Have you ever wondered why you are fat and have considered going on a weight loss dieting program? If you did, then you must know why certain food makes you fat. Most if not all of us are somewhat carbohydrate addicts. We have pastas, pizzas, white rice, spaghettis, bread, refined flour food and confectionaries in almost if not all our meals. Just look at the queues at the fast food joints on a regular day and you will know what I mean. Bread and sweet sugary drinks are the menu of the day, naturally. Some of us are reluctant to embark on a weight loss dieting program to lose that excess baggage (body fat) because we think it is an exercise in sheer willpower and futility. "You are asking me not to eat bread/rice/pizzas/hamburgers, chocolates and ice-creams my entire life? You must be nuts!" Sounds familiar? For those who incessantly snack on biscuits and chocolates between meals to stave off hunger while working at the office, here is why. You unwittingly and naturally reach for such snacks because of the food you chose to eat earlier at an earlier meal. If you start the day with three or four slices of white bread ... 

When researchers go looking for trends that might explain the nation’s obesity epidemic, most agree on at least one thing: Americans have a drinking problem. It’s not only alcohol. It’s everything—sodas, sport drinks, specialty coffees and teas, fruit beverages of every ilk. Except for milk, Americans’ per capita consumption of virtually all beverages has steadily increased over the last couple decades … right along with our average weight. Does that mean all the extra guzzling is to blame? Nutritional researchers think it’s definitely part of the problem, for several well-documented reasons. To begin with, in spite of advertising promises of “satisfying refreshment,” the science shows that when we drink our calories, we actually don’t feel satisfied, literally. With the notable exception of milk, fluid intake typically isn’t sufficient to trigger production of the hormones that alert the brain that the stomach has been fed. That’s the sensation doctors call “satiety;” most people call it “being full,” and recognize it as the cue to stop eating. This is particularly so if you’re slowly sipping, but research shows that it holds true even if you slam a tall, cold one, and in Southwest Florida, who hasn’t done ... 

Starting a diet doesn't have to be a total change in the food you normally eat, but by making healthy food substitutions you can get started the next time you go to the grocery store. I've met many people who believe that low fat foods are going to taste terrible, but from my experience many are very difficult to tell from the original. In this article I've listed some suggestions that I use often on how to start making healthy food substitutions in your diet. Try a turkey or a veggie product instead of the of the beef or pork version. I've been doing this for many years now and the alternatives are quite good as well with less than half the calories and fat, sometimes even less than that. Products out there are sausage, bacon, burgers, pepperoni, and so many others. If you drink milk try to scale down from whole milk. Switch to 2%, 1%, or if you like the taste skim milk. I've been drinking skim for a long time to and now I really don't like the fat in the others, it's just too thick. There is enough fat in the foods most people eat every day that ...