By Disbona

The High Energy Diet includes working on our “stress”. Choosing to stay in stressful feelings is a choice.

No one else can make anyone feel anything, everything we feel is our choice. If we are choosing to continue in relationships, jobs, or situations that contribute to our feelings of negativity, we need to ask ourselves why we aren’t choosing to be happy. Happiness is a choice. With the choosing of happiness comes the responsibility to give up self-destructive patterns. Learn to distinguish what you like and what you don’t like.

The healing principle is that as we believe we will get better, we will get better. But choices have to be made. You can’t hold on to misery with one hand and reach for happiness with the other. As the trapeze artist lets go of one bar before she grasps the next one, so also must we give up misery for happiness.

Other methods to increase our self-esteem are (1) set goals from the dreams we have of what we would like to have in our lives, (2) learn to take risks in all areas of your life, and (3) develop a clear-cut precise schedule adding physical, mental, and spiritual healthy activities to our weekly life.

In developing positive self-talk, affirmations and guided imagery may be used. Remember our subconscious mind doesn’t know if something has happened already or is to happen in the future. Only the conscious mind knows time.

Therefore, don’t implant wishes or doubts with words like maybe or I wish or I hope. Use action positive words such as I am, I enjoy, I believe, I want, etc. Trust your subconscious to lead you to your “higher self”.

Develop an attitude of being gentle with yourself. Learn to recognize that the source of uncomfortable feelings is that we have added some degree of judgment to the future. The pain we feel is fear which is the withholding of love. The withholding hurts us as well as the person we’re “punishing”.

So all hatred is self-hatred first. It begins inside us and is projected outward. As we learn our loveability, we see the love in others. As we love ourselves, we project the love to others. We confuse the giving of loving with the power of others. If I love someone who chooses not to love me, have I lost anything? If I choose to not love another and feel that hatred pass through me, have I gained anything? Who is the loser when I choose not to love?

We each have life issues that periodically disrupt our patterns. Knowing our issues helps us to accept the lessons quicker by spending less time in denial of them. Some of these issues may be: accepting our feelings, labeling our feelings, control, boundaries, intimacy, commitment, conflict, trust, authority figures, etc.

Likewise, we each are a collection of selves: (1) child, (2) adolescent, (3) teenager, (4) young adult, and possibly, (5) an older adult. Periodically, we need to “step back” emotionally and observe our own behavior in order to understand the behavior choices we are making. Which of your “selves” is running your emotional life?

In learning to check in with ourselves, we come to accept that just as we may be coming from several different vantage points from within ourselves, so also are all the other persons we encounter whether they are aware of their vantage points or not.

Links for emotional and mental help:

34. Eight ways to spot emotional manipulation: http://www.cassiopaea.com/cassiopaea/emotional_manipulation.htm

35. How to detect lies: http://www.blifaloo.com/info/lies.php

36. Overcome your emotional roadblocks:

http://www.beliefnet.com/story/227/story_22704_1.html?WT.mc_id=NL54

37. An amazing YouTube to make you smile and enjoy life:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

28. Ask the right questions to deal with anxiety:

http://www.avani-mehta.com/2008/07/22/ask-right-questions-to-deal-with-anxiety-and-a-zen-koan/

29. Peace with cake: Ending emotional eating:

http://endingemotionaleating.blogspot.com/2008/07/emotional-eating-problem-solving-top.html

30. 59 weight loss tips: http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/06/05/50-weight-loss-tips/

31. The best diet plans encyclopedia: over 140 diets: http://www.everydiet.org/

32. Sesame and ginger chicken: http://www.yumsugar.com/1823819

33. Every woman has an eating disorder: http://www.everywomanhasaneatingdisorder.blogspot.com/

34 Exploring conscious creation, power of thoughts and the law of attraction:

http://creationthoughts.com/

Plastic food display by luisvilla

16 Calories burned during exercise

http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist4.htm

17 For nutrition tips for being athletic in helping to gauge your energy needs: Nutrition on the Move – Nutrition Tips.

18 Self magazine has fitness calculators divided into three sections: get your best body, eat right, and burning calories. Caloric Needs Calculator in Fitness on SELF.com.

