Constantly Hungry?

Are you trying to lose weight but constantly confronted by hunger and carb craving?

This is a common problem that most dieters face.Call it reverse psychology or biochemical mischief, but our body tends to crave more of the foods that we consciously are trying to avoid.

I do not belong to the school of thought which tells you that all sorts of 'dieting' is bad for your body.I believe in diet control as well exercise in order to lose excess weight and gain health.If your approach to getting healthy is wholesome, you absolutely have to curb the carb crave.

How do you go about stepping down from a 3C (cakes, cookies, candies) lifestyle to 3F (fat-free, fit, fresh) one?
Simply cutting down refined carbohydrates from your diet isn't enough.You have to replace them with foods which have a lower calorific value but a greater filling potential.
Here is my list of healthy foods which are immensely satiating as well


1) Oatmeal : Replace your regular breakfast cereal with oatmeal.Oatmeal is palatable, much lower in calories than regular cereals, high in fibre content which also translates to being much more filling than a regular cereal.Besides providing a sustained release of energy being a complex carbohydrate, oatmeal is also rich in protein and calcium, something which your regular boxed cereals cannot boast of!

2) Salads : Cucumbers .. they are my absolute favorite salad essential.Besides being rich in water and fibre, they also contain silica which helps maintain a glossy and smooth skin. If you are fond of lettuce, try and replace it with cabbage because lettuce has pretty much nil nutritive value.

Cherry tomatoes are wonderful additives to a salad as well, but people with a history of kidney and bladder problems need to steer clear of tomatoes due to the oxalic acid present in tomatoes which serves to hasten formation of kidney stones.

Broccoli is another on of my salad favorite.

3)Yogurt : Live culture yogurt i.e the one with live lactobacilli in it is one of the best foods recommended for dieters and for people with lactose intolerance.You may ask why yogurt of all foods to curb a carb craving?
This is because usually an excessive carb craving has been linked with an overgrowth of the fungus 'candida' in the alimentary canal.Lactobacilli are healthy bacteria which inhibit the growth of candida and thereby curbing the craving for refined sugars.

4) Citrus Fruits also curb the craving for carbs as they are very filling due to a high fiber and water content.Their tangy taste also satisfies cravings in a healthy manner.

6) Lots of nicely seasoned vegetable stew and clear soups will ensure you stay full and hydrated the healthy way.

5) last but not the least, include psyllium husk in your daily meals.This is pure fibre which fills you up, consequently cutting out all the cravings

In four years, she became one-fourth of her size

This is Zelma in 2002



And this is her in 2006


And you find it tough to lose those last 5 kilos!

Click here to read all about her.

Proof that the Japanese do everything better than you

..even folding a T-Shirt



whew! I'd have to watch that vid about 30 times before I get it right

How to be intelligent in 3 simple steps

// three ways to increase your intelligence

1. Continually expand the scope, source, intensity of the information you receive.
2. Constantly revise your reality maps, and seek new metaphors about the future to understand what's happening now.
3. Develop external networks for increasing intelligence. In particular, spend all your time with people as smart or smarter than you.

I don't know. would you use it?-2

This only LOOKS like a paper cup , it is actually porcelin! I love designs with reverse utility.Its UBERCOOL!
Anyhow the folks at Decor Craft appeared to be flummoxed by the insane demand for this product.They seem to have gone out of stock!



Edit: Aha! I seem to have found a couple of more things on DCI which have caught my very fickle fancy




A darling transparent calculator for the perpetual geek in me!



A camouflage for the nastier things in life (Sorry couldn't help myself there)
Those are fancy toilet papers for you Your Highness




Uberglam mirror disks in assorted sizes, with adhesive tapes on the back! These have got me all hot and bothered.They would look insanely awesome stuck all over the wall of your bathroom or any other room for that matter!

I don't know. would you use it?

designer's own words:
Turn your favourite office tool from your desk in a common cutlery...this is din-ink. A set of pen caps, including a fork-cap, a knife-cap and a spoon-cap, that replaces the normal pen cap during lunch time! All caps are made by annually renewable resources, like natural starch and fibres, to be 100% biodegradable and atoxic, warranting the best alimentary use. Dispensing each set in a compostable packaging the whole set is designed to respect the environment. Now give your office ballpoint pen a good excuse to be gnawed by your teeth: use them for din-ink.

aha random absurd coolness!

