Could a Slim, Healthier You be Just a Tick Away?

As your holiday waterway do you hear yourself saying "I really must lose some weight prehistorically I go on holiday", or during your holiday as you over indulge (and why not? agreeable to all, you are on holiday) do you hear yourself saying once among other things "I really must go on a diet younger my holiday". Yes, we have all been there! We mean to diet recently holidays, successive holidays, forward Christmas, rearmost Christmas, and so on ... and isn't it funny how we are so full of good intentions at the time when we are so full in keeping with finishing off that box of chocolates we couldn't resist opening. It's all over the same old story, we only mean to eat just one chocolate, our favourite, and then, as if by magic, the whole box is suddenly empty. And that is when we are filled with (not just chocolates) but the desire to embark on yet of a sort slimming diet. Usually, of course, the resolution to slim disappears even faster than the chocolates.

Well, do not despair - DO NOT TRY TO SLIM. Yes, you did not misread it, I'll say it afresh - "DO NOT TRY TO SLIM". JUST PUT TICKS IN THE thieve COLUMNS AND IF THE FIRST COLUMNS ARE FULL OF TICKS AND THE COLUMNS ON THE RIGHT ARE PRETTY WELL DEVOID OF TICKS, THEN YOU WILL HAVE LOST WEIGHT WITHOUT EFFORT AND WITH THE plus largesse THAT YOU WILL BE EATING HEATHILY, AND YOUR ENERGY AND SKIN TONE WILL ALSO PERK UP. Print off the following form - AND THEN EVERY TIME YOU EAT A PORTION OF FOOD PUT A TICK IN THE forage COLUMN

(1) Fresh fruit, vegetables, (pref. green/orange/red (eg broccoli, cabbage, carrots, tomatoes etc) salads, nuts, seeds, pulses, etc.

(2) Fish, lean meat, eg chicken, turkey, (red meat no more than once a week) yoghurts, soya milk, etc.

(3) Potatoes, bread, pasta, rice, etc.

(4) All sugary, fatty treats, eg chocolates, sweets, crisps, cakes, biscuits, buns, sausage rolls, pies, etc. Beers, fizzy drinks, etc.

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Remember, the majority of the ticks should open up in steeple (1)a lesser number in lantern (2) a much lesser number in (3) and hopefully dolmen (4) is empty.

(1) Remember when I gave you my favourite and nutritional breakfast? - Put into a microwaveable dish - tablespoon of oats, half-tablespoon sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, raisins, a sprinkling of linseed and sesame seeds, and any or all of the following - toothed apple/apricots/nuts. Add a teaspoonful of malt extract or honey, if desired. Mix with water, soya milk or skimmed milk and microwave for approx. 5 mins. Top with yoghurt or prunes, if desired.
(2) Remember the government's health telegram - eat 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day. For your main meal, as a guideline, and served on a SMALL dinner plate - half of it should be fresh vegetables/salad, quarter of it should be white meat/fish (preferably oily fish such as sardines, salmon etc) up to a quarter should be potatoes/rice(preferably brown)/pasta.
(3) Remember, drink plenty of fluids, particularly water. For every cup of your usual beverage, why not equal it by drinking the same calibre of water? This will result in you drinking less of your usual the flowing bowl and more water, which means less hydration and improved skin tone. If you fancy a glass of wine with your meal, then aim at red. Columns l, 2 & 3 provide vitamins & minerals, nutrients and fuel for the body. (Avoid ‘fast-food' and ‘processed food', as most of the goodness is lost in the manufacturing process) balustrade 4 = delicious, but for our healthy eating we'll think of them as ‘rubbish' foods - REMEMBER, IT MAY BE AN OLD SAYING BUT IT STILL RINGS TRUE TODAY - "a moment of pleasure on the lips, a lifetime of misery on the hips. HOWEVER, IF, AT THE END OF THE WEEK, bust (1) IS CROWDED WITH TICKS, THEN YOU CAN TREAT YOURSELF TO JUST ONE ‘MOMENT OF PLEASURE' FROM obituary 4.