I’ve been working out consistently for years and lost enough fat to be at a healthy weight and body fat level. It dawned on me that I was over trained by spending 5 days a week (1.5 hours per session) at the gym and teaching group exercise in the evenings.
After reading Joey Atlas’ Fat Loss Manifesto and listening to him on Fat Loss 4 Busy Women, I decided to reduce my training to 4 times a week (1 hour per session).
Here are some positive effects that I’ve been experiencing since I exercise less…
1. Less cravings
My cravings are usually for dark chocolate, which I haven’t eaten for 2 months. I’m also eating less food since I’m not as hungry as before.
2. Less tired
I feel more energised, alert and take less naps.
Previously, I was fatigued, moody and always needed a nap after my long workouts.
3. Weight loss
By eating less, I lost some weight.
What I learned from Joey is that too much of the wrong exercise can cause over eating and weight gain. This is known as compensation.
After exercising, some people become hungrier and wanting to eat more.
a) If they consume more calories than burned –> weight gain
b) If they calories consumed is equal to calories burned –> weight unchanged
Some even think they can reward themselves with bad choices of food. It takes about 1 hour to burn 400-500 calories by running on a treadmill. This can easily be wiped out by consuming a large burger or a donut with cream in 5 minutes! No amount of exercise can beat a bad diet.
Other compensatory effects include more naps and less movements post exercise.
The bottom line is what you eat matters more than how much you exercise.
Nevertheless, you must not give up on exercising. There are many health benefits to exercise such as reducing risks of diseases, improving stamina, joint mobility, mental health and managing pain. Choosing the right kind of exercise (combined with proper nutrition) can help with fat loss and overall good health.
The obesity epidemic is fueled by the increasing food portion sizes in and out of the home. We consume more food than is needed for our daily calorie needs.
Portion distortion is common and pervasive. Restaurants and fast food outlets are not the only places serving bigger portions. We self serve ourselves larger portions at home. Most people are eating more and yet, underestimating their actual calorie intake. Portion distortion can be contributing to your belly fat and/or obesity related health problems.
Here are 5 tips to overcome portion distortion with portion control.
1. Be aware of portion sizes
Be conscious of how much you are eating and what a healthy portion is. When eating out at restaurants that serve large meals, divide out the food so you eat a portion that is best for you and take away the remaining to be eaten later. Otherwise, split your meals with someone who is dining with you, if he or she does not mind sharing.
2. Eat slowly
We live in a fast paced society where time is of essence. We are often eating on the go or in a hurry to finish our food. When you realise you are no longer hungry, you would have over eaten.
Develop a habit of eating and chewing your food slowly. By doing so, your brain and stomach have time to register when you are full.
3. Consume more low calorie foods
We can take advantage of portion distortion by increasing portion sizes of low calorie vegetables and fruits. They are high in nutrient and fiber that fills you up. When low calorie vegetables and fruits are eaten before a main meal, they displace the higher calorie foods so you eat less of the latter.
For snacks, low calorie fruits and vegetables are great alternatives to processed foods as they are healthy and satiating.
4. Smaller plate
People eat more when more food put in front of them. Given a big plate, you are likely to fill it up and eat beyond fullness.
Instead, use dessert plates. A smaller plate means smaller portion, so you don’t end up stuffing yourself and eating mindlessly.
5. Nutrition label
Calories per serving on food labels can be misleading. Since there is no standard serving size, manufacturers set their own serving sizes to fool you into believing that there are fewer calories since calories per serving are always less than total calories of the entire content (which is not shown on label).
Take for example, the following 3 brands of cereal from the same company.
Weetabix: 127kcal per serving (serving size = 37.5g)
Crunchy Bran: 122kcal per serving (serving size = 40g)
Oatibix Flakes: 114kcal per serving (serving size = 30g)
Do you notice the different serving sizes?
Most adults can easily eat more than one serving of cereal at one sitting. While you may think you only had 127kcal, total calories consumed can exceed 200-300kcal !
Learn to read the label carefully. Your should calculate the total calories for the entire food package. This enables you to get a better idea of the actual calorie intake based on the amount of food you consume, rather than some random serving sizes concocted by the food manufacturer.
At least that’s what several social groups wish you to believe. “Suffers Of Obesity” is just one of those groups. Their entire stance is obesity (which, btw, can be only 30lbs or so over your ideal bodyweight) is an actual disease.
