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Take This Portion Distortion Quiz! |
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Miscalculating calories is the quickest way to derail a diet. Sharpen your skills with a quiz from Lisa R. Young's The Portion Teller:
1) A typical deli bagel has the same number of calories as about __ slices of bread.
2) Take-out Chinese food comes with rice. How many cups does the typical [box] carton hold?
- a. 1/2 cup b. 1 cup c. 2 cups d. 3 cups
3) A medium size popcorn at the movie theater contains:
- a. 4 cups b. 7 cups c. 12 cups d. 16 cups
4) How many standard servings does an average restaurant entree contain?
Answers: 1-c, 2-c, 3-d, 4-c
Who knew? And just say "no" to that movie popcorn! Yowza, 16 cups?
Bet you didn't know a regular bag of microwave popcorn is still 12
cups! Really! Check the label.
Check out calorie, carb, exercise and hidden carb calculators at the Kimkins Diet Tools.
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Liraglutide - New Diabetes Drug Shows Promise |
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THURSDAY, Sept. 25 (HealthDay News) -- One of a new class of diabetes
drugs has done well in a trial conducted to help bring it to market,
researchers report.
The drug, liraglutide, is a laboratory-made version of glucagon-like
peptide-1 (GLP-1), a hormone produced by the body. Several members of
the GLP-1 family are in clinical trials, and one already has been
approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
In a phase 3 trial, usually the last kind done before marketing
approval is sought, liraglutide had greater benefits against type 2
diabetes, the kind that generally develops in the adult years, than a
now-standard medication, glimepiride, said a report in the Sept. 25
online issue of The Lancet.
Results of this trial and others have been given to the FDA, which will
review them and decide whether to approve the drug for use in the
United States, said trial leader Dr. Alan Garber, a professor of
medicine, biochemistry and cell and molecular biology at Baylor College
of Medicine, in Houston.
"It should be out sometime in the first half of next year," Garber said.
Like the other GLP-1 versions, liraglutide has all the advantages of
the natural molecule, with longer-lasting activity, said Dr. Sten
Madsbad, a professor of endocrinology at the University of Copenhagen
in Denmark, who wrote an accompanying editorial.
"First it stimulates insulin production," Madsbad said. "Then it also
promotes glucagon release from the pancreas. It also changes appetite,
and therefore you eat less."
Glucagon is a hormone that helps manages blood levels of sugar.
The trial was sponsored by the pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk,
which hopes to market the drug. If approved, liraglutide would be the
second GLP-1 diabetes medicine on the U.S. market. The first is
exenatide (Byetta), which was approved by the FDA in 2005. It is
marketed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly. It is taken by
injection twice a day, while liraglutide requires only one daily
injection.
Exenatide is actually the form of GLP-1 found in the saliva of the gila
monster, explained Dr. John Buse, president for medicine and science at
the American Diabetes Association and a professor of medicine at the
University of North Carolina. A new formulation of exenatide allowing
once-a-week injection has successfully been tested, Buse added.
"There has been a lot of enthusiasm about exenatide based on reports of weight loss," Buse said.
In a head-to-head test, liraglutide was more effective in controlling
diabetes, Garber said. The newly reported study, he said, "shows that
in patients already taking doses of existing oral medications, they did
better when they switched to liraglutide."
Weight loss was also seen in the trial, which ran for one year.
Participants taking liraglutide lost an average of 4.4 pounds, while
those taking glimepiride gained an average of 2.2 pounds.
"We want more medications that have this type of profile," Garber said.
"It is very well-tolerated, has few side effects and can lead to weight
loss. Most diabetes medications now produce weight gain, and that is
very discouraging to our patients."
One shadow is a possible risk of pancreatitis, a condition which was
reported in two people in the liraglutide trial and whose symptoms
include nausea, vomiting and belly pain.
But Garber maintained that "there is unlikely to be a major pancreatitis concern, because it is so rare."
A contest may develop between liraglutide and a once-a-week formulation
of exenatide, Buse said. The longer-lasting exenatide version is
expected to reach the U.S. market in about a year. It requires a
standard hypodermic needle for injection, while liraglutide can be
given through a small, ultrafine needle.
Several other GLP-1 drugs are in trials now and might be approved
before long, Buse said. "It will be a great opportunity for patients to
have so many choices," he added.
More information: Today's oral medications for diabetes are described by the American Diabetes Association.
