The engine 2 diet is a diet that was created by a firefighter in Austin, Texas named Rip Esselstyn. After finding out several of his fellow firefighters had dangerously high cholesterol levels Rip a former professional athlete took action and came up with a diet plan for the entire firehouse.
By following Rip's plan everybody in the firehouse lost weight ( some lost more then 20 pounds) and lowered there cholesterol. it worked so well everybody convinced him to write a book so the whole population could benefit from this amazing diet plan.
His plant-powered eating plan is based on a diet of whole foods, including vegetables, whole grains, fruit, legumes, seeds and nuts.
Rip is a great motivator and this book is loaded with a lot of great information on what to eat and includes many recipes also.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Top 4 Simple Walking Tips To Melt Your Fat Away!
Who of us won't love to have all of that stubborn fat melt away quickly and easily? But if only it could happen! The fact remains that while you can burn sugar and calories really fast, the same cannot be said of fat, even though it is formed from calories and sugar!
That said, there are still simple ways to burn fat and lose weight, and when I mean 'simple', I obviously don't refer either to starving for several days on end or doing long boring cardios for hours! Believe it or not, if you are prepared to walk everyday, you cannot but get rid of fat!
Many would argue that it would take several years for an overweight person to lose fat solely with the help of walking, in sharp contrast to intense workouts such as interval training. That might be true, but then again, how many of us have the stamina to bear the strain of intense workouts! The answer is, very few.
If you have never worked out in life, it is silly to even imagine that you would be able to manage those hard workouts with ease. On the contrary, walking is easy to do and it is not true that you cannot burn fat with it! You just need to be steady and patient and never lose heart. Here are a few walking tips for you to help you gain the maximum mileage from this exercise.
1. It is very important that you wear the correct shoes while walking, or you would be in danger of injuring your feet badly! I would recommend a pair of decent tennis shoes for this purpose, and you can buy them from your local store at an affordable price! With tennis shoes, the sole of your foot rests comfortably, thereby making walking easier for you with no fear of injuries!
2. We often set fixed schedules for almost all the important activities of our life except that of looking after our health. This is a rather strange behavior as a one's health comes before even his most important activity! It is easy for you to forget about your daily walking routine if you don't schedule it like your other important tasks. Make walking your top priority, because it really IS!
3. To burn even more fat from this exercise, you can carry one pound of weight in each of your hands. While walking, you can raise your arms over your head and then gently let them fall on the side. As you repeat this exercise while walking, it would make your heart beat faster and consequently you would be burning more fat!
If you wish to carry the weight in your legs instead of hands, you can buy leg weights instead! They are available for varying amounts of weights, and are quite cheap too! You can get them for as low as $5 or $6, depending on the amount of weight you are buying!
4. If you feel a bit impatient, you can add half-an-hour of extra intense workout along with your regular walking schedule. The reason I left this tip for the last is that you should do it only when you are fully comfortable with walking. This can tremendously accelerate the weight loss process for you and you would be able to get rid of those annoying pounds quicker than you would with just plain walking!
That said, there are still simple ways to burn fat and lose weight, and when I mean 'simple', I obviously don't refer either to starving for several days on end or doing long boring cardios for hours! Believe it or not, if you are prepared to walk everyday, you cannot but get rid of fat!
Many would argue that it would take several years for an overweight person to lose fat solely with the help of walking, in sharp contrast to intense workouts such as interval training. That might be true, but then again, how many of us have the stamina to bear the strain of intense workouts! The answer is, very few.
If you have never worked out in life, it is silly to even imagine that you would be able to manage those hard workouts with ease. On the contrary, walking is easy to do and it is not true that you cannot burn fat with it! You just need to be steady and patient and never lose heart. Here are a few walking tips for you to help you gain the maximum mileage from this exercise.
1. It is very important that you wear the correct shoes while walking, or you would be in danger of injuring your feet badly! I would recommend a pair of decent tennis shoes for this purpose, and you can buy them from your local store at an affordable price! With tennis shoes, the sole of your foot rests comfortably, thereby making walking easier for you with no fear of injuries!
2. We often set fixed schedules for almost all the important activities of our life except that of looking after our health. This is a rather strange behavior as a one's health comes before even his most important activity! It is easy for you to forget about your daily walking routine if you don't schedule it like your other important tasks. Make walking your top priority, because it really IS!
3. To burn even more fat from this exercise, you can carry one pound of weight in each of your hands. While walking, you can raise your arms over your head and then gently let them fall on the side. As you repeat this exercise while walking, it would make your heart beat faster and consequently you would be burning more fat!
If you wish to carry the weight in your legs instead of hands, you can buy leg weights instead! They are available for varying amounts of weights, and are quite cheap too! You can get them for as low as $5 or $6, depending on the amount of weight you are buying!
4. If you feel a bit impatient, you can add half-an-hour of extra intense workout along with your regular walking schedule. The reason I left this tip for the last is that you should do it only when you are fully comfortable with walking. This can tremendously accelerate the weight loss process for you and you would be able to get rid of those annoying pounds quicker than you would with just plain walking!
He Ate Healthy But Still Gained Weight-Find Out Why!
