How To Use Fat Burning Foods To Get Rid Of Those Extra Calories Now Easter Is Over

Alright, have you finished all the chocolate yet ? Is it time to eat some fat burning foods ?

I haven't - so much chocolate - it's not funny.

So what do we do now.

Over the Easter break, most people would have consumed far more chocolate, than they normally would have. Once it's eaten they just return to their normal diets, however, some (and I admit, I am one of them) get a taste for it, and find it difficult to just stop at the Easter chocolate.

Chocolate is not necessarily bad for you, it just delivers a concentrated amount of calories to your body all at once, because most of the calories from chocolate come from sugar and fat. In fact, recent research just published suggests that the consumption of dark chocolate (not white) could be a VERY occasional short term companion to fat burning foods, as it may decrease blood pressure and improve insulin sensitivity in healthy individuals (Grassi D, Lippi C, Necozione S, Desideri G, Ferri C Short-term administration of dark chocolate is followed by a significant increase in insulin sensitivity and a decrease in blood pressure in healthy persons. Am J Clin Nutr. 2005 Mar;81(3):611-4. Of course, overweight status may change the effects that polyphenols in chocolate (observed in the above study - some think that they have beneficial effects for cardiovascular disease and as well as other conditions) have within the body.

Easter, christmas, birthday party feasting is a fun and social thing and should not be avoided - it's just when increased energy intake takes place all the time, with no exercise that it can become a problem.

Some people actually wait until after these occasions to start a diet, however, I'd like to make a suggestion to start "healthy eating" right now and if you eat a lot at the party or over Easter that's fine, just return to your normal healthy eating diet afterwards.

After Easter, combat the extra sugar and fat intake, and make a point of

* Eating low glycemic foods,

* Eating regularly and consuming lots of salads,

* Consuming lots of fruit and vegetables

* Make sure that you get enough exercise. Apart from instinctively working with fat burning foods to do their job, the exercise will help serotonin levels as well as provide a myriad of other benefits.

More research on Fat Burning Foods can be found here.