19 Weights and measures converter- http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_convert.php

20 What is the satiety index?

http://www.acu-cell.com/gi.html

http://www.vegetariantimes.com/document/563

http://www.nutritiondata.com/topics/glycemic-index#satiety

http://www.mendosa.com/satiety.htm

21 The glycemic index relates to the way your body’s sugar levels respond to certain foods. Foods low on the glycemic index will release glucose gradually.

http://www.healthyweightforum.org/eng/articles/glycemic-index/

22 Facts about carbs in food/GI diet advice and GI index:

http://www.carbs-information.com/

23 The Glycemic Index is a numerical Index that ranks carbohydrates based on their rate of glycemic response (i.e. their conversion to glucose within the human body). Glycemic Index uses a scale of 0 to 100, with higher values given to foods that cause the most rapid rise in blood sugar. Pure glucose serves as a reference point, and is given a Glycemic Index (GI) of 100.

http://www.nutritiondata.com/topics/glycemic-index

24 Printable glycemic index by glycemic load is divided into low GI, medium GI and high GI.http://www.mendosa.com/gi_by_gl.pdf

25 Chart that tells you what your body needs when you have
specific cravings and gives you healthy food choices for each craving:

http://www.naturopathyworks.com/pages/cravings.php

26 How to conquer cravings:

http://www.fitfaq.com/conquer-cravings.html

27 How to reduce food cravings:

http://www.annecollins.com/weight-loss/food- cravings.htm

28 Beat late-night food cravings:

http://www.fitfaq.com/beat-food-cravings.html

29 Why we crave:

http://www.psychologytoday.com/rss/pto-20030819-000001.html

30 Five tips to stop food cravings for easy weight loss:

http://www.phtimes.org/Food-and-Drink/

five-tips-to-stop-food-cravings-for-easy-weight-loss.html

31 Emergency appetite control foods:

http://www.newstarget.com/003550.html

33 Virtual health library:

http://campushealth.unc.edu/content/blogsection/13/65/

By uteart

Your personal High Energy Diet:

Your list of 100-300 calorie foods that you want to eat on a regular basis—this is the heart of your High Energy diet.

Water bottles ready to be used with the Crystal Light Live Active beverage straws-use 2-3 of these daily as each is 3 grams of fiber which doesn’t stay in the body but moves through the body.

Have many ingredients for salad on hand. I use Dole Romaine Hearts as I can chop it up each day and keep the unchopped on hand for several days. The salad will be your first choice for lunch and dinner. Treat yourself to having the selection of a restaurant salad bar on hand. I use chickpeas for protein, carrot matchsticks, tomatoes and mandarin oranges.

There are 2 tips for your daily salad—always add some fruit (this changes any salad so that even kids like salad) and always use low calorie salad dressings (there is a large selection now of 60, 70, or 80 calories per 2 tablespoons). Always measure and calculate the calories you are consuming. I use a 6-cup container with 4-6 tablespoons of dressing and count it as 200 calories. Oftentimes the salad satisfies me.

To design your personal High Energy Diet, use the following links. The diet includes:

1  Food labels

US FDACFSAN How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label

2  Portion size  

http://www.myfooddiary.com/resources/estimating_serving_sizes.asp

http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

4. To learn servicing sizes:

http://www.myfooddiary.com/resources/estimating_serving_sizes.asp

3 Count calories

http://www.google.com/ig/adde?moduleurl=http://www.labpixies.com/campaigns/calories/calories.xml&source=clhc

4 Martindale’s Calculators On-Line Center: Part I:I-N – Nutrition

What does 200 calorie look like: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-does-200-calories-look-like.htm

5 How many calories in fruit:

http://www.weightlossforall.com/calories-fruit.htm

6 Free diet and weight loss journal: http://www.fitday.com/

7 How many calories do you eat each day to maintain your current weight? (Use this link to determine the calories)

http://www.rd.com/content/openContent.do?contentId=12678

8 How many calories do you need to omit in order to lose weight?
Calculate the daily calorie deficit required to reach goal weight:

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_loss.html

9 Calorie Counter helps you calculate your BMI (Body Mass Index) and has many tips about diets available and the foods to eat.

