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Q. What's the bottom line to weight loss?
The bottom line to weight loss is to burn more calories than you consume all day. (The behavior isn't simple, but the equation is.) For example, if you eat 2,500 calories a day and only burn 2,000, you gain weight; if you eat 1,500 calories and burn 2,000, you lose weight; if you eat 2,000 and burn 2,000 you maintain weight.
It's true that there are several medical conditions, and medications, that can make weight loss difficult (see below). But even if one of those factors applies to you, you still need to burn more calories than you consume to lose weight.
The good news is this: You can lose weight with a very modest amount of exercise.
People lose weight all the time without exercise by reducing their caloric intake. But keeping the weight off without exercise is another matter. Many experts agree that exercise is the single best predictor of long-term weight control. If you lose weight and don't start exercising, there's a very good chance you will regain it.
Here are some factors that can keep you from losing weight and/or cause weight gain:
Thyroid or adrenal gland problems. Medications like antidepressants. Stopping smoking. Rapid weight loss. This can lower metabolism because the body senses it is starving and make it harder to lose weight. The decrease in metabolic rate is often due to loss in muscle (when you lose weight, approximately 25% of the loss comes from muscle), so lifting weights is a good idea. Menopause (and premenopause). If you think any of these things are factors for you, your doctor may be able to help.
Otherwise, patience, determination, regular physical activity, and attention to your diet are the keys to long-term weight control. Doing these things will give you your best shot at reaching your weight loss goals and keeping the weight off.
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How much exercise you should do?
In addition to the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine’s recommendation of 60 minutes of daily exercise to prevent weight gain, there are two other major U.S. guidelines for how much physical activity you need:
The American College of Sports Medicine recommends a five- to 10-minute warm-up and then 30 to 45 minutes of continuous aerobic activity (such as swimming, biking, walking, dancing, or jogging) three to five times a week, with a stretch and cool down period in the last five to 10 minutes. The ACSM also recommends weight training: at least one set (eight to 12 repetitions) each of eight to 10 different exercises, targeting the body's major muscle groups. The surgeon general recommends accumulating 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity (hard enough to leave you feeling "warm and slightly out of breath") on most, if not all, days of the week. You can do it in two bouts of 15 minutes, three bouts of 10 minutes, or one bout of 30 minutes. This recommendation emphasizes incorporating activity into your daily life -- walking instead of taking the bus, parking your car farther from the mall and walking across the parking lot, taking stairs instead of the elevator, and washing your car by hand.
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Vegetable Fried Rice Recipe:
--Ingredients-- 4 cups of Cooked Long-Grain Rice 2 large Eggs 1 large Red Bell Pepper (chopped) 1 large Onion (chopped) 1 (8 oz.) package of Fresh Mushrooms (sliced) 1/4 cup of Sherry Wine (not cooking sherry) (optional) 1 tbsp. of Garlic (Lasan) (minced) 3 tbsp. of Soy Sauce 3/4 cup of Green Onions (chopped) 1 cup of Green Peas (frozen) 1 (8 oz.) can of Water Chestnuts (chopped or sliced - and drained) 1 tbsp. of Peanut Oil or Vegetable Oil 1 1/2 tbsp. of Dark Sesame Oil
--Directions-- 1) Spray extra-deep 12-inch, nonstick skillet with vegetable oil spray and put it over medium heat. Beat eggs lightly, pour into skillet and cook without stirring (as you would an omelet) until they are almost dry. While eggs cook, peel and coarsely chop onion and set aside. Begin to seed and chop bell pepper into bite-size pieces. When eggs are ready, remove them to plate and set aside. Heat the peanut oil in same skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and cook, stirring from time to time, two minutes. Finish chopping pepper and add to skillet. Add mushrooms and garlic and cook two more minutes.
2) Add sherry (if using), soy sauce and rice. Continue to cook, stirring from time to time. Meanwhile, slice green onions, using the white and enough of green tops to make ¾-cup. Add them to skillet and stir well.
3) Drain water chestnuts and add them to skillet. Add the peas and sesame oil. Cut egg into thin strips, add to pan and stir. Stir-fry for 1 minute more to heat water chestnuts and peas and to mix in sesame-oil. Serve at once, passing extra soy sauce at the table, if desired.
