#his belly full of Mediterranean diet

[hetaologist]

Full of the Mediterranean diet 🫒 🧄 🍝

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Michele and Fransiscu were young, uninhibited, and in love. The couple met online and quickly fell for each other. Franciscu was new to Milan. He had grown up in the mountains of Sardinia and it took time for him to get used to life in urban Milan, but Michele helped him adjust.

The two went everywhere together. They moved in together after only a few months of dating and shared everything. Michele had their occasional fights but it seemed fairly smooth sailing.

The two would exercise at the gym together, and Michele especially wanted to build more muscle. Fransiscu was less enthusiastic but went to support his partner. Despite his lack of interest in lifting weights, Franciscu was remarkably strong and had a fair amount of solid muscle. Farm work, he explained, but Michele wasn’t so sure. There were aspects of Franciscu’s family that were a little... mysterious. For one thing, there was an outstanding rumor that the people in his Sardinian village still practiced witchcraft. It was a story Michele only came across when reading up on his partners home town.

Franciscu did have some odd habits and rituals. His affinity for herbs and candles went beyond a regular passing interest. He also sported the supposed the “mark of a warlock” on his arm. A myth maybe, but with all the talk online about the town Franciscu was from, Michele kept this in the back of his mind.

Michele also knew not to take any of that too seriously. Michele was beyond thrilled to have such a warm, passionate man in his life, even if he came with some odd rural traditions and a sometimes strange way of speaking.

After a year together the Michele had fallen deeply in love with his boyfriend, and yet he couldn’t resist the attention other men sometimes sent his way. The mood in their relationship went sour after Michele recieved a text from his ex. When Franciscu found out his boyfriend was texting with his ex, he was furious. His full blown hot blooded Mediterranean jealousy came into its own.

Michele relented and agreed not to chat with his ex anymore. Three weeks after the fight, while Michele was showering Franciscu saw another flirty text from Michele’s phone pop up. Enraged, Franciscu barged in and screamed at his boyfriend. “ Its over!” he yelled, and “you’ll regret this!” And stormed out.

The two split. Michele tried to make amends but Franciscu wasn’t having it He moved out that night and Michele’s texts went unanswered.

It was a week later that Michele noticed something odd. His clothes felt a little snug. He had a lot of energy when he went to the gym before, but now he was positively bouncing off the ceiling. Despite his grief over losing his relationship, Michele was hitting the weights harder than ever. Soon he could see changes in the mirror. He was starting to fill out... everywhere. All of a sudden his body was starting to pack on weight. His ass, his legs, his belly were all thickening up. He stepped on the scale, only one week since his breakup and instead of the 75 kgs he expected, he was up to 80kgs. That was 5 kgs in around a week... there was no way that was possible. He hadn’t changed his eating habits...

In the next few days the weight continued to pile on at an alarming rate. Four days after he first noticed the new weight, he had baloooned to 90 kgs. Every morning he could see he looked a little bigger in the bathroom mirror. By the time he would get to the gym the mirrors there would show him a little bigger still.

Michele hit the gym harder to try and compensate for his sudden and extremely rapid weight gain, but it didn’t slow it down. His strength and energy was high at the gym, and he could feel muscle was growing, but his body fat was increasing fast. It was less than two weeks after the breakup and suddenly Michele had developed a belly. His clothes were getting very tight and his pants and shorts were impossible to button.

Each morning then routine became to examine his body for the changes and growth from the night before. Each morning he saw new weight, and more mass added to his frame. As he sat up from his bed Michele now felt a belly in his lap. His thick legs and ass now could barely fit even in his athletic shorts. He approached the mirror in shock at his enlarged reflection. Every day was bringing more changes, more fat, more bulk, more weight. He had to buy new clothes to fit over his new size.

And that next morning, Michele looked himself over again. 100 kgs and growing. He pawed at his increasingly rounded belly and thickening arms. He was blowing up. Day by day, hour by hour. Even his two hour lifting, cardio sessions and restrictive new diet were doing nothing to stop the weight from piling onto his body. It was relentless. Part of was terrified by how big he would get. Another part of him was excited by how he had bulked up into one of the biggest men in his gym.

In less than two weeks he’d gained 25 kgs and had to buy an entirely new wardrobe. He was getting huge. His face was filling out, growing chubbier. He was ashamed to meet with his friends when going out, so he just stayed in. Wouls they even recognize him now that he was growing into such a thick chunky bear?

Michele continued to hit the weights in hopes of building more muscle and combat the fat gains. It worked, his arms and shoulders broadened, his pecs rounded out with thick brawn and a layer of chub, and his legs became huge and powerful. Suddenly Michele was benching 100 kgs with ease, then 120, the. 140... and he grew stronger still. He looked like a rugby player, or even a powerlifter. Anxious and self conscious as he was, he had to admit his newfound strength in the gym and thick powerful arms were bringing him a surprising new confidence. He didn’t hate how wide his shoulders were getting. He filled out his shirts in a way that seemed to emphasize his powerful build.

A few days later when he saw the scale turn to 110 kgs, Michele recieved a text from Franciscu “you said you wanted to get bigger, well I hope you enjoy getting bigger then”

Michele’s mind raced. He looked at his thick build in the mirror. Has Franciscu actually done this to him? Had his rapid weight gain been some kind of curse? There was no way his transformation was natural. Were the rumors about that town true?

Michele didn’t respond. He ignored Franciscu. Maybe he had been watching him. Still, he was getting self conscious of his growing size.

Finally, around the time his weight hit 120 kilos it the gains seemed to slow down. It had been a hell of a transformation over the month. 120 kilos on his 1.75m frame was a lot. He started to get used to aspects of his new bearish body. He felt heavy, thick, chunky, but strong as hell. He could bench 200 kgs without much help! He curled 25 kgs easily.

A few more days passed, now at 123 kgs, Michele braved the world of scruff and posted his profile with his updated picture, weight and profile.

Much to his surprise men hit him up from all over much more than before. Texts like “sexy bear” and “fuck me big boy” started coming in. It turned out that a lot of men online really appreciate his new muscle chub build and he began getting together with men who loved his bearish body.

Michele embrased his new bearish identity and powerlifter like build. He was probably the strongest man in his gym now, and frequently pressed weights that grabbed the attention of other gym goers. Franciscu may have tried to get revenge on him, but it backfired. Michele.

And Michele has no idea to what degee it had backfired until a few weeks later. He recieved a text from someone identified as Franciscu’s sister, who urged him to see Franciscu. Apparently his ex had returned to Sardinia to the village for a time after they broke up. As his sister told him, Franciscu’s spell had rebounded shortly after his trip home and franciscu was now back in Milan and scared to leave his house in his new size.

Lonely, and eager to know if this was true, Michele finally wrote back to Franciscu and asked him if he was ok. Franciscu surprisngly wrote back. Asked Micheles forgiveness and if they could see each other.

Michele paid a visit to Franciscu at the new address. The wooden floors of the hallway creaked against Michele’s 125 kilo bulk. When he walked into the darkened apartment he was shocked to see his former lover.

Franciscu had blimped up enormously! He was more than fat, he sported a new enormous gut. Unlike Michele, who had built muscle by his agressive weightlifting, Franciscu looked like he had just grown rounder and rounder with fat. Instead of going to the gym as he gained, Franciscu had just moped around in self pity. He should have known that spells like that would rebound.

“Wow Michele” Franciscu began “you look... good!”

Michele just stood there in silence at this fat man with Franciscu’s face. Motionless.

“I’m sorry I did this to you Michele” Franciscu said in a sorrowful tone. “You can see I did it to myself. It... bounced back on me. It was wrong. I know it was wrong. I’m so sorry”

There was silence as a Michele looked on stunned at the fat bear his ex boyfriend had become.

“Look at you, such a sexy bear now” Franciscu continued. “Look at those arms. You’re huge! But in a good way! Not like me... I just got fat. Goddamn, I’m so fat” he continued.

“I swear to you I will never do anything like this again. I know it was wrong” Micheles fattened ex continued “can you ever forgive me?”

Despite his hugely overweight new frame, Michele still found himself lost in his former boyfriends eyes. He was still in love with this man, even transformed. Even after the transformation he had put them both through.

“I don’t hate you Franciscu” Michele finally said “I’ve missed you” he continued. “And... I don’t... I don’t hate what I’ve become” he said. Franciscu smiled.

Franciscu was the first to embrace Michele, but Michele didn’t resist. Michele pulled off Franciscu’s tight shirt to get a good look at the fat man Franciscu had become.

Soon the two were together again, only much, much larger. Their huge bodies pressing against each other in a new sensations. The bed creaked in protest at the 300 kilos rolling around on top of it.

The two now huge men had found each other again. Michele woke up the next morning to find his fat bear of a boyfriend laying in bed next to him. He realized with a certain satifaction that he could definitely get used to Franciscu’s new fat body, just as he had already gotten used to his own new beefy musclechub frame.

“You still love me, even like this? “ Fransiscu asked in a self conscious tone.

“I love you like this” Michele replied quickly.

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FULL NAME: Battista Tahan PRONUNCIATION: bat-TEE-sta tah-han MEANING:

Battista- Italian given name meaning “baptist”

Tahan- Hebrew origin, meaning “merciful”

NICKNAME/PREFERRED NAME(S): Battista is NOT a fan of nicknames, and generally reacts with annoyance at best when people try to give him one. In fact, he just prefers to be called “Tahan”. BIRTH DATE: 5 January 1986 AGE: 33 ZODIAC: Capricorn sun, Scorpio moon/ascending GENDER: Male PRONOUNS: he/him SEXUAL/ROMANTIC ORIENTATION: Battista is Bisexual/Biromantic with a strong preference for women. Though he has a lot of experience with women, he’s never had the opportunity to explore a sexual relationship with a man because he’s a fucking idiot, but he’s had a romantic relationship with one. NATIONALITY: Italian ETHNICITY: Mexican-Jewish CURRENT LOCATION: Verona, Italy LIVING CONDITIONS: 5th floor studio apartment. The elevator does not work. TITLE(S): Mr., (frmr.) Maresciallo Ordinario (Mar. Ord.), Capitano

tw: substance abuse mention, suicidal idealization, PTSD. general content warning.

background

BIRTH PLACE: Hospital Borga Roma HOMETOWN: Verona SOCIAL CLASS: Working– his parents were the owners and sole employees of a relatively unsuccessful stationery shop. EDUCATION LEVEL: High School, some College level courses FATHER: Vincenzo Tahan MOTHER: Shoshanna Tahan SIBLING(S): n/a CHILDREN: n/a PET(S): Pafutta, his “pet” stray cat PREVIOUS RELATIONSHIPS: Aria DiMaggio, Alessio Rossi*

occupation & income

PRIMARY SOURCE OF INCOME: Montagues SECONDARY SOURCE OF INCOME: Bartender, though he only works one night a week. TERTIARY SOURCE(S) OF INCOME: Odd jobs for his landlady, Military disability APPROXIMATE AMOUNT PER YEAR: €400k a year, most of which comes from the Montagues and is therefore off the books. CONTENT WITH THEIR JOB?: As much as he can ever let himself be content with anything, anymore, he’s content with the way he lives. He has four walls and a roof over his head, he keeps busy, and whenever he begins to feel the restless itch under his skin he can just go start a fight, and because this is the best way to find the man that killed his father. Any concerns he has about how things happen/are run pale in comparison to what he can get from it. PAST JOB(S):

Thief- Not really a job, considering. But he made a fair bit of money with his slick tongue and sticky fingers, and he enjoyed it in a sort of empty way.

Italian Army/Special Forces- Battista was always quick on the uptake but he took to life in the military like a duck to water. Strong, fast, and cunning, with the necessary people skills to shut up and speak up, whenever it was needed.

SPENDING HABITS: He buys what he needs. Most of his money is spent on alcohol, drugs, and weapons. Sometimes he buys expensive clothes that he doesn’t like to wear for lavish parties.
MOST VALUABLE POSSESSION: Beretta tanto-style folding knife, blackened steel blade, gifted to him by Alessio Rossi

skills & abilities

PHYSICAL STRENGTH: 6/10. Raw power is not and never has been his main weapon, he has neither the height or build to rely solely on physical strength. That being said, he works out every day and as part of his training can carry a man nearly twice his weight a few miles. OFFENSE: 8/10. Preference for knives in close quarters combat, and doesn’t enjoy open combat because of the risk it poses to civilians, though he’s more than capable of using guns. He fights like a devil and firmly believes in the phrase “a good defense is a better offense”. DEFENSE: 6/10. A little slow to guard his left side, but he isn’t afraid to resort to dirty tricks. He fights like he’s trying to die.  SPEED: 8/10. Battista is physically smaller than most of the people he’s ever fought so he relies on speed a lot. This ties back into his preference for knife fighting, where speed is essentially everything. INTELLIGENCE: 8/10. His greatest weapon has always been his sharp mind. Though lately he’s been prone to bouts of confusion, when he’s fighting he regains his cunning, razor edge. ACCURACY: 6/10. He’s above average with a gun but nothing to write home about. AGILITY: 7/10. Though he’s not doing backflips or anything but he can command his body to move, and quickly. His reflexes are honed and due to his hypervigilance he’s Always Ready, even when he doesn’t need to be. STAMINA: 6/10. He runs a couple of miles every morning, but generally fighting is exhausting, especially when you’re fighting someone physically stronger. He’s better off finishing a fight fast, rather than letting it drag out. TEAMWORK: 9/10. He does his best work as part of a cohesive team, it’s how he was trained. TALENTS:

(frmr.) Art- Though he’s not practiced in a little under three years, Battista used to be quite the artist, and still has an eye for beauty and detail. Sometimes his fingers itch to pick up a pencil again, but whenever he puts it to paper he finds the only things he can think of are too dark to draw.

Trauma medicine- Battista trained as a combat medic, and though he likes to joke that all he ever did was comfort dying men and tell them they would be okay, he’s quite good at keeping people alive in stressful situations.

Sticky fingers, silver tongue- Some habits are hard to shake, especially when they’re so useful. Though he doesn’t enjoy using honeyed words and a warm smile as a distraction any longer, he’s still got it in him. Coupled with his light fingers and silent step, he still makes a rather adept thief, when the situation calls for it.

SHORTCOMINGS:

Controlling- Whether he’s always been this way, or it’s a result of the life he’s lived, Battista has a hard time giving up the reigns. He’s prone to micromanaging, being occasionally overly critical, and difficult to get along with in a work setting. He has a way he likes to do things, and he expects them to be done to his rather exacting standards.

Abundance of Caution- Drawing attention is the enemy, in his eyes. Sometimes he hesitates to act because he’s unwilling to make a splash.

Gregariousness- Though few actually consider this a fault, it is one in his eyes. He’d prefer to think of himself as an island, but he’s a man that does better when he cares and is cared for in return. These relationships he develops aren’t always within the bounds of where his social circles should end.

LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN:

Italian- Battista speaks both the Veneto dialect and Standard Italian. He prefers the Veneto dialect (since that’s what he grew up speaking), but he’s capable of code-switching

Hebrew- He spoke Hebrew at home and the military paid for him to take classes to improve/expand his knowledge.

some English- Enough to give a tourist directions and communicate to Americans where and how many the enemy were.

Arabic- This used to be his weakest language, he spoke conversationally and knew the curse words. Now that he’s friends with Ivan Rahal he knows even more curse words.

