Foods That Just Aren't Worth Eating

Trying to keep healthy?  Or lose some weight?  There's definitely a 'trick' to it (if you want to call it that)... and that's to keep what you put in your body only foods that help it realize your goals.  Want to be lean?  Eat healthy!  Want to be healthy?  Well... EAT HEALTHY (oh, did I say that already?).

Remember:  Health begets health.  So while you're on your mission to be healthy and lean, here's some foods that really just are NOT worth eating.  They do nothing to help your cause and will probably just sabotage your efforts.

Stay away from soft drinks.  There's nothing good about them.  Sugar, food coloring and carbonated water.  What on earth would make anyone think that combination is good for them?  And if you're thinking you can make it better by drinking the 'diet' version instead to keep your calories low, consider this:  it's calorie free but it's still sweet, therefore it's sweetened with artificial sweetener.  Excuse me but artificial sweeteners are all either made completely from chemicals or are chemically processed to remove the calories.  Either way, they are the equivalent of drinking poison.  Stay away from soft drinks.  If you absolutely must drink your fizzy treat, then stick to club soda.  Need flavor?  Add a lemon or lime wedge.




Avoid deep fried foods.  They're almost always chock full of hydrogenated oils, trans fats and all sorts of other indigestible, fattening calories.  If you want to have your fries, try sprinkling some heart-healthy coconut oil or olive oil on potatoes, sweet potatoes or yams and bake them in the oven.  This is a far healthier way to get your 'french-fry' fix.

Skip the bacon.  Bacon is full of nitrates and absolutely jammed with salt and unhealthy fat.  Want a tasty meat treat?  Try some cooked shrimp.  Or a chicken breast prepared on the grill.  You'll get a lot more nutrients for your body and a lot less complaining from your heart.

Donuts.  Deep fried white-flour dough covered in white, processed sugar.  Remind me how this could ever be considered a good thing to eat?  No nutritional quality and lots and lots of calories and bad fats makes this so called 'food' very high on the list of foods that just aren't worth eating.

Potato chips of any description are also very high on this list.  Why?  Deep fried potatoes with the skins peeled off (which is where most of the nutrition in a potato resides).  They're highly caloric and again hold little nutritional quality.  Best to keep away from this 'food' too, if you're looking to be the healthiest, leanest version of you possible.

Margarine.  All margarine happens to be is oils and food colouring with artificial flavoring added to make it resemble butter.  It's very high in calories and very devoid of nutrition.  If you want to spread something on your meals or whole grain bread, make it the real thing, good ol' natural butter.  Sure, it's high in calories but at least there's some nutrition in butter.  And usually it doesn't contain chemicals or artificial flavors.  If you can find a brand that doesn't use artificial coloring, you're golden (but your butter won't be)!

Remember what I mentioned at the beginning: Health begets health.  The healthier you can make the food you eat, the faster your body will reward you with better health and a leaner physique.




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Fat Burning Advice - What Are the Best Exercises For Fat Burning?

If you have decided to lose weight, and get fit, Congratulations! You have taken the most sensible step you can to help your body stay healthy, and for you to live a longer happier life. However before you hit the gym you should know that when it comes to losing weight not all forms of exercise are equal. Certain types of exercise will boost your bodies fat burning rate, and therefore allow you to lose weight faster. The other good news is the exercises I recommended cause less strain and effort. Read on to find the best exercises for fat burning.

The traditional route you will be told to take at your local gym will probably consist of extended periods of cardio training on equipment such as stair climbers, tread mills, etc. There are two problems with this traditional approach. One is the time it takes, usually over an hour a day. The second is the strain this constant pounding puts on your joints. This can also cause you problems years down the line.




Luckily the best fat burning results can be achieved in a much shorter time, and with vastly reduced impact on your joints, by using what is known as interval resistance training. This kind of exercise only needs to be taken two or three times per week to show results, and because the actual exercises are done once, and the typical routine works each part of your body each time you workout, it takes a much shorter time than a normal workout.

So what is interval resistance training? Quite simply it is a form of exercise that uses weights and slow deliberate movements to push your muscle groups very quickly to their limits. Doing this also promotes maximum lean muscle mass growth. It will leave you toned and healthy not bulked up, and it also works throughout the day even when you have stopped exercising, so you burn more fat during the day which multiplies its effectiveness.

Try this form of workout next time you go to the gym. I firmly believe it is the best exercise for fat burning, and because it doesn't demand so much of your time you are less likely to give up because you are bored, or simply don't have the time. Plus you wont place as much strain on your joints, with all the resulting problems that can bring.

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