Putting the Pieces Together – How Good Nutrition Affects Your Fitness Level People are working out these days more than ever before. In fact it seems like some people are frantically trying to make up for lost time. They hit the gym 5 or 6 days a week, doing weight work, Pilates, cardio and yoga. [...]
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Sensational Snack Ideas that are Waist Friendly
I was raiding the fridge before starting this post and was wondering what I could eat for a snack. A great snack idea hit me dead on. What I found was slices of tomatoes and cucumber sticks all ready to eat in a plastic container. So, my first thought was, hey, they are FREE! No [...]
Putting Food In It’s Right Perspective
We all like cakes, pies, candy, chips, pretzels, sodas and so fourth. But, we can’t forget that they have their place. They are not meant to be a main staple in our diet. There is no joke in the phrase “You are what you eat”. To much of the wrong thing to often and soon [...]
Demand More From Yourself
Yes, you could continue with what you are doing, whether it be a couch potato, or newbie at some kind of activity. One should always strive to demand more from ones self. The more you put out, the more you’ll get back. A long time ago, I came up with an equation that I to [...]
Eat smarter, and not harder
One of the problems with loosing weight, especially if its for the first time is is having a clue on what to do. Oh yes, cutting back on food and drink is a good start (Portion Control). But, depending upon how much weight one would want to loose, it could seem like it would take [...]
Find Your Groove and Dig It
There is a balance between proper Fitness and Nutrition. You need exercise as well as getting proper nutrition for all around health. There is no exaggeration with the saying “use it or loose it”. Check out other articles such as Find Your Focus Part 1 and part 2 and you’ll see that getting active can [...]
Running on Empty
When it comes to running or other sports, it doesn’t matter if it’s a race or just a training run, I found for me that there is a balance when it comes to having something to eat before a workout. I found that I cannot run on a completely empty stomach, but, also, the same [...]
Surviving the Weekend
You go strong all week long and then it comes, the weekend and crash! Why, you want to have fun after all your hard work both at work, home and weight loss. So, why not a little cheating right? Then there went all your efforts for the week. It doesn’t have to be that way. [...]
When weight loss isn’t an issue – Part #1
Let’s say that you are in the right weight range and seldom gain or loose any pounds. So why should you have any concerns? Even a good looking machine needs to be taken care of. When you buy a new car, you treat it like a baby right? So, then why do we tend to [...]
Using Nutrition Labels
For years, I never really paid to much attention to the nutrition labels on any products out there. Truth is, I should have taken them more seriously like I do now. Nutrition labels are an important tool in one’s weight loss efforts. They contain vital information that can help in determining not only if a [...]
