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Cookouts and Calories: Eating Slim this Summer

Does enjoying cookout season have to mean saying goodbye to your diet this summer? Not any more. Now you can have your burger and eat it too. Just follow some smart tips; and you could enjoy cookout food without ruining your diet completely.

Here is an example of what a smart choice could save you – Jane picks a half-pound hamburger with potato salad, while Linda chooses a quarter-pound sirloin burger on a whole grain bun and fresh fruit salad. Guess what – Linda saves 500 calories! And that, as we all know, is a lot of calories to save in one single meal.

As Linda's choice indicates, it's not just the meat you pick that counts, but the portion size as well. So pick a quarter-pound burger instead of a half- or third-pounder or a regular sized light hot dog in place of an oversized sausage frank or link. Give up the 8- to 12- ounce steak in favor of the 4-ounce lean steak.

For every meat on the menu, there's a slimmer, healthier choice. Take sirloin or extra-lean beef instead of regular beef. If it's a steak you're eating, go for the lean cut. Avoid Polish sausage links, hot links, smoked sausages or bratwursts and go for the reduced-fat sausage link instead. Grilled, skinless chicken breast or thigh is preferable to the breaded or fried chicken patty or even a grilled chicken thigh with the skin on.

Toppings matter too, as do the buns. Skip the bacon, mayonnaise, fried onion, and full-fat cheese toppings in favor of the healthier tomato, lettuce, onion, salsa, mustard, and reduced fat cheese and serve on the whole grain bun.

The side dishes make a difference too. Heap your plate with a fresh vegetable or fruit salad instead of chips and you could save about 120 calories. Pass the potato salad and add a serving of vegetarian baked beans, and you could bypass 50-60 calories. Eat all the carrot sticks and celery that you want. Remember, celery, when eaten raw, actually takes more calories to chew and swallow than it adds to your body.

And we're not done yet. Choose unsweetened iced tea instead of the sweetened lemonade, and you could skip 100 calories. For dessert, opt for fresh berries, melons, or whatever other fresh fruit might be available. Avoid cakes, cookies, pies, and ice-creams.

Avoid empty calories at all costs. Say a firm "No" to regular soda and alcoholic beverages.

Remember, it's possible to enjoy the season without having to worry about the extra pounds later. It's all about the choices you make!

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Why do I feel sick when I eat healthy?

I've eaten anything I want all my life but when I start eating healthy, i.e., eating fruits, salads, lean meats and low carbs I start to feel a slight headache and slight nausea? If I then go have lets say, a sausage sandwich, I feel great? Please help I really want to lose weight and be healthy.

it is becoz you are not found of healthy food.you actually like junk.its just psychology....you do one thing...when ever u r least hungry(break fast,lunch,supper or dinner ) u take a healthy meal and gradually increase your intake of healthy food and one day u will see that u completely stopped eating junk.

example:

1st step: u ate healthy food in breakfast(rest ur choice)

after making this a habit -go to next step

2nd step: healthy food- breakfast+supper(lunch,dinner ur choice)-then after..

3rd step: healthy food- breakfast+supper+dinner(lunch ur choice)then..

4th step: a complete healthy food.....(u reached ur target)

(don't take tooooo long for the next step)

don't forget to reward yourself-----eat what ever is ur favorite once a week....this will keep u motivated....but try not to eat it in dinner(best time- breakfast or lunch)

u cannot loose a habit or change yourself in one day.it is a gradual process(remember: slow and steady wins the race)

exercise regularly-start from doing a 15 min exercise-walking etc,any game u like-gradually increase your exercise....(20min---30 min----40min---1hr---1.30min----target reached)

soon you will see that u started turning heads.i guaranty u that u can do it sweety.....just try it....u may fail one,twice,but don't forget to try(try n try but never cry)...donut stop trying
motivating thoughts for you:

nothing is impossible to a willing heart..........
no man fails who does his best.........
in great attempts it is glorious to fail........
all great achievements require time...............
in order to succeed first believe that u can....
all the best...

u can definitely become what you want...just grab it...u have time to change and you can do it.. ....(it is never too late to mend up)