Slimming
The basics of any slimming diet talk of a low-fat, high-carbohydrate, high-fibre diet and to increase your level of exercise. ( Except for Atkins - which is actually an unbalanced program )
Breaking the Diet rules and still staying slim
There are so many diets and diet rules, and I believe that most of them are just nonsense. Many of them are plain diet myths. Most diet rules do not work at all. Then how do we see which rules will for us? Are there any general and specific diet rues that work well with most people? Yes there are.
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Olive Oil
Olive oil is a cold pressed olive juice. It's one of the most healthiest oil and an excellent alternative to butter and ghee.OLIVE OIL CAN BE USED again and again if not smoked. Because of its high smoke point of 190 degree C, it can be re-used after filtering using a paper filter.
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So you need to get your slim and trim figure back. Instead of getting into fad diets, simply get down to the basics. Maintain a regular diet and exercise routine and see yourself fit and fine.
Increase the following things in your daily diet.
- Skimmed milk, and milk products, e.g. yoghurt and cottage cheese made from skimmed milk.
- Low-fat cheese, e.g. mozzarella, edam and tilsiter.
- Unrefined cereals, e.g. whole-wheat, brown or rye bread, brown rice, unrefined maize meal, bran-rich breakfast cereals, oats, maltabella, crisp breads, pasta (spaghetti, macaroni, noodles).
- Fresh and preferably raw fruit and vegetables, canned or frozen vegetables, dried fruit.
- Boiled or poached eggs, restrict to 4 per week.
- Small portions of meat, chicken or fish with all the visible fat cut off and prepared by grilling, steaming or pan baking without added fat.
- Legumes, e.g. cooked dry beans, peas, lentils and vegetable protein meat replacers, e.g. Toppers.
- 2 tablespoons of fat-reduced margarine with a high polyunsaturated fatty acid content, or sunflower, avocado or canola oil, or low-oil dressing.
Do not go near this foods as much as possible. Try to avoid these foods and stay slim.
Processed foods: read the labels and see how much fat they contain.
Food preparation methods that add fat to food, like frying. Sauces made from meat drippings and commercial dressings made with oil and eggs, e.g. mayonnaise (use low-oil dressings).
Processed meats such as polony, ham, bacon, sausages, pies and sausage rolls (use reduced fat meat products).
Cakes, pastries, biscuits, vetkoek, "koeksisters" (twists of dough deep fried and soaked in sugar syrup), refined rusks and chocolate.
Hard or high-fat cheeses, e.g. gouda, cheddar, camembert and parmesan.
Full-cream milk products, ice cream and commercial puddings.
Coffee creamers, milk blends, cream, suet, lard.
Exercise Daily
Regular brisk walking/running in the fresh air is probably the most pleasant and healthy form of exercise. Start gradually and increase how long and how actively you walk or run over a period of time.
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