Tweet The diet you eat plays a large part in weight management. What you eat, how much you eat. All this, together with your physical activity and metabolic rate determines how much you will eventually weigh, The GI diet or glycemic index diet is based on how fast the food you eat is converted to [...]
About weighty mom
After a fairly recent health scare, I started running to lose the excess weight I'd gained with my first pregnancy. 12 years after giving birth to my first child, I finally reached a healthy weight.
I'm a foodie with a sweet tooth and a huge appetite, hence maintaining a reasonably healthy weight is a challenge. It involves a daily effort and a permanent switch to a healthy lifestyle. I'm using this blog to keep myself in check and to share my experiences with others who too struggle with weight management.
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weighty mom has written 66 articles so far, you can find them below.
What is Health
Tweet Health – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary a : the condition of being sound in body, mind, or spirit; especially : freedom from physical disease or pain b : the general condition… Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Linkedin Share by email Merriam-webster 0 likes · [...]
What is brown rice
Tweet Brown rice is unrefined rice. Unpolished grains of rice. Rice grains, the seeds harvested from rice fields are a staple in Asia and many parts of the world. The husk of the rice is removed and rice is polished to give you white rice which is softer and easier to cook and eat. The [...]
Apples calories
Tweet A medium sized apple has 95 calories. While they say an apple a day keeps the doctor away, will it keep the unwanted fat away too? According to Kathy Freston of Huffington Press, an apple a day melts the pounds away. Eating crispy, nutrient dense apples does fill your stomach so you don’t have [...]
what are carbs
Facts about carbs, low carbs diet and how to lose weight safely.
The Hcg Diet
Tweet HCG or the hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin, taken in conjunction with a 500 calorie diet is promoted as a quick way to lose weight. On the 6th December 2011, FDA issued a press release saying warning of the deceptive nature of this purported weight loss program. At the same time, the U.S. Food and [...]
affordable dresses
Tweet If you’ve been on a weight loss program for a while, you’d have lost some weight and gone down a size, or be between sizes by now. Give yourself a pat on the back. Yep, you may still be a long way from your target weight, but hey, to reward yourself, treat yourself to [...]
Satisfy your sweet tooth with watermelon
Tweet So got a craving for something sweet? Ice cream? Chocolates? Mousse? Rich cakes? How do you lose weight when you crave for sweets? Well.. you could have your high calorie sweet desserts, then cut down the calories for the rest of the day and go for a run and some intense workout to balance [...]
healthy sandwiches eating out
Tweet It’s hard controlling calories when you don’t cook your own meals. Lately, I’ve had my meals out. But outside food tends to be oilier, and higher in calories. One way to watch the carbs is to ask for less rice and even then, eat only half of what’s on the plate. One can order [...]
Hidden calories in drinks
Tweet You may cut down on your carbs and eat smaller portions during your meals. You may even cut down on snacks, yet somehow your weight doesn’t seem to go down the way it should. One possibility is that your metabolism has slowed down due to yoyo dieting. The other possibility is that your calorie [...]
