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the daily requirement of food must be divided into three main meals which you can add two snacks (mid-morning and mid afternoon). Breakfast and lunch meals to be more “rich” of the day, while dinner meal should be the poorest, it is preferable to avoid eating excess carbohydrates at dinner, especially if you later do not like sports. At night, in fact, the liver has time to turn into fat all carbohydrates ingested and not “burned” with physical activity. In this first week, then, is a must start by adjusting the diet.

If you have a body mass index above 25, a reduction of energy intake by about 300-500 kcal per day you can lose weight without excessive sacrifices. Read the rest of this entry »

The refined carbohydrates, namely sugar and refined carbohydrates obtained by depriving the flour of the outer (bran), are real killers for metabolism, have a rapid absorption and are among the main accused of peak blood glucose and insulin. Moreover, the fact that they were deprived of bran makes them biologically “dead” and threatening bowel function. For 7 days, then delete the white sugar (substitute it with honey) and halved the portions of pasta, bread, pizza, preferring in all cases, whole grain organic. At the table, for 7 days, try replacing refined carbohydrates with carbohydrates than whole wheat (oats, rye, kaput, buckwheat, etc ….).

In addition to make fibers, are major sources of chromium, a trace element that is essential for the regulation of metabolism and promotes the action of insulin, reducing the blood sugar and prevent stagnation and the formation of bearings. Try to take at least 100 grams of whole grains per day. Read the rest of this entry »

in the past few days after we have spoken of the benefits are there, in terms of health and fitness, in following the new Mediterranean diet, illustrates the new food pyramid and explain what the foods recommended in this diet are considered one of the most balanced in the world. Today it’s time to see how this diet is divided over the menu weekly.

The new Mediterranean diet provides about 1,200 calories a day and could miss up to two pounds a week. The scheme provides for two or three servings a day of milk and its derivatives, two servings of fruits and three vegetables a day, three vegetables a week, in addition, all days should be consumed carbohydrates that are contained in bread, in pasta and cereals. Read the rest of this entry »

Snacking between meals, rather than satisfy a sense of hunger, are used to calm the desire for something good, because sometimes the food becomes a refuge, filling the empty feeling and gives a “cuddle” those who give it some goodies definitely a pleasant feeling, but ephemeral, which leaves excess kilos to be disposed of and further stress to deal with. Resist snacks between meals not impossible, and for this was an emotional created a diet that can calm the nervous hunger.

Often, those who suffer from hunger emotional eating to relax, and food becomes a tool of comfort, according to experts, in this case is useful to keep a diary of emotions, or write in a notebook the time and the list of foods that are consumed during the day, adding events and emotions that trigger the urge to eat. This tool is useful to try to understand themselves and to correct the most common nutritional mistakes. Read the rest of this entry »

You have a photo album at home? Find in the day at a time when you can be locked in a room alone and sfoglialo. Choose a photo where you are beautiful, where you feel that you were at ease when they have taken, and remove it from the album. Put it in a picture frame and keep it in place stays longer (study, bedroom, dining room) and, occasionally, in the day, look at her. ‘All see that, without realizing it, you end up losing weight. An American study has recently revealed our relationship with images and their healing power. Even stronger effect slimming. Usually the person who starts a diet fails because it requires a strict diet, as if he put in a cage.

Our unconscious hates privations, obligations and frustrations and, therefore, is to fail every diet. To lose weight, there must be a valid reason within us and the strongest motivation is to rediscover our best picture, one that makes us feel at home, so we have come home within ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »

Every time you look in the mirror or resigns disconsolate in a dress you love in the window; you say that you absolutely lose weight determined. But, after the critical moment, that of the disappointment and awareness, the will is lost, is weakened in a thousand theoretical options that affect your practice sound pressure to act: it would be better to contact the dietitian, but you could even repeat that diet that has worked then, or simply would only remove fat or sweets …

If the desire to lose weight, like many others, takes place not because it is rather easy to formulate a plan and realistic, we get lost in abstract considerations, theoretical, with no deal in mid heaven “journey”, that is about what we do physically day after day, ever since … now. Read the rest of this entry »

It is not true that the tropical fruit is eaten only at Christmas: In every season you can find in supermarkets, because with its colors and scents, promises to bring a breath of novelty in the kitchen. The exotic fruit is becoming increasingly popular because it no longer prohibitively expensive than once: keeping an eye on the offerings of the supermarkets you can buy it by spending amounts. Moreover, the exotic fruit has many beneficial properties, enough to make it the star of a diet, but we see in detail what are the virtues of the main fruits that come from overseas. Read the rest of this entry »

After each party we always find ourselves with a few extra pounds disposed of, is no exception even Carnival, which with its typical sweet, like frappe, gossip and damselfish, left about 15 million pounds to dispose of, almost 250 grams per inhabitant . These are the estimates of Coldiretti, according to which, during carnival celebrations have been consumed approximately 20 thousand tons of traditional sweets, made so, with simple ingredients and authentic, but unfortunately high in calories especially when combined, such as sugar, honey and butter. Read the rest of this entry »

Leafing through a magazine where all we talk about diets, says that to lose weight is important to reduce intake of carbohydrates in nutrition. It is true, only that most times the word “reduce” is transformed to “eliminate” these substances from the body. Nothing could be more wrong.

In fact, all derivatives of wheat are essential as are the fuel of our cells: make starches slowly releasing glucose, which nourishes our cells and results in reduced production of insulin and continuous over time. Read the rest of this entry »

Diet Weight Watchers was founded in America in the 60s from an idea by Jean Nidetch, who wanted to go on a diet without giving up the pleasures of food and then decide to create regular meetings with her friends for advice and tips lose weight and psychological support.

Given the success of the meetings, Mrs. Nidecht decided to seek help from a group of doctors, who scientifically prepared diet, but always bearing in mind the concept of self-help, as one of the elements towards the success of the diet is just the sense of solidarity and emulation of the group, not surprisingly, during the Weight Watchers meetings are set out its difficulties and its successes, the whole backed by psychologists and nutritionists. Read the rest of this entry »