DRIVE?: He doesn’t drive– he’s never actually had a driver’s license, because when he was growing up he lived in the city and his family was too poor for a car. He never needed one in the military, though he did learn to drive and well. Now that he’s once again living in Verona (and prone to seizures), he doesn’t feel he has any business owning or operating a car. However, he can easily jump start/hotwire a car, change a tire, and fix some basic mechanical issues. RIDE A BICYCLE?: Outside of taking the metro, this is his main mode of transportation. SWIM?: He can but he would prefer not to PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?: He’s never had any musical talent, and can hardly carry a tune. PLAY CHESS?: Not well! He doesn’t have the patience for it. BRAID HAIR?: No. He never had any siblings and his mother always kept her hair short and worn loose, so he never had occasion to learn. TIE A TIE?: Yes, though he has to tie it and then put it on his neck. PICK A LOCK?: His skills at lock picking are second to none, it’s part of what made him such an excellent thief and, later on in his career, infiltration expert.

physical appearance & characteristics

FACE CLAIM: Peter Gadiot EYE COLOR: Medium Brown HAIR COLOR: Dark Brown HAIR TYPE/STYLE: slightly long, thick and curly/wavy. He runs his fingers through it to keep it out of his face. GLASSES/CONTACTS?: 25/20 vision in his right eye and 15/20 with slight loss of peripheral vision in his left. He hasn’t noticed this, so it will remain uncorrected, but it does affect his life. DOMINANT HAND: Right HEIGHT: 5’10 ¾”. The ¾ is very important. WEIGHT: 160lbs BUILD: Leaner side of muscular EXERCISE HABITS: Every morning he wakes up at 6am and he runs two miles, and then he does push ups, sit ups, pull ups, and some other weight lifting before going back to sleep. If he’s idle and feeling restless he may sometimes just start stretching. SKIN TONE: Olive, though frankly he doesn’t sleep or see the sun enough to look anywhere near healthy TATTOOS/PIERCINGS: n/a MARKS/SCARS: He has small shrapnel scars on his right cheekbone/temple, and scars on his knuckles. A wicked looking scar that stretches from his belly button to the tenth left rib. And a bullet scar to his upper left arm with no exit wound. NOTABLE FEATURES: His nose is pretty large and he’s broken it a few times. Other than that he just kind of looks terrible and tired most of the time. USUAL EXPRESSION: Blank, or a scowl CLOTHING STYLE: His whole wardrobe is black. Black jeans, black shirts, black slacks, black jackets. When he’s sleeping, he wears a ratty paracadutisti forze speciali tee shirt (also black) that he picked up…. somewhere JEWELRY: A silver Star of David necklace ALLERGIES: Genuine Human Emotion. Sesame seeds. Certain medications. BODY TEMPERATURE: He runs a little cool at an average of 97.9 degrees, and always feels like a solid, miserable block of ice. Especially his hands and feet. DIET: Black coffee, MDMA, antidepressants, vodka, and a highly regulated food diet that is usually Mediterranean or Indian food PHYSICAL AILMENTS: Occasional seizures from his medication, some chronic pain from old injuries.

psychology

JUNG TYPE: ISTJ-strong preference on thinking and judging, medium preference on sensing, almost no preference on introverted      Responsible organizers, driven to create and enforce order within systems and institutions. They are neat and orderly, inside and out, and tend to have a procedure for everything they do. ISTJs are steady, productive contributors. They like to know what the rules of the game are, valuing predictability more than imagination. They rely on their past experience to guide them. ISTJs are hardworking and will persist until a task is done. They are logical and methodical, and often enjoy tasks that require them to use step-by-step reasoning to solve a problem. They are meticulous in their attention to details, and examine things closely to be sure they are correct. With their straightforward logic and orientation to detail, ISTJs work systematically to bring order to their own small parts of the world.      ISTJs have a serious, conservative air about them. They want to know and follow the rules of the game, and typically seek out predictable surroundings where they understand their role. You may find the ISTJ doing something useful even in social situations (for instance, organizing coats and hats at a party) as they’re often more comfortable taking charge of a task than they are chatting up strangers. When given something to do, they are highly dependable, and follow it through to the end. ISTJs are practical and no-nonsense, and rarely call attention to themselves. Their clothes and possessions tend to be chosen based on utility rather than fashion, and they have an affection for the classics. ISTJs typically speak in a straightforward manner and have a good head for details. They are usually more enthusiastic about sharing factual information than exploring abstract concepts or unproven ideas.

ENNEAGRAM TYPE: 1, the Reformer      People of this personality type are essentially looking to make things better, as they think nothing is ever quite good enough. This makes them perfectionists who desire to reform and improve; idealists who strive to make order out of the omnipresent chaos.      Ones have a fine eye for detail. They are always aware of the flaws in themselves, others and the situations in which they find themselves. This triggers their need to improve, which can be beneficial for all concerned, but which can also prove to be burdensome to both the One and those who are on the receiving end of the One’s reform efforts.      The One’s inability to achieve the perfection they desire feeds their feelings of guilt for having fallen short, and fuels their incipient anger against an imperfect world. Ones, however, tend to feel guilty about their anger. Anger is a “bad” emotion, and Ones strive sincerely and wholeheartedly to be “good.” Anger is therefore vigorously repressed from consciousness, bursting forth in occasional fits of temper, but usually manifesting in one of its many less obvious permutations - impatience, frustration, annoyance and judgmental criticality. For this reason, Ones can be difficult to live with, but, on the high side, they tend to be loyal, responsible and capable partners and friends.      Ones are serious people; they tend to be highly principled, competent and uncompromising. They follow the rules and expect others to do so as well. Because they believe so thoroughly in their convictions, they are often excellent leaders who can inspire those who follow them with their own vision of excellence. Reform movements are frequently spearheaded by Ones.
Ones are often driven and ambitious, and are sometimes workaholics. But whatever their professional involvement, they are definitely active, practical people who get things done. They are natural born organizers, listmakers who finish everything on the list, the last one to leave the office, the first one to return, industrious, reliable, honest and dutiful.

MORAL ALIGNMENT: True Neutral      True neutral characters are concerned with their own well-being and that of the group or organization which aids them. They may behave in a good manner to those that they consider friends and allies, but will only act maliciously against those who have tried to injure them in some way. For the rest, they do not care. They do not wish ill on those they do not know, but they also do not care when they hear of evil befalling them. Better for others to suffer the evil than the true neutral and his allies. If an ally is in need, the true neutral will aid him, out of genuine love or because he may be able to count on that ally a little more in the future. If someone else is in need, they will weigh the options of the potential rewards and dangers associated with the act. If an enemy is in need, they will ignore him or take advantage of his misfortune.

TEMPERAMENT: Melancholic      Melancholics naturally lean toward being analytical and intellectual. They often foresee the result of a project long before its completion. They are able to view situations and problems from all sides and see every possible outcome. This makes them very effective at problem solving, planning, and organizing. And although people with a melancholic temperament generally keep their emotions guarded, they are still emotional individuals. In fact, they may be the most emotional of all the temperament types. Their heightened, ever-changing emotions can result in quick shifts in mood. For instance, they might feel a strong sense of elation, quickly replaced by gloom if something negative happens.      Because people with a melancholic temperament are introverted, they are often task oriented rather than people oriented. Individuals with this temperament love having a list of chores to complete. They prefer to stay busy, and they tackle their daily to-do list with relish. They tend to be extremely efficient and productive in any career. Melancholics are often perfectionists as well– they have a specific idea of the perfect situation, the perfect way to do things, and the perfect outcome. They tend to set incredibly high standards for themselves and others. When the perfect outcome is not achieved, they can become angered; however, these individuals don’t typically show their anger until it becomes so pent up over time that they reach a breaking point.

ELEMENT: Earth      Grounded and practical, when balanced earth is the glue that binds all elements together. It is “nurturing, supportive, relaxed, oriented, sociable, sympathetic, considerate, agreeable, poised, and attentive.” As nice as the balanced Earth is, unbalanced “Excess” Earth frets and meddles and can be quite overbearing as that wonderful groundedness transforms into unmovable and impractical stubbornness. When “Deficient”, Earth can become clingy and vacillating, too eager to please others and unable to ask for help. Earth is the caretaker and the main issue is over-thinking and worry

PRIMARY INTELLIGENCE TYPE: Bodily Kinesthetic      Tends to learn things by doing them with his hands. He must engage in a material in order to understand it – simply listening to a theory or looking at a picture is not going to help him. He also tends to be active in sports and have extraordinary balance. Moving his body brings him joy, and it is how he participates in the world around him.

APPROXIMATE IQ: 140-149 MENTAL CONDITIONS/DISORDERS: PTSD, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression SOCIABILITY: Battista pretends to prefer solitude, but he needs other people like a flower needs sunlight. This generally manifests in him spending as little time alone as possible, whether it’s going out at night or wandering around during the day, or showing up unannounced to inflict himself on people that seem capable of tolerating him for any extended period of time. EMOTIONAL STABILITY: Though he may come off as cold, calculating, and unfeeling to the layman, Battista’s emotions are generally experienced as long periods of nothingness followed by intense emotional outbursts– anger, sadness, stress, etc. Generally he tries to keep his outbursts private, because he’s embarrassed by them. OBSESSION(S): Battista is prone to overthinking almost everything when he gets in his own head, but the most prevalent worry is about acting violently towards others on accident. He fears nothing more than being a rabid dog in need of being put down. COMPULSION(S): When he starts obsessively overthinking, he begins compulsive behaviors. Usually these are limited to things like hand washing, counting, listing. The hand washing is the most overt and alarming of the three behaviors, because most of the time he counts and lists things in his head. The latter two are usually used to help manage his anxiety, but sometimes he can get into his own head while doing them. PHOBIA(S): n/a ADDICTION(S): Alcohol, MDMA DRUG USE: Ecstasy, though he limits this to maybe two nights a week. Sometimes he’ll do cocaine but only if he’s obscenely drunk. ALCOHOL USE: He tries to limit his intake of alcohol as well, but he averages 3-4 drinks a night and way more on Friday and Saturday nights. PRONE TO VIOLENCE?: He would prefer not to be, but it’s generally his first reaction when startled at the very least. Sometimes it’s his first reaction to being angered as well.

mannerisms

SPEECH STYLE: Though it’s rare for him to speak much (if at all) around strangers, when he does he tends to keep his sentences clipped and without much inflection. He isn’t shy– it’s just better to be thought of as a taciturn fool than known to be a chatty one. In more familiar company, his voice can gain a little warmth, but most of his sense of humor comes from him deadpanning some pretty off the wall shit, which he is almost always doing. Even when he’s asking a question, he usually doesn’t raise the inflection at the end of his sentence to indicate that. ACCENT: Typical sing-song Veronan with a slight tendency to mispronounce the “ch” sound in words as the Khaf sound in Hebrew. He has a certain lack of consonant gemination when otherwise required (“ecco” comes out as “eco”), and his intonation has a kind of staccato pattern as a result. QUIRKS: occasionally prone to stuttering and muttering to himself under his breath, as well as completely zoning out. Generally during the day he can be spotted wandering the city like a cryptid if he isn’t working. HOBBIES:

frmr- sketching, writing

current- sex, working out, wandering. He leads a sad life.

HABITS: He wakes up every morning at 6 to work out. Goes to brunch a couple Sundays a month with Matthias Warren. Shows up like a bad penny to shadow his friends occasionally. NERVOUS TICKS: Squeezing the back of his neck, chewing on something DRIVES/MOTIVATIONS: He wants to kill the man that killed his father And Then Die. FEARS: Losing control of himself/his situation, getting an innocent person killed, and getting a friend killed. POSITIVE TRAITS: Fundamentally responsible, serious, efficient, and rational. Passionate, incisive, cunning, strategic, and perceptive NEGATIVE TRAITS: Emotionally reserved, comes off as intimidating and powerful if not malicious or aggressive. A bit dramatic. He has trouble opening up and letting other people in, and tries to keep his intense darker emotions private. He finds it difficult to trust others, which means his perception may manifest in suspicion and controlling tendencies. SENSE OF HUMOR: Dry and hard to understand. I don’t think he’s funny, I think he’s fucked up. DO THEY CURSE OFTEN?: Situational, and depending on the language he’s speaking CATCHPHRASE(S): not really a catchphrase, but as a filler word he tends toward “bene–” where most Americans would use “like” or “um”

attitudes

GREATEST DREAM: He can’t see himself really… going anywhere. As of right now, he struggles so much with his past and his present that the only goal he can set for himself is “survive”. Perhaps his greatest dream, then, is to someday have a hope for the future. GREATEST FEAR: His greatest fear is the thing most likely to come true, at this point– he spends the rest of his short life fruitlessly chasing his own tail in a pointless quest to find out who killed his father. Part of him already believes he’ll never figure it out, but he clings to it because he needs a reason to keep going, no matter how flimsy it is. MOST AT EASE WHEN: Battista is a creature of war. He’s most at ease when there are fists and bullets flying, blood on his tongue. When he’s tying off an artery and improvising a saline drip, when he’s barking orders (when he has his head resting in someone’s lap and they’ve got their hands in his hair, and they’re talking) LEAST AT EASE WHEN: There are things that crawl around in his head and under his skin in what most would consider a peaceful silence. He can’t relax, he can’t breathe, he can’t think. He shuts down. WORST POSSIBLE THING THAT COULD HAPPEN: In 2016 he was involuntarily committed because he was going to blow the whistle on his CO’s war crimes. The shit he dealt with there and the explicit threats afterwards were clear: if he doesn’t keep his mouth shut, or if COL. Bianchi decides he’s too much of a wild card, they’ll put him back and throw away the key. MOST EMBARRASSING MOMENT: He remembers this so clearly. In 2013 he was bragging to Alessio Rossi how good he was at dealing with snow and ice because he was from Verona and he was used to it and he immediately slipped on the rain damp stairs to the office they were walking into and fully ate shit. Rossi made fun of him for months, but he laughed really hard so it was almost worth it. BIGGEST SECRET: See: war crimes TOP PRIORITIES: He can pretend his biggest priority is catching and killing his father’s murderer all he wants, but that’s basically the only excuse he has for surviving at this point. Top Priorities are: Keep his friends alive, don’t get caught, survive. In that order.

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Meet The Diet regimen Slimming Perfume.

If you're dealing with to slim down, you are actually probably investigating the very best diet regimens as well as which is right for you. The other factor is this kind of public health argument that if you only say to folks that you don't must eat carbs but you can do just what Atkins told folks, you don't must eat carbs but you could consume as much steak as you want, seafood Newberg, quarter-pounder burgers, enjoy, merely don't consume carbohydrates and you'll burn fat. http://laforcedefruits-blog.info assumed this message was actually unfortunate and also incredibly contradictory for people which really shouldn't be dropping weight. Always remember that some folks are actually extra conscious variations in water weight in comparison to others. Low-fat as well as low-carb diets produce equivalent weight reduction and improvements in blood insulin resistance however the low-carb diet may be actually hazardous to vascular health, inning accordance with a brand-new study in Diabetes. A low-carb diet like Atkins helps you manage your blood glucose as a result of the foods you are consuming-- protein, body fat and thread coming from veggies. I would say no. I assume if an individual experiences addicted" around meals, they might want to examine their amount from physical regulation (really refusing themselves appropriate fats, creating excessive cravings, and/or rejecting on their own specific foods) or their level of psychological stipulation (consuming the foods items but feeling responsible regarding them, identifying meals good/bad, really feeling negative concerning their physical bodies and making use of food items as a stand-in). Corinne Podger: Online dieters Chip, Anna and also Lyn typically aren't thinking about the 80 per-cent who fail; they wish to become aware of the others, the one in five which deal with certainly not merely to reduce weight but to keep it off. However currently I'm additionally on a fitness center zing for a month or 2, to get my body weight down and strength up, into a different zone. The superstar admitted to consuming alcohol additional after experiencing her divorce coming from past spouse of five years, Jordan Bratman, and also being actually lax on her diet regimen. Got my very first pair of weeks from meals this evening, as well as had 8 meals substituted by things I failed to order. I believe I check out Topiramate would not be actually risk-free to have while on this form of diet do to renal rock creation. Our experts reside in a globe where our company go to work, bring up kids, travel through McDonald's, experience delight as well as stress, reveal food items along with relatived ... I do not wish to judge, yet I am actually pretty sure the daily life from a computer mouse is not quite as complex as that from an individual. In this particular research, reduced threat of cardiovascular fatality was urled to the Mediterranean diet just in the course of the first healthcare facility remain. Though the incorporated B vitamins could be replaced along with whole foods items, the only energetic element for effective weight loss besides vitamins is coffee robustica. My weight varies in between 209-216 pounds (98-95 kilograms) as well as my waist circumference is 36 inches (92 centimeters), which offers me a weight loss from concerning 143 pounds (65 kilograms) and also 23 inches (58 centimeters) smaller sized circumference. It is actually likewise the first time Body weight Watchers has actually fallen out of the top 5, right now can be found in at # 10, yet with the latest announcement that Oprah will be their brand new representative in 2016, we anticipate them rebounding next year.. Talking from experience, as I am at a fit as well as healthy and balanced weight I reside in a happier mood compared to the amount of times when I am heavier. But I also attempted carrying out weightlifting on an empty belly prior to as well as failed to like that in any way, I experienced unstable and also could not perform a bunch of agents, for me it pretty much was actually ineffective. my company attempt to stick to this diet plan essentially yet do not eat red meat product, poutry or pork. Fast onward a million years or so, and also not merely have our situations modified dramatically, yet thus has our meals. Particularly, the danger of urinary system tract contaminations as well as genital fungus infections boosts - the result from all the sweets (food for micro-organisms and also fungis) that crack into the pee. Having said that, if you're alarmingly overweight and you've tried all various other techniques after that the FDA accepted weight management strategies use a glimmer from chance - but they come with a rate. Re Problem 2 - the RC diet plan possessed an increase in fat oxidation that was a fair bit less than the reduction in electricity consumption, so they were actually making use of carbohydrate (glycogen) reserves. When I initially started on my weight-loss trip, my objective was certainly not to reside a dog's life of deprival; as a matter of fact, I determined that if I couldn't go as well as appreciate a McDonald's meal at the very least when a full week, I wasn't mosting likely to continue from it. And during that time in my youthful, never-dieted, regularly eating way too much physical body, I performed drop weight promptly and conveniently without harsh deprival. Since people were reading as well as seemed to be to want a lot more, I really felt motivated sufficient to start a podcast with my friend Aaron Flores, RDN, which has actually been actually a lot fun for me. I came to get on Christy Harrison's Meals Psych podcast to refer to my past with meals as well as weight loss which was actually so very tremendously cool. Some research studies of Ramadan have presented weight increase during the course of this period therefore. But PHYSICIAN Dukan carries out all he can to eradicate both carbs as well as body fats coming from his fat burning periods. In her service, Trudy helps customers along with fat burning and food longings, as well as operates a meals weblog full of mouth-watering dishes. My weight dropped coming from around 150 to 142.5 after the initial full week however during the 2nd week my weight fluctuated as higher as 147.5 and afterwards the next day was down to 143. She points out lots of weight reduction facilities make use of dish substitutes as part of a closely watched very-low-energy diet plan (VLED) for individuals with being overweight. Okay, the moment you choose a practical diet plan you definitely must include workout in to your regimen. Not only cravings reductions, but additionally rate of metabolism increasing, blood sugar management, and other effective weight loss perks. Microsoft Shanks said among the reasons why going or eliminating breads to reduced carbohydrate diet regimens would certainly cause quick weight management resulted from the body system exhausting its own carb establishments, which are stored along with water. Considering that her triglycerides are very high, her physician lately informed her that she requires to follow a low fat deposits diet.

