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Top 7 New Year’s Resolutions

Weight Loss is probably one of the top New Year’s Resolutions but it’s not the only one. If you’re not sure what you should be putting on your New Years Resolutions list, here are the top 7 resolutions other people have used:

1. Spend More Time With Friends and Family

It’s easy to get so busy with work that you neglect your friends and family. Before you know it, your friends have found new people to spend time with and your family has grown up. Plan to meet up with your friends on a regular basis, whether it’s for a meal or a movie. And make time to spend quality time with your family. You’ll thank yourself for it.

2. Get fit

Face it, most people aren’t as fit as they were in their younger days. Getting fit doesn’t necessarily mean going to the gym 5 times a week. It could be as simple as parking further away in the parking lot, taking the stairs rather than the elevator, and generally being less of a couch potato. You don’t need Arnold Schwarzenegger’s biceps to be fit…

3. Lose weight

This often goes hand in hand with getting fit. Choose an eating plan (notice I didn’t say diet) that fits with your lifestyle. Then take the time to notice your food when you eat it rather than wolfing it down and paying no attention. Notice when you are full and stop eating, even if there’s still food left on your plate. Start listening to your whole body rather than just eating “because”.

4. Quit smoking

A lot of people vow to quit smoking at the start of the New Year. Often they’re the same people you’ll see gasping for a cigarette a couple days later. Plan your quitting. Treat yourself to a hypnosis session or CD/book combination. Buy this for yourself as a Christmas present if you’re that organized. Then follow the program. It’s cheaper and more effective than patches or gum and doesn’t feed your body more nicotine.

5. Quit drinking

In the same way as smoking, a lot of people decide to quit drinking when the New Year arrives. The thought of hangover-free days and a healthier liver is good. Again, there are plenty of self-help programs that will assist with your quest to give up alcohol. Search around and you’ll find one that works with you.

6. Get a better job

Many people use the New Year as an excuse to change their jobs. Make sure you don’t leap from the frying pan into the fire by doing research on the new place you’re planning to work for. Read up on resume and CV writing to make sure that your application stands out from the crowd. Maybe use a hypnosis or subliminal program to boost your confidence and presentation skills.

7. Help other people

This is a very popular New Years resolution. There are plenty of voluntary organizations that would appreciate some extra help and volunteering is easy. Check locally for a list of different charities and choose one that fits with your personal goals and aims. If you can’t commit regularly, don’t be afraid to say so. It’s better to say “I can only help once a month” than to say you’ll help every day or week and then not attend.

No matter what you decided to do to make this new year the best one ever, just do it!

I’ve love to hear what you decided to make your #1 New Year’s Resolution. Or, if you’ve decided to not resolve to any one specific thing.

Contact me if you have questions.

Blessings,

October 6, 2020
Eat Well to Boost Metabolism And Lose Weight
Does eating well really boost metabolism and lose weight? We think so and science has come around in support of a healthy breakfast. In this article you’ll find three breakfast recipes to add some variety to your meals, while giving your body the much needed vitamins and antioxidants helping it perform well all throughout the day. While eating well, you will binge eat less and boost your metabolism in the process.

The truth is, we’ve all known for some time that breakfast is the most important part of the day. Now research has shown that, regardless of daily physical activity, eating high fiber meal (cereal, etc) at least 3 mornings during the week helps lower body mass index.

A study conducted by the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute followed 2,300 teenage girls over ten years. Results show that one reason people tend to skip breakfast is because they are trying to reduce overall calorie intake.

Yes, it is important to limit excess calories, having breakfast, even if its a simple smoothie, or a couple of pieces of fruit, will reduce the urge to snack on chocolate or other unhealthy options. A simple morning meal even helps in improving your performance at work and reducing fatigue all through out the day.

When it comes to eating well, it is not just the overall calorie daily intake, but the types of foods we chose to eat as well.

Simple options like grabbing a couple of carrots instead of buttered toast make a huge difference. You’ll be getting more fiber, as well as phytochemicals such as carotene and other vitamins that actually benefit your body and get you through the day.

If you find yourself challenged with buying fruit and vegetables, make a plan to visit the local farmers market, or your local grocery store on the way to your local coffee shop before work. Fruits and vegetables beat a muffin nutritionally. These days, you can make healthy choices with fruit and veggies at your local convenience store.

