Keeping a healthy diet is really one of the wisest decisions you could ever make to keep that weight off. This means eating food that contains a wide variety of foods which includes protein, carbohydrate and fat, as well as vitamins and minerals.

The needs of your body do not change just because you decide to lose weight. So eat sensibly and you can do this by planning your meals ahead of time. As with everything else in life, eat in moderation and according to your body needs, which can be determined according to your gender, age and metabolism. What is key is to be mindful of your calories intake from each type of food.

You do need to consume carbohydrate as it is a valuable source of energy. There are two types of carbohydrates – simple and complex. Complex carbo can be found in cereals, rice, potatoes, pasta and bread and this will serve us better than simple carbo which is found in sugar, chocolate, biscuits, ice cream and soft drinks. So consume your carbohydrate to maintain healthy digestive system and some may even lower cholesterol levels in the blood.

Another essential food is protein, which is useful for the growth, repair and maintenance of cells. Protein can be found in meat, eggs, beans, nuts, milk, fish and dairy products.

Good news is even if you are dieting, fats are still needed to balance your diet. Fats help to insulate and protect the body. What you need to look out for is unsaturated fats to derive this concentrated source of energy. What to eat to lose weight is to consume fats from olive oil, polyunsaturated spreads, oily fish and sunflower oil for your fats. This helps to reduce risk of increased cholesterol level in the blood which could lead to coronary heart disease.

Drink plenty of water at all times as it is vital for your body to function properly and contains no calories.

What you need to eat to lose weight is to set a realistic target and forget about eating just one type of food to accelerate weight loss, like excessive grapefruit as an example.

Eat small portions throughout the day rather than using up your calorie quota for the day in one large meal. This lessens your hunger pangs and eventually will help you to lose weight.

Replace high-fat snacks with low-fat snacks like apple, banana, carrots, chestnuts, cottage cheese, yoghurt, oranges, celery and crispbread. Avoid almonds, brazil nuts, cream cheese, milk chocolate, peanuts, cheddar cheese and chocolate biscuits.

Eat less meat but more potatoes and vegetables. Use skimmed milk instead of full-fat milk. If you need to use cream, use use single cream rather than double cream. Always use the leanest cut of meat and trim off the fat.

In order to lose weight effectively, you do not need to starve yourself or to go for boring foods. Just be mindful of the need for a balanced diet of protein, carbohydrate and fat as well as minerals and vitamins. Then you choose wisely what to eat from each type of food.

I have more tips and information on successful weight loss which you can read about in my other site:

http://rapidweightloss.nmaskuri.com

I had it figured by now, why it destresses me – see when you are focussing on something, like getting the right weight, or watching the mixture till its light and fluffly, your mind is empty of worldly thoughts, its between you and that wonderful batter, being beaten to a nice creamy colour.   Just like meditation, you focus.

And you watch it rise, like a small child, you check in the oven to see that promised land!  And you are never disappointed.  Seems to me, even if your cakes turn out less than perfect, you cannot go far wrong in getting some great taste – after all , its made of, at the very least, butter , milk, sugar, flour, eggs.

Even a child can do it!  But dont let the child touch the oven!

Here’s to less stress! 

Thank you for dropping by my food blog. I love baking and cooking more than eating, gotta mind that waist and cholesterol. Sharing recipes, cooking and baking tips are the other things I enjoy doing and hope you will find this site resourceful. For those who love cooking or baking or eating, I promise you will find something of use, if you have anything to share, I will be most happy to hear from you.

As I am writing this, I am having quiche for lunch (yeah I know, its a bit early in the week for a treat) but hey I baked it myself and its yummy-licious, if you dont mind me saying so myself:)

I do have a professional training in baking of cakes and pastries and I have cooked for a large number of people (my definiton of large here means between 50-70), to me thats huge considering all my life there was always someone who would cook for me, mother, maid, aunts, until about few years ago, when I started cooking and found myself immersed in creating meals that made people asked for more! I realised that when one cooks with love, it produces an incredible effect on people. My cooking repertoire has evolved to include Chinese, Indian (northern & southern!), Thai, western, Indonesian, Mideastern. I guess its a function of what I like eating and therefore these were the things I learned to cook!

It has become my personal challenge to master and dignify the art of cooking and baking!

Happy reading, cooking , baking and learning.

Love ya!

Nora