diet
Tips, tricks, recipes, and hacks to make your diet a successful one.
Why Diets Never Work
Weight Watchers, Slim Fast, Jenny Craig, among others have tried to convince us for years that these diets are proven to effectively help us lose weight and keep the pounds off. The truth is, these methods of dieting never help to keep the weight off. Diets are never successful and seldom result in a positive impact on anyone. Diets never work because as soon as we tell ourselves we are fat and we need to achieve an ideal body weight, our self-esteem declines and the negative thought patterns emerge along with loathing and self-depercation also begins to rear is ugly head. Not to mention the constant fustration of keeping the weight off, the self degregation worsens if we cannot keep the weight off and maintain a desired body weight for a lengthy period of time. No matter how well structured the diet plan or compassionate the fitness trainer, diets never work. This is when we become considerably depressed and we just want to give up and reach for that bag of Doritos and chocolate cake. Not only do we not reach our goal to lose weight, in this senerio, unwanted pounds start to pack on and we end up having to start over. Instead of putting yourself though unnecessary emotional and physical hell from going on any diet, try these simple techniques instead. Lose weight safely and effectively. Set realistic goals to see the results that you know are within reach.
By Janelle Ouellet8 years ago in Longevity
10 Foods to Eat on the Keto Diet
The ketogenic diet, commonly known as "keto," is when you adjust your caloric intake to be roughly 70% fat, 25% protein, and 5% carbohydrates. The result is reduced appetite, a feeling of mental clarity, more energy, and lose weight more effectively.
By Ben Kharakh8 years ago in Longevity
10 Bulletproof Coffee Recipes to Try
From almond cappuccinos to more healthy options, these recipes are sure to satisfy anyone's taste buds. Easy to make, and some of the best ways to change your coffee for a bit of a twist, you won't regret giving these a shot.
By Kelsey Lange8 years ago in Longevity
Eating Your Way Through a 9-5
It starts out relatively harmless—a few french fries here and there, maybe a small plate of nachos...a soda? Sure, why not? Then, suddenly (or so it seems), your belt is starting to feel a bit tighter. That notch seems further and further away. Before you know it, you’ve packed on quite a few pounds. Your energy levels begin to dip, and your mood has changed as well. Fried foods are evil. They are incredibly delicious and almost call to you. How will you tune them out and make better decisions? Diets can fail quickly because we shock our mind and bodies and try to trick ourselves into believing this food tastes just as good as a hamburger. Now let's be real for a second...a hamburger is incredibly addicting and delicious, now stop trying to compare that to a kale salad. The key is to understand why we eat in the first place: to fuel our minds and bodies. Now, culinary expertise has come a long way to creating new and exciting items to try that don't blow our entire caloric intake for the day. This is not to say healthy food can't be delicious and appetizing; the challenge is thinking outside of the box to find what works for you and your health.
By Bryan Richardson8 years ago in Longevity
How I Overcame Avoiding Certain Meals, to Loving Eating Through a Healthier Lifestyle!
The standard Americanized breakfast usually—the first things that pop into my mind—consists of pancakes and syrup, eggs and bacon, and biscuits and gravy. None of those things ever settled right with my body. I may like the taste of those foods occasionally, but most of the time I cannot stand the thought of buttery, greasy foods like most everybody I know enjoys indulging themselves in first thing in the morning.
By Yada Mariah8 years ago in Longevity
7 Awesome Things That Happened to Me When I Started Keto
A Brief Explanation of the Ketogenic Diet: The ketogenic diet, often referred to as “Keto,” is an extremely low carb, high fat way of eating meant to specifically throw your body into a metabolic state called Ketosis. When in ketosis, the human body no longer uses sugar and carbs (which turn into sugar), to supply energy. Your body turns to both the fat you consume and the fat stored in your body to create energy. Your body will also use your liver to turn your fat into ketones, which provide you with more energy and aid in fat burning.
By Morgan Levine8 years ago in Longevity
All Natural Food Finds
NatureBox - With the world full of gimmicks, it's nice to find a company that is gimmick free. Plain and simple - $19.95 per month for 5 bags of all natural snacks. You might think... that's $4 per bag, how is that inexpensive? Well, being someone who buys all natural snacks all the time I can tell you that the variety that they give you is NOT what you will find in your local store, and it comes to you with no additional costs (like shipping - it's always free). If you need a bigger box you can get them, and if you want to add on an extra bag or two, you can do that also.
By Katherine Loughery8 years ago in Longevity
The Only Relationship You Can Cheat In
The ever exhilarating, ever captivating, ever allusive cheat day. It sits at the end of the week like a beacon, drawing and tempting you in. Waiting for the day to arrive feels like waiting for Christmas to come when you're eight years old and you're sure you received the new Easy Bake Oven that you begged and pleaded for.
By Tamara Adie8 years ago in Longevity
All Natural Food Finds
I am a HUGE fan of wraps and have been for about ten years. And the very best pairing I have found with a wrap is hummus (hommus). This is a wrap I made with Joseph's lavash bread and garlic lovers hummus. As you can see there is a huge part of wrap left over, that is because these are really large wraps. You can see the size of the wrap when you compare it to the knife. They are 60 calories per half and so I cut off the second half and use it in a separate wrap later. I then roll the rest of it sideways. This wrap has romaine lettuce and Boarshead low sodium ham & swiss.
By Katherine Loughery8 years ago in Longevity
