You know the kind of books that you pick up and can’t stop reading until it’s completely finished? I had that experience with Chantel Hobb’s Never Say Diet this past weekend. She lost 200 pounds the hard way…naturally. Love that! I loved the book so much because of the great common-sense advice she gives in regard to diet and exercise. The key to her success (and to everyone who has ever stayed successful in fitness) is simply to reduce your caloric intake and exercise an hour a day. People seem to get caught up in trying to find the “secret” to weight loss. It’s no secret. Take in about 1500-1800 calories a day and workout for about an hour a day at least five days a week. Secret revealed! Whether you need to lose 10 pounds or 200 pounds, that’s the way to do it. Mix up your workouts with cardio and strength training …and throw in some Pilates and yoga for fun on other days. It’s really that easy.
Being somewhat of a health/fitness enthusiast, it makes me mental to read books about the “secret” to a great body. It’s no secret. Yes, you’ll need to embrace hunger a bit. If you are used to taking in lots of calories each day, you’ll need to embrace hunger a lot. At least at first. Not to worry, it goes away eventually. The feel good endorphins your brain will release from exercise will actually help curb your hunger pangs.
Nothing tastes as good as being fit and healthy feels.
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Not an aerobics fan? Consider this: Aerobic exercise not only burns calories, but also curbs cravings. Researchers at the University of Chile Clinical Hospital reported that people who ran or biked for 20 minutes three times per week for 10 weeks had reduced appetites due to increased levels of neurotrophic factor (a protein in the brain that may suppress hunger) from the workout sessions compared with when they were sedentary. Rev up your cardio routine and rein in your snack attacks.
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One in 10 gymgoers checks her cell phone while exercising, hindering fitness focus and stress relief according to a survey by Standard Life Healtcare. Leave the Blackberry in your locker or car …out of sight, out of mind.
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Reasons to cook dinner yourself instead of eating out:
* You can assure your hands are clean when preparring your food. How clean do you think the teenager’s hands are that will make your food at a carryout?
* You can assure your food is fresh. You can’t be sure if the cheese someone is serving you had mold on it or the hamburger was several days old …or even dropped on the floor first.
* You can control how much butter and fat your meal has. In fine dining, everything is made with butter, and lots of it.
* You can check the expiration date on the cream for your coffee if it’s in your own refrigerator. Who knows how often the creamer containers are washed out at restaurants?
* You can keep track every calorie you are eating. With ordering out, it’s a mystery.
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Watching incredible mind/body/spirit transformations are an excellent motivation to invisioning your own mind/body/spirit transformation. It’s a practice one should seek regularly.
If you zoom through your repetitions when strength training, you’ll be using momentum instead of muscle power. You won’t get the same stimulus for muscle building, and you won’t burn as many calories. You’ll also be more susceptible to training injuries such as torn muscles.
Take 6 seconds to perform each repetition: 2 seconds to lift the weight and 4 seconds to lower it. Experts agree that slowing down is the single most significant change you can make to get better results from strength training.
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The Iowa Women’s Health Study, which has been investigating the health habits of 34,000 women for nearly 20 years, named apples as one of only three foods (along with pears and red wine) that are most effective at reducing the risk of death from heart disease among postmenopausal women. Other massive studies have found the fruit to lower risk of lung cancer and type 2 diabetes—and even help women lose weight.
Eat an apple as an afternoon snack with a tablespoon of peanut butter (think protein), or add slices to sandwiches or salads.
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Did you know that germs can last on paper money for 17 days? Carry hand sanitizer with you in your purse and your car …and use it regularly. Wash your hands with soap as often as possible to avoid getting sick.
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Just because you can’t pronounce an ingredient that is included in your lotions doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing. Case in point …Butyrospermum Parkii. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? It’s the formal name for Shea Butter, an ingredient extremely beneficial for your skin. How about Tocopherol? Sound like a chemical? It’s not, it’s Vitamin E. Ascorbic Acid, that certainly can’t be good for your skin. Wrong again. Ascorbic Acid is Vitamin C.
So just because you can’t pronounce an ingredient on a label doesn’t mean it’s not good for you. Educate yourself (of which you doing are by reading this!) and become familiar with ingredients and their formal names. Since your skin absorbs up to 94% of what’s put on it (and processes through your body, into your liver), you should know what what you are putting on it.
Conversely, if you see the word Paraben on a label …walk away. Parabens = Bad. For more on Parabens and other toxins,visit out website.
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