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Are Diet Plans Easy To Follow?

Are most diet plans easy-to-follow, affordable, realistic, non-restrictive and most importantly won’t leave you hungry?

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Eating a balanced diet as part of your day-to-day life is critical to maintaining a long, energetic and healthy life.

A realistic diet encourages you to adopt healthy eating…

Also educates you about the importance of sensible eating through our nutritional services and diet plans.

Diet eating plans are complementary to all women currently participating in our boot camps and personal training services…

In addition to this, we also provide ongoing and up-to-date information and research to help educate you in choosing the right foods for your body.

We categorize our diet plans into three distinct areas and include:

* Low GI/low carbohydrate
* High protein
* Vegetarian

Its all about promoting women’s health, healthy eating via natural, whole foods to provide your body with all the daily nutrients it needs to achieve healthy weight loss…

YES, sustainable  energy for improved wellness and performance.

It is ideal to have smaller portions spread throughout the day…

This provide your body with a consistent supply of proteins, carbohydrates, healthy fats, vitamins and minerals so you can perform at an optimal level for longer.

For more information visit our top 25 healthy foods page currently recommended by health and nutrition professionals.

So What is a Healthy Diet

A good diet should provide your body with the nutrients it needs in the proper quantities.

A balanced and moderate diet is crucial to developing a healthy lifestyle.

Food provides seven essential substances your body needs: carbohydrates that provide energy; vitamins promote health; protein aids in growth and repairing the body…

Fat that protects muscles and internal systems from harmful collisions, functions as an energy storage system…

Fat helps maintain proper temperature by insulating the body; minerals to maintain body systems; fiber to assist in digestion and the processing of waste materials; and water that accounts of 70% of the human body.

Low GI/Low Carbohydrate Diet

Glycemic Index (GI) is calculated on a scale from 1 – 100 and measures the effect of food on our blood-glucose levels.

When we eat, our blood sugar levels increase leaving us full and energised.

Research has shown high GI carbohydrate foods causes our insulin to rapidly spike which results in a short energy burst before dropping, leaving you hungry and tired.

This is also damaging to our arteries, blood vessels and will result in weight gain.

Low GI carbohydrate foods on the other hand, sustain you over a longer period, leaving you feeling fuller for longer.

Eating a low GI diet means you are less likely to ‘snack’ on bad foods that are responsible for weight gain, tiredness and are generally unhealthy for you and your body.

Controlling your sugar intake is an important factor in achieving weight loss and consistent energy levels throughout the day.

The low GI/low carbohydrate diet is most recommended for women  trying to achieve maximum weight loss.

High Protein Diet

Much of our body is protein-based including our muscles, brain cells, skin, hair and nails.

A high-protein diet leaves you feeling fuller for longer and provides you with your daily energy needs.

Protein is the most important factor when exercising in order to tone.

You want to increase muscle mass as it is the key factor when it comes to building and repairing muscles.

Protein-rich foods including chicken, beef, lamb, fish and legumes release amino acids which when digested, are used to make new proteins to give us our energy sources.

We recommend this diet if you want to achieve quick weight loss and fast lean muscle gain.

Vegetarian Diet

Many people are choosing this diet as a healthy lifestyle option.

Vegetarian diets eliminate meat products and in some cases seafood and all animal by-products (vegan).

It is important when choosing to eat vegetarian, that you supplement your diet with protein and omega-rich foods including soy products, legumes, eggs, whole grains, nuts and seeds.

A well-balanced vegetarian diet has many health benefits and can reduce the risk of obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and some types of cancer.

However if not carefully planned can have the opposite effect on the body.

Why Better Nutrition?

Did you know juicing is no longer just a fad…

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The evidence is supported by tons of studies, juice is fast becoming a way of life for the health-conscious at heart. Why?

Because diets high in fruits & vegetables helps a wide range of  ailments.

Fresh-squeezed juice liquefies the vitamins, minerals and enzymes found in fruits vegetables for a quick, convenient way to keep the doctor away.

Juice (juicing) is a vital part of a healthy lifestyle.

Still not convinced?

There are many obvious reasons, and some you may never have thought of
to juice your way to better nutrition.

Get Vitamin-Specific:

Sure, you can take vitamins in pill form, you can also increase your intake
of specific vitamins and minerals in an instant with fresh juice.

Carrot juice offers beta-carotene

Blackberry juice contains potassium

Orange juice is jam-packed with vitamin C…

Improve Digestion:

Juices contain digestive enzymes that work to break down old food
debris in your digestive tract while other juice nutrients…

Regenerate the glands and organs responsible for digestion.

Juices revitalize digestive excretions, strengthen muscle action and give your body the ability to absorb nutrients more efficiently…

Improving digestion improves your overall health and gives you more energy.

