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NJ Fitness Expert Answers: Fruits That Are Destroying Your Diet

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:06:13 +0000

If you’re trying to lose weight, you need to be careful about which fruits you eat. Although fruits are very good for you and contain fiber, some have very high levels of sugar, and those fruits should be consumed in moderation.

For dieters, hidden sugars can spell disaster. Even though it’s natural sugar, your body still treats it the same way. The body essentially considers sugar a toxin. Your body’s principal way of getting rid of sugar is to burn it. The sugar which your body can’t burn will be stored as glycogen, and when those glycogen reserves are full, sugar gets stored as fat.

Even though the naturally occurring sugars found in fruits (fructose) are not as bad for you as the confectionary sugars in sweets, you still need to be careful about how much sugar you consume each day.

The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends no more than 8 teaspoons per day of added sugar based on a 2,000 calories/day diet. That’s 32 grams if you’re reading labels.

Below is a list of fruits that contain the least amount of carbs and sugar:

Cantaloupe,
Rhubarb,
Berries,
Watermelon,
Melons,
Tomatoes,
Apricots,
Grapefruit,
Guava,
Lemons,
Limes,
Oranges,
Papayas,
Peaches,
Plums,
Raspberries,
Tangerines,
Kiwis

Stay tuned for my next diet and weight loss blog which will focus on foods that you think are healthy but are loaded with sugars! These are foods that even sound healthy, but in actuality are destroying your diet!

Simple Diet Tricks Guaranteed to Help You Lose Weight

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:56:22 +0000

You want to lose weight but you don’t know where to start…sound familiar? I firmly believe that many people who are above their desired weight simply just don’t know what to eat and what not to eat. So many times I give people a few diet tips and they say, “Really? That will really help? I didn’t know that XYZ was that bad…” Well, there are a lot of things that you are doing right now that could easily be changed to help you lose weight.

I’m not talking drastic changes, I’m talking simple things you can do right now to help you shed the first few pounds. See, once you shed the first few pounds by making these simple changes, you will be motivated. You’ll be asking me for the next set of tips to help you continue your weight loss.

So here they are, simple things you can change, swap out, or eliminate to help you shed some quick lbs. And yes, these really do make a BIG difference!

Instead of cream and sugar in your coffee use milk and sweet n’ low
Instead of white bread and regular semolina pasta–choose whole wheat (every super market offers a wide selection of whole wheat pastas, breads, english muffins, hamburger buns, etc)
Change white rice out for brown rice
If you drink regular soda, switch to diet, or cut your total day portion by 50% if you don’t want to switch to diet
Before you eat each meal, drink a full cup of water
Try turkey meat or bison (buffalo) meat instead of regular beef (a lot of diners and chain restuarants now offer turkey burgers or buffalo burgers. Bison (buffalo) meat is practially a dead ringer for red meat)
Instead of regular chips, get the baked..Doritos, Potato Chips, etc..they all now come in a ‘baked’ version that have less fat

These are just a few to start out with. If I didn’t touch on anything that relates to you, send me an email and we can work up some more simple changes that you can use to help you shed pounds effortlessly.

njfitnessexpert@aol.com

www.fitnessdietsonline.com

You Need to Eat to Lose Weight- How to Speed Up Your Metabolism

admin — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:40:20 +0000

If you want to lose weight, you have to eat. Sounds strange doesn’t it? Healthy, long-term weight loss can only be achieved through a diet and lifestyle change. The American way to eat is to eat a large meal, until our bellies are full. Then we don’t eat for another 6-8 hours, or maybe we don’t even eat at all. Visualize this….you light a fire in your fireplace to keep you warm. At first it burns nice and strong, but hours pass and you don’t add any wood to the fire. Eventually the fire fizzles and burns very slow.

Now imagine another scenario…you start your fire with a few pieces of wood, it’s blazing. In a couple of hours, before the fire has a chance to slow down too much, you through another 2-3 pieces of wood in it. What happens? It blazes again, nice and strong, burns the wood up real fast.

Think of your metabolism like a fire. The less you feed it, the slower it burns (calories). The more often you toss in a few small, sensible meals, it continues to blaze and burn off calories real quickly.

Don’t you hate those people who can eat whatever they want and never gain a pound? They have a fast metabolism. You may not, but you can train your metabolism to speed up, just by eating the right foods frequently.

This is why you always here people saying eat 5-6 small meals per day. Ok so what constitutes a small meal? Here are a few examples. Keep in mind portions, a portion healty portion should be the size of your fist or palm.

Examples of small meals:

Breakfast- egg whites and oatmeal
Lunch: sliced turkey, apples, broccoli
Dinner: Salmon, brown rice, veggies

If you eat meals like this, you can eat 5-6 times a day. You will never feel hungry or deprived, your metabolism will be stimulated to burn calories efficiently, and you will lose weight.

Email me for more ’small meal’ ideas. njfitnessexpert@aol.com

Exercise Is For More Than Just Good Looks

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:36:08 +0000

It’s a shame that in such an intelligent society, the things that are so beneficial to a healthy body are taken so nonchalantly.

The thought that lingers in the minds of the mindless is that exercise is for those who want to be built or buff. There are so many benefits to exercise that you have to be a little on the ignorant side not to want to make it a part of your life.

The power of exercise can not only slow the aging process, but it can reverse something so crippling like osteoporosis which can be a crippling disease. It’s also been a benefit for all types of arthritis, high blood pressure, diabetes, poor circulation and MORE. Not to mention that it’s great for your heart and connective tissue.

With the few things that I just mentioned, should there even be a second thought about making exercise a part of your life?

If you’re having trouble getting started or understanding which foods are healthier than others, drop me a line. A customized weight loss diet starts as low as just $6.00 per week.

Edward Albert

Master Fitness/Personal Trainer

EAFit@aol.com