"The satisfation of food never lasts."
"I believe in salvation through trying just a bit harder than I did yesterday."
"Don't do anthing today you may regret tomorrow."
"Of course it’s hard; if it were easy, everyone would be thin."
"The difference between want and need is self control."
"Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going."
"Craving is only a feeling."
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To beat midnight cravings:
+ Try to go to sleep earlier. If you can't actually sleep, just get into bed and try.
+ Exercise. You'll probably be tired after that, and then you can sleep!
+ Read a book.
+ Look at your Xanga. Comment other people, too.
+ Avoid walking by the kitchen.
+ Take a shower or relaxing bath.
+ Call someone (if it's not TOO late).
+ Watch a movie. Forget the snacks, though.
+ Sit outside and enjoy the night.
+ Study or do some homework.
+ Clean.
+ Organize something.
+ Convince yourself you don't need it.
+ Fill yourself up with water.
+ Chew on ice cubes.
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12 Secrets to a Tasty Low-Cal Lunch:NUMBER ONE Today, many work environments and offices now provide refrigerators, microwaves - considerably expanding the lunch menu. Take advantage of this fact by keeping the refrigerator stocked with such staples as fresh fruit, hard-boiled eggs, and carrot sticks. Whole wheat bread, reduced fat peanut butter, mustard, and low-fat mayo make a good foundation. Try a salad in a bag, they comes pre-washed and ready to eat. Mix that with any other raw vegetable, (celery, peppers, radishes, etc.), add a serving of chic peas, a sprinkle low-fat dressing, and viola, a nutritious, low-fat lunch - that tastes great!
NUMBER TWO
When preparing your own food, think variety! Try not to eat the same thing twice in the same week. As a cardinal rule, keep it interesting; boredom can sabotage the healthiest, most well intentioned diet, and send you running for the nearest fast food joint or Chinese resturant.
NUMBER THREE
Leftovers are a big aid to consuming a low cal, nutritious lunch. At home, prepare roasted skinless chicken and baked potatoes for dinner one night - just make a little extra. Pack up and bring the leftovers to work with you the next day. One tasty option is to cut up the baked potato and a tomato and drizzle with some balsamic vinegar. This makes a great low-fat side salad to that piece of homemade chicken. You'll be totally satisfied without the extra fat and calories, while saving a couple of bucks as well.
NUMBER FOUR
Sandwiches are one of the most common lunch selections. When ordering a cold cut sandwich from a deli, pay attention to how much meat they pile on. Chances are it will be enough to make two or even three sandwiches, the size of which you'd make at home. As with any meal, watch portion size, and if necessary remove some of the meat. Remember, according to the USDA and the Food Guide Pyramid System, a serving size of meat is about 3 to 4 ounces.
NUMBER FIVE
Processed deli meats, such as bologna, salami, and pepperoni, are high in fat and salt. Choose leaner cuts, such as sliced turkey breast, lean roast beef, or grilled chicken. Eating the right kind of sandwich for lunch can be very fulfilling, and a great combination of carbohydrates and protein that will fuel your afternoon.
NUMBER SIX
When it comes to bread selection, opt for the more nutritious whole wheat or rye. Eating a sandwich on sliced bread rather then a hero or roll saves many calories.
NUMBER SEVEN
I know we all love cheese. Make a deal with yourself, one or two slices of cheese on your sandwich once a week and that's it. As a tasty substitute, try tomatoes, pickles, onions, jalapeno pepper, and lettuce. I like to slice oranges on my turkey sandwich and use a little mustard. Sounds weird, but it's a taste bonanza.
NUMBER EIGHT
If using mayo, try low fat - you'll never taste the difference. Horseradish sauce (Heinz is my favorite), with only two grams of fat per one teaspoon gives any sandwich a nice little kick.
NUMBER NINE
Instead of potato chips or mayonnaise drenched potato salad spoiling your otherwise low fat lunch, try pretzels, applesauce, or my favorite, a sweet salad of chopped carrots and apples laced with balsamic vinegar.
NUMBER TEN
For those days that life gets too busy and you just can't stop and eat, have some fruit, dry cereal, nature valley bars, flavored mini rice cakes or pretzels available. Don't just not eat. Lunch supplies energy for a successful day at work or at home.
NUMBER ELEVEN
When dinning out for lunch use common sense. Skip the bread and butter, begin with a salad and be conscious of what type and how much dressing you use. Pass on the fried, and cheesy appetizers in favor of a grilled or broiled entree. Also, watch what your beverage consumption. Soda will add unwanted calories and sugar to any meal. Stick with a tall, cool glass of water with a wedge of lemon. No calories here, and oh so good for you.
NUMBER TWELVE
During that much needed lunch break, try getting outside for some fresh air, walk around a bit, or sit quietly with yourself and meditate. Go back to work fulfilled and relaxed.