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Jan Loses An Incredible 180 Lbs With Kimkins! |
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 Meet Jan
Kimkins Biggest Loser!
Age: 60
Start Weight: 330 lbs
Current Weight: 150 lbs
Total Loss: 180 lbs!!!
Start Size: 34W
Current Size: 8
From 330 to 150 pounds? From size 34 to 8 -- all in just over a
year? Impossible? No! Miraculous? Yes! I give all the glory to God, but
Kimkins has played a major role in my success, and I will be forever grateful that I started this program on June 25, 2007.
At
age 59 I had been overweight almost my entire life and what doctors
label morbidly obese for the last 20 years. I had lost and regained or
utterly failed at many programs, including Appetite Control (like
Weight Watchers), Overeaters Victorious, Weigh Down Workshop, and
Atkins.
What Kimkins offered that the others didn't was both low carb and low fat, meaning that I lost rapidly and stayed in ketosis, which it stated takes away cravings.
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extremely important to me were both the online support and advice from
other members and the numerous creative recipes available, as I like to
cook and need variety to avoid getting bored and going off plan. I
learned to personalize the plan to make a permanent change in my eating
habits and without major cheats -- even for those holidays and special
occasions.
I lost the first 100 pounds in less than 6 months. At
that point I added exercise and now work out 3 times a week at Curves
and walk 3 miles another 3 days. I've even started doing weight lifting
DVDs. I have all kinds of energy and have so enjoyed doing the things I
thought were forever gone from my life -- crossing my legs, kneeling,
swimming, staying "up" for the entire day without napping -- the list
goes on and on.
Food is losing its ugly hold on me in spite of the years it claimed. I have traded in that old "best" friend for joy in living!
Kimkins
has truly become a way of life for me--not just a diet. I am now able
to help others with the same help with which I was helped--what a
privilege! I am so very thankful to Kimmer for coming up with this plan
and, as I said before, "To God be the glory -- great things He has
done!"
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Kimkins Spicy Beef & Mushroom Fajitas with Salsa |
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Spicy Beef & Mushroom Fajitas
Ingredients (serves 4)
- 16 oz flank steak, sliced 1/8" strips about 2" long
- 1 cup sliced purple onion
- 1 cup sliced red, green and yellow bell pepper (mix all for color)
- 1 large portobello mushroom sliced very thin
- 1 green onion, chopped
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp ground oregano
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional for less spicy)
Add onions, peppers and mushrooms in large mixing bowl. Mix spices
together and set aside. In a separate mixing bowl sprinkle spice
mixture over beef, turning to coat evenly. Spray both vegetable and
beef mixtures lightly with nonstick cooking spray.
In large nonstick skillet sprayed with cooking spray, then saute onion,
peppers and mushrooms over medium heat until softened about 8
minutes. Push vegetables to outer edge and add spiced beef. Cook
beef until no longer pink. Blend beef and vegetables together and
serve hot! You can also prepare this "Ropa Vieja" style by adding 1
cup beef broth and cooking in a slow cooker for 4-6 hours at "medium".
Calories: 163
Carbs: 5 grams
Protein: 23 grams
Roasted Red Pepper Salsa
Ingredients (makes 12 2-oz servings)
- 1 cups roasted red peppers (jarred OK)
- 2 cup tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 medium purple onion, diced
- 1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1 clove garlic
- 1/2 jalapeno pepper, seeded & minced
- 1/2 tsp each black pepper & salt
Add peppers, tomato, onion and garlic in a blender with 2 tablespoons
of water or chicken broth and process on high for 15 seconds. Pour in
serving bowl and mix in onion, jalpeno and cilantro. Check seasonings
and serve!
Calories: 16
Carbs: 3 grams
Protein: <1 grams
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Lose 10 Lbs? Treat Yourself! |
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MINI-GOAL TREATS
Cheat Free Rewards (or Reminders!)
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Develop a Fitness Lifestyle |
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Are you having difficulty getting started? Try making plans for a
regular activity with a friend. Arrange to have lunch on the weekend at
a favorite restaurant a mile away, and walk there and back together.
Set up a regular Saturday morning tennis game. Or schedule a walk after
dinner twice a week with your friends or family.
Some people prefer solo exercise, but for others, much of the pleasure
comes from getting together to play a game of touch football,
participate in a "walk-a-thon" or other fund raiser involving physical
activity, help plant or maintain a community garden, or go dancing with
others. This social side of exercise can boost your enjoyment of the
activity as well as help you stick with it.
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