Guess how you gained so many unwanted pounds? I am not sure whether you were eating fatty or healthy foods before your weight gain, and I won't even ask you about that either, because the type of food you eat doesn't always determine whether or not you would gain weight!
Case in point: almost everyone would tell you that if you want to lose weight or avoid weight gain, you should steer clear of junk foods! But if that were true, I would have been overweight by several pounds by now, because I am a self-confessed junk food addict! If someone tells me to avoid junk foods, I won't be able to follow his advice!
Hardly a week goes when I don't have chocolates, cakes, white breads, etc. -all high-calorie junk foods supposed to make you overweight, but they haven't affected my body weight over the years (yes, I have always been like this). I find also find it hard to resist the temptation of going into a fast food restaurant and taking a bite!
Now, here is a second scenario: I know a friend who ate nothing except fruits and vegetables. He would eat the fruits raw and the vegetables roasted or fried in olive oil. You would think that he is slim and fit, right? Wrong!
Recently he was fired from a lucrative job, thanks to the economic downturn which is affecting the world like never before. Needless to say, he soon got depressed and began to eat more than before. Again, he was eating only 'healthy' foods, just more of them than before. A few months into this lifestyle and now he flaunts a very big, fat belly in place of his original flat belly!
Were you surprised? Don't be. It is all about controlling your food portions. In my case, what I didn't tell you is that I 'limit' my junk food intake. I don't visit fast food restaurants more than once or twice per week; as far as chocolates are concerned, I have a small bar every week but no more than that. I usually have white breads and cakes every two or three days, but both the bread and cake are half the size of what my brother has!
In essence, I have learnt to control my junk food intake in a way which lets me enjoy my favorite foods without the additional headache of weight gain.
My regular food habit is something I should tell you about too. Unlike most other people, I don't have two or three large meals per day. Instead, I split those large meals into several smaller meals, usually no more than five or six. I have each of those small meals every two or three hours.
Of course maintaining a healthy diet comes easy for me since I work from home. I also make sure that I snack between two consecutive meals, and contrary to what you might believe, my snacks are anything but junk foods! I usually have a carrot or an apple as snacks; sometimes I even cook popcorn at home using low-fat oil and then store them in my refrigerator to serve as snacks!
In case of my friend, he followed healthy eating habits all along, but he erred on one count: he increased his food intake drastically owing to depression. In essence, his body received more calories than required, and consequently deposited those extra calories as fat, thereby making him bulky!
There are people who believe that the source of calories DOES matter when it comes to maintaining a slim body; however, as you saw from the above article, weight maintenance is all about exercising portion control. Give your body exactly what it needs at a particular time; that way, it would never have any extra calorie left to deposit as fat and you would always be able to maintain your lean, slim figure!
Case in point: almost everyone would tell you that if you want to lose weight or avoid weight gain, you should steer clear of junk foods! But if that were true, I would have been overweight by several pounds by now, because I am a self-confessed junk food addict! If someone tells me to avoid junk foods, I won't be able to follow his advice!
Hardly a week goes when I don't have chocolates, cakes, white breads, etc. -all high-calorie junk foods supposed to make you overweight, but they haven't affected my body weight over the years (yes, I have always been like this). I find also find it hard to resist the temptation of going into a fast food restaurant and taking a bite!
Now, here is a second scenario: I know a friend who ate nothing except fruits and vegetables. He would eat the fruits raw and the vegetables roasted or fried in olive oil. You would think that he is slim and fit, right? Wrong!
Recently he was fired from a lucrative job, thanks to the economic downturn which is affecting the world like never before. Needless to say, he soon got depressed and began to eat more than before. Again, he was eating only 'healthy' foods, just more of them than before. A few months into this lifestyle and now he flaunts a very big, fat belly in place of his original flat belly!
Were you surprised? Don't be. It is all about controlling your food portions. In my case, what I didn't tell you is that I 'limit' my junk food intake. I don't visit fast food restaurants more than once or twice per week; as far as chocolates are concerned, I have a small bar every week but no more than that. I usually have white breads and cakes every two or three days, but both the bread and cake are half the size of what my brother has!
In essence, I have learnt to control my junk food intake in a way which lets me enjoy my favorite foods without the additional headache of weight gain.
My regular food habit is something I should tell you about too. Unlike most other people, I don't have two or three large meals per day. Instead, I split those large meals into several smaller meals, usually no more than five or six. I have each of those small meals every two or three hours.
Of course maintaining a healthy diet comes easy for me since I work from home. I also make sure that I snack between two consecutive meals, and contrary to what you might believe, my snacks are anything but junk foods! I usually have a carrot or an apple as snacks; sometimes I even cook popcorn at home using low-fat oil and then store them in my refrigerator to serve as snacks!
In case of my friend, he followed healthy eating habits all along, but he erred on one count: he increased his food intake drastically owing to depression. In essence, his body received more calories than required, and consequently deposited those extra calories as fat, thereby making him bulky!
There are people who believe that the source of calories DOES matter when it comes to maintaining a slim body; however, as you saw from the above article, weight maintenance is all about exercising portion control. Give your body exactly what it needs at a particular time; that way, it would never have any extra calorie left to deposit as fat and you would always be able to maintain your lean, slim figure!