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Why Even the Manliest of Manly Men Needs Directions

Healthy Weight Loss Tips for Men & Weight Loss Goddesses as Well

Sad but so, sometimes even Manly Men need directions. Such is, in the case of dieting. If you've been poking around this manly site, you've already discovered your Goal Weight for your diet. You've also learned that you're going to need a good Diet Game Plan to be successful. Here are a few more important things that you need to remember on your journey:

Try to avoid eating after dinner as it is hard to burn those calories before bedtime.

Try to eat your dinner as early in the evening as possible.

Trim off all visible fat and skin from your meat (chicken, etc.)

Try to choose white meat over dark.

Avoid hard liquor and limit those lite beers.

Try cutting out butter/margarine and using the refrigerated no calorie butter spray.  After a while, you won't be able to tell the difference.

Try substituting Equal or Splenda for sugar.

Use 1% or skim milk rather than whole.

Try to walk every other day for at least 10 minutes straight at a mild pace.

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DIET TIPS FOR JANUARY

Let's get motivated!

January is THE month - THE most popular month to begin dieting and getting fit.  Individuals tend to cram all the holiday goodies that they can find into their mouths from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day, as they plan that BIG DIET that will begin on January 2nd. It's a shame that our new year doesn't begin in a warm month because January makes it very difficult to cut the Old Exercise Rug. It's not fun running when you have icicles hanging off your nose.

On the other hand, it's a new year - a new beginning - a new start, therefore many dieters are very successful when using January as their 'spin-off diet month'. Some things that you might want to include during January are:

A good Diet Plan that you will stick with until you drop the unwanted weight.

Layered clothing for Exercise Time

Toss out unhealthy foods and replace with healthy foods and snacks

Experiment with outdoor activities that go hand-in-hand with the winter months.  Even ice fishing will get you on the move!

DIET TIPS FOR FEBRUARY

February is a magical month!  A month for wine, roses and chocolate. Ooops! If you are like most men, you began your diet in January. You've sailed along quite nicely, too - dropping a few unwanted pounds and hitting the old exercise bike every day.  Well....let's amend that.  At the beginning of your diet, you hit the old exercise bike every day, but now - it's been whittled down to about once every couple of weeks. However, you're still keeping a very watchful eye on your diet. Okay. Let's be totally truthful. You've got one eye closed and one eye squinted. Things are starting to get boring, diet wise. And that hunk of Valentine's Day chocolate sure looks good!

But you're NOT going to eat it.  This is what you're going to do, you manly man, you! It's time to pamper yourself. Even manly men need pampering, especially those on a diet. To keep you motivated, try the following:

Coat a couple of chicken breasts briskly with a bit of lemon pepper OR dried rosemary. Pop onto the grill OR into the oven until golden brown. Enjoy with a baked potato seasoned with a tab of butter/margarine PLUS one roll or slice of bread PLUS a nice salad of lettuce, tomatoes, sliced mushroom, grated carrot, bacon bits and 2 Tablespoons of your favorite light salad dressing PLUS 1 cup of fresh strawberries with light whipped topping.

DIET TIPS FOR MARCH

Enjoy the onset of Spring!  If you find that your exercise routine is falling to the wayside, kick-start it again by trying one of the following:

Visit a local park, State Park, National Wildlife Refuge or Recreational area and enjoy a long hike. Be sure to rub on some lotion to protect you from the rays of the sun - which may appear harmless this time of year, but don't believe what you see! They are strong and powerful - and those rays love kissing Manly Men until their skin turns as red as a beet.  

Get out and about searching high and searching low for beautiful wildflowers of Spring. Don't forget your camera!

Do the traditional 'March Thing To Do' and go fly a kite.

Enjoy a picnic by a dazzling blue lake and enjoy a game of horseshoes while the meat is cooking.  Be sure to grill your meat and hold onto your hat because those stiff March winds just might blow it away.....

DIET TIPS FOR APRIL

April showers bring May flowers!  May is a month for liquids - cool liquids that will pump up your diet. Liquids are especially important to the man who is dieting.  

Liquids help fill you up so that you don't feel ravenous.

Liquids help rid the body of sodium which can create 'water retention' and add deceitful pounds to your scale.

Drinking water rather than sweetened drinks will quench your thirst better than anything else. And the more water you drink, the less sodas you'll crave.

While dining away from home, make it a practice to request water with your meal, along with a slice of lemon. You can always add a bit of no calorie sweetener to your glass should you require something with a little more kick. You'll not only be helping your body to reach a higher level of fitness, your pocketbook will appreciate the savings.

DIET TIPS FOR MAY

May is such a festive month full of celebrations and parades. Everyone is preparing for the long hot summer months ahead. In the deep South, it's the last month before the devil settles in for a four-month visit. Spring also brings forth berries - a Dieter's Delight! Berries contain a small amount of calories, are very filling and pack an impressive amount of necessary vitamins and nutrients. To enjoy your berries to the fullest, try some of the following suggestions:

Enjoy them frozen. They'll cool your hot Manly lips and will take longer to eat than when fresh. Use a few of your frozen berries to make a tasty Slimming Shake: 1/2 cup of berries, 1 cup of skim milk and a blender.

Freeze your berries in ice cube trays to add to drinks on those hot Spring days when the guys drop by. They'll appreciate the extra trouble that you've put yourself through to make things nicer for them.

