Living Right - Losing Weight

Eating the right food before and after hard exercises can improve its efficiency and speed up your fat burning process.
So why don’t you do it?
Maybe because you don’t know what to eat and when to eat it.
Proper nutrition is actually one of the main aspects of a good workout.
It’s so easy to exercise without paying attention to it.
Well, maybe not that easy…
I’m sure you’ve noticed not all your workouts are the same,
Sometimes you’re a bit tired, sometimes more energized,
Sometimes everything seems easy and some times and sometimes it’s almost impossible to lift the same weight you lifted yesterday.
And why is that?
You could say, tough day at work, not enough sleep, etc.
While these obviously have an effect, nutrition has a bigger effect.
I’m not saying you should have hard exercises regularly and sleep three hours a night.
Eating pasta won’t fix that.
But if you live a normal life, sleep like most people do (6-8 hours a night) and work as hard as most people do, you should feel the full effect of the right nutrition on your workout.
Here are some main concepts of workout nutrition:
- Supply your body with useable energy prior to your workout.
- Use this energy correctly with hard exercises
- Supply your body with the right food to help it recover from that workout an build muscle
Sound simple enough, doesn’t it?
So let’s start at the beginning:
Before a hard exercises session, you need to load your body with energy,
But not any kind energy,
You should give your body enough energy for the whole workout,
And you want this energy to be supplied gradually to your body.
There are some foods especially efficient for this job.
Carbohydrates are a very good source of energy.
The problem with carbs is to identify the right carbs.
Let me explain:
When the body breaks carbs down, glucose (sugar) is released to the blood stream.
This glucose is used to fuel your body, in other words it’s where your energy comes from.
If you eat simple carbohydrates the glucose release to your bloodstream is fast,
That means you’ll get a big energy boost,
But this will only be enough for a brief workout.
For complete and hard exercises you need a constant supply of glucose which you will get from complex carbohydrates.
To be specific: pasta, rice, fruits, potatoes (not baked), etc.
Complex carbohydrates break down slowly and release the glucose to your blood stream accordingly.
This way, your body has the energy for the entire workout and it will make your hard exercises a lot easier.
And most importantly it will feel great.
So try to pay attention to what you eat before hard exercises,
Supply your body with what it needs and it will give you the results you want.

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Good Luck,
David

What you eat has a very big effect on your diet, so does your workout routine,
But did you ever consider the effect of your thoughts?
What you think is a very significant factor on your way to a slimmer body,
Don’t underestimate it, it can and will change your diet.
Like many other fields of interest, dieting is very motivation based – no motivation equals no results.
But our motivation to diet can be a tricky thing.
I know that many times in my life I started a diet just because of one long look in the mirror.
I thought that I hate the way I looked, and I have to change it – no matter how awful the diet will be.
Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?
But in fact this is a very bad way to start a diet.
Usually this kind of events leads to a short boost of motivation that fades away quickly.
It fades away because it’s hard to do things we’re not happy about.
When you think negative thoughts about yourself and your diet you’re actually disrupting your own efforts.
The other way to look at it is to say: “how great it will be if and when I’m a lot thinner!”
There is a very simple way to find out how positive/negative your thoughts are:
Try and put a smile on it.
Thoughts that can be associated with a happy face are the ones you want to take with you to a long journey such as a diet.
Almost every thought can be spun to a positive light,
But in a diet, it’s so easy to fall into a negative thought cycle.
When dealing with self esteem issues like we do when we are on a diet,
We can easily make one bad day bring us to our diets’ end.
For example: you didn’t follow your diet and ate some chocolate. That leads to frustration with yourself. You tell yourself that this challenge is too hard. You think you don’t have enough will power, and never had. You quit.
The simple trigger to all those things is not the fact that you ate a bite of chocolate But your harsh reaction to it.
If you took things with a cooler perception, you wouldn’t have made such a big deal out of it.
It is all a matter of believing in yourself.
Also, negative thoughts have another ugly side effect.
When you think negative thoughts you feel bad.
And what do we do when we feel bad?
If the answer isn’t already obvious: We eat to sooth ourselves, and so the vicious cycle goes.
Don’t shoot yourself in the foot by allowing negative thoughts to roam around in your head.
You need to fight these negative thoughts with positive ones,
Tell yourself you can do it,
Counter the disappointment of eating chocolate by reminding yourself that you followed your diet perfectly for the last week or two.
There is always a silver lining when you’re willing to look for it.
If you can’t find it, talk to a friend or family member to help you get back on track.
I know it takes a lot of energy and focus to fight these negative thoughts away, but developing awareness to them will make it easier eventually.
This can make or break a diet.