Lastly, when it comes to going overboard with calorie restriction, don’t over do it. There is a recent research study that found that even though mice will live up to 50% longer by eating less, humans don’t. The most following a life long low calorie diet is going to do is extend your life span by 7%.

Physiologically, the simple act of having breakfast will boost your metabolism and its definitely a cheaper and healthier way to do so rather than than investing in a bottle of diet pills or something more severe.

Note to parents and expectant moms: Early research has suggested that moms who eat in excess have children who are more prone to being overweight by the time they are toddlers. The habits of the parents actually sets up food difficulties starting from a young age.

Another important warning: Pay attention and beware of teenagers or children who develop poor eating habits (learned from parents), combined with sedentary activities like playing playstation or xbox games, or watching too much television instead of being active non- athletic activities like having a job or even joining school clubs as extracurricular activities. Kids living this type of lifestyle, will have a greater tendency to becoming overweight or obese adults in their later years.

Good news, variety is one key to integrating changes in your diet, whether your goal is to lose weight, or simply be more healthy. We know it is easy to get stuck into a food rut, longing for something more tasty to eat that doesn’t wreck your long term goals.

It really does come down to planning ahead, and by doing a little research, mitigate those moments that come up when you have the urge to grab something unhealthy because you are hungry

To help you with planning, we’ve added the following three breakfast recipes that will add a little variety to that most important meal of the day. These recipes also supply essential vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fiber.

Enjoy

Delicious Tropical Muesli
Serves 2 to 4. Preparation time – 10 minutes.

Ingredients
- Muesli – 100gm
- Wheat flakes- 50gm
- Apple – peeled and grated – 1no
- Low Fat or Skim Fruit Yogurt- 500gm
- Mango – peeled and cut into strips – 1no
- Passion fruit – pulp of 2
- Flaked almonds, toasted – 11/2 tsp
How to prepare:
Mix together muesli, wheat, apple and half the yogurt in a bowl and refrigerate covered overnight. Divide it into four serving bowls. Top evenly with remaining yogurt, mango, passion fruit pulp and flaked almonds and serve.

Choose plain low-fat yogurt for the fewest calories. Fruit and flavored products have extra calories. Nonfat yogurt sweetened with artificial sweetener is an option for dieters. Plain yogurt is the best choice for cooking.

Terrific Mango
Serves 2. Preparation time – 10 minutes.

Ingredients
- Mango- peeled and chopped -125 gram
- Chopped pineapple – 1 no
- Papaya- peeled and chopped- 125 gram
- Kiwi fruits – chopped- 2 no
- Tropical fruit juice – 150 ml
- Honey- 2 tablespoon
Preparation

Mix all the fruit pieces together and pour the fruit juice and honey on top. This is an excellent dish to start your day.

Summer Special Salad
Serves 4. Preparation time – 20 minutes.

Ingredients
- Water melon – 1 no (medium size)
- Tomato – ½ kg
- Celery – 20 gram
- Orange -4 no
- Grapes -100 gram
- Pineapple (chopped) – 1 cup
- Raisins – 12 no
- Salt and pepper – to taste
Salad Dressing
- Salad oil – 6 tsp
- Mustard -2tsp
- Chopped onion – 2 no
- Pepper – 2tsp
- Sugar -1 tsp
Blend all the ingredients for the salad dressing in a mixer.

Preparation
Chop all the fruits and vegetables. Take the pulp out of the watermelon and put all the chopped fruits and tomatoes into the outer covering of the watermelon. Pour the salad dressing on top. Garnish with raisins.
Serve chilled.

In case you didn’t know, eating fruit and vegetables raw actually gets you many of their natural vitamins not affected by the cooking processes. Eating fruit and veggies raw also means you get enzymes which actually greatly help the digestive process.
September 8, 2020
Weight Lifting and Diet for Effective Weight Loss

What does weight lifting and diet for effective weight loss really mean? If you are anything like the average American male(or female), your body retains your excess calories as fatty tissues. Why?

Eating large burgers, fries, and liters of soda is not exactly healthy. Watching sports, day time drama or Netflix all day doesn’t exactly count as exercise either.