Mix fresh berries with Splenda or Equal, then top with light whipped topping. Serve on anglefood cake OR plop a few berries in your next batch of sugar free gelatin.

Keep in mind that most berries do not 'keep' well so use up your berries as soon as possible.

DIET TIPS FOR JUNE

Plan out your menus with light salads,sandwiches and cold soups. Fact is, it's just too hot to weigh down your belly with greasy, cheesy, sugary foods. The key to your diet during June should be lean and light.

Cold pumpkin soup is delicious! Simply add one cup of skimmed milk to 1/3 can of pumpkin.  Toss in some cinnamon, ginger, ground cloves and nutmeg if desired. Sprinkle the top of your soup with a bit of cinnamon before dipping in with your silver spoon.

Some diet-wise salad items include: sliced mushrooms, bacon bits, lettuce, radishes, tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, hot peppers, banana peppers (pickled), drained black beans, baby corn coblets, chopped or sliced onions, croutons, grated cheese, lean meats, light salad dressings, raw broccoli, raw cauliflower, raw spinach, crackers, chopped cabbage, raw squash, and certain fruits such as strawberries which will add zing to your turkey salad. Try adding walnuts and diced apple to your next chicken salad. Wow! That will perk up those manly taste buds!

Try baking your own breads for your sandwiches.  

When exercising, use common sense. It's good to exercise, it's good to lose unwanted pounds and inches, but it's bad to fall over dead while doing such.  

DIET TIPS FOR JULY

The month of July is filled with flies, ants and mosquitoes!  So what better time to take a picnic!! Go to the attic, dust off the picnic basket, bring it to the kitchen and start stuffing it with healthy, tasty items. You may even center your picnic around the Fourth of July. Eating healthy is certainly another well-deserved reason to celebrate.  

Be sure to bring along a CD player or a radio. Some sand-volleyball might also be something fun to add to your picnic. And - don't forget your hat and the sunscreen!

DIET TIPS FOR AUGUST

August. Dog Days. The lazy, hazy, never-ending days of sweltering heat. You can't even fish properly because anything you catch comes out of the lake, poached. But August does have its highlights! Like....melons! Lush, low calorie, vitamin packed melons!  

Mellon balls freeze very well. Sprinkle with Splenda if you desire a sweeter taste. Try adding spices such as a sprinkle of cinnamon.

Scoop out a large melon and fill with an assortment of summer fruit.

Melons make very tasty slushies. Freeze, then whirl in your blender.

Melons are a bit like berries - once they are cut into, they won't keep well for a long period of time. Therefore, try to enjoy as soon as possible. When choosing your melons at the store, look for withered stems and take a big sniff of the melon. You should be able to pick up its sweet scent if it's fully ripened. Avoid melons that contain gouges, slits, cuts or that are mushy or that are clearly evident of being over-ripe. Melons can carry dangerous salmonella, so you should wash your melon before slicing.

DIET TIPS FOR SEPTEMBER

September! Something just fell off of the turnip truck. Turnips? Oh yes!  AND - winter squash! There are so many different varieties of winter squash, each unique with its own taste. They make excellent warm soups as well as sweet treats, resembling the taste of pumpkin.

Fall also brings about the opportunity for viewing the glorious colors of the season - which in turn, presents a great chance of getting in a little exercise. And then we have football...oh my, how could we forget football?  

DIET TIPS FOR OCTOBER

October - a scary month!  What a purr-fect month for dieting, right? Yes, October can indeed be a very scary month for dieting for these reasons:

 a) The holiday season is close at hand and if you're not careful, you'll add another ten pounds to your scales AGAIN this year!

 b) Old Man Winter is also fixing to spread his icy wings and when cold weather hits, outdoor activities become limited.

c) When an individual is dieting, many times their immune system becomes very fragile. With the cold and flu season around the bend, it could get very ugly.

What you can do:

a) Boost your Willpower and promise yourself that you won't allow Holiday goodies to rule your tummy. Keep light canned and frozen fruits on hand and packets of dried fruit for snacking time.

b) Bring your outdoor activities indoors.  Bowling is a great, as is racketball.

c) Take your multi-vitamin, extra Vitamin C and get in calcium via skimmed milk at least 3 times per day.  

The calcium has an added benefit. According to recent studies, people who included milk in their diet saw better weight loss results. And let's not forget that Halloween falls during this glorious month. So plan ahead. Get out the old sewing machine and start working on your costume.

DIET TIPS FOR NOVEMBER

Some men prefer to diet during this pre-holiday-fortnight, then let loose on the big day. Others remain careful before, during and after the big day - so it's totally up to you as to how you'll want to handle your feasting enjoyment. One Good Diet Tip: Should you go A-I-P on the big day, you MUST get directly back onto your diet. If you don't, you're just about guaranteed to put on at least 10 pounds by the first of the year.

DIET TIPS FOR DECEMBER

- Pound cakes add pounds to the chest area and tum-tum.  

- Fruit cakes just weigh you down, thus weighing your scales down, too.  

- Do your best to avoid nuts, candy, cakes, cookies (yes, even the ones with sprinkles on them) and anything that sticks to your fingers.

- But of course, you WILL want to enjoy your fair share of treats during this festive month.  The trick is to COUNT the CALORIE COST into your daily diet.  

Please note that all naughty dieters will receive coal in their stockings rather than sugar free gum.

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