Christmas Dinner

We all know its coming up for christmas oh no! your thinking probably because your thinking that your going to put loads of weight on well guess what your not over the next few weeks running i am going to put some tips on my blog so you wont start piling on thise pounds. So keep a look out for future tips on my blog.

Little Black Dress Diet

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Little Black Dress DAY

Todays the day girls (and guys) after weeks of training and weight loss its finally time to put that littlte black dress on and show the world your curvaceous bodies.

Treat Yourself

Now honestly i have some days that i really cant be bothered thinking of what to have for lunch and just have whatevers in the cupboard but everybody does that. Don't worry just have a night in with girls or guys and just have a good munch but dont go over board. Don't feel bad though because it makes dieting a whole lot worse than it is. Now on the past week i've lost 1 stone without any effort. I done this just having a yoghurt for my lunch and water or a still drink. It wasn't any yoghurt it was one of those last till lunch yoghurts they are really good. So go on Treat Yourself.

Obesity

Obesity is when a person is carrying too much body fat for their height and sex. A person is considered obese if they have a Body Mass Index (BMI) - weight in kilograms divided by their height in metres squared - of 30 or greater. Obesity can happen when you eat more calories than you burn off over a period of time.

The rate at which you burn off calories from food and drink is known as your metabolic rate. This is often faster during growth spurts and puberty, but reaches a fairly steady rate by adulthood.

According to figures from the National Audit Office, being obese can take up to nine years off your lifespan. It also makes you far more likely to develop a range of health-related problems, including:

diabetes,
heart disease
stroke,
osteoarthritis,
high blood pressure

gallstones,
infertility, and
depression.

Combined with a lack of exercise, obesity contributes to one third of cancers of the colon, breast, kidney and stomach.

8 Tips to Healthy Eating

8 Tips to Healthy Eating



1. Base your meals on starchy foods

2. Eat lots of fruit and veg

3. Eat more fish

4. Cut down on Saturated fats and sugars

5. Try to eat less salt

6. Get Active and Try to be a Healthy Weight

7. Drink Plenty of Water

8. DON'T Skip Breakfast

1. Base your meals on Starchy Foods

Starchy foods such as bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes are a really important part of a healthy diet. Try to choose wholegrain varieties of starchy foods whenever you can.

Starchy foods should make up about a third of the food we eat. They are a good source of energy and the main source of a range of nutrients in our diet. As well as starch, these foods contain fibre, calcium, iron and B vitamins.

Most of us should eat more starchy foods - try to include at least one starchy food with each of your main meals. So you could start the day with a wholegrain breakfast cereal, have a sandwich for lunch, and potatoes, pasta or rice with your evening meal.Some people think starchy foods are fattening, but gram for gram they contain less than half the calories of fat. You just need to watch the fats you add when cooking and serving these foods, because this is what increases the calorie content.

2.Eat Lots Of Fruit and Veg

Most people know we should be eating more fruit and veg. But most of us still aren't eating enough. Try to eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and veg every day. It might be easier than you think.

You could try adding up your portions during the day.

For example, you could have:

• A glass of juice and a slice of Banana with your cereal at breakfast


• A side salad at lunch


• A pear as an afternoon snack


• A portion of peas or other vegetables with you evening meal

You can choose from fresh, frozen, tinned, dried or juiced, but remember potatoes count as a starchy food, not as portions of fruit and veg.

3. Eat More Fish

Most of us should be eating more fish - including a portion of oily fish each week. It's an excellent source of protein and contains many vitamins and minerals.Aim for at least two portions of fish a week, including a portion of oily fish. You can choose from fresh, frozen or canned - but remember that canned and smoked fish can be high in salt.

What are oily fish?
Some fish are called oily fish because they are rich in certain types of fats, called omega 3 fatty acids, which can help keep our hearts healthy.

How much oily fish?
Although most of us should be eating more oily fish, women who might have a baby one day should have a maximum of 2 portions of oily fish a week (a portion is about 140g). And 4 is the recommended maximum number of portions for other adults.

