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https://www.psicologialaboral.net/2024/08/07/xsrphns When I was overweight I assumed that most slim people were just lucky and that genetically they were naturally slim. I thought that if I was putting on weight as I got older, it was natural, and that I should just accept the way I was.

https://nedediciones.com/uncategorized/8a23qzm95 It wasn’t until I had a go at cutting down my portion sizes and did a bit more exercise that I realized that in most cases we are in control of how big we are. I realized that I got the way I did because I ate too much and didn’t exercise enough. I did something about it.

https://oevenezolano.org/2024/08/t5dhi4hthq This lead me to think about the various healthy weight or slim people that I knew – and no longer did I assume that they were a healthy weight by pure luck. I knew now that the majority of them ate less than I did and did more exercise.

https://inteligencialimite.org/2024/08/07/0eydm3f Some examples of this:

https://udaan.org/0vytlafzs.php The man sitting in the opposite desk to me at work seemed to spend all day eating crisps and biscuits. However – he did 30 laps in the pool every morning.

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Another friend at church is extremely slim – I found out when we spent an afternoon together that she doesn’t have a sweet tooth and rarely eats cakes or dessert.

At the church Christmas meal recently where we could choose two or three courses in advance, the slimmest gentleman there hadn’t bothered to order pudding because he doesn’t have a sweet tooth. I also know that he does a reasonable amount of exercise in his spare time.

A lady I travel on the train with claims to snack all day and to have an extremely high metabolism. However she has also told me that she generally feels so full after her evening meal that she never eats dessert.

So, what have I learnt from my own experience and that of others?

• Most slim people do not eat too much – they stop eating when they are full and they practice portion control

• Many slim people are less likely to have a penchant for sweet things or experience sugar cravings. (Note: unfortunately I do not fit into this category!)

• Most slim people do some form of exercise regularly.

• Very few slim people are genetically slim, most of them have habits or tendencies that support their body shape.

• Most slim people do have to exercise control to stay slim, although many have done it for so long that it comes quite naturally.

Of course there are always exceptions – everyone knows someone who can eat what they want and get away with it. As I am not one of them though, I am more interested in the habits of those who are a healthy weight. So if you are struggling to lose weight, why not take notice of those around you. If you have a slim friend ask them what their secret is – it might just be a simple habit that will help you too.

In the next post in this series I shall be looking at dairy products. Advice differs widely as to whether we should include dairy products in a healthy diet or not. At one point I remember a study which said eating low fat dairy can aid weight loss. On the other side of the coin it is claimed that many of us are lactose intolerant and shouldn’t eat dairy, especially milk, past the age of weaning.  Personally I’m very keen on dairy, especially cheese, and I also see it as a good source of calcium, so for me, it’s always part of my diet.

To count the calories in dairy, it is easiest to have a pair of scales and a measuring jug to hand. I’m going to keep the measurements UK style and use grams (g) and millilitres (ml). When you have measured the grams or millilitres of the product, use the formula below to calculate the calories.  For those items measured typically in spoons I have just given a rough calorie guide.

https://homeupgradespecialist.com/vibilmnr Milk and cream

Full cream milk – ml x 0.65
Semi skimmed milk (2%) – ml ÷ 2
1% milk – ml x 0.4
Skimmed milk – ml ÷ 3
Creme fraiche – full fat – 1 tablespoon – 50
Creme fraiche – low fat – 1 tablespoon – 25
Single cream – 1 tablespoon – 30
Double cream – 1 tablespoon – 70

https://aiohealthpro.com/mbdtqiipb6 Butter – g x 7.3

https://mandikaye.com/blog/i99pwtt9sl Cheese

Hard cheese – e.g. cheddar – g x 4
Feta, mozzarella – g x 2.5
Brie, camembert (e.g. creamy soft cheese) – g x 3.5
Cream cheese – full fat – g x 2.5
Cream cheese – low fat – g x 1.5
Cottage cheese – full fat – g x 1
Cottage cheese – low fat – g x 0.7
Fromage frais (natural) – g ÷ 2

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Natural full fat yoghurt – g x 1.4
Natural low fat yoghurt – g x 2/3
Other yoghurts – single pot – calories will be on the pot – differs widely

Ice cream – g x 2 (rough approximation as there are many types of ice-cream!)

Watch out for the next post in this series!

If you’re cooking dinner, and making it up as you go along, it’s not always easy to tell what you can add to your dish to make it taste nice.  A bit of trial and error is sometimes required, although you can rarely go wrong with grinding some black pepper into a dish.

Many resources that talk about herbs discuss in great detail the flavor of the herbs, and then go on to list about ten different herbs that can be used with each meat. Often the cook is then no better off, simply because it’s no easier to choose from those ten herbs the one which would be best in your dinner that night.

You have a choice of using fresh or dried herbs and for convenience its usually a good idea to keep a few pots of dried herbs in your cupboard.

If you can’t afford to buy lots of different pots of herbs, I would recommend you simply get a jar of https://merangue.com/gib2e2q Mixed Herbs. You can add a teaspoon to most dishes for added flavor with any repercussions.

If you do opt for dried herbs however I would avoid getting the following herbs and get these fresh instead as in my opinion the dried variety tastes of next to nothing:

Parsley

https://sugandhmalhotra.com/2024/08/07/flvg0o9s5 Coriander leaf (Cilantro)

https://polyploid.net/blog/?p=yp0j08g0yy Mint

Coriander is sometimes available in a gel or suspension in a jar or tube, and although these are not quite as good as fresh, its generally an improvement on dried.

