Weight Loss and Diet Planning

Celebrity Diet

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:02:29 +0000

The term “celebrity diet” is used to refer to any diet that is recommended by celebrities. There is no single, concrete diet that all celebrities use. To be completely honest, celebrity diets are simply low-carb/low calorie diets that are not the most viable way to a permanent, healthier lifestyle. One would be best advised to eat a balanced diet that ensures plenty of fruits, vegetables, and lean protein, as well as hearty, unprocessed grains and breads.

When it comes to maintaining the perfect body shape, we need to hand it to these celebrities. Celebrity diets in fact these days are the talk of the town and almost everyone is trying them out in order to shed excess flab.

Although anyone can try out celebrity diets, it is another thing to stick to it over a pretty long period of time. This is where you should not let your motivation sag. You should set a deadline for yourself and constantly monitor your measurements. This will help keep your motivation levels high and ensure that you do not give up the fight midway.

Celebrities seem to have an amazing ability to lose weight extremely fast – sometimes they seem to lose weight at a moments notice. How exactly do they do it? Do they posses some type of super power to magically shrink their bodies? Is it some exotic pill that we don’t know about yet?

One of the most common ingredients in most of the celebrity diets is fiber. Food that is rich in fiber is easy to digest and provides the body with plenty of energy without adding to the calorie count.

A good rule of thumb if you are looking for the best celebrity diets is that they all incorporate exercise into their daily routine. Along with exercise, they usually eat foods that are high in protein and low in carbs. For example, Jennifer Lopez stays in fantastic shape by eating a well balanced diet and regular exercise which consists of cardio and weight training.

The 5 factor diet is an ideal one for celebrities who don’t like to eat out regularly and like a little home cooking; however the downside is that it also requires its fair share of exercise in order to burn of the calories.

For those who want to diet like a celebrity but do it in a more conventional way, a diet made famous thanks to Oprah called the Best Life diet may be more your style.

This is much more conventional and focuses on eating healthily and taking regular exercise. This is the sort of programme that can easily be maintained in the long run and be adjusted once you have lost your weight to keep the weight off.

Becoming a vegetarian or following a macrobiotic diet (which focuses on grains, pulses beans, and eating slowly so you don’t overeat) are other ways you can diet like a celebrity.

So as we’ve seen, the options open to you are huge if you want to diet like a celebrity. The important thing is to find a way to lose weight that you enjoy and feel you will be able to stick to.

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Natural Nutrition: Get Healthy Through Proper Nutrition

Mark — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:19:05 +0000

Natural nutrition has two governing precepts: the body has the remarkable power to heal itself but is also unable to work against itself. Natural nutrition is not only about what we ingest in the form of food and drink it is also about taking responsibility for the quality of our decisions.

The multitude of combinations of ingredients naturally found in fresh produce, as opposed to supplements, are essential in order to maintain peak health. Choose to take in to your body only those foods that are full of natural enzymes and nutrients and your body will feel and look healthier and more energized. Many health conditions can be treated successfully through proper nutrition.

Nutrition Should Not Come From A Factory

Stay away from foods which have unnatural additives, which have been irradiated and which are genetically modified. Processed, prepackaged, refined, manufactured, artificially flavored and/or colored, preservative-laden, chemically treated, or chemically engineered foods are highly discouraged. They do not contain the nutritional value of whole foods and they contain many additives, which further depletes the system of essential nutrients. To keep in tune with the cycles of nature you can select foods that are in season.

Consume Natural Vitamins

The body requires vitamins which for the most part should come from selecting nutritious foods. Keep in mind that vitamins consumed as a supplement are missing most of the enzymes, co-enzymes, minerals, mineral activators and other substances that work with vitamins which allow them to be absorbed and fully used by the body.

Nature Heals

Your body is for the most part a self repairing machine if it has the required nutrients and is not compromised by toxins and pollution. Unfortunately we live in a toxic environment and the mass market food supply no longer provides all the nutrients we need. The first essential step toward wellness, therefore, is to be sure you are getting the correct amounts of the proper nutrients by choosing only the freshest, least altered foods.

