The Daily Turn On! The Carb Rules for Weight Loss Success
Life is too short not to be fully "turned on." The Daily Turn On! energizes all aspects of "you." Every Monday The Daily Turn On! with That's Fit Life Fit expert Laura Lewis will provide you with ideas and tips to awaken your mind, your body and your life as you journey through each day of the week! Check in each Monday to get your tip for Turning On every day of your life.For many years I have been teaching people how to lose weight naturally. Getting back to basics is what it's all about! In the spirit of the America Takes it Off! I decided to give you a few of my simple techniques for losing weight and keeping it off. And here is the deal. If you follow my advice, you will lose weight. No question. For more information about how you can lose way, read each of my daily columns for easy-to-implement tips for losing weight the "right way." You may also want to check out my book, 52 Way To A Healthy You. This book offers one tip a week for changing your lifestyle to help you live your best and most health-filled life.
Carb Rules according to Laura
Carb Rules according to Laura
- Cut the sugar, lose the weight. Easy ... yes? Remove all refined sugars and carbs this week. Eliminate any sugar in your diet, and replace it with fresh, high fiber fruits such as whole berries (my favorites are raspberries) and apples. Avoid dried fruits, super ripe bananas, pears and melons. Do not drink processed fruit juices. You may drink fresh veggie juices. If you prefer to buy vegetable juice rather than "juicing" at home, be sure to check the ingredients on the label to make sure the product does not contain any fruit juices. And, drink plenty of filtered water.
- Cut the refined white flour products. Refined carbohydrates are the white stuff: white rice, white bread, potatoes, and all things containing white sugar. Examples: Replace traditional white pasta normally made with semolina flour (white flour) with brown rice pasta. One two ounce serving has as much fiber as a medium-sized apple. Also try whole wheat pasta and corn pasta. You will automatically bump up your fiber, vitamins and minerals. "Veggie colored" pastas are not high in fiber or nutrients, which means they are not a good substitute. Replace your white bread with real whole grain bread. Try spelt bread, whole rye (read the label) or for a change try Ezekiel bread. My favorites are the Ezekiel english muffins.
- Keep the carbs low: four to six servings per day are all you need. Be sure you are eating a balanced diet of lean protein, fresh veggies and moderate amounts of essential fats.
- Eat your carbs early in the day. As you move towards evening meals, eat primarily protein and veggies. And to be purposefully redundant ... drink plenty of water!
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