Posts Tagged ‘high protein’

Health & Fitness Tips #5

Monday, January 11th, 2010

Don’t fall for Fad Diets at this time of year - your diet must be sustainable and achieveable
Weight loss is always gradual with possibly quicker weight loss appearing in the first few weeks.

Low calorie / Low Fat diets - you have no energy, your body feels lethargic, muscle mass reduces and so does metabolism
High protein / Low carbohydrate - Highly acidic for long periods of time, high in meat and dairy and produces Ketones which again increases acidity levels

Litotrim - high in protein, low in carbohydrates. Composed mainly of shakes and meal replacement foods which is not conducive to a healthy eating plan and again is not sustainable

Herbal Life - Food replacement. The consumer is simply encouraged to purchase products supplied by Herbal Life

You must be realistic and start eating a diet that you can adhere to on a permanent basis

Health & Fitness Tip #4

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Key principles for weight loss:

1. Regulate blood sugar level
By levelling our blood sugar, we reduce cravings
This is a key requirement for ALL diets
Eat low GI / GL foods (whole grain bread, brown rice / pasta, etc.)
Take Protein & Carbohydrate together (increases thermal effect of food)
High Fibre
Eat the right fats
2.Eat good fats and avoid bad ones:
Avoid saturated, hydrogenated and Trans Fatty Acids
Eat Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated
3.Eliminate hidden allergies
Food Intolerance testing by an established company - York Food Tests

4.Take supplements
We all need additional supplements in addition to a healthy diet because our current diets are deficcient of key vitamins and minerals that are essential to our individual requirements
5.Exercise
This suppresses appetite, increases metabolism and builds muscle and so burns fat

Health & Fitness - Tip #3

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Nutrition & fitness go hand in hand - be sure to focus in on the two this new year especially if you want to lose weight.

Here are some basic rules to get you going:

1.Eat a good breakfast - porridge, wholewheat bread, eggs
2.Eat 5 to 6 times a day to keep your blood sugar levels level
3.snack mid morning and mid afternoon on fruit / yogurts
4.Make lunch the main meal of the day which should include protein, vegetables and low GI carbohydrates
5.Try and avoid carbohydrates for dinner and go for meals such as chicken stir fry, omlettes, chicken & salad
6.Drink 6-8 glasses of water per day
7. Take nutritional supplements such as a good multi-vitamin with high vitamin C (1000mg) plus omega 3 oils
8.Watch your portion sizes
9.Eat plenty of fruit (not bananas, dates, figs, raisins, kiwi)

Battle of the Bulge

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

Christmas is now upon us and therefore I thought I would give you some tips to help keep off the weight:

1. 1 pint = 280 calories weight gain
2. 60 minutes on the treadmill = 500 calories weight loss
3. For every 4 pints you drink, you need to run for 2 hours!!
4. Carbohydrates such as swede, turnip, potatoes, carrots, etc. will encourage weight gain, especially when you are inactive over the Christmas period
5. If you are going to increase any foods, then increase dark green vegetables and protein such as fish & white meat
6. Stuffing is high in carbohydrate so watch the amounts!!
7. Watch your portion sizes - dont go back for seconds.
8. Most of you will be off on holidays for at least a week, so there’s no excuse in not getting in any fitness:

- 2-3 good runs / jog & walk for upto 1.5hrs
- weight sessions twice for 40 mins per session

No excuses now - if you eat more, then you need to train more.
You have the time because you’re off work so get off your butt and crack on.
Just stop complaining about gaining weight and do something about it.

Most people sya that they put on weight over Christmas: well, its you who decides what to eat and its you who decides not to exercise so come on and break the habit early.