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I must admit, I have not been very good about sticking to the diet this December.  I started out with good intentions by only having my normal well balanced menu each day, but lost it about the time I went to the first holiday party.

I thought that by going late to that holiday party I would not be tempted to stand around the goodies table and munch all afternoon. Wrong.  There were so many tempting offerings left over even at the end that I started stuffing in the shrimp and cocktail sauce, the little bacon wrapped water chestnuts, and the glasses of wine.  Then there were the little cheese cake petit fores for dessert…

The office party was the worst.  Again, we tried to get there late so we would not be tempted by lots of hors’doevres.  At least that part worked.  But the buffet was to die for! And I ate until I felt like I was going to have to be rolled on out.

Now I seem to have been desensitized so instead of tossing the sugar cookie I got as a treat at Rotary this morning, I ate it for my lunch.

Hopefully I can save this diet before it is too late.  Some of the suggestions I’ve received from others in my weight loss email group:

–Eat a full dinner before going to the holiday party.  If you’re already full you are less likely to pig out at the party.

–Bring your own snacks.  Bring carrots, celery and munchies that are not going to set your diet back.

–Load up on the salad and other vegetable munchies.  By the time the main course is served you’ll be full.

Here’s another possibility.  Instead of wearing something that is loose fitting, wear something that is just slightly tight and revealing.  As people take note of how much weight you’ve already lost and compliment you, you’ll be motivated to stay on track so the outfit still fits– and fits even better– next year.

Use healthy recipes on holiday goodies that you make.  I got a healthy version of a sugar cookie recipe at the local Go Red for Women luncheon of the American Heart Association.  I will share that in my next post.  I also have a recipe for apple cranberry bread that is out of this world.  It is better by far than fruit cake and better for you (not that it is without calories– at least they are fairly healthy calories.) Look for more heart healthy holiday treats as you shop and bake.

Liz Nichols

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Ian del Carmen
FireballPlanet

Some Useful Nutrition Info On Losing Fat

The very first thing you will learn with regard to nutrition info is that nutrition is of greater importance than training, and if you go by what the experts say, it hardly matters how many hours you spend working out or how good your workout happens to be, because the maximum results are only possible with the proper nutrition. Thus, you should consult a health expert or nutritionist to find about things such as fat loss, and whether to have shakes at all, or if it is better to have high carb sugar shakes.

Eating Right Before Going To Bed

You also should get the proper nutrition info regarding sugar and how it should be consumed, and even whether it is recommended to eat just before turning in for the night. Obviously, you will learn from nutrition info that eating proteins and fat before turning in for the night can actually help slow down your digestion of nutrients at a time when there also is break down of muscle tissue.

And, you may also need to get answers from whatever nutrition info is available with regard to proteins, which as a rule are good for gaining more muscles, though you should be aware of how much protein is to be consumed especially when in the process of trying to get rid of fat. According to the experts and from available nutrition info, it is sufficient to consume one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight and if this level is maintained along with fat in moderation, you should be able to get the right amount of nutrients that will provide you with lean body mass while also aiding in losing fat as well.

What’s more, there is no getting around the fact that trying to lose weight will warrant cutting down of calories to some extent, or needing to expend calories in very high quantities which means that, according to available nutrition info, you would need to focus on consuming just lean proteins and also fats that are healthy with plenty of fibrous content while doing without carbs at the same time.

You may also find nutrition info shedding some light about the concept of ‘calorie cycling’ diets in which you can shed calories for a few days only to have them bump back on you soon after. You may be surprised that this kind of thing is more anecdotal than anything and it may work well in theory, though such a concept has not been tested and so the jury is really out on ‘calorie cycling’ diets.

Ian del Carmen is the president and CEO of Fireball Planet Corporation.

Check out his blog at http://IanDelCarmen.com. Or visit Fireball Planet at http://FireballPlanet.com
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Liz Nichols publishes Diet Supplement Blog, a newsletter on Diet supplements, effective Ways to lose weight and related topics.

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