FOODS TO HELP LOOSE WEIGHT

Losing weight can be a challenge, but you can get a helping hand with these healthy, hearty super foods

There is no magic bullet to weight loss -- the only way to shed extra pounds is to eat fewer calories than you burn off. Period. We tracked down the top five foods that are not only low-cal but help curb cravings, making it easier to achieve a calorie deficit. Stock your kitchen with these five foods if you're trying to lose weight.

Pistachios in the shell

Two studies from Eastern Illinois University found that participants who ate in-shell pistachios slashed their calorie intake by 41 percent compared to those who consumed pistachios that had been pre-shelled. Both groups reported being equally satisfied. In another study, participants who could see their empty pistachio shells pile up as they snacked reduced calories by 18 percent compared to those who discarded the shells. The conclusion: Pistachios in the shell not only help serving sizes appear larger, the empty shells remind you of how many you’ve eaten.

Potatoes

Potatoes are wrongly accused of being a dieter’s archenemy. A medium potato only has 110 calories, 2 grams fiber and 3 grams protein. One study even found that boiled potatoes scored the highest on a “satiety index” of all foods. They're more than twice as filling as whole grain bread, and generally more filling than fish, steak and all the fruits and vegetables in the study. Potatoes provide "resistant starch," a type of carbohydrate that you can’t digest, and they lower blood pressure and promote fat burning. Enjoy cold potato salad (watch how much fat-laden mayonnaise you add!) -- resistant starch increases once the potatoes are chilled, according to USDA researchers.

Eggs

Forget bagels in the morning and enjoy eggs instead. Several studies show that eating eggs for breakfast can help cut calories throughout the entire day. In one study, subjects were fed a calorie-restricted breakfast of either eggs or a bagel. The egg group lost 65 percent more weight and significantly more belly fat than the bagel group. A study following men who ate an egg breakfast found that they ate 331 fewer calories throughout the day compared to the guys who ate a cereal and toast breakfast. The researchers reported that eggs decrease hunger hormones while accelerating the hormones associated with feelings of fullness.

Oatmeal

Not so into eggs? Than go for oatmeal -- it's a great option for breakfast because it’s a whole grain and has four grams of fiber and five grams of protein per 1 cup serving. New research recently presented at Experimental Biology 2013 found that unsweetened oatmeal increased feelings of fullness and reduced the desire to eat more than an equal calorie serving of oat-based cold cereal. The researchers suggest that the unique beta-glucan fiber in oatmeal contributed to the hunger-squashing benefits.

Greek Yogurt

Nonfat or low-fat plain Greek yogurt is one of the most nutritious options to help you trim inches. Greek yogurt packs have more than 20 grams of protein per cup and is relatively low in natural sugars. Dairy foods provide both whey and casein proteins for double-duty weight loss benefits: Whey reduces hunger in the short-term while casein tempers your appetite over a longer period of time.
Sorry, am diverting, but saw this interesting piece which could be very vital to weight loss.

The word "Marriage"

According to Psychology today, the term marriage is the process by which two people who love each other make their relationship public, official, and permanent. It is the joining of two people in a bond that putatively lasts until death, but in practice is increasingly cut short by divorce. Of course, over the course of a relationship that can last as many as seven or eight decades, a lot happens. Personalities change, bodies age, and romantic love waxes and wanes. And no marriage is free of conflict. What enables a couple to endure is how they handle that conflict.

Yes no marriage is actually free of conflict,its just the ability of the couple to know how to solve and endure the conflict. The thing couples fail to understand is NO THIRD PARTY when you are having issues in your marriage.The beginning of marriage failure is when you start involving "third party".. I believe that conflicts should start and end inside the home and not carrying it outside your home,for crying out loud,no one would ever respect your husband / wife when u keep opening that mouth of yours..No one followed you when dating started and finally made up your mind that you would become and live as one..Please try and be wise in handling conflict and learn to avoid using the "D" word,if our parents can go through the thunderous weather of marriage,why can't we..Men love your wives,see them as weaker vessels not as your competitors,never you criticize your wife,love and cherish her because she is the mother of your children. Women,love your husbands,be submissive and respectful,don't nag him,see him as your father not slave..

what does parenting mean (part 2)

There are several characteristics of parenting. First of all,with medical knowledge, parenting becomes a choice in life because it is a life-long commitment. It also involves taking care of your children physically and psychologically. Parents, please love you children equally, even though you might prefer a child to the other child, never ever you show it, it affects the child psychologically thereby creating inner jealousy and hatred for his / her sibling. We might not be there to settle the hatred between our children, so love your children equally and pray for them. Parenting also depends on the matured personality, contributing stability and intimate marital relationship.
Flashing back to my childhood, my dad and mum would sternly warn us not to play, being a plumply and healthy baby,lol, I  went downstairs to play, doing hide and seek games with other children in the compound, my mates my hiding in correct places, I ran to hide in-between cars. I was caught by the hide and seek catcher, running out, I feel and my right knee landed on top of broken glasses. I bled heavily and was crying saying, mummy and daddy would beat me, with my little brain back then, I started using tissue to clean my blood, for where, my blood kept gushing out. My mum and dad came back, asked my younger sister where I was, she said that I was inside toilet. My mum entered the toilet and acted in a mama's way, took me away straight to the car, we drove off to the hospital and my knee was stitched. Assuming, my parents had said that why can't you stay at home and behave well like your junior sister, in a way it would definitely affect my attitude towards my sister.. Love u dad and mum..

Am proud that I am the strength of your youth and thank you for bringing me up wella.mwaaaaaahhhhh

What does parenting mean?

Hmmm, sometimes I sit and ponder what parenting is all about? Is it just basically bringing children into the world and sending them to school to acquire education? That is why I sat down and thought maybe I should start a blog on parenting and also marriage, which we all know is an institution on its own.
 Parenting can be simply defined as the process of being a parent once you have your child", or is the process of developing and utilizing the knowledge and skills appropriate to planning for, creating, giving birth to, rearing and / or providing care for offspring. This simply means that parenting starts when there is a PLAN for it and it involves not just bringing up the children but also providing care for them.. The word "PLAN" is very vital when getting ready for parenthood especially with the economy now, its better to plan the number of kids you want to have and cater for them wella, before you have them in dozens and can't even afford 5 naira biscuit for them.lol .

I am a mother of one( a boy), praying that I have a girl and end it, biko. Have the number of children according to how you can cater for them.
Jeez, got to run back to work, before I shall get queried, would come back again to write another piece of either parenting or marriage. bye for now.

N/B:- Critics and contributors are allowed.