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Step 1. Drink More Water.Drink water three times a day before meals.
Water also keeps you energized, so you’ll have the vigor needed to burn additional calories in the gym, on the tennis court, or wherever the day takes you. “Even being slightly dehydrated can lead to feeling fatigued,”.

Step 2. Say No to a Side of Fries or Potato Chips.
Replace these greasy sides with fresh veggies to save yourself hundreds of calories in a week.

Step 3. Cut Down on Added Sugars.

Eliminating added sugars could save you thousands of calories in a week. Other offenders included cookies, cakes, doughnuts, and dairy desserts. To trim hundreds of empty calories from your daily diet, check nutrition labels. “Look for anything that ends in the letters "ose,” the biochemical ending for sugars, such as sucrose, dextrose, fructose, and maltose, and the word syrup,”. If it’s sweetened, skip it.

Step 4. Watch and Avoid Hidden Calories.

Learn appropriate portions for common foods and skip calorie-laden condiments and dressings.

Step 5. Move More

Move it to lose it!!! Remember this mantra. Not all calories are lost at the kitchen table. Daily physical activity chips away at unwanted pounds.
“Choose an activity that you enjoy, whether it’s yard work, pole dancing, Zumba, or Pilates—anything that gets your body going.”
Integrate these activities into your weekly routine.

To burn…*
More than 100 calories, try:
Walking for an hour at 2 miles per hour (183)
Cooking for an hour (176)

More than 200 calories, try:
Raking the lawn for an hour (281)
Cleaning the house for an hour (246)
Bowling for an hour (219)
Leisurely bicycling (less than 10 mph) for an hour (292)

More than 300 calories, try:
Golfing for an hour while carrying your clubs (329)
Mowing the lawn for an hour (387)
Dancing for an hour (317)
Playing baseball or softball for an hour (365)

More than 400 calories, try:
Doing high-impact aerobics for an hour (493)
Hiking for an hour (438)
Stationary bicycling or rowing for an hour (493)

More than 500 calories, try:Playing basketball for an hour (584)
Jogging at 5 miles per hour (584)
Using a stair treadmill for an hour (657)
Swimming laps for an hour (511)From: fitbie.msn.com

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The energy you use in your home can come from a coal-fired power station, hydroelectric power, or a wind turbine. You won’t know which because the end result is electricity. The energy that fuels your body can come from fats, proteins or carbohydrates. You won’t know which because the end result is ATP, or cellular energy,” says Cooney, concluding that “Your body will use the energy it needs and store the leftover fats, proteins or carbohydrates as fat. When you do the sums, it’s ultimately a matter of calories in and calories out.” ~ By Alan

So how do you lose weight? Eat less and exercise more. Nobody likes that answer, but continuing to ask the question isn’t going to change it.

We know that any diet will work and, for that matter, any exercise program works, provided youre burning more calories than youre eating.

The question we ask ourselves when it comes to diets or exercise programs is often: Will this help me lose weight? Chances are, whatever it is, it will. The question we may want to ask ourselves is this: Can I follow this for the long-term?

Thats one reason that making lifestyle changes is one way people find long-term success.

What about you? Have you ever found yourself trying to go back to an exercise program or diet that worked for you before? If it worked, why werent you able to stick with it? Is it time to let it go and find something you can do for the long-term?

Weight loss is all about believing in yourself and finding a program that you think works for you. If you believe in yourself it will make it that much easier for you to succeed in your journey. Here are a couple of tips to help you stay motivated on your way:

1) Set Short-Term Goals:

While it is essential to long term goals you must set short term goals as well. Why? It’s simple. If you just set long term goals then you will get disappointed and maybe quick because of a lack of results. But with short term weight loss goals like losing a 1 or 2 a week, or shaving 10 seconds off your mile time then you can see results and it will keep your eye on the prize.

2) Reward Yourself:

A good thing to do in order to continue on your weight loss path is to reward yourself with little things that you have been wanting. Take this for example. "If I stay on track and lose twelve pounds this month, then Ill buy myself that pair of heals Ive always wanted." Little incentives like that can really go a long way when it comes to keeping you interested in your program.

