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Keeping Fit

That Food is Good for What?

Losing Weight (1/3) -- the eating side

• green tea: speeds up metabolism
• water! Quench your thirst (which can be misinterpreted as hunger), and keep your body refreshed
• not sugary drinks like soda and flavored water. Drinks are not registered in the body as filling, even if they pack 200 calorites (like those fancy coffees)

• ...don't starve yourself. In fact, starving yourself has the opposite effect because your body will have less energy to use, thus, when you do intake food, your body will hoard it as fat because it doesn't know when the next time it will eat
• fruits and vegetables, they keep you full longer; at least 5 servings a day (about half your fist is one serving)
• low-fat foods; NOT FAT FREE; fat free foods are generally more processed because manufacturers had to find a substitute for the fat; ex: milk, yogurt, butter, cheese
• more smaller meals throughout the day than 3 big meals -- speeds up metabolism
• on a regular schedule. Do not keep your body guessing when it will have food or the above will happen
• nuts (walnuts, almonds): 3 tablespoons (~1/4 cup); they are the good fats (omega 3)! fiber + protein
• protein ! takes the body more energy to break down, and is better than carbs
• salmon: omega 3s !
• slowly; it takes about 20 minutes for the brain to register than you're full
• wheat and grains instead of white flour. White flour has more carbs and stores itself as fat (or something like that :D or... burning too quickly); wheat flour takes a while to burn off so you'll be feeling satiated longer, plus it has more fiber to help you poop :D

Losing Weight (2/3) -- the exercise side

Losing Weight (3/3) -- the mental side

Sources: Prevention (November 2008), Reader's Digest 1, etc