What You Are Eating and Drinking to Lose Weight That Is Actually Bad for You

ByBrian Sater

There are a lot of myths out there about losing weight. There's also a lot of advice that we get which may be well-intentioned, but flat-out wrong. I'm going to show you some typical things that you are eating and drinking that you have been told are healthy, but just aren't.

Let's start out with a drink. You're done with your workout and you do like you see the athletes do on TV. You get a Gatorade. Do you know what the second ingredient is listed on the Gatorade bottle? It's high fructose corn syrup!

That high fructose corn syrup can lead to obesity, high blood pressure and more. Besides water, a great natural product you can use to replenish those minerals you've just sweated out is Rebound. You can find it on my blog.

Next, let's look at waking up in the morning and having a good old bowl of healthy cereal. Cereal companies pay advertisers a lot of money to make their boxes look attractive and to tell you how healthy their cereal is.

When you look at the label, most cereals have a lot of sugar in each serving. Have you ever looked at what a serving size is? You usually have about 3 servings in your bowl.

That sugar will give your body hunger cravings. That's why you're hungry not soon after. What's the best kind of cereal to have? You want to check the label and make sure you are looking for low sugar and high fiber. Oatmeal, and I am talking about steel oats here, is your best bet.

What's wrong with yogurt? Did you know that most yogurt has tons of sugar? Like I said above, sugar will give you cravings and you will eat more. One of those small containers can have more than 20 grams of sugar!

I started eating Greek Yogurt because you get twice the protein and half the sugar of those other yogurt. My favorite way to have Greek yogurt? In a Smoothie with some protein powder, frozen fruit, ice, almond milk, and Stevia.

I bet you're also being told to eat whole wheat. Whole wheat grains in bread and pasta don't have nutrition. Why? Because when they are processed, the natural fiber and nutrition have been almost completely stripped out.

These are what they call complex carbs. These complex carbs get stored as fat in your body because they act like sugar. Guess which part of your body they get stored as fat first? Your midsection, as belly fat.

Whole wheat bread has to say 100% whole wheat on its label to make sure you are getting just that. What alternative do you have? Sprouted grains. Breads such as Ezekiel 4:9 are available in that variety.

I hope I have debunked some healthy food myths. I hope that I have also given you some healthy alternatives to help you with your weight loss. Remember, the healthiest food is always the one that doesn't come in a box.

You can get more weight loss tips and fat loss recipes on my blog at http://healthpromotionandwellness.blogspot.com You can also get the Free 7-day Ideal Fitness eCourse at http://www.briansfatloss.com

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Amazing Benefits of Drinking Tea for Weight Loss

Drinking four to eight cups of tea a day can actually help you lose weight. It's a round-a-bout way, to be sure, but a fact, none the less.

Here's the way it works. There are two hormones that effect our weight. They are Leptin and gherlin. Leptin is what gives you a feeling of satisfaction after eating. When you suffer from sleep deprivation, Leptin levels go down. You don't get that satisfied feeling after eating, you're still hungry, so you eat more.

To make matters worse, your gherlin levels rise if you don't get enough sleep, and gherlin effects your appetite. The higher the gherlin level, the hungrier you become. It's a vicious circle, with the end result being weight gain. Drinks high in caffeine can cause sleeplessness and contribute to added pounds on our bodies.

Drinking tea instead of coffee is the answer to avoiding weight gain caused by caffeine. Tea has much less caffeine than coffee. The following chart shows the comparison:

Black Tea - 50% less caffeine than coffee
Oolong Tea - 70% less caffeine than coffee
Green Tea - 80% less caffeine than coffee
White Tea - 90% less caffeine than coffee
Herbal Tea - naturally caffeine free

Many people have experienced the jitters and nervous feeling that can accompany too many cups of coffee. That is because caffeine arouses the nervous system and can increase the heart rate. Tea, however, promotes the burning of calories, but does not effect the heart or nervous system.

Coffee stimulates because of the caffeine. Tea relaxes and lowers stress because of a marvelous ingredient called L-thianine. Leaves from the plant Camellia Sinensis (from which all tea is derived) is the only plant in the world (except for one rare mushroom) that contains this amazing substance.

L-thianine affects the brain waves. It naturally reduces stress, anxiety and tension. The importance of this action is hugely beneficial. Lower levels of stress result in lower levels of cortisol. Cortisol is that hormone that increases appetite and one of the chief causes of belly fat. Drinking tea, with its super ingredient L-thianine lowers stress, which lowers cortisol, thusly decreasing formation of belly fat.

To gain the most benefits from tea drinking, enjoy tea throughout the day. Drink at least four to eight cups of tea a day, switching to caffeine free tea in the evening.

It's easy to make your own decaffeinated tea from regular tea. Place a teabag in your cup add hot water and allow to steep for approximately three minutes. Discard that cup of tea, and make another cup of tea using the same teabag. The caffeine has been removed and discarded in that first steeping. The second steeping results in a caffeine free cup of tea.

For a healthier, thinner you, drink tea. It's an amazing beverage, and does many good things for your body.

Maxine is a Christian writer, actress and tea enthusiast. She and her husband live in S. Ca, and are active in many activities. Maxine belongs to a drama club, two tea groups and stays very busy with family, friends and church activities. She combined her passion for writing, acting, tea and having fun and turned it into a business of writing mystery tea party plans and plays.

Maxine's Mystery Tea Party Plans offer a fun, easy, unique way to entertain friends and family or provide entertainment as a special feature for women's clubs and organizations of all types. Plans provide scripts, easy to follow instructions, invitations, name tags and placecards that can be downloaded or sent by mail.
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