DIET
Diet -
Of course this means many different things to different people. Here’s some pretty widely accepted information though. If you put more energy (calories) into your body than you use in the course of a day, and especially if they are low quality calories, you will gain weight, most likely in the form of fat. This is exaggerated as we reach a certain age and natural metabolic changes begin to take hold.
What to do?
The answer would seem to be simple - eat less, eat better, re-energize your metabolism and get moving! Easy to say, much harder to do in todays over-scheduled life, I know as well as anyone!
For eating less and re-energizing your metabolism, I’ve narrowed my approach, our approach really - different things for different family members - down to three.
First, see this post about Ayurveda and Amalaki.
Second, as I am not a big fan of pills in general and have enough of those to take in the form of prenatal vitamins at the moment, I’ve been drawn lately to another way to get some of the popular diet aides on board. Diet patches seem to be the most user-friendly answer. Hoodia has been all the rage lately and before I was pregnant I definitely had success with it. I may use it again after this pregnancy is over, and when I do I’ll let you know how it works.
The other diet patch we found and the one my husband uses now is the Apple Patch Diet, unlike the Hoodia patch this one does contain caffeine so I wont be using it while I’m nursing either, but I can see the results he gets from such a simple to use product. You can get more info here: The Apple Patch Site. 
Lastly, here are 5 excellent weight control tips that were exerpted from The Apple Patch Site, you can find about 40 more there:
1) Resolve to never supersize your food portions-unless you want to supersize your clothes.
2) Start eating a big breakfast. It helps you eat fewer total calories throughout the day.
3) Eating out? Halve it, and bag the rest. A typical restaurant entree has 1,000 to 2,000 calories, not even counting the bread, appetizer, beverage, and dessert.
4) When dining out, make it automatic: Order one dessert to share.
5) Eat the low-cal items on your plate first, then graduate. Start with salads, veggies, and broth soups. Eat meats and starches last, by the time you get to them, you’ll be full enough to be content with smaller portions of the high-calorie choices.
These ideas are a good start, but don’t forget the other concepts listed in The Wellness Center, they all work better together than any one or two does apart!