10 “If you’ve looking for information on cutting calories and fat in your diet, achieving a healthy weight, or favorite low-calories, reduced-fat foods and beverages (and the ingredients that make them possible)…you’ve come to the right place!” The Calorie Control Council – Information on cutting calories and fat and achieving a healthy weight.

10 For another BMI (Body Mass Index), Basal Metabolic Rate calculator use, lifestyle activity, and other weight loss help, use How Many Calories Do I Need? – basal metabolic rate calculator.

11 How out-of-shape are you? Use these links to measure your body fat–
BMI measures your body mass index:

http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.html

12 Food nutrient database:

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/nutrient.htm

13 From the Food Network online, explains how to manage your weight in three simple equations: Get Healthy : Low Calorie : What are Low Calorie Diets? : Food Network.

14 Quick Guide to Calorie Needs When Losing Weight has many resources explained such as good protein, good fat, how to reduce calories, general diet nutrition, healthy vegetarianism, etc.

15 1200 and 1500 calorie diets using the USDA food pyramid showing the correct percentages of protein, carbohydrates,

fats, diary, fruit, vegetables and starch needed daily:

http://walking.about.com/cs/walkoflife/a/dietportions.htm

By tuppus

1) Your daily food plan is built around your favorite vegetable. Try several and remember to make it as delicious as possible. You may have several vegetables that you love. If so, rotate them daily. Eat this if possible between 11 AM-4 PM. This vegetable has to be a large enough serving to totally satisfy you. I count 300 calories for my sweet potato because I cover it in margarine and dark brown sugar.

2) Determine the food problem that gets you into trouble. Most of our overeating comes because we don’t discipline ourselves about the calories we are eating. Learn to read or research the calories in everything you eat. This chart will teach you how to read labels.

3) Also decide what type of eater you are. What one thing do you not want to live without? For me, it is having food to chew. Apples are always in my refrigerator for a sweet chew—at 100 calories each I sometimes have several over a day.

4) When you are feeling emotional, you need to drink as much water or other liquids as you can to delay the eating. If you aren’t hungry anymore which is what will happen, give yourself permission to eat the food later when you are hungry.

5) I created a Greek salad that is low in calories for my non-sweet chewing. I cut up the ingredients and keep them separated until I eat some salad. Without the dressing, the ingredients will last several days. I write more about this salad in my food plan.

6) I dislike the word “diet” because it sounds like deprivation to me. Food is one of God’s greatest gifts and is meant to be enjoyed. Food is the basic reward for many people. So begin noticing when you are eating emotionally and drink more water before the food

7) I am 69 years old but I had bought into that “you have to have breakfast” so this was a revolutionary idea to eat when hungry. I live with a slim person who generally doesn’t eat until his evening meal. I have nagged him for years about not eating all day and he has always assured me that he wasn’t hungry.

Since my overeating occurs at night, the later I start eating means I am eating less than I would be if I ate at any time I wasn’t hungry. Another of the 7 rules from The 7 Secrets of Slim People is to think of your fist to learn portion control. The fist is the size of your natural stomach.

9) Begin learning portion control. If you check out any of the more popular diets with food included, you will see that the main reason you lose weight on these programs is because you are eating much smaller portions. The High Energy Diet Plan does the same with one major difference. You will choose the foods you love and will learn how to eat them in moderation.

Make a list of all the foods that you love and enjoy. After you have the list finished, make a food list that you can include in your weight loss plan. The foods that you know you may not be able to use restraint with put on your foods for the future list.

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The Importance of Accountability

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BMI: Tool or Tyranny?

Burnout and Exhaustion

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Can You Lose Weight With Mindful Eating?

