hey! well...cali was awsome, minus that it rained basically the whole time
oh well
anyways, are fruits and vegetables really negative calories?
some people believe that by consuming fruits and veggies you burn more calories from digesting them then they actually are
others believe that food is food, there is no good or bad and that it doesn't work
according to doctors, they are not negatives, but you can still believe whatever you want to!
10 of the fattest lies about dieting. from ediets.com
(i don't really agree with all of these, but w/e)
1. Dieting alone is enough to lose weight and keep it off: “You could lose weight without activity, but it’s usually temporary and you’ll gain the weight as soon as you go back to your normal habits. Combining diet and exercise is the best way to lose weight and keep it off.
2. Eating right before you go to sleep will cause you to gain weight: “Think about healthy eating and understand that your body is a scale, and in order to maintain your weight you need to take in throughout the day the right amount of calories to maintain your metabolic function. As long as it’s part of your needs for the day, it’s not going to make you gain weight.”
3. You are never allowed to eat your favorite desserts: “You can modify any recipe, especially desserts, to make it healthy. The recipe section on our site can give you great ideas. It can be as simple as using egg whites instead of a whole egg or reducing the amount of sugar in a recipe. However some desserts are easier to modify than others. If your favorite dessert is a banana split you may have to rethink that dessert because you have more than 600 calories there. I suggest changing some of those high-calorie desserts to something not so high in calories but still delicious -- such as nonfat frozen yogurt with chocolate syrup and toasted wheat germ.”
4. Skipping meals will help you to lose weight: “This is false. You’re body reacts negatively to negative calories. If you’re going through your day without eating, it’s just like a car trying to drive without gasoline. You really can’t function well. Additionally, research shows that people who skip meals thinking that it will help them lose weight end up eating more than they need at their next meal, which cancels out their plan in the first place.”
5. I am too young to worry about my health right now: “Unfortunately in this country, younger people are coming down with diseases associated with older age. Things like heart disease are turning up in people in their 20s. Keeping to a healthy weight at a young age is very important in warding off diseases of age. You have to start to understand when you’re really young that keeping at a healthy weight, eating enough fruits and vegetables and taking in enough calcium is important in warding off later development of heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis and other diseases associated with obesity.”
6. Healthy eating is boring and very limiting: “Healthy eating is only as boring as you make it. Dieting shouldn’t mean deprivation. It should mean creating foods that taste good and are good for you as well. You need to do a little planning and it takes a little practice. It shouldn’t be boring; on the contrary, it should be delicious. There are many cultures that eat extremely healthy but their foods are extremely exciting. For example, the Mediterranean culture, they use a lot of different herbs and spices and fresh whole foods to make food interesting.”
7. It’s good for you if it says “low fat,” “low carb,” “low sugar” or “fat free”: “This is false. You have to be able to decipher labels correctly in order to choose the right foods. Back in the ‘80s they had the fat-free craze and today many health experts link it to the rise in obesity. This is because people would interpret a label that says fat-free as calorie free, which is simply untrue. The same thing goes for any of the other low-carb products or low sugar or any of the things that say free. Read the nutrition label to understand what’s in the product per serving. That’s the most important thing. You should choose you the products according to the amount of calories you need to meet your daily requirements.”
8. Drinking fruit juice is the same as eating a whole fruit: “There’s nothing similar about whole fruit and fruit juice except for the fact that the juice comes from the fruit. Fruit juice is simply the squeezing of the fructose, which is sugar, from the fruit and putting it in the glass and drinking it. It takes seconds to drink a glass of juice and you get more calories in a short amount of time then it would take to peel and eat an orange. It takes, at least, four or five oranges just to make up one glass of fruit juice.”
9. Healthy foods are more expensive: “Healthy food does not have to be more expensive. On eDiets.com we have tools dedicated to help you budget your diet. We advice people to use their substitution list so that they can switch the foods on the menu for foods that are on sale at the time. For example, if your menu says salmon but salmon is not on sale but cod, or a different protein source of lean meat, is on sale, then you can make a substitute. Learning how to substitute is the best way to strategize your whole menu to fit you economical needs. Healthier foods are actually less expensive than packaged foods, because you can buy them in bulk and portion them out yourself. Eating healthy is also going to be much easier on your pocket book then eating unhealthy when it comes to its health consequences.”
10. Most of the salt in our diet is added at the table: “Not true. I don’t even have a salt shaker on my table, but if I don’t watch what I eat, I could still end up with a high-sodium diet because so many foods contain high amounts of sodium. All packaged foods, unless otherwise labeled, contain high amounts of sodium. Fast foods, canned and restaurant foods also contain tons of sodium. The American Heart Association recommends everyone limit the amount of sodium intake to 2,000 milligrams a day or less. One serving of a fast-food burger and fries puts you well over 1,200 milligrams, just in that one serving. Practice label eating.”
identifying your body type
Important Facts and Tips
- Most women are Hourglasses, Rulers or Spoons.
- Most men are Rulers or Cones.
- If you are overweight, it may be more difficult to determine your actual body type. You may be caught between body types. If so, follow the Hourglass routines until you shed some weight and your true body type comes through.
- Your body type has nothing to do with your weight or whether you are thin or fat, short or tall. You can be a short Ruler, a tall Cone, etc.
- Although it is uncommon, some women are flat-chested Hourglasses. Remember that determining your body type is about proportion. It is the total circumference of your back and chest that is relevant, not the size of your breasts.
- Some female Rulers naturally have big breasts, though it is not the norm.
- Although Spoon women are relatively small to medium-chested, you could be a busty Spoon, though your hips and thighs will be comparatively larger.
- Your “diet” has very little to do with your body type, but it does directly influence your weight.
Do you tend to carry weight in both your upper and lower body yet are more slender through the waist? Is there a significant difference between the circumference of your chest and your waist (or between your hips and waist)? Does your body appear balanced and curvaceous when you look in the mirror?
If so, then you are an HOURGLASS®.
Do you carry most of your weight in your hips, thighs and buttocks? Are you more slender on the top? Do you tend to gain weight from the hips down? Do your eyes go directly to the lower half of your body when you look in the mirror? If so, then you are a SPOON®.
Are you built straight up and down with very few curves? Is there little difference in the circumference of your chest, waist and hips? Do you tend to put on weight around your midsection? If so, then you are a RULER®.
Do you tend to carry most of your weight in your back, chest, arms and stomach? Are you slender from the hips down? If so, then you are a CONE®.
(if you click on the highlihgted words, it takes you to a link about that type of body)
WELL i love you ALL
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Ingredients
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what fat looks like in your body
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