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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Weekly Weigh Ins
Why weighing in weekly makes all the difference.
Using water to lose weight
Tweet You could spend a fortune on diet pills to lose weight or you could turn to a healthy and affordable option. Plain water. Water as an alternative to diet pills A simple cup of water Has zero calories Makes you feel full Flushes away the toxins. You can really cut down your calorie intake [...]
Weight Loss Set Backs
Tweet I had a great start with my weight loss program and have shed 7 kg in a couple of weeks. Then I got complacent. I stopped watching my food intake and started eating chocolates, desserts, potato chips and junk food again. An occasional treat is fine as long as one makes up for it. [...]
Soup Diets
Tweet When flu strikes, there’s nothing more comforting than curling up with a bowl of soup, chicken or otherwise. Porridge is appealing too. As is anything with a soup base. These are easier on a sore throat than deep fried food. Soup somehow restores strength. Especially soups that have been boiling for hours as the [...]
Protein diet
Tweet Protein keeps one satiated. Protein diets can help you lose weight. Add on sufficient exercise to build calorie burning muscle and you have a recipe to get in great shape. Eggs are a wonderful source of protein. So is milk. Beat them together, add pepper salt and herbs and microwave that for a nourishing [...]
Salad for dinner
Tweet This time, I had duck salad with orange vinaigrette for dinner. Duck isn’t as healthy as chicken when it comes to weight loss diets. Duck meat has more fat than chicken meat. I had smoked duck salad on top of it but boy was it delicious! This salad was basically slices of smoked duck [...]
Eating Out On A Diet
Tweet While it is easier to stick to a low carb diet with home cooked meals and packed lunch from home, counting calories get tricky when one is out for entire days with the family. If you can get sashimi salad, go for it but skip any creamy dressing. Raw salmon or raw tuna on [...]