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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 2003 (E-Mail - II)
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SEPTEMBER 2003
With the kids returning to school, the nights drawing in earlier and a certain chill in the morning, autumn is well and truly on its way. I hope you all had a good summer and I hope also, that many of you had a slimmer and fitter summer. We are having some wonderful weight losses from our members. Don’t forget that we would love to hear from you with your success stories, products that have helped you through or your favourite slimming recipe.
Regards
Ronny
We have been asked by BBC television to inform our members of the following:
"BBC Diet Trials is doing a six-months-on update to find out how our dieters have got on since the end of the trial. We would like to include interviews with people who were inspired to go on a diet after watching the series. If you started dieting after watching Jeni, Lisa, Dr Chris and the others, please can you contact me Ann Wright on 020 8752 5989, or email me on ann.wright@bbc.co.uk."
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to ring me.
Best wishes
Ann Wright
Assistant Producer
Diet Trials
tel: 020 8752 5989
mob: 07769 651942
Low Carbohydrate Diets
The debate goes on as to whether low carb diets are a healthy way to lose weight and more importantly keep excess weight off. We asked our nutritionist, Matthew Linder for his views on low carb diets.
8 Facts you should know before starting a low carb diet.
1) Carbohydrates are the body’s main source of energy,
2) Low carbohydrate diets tend to be high in fat- which have been linked
to high cholesterol, high blood pressure and heart disease.
3) Fibre is an essential nutrient in our diets- and a lot of fibre is
found in carbohydrates, adequate amounts of fibre can help prevent colon
cancer, high cholesterol and maintain a healthy body weight.
4) The only real proven way is to lose weight is to eat fewer calories
than your body burns in a specific day- the elimination of a macro
nutrient group (carbs) is not specifically responsible for the weight
loss, but it’s the decrease in consumed calories that gets the credit.
5) The vast majority of individuals that follow a low carb diet
experience fatigue and a lack of energy- this leads to a decrease in
activity levels and therefore a slowed metabolism.
6) A slowed metabolism means that your body is burning fewer calories
daily- which means you will have to decrease food consumption even more
in order to see a weight reduction.
7) 1 gram of carbohydrate is equivalent to 4 calories- while 1 gram of
fat is equal to 9 calories- therefore calories add up much quicker with
a diet higher in fat than carbohydrates.
8) The vast majority of individuals that lose weight following a low
carb diet will gain all the weight back within 6 months of losing it- as
adding carbohydrates back into your diet will increase the total
calories consumed, plus your body also stored these carbs in reserve
since it was deprived of them for a period of time.
The best way to lose 'fat' weight and keep it off successfully is to
simply eat with balance and moderation.
Working and dieting
If you are out of work all day, there isn’t always time to plan meals, weight portions and count calories. However, a few simple tricks can help keep you on the straight and narrow.
Plan ahead as much as you can. If you take a low-calorie packed lunch to work you won’t have any excuse for slip-ups, and if there are calorie counted meals in your freezer compartment, you can’t justify buying a take-away.
If you are home late, the cupboard is bare and there really is no alternative but to grab a take-away, at least choose one of the healthier options: baked potato with filling, kebab and salad in pitta bread, corn on the cob, chicken pieces (with skin removed) or bean burgers.
In many offices, celebrations happen nearly everyday with cakes brought in to share. Try bringing in healthy snacks to add to the cake table. Good snacks would be kiwi fruit, carrot sticks, celery or rice cakes.
If you go out for a drink after work, stick to soft drinks or white wine and soda which has only half the calories of most alcoholic drinks.
Snacks to avoid are hard cheeses, nuts, crisps, chocolate and biscuits.
At a business lunch or dinner avoid fried foods and anything which is covered in a rich, creamy sauce.
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