According to dieticians a woman should eat 1800cals a day.
If she's on a diet she should eat 1200cals per day.
Anything less than 900 is under eating.
Hunger Management
Ways to fight food cravings and win the war on fat.
Hunger is the wolf at the door, the body saboteur, the fasting and diet killer. No matter what fast/diet your on - liquids, water, low-fast, low calorie, high protein, low carb or whatever - this single enemy can quickly undo weeks or months of perfection and discipline. That's because our bodies are designed to consume calories, not resist them. (That, my ladies and gentleman, is why we are exceptional. Because we can resist them better! But we always need help). This is the following Nutrition Science.
In the morning:
1. Rise and dine: If you're going to eat that day [you have it planned out], eat in the morning. Waiting until noon or later can make you binge.
2. Eat a egg! Eggs are only 15 calories a white, and they are a proven appetite depressant!
3. Drench your thirst- WATER WATER WATER, and if you must have variety, try diet sodas or water with a squeeze of lemon.
4. Air are good - In a study, subjects who drank a shake pumped with extra air ate less the rest of the day.
In the afternoon.
5. Eat Deja Food - Eating the samd healthy meal every day can prevent overeating. To much variety will keep you eating!
6. Wet Your Appetite - Foods with high water content fill you up easily. Toss together a salad of lettuce, cucumbers, celery, and tomatoes. Or a fruit cup with watermelon, strawberries, and orage slices.
7. Buy pure bread - Skip those boring white slices. Fix your sandwhich on a bread with flaxseed! It can help you get slim down if your going to eat bread anyway!
8. Find joy in almonds - Hungry? eat a handful of almonds to ward of hunger between meals. In a study, dietars who ate almosnds every day lost 18 % of their weight and body mass index.
9. Use Stalling Tactics - When you get a craving, grab a magazine, take a walk, surf the net [perferably thinsporations sites!] - any little thing that will take your mind off of eating. "Hunger goes away if you can get through it for 15 or 20 minutes," says a specialist.
10. Teaaaa - A study found that people who took green-tea-extract supplements [enough to equal a 8 oz. cup] three times daily burned lots of calories!
The Early Evening
11. Get a P.B. shot - Spread a tiny amount of peanut butter on a whole weat bread, a cracker, or a celery stick. Totally filling!
12. Gonna eat? - eat a baked potato. Soooo filling!
Are there really such things as negative calorie foods?
The idea that certain foods could take more energy to digest them than they actually provide in and of themselves certainly took the diet industry by storm. The notion that you could eat from a list of "wonder foods" and not only not put on weight but help counteract some of the calories contained in the rest of your diet certainly has an instant appeal.
The sad fact is, however, that all foods contain calories. Some, not that many. However the body has one thing which actively works against you. It's the most efficient engine known to man. The calories delivered by even the lightest foods render many times more energy than is required to digest them.
There is one negative calorie food
To truly use more energy than a food provides, you'd in fact have to be eating cardboard. 100% cellulose. And seeing that we humans lack the enzymes to break it down (as opposed to cows that can happily live on it), it would render zero calories. The process of moving the cardboard through the body would take a small but measurable amount of energy. The result? A true negative calorie food. Naturally, it's one we'd never recommend you use.
A free list of negative calorie foods
However, in the interest of completeness, here is a free list of foods which are claimed by some to be negative calorie foods.
List of Negative Calorie Foods
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Hooked on choc? Read this
Researchers at the Spanish Council for Scientific Research in Madrid, Spain are the first to find that ordinary cocoa and chocolate bars contain a group of alkaloids known as tetrahydro-beta-carbolines, according to Tomas Herraiz, in a press release.
In previous research, the same chemicals were linked to alcoholism, he said. The family of compounds, which are also known as neuroactive alkaloids, continues to be investigated for possible influences on mood and behavior.
Like Marijuana?
In an earlier study, Italian scientists identified a pleasure-inducing compound called anandamide, as well as other substances believed to mimic the effects of marijuana. Although the Italian study concluded that stomach acids break down these substances before they enter the bloodstream, researchers at the University of California at Irvine disputed that finding.
Another review published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association confirmed that chocolate can be addicting. "Chocolate may be used as a form of self-medication for dietary deficiencies," according to former About Nutrition Guide Rick Hall.
In the Spanish study, Herraiz said the same chemicals discovered in chocolate are found in wine, beer and liquor, though no connection has been established between compulsive drinking and food addiction. The combination of the alkaloid compounds and other chemicals in chocolate could explain chocolate cravings, he said.