The Challenge Starts Today

Compare Diets

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The Dangerous Escape Food Provides

Diet Naked

Diet Recipes Blog

Don’t Eat on a Full Brain

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Essential Enzymes for Health Gain and Weight-Loss

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Feel Full Secrets

Fell Off the Diet Wagon? 10 Tips to Pick Yourself Up

Find Your Local Farmers Market–The Hottest Scene in Town

Fitness Tips: Make Small Changes

Food Labeling Chaos from Kathy Eats Real Food (pdf)

Food: Lynn’s Weight-Loss Journey

Full Recipe Listing–Culinary Media Network

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GeekFit Podcast #40 (Audio)

Get Fired Up for 100 Days of Weight Loss

Great Diet/Weight Loss/Fitness Links–fat fu

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10 Seriously Healthy Nutrition and Diet Blogs

High Energy Diet A-Z Link Directory

How to Lose 3 Pounds Fast

How to Reward Weight Loss Goals

How to Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Changes

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Inside Out Weight Loss–podcast–listen to through ITunes–free enrollment

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Master the Mind and the Body Will Follow

BHTV #25- Speed Up That Metabolism

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Need Help With Motivation and Self-Control

5 Nutrition Tips for Fat Loss

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Loaded Oatmeal is My Friend

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Post Your Blog

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Readers’ Choice: Best Weight Loss Blogs

Recipes for Munching in Moderation

Have You Rehabilitated Yourself?

Roadblocks to Recovery: The Trump Card

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Skipping Breakfast

Losing Oneself in Service

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That’s Not My Name and That’s OK

Time to Declutter

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Video Post: 3 Lessons for Losing a Lot of Weight

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Ways to Reward Weight Loss Goals

Weekend Eating

Weekend Wellness

Weighing In: Changing Behavior by Slowly Adding a New Habit or Modifying an Old One

My Weight in Perspective

Weight-loss: 25  Effective Strategies Mind Map

Weight Loss Glossary

Weight Loss Mini-Guide

Weight Loss Misconceptions

Weight Loss Support Groups

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By mckaysavage

Before you begin the High Energy Diet Plan, integrate these steps into your plan.

A. You are the best person to create your own weight loss plan.

B. There are no food restrictions placed on you except for those foods that you know you have trouble controlling the amount that you eat at one setting.

C. Every day’s menu must include whole grains, milk, meat and beans, vegetables, and fruits.  Your daily food plan will include a reduction in the number of calories you are presently eating.

D. The only real way to determine how many calories you are using is to have a food journal and faithfully record everything you eat for 5 days. Forget about counting carbohydrates, fat, or anything except calories. Get an average calories consumed for the 5 days by adding each day’s amounts together and dividing by 5.

E. Check the calorie calculator to see how many calories you need to maintain your present weight.

F. If you want to weight less, you will need to consume less. Measuring calories is the most effective way to lose weight.

G. Add exercise—we recommend walking because it can be done wherever you are—in the 2nd week. If you are already exercising, continue.

H. If you’re not exercising, get your food plan straight before adding anything else.

I.  Before you begin, clean out all foods that will tempt you. After the basic four-week plan, you may begin reintroducing foods that the rest of your family can enjoy. Do this only with one food product at a time. Ask your family to be part of your support system for this first month.

J. As I’ve mentioned, I use several different drink packets. My current favorite one is Crystal Light Hunger Satisfaction. The drink mix is added to 16.9 oz. water bottle. A little drink when adding these drink mixes is to pour out a little water before adding the mix. Crystal Light has another one for energy and has Live Active in two flavors which is also good. I keep several different water bottles filled up with different flavors and ready to drink when I open my refrigerator door. Make a decision to succeed by having on hand the foods and drinks that you need to succeed.

K. Everyday I reuse some of the empty water bottles to make my lemon water. I use Real Lemon concentrate to make a 2 quart Rubbermaid pitcher of lemon water daily. I fill water bottles 1/2 full nightly with the lemon water and freeze them for the next day. I keep the 2 quart pitcher in the refrigerator with lemon water and fill the frozen bottles with more lemon water. The frozen water is messy as it defrosts so I use wash cloths wrapped around them or under to catch the excess water.

