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The Online Slimming Club web site has been developed to offer everything that a
local slimming club can provide and much more, but without the time, expense, the
travel and the embarrassing public weigh in.
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Free Diet Newsletter : January 2002 (E-Mail - I)
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January 2002
There has never been a better time to join the Online Slimming Club. We are offering £5 off our membership joining fees until the end of May. This means you can now join for a full month for just £9.95 or the whole year for only £44.95. All you have to do is complete our online diet profile then enter this special promotional code ( SPN0503 )into our promotion code box when you join. You can be starting your Online Slimming Club personalised diet program within the next few minutes. Just click on this link to get started.
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The Mad, Bad & Sad Diets
We have all been tempted to follow a diet which promises us amazing weight loss without any hard work and yet we know deep down that these diets only give us temporary weight loss and usually we put on more than we lose. Here we take a look at some of the popular ones that are doing the circuit.
Cabbage Soup Diet
This diet must have been faxed and E Mailed all over the country and hailed as the wonder diet. The blurb says that it derives from various hospitals and medical institutions. Basically you make a huge amount of soup from cabbage, onions, stock cubes and celery. You are allowed to eat as much of this soup as you like and on special days you are also allowed to eat jacket potatoes or bananas. You certainly lose a lot of weight due to the fact that you are eating very little during the day. Of course it is very difficult to sustain a diet based on cabbage soup. It doesn’t allow for social days and in fact the side effects of eating so much cabbage can be very unsociable indeed. Not recommended for long-term weight loss.
Watercress Soup Diet
This diet popularised by Liz Hurley is based on the same idea as the Cabbage Soup Diet above. Unfortunately the soup tastes absolutely terrible and it a bright lurid green colour. Only for the very brave.
The Blood Type Group Diet
Dr Peter J. D'Adamo claims that you should eat and drink according to your blood group and if you do so, the weight will slip away.
Type O should favour a meat-heavy diet with bursts of vigorous exercise. Group A should stick to vegetarian meals whilst Type B can eat most foods except chicken, shellfish and some pulses.
There is a whole list of do's and don'ts. For instance, people with blood Type B should eat aubergines, but avoid bagels, while Type Os should avoid avocados, but eat spinach.
The Which? report says there is no scientific proof that a diet based on blood group will more successful for weight loss than any other calorie-controlled diet.
"The moment you cut foods out of your diet you'll lose weight, but that's nothing to do with your blood type.
The Low Carbohydrate Diet
The theory is that if you cut carbohydrate from your diet (sugar, pasta, bread, cereal, potatoes) and eat protein and salads, your blood-sugar levels drop and your pancreas will produce less insulin. Insulin is hormone which helps the body use and store energy and so your body, starved of insulin, starts burning fat. Promoters of the diet maintain that you won't feel hungry between meals and that your overall health will improve.
The low carbohydrate diet is the one most loathed by health professionals – and with good reason – as it can put the body into an abnormal state called ketosis, a condition that happens when you are starving.
A build-up of ketones will lead to an unpleasant taste in the mouth and bad breath. You will urinate more as your body needs to excrete the excess ketone bodies. Along with the urine you will excrete potassium, salt and calcium – and the more you pee, the more weight you'll lose.
The Which? report says such diets are, "not in line with healthy eating guidelines" and that however much insulin you have in your blood, your body won't store fat unless you eat too much for your needs.
Remember that as much as we would like to believe otherwise, good sustained weight loss can only be achieved by cutting down on your calorie/fat intake and increasing your exercise levels.
The Eating Out Guide
It is possible to enjoy eating out whilst remaining on your diet plan. Foreplanning before the event means that you can ‘save’ calories or fat grams each day so that you have more to play with on the event. Most restaurants have lower calorie options; use the guide below to help plan your special night out.
CHINESE RESTAURANT
Choose:
Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup 150 calories
Hot & Sour Soup 100 calories
Prawn Chop Suey 300 calories
Beef in Black Bean Sauce 350 calories
Rice Boiled, per tbsp 40 calories
Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables 250 calories
Avoid:
Barbecue Spare Ribs (2) 300 calories
Won Ton Soup 260 calories
Chicken with Cashew Nuts 500 calories
Peking Duck 800 calories
Sweet & Sour Pork Balls 900 calories
INDIAN RESTAURANT
Choose:
Vegetable Samosas (2) 150 calories
Tandoori King Prawn 160 calories
Chicken Tandoori Breast 350 calories
Chicken Tikka 350 calories
King Prawn Curry 360 calories
Vegetable Curry 350 calories
Poppadum 75 calories
Avoid:
Chicken Korma 800 calories
Lamb Dhansak 800 calories
Lamb Biryani 900 calories
Chicken Tikka Masala 700 calories
Peshwari Naan 500 calories
ITALIAN RESTAURANT
Choose:
Minestrone Soup 125 calories
Parma Ham with Melon 150 calories
Stuffed Peppers 300 calories
Veal Escalope 300 calories
Venetian Style Liver 400 calories
Spaghetti Vongole 550 calories
Zabaglione 200 calories
Avoid:
Cannelloni al Forno 600 calories
Spaghetti Bolognese 700 calories
Spaghetti al Pesto 750 calories
Cassata alla Sicillana 600 calories
PIZZA HUT
No low calories options here, typical calories values are:
Margherita 12” Pizza 1746 calories
Stuffed Crust Pizza 2626 calories
The Edge Pizza 3307 calories
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