Showing posts with label Lose Weight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lose Weight. Show all posts

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

The grape diet for weight loss

The grape diet is indicated for weight loss, losing a few extra pounds detoxifying. This fruit, in fact, contains approximately 80% water in which sugars (about 20% in the form of glucose and fructose are dissolved). The grapes, in addition, also contains minerals such as potassium, manganese, calcium, magnesium, sodium and a good percentage of silica (about 2%). It 'also rich in vitamins A, B1, B2 and has detoxifying and revitalizing effects. The grape diet provides an important assumption of this fruit, to the detriment of those foods that are digested with difficulty, rich in protein and fat. Being an unbalanced diet can be followed only for a few days.

Grape benefits

Besides being highly digestible, grapes plays a diuretic and laxative. E ', therefore, indicated to adjust the intestine and to drain and deflate legs and belly.

Take this fruit, health and beauty nectar, which contains high percentage of water naturally stimulates the blood circulation and cleanses the blood, helping to also prevent diabetes and heart disease. The presence of vitamins makes it particularly valuable grapes also as an antioxidant, almost a natural wrinkle fighting skin aging. The skin, where are gathering polyphenols and tannins, contains fiber, particularly suitable for slimming diets and gut regularization.

Sample menu Monday
Breakfast: a bunch of grapes and a low-fat yogurt with oatmeal
Snack: one centrifuged grape
Lunch: salad with raw vegetables, a boiled egg and a bunch of grapes
Snack: a bunch of grapes
Dinner: vegetable soup (no potatoes) and fillet of cod
Tuesday
Breakfast: a slice of whole wheat toast with a teaspoon of honey
Snack: a bunch of grapes
Lunch: Basmati rice with olive oil and parmesan cheese and a bunch of grapes
Snack: one centrifuged grape
Dinner: a fillet of steamed hake with lemon and parsley and a bunch of grapes
Wednesday
Breakfast: a bunch of grapes and a glass of soy milk with oatmeal
Snack: one centrifuged grape
Lunch: grilled chicken breast, spinach salad and a bunch of grapes
Snack: a glass of fresh grape juice
Dinner: a barley meal with parmesan cheese and a bunch of grapes
Thursday
Breakfast: a glass of fresh grape juice and a soft-boiled egg with wholemeal toast
Snack: a bunch of grapes
Lunch: salad of raw vegetables and legumes and a bunch of grapes
Snack: one centrifuged grape
Dinner: raw spinach salad with parmesan cheese and a bunch of grapes
Friday
Breakfast: a bunch of grapes and two sheets of cereal with low-fat cheese
Snack: one centrifuged grape
Lunch: whole wheat pasta with steamed zucchini and mint
Snack: a glass of fresh grape juice
Dinner: a fillet of steamed cod, salad of celery and carrots and a bunch of grapes
Saturday
Breakfast: a glass of fresh grape juice and a low-fat yogurt with oatmeal
Snack: a bunch of grapes
Lunch: couscous with julienne vegetables sauteed and a bunch of grapes
Snack: a bunch of grapes
Dinner: Fillet of sole steamed with lemon and a bunch of grapes
Sunday
Breakfast: a bunch of grapes and a pancake stuffed with raisins
Snack: one centrifuged grape
Lunch: orzotto to the fresh mushrooms and a bunch of grapes
Snack: a bunch of grapes
Dinner: white fish fillet baked with tomatoes, salad of fresh vegetables and a bunch of grapes

Saturday, August 6, 2016

The diet for weight loss: Pumpkin



The diet of pumpkin is a dietary regimen that is if you want to lose weight fast. Pumpkins, in fact, belong to the genus Cucurbita that botanists include in the Cucurbitaceae family, are low in calories ), contain fiber, satiating, they regulate intestinal function and fight water retention. This type of diet, therefore, allows you to lose up to 8 kg in two weeks, providing many essential body substances such as pro-vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C and B vitamins The pumpkin also contains also vitamin T, which speeds up metabolism and vitamin K, which helps blood to clot and is rich in trace elements and minerals.