Well, is it?
Yes… and no.
Comedian Ricky Gervais has a hilarious go at this stance… that obesity is a disease. You sometimes have to laugh, you know? ; )
“No… it’s not a disease… it’s greed. You just love to eat,” or so Gervais believes.
Well, in my first newsletter for 2010, a new decade with new ideas, I’m here to share a new idea with you:
We really need to redefine some words.
One of those words is “disease”.
Case-in-point: Wikipedia.com defines disease…
“In human beings, “disease” is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories.”
Let’s think about that.
If you bump your knee against a sharp object, is this a new disease called “bumpuskneeitis?” Er… no. It’s an accident. Sure, it may ’cause’ a specific set of symptoms that could broadly (as in as broad as the back-side of a barn) be considered a “disease”, but … no. It’s an accident with biological consequences.
Social problems? So, if I decide to read 17 books on why my parents suck as a teenager and develop anti-social behavior, is this a “disease”? NO! This is the angst of youth combined, perhaps, with poor parenting! Sure, it can lead to mental issues that could be classified as “disease”, but guess what?
It’s totally within your control. No one force-fed the books to the teen. And no one is force-feeding you, or anyone you know.
That decision is yours and yours alone… and anyone, repeat ANYONE on the face of planet earth can change their behaviors and attitudes toward food.
Okay, some more thoughts on disease:
Let me give you a few examples of what is typically thought of as “disease”…
— Leprosy
— Cancer
— Hypothyroidism
We’ll just take three… there are thousands as you know.
Now, we can all agree that these three states represent true “disease”. The first you could catch by accident; the second is a combination of genetics, environment, and who-knows-what-else, and the third is almost always genetic.
One, cancer, is something you ‘may’ be able to do something about. For example, lung cancer. 90% of lung cancer patients contract the disease from smoking.
Let’s just cover these 90%, shall we?
And folks, I’m asking for an open mind here…
Is lung cancer, in the case of the 90%, REALLY a disease?
Or is it a biological consequence?
Sure, “cancer” is a disease. But what caused it in this case? Something involuntary? Hardly. Something that could not be stopped?
No way.
The 90% caused it. Period.
Welcome to the real world.
So, I propose this: We redefine “disease” as an abnormal biological condition that we DO NOT have direct cause or effect over.
Airborne viruses: Disease. Obesity: NOT a disease.
And yes, lung cancer in chain smokers: NOT a disease; it’s a biological outcome. The end result should be treated as a disease, of course, but come on: Where is the responsibility folks?
Life, if you want to live it fully and without fear, is ALL about taking total responsibility. That’s empowerment. Anything less is… well, LESS.
In our example, lung cancer is no more a “disease” than, say, me hitting myself over the head with a hammer every day and causing brain damage is a disease.
Brain damage (not self-induced) = disease.
Brain damage caused by self-inflicted hammer-hitting = biological consequence. In this case of sheer stupidity!
Now, one could (and many will) make the argument that I had a “mental” disease that caused me to WANT to hit myself over the head with a hammer… but… well…
At this point we need to redefine the word “disease” in my opinion. Here’s why:
First, if this were the case, I could say that all criminals have a disease.
They all have a mental disease that makes them want to kill, steal… you name it.
This may in fact BE true… we do not know… but do we hold them NOT responsible if it is? No, we do not.
And that brings us back to obesity.
Obesity and being overfat is not a disease folks…
—— > it’s a biological consequence.
And, with the exception of the extremely ‘rare’ cases of total glandular dysfunction from birth, obesity… your bodyweight… is your responsibility.
Period. End of story.
Sorry, but that’s the way the ball bounces.
Am I being mean? No. I was obese. I have a right to speak my mind about it, and trust me: My depression (a disease… sorta… some genetic, but a lot of it was caused by eating too much sugar) definitely aided in my obesity.
Then how come I’m not obese any more?
I found a better way to eat. I re-trained my body to crave this style of eating (and exercise) over stuffing myself with pizza and burgers every day.
It torches belly fat… and it reprograms the body and mind to use food as fuel… especially if you use my “7 Minute Body” workout system (you can get it at 77% off after you pick up EODD on the page above… ; )
So be brave. Be fearless. And be responsible.
Oh… and be sure not to catch “internetemailitis”… its a disease that causes you to want to check your email more than 10 times a day.