If you choose to buy fresh herbs from the supermarket in a packet, don’t forget that you can always freeze the excess, and that you can use it from frozen in your next dish. It doesn’t taste quite the same as when it was fresh, but it does save waste. The supermarket fresh herbs always seem to come in such large packets when all you want is a bit for one recipe.

If you want to grow fresh herbs, this can be done inside in window pots, or outside in pots or in the garden. I personally have had the most success with:

Basil – indoors

https://udaan.org/zoq5jtbrcl2.php Mint – outdoors in a tub – don’t plant it in the garden as it will take over

Buy Alprazolam 2Mg Online Sage – grows like mad in my garden

https://transculturalexchange.org/mzgq5x6 Rosemary – the soil seems to be just right for it where I live

Can I Order Xanax Online Legally Thyme – seems to grow reasonably well outside but the frost killed it

So here are some failsafe ways to add herbs to recipes:

Minced (Ground) Beef in any Italian style recipe – https://foster2forever.com/2024/08/nixwyoarmyy.html Basil and Oregano

Pizza – Basil and Oregano

Buy Alprazolam Paypal Chicken – chicken stock sauce or in a pie – Parsley, Thyme and https://eloquentgushing.com/mgrdswi Sage

Chicken – https://oevenezolano.org/2024/08/otx5kdff tomato based sauce – https://polyploid.net/blog/?p=c0uwlzr Basil

https://nedediciones.com/uncategorized/77suela Chicken – https://transculturalexchange.org/6t4nmcr6 creamy sauce – https://homeupgradespecialist.com/wnr52s742l Tarragon

https://www.completerehabsolutions.com/blog/l5bf6aw Chicken – baked in the oven – Rosemary

https://solomedicalsupply.com/2024/08/07/yg2xcxpd Roast Lamb – Rosemary

https://foster2forever.com/2024/08/1frmefges.html Beef Casserole – Buy Xiemed Alprazolam Bay Leaves

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Boiled New Potatoes – Mint

I particularly like to use lots of herbs and spices in low fat recipes, as it’s a way of adding flavor without adding calories.

What are your favorite pairings of meat and herbs?

Another year is here and as always it signals the end of the holiday period. I suppose January is typically the month when we have the most negative thoughts about food. We wonder how on earth we could have eaten so much, and decide to spend the month of January living on salad!  I’m probably not the only one who has eaten a little too much than is good for them over the holiday season – although at least here in the UK we don’t have Thanksgiving to contend with as well!

As far as food goes I normally welcome the thought of having some nice vegetable soups, or some big bowls of salad in January, as Christmas always ends up being a bit of a stodge fest where food is concerned. Pudding and cake abounds, buffets include many pastry products, and one drinks more alcohol than normal.

On Boxing Day I was unfortunately stuck in the house on my own with a large tin of Quality Street calling to me, and as a result suffered some indigestion the next couple of days! Lesson learnt I hope.

Anyway, I’m no different to everyone else. As always I ate a bit too much over the holiday, I put on a few pounds, and I plan to get my healthy eating back on track in January to sort myself out again. The key to maintaining weight is to catch it before it creeps up too high, so that is my plan for the next few weeks.

I want to eat more healthily by cutting out the refined carbohydrates and sugar that do the damage over the festive period. Hopefully I’ll get some more vegetables, salad and fruit in there too and maybe have a go at some new healthy recipes to get inspired.

I have a large butternut squash to eat up that arrived in my Christmas vegetable box and I haven’t yet done anything with it, so my first task will be to look up some new squash recipes and find a way to use it up. I did ask for a small squash, but I wouldn’t call what I got small! I also have a couple of large oranges to eat up, which I always put off, because although I know they are tasty, they will also be really messy, so I think one of those will be tomorrow’s pudding.

I have one final splurge coming up, which is the church Christmas meal – we prefer to have in it January as people are less busy – and after that its back on track with healthy cooking.

Anyone else have any healthy eating plans for January?

This is yet another recipe that uses chicken breasts. I tend to keep this one for holidays or special occasions as its quite high in calories!

https://www.completerehabsolutions.com/blog/ut4uflrr Ingredients (serves 2):

2 chicken breasts
6 strips of smoked streaky bacon
2 long rectangles of cheese, about half the length of a chicken breast, and about 1 cm width by ½ cm height
2 springs of rosemary
black pepper

https://sugandhmalhotra.com/2024/08/07/ydmkrl73 Method:

Preheat the oven to 200 C.

Get a sharp knife and make a slit from the end of the breast all the way inside the breast, but do not let the knife come out the other end. Wiggle the knife slightly to widen the slit.

Take the cheese, and ease it inside the slit. It should just fit inside the breast.  It doesn’t matter if it breaks, just push it in.

Place the rosemary over the top of the chicken, and then wrap the chicken in the strips of bacon. Ensure that one strip of bacon covers the slit where the cheese has been inserted. This will help keep the cheese inside the chicken during cooking.  Grind some black pepper over the top.

Put the chicken in a dish and cook in the pre-heated oven for 30 minutes.

Serve with mashed potato and steamed vegetables.