Some of us find it quite difficult to hew to some certain diet and sequentially lose their fight against excess body weight. People try almost every simple diet that they discover expecting that one of them would eventually bring the results, but “simple weight loss wonder” never happens. Predictably, these people seem to skip own errors and don’t understand what actually gets in the ways of losing weight while dieting.

Our brain shows an amazing ability to ignore the facts it does not want to face, so it’s easy to realize why some of us eat everything and then can claim they haven’t ate nothing but salad during the week.

No doubt we can solve such kind of issues and if you are not willing to become one of those persons, then you should stick to these guides. The purpose is to make you eat a consciously - to avoid giving in to compulsions and temptations.

The easiest thing to do is to get a notebook and a pen - to write down everything you eat - every little thing. Then at the evening take a look over the list and you’ll be astonished – what and how many you actually eat every day.

While eating and drinking are acts that could be bypassed by rational thinking - try to make them more conscious. That means every time you reach out for a drink or a snack – stop! Ask yourself: “Why am I doing this?”

Put that drink away if you’re not thirsty. Put that tasty snack back if you’re not hungry.

Another important point of simple diets is never hunger yourself. It’s the biggest diet mistake. You’re not some kind of movie Supermen who has enough superpowers to starve him to death. You’ll break down before your realize to you need to eat. Absolute diet also forces your body to go into power saving – it literally limits your energy levels and depending from the existing fat. Your body doesn’t differ between diet and hunger. You body will react as if it’s in threat. That’s why you have to eat three meals every day with addition of fruit and vegetables snacks. That’s the best and the most diet.

Don’t even attempt to rid off your favourite meals entirely - you will just damage your own anxiety to your diet plan. Another most important thing about simple diets is temperance, not refusal.

Are you crazy about chocolate? Have a pair of chocolate bars every, for example, Wednesday.
Every Wednesday buy yourself your favorite chocolate bar and savour your special treat. That’s will stop you feeling guilty for eating your favourite treat.

Remember – it’s just a diet - not living in monastery. Unlike Adam and Eve you can have your forbidden food (fruit) every seven days or so and feel happy dieting

Green Tea Fights Fat

Jan. 26, 2005 — Need another healthy reason to drink green tea? Aside from fighting heart disease, cancer, and other diseases, a new study shows that drinking green tea may also fight fat.

The study showed that people who drank a bottle of tea fortified with green tea extract every day for three months lost more body fat than those who drank a bottle of regular oolong tea.

Researchers say the results indicate that substances found in green tea known as catechins may trigger weight loss by stimulating the body to burn calories and decreasing body fat.

The findings appear in the January issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Green Tea: Fat Fighter?

Black tea, oolong tea, and green tea come from the same Camellia sinensis plant. But unlike the other two varieties, green tea leaves are not fermented before steaming and drying.

Most teas contain large amounts of polyphenols, which are plant-based substances that have been shown to have antioxidant, anticancer, and antiviral properties.

However, green tea is particularly rich in a type of polyphenols called catechins. These substances have also been shown to have anti-inflammatory and anticancer properties, but recent research in animals show that catechins may also affect body fat accumulation and cholesterol levels.

In this study, researchers looked at the effects of catechins on body fat reduction and weight loss in a group of 35 Japanese men. The men had similar weights based on their BMI (body mass index, an indicator of body fat) and waist sizes.

The men were divided into two groups. For three months, the first group drank a bottle of oolong tea fortified with green tea extract containing 690 milligrams of catechins, and the other group drank a bottle of oolong tea with 22 milligrams of catechins.

During this time, the men ate identical breakfasts and dinners and were instructed to control their calorie and fat intake at all times so that overall total diets were similar.

After three months, the study showed that the men who drank the green tea extract lost more weight (5.3 pounds vs. 2.9 pounds) and experienced a significantly greater decrease in BMI, waist size, and total body fat.

In addition, LDL “bad” cholesterol went down in the men who drank the green tea extract.

The catechin content varies by amount of green tea used and steeping time. But general recommendations, based on previous studies on the benefits of green tea, are at least 4 cups a day. Green tea extract supplements are also available.

Researchers say the results indicate that catechins in green tea not only help burn calories and lower LDL cholesterol but may also be able to mildly reduce body fat.

“These results suggest that catechins contribute to the prevention of and improvement in various lifestyle-related diseases, particularly obesity,”

write researcher Tomonori Nagao of Health Care Products Research Laboratories in Tokyo, and colleagues.

SOURCE: Nagao, T. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, January 2005; vol 81: 122-129.

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