Balance

Various health conditions have been corrected time and time again by supplying the body’s requirement for balanced nutrition. Rather than treating areas or symptoms in isolation, natural nutrition treats the whole person, restoring a state of balance, so that the body may then correct its own symptoms. High quality natural nutrition is about ‘balance’ not ‘potency’.

Natural Nutrition Is Healthy

By consuming natural nutrition you are able to reverse many conditions including:

Allergies

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Summary

Natural nutrition is about handing us back control of our own health, enabling us to see and feel what is going on and take action accordingly. It is without a doubt the most effective form of nutrition. Consuming only natural ingredients continually keeps us aware of our current health picture.

Unnatural nutrition is one of the major causes of many of our diseases, while natural nutrition is an equally powerful agent in curing these diseases and rejuvenating our health. A poor diet could be unknowingly contributing to your pain and discomfort, short temper, heartburn, fatigue, weight gain, depression, allergies, and anxiety.

The Anti Diet Food Diet

Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:08:42 +0000

The grapefruit diet, the Atkins diet, the no fat diet, the no carb diet, the magic leprechaun diet …okay I made that one up but you get the point. these days there are all kinds of special magic bullet diets vying for your attention. And it is inevitable that the vast majority of people that try these diets are eventually going to fall short of their overall fitness goals. A lot of these diets require special diet foods and strict rules of eating that are just not practical. It is not reasonable to expect to always be able to have a magic diet bar around in every situation. Furthermore who wants to eat special food and be labeled as a dieter anyway? Not me that is for sure. It is bad enough to look in the mirror one day and realize that father time and taco bell have finally caught up with you. We do not need everyone else paying attention to that sort of thing by having to lug around some special shake or bar in order to lose weight.

For these reasons and many more it is very important to look at losing weight and dieting as a natural part of your daily life. You have to take away the thought that dieting is some special thing you are doing in order to lose a quick ten pounds and look at it as a natural and permanent change in the way you eat and exercise in order to live a healthier life. On top of the motivational and long term affect it is actually going to be healthier for you to just eat natural food instead of some special diet food anyway. I mean have you ever seen a super diet bar 4000 growing on a farm somewhere? Do they have super diet bar 4000 plants in some country I have never heard of? I do not think so. Those things are just processed food and not as healthy as whole food anyway. Natural food is the way to go. But what is natural food anyway?

Natural food is just what it sounds like, food that you would see growing (or walking) somewhere in its natural state. The most obvious form of this is fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes can be eaten raw and they do not look any different on your plate than they do growing on the vine. That is natural food. Sure it can be processed a little. Tomato soup for example is a form of minimally processed food. It is still natural but it is not exactly as natural as a raw tomato. In terms of dieting and losing weight the more natural the food is the better. When something is overly processed it is going to be more dangerous to your health. Twinkies for example are a good example of a processed food. Pretty much everything in them is processed in some form or another.

Eating natural food instead of diet food is a great first step to a long term and successful diet. Sure there are other things that you need to do in order to have the biggest impact such as monitoring overall calorie intake and adding in some exercise, but just eating natural food is a great way to start dieting.

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Easy and Practical Diets for the Busy Women

Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:02:44 +0000

Women today are busy with mechanical lifestyle. Women don’t have time to develop their own diet recipes and follow healthy meal plan. Fortunately there are some easy diet specifically formulated for busy women.

Weight Watchers DIet:

Weight Watchers is perhaps the most popular diet program for busy woman. The good thing about this diet program is that, there are no “forbidden foods” or fancy food combinations. Instead based on calorie, fat and fiber content, a points value is given to each foods. Then dieters will be given maximum number of points to be taken every day.

There would be ongoing weekly meeting with a dietician with Weight Watchers. This 30 minute session will cover issues like eating during holidays and exercise guidelines etc. There are no special foods to buy; you cook your own meal.

Jenny Craig Diet

Another of my recommended easy diets is Jenny Craig. With Jenny Craig, you are given a pre-set menu and most of your meals are provided for you. You simply buy the produce for salads, fruit snacks, etc. You will be scheduled a weekly meeting with a weight to monitor your progress. And you’ll be given instructions to buy your next week’s worth of meals.

