Weight loss and detox

Weight loss and detox

Incorporating a detox diet into your weight loss management plan can offer you more than clearer skin and improved bodily functions. It can also help you to lose weight, boost your immunity, beat headaches and remove cellulite. Every woman’s dream.

Saying this it is important that you ensure that your body always receives the right level of nutrients – something that detoxing can affect.

Let us explain.

Whilst detoxing can radically reduce your calorie count by encouraging you to eat low fat foods such as fruit and vegetables, beans, nuts, seeds, herbal teas and plenty of water. Which in turn can reduce bloating, cleanse your organs and keep you enriched in protein and vitamins.

Many detox diets, involve a reduction in wheat, dairy, meat, fish, eggs, caffeine, alcohol, salt, sugar and processed food. Now although some of these – if over indulged in – can contribute to weight gain, they do in themselves offer you essential nutrients that can not be over looked for an extended period of time. And if you do choose to cut them out, you could be risking your body to dietary deficiencies and lower immunity.

So where is the balance? We recommend that if you do choose to incorporate detoxing methods into your diet, then only do it for a limited period of time, and ensure you follow a detox diet that has lesser restrictions in terms of naughty foods.

After all, your body is naturally designed to detoxify itself, so following this course of action for too long can do more harm than good. But, if you can find the right balance, you could soon be on your way to boosting your weight loss, without having to resort to unnatural methods.

So if you are interested in helping your body to lose that sluggish feeling, and increase your energy levels. Try adding some of these to your diet:

Fruit: apples, bananas, pears, oranges, grapefruit, satsumas, sultanas, raisins, pineapple, mango, kiwi fruit, strawberries, raspberries, blackcurrants, nectarines, peaches and melons

Vegetables: carrots, turnip, onion, swede, sprouts, peppers, sweetcorn, leeks, broccoli, cauliflower, salad, tomatoes, cucumber and mushrooms.

Beans and Lentils: red kidney, haricot, black eye, pinto, red lentils, green lentils and brown lentils

Fresh Fish: cod, plaice, mackerel, salmon, crab, haddock, tuna, prawns, lemon sole, monk fish

Unsalted Nuts: brazil nuts, peanuts, cashew, almonds, hazelnuts, pecans and walnuts

Oats, potatoes (all types), unsalted seeds, tofu, live natural yoghurt, water and herbal teas.

Avoid:

All forms of red meat, chicken, turkey and other meat products such as sausages or burgers.
Milk, cheese, eggs, cream, butter and margarine – the big diary products
Wheat products such as bread, croissants, cereals, cakes, biscuits, pies, pastry or quiche.
Savoury foods such as crisps or salted nuts
Treats (anything high in sugar) – chocolate, sweets and jams
All processed foods, ready meals and takeaways – you don’t know what has been used to cook them
Alcohol, caffeine, tea or fizzy drinks

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Weight loss cooking tips

Weight loss cooking tips

Losing weight doesn’t have to be dull and boring. Nor does it have to spell the end to your favourite meals. In most cases it is all about making substitutions with your ingredients, which is achievable whilst still creating delicious dishes.

Now most of the following tips are pretty straight forward, and will not make much of a difference to your food preparations, but some will prove more time consuming than others.

Don’t worry. We have thought of everything to make this entire process easier, and once you have given it a try you’ll soon be losing weight the fun way – eating appetising mouth-watering meals, at a fraction of the calories.

So let’s get started. We are confident that within these tips you’ll find one to suit you and your weight loss management plan in no time.

1. Beef – by rinsing it down in hot water (once you have drained and browned it), you can reduce its fat content by 50% without affecting its flavour.
2. Substitute chicken broth for butter in all your pasta, rice and stuffing dishes
3. Forget using oil and replace it with chicken/ beef broth or wine. Here you’ll gain extra flavour without the added fat.
4. Use fruit juice, salad dressing or wine in your marinades instead of oil. This extra acidic taste will increase the taste whilst reducing the fat
5. In pasta dishes use soft cheeses such as cottage cheese instead of full cheese.
6. Swap mozzarella cheese for cheddar cheese. This will cut its fat and calorie content by half.
7. Bake instead of deep frying. To do this simply add a beaten egg to your food and put them in a plastic bag. To coat them, roll the pieces in bread crumbs and add them to a baking tray. By doing so you will still be able to experience crispy coated meat and food, whilst reducing the fat that can be added by deep frying.
8. Use skimmed milk instead of whole. This will save you on a whole 8g of fat in one glass
9. In your cakes, muffins and brownies, use yoghurt instead of oil. This will add nutritional value, whilst cutting down on the fat.
10. Use 2 egg whites instead of 1 whole egg.

