kid, I thought my parents were totally nuts for thinking this combination was tasty!
Now, I love to add a hard boiled egg to my salads. But the difference is, I only allow myself half of the yolk. As you know, the yolk is the fattiest part of the egg, and it also contains a lot of cholesterol. It’s
Because America Needs HELP!
The animated map above shows the United States obesity prevalence from 1985 through 2009. In 1985, many states were reporting no data. There was little to no problem back then. But watch… as time passes… day by day… year after year. America is changing that trend of obesity for the worse. By the time we reach 2009, we hit record highs! During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. In 2009, only Colorado and the District of Columbia had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%. Thirty