Nutritional Value:½ c. Dry Quinoa
Calories: 318
Fat: 5g
Protein: 11g
Carbohydrates: 59g
Fiber: 5g
Have you ever heard of Quinoa?
In the last 5 years or so, I have been asked the same [...]
| Fri, Jan 22, 2010 By Dr. Ray | ||
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Most of the weight loss literature discusses how to consciously take control of your eating by counting calories, keeping a food diary or weighing out your food. These methods, although effective for a time, are difficult to maintain for a lifetime.
What if there were a better way, a way that uses the power of your strong subconscious mind rather than your weak conscious mind.
On our weight loss podcast and blog, we have discussed many of the principles around consciously changing your diet and lifestyle for weight loss purposes. In today’s article and podcast, we will discuss methods of using your subconscious mind to achieve your weight loss goals.
Mindful eating involves being present when you eat; paying attention to the taste, texture and flavors within the food. By using the principle of mindful eating, you allow your brain time to register the food.
Mindless eating is a scientific approach to tricking your brain into eating less. Mindless eating principles are based on the scientific fact that your satiety is determined more by your environment than your hunger signals. By using a number of scientifically validated techniques, you can literally trick the brain into decreasing calories without feeling deprived. Some of these principles include:
1. Using plates that are 10-20% smaller than your usual plates. The brain feels obligated to eat everything that is on your plate. By decreasing the size of the plate, you can trick the brain into feeling satisfied with less food.
2. Start the meal by throwing out 15-25% of the meal. This works on the same principle as described above. If you throw it out, you no longer have to consciously ask yourself if you have had enough.
3. Leave the uneaten food on the table. When your brain is able to see the remains of your eating, it is able to gauge the quantity that you have already eating.
Although mindful eating and mindless eating are both very powerful; by putting these two principles together you can dramatically change your lifestyle and eating habits without feeling deprived! This is a very powerful way to consume less without feeling deprived.
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There has been a lot of controversy around whether or not exercise helps people to lose weight. Admittedly, many studies demonstrate that a moderate exercise program does little to promote weight loss. I, however, dispute these findings by suggesting that many of the exercise programs in these studies were, well…WIMPY! The word “moderate”, when [...]
I wanted to introduce you guys to a concept called Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis, NEAT for short. In a nutshell, NEAT is any calories that you burn through every day, non-exercise activity. This includes walking to work, cleaning, cooking dinner, playing with the kids, etc. NEAT is generally considered a subconscious process, which means we don’t [...]
Recently, I saw a commercial for Taco Bell that was promoting something called the Fast Food Diet. In a nutshell, a woman spokeswoman was announcing how she lost tremendous amounts of weight by eating food from Taco Bell. You will also notice that she started the commercial with the “cover-our-butt” side note, “my results are [...]
| Mon, Jan 11, 2010 By Dr. Ray | ||
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In this episode, we start off by discussing what is considered the bread and butter of weight loss, The Law of Thermodynamics. This law states that if you eat more calories than you burn then you will gain weight; if you eat fewer calories than you burn then you will lose weight. in other words, this law states that calories are everything! We start off by debunking this “law” because it is the foundation of which most diets are built upon. You will hear many people say, “it’s all about calories!” Now, you will be able to argue the contrary.
In the second part of this episode, we discuss metabolism and some ways to boost it to promote weight loss.
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This is a high protein, low fat YUMMY recipe. Perfect for Fall/Winter weather! On top of that… its EASY and QUICK to prepare, it can be done in the Crock Pot!
Did you know that Dr. Ray walks an average of 6-10 miles per day while at work? If you sit all day and have been looking for a way to get healthier, you will want to check this out!
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Cut The Fat’s Fitness Expert and Personal trainer for over 20 years own John Puskarich rings in the New Year 2010 on Fox 45 News! Listen to our experts on Health and Fitness on the podcasts available here on the CutTheFat website, just click on “podcasts”
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