Tuscan Dinner
February 23, 2010 by secretslimming · Leave a Comment
Tuscan Dinner (LOW GI)
Ingredients:
2 teaspoon Olive oil
1 1/4 cups chopped zucchini
1/2 cup sliced onion
1/2 cup sliced celery
1/2 cup diced red bell pepper
1 teaspoon Dried oregano
2 garlic cloves minced
1 cup dried tomato
1 (15oz) can cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed & drained
2 rosemary sprigs
1 cup chopped spinach
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/8 teaspoon Black pepper
1/2 cup (2 oz) pre-shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
Heat oil in skillet. Add zucchini and next 5 ingredients, sauté 10 min. Stir in tomato, beans, and rosemary, cook 5 min. Add spinach, salt, pepper to zucchini mixture. Cook until spinach wilts. Sprinkle with cheese. Cover & let stand until cheese begins to melt. Discard the rosemary sprigs before serving.
Tips for Crash Dieting
February 22, 2010 by secretslimming · Leave a Comment
If you have ever planned on attending a wedding, class reunion, spring break, or any number of other occasions when you have wanted to look your best, you have probably done a crash diet. This article will give you a rundown of crash dieting and a few tips to help you.
Crash dieting is when you are looking to lose weight in a relatively short amount of time. As mentioned, weddings, class reunions, and spring break are just a few examples of times when people want to lose weight fast. When losing weight in a short period of time it is important that you do it correctly, so below are tips to help you.
1. Water consumption is important when completing a crash diet. Water helps the kidneys eliminate fluid, which helps prevent fluid retention. It also prevents your urine from becoming too concentrated which is potentially dangerous.
So, how much water should you consume on a daily basis? The answer is no less than 64 ounces, which is the equivalent of 8 full glasses of water per day. It is important that you spread the water out throughout the day and stop drinking about 2 to 3 hours before bedtime.
2. Most people who do crash diets only do it so they can lose some weight before their event and then quit shortly after. The problem with this is that those people will not only gain back the weight they lost, but most likely will gain more weight.
In order to fight this, you need to make sure that if you choose to not continue dieting, you ease yourself off the diet and workout for a short period of time after. For instance, if the diet you are doing features a low intake of carbs, you need to add carbs back to your diet slowly, not all at once.
Also, working out is important not only during the diet but even after you quit. It may be hard to find time to work out if you have a busy schedule, but even 20 minutes a day of cardio workout will help you keep the pounds you lost off for good.
3. The last tip is to avoid diet pills. Diet pills are seen as a good way to lose weight fast, but the pills come with side effects such as nervousness, excessive sweating, irritability, and dry mouth, all of which are bad. The short term effects of diet pills may seem good, but the side effects are serious.
When trying to lose weight fast, a crash diet can be an effective way in dropping a few pounds in a short time. However, make sure that the crash diet you choose is safe. Follow the tips in this article and you should be able to find a safe crash dieting system.
Burn Fat to Lose Weight
February 20, 2010 by secretslimming · Leave a Comment
So, you want to lose weight. With the number of obese people rising in the US every day, losing weight is something that many Americans should be considering. It may not be easy, but it can be done with the right knowledge. This article will talk to you about ways to burn fat to lose weight.
The first thing you need to do to help your body trim fat is to workout. You should be working out at least 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week, or 15 minutes a day, 5 days a week, depending on the style of workout. Finding time to work out is important if you want to begin burning fat. Make sure you do the exercises you want to do, that way you stick with them.
The best exercise for burning fat is strength training. The reason for this is muscle helps speed your metabolism. Your metabolism requires 50 calories a day per pound of muscle, so if you weigh 200 pounds you need 1,000 calories a day. The more muscle you build, the faster your metabolism works on the new weight. This should be done 3 days a week.
If you are not a strength training person, you should go with a cardio exercise. Cardio exercises consist of running, swimming, cycling, and any number of workouts that get your heart pumping. These should be done 5 days a week.
Many people get a lot of their fat from processed foods, so you need to eliminate them from your diet. Processed foods contain a lot of preservatives and chemicals which are bad for you. Eat all-natural foods and you will gain less fat, making it easier when burning fat.
Although this will sound weird, you actually need to eat more often during the day. The traditional three meals a day will not help you when burning fat; you need to eat five to six small meals. The reason for this is you need to keep your metabolism going to burn the fat.
When eating, eat slower than you normally do. Your body takes about 20 minutes to know when it is full, so if you eat quickly you have a good chance of eating too much before you know you are full. So slow down and pace yourself so your body knows when it is done.
Burning fat is something that many Americans should do today. It may not be easy to burn fat, but it can be done. Follow the advice given in this article and you can be on your way to burning fat and feeling healthier.
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