Vol. 2, No. 12
Dec 12, 2005
Is Your
Eating Style Making You Fat?
A new,
landmark study, reported in Spirituality & Health
magazine, cites a connection between obesity and
overconsumption and eating styles. How you view food and
your reasons for eating may be clues to finding ways to
help yourself lose those pounds.
1. Food
Fretting: Do you consider some foods, like salad,
"good," while labeling chocolate "bad"? Stop passing
moral judgment on what you – and others – eat.
2. Task
Snacking: Also known as "multi-tasking," this all-too
prevalent practice refers to eating while working,
driving or watching TV. You're more likely to lose track
of the amount of food you consume when focused on other
things.
3.
Emotional Eating: If you call upon your good friends Ben
& Jerry after a stressful day, you use food to fill your
emotional needs. Try calling a real friend instead, or
go outside for a walk to burn calories and relieve
stress.
4. Fast
Foodism: If the only way you like your food prepared is
sugar-coated, deep-fried or supersized, you are guilty
of this one. Incorporate more fresh fruits and
vegetables to instantly lower your caloric intake and
amp up those antioxidants and fiber.
5. Sensory
Disregard: When was the last time you really tasted and
appreciated your food before wolfing it down on your way
out the door? Take a few seconds to appreciate how this
food keeps you alive and functioning and you may avoid
taking it for granted.
6.
Unappetizing Atmosphere: Create a pleasant environment
for yourself wherever you eat, and you make eat less.
7. Solo
Dining: Dining with others instead of alone may help you
manage your weight more efficiently.
Speaking
of little things that add up to big dividends...
How to Lose 15 Pounds...Easily
Making
small changes can boost your metabolism and help you
lose pounds, according to a recent study. After all,
isn't that what we all want: results without sacrificing
our favorite foods or doing all that painful exercise?
According
to a recent article in Self magazine (December 2005), if
you take the following steps, you'll see a weight loss
of just over 15 pounds. The catch? It will take a year.
Better that than an additional 15 pounds by the end of
the same year...
|
Activity (daily) |
Extra calories burned
per day |
Pounds lost per year |
|
Drink 2 cups of black
coffee |
50 |
5.2 |
|
Swap 2 Tbsp. of
medium-chain
triglyceride oil for your usual oil |
17 |
1.8 |
|
Eat 6 mini meals |
20 |
2.0 |
|
Cut 300 carb calories
and replace
with 300 protein calories |
18 |
1.9 |
|
Strength train with
progressively
heavier weights 3X a week |
40 |
4.2 |
|
TOTALS |
145 |
15.1 |
Where the Wild Things Roam: Exotic Meats
Are you
bored with your healthy, low-fat protein choices? One
can only eat so many egg whites before running screaming
into the night. Now you may have a choice -- if you also
have a sense of adventure...
Elk chops
and buffalo rib-eye may not be for everyone, but New
York restaurants that serve them report booming
business. Buffalo, elk, wild boar – even ostrich (which
reportedly tastes like beef) and alligator are turning
up on menus and in supermarkets around the country.
Although pricey, game meats may be better for you than
beef or pork.
They tend
to be much lower in saturated fat and cholesterol and,
due their grass diets, the fat tends to be rich in
omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid (CLA),
a purported breast-cancer fighter. Kangaroo soufflé,
anyone?
Can't find
buffalo chops at your local grocers? Try:
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