"Finding these active substances, combined with the known pleasurable effects of eating chocolate, may complete the whole picture of chocolate craving," Herraiz said.
"Other active substances in chocolate, like caffeine and magnesium, are often suggested as potential contributors to craving," Herraiz said. "Now we can enlarge this list to include these compounds."
Higher levels of the compounds seem to correlate with the amount of cocoa in a sample, he reported. The darker the chocolate, the more of the compounds it contains, the news release said.
Women More Affected
Women seem to be more prone to chocolate cravings than men. The Diabetes Association report found that only 15 percent of males appear to crave chocolate, as much as 40 percent of women do - and 75 percent of them claim that absolutely nothing other than chocolate can satisfy their appetite.
Because chocolate cravings may be influenced by a deficiency in magnesium, that this may be why some experience an increase in chocolate cravings during PMS.
For most people craving chocolate is in no way harmful, but if it rises to the level of "binge eating" it can be a real problem. Chocolate is the food most desired by women who binge eat, because of a brain chemical that gives them physical pleasure from the sweet indulgence, says University of Michigan nutritionist Adam Drewnowski.
Drewnowski's research found that Naloxone can reduce craving in binge eaters, but Naloxone is available only intravenously, which makes it impractical for chronic bingers. Drewnowski is searching for an easier-to-take drug.
Herraiz's finding was reported in the October 16 issue of the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a monthly peer-reviewed journal of the American Chemical Society.
"I dream about, how its going to end,
Approaching me quickly"
HELP!!!! I'm eating out!
Order Wisely:
* Start with a salad, soup, or fresh fruit.
* Dressing or gravy or sauce on the side.
* Butter free vegetables.
* Baked or boiled potatoes instead of fries or mashed.
* Food that are steamed, broiled, or peached, rather than fried, sauteed, stewed, or braised.
*An appetizer or a salad, or try a kid's meal rather than a main dish. Or you can get a main dish..but split it in half and take it home, or share it.
Always plan in advance
Avoid fast food, all you can eat and large portions
Eat anything natural (veggies, fruit)
No desert!
Drink water/ diet drink (eg. diet coke)
ASK!
Will the restaurant:
- Serve margarine rather than butter with the meal?
- Serve fat free (skim) milk rather than whole milk or cream?
- Trim visible fat from poultry or meat?
- Leave all butter, gravy or sauces off a dish?
- Serve salad dressing on the side?
- Accommodate special requests?
- Use less cooking oil when cooking?
ACT! These foods are safest
Select foods which are:
- Garden fresh
- Broiled
- Baked
- Roasted
- Poached
- Lightly sauteed or stir-fried
- Steamed
Low cals ethnic food!
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Surviving The Salad Bar
Surviving the Salad Bar:
1. Pile on the greens, red, and yellows. Remember that colorful vegetables pack the most cancer-fighting phytochemicals, so go for variety. When you can, choose romaine lettuce over iceberg.
2. Sprinkle on nuts and seeds. Yes, they're high in fat, but they're rich in heart healthy vitamin E and fiber. Just don't overdo it. Two tablespoons of sunflower seeds come with 95 calories.
3. Choose feta or cottage cheese over jack or cheddar. The crumbly cheeses have 30 to 90 percent less fat. And when cheese is part of the ensemble, lighten up elsewhere.
4. Look for an oily sheen on beans, olives, and mushrooms. It's your clue that they've been soaked in vegetable oil. When in doubt - it can be hard with red beans and garbanzos - ask if they've been marinated.
5. Look for the white meat. Shredded roast turkey and chicken sound light but the dark portions can be as fatty as cuts of beef and pork. You want the breast only, either roasted or smoked.
6. Watch out for potato, pasta, and chicken salads. A skimpy half cup of a typical potato salad adds 180 calories. (It's all that mayonnaise.) If you want something starchy, ask for a wheat roll or slice of bread.
7. Dress lightly. Many salad bars offer low-fat or nonfat versions of ranch, honey mustard, Italian, and even caesar dressings. Plain oil and vinegar is a fine choice, too, if you bear in mind that a tablespoon of olive oil has 120 calories.
8. Ex: Here's how good intentions go bad: You start with a mound of greens. Add some croutons, a scattering of cheddar, a handful of olives, and a ladle of vinaigrette to, and a scoop of potato salad on the side. You just built yourself a meal that nears 700 calories.
