salads!

I know when some people think of salad, its almost like ugluh, that tasteless, crunchy green stuff with no filling value, that one is required to eat in order to survive. I used to dread eating salad. I mean i ate it, but it wasn't my preferred choice of cuisine if you catch my drift. Salad these days has become more of a joy for me, I've discovered that one can be quite inventive with their salads & can in fact sneak in a wide variety of foods under the guise of it being salad providing there is at least one vegetable present. In fact there are entire books published on salad recipes. Thick ones too. Once you start ruffling around in the salad scene it can be quite the intrigue. It's almost like you're always thinking: "hmm, i wonder if that would taste good in a salad".... but somehow, salad always makes for a lighter meal that just doesn't leave you feeling FAT the whole day....

teas

another yummy beverage to drink when you're slimming is teas. if you want something more comforting, go for the warm variety. if you're more in the mood for something refreshing, try refrigerating the tea & adding juice or lemon & drinking it with a couple of ice cubes. whatever your preference, this is a great idea for those irritating in-between inklings.

another slimmer's treat

fruit smoothies

this has the same concept as the yogurt smoothies, except instead of yogurt, you put juice in it. is a great way of
packing in all your fruit requirements for the day in ONE drink. and its an excellent way of maximizing your vitamin & mineral intake which sometimes is just not as high as it should be. juice smoothies are not as filling so won't necessarily keep you full for long, but its a wonderful in-between-meals filler.
i usually prefer it with yogurt as it balances the acidity level better, but this drink is pretty nice.

wraps

another cool idea for health-conscious eaters/ the trimmer is wraps. wraps are healthier simply because the wrap is much thinner than bread, hence there aren't as many carbohydrates in it which will turn to fat if you don't burn them all off. bread is also made with yeast, and yeast causes growth....just like how people get beer bellies...i suppose people who don't work out a lot, can get bread bellies too....
so. enter the wrap. the solution to all those yucky yucky problems mentioned above. ideally one would make a wrap with brown flour, so as to make it as fibrous as possible. i think the dough is made simply with flour, oil, water and a pinch of salt. and then you make little round balls (yay and we're back to our active playdough days.) and roll them out with a rolling pin.
the cool thing about wraps is that you can trick yourself into eating lots of salad & healthy stuff by sneaking it all inside this rosy looking 'treat'. one can put anything one wishes into a wrap. lots of salad, avocado, lean meat, pickle, roasted vegetable strips, cheese (obese people like myself should just skip the cheese...oh and the avocado) and you're all set.
well, try it out sometime.....this 'treat' is actually filling, so it can be eaten as a meal. -just in case anyone was scared they were gonna be starving all day to be a healthy eater.

slimmer's diet treat

i've been trying to shed a few extra kilos recently...okay, about 15, and i guess its easy sometimes to feel like you're missing out on so many goodies that just seem to be EVERYWHERE now more so than ever before. its like they're just sitting around waiting for you to finally give in so they can laugh at you mockingly because you have no self-control. for some of us that are not as obsessed with our bodies to the point that it takes up all our mental energy, we've come to enjoy other rewards which i suppose aren't the best for our percentage of body fat or our health in general. of course when it comes down to it, its all a matter of habit & cultivating the ones you want to run your life. so, i'm trying to develop some better eating habits, & have come to discover that there are some treats involved in the slimmer/health conscious guy's diet. i've started actually craving these things now, cause of course, your body craves what it needs right & i actually look forward to them throughout the day....i'll be posting some of my top slimmers treats labeled: treats for the 'health conscious guy'. in case there's anyone who is struggling a bit with the concept of having to give up unhealthy things that they really want to. replace them instead!

yogurt smoothies
this basically consists of yogurt & fruit-generally without skin or big seeds. stuff i like to put in there is: strawberries, papaya, kiwi fruit, mango, and banana is great for making it sweet so you don't have to add sugar. its also a great way to use up any extra fruit you have lying around that will probably go rotten if you don't use it. oh, and i MAKE the yogurt myself too! milk is cheaper to buy than yogurt, but yogurt is easier for your body to digest & more healthy too.