Diet: to restrict oneself to small amounts of food or special kinds of food in order to lose weight.
Now that you know the definition of diet let’s talk about all the different kinds of diets we can choose from. You can choose from so many like low carb, low fat, gluten free, vegetarian, etc. We could go all day talking about types of diets, but are we, no.
I watch people try to diet all the time, I get upset for them. They set rules and count all the calories they take in for the day, it just seems like too much. Their diets almost never work, because they try to hard to eat nothing. When you go all day eating one peanut every two hours you will starve.
In this day and age everyone is striving to be a size 2. Everywhere you turn someone is counting calories, eating salads for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and running until they pass out. I for one pity those people. Why, because they are putting themselves inside a bubble of stress that will never go away. Studies show that people who think they are dieting show higher cortisol levels than those who do not.
Cortisol is a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal gland. This hormone is released in the body’s “fight or flight” in response to stress. The fact is that diet with stress is not a diet at all. You may think you are getting yourself healthy but if you are stressed you can forget about it. Stress can cause you to have heart problems, trouble with your immune system, and even the dreaded gray hair. Why go through all that?
There is a way to keep in shape without counting calories or trans fat. I have learned it is not what you eat, it is how much you eat at a specific time. Of course, I’m not telling you to go eat McDonalds for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, that will make you fat. I’m saying that you don’t have to eat petite if you do not want to.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Jeff Lindstorm described your metabolism as a fire. He said to “Think of your metabolism as a fire. After a night’s rest you would have a small flame lit while the food is your “wood.” You need some wood in the fire to get it going! Keep in mind you aren’t going throw in a bunch of big logs right away!’ What he is saying is that in order to keep your body burning fat you have to keep food in your stomach. Many people say to eat like a king at breakfast, a moderate man at lunch, and a poor man at dinner.
I am sure you are wondering what should I eat during the day then. Well, let us start by taking a look at the food pyramid and see how much of each food group you should take in per day.
I suggest that you use this food pyramid to plan every meal. If I were to follow my rules this would be my food plan for a day:
For breakfast would choose to have an omelet, because of all the different things you could do with one. In mine I would put spinach, cheese, bacon, pepper, onions, and ham. Along with my omelet would have Pineapples(I love those) a piece of toast with butter, some yogurt with granola in it and a nice cup of coffee. As you can see I used the pyramid to plan my meal. I know this may seem like too much food, but like I said before a big breakfast is necessary.
By:avlxyz
Lunch is a time to have yourself a moderate meal, while still considering the food pyramid. You do not have to have every food group on the pyramid in your meal. I would say you should always have some type of meat. For my lunch I would have a chicken pasta. with this you have bread, cheese, meat. Notice that I choose something easy to order at any restaurant or prepare yourself. Pasta is easy to take with you to a job or wherever you are spending your day. You may also choose to pick a nice salad. With a salad you will have many food groups also.
By: Dan Brian Gerona
For dinner I say eat like a poor man, but do not take this too literally. Dinner should always be eaten before 7 or 8 PM. My dinner would consist of baked or grilled chicken, some form of potato(baked, mashed, red potatoes),and some form of greens. These are just suggestions you may choose whatever you would like to eat depending on what your are trying to do. I hope I have helped you with this post.
GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NOT DIET.
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