EAT RIGHT AND BE WISE
Today, everybody wants to be thin, not just thin, but the famous “Size Zero”. The question here is “At what cost?”. Girls and boys at the tender ages of 13 and 14 are as worried about their insignificantly increasing waist line as much as men and women at ages of 40 or 50. The second question that emerges stark clear in my mind struck by this impeding rush that everybody is in to see the scales dip is “Why the rush?”
It is as important to stay nutritionally wholesome and keep your “happy” hormones, as I affectionately rechristened them, rushing through your body. “Happy” hormones are the endorphins that swim effortlessly into your blood when you exercise. They keep us feeling good about ourselves and I’d go a step further and say that their presence is addictive. Keep them coming steady and soon you’ll be the next door “nerd” who just can’t keep off exercise!!!
Losing weight has today emerged as a completely different science in itself of which everyone seems to know a little. And here lies the danger. In the urgency to fit into a smaller dress size & see that tummy go a wave inwards, we end up doing our body more harm than good. So, it is important to take professional help before we launch on that attack on our body that’s uncalled for. A good fat loss program must educate the mind about the body, balance what nutrients the body needs with what it demands for fat loss, and include a good regular exercise plan most suited for your lifestyle. Most importantly, the program you draw up must be sustainable and finally culminate into a lifestyle change that will see you healthy and fitter in the long run.
SOME NATURAL FAT BURNERS
CALCIUM: Keep the natural sources of calcium coming!! Milk and milk products are some of the best absorbed forms of calcium. Calcium in the blood sends a message of the positive nutritional status of your body to the brain ensuring the release and burning of fat.
Vitamin C rich foods: Like oranges, sweetlime, lime, kiwi juice raise your metabolic rate and help to metabolism and burn
Oats: contain insoluble fibre that even in small quantities keeps one feeling full. It’s light weight requires low measures in cooking and consumption. Such is it’s profile that contributes measurably to fat burn.
Eggs: 1 whole egg contains just 70kcals accompanied by a pool of nutrition through complete amino acid profile & 6 gms protein. Even the fat in the yolk contains choline an important mineral which if not overcooked actually helps to reduce cholesterol. Whole egg definitely a better fat burning snack to biscuits/cream crackers or the like.
Green tea: has a thermogenic effect, simply put it has the ability to burn fat and increase energy expenditure by 4% which over a period helps to raise your metabolism and lose fat. It is also a well known antioxidant as it is packed with polyphenols.
Red chilli peppers: Capsaicin, a compound found in red chilli/cayenne pepper helps to burn fat. Lemon juice in water with a few red pepper flakes in believed to be a potent fat burner if you can tolerate it!!!
AND LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST
Raw Vegetables: These raw foods contain minerals, vitamins and also give roughage/fiber to the diet. More importantly for fat burn, they have a negative calorie effect which gets you body to burn more than you get from it’s consumption.
