Low Fat Lifestyle
                                   
   

A lifestyle that includes healthy eating does not mean that you have to give up or abstain from the pleasurable experience of restaurant dining out. Here are a few basic low fat dining tips: Choose restaurants that offer low fat or low cholesterol choices from the menu. Find several restaurants that will cater to your needs and make them your favorites. When you become a regular, you become special. Then you won't have to worry about what is in a dish every time you pop in for a meal. Don't forget to tip well when a waiter or waitress has "gone out of their way to help you". Ask to substitute salads, grilled vegetables or a baked potato to replace French fries, chips or other fat laden side dishes. Ask for any salad dressings or fatty sauces be served on the side. (You are the one in control of how much you add) Ask that cheese, butter or added oils be left off. If different size portions are offered, go for the smaller size or share an entree with a friend. Choose low cholesterol or low fat cooking methods. (Steamed, poached, grilled, baked, roasted, braised, boiled or au jus) Beware of dishes that are described with words like fried, creamed, in cheese sauce, scalloped, hollandaise, béarnaise, basted, sautéed, au gratin and anything that states "with or in butter". Do not be afraid to ask how the chef or kitchen prepares something or to make low fat special requests. Many chefs are stepping on the healthy eating bandwagon, so don't be timid. If they are health conscious, they will delight in telling you how they can still make low fat gourmet dishes that are tasty. If low fat salad dressings are not available, ask for lemon juice or vinegar. (Balsamic vinegar adds great flavor without a sour taste.) Limit the amount of butter, margarine, or olive oil used on bread, breadsticks or baked potatoes. Ask for mustard, salsa or low fat yogurt instead of mayonnaise, sour cream or butter. Ask for low fat milk for your coffee instead of cream. Substitute lower fat fruit desserts for pastries and cakes or try a light fruit sorbet. These condiments are ok: Salsa Cocktail sauce (be aware that it is high in sodium) Soy Sauce (be aware that it is high in sodium) Mustard Stone Ground Mustard Lemon Herbs and Spices Vinegar Ketchup Grated Parmesan Cheese (if used sparingly) Horseradish Skip these condiments and additions: Eggs Butter or Clarified Butter Margarine Real Bacon or Real Bacon Bits Cheese Hollandaise or White Sauce Regular Salad Dressings Sour Cream Cream Cheese (unless they state that it is low fat or Neufchatel Cream Whipped Cream

FIND OUT WHAT YOUR BODY SHAPE IS AND WEAR THE RIGHT CLOTHS FOR YOUR BODY

• Hourglass shape
  Well proportioned, bust is the same size as the hips, with a small and pronounced waist. This is considered the desired shape for most women, since it keeps a proportion between
• Rectangle (possible variations: column, ruler)
  This is usually perceived as a manly shape, since there's almost no difference between bust, hips and waist.
• Inverted triangle (or cone)
  The upper body is has more weight than the lower body. Broad shoulders and bust, medium waist and small hips.
• Pear (also called triangle or spoon)
  A pear would be the opposite of an inverted triangle, since all the body weight is placed at the lower middle body. Hips would be the most prominent part, while shoulders and bust would be small, and there would be little waist definition.
• Apple
  The weight of the body concentrates at the center. While the upper body and the hips might keep proportional, the waist is big in comparison.

Allright, so these are mainly all the body shapes there are.
Now, which one am I?

First of all, my recommendation would be to measure yourself. Taking measurements can be a little tricky, but the point is to remember that:

• You've got to measure your bust at the nipple line, without squishing it (that wouldn't be a right measurement because it's not normally squished!).
• Waist must be measured where it's smaller.
• Hips must be measured wherever they're bigger.