9. Consider these lighter options; they provide plenty of flavor and variety for less than half the calories and fat.
Fasting
If you have medical problems then do not fast. Still, you should always ask your doctor before you start a new diet/exercise program.
A few days before you start fasting you should eliminate alcohol, nicotine, sugar, and caffeine from your diet. It is recommended that you eat only fruit and veggies the 3-4 days before you start a fast, however it is not necessary.
A 36 hour fast (8 p.m. one night to 8 a.m. the following day) is probably the safest route that anyone can take. If you'd like you can extend your fast over a weekend (8 p.m. Friday night to 8 p.m. Sunday night). Longer fasts require observation and enemas. Once you are used to fasting, you can do 36 hour fasts once a week OR 3 day fasts once a month.
I recommend juice fasting because it supplies your body a lot of nutrients and is much easier for most people. This means that you will need to purchase a juicer ($20 and up) and juice your own fruit and veggies. Bottled and frozen juice does not count because it has been processed and has lost a lot of nutrients (which would defeat the purpose of juice fasting). If you'd like, you can go on a water and decaffeinated green tea fast.
Fasting is no excuse to binge afterwards. Ease yourself back onto foods by eating fruits and veggies. You just fasted, don't ruin it by eating a package of Oreos, okay?
Juice Fast
Juice mostly vegetables and some fruits. If you don't have a juicer and you blend your veggies and fruit then you can stay on a juice fast for quite some time (because the fiber keeps your digestive system working). On a juice fast you still have to drink a lot of water! Don't skimp on the water; don't get dehydrated. Drink a glass of water before you drink your juice to make sure you get the water in. You could also dilute your juice with water 50/50. You can drink as much juice and water as you want, it's hard to over do it.
Water Fast
Drink lots and lots of water. Preferably steam-distilled water, just try not to drink tap water.
Exercise
You can still exercise while fasting. Just be smart about it, don't push yourself too hard and drink extra fluids.
[see RecipeXMEXThin for juice recipe]
Signs that you might be dehydrated:
¢¾Thirst
¢¾Fatigue
¢¾Loss of coordination
¢¾Mental confusion
¢¾Irritability
¢¾Dry skin
¢¾Elevated body temperature
¢¾Deminished urin output
Fasting pointers
1. the fears
do not tell people that you are fasting as it can cause the fast to become a law to your heart. When you are tempted to break the fast, the thinking will be that, The anorexic community loves me. If I eat, I will let them down, and others will beat me. I will not be perfect.
Your fast is between you and your body, nothing else. And when you are being tempted to break, it is not the 'ana' community you need to be concerned with. You are fasting because you are in love with bones and perfection. The key to a great fast is to stay fixed on bones, not people or circumstances. Keeping your fast between you and your body will keep you from the temptations of food.
2. Turn the TV off.
Watching TV while on a spiritual fast will become increasingly ridiculous. In every commercial you are being tempted with food. Most of all, it destroys your focus for perfection. It is not going to kill you to turn off the TV and radio, and stop buying the newspaper. The world will continue happily along without your presence. Of the many times I have broken a fast, I can usually root it back to allowing myself some form of some commercial.
Remember, a tug-of-war is going on in the soul between the flesh that is being inflicted, and the spirit that is being strengthened.
You are the most vulnerable when you’re feeling deprived. That is the time when you must be aware of the temptation to find an escape. Let ANA sites be your escape. Turn to these kind of websites when you feel you're slipping
3. Get alone with you're mind
"I want to be so thin, light, airy..
... that when the light hits me, I don't leave a shadow behind
...that when I walk across the snow I will not leave so much as one foot print to mar its virgin purity
...that I can dance between the raindrops in a downpour."
When the need to eat hits you, instead go write. Write you're own "ana quotes". Write a poem. Write in your xanga. Reach out to someone.
4. Feast on other's words and determination.
Visit other ana's site. See how some ate, and are now disappointed. Do you want to be that way also?
5. Meditate.
Many people do not realize the art of have lost the art of meditation. Some think that it's just for "Buddhism", but really anyone can benefit from intense concentration.
For the most part, our thinking, especially for the undisciplined, has a mind of its own. We are victims of our own thoughts. I’m sure that you’ve experienced it time and time again. You could be driving your car, and without any conscious decision you begin to worry. You envision yourself in the worst-case scenario and before you know it you are embraced by a mood of melancholy and despair.