Losing weight can be a difficult challenge for anyone but we can all succeed in the task if we are willing to put in enough work towards it. There are plenty of tips and tricks out there that you can use to your aid and conquer all of your weight loss goals. Remember that in order to lose the weight and keep it off for the rest of your life, you cant change your habits for a month or two. You need to change your habits for the rest of your life. Good luck and the best wishes along your weight loss journey.

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Broccoli Stir Fry

2 medium size Fresh Broccoli
McCormick Grill Mates Roasted Garlic & Herb Seasoning(2.75 oz)
3tsp Oil
1 tsp Salt

Cut Broccoli into medium-size pieces. You can even slice the hard stem from out side and use the soft part of stem.  Take microwaveable bowl Add Cut Broccoli and soak in water with 1 tsp salt.
Microwave 4 min on high. Drain all the water with help of Colander.
Heat nonstick pan, put 3 tsp oil and put Broccoli. Use wooden flat spoon to stir Broccoli time to time for 5min. Once Broccoli is slightly pan roasted from all sides sprinkle McCormick Ready Seasoning. Sprinkle generously till all the broccoli is covered with Seasoning. Keep stirring till for another 3min.

Note: Don’t add salt as McCormick Ready Seasoning already has salt and all spices. Don’t cover while cooking as we want Broccoli to be crispy.

Chilli Stuffed

10 Long Green Fresh Chillis with Stem(jalapenos)
2 Tsp Jeera Powder(Cumin Pwd)
1 Tsp Salt
½ tsp Hing(Asafetida)
Pam(Spray oil)

Wash Green Chillis and wipe it dry. Don’t take out the stem of chillis. Slit chillis with help of Knife from one side and let other side remain intact.  Scrape out seeds very gently with help of tip of the knife.

Now mix the Cumin Powder, Salt and Hing and keep this mix on flat plate. Lift that mix on knife  tip and gently spread it evenly inside the slit green Chillis. You can even use the spoon end to spread the mix inside chillis. Once done stuffing all the chillis with the mix, heat the nonstick pan.

Keep chillis on hot pan and spray oil or sprinkle little oil evenly on all the chillies, after a minute turn the chillies with help of fork. Make sure to cook very little on both sides of chilies and remove from pan.

Serve as side dish for pulao or Roti Subjior Curd Rice or with Sambar Rice. It goes well with all Indian meal.

Note: Keep exhaust fan on as sometime chilli smoke can really make you cough hard. Don’t overcook chilli as semi crispy chillis taste great.

Red Spinach/Chaulai/Rajgiri  ki Subji

Ingredients:
1 bunch Red Spinach(Clean it by separating leaves from hard stem)
1 big onion chopped
3 red dry whole chili
1-2 whole garlic pods(Optional)
1 tsp cumin seeds(jeera)
Salt to taste

Method to cook:
Wash the cleaned Red Spinach leaves properly under running water and chop them.
Heat oil in a kadai/pan. Add cumin seeds, Red Whole Chilli, chopped Onions. You can add sliced Whole Garlic pod(it’s optional). Cook till onion turns soft and slightly golden.
Add chopped Red Spinach and salt. Cook for 4-5 minutes. The leaves will release water. Lower the flame at this point. Don’t cover the pan it should be cooked in open pan.
Bhaji needs to be cooked in that water only. If water dries out, add splash of water and cook again.
Your Subji(Veggie) is ready to eat with rice or roti.

By: Reena Sharma

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I dont know how some pregnant women deal with being pregnant plus a highly demanding job. Im sure that my job is not nearly as tough as most and I have been struggling so much lately just making it through my days. There have been nights when I got home from work and either crashed on the couch or cried...

