Thursday, September 23, 2010

Making goals and choosing your diet

There is a reason why there shouldn’t be any quick fixes. Weight loss should be a lifestyle change of healthy eating and activity, otherwise, don’t bother at all. Looking good and feeling good is such a clichĂ© but it’s true. When your weight goes on a yo-yo, not only will you contend with methods that don’t seem to work, you’ll also be dealing with the baggage of going through hope and depression all over and over again, and how long can you keep that up? Nobody wants to live that way!
For starters, there are online sources you can visit to find out what your ideal weight should be based on your height. Get your BMI and you’ll even be able to calculate how many calories you should be taking in every day to maintain your current weight. From there, you’ll be able to find out how many you should subtract in order to lose weight.
Stand in front of the mirror and give yourself a good, long look. If you don’t like what you see, imagine how you’d want yourself to look like in months to come. Be realistic and don’t let what society dictates pressure you. Not everyone has the built and bone structure to be a model. At some point in time, those of us who’ve been overweight would simply just be overjoyed at never having to wear spandex and sweatpants ever again! Not everyone can be built to ever fit into small-sized tops. Believe me, fitting into medium ones is an achievement, as well.
And since we are on the topic of honesty, anyway, we might as well discuss finding the right diet for you. Now, here’s one path where there are so many choices, and medically approved, too. From calorie-counting to no-carb, low-carb, veggie and fruit-only diets, there’s bound to be one that will fit your needs.
Speaking from experience, however, I’ve found that I’m a bit more partial to the classic, old-schoolcalorie counting diet. Often, referred to as the “numbers game” diet, it stands with logic that you shouldn’t eat more than you can burn. And you know what? If managed well, you’ll be surprised by how much food (tasty, filling, REAL food) you can eat with this method.
With calorie counting, you can find out how many calories you should consume to maintain your weight. A fast tip is to deduct five hundred calories from that and you’re set to lose one to two pounds per week. That’s a minimum of four pounds and a maximum of eight pounds a month!
While there’s no contest here that fad diets do work (and work extremely well), what I’ve found is that it’s pretty much a standalone weight loss lifestyle change in itself. You had better be prepared to be able to maintain it for a long, long time or contend with all those pounds creeping back in. For example, losing a lot weight via a vegetarian diet is all well and good. It’s healthy and it works fast. But – can you really do it for the long term (think years)? Because if at some point you find out that you just love meat and carbs too much to every give it up, you’re going to have a real problem there.
As fast as you’ve lost the weight, you’ll gain it back, too – complete with the spandex and sweatpants in the process.
Again, honesty and consistency is key.

BABY FOOD RECIPES

BABY FOOD RECIPES - CHICKEN HEARTS APPLE
Baby food recipes

Material:
250 grams of chicken liver
2 apples, peeled, seeded, chopped
1 carrot, peeled and cut into pieces
3 pieces potatoes, peeled and cut into pieces
2 stalks celery, chopped
3 tablespoons green peas

Directions:
1. Cook all ingredients until cooked.
2. Drain and puree (or chopped finely for children ages 8 months and up)

BABY FOOD RECIPES - FISH APPLE
Baby food recipes

Material:
2 pieces of fish fillets
2 apples, peeled, cut into pieces

Directions:
1. Boil the ingredients until cooked. Drain and puree.

Note:
For children 8 months, the food should not be crushed but only finely chopped. It is good to stimulate the growth of teeth and to train the muscles of the mouth and gums to bite.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - CARAPPEAR
Baby food recipes

Material:
2 stalks carrots, peeled, cut into pieces
2 apples, peeled, cut into pieces
2 pieces of pear, peeled and cut into pieces

Directions:
1. Kl Boil carrots for 10 minutes, then amsukkan apple and pear. Cook until soft.
2. Drain and puree (or chopped finely for children ages 8 months and up)

BABY FOOD RECIPES - steamed fish
Baby food recipes

Material:
1 snapper fillet (or other fish species, according to taste)

Directions:
1. Steam the fish until cooked and then mashed.
2. Can be mixed with pureed vegetables (carrots, broccoli, etc.).

BABY FOOD RECIPES - Broccoli POTATO
Baby food recipes

Material:
7 broccoli florets, discarding the stem
2 potatoes, peeled, cut into pieces
Chicken broth / meat taste (only boiled water chicken / meat, without salt or other seasonings)

Directions:
1. Steam the broccoli and potatoes until cooked.
2. Blend the two ingredients with the processor / blender.
3. Give the broth to taste.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - VEGETABLE INTERFERENCE
Baby food recipes

Material:
1 carrot, peeled, cut into pieces
1 piece of potato, peeled, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons green peas (can be replaced other green vegetables, eg broccoli,
zuchini, celery, etc.)
Chicken broth / meat taste (only boiled water chicken / meat, without garammaupun other seasonings)

Directions:
1. Boiled / steamed until cooked all the ingredients and puree.
2. Give the chicken broth / meat taste.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - CHICKEN SOUP
Baby food recipes

Material:
1 piece of chicken thighs, remove skin, cut meat into pieces (bones were not removed)
1 stalk celery, chopped
2 potatoes, peeled, cut into pieces
1 stick carrot, peeled, cut into pieces
2 tablespoons green peas
500 ml water

Directions:
1. Cook all ingredients until cooked.
2. Discard the chicken bones, then puree all ingredients

BABY FOOD RECIPES - puree CARROT
Baby food recipes

Material:
2 medium carrots, peeled
Boiled water to taste

Directions:
1. Steam the carrots until tender then puree. Add water as needed.
2. Presentation: Give the carrot puree as single or mixed foods
with pulp POTATO / SWEET POTATOES porridge.

BABY FOOD RECIPES - pea puree
Baby food recipes

Material:
250 grams of fresh or frozen peas

Directions:
1. Boil peas until cooked and then mashed.
2. Strain the rough skin so do not take part inedible.
3. Presentation: Give peas puree as a single food or
mixed with porridge POTATO / SWEET POTATOES porridge.