Your Big Ole Butt!
Researchers now say that butt fat, yes you heard correctly, butt fat may now protect you from getting type 2 diabetes. Interesting. So, stop wishing your J.Lo away and and embrace it, stick it out and say baby got back! ...
Magic Pills Aren’t Always The Answer
The FDA has recently issued a diet pill warning for the following. Potentially Dangerous Weight-Loss Products: 2 Day Diet 3x Slimming Power 5x Imelda Perfect Slimming 3 Day Diet Japan Lingzhi 24 Hours Diet 7 Diet Day/Night Formula 7 Day Herbal Slim 8 Factor Diet 999 Fitness Essence Extrim Plus Fatloss Slimming ...
Setting Goals — What’s Your BHAG’
This afternoon, I am meeting some friends that I made competing. The friends I have made competing are amazing women, they all set goals and do whatever takes to meet them. We are meeting for lunch today on a snowy Saturday afternoon to talk about our goals for the next year. My big hairy audacious goal (BHAG) next year is to compete in an Women's Tri Fit Competition. I have ...
Even Oprah Struggles
I remember when I was in high school and Oprah walked out onto to her talk show in those black Calvin Klein size 10 jeans and boy did she feel like she arrived! Now fast forward to 2008 and she is now over 200 pounds. Has this ever happened to you' You lose some weight and then start to eat everyhting you've been mising on your diet' DIETS DON'T WORK!!! ...
What’s Your Motivation’
New Year Resolution making is just around the corner. Let me ask, how'd you do last year' Do you achieve all that you set out to resolve' Well how me make 2009 the year that you make all your new year's resolutions' Here are few steps to help you make them. Define your goals and write down your goals so that they are visible a flab stomach is a wish ...
Is Organic Food Better’
We've all gone to the store formally called natural food store or coop because we thought organic was better. Organic only means that wasn't grown with pesticides, but does it mean that its healthier and/or better for you. Experts say that their isn't enough evidence to say their is a distinct advantage to eating organic. You are less likely to encounter pesticides, which may come back to haunt all of ...
Cocktail Party Tips
Tomorrow is my husband's company party. Now I'm not competing for a little bit, so I can go off the reservation a little bit. But not to crazy-- don't want to have to take it off before my next show. So I'm going to stick to the following: Shrimp cocktail (Yum) Grilled (chicken or beef skewers) Diet soda Veggies (no dipping sauce) Who am I kindling its the holiday's I ...
Are The Japanese Bananas’
A popular Japanese actress claimed she lost 26 pounds following the Morning Banana Diet. Now supermarkets in Japan can't keep bananas in stock, in fact Dole has increased its imports by 25%. Here are the basics of the diet: Morning: banana as many as you want room temperature water Lunch: anything you like Dinner: anything you like but eat by 8pm *3:00 pm snack is okay, but no desserts Must ...
Is Stevia All That’
The FDA is on the of determining if Stevia is GRAS -- Generally Regarded As Safe: experts have gotten together and have given their consensus that the product is safe for general consumption. Once the FDA places this label on a ingredient, is basically given the green light to be added to any product. There are many consumer product companies chopping at the bit to get this product out to ...
Gluten Free’
Everyone is always trying to find the next new diet "thing" "fad" "craze" Now it's gluten free -- until a few short years ago, no one know what "gluten" let alone the its clinical name Celiac disease. Celiac is the bodies inability to process gluten. Gluten is typically found in rye, wheat and barley. The disease is hard to diagnose because it masked itself with very common symptoms. Now more than ...
