Your Weight! Your Health! Your Skin!

Most of my adult life I have been a clean size eight. About 11 months ago, a little present from heaven made me gradually shoot up from my comfy size eight to an unshakeable size 12!  I now know how uncomfortable extra weight can be. It is even harder trying to lose it when you have a toddler to feed and take care of. You can’t seem to find the time to go on serious diets or do exercises routines mainly because of the amount of energy you need to devote to the new arrival. Even simple exercises like walking needs a bit of planning.

The day I heard that I could use green tea for weight loss piqued my interest.

I enthusiastically gathered as much information on this as I could. The one thing I found quite interesting was the actual means in which green tea helps to lose weight. We have heard that caffeine can work to help burn fat, right.  Well, green tea contains a substantial amount of caffeine which, together with a substance in green tea called epigallocatechin or EGCG for short, work to make the brain to release fat into the blood stream. The fat is then burnt for energy as opposed to it being deposited in the liver potentially causing weight gain. Sounded good to me.

For those of you whose weight gain is not because of bingeing or eating a lot of fatty foods and lack of exercise but maybe more of a metabolic reason, green tea has a solution for you. The EGCG in green tea works to speed up metabolism thus burning out fats faster and disposing off of what could end up accumulating and turning to bulky weight. This also works to block absorption of fats. The faster the metabolism rate, the more energy you have and the faster the fat in your body is burnt.

The beauty of using green tea for weight loss is you can just take it the way you take your coffee several times a day. Simply substitute your coffee and soft drinks with a few invigorating cups of green tea and you are well on your way to healthy weight loss. If you like using capsules more, or if you feel that you can remember these easier than actually taking the tea, there are green tea supplement capsules available.

I would love to lie and say that green tea can help you gain the perfect waistline in a month but reality is it takes quite a while for it to work that kind of magic on its own. Look at it as another utensil in your weight loss ‘toolbox’. You really need to incorporate the use of green tea with a sensible exercise program and most probably a calorie deficient diet in order to achieve high weight loss.

Clearly, there seems to be a correlation between green tea and weight loss. So the next time someone asks you how does green tea help you lose weight, you will be well equipped with the answer.

Having a baby for most people is really one of life’s greatest joys. But to have a healthy baby and to be able to conceive properly, the hormones have to be at just the right balance. The nutrients that are too much in the body or the ones are not enough can pose a problem if a couple is trying to get pregnant. The best diet for a couple that is trying to get pregnant is whole foods the like likes of a lot of vegetables, a lot of fresh fruits, fish which I love, eggs, beans, seeds as well as unrefined grains to name but a few.

The choice in the foods that you eat lies in the foods that you need to eat so that the body gets all the right nutrients and vitamins for optimum health.

B complex vitamins are extremely important for the body, and they need to be there at all times. The reason for this is because they easily get out of the body when one urinates.

Vitamins B6 and B12 are crucial for getting pregnancy, as they help with the fertility. Foods that are great sources of B6 vitamins bananas, light meat chicken, turkey, eggs, spinach.

Good sources of B12 include beef, salmon, mussels and more.

Folic acid is also important and it needs to be replenished on a regular basis. One can do this by eating by liver, carrots and avocados among many others.

Zinc is also quite important for men in terms of their fertility and women. It is important that both men and women have the adequate amount that is required in the body. You can ensure that you get it when you decide almonds, peas, oats as well as pumpkin seeds.

Also crucial are Essential fatty acids like omega 3 which one can get from eating sardines. If one has a low level of vitamin E, it can result in one being infertile. One needs to consume adequate amounts sweet potatoes, nuts, eggs and soy beans.

Other important ones include vitamin C, iron and vitamin A.

It is important to have all this vitamins and nutrients for the boy to make conceiving a child easier and increase the chances of having a healthy baby.

Fiber really is one of the things you should want to have in your diet, simply because it is powerful. I want to look at some facts about fiber that should be able to convince you why fiber is a great nutrient to include in your eating.

• It helps to fight diseases. Colon cancer and heart disease may be kept at bay by eating just the right amount of fiber, and it also helps in removing the cholesterol. Most people know it to be able to stop constipation but there’s a lot more reasons why it is great.

• It can help people to not overeat. The truth is when you eat foods that have a high level of fiber, they take a longer time to digest and one has to chew them for longer. In essence you feel less hungry for longer periods of time.

