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Who is this nut case? Cook cucumbers with those other ingredients? I don’t think so. Cut your chicken breast into 1″ cubes. Season with sea salt and fresh ground pepper, fresh lemon zest and 1 tbsp. Olive oil. Cut the carrots and broccoli into 1″ pieces. Toss with sea salt, fresh ground pepper and 1 tbsp. Olive oil (use the good stuff). Heat a heavy skillet to medium/medium high. Add the chicken breast and carrots. Toss frequently until the chicken begins to turn white but still has some pink to it. Add the broccoli. Continue tossing until the chicken is cooked through – 5 minutes. The carrots and broccoli should have a nice char but still be a little crunchy. I would include course chopped yellow onions and celery cut into 1″ dice. Add celery with the carrots and onions with the broccoli. Serve your cucumber on the side sliced and seasoned with sea salt, fresh ground pepper and a drizzle of good olive oil.

This method of quick cooking keeps the veggies from becoming limp and gross. They maintain their texture, color and flavor.

Enjoy

My husband recently lost 130 pounds. He is on a maintenance program called the Paleo Diet. Check it out. The portion sizes in the cook book I have are too large for the 2 of us so I just cut back on the ingredients so that I have enough for the two of us to eat twice off of one recipe.

weight loss cardiff answers:

I appreciate your love for your dad. Thanks for reaching out. Search for “Rachel Parent youtube”; she’s 14 and may inspire you. Best wishes!

He will continue to do what he wants, that’s his freedom and right as an adult, as long as he’s within the law, or can evade it. Here’s what I would do.

First, I would volunteer to go food shopping or go with whoever does it. There are some healthy foods that are cheaper than most all others (beans, brown rice, buck wheat, whole grain wheats, potatoes, cabbage, onions, carrots, tomato sauce), not all are low carb, but by fixing a lot of foods with these could free up dollars for more veggies, nuts. This also gives you complete control over all the ingredients and how much sugar is in them. I get mine at Costco and Winco (great bulk section and good veggies).

I would learn to cook, keep lots of good, low carb dishes and snacks available, at least as much as you can. Fixing a couple a week will be a good start. My two favorites are chili and Greek/Pico salads. Get a couple books to learn what is really healthy: Fit for Life (has recipes), and Forks Over Knives or Eat to Live.

Cooking beans with rice will create a complete protein, but rice is high in carbs, so only have enough to balance the diet. There are lots of different kinds of beans, peas, lentils, and lots of recipes online. I do a crock pot each weekend.

A fresh Chinese Chicken salad is mostly cabbage, a good Greek or Pico salad is in the middle, if you don’t add lettuce it will keep for a 2-3 days in the fridge. Then I fix my own breads and cakes (low-healthy-sweeteners), based on no-egg, no-milk recipes.

A lot of time when we think we’re hungry one of three other things could be going on:
1. We’re actually thirsty
2. We need some nutrition
3. Our stomach did not get the full feeling because we ate high density, high calorie foods, instead of more bulk, more raw foods. If you only ate veggies, you would have a hard time staying fat.

To give you the ideal end picture, I would stop buying any drinks from the store, only drink water and enough fruit to satisfy snacking. Then follow these tips…go for a walk with him, ask him to take you to a park or teach you to do something, or throw a Frisbee, 20 minutes a week.

Health rules I’m distilling:
1. Water intake is the biggest, easiest, cheapest thing you can do for your health, research Water Calculator
2. Most people should take a multi-vitamin
3. Food combinations & eating for your body type are the most important for food (book: “Fit for Life”)
http://www.alderbrooke.com/chart.php
http://www.organicgardening.com/cook/13-best-food-combos-planet
4. Minimize manufacturer-processed foods, research the ingredients & side effects
http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=6442471055
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/health/jan-june13/food_04-29.html
5. Having raw foods and correctly cooking some of them maximizes your food value
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=raw-veggies-are-healthier
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-katz-md/raw-food-diet_b_2015598.html
6. Eat natural oils (raw nuts, seeds, avocado), limit extracted oils, use healthier oils, avoid solid fats
(books: Forks Over Knives, Eat to Live)
http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/shortorder/2012/03/oil-free_plant-based_diets_-_e.php
http://www.eatingrules.com/2012/02/cooking-oil-comparison-chart/
7. Organic is worth as much as financially possible, consider the alternatives when budgeting
GMOs – Ask your doctor if cancer is right for you (Natural News, Wells, 10/16/2012)
http://www.naturalnews.com/037621_gmo_side_effects_cancer.html
How to avoid genetic engineering at the grocery store (Farm Aid, 2011)
http://www.farmaid.org/site/apps/nlnet/content2.aspx?c=qlI5IhNVJsE&b=6281749&ct=9141885¬oc=1&msource=adwords&gclid=CPSMg4nA5rgCFQE6Qgod7DkATg
Monsanto’s Roundup pesticides are linked to Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, autism and cancer; they control crop acreage 40% and create pesticide seeds: corn 73%, soybean 90%, cotton 80%, canola, papaya, sugar beets, alfalfa (beef)– %s are U.S., multiple resources, research yourself
8. Exercise is important for mental health and weight loss, gains muscle, and slows total weight loss.
Exercise a minimum of 20min/wk, more vigorous is better, too much can be unhealthy

weight loss cardiff answers:

Keep a journal/diary of your achievements. At the moment you might feel that you do not achieve anything. But with weight loss it is usually small improvements. If you keep a diary you can see these results and you will feel more that you are achieving something. Another way to keep you motivated is to place a reminder somewhere. For instance on your fridge. Ex. A picture or a note what you want to achieve. You can also ask help from others a “motivation partner” to keep you motivated on your goal.

With regards to the healthy food. Try to find easy and healthy food recipes you can make and which you like to eat. Prepare them in advance and put them in your fridge. This way you won’t have the excuse there is nothing healthy to eat. Swap candy/cookies etc.. For fruit. Hope this helps.