Slimming For All

This is a pretty simple diet to follow. Stick to it and you’ll average about a pound per day (usually more) weight loss. Don’t cheat! Cheating is the largest reason for failure. You’ve got to get into the right frame of mind. Take it a meal at a time.

The first thing you’ll need to do to get started is to pick up some Negative Calorie foods. Get yourself a piece of paper – better yet, take the workbook to the store with you. While you’re shopping, please take the time to get involved with your purchase. Try to at least look at every food in the list. Fruit, vegetables, meats. Try to find the stuff you’ve never heard of before. Continue reading »

Crab Cobb Salad | The South Beach Diet Recipe:

cups romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces

can crabmeat (6 ounces), drained

cup diced ripe tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, halved

1/4 cup crumbled blue cheese

2 tablespoons cholesterol-free bacon bits

cup prepared low-sugar dressing or olive oil vinaigrette

Chill 2 plates. Continue reading »

Include the salad / vegetable unit each day and then chose from the light meals, Main meals and snacks sections to make up your total daily allowance.

Choose at least 18 units per day from the light meals and main meal sections.

If there are any MINOR parts to a meal that you do not enjoy (eg the hazelnuts in Option 7, the Worcester sauce in Option 10 etc) then you can miss them out but it IS Important NOT to add anything else to the meal choice.

Vary your choices Drink at least 500mls of water during each morning, afternoon & evening Continue reading »

The vegan diet has attracted many health conscious people in recent years. This diet is based on fresh organic fruit and vegetables, assortment of nuts, grains, and dried fruits. Vegans don’t eat meat, fish, poultry, or dairy products like cheese or eggs. Despite some nutritional pitfalls, vegans attest that this diet results in a healthier mind and body.

Nutritional essentials.

Vitamin B-12, iron, calcium, and protein are some of the nutritional essentials many people overlook in the vegan diet. Vitamin B-12 is found in certain yeast extracts and in fortified soy products. A vitamin B-12 deficiency weakens the body’s production of red blood cells, resulting in anemia. Continue reading »

Dilled Shrimp Salad with Herb Dill Dressing – The South Beach Diet Recipe:

Shrimp:

cup dry white wine

teaspoon mustard seeds

teaspoon red-pepper flakes

2 bay leaves

1 lemon, sliced

1/2 pounds large shrimp, peeled and deveined Continue reading »

If you’re like me, you probably want to get right to it. Okay, here it is… all the Negative Calorie foods you’ll be using in your diet. I give you this list now so that you can start seeing what foods you are hoping will be on it. Here’s the list.

Vegetables

Artichokes  Kohlrabi
Asparagus   Leeks
Green beans  Lettuce
String beans   Mushrooms
Beets   Mustard greens
Beet greens  Okra
Broccoli   Onions
Brussels sprouts   Parsley leaves
Cabbage   Turnips
Chinese cabbage Watercress
Carrots  Parsnips (raw/boiled)
Cauliflower   Peas
Celeriac  Peppers (green/red)
Celery   Pickles (sour/sweet)
Chervil   Pumpkin
Chicory   Radishes
Chives   Rappini Continue reading »

Chicken Pistachio Salad Recipe:

Salad

1/2 cup shelled pistachio nuts, finely ground

1/2 + % teaspoon salt

teaspoon + 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

cup diced sweet white onion Continue reading »

You are constantly sitting on low calorie diets, and those extra pounds do not go away? You may have a lower metabolism. Metabolism – is the speed or the rate at which the body converts food into energy. Being overweight is often associated with decreased metabolism (slow metabolism), and conversely, underweight – with increased metabolism. The lower the metabolism – the more calories the body lay in the fat stores. Continue reading »