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November 2012 

Tips From Nutrition Focus

Weight Loss Tip:

Stop Worrying TOO Much About Your Weight?

 

Don't be such a worry wart when it comes to your weight!  It is definitely something to think about and be serious about but too much endless worrying may hurt more than help you.  

Here's why:

  • Worrying about your weight can make you fatter
    Worrying too much can make you miserable.  If you are an emotional eater there is a good chance you will eat too much and/or eat foods you shouldn't and gain more weight.
  • Worrying too much about your weight problem makes you less able to solve it
    Worrying too much can make you feel more of a failure. Result? You are beaten before you start and you never feel you will be successful.  Take a positive, go get'em attitude!!  
  • Worrying can be a waste of valuable time
    Instead of just worrying about your weight do something about it.  Put the energy you put into worrying into starting to change lifestyle habits such as eating healthier and exercise.

So the moral of the story is to stop worrying and take action instead.  You will be a much happier, healthier and thinner person!  Not sure where to start?  Seek out the help of a registered dietitian in your area:  www.eatright.org.

 

Nutrition News: 

Admiring Chocolate

 

Who isn't in love with chocolate?  It can be a bitter-sweet relationship!  It tastes so heavenly yet sticks you with loads of calories and fat.  


However if  you try to stick to cocoa, or choose chocolate that contains more heart-healthy fats, you can make it more of a sweeter relationship than a bitter one.

 

Here's the dish:

  • Cocoa and some other chocolates contain flavonoids - the same headline-grabbing health-promoting substances found in tea, red wine, soy foods, cranberries, peanuts, strawberries, apples and many other fruits and vegetables. The flavonoids in chocolate are called flavonols.

  • The latest research finds that eating flavonoid-rich foods may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

  • Science has found that dark chocolate is higher in flavonoids than milk chocolate.   The manufacturing of cocoa powder and chocolate syrups removes most flavonoids.

  • Cocoa's main fat, stearic acid, may be heart-healthy. Our bodies convert it to a monounsaturated or healthy type of fat.

So What's the Catch...

There's a hitch, though: The good stuff is in the cocoa. But most chocolate is also rich in saturated fats - the kind that raises "bad" or LDL cholesterol. Products made with partially hydrogenated vegetable oils also contain cholesterol-raising trans fatty acids. Not to mention that many of the candy bars we eat are full of nougat, nuts, caramel, peanut butter, and other high fat, high sugar, and high calorie ingredients.

The Smart Way To Eat Chocolate

When you get that urge for chocolate, choose dark chocolate. It contains slightly more flavonoids and proportionately more stearic acid than milk chocolate.  Do your best to keep urges down to a minimum but when you get the urge just snack on a small piece.

For a more common indulgence, try real cocoa. Make hot cocoa with skim milk or low-fat soymilk - and use it in cooking and/or baking. 

Fitness Fun:

Take a Walk Daily

 

Taking a walk daily will only take about 30 minutes of your entire day and will be well worth it!  Daily walks can help to relieve feelings of anxiety and depression, and increase feelings of enthusiasm and optimism. Daily walks also can help to boost your energy level, enhance your self-image, release tension, manage stress and improve your ability to fall asleep quickly and sleep well.  Do it first thing in the morning so you don't make excuses later.  Start your day out right and feel good about an accomplishment early in the day! Walk at a quicker pace for a more heart healthy workout.  Shoot for at least 30 minutes per day but if you can do more that is even better!

 

 

 

 

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