So I bet that after this weekend many people feel a little well... fat. Delicious/fatty/sugary candy in combination with highly caloric alcoholic beverages have not sat well with most peoples waist lines come Monday morning.
Have no fear Shea is here!
You can't change this weekend but you can jump start your week with some exercise and healthy eating!
Start your day of with a healthy breakfast and a brisk walk for about 20 minutes to get that metabolism going. Trust me by lunch you'll feel a little better about yourself.
For breakfast try a breakfast split:
1/2 cup of vanilla, 1/2 cup of strawberry yogurt, 1/4 cup of crunchy cheerios on top of a banana will curb that sweet tooth of yours.
And remember if you get off the exercise and healthy eating track its so easy to just get right back on.
Posted: November 2, 2009 10:57 pm | 1 comment
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Hi all!
I have been an avid watcher of the Biggest Loser on NBC. For those of you who don't watch. 18 obese contestants compete to become the biggest loser. For about three months they are on a ranch counting calories and exercising for hours a day. They also have to compete in various challenges.
A few weeks their challenge was to order in from various restaurants everyday. This was extremely difficult for them because they had to stick with their healthy eating.
As a culture we go out to restaurants frequently. Here are some tips to follow the next time you go out.
1. Ask the waiter to not bring over bread/chips & salsa/ or any other food item that comes complementary with the meal.
2. Always ask for dressing on the side!
3. Don't feel pressured to eat everything. Restaurant portions are very big so just ask for a doggie bag and have a delicious lunch the next day.
Posted: November 10, 2009 9:49 am | 0 comments
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As you know there are a million different diet plans out in the world today. With the exception of a few they don't work.
While it is best to just lose weight the old fashion way by exercising and eating right many people still fall into the habit of these fad diets. Here are the top three diets to avoid:
1. Detox Diets- Diets that literally clear you out. You can do this through pills or liver flushes. Not only will you clear out your system but you'll clear out the room as well. I call this the friends loving you from a distance diet.
2. Fasting or low-calorie diets- Not only are you hungry all the time but your metabolism slows down therefore ultimately gaining weight.
3. Diets that only focus on a certain food item- For example the grapefruit diet, cayenne red pepper diet, raw food diets. At first these diets are effective but then you return to your regular eating habits and gorge yourself on all the foods you have missed out on.
Posted: November 17, 2009 9:46 am | 0 comments
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