Jenny Craig is expensive considering other diet programs. In addition to a joining fee, the meals you buy will cost you more than comparable groceries will. Additionally, you will have to go to the grocery store to buy your product.

You will not be able to eat the same foods as your family when you follow Jenny Craig’s easy diets. You will need to prepare normal foods for the non-dieters at your table and bring your frozen food to dinner. If you are single, however, the portion controlled foods make Jenny Craig one of the easy diets to follow.

The Idiot Proof Diet (Also known as Fat Loss 4 Idiots)

To reduce your weight Fat Loss 4 Idiots has created The Idiot Proof Diet plan using Calorie Shifting technique. It is designed for people who do not want to quit eating but still need to lose weight. It claims that dieter can lose Lbs in just 11 days.

The Idiot Proof Diet can provide you with a healthy diet menu containing everything that is already computed for you. It has some unique features that will show you how to use your diet to burn fat and lose weight within a few weeks. At just $39 one time fee this diet is least expensive and very practicable.

Conclusion:

There are no programs suitable for everyone; each diet programs has many pros and cons. However, the Idiot proof diet is my top choice because it’s highly practicable…why would you complains if you can see drastic change in posture in just 11 days?

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Blood Type Nutrition

Mark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:27:36 +0000

The blood type nutrition is still a controversy for people in the medical field and according to experts it hasn’t proven medical research. The theory is that blood type affects how your body breaks down and deals with the various foods. By following blood type nutrition it is claimed that you’ll feel healthier, lower your risk of certain diseases and lose weight. Until this day, you’ll be surprised that some people don’t even know there own blood type or the possible relationship it may have to nutrition, exercise, our personality, and vulnerability to diseases. There is still skepticism among the medical field of experts stating that there is no correlation between blood type and nutrition or how it can prevent illnesses such as heart disease. My purpose of this article is to bring awareness and information to the readers. Observe and see what type of changes or affects it may benefit you if you plan to try it out.

In 1950, William C. Boyd published a book called “Genetics and the races of man: An introduction to modern physical anthropology”. His background is an immunochemist and blood type anthropologist. He explained how the genetic analysis of blood groups and divided the population into 13 geographically distinct races. Peter D’Adamo who is a naturopathic doctor in Stanford, CT. grouped those thirteen races together by blood group. Peter continued the work from his father James D’Adamo, who began the scientific research on this. People became more interested after the release of Peter D’Adamo’s “Eat Right 4 Your Type” years ago in which it was a best seller.

Over the millennium our blood types have evolved swaying in many directions with the various diets out there and our nutrition should be adjusted more carefully. We can virtually learn a lot from our ancestors or animals. Instinctively they knew what was good for them and survived in the demographics they lived. For example, felines such as lions, tigers, cheetahs, and leopards are meat eaters and you wouldn’t see them feeding on carbohydrates. Other animals are vegetarian and instinctively they will not eat meat. I agree with this and this is no coincidence. Animals have a sixth sense or protective mechanism, as well humans have this ability if we were to listen to our senses. We have evolved and become domesticated that we’ve lost touch with our instincts towards our eating habits. We can learn a lot from animals and they instinctively eat what is good for them. Most animals of any particular species live around the same age because they know what foods they should eat instinctively that is good for their nutrition maximizing their life span. Animals also have a very low risk of heart disease and they don’t die by their predators but from natural causes such as old age.

The blood type nutrition asserts that lectins, from the foods we eat, can cause disruptions in our blood stream and be the source of diseases. A few experts have suggested if we eat foods which are “good” for our blood type, we can avoid ill health. So what are lectins and what does it do? A lectin is a protein substance found in the foods binding glycoproteins and glycolipds forming agglutination. This means tiny molecules found in foods that cause blood and other body tissues to stick to one another. So if eating a food that has protein lectins and it isn’t compatible with your blood type antigen will result in a counter attack on your organ and system. It will then begin to agglutinate cells in those areas. When food is not compatible, the cells in that targeted area will clump and be destroyed. But there is protection from lectins, and our immune system will fight off 95% of the lectins in our food. However, the remaining 5% may cause problems if the blood type is reactive. Next, let me give a brief introduction of the various blood types out there and the foods suitable for that particular blood type.

