Although It May Not Seem It I Do Try To Keep My Weight Down,

I have cut out sugar from my tea and now drink coke zero or soda, and on the food front cut down on the size of the meal and reduced the amount of potatoes that I eat, well on the last one it seems I am wrong, it has emerged that potatoes can help you lose weight by making you not want to eat again so soon, a key to lasting weight loss is eating foods that make you feel full for longer, says Dr Jacquie Lavin, a weight-loss doctor for Slimming World, 'you should eat complex carbohydrates such as potatoes, rather than simple carbohydrates like sugar or biscuits which give a short energy boost followed by hunger pangs,' she says. 'In this way, potatoes can help you reduce binge-eating.' it is all down to the Glycemic Index, potatoes it seems have been wrongly classified, the GI may be medium to low when potatoes are eaten cooled, rather than hot, and when boiled and consumed whole, rather than mashed, potatoes provide the body with an essential source of fuel and energy, which you need even when dieting, as a rich carbohydrate source, they help to fuel all reactions in the body which you need for movement, thinking, digestion and cellular renewal, some other benefits from eating potatoes are that Researchers at the Institute for Food Research in Norwich have found blood-pressure lowering molecules in potatoes called kukoamines, the B vitamins in potatoes also protect arteries, vitamin B6, found in potatoes, reduces levels of a molecule called homocysteine which is involved in inflammation and the furring up of arteries, high homocysteine levels are associated with a significantly increased risk of heart attack and stroke, so now I will not feel so guilty when I tuck into my tats!