| A lot of fad diets rely on depriving the body of food, | | | | time or inclination to do this? |
| but if you look at creatures in nature you will see that | | | | The trick is to use your hand. |
| you need to eat regularly for healthy dieting. | | | | A portion should be the size of your fist or the size of |
| While you need to eat regularly you need to know | | | | your palm. |
| about portion size in relation to your body for healthy | | | | Want a baked potato? |
| dieting and this is relationship is explained below. | | | | Get one the size of your fist |
| Understand the concepts of regular eating and portion | | | | Want some fish? |
| control and you can enjoy healthy dieting, lose weight | | | | Get a portion the size of your palm |
| and never feel hungry. | | | | Eat naturally for healthy dieting |
| Let's look at these concepts in more detail. | | | | Now you need to eat quality fat carbohydrate and |
| 3 meals a day is a man made concept | | | | protein. |
| If you look at healthy eating three meals a day (or less | | | | The trick here is to eat "naturally from the earth" and |
| on many diets) is not ideal, you should be eating five | | | | avoid additives and sugar. |
| meals a day. | | | | For example, a meal should contain the three groups |
| Some simple examples from nature will illustrate this | | | | how about Salmon, brown rice and veagatbles? Or |
| point. | | | | maybe a baked potato Turkey and vegetables? |
| Bears are creatures that eat huge meals infrequently | | | | Follow the above and you can eat 5 meals a day. |
| to sustain them. They carry a lot of body fat to feed | | | | If you are in a hurry make your other two meals up |
| them over time i.e they are binge eaters. | | | | before hand, some nice tasty salads (go easy on the |
| If you look at animals such as dear, elk and horses | | | | dressing) some rice and fish. |
| they graze and have similar proportion of body fat to | | | | Other healthy dieting tricks |
| humans. | | | | Make sure you eat breakfast (the most important |
| These animals are eating every few hours, our ancient | | | | meal of the day) and get as much fibre as you can, as |
| ancestors did and you should to for healthy dieting. | | | | a lot of it is not absorbed and passes through the |
| There are reasons why you should, that are linked to | | | | body. It also makes you feel full and has generally less |
| our body and how it functions. | | | | calories than other foods. |
| By eating frequently you achieve the following: | | | | The other trick is to drink lots of water ice cold. Many |
| 1. Eating frequently prevents hunger pangs and curbs | | | | hunger pangs are simply thirst pangs, so get plenty of |
| over eating. | | | | water by drinking it ice cold. |
| 2. Eating more often keeps your metabolism working | | | | Your body has to heat it to body temperature and you |
| quickly so you burn calories more efficiently. | | | | will burn 400 calories a week! |
| 3. Food is also absorbed more efficiently and quickly | | | | Now you have done the above you will feel healthy |
| when we eat regularly. | | | | and control your weight as nature intended. |
| In affect you will feel healthier and have more energy | | | | Don't forget a bit of exercise and by this we don't |
| as you will be using your metabolism as nature | | | | mean hours in the gym. Simply do some brisk walking |
| intended. | | | | don't take the lift try and walk up the stairs etc |
| This is what healthy dieting is all about: | | | | Add in some swimming or cycling twice a week, its |
| Creating the ultimate conditions to burn fat, in the most | | | | not to hard and remember, we were not born to just |
| efficient way and never feeling hungry. | | | | sit around were active beings. |
| OK I can eat 5 meals a day how much can I eat? | | | | Healthy dieting made simple |
| Here you need to know about portion control. | | | | The above diet tips will help you burn fat efficiently, eat |
| Eating five times a day means you can eat enough to | | | | as your supposed to, feel healthier and fitter which is |
| satisfy you, but its important to know how much you | | | | what healthy dieting is all about. |
| can eat in relation to your body size and there is a | | | | Simply think about how we evolved through time and |
| very easy way of doing this. | | | | you will see the logic of the above. |
| You can count calories, but let's be frank who has the | | | | |