Common Diet Problems

diet problemsFor most people, diets seem to work, at least for a little while. But if you are one of the few that has experienced diet problems, you know how frustrating it can be.

There are some common problems that hinder diets, and below we have highlighted three of them:

#1 – Self sabotage

This is easily one of the most common diet problems, and it’s often a subconscious thing, not anything that you will be immediately aware of. However, it always shows up in the actions you take each day.

Even though you have every intention of sticking to your diet and losing weight, you may catch yourself doing things that contradict your goals, like gobbling down a doughnut even while part of your mind was shrieking, “What are you DOING?!” Essentially, what happens is that part of you wants to stick to the diet and achieve your weight loss goal, but another part of you doesn’t want that at all. That’s the part that gobbles down the doughnut (or other fattening foods).

Why on earth would this part of you NOT want to succeed at weight loss? Read the rest of this entry

Free Weight Loss Tips: Losing Weight Intuitively

free weight loss tipsToday I have a free weight loss tips for you. If you have ever dieted or attempted to lose weight without dieting, you know that it’s a complex process that involves much more than the food you eat. Improving your eating and exercise habits really involves a fair amount of intuition, doesn’t it? That’s because not every plan is right for every person. If you just blindly follow what everyone else is doing, there is no guarantee that your results will be as good as theirs.

Intuition comes into play right from the moment you decide to start a weight loss plan. You know that it’s time for a change, and you probably also have an idea about the type of plan that would be right for you. If not, you begin the search, and before long you stumble across something that seems to resonate with you.

Even after you have started the plan, you may decide to modify it here and there, based on an intuitive “knowing” that not all aspects of the plan are right for you.

Here’s where the problem arises: you may not be tuned into your intuition enough to recognize it when it’s trying to tell you something. If that happens, you can flounder about for a long time, trying dozens of different plans, and seeing success with none of them.

If this has happened to you, or is still happening, you can begin heightening your intuition with these steps. Here are 3 free weight loss tips for you: Read the rest of this entry

Fiber Diet Weight Loss: 7 Ways to Get More Fiber in Your Diet

fiber diet weight lossFiber diet weight loss is a great helper for a few reasons: first, it helps slow the rate at which sugar is absorbed into your bloodstream, which can prevent rapid rises in blood glucose. Secondly, it helps you feel more satisfied even if you are eating less than you normally do. Last but not least, fiber promotes regular elimination, helping you to release toxins and keep your digestive system in top working order.

Here are 7 easy ways to get more fiber in your diet. You can also try this for your fiber diet weight loss program:

#1 – Snack on raw veggies

Raw vegetables like broccoli, spinach, avocado and tomatoes are high in fiber, and they make easy, delicious snacks. Try snacking on a handful of grape tomatoes, or dip raw broccoli florets into salad dressing. You can also enjoy a spinach leaf salad and cube some avocado on top.

#2 – Eat more fruit

Some fruits are loaded with fiber too – try apples, pears, bananas, figs, and strawberries. Eat them for breakfast or as a snack at mid-morning or mid-afternoon. Read the rest of this entry

Protein Diet: Easy Ways to Eat More Protein

protein dietProtein is a necessary part of a balanced diet, for good reason: protein is the key “building block” in virtually every part of your body, from skin, hair and nails, to bones, muscles, teeth, and beyond. It’s important to eat adequate amounts of protein each day because your body does not store it anywhere, so has no reserves if the supply runs out.

Exactly how much protein you need daily depends on your age and body weight. The U.S. RDA (recommended daily allowance) for protein is 0.8 grams of protein for every kilogram of body weight (2.2 pounds) for adults. So if you weigh 175 pounds, that is approximately 79 kilograms, multiplied by 0.8 grams of protein, and your daily minimum should be 63 grams of protein.

The younger you are, the more protein you need per kilogram of body weight. Children, for example, should be getting between 1.0 and 2.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight.

The good news is that it’s incredibly easy to get enough protein each day, even if you don’t consider yourself to be a meat lover. Here are three easy ways to start:

1) Breakfast

For breakfast, an obvious high protein source is egg. Each large egg contains approximately 6 grams of protein. Have two eggs and you’ve just doubled your intake to 12 grams. If you don’t like plain eggs, you could make an omelet, or mix up some egg salad and spread it on whole grain toast.

Eggless breakfast protein diet meals could include yogurt (usually 8+ grams of protein per cup), cottage cheese with fruit (14+ grams), or peanut butter on whole grain toast (8+ grams). Read the rest of this entry

Possible Side Effects from Too Much Green Tea

green tea side effectsGreen tea is becoming a popular drink to enhance weight loss and improve general health, but as with all herbal supplements, caution is warranted. Unless you are following a doctor’s orders, you may be unsure about the correct dosage of supplements, and green tea is no exception.

Just how much green tea is safe to take, and are there any possible side effects from taking too much of it?

It’s definitely possible to overdo it with supplements, no matter what they are – and the same goes for tea that you drink. The first and most obvious side effect of too much green tea is caused by ingesting high levels of caffeine.

Green tea contains less caffeine than coffee, but it’s still easy to ingest too much and pay the price. Unpleasant side effects of too much caffeine include: rapid heartbeat, irregular heartbeat, restlessness, irritability, jitters, headaches, vomiting and diarrhea.

Other than caffeine overload, there are a few other side effects from drinking too much green tea.

One of the more common is nausea. The tannins in green tea have been known to irritate the stomach lining and colon, especially if the tea has been steeped for too long. Steeping green tea for longer than 1 to 3 minutes will make it taste bitter and increase the likelihood of stomach upset. Drinking green tea on an empty stomach can also cause nausea, so you may want to drink it with a small snack.

Pregnant women are often advised to avoid green tea, partly because of the caffeine content, but also because of the risks of neural tube defects in babies. Both caffeine and EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate – the antioxidant found in green tea) are suspect contributors to neural tube defects, so it’s best to avoid green tea and other caffeinated drinks during pregnancy just to be on the safe side.

Finally, doctors often advise their patients to avoid green tea if they are taking blood thinning medication, and for several days before surgery, as green tea has a thinning effect on the blood and helps prevent the formation of blood clots.

Other than these known dangers, green tea should be safe to drink for most other people provided they don’t overdo it.

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