Speedy Publishing - Slow Cooker Recipes Complete Boxed Set: 3 In 1 Box Set

Table of Contents

Quick Weight Loss

Diet

Slow Cooker Recipes and Tasty Green

Smoothies

Kellie Steffen and Jess Brittney Statham

Introduction

Tips for Quick Weight Loss

Please be aware these are tips for "quick weight loss" but not super fast, like lose mega weight in a week. The truth of the matter is that any diet that claims you can lose the weight uber fast is a lie, or you may lose it fast but you will gain it back just as fast. To lose weight effectively you have to pace it and think in terms of moderation. You must give your body time to acclimate to the new diet and to start the weight loss plan. There are things you can do to help lose the weight faster than with just dieting alone.

Quick Weight Loss Tip Number One

Add exercise with the dieting. Exercising is a great way to help the body to lose the weight and fat faster. Physical activity helps the body to burn calories, which equal to weight. Exercising need not be a boring chore though. You do not have to pay for a pricey gym membership to reap the benefits of exercising. You can do a lot of physical activity right from your home. Put on some good music and dance around the room. Purchase a workout DVD and make a commitment to do it at least three times a week. Take a walk, jog, or run. Hop on a bicycle and go for a ride. Take a swim. Or take exercise classes, you may enjoy the socializing part. Whatever you do, the whole point is to be physically active. Your body needs to be in motion for at least half an hour to make it effective. That is not a lot to commit to, just a half an hour a time at least three days a week.

Exercising is very beneficial in raising your energy level and boosting your metabolism. Because it does this, you will have more energy to continue doing it, which is very helpful in bringing down the weight. You may want to jump in and do it for longer and more often to lose more weight faster. This is just like dieting you do not need to jump in head first with exercising you need to pace yourself. Ideally, it is best to do a good work out every other day for a minimum of half an hour. If you wish to increase this to an hour or to daily or both you can, but it is advisable not to increase it to more than that. Remember, moderation is best, with exercise and with the diet. You will have better success if you pace yourself with it.

When you do exercise, take the time to stretch your muscles properly to prevent muscle soreness and injury. Even if your exercise is taking a walk around the block, you will greatly benefit by taking a few minutes prior and after the walk to do some gentle stretches with your arms and legs. It is certainly advisable to do these stretches before swimming, bicycling, jogging / running, aerobics, etc.

Quick Weight Loss Tip Number Two

Take the time before you start the diet to wean off the junk food. Chances are you have to go on a diet because of your addiction to junk food. Be assured, food addictions are as strong and real as addiction to pills, cigarettes, or even alcohol. Since a food addiction is strong, it can be tough to stop eating it without properly weaning. If you do not wean from the junk foods, you will experience strong cravings. This is a breaking point for many people who do not take the time to wean. They cave to the strong cravings. They may also have mood swings and headaches that intensify the urge to consume it. Weaning properly helps to prevent these bad addiction breaking side effects.

Take three weeks to wean from a junk food habit. Write down all the times in a day you consume junk food. Then take one instance you consume it and replace it with a healthy snack. Do this for three to five days and repeat the process until you have stopped all the consumption of junk food. If you still find you crave it give yourself a treat once or twice a week as a reward for staying on the diet. If possible though, try to wean completely from the junk food. After a while, your body will crave the healthy food and you will no longer have the ill side effects you did with the junk food.

The best advice with this quick weight loss tip is to think of your diet as a permanent lifestyle change rather than a diet to lose the weight and then go back to your old ways of eating. If you do that, you will gain the weight back. Your body needs nutritious food all the time and therefore you should make the diet a permanent one, a complete lifestyle change for the better.

Quick Weight Loss Tip Number Three

Drink plenty of drinking water every day. Water is vital to your health, while you get some water out of tea, coffee, juice, and milk you need to drink pure clear water as well. Drink plenty before each meal to help you not consume as much food. Consider drinking enough water according to your weight. Take your weight in pounds and divide it by two and that is the number in ounces you need to drink each day. If you weigh two hundred pounds, divided by two is one hundred pounds, converted to ounces is one hundred ounces. A two hundred pound person needs to drink one hundred ounces of water a day, which is twelve and a half cups a day.

Disclaimer for Dieting and Exercise

Always seek the counsel of your health care provider about the best diet plan and exercise routine for you. Go over the plans and make sure they are safe to do with your current state of health.

Section 1: Slow Cooker Cookbook

What Is The Difference Between a Slow Cooker and a Crock Pot?

The old style cookers were called "slow cookers," where the heating element is in a separate unit from the main food holder. Actually, larger slow cookers and "crock pots" still come this way. When the "crock pot" made the scene, it was with the heating element cased within the food holder all in one. If you were lucky you had a removable plug for easy cleaning. Not so lucky were the ones where the plug was a permanent fixture. Crock Pot, by the way, is a registered trademark by the Rival Manufacturing Company, but their name brand became a nickname for slow cookers.

Some slow cookers may have the heating elements that surround the food holder, helping to give it even heat. Others may only have the heating element on the bottom, causing the need for extra stirring to keep from burning and sticking with the food.

Slow cookers come in three sizes, with a 3.5, 4 and 5 quarts being the most popular sizes. Obviously if a recipe serves 12 you will not want to try to cook it in a 3.5 quart sized slow cooker. Most people only have one or two sizes and know how to adjust. Normally, if you have a larger family, you will have a larger slow cooker. It helps to eyeball the food. You want the slow cooker to be filled to at least half way point, but you do not want it bubbling over the top. So consider the size of the foods you are going to cook and gauge whether or not you need a small or large slow cooker. Most of the recipes here do well with a 4 to 5 quart slow cooker.

When purchasing a slow cooker you need to decide first how big of one you need. Obviously if you are cooking for only two or three people, you would do well with a smaller one. If you have a large family, you need a smaller one. Also, consider whether or not you wish to cook extra to freeze and eat later or to have meals for a couple of days. People are finding this an excellent way to save on groceries and energy, to cook a double or triple portion and eat on it for a few days.

When you purchase a new slow cooker be sure to read all the instructions. It will help save you time in the long run and will help to preserve the unit.