Lifestyles change with the season and so do eating habits.
Here are five tips to keep summer fun and lose weight.
- We eat less when it's warmer; that's why restaurants
and supermarkets keep their environments very well
air conditioned. Eat outdoors or turn down the air
conditioner in your home one hour before dinner.
- Try some or all of these vegetables on the outdoor
grill -- eggplant, red pepper, zucchini, portabella
mushrooms, or onions. They put a capital "D" in
delicious. Simply spray the grill with olive oil cooking
spray and add salt and pepper, oregano and basil. They
taste great and are low in calories.
- Summertime fruits are wonderful, and watermelon
is a great choice. One cup of cubed watermelon is only
50 calories and 10 grams of carbohydrates, plus it's
90% water! Watermelon is a wonderful source of lycopene,
a potent antioxidant also found in tomatoes, pink grapefruit
and pink guava. The best thing about watermelon is
that the lycopene is bioavailable and ready for use
by our bodies. The lycopene found in tomatoes is only
bioavailable after the tomatoes have been cooked or
processed. Tomato paste or tomato sauce or ketchup
have much more usable lycopene than tomatoes off the
vine. Lycopene is important for good cardiovascular
health and glucose metabolism. SO eat the watermelon
and grill the tomatoes!
- Use calories wisely, and don't waste them on what
you drink. Try non-caloric drinks only -- water, diet
sodas, unsweetened tea, crystal light, and flavored
waters. Intake for most people should be greater than
64 ounces of fluid per day. 64 ounces of soda
is 776 calories. You have to walk 8.5 miles to work
it off. 64 ounces of water is ZERO calories.
- Going out to dinner? Check out www.calorieking.com beforehand to preview the caloric content of your dinner
choice. Remember, knowledge is POWER. Know what you're
eating!
About Tidewater Bariatrics
Tidewater Bariatrics specializes in the medical treatment
of overweight and obese individuals.
By introducing a Bariatric physician into the weight-lose
process, individuals gain access to a
doctor's knowledge, prescription medication to help
reach
goals, and the specialization to treat
even the most complicated cases including those with
diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, sleep
apnea or cancer. The clinic's health care team also
provides individuals with the latest education
on healthy living, nutrition, exercise, and wellness
in order to bring about the lifestyle changes
necessary for lifelong success.
Dr. Margaret Gaglione contact
757-644-6819, doctor@twb4u.com
