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If you are dieting you know that sometimes it can get boring. Eating healthy is always wise whether you are trying to lose weight or not. The following are some diet recipes that are delicious, easy to make and easy on the calories.

Diet recipes for Almond Chicken Salad with Asparagus

Ingredients

* 2 cups asparagus tips, diagonally cut
* 1/4 cup low-calorie mayonnaise
* 1/4 cup plain, non-fat yogurt
* 1 teaspoon curry powder
* 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
* 2 cups cooked skinless, boneless chicken breast, chopped
* 1/2 cup red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
* 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
* 2 tablespoons sliced almonds, toasted
* Lettuce leaves

Instructions

1. Steam asparagus for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, yogurt, curry, lemon juice and salt.
3. Add asparagus, chicken, bell pepper, cilantro and almonds and toss to coat.
4. Serve on fresh lettuce leaves.

Diet recipes for Apple Veggie Salad

Ingredients

* 1 1/2 cups coarsely chopped broccoli florets
* 1/2 cup grated carrots
* 1/2 cup coarsely chopped cauliflower
* 1/2 cup cored and diced, not peeled, apple
* 1/4 cup sliced green onion
* 1/4 cup diced celery
* 1/2 cup yogurt, nonfat vanilla
* 1/4 cup chopped peanuts, unsalted, dry-roasted

Instructions

1. Mix all ingredients together in serving bowl. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or longer to allow flavors to blend. Serve cold.

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Teen weight loss is becoming a hot topic, and rightly so with teenage obesity problem on the rise.

There’s no one right answer for teen weight loss, but there’s a lot one can do to help.

1.) Have a talk.
Offer support if the person is concerned about teen weight loss.

2.) Squelch unrealistic images.
Remind the teen that there’s no perfect body and that the correct weight for one person might not be the right weight for another.

3.) Stay away from fad diets.
Help the teen understand that teen weight loss is a commitment. Fad diets are unhealthy and will not foster life long healthy eating habits.

4.) Encourage exercise.
To promote teen weight loss, teens need about 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Encourage team sports or community programs.

5.) Encourage breakfast.
A nutritious breakfast will jump-start anyone’s metabolism and is very important in teen weight loss.

6.) Encourage smart snacks.
Encourage the teen to replace even one bag of chips a day with a healthier snack like:

Fresh fruit or veggies
Low-fat yogurt or pudding
String cheese

7.) Keep an eye on portions.
For teen weight loss, encourage smaller portions and to stop eating when he or she is full.

8.) Pay attention to liquid calories.
Soda has a lot of calories. Encourage water instead which is better for the teen anyway.

9.) Occasional treats are good.
An occasional break from the teen weight loss plan is alright and will help the teen from becoming bored. There should just be moderation.

10.) Set a good example.
Implement healthier habits for the entire family. Singling out one person won’t work for long and eating healthy is good for everyone.

Always be sure to check with your doctor before putting your child on a teen weight loss program.

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Ear stapling to lose weight is sometimes called body piercing as well as acupuncture. Some call it crazy.

The procedure itself is not complicated. A practitioner uses a special staple gun to put ‘staple’ through the ‘point zero’ of the ear.

Practitioners that do ear stapling to lose weight charge anywhere from $35 to $60 per ear and some may say you need both ears done to get the maximum benefits.

There have been studies in ear stapling to lose weight. The studies showed that the ‘pierced’ group was more likely to have reduced appetites and to lose weight than the control group.

Skeptics cite the placebo effect – which is the phenomenon of something working because one believes it will.

Whether you believe that ear stapling to lose weight will work or not, there are some things that you need to know.

1. Piercing cartilage has a high risk of infection.

2. If a nerve is damaged during the procedure, it can’t be repaired.

3. Ear stapling to lose weight is not well regulated. So be careful.

If you do decide to try the controversial ‘ear stapling to lose weight’, only go to a certified acupuncturist trained specifically in ear stapling. The biggest thing to remember, ear stapling to lose weight won’t work unless you eat healthy and exercise.

One could probably not get the staple or the hole in your ear and just pay attention to food and exercise and lose the same amount of weight.

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Believe it or not there is a diet called the cookie diet. This particular diet lets you have one meal only per day: dinner. The meal is made of 6 ounces of chicken, turkey, fish or seafood and one cup of vegetables.

The cookie diet frowns on red meats because of the fat content. The only other food on the diet is six ‘special’ cookies per day. The cookies come from the diet creators own bakery are only available to his patients. The cookies on the cookie diet are not breakfast or lunch , but to be used when one is hungry.

Along with the whopping 800 calories, dieters should also have eight glasses of liquid a day, which includes coffee and tea.  Most professionals agree that 800 calories a day is too low and that the cookie diet lacks nutrition.

The cookie diet seems to be just another fad diet that sounds good because of the cookie gimmick. I am a cookie lover but not at the expense of starving the rest of the day and I’m not sure if 800 calories would give me enough energy to pick up one of the cookies…..

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There is a diet that has been around for quite a long time. It is the 1000 calorie diet. This diet can help you jump start your weight loss.

As well as helping you to get some relatively quick weight loss results, the 1000 calorie diet also has some draw backs besides making you hungry enough to eat a shoe. This diet should only be used, and is really only effective, for one week at a time.

After one week of being on the 1000 calorie diet, if one is used to more calories per day, matabolism seems to slow down due to your body thinking it’s starving and starts conserving fat.

Remaining on the 1000 calorie diet for more than one week at a time is counterproductive to your metabolic system and could be harmful, so using it for only one week at a time is sugested. In the 7 days of being on the 1000 calorie diet most people will lose between 3-5 pounds.

To get your metabolism moving again following this diet, try increasing your calorie intake or following a not so severe diet. As well, don’t forget that any diet works better with an exercise program….. assuming you have any energy left after breathing on so few calories.

The 1000 calorie diet is a very low caloric intake per day and if you are considering going on this diet make sure that it is safe for you.

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The cabbage soup diet is a low in fat and high in fiber plan that will take some pounds off relatively quickly to jump start your weight loss before starting a more sensible eating plan.

With the cabbage soup diet you will lose weight fast and eat as much of the foods listed in the program as you like. You can find the plan and the recipe for the soup all over the internet.

For some the cabbage soup diet seems bland.  As well, with the drastically reduced calories, you can become light-headed, weak, and have reduced concentration. Some don’t seem to mind these side effects due to the weight loss they experience.

The keys to succeeding with the cabbage soup diet are to follow the diet exactly, drink at least 4 glasses of water per day, take a good multivitamin, print the diet so you can refer to it daily, eat lots of soup to stay full and use different spices to add variety to the soup.

The cabbage soup diet is filled with great healthy foods but the real concern is the very low calorie count. For those of you who just can’t stand cabbage (I happen to love it) this diet is not for you. If you leave out the soup you’re really going to be hungry and not get the full benefit of the diet.

Be very careful with the cabbage soup diet. It should only be followed for 7 days at a time, with at least two weeks in between and check with your doctor first.

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