I have it. So be careful… may be contagious. : )
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P.S. Author Jon Benson documents his journey from obesity to total leanness in EODD. He had to overcome ‘real’ diseases, like pituitary failure from a high fever (i.e. viral pneumonia that almost killed him) and clinical depression (partially what he calls “his fault”; partially not… i.e. half disease, half biological consequence.) He KNOWS what you can do once you have a solid plan in place and a determined mind.
Then no “disease” can stop you… at least the ones that do not kill you.
So go for it… be brave, be responsible… and be lean!
Fitness madman Jon Benson is at it again… this time telling us you can get “skinnny eating fast-food…” And he intends to prove it. Naturally you have to modify the way you eat fast food (duh!) but his tips are really clever. Here’s 3 for you today…
Believe it or not you can get lean by eating fast food.
I know, it sounds crazy… but in a few weeks I’m going to prove it to the world with the release of my newest mini e-book “Fast Food Fitness: How I Dropped 40lbs Eating Fast Food Every Day.”
Do you think I’m joking? I’m not.
Of course there’s a WAY to eat fast food and drop the pounds. You can’t just eat like everyone else does. That’s common sense.
And believe me, there are more healthy ways to drop the pounds than eating fast food… for sure.
But the way I figure it: Would you rather be healthIER and lean or UNhealthy and overfat?
Silly question… so consider “Fast Food Fitness” a path to the lesser of two evils… and one that actually got me to 10% bodyfat (that’s pretty lean!) a few years ago.
Here’s how it started:
I simply hate to cook! I have since solved that problem… I hired a part-time chef (it’s cheaper than it sounds)… but until two years ago I was eating out every single meal… I mean EVERY MEAL.
Most of the time… not all of the time, but most of the time… these meals were fast food joints like burger joints and even fried chicken places.
But I had to keep my physique, so … what to do?
Well… you’ll have to wait. At least a few weeks.
If you want the book for half-price, you have to own a copy of “Every Other Day Dietplan“… everyone who owns a copy before “Fast Food Fitness” hits the Internet will get half-off.
Here’s 3 of my top 25 fast-food diet-tips… just these 3 will take you 1/3 of the way there…
First, use my Half-n-Half Principle. Order whatever you are going to order and then have the person behind the counter cut the order exactly in HALF.
Half to go… half to eat there.
Eat half now…. then the other half 3-4 hours later. Believe it or not you will store less bodyfat and even increase your metabolism eating like this.
Simple trick… give it a shot.
Second, ditch all the starch. That means buns, bread and anything made of flour. BUT here’s the “still tastes good” trick I use. I keep ONE of the pieces of bread from, say, my hamburger. Then I “pick” at it while I enjoy the meat and either a small diet soda or tea. Eat no more than 5 “picks” at the bread… about half a slice. You still get the exact taste of a burger with none of the stuff that makes most people over-fat.
Third, for you chicken lovers, split your order between fried and baked chicken. KFC has excellent baked chicken… try it. Then strip most of the skin off the fried chicken. Not all… most.
You still get the taste, but with far fewer bad food-stuffs and calories…. make sense?
Enjoy the tips… but remember, the healthiest (and tastiest) way to eat is still my Every Other Day Dietplan, which works in your favorite foods each week….
Trans fatty acids or trans fats are formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils to solidify them into margarine or shortening. Hydrogenation is a chemical process that improves the taste and extends the shelf life of food products. Trans fats are commonly found in fried, baked and processed foods such as fries, cookies, crackers, doughnuts and pastries.
Trans fats are a double whammy as they raise LDL (bad) cholesterol and lower HDL (good) cholesterol levels. High intake of this man made fat causes inflammation and clogs the arteries, thus increasing the risk of heart disease. Other potential health problems associated with trans fats are obesity, diabeters, cancer, asthma and decreased immune function.
From 2006, the FDA requires food manufacturers to list trans fats on nutrition labels. Prior to that, there was no requirement so people were not aware of the quantity of trans fats consumed in a food product. Be aware that 0 trans fat does not necessary mean no trans fat. The FDA allows the labeling of 0 gram of trans fat when there is less than half a gram of trans fat per serving. The danger is people tend to eat more than 1 serving and can easily consume too much trans fats at a time.
The FDA provides no maximum safety limit for daily intake of trans fat while the American Heart Association’s recommendation is less than 2 grams per day.
