Showing posts with label Weight Loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Weight Loss. Show all posts

Friday, January 17, 2014

Eat Healthfully-favorite food

Fresh fruits ― don't think just apples or bananas. All fresh fruits are great choices. Be sure to try some "exotic" fruits, too. How about a mango? Or a juicy pineapple or kiwi fruit! When your favorite fresh fruits aren't in season, try a frozen, canned, or dried variety of a fresh fruit you enjoy. One caution about canned fruits is that they may contain added sugars or syrups. Be sure and choose canned varieties of fruit packed in water or in their own juice. 

Fresh vegetables ― try something new. You may find that you love grilled vegetables or steamed vegetables with an herb you haven't tried like rosemary. You can sauté (panfry) vegetables in a non-stick pan with a small amount of cooking spray. Or try frozen or canned vegetables for a quick side dish — just microwave and serve. When trying canned vegetables, look for vegetables without added salt, butter, or cream sauces. Commit to going to the produce department and trying a new vegetable each week. 

Calcium-rich foods ― you may automatically think of a glass of low-fat or fat-free milk when someone says "eat more dairy products." But what about low-fat and fat-free yogurts without added sugars? These come in a wide variety of flavors and can be a great dessert substitute for those with a sweet tooth. A new twist on an old favorite ― if your favorite recipe calls for frying fish or breaded chicken, try healthier variations using baking or grilling. Maybe even try a recipe that uses dry beans in place of higher-fat meats. Ask around or search the internet and magazines for recipes with fewer calories ― you might be surprised to find you have a new favorite dish!

Best tips for lose weight

Best Nutrition tips to lose weight Losing weight through natural food is effective way to lose weight and maintain your health. Check out various nutrition tips that will help in achieving goals of weight loss in few month. 
  Buy products that are made using whole grains Eating food enriched in whole grains affect your weight loss. Always buy those breads and snacks that are made only from whole grains. If they are made from whole wheat then it is also good. Nutrients present whole grains are beneficial in controlling excessive weight of the body. Never get those products that have refined flour. Little quantity of these may hinder weight loss goals. Read labels and get the right product for your kitchen. 
  Never skip breakfast Best nutrition tip for weight loss is never miss breakfast. Eating high fiber proteins and healthy diet at breakfast help you keep energetic and full for a long time. You will not crave for more and more. This will also stop your eating habits of snacks. Take some nutrient filled breakfast to boost up your energy in morning and save your plates from being filled at the time of dinner.

Weight Loss Motivation

You are likely to fall off track. At least once. It happens to everyone. Whether you hit a plateau, go through a stressful life event or experience weight loss plan fatigue, there will be a time when you will feel like throwing in the towel (if you haven’t already!). In these desperate moments, having the right support can be the essential influence to get you back on the wagon. The right support person (or people!) will be there to listen and empathize. They can then remind you of “why” you embarked on your program to begin with and encourage you to get back on track. 

  Knowledge is power. The more educated you are on the right ways to lose weight, the more empowered you are to make change. Arm yourself with weight loss resources such as experts, websites, recipe blogs and books to get you in the right mindset and give you the right information for success. Time and again, I’ve had clients who think they’ve tried everything, yet when they’ve learned a new perspective on weight loss or a new strategy to try, they become re-inspired to continue the journey. 

  Accountability counts. Let’s face it: when someone else is counting on you to show up, you are more encouraged and likely to do it! The right support has consistent check-ins that can help keep you motivated as well as help build consistency with your healthy behaviors. I’ve had hundreds of clients claim that the simple act of me weighing them in each week gave them enough motivation to stay on track with their healthy choices – whether they were my one-on-one clients or part of my weekly support group meetings. Having a workout buddy who expects you to meet him/her at the gym every morning can provide the same motivation! 