If your daily life lacks physical activity and control in what you eat, I’ve got some bad news. Most of these fat cells are deposited in your gut and upper body resulting in protruding stomachs and flabby arms. Not exactly Brad Pitt-like. Diets and weight lifting are necessary if you want to see effective weight loss.

Unfortunately, simply following programs on diets and weight loss are not enough if you want a rock-hard or at least, a well-defined physique. What you need to do is to combine a well-balanced diet (think vitamins, proteins, and carbs) with weight lifting and resistance training.

It’s not at all difficult, you don’t have to lift a LOT, but commitment is necessary if you want to achieve your dream body.

First things first, consult your doctor for a whole body check-up because resistance training can aggravate past injuries such as fractures or back injuries. The sooner you know what to avoid, the better your program would be.

Second, identify what muscle groups you want to develop and develop a plan for overall body building. It’s not a pretty sight to have a muscled upper body and skinny legs.

Third, sign up for a gym membership (or create your own home gym) with proper equipment and team up with a trainer/fitness instructor you feel comfortable enough to work with. It is important to talk to him or her about fitness goals, lifestyle, and overall health. They might even prescribe a specific diet plan that fits your lifestyle and dietary needs for maximum weight loss.

Fitness and weight loss experts usually recommend building muscle in order to lose weight. The thing to remember always is your RMR (resting metabolic rate); this measures how fast your metabolism works (read: burns calories) at rest.

It is important to get your RMR past a specific level for you to effectively use body fat as fuel. This is why you have to lift weights. As you lift weights, the body tends to develop more muscle or leaner mass. Muscle burns body fat or calories even at rest; so the more muscle you have, the faster the pounds are shed.

Another key factor is progression. Soon your body will become accustomed to the weights you lift. Hence, you use less effort and energy which staggers the whole weight loss process. The right weight for you is the weight which you can’t lift for over 12 reps. It is also advised to increase the weights every one or two weeks to keep your body guessing.

An effective diet for people doing resistance training or weight lifting, is one that is high in protein, with significant amounts of carbs. However, vegetable and fruit servings should be part of your diet as these contribute to the body’s water needs, nutrition, fiber, etc. Weight lifting and diet combined are best for effective weight loss. So get up, get moving, get lifting and eat well for a fitter you.

August 15, 2020
Weight Loss: Know The Right Diet Plan For You

A diet plan for weight loss is a simple idea to implement. The individual simply has to find a diet plan that will help them lose weight in a reasonable amount of time. There are many plans available, but with a little research, it’s easy to identify the best plan for you.

With multiple possibilities, the market is wide open for you to select the plan that’s right for you and there is no shortage of plans to choose from. However, some plans are better than others.

The key to finding the best weight loss plan is to identify the diets that are based on a combination of various food groups and then to tweak the diet plan to your needs. Make sure the diet plan includes healthy portions as well as healthy foods and fits your specific needs.

The best diet for weight loss will consist of healthy portion sizes and healthy sources of carbohydrates. Eating more carbohydrates can also be helpful because it provides your body with energy. Carbohydrates are also a vital part of your daily meal and can make all the difference in the world.

If you think you can’t find a diet plan that suits your needs, there are many special diets that may work for you and you just have to research and be sure that above all else, you stay healthy and not succumb to drastic diet measures.

With the proper plan for weight loss, you won’t have to do much else. Many people say that weight loss begins in kitchen. While true, you can potentially lose weight by watching what you eat, a good weight loss plan will also include an exercise plan. Working out while watching what you eat will burn calories and regulate your weight loss process. This in turn could help you lose weight faster.

One of the most important parts of any weight loss plan is your diet, specifically what you eat, the way in which you eat and how often you eat. It should consist of a healthy balance of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates. Even with special dietary restrictions, these three categories should be present in your best weight loss plan. This type of diet is simply a way of adding healthy food sources to your diet and it does not include any processed foods or food that’s high in sugar.

We recommend you avoid any kind of weight loss diet that requires you to do without the foods you’re accustomed to eating. The idea behind the diet for weight loss is to limit the amount of calories that you eat. This will make it easier for you to lose weight and to keep the weight off. You also want something you can stick with long term.