L. Always use the calories needed chart to evaluate the calories you need to eliminate daily. If you deduct 250 calories from diet and increase your physical outtake by 250 calories, you will lose a pound weekly. Adjust your calories needed as you lose weight as your need will change as you lose weight. Use the calorie calculator to see how many calories you need with the weight loss.

M. Before you begin, clean out all foods that will tempt you. After the basic four-week plan, you may begin reintroducing foods that the rest of your family can enjoy. Do this only with one food product at a time. Ask your family to be part of your support system for this first month.

N. You will be drinking at least 64 ounces of water each day. A big part of my success at losing weight I believe is lemon water. I also love Winn Dixie’s Clearly Prestige sparkling water beverage. It comes in 1 liter size with flavors: mandarin orange, white grape, country strawberry, zesty strawberry, key lime, and mellow peach. Wal-Mart also carries the flavored carbonated water with flavors of peach, black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, white grape, etc. Remember that the water is essential and no other liquids other than the flavored diet water may be used.

O. Everyday I reuse some of the empty water bottles to make my lemon water. I use Real Lemon concentrate to make a 2 quart Rubbermaid pitcher of lemon water daily. I fill water bottles 1/2 full nightly with the lemon water and freeze them for the next day. I keep the 2 quart pitcher in the refrigerator with lemon water and fill the frozen bottles with more lemon water. The frozen water is messy as it defrosts so I use wash cloths wrapped around them or under to catch the excess water. I also keep some bottles frozen for really cold water.

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Wholesale display Rungis by Nick Aaltmarsh

This list will be constructed by you based on the foods you are presently enjoying. You will be designing your list to add variety and choice to your daily food plan. I know that you think it would be easier for you if we picked out the “good” food and the “bad” food. We believe any food that you can control the portion of when you eat it is a good food for you. Don’t sabotage yourself by choosing foods you already know that you can’t or won’t control the amount that you eat.

We have listed several Internet sources on the next page for you to use in creating your list of foods in the 100-200 categories. Create your own choices from the lists.

Always remember to count all the calories. Using a food journal or notebook will help you to remember all the calories you eat.

To count calories, we use Barbara Kraus’s Calories and Carbohydrates. Revised by Marie Reilly-Pardo.ISBN 0-451-20773-4.

Sometimes, you may reach a plateau. What happens as we lose weight is that the body adjusts to the smaller weight so we have to recreate what we have been adding. Always use the calories needed chart to determine the calories you can intake. Of course, you may increase the weight loss with exercise.

Resources for measuring food, calories, exercise for your 100-200 calories list:

v Utah published a lesson plan for 4^th graders that includes all the resources needed to begin designing your own list of food.

v If you want to evaluate calories needed for extreme exercise, Coach Gordo has these tips.

v In the Diabetes Planner site, read a short post about how to lose weight. Great tips!

vDr. Lam has good information about the use of a diet. He recommends giving yourself 12 months to lose the fat. He believes that it will take the long to lose weight and keep it off. He states that the overweight has taken years to accumulate so it will take time to get healthy again. He has list a detox diet protocol.

v  Consumer Reports Online helps to teach how to red food labels.

v McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois has suggestions for eating healthy snacks as well as many other health topic articles.

v The value of customizable meal plans is how the major health plan programs work. They make money giving you weight loss advice and by on supplying portion-controlled food to you. Most people who do these food programs lose weight. But do they keep it off? Generally, no, because the weight losers are having someone do the portions and he/she is not learning to choose portions.

v Finally, 100 painless ways to cut calories from your daily food.

By Joe Marinaro

Begin a list of the 100-300 foods that you enjoy. You will be designing your list to add variety and choice to your daily food plan. I know that you think it would be easier for you if we picked out the “good” food and the “bad” food for you. But we believe any food that you control the portion SIZE when you eat, it is a good food for you. Don’t sabotage yourself by choosing foods you already know that you can’t or won’t control the amount that you eat.

We have listed several Internet sources for you to use in creating your list of foods in the 100-300 categories. Create your own choices from the lists.

Always remember to count all the calories. Using a food journal or notebook will help you to remember all the calories you eat.

