My Week- 26th June
Habits for a Healthy Weight
Successful slimmers have healthy habits in common. Want to know what they are?
1. Tracking- Writing down everything that passes your lips brings awareness to what and how much you are eating. It's the most effective way of thinking about food choices
2. Regular Exercise- Research shows that exercise not only aids weight loss, it helps keep it off as well. Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
3. Portion Control- Measuring and weighing your portions in order to get the correct Propoints value is an essential part of effective tracking.
4. Sort your surroundings- Organise your home and work environments to support the food choices that will help you lose weight.
5. Plan ahead- Planning ahead healthy meals and ensuring you have all the ingredients on hand, helps keep you on track.
6. Moderation - Learning the art of flexible restraint is important for weigh loss.
Warm Up with a hot cup
Hot choc o'clock
Chocolate is probably the best known mood food thought to trigger the release of endorphins. Endorphins are natural opiates in the brain know to block pain and produce euphoric feelings. Just remember you can have too much of a good thing.
Smart switch- Ditch the grande hot chocolate with whipped cream and syrup
Go for- A teaspoon of cocoa or drinking chocolate with 1/2 hot water and 1/2 skim milk
Yes Barista
Coffee is the most common all round pick me up. A low dose of caffeine is classified as being between 80mg-250mg of caffeine per day for adults or the equivalent of 1-3 cups of instant coffee per day. Caffeine doses within this range have been associated with increases in mood, alertness, efficiency and concentration. However even at this low dose, caffeine has been shown to interfere with quality of sleep in some individuals, especially if consumed in the late afternoon or evening.
Smart switch- Ditch the full cream lattes with caramel swirls.
Go for- Small skinny lattes or good quality plunger coffee with a dash of milk
Tea Time
There's an explosion of teas on the market these days from black and green to herbal blends with floating botanicals. In winter a little spice can make all things nice and blow away those winter blues, so try chai and other teas with aromatic compounds. Both black and green teas have powerful anti-oxidents . Plus where would we be without a peppermint brew to cleanse the palate after a meal.
Smart Switch - Ditch the sugars in your tea
Go for- An alternative sweetener or naturally sweet, fruit flavoured tea.
Habits for a Healthy Weight
Successful slimmers have healthy habits in common. Want to know what they are?
1. Tracking- Writing down everything that passes your lips brings awareness to what and how much you are eating. It's the most effective way of thinking about food choices
2. Regular Exercise- Research shows that exercise not only aids weight loss, it helps keep it off as well. Make exercise a part of your daily routine.
3. Portion Control- Measuring and weighing your portions in order to get the correct Propoints value is an essential part of effective tracking.
4. Sort your surroundings- Organise your home and work environments to support the food choices that will help you lose weight.
5. Plan ahead- Planning ahead healthy meals and ensuring you have all the ingredients on hand, helps keep you on track.
6. Moderation - Learning the art of flexible restraint is important for weigh loss.
Warm Up with a hot cup
Hot choc o'clock
Chocolate is probably the best known mood food thought to trigger the release of endorphins. Endorphins are natural opiates in the brain know to block pain and produce euphoric feelings. Just remember you can have too much of a good thing.
Smart switch- Ditch the grande hot chocolate with whipped cream and syrup
Go for- A teaspoon of cocoa or drinking chocolate with 1/2 hot water and 1/2 skim milk
Yes Barista
Coffee is the most common all round pick me up. A low dose of caffeine is classified as being between 80mg-250mg of caffeine per day for adults or the equivalent of 1-3 cups of instant coffee per day. Caffeine doses within this range have been associated with increases in mood, alertness, efficiency and concentration. However even at this low dose, caffeine has been shown to interfere with quality of sleep in some individuals, especially if consumed in the late afternoon or evening.
Smart switch- Ditch the full cream lattes with caramel swirls.
Go for- Small skinny lattes or good quality plunger coffee with a dash of milk
Tea Time
There's an explosion of teas on the market these days from black and green to herbal blends with floating botanicals. In winter a little spice can make all things nice and blow away those winter blues, so try chai and other teas with aromatic compounds. Both black and green teas have powerful anti-oxidents . Plus where would we be without a peppermint brew to cleanse the palate after a meal.
Smart Switch - Ditch the sugars in your tea
Go for- An alternative sweetener or naturally sweet, fruit flavoured tea.
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