Less Stress Eating for Weight Loss Success!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Dawn
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Stress Management Helps for Weight Loss success!

Stress eating can easily lead to weight gain. Challenging goals, guilt from falling off track during the holidays, or financial stress from holiday bills can really stress a person out. Prevention is key to avoid turning to food for relief. You should begin your day with a healthy, balanced breakfast. It’s a good way to start the day with energy and knowing that you are taking care of yourself.

Next, determine stress-reducing behaviors (that do not involve food) that you would be willing to incorporate in your lifestyle. For example, maybe you will take walks or participate in a physical recreational activity (i.e skiing, ice skating). You can put energy into household chores. Or, you can try to relax with music, a massage, or a relaxing bath. Getting involved in an arts and crafts hobby is also a fun stress reliever.

It is also important that you get enough rest. Losing sleep can slow down your weight loss. A lack of sleep has been found to increase the production of the hormone cortisol. Cortisol is released by the body in response to stress. High levels of this hormone affect the appetite by increasing hunger and promoting bingeing. Also, a lack of sleep may prevent your body from burning carbohydrates efficiently, leading to increased fat storage. On average, people require 7 to 8 hours of sleep per night. During sleep, your body rebuilds and regenerates strength.

Try to assess where you can make improvements in your behaviors, so that you can experience less stress and better weight loss in the New Year.

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Festive Focus for Weight Loss Success

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Dawn

Adjust your focus for Weight Loss Success

If you’re already worried about how you’re going to get through the holidays, then you may need to adjust your focus. Instead of focusing on the tempting treats, busy schedules, and other challenges to staying on track, you can try to focus on the more festive aspects of the holiday season.

For example, maybe you have plans to spend time with friends and family. You don’t have to plan events around food. Think about the kind of quality time you can spend with them. You can plan other activities such as games, movies, shows, or tourist spots for out of town visitors.

When you’re at social events, take time to relax and enjoy the company. Do your best at selecting good food choices and portions, eat slowly, and enjoy yourself. Then try to avoid the buffet or candy dishes and refocus on spending time with others. Focusing on family, friends and festivities should help keep your mind off of food. This should help decrease stress and too much attention on food, so that you avoid overeating, while enjoying the holidays.

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Alcohol and the Holidays

Posted on November 25, 2011 by Dawn

Avoid Calorie Dense Holiday Cocktails For Weight Loss Success!

Unfortunately along with resisting the temptation of holiday treats, there is also the temptation of celebrating with a social drink of champagne, wine, eggnog, or other favorites. Alcoholic drinks are not calorie free. In fact, alcohol yields 7 calories per gram. An alcoholic beverage can provide twice as many calories per ounce as carbohydrates and fats. A 12-ounce can of beer has about 150 calories, while a 4 ounce glass of wine will provide about 90 calories. A glass of spiked eggnog is about 300 calories. While on your Diet Center program, you should not consume any alcohol, as it interferes with the metabolism of nutrients, slowing down your weight loss progress and may stimulate your appetite. It also doesn’t provide any significant nutrients.

If you choose to drink alcohol, try to limit yourself to one serving. You can also try alternating alcoholic drinks with nonalcoholic ones. The best thing you can do for yourself to continue your weight loss progress in your program is to not consume any alcohol. Enjoy diet sodas, sugar-free hot cocoas, or nutritious Diet Center drinks such as a Gold Premium Protein Shake or Wild Berry Drink. Keep in mind that there will be many times in life that you may want to celebrate or socialize with a drink or two. It’s a habit you should make an effort to avoid in order to reach and maintain your weight loss goal.

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Understanding Health Symbols for Weight Loss Success

Posted on November 23, 2011 by Dawn

Reading Labels for Weight Loss Success

Health claims on food packages are regulated by the government. Many organizations are also adding symbols to packaging to help consumers recognize which products are pitching health claims. For example, the American Heart Association features a red heart with a white check mark inside for foods that meet nutrition criteria. The Whole Grains Council uses a black-and-gold stamp to help people recognize good sources of whole grains.

Unfortunately, some symbols are based on food manufacturers’ own criteria, rather than independent organizations such as the American Heart Association or Whole Grains Council. For example, some food manufacturers highlight foods that they believe are “smart choices” or “better for you.” However, these foods are based on criteria established by the food manufacturers. While such foods may be better choices compared to their other products, they may not necessarily be good for you. For example, a food that is low in sugar, fat and calories may be highlighted. However, this particular food may not have any significant nutrients to offer.

New health symbols may be helpful if you understand what they mean. If you really want to know what nutrients you will obtain from a product, read the nutrition facts panel. The label will provide you with more detailed information to help you determine if something is nutritious.

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Food Journal Through the Holidays for Weight Loss Success

Posted on November 22, 2011 by Dawn

Food Journal For Weight Loss Success!

Keeping a food journal is an important behavior to maintain during the holidays. It will help keep you honest with yourself. For example, you may say to yourself that you only had one cookie, so a piece of chocolate won’t do much harm. However, your journal reflects that you already had a piece of pie earlier. This may help encourage you to pass on the candy bowl.