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Doing Exercising Aerobically With A Ketogenic Diet

Proteins provide the amino acids the body requires to build muscle and repair your. A diet deficient in protein will begin to deteriorate without protein delivering the amino acids the demands. An ounce of chia seed provides 4.43 grams of protein which a lot protein than found in ounce of eggs. Chia provides two-thirds the protein found in salmon. Yes, it is entirely possible to replace animals as a protein source with a crop grown by the Mayans. It's good to balance your system out from time to time be detoxifying your system with well-known diets but no greater than 4 days and so that you don't train on these times.

One for the great facets of the Generation Keto Reviews diet is that you can drink liquor during it without throwing excess fat loss too far off education. You can drink unsweetened liquors like vodka, rum, tequila, gin, Generation Keto Reviews whiskey, scotch, cognac, and brandy, in the occasional low-carb home brewed beer. Use low-carb mixers and drink lots of water to help keep hydrated, as hangovers are notoriously bad while in ketosis. And remember, Generation Keto Pills Keto calories still count, so don't go overboard. All things in also. If you're going from dietary fad to dietary fads and in order to play around with your metabolism using unproven nutritional practices, it can get harder and harder to shed pounds and achieve that lean and fit look. Will it take some adjusting? Absolutely. Heading to take a few weeks to get your body accustomed to eating in that possition and dealing with the carb cravings. Be persistent and rehearse some area. You will win in finish so think long term and fight the attitude of a finisher. It been claimed that all diets and each and every programs do the trick. It the you also must be choose not to work these products. Getting your mental attitude together and finding out how to think everlasting will function as the key as part of your ultimate success on the diet plan. On diet program Doc Hcg weight loss Program, diet regime is a single combines Atkins, South Beach, Mediterranean and one ketogenic Diet all a single to have the best popularity. Each of these diets have positive points, which we have identified and incorporated into our Diet Doc program. Dr. Atkins has left the building. We have lost our keto diet facts high fat guru, so available for a foil for all those tofu munching, arugula crunching, low-fat health fanatics. Who'll champion the source for the all-you-can-eat lard smorgasbord actually? Fear not, his legacy lives on, additionally can still consume a ready-made chocolate cheesecake in front of your mates while mumbling something about doing The atkins diet. Although this diet sounds boring, I always throw some healthy sources, herbs and spices obviously you can makes things a lot more interesting. This diet has been shown to lose belly fat full hinder. Just stick to it for the couple weeks and communicate me personally through my website and diagnose.

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Reduce Weight How To Do That In A Healthy Way

To reduce weight in a healthy way it was great challenge in present life. Everyone in one point of life would have suffered from this global issue... obesity!! i wondered why stress has effect on the fat deposition in our body. with my medical knowledge , I have done many research and found the effect of stress hormones on our daily metabolism our stress hormones like cortisol plays a major role. This article would be of great use if you are one among them who are planning to be health conscious.

It is not about starving or only exercise that helps in weight reduction. It is something more we have to know!!. That is calculating what you are eating

How can you calculate it???

  In diet plan Rice has high amount of calories and carbohydrate that is very bad for the

proper diet management.

It was another shocker for me as my staple food is that . so what should you do..? 1.Come up with diet chat 2. Write down the amount of calories (maintain calories intake to 1500 k cal) 3.Daily cardio of walking and write down calories output(500 k cal) let me go in detail....

1.Come up with diet chart:

                           So what was the diet chart??

Start day with a hot cup of water since it will enhance your metabolism .

Every day morning with juice of any veg/ fruit without sugar

Afternoon : 2 slices of brown bread and 1 whole boiled egg

( believe me , eating an egg will suppress your hunger and make you energetic all day long) Night: oat meal- cup(boiled)

This has been good daily routine and continued doing it for 1 month and you will be shocked to see the drastic change with in a week.

2. Write down the amount of calories (maintain calories intake to 1500 k cal) to reduce weight:

Keep the note of what all food you are taking is other important tool to

reduce weight.

this will also help you to control your appetite and become more conscious

https://www.webmd.com/diet/healthtool-food-calorie-counter

The above website i have shared helps you to calculate the amount of calories you have taken. Remember don't exceed 2000 k cal / day.

3.Daily cardio of walking and write down calories output(500 kcal) to reduce weight:

yes!! this is one of the hardest things but most effective thing to

reduce weight

This helps you to burn out the extra junk out of your body , the 1st 5 kg you would be decreasing quite easy as this is mainly because of fluid reduction and liquid fat burning . but after that comes the main part- the other 5 kgs that would be very difficult task , this can be achieved only with the

sufficient exercise

. doing cardio would be the best thing!! Tread mill and cycling are best . if you want to keep time constant and burn more calories, i would recommend cycling as it would burn more fat in less time. If you are a diabetic then there are

specific dietary and life style modifications

for reduction of the weight in the healthy way this includes the

natural diabetic dietary planning

and

alternative substitutes of the diabetic diet

which is quite different from the various dietary modification in normal person

Exercises done in sitting that reduces belly fat:

While you're working out:

On the elliptical or treadmill, keep your back straight, head forward and abs tight. Perfect posture will target your tummy as you sizzle calories.

When you're in the car:

Tighten and release abs repeatedly at red lights. It's the ab equivalent of Kegels: a little move that yields results almost without your noticing.

When you're at your desk:

Give belly pooch the pink slip with pilates breathing: Gently suck in your gut as if you were buttoning a tight pair of jeans. Then breathe without allowing your abs to relax. Do this for 30 seconds. Repeat five times, advises Michele Olson, Ph.D., professor of exercise science at Auburn University.

When you're walking Fido:

Keeping torso upright with shoulders back, engage abs for five strides; relax them for five strides. Repeat until you're back at your front door, says Torri Shack, a trainer in Los Angeles.

When you're in bed:

Place palms right below belly button. Exhale and allow stomach to expand. Then inhale, pulling belly button toward spine, drawing abdomen toward the box spring. Hold for 10 seconds. Repeat four times.

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How to lose weight fast without exercise?

This is most often asked question about how I lose weight fast without exercise. Though this may not be as affective for fast losing weight as the above plan in which exercise and physical movements are included. This diet is scientifically proven to reduce weight using only few food ingredients in your meal plate. is it apple cider vinegar!! or lemon with honey!! may be not that simple, This is called Mediterranean diet plan and ZONE diet plan: These diet plans helps to weight lose and also enhances other physical wellbeing

What is Mediterranean diet?

Health benefits of the Mediterranean diet:

Decreases cardiovascular risk

Decreases diabetes mellitus

Improves brain function

Decrease weight

Improves the quality sleep

Decreases bad cholesterol

Foods to be avoided in Mediterranean diet:

Refined grains, such as white bread, white pasta, and pizza dough containing white flour

Deli meats, hot dogs, and other processed meats Processed or packaged foods Foods with added sugars, such as pastries, sodas, and candies Refined oils, which include canola oil and soybean oil

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What is ZONE diet?

The Zone Diet was developed by Dr. Barry Sears more than 30 years ago, an American biochemist. His best-selling book The Zone was published in 1995.

The uses of the zone diet:

Helps to lose an excessive amount of fat from your bodyGood physical healthThinking fasterMaintaining in the zoning phase is a life long task. Making dietary changes to reach the Zone and stay there may initially appear difficult, but are well worth the effort. There are different methods that can be used for the Zone diet( either of the methods helps to quantify your diet:

The Hand-Eye Method

Protein – 1/3rd of your plate (about the size and thickness of your palm) -egg whites, fish, poultry, lean beef or low-fat dairy.

Carbohydrates – 2/3rds of your plate,(twice the size and thickness of your palm) -vegetables and a little fruit. (fruits that are high in sugars to be avoided like banana and vegetables that are starchy like a potato) Fat – Add a little bit of monounsaturated fat-olive oil, avocado, or almonds.

The Zone Food Block Method

Each Zone block is made of a protein block, a fat blocker, and a carbohydrate block. Protein block: Contains 7 grams of protein. Carb block: Contains 9 grams of carbs. Fat block: Contains 1.5 grams of fat. The main meal such as breakfast, lunch or dinner contains three to five Zone blocks, while a snack always contains one Zone block. The average male eats 14 Zone blocks per day, while the average female eats 11 Zone blocks per day.

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Few facts about weight reduction:

Losing weight can reduce arthritis symptoms

 A recent study found that eating dark chocolate in moderate amounts is associated with lower levels of abdominal fat

Sleep deprivation can make it harder to lose weight. Inadequate sleep upsets a person’s hormone balance, which decreases leptin (a hormone that makes a person feel full) and increases ghrelin (which triggers hunger).

While weight loss pills may help a person lose weight temporarily, they can cause other negative side effects, such as severe mood swings and depression.

Research shows that consuming artificial sweeteners actually promotes weight gain. After only one week of ingesting artificial sweeteners, healthy subjects showed symptoms of glucose intolerance and a change in gut bacteria.

 According to several studies, parents who ate with their family while sitting around a kitchen or dining room table weigh significantly less than those who eat dinner in front of the TV.

 Experts note that the body starts to shut down after sitting for long periods of time.

 Importantly, key fat-burning enzymes simply start switching off. Even after just one day of sitting, fat-burning enzymes plummet by 50%, among other determinant health effects. Even 30 minutes at the gym is not enough to offset the detrimental effects of 8 hours of sitting.

 People who are leaner move an average of 150 minutes more per day than overweight people. Simply getting off of a chair and moving helps turn on fat burning enzymes and increase blood flow

 Studies show that those who travel most for work have a harder time losing weight and tend to have a greater risk of obesity

 Each daily can of diet soda increases a person’s risk of obesity by 41%.

 One pound of fat equals 3,500 calories.

 Someone who has soda readily available and in sight at home weighs on average 25 pounds more than someone who doesn’t

 Researchers noted that keeping serving dishes off the table reduced the amount of food men ate by 29%

 Shopping while hungry makes people not only buy more food, it also makes them buy more junk food.

 Regularly smelling peppermint may help decrease hunger and, consequently, caloric intake.

 Researchers believe the strong scent is distracting and helps keeps a person’s mind off of their appetite.

 Yo-yo dieting has been linked to heart disease, insulin resistance, higher blood pressure, inflammation, and long-term weight gain

 Liposuction removes only the fat that lies directly underneath the skin. The most fat that can be removed safely is 2–3 pounds. Lipo cannot remove intra-abdominal fat that is associated with heart disease and diabetes

This is the first study in humans to show that something like a cup of coffee can have a direct effect on our brown fat functions- The potential implications of our results are pretty big, as obesity is a major health concern for society, and we also have a growing diabetes epidemic, and brown fat could potentially be part of the solution.” Prof. Michael Symonds (source)

CONCLUSION

Reducing weight is not some thing every difficult to do but starving and restricting food would not be a good idea if you wanted to decrease your weight in a healthy way. These few steps like maintaining the calorie intake / calorie output, regular exercise and diet planning in a healthy way can be the best option if you are suffering from obesity.

Apart from these regular diet plan, there are other scientifically proven diet plans named Mediterranean diet plan and ZONE diet plan, these plans help to reduce weight without exercise. Though doing no exercise sounds good. It is always advised to regularize your body with adequate exercise and physical activity.

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 Weight Reduction: Man Misplaced A Massive 21st With This Plan - After Fears He’d Be ‘lucky To Peer Forty’

Diets will also be complicated to stick with if you’re going at it on my own, however, many Americans flip to native slimming clubs for assist and assistance on what to consume - with top-notch results. One man from Bangor, County Down, has won the title of Slimming World’s most efficient Loser after shedding an impressive 21 stone in only three years. The dramatic weight reduction has completely changed his life - however, how did he do it? 

“I was worried that if my mum did move away, I wouldn’t be capable of being one of her pallbearers, which changed into coronary heart-breaking,” Phil published. “She died in October 2017, wherein factor I’d lost 5th. I know she’d be proud if she may see me now – greater than 21st lighter.”

Phil joined his local Slimming World club in July 2017, having been inspired by a chum who also went with him. 

“I even contacted the consultant in increase to assess the scales could be in a position to weigh me,” Phil recalled. 

“The ultimate time I’d weighed myself became on the health facility, where I needed to stand on two units of scales just to get an analysis. My advisor certain me that there was nothing to worry about and she or he became right – all and sundry became so supportive and pleasant and although it changed into a shock to look the scales hit 37th, for the primary time – because of her kindness and listening to about Slimming World’s plan – I felt like I may do whatever thing about it.”

The Slimming World plan makes it possible for dieters to eat hearty however match nutrition, anything Phil found tons more straightforward to stick within comparison to his old attempts at intermittent fasting and component limit. 

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He described becoming a member of the club and researching in regards to the plan as a “lightbulb second” as he realized he didn’t ought to starve himself to drop extra pounds. 

“I was a bit of vegetable-phobic after I first joined but now one in every one of my general dishes is a Mediterranean vegetable pasta – and that I even tend to an allotment with a veggie patch!” Phil shared. 

by using following the membership’s food Optimising ingesting plan, Phil halved his body weight, going from 37 stone to just over 15 stone in barely three years. 

He praised the neighborhood atmosphere for his astounding results, asserting: “The community ambiance helped me too as a result of for the first time I was surrounded through people who knew how it felt to fight with their weight. Checking in with each person each week has been useful and that I have realized so much from all and sundry. I attend practically now that we’re in lockdown, which is, in fact, splendid and helps maintain me on course. I couldn’t be without them.”

although Phil didn’t just overhaul his whole food plan - he additionally grew to become greater energetic after shedding the pounds. 

After 30 years away from it, Phil is now cycling regularly. 

“Years of being overweight took its toll on my knees and I used to take medication each day to manipulate the pain,” published Phil. 

“I will be able to still need a knee substitute at some stage, however, I have certainly delayed the inevitable and made the operation itself extra more likely to be a success. When I used to be 37st, my medical professional instructed me it become too risky for me to have a surgical procedure as a result of calculating the anesthetic vital for someone my size changed into so tricky.

