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28 Jan 2008
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Trying to be healthier
Hi, i have just recently quit smoking completely (at least a pack a day) and now i am experiencing that i want to eat or nibble more than before. i am already a few kilos overweight and do not want that to increase. i am eating 3 fruits a day and a salad made up of cheese, tomatoe, cucumber, onion, lettuce, gherkins and sometimes avo or tuna and 1 teaspoon mayo and 1 teaspoon lite salad dressing about 3 times a week for lunch. i drink about 3 cups of coffee a day and i eat a meal with 1 starch and 1 meat (varying from red & white) almost every night and pasta once a week. sundays i cook 4 veggies, rice and chicken
am i eating healthily? what can i add to help lose weight and what can i nibble to take away cravings and to make sure that i do not pick up any more weight?
am i eating healthily? what can i add to help lose weight and what can i nibble to take away cravings and to make sure that i do not pick up any more weight?
DietDoc
Dear Miccy
Congratulations on stopping smoking - this will really make a great difference to your health. If you reduce your energy intake and do plenty of exercise, then this initial gain will stop and after a short while you will get back to your normal weight. I wrote an article on this important subject recently, so click on 'Diet' at the top of this page and then on 'DietDoc's articles' and do a Search for 'Stopping smoking' to read all the tips for overcoming this temporary problem. You are eating healthy food low-fat food, so keep it up but do consider adding some exercise to assist with weight loss and prevent any additional weight gain.
Hang in there
DietDoc
Congratulations on stopping smoking - this will really make a great difference to your health. If you reduce your energy intake and do plenty of exercise, then this initial gain will stop and after a short while you will get back to your normal weight. I wrote an article on this important subject recently, so click on 'Diet' at the top of this page and then on 'DietDoc's articles' and do a Search for 'Stopping smoking' to read all the tips for overcoming this temporary problem. You are eating healthy food low-fat food, so keep it up but do consider adding some exercise to assist with weight loss and prevent any additional weight gain.
Hang in there
DietDoc
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