How Eating Beans Can Lead To Weight Loss

I've always known that eating beans can lead to weight loss but because of high uric acid in my blood chem result, my doctor forbade me to eat beans more than once a week.

Years ago after a major health crises, I went on a beans and green leafy vegetable diet. My weight went down. I lost 10 lbs and increased my energy level. But like all diets, it became boring. My bean recipes were admittedly limited. Today though, you can find lots of variations for a delicious bean recipe online.

I found this interesting article about beans beating weight gain:

Quoted from Nigerian Tribune

"Interestingly, if you are one of the millions of people worried about how best to lose weight or are unsuccessfully battling your weight, regular consumption of beans is a unique way to make your weight loss goals much more successful and easier to attain.

Of course, you can’t cheat nature by eating anything you want; but there is a new discovery, backed by real science, that seems to violate the laws of biochemistry. It suggests that taking certain foods like beans with one’s daily meals of starch and sugar carbohydrate foods in a way may aid weight loss.

These foods promote weight loss by interfering with the breakdown of complex carbohydrates thereby reducing, or at least slowing, the digestive availability of carbohydrate-derived calories and/or by providing resistant starches to the stomach."

Beans are a common staple in many third world countries where obesity is not prevalent. Beans contain alpha-amylase, a neutralising enzyme which blocks starchy food from breaking down and being absorbed into the body.

By including beans in your daily diet you may expect the following health benefits:

1.) Protection from breast and other forms of cancer.

2.) Improvement of symptoms of menopause.

3.) Strengthening of bones.

4.) Reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

5.) Protection from weight gain.

If You Dream of Weight Loss, Try Getting a Good Night's Sleep

Quoted from The Telegraph

"A research in Portland, USA, by Kaiser Permanente, a health care consortium, found that people trying to lose at least 10lb were more likely to reach their goal if they had lower stress levels and slept moderately.

Nearly 500 obese adults with an average age of 55 took part in the study.

They were asked to attend 22 counselling sessions, reduce their diet by 500 calories a day and increase the amount of exercise they took to at least three hours a week.

They also had to keep a diary of their habits, including their sleep patterns and stress levels.

After six months, 60 per cent of the participants had lost at least 10lb."

Getting at least 6 hours to eight hours of sleep every night is recommended.

The results of this study was published in The International Journal of Obesity.

Can you transform your body in only 49 days?

Transform Fat to Muscle With the Amazing 49-Day Body Transformation

This article got to me. The surety that one can transform one's body from mush (fat) to muscle in 49 days is amazing.

Can you imagine your fat stomach disappearing and in its place are hard muscles? I can. My son was able to do it. Took discipline and gym work to accomplish the feat, but he did it. He is now fit and slim as he was never before. His 'fat loss bible' is Tom Venuto's Burn the Fat Feed the Muscle fat burning system.

Here's Tom Venuto's answer to the question above:

"YES, it really is possible to transform your body from mushy with rolls of fat, to muscle with six-pack abs in Just 49 Days.

I’ll show you how in this article and the before and after pictures will prove it (more stunning transformation pictures below).

I’m sure some people are thinking, “Yeah right – I’ve heard this before, and I’m surprised to hear it from you Tom, because you’ve never been a quick fix guy.”

Read the complete article here:

Is It Possible To Eat Healthy Foods At Restaurants?

If you love to eat at restaurants, either with friends or family, it is possible to maintain your healthy lifestyle by making the right food choices.

You can skip the appetizer as this contains  lots of fat.  You may go for a veggie salad as a side dish. Make sure this is not loaded with mayonnaise or any fatty dressing.

Skip the drink section.  But if you feel like drinking, a small glass of red or white wine is all right.

For the main dish, choose the healthiest food the restaurant is offering.  You can also request that some ingredients be removed from your favorite dish.

Skip the dessert section as well.  If the restaurant offers fresh fruit, then order that instead.

Restaurants serve big portions.  When you order, ask for a doggie bag.  Split your meal in half and put what you won't eat in the doggie bag.

On special occasions, you can cheat a little.  But make sure this does not happen very often.  You might feel compelled to attend every birthday, wedding or anniversary celebration just to indulge.

Let your common sense rule, not your appetite.

Health Benefits of Blackberry (not the phone)

One of the most beneficial health property of blackberry is its high Vitamin C content. One cup contains almost 50% of our daily requirement of vitamin C.  As we all know, vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant which boosts our immune system.  A daily helping of blackberry in our diet will help lower the risk of heart disease
as well as prevent some types of cancer. Blackberries also contain natural phytoestrogens, are high in fiber, low in sugar content and has Vitamin K ( 1 cup = 36% RDA).

Other health benefits we can get from eating blackberries:

• Help keep at bay wrinkles and other skin damages.
  
• Relieve common symptoms of premenstrual syndrome - bloating in the abdomen.
  
• Maintain the function of brain and the health of our immune system.
  
• Help in relieving constipation, hemorrhoids and diabetes.
  
• Help in blood clotting and strengthening of bones.

Last but not least, blackberry is an important component of our diet when we want to lose weight. One cup of blackberries contains the full daily RDA for fibers.

Blackberries are available frozen or fresh.  Eating freshly picked fruits will give you the highest nutritional value, but the frozen ones do keep their nutrients with minimal loss.   

Losing Weight One Day at a Time

Losing weight depends on the speed of your metabolism.  Some can lose weight really fast, others like me have to content with a slow metabolism.

 What I did is buy a notebook and everyday, I wrote down the meals I ate plus what exercise I did and for how long; this way I charted my weight loss progress - whether I was losing or gaining or on a plateau.

 The most basic weight loss regimen I have followed was drinking at least 2 - 3 liters of  water everyday.  In this I have never deviated, whether on hot or cold days.

I also tried to get a  minimum of 7 hours of rest each night in order for my metabolism to work properly. 

I'm happy to say that I have not gained a single pound after the past holiday feasting.

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