Is the meaning of the word extreme considered negative or positive? I guess it depends on the perspective of the person. At any rate, anything that is extreme should only last for a short period. Something that is extreme keeps its thrill when it is short lived and not frequent in occurring.

An extreme weight loss diet should be kept in those bounds. Extreme weight loss diets are considered to be a jump start to a regular diet. Careful consideration should be used to determine how long an extreme weight loss diet should continue.

Are extreme weight loss diets effective?
The answer is, yes! An extreme way of eating usually involves eliminating certain types of food in your daily meals. The types of foods that are eliminated are considered food for fat cells or interfere with proper digestion.

Extreme Weight Loss Diet Examples:
*Cut out sugar. Simple sugars are an excellent source of food to help fat cells grow. Foods that contain simple sugars are candy,ice cream, soda beverages, and desserts with added sugar. Also, refined carbohydrates like white bread and rice are easily converted into simple sugars when digested. Most processed food has sugar or glucose added. Remember to check labels. Even ketchup has sugar.

*Cut out carbohydrates. Most carbohydrates are considered simple sugars. When broken down in the digestive tract, they convert into glucose and affect blood sugar levels.

*Cut out fat. Well, not completely. There are healthy fats that your body needs. The type of fats to avoid are trans fat and saturated fat. Saturated fat comes from animal products. Trans fat are made from oils that are partially hydrogenated. Healthy fats are monounsaturated, polyunsaturated, and omega-3 fatty acids. Monounsaturated are found in foods and oils. Polyunsaturated is mostly plant-based. The Omegas are found in fish.

*Cut out calories. Counting calories eaten in every meal and snack, can burn fat cells quickly when you are consistent and accurate. Calories should be adjusted to activity levels.

*Cut out toxins. Doing a detox diet can flush out unwanted undigested food and parasites. Detoxifying uses plenty of water which is very good for healthy systems and cells. Bloating will cease and your body will be better prepared to accept and absorb nutrients. The nutrients will then assist your metabolism and lower fat cell production.

To be successful in using one of these diets, be consistent and drink plenty of water.

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There are some benefits to writing a food blog. You have an excuse to collect all your favorite recipes somewhere that you go back and find easily and cook from again and again (the fella keeps laughing at me every time he finds me cooking off my own blog.) People share their favorite recipes with you. Your significant other wont argue as much when you keep asking him to do ridiculous amounts of dishes. And sometimes your favorite winery sends you wine in the mail.

I wrote about how much I love the Cline Mourvedre a couple months ago and had a holy-crap-people-other-than-my-mom-read-this-thing moment when Cline contacted me to say how much they liked my quote about them. Their thank you was to send me a couple bottles of their wine, the Cashmere blend and a bottle of Mourvedre. To which I have to say a huge thank you back to them because their wine is freaking fantastic but I think we all know wine that comes to your door on a Friday afternoon is somehow just a little bit better.

The fella and I opened the Cashmere right that second (well after I stopped jumping up and down and cooing over it.) Ive kept meaning to buy a bottle as I remember loving it in years past but never got around to it. My memories of past vintages are so fond however that I suggest the Cashmere to a lot of people who come into the wine store looking for a nice un-scary red for under $15. So I was excited to try the 2007.

Its delicious. Seeing as its a blend of Mouredre, Syrah, and Grenache its a pleasant surprise that the wine tastes like the best aspects of each varietal. The fruity complexity of Mourvedre, the huge chocolatey tannins of Syrah, and the interesting spice of Grenache. It very much lives up to its name as it somehow combines these huge powerful grapes and makes a very smooth drinkable wine. Ill be buying another bottle soon.

The Mourvedre Im saving for the next evening I come home after a long day and need something I can count on to make my mouth very happy. And speaking of things that are happy making I will leave you with a picture of the fella smelling flowers at Cline during our trip there last year. And since Im not leaving you with a recipe let me at least share with you yet another reason I dont respect Gary Vs taste in wine though he is a fascinating character. Here is what he has to say about Cline. To which I can only say bah! He needs to spend more time drinking and less time wasting all that wine in the dump bucket.

