Weightloss Wednesday week 7

*** Sorry girls, I forgot the assignment for this week, I have added it  - thx Beckie! ***

Weightloss Wednesday has arrived!

Wow, can you believe that next week will mark 2 months of weightloss!  So how did you go this week? How much success did you have? Even a small success is a step in the right direction!

Last week we enjoyed the company of some newbies and their first week so we can't wait to hear from you all again! How did you go this week. Before you know it, you'll be celebrating your first month of weightloss - it comes around very quickly.... and it feels GREAT!

OK, so leave your link below and lets catch up.  Leaving a comment on other's blogs can be very encouraging too.

This week assignment:
Go and visit at least 2 other blogs from this site and give some encouragement.

Remember:

weight loss tip #16

BULK UP ON FIBRE RICH FOODS

When you choose "big" foods like fruits, vegetables, salads and soups, which are bulked up by fiber and water, you're eating a lot of food that fills you up, but not a lot of calories.

"Little" foods are foods packed with lots of calories , but are usually small, unsatisfying portions, these would include cheeses, sugar-rich snacks like chocolate and lollies, and dry foods like crackers, chips and biscuits. They are small in size but BIG in calories.

Studies show that hunger tends to be satisfied by a certain volume of food, about 2.2 kilos per day, for the average person. And it doesn't matter how many calories are packed into each kilo, once we're full, we stop eating. So the higher the calories in each gram of food, the more calories you will need to consume before you body says 'thats enough'.

Choose your foods wisely :)

Weight loss tip #15

TIP: CONTROL YOUR PORTION SIZES


With the introduction of "super-size" meals at fast food places, and increasingly huge portions at restaurants, our concept of normal serving sizes is fast becoming a distant memory. I even think that plates and bowls seem to have doubled in size over the last few years. Sticking to these few simple rules will avoid you unconciously eating far more than your body needs.

1.Be mindful of the amounts of food you are eating in one sitting.
2.When you are eating out, divide your food in half and ask for a take home bag.
3.When you are at home, use a smaller sized plate, a bread and butter plate is a great serving size
for people trying to limit their calorie intake.
4. Dont get in the habit of finishing everything on you plate.
5.Eat slowly and pay attention to your hunger levels, and stop eating when you feel comfortably full, not stuffed.

Weightloss tip 14

TODAY'S TIP

TIP: Don't starve yourself !

WHY?

1. Slows your metabolism - take calories too low and the body will respond by slowing down to conserve energy.

2.  You'll lose in lean muscle mass  which is your calorie burning engine.

3.   It will intensify your obsession with food (Think about it - you're already thinking about food and you'll cave in and then over-eat).

We should be eating no less then 10 times our body weight in calories. Go here to work out your ideal calorie intake.