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Eating Regimen Suggestions
Grazing on healthy foods in limited quantities will keep the metabolism higher - than simply skipping meals. However, there is a tendency to overeat and that is where I decided to go back in time to find some formula that would actually take off pounds without getting hungry.
The idea came to me from my experience, as a child. During the Lenten Season, we were required to "fast." The definition of fasting was: Eating one meal a day with two other meals that, combined, did not equal the major meal of the day. A small breakfast, a dinner at about 2 - 3 p.m. and a snack at about 8 - 9 p.m. All this is still within the "Nutrition-Based-Regimen" which I recommend because it needs to consist of healthy foods.
It works, I have lost 10 lbs in less than 2 weeks and continuing to feel strong and healthy. The idea came to me again, in my 30s, when I found that I could get a decent meal before 4 p.m. with the "Early Bird Specials." The restaurants are usually empty between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and so they add an incentive in lowering the price and sometimes reducing the size of the meal. That is not a bad idea for people watching their weight. If you get a dinner of salad, vegetables and fish, chicken or even beef with fewer calories, at a lower price – it’s a good deal.
In the middle of the day you are in full stride and burning calories, but you are beginning to feel hungry. Instead of waiting until you are famished, try eating from a lunch menu or a lighter fare. If you eat properly, it should last you until at least 7 - 8 p.m. Then a cup of tea and an English muffin, may tide you over until bedtime. Also, the small amount of carbs will relax you and prepare you for a good night’s sleep.
For lunch, it is a good idea to have a salad before eating. Researchers had 42 women eat as much pasta as they wanted for lunch, with or without one of several salads before the pasta. The women ate 12 % fewer calories when they were given a large salad (3 cups) with low calorie density (veggies plus fat-free dressing and light cheese) than when they ate pasta alone. Even after a small salad (1 ½ cup), they ate seven percent fewer calories than when they were offered pasta alone. However, when the ate either a large or small calorie-dense salad (with regular dressing and cheese), they ended up consuming more calories than when they ate only pasta.
Start dinner with a salad consisting of mostly vegetables and skip the cheese, croutons and Chinese noodles, and other calorie-dense salad dressings.
Watch out for the beverage. Soda ups weight. Researchers tracked more than 50,000 women for four years. Those who went from drinking no more than one soft drink a week to drinking one daily, had nearly twice the risk of diabetes compared to those who drank those beverages less than once a month. Though the soda drinkers also weighed more and ate more, that didn’t entirely explain their higher risk. You might want to think twice before reaching for that 250-calorie bottle of Coke.
Grazing on healthy foods in limited quantities will keep the metabolism higher - than simply skipping meals. However, there is a tendency to overeat and that is where I decided to go back in time to find some formula that would actually take off pounds without getting hungry.
The idea came to me from my experience, as a child. During the Lenten Season, we were required to "fast." The definition of fasting was: Eating one meal a day with two other meals that, combined, did not equal the major meal of the day. A small breakfast, a dinner at about 2 - 3 p.m. and a snack at about 8 - 9 p.m. All this is still within the "Nutrition-Based-Regimen" which I recommend because it needs to consist of healthy foods.
It works, I have lost 10 lbs in less than 2 weeks and continuing to feel strong and healthy. The idea came to me again, in my 30s, when I found that I could get a decent meal before 4 p.m. with the "Early Bird Specials." The restaurants are usually empty between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. and so they add an incentive in lowering the price and sometimes reducing the size of the meal. That is not a bad idea for people watching their weight. If you get a dinner of salad, vegetables and fish, chicken or even beef with fewer calories, at a lower price – it’s a good deal.
In the middle of the day you are in full stride and burning calories, but you are beginning to feel hungry. Instead of waiting until you are famished, try eating from a lunch menu or a lighter fare. If you eat properly, it should last you until at least 7 - 8 p.m. Then a cup of tea and an English muffin, may tide you over until bedtime. Also, the small amount of carbs will relax you and prepare you for a good night’s sleep.
For lunch, it is a good idea to have a salad before eating. Researchers had 42 women eat as much pasta as they wanted for lunch, with or without one of several salads before the pasta. The women ate 12 % fewer calories when they were given a large salad (3 cups) with low calorie density (veggies plus fat-free dressing and light cheese) than when they ate pasta alone. Even after a small salad (1 ½ cup), they ate seven percent fewer calories than when they were offered pasta alone. However, when the ate either a large or small calorie-dense salad (with regular dressing and cheese), they ended up consuming more calories than when they ate only pasta.
Start dinner with a salad consisting of mostly vegetables and skip the cheese, croutons and Chinese noodles, and other calorie-dense salad dressings.
Watch out for the beverage. Soda ups weight. Researchers tracked more than 50,000 women for four years. Those who went from drinking no more than one soft drink a week to drinking one daily, had nearly twice the risk of diabetes compared to those who drank those beverages less than once a month. Though the soda drinkers also weighed more and ate more, that didn’t entirely explain their higher risk. You might want to think twice before reaching for that 250-calorie bottle of Coke.
It is interesting to me, that this same regimen is practised by the, nearby, Retirement Residence. Dinner is served at noon, and snacks are availabe (fruits, tea and toast) in the early morning and the evening. These are people well into their 90s, and still taking care of themselves, writing, dancing, fishing, playing chess and walking.
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