Use your head to improve your diet
Where did your diet go wrong?

Good Luck,
David

Yoga at last is coming into its own in the Western world.
After many years of being dismissed as a bizarre activity attractive only to eccentrics, it is today recognized as an art and skill.
When one mentions the term “yoga” people conjure up different images, from impossible poses to mystiques and yogis.
Whatever the image, it is mostly considered irrelevant to our well being, and even more so to our diet.
Here I would like to argue that yoga is beneficial to your diet because of three major reasons.

#1 Yoga promotes health and fitness
Yoga is basically a series of physical exercises.
The physical aspect of yoga promotes both flexibility and strength along with cardiovascular health.
Being an old practice,
Yoga has branched into many different sorts and types,
Each promotes different muscle groups.
Various yoga positions exercise the different tendons and ligaments of the body.
For example, the “Tree Pose” (or: “Vriksha Asana”) works on your thighs, calves, ankles, and spine.
It improves sense of balance and Stretches the groins and inner thighs, chest and shoulders.
Even though it is not a natural calorie burning sports, it can be done in ways that will definitely help you burn fat.
But most importantly, yoga will help you change your overall lifestyle and thus help you reach your weight loss goal.

#2 Yoga reduces stress and enhances well being
Our fast world can be exciting, but it can also be very demanding.
Eventually, this high pace of living takes it’s price in the form of stress.
I’ve talked on other eBooks what are the dangers of stress: it impairs your judgment and enhances the chance of emotional eating, that is because stress induces automatic processes in our brain.
In simple terms, while stressed your mind will try to sooth itself in the simplest way possible, for most of us that includes eating.
Exercising yoga on a regular basis under the right guidance will reduce stress levels.
Taking this time for yourself, slowing things down every once and a while will help you buffer some of the rush and keep you more focused on your diet.

#3 Yoga increases self awareness
Most yoga practices, preformed in a certain way, have a meditative aspect to it.
Meditation is a spiritual endeavor: it enhances the ability for self reflection as well as emotional regulation.
It makes you more aware to mind-body connections.
By practicing yoga you can enhance your body awareness which will improve your diet.
Practicing yoga will also increase your self control, which is a prominent part of dieting.
Self awareness to your cravings, the reasons behind them and how best to deal with them will make your dieting experience much easier, as well as other aspects of your life.

I hope I helped you understand why yoga is good for you.
I recommend you to consider adding yoga to your overall weight loss program.
Go to a local gym or even try to look it up online: there are plenty of good books for to read if you want to begin practicing.
And don’t worry, yoga can be practiced no matter your age or body structure.

Use your head to improve your diet
Where did your diet go wrong?

Good Luck,
David

One of the biggest issues with dieting nowadays is choosing the right diet for you.
With the already packed market of various diets, a new trendy diet pops out every once in a while and usually promising very good results in very little amount of time.
Such is the Kelloggs’ Special K diet.
In very short amount of time this highly publicized diet plan has reached the ears and plates of dieters around the states.
So what is the special K diet?
1. Eat a serving (45g) of any brand of Kellogg’s Special K Plus cereal with 2/3 cup skim milk and fruit for two meals a day.
2. Eat your third meal as you normally do.
3. For snacks, choose from fresh fruits and vegetables or a Special K Bars.
4. Consume beverages as you normally do.
If you follow these 4 steps the Kelloggs company promise you will “Lose up to 6 pounds in 2 weeks!”

