On a less related note: I composed a page called Tips to Trot two nights ago (another lethargic feat), that holds a fairly extensive list of foods that promote dieting; ways to get around binging; and a composition of "don't-s and do-s." Here are some odds and ends from it:
Dairy
Dairy decreases the body fat stored in your cells by roughly 69%, and also raises your body's core temperature. It has protein as well, which will help you feel full for longer. Just be sure to choose low-fat products, as opposed to cream.
Calories: (95 per cup of nonfat milk)
Note from the author: Please purchase organic milk only (these guys are treated pretty badly).
Note from the author: Please purchase organic milk only (these guys are treated pretty badly).
Soup
Contrary to popular belief,
water only stretches the stomach (fills you) for a short period of time.
Soup, however, can fill you about an hour longer than solid food can.
Soup
Spicy Peppers
The
capsaicin in peppers decreases appetite and raises body temperature...
which increases one's metabolism by 8% for roughly two hours.
Chili Peppers
Calories: (2 per chili pepper)
Black
pepper
Black pepper helps to dissolve fats as well as raising one's body temperature.
Salt and Pepper
Calories: (1 per 1/4 teaspoon)
Cinnamon
Cinnamon improves your body's response to insulin, which helps it break down blood sugar.
Cinnamon Spice
Cinnamon Spice
Calories: (6 per teaspoon)
Disclaimer: I do not recommend eating a cinnamon bun (please knit your cinnamon buns instead).
Disclaimer: I do not recommend eating a cinnamon bun (please knit your cinnamon buns instead).
Berries
They're high in fiber, which is very filling. They are also quite low in calories, so you can eat
mass quantities of them without damaging your progress.
Black Berries
Calories: (62 per one cup)
Green tea
It contains antioxidants which help fight infection, and it raises the metabolism.
Japanese Green Tea (that's a ring)
Calories: (0)
Enjoy!
Weight: 114 113 112 111 110 109 108 107 106 105 104 103 102 101 100 99 98 97 96 95
Height: 5'4"
Height: 5'4"
<- An emotional illustration (not just a representation of tea consumption)





"Disclaimer: I do not recommend eating a cinnamon bun (please knit your cinnamon buns instead)."
ReplyDeleteI just laughed aloud at this :-) I LOVE cinnamon bloody buns. Cinnamon everything. But I daren't touch the buns!
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I don't think that I've had a cinnamon bun in eight years (I calculated this several times in my head).
ReplyDeleteI've compensated by making my popcorn exceedingly less healthy (butter spray, ten packets of stevia, and several tablespoons of cinnamon powder). Mmmm... insulin spike.