If you’re overweight and want to lose weight, a balanced diet should include vegetables, fruits, meat, and fish because these items contain plenty of nutritional value. Because of this, you’ll be better off consuming a mix of healthy food groups such as vegetables, fruits, meat, and fish.

The best diet for weight loss program will include all the food groups of foods you enjoy that you eat on a regular basis. Also, the diet should have calorie burning activities that you can do several days a week if not daily. These activities might include cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and moderate weight training.

In conclusion, find a weight loss plan that you can live with, that you enjoy, and that you can see yourself following for a lifetime. You’ll want to do the same with exercise. Do something you enjoy and you’ll be willing to do daily for a lifetime.

August 6, 2020
Ways To Start Losing Weight Right This Minute

Are you looking for ways to start losing weight right this minute?

In developed nations, the number of people who are overweight is steadily growing. Sedentary lifestyles and access to unending amounts of food has created an epidemic of weight gain especially in the US. If you struggle with weight gain, you can take control of your own body, using the tips provided in this article to help you lose weight efficiently.

Good Place To Start- Sugar: if you are accustomed to using large amounts of sugar in your food (coffee, tea, baking, etc.), one way to help yourself lose weight is to consider switching to a alternative sweetener like Stevia. You will get the sweet taste you crave without all the calories and effects of regular sugar. You will also lower your daily caloric intake.

No Fried Foods: Another simple suggestion to help is to avoid fried food when you are trying to lose weight fast. Fried foods are high in fats and calories. There are many ways to prepare food that are much healthier and leaner. Some good alternatives are roasting, steaming, broiling, baking, and grilling. After trying some of these various methods, you won’t even want fried food. Even easier, eat as much food raw if you can. Besides meat, vegetables and fruit don’t always have to be cooked.

Lose the Meat: If you are serious about losing weight, try cutting out meat. In general, vegetarians are leaner and lighter than meat-eaters. There is much less saturated fat in fruits, vegetables, and legumes than there is in animal products. Try skipping the burgers and the hot dogs, and you are likely to drop a few pounds. It’s highly likely you’ll feel better too.

Nothing Processed: A useful tip for anyone working to get rid of weight is to avoid relying on processed foods, even those that claim to be fat-free. It is often the case that in order to remove the fat from such products manufacturers add extra sugar so that the items have a pleasing taste. This generally results in additional calories, often in excess of those contained in the regular, full-fat versions of the same product. Those extra calories only serve to hinder weight loss efforts.

More Fruits and Vegetables: A diet rich in fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and lean meats or other pure protein sources will help you feel satisfied while losing weight. By avoiding fad diets or costly, special diet foods, you can change your eating habits, become generally healthier, save money, reach your target weight, and maintain it easily. It really is about making your diet simpler and healthier.

Not So Fast: If you are having trouble making your diet healthier, start by eating anything you eat slower. A lot of people out there are fast eaters so they shove down plate after plate of fatty foods, tending to overeat before they even realize they are full. This habit leads to more calorie consumption which is a large cause of weight gain. My mother used to fuss at me constantly because I gulped my food down fast.

Go Raw: A great way to help you lose weight is to try following a raw food diet. Eating nothing but raw foods such as fruits and vegetables, is a great way to ensure you’re getting fresh, quality nutrition. By eating raw foods you’ll also be much healthier in general and it’s an easy way to get plenty of fiber.

We hope that you’ve found this article useful and see how you can empower yourself using the advice from this article to help you reach your ideal weight. While many of those in developed nations today suffer from health problems related to being overweight, you really can take control of your own body and, in an organized fashion, get started on your way to effective weight loss.

August 5, 2020
Ways to Quickly Start Burning Your Fats in The Morning

Do you find yourself wondering how you can quickly start burning your body fat first thing each morning? This article will offer some simple ways to get started

1. Start Exercising first thing in the morning.

As soon as you wake up in the morning workout for at least 30min to an hour. Studies show that working out in the morning before you eat has been shown to burn up to 3x as more fat as opposed to working out at any other time during the day. Here’s Why:

During the day your body’s main source of energy is the carbohydrates that you get from eating your meals. As you sleep at night for 6+ hours your body uses up all those carbohydrates as energy for various bodily functions that go on even while you sleep. When you wake up in the morning your body doesn’t have any carbohydrates as energy to use and it will look to burn body fat instead of energy.