So far so good, right? Well, not exactly.
Basically there’s nothing special in special K diet,
All it does is to reduce normal intake of calories to about 1500 a day.
So Special K diet is good for people who aren’t on any kind of diet,
That means people who don’t mind what they eat (are you in that category?).
Most people really do lose some weight in the first two weeks the same as with most slim diets.
But what then?
Simply put: Nothing.
You won’t lose much more weight then that.
Moreover, if you go back to a regular diet program you will probably regain Some of that lost weight quickly.
Other then that there are another few drawbacks I find annoying:
It’s boring.
I don’t know about you, but eating cereal all day and a few vegetables doesn’t sound too good to me.
It won’t sedate your hunger.
Special K cereal actually have a high glycemic index,
Which basically means that it will make you even hungrier.
There are much better sorts of food that have low calorie intake and won’t keep your belly rumbling all day long.
Special K diet doesn’t have a very high nutrition value.
If you replace two meals of your day with some substitute,
You have to make sure this substitute will include most of your nutrition needs.
One last reason why I wouldn’t suggest you to try Special K diet is that it doesn’t promote good eating habits.
One thing people fail to understand is that a good well balanced diet is first and foremost a change in life style.
Of course that Special K diet is better then what some people eat,
But eventually, changing one item on your menu,
Especially if it’s with food that has low nutrient value,
Won’t make a big difference in the long run.

My point is this: finding the right diet is very important for you,
And it really is good if you find a program that is cheap and easy to follow
But make sure you don’t get duped into trying trendy diets like the Special K diet.
Most of these diets would have you believe that small miracles can happen.
These kinds of diets should be treated with some healthy suspicion.
And my suggestion to you is this: expand your knowledge about dieting and nutrition.
There’s plenty information available nowadays, most of it reliable.
After a while, create your own diet program, full with variations of your own choice.
That’s the kind of diet you will find easy to follow in the long run.

Use your head to improve your diet
Where did your diet go wrong?

Good luck,
David

For almost 60 years there’s been a kind of weird system for transforming the way you look and feel in just 10 days.

I say it’s “weird” because the results people get when they do this for just 10 days are astounding, but the whole process is really simple to do. And everything you need can be picked up at the grocery store for a couple dollars.

Normally I would say the whole thing sounds too good to be true, but this system has been around for close to 60 years, and today it’s more popular then ever!

It’s even being used by Hollywood stars who have to look good all the time because the cameras always on them. The last thing they want is an unflattering photo of them looking sickly and out of shape on the front page of the tabloids.

Using this 10 day system keeps them looking great, and it can do the same for you.

If you’re even a little bit curious about this 10 day system you should go HERE . That website will tell you all about the 10 day system.

PS. You might be wondering what exactly this system does. Going to the website will tell you all about it, and list all the things this system can do for you. I think you’ll be surprised at the results you can get in 10 days. Here’s that website again

Good Day,

David

Every part of a diet has it’s own set of difficulties.
Knowing these difficulties in advance can give you a fighting chance to surpass them.
During your diet, you will have to fight of temptations and doubts.
If your diet is hard on you, you will question if it’s worth it.
If your diet doesn’t include immediate lose of weight, you will doubt if it’s good at all.
So to prepare yourself for these difficulties, here are four advices that can help keep you going:

#1 A fun, custom made diet
The first, and probably the most important advice is this:
Choose a diet that will not make you suffer,
Moreover, choose a diet program that will include different sorts of meals that you’ll enjoy.
If something is not fun enough, customize it to make it fun.
Add something of your own.
A diet that is tailored for your abilities and your taste of food (within limitations of course) will be much easier to follow.