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:Vegetable Biryani Recipe:
--Ingredients-- 3 cups of Basmati Rice (better if soaked for atleast half an hour) Vegetables (of your preferance - chopped in 1" pieces) A bunch of Fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped) A bunch of Fresh Mint Leaves (Podina) 2 medium to large Onions (thinly sliced) 5 Green Chillies (more or less may be used depending on spice preferance) 2 tsp. of Tomato Ketchup 1 cup of Thick Curd 1 tsp. of Red Chilli Powder (or to taste) 2 tsp. of Garlic Paste (Pisa Lasan) 2 tsp. of Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak) 4-5 Cloves 1 Cinnamon Stick (Dal Cheeni) 4 Bay Leaves 5 Small Cardamoms (Choti Ilaichi) 1 cup of Coconut Milk 5 strands of Saffron (Zafran) Fried Cashewnuts (optional) Salt (to taste) 4 tbsp. of Ghee or Oil
--Directions-- 1) Take the fresh coriander, fresh mint and green chillies and grind it in a grinder to a paste. Heat the ghee or oil in a pressure cooker. Add all whole spices and mix. Then add the sliced onions. When the onions turn slightly golden brown, add the ginger paste and garlic paste and saute well. Then add the vegetables and stir for about 5 minutes.
2) Then add the paste of fresh coriander, fresh mint and green chilles. Stir for about 3 minutes. Add the coconut milk and water (the quantity of the coconut milk and water should be 4 and half cups for 3 cups of basmati rice). Then add the tomato ketchup and curd and mix. Add the red chilli powder and salt and mix well.
3) Reduce the flame to medium. When the mixture starts boiling add the soaked rice and pressure cook until 2 whistles. Finally add the saffron strands and fried cashew nuts before serving.
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Turai Tarkari Recipe:
--Ingredients-- 225 grams (8 oz.) of Courgettes (Turai) (sliced into 5 mm rounds) 400 grams of Tomatoes (canned & chopped) 1 Green Chilli (chopped) 1 sprig of Fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (chopped) 1/2 tsp. of Red Chilli Powder 1 tsp. of Grounded Coriander (Pisa Dhania) 1/4 tsp. of Turmeric Powder (Haldi) 1 tsp. of Cumin Seeds Salt (to taste) 1 1/2 tbsp. of Cooking Oil
--Directions-- 1) Heat the oil in a pot and add the cumin seeds. When they start to crackle, add the courgette slices. Stir and sprinkle with the chilli, coriander and turmeric powder(s). Mix well and add the tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt, the green chilli and fresh coriander.
2) Cover and cook for about 10-12 mins or until done.
QUEEN VICTORIA
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Spicy Corn Curry Recipe:
--Ingredients-- 2 cups of Corn (cooked) Juice from 1/2 of a Lemon (Nimbu) 2 Cinnamon Sticks (Dal Cheeni) 2 Cloves 2 Small Cardamoms (Choti Ilaichi) Salt (to taste) 4 tbsp. of Milk 2 tbsp. of Cooking Oil
For Paste: 1 Onion 5 Green Chillies (or to taste) 1 tbsp. of Fresh Coconut (grated) 7 cloves of Garlic (Lasan) 1 (1" piece) of Ginger (Adrak) 4 tsp. of Poppy Seeds (Khashkhash) (optional) 1 bunch of Fresh Cilantro/Coriander Leaves (Hara Dhania)
--Directions-- 1) Grind all of the paste ingredients together into a fine thick paste.
2) In a large pan or pot heat the oil and fry the paste for about 2 minutes. To this add the cinnamon sticks, cloves and cardamoms and fry for another 2 minutes. Then add the lemon juice, and mix well. Then add the corn, milk and salt. Mix well and cook for about 10-15 minutes and serve.
QUEEN VICTORIA
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Parveen Shakir's Collection ( Set of 2 books ) Parveen Shakir
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She has given the most beautiful female touch to Urdu poetry……." Delhi Recorder
Parveen in her work seems to have captured the best of Urdu verse from each decade of the 20th Century. Owing to Parveen's style and range of expressions one will be intrigued and at the same time will be entertained by some soul-stirring poetry This collection carrying 'Khud Kalami' and 'Sadburg' contain some of her best ghazals.
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Kulyat-e-Zafar Bahadur Shah Zafar
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'Kulyat-e-Zafar' contains the complete works of the last of the Mughal Greats- Bahadur Shah Zafar. Although a reputable poet during his rule, he really came into his own at the twilight of his life, where during exile, his poetry written in absolute despair won the hearts of many.