For you to take advantage of this morning fat-burning opportunity you have to exercise first thing in the morning. Don’t eat breakfast because if you do you’ll just give your body some carbohydrates as a source of energy instead of the body fat that you want to burn for energy.

Another great thing about working out first thing in the morning is that your metabolism gets revved up after your morning workout. Morning workouts keep your metabolism elevated throughout the day. An elevated metabolism throughout the day only means that you’ll burn more calories, burn more body fat, and lose more weight. If you workout at night you may still burn body fat while you workout but as soon as you go to sleep your metabolism will slow down and you’ll miss out on all the extra fat that you can burn during the day if you had exercised in the morning. When you sleep your metabolic rate is always at its slowest.

Other reasons why its good to exercise first thing in the morning is that you get the workout out of the way, and working out in the morning will also reduce your level of stress throughout the day.

2. Eat a Healthy Breakfast

Another way to keep your metabolism revved up all day long is to eat breakfast. After you workout in the morning as discussed earlier, just have breakfast and you’ll give your body the perfect 1-2 combination to jump-start your metabolism.

Eating breakfast in the morning is what gets your metabolism started. Don’t skip breakfast and wait until mid-morning or afternoon to eat, your metabolism will run slower causing you not to burn any extra body fat.

Think about this way-Your metabolism is a fireplace that’ll burn fat all day long for you if you operate it correctly. When you eat breakfast you are basically throwing a log onto that fireplace to get it started burning fat.

Eating breakfast will help stop those cravings you may have later on in the day and along with working out in the morning, eating breakfast will also keep you energized throughout the day and lower stress levels.

Morning Checklist to Burn Body Fat:

Workout for at least 30min after waking up in the morning

Eat a healthy breakfast

Burn body fat & lose more weight during the day

I know you probably thought I was going to tell you to run or jog by the pictures I’ve used in this article, but the truth is… it doesn’t have to be that difficult (unless you love to run off course)

Use these 2 tips to reveal that six-pack, fit into that dress for an upcoming event like a wedding or reunion, or to impress that special someone. Whatever your fitness goal is these 2 tips above will surely help you reach them.

We hope you’ve found some value in this simple article. The suggestions are simple but effective when practiced consistently, especially when you eat healthy too.

Leave us a comment below with other suggestions you might have. Contact us with any questions or comments.

July 30, 2020
Find the Best Exercises to Lose Weight

What are the best exercises to lose weight? Well, I think that depends on you and what you like to do. The best way to lose weight is to find the things you like to do and then do them as often as possible. Consistency is key.

First things first. You will need to talk to your doctor to find out what he recommends specifically for you, especially if you have any underlying health issues. I personally my physician for food plan and I consult my chiropractor because I’m having issues with neck and back and even my feet.

Make sure you talk to your doctor to find out what he recommends not only for your diet but also for your exercise routine.

After you’ve had a heart-to-heart with your doctor, you can then begin with your new workout plan. No matter how great your exercises to lose weight are, you will still need to eat the right kinds of food in the right amount.

Losing weight will be about more than just one element. To really get the most out of your weight loss efforts and to keep your body healthy you will need to eat right and get more exercise. Simple as that.

Ideally, you will want to combine two types of exercise: cardiovascular and resistance.

Both forms of exercise will allow you to get in better shape but you really want to do both.

Cardiovascular exercise will help you increase your heart and lung capacity as well as strengthen those muscles. Doing cardio on a regular basis can also allow you to lower your blood pressure and possibly reduce your risk of stroke and heart attack.

Resistance training will help your body in other ways. For one thing, if it’s done properly, there can be a cardio component to weight training too. If you do each rep slowly and smoothly you can increase your heart rate somewhat.

But, the biggest benefit of doing resistance training is that you can build up your lean muscle mass. Now, you must listen to this because it’s important, building lean muscle mass and “bulking up” are two totally different things.

Unless you are a man, a genetic anomaly, or you take drugs you won’t bulk up “accidentally”. But what you can do by adding more lean muscle is allowed your metabolism to burn hotter all day every day and that can result in more weight loss no matter where you are or what you are doing.