Rules to follow and tips

To follow the best diet of pumpkin you must observe certain rules that allow to invalidate the results promised by optimizing the nutritional, beneficial and therapeutic properties of this vegetable. First they need to limit the use of salt, the consumption of which in Italy is exaggerated, and that of sugar. E 'need to drink every day at least two liters of mineral water, tea and non-carbonated drinks and unsweetened. It 'very important, too, that the pumpkin is fresh at the time of purchase, ripe and firm. To understand just tap over by hand and check that the sound is muffled. These vegetables should be stored in a dark, cool and dry. The raw pieces, cut and polished, can be stored in the refrigerator in the compartment of vegetables wrapped in transparent paper. Here the one-week diet.


Monday


Breakfast: a jar of yogurt and two slices wholemeal bread with jam

Lunch: 60 grams of rice or whole wheat pasta with pumpkin and 100 grams of spinach

Dinner: Onion soup (50 grams), pumpkin (100 g) and potatoes (50 g); 150 grams of octopus or cod accompanied by vegetables of your choice



Tuesday


Breakfast: 200 ml of skim milk, coffee and 3 wholemeal biscuits

Lunch: 50 grams of pasta with chickpeas and pumpkin, a boiled egg, accompanied by vegetables of your choice

Dinner: soup of mixed vegetables with pumpkin, 150 grams of grilled chicken breast and salad

Wednesday

Breakfast: a jar of yogurt (125 grams), 30 grams of whole grains and coffee

Lunch: soup o (50 g), lentils (2 tablespoons), 200 g pumpkin, carrot, rosemary, parsley, 30 grams of bread

Dinner: 60 grams of pumpkin risotto and saffron, 150 grams of shrimp and mixed salad

Thursday


Breakfast:
200 ml of skim milk, coffee and 3 wholemeal biscuits

Lunch:
70 grams of wheat dough with 100 grams of fresh peas, 250 grams of steamed pumpkin

Dinner:
180 grams of lean meat, 250 grams of boiled pumpkin and a small bowl of fruit

Friday


Breakfast: 200 ml of skim milk with barley and 50 grams of empty integral brioche

Lunch: swordfish carpaccio with lemon, 250 grams of cooked diced squash in foil and 30 grams of whole grain bread

Dinner: a grilled chicken steak, pumpkin steamed or boiled 


Saturday


Breakfast: 200 ml of skim milk with 40 grams of muesli

Lunch: 130 grams of turkey breast and 250 grams of boiled pumpkin

Dinner: 60 grams of rice with fresh green peas, mixed salad with tuna in water and 250 grams of cooked diced squash in foil 


Sunday


Breakfast: 200 ml of skim milk and a handful of cornflakes

Lunch: 70 gr whole wheat pasta with tomato sauce and a salad of beans (70 grams beans + 100 g peas)

Dinner: 150 gr octopus, 250 grams of cooked diced squash in foil and a small cup of blueberries 

jockey diet to lose weight : Example for 3 days




What is it and how does the jockey's diet? Which can be an example to follow for three days? This type of diet, highly unbalanced and in vogue in the '70s, is aimed at losing weight in no time. The jockeys, in fact, to be able to compete better follow diet very controlled because every excess kg adversely affects the performance of your horse. The diet of the jockeys is high in protein, provides average 1000-1200 calories a day and allows you to lose up to 3 kg in 3 days (mainly excess fluid).

How does it work 

Those who follow this diet has to take for 3 days only proteins, excluding any other food. The weight loss is not real, since they are primarily eliminated only liquids. The greatest risk, therefore, is to recover kg lost already in the following days, restoring the water. The diet of the jockeys can be followed in view of a particular occasion, wanting to lose a few kilograms in a short time, but it is not a diet that allows you to get results or sustainable benefits over time. Being a highly unbalanced diet, it involves side effects such as liver and kidney overload and possible intestinal disorders. This diet is particularly drastic, therefore, must be followed for not more than 3 consecutive days and should be avoided during pregnancy. And 'only it indicated for healthy persons, while it is not recommended for people with kidney problems, enlarged liver or predisposed to hypertension.