Eating right for lunch doesn't mean giving up all your old favorites. If you follow the above 12 steps you can still enjoy lunch, while cutting back on unwanted calories. And just as a reminder, remember the cardinal rule --Everything in moderation.
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Low-Calorie Lunches:Brown bag it The best way to ensure your work lunch fits into your weight loss plan is to pack a healthy meal the night before and bring it with you - you’ll be less likely to hit the food court if you have a lunch that’s already waiting for you, and you won’t be tempted to grab something quick that isn’t diet-friendly. But the best part about bringing your own lunch? You’ll be saving a lot of money! Here are some easy and tasty lunch ideas that’ll help you slim down your body and fatten up your wallet:
Grilled chicken salad or shrimp and salad - they’re easy to make and you can add any food options you like. As many vegetables as you like, a handful of unsalted sunflower seeds, raisins, and a tiny bit of low-fat goat cheese and you have a great salad! Bring some grilled chicken or shrimp to heat up at work to top off your salad.
Boiled eggs, salad and whole wheat pita - boil eggs up the night before and remove the yolks. Enjoy with half a whole wheat pita and a large salad with a little bit of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
Hummus with whole wheat pita and mixed salad greens - hummus is incredibly cheap and tastes great. Spread some on a pita and have it with a big salad for a quick lunchtime snack.
Food Court
It’s inevitable that some day you’ll wind up hitting the food court for your lunch. When this happens, try to go down with a plan of attack - don’t let that great-smelling Chinese food win over your hungry tummy. Instead, choose fresh salads (with dressing on the side) topped with grilled chicken, pitas with shrimp or grilled chicken and lots of vegetables or a big vegetable stir-fry.
When you’re in the food court, be sure to steer clear of any pizzerias, or Mexican and Chinese eateries. Although they might appear to have healthy options, most of these restaurants use so much oil and extra sauce when cooking that they’ll do little for your weight loss plan. Your best bet is to ask for a nutritional information pamphlet, and don’t be scared to ask your server how your food is prepared. Remember, you are the only one who really cares about what you’re eating.
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Summer Diet Plan:Summer Weight Loss & Dieting Tips
+ When presented with a heavy meal, opt for raw vegetables and fresh fruit combinations. The best choices are those that are closest to their natural state.
+ Avoid Mexican, Italian and Bar-b-Que because these Big Three will definitely make a body feel stuffed to a point of explosion. The food faire tends to be fatty and packed with protein, which lends that too-stuffed feeling.
+ Hydrate with clear water, ice chips and diet lemonade. Most fruit juices tend to hold more calories than nutrients, so grab their fruit-counterpart instead. A fresh apple or orange is more filling than the juice with at least half the calories - yet won't make you feel sluggish and too-full. The added health benefit is fiber.
+ Make exercise time either early in the morning or later in the evening.
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If you are sick and tired of your flabby abs, then here are some easy fast weight loss ideas: - Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Drinking eight glasses of water is almost like a must. And do not forget to drink water in the morning, the moment you wake up. In fact this is one of the most rapid weight loss tips that the dieticians suggest to the people.
- Have organic foods for the breakfast like apples, bananas, plain yogurt, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, raw honey, wild smoked salmon, and so on.
- Keeping a track on the watch, go for an hour walk. It need not be power walking, but definitely it should be non-stop walk and that’s for sure, in a couple of days only, you’ll start finding the difference in you.
- Another tip regarding how to lose weight fast, easy and safe is that you should have your dinner about 4-5 hours before going off to sleep.
- The two-point program that will ensure the ultimate success is: regular exercise and balanced diet.
- Don’t depend upon fat burning diet supplements. They wont go a long way in helping you sustain your reduced kilos.
- Soft drinks cannot benefit you in any way. They contain 150 empty calories, so if you substitute one bottle of soft drink with water each day, it will do wonders for you. It will enable you to lose about 16 lbs per year.
- Sometimes boredom becomes a cause of overeating, so keep yourself busy.
- If you want to seriously control your weight, then you have to stop yourself from getting lured into trying tempting foods.
- As important is to pay attention to the fact that we eat the right food, equally vital is to keep a watch on the quantity. Without altering your diet plan, even if you’ll reduce 5-10% of your consumption, it will prove beneficial.
- Eat slowly so that you can get a feeling that you have had enough food and your tummy is full. Eat slowly and fully relish the taste.
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And now for MY tips:
1) Cut your calories in half.
2) Exercise twice as much as you did before.
3) Drink nothing but water and/or green tea.
4) Do not snack on anything but fruits & vegetables.
5) Take vitamins.
6) Stay hydrated.
7) Stay positive and motivated.
8) Update your blog, support others, & get support.
9) Look at thinspiration if it helps you.
10) Avoid binging or binging/purging.
11) Stay active & busy all day.
