Weight Loser Blog » Diet Tips

Drinking Ice Water Burns Calories

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 23:08:07 +0000

I just read an article on HowStuffWorks and it is very interesting. Here is a quote from the article:

Let’s figure out exactly what you’re burning when you drink a 16-ounce (0.5 liter) glass of ice water:

The temperature of ice water can be estimated at zero degrees Celsius.

Body temperature can be estimated at 37 degrees Celsius.

It takes 1 calorie to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.

There are 473.18 grams in 16 fluid ounces of water.

So in the case of a 16-ounce glass of ice water, your body must raise the temperature of 473.18 grams of water from zero to 37 degrees C. In doing so, your body burns 17,508 calories. But that’s calories with a little “c.” Your body only burns 17.5 Calories, and in the grand scheme of a 2,000-Calorie diet, that 17.5 isn’t very significant.

Basically, because the ice water is so cold, your body has to burn calories to heat it back up. This is probably true with any ice cold drink, but water has no additional calories. So if you’re on a diet, drink more ice cold water!

Use the Web to Count Calories

admin — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 22:59:54 +0000

Counting calories correctly can be really hard, especial when eating out. It’s almost impossible to find the calories in a meal when you eat out, but there a number of websites that have all this information listed. This will allow you to count your calories, even while you eat out.

I searched around and found a number of these websites, but this one seems to be the best. They have a huge database of resturants and other food items. You don’t have to sign up and there aren’t a million ads all over the pages, so it works really well.

The site is: http://www.calorie-count.com. Check it out if you are having trouble counting calories.

Update: A reader just informed me about CalorieLab.com, which is also a website that provides great and detailed info on calories. I have seen this site before, but forgot what the URL was when I posted this article.

Diet Tips from Successful Dieters

admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:15:29 +0000

There was an article in the latest issue of Ladies Home Journal that had a few tips from woman that have been very successful on a diet and changing to a healthy lifestyle. I thought I would share some of the tips because I think they are really sound advice. Check them out below:

Do not eat snacks at work
Do not check your weight every day on the scale
Eat with manners: Chew slowly, take small bites, drink sips for water between bites.
Eat before you go out, particularly before going out to the movies or shopping. If you are full when you go out, you will be less tempted to get buttery popcorn or a pretzel at the mall.

Drink More Juice!

admin — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:54:30 +0000

I always try to have apple juice, orange juice, or at least tea before I pop open a can of soda. Lately I have been slacking a little on that :P But I just read this interesting article over at CNN. Here is the basic outline of the article if you are too lazy to read like I am sometimes!

Vegetable juice provides vitamins and minerals.
There could be interactions between your medications and juices.
Some nutrients are removed from the fruit or vegetables when they are turned into juice.
Some juices contain potassium which can help balance sodium in a diet.

Click here to check out the full CNN article.

CookingLight also has some top fruit recepies that you can check out.

Unhealthy Drinks and Coffees

admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:02:25 +0000

AOL has a new interesting article on their site about popular drinks that include too many calories, sugar, and fat. If you are on a diet, you should definitely stay away from these drinks as they could easily through your diet way off. Here is the full list of drinks they listed:

Red Bull
Sunsweet Prune Juice
Hawaiian Punch
Hershey’s Chocolate Milk
McDonald’s McFlurry
Wendy’s Chocolate Twisted Frosty
Glaceau Vitamin Water
Starbucks Frappuccino
Cappuccino Blast Caramel
Dunkin Donuts Vanilla Bean Coolatta
Jamba Juice Green Tea Blast
Godiva Milk Chocolate Mocha
Gatorade
Fuze Green Tea
Topicana Fruit Smoothie
Arizona Rx Energy Herbal Tonic

Check out the full article and images as to why these drinks were selected:

http://body.aol.com/diet/basics/unhealthy-drinks

Healthy Junk Food

admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:04:07 +0000

Everyone knows that large amounts of junk food is bad for you. But it just seems impossible to resist a chocolate bar or other sweet candy sometimes. Eating a little junk food here and there isn’t that big of a deal, but when you get in the habit of eating junk food, it can be bad.

The key is to rarely eat junk food, and when you have to, eat healthy junk food. Healthy junk food?! What? Not all junk food is the same. For example, baked potato chips are much healthier than Doritos. And pretzels would be a much smarter choice than a Twinkie! Check out this list of healthy junk food from AskMen.com.

Baked Potato Chips
Low Fat Cheese Puffs
Low calorie and sodium pretzels
1 Kit Kat stick instead of a full Snickers
Low Fat Cookies

Check out the full article and more details about these foods at AskMen.com:
http://www.askmen.com/sports/foodcourt_150/169_eating_well.html

Don’t Eat This! – Worst Restaurant Foods

admin — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 04:17:16 +0000

AOL has a cool article on their site that ranks the worst foods in American restaurants in terms of healthiness.

Here are the top 5 worst foods:

1. Restaurant: Outback Steakhouse
Food Item: Aussie Cheese Fries with Ranch Dressing
Calories: 2900
Fat in grams: 182

2. Restaurant: Chili’s
Food Item: Awesome Blossom
Calories: 2710
Fat in grams: 203

3. Restaurant: On the Border
Food Item: Stacked Border Nachos
Calories: 2740
Fat in grams: 166

4. Restaurant: Macaroni Grill
Food Item: Spaghetti and Meatballs
Calories: 2430
Fat in grams: 128

5. Restaurant: Uno Chicago Grill
Food Item: Classic Deep Dish Pizza
Calories: 2310
Fat in grams: 162

My biggest disappointment on this list is definitely #5. I love pizza and although I have only had an Uno’s pizza a few times, they are sooo good! Too bad it’s 2310 calories…

Here is a link to the full article and list:
http://body.aol.com/diet/basics/worst-food

Restaurant Diet Menus Lying to Us?

admin — Sun, 25 May 2008 06:09:52 +0000

An Independent study conducted recently found that the diet menus in restaurants actually contained many more calories and fat than what was actually advertised. They tested 23 meals from a number of restaurants such as Chili’s, Applebee’s, Macaroni Grill, and a few others. The study found that 78 percent exceeded the fat limit listed and 69 percent had more calories than what was advertised! Outrageous!

I don’t know about you, but I love places like Chili’s and I love to eat healthy…but this makes you think twice about getting diet food at restaurants.

Check out the full story at ABC News:
http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=4909235&page=1

How to Build a Good Healthy Salad

admin — Sun, 25 May 2008 05:27:07 +0000

I just saw this news artcile over at CNN on how to make a good healthy salad and I though it was really interesting.

Here the major tips from the article:

Add fruits, nuts, and other healthy incredients.
Use vinaigrette dressing.
Onions can help fight diseases.
Add protein such as fish, chicken, or cheese.

Here is the full article:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/05/07/cl.salad/index.html

Eating Snacks Between Meals

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 19:53:45 +0000

CNN has a very interesting story about eating snacks between meals. The story gives four instances where snaking in between meals works and exactly why they work.

Click here to check it out at Cnn.com.

Drink More Water

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 18:31:29 +0000

Mountain Dew, Coke, lemon aid, milkshakes, and more are all tasty drinks…but not while you are on a diet or trying to become more healthy. Water is the best thirst quencher and is very good for you opposed to soda and other drinks. It is very important that you get used to drinking water.

If you drink soda all the time, try replacing a soda or two a day with a glass of water. It will be tough at first! But once you get used to it, it won’t be that big of a deal and you will drink water naturally. In short, drink more water!