| Most people think this is ridiculous, but if you just | | | | restaurant, prepare your own meals. I have a |
| give it a try you will see that it works. Stop | | | | busy schedule just like most people, so I make a |
| counting carbohydrates, calories and fat content! | | | | prepackaged lunch and snacks at night for the |
| Monitoring your intake so meticulously is not | | | | next day. If I plan on waking up early to do this, it |
| necessary and this concept is promoted all the | | | | will never get done and I'll end up buying |
| time so companies can sell their "diet" food. Every | | | | something disgusting and feeling tired for the rest |
| time I tell people this they think that I'm insulting | | | | of the day! |
| their intelligence because it is what they were | | | | Tackle Cravings Head-On |
| always taught and they have seen it work. You | | | | Be proactive and anticipate the times that you |
| do not need to monitor the content of your food | | | | crave junk food the most so you can have a |
| like you did before. Don't get me wrong; | | | | healthier and more satisfying alternative ready to |
| "everything in moderation" still applies when having | | | | go. Don't be afraid to pack plenty of organic |
| a well- balanced diet. I'm simply stating that you | | | | snacks! The typical time that I crave unhealthy |
| can free yourself of this obsession because you | | | | snacks is in the middle of the work day and it's |
| will lose weight just by eating healthier. | | | | very easy to shovel junk in your mouth while |
| People might lose weight on the Atkins diet and | | | | you're working on the computer because you end |
| ultimately end up malnourished because they've | | | | up going on automatic and don't even realize that |
| limited themselves on everything but meat. You | | | | you've eaten a whole bag of chips or 10 candy |
| might lose the weight but your face might not | | | | kisses. |
| look that great. Many people who are | | | | Have a replacement for junk food and you will be |
| malnourished break out in acne and get dark | | | | more satisfied, awake, that much healthier, less |
| circles under their eyes and dry or oily skin. That's | | | | likely to gorge later and, best of all, your craving |
| not counting the toll it takes on the rest of your | | | | will be satisfied and you will not be hungry. Don't |
| body. Some foods and drinks that are very high | | | | omit snacking. You should eat something small |
| in fat content are also the healthiest and will not | | | | every time you're hungry. I weigh 120 lbs. and I |
| inhibit your body's ability to lose weight as long as | | | | eat many times per day. I do not have overly |
| they are organic and consumed in moderation. A | | | | high metabolism and I eat all types of food in |
| great example is fresh, local and certified organic | | | | small portions. I'm not hungry, I have less cravings |
| raw milk. Check out my article titled Raw Milk Vs. | | | | and I'm more focused. If I were trying to write |
| Store Bought Milk to read the benefits of drinking | | | | this article right now on an empty stomach I |
| organic milk that has not been pasteurized and | | | | guarantee you it would make much less sense. |
| homogenized. | | | | Exercise |
| Cook | | | | I included this dreaded advice that very few of us |
| Think back on all the old movies and TV shows | | | | want to hear about these days. Many of us are |
| you watched when you were a kid and how your | | | | so busy that by the time we get home from |
| grandparents and great-grandparents used to look | | | | work, feed the kids, give baths, clean, do laundry |
| during the 60's and earlier. Even the people who | | | | and so on, there is usually very little time and |
| were heavy-set back then did not have the | | | | energy left to be spent exercising. The good |
| cellulite that many of us do today, nor did they | | | | news is that you do not necessarily need to |
| have obvious trouble areas like overly large | | | | exercise to lose weight if you chose to switch to |
| bottoms or huge hips and love handles. Most of | | | | an organic lifestyle. The truth is, however, that |
| the heavier people back then were not lumpy, but | | | | you should make the time and do it anyway for |
| their weight was evenly dispersed and they still | | | | the health benefits! |
| looked healthier than most thin people do today. | | | | Don't look at exercise as something you have to |
| Men did not have over-developed breasts and it | | | | do to lose weight (even though it does work). |
| was not common to see people with bodies as | | | | Eating organic food and exercising is great way to |
| skinny and malnourished as, say, the Olsen twins. | | | | get rid of those nasty toxins twice as fast. You |
| Why? They didn't have the processed food that | | | | will get oxygen into your muscles and extract the |
| we have today and they cooked their breakfast | | | | toxins out. You will notice that because you are |
| and dinners and packed their lunches! They | | | | becoming healthier from your new way of eating |
| weren't consuming growth hormones therefore | | | | that your muscles get toned much faster than |
| children and men were not forming breasts and | | | | they ever did before. Every great benefit you get |
| bodies were not packed with misshaped pockets | | | | from eating organic food is magnified when you |
| of stubborn fat and toxins. Today, there are | | | | combine it with an exercise regimen. |
| people who chose to zip by the fast-food drive | | | | I hope this article has helped you become inspired |
| through four or even five times per week and | | | | by organic food and feel confident that you will |
| others might even chose to starve themselves | | | | lose weight without going hungry! You have a |
| so they can get that ultimate cheeseburger at | | | | general idea of how you can make organic food |
| the end of the day. When we chose to eat fast | | | | work for you. Now you should read my next |
| food, we are constipating ourselves and becoming | | | | chapter titled Lose Weight Organically & Stay |
| lethargic because this junk just sits and festers in | | | | Full about what organic products to buy that will |
| our bodies until we make the choice to be | | | | help you lose weight in a jiffy. Believe me, this will |
| proactive and get some nutrients in our system | | | | be a piece of cake. Organic cake! |
| to finally clean it out. This may sound disgusting | | | | Tip: Check out Food Network with Dish Network |
| but it's better than showing you a picture of what | | | | for great recipes and turn them into organic |
| builds up in your colon after a year of eating fast | | | | masterpieces of your own or simply buy a |
| food. | | | | cookbook if you do not have experience in |
| Unless you choose to eat out at an organic | | | | creating your own delicious meals. |