Fight Deadly Diseases:

Fresh juices contain phytochemicals, substances in plants linked to good
health and prevention of certain deadly diseases.

Phytochemicals are found in fruits & vegetables…juicing is a quick way
to get a healthful dose.

Lose Weight Without Cravings:

If you’re trying to lose weight and you stay hungry all the time…

It could be because you’re lacking essential vitamins and minerals
that can be lost by cooking food.

Drinking juice replenishes those elements so you can eat less, saves
calories and lose weight.

Drinking fresh juice can also satisfy a sweet tooth, eliminate food cravings.

Rev Up Your Metabolism:

Too tired to exercise?

Get energy boost with some fresh juice, and get moving.

Increasing your activity will rev up your metabolism so you can burn more calories.

Cut the Caffeine:

Caffeine strips your body of much-needed minerals. Replace the morning cuppa with fresh juice, and get a natural eye-opener that really gets your body going.

Enjoy Healthful Sugars:

Believe it or not, there are natural healthful sugars…juices contain them.

Unlike refined sugars found in candy and desserts, these simple sugars bring energy in a nutritious way.

Proactive Protein Foods:

Who says you need fatty proteins to build muscle?

If you combine brewer’s yeast, wheat germ or whole grains with your fresh juice, you can enjoy a high-protein snack your body absorbs quickly.

What About Water?

Juicing can help you get those eight daily glasses of water that you’ve
been meaning to drink.

Fruits and vegetables contain a large percentage of water that we need to
flush out toxins and stay healthy.

Transform Eating Habits:

Once you begin to enjoy the nutritional benefits of juicing, you’ll be inspired
to transform your eating habits for a lifetime.

Life just gets better from here:)

Juicing is your answer to better nutrition for continued weight loss success, health wellness, better quality of life for women’s health.

What makes weight loss success near-guaranteed, almost struggle-free?

Low Calorie Food Satisfies Hunger?

Low fat recipes foods with a high satiety value help reduce the amount of food it takes to stop hunger and cravings…

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Are you tired of struggling with your weight?

Sick and tired of rail thin celebrities touting the latest diet patch, diet pill or another domineering diet plan?

What low fat or low calorie food helps stop hunger and cravings while extending time between meals?

What about hunger pangs and hunger pains…

Satiety is the feeling that you are not being deprived and are full, and often satiety is the only determining factor in successful weight management.

Good news is there are many low-calorie foods can help you achieve satiety.

In general, the more water, fiber and protein a food has the longer it will keep you satisfied…

Eggs have been dubbed the perfect protein with omega-3 nutrient dense.

Eggs are a nutrient dense food that boosts brain power thanks to the choline they contain.

A 2005 study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition concludes that protein foods have a strong role in satiety.

In the study, women who ate a daily diet of 30 percent protein consumed 441 fewer calories than women who ate 15 percent of calories from protein.

Other low-fat, high-protein choices can give satiety, too.

Protein empties from the stomach more slowly than carbohydrates that’s why some women feel full longer, according to the Mayo Clinic.

It keeps blood sugar steady instead of spiking as some carbohydrates can.

Good protein foods include:

  • Lean meats
  • Poultry without skin
  •  Low fat or non fat low calorie dairy foods…

Fish is more satisfying on a per-calorie basis than other proteins according to the Diabetes Network.

Broth based soup can fill you up without filling you out.

Soup is a great way to start a meal and save on calories, thanks to its high water content.

Barbara Rolls, Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University’s chairwoman of nutrition researched the difference between women who started meals with soup and those who began with entrees…

Rolls found that women who ate meals with soup consumed 100 fewer calories during the meal.

Complex carbohydrates high in water and fiber such as apples, oranges and grapes give you more food for fewer calories.

Also high fiber and higher fiber foods stay in your stomach longer because they’re processed slower.

This means you feel fuller for longer according to Elisa Zied spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association.

Popcorn is a low calorie snack food that allows you to indulge your urge to munch without lots of extra calories thanks to its bulk.

Just make sure you don’t drench it in high-fat butter.

Some herbs or spices can be used to give extra pizazz to your snack without adding extra calories.

Choose popcorn over dry foods…

Including pretzels and crackers because these snacks lack fiber, water and are low in volume as recommended by Weight Watchers.

Legumes and beans truly are magical when it comes to feeling full because of their high fiber and protein contents.

Lentils and baked beans both had high marks on the Satiety Index developed by Australian researcher Dr. Susanne Holt of the University of Sydney.

Beans and lentils also have “anti” nutrients delaying their absorption and keep you feeling fuller longer.

Salad gives you the satisfying crunch factor along with fiber and water.

As with soup, women who start their meals with salad eat fewer calories than those who skip the greens according to Rolls’ research.

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