You should look out for trans fat ingredients such as partially or fully hydrogenated oil, margarine or shortening on food label. If you see any of these, there is definitely trans fat in the food product even though the label says 0 gram of trans fat.
As food companies eliminate the use of trans fats, they are also replacing them mainly with refined vegetable oils such as canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, etc. Refined oils are highly processed with heat and chemicals, so they are as bad or worse than trans fat and cause various health problems. If you see vegetable oil as an ingredient on label, it is definitely refined oil (although no trans fat) and you want to avoid the food product.
Here are some tips to reduce or eliminate bad trans fats from your diet:
1. Consume minimally or no processed foods.
2. Choose healthy oils such as coconut oil (for cooking), flaxseed oil and olive oil.
3. Use a good quality butter instead of margarine or other vegetable spreads.
(Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Jon Benson)
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You may be wasting your time in the gym or at home if you are trying to shape your body or get rid of body fat.
Most people are. That is when it comes to exercise for getting rid of belly fat and getting into better shape.
I was in the gym today (nothing new… ; ) and I saw all 4 of these exercises being performed by various gym members (again… nothing new.)
And they are useless for 99% of the people on the planet.
Here they are…
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USELESS EXERCISE 1: Walking Dumbbell Lunges
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Okay ladies, this one is for you… although I see guys do this exercise as well.
This is where you take a pair of dumbbells and kneel with one leg, then the other, and so-on, walking around the gym as you go.
The idea behind this exercise is to work the butt, and to some extent the thighs… but it’s a joke. It’s something invented by trainers who should know better.
If you want to build and tone your butt, exercise one leg at a time. Lunges are a great exercise for this, but save your energy. Do them on a Smith Machine or with a barbell. Work one leg at a time, too. Do not alternate legs. This just wears you out aerobically before it has a chance to get to your glutes.
Here’s how I perform lunges: On a Smith Machine, with pretty heavy weights… one leg at a time. I will do 2-3 sets, or do them in my 7 Minute Body-style workout fashion. I will finish one leg (and one butt cheek) before moving to the other leg.
Why? Again, to focus on the muscle more intensely and to avoid turning a leg/butt workout into a cardio session.
Jon Benson covers exactly how to work the butt area for the best results in 7 Minute Body and 7 Minute Muscle, found right here —– > 7 Minute Body & 7 Minute Muscle
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USELESS EXERCISE 2: The Sit-up
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I’m shocked that people still think sit-ups done the old-fashioned way actually work the abs. Even worse, most people have been fooled into believing this actually helps get rid of bellyfat.
Nonsense. Belly fat is burned off when you have a good nutrition plan and through general exercise, not using exercises for the abs. Ab exercises are fine, but guess what?
I never train my abs more than 3-5 minutes. Today my ab workout took 3 minutes and 12 seconds to complete. And my abs are sore!
But without the nutrition plan, forget it… I’d never SEE my abs at all. I’d just have a nice wall of muscle with a bunch of flab covering it up.
The best nutrition plan for abs is The Every Other Day Diet plan, found here:
The best exercises to do for the actual ab muscles are hanging leg raises, done slowly, crunches (if you do them right)… and that’s really all you need.
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USELESS EXERCISE 3: The Bench Press
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I’m going to get a lot of flack from the guys out there who love to bench, but I’m here to tell you that this exercise for bodyshaping is all but worthless.
Why? Because most people are not built right body-wise to bench press on a flat bench with a barbell. I am not, that’s for sure.
Bench presses work if you have short arms, a relatively short torso, and your shoulders are genetically strong.
Protect your shoulders and really work your chest by doing incline dumbbell presses with your palms facing OUT, not in toward your head. This protects the rotator cuff, a part of the shoulder that is often injured using barbell bench presses.
Combine this with a good cable fly or press movement and you’re set. Again, you only need about 7-14 minutes of chest work tops to get the job done.
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USELESS EXERCISE 4: Most Cardio Exercises
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Yep… saved the best for last.
Here’s a fact: Most cardio (bike, treadmill, glider, whatever) is a waste to time… UNLESS you do it at the right time with the right nutrition plan.
The calories you burn from cardio will be easily negated simply by eating a bagel! Hardly effective for getting rid of bodyfat. Weight training and/or resistance training at home or with your body weight, as covered in 7 Minute Muscle, is your best bet for exercise that burns-off mega-calories and keeps on burning long after the exercise session is over.
