Phentermine and keeping to a diet if eating out

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Posted by admin | Posted in Articles | Posted on 10-05-2010

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Dieting is always a challenge to your will power. You stay home and there’s all that food just sitting there in your kitchen waiting to be eaten. You always have to resist walking those few yards and picking up a snack between meals. When you feel thirsty, you have to pass over the sodas in favor of water or something “sugar-free”. This is not so bad if everyone in the house is following the diet. Then, you can decide to empty the kitchen of everything that might add pounds to the family’s waistlines. You reinforce each other’s commitment by sharing out the pain equally. When it comes to cooking, you can control exactly what goes into each meal. The amount on each plate – well, you did remember to buy smaller plates to make every portion look bigger. With everyone onside, the family weight problem can be brought under control. But what happens if you eat out?

There’s something about eating out. Perhaps it’s the fact you have paid for the meal and so want to feel you got value-for-money by inhaling every last crumb of food from the plate. Whatever the reason, those big portions usually hide major quantities of calories – like about a day’s supply in one heaped delivery to your stomach. It usually takes about ten minutes and then you suddenly feel uncomfortably full. You have been very disciplined at home. Your stomach has actually begun to shrink a little. That food just undid all the good work you put in. So how do you avoid the discomfort and not blow your diet out of the water?

Start on the internet and check out the menus of your favorite restaurants. All the responsible eateries now list nutritional information. If there’s no helpful information, reverse the process. A site like http://healthydiningfinder.com let’s you search by city, state or zip code to find the right places to eat within your budget and without damaging your daily calorie limit. Once you arrive in the diner or restaurant, look for the healthier choices on the menu. These are the items steamed rather than fried, and lacking the sauces heavy in butter and cream. When it comes to portions you have a choice. Ask for a smaller portion, get a regular portion and take half home for the next day, or get a supersize and share it. It’s better not to indulge in a dessert. They tend to be full of fat. Go home and have a yogurt.

Follow these simple rules and you will not fall off the wagon. You should have a daily maximum target for calories. Balance the meal against that and eat less before and after. If you feel hungry, there’s always phentermine to control your appetite. It’s been around for more years than most other drugs, but it survives because it’s good at what it does. Phentermine genuinely does kill the hunger pangs and allows you to keep to a diet that will reduce your weight. If you also manage two or three sessions of physical exercise every week, the combination should see you lose a good percentage of your body weight. In the end, how much you lose and whether you stay lighter depends on your will power. With strength of mind, you can maintain a healthy weight.

Battle of the Burgers: Comparison of Fast Food Burgers

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Posted by admin | Posted in Nutrition | Posted on 05-04-2009

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Lets face it. Every once in a while, there is nothing that will hit the spot like a fast food burger. Many Americans rely on fast food for its convenience and affordability, which is undoubtably a huge factor contributing to our current obesity epidemic. The movie Supersize Me did a great job pointing out what fast food can do to you if you make it a part of your every day life. (Check it out if you haven’t seen it.) If fast food is an exception, rather than the rule, it can be part of a balanced healthy diet.

When practicing mindful eating, you may eat a 1500 calorie meal in one sitting, but if you listen to your body, you will find that you will not be as hungry later or the next day. Our body’s will balance out our hunger with our calorie requirements if we tune in. Once you are tuned into your body, you will find that after eating a greasy burger and fries, your body probably wants something lighter and healthier for the next meal.

When the cravings strike me, my fast food favorites are Arby’s and Carl’s Jr. After doing a bit of research, I was AMAZED at how some of the choices that we may think are more healthy are actually some of the worst options! (Check out the nutritional information for the Market Fresh sandwiches at Arby’s…not as healthy as you might think!) Most fast food restaurants have nutritional information on their websites, and soon, many will start displaying nutritional information on food wrappers. Until then, here is a summary of popular fast food burgers. I’ve linked each restaurant with its nutritional pages, so check out your favorites!

General guidelines to choosing a healthier burger:

1. The “low carb” option saves lots of calories- typically served in a lettuce wrap instead of a bun

2. Kids sized burgers are your best bet, typically, the smaller the burger, the lower the calories

3. If a kids burger won’t do it for you, try a Jr sized burger, same taste as the full version, but not quite as big.

4. Leaving off the cheese will save you anywhere between 50 and 150 calories.

Carl’s Jr: Hamburger-284 Low carb Six dollar burger-490 Superstar-794 Six Dollar Burger-956

Burger King: Hamburger-310 Whopper Jr w/ ch-430 Bacon double Cheeseburger-570 Whopper w/Ch-800

Sonic: Sonic Jr-353 #2 Cheeseburger-557 #1 Cheeseburger-647 Super Sonic #1-929

Wendy’s: Jr Hamburger-270 Jr Cheeseburger-310 Jr Cheeseburger deluxe-350 Single with everything-410

McDonalds: Hamburger-280 Big & Tasty-590 Big Mac-600 Double QP with cheese- 770

Jack in the Box: Hamburger-310 Jr Bacon Cheeseburger-525 Sourdough Jack-715 Ultimate Cheeseburger-945

Whataburger: Justaburger-309 Whataburger-607

Here is my disclaimer: In this comparison, we are strictly looking at calories. While this is the most important thing to pay attention to for weight control- the lower calorie items may not be the best choices for overall nutrition. My goal here is just to increase awareness, if you are really focused on eating mindfully, you should choose what you really want to eat, enjoy it fully, and stop when you are satisfied- regardless of the calories. But if a burger is a burger to you, why not make a healthier choice when you can?

Nutrition Facts, Restaurants, and Your Family

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Posted by admin | Posted in Nutrition | Posted on 23-03-2009

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The nutrition facts at restaurants can be hard to come by if you don’t know where to look.

Most restaurants, especially fast food places, won’t just hand you a nutrition guide as you decide to order. You almost always have to request it specifically, and it will often take them a few minutes to track one down.

You can do a little research before heading out to some restaurants by visiting their website and looking over the nutritional information for their foods. Some even have information laid out in the same format as a nutrition facts label.

If you can’t find nutrition information, or you’re visiting a local restaurant that may not have that information readily available, you can keep the following points in mind:

==>Choose grilled or baked foods instead of fried

Instead of chicken nuggets, get a grilled chicken sandwich and cut it up. Choose a baked potato instead of french fries.

==>Go with fresh fruits or vegetables if possible

More and more restaurants are offering fresh fruit cups in place of fries. Take advantage of this!

==>Choose non-caffeinated, sugar-free drinks

Sugared drinks are one of the biggest sources of unnecessary calories. Restaurants are getting better at offering healthier choices of drinks, but sometimes you have to ask.