“Now I’ve begun biking again, I can walk devoid of getting out of breath and that I additionally savor yoga. It’s a completely distinct existence to the one I had before – one it's filled with opportunities, pals, and adventures.”

the weight loss has modified his lifestyles - and can have even saved it. Phil changed into lately ill with what turned into the concept to be COVID-19, and though it still affected him badly he’s now not sure that he would have been so fortunate to improve had he been at his normal weight. 

weight problems is a typical possibility factor in coronavirus deaths, with obese patients more prone to die from the ailment. 

“I dread to believe how my body would have answered. It became a well-timed reminder of how crucial my fitness is,” Phil observed of his recent illness. 

besides the fact that children, Phil is now fighting fit, and even found love after remodeling his physique with the plan, assembly associate Nicole on an internet dating app. 

“on account that meeting we’ve moved in collectively, swam within the Mediterranean Sea, been on a going for walks tour of Berlin and that I’ve realized to force. There are lots of extra adventures we wish to tick off the listing and for the primary time in a long time, I’m excited in regards to the future.”

because of the temporary suspension of its 19,000 group groups, Slimming World has launched a digital weight reduction provider to continue to help Americans to reside heading in the right direction within shape habits and shed pounds at this time.

right here’s an example of what Phil used to eat, in comparison to his day by day food menu now that he’s on the plan: 

before the menu

Breakfast: Sausage roll or a sausage bap with cheese and ketchup. Full fats latte or cappuccino with delivered sugar. Lunch: Tinned soup with three-four rounds of white bread, a huge bag of crisps and a chocolate bar or chips with cheese and a lot of sauce.

Dinner: supermarket pizza, crisps, and chocolate, or a Chinese or Indian takeaway.

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Belly fat in older women is linked to a 39% higher risk of dementia within 15 years, study says | Foxton News

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Belly fat in older women is linked to a 39% higher risk of dementia within 15 years, study says | Foxton News

For girls in later maturity, above common stomach fats can result in a 39% elevated threat of dementia inside 15 years in contrast with those that have a standard waist circumference, in accordance with a research printed Tuesday within the Worldwide Journal of Epidemiology.

For women and men over 50, the dementia threat is 28% when taking physique mass index and waist circumference into consideration collectively, the research stated.

Researchers measured contributors’ top, weight and waist circumference and adopted up with them a mean of 11 years later to see whether or not they’d been identified with dementia.

���As stomach dimension will get bigger, the reminiscence heart within the mind will get smaller, primarily based on prior research,” stated Dr. Richard Isaacson, who heads the Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic at Weill Cornell Drugs and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.

“This new research is necessary because it helps these findings and relates a bigger waist dimension to elevated dementia threat, particularly in girls,” stated Isaacson, who was not concerned within the research.

That research’s findings may assist us unravel extra in regards to the causal chain between dementia and weight problems, the researchers famous.

“Dementia is likely one of the main well being challenges of the 21st century that would threaten profitable getting older of the inhabitants,” stated Andrew Steptoe, a research co-author and professor of psychology and epidemiology at College Faculty London.

“Our findings counsel that rising weight problems charges will compound the problem.”

Weight problems and dementia are linked

To look at the hyperlink between weight problems and dementia, the researchers delved right into a cohort of 6,582 topics throughout the English Longitudinal Research who had been age 50 or greater. That project, which Steptoe leads, has been monitoring greater than 18,000 topics since 2002, re-interviewing them each different 12 months about subjects resembling family demographics, social participation, cognitive operate and weight.

The BMI findings had been a normal ratio of top and weight measures. And the researchers established a affected person’s dementia standing by means of measures resembling physician’s prognosis or hospital information.

To isolate the hyperlink between weight problems and dementia, the researchers managed for potential confounding variables resembling hypertension, diabetes, smoking and APOE ε4 gene service standing, a identified genetic threat issue for dementia.

Those that developed dementia had been a mean of 71.eight years outdated on the time of their baseline evaluation. Those that had been freed from dementia had a imply age of 61.9 years outdated once they entered the research.

Primarily based on earlier analysis, the UCL researchers pointed to a number of explanations for the obesity-dementia hyperlink. One purpose may very well be that dementia is straight linked to hormones derived from fats cells. Alternatively, physique fats may very well be implicated in metabolic and vascular pathways related to the buildup of amyloid proteins or mind lesions, identified to be related to dementia.

“Each BMI and waist circumference standing needs to be monitored to keep away from metabolic dysregulations,” stated senior creator Dr. Dorina Cadar, a senior fellow at UCL’s Institute of Epidemiology & Well being.

She really useful lowering weight to optimum ranges by following wholesome consuming rules such because the Mediterranean diet, lowering alcohol consumption and maintaining a regular exercise routine.

To keep away from dementia, take note of your waist dimension

“From a sensible scientific perspective, individuals who wish to defend their mind well being over time ought to take note of their waist dimension,” Weill Cornell’s Isaacson stated.

He cautioned that easy physique mass index scores, which mix top and weight ratios, cannot seize a full image of weight and weight problems. Measures resembling muscle mass and waist circumference can inform a extra nuanced story.

“Primarily based on rising information from research like this, we are actually capable of make clear intercourse variations in dementia threat,” Isaacson stated. “Combining these findings with my scientific expertise, I’ve seen higher influence on visceral fats on reminiscence operate in girls, possible mediated by metabolic pathways.”

The UCL analysis “mirrors outcomes” from a study his workforce printed final 12 months, Isaacson stated.

Personalised life-style behaviors may assist stave off cognitive decline, Isaacson’s group discovered. From 50 doable suggestions, every participant was given 21 behaviors they might try to make use of as a bulwark towards dementia.

The outcomes confirmed that interventions associated to vitamin and bodily exercise got here in as the 2 most necessary gadgets on their listing by far.

The brand new UCL insights this week are one other level on the map serving to to plot out our world wrestle towards dementia, and stop as many future circumstances from rising as doable.

“By figuring out components which will elevate dementia threat which might be influenced by life-style components, we hope that a substantial portion, however admittedly not all, of dementia circumstances could be prevented by means of public well being interventions,” Steptoe stated.

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The diabetes diet revolution: super soups, shakes and delicious dishes to help you lose weight

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The diabetes diet revolution: super soups, shakes and delicious dishes to help you lose weight

As the Mail revealed yesterday, the NHS will be offering people with type 2 diabetes a liquid diet of just 800 calories a day as part of radical plans to turn the tide on the disease.

There is another way: Dr Michael Mosley’s ground-breaking 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet from his book. 

Here, in the first part of a two-part series, we publish his simple yet healthy and tasty plan for sticking to 800 calories a day — while still feeling full. 

Don’t miss part two in tomorrow’s Daily Mail.

Six years ago I discovered, after a routine blood test, that I was a type 2 diabetic. This was a particularly nasty shock because my father had died, aged 74, from complications of diabetes.

But rather than start on medication, which is what my doctor advised, I decided to find something I could do to overcome diabetes without drugs.

I’m not alone in trying to find a solution to this cruel disease, which is at epidemic proportions: one in three Britons now has pre-diabetes (blood sugar levels that are abnormally high but not yet in the diabetic range), while about four million have the condition itself.

And if you do have pre-diabetes (and unless you’ve been tested you won’t know), there’s a 30 per cent chance that within five years you will go on to develop type 2 diabetes — the kind linked to unhealthy diet and lifestyle.

This can lead to a range of serious complications including an increased risk of going blind, needing an amputation or suffering a heart attack, kidney failure or dementia.

Luckily, I believe I did discover an answer to type 2 — my best-selling Blood Sugar Diet book, which shows you how to eat to beat diabetes.

I believe I did discover an answer to type 2 — my best-selling Blood Sugar Diet book, which shows you how to eat to beat diabetes

Since I wrote it just over two years ago, tens of thousands of men and women have used it to lose weight, cut their risk of type 2 diabetes and even reduce their reliance on medication.

People like Cassie, a nurse, who within weeks of starting was able to come off insulin injections. In a couple of months she lost more than 20kg (44lb) and then managed to get pregnant. ‘You have helped make a little miracle possible,’ she wrote, ‘for which I can’t thank you enough.’

But it’s not just weight loss and diabetes — the diet has led to dramatic improvement in people with a range of other ailments, from eczema to polycystic ovary syndrome, a condition that hinders fertility and affects nearly one in five women.

The key, based on extensive research, lies in switching to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in healthy fats and vegetables, but low in sugar and starch.

And, if you have a lot of weight to lose, sticking to 800 calories per day for eight weeks, you could lose up to an astonishing 33lb and completely reverse your diabetes.

Studies by one of Europe’s leading diabetes experts, Professor Roy Taylor of Newcastle University, have shown that a rapid weight-loss diet is just what you need to reduce the belly fat that’s so bad for us. My own plan is backed by studies which show that if it is done properly, a rapid weight-loss diet can be a safe and effective way to cut fat and achieve your goals.

It’s this kind of research that’s the basis of the new liquid diet taken up by the NHS.

I’m thrilled to see the health service is taking the research seriously and I look forward to lots more people reversing their type 2 diabetes.

Not everyone can manage a low-calorie diet like this. But you can still gain many of the benefits (though you may lose weight more slowly) by easing yourself in gently and picking one, two, or three 800-calorie days a week and eating according to sensible, low-carbohydrate diet principles the rest of the time.

In scientific studies, liquid diets are mainly done for convenience — it’s an easy way to keep tabs on what people are consuming. But others have done it just as successfully on solid food.

To make it easy for you, here in a sample week of my 8-week plan, the Mail is focusing on soups and shakes that can go towards making up your 800 calories a day.

Tomorrow we will look at delicious proper dinners and lunches that can make slimming so easy.

Since I wrote it just over two years ago, tens of thousands of men and women have used it to lose weight, cut their risk of type 2 diabetes and even reduce their reliance on medication (file photo)

HOW IT WORKS

The principles of the Blood Sugar Diet are that it is low in starchy carbs, but packed full of disease-fighting vitamins and rich in olive oil, fish, nuts, fruit and vegetables, as well as full-fat yoghurt and eggs.

That’s because large studies have found that not only do people gain multiple health benefits from a Mediterranean -style diet but they find it easier to stick to — unlike a low-fat diet — as it’s simple and enjoyable.

Alongside the diet, I recommend a really simple fitness plan.

Here are some pointers to give you an idea of what is meant by Mediterranean-style eating:

Cut right down on sugar, sugary treats, drinks and desserts.

Minimise or avoid the starchy ‘white stuff’. That means bread, pasta, potatoes, rice.

Switch your starches. Instead of pasta and rice, try quinoa, bulgur (cracked wheat), whole rye, wholegrain barley, wild rice and buckwheat. Legumes, such as lentils and kidney beans, are healthy and filling too.

Avoid most breakfast cereals as these are usually full of sugar.

Full-fat yoghurt is also good. For flavour, add blackberries, strawberries, blueberries, or a sprinkling of nuts. 

Start the day with eggs. They can be boiled, poached, scrambled or made into an omelette, and will keep you fuller for longer than cereal or toast. Delicious with smoked salmon and chilli.

Snack on nuts. They are a great source of protein and fibre. Try to avoid salted or sweetened nuts, which can be moreish.

Eat more healthy fats and oils. Along with oily fish (salmon, tuna, mackerel), consume more olive oil. A splash on vegetables improves the absorption of vitamins. Use olive, rapeseed or coconut oil for cooking.

Avoid margarine and use butter instead. Cheese in moderation is fine.

Pick high-quality proteins — oily fish, prawns, chicken, turkey, pork, beef and eggs. Other protein-rich foods include soya, edamame beans, Quorn and hummus. Processed meats, such as bacon and salami should be eaten only a few times a week.

Eat plenty of different-coloured veg. Choose a range from dark, leafy greens to bright-red and yellow peppers. Add sauces and flavouring, such as lemon, butter or olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic, chilli, gravy.

Avoid too many sweet fruits. Berries, apples or pears are fine, but tropical fruits such as mango, pineapple, melon and bananas are full of sugar.

The idea is that — whether by following the recipes shown here or creating your own — you follow these principles, restricting your daily calories to 800.

For some people this will mean having just two meals a day, for others it will be three smaller ones. And while alcohol isn’t banned for life, it’s worth avoiding owing to its high calorie content.

If after eight weeks you still have more weight to lose, or need to bring your blood sugar levels down further, move to the more relaxed 5:2 approach. 

To make it easy for you, here in a sample week of my 8-week plan, the Mail is focusing on soups and shakes that can go towards making up your 800 calories a day

It’s vital to take these precautions 

If you are on medication, talk to your GP. This is particularly important because he or she should be involved in monitoring and tapering off your medicines. It’s also essential that you discuss the diet with your doctor if any of the following apply:

You are on insulin or any diabetic medication other than metformin. You may need a suitable reduction in dosage to avoid too fast a drop in blood sugar.

You are on blood pressure tablets — you may have to reduce the dosage or come off them. The same applies to glucose-lowering drugs, ones that begin with the letter G, like glibenclamide and gliclazide, which may have to be stopped because they can push your blood glucose abnormally low.

You have moderate or severe retinopathy. You should have extra screenings within six months of reducing diabetes.

You are pregnant or breastfeeding.

You have a psychiatric or eating disorder.

You are taking warfarin.

You have epilepsy.

You have a significant medical condition.

You are unwell or have a fever.

Don’t follow the diet if you are under 18, your BMI is below 21, or you are recovering from surgery or are generally frail.

You should also confirm with your doctor that you really are a type 2 diabetic. There are other, rarer forms that will not respond in the same way to weight loss.

If you are in any doubt, please click here for a website where you can find useful information.

The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet by Dr Michael Mosley (Short Books, £8.99). © Michael Mosley 2015.

To order a copy for £7.19 (20 per cent discount) go to mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640. Offer valid until 30/9/18. P&P free on orders over £15.

The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet Recipe Book by Dr Claire Bailey (Short Books, £14.99). © Claire Bailey 2016. Order for £11.99 before 30/9/18, details as before.

Monday 

BREAKFAST

BLUEBERRY AND GREEN TEA SHAKE

100 cals / Serves 1

● 1 green teabag

● 50g blueberries

● 1 tbsp almonds

● 200ml water

● 2 tbsp Greek yoghurt

● 1 tbsp flaxseeds, steeped for 4 mins

Add the teabag to 200ml boiling water. Remove the bag and chill tea in fridge. Put in a blender with other ingredients. Whizz together.

LUNCH

CHICKEN, BUTTER BEAN WALNUT SALAD

270 cals / Serves 2

● 200g diced chicken breast

● 2 sprigs of rosemary

● 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

● Drizzle olive oil

● 50g green beans, trimmed

● 100g tin butter beans, drained

● 1 red onion, very thinly sliced

● 1 tbsp walnut pieces

For the dressing

● 1 tbsp olive oil

● 1 tbsp wholegrain mustard

● 1 tbsp white wine vinegar

Place chicken, rosemary and garlic in a large bowl with olive oil and toss together. Fry chicken pieces for about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, bring a large pan of water to the boil and add the green beans. Boil for 2 minutes, then add the butter beans and cook for 2 minutes more then drain.

In a large serving bowl, mix together the warm chicken, beans, red onion and walnuts.

To make the dressing, whisk together the oil, mustard and vinegar in a small bowl. Pour over the salad and toss gently to combine.

DINNER

CRABCAKES

440 cals / Serves 1

● 100g crab meat

● Pinch paprika

● 1tsp mayonnaise

● Handful parsley, roughly chopped

● Drizzle olive oil

● 3 broccoli florets

● 1 tbsp tinned sweetcorn

● Worcestershire sauce

● 1 spring onion, chopped

● Juice half a lemon

● Flour for dusting

● Freshly ground black pepper

In a bowl, mix the crab meat, sweetcorn, paprika, a splash of Worcestershire sauce, mayonnaise, spring onion and parsley. Season and stir in lemon juice.

Place the bowl in the fridge for a few hours. Sprinkle some flour, seasoned with black pepper, on a clean surface and on your hands and shape the crab mixture into two patties. Heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan. When hot, fry the crabcakes for 3 minutes on each side. Serve with steamed broccoli. 

