Best Diet Tricks
When it comes to dieting, denying yourself your favorite dishes can often be the worst sacrifice you’ll have to make. But while you can’t go binging on those fatty foods you’ve always loved and still lose weight, you can find ways to make dieting less painful.
One of the best ways to go about doing this is finding replacements for your usual favorite but fatty treats. Below are some ways to stick to your diet by tricking yourself into believing that you really are indulging in the most sinful and delicious treats without ruining all your hard work.
1.Mashed Cauliflower: Believe it or not, mashed potatoes are one of the no-no foods that many dieters crave. Those yummy, cloud like heaps that used to fill the plate are however definitely off limits if you want to lose weight. If you can’t stand living without these heavenly heaps but truly want to shed the pounds, than try this diet trick and replace them with mashed cauliflower. Mashed cauliflower is a great switcheroo. A little flavouring and a good mashing job and you’ll swear you’re living it up and your mom’s Thanksgiving feast.2.Hot Chocolate: If you’re a chocoholic and hate having to deny yourself this special treat, than try instead opting for a light hot chocolate. Many of these individually packaged varieties have as few as forty calories. Add a little bit of skim milk and enjoy a really chocolaty and low calorie treat you don’t have to feel guilty about. In fact, these are so benign go ahead and have two.3.Spaghetti Squash: If you are a pasta fanatic and are loathe to give up a good pasta marinara than try using spaghetti squash instead of your usual wheat pasta noodles. Spaghetti Squash works well and still allows you to indulge in the healthy, low fat tomato and vegetable sauce you love. 4.Seaweed Wraps: If you are a die hard fan of sandwiches or wraps, then try instead a seaweed wrap. You can still put your favorite veggies in alongside some hummus or low fat dressing and enjoy a tasty wrap for lunch. You get all the flavor without the carbs.Dieting doesn’t have to mean eating only carrot sticks. You just need to get a little creative and find ways to make your diet goals fit into your own individual lifestyle. You shouldn’t have to give up everything you love, but you will have to sometimes opt for alternatives.
How To Choose A Good Coconut Oil
Its no secret that I am a fan of coconut oil. Not only is it full of the best kinds of saturated fat and metabolism-boosting medium chain triglycerides (MCTs), but it holds up well under the heat of cooking. Its a versatile, ancient oil that goes well in everything from smoothies to homemade french fries.
But how do you pick the best, most healthy coconut oil? How do you know whether to get a refined or unrefined oil? What do all those labels like virgin, extra-virgin, and expeller-pressed mean?
Overfed and Undernourished
If you look around in any city in the United States, it is not hard to come to the conclusion that Americans are overfed. Obesity is rampant. It is our No. 1 disease.
Excessive weight leads to all of our major degenerative diseases. Heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and arthritis are most likely to be the result of years of accumulating unwanted pounds.
How can we expect anything else when Americans are drinking oceans of cola drinks and other sugared soft drinks? More than $60 billion are spent every year on soda pop. The late Dr. Robert C.
What Is It Like To Not Cheat On Your Diet?
Author, Kevin Richardson
The only way to truly understand a path is to follow it yourself. To me the principles of healthy eating that are the cornerstone of my personal training program Naturally Intense isnt mere rhetoric but a way of life that I do my best to follow. Throughout my career as a personal trainer, bodybuilder and martial arts teacher, I have done my utmost to adhere to the same basic eating and training rules that I advocate. Interestingly enough, I receive a number of emails and questions about how I maintain such a low body fat percentage all year round.