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Crash Diets Are a One Night Stand

Marta — Wed, 28 May 2008 23:38:46 +0000

My personal take on a ~~diet~~ lifestyle plan I propose. What is Wellbeing Goddess blog about? I am trying to explain the difference between crash diet and a lifestyle change.

Crash diets are easy – they only last a couple of days. Lifestyle change is difficult because it is meant to be forever. Crash diet is like one night stand and lifestyle is like a catholic marriage. One night stand diet comes and goes. When the party is over, you are left with a bad breath and the nagging headache. There is nothing to brag about – unless you got extremely poor manners. Surely, from time to time quick romances happen, and they are something in between – they do not give you a stability of a marriage nor a shame of a quick shag in a toilet. But they are a mirage. An empty promise, good as long you don’t ask to deliver. So do not expect the romance to last forever and don’t be surprised when a latest fad diet leaves you with a handfulf of your own hair.

Why Crash Diets Are Not an Option?

Marta — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:00:35 +0000

First and for most, they do not work. If they did, nobody would be fat anymore. We would just stick to grapefruits or cabbage this week and it would solve the problem for entire life. Huh? Not likely.
They do not work, because they are not designed to work. They do what it says on a tin: lose 6 pounds this week. They do not promise you will keep the weight off. You are going to lose 6 pounds of water weight, and maybe a little bit of muscle. You are going to look unhealthy, tired and not in very good mood.
What they do not say, is what else you will lose expect of weight. Hair, for instance. Hair loss is a common companion of crash dieting. Not enough nutrients in a food means that body ‘shut down’. Broken nails and grey skin will follow.
What else?
Our skin is amazing, but still doesn’t like rapid weight loss. You are going to get stretch marks so big, people will ask when you have had your baby. Even if you are 13.
Your metabolism will slow down and go into ‘starvation mode’, trying to preserve what it can. It means that whatever you will eat, it will go straight to build more fat cells.
Welcome yo-yo effect.
Enough scare, what will work?
Little changes, over longer period of time – that’s the whole secret. Less stress, more real food, more exercise and you can live 10 or 20 years longer.

10 foods to make you happy

Marta — Sun, 11 May 2008 21:28:48 +0000

Does good mood diet truly exist? Apart from eating chocolate, I mean. It is scientifically proven that chocolate lifts your mood – by boosting serotonin levels. And uhm, sex, yup, it does it as well. Who would have thought that?
I have found today quite nice article about other food examples, so read on to find out what should we eat to prevent us feeling depressed.

Louise Hall
May 4, 2008

Feeling blue? Mung beans, lobster, turkey, asparagus, sunflower seeds, cottage cheese, pineapple, tofu, spinach and bananas could lift your spirits.

A diet high in tryptophan – an amino acid converted by the body into the feel-good chemical serotonin – can improve mood and wellbeing, pediatrician and natural health expert Caroline Longmore said.

The body cannot produce tryptophan so unless we get enough through our diets, we may suffer a deficiency, leading to low serotonin levels which are associated with mood disorders, anxiety, cravings and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

“Following a diet which contains foods rich in naturally occurring serotonin will improve your mood, leaving you energised and in a state of harmony and wellbeing,” Dr Longmore said.

Sounds easy, is it? Just eat a bit of lobster and it wouldn’t matter if your hubby is cheating on you. I wonder, is that’s why Victoria chose lobster for her Christmas dinner in a Tesco commercial?
Hmm.
Just get yourself banana, honey.

PS. There is more of that:

Britain’s Food and Mood Project recommends eating chicken, sardines, turkey, salmon, fresh tuna, nuts and seeds to boost serotonin levels. But Associate Professor Michael Baigent, clinical adviser to Beyondblue, said there was only low-level evidence to suggest tryptophans have a medical effect.

They are very careful not to say anything for sure, nevertheless, we sure can try, is it? So grab some food that will make you happy, next time you are shopping. And hmm, I can’t believe I am saying this, but looks like there is a happy life outside the chocolate wrapper.

How to loose a diet and gain a healthy lifestyle!

Marta — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:13:24 +0000

If you have tried too many diets and never had good, long lasting results from any of them – this site is for you. It gives you structerd day-by day- program, complete with diet plan, exercises and treatments for an combined effect. It doesn’t change one thing – yet it makes a whole lot of a difference. Just by switching our mindset from ‘I need to go on diet’ to ‘walk for 5 min’ it achieves a lot. Each day of the program you are getting simple to achieve goal – And you can keep score, weeke by week. So stay tuned for details, as the Wellbeing Goddess starts officially 1st of May 2008 with it revolutionary program ‘6 weeks to great bikini body’! (Ok, it is working title, but it gives you a hint:)
So, if you want a drop dead georgeous body in time for holiday stick with us!

Too much ado about fruits…

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:59:41 +0000

Fruits are great sorsce of vitamins and antioxidants. They are very low on fat, so you can virtually eat as much as you want. They do contain natural sugars but body deals with them in a better way than with artificial sweeteners or refined white sugar. They are the most important tool on your way to achive grat body and young look.

Aromatherapy

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:50:33 +0000

Aromatherapy is one of the most relaxing treatments. Very enojoyable experience.

Home Spa Ideas

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:45:11 +0000

It is actually quite possible to recreate some of the great spa treatments at home. If are looking for a luxury treatments on a budget – look no further! Home spa remedies are easy to use and very relaxing.

Jump start your diet!

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:38:23 +0000

Let me introduce you to the exercise I’m sure you didn’t try yet. It’s the only known exercise that can actually reduce your cellulite! It also burns calories twice as fast as running. And that’s great news combined – you can reduce your cellulite AND training time!

Walk yourself slim!

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:16:23 +0000

Walking is the easiest of the exercises. From the ground zero (ehm, sofa) to the countryside leads a slow, relaxing path. It’s enough if you start with a 5 min a day. Surely, you can walk for 5 min? So where is a trick? The next day you add 5 min. And you add 5 min every other day, until you reach 1 hr a day. And the bast part – it doesn’t have to be performed at once. 5 min in the morning counts, and 5 min walking instead of driving to the nearest shop adds up. Walk up the stairs at work and so on. 5 min here and there and you will have your hour of exercises in no time. Most of the time – you will not even notice! So write a note in your journal each time you take a walk. Little tip: draw some stars next to the date in your diary for every 5 min walking. It’s quick, easy and unobtrusive.

Featured Diet

Marta — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:58:44 +0000

Here you will be able to find helpfull diet tips and reviews of the latest diets.