18 Jan
Posted by James Parker as Weight Loss Consultant
It’s been refreshing lately to see some of the stars of today and yesteryear speaking out about eating disorders, how they manage a healthy weight without over doing it and driving themselves to perfection, and basically keeping your head on straight about a very touchy subject for a lot of women.
I think it’s important for us women to really help eachother out when it comes to feeling healthy and good about our bodies. I’ve seen one too many friends, family members and aquaintences even taking things way too far when it comes to dieting and weight loss.
After a while, it becomes a very unhealthy obsession. Too m
12 Jan
Posted by James Parker as Weight Loss Consultant
I remember reading all kinds of diet books, from Zone-types of diet books which focus on good carbs and bad carbs, to vegetarian and vegan advocated books which encourage the overall higher consumption of any whole grain as long as it wasn’t an animal based product.
All of these books consistently recommended making slow cooked brown rice instead of instant brown rice.
They said that because the outer layers that contain a lot of the fiber and vitamins was usually stripped away on the fast cooking rice (which typically cooks in only minutes versus about a half hour or more), it was actually healthier to eat the slow cooked variety.
They also said that the slow cooked variety of brown rice was better because it had a lot less of an effect on the blood sugar than the “minute” rice variety.
Of course, you sacrifice convenience for a healthier “slow burn” carb, but it would be well worth it as long as one was much slower absorbing than the other. When you are dieting or watching what you eat, it’s really important to eat foods that are slowly absorbing into the blood stream and affecting the blood sugar.
The reason is, they keep you fuller much longer. That way, you don’t keep getting hungry after you eat, and you eat less. Feeling fuller lo
I’ve had quite an interesting journey over the years with my eating habits. I’ve experimented with all types of diets. I’ve experimented with diets which exclude a lot of different types of foods. Even healthy vegetables!
The super strict protein diets, or Atkins as it was widely known, where you are encouraged to restrict carbs, even the healthy ones like apples and fruits and even some veggies, told you to avoid a lot of foods that can really offer a lot of health benefits and nutrients for your body.
I noticed that I would shed weight quickly while on a super strict low carb diet, but I also noticed that my energy levels were low, it was hard to go to the bathroom regularly, and my skin didn’t look so hot. I was a
Committed members of the ‘clean plate club’ have lots of traits in common, many beginning before the food is served.
All these behaviors are usually centered on concerns about wastage, gratitude and fear, but in fact they overlook the real reason why you joined the club in the first place.
Remember, you belong to the clean plate club only because of childhood conditioning. Most of u