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How to Prevent Overeating
Posted by: | CommentsHere’s How:
your entree.Article from about.com
Low Carb Fast Food: How to Choose?
Posted by: | CommentsFast food chains are definitely already a part of our lifestyle. They are practically everywhere that we could not possibly avoid them at any cost. Whenever we are on the go, fast food chains are definitely an indispensable part of our lives. They provide us with foods off the counter, and we could gobble the delicious morsel off that burger in no time.
For those of us who are entirely health conscious, eating out in fast food chains is definitely a no-no. The food offered in fast food chains is too fatty, and they are also filled with carbohydrates. Eating a lot of carbohydrate enriched food can certainly be a problem especially when you are weighing yourself off the scale just to check how many pounds you have shed, or worse, how many pounds you have gained.
Choose Your Food Wisely while Eating at Fast Food Joint
Facing the fact that the fast food is necessarily a part of our lives and entirely avoiding them would be impossible. The only thing that is left to do is just to make smart choices of foods whenever you plan to eat in a fast food joint. You can consult your own physician first for a physical check up. In this way, you would be able to take note of the amount of carbohydrates and cholesterol that you have been taking up. He may also suggest some ways on how you could make healthy choices for your diet. In this way, you do not only take precautions about your weight, but you also observe ways on how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
When you opt to eat in fast food chains, make sure to have a good grasp of the nutrition information on the types of food that you actually take in fast food chains. Most dieticians say that breads, rice and chips are the main culprits for giving you those unwanted carbs which make your body take in those extra pounds. Moreover, those favorite sundaes of yours would have to be avoided, because they contain a lot of sugar. Eating such items on the menu may in turn give you the carbohydrates which you would not want to have at any rate. However, do not falter at this fact. Most of the fast food chains offer healthy alternatives to these menus. Some of them include salads and low-carb chicken sandwiches. It also helps to check the amount of calories and carbohydrates that each food offers. You can at least tone down on eating these items on the menu if you cannot totally avoid them.
Avoid Fast Food during Low Carb Diet
If you insist on undergoing a low carb fast food diet, then you should reevaluate your perspective in losing weight. If you want to be successful in maintaining a low carb fast food, then so be it. You do not have to avoid everything on the menu and settle for the alternative choices. Be aware of the foods that you take in day after day, and try to maintain a healthy diet. It might just work for you.
Article from low-carb-diet-recipes.com.
Frittata Recipe
Posted by: | CommentsMini Frittatas: This is not only an impressive dish, but so easy you’ll make them regardless if you low-carb or not. Best of all, you can eat these straight off the pan or at room temperature. I make them when having guests over for brunch, but you can easily pop the leftovers in the freezer and reheat, since the recipe makes about 40. There are about 4g of carbohydrates per mini-frittata, depending on your ingredients.
Mini Fritattas
- Nonstick cooking spray
- 8 large eggs
- 1/2 cup whole milk
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces thinly sliced ham, chopped
- 1/3 cup freshly grated Parmesan
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley leaves
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray 2 mini muffin tins (each with 24 cups) with nonstick spray. Whisk the eggs, milk, pepper, and salt in a large bowl to blend well. Stir in the ham, cheese, and parsley. Fill the muffin cups almost to the top with the egg mixture. Bake until the egg mixture puffs and is just set in the center, about 8 to 10 minutes. using a rubber spatula, loosen the frittatas from the muffin cups and slide the frittatas onto a platter. Serve immediately.
4g carb, 12 grams of protein, 120 calories
The Key to Weight Loss Success
Posted by: | CommentsFinally– here it is. You have been waiting to hear these words for years…or at least as long the zipper on your skinny jeans hasn’t budged. The key to weight loss success! It’s not a shake, a supplement, or an exercise gizmo. You have it already, right at your finger tips. 
“I feel the most important action one can take when trying to lose weight is to keep a food diary,” says SparkPeople dietitian Becky Hand. “Yes, it takes time to write down everything consumed during the day, but this in itself can curtail overeating and be vital for self-assessment and monitoring. Today, it is easier than ever with computer-based tools such as SparkPeople’s free Food Tracker. A few clicks, and your results are known immediately!”
Studies show that people who keep food journals lose more weight and keep more of that weight off in the long run. The National Weight Control Registry–an ongoing research project tracking more than 3,000 people who’ve lost an average of 66 pounds and kept it off for five years–found that keeping a food journal is the one strategy used by the majority of successful dieters. In fact, in a study of 1,685 dieters conducted by a health insurance company, the best predictor of weight loss throughout the first year was the number of food records kept per week. Another recent study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that dieters who tracked their food intake in a “food diary” lost twice as much weight as those who didn’t track their food.
Article from Sparkpeople.com.
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4 Common Diet Mistakes
Posted by: | CommentsAll too often, we make mistakes we may not even be aware of that can really sabotage our weight loss efforts. Here are a few of them:
1. Drinking Liquid Calories – Many people don’t realize how many calories they are consuming in the beverages they choose. Regular sodas, fruit juices, purchased coffees and alcohol can contain many calories and make weight loss very difficult. Research shows that these calories do very little to satisfy our hunger and may actually cause our hunger to increase.
2. Skipping Meals – Skipping breakfast is the most common mistake that many individuals make. They think that they are cutting back on their calories to enhance weight loss and don’t realize that they are setting themselves up to overeat later that day.
3. Underestimating Calories – Extra bites of food throughout the day really add up! We need to figure in all the extra taste testing we do at meal times and the foods we “pick on” during the day. Consider adding 25 calories for every extra bite of food that you take during the day.
4. Taking Weekends Off – We can destroy all our efforts made during the week by consuming many calories on the weekend. Every day is as important as the next and must be considered in our overall weight loss plan. This strategy will set us up for a long-term lifestyle change that will enable us to maintain our weight loss.
Stay tuned as Claire and Dr. Clark share some advice on how to eliminate or minimize these mistakes in your everyday life.
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Food for Thought: How to Manage Emotional Eating
Posted by: | CommentsWhat else can I do to comfort myself?
Look elsewhere for comfort and have some alternative activities besides eating. When we ask our patients for suggestions on what they might do, they invariably come up with great ideas like reading a book, taking a walk, making a phone call or doing some housework.
Who can I count on for support?
Have a support system in place where you can communicate your feelings. When you recognize a trigger feeling, call a friend or family member for support.