TYPE O

The Type O is the oldest blood type in which people hunted for their food to survive focusing a predominant meat diet. Type O’s are encouraged to eat lean red meats and poultry but limited in dairy products, grains (wheat is high on the list to avoid) and legumes. Although this nutrition is high in animal protein, the type O requires intense physical exercise to help burn off the meat. Type Os are prone to digestive disorders, more susceptible to arthritis, and thyroid disease due to an overactive immune system. Foods such as wheat and dairy also promote inflammation for this blood type that can trigger an imbalance in immunity.

TYPE A

The type A is a more of a vegetarian diet. It is the second blood type to evolve as populations settled into agrarian lifestyles. People living in those areas have adapted and evolved due to the demographics. Type A’s are advised to consume legumes, beans, cereals, fruits, vegetables, and small amounts of dairy products but eliminating all meats. The type A individual hardly produces much hydrochloric acid and does poorly on meat and dairy as a result. So, Type A’s are recommended to not eat red meat, he/she should also refrain from intense exercising and focus more on yoga, meditation and stretch classes. The reason is that type As consume fewer calories in general when they are not eating meat. There is gene for alcoholism found in Type A’s. They are also generally more vulnerable to cancer, diabetes and heart disease if they do monitor their health more carefully.

TYPE B

Next came the type B who were nomads having a wider selection of foods. The type B encourages meat (but not chicken), dairy products, all fruits, most vegetables, and some beans. They are to avoid nuts, seeds and wheat. Type Bs also function better on a moderate exercise program. They suffer from the highest incidence of bladder and urinary tract infections. Type B’s are also prone to viral diseases when their immune system is compromised. Viral diseases such as pneumonia, Multiple Sclerosis, and Lou Gehrig’s disease are a few examples. I’ve personally had similar experiences with the few I’ve mentioned since I fall into this blood type category. However, with the continued persistence of having a healthy mind, body, and spirit has helped me persevere through.

TYPE AB

The final blood type is the AB and referred as enigmas because it combines a Type A and Type B diet requiring meat but in fewer portions. This is the rarest and newest blood type to evolve and it is best adapted to a moderate diet. Type AB people benefit from a combination of A and B type nutrition. They are allowed to eat some meat and dairy products. Type AB’s can have a limited portion of wheat products, most fruits and vegetables. Meat is not as well digested compared to fresh fish, dairy, soy and wheat-free grains. Exercising for the type AB is predominately qi gong, yoga, meditation and mentally quieting exercises calming and invigorate the body. Aerobic type exercise is fine as long as it is not done to the extreme. AB types are prone to either diseases encountered by the type A or the type B individuals.

About 2 years after the release of “Eat Right 4 Your Type” I spoke to a few friends who were dieticians about the blood type diet and they were suspicious in the beginning. But after following the blood type nutrition for a few months of experimenting it was quite positive for a few of them. What I noticed was that most people I’ve spoke to about the blood type nutrition sounded a lot like the criticisms towards an Atkins diet. Experts stated that theories weren’t backed up by scientific research. Until this day, there are more research done and it has been fine tuned on previous findings. This is ongoing research, something you just don’t see in everyday “fad” diets. I have a few close friends who have high blood pressure, diabetic, chrons disease, lupus, and most of them have improved their personal health by following the blood type nutrition. I made a note to myself that there was a possibility that some of these people that had medical problems charted almost exactly with the risk factors for blood type. There are studies on the correlation between blood type and diseases reviewed in medical journals for a long time even though it hasn’t been mentioned. We are all different from one another and our blood isn’t the only factor that determines our diet or disease. But it plays a main factor and people who are concerned with maximizing their quality of life or should be aware of the effects of blood type. Losing weight on a diet that is correct for a person’s blood type is easier than if the diet is more appropriate for another blood type. They still have to eat the right number of calories and exercise, but the correct diet will provide more nutrition and more energy to support the exercise.

