Rapid Weight Loss Techniques Explained
by: Julian Kane
Other than physical appearance weight affects a person in many ways. This could be the overall quality of life, self-esteem, depression, associated health risks and physical in-capabilities.
There are a lot of positive changes once a person experiences weight loss and this is the reason why a lot of people are searching for a weight loss technique that will surely trim down the fat and help them get a super slim head turner body.
The first thing that an over weight person should do is seek a doctor to recommend the best weight loss regimen. This will be done after a full physical examination, which leads to the determination of proper weight loss technique. And to lose weight fast and effectively four aspects of life should be changed: what to eat, how to eat, behavior and activity level.
Here are fast tips that can change an over weight person's life:
First: Fast weight loss is composed of multiple techniques that consists of mindset, exercise, and in other cases, dietary supplements. Begin by learning a diet food plan that you can easily be accustomed to. Incorporate an exercise plan that allows even at least fifteen minutes a day like brisk walking running or swimming.
Second: Set realistic goals. The ability to focus and have proper mindset enables someone on a diet to quickly lose those extra pounds. With discipline and proper mind set, a dieter will never be discouraged and lose focus.
Third: Listen as the body speaks. Each and everyone's body metabolism reacts differently to different fast weight loss programs and plans. Try substituting one program for another to compensate the body's reaction. Exercise program must be suitable to one's body, as others are not able to exercise as rigorously as others can. If walking is all that can be done, then walk for this is proven the best exercise. Muscles burn more calories than fats so it's also best to put on a little muscle and looking good too.
Fourth: Eat more fiber as it makes a person feel full sooner and it stays in the tummy longer, slowing down the rate of digestion. A single serving of whole grain bread moves fat through the digestive system faster. Grains turn into blood sugar that spikes the body's insulin level. Thus, making the body more energized and ready to tell the body when it should stop burning fats or start storing.
Fifth: Keep away from fried foods especially deep fried as this contains a great amount of fat. Although fish and chicken appear leaner than beef, this white meat can contain more fat than when beef is fried. It is recommended for those on strict diet to opt for grilled food as this does not have or contain less amount of fat after the food is cooked.
Sixth: Lots of fluid. Drinking at least six to eight glasses of water a day keeps the body refreshed and hydrated. Since weight loss depends on how the body eliminates body wastes, the body must stay hydrated.
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About The Author
Julian Kane is a proud contributing author and writes articles on several subjects including Fitness, Weight Loss and Strength and Conditioning. For the top diet plans available today with complete reviews visit- http://www.quickweightlossdietreviews.com
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Veg It Up
by: Nick Vassilev
We all know that we need to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. At the very least, we should be eating five servings every day of fruit and vegetables - if not more (each serving size should be the size of your fist.). And canned stuff, for the most part, just won't do. Fresh or frozen is the way to go with fruit and vegetables.
The benefits of getting more vegetables in your diet are many. They contain a large amount of fibre and fill you up, so you reduce your desire to consume more high-calories foods than you really need to. They contain vitamins, trace elements and antioxidants that are hard to get from other sources, and some vegetables may have cancer-fighting properties.
The one exception to the "fresh or frozen" rule is tomatoes. Tomatoes are a rich source of the cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene. Lycopene is made more bio-available by cooking, so tinned tomatoes still have plenty of this property. Even tomato sauce and tomato puree contain lycopene. But tinned tomatoes are better and are less likely to have hidden sugars in them and they haven't been quite so processed.
Soups, salads and smoothies are the easiest way to get all your vegetables (or fruit, in the case of smoothies) in one go. For a good basic soup, start with fried onions (that's one vegetable) then tossi in whatever other vegetables you can find - potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkin, spinach, parsnip, beans... even lettuce (but not eggplant). Boil it, add a splash of vinegar and salt, mash or blend it, then serve topped with grated cheese - it couldn't be easier! Salads are simple - and they don't even need to contain lettuce.
But for many busy people, getting more fruit and vegetables into your diet can be hard. If you're in a rush, it's easy to fall back on good old standbys like macaroni cheese, scrambled eggs or spaghetti bolognaise if you're having to prepare a meal and you can't think of anything or just don't feel like soups or salads. This is where you need to have some quick and simple ways to "veg it up" and add veggies into these good old favourites.
To be able to add more vegetables to basic staples, then you will need to make sure your pantry, fridge and freezer and well stocked. Frozen vegetables are great - they don't go off and because they are frozen quickly as soon as possible after harvest, many of the vitamins and antioxidants are preserved, as they do not have time to break down. Good frozen vegetables include peas, sweet corn and green beans, but these days, you can find a huge range of frozen vegetable mixtures. And don't forget frozen fruits, especially berries! Of course, if you can grow your own vegetables, this is even better. Staples that should always be on hand from the vegetable department include potatoes, onions and carrots, plus a green vegetable or two.
Let's take some basic favourite meals and see how they can easily have vegetables added in...
Lasagne: If you're cooking the mince from scratch, add some onion and garlic before browning the meat. Throw in a tin of tomatoes (but you're probably doing this anyway). You can also add capsicum (bell pepper), fresh oregano, spring onions or zucchini (courgette) to the meat mix. The cheese sauce can also have onion added to it if you haven't added this already. And you can even leave the lasagne out of lasagne and substitute thin slices of potato (leave the skin on and boil first) or slices of raw zucchini. If you substitute fried eggplant for the lasagne and top the finished dish with natural yoghurt, you have made moussaka.
