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Thursday, July 31, 2008

Fat burning foods

Fat burning compatible foods seem to be a popular topic around the gym these days. We also hear a lot about negative calorie foods which are considered a part of fat burning compatible foods. So if you are wondering what all the hype is about here is a simple explaination.

Fat burning compatible foods and negative calorie foods require more energy for your body to break down, absorb and then use than the actual calories that they contain. Eating these foods requires the body to create a calorie deficit that may help with weight loss.

Fat burning compatible foods are high in fiber, high in water content, and low in fat. They have a strong metabolism-boosting impact on the body and speed up the rate at which your body burns calories.

These foods require the metabolism to rev up and use the stored energy and fat to help in the digestion process. They are very healthy for you and you are probably already eating a lot of these foods.

Because these foods are considered to be fat burning compatible foods, there are no caloric limits. That means you may eat any of these foods until you feel satisfied without feeling guilty.

Here are a few examples of fat burning compatible foods and negative calorie foods:


· Fruits: oranges, pineapples, grape fruit.

· Vegetables: cabbage, green beans and onions

· Breakfast foods: Oatmeal, low-fat milk and whole grain cereal

Beverages: Coffee, Green Tea and Black Tea

Fat burning compatible foods and negative calorie foods are easily implemented into your everyday diet and are healthy and delicious.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Nutrition

The main thing that influences a human's health is food. The best way to control weight and the diseases caused by it is to have daily six meals.
3 full meals .
3 snacks.

It may sound funny but this is the best way to keep u healthy. If your diet is not regular then the chances of gaining weight is very high.
Start your day with a plan

Breakfast : (Eat wholewheat cereal, Oats ,milk)
If you eat your breakfast around 8 AM ,then eat a small snack at around 11 AM. It can be either a glass of Juice, Biscuit with Tea or a raw fruit.
Lunch : (Eat a complete meal) around 1 PM.
Eat a fruit around 4 PM
Dinner: (Eat less food grains and more vegetables)
Take a glass of warm milk before going to bed ,this helps in getting good sleep.

If you are overweight then cut carbs in your food and increase fiber contents.
Water also plays a vital role in our health . A healthy person should take (50 ml of water * his/her body weight) per day.

Monday, July 21, 2008

Starting on fitness

This blog is for the people who thinks that health is an important part of life.In this fast moving and tight scheduled world,its difficult for any one to manage some time for fitness. But this may put a belly around ur tummy and a feeling inside you that you are growing old , so think again and steal some time from ur tight schedule for fitness. If u are a beginner and want to get good results with least effort then concentrate on the following thing .
1.Think before u eat.
2.Take a break after every half an hour.
3.Sleep properly.
4. some workout
5.Yoga
I will cover each of these in my coming blogs.