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Ok, so I keep hearing (and reading ) that these nutrients help you lose weight. I’m not a big fan of dairy as of late (although I adore cheese) but if it helps I would be willing to give it a shot…again. Come to think of it, when I ate more dairy (as well as peanut butter & Sushi) I was slimmer & it was easier to lose weight. I am doing low carb now and these things do fit that lifestyle so…something to think about. But read up!
1. Vitamin D—HOW IT HELPS: In an 11-week diet study participants whose blood levels of D were higher at the study’s start lost more weight than participants whose blood levels of D were lower. They actually lost a lot more—70 percent more, to be exact.
Based on the results of this study, by fueling your body with the D-rich nutrients it needs to stay out of a fat-storage state and in a fat-burning state, you can speed weight loss by 70 percent! Thousands of studies on vitamin D have been completed over a span of 40 years, and it’s become clear that vitamin D is pretty incredible and effective.
2. Calcium—HOW IT HELPS: Calcium is a mineral that works in tandem with D to help you shed fat. Calcium is stored in fat cells, and researchers think that the more calcium a fat cell has, the more fat that cell will release to be burned. Calcium also promotes weight loss by binding to fat in your GI tract, preventing some of it from getting absorbed into your bloodstream.
3. Protein—HOW IT HELPS: In addition to keeping hunger in check, regular doses of protein help to keep body composition—the amount of fat relative to muscle—in better proportion. Along with calcium and D, protein helps you to preserve muscle mass as you drop pounds. A recent study out of the University of Illinois found that women who consumed protein twice daily lost 3.9 percent more weight than women who consumed less of it on a diet. They not only lost more weight, they also got stronger as they did so, with their thigh muscles alone ending up with 5.8 percent more protein at the end of the diet than before.
4. Omega 3’s—HOW IT HELPS: Omega-3s enable weight loss by switching on enzymes that trigger fat-burning in cells. They also help to boost mood, which may help reduce emotional eating. And omega 3s might improve leptin signaling in the brain, causing the brain to turn up fat burning and turn down appetite.
You almost can’t consume D without consuming omega-3 fatty acids, and that’s a good thing. Fatty fish like salmon (which are also high in D) are one of the richest sources of this fat. Other foods, such as some nuts and seeds, contain a type of fat that can be converted into omega-3s after ingestion.
5. MUFA’s aka Monounsaturated Fatty Acids—HOW THEY HELP: MUFAs are a type of fat found in olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocados, peanut butter, and chocolate, and they have just one chemical bond (which is why they are called “mono” unsaturated). One Danish study of 26 men and women found that a diet that included 20 percent of its calories from MUFAs improved 24-hour calorie burning by 0.1 percent and fat burning by 0.04 percent after 6 months. Other research shows that MUFAs zero in on belly fat. Specific foods that are high in MUFAs—especially peanuts, tree nuts, and olive oil—have been shown to keep blood sugar steady and reduce appetite, too.
5. CLA’s aka Conjugated Linoleic Acid—HOW IT HELPS: CLAs are potent fat burners that are found, along with D and calcium, in dairy products. They are fatty acids that are created when bacteria ferments the food in the first part of the stomach of cows, sheep, and other ruminant animals. The CLA that is created through fermentation then makes its way into the meat and milk of these animals.
When we consume these foods, the CLA helps blood glucose enter body cells, so CLA can be burned for energy and not stored as fat. CLA also helps to promote fat burning, especially in muscles, where the bulk of our calorie burning takes place.
The Big Picture: Now before you start superdosing yourself with all of these fat melters and waiting for the fat to magically melt away, let’s be clear: D and other fat melters facilitate weight loss, but they are not magic pills. If you just took a bunch of supplements, you might see some effect—for instance, by swapping some fat for muscle. But to see serious weight loss, you’ll need to combine these fat melters with portion control.
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Can’t believe Kim Kardashian wore nearly the same exact dress Amber Rose wore when she went with Kanye! #BETAwards http://t.co/TeGyNTQR — Funmi Ogunja (@FunmiOgunja)
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Column A is me on the weends. Column B is me going to work most days of the week (or as the day progresses…idky I seem to fall apart). This HAS really been me this week! Ugh, so tired!
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I have a new job (well for a month now) working at a fashion company doing all the things I used to do for myself like Facebook, Tumblr, Twitter, Blogging so I have no time let alone mental energy to do any of those things for myself anymore. The things I miss most in Tumblr and blogging. I feel so out of touch. Tumblr and blogging kept me up to speed on what was going on in the world (of fashion in particular). It was my CNN and Huff post. Who knew doing it as a job which has me focused on specific goals and engagement initiatives for a particular company would mean I was more out of touch with everything else that is going on. Talk about narrowing your focus.The other day, the owner of the company I work for said “I cool is it that you get to be on Facebook all day?” I replied, probably in a less than tactful way “it’s not my facebook” Well, it isn’t. While I do thoroughly enjoy my job—the environment, the company, my co-workers and the industry WHO KNEW it would take away sooo much from my social life. For now, its totally work it but again…
Tumblr, I miss you!
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