#2 Friends and family
Some people hide their diets from their loved ones.
They keep it a secret.
That’s not what you want to do.
Friends and family are a great source of support during a diet.
It’s very good to have someone to share your ups and downs with.
One or more of them might even join you on your program, that’s even better.
Being honest of your needs will make things easier. For example, you won’t find yourself sitting in a pizza parlor, holding your hand, just because your kids wanted a pizza.

#3 Avoiding Temptations
The best way not to break your diet is simply not have the option for it.
Facing temptations on a daily basis is good for building character – but it’s bad for your diet.
If you have a craving for sweets and there are snacks lying around, the chance of you choosing an apple to subdue your hunger decreases.
Your body is still used to eating the things that are wrong for you,
Try to get rid of these in advance,
You’ll find it much easier to re-educate yourself.

#4 Think of the next moment as every other moment
You have started this diet for a reason. Do you remember?
It could be to improve your health or self esteem or any other reason.
The problem is that when confronted with temptations we tend to forget these goals, even for a short moment.
We think to ourselves: what can one snack do? Or, tomorrow I’ll go for a jog.
Basically, during everyday life, we give much more attention to our current desires then our future ones.
So, the next time you are confronted with such a temptation, just remind yourself that this moment matters!
That this moment is exactly like the next one, and this chain of moments will eventually bring you to you goal.

Obviously, there are many more techniques and advices that might help you.
These too are most beneficial if they are tailored sown for you.
My suggestion is to arm yourself with as much knowledge and as many good advices as you can find.
It might take time, but it can really make all the difference.

You can read more about dieting psychology HERE
I hope I these advices help you out in you journey,
Good luck,
David

We’ve been talking a lot lately about what can go wrong with your diet, but one of the most obvious things I intentionally left out until now is avoiding the wrong food.
In any diet, you should have a good and organized meal plan,
But aside of the meal plan, you should be aware of the foods which can really harm your diet.
There are two main categories of wrong foods: The obvious ones and the ones you don’t know of.
With the obvious ones, there is the fast foods, the sweets, the snacks etc.
The problem with fast food is not the type of food you eat but the quality of the product and the way it is being cooked.
For example: eating a big hamburger in a whole meat bun, if you cook the hamburger in the oven instead of frying it, you use fresh lettuce and vegetables and you don’t use a lot of gravy, you have got a decent meal.
I’m not suggesting eating such a meal every day, but it is definitely a legitimate meal.
On the other hand, when you eat the same meal “fast food style”, you get a lot more calories, much more oil, lesser quality vegetables and white bread.
And this is how you turn a not-so-bad meal to a calorie bomb.
You have to really understand this concept of fast food and avoid it at all costs.
The problem is that consuming fast food is easier then cooking your own meal.
It’s not easy to change, but this is something you must cross it of your list.
The same goes for sweets and snacks. There are good substitutes for those, use them!
Energy bars, granola snacks and all kinds of low fat snacks are everywhere,
You just need to get those available to you when you crave a snack.

As for the wrong foods you don’t know about: this is a much bigger problem.
During a diet we sometimes need to improvise, especially when we’ve been at it for a long while.
You find yourself improving your meals and switching some ingredients around.
While this is a good idea which can help you enjoy your diet,
You have to be very careful with it.
There is always a good reason to why a meal plan is the way it is - so pay good attention to what you are adding and how it affects you meal or your entire meal plan.
For example, some people love eating everything with ketchup,
It’s not a problem as long as you know how many calories it adds to your meal.
I once found myself eating a specific sauce which that was as high in calories as a third of my main meal.
It took me a month to realize that I’m eating a lot more calories than I planned.

To sum up, try to be very aware of what you’re eating so you won’t make you diet harder with no good reason,
In a diet, the right information is priceless.
You can read more about dieting psychology HERE
Good Luck,
David