Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

So you decided that you wanted to lose weight but are not sure where to start? Well follow these tips and you will be losing weight and feeling great.
First drink lots of water to keep you feeling full. Water helps us to feel full. Lots of times we are really thirsty and want a drink instead of food.
Second, make sure to add lots of veggies and fruits to your diet.
Do not cut out sweets all together. This will just make you want to eat more and more of them. But do by reduced fat cookies. Or another great tip is make some cakes with applesauce instead of the oil. You can find great recipes online where you can substitute this and it tastes so good that you will be amazed.
Another great tip is to buy the 100 calorie packs. These often help because you allow yourself to have them but only a small portion. Remind your self that when they are gone they are gone and you will not open another pack.
Go for a walk to get your exercise. Exercise does not have to be hard. It can be as relaxing as a walk.
Follow these tips and you will be sure to get lots of compliments as you lose weight and start to feel better.

Each year many people make the New Year’s Resolution to lose weight and I admit that it’s been on my list for several years. While I start out with the best intentions, something happens about the third week into the new year. We start getting back to our normal routine followed by the yearly winter cold. These two events completely derail any early diet success. Soon after this we find ourselves off our diet and breaking that resolution so early in the new year.

This year I vowed not to make any resolutions, and I’ve decided to start my diet in February. This way all the holidays are way past us and we are firmly back into our routine. That winter cold should be kicked to the curb by the we roll into February. This will be a great time to get motivated to lose weight as spring will be in sight. Got to get ready for those long summer days at the beach. Winter will soon be ending and there will be more opportunities to exercise.

So no more New Year’s Resolutions for me as it is always a setup for failure especially when it comes to dieting. Getting adjusted to another year is hard enough without adding the stress of watching every calorie and trying to exercise when it’s 20 degrees. Starting a diet in February just makes more sense for us. I just wished I had thought about doing it years ago and saved me from all those broken resolutions.

If you’ve read anything about dieting and losing weight, then you know the experts say that we should eat 5-6 small meals a day. For most of us, that’s just not feasible. We’re really busy! We don’t have time to do that. However, the experts are right. Eating throughout the day speeds up our metabolism and keeps it running at a steady pace throughout the day. If you find yourself without time during the day, use these tips to keep your metabolism active.

1. Take a fat burner after you’ve had your morning coffee. Take it with an 8 oz. glass of water.

2. Drink a protein shake as a meal replacement. It’s quick and easy. Plus, you can get protein powder in great flavors like chocolate or cookies and cream.

3. Buy the 100 calorie snack. Eat 1 of the snacks every other hour.

4. Munch on mix nuts. Nuts have the good oils and fats, and eating them will help your metabolism keep going.

5. Drink water throughout the day. Water is essential for metabolic proccesses, and it will keep your appetite from revving out of control.

6. Eat only 1 large meal during the day. It’s best if your biggest meal is at lunch, and you have smaller meals or “snacks” the rest of the time.

When the experts say to eat many meals during the day, it doesn’t have to be a whole meal. A handful of nuts or a 100 calorie snack should be enough to keep your metabolism firing.

We are currently suffering in different crisis, not only in financial aspect but also in occurrence of different severe illnesses. Most of us are no longer capable to spend much more than our basic needs. Working so hard is what we think the best solution to cope up with the recent crisis. Our eating habits are usually taken for granted. We’re no longer concern in our food preference as well as our health. We almost forget that health is wealth. We could work actively if we are healthy. Instant cook food is not bad, but there are still many alternatives or substitute we can take.  Quaker oath is the best example. We are all aware that it could give us healthy nutrients that our body needs. Cooking is not also time consuming. We can just add boiling water and simply add some fruits for flavoring or we can just buy those with fruit flavor already. We could also make burger out of quaker oats or mix it to pancakes. We know that this is rich in fiber that could help to keep us healthy. If we think we are busy, we should also be concern to our health for us to avoid illnesses and keep us moving and live life at its best.

Pinakbet is a very popular dish in the Philippines, especially in the Ilocos region. The Tagalog version of this dish includes calabaza (or squash), but originally the basic vegetables only include string beans (sitao), ampalaya, eggplants, tomato and okra.

Ingredients:

3 pcs large eggplants, halved then cut into 4
2 pcs large ampalaya (bitter gourd or bitter melon), halved then cut into 6
1 cup string beans, cut into 1-inch long
1 cup okra (gumbo or lady’s finger), sliced diagonally
1/2 cup tomatoes, sliced
1/4 kilo pork liempo, cut into big strips
4 pcs shallots, sliced fine
1 tbsp ginger, sliced thinly
1 cup squash, diced
1/2 cup taro (gabi), cut into halves
3 tbsps bagoong isda (fish paste)
1/2 cup water

Procedure:

1. In a nonstick fryng pan, stir fry liempo until done and oil has come out. Set aside both meat and oil.
2. Boil water in a casserole.
3. Once water is boiling, scoop 3 tbsps and pour into the bowl containing the bagoong isda.
4. Extract bagoong flavor and strain. Discard the pulp.
5. Pour the extracted bagoong into the boiling water. Set aside.
6. In another casserole, heat oil (the one yielded from the pork belly).
7. Saute the ginger, shallots, and tomatoes.
8. Add all the vegetables. Do not stir.
9. Add the bagoong mixture and cover.
10. Cook until the vegetables are cooked.
11. Once vegetables are done, turn off fire and put the fried pork on top of the vegetables.

(Makes 7 to 8 servings.)

