Lose It For Ever – Dave Elger

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Two years ago, West Jordan resident Stacy Ulch looked in her closet and saw nothing but rows of gray and black clothing, all meant to disguise weight gained over the course of four pregnancies and 18 years.

A once-lithe 135 pounds, Ulch saw her weight steadily increase until it plateaued at 270 pounds in 2008.  -Salt Lake Tribune

MY COMMENT: Great story.

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Functional Foods

“…a natural fibre found in sea kelp – stops the body from absorbing fat better than most anti-obesity treatments currently available over the counter.”  -

Could this be the Japanese secret for remaining so thin?

 

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Research from the University of Rhode Island showed that people who chewed gum consumed 68 fewer calories at lunch and did not compensate by eating more later in the day -webmd.com.

MY COMMENT:  Nice article.   Remember to keep your mouth closed while chewing to avoid making that annoying smacking noise!

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“  -Dieters across America are turning to a Japanese lunchbox, called a bento as an innovative way to help with counting calories and weight loss -everydayhealth.com,

MY COMMENT:  I was a regular at the small roadside family bento stand near my house in Okinawa- stopping there for take out breakfast on the way to work.

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“The alcohol calories probably don’t count as much as calories from a Hershey’s bar.”

-cnn.com

Now don’t go start drinking to lose weight! I find it shocking that the women who drank moderately actually ate fewer calories from carbs. I wonder if this applies to men as well?

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“I was a late-night eater,” confessed Villanueva. “I’d go to fast-food places and get a burger and fries. Now when I eat a snack, I make sure it’s healthy.

“I went to a sports nutritionist back home. I started eating on a schedule. I tried to have less carbs as the day goes on. It was hard the first couple of weeks, but now it’s constant every day.”  -jsonline

MY COMMENT:  I am still in shock that professional athletes have 20 pounds to spare!  What are they thinking?  Better yet, for what they pay these guys, what is the team thinking?

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“I followed the Weight Watchers plan,” she said. Breakfast is a veggie omelet and fruit. Lunch is raw veggies, yogurt, fruit and lean meat. Dinner is grilled vegetables and salad with lean meat.

Exercise routine: “I walk 45 to 60 minutes seven days a week,” she said. “I work out on a circuit three times a week for 30 to 45 minutes at Curves.”

-Tammy Todd of Taccoa Loses 132 Pounds  

MY COMMENT: Not many people can do this.  Congratulations Tammy!

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This study demonstrates that, despite inducing a moderate energy deficit, an acute bout of subjectively paced brisk walking does not elicit compensatory responses in acylated ghrelin, appetite, or energy intake. This finding lends support for a role of brisk walking in weight management.  -Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise

Subjects who walked briskly for an hour, burning just under 500 net calories (total-BMR) did not compensate by eating more.  Appetite was not affected.   This study contradicts the theory proposed in the recent Time magazine feature Why Exercise Won’ t Make You Thin.

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Eat to Live is a plant-based diet- the bottom line is we are getting way to many calories from oil, meat products, and processed foods. 

Author Dr. Furman lays it out plain and simple.  Eat your fruit and vegetables!   (drfuhrman.com)

His Intense Six Week Eat to Live Plan:

•       1 pound of  raw vegetables daily!
•       1 pound of cooked green vegetables daily!
•       4 fruits daily
•       1 cup beans, legumes, or sprouts daily
•       eggplant, mushrooms, onions, and other non-starchy veggies

     (Not more than one serving):

• cooked starchy vegetables OR whole grains–Maximum 1 cup per day (butternut or acorn squash, corn, sweet potato, brown rice, cooked carrots, whole grain breads*, whole grain cereals)
• raw nuts and seeds (1 oz. or 28.5 grams a day) or 2 ounces avocado
• ground flaxseed (1 tablespoon a day)
• soymilk, low-sugar preferred–Maximum 1 cup a day -avoid breads and cereals as much as possible

OFF-LIMITS:

• dairy products
• animal products
• between meal snacks
• fruit juice, dried fruits  
• salt, sugar

NUTS and RAW SEEDS, are optional for obese or overweight persons while they follow this weight loss plan.  People who have difficulty losing weight may also eliminate the starchy vegetable/grain.

Since reading Eat to Live, I’ve cut back on cooking with oil, bought some ground flaxseed, added more servings of vegetables, and making more of an effort to eat fruit.  I’m going to continue with my weekly lean steak, periodic chicken, and other meat in some of the Korean food I eat for lunch.    

Order Eat to Live  today!

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