Maintaining your journal will also help you identify weak areas that you can improve to prevent you from slipping in the future. Maybe you’ll find that you tend to sneak extra calories in while you’re cooking holiday treats. You may want to consider purchasing treats, or passing on the tradition to someone else. Or, maybe you’ll find that you snacked on extra items whenever you felt stress from entertaining family and friends. You may want to try taking a walk, or take time to sit and relax to soothing music.

You may fall off track during the holidays, however, you don’t have to lose track of what you’re eating. Try to maintain your food journals even during hectic holidays. It can help you stay aware of your eating behaviors, so that it will be easier for you to get back on track.

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Weight Loss Tip #618 – Holiday Parties

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Dawn

Holiday Party Weight Loss Survival!

When attending parties for the holidays, it’s possible to survive without doing too much harm to your weight loss efforts. The following are suggestions to help you stick to your program:

• Consume a healthy snack before you leave: Eat a nonfat yogurt, piece of high fiber fruit, carrot sticks, Diet Center Protein Supplement or Nutritional Snack Bar to help curb your appetite

• Use a small plate: Filling up a small plate will help you control your portions without feeling deprived

• Look ahead: Check out all the food available before fixing your plate – Then you can plan on selecting healthier items, and leaving room for a little portion of something you may want to indulge in

• Ask about the food: Don’t be afraid to let friends know that something looks good and you want to know what it’s made of – it will help you decide appropriate portion sizes

• Avoid the buffet table: After serving yourself, socialize away from the food table

• Switch hands: A trick you can try is to hold your drink in the opposite hand you normally would – it makes it a little bit difficult for you to grab food

• Enlist support: Tell a friend or spouse to give you words of encouragement occasionally to stay strong and avoid overindulging

• Socialize: Focus on your friends or family instead of food and have fun!

Try a few of the above suggestions and be prepared. It’s a party – you can have fun without eating a lot of fatty foods!

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ONE DAY SALE ON WEIGHT LOSS PROGRAM FEES!

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Dawn

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Holiday Mentality Will Help With Weight Loss

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Dawn

Holiday Mentality for Weight Loss Success!

Thanksgiving and Christmas are just around the corner. For many of us, food seems to be abundantly around us. Unfortunately, the food is usually not around to tempt us for just one day. We may find ourselves attending or hosting parties all weekend, or all week! Although you know the temptation to get off track from your Diet Center program will be there, the lack of control does not have to be there as well. In order to remain in control, you should have the proper mentality for the holidays. Remember that achieving and maintaining your weight loss goals involves eating healthy for life. Holidays are always going to be a part of life, so learning how to handle them is one aspect of your healthy lifestyle.

Be honest with yourself. You know that if you prepare meals, you can plan ahead and reduce the fat and calories in meals. If you attend a dinner party, you can make wise choices that stick to your program as close as possible (ex. select fruits, eat more vegetables, choose whole grain breads without the butter, and consume smaller portions of higher fat dishes like creamy mashed potatoes or heavy casseroles).

However, also keep in mind that you may consume foods not included in your program. Be mentally prepared for these times by accepting the fact that this can happen and you can recover! You will not be able to go backwards and change any mistakes, but you can move forward and get back on track. So when the holidays roll around, just be mentally prepared. Remember that the choices are yours to make, as well as the actions are that will help you continue to succeed!

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“Me” Time

Posted on November 15, 2011 by Dawn

"Me" Time For Weight Loss

Many people do not make enough time for themselves. This lack of attention to oneself can create stress. In response to stress, the body produces hormones that promote fat deposit around the midsection, inhibit fat-release, and can also result in carbohydrate or fat cravings. Therefore, it is important to find time to focus on making yourself happy everyday for weight loss success.

Try not to fit as many errands and/or work projects in a day as you can. Instead, try to take five minutes every hour or two to do something small that won’t interrupt your duties (but is relaxing or enjoyable). You can take a walk, have a cup of coffee, read or write a personal e-mail, call a friend to say hello to, or listen to a favorite song. Take time to reduce stress in your life, to help prevent fat storage and food cravings. Making some “me” time during your day; can help you reduce the time it will take you to reach your weight goals.

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Recognizing Self-Sabotage

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Dawn

Holiday Parties and Weight Loss Success

Pressures and emotions can be overwhelming during the upcoming holidays. One should plan realistic weight management and achievable goals. You can begin with identifying high-risk situations that may lead to self-sabotage. For example, don’t fool yourself with the “one time won’t hurt me” attitude, which can cause you to slide off track. Also, doubting your ability to stay on track can increase the length and degree of a slip. Try not to rationalize high fat choices by justifying them as relief for holiday stress. Try to avoid intense thoughts of how good something will taste, which may lead you to fall victim to instant self-gratification. Identifying these behaviors is critical for long term weight loss success.

Here’s how you can prevent self-sabotage in these situations. First, focus on the personal benefits of weight maintenance and the negative effects of giving in (like weight gain and self-blame). Next, you should prepare now, before the holidays. Write down patterns of behavior and thoughts that have proved to be obstacles for you in the past. List details of the pitfalls you may face. Then plan how you will manage these situations. Make your holiday goals small, behavioral, and controllable. For example, “I will choose the lower fat items and only make one trip to the buffet table.” Try to practice self-monitoring. Monitoring your eating behaviors and weight will keep you aware of the results of your actions.

A little preparation now can provide the ammunition you need to truly enjoy the holiday season.

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