Weight Loss and Exercise Stories from the front lines

The apricot is a healthy fruit, often underestimated and overlooked in favor of other fruits such as apple and pears. The apricot can be consumed either as a fresh fruit or a fried fruit. The dried fruit is more nutritious than the fresh fruit. There are many varieties of both the fresh and dried versions of apricots. The difference between the varieties however remain confined to appearance alone, and there is not much difference in taste and nutritional benefits amongst varieties.

The biggest advantage of apricots is its low calorie content. Apricots have the lowest calorie levels among all fruits.

Fresh apricots are excellent sources of Vitamins A, C, E, potassium, iron, fiber, and beta-carotene. In addition, they contain no fat and carbohydrates. These nutrients help preserve eyesight and prevent heart diseases and other ailments. They also help prevent the occurrence of prostrate cancer. They are also powerful antioxidants and consuming apricots strengthen the immune system. Consumption of apricots also improves digestion. Dried apricots, a popular dry fruit snack contain an even more quantity of all these nutrients, but they are also rich in carbohydrates.

Almonds is a healthy dry fruit, if taken in moderation.

Almonds are rich in vitamin E, magnesium, potassium, zinc, iron, fibre, calcium, and monounsaturated fat. They are thus a great source of these essential ingredients for the human body, especially for vegetarians who do not have access to meat that provides these substances.

Almonds are found to reduce the risk of heart disease by lowering the LDL or bad blood cholesterol. They also contain Vitamin B17 that has anti-cancer properties. The high quantity of monounsaturated fat content in almonds lowers the risk of heart disease and cancer.

Almonds also tend to reduce the body mass indexes and thus aid in weight loss. This is actually a new finding and contrary to the earlier assumption that eating almonds leads to weight gains. Almonds are also high in protein and contain no carbohydrates, which make it the ideal protein source for diabetic patients and those with blood sugar issues.

Almonds are also said to nurture self control and calmness of the mind and nerves.

Fiber is one of the best food you can use for your diet.Specially when you have a very slow metabolism.I believe that when you drink juices or foods that has fiber its the effective way to loose weight.One of this is pineapple juice,the 100% pineapple juice.Drink this juice everytime after meal.Its a big help for your metabolism,and it has a vitamin C that also strenghten your immune system.Theres a lot of benifits you can get from this juice.Not only in juices you can get this FIBER,theres CORN,or cereal.It has a lot of fiber also in exchange of rice.It will help a lot on your diet,no need for strict diet just be consistent on what your eating.A small walk in your free time,a healthy positive outlook in life is one of the best thing you can do.Take a lot of FIBER in your body,less fats or cholesterol.No need to worry for your health if your diet is in a right way.Try also to explore something for your self and have fun for what your doing….

Boston Market has a lot of great choices for those on a diet. They have a variety of skinless meats to choose from, as well as side dishes that taste great, compliment the meal and are low in calories as well. One good choice is the beef brisket which is only 280 calories. Sides that can compliment the dish at under 150 calories each are garlic dill potatoes, fresh steamed vegetables, and green beans.

Find low-cal meals under 550 calories each here: http://www.bostonmarket.com/restaurant?page=mealsUnder550

However, if your diet is a Southbeach ones, you won’t be counting calories. A good meal to go with if you’re on this plan is a 1/4 white meat chicken with a steamed veggie side or a market salad side with vinegarette dressing. I am partial do their creamed spinich on top of my white chicken so I do splurge. But if you cannot afford a treat, then skip the creamed spinich all together.

Cashew nuts, though high in both calories and fat are nevertheless a healthy snack if taken in moderation. Recent studies have also disproved the common understanding that cashew nuts lead to weight gain.

Cashews have a lower fat content than other nuts, and contain oleric acid that promotes good cardiovascular health. Cashew nuts also have antioxidant properties, which reduce the risk of cardiovascular and coronary heart diseases.