Tuesday 

BREAKFAST

SCRAMBLED EGG WITH TOMATO AND CHIVE

200 cals / Serves 1

● 2 small eggs

● Salt and black pepper

● Knob butter

● Sprinkle chives, snipped

● 2 thick slices beef tomato

Crack eggs into bowl and whisk with salt and pepper. Heat butter in a pan and add the eggs. Push them around for 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir in chives and serve on tomato.

LUNCH

SPANISH CHICKPEA AND SPINACH SOUP

210 cals / Makes 2 portions

● 50g Spanish chorizo, diced

● 1 tbsp olive oil

● 1 large leek, rinsed and thinly sliced

● 1 red pepper, diced

● 2 chopped medium cloves garlic

● Pinch chilli flakes

● 1 tsp paprika

● 1 tbsp tomato puree

● 1 litre chicken stock

● 200g tinned chickpeas, drained and rinsed

● 150g baby spinach leaves

Cook chorizo over medium heat, stirring a bit, for 5 minutes. Drain on paper towels and discard fat. Add the oil to a pan on a medium heat. Add leek and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the pepper, garlic, chilli and paprika and cook for 1 minute. Add the puree and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Add stock and chickpeas and boil. Simmer, partially cover and cook for 20 minutes. Add spinach and chorizo and heat for 2 minutes.

DINNER

STIR-FRY CHICKEN WITH LIME AND COCONUT MILK

340 cals / Serves 2

● 2 tsp rapeseed oil

● 2 skinless chicken pieces

● 1 deseeded green chilli, chopped

● 150ml coconut milk

● 1 tbsp Thai fish sauce

● Large handful coriander, chopped

● 4 spring onions, chopped

● Juice of 1 lime

● 2 tbsp brown rice (adds 70 cals)

Heat oil in wok over a high heat, add chicken and stir-fry for 5 minutes, until golden brown. Add chilli, stir-fry for 1 minute then add coconut milk, fish sauce, coriander and spring onions. Cook for 3 minutes, drizzle with lime juice and serve, with cooked rice if you wish.

Pictured: Stir-fry chicken with lime and coconut milk

Wednesday 

BREAKFAST

MELON, SPINACH AND BLUEBERRY SHAKE

130 cals / Serves 1

● ¼ Galia melon, chopped

● 50g blueberries

● 200ml unsweetened almond milk

● 2 handfuls spinach leaves

● Sprinkle sunflower seeds

Put melon, berries, milk and spinach into a blender. Whizz smooth. Stir in seeds, pour into a container and chill in fridge for at least an hour.

LUNCH

COURGETTE AND FETA SALAD

270 cals / Serves 1

● 1 courgette

● 2 large handfuls rocket

● 50g raspberries

● 1 tbsp each balsamic vinegar and olive oil

● 1 tbsp pumpkin seeds

● 40g feta

● Handful mint leaves, torn

Peel courgette into ribbons. Mix with rocket and raspberries. Drizzle with vinegar and olive oil and top with seeds, feta and mint.

DINNER 

FRENCH FISH STEW

390 cals / Serves 2

● Drizzle olive oil

● 1 shallot, finely chopped

● 1 bulb fennel, finely chopped

● 1 clove garlic, finely chopped

● Splash of vermouth or dry white wine

● 300ml chicken stock

● 200g (½ tin) chopped tomatoes

● 250g fresh seafood (prawns, crab, white fish)

● 2-3 handfuls spinach leaves

Heat oil in a large pan, add the shallot, fennel and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until softened. Add wine and let bubble for a minute. Pour in the chicken stock and tomatoes and bring to the boil. Simmer for 15 minutes, then stir in the seafood and spinach to heat through.

Pictured: French fish stew

Pictured: Smoked mackerel and orange salad

Thursday

BREAKFAST

NO-CARB BIRCHER

180 cals / Serves 1

● 1 tbsp raisins

● 50ml apple juice

● 2 tbsp ground flaxseed

● 2 tbsp plain yoghurt

● Pinch of ground cinnamon

● 1 tbsp walnut pieces

Place the raisins in a bowl and pour over the apple juice. Leave to chill in the fridge for at least 1 hour or overnight. When ready to eat, mix with the flaxseed and yoghurt and sprinkle over the cinnamon and walnut pieces.

LUNCH

PRAWN PHO

170 cals / Makes 2 portions

● 1 litre vegetable stock

● 50g baby sweetcorn

● Handful beansprouts

● 50g mangetout

● 50g sugarsnap peas

● Knob ginger, peeled and grated

● 1 tbsp fish sauce

● Juice from half a lime

● 12 large prawns, shelled and deveined

● Handful each of basil leaves, mint, coriander

● ½ red chilli, finely sliced

Pour the stock into a large saucepan and bring to the boil, add the sweetcorn, beansprouts, mangetout, peas and ginger and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add the fish sauce and lime juice, and season. Cook prawns in the broth until pink, it should take 2-3 minutes. Serve topped with the herbs and red chilli.

DINNER

SMOKED MACKEREL AND ORANGE SALAD

460 cals / Serves 2

● 200g small uncooked beetroot

● 2 tbsp red wine vinegar

● 1 tbsp olive oil

● 1 head chicory

● Zest and juice of ½ orange

● 2 oranges

● Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper

● 2 spring onions, sliced diagonally

● 2 small smoked mackerel fillets

● 20g walnut halves

Heat the oven to 200c. Put the beetroot in a roasting tin with a couple of centimetres of water in the bottom. Cover with foil and roast in the oven for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, put the vinegar, juice, zest and oil into a screw-top jar, season with salt and pepper and shake until well combined. When they are done, remove the beetroot from the oven — they should be tender when pierced with a knife.

When they are cool enough to handle, peel off the skins, top and tail them and slice into rounds. Toss them in a little of the dressing from the jar. Peel the oranges, following the contour of the fruit, then cut each one into thin slices. Trim the head of the chicory and separate the leaves, discarding the outer ones. Arrange the leaves in a salad bowl and then add the cooked, sliced beetroot, orange rounds and chopped spring onion.

Flake the smoked mackerel fillets on top, add the walnut halves and drizzle with the remaining dressing. 

Friday 

BREAKFAST

POACHED EGG AND SALMON STACK 

320 cals / Serves 2

● 4 portobello mushrooms

● 2 slices smoked salmon

● 1 tbsp half-fat creme fraiche

● 1 tsp wholegrain mustard

● Lemon juice

● 2 handfuls watercress

● 2 poached eggs

● 1 tbsp pine nuts

Grill the seasoned mushrooms, drizzled with oil, on a baking tray, for three minutes then add smoked salmon to each. Mix the creme fraiche, mustard and lemon juice and spread over the salmon. Top each with watercress, a poached egg and a scattering of pine nuts.

LUNCH

BEETROOT, APPLE AND CANNELLINI SOUP

200 cals / Serves 3

● 1 tbsp olive oil

● 1 tsp cumin seeds

● 2 medium onions, chopped

● 500g raw beetroot, grated

● 2 Bramley apples, peeled and quartered

● 1 litre chicken or vegetable stock

● 2 star anise

● Salt and ground black pepper

● 1 × 400g tin cannellini beans, drained and rinsed

● Greek yoghurt, to serve

● Handful of chives, chopped

Heat the oil in a pan, add the cumin and onions, and cook for 10 minutes, lid on. Add the beetroot and apple, stir and cook for 10 minutes more. Add the stock, turn up the heat, add the star anise and season. Bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Take off the heat, remove the star anise and blitz. Return to the pan, add the beans, simmer for 20 minutes then serve with yoghurt and chives.

DINNER

ROAST CHICKEN WITH GARLIC AND THYME 

260 cals / Serves 6

● 3-4 garlic cloves

● Large knob of butter

● 2 tsp thyme or tarragon

● 1 large free-range chicken

● 1 lemon, rind and juice

● 1 onion, halved

● 400g carrot batons

● 1 large cauliflower, in florets

● 1 tbsp olive oil

● 400g green veg to serve

For the gravy

● 1 tbsp cornflour

● 1 chicken stock cube

● ½ tbsp soy sauce

Preheat the oven to 200c. Mash the garlic, butter and herbs together. Put chicken on a roasting tray and cut holes in the skin over breasts and thighs. Push blobs of garlic butter under the skin, and over it. Season. Squeeze lemon juice over the chicken and put the rind inside the cavity. Add the onion to the tray, cut-side down. Roast the chicken, allowing 20 minutes per pound plus 20 minutes extra, basting every 20 minutes. Add the carrots 40 minutes before the end of cooking time.

Place the cauliflower florets on another tray. Season, drizzle with oil and bake for 25 minutes. Cook the green veg as you make gravy. When chicken is cooked, remove it to rest. Discard onion. Stir cornflour, oil and juices in roasting tray, then add 300ml water, stock cube and soy sauce, and stir until gravy has thickened. Carve and serve with the vegetables. 

Saturday 

BRUNCH

CHEESY BAKED BEANS  

260 cals / Serves 1

● 2 Portobello mushrooms

● ½ tin baked beans

● Worcestershire sauce

● Mozzarella, grated

Season the mushrooms and grill for 2 minutes. Place the beans, sauce and mozzarella in a pan and heat. Combine and serve.

LUNCH

MISO WITH BABY VEG  

70 calories / Serves 1

● Packet miso soup

● 2 handfuls baby veg, e.g. sweetcorn or mangetout

Make up the miso soup and add the veg.

DINNER

STEAK WITH PEPPERCORNS

510 cals / Serves 2

● 200ml beef stock

● 100ml red wine

● 2 sirloin steaks (approximately 225g each)

● Pinch steak seasoning

● 1 tsp butter

● 1 tsp olive oil

● 2 tbsp creme fraiche

● 2 tsp mixed peppercorns, crushed

● Green salad leaves

Put stock and wine in a pan, boil for 10 minutes to reduce. Rub steaks with seasoning. Place a frying pan over a high heat with butter and oil and fry steaks for 3 minutes on one side for medium or 2 minutes for rare. Turn and cook for 2 minutes for medium, 1 minute for rare. Pour in the reduced stock, creme fraiche and peppercorns. Stir, and cook for a minute more. Serve with salad.

Pictured: steak with peppercorns

      Pictured: roast chicken with garlic and thyme 

                                                            Sunday 

BREAKFAST

ALMOND BUTTER WITH GOJI BERRIES 

110 cals / Makes 4 portions of almond butter

● 300 skin-on almonds

● 2 tsp mixed seeds and goji berries

● 1 apple, cored and sliced

Preheat oven to 190c. Bake almonds for 10 minutes. Cool, then blend. Serve 2 tbsp of butter with seeds, berries and apple.

SNACK

CONSOMME WITH CELERIAC

40 cals / 1 portion

Make up a consomme base and add two chopped spring onions and 80g of grated celeriac.

LUNCH

TROUT ON LIME AND CORIANDER PEAS

480 cals / Serves 2

● 2 × 120g trout fillets

● 2 limes, 1 sliced, the other juiced

● ½ tsp cumin powder

● 200g frozen peas

● 1 tbsp Greek yoghurt

● Large handful chopped coriander

Preheat oven to 180c. Drizzle trout with olive oil, place lime slices on top, sprinkle with cumin, season and bake for 8 minutes. Cook peas in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain and place in bowl. Add yoghurt and lime juice and mash. Stir in coriander and season. Serve trout on top of peas.

Pictured: kedgeree

DINNER

KEDGEREE  

390 cals / Serves 2

● 2 eggs

● 180g smoked white fish

● 150ml semi-skimmed milk

● 2 bay leaves

● ½ large cauliflower, grated

● 2 onions, one diced, one sliced

● 2 tbsp coconut oil

● 2 tsp medium curry powder

● 40g cooked peas (optional)

● Squeeze of lemon (to taste)

● Handful of parsley, chopped

Boil eggs for 6-7 minutes, then cool, peel and cut in half. Meanwhile, simmer the fish in milk with bay leaves for 10 minutes. Remove fish to a plate to cool, then remove skin and flake the flesh. Add grated cauliflower to the milk and simmer for 5-7 minutes. Drain the milk into a bowl and put cauliflower aside.

In a frying pan, sweat diced onion in 1 tbsp coconut oil for 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and cook for another 2-3 minutes, then fold in cauliflower, flaked fish and peas, with infused milk to loosen. Simmer. In a pan, fry sliced onion in the rest of oil until crisp. Add a squeeze of lemon to kedgeree and serve. 

Healthy snacks that are just so scrummy

I lost more than 6st – it’s the best diet of all

Val Cornall, 52, lost more than 6st in eight months on the 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet.

The school lunchtime supervisor is married to David, 63, a farmer, and the couple have three grown-up children.

She says: ‘At my largest, I weighed 17st 4lb, despite being just 5ft 5in. Nothing could shift the weight for good.

‘Then a routine blood test five years ago showed me to be pre-diabetic. This came as a terrible shock.

Val Cornall, 52, lost more than 6st in eight months on the 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet. She said: ‘It’s the best diet for me and the only way I’ve ever lost weight.’ Right: before, left: after

‘Despite trying other diets that my friends had followed, such as Slimming World, the temptation of carbohydrates was always too much. I realised that I needed to cut them out because if I don’t I get hungry and just eat more.

‘Thanks to the 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet, I lost 6st 5lb. It cuts out carbs, which is why it’s so good for me.’

Val who now weighs 14st 11lb says: ‘Recently, I’ve regained a couple of stone due to a bereavement. But I decided today that I’m going to go back on it — it’s the best diet for me and the only way I’ve ever lost weight. I really want to be there for my lovely grandchildren. While on the diet I had so much more energy to play with them.’

THIN SEEDED CRACKERS 

50 cals per cracker / Makes 24 small crackers

● 60g spelt flour (or any wholegrain flour)

● 300ml water

● 1 heaped tsp Marmite

● Black pepper, chilli, rosemary or thyme

● 120g seeds: equal amounts golden linseeds (or flax seeds), chia seeds, sunflower seeds and sesame seeds

● ¼ tsp Maldon salt, plus an extra sprinkle

● Olive oil

Preheat the oven to 170c. Mix the flour and 250ml cold water in one bowl and in another, dissolve the Marmite in 50ml hot water and pour it into the flour. Add extra flavouring or herbs, if using.

Now stir in the seeds and the Maldon salt. Leave the dough to bind for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Line a large baking tray with baking paper and brush liberally with oil.

Tip the mixture onto the tray and spread it very thinly with the back of a fork, to about 3mm thick.

Pictured: thin seed crackers with dip. Crackers can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week

Sprinkle over a little extra Maldon salt and bake for 25 minutes. While still warm, slice the biscuit into crackers.

Remove them from the baking paper and turn them over. Return them to the oven for another 25 minutes, until they start to turn golden.

Turn the oven off but leave them inside for a further 15-30 minutes to dry out.

Crackers can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.

HEALTH MINI PLOUGHMANS 

For a super-simple lunch snack, take a matchbox-sized piece of hard cheese, an apple or pear, or a handful of berries, along with a stick of celery and a couple of seeded crackers.

PERFECT HUMMUS 

210 cals per portion / Makes 4 portions

● 400g tin chickpeas, drained and rinsed

● 3 tbsp lemon juice

● 6 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil, plus drizzle

● 4 tsp tahini

● 2 garlic cloves, crushed

● 1 tsp ground cumin

● Pinch salt

● 3 tbsp water, as required

● 1 tsp paprika

Blend the chickpeas, lemon juice, olive oil, tahini, garlic, cumin, salt and water in a food processor until you have a creamy puree. Serve with a drizzle of oil and a sprinkling of paprika.

BRAZIL NUT BUTTER 

110 cals / Makes 4 portions

● 2–3 garlic cloves

● 180g Brazil nuts, soaked in water for 24 hours, drained and rinsed

● 3 tbsp lemon juice

● 4 tbsp rapeseed oil

● 2 tbsp tahini

● Pinch cayenne pepper

Blend all the ingredients in a food processor until you have a paste. Loosen with water if needed and season. Cover and store in the fridge.  

Pictured: Brazil nut butter

RAITA 

270 cals per portion / Makes 4 portions

● ½ cucumber

● 250ml full-fat Greek yoghurt

● ¼ tsp cumin seeds

● 2-3 mint leaves, finely chopped

● Pinch salt

Peel and deseed the cucumber, then grate or finely dice it. Combine it in a bowl with the yoghurt and all the other ingredients and a large pinch of salt.