Whatswasthatagain.com

Bad Domain Names

All of these are companies that didn't spend quite enough time considering how their online names might appear - and be misread...

1. Who Represents is where you can find the name of the agent that represents any celebrity. Their Web site is
   www.whorepresents.com/
   
   
2. Experts Exchange is a knowledge base where programmers can exchange Advice and views at
   www.expertsexchange.com/
   
   
3. Looking for a pen? Look no further than Pen Island at
   www.penisland.net/
   
   
4. Need a therapist? Try Therapist Finder at
   www.therapistfinder.com/
   
   
5. There's the Italian Power Generator company,
   www.powergenitalia.com/
   
   
6. And don't forget the Mole Station Native Nursery in New South Wales,
   www.molestationnursery.com/
   
   
7. If you're looking for IP computer software, there?s always
   www.ipanywhere.com/
   
   
8. The First Cumming Methodist Church Web site is
   www.cummingfirst.com/
   
   
9. And the designers at Speed of Art await you at their wacky Web site,
   www.speedofart.com/

Batch delete empty folders from your hard drive

Getting tired of empty folders on your hard drive?
Empty folders are not only a nuisance, they also slow down the windows search.
The also slow down the system itself

Here's a little utility to find and delete empty folders.. its freeware!

It can be downloaded from here

RED

Whackiest shoes ever!

(yes it is what you think it is)

Broccoli in cream sauce

I have never ever cooked broccoli in my life.Today was the first time ever and I was amazed at how ridiculously simple it is to cook 'chef level' broccoli in cream sauce.Bachelors, this is about as simple as making an omlette and tastes about 70 times as nice! Lets get started then... Even kitchenphobics ought to try this one out.

Ingredients :

Broccoli - 1 or 2 nos. (even more if you are cooking for more than 3 people)
Butter - 2 large tbsp (or 100 gms)
Milk - About 3 cups
Cream - 2 tbsp (completely optional)
All purpose refined Flour (Maida not atta) - 2 heaped tbsp. approximately
Note: Flour can be replaced with cornstarch to yield equally miraculous results, which is what I did when I realised much to my despair today that I had run out of flour
Salt to taste
Black pepper to taste
Garlic cloves- about 5-6 cloves, peeled and crushed (alternatively use garlic paste)
Oregano - few pinches (It lends the dish that italian flavor)

Method of preparation:

First of all, break broccoli into small florets, about 1.5-2 inches in length, wash them.

In a deep pan, put 6 cups of water and the broccoli florets and set on a high flame to cook.Cover the pan with a light lid.Pressure cookers usually end up overcooking the broccoli (Thats a mistake my mum made while preparing broccoli for the first time)

Cook for around 8-9 minutes.Remember broccoli shouldn't turn 'limp'.It should retain its trademark crispiness atleast a little.After 8-9 minutes remove the broccoli from the flame and drain out the water.

Now heat 2-3 tsp oil and lightly saute some garlic paste in it.Add the cooked broccoli and saute for 1-minute, stirring continuously, so the broccoli doesn't burn or stick

Set the cooked broccoli aside

Method of preparation for the cream sauce

Cream sauce goes well not only with broccoli but several other dishes such as pasta and it is again ridiculously easy to make!

In a saucepan, melt 100 gm salted butter on medium heat.

Add the flour(maida) or cornstarch (whatever you prefer using) in the melted butter , continue stirring.This is to remove the raw taste of flour.Remember to do this on a low to medium flame.Don't let the flour turn brown.