  We learn best from each other. With our unlimited access to Internet, we have weight loss research right at our fingertips. Knowing “what” to do and knowing “how” to do it, however, are very different concepts. The support of a coach or a group can help guide you in the “how.” When I worked in our clubs and led weekly weight loss meetings, I just beamed as I witnessed the interaction after I’d brought up a topic (i.e. getting enough protein at each meal). The entire group would engage with each other and talk through how some of them had overcome that barrier and give guidance to participants who still struggled. 

  Weight loss can be emotional. These are such common scenarios.... I’m spending hours at the gym each week and feel great, yet I also feel guilty being away from my family. I’m losing weight and fitting into smaller clothes, yet, I don’t recognize the person in the mirror or, worse, still see my heavier self in the reflection. Although losing weight is certainly positive for your health, it can absolutely stir up some mixed emotions that often distract us away from our goals or, even worse, completely sabotage the success we’ve experienced thus far. Having support can ensure this doesn’t happen to you. It also provides you with someone who will listen to the mixed emotions you’re facing and help keep you on track.

5 Reasons the Diet

It defines diet as a verb instead of a noun. When we talk about “diet” as a verb, we’re focused on the act of restricting. When we use it as a noun, however, we refer to the kinds of foods we choose to eat. One of the first assignments I give my clients is to redefine this word and use it only as a noun. Instead of thinking about how and when they will begin and end “dieting,” I encourage my clients to identify what their typical diet is and how they want to improve it for their health.

  It’s short-lived. When you’re in “dieting” mode, you believe it’s a temporary effort. Maybe you’re thinking about looking your best for an upcoming wedding or class reunion. Maybe swimsuit season is on the horizon, and you’re starting to get anxious about showing skin in front of your friends and family. Whatever the case, the dieting mentality offers limited returns because it’s a brief phase rather than a commitment to lifestyle change. Ask yourself how good it would be to always feel comfortable in your skin, to live life (not a single event) at your desired weight/body composition. Thinking this way will help you get past that short-term, quick-fix mindset and envision an “in it for good” behavior change.

  It’s too extreme. When people diet, they often take on too many changes all at once. Right away, you’re bound to always be thinking about the foods you can’t eat anymore. A better approach has you thinking about all of the foods you can and should be eating. We also know that behavior change takes time and that tackling one new behavior at a time presents the best and most lasting results. Instead of adopting an entirely new meal plan or specific diet at once, assess your current eating routine and make a list of smaller goals you’d like to accomplish (e.g. eating protein at every meal, drinking half your weight in ounces of water each day, etc.) and practice one at a time before you move on to the next.

  It doesn’t allow enough time to show change. The “diet mindset” encourages you to grasp for quick progress. You might be checking the scale or looking in the mirror daily to force progress to show itself right away. This happens because, oftentimes, you’re attempting too many extreme changes all at once (and may be starving!). Typical dieting practices create a sense of sacrifice or perhaps even desperation. In keeping with that, you want immediate progress because otherwise the extreme efforts aren’t worth the results. Instead, remind yourself that your body is not a math equation. Think of food as nourishment. Understand that your food choices influence hormones. Food sends signals to your body and metabolism. For some of us, it might take time before those signals help our metabolism become more functional. There are so many variables that can impact your body’s ability to lose weight (e.g. stress, sleep, environment). It’s best to learn what foods your body should be eating to support an efficient metabolism over time.

  It cultivates a negative mindset. Have you ever been out to lunch with friends who complain about the food they “have” to eat or make statements such as “Oh, I can’t have that: I’m on a diet”? Maybe their dieting even causes them to avoid your usual get-togethers. The fact is, we foster deeply negative associations with dieting. I can’t tell you how many of my clients indulge in a major “cheat week” prior to beginning work with me because they assume all the fun and good will be over then. They talk about readying themselves to be miserable if it means they’ll lose weight. Negativity will never win when it comes to weight loss. Being a dietitian and a self-proclaimed “foodie,” I often coach my clients to get excited about food and develop a positive relationship with it. Helping them identify what foods they should be eating - along with how to prepare them so they enjoy and look forward to consuming them - can be the key when it comes to eating healthy for life.