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New Year's Diet Resolution Tips |
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For many people, the coming New Year will involve resolutions to
get on a diet and lose weight. While slimming down is one of the
most popular New Year's resolutions, it is often easier said
than done. Making the switch from the calorie and fat laden
temptations that lure us during the six week long holiday fest
can be quite difficult. If you're planning to start your new
year off with a pledge to lose weight, keep these tips in mind
to help you ease into your resolution the healthy way.
Cutting everything out cold turkey is one of the most common
techniques for approaching a diet; however, doing so may well
spell disaster for a good intentioned diet. Instead of putting
yourself on such a restrictive diet right after the holidays,
consider options that will allow you to ease into a healthy
eating regimen. This will increase your chances of sticking with
your diet resolution and achieving success.
Start by opting for foods that are grilled, roasted, baked or
broiled instead of fried. This one technique will allow you to
cut out a large amount of calories as well as fat. If you don't
care for the somewhat blander |
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taste of grilled or roasted meats,
don't be afraid to add a little zing with some low-fat or
fat-free sauces. Herbs and spices can also go a long way toward
livening up grilled and roasted foods.
Most people do not eat nearly as much fruits and vegetables as
they should. Besides the fact that fruits and veggies are rich
in healthy vitamins, minerals and fiber; they are also a good
way to fill up without loading up with calories and fat. Look
for ways that you can incorporate fruits and vegetables into
your eating regimen. Vegetable soups make a great dinner or
lunch solution on a cold wintry day. Salads are easy and quick
to pack for lunch with a low-cal dressing. Top it with some
grilled chicken and you've got a quick dinner solution as well.
After indulging in holiday sweets, cutting out the treats may be
one of the most difficult aspects of starting a new diet.
Increase your chances of sticking with it by substituting fresh
fruit for calorie rich treats. Stock up on plenty of apples,
oranges, berries and whatever other type of fresh fruit strikes
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This week, December 1 marks World AIDS Day. And oh yes I know the Obama-mania continues with palpable frenzy, and why should the world not celebrate! These are the signs of the times indeed folks, but hey politics is not my area of expertise, so I shall stick to nutrition, diet and health. But the excitement is so visible, transcends borders and the seven seas, therefore no one can ignore it. ...
'Eat, Shrink & Be Merry" - it's the title of a fun cookbook by two sisters, Janet and Greta Podleski that I found on the 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet Web site (3fatchicks.com).
Mice that were fed a diet rich in fat, sugar and cholesterol for nine months developed a preliminary stage of the morbid irregularities that form in the brains of Alzheimer's patients.
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