Free Weight Loss Tips
The name of our website is Free Weight Loss Tips.
- Our goal is to motivate you so that you will have the energy and desire to achieve your goals.
- We will educate you to provide understanding about nutrition. There is a lot more to food than just calories.
- We will suggest ways to increase your metabolism through regular exercise.
- The art of weight loss is mostly a mind game. I would call it science but science is predictable and the results are repeatable. Weight loss becomes an art when we include our minds into the formula. Yes results are predictable and repeatable as long as we have the correct state of mind, the motivation. The diet and exercise mean little without the right state of mind.
- We want to keep you thinking on the positive side.
And as our name states, all our weight loss tips are free!
Weight Loss Tips
Weight loss can be summed up very simply. No need to make this more difficult than it really is. Here goes.
The Three “M”s of Weight Loss
1. Menu
2. Motivation
3. Metabolism
Menu of course refers to what we eat. We must eat a healthy, well balanced selection of foods. What we eat supplies us with the food that keeps us going and gives us energy and also provides essential vitamins, minerals, as well as nutrients.
Motivation is what usually kills our attempts at losing weight. Well, more accurately lack of or lost motivation, that’s what prevents us from achieving our goals. It is all in our minds, the ability to achieve, the attitude, the state of mind, the motivation. If ya don’t really wanna then you won’t.
Metabolism is exercise, the rate at which our bodies convert the food we eat into energy, Sit around on a big fat _ _ _, then that requires very little energy and our metabolism is low. If we get off our _ _ _ and “do” something then the rate of metabolism increases and we convert more food into energy. Low metabolism = more fat. High metabolism = less fat.
Remember the 3 “M”s of weight loss. Really, when you think about it, the 3 “M”s will determine how healthy, happy, and active our lifestyle will be.
Mediterranean Diet Pyramid
The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid is something that many people seek out each day. I am often baffled by the number. However, the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid is quite an eye opener in terms of what the principle elements of the diet are and in what proportions they are normally consumed.
The Mediterranean food pyramid we’re most familiar with is based on portion size quantities and does not take into account the different qualities of food sources. It’s assumed that everyone knows that all processing done to food serves to make it more harmful. Unfortunately common knowledge and common practice often do not go hand in hand. As people do learn that ‘whole food’ choices offer health benefits over and above the more typical processed food choices, they are seeking out suggestions for what foods to put together into a better dietary plan.
The Mediterranean diet is increasing in popularity because it is not based on popularized fads but rather a model which comes from literally thousands of years of use. The Mediterranean diet is inspired by the traditional dietary patterns of the Mediterranean area, particularly Italy, Greece, and Spain. Understanding how the Mediterranean Diet differs from the typical American diet can help us to improve our eating habits and enjoy improved health through enjoyable dietary changes.
A Mediterranean diet pyramid starts with red meat at the top as the source of animal protein which is consumed the least in a Mediterranean diet. Under this we find eggs, poultry and fish and the common sources of animal protein. Next, we find cheese, yogurt and other milk products. Extra virgin olive oil is the most common source of fat in the Mediterranean diet pyramid. Not only does it give the diet a distinctive, and full flavor, olive oil is also an excellent source of antioxidants.
At the next level of the Mediterranean diet pyramid, we find fruits, vegetables, beans, legumes and nuts. These are eaten in great variety and raw or lightly cooked. Pickled foods are eaten for flavorful variety in a Mediterranean diet, but not as a staple as is commonly thought with the highly processed intake of the typical American diet.
At the last level, we find bread, pasta, rice, couscous, polenta and other whole grains and potatoes. Again, where this differs from the typical America diet is that these sources are whole grain and not filled with the levels of preservatives. The lower amount of processing also improves fiber density.
In most diets, the general quantities of intake are such that the calories are split between 20% protein, 30% fat and 50% carbs. The Mediterranean diet pyramid isnt much different in this mix, but rather in the quality and variety of foods eaten. The lesson to be learned from the Mediterranean diet is that fresh, whole foods provide a dietary benefit over the highly processed foods that make up the most of the typical American diet. Eliminating processed foods entirely is probably not necessary, but they should not be the majority of what we eat, but rather the occasional variance.
