belly belly go away!!!

...but then again, I recommend nuts all the time and in every second post no matter what the topic is. Having problems filling up your calorie goals? Eat nuts. Don't get enough good fats? Eat nuts. Having steering problems with your Corolla? Eat nuts. And then take it back to the dealership for repair.

I know Jujubeez..... love the pudding cups! but just 1!!! LOL
Sorry Dogmeat... but your name is funny when inserted into sentences... Funny in a good way. Thanks for all the information from you and cmriverside. I always felt like i was doing something wrong and I am glad to know I didn't. I love to eat almonds, so i might pop some almonds, yogurt, or when i feel like i can indulge a pudding.

True or False- Someone told me that green olives help fight belly fat. Is this true? I usually have about 3-5 a day. I don't know if it fighting belly fat but they taste good!

Sandy

Tips for Fat Loss - Not just Weight Loss

1) Keep blood sugar balanced
1) Eat breakfast within 1 hour of waking up - mostly protein
2) Have Mid-morning snack > Lunch > Mid afternoon snack > Dinner
3) NO Eating after dinner - at least 3 hours before bed. Even if you get hungry before bed,
don't eat. You will enjoy eight hours of solid fat burning. When in a "fasting" mode at
night, the body will access stored fat for energy. That's why its important to wake up
and eat breakfast.

2) Drink 2 liters or more of water a day.
Water is the catalyst to flushing fat out and keeping the body
healthy. It helps you feel full during the day. Thirst is often mistaken for
hunger.

3) Don't Eat at the wrong times.
Don't eat or drink anything high in carbohydrates 1 hour before exercise
or 3 hrs before bed. During these two times of needed "energy", you want
your body to burn fat not carbohydrates. The wrong food at the wrong time
is a secret enemy of exercise. If you exercise regularly and don't achieve
fat loss, its probably because your insulin levels were too high while working
out which means your body was not attacking fat stores, but instead burning
readily available carbohydrates. Limiting carbs (esp at bedtime & exercise)
turns your body into a fat burning machine. Snacks should be healthy and small


4) Eat Enough Protein
If you don't get enough protein, your body goes into a "starvation mode"
which lowers your basic metabolic rate. People who east mostly carbs
typically have high body fat, especially around the mid section.

5) Consume at least 1,200 calories A Day but not more than 1,500.
Less than 1,200 - the body will again go into a "starvation mode" which will reset
the metabolism at a lower rate making fat loss difficult.


Worst Food Additives That Interfere With Weight Management

Artificial Sweeteners (esp. Nutra Sweet)
Has been proven to affect behavior of children (esp. ages 4-14). Causes migraine headaches, numbness, moodswings,
linked with brain tumors and cancer, lowers acidity of urine making the urinary tract more susceptible to infection.
All diet products, esp sodas, that contain nutra sweet will increase body fat even though they contain no calories because
the chemicals interfere with the body's ability to metabolize carbohydrates naturally.

Margarine/Hydrogenated Oil
When vegetable fats are heated to make margarine (hydrogenation) they become "trans-fatty acids" which have significant
cancer-causing potential. Use tub butter (all natural), cold or expeller pressed oils (olive, walnut, sunflower, safflower, etc) Avoid
cottonseed oils. Refrigerate all oils, they become rancid if left at room temperature. Avoid fast food - excess of fat, sugar, salt.
Avoid foods with more than 2 grams of saturated fat per serving. Essential Fatty Acids (Omega 3's) from cold-water fish oil and cold-pressed
vegetable oils (small amounts) are essential for weight managment.

White Flour/White Sugar
Bleached, enriched flours have been stripped of nutrients. "The whiter the bread, the quicker you're dead" Switch to whole grain, unbleached, unbrominated, unenriched. Replace white refined sugar with natural sweeteners like honey, fructose, maple syrup, etc. The fiber in whole grains bind with toxins in the body for removal. Also, fiber bulks up in the intestines to clean out the digestive tract which creates a feeling of fullness which reduces food intake.

All Non Organic Diary/Meat Products
Contain hormones, antibiotics, steriods, etc that interfere with the body's natural slimming processes. These chemicals
are given to livestock to "fatten" them up quickly. The same thing happens to people when they consume these non-organic meat/dairy
products. The only way to avoid them is to eat organic meats and dairy.

Foods Highest in Chemicals that Interfere with Metabolism: (Any of these foods that are organic are fine.)
butter - salmon - spinach - strawberries - cream cheese - raisins - apples (unpeeled) - dill cucumber
pickles - summer squash - green peppers - collards - processed cheese from U.S.

Resources: A consumers Dictionary of Food Additives by Ruth Winter
How to Be Your Own Nutritionist by Dr. Stuart M. Berger
Foods as Medicine by Earl Mindell
The Body Resotration Plan by Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton

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