And then just keep a record of all your ingredient changes. Above are just 10 of the most common ones weight loss systems will tell you to use, but there are many more techniques that you can incorporate into your meals.

Whether they are ingredient substitutions or a complete recipe rewrite, it is possible to enjoy your favourite foods without having to worry about their fat or calorie content.

So give them a try and see which tips work best for you. You might be surprised by how much more you enjoy your healthier version.

Weight loss – drink guide

Weight loss – drink guide

When most people think about weight loss, they automatically think about food. What can and can’t they eat. But one area that always gets overlooked is drinks and fluids. Now whilst many diets will advise you to drink more fluids during this time, they never really advise on which fluids to drink.

Of course water is always the number one recommendation: low in sugar, calories and 100% natural, there is nothing you cannot gain from water which isn’t positive.

But other fluids, will get called ‘no, no’s’ with no clear indication as to why they are not allowed.

For this reason we have chosen to explore all our favourite drinks, to ascertain which ones you can still take whilst you are trying to lose weight.

And to do this, we have gathered all their calorie readings, so that you can see exactly what you are drinking in one cup/glass.

Coffee with whole milk (220ml cup): 15.4 calories with 0.9g of fat, 1.1g of carbohydrates and protein

Coke (330ml can): 139 calories and 33g of carbohydrates

Orange Juice (200 ml glass): 88 calories, 19.8g carbohydrates and 1.2g protein

Tea with whole milk (100ml): 10.8 calories, 1.5g carbohydrates, 1.2g protein and 0.2g fat.

Half a pint of beer: 70-110 calories depending on the type

125ml wine: 85-120 calories

Spirits (50ml) – whiskey, gin or vodka: 120-140 calories

And these are just a sample of the calories you could be consuming every day without even realising it.

But as you can see, even 5 cups of tea can mount up to 54 calories. Calories which you have ingested without a single thought.

So what can you take from the above figures? The answer is simple.

To effectively lose weight you need to be aware of everything, even what you drink.

Saying this we are not telling you to cut out any one of these from your lives, but to drink them in moderation. Especially soft drinks and alcohol. They may taste nicer, but they taste nicer for a reason.

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Weight Loss by Sleeping

Weight Loss by Sleeping

Do you fell that you need to lose weight? Well then don’t just count calories. You might want to count sheep as well.

Recent studies have shown that sleep deprivation disrupts a series of metabolism and hormonal processes. It causes increased hunger and affects the body’s metabolism making it difficult to lose and control weight.

Lack of sleep causes a hormone called cortisol, which controls the appetite, to take excess calories and store them as excess body fat. In addition, sleep loss interferes with carbohydrate metabolism which may cause high blood glucose levels. The excess amount of glucose encourages the overproduction of insulin, which may lead to diabetes or even obesity.

Furthermore, sleep deprivation can promote weight gain by affecting our behavior. People who lack sleep tended to crave sweets or high carbohydrate, high fat food with low nutrient value. They tend to snack on chips, cakes, pastries, burgers, fries, soft drinks, etc. Though the short-term rise in blood sugar, brought on by these snacks, gives a surge of energy, the extra calories are not needed by the body and must be stored as body fat.

These calories are not so easily shed than taken. When they are sleep deprived, people are often too tired to exercise or they work out less intensely than usual. They commonly feel exhausted and lack the energy and motivation to do even simple exercises. They rather go to sleep, or eat, than go physical. In due time, the calories that are gained and not easily burned are deposited in the body as fat.

Some people may require less hours of sleep to be in top condition during the day; while others need more than 10 hours. But experts agree that most people need at least eight hours of sleep each night to give themselves enough energy to exercise, eat right and keep off those unwanted pounds. Yet, according to a poll sponsored by the National Sleep Foundation, only 30 percent of adults get eight or more hours of sleep on weeknights; while 52 percent do on weekends. A third of adults reportedly sleep no more than six-and-a-half hours nightly.

In fact, disruption in the sleeping patterns in the United States and in the industrialized world is thought as one of the main reasons that people are getting overweight. People should start making behavioral and lifestyle changes now for a better, healthier tomorrow.