After cooking the flour butter mixture for a minute.Pour in the milk and keep stirring continuously so no lumps are formed.Try to use room temperature milk at this point instead of cold milk.Now that you've added milk , you can turn the flame on high.Let the sauce cook till it achieves an even consistency (it can be anywhere from 3 to 4 minutes, or even more.. your choice) Don't worry if it bubbles, its supposed to do that :)

Add black pepper - 1 teaspoon
Salt - 2 teaspoons
and a few pinches of oregano (and/or other herbs.. cilantro/parsley etc.)
Add the cream (completely optional)

Continue cooking

Now add the cooked broccoli in the sauce...viola, you're good to go! :)


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Tips:
The sauce will be thin while cooking and thicken as it cools.
You can adjust salt to taste, with broccoli its okay to use a little more than usual
You can add precooked pasta alongwith the broccoli to the cream sauce.It'll be a brand new dish!
Serve immidietely, since the sauce tends to thicken as it gets cold.

Ivan Drago PWNED The Magic Ponytail

If you ladies are wondering what the heck I am talking about... here's a refresher .
Ivan Drago was the russian rhoid rage-ster in Rocky 4 played by Dolph Lundgren


Sensitive Ponytail is Steven Seagal who plays .. well Steven Seagal in all of his movies.



Here's a little excerpt from Dolph's Official website message board

Date:	April 2006
Name:	Steven Seagal
Question:	Dear Dolph, I see you got yourself your own little website. Interesting. Seems like you have much time on your hands nowadays after I beat you in the 1994 Sexy Olympics. Maybe your fitness career will be successful, doubt it. Not as successful as my amazing singing career, its doing wonders in Swahilia. You were amazing in Rocky, its too bad they didnt choose me to fight you, that would have been even more amazing! Please do ntake offense if I am better than you. I will see you around, maybe in the dojo or maybe at a bar. Gotta love those bar fights, see you dolph.
DL:	Good luck with your weight-loss program, Steven! Doubt it'll work ....

That IMHO is called absolute pwnage

Rambo 4

Whoopie! Rambo is back, bloodier than ever.Check out the trailer.Rambo:4 is releasing simply as John Rambo sometime in May 2008 (yeah quite a wait). Its being directed by the man himself Sly Stallone.A full 3.5 hours of R-rated azz whooping

Can't wait till May-day!

Miracle Berry

ahaa! this is just what I need.Say hello to magic berry whatsitsname Synsepalum dulcificum

This berry - and its rogue glycoprotein named, seriously, miraculin - temporarily robs you of your ability to taste sour and bitter flavors. It became a fixture in West Africa, where locals would use it to down otherwise unpalatable meals.

It’s become a bit of a hit in Japan. And yet, the miracle berry is still not readily available in the United States - classified as a food additive by the FDA in 1974, it has not yet been approved for wide distribution. Most first-timers will be forced to track down an on-line distributor - or, alternatively, befriending a friendly circle of ‘foodies’ who like to throw sweet, sweet parties.

They have underground parties with this thing involving a slew of nasty tasting unappetizing snacks, which taste like a bit of heaven after having this berry.

I now know what to eat before I go for dinner over to my aunts ;)

Chinese Engrish

Look *what* lovely?!


Hmm hey if it looks like squirrel, its good enough for me.


Yupp now those are the kind of CLEARCUT instructions I'd like to see everywhere.


Give your seat to crippie, or he'll eat you.


Thats a great way to punish those damned robsters


Yeah don't let your dog make sauce, someone might just dip their french fries in it.


Oh look honey! They have a separate entrance for those *beep*


Thats, right.. don't even think about dying on my turf


Really? By the looks of it, I would've never guessed.


You can't come in liquor head unless you get rid of that horrifying of highness!




Yes on second thoughts it does look a little suspicious to me




Umm i don't know if thats cute


Lettuce in pain! Quick rush it to the Salad Emergency


Thats an awful lot to abuse a plastic bag.I abuse plastic bags in the privacy of my home for free.


I am dumbstruck.. truly


Little did she know that she'd just fallen on hard times...


Same great flavor! At lower prices and suspicious hygine


Politely but firmly, say NO if those pesky stranglers invite you to get strangled.


Thats exactly the look I've always wanted.


I knew it!


hungry?


In case you're not lucky enough to have seen one, thats what they look like


No gifts for you.You've been a naughty girl

Right Moment = Great Picture