| If you are like me, losing weight can be a continual uphill | | | | water is a negative calorie food because it takes |
| battle, especially if you have friends and family who | | | | more energy to drink and digest it than the food |
| are "junk food aholics" and continually insist upon | | | | contains? Cold water for example is a negative calorie |
| stopping off at a fast food joint to top up their intake | | | | food; every time we drink a glass of cold water, the |
| of greasy, high fat, high calorie foods. To add to this | | | | body has to burn a few calories to bring it up to body |
| scenario, you too may also secretly crave most of | | | | temperature, hence the negative calories. |
| these meals yourself, hence it becomes twice as | | | | Apples, cranberries, grapefruit, papayas, pineapple, |
| difficult to refuse to join them. | | | | raspberries, strawberries and tangerines are also |
| So, how do you manage the difficult task of buying | | | | classed as negative calories foods and would |
| fast food, yet manage to eat healthily? It's not as hard | | | | therefore be excellent choices. |
| as you think, and winning this battle will teach you a | | | | Lots of restaurants offer green tea as an alternative |
| valuable lesson for whenever you east out because all | | | | to coffee and this too is a great choice. Green tea |
| restaurant menus need to be examined carefully if you | | | | helps to reduce weight by stimulating the body's |
| want to avoid pitfalls. | | | | thermo-genesis process, plus it has the added benefit |
| Most restaurants these days now offer "healthy | | | | of containing powerful antioxidants that may be |
| menus". Salads and "light" versions of their most | | | | beneficial to your health in many ways, strengthening |
| popular dishes. Always opt for an item from this list, but | | | | the immune system and protecting against disease. |
| be very cautious of the dressings that come with the | | | | Remember that in the end, the choices are yours and |
| salads, etc. because they are usually high in calories | | | | yours alone. By all means eat out with your friends and |
| and fatty content and will most certainly sabotage | | | | family, even in fast food restaurants, just insist upon |
| your good intentions. | | | | exercising caution and common sense. You don't have |
| Never order anything that has been breaded or is | | | | to order a greasy burger and french fries, and in all |
| deep fried. Not only are they high calorie, but also high | | | | likelihood, your companions will admire your self |
| in trans fats. Steer clear of french fries, hash browns, | | | | restraint. It will make you feel good about yourself too, |
| buffalo wings, onion rings, etc. Your heart and arteries | | | | and who knows, it may even put you in the frame of |
| will thank you! | | | | mind to get on the treadmill when you get home and |
| Never order a milk shake or soda. Did you know that | | | | burn off the few calories you did consume! |