Thursday, 27 February 2014

The 5:2 Diet is a Great Way to an Easy Lifestyle When Trying to Lose Weight


Have you heard of the 5:2 diet? This is a weight loss diet where you can fast for 2 days per week and then eat normally the rest of the time.

Photo credit: Denise Larkin

It sounds too easy and it is, as I have done this diet.

I have lost most of my weight doing the 5:2 diet.

Would you like to know how much I have lost? Read on and find out.

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Fashion Inspiration: Zendaya


Hello Fashionistas!


I am actually having a day off, so I am writing this pretty little article for you. Oh, I am also finishing season 3 of Awkward and eating chocolate all day long� This Fashion Inspiration article is all about Zendaya, which you may know from Shake It Up or from her single "Replay". I would describe her style as tomboyish, however, she still manages to look absolutely

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Snacktime in My Kitchen

Here is a photo of all visible food in my kitchen:?
 
 
Along the back wall, we have glass containers of raw nuts, unsalted roasted nuts, grains, and legumes.  It's easy and attractive to organize your dry foods using inexpensive 2 quart Ball jars.  They also have the advantage of being moth-proof.  On the left, we have fresh fruit and a few onions.  On the far left in the background is our hand-cranked conical burr grinder, for occasional coffee (Skerton).
 
If I walk into my kitchen between meals, the only food available to eat without doing any cooking or reheating is unsalted nuts and fresh fruit.  There is no other snack food in the kitchen.  No chips, cookies, bars, popcorn, snack mix, candy, or anything else that's tempting and easy to grab and devour. 
 
When it's mealtime, we eat good home-cooked food.  When it isn't mealtime, we don't have anything available that we would eat without feeling genuinely hungry.  If we do feel genuinely hungry, fresh fruit and unsalted nuts make a satisfying snack.

This is the way of my people. 

What's the point?  Eliminating tempting food cues from our surroundings and creating small barriers to food consumption decreases the quantity of food we eat while increasing the quality.  Engineering a food environment that discourages eating for reasons other than hunger helps match food intake to the body's true energy needs, favoring leanness and health.
 

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