Macaroni cheese: While the macaroni is boiling, add a few vegetables into the pot to cook alongside them. Suitable vegetables include green beans, peas, diced carrots or even spinach and silver beet (Swiss chard). Add onion to the cheese sauce. After all the cooking is done, sprinkle chopped raw tomatoes, parsley, spring onion and garlic over the top.
Scrambled eggs: This can easily be transformed into a vegetable-rich Spanish omelette (sort of). Fry onions, tomato, zucchini, celery, green beans, herbs and garlic in the pan before adding the eggs and salt. Top with grated cheese and black pepper.
And for dessert....
Custard: Add chopped raw fruit into the cooked custard. Bananas and apples are great, but berries, oranges and fresh apricots are lovely, too.
Spotted dick: Instead (or as well as) using dried fruit like raisins or currants, add frozen berries. Diced apple or rhubarb also works well.
Bread and butter pudding: layer fruit with the bread. Blackcurrants are especially delicious, as are apples, pears and apricots.
About The Author
Nick Vassilev runs a successful London carpet cleaning firm called CarpetFirst!. Being in the cleaning industry for more than 12 years, Nick has built a substantial knowledge base, which he wants to share with everybody with passion for carpets, cleaning and... guitars.
For more info regarding carpet cleaning visit
http://www.carpetfirst.co.uk
by: Nick Vassilev
We all know that we need to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. At the very least, we should be eating five servings every day of fruit and vegetables - if not more (each serving size should be the size of your fist.). And canned stuff, for the most part, just won't do. Fresh or frozen is the way to go with fruit and vegetables.
The benefits of getting more vegetables in your diet are many. They contain a large amount of fibre and fill you up, so you reduce your desire to consume more high-calories foods than you really need to. They contain vitamins, trace elements and antioxidants that are hard to get from other sources, and some vegetables may have cancer-fighting properties.
The one exception to the "fresh or frozen" rule is tomatoes. Tomatoes are a rich source of the cancer-fighting antioxidant lycopene. Lycopene is made more bio-available by cooking, so tinned tomatoes still have plenty of this property. Even tomato sauce and tomato puree contain lycopene. But tinned tomatoes are better and are less likely to have hidden sugars in them and they haven't been quite so processed.
Soups, salads and smoothies are the easiest way to get all your vegetables (or fruit, in the case of smoothies) in one go. For a good basic soup, start with fried onions (that's one vegetable) then tossi in whatever other vegetables you can find - potatoes, carrots, tomatoes, pumpkin, spinach, parsnip, beans... even lettuce (but not eggplant). Boil it, add a splash of vinegar and salt, mash or blend it, then serve topped with grated cheese - it couldn't be easier! Salads are simple - and they don't even need to contain lettuce.
But for many busy people, getting more fruit and vegetables into your diet can be hard. If you're in a rush, it's easy to fall back on good old standbys like macaroni cheese, scrambled eggs or spaghetti bolognaise if you're having to prepare a meal and you can't think of anything or just don't feel like soups or salads. This is where you need to have some quick and simple ways to "veg it up" and add veggies into these good old favourites.
To be able to add more vegetables to basic staples, then you will need to make sure your pantry, fridge and freezer and well stocked. Frozen vegetables are great - they don't go off and because they are frozen quickly as soon as possible after harvest, many of the vitamins and antioxidants are preserved, as they do not have time to break down. Good frozen vegetables include peas, sweet corn and green beans, but these days, you can find a huge range of frozen vegetable mixtures. And don't forget frozen fruits, especially berries! Of course, if you can grow your own vegetables, this is even better. Staples that should always be on hand from the vegetable department include potatoes, onions and carrots, plus a green vegetable or two.
Let's take some basic favourite meals and see how they can easily have vegetables added in...
Lasagne: If you're cooking the mince from scratch, add some onion and garlic before browning the meat. Throw in a tin of tomatoes (but you're probably doing this anyway). You can also add capsicum (bell pepper), fresh oregano, spring onions or zucchini (courgette) to the meat mix. The cheese sauce can also have onion added to it if you haven't added this already. And you can even leave the lasagne out of lasagne and substitute thin slices of potato (leave the skin on and boil first) or slices of raw zucchini. If you substitute fried eggplant for the lasagne and top the finished dish with natural yoghurt, you have made moussaka.
Macaroni cheese: While the macaroni is boiling, add a few vegetables into the pot to cook alongside them. Suitable vegetables include green beans, peas, diced carrots or even spinach and silver beet (Swiss chard). Add onion to the cheese sauce. After all the cooking is done, sprinkle chopped raw tomatoes, parsley, spring onion and garlic over the top.
Scrambled eggs: This can easily be transformed into a vegetable-rich Spanish omelette (sort of). Fry onions, tomato, zucchini, celery, green beans, herbs and garlic in the pan before adding the eggs and salt. Top with grated cheese and black pepper.
And for dessert....
Custard: Add chopped raw fruit into the cooked custard. Bananas and apples are great, but berries, oranges and fresh apricots are lovely, too.
Spotted dick: Instead (or as well as) using dried fruit like raisins or currants, add frozen berries. Diced apple or rhubarb also works well.
Bread and butter pudding: layer fruit with the bread. Blackcurrants are especially delicious, as are apples, pears and apricots.
About The Author
Nick Vassilev runs a successful London carpet cleaning firm called CarpetFirst!. Being in the cleaning industry for more than 12 years, Nick has built a substantial knowledge base, which he wants to share with everybody with passion for carpets, cleaning and... guitars.
For more info regarding carpet cleaning visit
http://www.carpetfirst.co.uk
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