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JessiccaThe Laws of Dieting Success: Consistency rules
November 24th 2006 08:02
Now most of us always like the in-between meals. But the norms should be careful of what it is to offer.
Although roughly 10% of the calories you eat are used to fuel digestion, and because of that, many believed that eating more often seems like a brilliant way to keep your metabolism going strong – which has come to the fact that it becomes a popular choice of nutrition expert to advice you to have six small meals during the day instead of 3 large ones.
But medical research supporting frequent mini-meals is scant. If you eat six times a day while trying to keep to, lets say, 1100 calories, print-size meals won’t necessarily satisfy. And it doesn’t work for everyone. The hungrier you are, the more opportunity you find for unscheduled feedings.
So how do you make it the most for you?
Standardize your eating habits
However many times you eat, do it the say way every day. A British study found that women who ate the same number of meals each day ate fewer calories than those who didn’t. Plus, when the women ate inconsistently, that handy metabolism-fuelling trick didn’t kick in as strongly. Foods that keep you feeling full longer make it easier to stay consistent. You already know about fibre, but slow-burning protein works too.
A study from the University of Washington School of Medicine found that people who ate a high-protein diet staved off hunger pangs and ate fewer calories throughout the day. Beat the constant need to eat with foods like low-fat yogurt and fresh fruit, a hard-boiled egg with whole-grain toast, or peanut butter with celery sticks.
Personal Note:
When you are talking about 3 large meals a day to push off the craving, it is like the article stated, not all can take it. Gastric patients who can’t take in high fibre or larger portion of meals should opt for broth and soup, to reduce the possibilities of another gastric attack.
I haven’t really tried the peanut butter with celery sticks, but hard-boiled egg with whole-grain toast does work. Nevertheless beware of those who have airy stomach, you may have a little “air effect” after taking hard-boil eggs.
This article is extracted and compiled from Women’s Health 2006
Although roughly 10% of the calories you eat are used to fuel digestion, and because of that, many believed that eating more often seems like a brilliant way to keep your metabolism going strong – which has come to the fact that it becomes a popular choice of nutrition expert to advice you to have six small meals during the day instead of 3 large ones.
But medical research supporting frequent mini-meals is scant. If you eat six times a day while trying to keep to, lets say, 1100 calories, print-size meals won’t necessarily satisfy. And it doesn’t work for everyone. The hungrier you are, the more opportunity you find for unscheduled feedings.
So how do you make it the most for you?
Standardize your eating habits
However many times you eat, do it the say way every day. A British study found that women who ate the same number of meals each day ate fewer calories than those who didn’t. Plus, when the women ate inconsistently, that handy metabolism-fuelling trick didn’t kick in as strongly. Foods that keep you feeling full longer make it easier to stay consistent. You already know about fibre, but slow-burning protein works too.
A study from the University of Washington School of Medicine found that people who ate a high-protein diet staved off hunger pangs and ate fewer calories throughout the day. Beat the constant need to eat with foods like low-fat yogurt and fresh fruit, a hard-boiled egg with whole-grain toast, or peanut butter with celery sticks.
Personal Note:
When you are talking about 3 large meals a day to push off the craving, it is like the article stated, not all can take it. Gastric patients who can’t take in high fibre or larger portion of meals should opt for broth and soup, to reduce the possibilities of another gastric attack.
I haven’t really tried the peanut butter with celery sticks, but hard-boiled egg with whole-grain toast does work. Nevertheless beware of those who have airy stomach, you may have a little “air effect” after taking hard-boil eggs.
This article is extracted and compiled from Women’s Health 2006
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Interesting article, but healthy food with increased exercise is the latest official view.
I agree with the staving off hunger pangs view ideas tho.
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Comment by Jessicca
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Great of you to stop by! ^_^
I do agree with your comment of establishing a healthy lifestyle, but I believe at the very beginning, it starts with dieting, and once you have come to your intended healthy weight, you will continue with your healthy lifestyle to maintain that healthy weight you needed (or wanted).
There are many meanings of "diet". To many, diets are to loose weight, but it also talks about maintain and gain weight, which ever is needed.
I will drop by your BLOG later and check out about your work, it is interesting as one of the unhealthy lifestyle in the modern world is - Depression. ^_^
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It is always great to see your comments here! ^_^
Yes, exercise with healthy food is the mundane thing in the modern society, unlike our forefathers, exercise is a job as most of their works are on the field. Now, we need to put in extra time for exercise.
But how many are strong enough to keep that on? Now that's an interesting question...