Through meditation we wrestle down negative thoughts and emotions that plague us every day. Meditation is a discipline of the mind where you take charge of your thoughts, directing them towards thinness.
We are a society of lazy thinkers. Television has become an electronic imagination. It determines, with vivid stereo and full color imagery, how we feel and think.
Try sitting down, closing your eyes and allow your imagination to be filled with a single thought. You need to be thin. Thin is key. Perfection is the most important thing to have.
Allow your mind to be filled with the implication of how that single truth affects who you are, and your importance to this world. This will be difficult because negative thoughts come easiest to the mind. They are safe.
As you travel throughout your thinking, you will begin to experience obstacles of fear and unbelief. Those thoughts will oppose themselves against the thought of thiness. You will find that often your first experience with meditation is like a wrestling match in the mind, instead of an experience of peace and stillness. As you begin to experience the authority you have over your own thinking, the floodgates of joy will burst within you, maybe for the first time.
6. Go for walks alone.
Clouds, a breeze in the face, flowers, trees, sun, moon and stars. These things are what you want to be- pure. Whether winter or summer, go for long walks.
7. Take a phone break.
Just sit and do nothing but be quiet and still. This is part of perfecting your.. well perfection.
8. Be quiet.
Being quiet about food subjects will mean less awareness of your weird eating habits. Many people don’t realize that as they’re fasting, they talk a lot about food. This leads people into wondering.
9. Do not enter into needless temptation.
The smells and sight of food can be difficult during a fast. As you continue along the path of fasting, all five senses will increase in sensitivity. When the next-door neighbor opens a jar of fresh peanut butter, you will know it. Every desire to draw closer to be thin will be obscured in peanuts.
During a fast, you will be surrounded with the hostile world of food, especially in a country that has become addicted to eating. Do all you can to separate yourself from temptations--the neon signs, commercials and the golden arches.
You will learn that you can live quite happily without food. Caffeine, fat and sugar are crutches that we depend on to keep us moving when we feel emptiness. That emptiness will be filled with those starting-to-show-bones.
Take a risk. Get hungry! Explore the emptiness of your own stomach. Of course, your children need to eat. Do your best to arrange a schedule where your spouse is able to do the cooking. This also can be an excellent situation for your children to experience a sense of responsibility in the home. You can plan meals for the next five, 20 or 30 days or however long you decide to fast. They may not want too, but once your family sees that your decision is firm and that this is important to you, they will usually continue to argue, but not as much as before. Soon, they will be used to you picking at your food.
10. Sleep.
If you are going to detoxify you ought to do it on a good night’s sleep. The last thing you need during the difficult part of your fast is to be tired and overworked. It is worth investing time and energy toward a fast, as if you were investing in a vacation. We look forward to a vacation, saving money, planning as if it will become a highlight of our year.
Most of us live on the edge, rarely getting the sleep that we need to function with clear-mindedness. During a fast it is essential that you get enough sleep. Come home from work, take a shower, and allow yourself time to quietly and restfully meditate and enough time to sleep.
Fat won't budge?????????????? Check out these:
- Fried foods, especially deep-fried, contain a great amount of fat. While chicken and fish are usually leaner than beef or pork, they can contain more fat when they are fried. Look at how the number of grams of fat in a chicken breast changes depending on how it is cooked:
| Cooking Method | Fat |
| Meat Only, Roasted | 3.1 |
| Meat Only, Fried | 4.1 |
| Meat and Skin, Batter Fried | 18.5 |
- "Fried food? All I eat is salad and I still can't lose weight!" Be careful with salad dressings, mayonnaise, and other condiments that are high in fat content. They greatly increase the calorie count and can negate the healthy aspects of a meal. Replace mayonnaise-based condiments with fat-free alternatives like fat-free yogurt, mustard, ketchup and barbecue sauce
- And remember, a gram of fat contains more than twice as many calories as a gram of protein or carbohydrate.
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Be careful about sugar in coffee and soda pop. It can add up quickly, and these drinks aren't filling. Watch for "hidden" sugar in processed foods like bread, ketchup, salad dressing, canned fruit, applesauce, peanut butter, and soups. And be careful with "fat-free" products. Sugar is often used to replace the flavor that is lost when the fat is removed. Fat-free does not mean calorie-free.