12) Avoid fast food at all costs.
13) Set goals.
14) Take cold showers.
15) Eat healthy foods when you do eat.
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Tips To Avoid Eating
Make a list of all the foods that you crave. Each day, pick one to take out of your diet. No matter what, you absolutely cannot eat again. Take one off until there are no bad foods.
Eat in front of a mirror naked except for tight underwear. Do you want him to see that?
Competition is the best motivation for some people. Find a buddy to lose weight with. If you’re ahead of them, it’s a blissful feeling that dwarfs the sick pleasure of eating. If you’re behind, looking at them makes you realize that food is unnecessary. There is nothing stopping you except you.
Curl up in a ball if you have hunger pains. Look at those rolls! You aren’t near hungry enough to get rid of those!
The smell of coffee suppresses appetite.
Wear perfectly applied lip-gloss. You’ll eat slowly and cautiously to avoid messing it up, which will draw your attention to the fact that you’re stuffing your face.
Don’t carry extra money, you’ll be tempted to spend it on food.
Avoid alcohol, tons of calories. Luckily, alcohol is intolerable if you’re chewing peppermint gum.
Don’t give in to your cravings. You’re stronger than that; look at those around you, getting fatter by the second. Be glad that isn’t you.
Chew gum while you cook for others so you won’t sample.
Drink a glass of ice cold water as often as possible, every half-hour is ideal. The water fills and cleanses you; the cold burns calories. At least two quarts daily is good. Water is necessary to carry away the breakdown byproducts of fat.
Smoke a cigarette if you’re hungry. Starting the habit for this reason- bad idea. Symptoms of withdrawal from cigarettes include RAPID WEIGHT GAIN.
Caffeine speeds up metabolism, but you can become dependant in the same way as diet pills.
Wear your favorite tight bikini bottom and take a picture of your love handles. Look at it when you want to eat.
Before you eat, count to 100. Usually that’s all it takes to realize you don’t want it.
Spin in circles: burns calories, induces nausea.
Try new foods when you’re sick, it creates an irreversible association between the food and feeling sick.
If hungry, follow the 4D’s:
Distance yourself from the food;
Delay eating;
Distract yourself;
Decide what your goals really are.
Diet soda works like a miracle at filling you. No calories, obviously. Drink one on a walk, your stomach will hurt a bit and you won’t want to eat for a while.
Think of something disgusting and put the food you crave beside it mentally. Recall a mortifying event and tell yourself that it was caused by the food. Soon you will automatically associate the two.
Tips To Control Eating
Never eat more than a cup. Your stomach will expand and you’ll eat more later.
It takes twelve hours for the body to start feeding off its own fat.
Write down everything you eat. Sometimes you’ll disgust yourself by saying it.
Look at what you’re about to eat. Imagine a bulge in your stomach shaped like that cheeseburger or muffin or whatever it is. Only eat it if you’d be willing to eat the same amount in pure fat.
Make a plan for the week. Buy only food on this plan. Have nothing laying around except for what you have pre-calculated into your allowed daily calorie budget.
If you’re not reading nutrition information on everything that you eat yet, you’re in for it when you see what foods get more than 30% of their calories from fat.
If you’ve eaten an acceptable amount of food but are still hungry, wait twenty minutes and you’ll probably feel full.
Fiber is a natural laxative and makes you feel full. Total cereal- disgusting! Not only is it the percent daily values for the pigs on the street, but all in one meal? Gross.
Eat with your non-dominant hand.
Cut your food into tiny bites and eat very slowly. After you swallow a bite, chew on nothing for a little while, and then take another bite.
Fat free hot cocoa and coffee or chai tea with skim milk fills you up amazingly fast.
Give yourself tiny portions. If you put more than you need or even want on your plate, you’ll feel obligated to eat it.
Imagine everything you’re eating is coated in butter- even the utensils.
Weigh yourself before and after eating.
Stay away from Slim-fast and other “diet” foods. Glance at the nutrition facts and you’ll see why. With all the carbs and excess calories you might as well go eat a pie or something. They also cost a bundle.
Put your food money in a jar; buy something inedible at the end of the month as a reward for everything you didn’t eat.
EXERCISE TIPS:
- Drink plenty of water about a half hour before you plan to exercise. Don't drink it immediatly before or you'll get cramps. Drink alot of water when you finish too.
- If your lifting weights to bulk up then you want to use heavier weights and lift 12-15 reps. If you want to make muscles long and lean then you need to lift lighter weights and do reps until your arms give out.
- Remember to breathe evenly when you exercise, especially in jogging. It keeps cramps away.
- Don't lift weights while your fasting and not getting any protien at all. You'll end up destroying more muscle then you create.
- Jumping rope helps to get rid of cellulite.
- Do crunches not sit ups because sit ups will actually make your stomach larger, while crunches just tone it up.
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