• If you are looking to eat something with a lot of fiber, the best pick to make is whole grains. Keep them in mind next time you go grocery shopping.

• Fiber is also great for kids, and those who are over the age of 2 should be given fiber from the following sources – fruits, vegetables and breakfast cereals.

• When you decide to include it in your diet, you also need to make a decision to drink adequate amounts of water. This allows that it does a better job in your digestive tract.

• Cooking food does not cook out the fiber that is contained. You can still cook your fruits and your vegetables, and you will still benefit.

• As with anything great in the world, too much of a good thing is also not recommended. Too much of it, like more than 50 grams,  can cause you diarrhea and that should be avoided at all costs.

Getting adequate amounts of fiber on a daily basis is not too hard. If one just follows a healthy eating plan, they should be able to get the right amount.

Today we are looking at fat burning foods for abs that every kitchen cabinet should have for someone who wants to have a flat stomach. In the past we have looked at fat burning foods for abs that should be every fridge as well as fat burning foods for abs that should be in every freezer.

The food we eat is extremely important in getting those sexy abs that we all want to have, exercise alone is just not going to cut it.

So next time you go grocery shopping, be on the lookout for these foods:

• Chocolate - yes chocolate! I had to start with my favorites things that I love. The trick with buying chocolate is that it has to be as dark as it possibly can be, in the range of 70 – 75% cocoa content. The good thing is that it is packed with antioxidants, but on the other side, it still has high calories. Therefore, eating chocolate should not be overdone, and it should just be for when you seriously have those cravings.

• Black or kidney beans cans – it may be surprising for many of you when I tell you that these are packed with antioxidants, actually more antioxidants than hose contained in blueberries? Now you can see why I love them. They also have a high fiber content which is important in keeping one regular

• Teas that are rich in antioxidants – I have always preferred tea as compared to coffee, and the teas that I love are green tea, oolong tea and rooibos tea

• Oat bran and oats – these are a great source of fiber. Stay away from the pre-packaged packets of oats as they are loaded with sugar and focus on steel cut oats.

• Brown rice and brown pasta – I have since stopped buying white rice or pasta, and so should you

• Tomato sauce – Yes I know what you are thinking! And I am here to tell you that not all tomato sauce is bad. It is full of lycopene, you need to buy tomato sauce that is made from olive oil, not soybean oil. Also, make sure that the brand you buy is the one that does not have high fructose corn syrup. And lastly, get tomato sauce that is packaged in glass or plastic and not tin.

• Stevia – this is a good sweetener with little to no calories

• Raw honey – not processed honey. Honey has nutritional value as compared to sugar and a teaspoon only has 5g of carbs. No harm done with enjoying it with some tea

These are just some of the foods that I have in my kitchen cabinet, fat burning foods for belly.

Go through your cabinet and have a look at the foods that you have, and have a go at getting more healthier.

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We have just looked at top fat burning foods that we should all have in our fridges in our quest to lose weight and kill our belly fat. Today, we look at fat burning foods that we should keep in our freezers that will help us melt melt the pounds off our tummies.

• Frozen berries – This is for the off season when fresh berries are hard to come by. This is all the different types of berries from raspberries to blackberries to blueberries to strawberries. Get your hands on any type of berries that you possibly can.

• Fish – We should all have a diet that consists of fish at least 3 times a week. There are different ones, you can try a different type each time and you do not have to be bored. Its has healthy omega 3 fatty acids and it is lean
• Chicken breasts – again, they are lean and are quick to prepare

• Grass-fed steaks, burgers, and ground beef - these are a must for anyone who is looking to eat healthy and build lean muscle. they have  a very high content of omega 3 fatty acids, as much as salmon it is said, and the benefit with them is that they do not contain mercury like salmon. also, they have conjugated linoleic acid, which is excellent for muscle building and burning fat.

• Frozen buffalo, ostrich, venison and other not so common meats. These add a great variety to any diet  and they are really good for you.

• Frozen vegetables – again, this is for when you cannot get fresh vegetables because it s off season for them. Also, the more the merrier!

You have seen the list of foods, now go through your freezer and see what is contributing to your health and what is not. You can make a decision to eat healthier, and focus only on buying foods that are good for you.

The best way for me that I have found that helps me eat less junk food is to not to bring the food in the house. If I do not buy it, it will not not be in my freezer or fridge and therefore I will not eat it.

It really works, try it out for yourself.

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