I constantly use myself as a ginny pig and I personally have tried the diet after the book came out from Peter D’Adamo for about a month. At that time, I did lose about 12 pounds and my digestive problems were much improved since I began having ongoing issues with that. I also felt more energetic. It does take at least 7-10 days for things to take affect and especially if one has intestinal issues. From a personal basis the results were positive and profound. I am not a blood type anthropologist, medical expert, or scientist. There is constant research on this topic along with updates on any new findings on food compatibility. In my opinion I think this diet could definitely be used in conjunction with others appropriate blood type. Whether that person is using partial recommendations or full advice on foods you can eat or avoid for your blood type. This type of diet isn’t likely to harm anyone at all. This is a great resource and it’s interesting to really getting to know your body which this blood type nutrition teaches you on your own self journey. Experiment and get to know your body on certain foods that may give you a different reaction good or bad. For example, type O’s are meat-eaters but there are also many type O people who are vegetarians. A type O person who chooses to avoid meat must work and be creative, than a type A to get their nutrition from plants by combining rice and beans for instance. A type O should avoid dairy, but they may find that life without ice cream isn’t worth living so they might experiment with how much ice cream can they tolerate and still feel good afterwards. A person can sense whether a certain food is good for them if they eat just that one food while their stomach is empty. It takes a little experimentation to determine which foods energize them and which make them react differently or ill. Keep a log book and re-learn and monitor what foods your body reacts positively or negatively. I’m sure readers who are more skeptical like to see detailed scientific justification before jumping into a health plan will find this very interesting nonetheless. Although experts don’t have many positive things to say about the blood type nutrition, it will get you thinking about what you are currently eating. Eventually the result you may start to make changes to your diet. A blood type nutrition does consist of fresh, natural foods and it can help de-junk your diet by cutting out processed foods, booze, chocolate and loads of coffee. I hope what I’ve explained has opened the mind of some people or motivated some readers of the ideas I’ve addressed. For more information, discuss this topic with a health practitioner or a dietician that is experienced for a deeper insight on this topic. Decide for yourself if you would like to integrate a few or a majority of the blood type nutrition into your lifestyle. It certainly doesn’t hurt to try as a few people I know have been successful with their own health after experimenting with the blood type nutrition.

Slim Fast Diet Info

Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:03:49 +0000

Slim Fast Diet is one of the oldest available diets that are still in use. Slim Fast diet is very helpful in controlling hunger for more than four hours. The diet is balanced, nutritional and rich in calcium and proteins. It is easy to keep on, snacking and loosing weight are compatible, this diet will not cause you a hunger, it already counts all your calories, it is convenient, it doesn’t contain any stimulants or appetite suppressants, it can be proud of the variety of food you can eat which provides you with vitamins, minerals and fibre at the same time. Slim fast diet is considered to be a nutritionally balanced plan, offering dieters proteins, carbohydrates, and a healthy amount of fat.

Dieters are encouraged to stay away from high-fat and high-calorie foods, and choose high-fibre/high-vitamin foods instead. Dieters have to buy the Slim-Fast Brand foods. Slim-fast participants are to avoid high fat and high calorie foods and replace them with vitamin and fibre enriched nutritious foods. Dieting with juices alone may not help as much as a fast weight loss diet would but it would be truly helpful.

In order to lose weight you must take in fewer calories than you use. The Slim fast diet, like many other diets, follows that basic plan. Here’s a brief glimpse at it.

First let’s examine the basics of the slim fast diet. In essence it revolves around drinking a shake in place of two meals for the day. The dieter can also eat a regular meal for dinner, as well as two pieces of fruit and one slim fast nutrition bar. At 1200 calories each day this diet is about 500 down from an average female’s diet, and 1000 down from an average male’s diet. Add exercise and you’re sure to lose weight on this diet.

This slim fast diet is easy to use, that’s important. If diet is too hard to maintain it will never work. Slim fast diet also tells people to drink 6 to 8 cups of water a day – that’s a good thing. One great problem with the slim fast diet is that it is difficult to get needed vitamins, minerals and other nutrients necessary for healthy living. Most of these are found in the average foods that people eat, but not all are found in the slim fast shake or nutrition bars. Another danger on this diet is to cut out the dinner meal. They think this will help them lose weight at an even more rapid pace. But that’s a very bad idea because it’s far too few calories, and multiplies the problem of missing certain nutrients.

