No More Diets - How Do Those Calories Feel?
18th August 2006
Contents
Feature Article:
* How Do Those Calories Feel?
Recipe of the Week:
* Saucy Bananas
New posts on the Think Slim Blog this week include...
* Painless Calorie Reduction
* The 5 minute (or 5 second) diet
* Gwyneth Paltrow : Post Baby Weight Loss
* When You Need to Drop a Few Pounds Fast
Hi!
How does a weight loss coach celebrate her birthday?
She eats!
I had a lovely birthday lunch last weekend with my girl friends but luckily there was very little damage done on the calorie front.
The restaurant we chose served quality rather than huge quantities. And instead of our usual 2 bottles of wine (between 4 of us) we had a great bottle of champagne, and enjoyed every sip. Though the desserts looked delicious we decided to have coffee and a chocolate because we had really eaten enough and dessert would have made us feel stuffed.
After lunch we hit the shops which involved lots of walking along Princes Street in Edinburgh and worked off a fair few of those calories (and lightened our purses too).
There's always a celebration going on somewhere. See if you can enjoy yourself just as much as usual without wrecking your weight loss program.
Have a great weekend
Love
Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach
http://www.SimplySlimming.com
"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"
P.S. Check out my 8 week coaching program "The Weight Loss Handbook" and what others have been saying at http://www.weightlosshandbook.com
P.P.S If you've missed any issues of this ezine, you can find all 51 of them on the No More Diets back issues site at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : How Do Those Calories Feel?
The only reason to eat food is that it makes you feel good. Why ever choose to eat anything which makes you feel worse than you are right now?
And I don't mean that you should make that an excuse to go comfort eating. It's rare to actually feel great after you have scoffed a family-sized bar of chocolate or eaten your way through a whole plateful of fries trying to make yourself feel better. Your problems will still be with you and you've just added to your weight issues too.
Food can only make you feel good if you have genuine physical hunger.
If food satisfies your hunger without making you feel stuffed then that's great. If it keeps your energy levels high, your blood sugar levels even and doesn't clog your system with junk then that's even better.
It's not a question of calories. High calorie food can be good for your soul. It can also make you feel like a wet dish rag. The secret is to choose the food you love, eat no more than you need and enjoy it. Choose snacks and meals which nourish all your senses as well as your body. Food can be delight to look at, to smell, to taste and you can enjoy the texture too. You won't achieve that with all your meals but do your best to get maximum value from those calories.
It's a question of balance too. If all you ate all day was chocolate or fries, they would certainly lose their appeal very quickly and they would make you feel ill before long. Feel good food gives you a whole range of nutrients and it is varied too. There is no need to stick to the same old tried and tested foods every week. Inject some interest with new foods and recipes. Make a conscious effort to make every meal a delight.
Calories gobbled down in front of the TV or at the fridge are definitely not worth it - often you don't even notice you are eating. Where is the pleasure in that?
But give yourself a small treat or two each day which you feel is really worth the calories. Buy the best, eat it slowly and with as much awareness of every aspect of the food as possible and enjoy it intensely. It will help you avoid feelings of deprivation and the cravings they can bring.
Make every calorie a feel good calorie!
Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small
By putting in place my simple system you will lose weight steadily week by week and stay in great shape without dieting for the rest of your life.
Discover the 24 keys to permanent and healthy weight loss at http://www.weightlosshandbook.com
Recipe of the week : Saucy Bananas
A healthy delicious pudding.
Serves 4
160 calories a serving
4 medium bananas
4 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons maple syrup
4 chopped ready to eat dried apricots
Preheat oven to 190 degrees Centigrade (375F/Gas Mark 5). Place the bananas in their skins on a baking tray (cookie sheet) and bake for 15 minutes until soft. Meanwhile heat the orange juice together with the syrup and apricots in a small pan to form a sauce. Skin the bananas and place one on each plate then drizzle with the sauce.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section:
* Salmon Scramble
* Easy Beef Supper
* Pineapple Refresher
In the Forum (Anything Else to Share section)
* Inspirational Weight Loss Movies
Have a great week
Love
Janice Elizabeth
P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know.
P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy of this ezine? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com Look for the link to "Free report".
Legal and admin
Copyright 2006, J. Small All Rights Reserved.
This newsletter provides information for general purposes only and is not intended as a substitute foe medical or health advice from professionals. The accuracy, completeness and suitability of the material for your needs has not been assessed or verified and cannot be guaranteed. This disclaimer also applies to any recommendations or links within the newsletter. You bear responsibility for your own health research and decisions. Please consult with a professional health care advisor before embarking on a weight loss or exercise program or making any personal health decisions. No liability can be accepted for the use made of any information contained within the newsletter or obtained by following any links or recommendations within it. If you do not wish to accept the above conditions you may not use our materials.
Contents
Feature Article:
* How Do Those Calories Feel?
Recipe of the Week:
* Saucy Bananas
New posts on the Think Slim Blog this week include...