To count calories, we use Barbara Kraus’s Calories and Carbohydrates. Revised by Marie Reilly-Pardo.  ISBN 0-451-20773-4.

Sometimes, you may reach a plateau. What happens as we lose weight is that the body adjusts to the smaller weight so we have to recreate what we have been adding. Always use the calories needed chart to determine the calories you can intake. Of course, you may increase the weight loss with exercise.

“Dr. Lam, a pioneer in natural healing, has good direction and explanation of the single dietary regimen most needed for weight loss. I have kept the statements marked in bold type because this is the basis for my High Energy Diet. He writes about the calories that count. In the introduction to CR (Calorie Restriction), he includes the following:

Only a single dietary regimen has ever been conclusively demonstrated to extend life span and improve the heath of laboratory animals and humans. It is known as calorie restriction (CR). Together with exercise, this is as close to the magic bullet as one can hope for in anti-aging. There are very few, if any, disagreements among anti-aging experts that calorie restriction can increase longevity.”

“The average human consumes 1,500 calories a day. The average American consumes 2,100 calories a day. For most of the population, calorie restriction means taking in about 20-30 percent fewer calories. For those serious about CR, the restriction can go up to 40%. In other words, the average-size human on a CR diet might consume 1,500 calories a day, compared to the 2,100 calories of the typical American. This anti-aging diet is made up of four or five small meals a day and consists predominantly of vegetables and fruits. “It requires a psychological profile only one person in 1,000 has,” says Richard Miller, associate director for research at the University of Michigan Geriatrics Center.”

“Nevertheless, CR diets are widely practiced by anti-aging experts. The reasons are clear – the list of the beneficial effects of CR reads like the packaging on a miracle cure. Benefits include: Increased average and maximum life spans and reduction in occurrence of virtually all age-related diseases, including heart disease, diabetes, autoimmune disease, ocular degeneration, blood pressure, and cancer.These reductions range from two-fold to as much as ten-fold. (For example, 50 percent of female control mice of a particular genetic strain develop breast cancer, but only 5 percent of the same strain developed cancer if on a CR diet.) ”

The value of customizable meal plans is how the major health plan programs work. They make money giving you weight loss advice and by supplying portion-controlled food to you. Most people who do these food programs lose weight. But do they keep it off? Generally, no, because the weight losers are having someone else do the portion control and he/she is not learning to choose portions for themselves.

Also,  some articles about maintaining motivation:

1)  How to Achieve Your Goals

2)  Motivation and Education By Matthew Horne

3)  The First Signs of a Successful Habit Change

4)  Why you need to be your own hero (and how to do it!)

5)  Beyond Motivation: Getting to What Really Drives You

6)  14 Tips to Lose Weight & Be Healthier in Time for Summer

7)  From Here to There: Proven Methods for Reaching Your Goals

8)  How do you talk yourself into something?

Vegetables by Masahiro Ilara

When you are trying to find ways to lose weight, learning about cravings can help you to avoid needless eating. I have added an excerpt from each article.

8 Most Common Food Cravings And The Alternatives because you value your body

“You need magnesium. Know that magnesium is a critical co-factor in more than 300 enzymatic reactions in the human body. Take note that on a positive side, chocolate is a rich source of flavonoids and gallic acid, both of which possess cardioprotective properties, and significant amounts of anti oxidants. Anything more than 100g daily is bad. Instead, rid the deficiency with magnesium.”

10 Ways to Control Your Cravings Living Healthy Reader’s Digest

“Go nuts. Drink two glasses of water and eat an ounce of nuts (6 walnuts, 12 almonds or 20 peanuts). Within 20 minutes, this can extinguish your craving and dampen your appetite by changing your body chemistry, says Michael F. Roizen, MD.”

Bodybuilding FAQ – Is There A Way To Deal With Sugar Cravings

The tips from this site are: (1) Use vegetables liberally, (2) drink plenty of water, (3) use chocolate pudding for chocolate (I use sugar-free ice pops), (4) eat as much real food as possible, (5) stay away from high fructose corn syrup, and (6) supplement your diet with glucose control agents.