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Don't reward yourself with food after work outs
Ways to Torture the Pizza Guy
Ok so my friends order pizza. Fair enough. Even with this list Ana's can have fun with the pizza people. All the tricks I did are in bold
Act like you know the order taker from somewhere. Say, "BedWetter’s Camp, right?"
Add extra letters to words, ex: pizza becomes pizzzzzzzaaaaaaa
After ordering, say, "I wonder what THIS button on the phone does." Simulate a cutoff.
Amuse the order taker with little-known facts about country music.
Answer their questions with questions.
Ask about pizza maintenance and repair.
Ask for a deal available somewhere else. (e.g., If phoning Domino's, ask for a Cheeser! Cheeser!)
Ask for chips/fries with everything!
Ask for extra homo-sapien
Ask for the guy who took your order last time.
Ask how many dolphins were killed to make that pizza.
Ask if the pizza has had its shots.
Ask if the pizza is organically grown.
Ask if them if they get a free date with one of the staff if you make order over $30.
Ask if they have any idea what is at stake with this pizza.
Ask if they would like to sample your pizza. Suggest an even trade.
Ask if they're familiar with the term "spanking a pizza." Make up a description to go with the term. Ask that this be done to your pizza.
Ask if you get to keep the pizza box. When they say yes, heave a sigh of relief.
Ask if you they can put food color in the cheese.
Ask the man/woman if they can sculpt the pizza into your favorite celebrity.
Ask them to not put a band-aid on it this time or you will sue.
Ask to see a menu.
Ask what the order taker is wearing.
Ask what their phone number is. Hang up, call them, and ask again.
Ask what topping goes best with well-aged Chardonnay.
backwards pizza your order
Be vague in your order.
Belch directly into the mouthpiece; then tell your dog it should be ashamed.
Call to complain about service. Later, call to say you were drunk and didn't mean it.
Change your accent every three seconds.
Crack your knuckles into the receiver.
Dance all around the word "pizza." Avoid saying it at all costs. If (s)he says it, say, "Please don't mention that word."
Detect the order taker's psychic aura. Use it to your advantage.
Do not name the toppings you want. Rather, spell them out.
Doze off in the middle of the order, catch yourself, and say, "Where was I? Who are you?"
Eliminate verbs from your speech.
Engage in some serious swapping.
Get taker's name. Later, call exactly on the hour to say, "This is your time of day wake-up call, So-and-so." Hang up.
Give them your address, exclaim, "Oh, just surprise me!" and hang up
Haggle.
Have a movie with a good car chase scene playing loudly in the background. Yell "OW!" when a bullet is fired.
Have your pizza "shaken, not stirred."
If (s)he suggests a side order, ask why (s)he is punishing you.
If any of the above practices are rejected by the order taker, say, in your best pouty voice, "Last guy let me do it."
If he/she suggests anything, adamantly declare, "I shall not be swayed by your sweet words."
If they repeat the order to make sure they have it right, say, "Okay, that'll be $10.99; please pull up to the first window."
If using a touch-tone press 9-1-1 every 5 seconds throughout the order.
If using a touch-tone, press random numbers while ordering. Ask the person taking the order to stop doing that.
If you live next door or on the same block as the pizza place, ask them to deliver with their pizza truck.
Imitate the order taker's voice.
In your breathiest voice, tell them to cut the crap about nutrition and ask if they have something outlandishly sinful.
Keep telling the order taker about the other pizza place you sued last year.
Laugh every minute or two, mention the cat in the microwave!
Learn the topping codes or abbreviations and use them instead of the name (e.g. pp instead of double pepperoni).
Learn to play a blues riff on the harmonica. Stop talking at regular intervals to play it
Learn to properly pronounce the ingredients of a Twinkie. Ask that these be included in the pizza.
Make a list of exotic cuisines. Order them as toppings.
Make the first topping you order mushrooms. Make the last thing you say, "No mushrooms, please." Hang up before they have a chance to respond.
Make up a charge-card name. Ask if they accept it.
Move the mouthpiece farther and farther from your lips as you speak. When the call ends, jerk the mouthpiece back into place and scream GOODBYE at the top of your lungs.
Mumble, "There's a bomb under your seat." When asked to repeat that, say, "I said, 'sauce smothered with meat'."
Offer to pay for the pizza with a public flogging.
Order 52 pepperoni slices prepared in a fractal pattern as follows from an equation you are about to dictate. Ask if they need paper.
Order a Big Mac Extra Value Meal.
Order a one-inch pizza.
Order a slice, not a whole pizza.