Having some lean muscle mass will also help you appear slimmer since the muscle will kind of “cinch” in your waist. It sort of acts like an all-over girdle.

Adding a solid diet full of lean protein and plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, drinking plenty of water, getting plenty of sleep, and doing your workout is the best way to get a great body more quickly.

To get the most out of your fitness efforts and to find the best exercises to lose weight, you should talk to your doctor first then combine both cardiovascular and resistance training. That way you can build the body of your dreams.

Finding the best exercises to lose weight depends on a variety of factors and it is up to you to figure them out. I live in Hawaii, near the beach, and with a gorgeous tropical climate most of the year.

There are some challenges. I can’t swim in the ocean year around because of ocean conditions, brown water issues after rain. I can’t always ride my bike on the roadways due to road conditions and type of roads (think narrow country roads with no shoulder).

Believe it or not, I actually have a bike trainer for rainy days. I have a rain jacket in my car for rain on my walks. Sadly though, I’m having foot problems so I have to find ways to exercise without being on my feet due to pain.

Leave me a comment below with some workouts and eating plans you have found effective to help you lose weight.

You can always contact me with questions or comments.

July 25, 2020
Products And Programs That Can Help Lose Weight

Many available weight loss products and programs on the market can help you lose weight and offer quick solutions to weight problems. It is a well known fact that achieving a desired weight is difficult for many people.

Before you decide to get into a weight loss program, it is important that you know the cost of the entire program. Most of these programs offer high-cost registration fees and may strongly encourage you to buy pills and special supplements that will help you to have a physically fit body.

I can’t tell you how many MLM and Network Marketing programs I’ve joined with the hopes of losing weight that required me to buy shakes, drinks, pills, and potions – only to still be overweight today.

Sadly, over 50 million Americans are engaged in weight loss programs, but only 5 percent sustain the weight they have worked off. Many people know that losing weight is NOT easy; they encounter the struggles of working out and dieting in the course of their weight loss programs. Many are still searching for the most effective way to get rid of the excess weight and have come to realize there is no such thing as a quick solution to get rid of the excess weight in a short amount of time. The truth is, it’s diet AND exercise.

One solution that is seen by experts to be the answer to weight problems is the change in the lifestyle of a person. Eating healthier foods and having an active lifestyle only proves that it is the most effective way to lose weight. In everything I’ve ever tried, the time I achieved the desired weight loss was when I watched what I ate, and I burned MORE calories than I took in.

There are tons of products and programs that can help you lose weight that are sold over the counter and they cost a lot of money. If you want to spend your money on these kinds of programs, it is important that you first do your research on the effectiveness of the products or programs that made others look good and achieve a physically fit body. Model them.

Although weight loss products and programs have the ability to help you lose the unwanted weight, it is important that you select the program that can truly guide and help you in your quest for a physically fit body. Following a healthy diet plan is the first recommendation for best overall health. Then, be sure to choose a program best for you.

Example: In my 40’s I was following Beach Body programs and doing P90x. This worked for me except I ended up hurting myself due to the intensity of the workouts.

Eventually, I discovered a balanced diet that worked for me along with a little bit of weight lifting and cycling for cardio and I achieved the results I was after.

I won’t go over ALL the different programs you could be following out there to get the results you want to achieve. (that would require a book). I can say, that once you find a balanced diet you can live with, choose supplements (not diet pills) that enhance your health, and engage in an exercise or workout that you can do consistently – and you stay with it. You will eventually see the results you seek.

Leave a comment below if you’ve found a workout and diet plant that works best for you. We’d love to hear about.

Contact me if you have questions or comments.

July 24, 2020
3 Elements to Keep the Weight from Creeping Back

So you have tried dieting to reduce weight. You have also popped all kinds of weight reduction pills you can get your hands on. To your delight, your effort seemed to work as you begin to lose body fat steadily. Then one day, before you reach your desired weight, you begin to notice that your weight seemed to stay the same even though you are still on the diet and popping those pills. To your horror, you discover that the weight you had lost is beginning to pile up once again. Instead of reducing weight, you are now gaining weight. Sounds familiar?

