According to a latest research, teenager girls who smoke are no more going to lose weight as compared to the girls who don’t smoke at all. This finding will have big impact on the young girls who take smoking as a way to lose weight.

According to Dr. Jennifer from the University of Montreal says research team did not find any relationship between young girl’s weight and their smoking habit.

More than 1200 teenagers were followed during this research and were asked to fill a questionnaire about their lifestyle and smoking habit after every three months.

The very first step we can take for lose weight easily is having a well maintained stocked pantry and refrigerator full of healthy foods and food supplements. When you have all ingredients available at home for making healthy food, you can make it with ease. There are many foods that that are not only good for your health but can also help you in losing extra amount of weight. Here is the list of foods that really helps you in losing weight with ease:

• Potatoes - Potatoes are really big fat burner and have lots of minerals, vitamins and are full of fiber. You don’t feel hungry for longer when you have eaten them. Simple portion of potatoes without any extra toppings are really helpful in burning extra amount of fat.


• Fruits & Vegetables - Make sure that you take 4-5 servings of fruits and vegetables everyday. They will keep your body full of vitamins and you will feel healthier during the process of losing weight.


• Water - Water is really helpful for losing weight and for maintaining over overall health. Experts suggest consumption of high amount of water for losing weight. It is always a good idea to carry water along with fruits when you go out.


• Milk - Low fat milk can also be used. One can use low fat milk as a snack between meals.


• Carrots - Like low fat milk, carrots can also be used as a healthy snack in between meals.


• Eggs - eggs are great source of vitamins. One can use eggs in the breakfast or lunch as a low calorie meal.


• Use of herbs and spices - High amount of herbs and spices is recommended for giving lots of flavors to low fat cooked food.


• Peanut butter - Use of peanut butter can add lots of vitamins to your diet. One can use it on toast in the morning breakfast.

Janet Jackson is writing a book about her weight loss through yo-yo diet.

Janet Jackson is writing this book in help with her nutritionist David Allen. According to Janet Jackson it was one of her fan who asked her about how she managed to lose weight and that inspired her to write book about her weight loss.

"Everybody asks me -- men, women -- how did I do it?" she tells Billboard. "Even young people will come up to me and they have an issue with their weight and they're very concerned. So it's basically my journey; it's not just this sterile, weight loss and how to do it book, but my journey even from when I was a kid ... being an emotional eater. It takes you through those moments in my life up 'til now and what worked for me."

The book with no title decided yet is going to release by the end of this year.

I got a mail from Erin Lang about getting in shape with F-Factor Diet stating..

Hi Brad,



The holidays are over, and many of us need a friendly reminder to get ourselves back on track.

March is National Nutrition Month, and a perfect opportunity to get in shape before the spring.

BUT changing your diet doesn’t have to mean cutting out the food you love!

The F-Factor Diet is unlike any other program you have tried. From Day 1, you’ll be eating protein, fats and carbohydrates. For the first time, you will lose weight effortlessly, without the typical feelings of deprivation and denial associate with dieting.

Below see a delicious example of a meal plan for WEEK 1 of your diet - And it’s only 990 calories!

Week 1 on Tanya Zuckerbrot’s F-Factor Diet:

Breakfast:
-Berry Breakfast Parfait (see recipe below)
-Coffee or Tea
-Glass of water

Lunch:
-Tanya’s House Salad without garbanzo beans (see recipe below) or a tossed salad
-Balsamic vinegar or a Lite dressing (try Wish-Bone Salad Spritzers)
-3 oz. grilled chicken breast
-2 fiber crackers
-1 wedge Laughing Cow Light cheese

Snack:
-4 fiber crackers
-2 tbsp peanut butter
-Sugar-free jelly

Dinner:
-2 cups mixed green salad with balsamic vinegar or lite dressing
-Chicken - try the Wok-Seared Chicken with Asparagus and Cashews (see recipe below)

Dessert:
-1 tofutti pop or sugar-free fudgsicle (no more than 45 calories)

Calories: 990
Total Carbs: 67 grams
Fiber: 45 grams
Net Carbs: 22 grams
Berry Breakfast Parfait

Serves 1



Ingredients:

1 container (5.3oz) Fage Total 0% fat yogurt or Dannon Light & Fit Crave Control Yogurt

½ cup strawberries, sliced

½ cup Bran Buds

¼ cup blueberries

1 tablespoon sliced almonds

Cinnamon (optional)

Directions:

1. In a dish or tall glass, spoon 1/3 of the yogurt.
2. Top with strawberries and then ¼ cup Bran Buds
3. Repeat layer, but use blueberries for the fruit. Top off with last 1/3 of yogurt.
4. Top with sliced almonds and sprinkle with cinnamon if desired.

Tanya’s House Salad

Serves 8



Ingredients:

1 bag romaine hearts (3 hearts)

1 bag baby carrots

2 celery hearts

1 red pepper

1 seedless cucumber

1 box cherry tomatoes

1 14-ounce can hearts of palm

1 14-ounce can garbanzo beans

1 red onion

Directions:

1. Chop the lettuce and place it at the bottom of the bowl.
2. Next, chop the carrots and celery into bite-sized pieces and layer on top of lettuce.
3. Seed and chop the red pepper. Add to salad.
4. Peel cucumber, cut in half lengthwise, and then into 1/4-inch slices. Add to salad.
5. Rinse tomatoes, dry, and add to the salad.
6. Drain the hearts of palm, chop, and add to salad.
7. Rinse garbanzo beans in a colander, and add to salad.
8. Halve the onion and slice thin. Add to the salad.
9. Serve.

Wok-Seared Chicken with Asparagus and Cashews

Serves 4



Ingredients:

2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil

1 ¼ pounds fresh asparagus, cut into 1-inch pieces

1 pound chicken tenders, cut into bite-sized pieces

3 scallions, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces

2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

¼ cup cashews, coarsely chopped

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over high heat. Add asparagus and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
2. Ass the chicken, and cook for 4 minutes, or until the chicken is browned and cooked through.
3. Stir in the scallions, ginger, and oyster sauce; cook for another 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the cashews and serve immediately.

For more information go to www.ffactordiet.com.



For additional recipes, information, images etc… please contact me directly and I will be happy to help!



All Best,

Erin