Canadian Living Health Nutrition 14 simple ways to curb your food cravings

“If some foods you crave don’t leave you feeling too good, you may have an intolerance to them. Before visiting a doctor or nutritionist, keep a record of everything you eat or drink and your reactions to them for at least three days. Some foods are well-known for causing reactions, so pay attention if symptoms such as bloating, headaches, fatigue or mood swings follow when you eat or drink dairy foods, wheat, citrus fruit, tomatoes, eggs, sugar or caffeine.”

Find Recipes to Satisfy Your Cravings at Cookthink

“Cookthink turns your cravings into reality, matching recipes with cravings by ingredient, cuisine, dish, or mood. For example, if you were to head to the site aching for something—anything—that will hit your “basily” mood, just tell Cookthink that’s what you want and it’ll give you a handful of recipes designed to satisfy that craving. You can give Cookthink more than one requirement to meet your craving, and it does the standard recipe-by-ingredients lookup as well, so in all it’s a one-stop shop for finding meals based on what you have and what cravings you’re looking to satisfy. Most of the recipes, I should add, look mighty tasty.”

Avoid Foods to Curb Cravings

“Doctors claim that fasting for up to 24 hours has its health perks: a lessened dependency on sugar, a smaller chance for diabetes, and lower blood pressure. The catch is that while you’re avoiding the food, you should still consume water during this partial fast. If fasting is not for you, limiting your calorie intake might work instead. The goal is to give your digestive system a rest and to prevent the creation of byproducts that the body doesn’t need.”

Food You Can Eat To Get Rid Of Cravings For Sugar

“Some examples of food you can eat to get rid of cravings for sugar during these first few weeks, according to the glycemic index, include: strawberries, prunes, cherries, apricots, soybeans, green vegetables, black beans, peanuts, and even dark chocolate!”

How to Stop Sweet Cravings – wikiHow

“Remove temptations. Go through your refrigerator and food pantry. Get rid of the cakes, ice cream, cookies, etc. When you go food shopping, make a conscious effort not to buy sweet good habit to get into is to take a walk instead of eating dessert. If, after 10 minutes, you still want sweets, gargle with an antiseptic mouthwash or brush your teeth. The aftertaste doesn’t mix well with sweets and you’ll probably lose your craving quickly. Or for a more dramatic altering of the taste sense, try getting Gymnema Sylvestre leaves and chewing a pinch of them thoroughly. In the following hour or two anything that is unsweetened will taste better than anything containing sugar.”

Some more cravings links:

How to Cope with Cravings – Conquer Food Cravings – How to Deal with Food Cravings

How to cope with food cravings and keep losing weight

Identify and Kill your Food Cravings @ Dumb Little Man

Love That Try This! No-Guilt Swaps for Junk Food Cravings! – Hungry Girl on Yahoo! Food

Reset your mind to beat your cravings – Decoding your cravings – Revolution Health

Springwise Personalized cooking recipes match cravings

Understand Food Cravings, Brain Chemistry, and Body Weight

Weight Loss – Deal with Food Cravings – How to Cope with Cravings

By ninahale

Track your progress with these tools:

This is a place to track your stats on anything! http://trackstat.us/

The Key to Fitness Success: Measuring and Tracking Your Results

http://www.lockonfitness.com/

The Universal Fitness Tester provides a graph showing the test results over a period of time. See how your results have changed as a result of training or as a result of a weight loss program.

http://www.aerobictest.com/TrackProgress.htm

Want an easy way to track your progress? Fitness Log was developed to help enthusiasts like you keep track of your exercise activity whether you’re running, biking, swimming or any combination of these.

http://www.rpoint.com/pp/flog.aspx

Setting a healthy goal means nothing if you can’t stay motivated to reach it.  And losing the weight is only half the battle — keeping it off is a big challenge as well.

http://www.weightbydate.com/pro_overview.htm

For a quick progress check of your weight, body fat, resting heart rate, and circumference measurements.

http://exercise.about.com/library/12_Week_Plan/blprogresschart.htm