Example for three days

The diet is high-protein and low-calorie jockey. For three days those who follow it must eat only protein (mainly grilled meat or fish). I am granted the eggs and mature cheese, while they are strictly forbidden fruit, vegetables, carbohydrates, sugars, fats and fibers. One type menu may include: Breakfast: A coffee without sugar and egg whites Snack: 100 gr of hard cheese Lunch: 150 grams of lean meat or grilled fish or 2 eggs Snack: 1 glass of Marsala with 80 g of Parmesan cheese dinner: 150 grams of lean meat or grilled fish or 2 eggs E 'admitted the veal, one chicken, turkey and beef, and pork should be avoided. In the three-day diet are the foods allowed rotated, alternating the various types of meat and fish with the intake of eggs. It 'best to choose white meat and lean fish, food rich in beneficial properties particularly suitable in case of diet. Foods can be seasoned with a little salt or spices, and should be avoided the use of both oil and butter.

Wednesday, August 3, 2016

8 tips to avoid gaining weight



You do not want to get fat? Here, then, 8 practical advice. If you get up already tired, you feel burdened in making stairs or fatigued to a minimum physical effort, you are hungry all the time, if you overdo it with food risk to accumulate a few extra pounds, posters clear signals which demonstrate a lifestyle not healthy and some unhealthy eating habits. As you do so, not to gain weight without, however, disrupting your everyday life and at the table without too many sacrifices? It 'easy to say, thanks to some simple tricks saves online (and appetite) that allow you to not get fat while preserving your physical well-being.

By a boost to the metabolism

If you want to start the day by giving a boost to the metabolism you can do a little 'just got up physical activity. A light run, a brisk walk, a little 'abs are, in fact, indicated for weight control. Also a perfect breakfast, healthy, balanced and complete speeds up your metabolism while providing the energy you need for your day.

Savor the food

If you eat sitting at the table, savoring each bite and enjoying every food calmly you hear before the feeling of satiety. If the body too quickly gulps down the food, in fact, it is unable to send the correct stimuli to the brain and you will find yourself eating an excessive amount of food warning, however, after a few hours the sense of hunger.

They prefer fruits and vegetables

The fruits and vegetables are a real blessing for the line. Can be, in fact, healthy snack breaks hunger, light seasoning for pasta or rice, fresh side dishes that increase the feeling of satiety and nourish without weighing. The centrifuged are also drinks that make you feel good and can replace high calorie drinks excessively.

Replace meat with fish

Fish is rich in Omega-3, favors the tone of the tissues, it is easily digested and is rich in valuable nutrients. Its constant intake helps maintain the skin elastic, thereby reducing the unsightly physical sagging that often accompany excessive weight loss or aging.

Eliminates sodas

Carbonated drinks contain dyes, preservatives and an excessive quantity of sugar. To avoid gaining weight prevents to take them every day. As an alternative to water, then you can opt for the unsweetened fruit juices, tea, infusions or of blended fruit and vegetables.

Make a few variants of the diet

Trespassing in a while, doing some small tear to the diet, it is important to not lose motivation and to avoid getting fat. Eat a slice of cake, a bit 'of chocolate, an ice cream or some tasty food especially meets, in fact, the goodies without precluding the general welfare or maintaining an ideal weight. 

Weigh yourself once a week

Weigh yourself once a week allows you to keep your weight under control, without at the same time become obsessive. It 'important, however, step on the scale at the same time, preferably early in the morning and if on an empty stomach. Generally you overuse the high-calorie foods during the weekend and it is, therefore, a good suggestion is to prefer the Sabbath as an ideal day for the weekly weight control. 

Limit the consumption of alcohol and spirits

Alcohol and spirits are enemies to the diet. Exceed with this type of beverage involves, in fact, an inevitable and high intake of calories. Drinks such as wine, in fact, not only contain alcohol, but also sugar. If a glass at mealtime can be considered a treat, its increased consumption is likely to become an attack on diet.

Diet for 40-Year-Olds : Tips for Weight Loss



The diet at age 40? Here are some practical tips for weight loss. After age 40, in fact, is more easy to accumulate some kg too much because the metabolism tends to slow down, the body undergoes hormonal changes and burn fat becomes more difficult. At this often combined with other factors that contribute to a negative move the balance as a way of life right or too sedentary, low physical activity or nutrition untreated. As you can cut excess calories or change any incorrect habit? It 'easy to say.