At the beginning of the month we ended up losing several of the employees in our department for various reasons. What this meant is that because Im one of the managers in our department Im expected to pick up some of the hours and responsibilities that those employees had. So for the past several weeks I have not only been working my job, but I am also working evenings/weekends/13 hour days/and Im back to driving the bus for doctors visits and outings. This wouldnt normally be a problem, but being in my 3rd trimester now you can imagine the toll it takes on me. Plus, keep in mind I dont really have a sit down job and am usually walking up to 4-6 miles per day. Im almost at the point where I question how much longer I can keep this up and I still have three months left for this baby to cook. Whats a girl to do? To top it all off... the state board of health made their appearance in our building at the beginning of the week which adds that much more stress to the mix. PHEW!

Anyways... the reason for the back story is to let you know Im still alive and kicking and to apologize once again for my lack of post these past few weeks. I have not felt well or had the energy to do any posts and they are backing up in my brain. Hoping to play some catch up over the weekend to fill you in on some recipes and other developments taking place in the Rhoton household...

Right now Im off to start my last 13 hour day this week... Thank you Lord!   

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 Here are a few tips for controlling your portion sizes.

• If you eat at a restaurant, ask for a container and take half of your meal home, or split your meal with your dining partner.
• If you like to snack while watching TV, measure out one serving of your snack - dont take a whole bag of chips with you into your TV room.
• Serve dinner by the plate, rather than family style (serving dishes on the table), youll be less tempted to load up on second servings if theyre not right in front of you.
• Start your meal with a clear soup or green salad to ease your hunger a bit so that you arent as likely to over eat.

If cutting calories leaves you feeling hungry, add extra servings of nutrient-dense vegetables like carrots, green beans and celery. While one-half cup of rice or pasta has about 100 calories, one-half cup of green beans has only 14 calories.

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Diets and exercise sometimes invoke all sorts of negative emotions especially pressure and guilt. You might have tried to diet and you know you should exercise.  A couple of simple shifts in your thinking could help you lose weight and keep it off. It really doesn’t have to be hard.

The basic measure of weight gain or weight loss isn’t actually pounds or kilograms. It is calories. If we put in more calories than we burn off we gain weight. If it’s the other way around we lose weight.

Calories refer to the food you eat. Stop thinking about what you cannot eat, or shouldn’t eat. Just think about what you can eat. Did you know that eating one less cookie, one less dinner roll or one less glass of milk a day you would lose 1 pound every three weeks. Over a year that’s 17 pounds.

To lose weight by concentrating on the calories in side of the scale you just need to think of simple ways to eat foods with a little less calorie content (a little less energy). Eat more whole meal bread instead of white bread. Eat more chicken instead of red meat. Drink more water instead of fruit juice. That sort of thing. There are also some simple things you can stop doing to reduce your calorie intake. Stop supersizing your takeaway food. Stop eating a second plate of dessert. That’s all it takes.

To increase your energy output and improve your performance on the other side of the scale you just need to do a little more activity in your daily life. Take your dog for a walk instead or go to the park with your kids and fly a kite. These activities are burning calories and they are fun.

Household activities like Cleaning house, washing your car, vacuuming, doing laundry, scrubbing bath tub, doing dishes, mopping floor washing windows, gardening, lawn mowing all these activities burn calories. Park your car far end of shopping mall or work place so youll walk more to reach the place and when you return again youll walk to come back to your car. Take a cart and walk in Grocery no need to buy anything just walk through each aisle and if youve something in Grocery list shop. Walking in Malls and Grocery is a mood booster and safest way to do walking during winter season otherwise nothing can beat Out door walking. Put your favorite dance music and dance like there is no tomorrow. Music and Dance are Good mood boosters.

Maintain a Journal to keep track of whole days food intake as we forget to count Licks, Bite and Taste i.e. (BLT) calories. Yes even BLT adds up in calories.

Losing weight by learning to balance your calorie intake with your output is much easier and more fun than dieting and exercise and if you just take some simple steps every day, week or month you’ll be healthy, fit and happy in no time. Try switching to low fat milk or diet sodas. Help out an elderly neighbor by offering to walk their dog. Go to a class and learn a sport you’ve always wanted to play. There are a lot of things you can do to start living a healthy lifestyle today.

www.Healthfitnessexpert.com

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