Order a steamed pizza.
Order one with ants.
Order term life insurance.
Order the most expensive pizza and have it sent to your boss!
Order two toppings, then say, "No, they'll start fighting."
Order using lines from different movies (Luke, I am your "customer"-Darth Vader)
Order while using an electric knife sharpener.
Order with a Speak-n-Spell where applicable.
Order your pizza, singing in falseto!
Pass the phone around to everyone in the house -- have each person change the order a little.
Perfect a celebrity's voice. Stress that you won't take any crap from some two-bit can't-hack-it pimple-faced gofer.
Play a sitar in the background.
Pretend that you were trying to call 911 when they tell you you have the wrong # say oh well start to order... In the middle of your order stop and start to panic and yell “IT’S ABOUT TO BLOW” and hang up.
Pretend your flying a jet fighter in the Gulf War while ordering.
Psychoanalyze the order taker.
Put an extra edge in your voice when you say "crazy bread."
Put the accent on the last syllable of "pepperoni." Use the long "i" sound.
Put them on hold.
Quote Carl Sandberg.
Rattle off your order with a determined air. If they ask if you would like drinks with that, panic and become disoriented.
Rent a pizza.
Repeat every third third word twice
Report a petty theft to the order taker.
Say hello, act stunned for five seconds, then behave as if they called you.
Say it's your anniversary and you'd appreciate if the deliverer hid behind some furniture waiting for your spouse to arrive so you can surprise him/her.
Say you'll be able to pay for this when the movie people call back.
Say your order as fast as humanly possible.
Say, "Are you sure this is Pizza Place? When they say yes, say, "Well, so is this! You've got some explaining to do!" When they finally offer proof that it is, in fact, Pizza Place, start to cry and ask, "Do you know what it's like to be lied to?"
Say, "Kssssssssssssssht" rather loudly into the phone. Ask if they felt that.
Shout, "I'm through with (wo)men! Send me a dozen of your best, Gaston!"
Sing the order to the tune of your favorite song from Metallica's Master of Puppets CD.
Spill out your life story and ask them to they understand, if they say yes, Scream "liars, I don't believe you!" and hang up!
Start the conversation by reciting today's date and saying, "This may be my last entry."
Start the conversation with "My Call to Pizza Place, Take 1, and. . . action!"
Start your order with "I'd like. . .". A little later, slap yourself and say, "No, I don't."
State your order and say that's as far as this relationship is going to get.
St-tt-t-utter, b-b-bb-badly
Stutter on the letter "p."
Teach the order taker a secret code. Use the code on all subsequent orders.
Tell the order taker a rival pizza place is on the other line and you're going with the lowest bidder.
Tell the order taker to tell the manager to tell his supervisor he' fired.
Tell the order taker you're depressed. Get him/her to cheer you up.
Tell them to double-check to make sure your pizza is, in fact, dead.
Tell them to put the crust on top this time.
Terminate the call with, "Remember, we never had this conversation."
Try to talk while drinking something.
Use CB lingo where applicable.
Use expletives like "Great Caesar's Ghost" and "Joseph and Mary in Tinsel Town."
When listing toppings you want on your pizza, include another pizza.
When ordering a pizza, burst out in tears every 2 minutes
When the order is repeated, change it slightly. When it is repeated again, change it again. On the third time, say, "You just don't get it, do you?"
When they repeat your order, say, "Again, with a little more OOMPH this time."
When they say, "What would you like?"--say, "Huh? Oh, you mean now."
When they say, "Will that be all?"--snicker and say, "We'll find out, won't we?"
When you'ge given the price, say, "Ooooooo, that sounds complicated. I hate math."
While on the phone, fake entering puberty. Fluctuate pitch often; act embarrassed.
Wonder aloud if you should trim those nose hairs.
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Face the facts: Misc. facts of scertain foods
Fast food facts for Chinese food
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Prawn crackers may seem a light food but they are fried in oil and contain lots of calories and fat
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the vegetable items are usually lower in fat than the meat dishes but can still be high in total calories
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Boiled rice is much lower in calories then fried rice
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Spare ribs are often loaded with fat and give them that satisfying taste
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Duck and Pork dishes are very often the highest fat foods of all Chinese meat dishes
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many appetizers are deep fried and some can hold more oil resulting in excessive calories
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Meat items fried in batter contain 3 lots of calories, from the protein (meat), Carbs (batter) & fat (frying)
Labels:
SUGARS
No sugar added means there's no table sugar, but there may be other forms of sugar such as CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, FRUCTOSE, GLUCOSE, MALTOSE or SUCROSE. Light (or lite) is a virtually meaningless term used in a variety of ways by individual manufacturers.