Riboflavin has the other name and that is vitamin B2. It belongs to vitamin b complex family. Riboflavin is a water soluble vitamin and thus it is important to regularly supply this nutrient in your body. Some of the sources that is rich in riboflavin fish, cheese, cereals, fish, eggs, whole grains, leafy vegetables and soya beans. Riboflavin is necessary to perform the metabolic functions efficiently. It plays a vital role in converting carbohydrate into sugar and thus, generates energy. It helps in production of red blood cells. It is necessary for good health and better immunity.

Certain diseases that are treated using riboflavin are Alzheimer’s disease and depression. If your body falls short of this vitamin then there are certain symptoms like dry mouth, dull hair, cracked and wrinkled skin. This is a natural antioxidant which helps in prevention of heart problems and cancer. It helps to repair the body tissues. If you want healthy skin, eyes, hair and nails you must eat diet which is rich in riboflavin.
If you feel that you are not getting the required amount of riboflavin then in that case, you must take riboflavin health supplements after taking advice of your doctor. Take prescribed dosage everyday and also have diet with lots of vitamins.

Stress is a said to be a slow poison which can cause many health ailments. You can use vitamins and nutrients therapy to fight stress. There are many vitamins which are good for treating or preventing stress. B complex vitamins are necessary for smooth functioning of your body and immune system. Apart from that you can also consider vitamins C and E for stress treatment. These are called antioxidant vitamins. They have the capacity to fight free radicals in the body. Thus you can keep away from various
It is important to have a very healthy diet which is full of nutrients and vitamins. Having foods like fresh fruits, green salads and vegetables, milk, eggs, sprouts, poultry etc. can give you good amount of nourishment.
Vitamin deficiency can create many health problems for you and is even the cause of hormonal imbalance which can create physical and mental stress. If you are not able to get enough vitamins and nutrients from the food you eat then it would be better to rely on food supplements and dietary supplements. Vitamins are also useful in prevention of chronic health disorders. You can rely on the aforesaid vitamins to have a wonderful health. Have lots of vitamins trough your diet.

Vitamin B6 is water-soluble nutrient in nature and is an important part of vitamin B complex. Totally there are 8 members ion the B complex group and vitamin B6 is one of them. Pyridoxine is other name of this nutrient. It is soluble in water and so body will not store the extra B6. In that case it is vital to provide this nutrient to the body on daily basis.

Vitamin B6 is necessary for smooth functioning of the body. It aids conversion of protein into energy. It gives good health and helps in brain functioning. Vitamin B6 aids in fighting viruses and infections. It is vital for cell metabolism as well as for formation of red blood cells.

If you want to have foods that are rich in vitamin B6 then you must prefer foods like fish, beans, legumes, eggs etc. in your daily diet. You can also ask your dietician to make a perfect diet plan for you in which you get required quantities of B6. Have a balanced diet. However, in any case if you can’t get enough nourishment from the food you eat then immediately tall your health expert to prescribe you a good and reputed brand of vitamin B6.

Today, there are many companies in production and manufacturing of vitamin pills. It is important to choose the best one. And there can be no one better than your doctor to give you this guidance.

Antioxidants are important to keep your health and immunity in a tip top condition. Daily consumption of antioxidant rich foods help in promoting over all health and keeping many health ailments at bay. Free radicals present in the body tend to affect the cellular health badly. Antioxidants help to protect these cells from getting damaged and works towards repairing the damaged cells. That’s the reason why antioxidant rich foods prevent fatal health disorders like cancer too and maintain your cardiovascular health.

Now the question that arises is what are the foods that are rich in antioxidants? To get the answer just read on:

Foods Rich In Antioxidants

Berries
Berries have lots of fiber, vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. You must consume different berries like blue berries, strawberries, blackberries; goji berries etc. everyday. These are rich source of proanthocyanidins, antioxidants that have anti cancerous properties.

Tomatoes
Tomatoes are easily available in your refrigerator. Tomatoes have lycopene which is also a powerful antioxidant. You can prevent lung, colon and breast cancer by eating tomatoes everyday.

Garlic
Garlic is power packed with antioxidants. Garlic lowers the bad cholesterol, reduces blood pressure, fights free radicals, boosts immune system and maintains heart health.

Spinach
Lutein is an antioxidant found in spinach which protects your vision and is very good for eye health.

Tea
Tea contains many antioxidants, which help in keeping away many degenerative diseases. You can reduce risk of cancer, stroke, cardiac arrest etc. with merely 2 cups of tea everyday. However, green tea is better than white and black tea.

Do you know goat’s milk has the same bioactive elements that are present in mother’s milk? Goat’s milk is highly nutritious and helps in proper growth and development of the body. It can also be consumed raw. But in order to kill the bacteria it is recommended that goat’s milk is used after it is pasteurized. Here are some best reasons which say that why you must consume goat’s milk:

Goat’s milk is rich in calcium. This will avoid bone loss. One can have strong bones with daily use of goat’s milk in diet.

People who are allergic to cow’s milk can safely drink goat’s milk. Goat’s milk has no allergic elements and so it is completely safe.

Goat’s milk imparts better metabolism as well as immunity.

Riboflavin is present in goat’s milk. This can work as an amazing source of energy.

Goat’s milk can be used in daily diet. It can also be used in making yogurt, ice cream, butter etc.

Goat’s milk is very light and hence it is digested very easily.

Goat’s milk has medicinal value. It works as a good natural healer. In many Asian countries goat’s milk mixed with other natural and herbal products work as medicine for chronic health ailments.

Due to so many benefits served by goat’s milk it is recommended to have it daily.