SMOKED FISH PATE 

270 cals / Makes 2 portions

● 1 fillet smoked mackerel/trout

● 3 tbsp full-fat soft cheese

● Squeeze lemon juice

● 1-2 tsp hot horseradish sauce

● ½ cucumber, thickly sliced

Remove the skin and mash the fish in a bowl with cheese and lemon juice. Season with black pepper, and add the horseradish. Serve on slices of cucumber.  

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All You Need to Know about the Nordic Diet

This week we are doing something a bit different for NewYear's.

We are not actually cooking a recipe.

However, I will be talking to you about the Viking diet.

Nutritional advice is often laid out in simple diagrams, so that people understand it.

This image may be familiar to you.

It is what is oftencalled the “Mediterranean diet” and it is what the Canadian government, as well asthe US government and a number of other governments around the world, have as thebedrock for their nutritional advice.

You will see there is a lot ofcarbohydrates on the bottom level.

Then you have fruits and vegetables; up tomeat; and, then, the extras, like oils and sugars, etc.

There are other pyramids, as well.

This pyramid that is up here now is the “Okinawan diet”.

This is is a modification.

It is just another food pyramid.

You will notice thatthe proportions are different.

In small letters on the right sideyou will notice at the bottom that they suggest these things to be eaten daily, whereas thethings at the very top of the pyramid they are optional or only eaten weekly.

This is an elaboration on the Mediterranean diet, that somenutritionists feel is more healthy.

Then there are our “fad diets” – some infact, may be familiar to you.

This food pyramid is the “Paleo diet”.

There area number of items that are forbidden.

(Those are along the bottom.

)Thoseare things that are high in carbohydrates or sugars or arose in thediets of humanity after the Neolithic Revolution.

One thing about allof these diets – that they have in common – is that nutritionists reallyfocus on the proportions of different kinds of foods that you consume.

Everyone recognizes that people gain weight because of having too manycalories and not enough exercise.

However, there is a lot of other health componentsthat go into the ease of following calorie rules.

Such as, your ownmetabolism.

One of the theories here is that if you pick a populationthat is extremely healthy – like the Mediterranean population or the Okinawanpopulation – their diet can be used as a model.

Another theory is to pick ahealthy population in the past, historically.

That is where you havethe the Paleo diet.

The concept is: if you if your body matches thefood style, then you are eating optimally.

Now this is actually – – All those diet, whether it be the Mediterranean in Okinawan or the Paleodiet; they all have the same basis, this logic.

It is the logic thatancestral food ways are best.

Anthropologists and nutritionists havestudied various different peoples around the world or done research on historiceating habits.

What they found is that foodways of ancient peoples and a lot of ethnographic populations are are optimal for thosepopulations.

Here is a book.

It is an excellent one It is from the 1970s.

It sort of launched this concept.

Originally, there had been a bit of foodresearch already done on the Mediterranean diet, but thenanthropologist started to explore different types of diets from peoplearound the world.

Oh! Incidentally, all the books I am going to be mentioningwill be in the description for this video.

You can purchase them throughthe link provided there.

If you do, some of the proceeds will go to this channel and helpsupport it.

There is also a professor from Ottawa who recently wrote this book: “What our Ancestors Ate and Why It Matters Today”.

He focused on Vietnambecause that is where his ancestors were from.

The concept is that youthink of where your ancestors were from, or parts of your ancestry, and thenyou pick the most basic cuisine and healthiest historic foodway of that region.

This type of eating is actually a way to “decolonize” yourself fromindustrialization and industrialized food.

This could be for anyone.

This book hereexpresses the concept very specifically for First Nations people; in this caseMexica.

The act of changing your diet to an ancestral diet is actually arejection of being colonized.

Peoples around the world have all beencolonize differently.

Even European populations have been colonized.

They have been colonized in the past – religiously – they have been colonized bypower structures and class systems.

One of the ways to get around theproblems of industrial food, etc.

is to ‘decolonize your diet'.

For myself, Ido not have any First Nations ancestry.

However, my mother is from Denmark and my father's people are mainly from the United Kingdom.

So I look to the Nordicfoodways and the foodways of the Germanic peoples when I want to'decolonize my diet' (so to speak).

This book is an excellent one.

It has folkloricrecipes from around the Nordic region; by Magnus Nilsson.

Magnus Nilsson is also to a leader in the ‘New Nordic Cuisine', which is extremelypopular right now in haute cuisine.

It is essentially saying Scandinavian food isis hip and and popular.

This book, that he has got, looks totraditional recipes; because his food, and the new the Scandinavian cuisine, isactually really, really grounded in locality and culture and tradition ofthe place.

This concept of Scandinavian food being healthy has beenelaborated upon by a number of different chefs.

However, there is actually reallygood science behind these assertions.

That is where the book “The Nordic Way” comes in.

It is extremely interesting because it provides the the scientific basis uponwhich we can say that the Nordic way of eating is an extremely healthy way ofeating.

Part of the science of the ‘Nordic Way' diet is what is called a ‘GlycemicIndex'.

This also underlines the “Low GI diet” because, obviously, “GI” stands forGlycemic Index.

This is pretty standard nutritional advice now in the West.

What the Glycemic Gndex is, is a measurement of how fast thecarbohydrates in foods are converted into glucose in the body.

It provides an index number for each food that represents the amount the blood sugar level is raised two hours aftereating.

The index compares to dextrose (which is a hundred) and everyother food item has a glycemic index score.

There re a lot of factors that can gointo a glycemic index number.

Metabolisms, obviously.

The amount offibre that is in the food.

Other factors, as well, such as how acidic or basic thefood is – those types of things.

But what what the basic idea is, is that the lowerthe Glycemic Index score, is the longer you will feel full – the more satiated youwill be from the food; and, therefore, less hungry; less likely to over consumecalories.

The Nordic Way diet is underpinnedby this study here, that I have up on the slide.

It is called – – I think it is calledthe “Die-Oh-Genes” study, but it could be the “Die-Aw-Jenees” study.

I am not sure how it is pronounced.

I have only ever read it.

This study was massive.

It was a massivenutritional stud.

What it did was, it compared the carbohydrates versusprotein in different diets and the ratio of those two types of things.

In the study you had a sample of 938 overweight adults, as wellas the 827 children in those families.

They tested five different ratios ofcarbohydrate to protein.

It even covered nine different countries; sothere are a lot of different cuisines used.

However, they used just the sameratio of carbohydrates to proteins.

What they found in the study was that the verybest ratio of carbohydrates to protein was having a high protein diet andhaving low amounts of low GI carbohydrates.

This proportion helped people slim down.

The average person, over the period of the study (which I think was 18 months),lost around 20 pounds.

They also kept the weight off.

This group – of thehigh amounts of protein and lower amounts of carbohydrates and making sure the carbohydrates were low GI – had the least number of people give up on the diet.

The Nordic Way plate – – Essentially, for each meal is is recommended, in thisnutritional model, that about half of the calories come from vegetables, berriesand fruits.

Sorry.

Not half of the calories! Half of the weight of the mealis vegetables, berries and fruits.

About 25% of the weight of the meal iscarbohydrate, with a low GI.

And, about 25% of the meal are foods rich inprotein.

This is essentially the way that Nordic cuisine is organized whenwhen it is ideally constructed.

This is roughly what a meal looks like.

Itmatches the best ratio from the Diogenes study.

Wehave roughly twice as much carbohydrate in grams versus protein in the dietoverall.

“Herds know the hour of their going homeand turned them again from the grass; but never is found a foolish man who knowsthe measure of his maw.

” “A greedy man, if he be not mindful, eats to his own life'shurt: oft the belly of the fool will bring him to scorn when he seeks thecircle of the wise.

” Those two stanzas were from the “Havamal” which waswritten around the 1300s in Iceland.

They were supposed to express the wisdom of Lord Odin and to talk about what it was like to live in the Viking Age.

I havealso done a lot of reading about the Viking Age and imagined what life waslike then.

I have specifically read on foodways, cuisines, and the ways thatpeople related to food in Scandinavia, but also other Germanic territories, suchas Anglo-Saxon England and on the Continent, as well.

I am going toprovide a few extensions to the modern advice of the Nordic Way diet to talkabout this ancient diet.

We could term this perhaps “The Viking Diet”.

Nowfor the Viking Diet — There were roughly two large meals a day, it seems.

Today, ofcourse, we have three large meals a day.

There were, of course, small snacks inbetween the meals.

There was whole grain that was eaten.

Certain classesof society would have had more access to refined grains, but generally-speakingpeople ate barley, rye, oats and older forms of wheat.

Not the modern varieties of wheat; and that is very important.

We have the phrase “an apple a day keepsthe doctor away”.

The concept and idea that certain types of vegetable foodswere health-giving was common.

Apples, and other tree fruit, were seenas being beneficial.

We have lots of fish in the Viking Diet.

In particular,coldwater fish; fish with a high fat content.

We have in the myths salmonmentioned quite often and at archaeological digs herring was a veryimportant foodstuff.

Berries were also important.

We have a wide number ofberries that could be eaten and, of course, these are very healthy.

They areextremely full of antioxidants, as we know today.

Then we have the category offoods that are almost magical in their life-giving force and properties.

Those are the ‘laukaz'.

This is the Proto-Germanic word for a family of foods that were added in to many many different types of dishes.

Today a lot of Europeancuisine is based on first taking an onion or a member of this family andfrying it in some fat in order to add flavor to a meal.

Raw honey was the basically the only sweetener that could be added to foods.

They had access to sprouting grains and making malt, etc.

But that was notusually concentrated.

Honey was the sweetest flavour.

They wouldhave had raw honey, not pasteurized honey.

Then there is also the concept of a”living: food or drink.

When I speak of “living” what I mean is fermented.

Atthe time fermentation was seen as a spontaneous process – – It is almost like thething could boil itself.

These were very magical and mystical.

As we knowtoday these living foods are full of probiotics and are extremely good foryou.

This isn't exactly related to food itself, but “hygge” – – which is essentiallythe concept of coziness and feeling good – – This is something to strive for inhow you are eating.

Of course, on feast days you have to throw all therules out the window! Because feast days are not days formoderation.

For the rest of the days and regular diet days – – are formoderation.

However, on feast days you throw that all out the window.

Now for things that are scornful.

These are things to try to avoid.

One is eating food afteryour last meal of the of the day.

This could be a separate later dessert course orit could be snacking throughout the evening before bedtime.

You should not let yourself get ravenous before a meal,otherwise you will overfill yourself and not be able to eat slow enough.

Thatmeans having smaller, healthier snacks between meals.

When you eat you shouldnot eat until you have a – – sort of the sense of – – “food coma”.

One should beable to be moderately active after a meal.

Only on feast days should you feeling like you may have a “food coma”.

(This was also identifiedin other parts of the Havamal: You have to be ready for action at all times and points in your life.

) Modern grains are not as good for you as ancient grains.

This is because they have been bred not for flavour and not for nutrition (forthe most part), but they have been bred so that they can fit into the industrialfood system.

By going back to the older styles of grains, which arefoundational for our diets, we can get to healthier food stuffs.

things werefried in the Viking Age, but they were shallow-fried, not deep-fried.

It wasextremely hard to get that much fat in order to do deep-frying, and it was an extremely expensive way of cooking, when you consider other types of cooking methods.

There were no caffeinated beverages during the Viking Age that were known to be drunk in those those regions.

I mentioned fruit earlier.

Juicewas used during the Viking Age.

It was usually fermented into a beverage.

However, plain juice that is unfermented was very uncommon.

Usually, it was theentire fruit that was eaten.

Juice is a way of easily increasing the number ofcalories and telling yourself that you are getting a vegetable serving, whenin fact you are getting almost no fibre with that serving.

It just does not fillyou up, and it adds calories.

Scornful is store-bought alcohol.

When alcohol wasused during the Viking Age – – something that was very common was that ales wouldbe specifically brewed for specific events or time periods.

So when it wasproduced, alcohol was not a commodity, it was integrated into the food system ofthe people.

In order to do that today what you need to do is not go buy store-bought alcohol.

This also allows you to consume unpasteurized alcohol and alcohol that still has living bacteria and yeasts in it.

Something that surprises alot of people is that during the Viking Age drunkenness was looking down upon.

It was, of course, something that happened, just as it happens today.

However, to loseyour wits to alcohol was not considered to be a good thing.

We know now todaythat it is not healthy either.

Refined sugar.

This is something that is almostin every processed food that we have nowadays.

However, refined sugar wassomething that did not exist during the Viking Age.

It becomes easy to to haveall homemade food or good food if you just eliminate refined sugar from yourdiet.

During the Viking Age things that were distilled were notgenerally part of the diet.

There was, of course, salt that was sometimesproduced through distillation.

Hard alcohol though was not commonly distilled.

That was a little bit later in the early Middle Ages when that became popular.

There were no other distilled foodstuffs, such as rose waters or othertypes of chemicals, that were added to food.

Nowadays all of the items that areso-called chemical additives – monosodium glutamate, lots of different chemicaladditives – these things could be considered to be “distilled” or refinedthrough that type of process.

If you eliminate those types of items from yourdiet, as well; to go back to the type of food that would be eaten during theViking Age, you eliminate a lot of unhealthy foods.

In my 30s Ifollowed “The Viking Diet” and did a bit of exercise.

I was able to lose 45pounds.

I was feeling great.

However, fast-forward 10 years.

I have much morestress in my life.

I help run a campground.

I run running Pagan events and Heathenevents.

I also have my job with the federal government on top of that.

Around two years ago I started to get sick with a strange sort of immune-relateddisorder.

It affected my mood.

It also affected myability to do exercise.

I essentially have not done any exercise in the lastyear and a half.

In order to get healthy I am going to have to focus on mydiet.

I am going to be using the Nordic Way and the Viking Way of doing that.

Sohere we are.

This is me.

It is December 30th.

I have had zero NordicWay days, that are officially on record.

I weigh around 251 pounds, that puts meat ‘overweight', close to the obese category of a BMI; a Body MassIndex of 32 point 3.

My blood pressure is 123 over 87 which is “pre- hypertension”.

What I would like to do is to try to get healthier, so that Ican try to feel better, and see if I can kick some of these problems that I seemto be having.

I hope that some of you, during the new year, will be makingchanges in your life to become healthier.

Maybe you will join me on “TheViking Diet”? So, folks.

Those are a few notes onhistoric eating and its relationship to nutritional advice, also to the NordicWay of eating, according to modern research, as well asmy interpretation and notes on the “Viking Diet”.

It is also my commitment to start an attempt to use the Nordic Way of eating more often, and do more Viking diet days, in order to get healthy.

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Pound by Todd English Opens 7th Branch in Ayala Malls Vertis North

Burger lovers have another reason to rejoice as Pound by Todd English opens its seventh branch at the Ayala Malls Vertis North. This highly successful gourmet burger restaurant has captured the hearts of foodies and burger aficionados around the city and this is so evident with its rapid expansion. I remember visiting their newly-opened outlet in SM Megamall less than a year ago (Read: Pound By Todd English Opens Second Branch at Mega Fashion Hall) and I can’t believe they are now up to branch number seven in that short period.

Pound by Todd English is a spin-off from the popular Todd English Food Hall which opened at the SM Aura Premier in 2014. Chef Todd English is known for his interpretation of rustic Mediterranean cuisine and Todd English Food Hall is generally considered as the first Celebrity Chef Restaurant in the Philippines. With the success of this venture, FooDee Global Concepts, the local owners of this collaboration, decided to expand the restaurant by spinning off its famous burger creations into their own brand. The rest, as they say, is history. You can find the newest branch of Pound at the open grounds area of Ayala Malls Vertis North where most of the other restaurants are located. 

The restaurant comes with its usual black and white checkered floors and marble tables, together with its dim lighting and masculine leather couches that spell luxe sophistication and ambiance. Similar to their other branches, the one at Ayala Vertis North is somewhat small, with a seating capacity of around 30-40 diners both inside the restaurant and at the al fresco dining area. I think given their popularity, they should go for a bigger space, but maybe they prefer to expand into more outlets rather than into bigger restaurants. 

They also have an open kitchen where diners can see how their burgers are transformed into mouthwatering creations. The aroma of the burgers and the sound of the sizzling grill will definitely whet your appetite.

