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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 : September 2002
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September 2002
The long summer holidays are coming to a close and the kids are now returning to school. For many of us, having the kids at home means too many temptations close to hand. This is an ideal time to start a diet or renew your will to carry on. Set yourself realistic goals, stick to them and become the person that you have always wanted to be.
Regards
Ronny
Salt The hidden danger
Experts recommend that we should eat no more than 6g of salt per day, unfortunately many of us are far exceeding this amount and this can be a serious health hazard. High levels of salt can cause high blood pressure and this increases the risk of heart disease and strokes. Excessive salt intake can also increase the risk of osteoporosis by increasing the loss of calcium from the bones. Salt can also aggravate asthma and it encourages fluid retention which can cause the average person to carry up to 2kg of excess fluids in their body.
80% of our salt intake comes from processed foods with some foods carrying huge amounts of salt. The list below shows the amount of salt found in 100g of food:
Tomato Ketchup 1.4g
Cheese 1.1g
Cornflakes 1.1g
Tinned Spaghetti 0.8g
Baked Beans 0.5g
Peanut Butter 0.4g
Chocolate Digestive 0.5g
Pizza 0.8g
Flavoured Cous Cous 0.4g
Stock Cubes 0.4g
Curry Sauces 0.6g
Packet Soup 1.0g
Hula Hoops 1.2g
Skips 1.5g
Crisps 0.7g
Try the following to help you cut your salt intake.
Always read the label on processed foods, salt can be called sodium or monosodium glutamate.
Cut down on foods such as crisps, peanuts, canned vegetables, ketchups, pickles and sausages.
Try and salt substitute such as Pansalt or a low sodium salt such as Lo-salt.
Make your own stock, freeze portions to make life simpler.
Dont automatically add salt to dishes whilst you are cooking; compensate this by adding more herbs and spices.
Dont salt you food at the table before you have tasted it! This is a habit which needs to be broken.
Try to eat more fresh, unprocessed foods.
The Perfect Jacket
With autumn fast approaching, a good jacket is a must. Try these tips for a well fitting jacket that will take pounds off your figure.
1. Slip the jacket over what you are mostly likely to wear it over. Pretend to brush your hair the jacket should move with you, riding up just slightly.
2. The darts should finish at your waist-line. If they finish below, its a long waisted jacket so try a smaller size or another style. If they finish above, the jacket is short waisted so try a larger size.
3. With your back to a mirror, cross your arms over your chest and look over your shoulder. There shouldnt be any creases just a bit of tension across your back.
Shopping
We have recently introduced a new high street shopping facility. Take a look next time you weigh in the link is at the top of members area pages.
Finally on TV!
TalkBack Productions, the company that produces the television programmes
'Would Like To Meet', 'Property Ladder', and 'They Think It's All Over'
amongst many others, is making an exciting new documentary series. The
programme explores the reasons why some people always choose the wrong
partner without even realising how incompatible they are, or perpetually
make inappropriate life decisions and are constantly left despondent.
They are looking for individuals who are interested in finding out about
themselves and the motivation behind their relationship/career/personal
choices. The programme will be an interesting and thoroughly rewarding
experience and will be broadcast on Channel 4 in the New Year. Anybody who
is interested in taking part can call Rosie on 020 7861 8099 or
alternatively they can e-mail rosie.hinchliffe@talkback.co.uk
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