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Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts

How to Lose Weight in 30 days

Posted by virgel | 1:02 AM | , , , , , | 15 comments »
I know that losing weight is easier said than done but let me share to you the ways to lose weight in 30 days. This is not a joke nor advertising trap that will lead you to buy an e-book or a weight loss cd.
This is my personal experience that i will gladly share to you all. Before I started this blog I was finding ways to be back in shape. At that time I was 13 pounds heavier than i used to which was 127 pounds or 58 kilograms.

Determined to get rid of the extra weight I search for every possible solution. After noting some useful tips i found along the way i began to apply them. Losing weight differs from person to person, some may lose weight faster than others. What I'm about to share might not work to some people, so please don't put the blame on me if you don't get any result from this. I hope that's clear, so let's get that out of the way and proceed with the list.


The things i have done that lead me to lose weight.

- I set a time table to achieve my goal which is 1 month.
- I added fat burning veggies to my daily diet.
- I drank a lot of water every time I feel unnecessary hunger. This trick allowed my body not to feel hungry thereby avoiding unnecessary eating.

Morning:
- I began my day by doing a little exercise before taking a shower.
- I started eating breakfast before going to work, sometimes I would run out of time so i just pack my breakfast and bring it along with me. I did not allow myself to start my work without having a breakfast.
- I replaced my usual snack to a fruit base one, i found out that munching apples in substantial quantity could actually make you full for a period of time, i also tried banana, pears and grapes.

Noon:
- During lunch break i would walk my way to the cafeteria and spend a minute or two burning fat by walking.
- I would usually reach out for the fruits I brought along during afternoon breaks.

Night:
- I opted for a Light Dinner and I periodically replaced it with sweet potato or fruit diet, I made a fruit salad consisting of banana, apples, grapes and papaya dressed with low fat yogurt instead of mayonnaise.
- I've taken advantage of my computer breaks by doing some stretching and brisks exercise.
- I exercise 2 hours before the designated time to sleep, my purpose is to tire myself up to avoid staying late at night.
- I stopped drinking beer. I blame beer for the extra fat on my belly.


I did the things on the list day in and day out, i also checked my progress constantly. The result was rather rewarding, i lost 8.8 pounds which is a bit short of my target but for me it was already an astonishing achievement.

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High Carb Diet and Weight Loss

Posted by virgel | 10:22 PM | , , , , , | 0 comments »
weight lossA recent report published in the Achieves of Internal Medicine showed the favorable effects of high carbohydrates diet. The year long research was conducted by Australian scientists who wants to know how high carbohydrates diet affects a persons mood.

A total of 106 overweight and obese participants age 50 years were randomly assigned to a low carbohydrates diet and a high carbohydrates diet. Changes in body weight, psychological mood and well-being and cognitive functioning were assessed.

Participants who were assigned to low carbohydrate diet received 61 percent of consumed calories from fat, 35 percent of consumed calories from protein and 4 percent of consumed calories from carbohydrates. Those who were assigned to high carbohydrate diet got 46 per cent of their calories from carbohydrates, 24 per cent of their calories from protein and 30 per cent of their calories from fat.

The moods of both groups improved during the first eight weeks However, for the rest of the year those in the high carbohydrate group reported decreased feelings of tension, hostility, depression and anxiety.

The researchers concluded that there was a favorable effect to High Carbohydrates diet over the course of 1 year compared to low carbohydrates diet on the mood state of overweight and obese participants. Both diets had similar effects on working memory and speed of processing but in the end those who are in the high calorie diet are more happier.

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