The menu at Pound by Todd English has generally remained the same, except for a few additions since I last visited like the OMG Chocolate Milkshake (P120). This yummy milkshake is made with OMG Brownies, Chocolate Ice Cream, milk, whipped cream, chocolate sauce and rock salt. This is a great beverage to accompany any meal.

Pound by Todd English also offers sodas, tea, red and white wine, plus local and imported beers like this bottle of Asahi (P150) Japanese beer.

The Truffle Fries (P160) is still an exceptional starter or side dish to go with your burgers. Its well seasoned house-cut potato fries are cooked with truffle oil and serve with truffle ketchup.

Those who like their fries gooey should order the Bacon Poutine (P210) instead with its fresh cut fries, cheese, and house cured bacon drenched with home made gravy on top. This is how the Canadians like their fries and it has made its way to a lot of restaurants here as well.

Onion Cubed (P90) is Pound’s take on the classic onion rings raised to the third power. This huge onion brick is deep fried to perfection and comes with a sweet savory sauce. Imagine this big serving for just P90? That’s one of the best deals you can find in the city.

But it gets even better because Pound’s amazing $1 Dollar Deals is back! You can get as many orders of the following items for only P52 pesos! This includes the Truffle Fries and the Onion Cube plus their sliders as well. It’s available until the end of March for dine-in customers only.

If you like pasta, their Caramelized Bacon Alfredo (P130-Solo Serving) is a good choice with its creamy pasta topped with candied pork belly bits. 

But the highlight at Pound is of course, their beefy and sumptuous burgers. The Backyard Double Cheeesburger (P380) comes with two house ground beef patties, cheddar cheese, iceburg lettuce, tomatoes and onions. Their burgers are big and juicy with an amazing smoky flavor that diners really love.

If you are on a diet, then just go for their Secret Sliders ($1 each) which are part of the Dollar Deal menu. These small slider buns still come packed with meaty goodness together with caramelized onions and yellow cheddar.

One new item that I found on the menu is a rice meal called the Sizzling Pound Moco (P180). This is basically a burger steak but Pound by Todd English upgrades it to a whole new level. The house ground beef patty is seasoned to perfection and it comes with garlic rice, peppercorn gravy, and sunny-side up egg served on a sizzling skillet. Add a 25g piece of foie gras (+P250) to make it more interesting.

But the biggest and baddest monster at Pound is still the Pound Foie Gras Burger (P700). This beauty comes with their house ground beef patty, tomatoes, iceberg lettuce, crispy and caramelized onions, mustard relish, T.E. sauce, and most importantly, 50 grams of Seared Foie Gras on top of Foie Gras Mousse. If that isn’t indulgent enough, then go add a sunny-side up egg and a roasted bone marrow!

Just look at that burger! The half-pound beef patty for the Pound Foie Gras Burger is almost double the size of the regular burgers so this is definitely a mouthful. This is what I really go for when I am craving for burgers and foie gras. You can also add a Roasted Bone Marrow (P130) to complete your delicious adventure. This big chunk is soooo good with its melt-in-your-mouth bone marrow topped with garlic bits. 

They only have one dessert on the menu but it’s highly recommended. The T.E. Sundae (Full-size P180) is a sweet and cold sundae that has two scoops of Vanilla ice cream topped with Betty White and OMG brownies then sprinkled with caramel and chocolate sauce plus rock salt.

Pound by Todd English is now so easy to find with the opening of their seventh outlet in Ayala Malls Vertis North. From Alabang to Quezon City, Pound has made gourmet burgers accessible to foodies everywhere. This is the best time to get their succulent and juicy burgers, especially with the $1 Dollar Deals, so hurry and grab your favorite burgers now at Pound by Todd English. 

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The Top Diet and Fitness Google Searches Of 2017

The Top Diet and Fitness Searches For 2017

The Top Diet and Fitness Searches For 2017

Exactly how many have you Googled?

By Elizabeth Millard

Since the year careens toward its closing, Google upholds its yearly convention of releasing that the hottest search terms in the previous 12 weeks. That usually means the search terms that saw the maximum spike in traffic in 2017 in comparison to 2016.

Broken down by groups such as “calorie counts” (most hunted: Starbucks Unicorn Frappuccino–that the 16-ounce variant of which can place you back 410 calories and 59 grams of sugar, inspiring this exercise we created) and tune lyrics (not surprisingly, it was “Despacito”), the positions give a useful snapshot of top trends that can carry over to next season.

Such as the calorie-dense coffee drinks and Bieber earworms, the very best diet and exercise picks that had folks clicking this year were wide-ranging, from “boiled egg” into “burpees.” Pro hint: Probably not better to combine those.

If you’re trying to find some inspiration to revamp your fitness and food lineup to get 2018, though, this record has some good starting points. Here are some of the expressions that composed top 10 workouts and exercises searches, and the best 10 diet searches for 2017. How many have you checked out?

Navy SEAL Lieutenant Michael Murphy created this sequence–consisting of a 1-mile run, 100 pullups, 200 pushups, 300 squats, and also another 1-mile jog, all done while wearing a weighted vest–while deployment in Afghanistan. He was murdered during a mission in 2005, also posthumously awarded the medal of honour for his role in rescuing a soldier’s life.

Often touted as a fast fix for a multitude of problems from acne to reduced energy, apple cider vinegar–the most cloudy, dark type–does have some benefits, as a result of its lactic acid. There is evidence that it can be good for weight reduction, because it’s indicated that it assists fat burn more efficiently. However there are caveats also, such as the period of time (three to five weeks) it takes to observe a few pounds shed off.

So if you’re on the lookout for major weight reduction, do not look to apple cider vinegar as your magical potion–you will probably need more substantial adjustments to your diet and exercise regimen rather, since we mentioned (Need an eating program that can allow you to build muscle and lean out? Try the Metashred Diet  in  Men’s Health).

Fat-frying, scorching, intense, belly-fat-blaster: Tabata gets all the best descriptors. Originally created as a means to train speed skaters, the workouts combine high-intensity practice with short rest intervals. Though you can change the exercises up done in a group, the standard would be to perform four or five choices–for example, 20-second intervals all jump squats, burpees, skipping squats, and lunges–using 10-second rest intervals between eachand every

Plant-based nutritional supplements are gaining popularity for a whole slew of health benefits, one being that it might help lessen your cardiovascular risk. In actuality, a fresh  study  published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology  found that plant-based diets entire can diminish your risk of cardiovascular disease by eight percent. However, it matters   exactly what  you are eating: Healthy  healthy diets–people containing whole grains, fruits, vegetables, beans, nuts, and nutritional supplements–have been linked to some 25 percent decrease in risk, but unhealthy plant-based diets, with things such as sweetened beverages, refined grains, fries, and candies were actually connected to 32 percentage  growth in heart hazard.

Deceptively innocuous-looking and simple in design, TRX suspension straps have turned into a fitness staple for several gyms and house setups because of this–they supply a full-body workout in rush. The suspension effect takes your customary stabilization, producing your core work considerably harder. You can even play around with increased range of movement than you would get in non-Spiderman style. Try this move   to light up your arms, arms, and abs  at the same time.

Sure, you attempt to consume enough water each day, but is it   Tom Brady sufficient?  The New England Patriots quarterback comprehensive his diet  in a new book this season, . One of the most surprising parts of advice in there? He drinks 25 glasses of water a day–in addition to protein shakes and smoothies. Not exactly crazy to get the athlete of Brady’s caliber if he had been working out broadly from the heat, as we mentioned, but perhaps not really necessary for average gym goer.

Apart from his hydration, his diet is a mix of Eastern and Western philosophies, he writes, using a strong anti-inflammatory focus.

Love eating fat? Welcome into keto. In this diet, you aim to get fat–the great kind, of course– to include 60 to 80 percent of your calories daily, 10 to 15 percent from protein, and less than 10 percent in carbohydrates.

It has been suggested that in the event you rely less on carbohydrates, your body will burn off more fat as fuel, leading to possible weight reduction, better insulin management, and better immunity. But it can be a hard diet to keep, and it’s not exactly practical for the average man looking to lose 10 lbs, since we mentioned. So be sure to do your research before you empty the bacon part of your grocery store.

Much by the gimmicky hints and eyeroll-inducing principles of several diets, the Mediterranean diet earns its cred, in substantial part because study has confirmed it will be able to help you get rid of weight, lower your cancer risk, and enhance cardiovascular health, as we mentioned.

It combines both the traditional Italian, Greek, and Spanish ways of eating–plenty of veggies, occasional developments of lean protein such as fish and chicken, and wholesome fats such as olive oil and nuts, even using hardly any processed food in there. If you are looking to change up your eating personality, this is often recommended as one of the safest ways to consume.

Who does not want lean, defined obliques? These are the muscles that run along either side of your core, and are responsible for help strengthening your spine if you rotate.

Now, we’re sorry to say, abs exercises won’t necessarily give you abs–you will have to be at a lean enough body fat first to view thembut they can help you build a strong core. Need some inspiration? Try these 25 best exercises for your obliques.

Other Top Diet and Exercise Searches

In terms of another top 10 gym and top 10 diet queries?Other things that round out the top 10 in workouts were bungees and PiYo, in addition to exercises for both inner thighs along with CrossFit’s 17.2 challenge. For diets, the remainder of the top 10 searches contained the Emily Ratajkowski diet, Golo diet, the shepherd’s diet, the diet, along with the boiled egg diet (Listed below would be  the 14 best approaches to consume an egg).

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EAT MORE WEIGH LESS - EASY WEIGHT LOSS SYSTEM for LIFE

EAT MORE WEIGHT LESS - EASY WEIGHT LOSS SYSTEM for LIFE.  Yep.  It might shock you but the easiest way to lose weight for life is to eat MORE.  Eat more fiber. When you focus on fiber in your diet you will automatically lose weight and feel great! A couple of weeks ago I had a private session with a young man of 18 years old.  He was over weight, a tragedy in his mind! He asked me, "Will the diet I am about to start work to help me lose weight?" Spirit answered through me, "No.  Diets don't work." What does work?  An easy weight loss system that works for life  must be flexible, satisfying and delicious. It should allow you to live without feeling hungry, deprived or depraved. My system, the one I have been using for years, is HIGH FIBER, LOW FAT. 3/4 of what I eat is high in fiber. 1/4 of what I eat is lean protein.  Protein sources can be vegan, vegetarian, fish, lean fowl or meat, depending on your choice. I was trying to lose weight using "The Starch Solution," approach, posited by Whole Plant Foods guru, Dr. John Macdougal.    As I loaded up on potatoes, whole grain pasta, and other starches, my body weight went up, almost immediately. To be fair, Dr. Macdougal does say that if you want to lose weight emphasize green leafy vegetables in the starch diet.  However, when I emphasized starches, even complex carbohydrates, I was holding onto a pudgy profile. My mid section of particular concern thickened to a Pillsbury Dough Boy look.  Ugh! When I went back to my past way of eating, high fiber, low fat, I immediately dropped five pounds.  My stomach, which was bloated all the time eating a starch based diet immediately flattened. There are other things I did as well so read on. Here is a picture of me after applying this EASY WEIGHT LOSS SYSTEM.

Notice how slim my waist is after applying this easy weight loss system.

HIGH FIBER is LOW GLYCEMIC.

Another name for high fiber low fat is a low glycemic diet.  This is probably the healthiest most anti aging way to eat. You can make it Vegan, Vegetarian, Pescatarian or Carnivorous if you like. LOW GLYCEMIC DIETS.  Here are some well known approaches to dieting that are low glycemic. PALEO.  "The carbohydrates (unlimited fruits and veggies) in The Paleo Diet are of a low-glycemic index, meaning that they cause slow and limited rises in your blood sugar and insulin levels. "  Taken from https://thepaleodiet.com/paleo-diet-faq/ MEDITERRANEAN DIET.  This article, "How a Low-Glycemic Diet and Mediterranean Diet are Nearly the Same" explains how the Mediterranean Diet is nearly the same as the Low-Glycemic diet.  Article HERE. OTHER FAMOUS LOW GLYCEMIC DIETS.  The ZONE DIET, The South Beach Diet, The High Fiber Diet, What is LOW GLYCEMIC DIET?  Basically it is a high fiber low fat diet.  If 3/4 of what you eat is high fiber, you will automatically be eating a low glycemic diet.

HIGHER FIBER FOODS CREATE EASY WEIGHT LOSS SYSTEM for LIFE

High fiber foods will Flatten your belly as the fiber cleans out your digestive track. Promote clearer head and emotions as blood sugar stabilizes. Help you will feel fuller and not deprived because fiber fills you up. Eat less fat and calories because high fiber foods are low fat and calories. Remove toxins from your system because the fiber cleans your gut. Slow down aging because insulin will remain stable.  Aging is directly related to rising insulin levels in the blood. "A low-glycemic diet includes moderate amounts of fiber-rich beans, lentils, non-starchy vegetables, fruit and whole grains, as well as lean proteins (fish, skinless poultry, whole soy) and healthy fats (nuts, seeds, avocado, vegetables oils)." Taken from https://www.today.com/health/low-fat-low-carb-or-low-glycemic-study-shows-which-853265. Here is another article which greatly explains why high fiber is a low glycemic diet.  Go HERE. Dr. Axe goes into such detail about what this way of eating is, why it is the healthiest way to eat, how to eat this way and why you want to do so.  Dr. Axe approach HERE. EAT OUT, GO TO PARTIES, BE SOCIAL and STILL STAY SLIM! This is such an easy weight loss system to follow.  All you have to do it is think about the volume of high fiber foods you are ingesting. If you peer at a buffet at a party and see green salad, cooked greens, raw fruits and other high fiber foods, you load up on them while minimizing the highly concentrated calories like fried, fatty, white and sweet. 3/4 of your plate should be high fiber.  Minimize the bad stuff like fatty dressings, pasta, potatoes, heavy sauces, desserts and sweets. Then on a regular day you can choose a bit more carefully. WHAT TO DO WHEN THE RESTAURANT OR PARTY ONLY HAS LOW FIBER, HIGH FAT CHOICES. Actually the Standard American Diet (SAD) is low fiber, high fat.  So it is very common when eating out that your choices are a disaster for a healthy frame. What I do when I see this in front of me and I am starving, is try to pick a high protein choice, eat a bit of it and then later when I have more control over my choices eat more fiber than usual. I would load up on a salad or vegetables to make up for missing them before. Keep looking at food as 3/4 fiber and 1/4 lean protein and you will be able to balance everything out over time. Maximize the good. Minimize the bad. Happy you will be. If you eat this way your body, blood work and mind will thank you with vitality, vim and vigor.

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The Incredible Cuisine of Ibiza, Spain

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The Mediterranean diet is widely known as the healthiest way to eat. Eating it on the island of Ibiza is the perfect way to sample all the goodness of Spanish food cooked the best way possible.

Ultimate Relaxation in Ibiza

One weekend this fall some friends and I had the opportunity to do just that.

Beach Walking in Ibiza

Ibiza, variously under the hegemony of every dominant Mediterranean power throughout history, from the Phoenicians to the Moors, has melded the influences of each into its own unique style. The food reflects this ancestry combined with current tastes, because each nationality and culture finds its way to this beautiful island playground. Our dining options were seemingly endless.

Pork belly with fruit at the fabulous Sa Brisa Gastro Bar

The underwater Posidonia Meadows, a UNESCO World Heritage site, surround the island and provide a magnificent breeding ground for all manner of seafood. These plants are also responsible for keeping the water so pure and crystal clean. That means great seafood was on every menu. There was a dry, local white wine to go with seafood, and the nearby Spanish mainland with its bounty of wines and meats to draw upon. We ate grandly and often!

Cuisine of Ibiza

I’ll highlight a few of our best meals, or just the best courses of each, in no particular order below so you can see the diversity and excellence of the island fare.

A traditional Catalan breakfast

While Spanish breakfast buffets are always extravagant affairs, the best breakfast in Ibiza was over-the-top grand. Besides a full buffet of cereals, pastries, fruits, and the usual selection of self-serve hot dishes, the breakfast at the Ibiza Gran Hotel had an omelet/waffle station, a bread station, a crepe station and a meat station. At each, a smiling courteous chef prepared our selections to order. The quality and diversity of food was amazing!

bread selection

I’d already eaten the typical Catalan breakfast of jamon & tomatoes on toasted garlic bread (don’t knock it ‘til you’ve tried it) and still I found room for an omelet, a crepe, a slice of one of the 20 varieties of bread and a selection of Spanish hams and sausages. What a hearty way to begin the day. Especially when it is washed down with local Can Rich Blanc de Blanc Cava!

