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Last-minute shape-up-for-summer tips
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The beach. Relaxing for many but stressful for others.
Let’s be honest. Have you been on a beach and thought, “I wish I’d lost a few pounds,” before the bikini, Speedo or bathing trunks hugged your body? All you could do was pull in your stomach and barely breathe while walking on the beach. Not fun.
But it’s a recurring story for many of you around the world who enjoy the beach and the sun. This past week, three inquires came in regarding emergency weight loss, wanting it to happen in just 4 to 5 weeks. “Interesting,” I thought to myself, “now I seem to become the go-to guy for emergency weight loss.”
I have a few tricks up my sleeve. What do expect, having been in the industry more then 17 years, with multiple certifications in fitness, a masters in nutrition and a degree in the culinary arts?
Heavy Thoughts? How Distorted Thinking Affects Weight Loss
Posted by: | CommentsThere’s a difference common to individuals who fail to lose weight and keep it off long term. It’s called all-or-nothing thinking. Do you recognize any (or all) of the following?
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· Hunger is bad; being full (often overly full) is good.
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· I’m good if I follow my diet and bad if I make one mistake
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· My eating week was good or bad even if I just struggle one day or several minutes a day
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· If I’m losing weight, I’m fully in control; if I’m not, I’m totally out of control.
Dried vs. Fresh Fruit
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Sweet, sweeter and sweetest.
Today, more and more companies are packaging and inducing consumers to buy their dried fruit products. And more and more dried foods are showing up on food logs.
Just about any fruit can be dried, but some are more commonly eaten in their dried form than others. There are many advantages to dried food. Read More→
Kale – A Nutritional Powerhouse
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Kale - Eat it it for natural weight loss
You might have guessed blueberries. Nope. Read More→
How to know when enough calories are enough?
Posted by: | CommentsIn a weight loss program calories are important. But a calorie is not a calorie. For example, let’s compare calories from white bread vs. oatmeal, both of which are starchy carbohydrates and contain 4 calories per gram respectively.
However, when you eat white bread, which is stripped of its nutrients such as fiber, minerals and vitamins, you are not taking in essential ingredients that help your body run its metabolic system efficiently. Conversely, quality calories, from foods like oatmeal, that are not processed, and are not taxing to your system, help you to maintain your metabolism and to then lose excess weight.
What prompted me to share an e-mail with you today was a question I recently received in my mailbox from Vikki, who has lost 20 pounds since starting the program January 2010. Read More→
Goal: To Look Younger Naturally
Posted by: | CommentsEver looked in the mirror and wished that you looked younger? A wrinkle there, a midsection that can’t belong to you or a body tone that can no longer pass for a 20 or a 30 year old?
Do you need Botox? Surgery? Liposuction? A skilled dermatologist? Or are there other strategies that you can do right now to make you Look Younger Naturally?
Science is uncovering the molecular mechanisms behind living longer and looking younger Read More→
Why are you gaining weight again?
Posted by: | CommentsRemember January when the motivation to lose weight was high? It is clear that you could succeed as you lost the first 10 to 15 lbs. Then you get comfortable and you start gaining slowly all back. Frustrating isn’t it? And the stats prove this phenomenon relapse and weight gain. Just consider:
80 percent of all individuals who lose weight gained the pounds lost and even a little more within 3 to 5 years, according to a study from Oxford University published in the International Journal of Obesity. Read More→
Don’t know where to begin? Tip’s to get started!
Posted by: | CommentsToday I have tips for you. Tips that you can use right now to get started in moving in the direction of better health, less weight, a toned and in-shape body, and a positive attitude.
Tip one:
Create an Read More→
Make your abs pop
Posted by: | CommentsBring your six-pack to the surface. Does it need a crunch? A plank? A lateral twist? Perhaps none of this. An evident six-pack or not, you do need abdominal strength for stability of the upper and lower extremities.
What is the right body fat percentage to see six pack abs? Read More→
Inspiration for motivation
Posted by: | CommentsThe going can get rough. You have gone through the holidays, the New Year’s celebrations and suddenly, when you look in the mirror, you see a new you.
One pound, the second pound and suddenly twenty pounds have been gained. How did it happen? From one day to the next?
Individuals have various acceptance levels Read More→