Cashew nuts are also rich in copper, essential for antioxidant defenses, produce energy in the body, enrich the blood vessels, and strengthen the bones. Copper also reduces the risk of colon cancer.

Cashew nuts also contain magnesium, which is essential for strong bones along with calcium. Insufficient magnesium can also lead to high blood pressure, muscle spasms, migraine headaches, tension, soreness and fatigue. Finally, intake of cashew nuts helps prevent gallstones.

Eating raw cashew nut, straight from the plant is however dangerous for the fruit that hosts the nut is full of toxic oils. The raw cashew nuts available in the market are actually baked or toasted to remove the outer fruit. Cashew nust can be enjoyed in this raw flavour, or roasted, toasted and salted.

Flavoured porridge
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ingredients

250g broken wheat, 2onion, 2 tomatoes , 150g mixed vegetables(cabbage, peas ,beans,potato), 1tsp ginger garlic paste, 3nos green chillies, 1tsp turmeric powder,
1tsp mustard, 2 tsp cumin seeds, salt to taste.,oil for sauteing

method

Par boil the vegetables. Roast the broken wheat slightly.
Heat oil in a pan. season with mustard,cumin seeds, green chillies, ginger garlic paste,fry for a minute. Add onions. fry till golden brown. Add the tomatoes,
turmeric powder, salt, par boiled vegetables. fry till they are almost done. Add water. When it boils add the broken wheat(roasted) . cover and cook till done.

The benefits of eating fruits and vegetables are endless, some of the benefits include:
- Lower risk of some cancers
- Healthy memory function
- Healthy urinary tract
- Healthy aging
- Healthy vision
- Healthy heart
- Healthy cholesterol levels

Fruits recommended for diabetics are those fruits that have a good source of nutritional fiber and their sugar content is not high. Just take these criteria and apply it to various fruit,.The fruit which comes into the mind is avocado. But be careful as this fruit is rich in calories. If we take an avocado, you have to adjust your remaining calories for the day accordingly. The rose apple or jambul is also another fruit beneficial for diabetic patients. The compositions of jambul have a great helpful effect on the pancreas. Starch is not converted to bad sugar because jambul prevents the conversion. This promotes lower blood sugar levels. Seeds of this fruit are dried, pulverized and dissolved in water for a healthful drink. This fruit also prevents a patient from experiencing excessive thirst and urination.

Onions have been an indispensable part of human diet for centuries. They are eaten raw, friend, dried or roasted, and commonly used as a flavoring agent.

One of the major benefits of onion is their medicinal property. Onions are an effective treatment for coughs, colds, asthma and bacterial infections. They are also a rich source of fructo-oligosaccharides, which suppress the growth of potentially harmful bacteria in the colon and aid in the functioning of the liver. Onions also contain many sulphides that help lower blood pressure. Such sulphides also prevent tumor growth and thus help prevent cancer.

Onions also have a richconcentration of flavonoids and phenolics that make it antioxidant and anti-proliferative. These properties, besides having the curative properties also give onions their characteristic strong and pungent smell that repel inspects.

While onions are overall healthy to intake and no major negative consequences have been established, consuming large quantities of onions can however lead to stomach distress and gastrointestinal irritation, resulting in nausea and diarrhea.

practice good diet will give you dramatically improved body. It’s how you discipline yourself to achieve your goal. Eating good food, exercise regularly is the best thing to do if you want to lose weight. You don’t have to skip meals and do not eat fatty foods during snacks. We should eat well but not too much. I’ve heard from a friend that she eat more if she got problem. She cannot control herself that’s why she gain weight. It’s a bad habit right?

why is it for us ladies its hard for us to loose weight and its easy for us to eat anything we wanted to eat…in my case im a tall lady and my weight is not ideal for my height of 5/4-1/2…effective diet for me is to lessen my carbs…specially rice,and not to eat heavy diiner and a 15 minutes walk from my house to the office,drink a lot of water and healthy juices…and being consistent for watching out your right DIETY..