Nobu Restaurant in Ibiza

Nobu is a new 5 star hotel on the beach that demands mention. Nobu is also the world’s most recognized Japanese restaurant. It is eponymously named after the Japanese celebrity chef and restaurateur known for his fusion cuisine blending traditional Japanese dishes with Peruvian. And while there are dozens of them around the world, there are a few signature dishes Nobu is known for in each. The most remarkable one I had in Ibiza was the beef.

Japanese Food in Ibiza

It was a rare medallion of beef in a spicy fruit sauce, the charred lime meant to be squeezed over it to diffuse the heat. Some of my companions thought it was too hot, but I only used the lime to see how the combination worked. It was delicious both ways. The course before it was little rice dishes with spicy salmon topped with cucumbers, wasabi pearls and in sushi. It was most remarkable in that this is where my limited chop stick skills failed me completely. The rice bowls were my downfall. I asked for and used a fork to eat them. Ever since dining at the 3 Michelin star restaurant “Eight” in Macau, famous for its dim sum, I’ve been shameless when asking for a fork.

Yet another course of little dishes at Nobu

My favorite lunch was at the Essence Mediterranean Restaurant on the beach at the Playa de Figueretas, just after kayaking and snorkeling offshore in the Posidonia Meadows.

The Incredible Cuisine of Ibiza

To drink, they had an organic Blanco from the island’s Can Rich winery. The food paired with the wine was decorative and delicious. Because they offered a plate of lamb two ways, roasted and shredded with gravy, I decided to forego the usual fish to enjoy this mainland treat. Get a look at the vegetable presentation!

tomato salad with fresh mozzarella – Cuisine of Ibiza

The lamb was preceded by an heirloom tomato salad with fresh mozzarella, drizzled with balsamic dressing. Such a rich burst of flavors greeted me when I dug into it!

As usual, our meals all ended with the typical lingering conversation and digestives the Spanish call “sobremesa”, and I got to taste my new favorite liquor – the famous “Hierbas Ibicencas” from Ibiza, basically an herbed arujo – here served with a double espresso.

digestives

Well my friends, thanks for joining me on this culinary weekend in Ibiza, Spain. There isn’t enough room to show you more – so much more – of what we ate. Cold octopus salad with vegetables, endless cod croquettes and plates of jamon iberico, all served with quantities of cava and wine and arujo, filled our days. There was a “balloon” of mozzarella and other innovative dishes at the wildly inventive Sa Brisa Gastro Bar, where we were seated one evening at an outside table on the newly renovated Vara de Rey. There were simply too many great meals to do them all justice. You’ll have to go and try them for yourself.

The crew photo by Erik Trinidad

This abbreviated account is presented with the wish that all your journeys be safe and all your meals be as beautiful and as tasty as these, shared with such engaging companions and in such picturesque surroundings.  Bon provecho!

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The most effective Way for Females to Lose Weight by Jose Pablo Mangeri

Losing weight is often a hot subject and always are going to be. Regardless of whether you’ve got quite a bit or a small to lose, you want to know the ideal technique to shed those unwanted pounds. There is a lot of one-size-fits-all advice generating the rounds, and it really is just not working for ladies.

The cause that it is not functioning is since men and women don’t lose weight the same way - even when applying the same strategies. You only have to examine the difference within a man plus a woman’s distribution of fat cells to know this.

A woman tends to possess all over physique issues in relation to the distribution of fat - in the neck towards the arms for the midsection to the thighs. A man typically gains most of his weight in his belly, but absolutely everyone is exclusive, so you cannot generalize too significantly.

The Role of your Metabolism in Weight Loss

You are able to watch what you eat and function out just as difficult as the subsequent person and uncover your self struggling to shed each and every single pound. A body’s metabolic makeup is among the factors that people differ in how rapidly they are able to take off excess weight.

With regards to metabolism, there is no level playing field right here. As an example, males easily lose weight more quickly than a woman due to the fact their muscle mass plays into how speedy their metabolism operates.

It does not seem fair, but that’s the way it can be. Your metabolism is the way that the food you consume gets turned into power. Your metabolism is what uses your calorie intake.

So, according to how rapidly or slow your metabolism rate is, you are going to either burn calories quickly - or you will not. There are actually three primary items that ascertain how nicely your metabolism can help you lose weight.

The very first is regardless of whether or not you are a man or possibly a lady. In spite of thoughts to the contrary, guys essentially have significantly less body fat than females. This can be the case because with rare exceptions, guys carry a lot more muscle on their bodies than a woman does.

Males (like me jose pablo mangeri) are usually extra focused on possessing muscle tissues than females are. The far more muscles which you have, the easier it really is for your metabolism to work for you, burning calories.

For those who have significantly less fat - in addition to obtaining an excellent muscle mass - then whenever you try to lose weight, you’ll do if more quickly than a person who doesn’t have these positive aspects.

This really is why females can struggle to lose ten pounds more than the course of a month and also a man can drop it inside a couple of weeks. Your bone structure also plays a aspect in how fast your metabolism functions.

The larger boned a person is, the faster she or he will burn calories as a result of a faster metabolism. Men and women that have a bigger bone structure will also burn a lot more calories when they’re sleeping because their resting metabolism is more quickly.

Age also plays a portion in how quick your metabolism will help you to burn calories. After you grow older, your metabolism slows down as a result of the alterations that take location inside your physique.

Even though you’re sedentary, your metabolism will burn calories, but you are going to fare superior with weight loss if you’re working out consistently - irrespective of no matter if you are a man or maybe a lady.

Avoid Fast Fixes

It can be really tempting to concentrate your weight loss on what ever rapid diet program fad is floating around. But a rapid fix is not really a repair at all because the weight loss does not final for the extended haul.

Most quick fixes are fad diets that involve cutting out full food groups or eating weird foods that smell or taste horrific. In the event you eliminate complete meals groups, the body is not getting the nutrients that it desires.

You could also finish up severely limiting calorie intake. When your calorie intake becomes as well limited, your metabolism will slow down simply because your body will go into preservation mode.

Any diet regime that claims it includes a miracle resolution to all of your weight loss requirements is not becoming truthful. If there were such a simple repair, every person would use it. There are actually scammers that could eagerly prey in your desire to lose weight.

These quick fixes generate a yo-yo effect. You’ll lose weight, nevertheless it will come correct back. And when rapidly lost weight returns, it typically brings with it much more pounds than you originally lost.

Not merely that, but rapid fixes could be dangerous for your health - particularly if they’re extreme. Any speedy fix that involves dangerous solutions ought to be avoided.

By using secure methods, you are able to lose weight and you are going to be healthier though undertaking it. You may inform if a system can be a speedy fix with phony claims if it promises dramatic benefits overnight or in a pretty brief time period for a large amount of weight. There is no such factor as overnight weight loss.

5 Food Habits to Practice After you Desire to Lose Weight

There is a purpose that grocery retailers put all the tempting foods at eye level and inside uncomplicated reach. We like items simple and fast and when we see our favored fattening foods, it may override our willpower.

It is even worse if we’re tired, moody or bored. How tired we are, how we really feel and what we’re experiencing can influence meals alternatives. Denial may also be a problem when you happen to be thinking of changing your food habits so as to lose weight.

When most women hear the word “diet,” they promptly start out considering all of the foods they’re able to no longer eat. Losing weight isn’t as a lot about denying yourself food since it is merely picking out to consume much more great foods over the less healthful ones.

The very first food habit to practice is to program for prosperous weight loss. This signifies that you simply do not want to possess the foods which can be your weakness within uncomplicated reach. You do not want to stay clear of them altogether because the far more off limits a meals is, the more the body will have a craving for it.

When you have specific foods that are your weakness, you must nevertheless invest in them, but get them only in single serving sizes. The second meals habit to adopt will be to use portion handle.

We have a tendency to underestimate the size in the portions on our plate and it can be as well uncomplicated to keep in that super sized mindset. It really is often better to measure out portions.

The third meals habit would be to understand how you happen to be sabotaging oneself. You should ask oneself if you’re genuinely hungry or if you’re reaching for a thing basically since it is your fallback mechanism kicking in.

Your fallback mechanism is what you depend on when you’re feeling down or worried about a thing or you basically possess the munchies. This is if you can consume more than you intended.

The fourth meals habit will be to fit your weight loss eating plan into your way of life. This really is the area that trips up a lot of women who desire to lose weight. They strategy out all of their meals at house, but fail to program for the occasions when they could possibly be functioning late or out with good friends.

It can be as well tempting to consider that you have blown it for a single evening so you may also over-eat. Find out ahead of time what you happen to be going to do to eat wholesome for the instances after you can not make it dwelling by dinner.

The fifth food habit is usually to monitor your hunger level. Any time you get hungry, this could cause you to override all of your excellent intentions. Preserve healthier snacks on hand and consume far more usually than you usually would.

You may break up 3 big meals into six smaller sized ones. Not just will you really feel fuller all day, but you’ll consume improved and hold your metabolism revved as much as burn extra calories.

What is Your Weight Loss Plan?

You must possess a strategy in spot whenever you want your weight loss efforts to be profitable. There is some excellent advice out there whenever you need to lose - and some not so excellent assistance, also.

You should make certain that you lose weight inside a way that works for you. If you make an effort to perform using a weight loss strategy that does not suit your life-style or requires, you’ll only finish up frustrated.

What operates for an individual else could possibly not perform for you personally and that’s okay. It is accurate that weight loss is as basic as eating much less and moving much more. However, how you eat and how you move does play a function in no matter if or not your try are going to be a prosperous one particular.

These applications operate wonderfully for some women, but don’t for other folks. You may purchase books and adhere to diets just like the DASH diet regime or the Mediterranean diet plan. If you’re good with arranging, you may develop your own personal healthful eating approach.

Your weight loss strategy must involve what you’re going to consume, when you happen to be going to eat and exactly where you are going to consume. You will desire to figure in house, restaurants and office foods.

By having a strategy, you have got anything that you just can depend on to assist you stay on track. Apart from consuming, your weight loss program needs to cover exercise. What kind of physical exercise you’re going to do and when is significant.

Working out Helps You Lose Weight

Once you mention physical exercise, it can bring about a unfavorable reaction amongst numerous females. That is for the reason that exercising can develop into repetitious and boring. Plus, there’s normally a thing else that seems to call your focus - a thing additional enjoyable… anything that you simply seriously choose to do.

Physical exercise really should never ever make you feel miserable emotionally or make you dread doing it. In the event you feel that way, then one thing must be overhauled about your exercise program.

So as to be productive with weight loss, you have to burn calories. But that doesn’t imply which you have to drag yourself out of bed every morning when it’s dark outdoors to hit the gym.

It also doesn’t imply that you simply have to come residence from function, dead tired, and head out to but one more cardio class. First, it is possible to generally physical exercise at home. You’ll find quite a few excellent merchandise around the market that make exercising from home effortless and successful.

You may obtain a wide collection of workout DVDs that will make it easier to lose weight and get toned. Secondly, you don’t have to do any form of structured workout system.

Instead, it is possible to choose to obtain moving and do items that you just essentially appreciate. Should you take pleasure in whatever sort of physical exertion that you are undertaking, then you are far more probably to keep undertaking it and reach your weight loss objective.

A entertaining activity may be something that you simply delight in undertaking that gets your heart price elevated. Walking continues to be one particular on the most effective strategies to take off those additional pounds. You can walk around familiar locations in your city and play tourist to get a day.

You may even sign up for a walking tour. Walking on any surface that offers some resistance is useful. One such surface would be the sand at a beach. Hiking can also be a exciting form of exercise. You may slowly construct resistance, also - and hike distinct trails inside your state.

Receiving your pets out of the house is a different way to appreciate some exercising. You’ll be able to place the dogs on a leash and take them towards the local park. In the event the climate is too hot or it’s raining outside, it is possible to stroll in the mall.

Not merely is this an fascinating form of exercise, but you’ll be able to do some window buying along the way. If you’re not that fond of going to get a stroll or hiking, you may delight in extended bicycle rides.

Riding a bicycle not just helps you lose weight, nevertheless it tones your muscle tissues too. You might discover that you love bike riding to the point that you simply join other folks in local competitive races.

Dancing is an additional kind of enjoyable working out. You’ll be able to do that at property or it is possible to pick out to join a club or take dance classes. The point is that for those who make exercising some thing that you simply look forward to undertaking, you’re more most likely to stick with it than in case you view it as anything you have to do which you do not wish to do.

Goods That will Enable Ladies Lose Weight

There are some tools which will enable you to reach your weight loss objectives. A number of these tools are very economical while some will price you slightly much more. Journals can help track your consuming strategy also as keep up along with your physical exercise data.

You’ll be able to use it to record your measurements in case you retain an eye on these. Your measurements are normally the first indication that you’ve lost weight - and this can be a thing that helps keep you motivated on those days any time you don’t really feel as if you’re creating any headway.

You will find lots of vital oils - including ones like lavender or patchouli - that can enable you to along with your weight loss objectives due to the fact these can soothe anxiety that may trigger an emotional eating response.

You can obtain meditation CDs or DVDs that can make it easier to take care of overeating that may possibly be triggered by strain. You will find also DVDs featuring numerous in the much more preferred workout programs. A few of these programs never call for any additional tools, but a few of them will.

Exercising gear also can be a significant help when you are attempting to lose weight. When you hate the believed of working out, then hunt for gear that aids make it fun.

It is possible to discover indoor cycles that feature pre-programmed workouts. But you’ll find also gaming cycles that you simply can get. They are physical exercise bikes that come completely loaded with video games.

You may work out though you appreciate playing a video game. This type tends to make you feel as if you are portion on the track that the screen lays out for you. Video games is usually a component of generating exercising exciting - specially if you have the newer game consoles. You’ll be able to check out active ones like Wii Tennis.

What ever gear you select to purchase, there will frequently be a women’s version, a men’s version, plus a gender neutral version. Verify out the advantages and limitations of every 1 and do not force your self to get a piece of women’s gear for those who really feel you need a number of the other perks offered on distinct products.

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Fructose Diet – The Good and the Bad

The fructose diet, also known as the Shangri-la diet was invented by University of California at Berkeley professor Seth Roberts, Ph.D. He reportedly used the fructose diet on himself over a 12 year period and kept data of his progress.

Roberts believes in the Set Point theory, in which each person has a control system built into their bodies that dictates how much fat he or she should carry. He explains that “your set point is the weight your body is aiming you toward.” When your weight is less than your set point your feel hungry. When it’s about the same you feel comfortable. When your weight is over your set point you feel full.

He states that “our set point is determined by the flavors that we eat.” And after much experimentation, Roberts allegedly found a way to trick the set point. The solution he says is to drink unflavored sugar water between meals or unflavored flavorless oils between meals, more specifically granulated fructose and unflavored canola or extra light olive oil.

Drinking 2-5 tablespoons per day of either granulated fructose or unflavored canola or extra light olive oil 1 hour before eating does the trick. According to Roberts this should give you a feeling of fullness and therefore eat less.

Roberts states that “our set point is determined by the flavors that we eat.” And according to him, as you eat foods more and more, the better it tastes. And because granulated fructose and extra light olive oil have no flavor, you stop thinking about eating your favorite foods and they become less attractive. He claims that this fructose diet has allowed him to lose 40 lbs. and he has kept it off.

You’ll find testimonial after testimonial in his book, The Shangri-La Diet. However, there are many doctors and nutritionists who are highly skeptical of this fructose diet. Many claim it to be outright dangerous. There is much scientific evidence which show fructose may in fact be a contributor to the obesity epidemic.

The controversy around the fructose diet centers around fructose itself. There have been numerous studies that show fructose may in fact be a leading cause of obesity in America. In fact, the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that the increased use of fructose actually preceded the obesity epidemic.

Dr. Roberts’ Shangri-la diet may very well work, but given the overwhelming evidence of the negative effects of fructose, it may be wise to avoid using granulated fructose.

If you want to give the fructose diet a try, you may also be interested in a new substance that author Deen Dragonovich has researched which mitigates some of the negative affects of fructose by blocking it’s ability to convert to fat.

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