FAT
Low fat means the amount of fat per serving (or per 100 grams of food) is 3 grams or less; the phrase "90 (or other number ) percent fat free" may only be used for low fat products. Reduced fat means the product contains 50 percent (or less) of the fat found in the product's regular version; reduced saturated fat is the same, but only in reference to saturated fat. Low in saturated fat means each serving contains 1 gram (or less) of saturated fat, and the number of calories from that source are not more than 15 percent of the total. Fat free indicates the product has less than 1/2 gram of fat per serving, providing there are no added fat or oil ingredients. Reduced cholesterol tells you the product contains 50 percent (or less) of the cholesterol found in the product's regular version. Low in cholesterol means the cholesterol per serving (or per 100 grams of food) is 20 milligrams or less, and that the saturated fat is 2 grams or less. Cholesterol free means the product (per serving) contains less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol and 2 grams (or less) of saturated fat. Reduced calorie on a label means there are at least one-third fewer calories than in the product's regular form; low calorie indicates 40 calories or less per serving, and less than 0.4 calories per gram of food
SALT/SODIUM
Reduced sodium signals at least 75 percent less sodium; low sodium means 140 milligrams or less per serving; very low sodium — 35 milligrams sodium per serving; sodium free — less than 5 milligrams per serving.
OTHER TERMS
Organic is another term that is often used without qualification, although in some states it refers to the fact that crops are pesticide free and that animal feed and water is sans chemicals. Enriched products are those that have lost nutrients during processing, then had them approximately replaced by enrichment. White flour, for example, loses 50 to 80 percent of many nutrients during processing, but then has some of them replaced. Fortified on a label (as with a breakfast cereal) tells you that nutrients have been added that weren't in the original ingredients. RDA stands for "Recommended Dietary Allowance," the government-recommended daily amounts of protein, vitamins and minerals for healthy adults.
How do I keep the weight off!??
No fast food or chain restaurants. Any restaurant that is a chain or a franchise that sells fast food produces their food in such a way that it will absolutely make you fat. You can actually eat french fries and cheeseburgers and lose weight, provided that the ingredients that you use are all organic and contain no chemical dditives. It is virtually impossible to eat food in a chain or franchise restaurant where the food has not been processed to last for years without spoiling. The food has to be produced as cheaply as possible for the companies to make money. They must add chemicals to make the food taste great and get you physically addicted. This food also has been produced to increase your appetite and make you fatter. Remember, these are businesses whose only objective is to make a profit. If the food tastes amazing, becomes physically addicting, increase your appetite, and makes you fat, the resaurant is assured of success. They are like drug dealers getting their customers hooked ont heir product. The customer can't get enough and becomes so addicted that they keep coming back for more. Thsi is the sad truth of what is happening in our food industry today. (Uhhh, DUH. This is a complete given. Fast food makes you fat. Fast food has incredible marketing schemes to get you hook. The additives in their food are completely unreal. It's nasty, calorie loaded and something we absolutely...at any cost, have to stay away from.)
- Eat organic apples all day. The old saying is true -- an apple a day keeps the doctor away. Apples are loaded with fiber and nutrients; they normalize your blood sugar and decrease your appetite. You should eat at least one apple every day. The more the better. (Since apples are negative calorie foods, this makes since. I didn't know they were 'loaded with fiber' but it certaintly can't hurt since fiber helps you lose weight. And we could all use the nutrients!!)
- Eat only organic meat, poultry, and fish. One of the reasons you are overweight is because of the growth hormone put in meat and poultry. If you want to lose weight, eat as much meat and pultry as you like as long as it is organic, grass fed, ideally kosher, and most importantly, has not been given growth hormones. The fish you eat should not be farm raised. (This is important. If you pay attention to vegan advertisements you'd understand that mass "meat" farmers do inject their animals with growth hormones to make them grow bigger faster so that they will not have to pay to house the same animal over a long period of time. This does affect you because it makes you store and gain weight. I think the best route is to go vegetarian or vegan because organic meat is very hard to find.)