Here’s how to use traditional cardio wisely:
1. Do it first thing in the morning on an empty stomach;
2. Keep your heart rate down to 75% of your max (220 minus your age x .75 will give you this number, at least approximately);
3. “Burst” for 2-3 minutes in your session up to 85-90% of your max heart rate.
4. OR, do cardio right after weight or resistance training when your heart rate is already elevated and your blood sugar is lower. Your body burns blood sugar first during exercise.
Cardio for most people only needs to be performed 3-4 times a week for 20 minutes. The only time I break this rule is when I want to get my body fat below 10%. Then I will do more, but only using the rules above.
Hope this saves you a ton of time with your workouts.
You can get both books, The Every Other Day Diet plan and 7 Minute Body, for a big-time discount by going here and watching this presentation:Click here —– > The Every Other Day Diet
If you’ve ever been on a calorie restrictive diet, you’d know that it can NOT, does NOT and will NOT work. I bet you ended up frustrated… not only because you failed to lose weight but also for gaining weight.
Below is a great article on Why “Dieting” CAN’T Work” by Joel Marion. He reveals how “cheating” can actually help your fat loss efforts and why typical “diets” don’t work.
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By Joel Marion, CISSN, NSCA-CPT
“Arghhhhhhh!”
Ever feel this way? Or maybe a better question is: Ever been on a diet?
Why is dieting so psychologically draining?
Well, for one, it requires change in a major area of our lives—the way we eat—and for most of us, change is a very uncomfortable thing.
Fact is, changing old habits and forming new ones is never an easy task; however, with dieting, it becomes exceedingly difficult given all of the physical adaptations that occur (which we will soon discuss).
Consider what happens in your mind when you go on a diet.
Almost immediately you are faced with an array of cravings. Just the sight or smell of food mentally adds to your already present hunger pangs. You find yourself craving foods that normally you have no desire to eat.
Every time you come in contact with an “off-limits” food item—whether it be on a television commercial, in a magazine, or physically right in front of you—the battle begins.
Do you give into the temptation to experience immediate pleasure, only to be swarmed by overwhelming guilt shortly soon after? Or do you stick it out and allow the anxiety to increase with every day?
It seems like a lose-lose situation—and it is.
And what if you’re not making as much progress as you had hoped? What if you’re seemingly doing everything right and the scale just isn’t moving?
Feelings of frustration, discouragement, and even depression emerge, making you even more inclined to break your diet.
I mean, who wants to sacrifice without being rewarded? At least when you bite into a chocolate chip cookie, the taste is satisfying. But working hard to reap no return on investment? Well that, that just flat out sucks.
There has to be a better way—and fortunately, there is.
The simple truth is this: “diets” can’t work.
If you tried ‘em and failed, you’re just like 99% of the rest of the world, myself included: normal.
You see, any time you restrict calories, you literally “program” your body to fight against your every effort to lose weight.
Not quite making sense? Time for a little history lesson.
Think back for just a minute to the time in which our ancestors roamed the earth. You know, the hunter and gather, feast and famine type days.
For those individuals, survival was king, and in order to survive, they had to do the whole “eating” thing just like us.
Unfortunately, things weren’t quite as easy for this group as they are today. No supermarkets. No drive-through meal deals. Instead, when our primitive ancestors wanted a nice steak, they had to go find it.
This inevitably meant that there were plenty of instances in which our yester-year counterparts went without food for days at a time. And at other times, namely during the winter months, their bodies were forced to get by on very little daily food and calories.
And the reason why they didn’t die? There’s only one—the body’s natural defense against starvation.
Don’t get enough calories for an extended period of time? No problem, the body simply causes ”bad” hormones, fat storage enzymes, and hunger to all increase while “good” hormones, metabolism, and fat burning enzymes all take a dive.
Enter “starvation mode”.
Friend to our ancestors; anything but to the dieter.
You see, dieting, although planned, is nothing more than a lesser degree of premeditated starvation.
Go on a diet—any diet—and it wont be long until the body begins fighting for every ounce of your body fat. You want to lose it; it wants to keep it. And guess what? It wins every time.
Sad scenario, I know.
But what if there was some way to “trick” your body into thinking you aren’t dieting when you actually are?
What if you could essentially “block” the body from entering starvation mode, keeping fat burning at its highest point, week after week?
Well, you can.
And even better news—you can do it by strategically “cheating” on your diet with all your favorite foods.