4.Cut down on saturated fat and sugars

To stay healthy we need some fat in our diets. What is important is the kind of fat we are eating. There are two main types of fat:

• saturated fat - having too much can increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood, which increases the chance of developing heart disease unsaturated fat - having unsaturated fat instead of saturated fat lowers blood cholesterol

Try to cut down on food that is high in saturated fat and have foods that are rich in unsaturated fat instead, such as vegetable oils (including sunflower, rapeseed and olive oil), oily fish, avocados, nuts and seeds.

Most people in the UK are eating too much sugar. We should all be trying to eat fewer foods containing added sugar, such as sweets, cakes and biscuits, and drinking fewer sugary soft and fizzy drinks.

Having sugary foods and drinks too often can cause tooth decay, especially if you have them between meals. Many foods that contain added sugar can also be high in calories so cutting down could help you control your weight.

5. Try to eat less salt less that 6g a day

Lots of people think they don't eat much salt, especially if they don't add it to their food. But don't be so sure! Every day in the UK, 85% men and 69% women eat too much salt. Adults - and children over 11 - should have no more than 6g salt a day. Younger children should have even less.Three-quarters (75%) of the salt we eat is already in the food we buy, such as breakfast cereals, soups, sauces and ready meals. So you could easily be eating too much salt without realising it.Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure. And people with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop heart disease or have a stroke than people with normal blood pressure.

6. Get active and try to be a healthy weight

It's not a good idea to be either underweight or overweight. Being overweight can lead to health conditions such as heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes. Being underweight could also affect your health. Check if you are the right weight for your height using the link below.

If you're worried about your weight, ask your GP or a dietitian for advice. But if you think you just need to lose a little weight, the main things to remember are:

• only eat as much food as you need
  


• make healthy choices - it's a good idea to choose low-fat and low-sugar varieties, eat plenty of fruit and veg and wholegrains
  


• get more active

It's also important to eat a variety of types of food so you get all the nutrients your body needs.Physical activity is a good way of using up extra calories, and helps control our weight. But this doesn't mean you need to join a gym. Just try to get active every day and build up the amount you do. For example, you could try to fit in as much walking as you can into your daily routine. Try to walk at a good pace.Whenever we eat more than our body needs, we put on weight. This is because we store any energy we don't use up - usually as fat. Even small amounts of extra energy each day can lead to weight gain.But crash diets aren't good for your health and they don't work in the longer term. The way to reach a healthy weight - and stay there - is to change your lifestyle gradually. Aim to lose about 0.5 to 1kg (about 1 to 2lbs) a week, until you reach a healthy weight for your height.

7. Drink plenty of water

We should be drinking about 6 to 8 glasses (1.2 litres) of water, or other fluids, every day to stop us getting dehydrated. When the weather is warm or when we get active, our bodies need more than this. But avoid drinking soft and fizzy drinks that are high in added sugar.

8. DON'T Skip Breakfast

Breakfast can help give us the energy we need to face the day, as well as some of the vitamins and minerals we need for good health.

Some people skip breakfast because they think it will help them lose weight. But missing meals doesn't help us lose weight and it isn't good for us, because we can miss out on essential nutrients.

There is some evidence to suggest that eating breakfast can actually help people control their weight.

So why not go for a bowl of wholegrain cereal with some sliced banana and a glass of fruit juice for a healthy start to the day?

Eating

Some ideas of healthy eating is to not take it over the top you can have a a little treat once in a while and its not just rabbit food. A healthy diet includes fish, meat, vegetables, dairy products and bread. If eaten appropriately you have a healthy diet. To the right there is a plate consisting of things you should eat.

The results of eating too little are very shocking this is one af many cases of anorexia an eating disorder which causes someone to stop eating or eat too little resulting in massive weight loss and malnutrition. Many people believe that eating less will help you lose weight thats not the case, if people swap fatty snacks for healthy it gives dramatic changes to your weight not just eating less but eating the same amount of healthy snacks.

Healthy Eating

Whos in favour of healthy eating? I am but many people dont eat healthy for example some people eat too much unhealthy foods and some people eat too little. I say more should be done about healthy food not just introducing it into schools but introducing it to work places too.