Sometimes people eat two regular meals and replace one with the slim fast shake –a modified slim fast diet. It’s a good, safe way to lose weight.

The Slim Fast diet is one of the better ones on the market if you don’t mind spending the money for the shakes, which can be quite expensive to consume twice a day.

Weight loss can be difficult at the best of times, so helpful advice and encouragement from a nutritionist/dietician as well as other dieters can make a huge contribution to your weight loss goals.

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Does the Atkins Diet really work? – Part 1

Mark — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:46:45 +0000

Just about everyone who has actually tried the Atkins Diet can testify to its very quick and dramatic results. Some people have even lost over 100 pounds by following the Atkins Diet. Therefore, it amazes me how many people are so quick to criticize the Atkins Diet, and say that it doesn’t work.

In my opinion, the question “Does the Atkins Diet Really Work?” isn’t really a relevant question. Too many people are living proof that the diet does work, and no one would be able to convince them otherwise. The better question and where the most argument lies is in the question “Is the Atkins Diet Healthy?”

The Atkins Diet is a low carbohydrate diet, meaning you are not allowed to have significant amounts of sugar in any form. The point of this is to get your body into a stage of ketosis. Ketosis is the word “low-carbers” use to communicate whether or not they are burning fat. Therefore, breads, candy, fruits, and starches are not allowed on this diet, as they would prevent you from entering into and staying in ketosis.

The argument is, that cutting these foods from your diet, leaves only meats, cheeses, and small amounts of vegetables for consumption. This causes the concern that most of your daily diet would come from foods that are high in fat, and low in nutritional value. This would be a legitimate argument, if it were true.

However, Atkins dieters are discouraged from eating foods higher in fat. They are encouraged to choose leaner meats instead, and are advised to limit the amounts of cheese that they eat. They are also encouraged to take daily vitamin supplements to replace nutrients lost from removing fruits and other foods from the diet.

It is the responsibility of those who choose to go on this diet to be wise about it. If all you do is sit around and eat foods that are high in fat all the time, of course you aren’t going to lose weight, and you put yourself at high risk for heart disease. But, if you do the diet correctly, and make the best decisions for your body, this diet should work very well for you. There is no easy way to diet and be successful. It always takes work to achieve great results.

Natural Nutrition: Regain your Health With Proper Nutrition

Mark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:00:13 +0000

Nutrition Should Not Come From A Factory

Consume Natural Vitamins

Nature Heals

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Natural Nutrition Is Healthy

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Allergies

Arthritis/Rheumatism

Asthma

Childrens’ behavioral problems

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IBS/Digestive complaints

Headaches

Infertility

Skin problems, including Acne, eczema and psoriasis

Weight problems

Summary

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The benefits of diet and exercise

Mark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:21:53 +0000

The benefits of diet and exercise.

Studies have concluded that to lose weight and to maintain a weight loss, it’s time to stop dieting. You can diet to lose weight on a temporary basis, but to reap long-term benefits from diet and exercise, it must be a lifestyle change rather just a temporary program. Too often we go on a diet and exercise plan just to lose weight for an event. For example, you receive that invitation to your high school reunion and begin starving yourself to get into that special dress. Although that might work for the reunion, chances are the weight will roll right back once the reunion is over.

It’s time to address the bigger picture and to look at the benefits of sustaining a diet and exercise program as a change of lifestyle. Once you have committed yourself to a diet and exercise program for long enough to reach your goal and to maintain it, you will begin to realize the true benefits of diet and exercise. Here are some of the long-term benefits of diet and exercise:

1. Increased well-being. Because you have made a positive long-term change in your life by committing yourself to diet and exercise, you will find that you have an increased sense of well-being as well as improved health overall. A sense of well-being as an emotional response to commitment to diet and exercise will naturally make everything you experience more meaningful. In addition with improved health, you will have fewer worries that you are undermining your health and longevity through your eating and exercise habits.