Is it apple pie that you crave? Chocolate chip cookies (like me)? Or maybe just the freedom to order whatever you want from your favorite restaurant’s menu? Whatever it is, believe it or not, you can actually use those foods to help you lose fat faster.
But it needs to be very strategic, and with Cheat Your Way Thin, that’s exactly what I teach you how to do.
“So how does strategic cheating override the starvation protection mechanism?”
That’s a good question, and one I’m more than happy to answer.
You see, it takes the body about one week of calorie restriction to substantially trigger “starvation mode” and perpetuate the negative adaptations we discussed previously (decreased metabolism, slowed/stalled fat loss, etc).
On the other hand, it takes a much shorter period of time to reverse these trends via strategic practices of “overfeeding” or dietary “cheating”.
Essentially, by incorporating bursts of strategic cheating like I teach in Cheat Your Way Thin, you can literally turn your metabolism into your fat burning slave by ensuring you always have an internal environment primed for burning fat—and you do it with your favorite foods.
Oh, and did I mention just how HUGE that is psychologically?
Thinking back, I can remember when I used to “cheat” only to quickly be overwhelmed by feelings of guilt and failure. Never again. Now when I cheat, it’s planned. And each time I do, I walk away knowing that I just accelerated my progress.
Frankly, it doesn’t get much better than knowing that you just USED your Thanksgiving Dinner AND dessert to speed along fat loss.
Anxiety? Nope. When cravings arise, there is major comfort in knowing that you’ll be able to enjoy that very food in just a few short days when your next cheat session rolls around.
Feelings of discouragement and decreased motivation? Definitely with other diets, but with Cheat Your Way Thin, you’ll actually be excited to step on the scale week after week to view the consistent, steady progress that regular, strategic cheating yields.
Simply put, strategic cheating solves the dietary dilemma by providing you with powerful metabolic benefits and perhaps even more powerful psychological ones.
Finally, a diet that actually WORKS.
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Pretty convincing (and insightful) if I do say so myself!
If you want to cheat your way through the holidays this year, and actually LOSE a massive amount of body fat (while everyone else is stuck gaining it), then be sure to pick up the full “blueprint” while it’s still less than half price:
Red bean soup is my favourite healthy snack or dessert. It stops my craving ‘cos it’s filling and satisfying.
Red beans (also known as adzuki beans) are high in fiber and protein, but low in fat. They are good sources of iron, magnesium, potassium, thiamin and phosphorus.
It is easy to prepare and cook. Any leftover can be stored in the fridge for a few days. Warm it up if you want to eat it hot.
Ingredients:
1 cup of red beans
8 cups of water
1/4 cup of sago (optional)
Brown sugar or stevia
Instructions:
1. Wash and soak read beans in water overnight. Drain.
2. Combine red bean and water in a large pot and bring to boil.
3. Reduce heat and let it simmer in the covered pot for at least 2 hours or until the beans are soft or have broken apart.
4. Add brown sugar or stevia according to taste.
5. Add sago and cook for another 10 minutes or until the sago turns from white to transparent.
6. You can serve it hot or cold.
I grew up eating my mum’s homemade red bean soup and still love it to this day!
The first time I learned about intermittent fasting for fat loss was from reading Brad Pilon’s Eat Stop Eat book. It’s a rather different approach because it’s not a diet program.
I wonder who really takes the time to carry a notepad and logs everything that goes into the mouth. Anyone?
The Iphone FoodScanner is one of the coolest application that is set to replace food journal. It simplifies the tracking of your daily calorie intake without pen and paper.
Here are some of the features of the iPhone FoodScanner:
1. It uses the iPhone’s camera to scan UPC barcodes on the foods you consume.
2. You can see complete nutrition labels (protein, carbs, fat, calories, etc).
3. It relies on an expanding nutrition database of 200K foods.
The only downside to the iPhone FoodScanner is that it cannot scan foods without barcode such as fruits and vegetables. You need to type the food item in manually.
For those who intend to use this app, you’ll most likely be shocked to know the total calories you consume in a day. Most of us tend to under estimate our calorie intake.
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Trans fatty acids or trans fats are formed when hydrogen is added to vegetable oils to solidify them into margarine or shortening. Hydrogenation is a chemical process that improves the taste and extends the shelf life of food products. Trans fats are commonly found in fried, baked and processed foods such as fries, cookies, crackers, doughnuts and pastries.