What happened? Simply put, slimming pills and fad diets are only short term strategies to reduce weight and keeping body fat at bay. To reduce weight and lose fat forever, your caloric expenditure must surpass your caloric consumption. Aren’t you doing that in your diet? Yes, you are. But when you are on a diet, you go hungry and your body will signal to your brain to conserve fat for energy because your body is built with a mechanism to conserve fat during the famine and it will not know whether it is famine season or that you are on a diet. In this instance, your body will consume your muscle for energy instead of your body fat and this spells trouble because your muscle is a great calorie gobbler. So with less muscle, your fat burning capability grinds to a screeching halt.

What about those weight reducing pills you are taking? If you are popping appetite control pills, your body will react like you are on a diet, so the same thing happened. What about pills that help to increase metabolism or reducing starch intake? Sure, they will help to burn a few calories or restrict some calories from turning into body fat, but are enough calories burnt or restricted to reduce weight permanently, or are you going to take those unhealthy weight reduction pills forever? Obviously not, isn’t it?

So to reduce weight and lose fat forever, we need to do 3 things.

– Cardio exercises – Do cardio exercises at 65-85% of your maximum heart rate to burn tons of calories

– Lift weights – Train with weights to grow muscle or at least prevent muscle loss. The more muscle you have, the higher will be your natural fat burning capability. You will burn fat even when sleeping. In other words, you lose fat permanently.

– Eat small frequent meals – This will signal to your brain that food is in abundance and that your body need not conserve fat in case of famine. So eat 5- 6 meals at 3 hourly intervals. However, do make sure that your meals are small and that your caloric intake does not surpass your caloric expenditure.

When you incorporate these 3 elements into your lifestyle, you will not only reduce weight and lose body fat, you will also keep the weight from creeping back. That means you will reduce weight and able to maintain your ideal weight forever.

July 19, 2020
Get to Know Your Paleo Diets

Paleo is an eating style that became popular because of an argument. The term, “paleo” originated from a study done in the 1980s. The original definition of the term used to be, “an ancient cooking method using lean meats and vegetables.” Paleo does not only include meats, but also includes fish, milk, eggs, fruits, and vegetables.

Although this is a different diet than the classic Western diet, many people have responded to the label by swapping out their traditional foods for those considered Paleo foods. There are a number of foods that are considered Paleo foods and each person should have their own list. This is not a hard and fast rule and it should be carefully considered.

There are three basic types of Paleo diets that are made up of certain foods. These three types are the Ancestral, the Mediterranean, and the Zone. While some of these are variations on one type of Paleo diet, there are other Paleo diets that consist of a few variations on each.

Ancestral Paleo is a diet that is designed for the hunter-gatherer lifestyle. It focuses more on meats than what we consider Paleo. They also included breads and cereals, although they do not consume eggs or dairy products. The foods that they eat include berries, cranberries, gooseberries, watercress, and wild fish.

Mediterranean is a diet that is very similar to what is Paleo. It focuses more on vegetables and eggs. Their foods include red meat, eggs, and cheese. They include fruits and fish.

The Zone is a diet that was created to mimic the natural diet of hunter-gatherers. It focuses more on fruits and vegetables, and meats. They use seafood, and nuts, and eggs, and grains. One of the things that you must do when you begin to plan your Paleo menu is to think about what foods you will be able to eat and prepare that you have not had a chance to try before. In some cases, you may find that you can have some difficult Paleo foods. Some Paleo foods that you may find challenging are:

But if you plan ahead and prepare yourself for these challenges, you will have a much better time trying out the Paleo diet. To prepare yourself for these challenges, you need to look at recipes that contain them.

Meat that is rich in fat has a low glycemic index. You will often find that most meats are very low in carbohydrate content. Even so, even though meats have high-fat content, they are low in the glycemic index.

Fruits are a type of food that you will find in many recipes. They are low in carbohydrates but still high in fiber. When you eat fruits, they will help your body burn fat.

Learn about these types of foods and why they will benefit you. As you begin to prepare your Paleo diet, you will learn how to prepare foods that are easy to prepare, tasty, and healthy. You will be in great shape and will look forward to eating Paleo meals.

July 18, 2020

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