2. Increased energy level. One benefit of adopting a diet and exercise regime as part of your lifestyle is the increased energy you will have after continuing with it for a while. And, it will only increase as you go along. Instead of not wanting to get up in the morning, you will face each day with renewed vigor and enthusiasm. Health issues will fade and the increased energy level will help you stick with your resolve to continue.

3. Fewer illnesses. People who adhere to a good diet and to daily exercise have fewer illnesses. Their bodies are in peak condition and do not succumb to daily illnesses. In addition, the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, increased cholesterol, etc. diminish as one continues diet and exercise.

4. Increased self esteem and confidence. When overweight and out of shape, we tend to dwell on our shortcomings in every situation. When you enter a room, you may think that everyone is staring at you or reacting to you because you are overweight. Once you are on a diet and exercise plan, your self esteem is automatically positively affected.

5. Improved socialization. Due to increased self esteem and confidence, you tend to be more eager to spend time with each other. You have the energy and inclination to socialize more and to lead a fuller life.

6. Freedom from emphasis on weight. One of the greatest benefits of adopting diet and exercise as a part of your lifestyle is that you can put the issue of weight on the shelf. Freedom from the constant nagging and worry about your weight will be a weight lifted from your shoulders.

These are a few of the benefits from diet and exercise. The trick is to make diet and exercise part of your life, so that you continue to feel these benefits continuously.

Does the South Beach Diet really work?

Mark — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 09:40:34 +0000

Over the last five years I have tried all kinds of diets, miracle products and much-euphemized-about workout practices. I have always had the cholesterol high, even when I barely ate anything that could contain cholesterol in So I thought this diet might have helped me. I am talking about the South Beach Diet.

It is aimed to improve cholesterol and insulin levels, it was first introduced by a cardiologist called Arthur Agatston. The theory behind it is that, when a person eats bad carbohydrates and/or fats he/she feels hungrier, which leads to eating more and the subsequent gain in weight. The South Beach Diet is all about losing weight in manner which is healthy for the dieter. The South beach Diet is by claim a heart friendly diet and shares some common denominators with the Atkins diet.

With the South beach diet the dieter will often eat more fruit and whole grain foods than with any other carbohydrate diets. It is also claimed to be far more balanced than any other diet. South beach diet works about how foods affect the blood sugar levels and exercise is not required (which is many people’s reason for joining the diet). To put it simply, it is not a “restrictive” diet that intends on removing carbs or fats, what it does, is to help you eat the “right” carbs and fats.

I found it complicated to adapt to at first, I will explain now what are the three phases the diet works on. The first and second phases are for a specific time frame and the third phase for life time.

Phase I,

Like with many diets, this phase is the strictest, it lasted two weeks and I had all carbs restricted. I was allowed to eat lean meat like chicken, turkey, fish and shell fish. Low-glycemic index vegetables as well as low fat cheese, nuts, eggs etc. were allowed. I could eat twice per day and chose a snack for in between hours. Despite I did exercise and stick to it, the expected weight loss of 8 to 12 pounds was not achieved (it was a huge let down, I actually put on weight).

Phase II ,

Some “restricted” foods were slowly reintroduced. Weight loss SHOULD have continued (let’s assume I had lost any weight with the first phase) at about 1 to 2 pounds per week. I only lost little weight after some weeks before I gave up.

I did not proceed onto the third phase which is for maintenance for a life time.

As with other diets, I have found that none work for me. My cholesterol levels (mind you, I don’t really have HIGH levels) had not changed, not a sign I was healthier. I find that ANY diet will work on somebody that, per example, sits and eats a pack of cereals on one sitting. I am in the “complicated” group of dieters. I think that, despite all these hyped diets around seem appealing and force us to adopt someone else’s idea of what a diet should be, what is most important is to watch ourselves and learn what is good for us or not. Per example, I fatten up with salads. I had decided to eat just salads (simple, lettuce, carrot and lemon juice) but, as I had observed sometime earlier, for me it is not just calorie intake but VOLUME what fattens me up. I gained weight that week. Some people fatten with artificial sweeteners whilst others are fab with them, it is all about KNOWING ONESELF!

Good luck with your dieting!