Reduce portions

Women and men need a different amount of daily calories. Living together, however, often it tends to standardize the quantities, with the risk of accumulating excess kilograms without noticing. A good tip is to gradually reduce the portions, eating a bit 'of everything in moderation. To increase the sense of satiety is good to consume cooked and raw vegetables to taste. Carbohydrates, proteins, cheese and legumes also are useful for weight loss and can be brought to the table every day, but with special attention to the quantity ingested.

Doing movement
After age 40 it is especially important to make the move. Daily exercise, in fact, helps to increase the metabolism, strengthen the muscles, to reduce the waistline and not accumulating excess fat.

As an alternative to the gym to stay in shape and lose weight you can even swim, walk briskly or cycling. Half an hour of moderate and constant aerobic activity every day can already be enough to ensure great benefits to the body.

Making snacks

To resist temptation and do not get the meals with excessive hunger, it is good practice have small snacks throughout the day. Every 4-5 hours, so it is good to consume fresh fruit, a small piece of Parmesan cheese, a few slices of lean ham, natural yogurt or a balanced snack. Sweets, fried foods or packaged excessively caloric and sugary should be eaten in moderation and occasionally, in order not to exceed the daily caloric amount.

Look to diet

Look to diet is very important if you want to slim down after 40 years preferring at the same time the overall health of the organism. Oats, for example, can be a good ally because it restricts the intestinal absorption of cholesterol and bile acids. Cherries, low in calories and tasty fruit, are rich in antioxidants, help to soothe joint disorders and are particularly suitable as a snack during the day. Almonds improve the levels of sugar in the blood and at the same time reduce cholesterol while the blue fish, low-fat and low in fat, helps you lose weight and is a valuable ally for the health of the heart due to its high omega 3 content.

Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Tips for Weight Loss



The diet at age 50? Here are some practical and simple advice for weight loss. When you approach to a diet age inevitably affect the outcome. The body, in fact, over the years undergoes hormonal and metabolic changes, the lifestyle becomes more sedentary and tend to lose muscle tone. The possible consequences? Accumulate a few extra pounds and find themselves overweight almost without realizing it. Here, then, some targeted suggestions and valid tricks to ward off all this without (too much) effort focusing on consistency, nutrition and exercise.

Reduce calories

Over the years the body gradually decreases the ability to burn and consume calories. After 50 years, therefore, it is important to monitor the amount of food ingested daily, reducing the consumption of fats, alcohol and food too sugary. It 'good to prefer, on the contrary, cheese and lean and aged dairy products, poultry, eggs, fish and shellfish, legumes, fruits and vegetables in season. It must also be limited consumption of salt and butter and should be reduced seasonings and fried food. It 'important to drink at least two liters of water a day to keep your skin and body properly hydrated. Gradually, it is also useful to increase your daily intake of protein, essential to speed up your metabolism and keep the immune system active.

Limit your intake of carbohydrates

Exceeded 50 years, the body has more difficulty to metabolize carbohydrates. It 'good to limit, therefore, consumption of potatoes, rice, pasta, sweets and flour products.

They should be avoided snack breaks hunger and junk food, rich in carbohydrates and unnecessary calories. They can be eaten in moderation as legumes, cereals and whole grain products, preferably seasoned possibly with sauces made with fresh or cooked vegetables without seasonings. To avoid eating excessively or in a disorderly manner during the day, it's a good habit to have small snacks with fresh fruit or low-fat dairy.
Cultivate new interests and exercise To prevent your metabolism tends to slow down it is good to increase the energy consumption by increasing the movement and physical activity. Cultivate new interests, hang out with friends, grandchildren, partner, make outdoor walks or aerobic sports increases caloric expenditure while preventing further to lose muscle mass. Doing sports is also a great blessing for the mood and allows you to also indulge in small culinary gratification occasionally (such as a square of chocolate) without the risk of accumulating excess weight.