* Painless Calorie Reduction
* The 5 minute (or 5 second) diet
* Gwyneth Paltrow : Post Baby Weight Loss
* When You Need to Drop a Few Pounds Fast
Hi!
How does a weight loss coach celebrate her birthday?
She eats!
I had a lovely birthday lunch last weekend with my girl friends but luckily there was very little damage done on the calorie front.
The restaurant we chose served quality rather than huge quantities. And instead of our usual 2 bottles of wine (between 4 of us) we had a great bottle of champagne, and enjoyed every sip. Though the desserts looked delicious we decided to have coffee and a chocolate because we had really eaten enough and dessert would have made us feel stuffed.
After lunch we hit the shops which involved lots of walking along Princes Street in Edinburgh and worked off a fair few of those calories (and lightened our purses too).
There's always a celebration going on somewhere. See if you can enjoy yourself just as much as usual without wrecking your weight loss program.
Have a great weekend
Love
Janice Elizabeth
Personal Weight Loss coach
http://www.SimplySlimming.com
"The friendliest place to lose weight on the web"
P.S. Check out my 8 week coaching program "The Weight Loss Handbook" and what others have been saying at http://www.weightlosshandbook.com
P.P.S If you've missed any issues of this ezine, you can find all 51 of them on the No More Diets back issues site at http://nomoredietsezine.blogspot.com
Feature Article : How Do Those Calories Feel?
The only reason to eat food is that it makes you feel good. Why ever choose to eat anything which makes you feel worse than you are right now?
And I don't mean that you should make that an excuse to go comfort eating. It's rare to actually feel great after you have scoffed a family-sized bar of chocolate or eaten your way through a whole plateful of fries trying to make yourself feel better. Your problems will still be with you and you've just added to your weight issues too.
Food can only make you feel good if you have genuine physical hunger.
If food satisfies your hunger without making you feel stuffed then that's great. If it keeps your energy levels high, your blood sugar levels even and doesn't clog your system with junk then that's even better.
It's not a question of calories. High calorie food can be good for your soul. It can also make you feel like a wet dish rag. The secret is to choose the food you love, eat no more than you need and enjoy it. Choose snacks and meals which nourish all your senses as well as your body. Food can be delight to look at, to smell, to taste and you can enjoy the texture too. You won't achieve that with all your meals but do your best to get maximum value from those calories.
It's a question of balance too. If all you ate all day was chocolate or fries, they would certainly lose their appeal very quickly and they would make you feel ill before long. Feel good food gives you a whole range of nutrients and it is varied too. There is no need to stick to the same old tried and tested foods every week. Inject some interest with new foods and recipes. Make a conscious effort to make every meal a delight.
Calories gobbled down in front of the TV or at the fridge are definitely not worth it - often you don't even notice you are eating. Where is the pleasure in that?
But give yourself a small treat or two each day which you feel is really worth the calories. Buy the best, eat it slowly and with as much awareness of every aspect of the food as possible and enjoy it intensely. It will help you avoid feelings of deprivation and the cravings they can bring.
Make every calorie a feel good calorie!
Copyright 2006, Janice Elizabeth Small
By putting in place my simple system you will lose weight steadily week by week and stay in great shape without dieting for the rest of your life.
Discover the 24 keys to permanent and healthy weight loss at http://www.weightlosshandbook.com
Recipe of the week : Saucy Bananas
A healthy delicious pudding.
Serves 4
160 calories a serving
4 medium bananas
4 tablespoons orange juice
2 tablespoons maple syrup
4 chopped ready to eat dried apricots
Preheat oven to 190 degrees Centigrade (375F/Gas Mark 5). Place the bananas in their skins on a baking tray (cookie sheet) and bake for 15 minutes until soft. Meanwhile heat the orange juice together with the syrup and apricots in a small pan to form a sauce. Skin the bananas and place one on each plate then drizzle with the sauce.
New on the members' site this week
In the Recipes section:
* Salmon Scramble
* Easy Beef Supper
* Pineapple Refresher
In the Forum (Anything Else to Share section)
* Inspirational Weight Loss Movies
Have a great week
Love
Janice Elizabeth
P.S. I hope you enjoyed this newsletter. If you have any comments or suggestions for future issues, please let me know.
P.S. Know anyone else who would like a copy of this ezine? Please pass it on. If you received this from a friend you can get your own copy at http://www.SimplySlimming.com Look for the link to "Free report".
Legal and admin
Copyright 2006, J. Small All Rights Reserved.
This newsletter provides information for general purposes only and is not intended as a substitute foe medical or health advice from professionals. The accuracy, completeness and suitability of the material for your needs has not been assessed or verified and cannot be guaranteed. This disclaimer also applies to any recommendations or links within the newsletter. You bear responsibility for your own health research and decisions. Please consult with a professional health care advisor before embarking on a weight loss or exercise program or making any personal health decisions. No liability can be accepted for the use made of any information contained within the newsletter or obtained by following any links or recommendations within it. If you do not wish to accept the above conditions you may not use our materials.
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