I cant believe him. "It reminds me of a diner...a little too candy, candy, candyland..." say what? More Cline for me I guess, you can have the snobby wines Gary.

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 Beets are one of those things I never thought Id find myself craving.  Somewhere along the way  loving  raw beets seems to have became a side effect of being on this diet, much like random urges to ribbon vegetables or picking the most complicated recipe in a cookbook to prepare  just to have something really cool to write about.  Living sans most carbs and sugar does funny things to the brain.  Suddenly everything tastes better.  Yes, even beets.

The fella and I are the type of people that always have a bit of left over brown rice around in the fridge for eating with impromptu curries.  I also had a bag of pre-cooked and pre-shelled edamame that I found in the freezer section of an Asian grocery that I had once had big ideas for but then quickly forgot about.  So I thawed that neglected edamame, re-warmed the rice and tossed in a few other things and tada a really simple Asian tinged rice salad using things that were otherwise languishing in the fridge. 

Im always the most surprised at really simple thrown together that are this delicious.  Sometimes while cooking up a storm with really complex recipes I forget that something like raw beets and some rice can be amazing.  This was exactly what I needed to eat tonight and with some good Spanish wine things got even better. 

El Hada is a blend of Verdejo and Viura grapes making a perfect blend of tart and sweet in one delicious wine.  I dont know what it is about Spanish wines that make then so great and easy to drink but this wine has it all.  Tart fruit and a bright velvety sweetness with an intriguing nose of citrus and roses.  And who knew it would go so well with Edamame. 

 

 

 Super Easy Edamame Rice

3 tablespoons sesame seeds

2 cups cooked brown rice
2 small beets, diced
1 cup edamame, cooked and shelled (I used frozen already cooked and shelled edamame)

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon sea salt

In a small pan toast sesame seeds until browned, set aside.

If using left over brown rice place in microwave to warm until a bit past room temperature.  If using freshly cooked brown rice place it in a medium bowl along with the beets, edamame and toasted sesame seeds.  Toss well.

In a small bowl make a vinaigrette with the oils, lemon juice and sea salt.  Whisk or shake well to combine.  Pour over the rice mixture and combine well.

Modified from a recipe on Food52 blog.

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Self-hypnosis brings about weight loss by helping you to get rid of beliefs and habits that may be detrimental to your life. If you are wondering how you can lose weight through hypnotherapy, here are steps that you should follow:

 The first thing that you should do is to set the weight that you want to lose. You should also set the exact period that you want to lose the weight.

You should then find time that you wont be distracted by any external factors. For ideal results you should set aside at least 30 minutes of you time and lock yourself in a room that is quiet.

When in the room you should sit or lie on a comfortable area and close your eyes. While closing your eyes, you should relax all parts of your body. This calls for you to imagine all of the tiny muscles of your body and slowly relax them.

Once you are relaxed, you should feel chilled out and perfectly still. Your mind should also be focused.
Once relaxed you should imagine yourself standing at the top of flight steps. The steps can be wooden, spiral, simple tone or even ornate. You should then imagine yourself going down the stairs until you are at the bottom. You should note that at this point you might be floaty or heavy.
You should then picture a door in front of you and go and push it open in order to enter the room inside. The room that you enter could be a room inside your house or somewhere that you are familiar with.

The room that you enter is your "safe place" and this is where you make all the positive statements that you want.
Some of the positive statements that you can make include:

• "I will be eating healthy foods because they are better"
• "I will no longer eat buggers, chips, or any other unhealthy food because they are not tasty and healthy"
• "Im more confident, healthier, and happier when Ive lost weight"

After making these statements, you should now end the session. The best way of ending it is counting back from 5-1. When coming back to the present state you should ensure that you come with the feeling of the internal experience with you.
Conclusion
These are the steps that you should follow for you to lose weight. For you to easily lose weight you should repeat the process daily.

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