- Limit dairy products. If you are going to consume milk, cheese, butter, or any dairy products, eat only organic products that have not been pasteurized or homogenized. The dairy products should be labeled "organic and raw." It may be hard to find raw dairy products in some parts of the country. The next best option is organic, not homogenized, but that has been pasteurized. Your last option is organic that has been both pasteurized and homogenized. Ideally, if you want to lose weight, reduce dairy regardless of what you are getting. Definitely, absolutely, do not consume any dairy products that are not organic because they will have growth hormone in them and slow your weight loss. (Same concept as above girls!)
- Eat a big, huge salad at lunch and dinner. I don't care if your lunch is a cheeseburger, french fries, and a pint of ice cream. Add to it a big, huge salad and eat that first. You'll be amazed how you lose weight. the salad can contain anything you like as long as it is only vegetables, and they are organic. The salad dressing should be organic olive oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice, or organic vinegar. If you really want to speed the weight loss process, use organic apple cider vinegar. Add some organic sea salt, fresh ground pepper, or some garlic for taste. (Salads are usually negative calorie. This type of salad he's talking about is SUPER negative calorie and consuming it before a meal with help you eat less of the bad stuff!
- Breathe. Oxygen burns fat. Most people do not breathe enough to stimulate their metabolism and fat burning capabilities. There are several great videos which teach breathing techniques that are simple and quick to do, and that can help you lose weight faster. (Duh.)
- Add muscle. Muscle burns fat. When you add muscle through exercise you are increasing your body's metabolism. The best way to do this is yoga, Pilates, Chinese kung fu, or old fashion basic exercises. (I know a lot of these are just...given points, but sometimes we look over the most valuable tips.)
- Fast. This should be number one, but for most people this is the hardest. Going on a proper juice fast for twenty-one days will completely detoxify your body, flush fast cells, and reset your body's weight set point. It is one of the fastest ways to lose weight, and one of the most effective ways to change the body's set point so that you will not gain the weight back.
Why People Are Fat
- Most fat people have a low metabolism. What does this mean? This means you can eat some food and even if you eat a small amount your body doesn't burn it off very quickly and, instead, turns it into fat in your body. If you had a really high metabolism you could eat large amounts of food and it wouldn't turn to fat in your body. So the number one reason a person is fat is because of a low metabolism... ...what exactly is metabolsim? In simple terms, there are certain organs and glands in the body which regulate how your body burns food for fuel and how it converts food into fat. These include the thyroid, pancreas, liver, stomach, small and large intestines, and colon.... ...you always have to look for the cause first. There are many causes for low metabolism, including yo-yo dieting. (and binges!) If you have repeatedly lost weight and gained weight I can tell you that your body metabolsim is all screwed up. (We all know that we consider our anorexia a lifestyle rather than a desiease. This means that we can eat completely normal and gain a lot of weight back every few weeks. If you want your metabolism to stay in shape, you need to raise your calorie intake once or twice a week in moderation, and continueing to read this post because he offers lots of good valueable information.)
- The majority of people who are overweight eat when they are not hungry. This is caused by two factors: a) stress or emotional eating, or b) physiological food cravings. Stress or emotiona eating is obviously caused by stress or emotional issues. Physiological food cravings are generally caused by the toxins you put in your body, or candida yeast overgrowth. (We do need to get a hold of this. We binge when we're stressed out, or going through an emotional crisis no matter how big or small it may be. We also binge because we completely deprive ourself all the time. This is something that we don't need to do because it also stresses us out and slows down the metabolism.)
- Fat people consume more "diet food." Here is a major mind blower. Most fiet food actually makes you fatter. Diet products labeled "diet," "low fat," "sugar free," "low calorie," "lite," "light," "low carb," "lean," etc., are filled with artifical sweeteners, high amounts of sugars, or chemical additives that actually make you fatter. Thsiis the dirty little secret the food industry does not want you to know. These food additives actually can increase your appetite, make you physically addicted, and cause you to get fatter. (This completely surprised me, but next time you go to the grocery store, read the labels. Diet products are filled with more additives and things you can't pronounce than regular foods. These chemicals are proven to be addictive and toxic to your organs. Why in the world do you think diet foods and products are more expensive than regular foods?)
- Fat people eat before they go to bed. When you sleep, your body's metabolism slows dramatically. When you eat late at night the food does not get a chance to burn off and converts to fat easier. (I am guilty. You really shouldn't eat after 6:00 because our bodys are really on a schedule and after dark our body starts to slowly slow down. If you do eat after 6:00 is should only be fresh, organic fruits and veggies
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