Daily Thought (01/04/2010)

Remember to give your body a day  inbetween workouts.  This will allow your body to heal and get energized for your next session

How Fruit can benefit your body before and after a workout!

I am reposting this post.  I orignally posted it almost 2 years ago, since I feel it is important, I thought I would re-share with you this information.
FIRST THING IN THE MORNING
The best time to eat fruit is immediately upon waking. While you sleep, your liver burns up its glycogen to supply needed glucose to [...]

Daily Thought (01/03/2010)

Is losing weight one of your New Years resolutions?  If so, remember nutrition is the first step.  Get your nutrition in place and then do exercise.   I say this because you can exercise all you want, but if you are not eating properly, you won’t be moving forward in losing the weight.

Daily Thought (11/01/2009)

The talk lately is all about the H1N1…be smart, take the time to do the preventative measures.
Gargle with salt water when you get home, take salt water on a q-tips and swab your nostrils.  also drinking warm fluids will help as well , keep you hands out of your mouth, and WASH YOUR HANDS!!!! can’t [...]

Daily Thought (05/10/2009)

Keeping to the same wakeup and bedtime schedule even on weekends is healthy for your body.  if you sleep longer then you would normally, don’t you find you’re a little sluggish when you finally get out of bed?

Better-Than-Blueberries Fruit

When it comes to antioxidants, there’s a certain fruit group that may be giving blueberries a run for their money. And you’d be “plum” foolish not to eat ‘em.
Stone fruits — specifically, certain varieties of plums and peaches — may have antioxidant levels on par with those of the nutrient-packed berries.
Red Means More [...]

Coffee Refill? It’s Okay . . .

Since I am a huge coffee drinker (more tea though) , I thought I would share this article with you that I found on the Real Age website…
you sometimes have trouble cutting yourself off after only one cup of coffee in the morning, don’t fret.
Actually, going back for a refill might not be a bad [...]

Crashing off the Wagon

Crashing off the Wagon

I say crashed because that is exactly what happened. Over a year ago I had taken back my life, and was on the road to reaching my weightloss and fitness goal. I had joined Weight Watchers and was actively in the gym 3 times a week along with fitness at home. [...]

ARE YOU A COMPULSIVE EATER?

ARE YOU A COMPULSIVE EATER?

Eating is supposed to be an enjoyable experience that leaves you feeling satisfied and energized. But for many people, eating is a stressful event: It can cause feelings of guilt and shame, and it can overpower all other thoughts.
These are all signs of compulsive eating, a serious but treatable eating [...]

Your Best Life HEALTH

Your Best Life YOUR HEALTH
Dr.Oz gave 10 steps to better your health today… here are the steps he mentioned…
1. Schedule a check up
2. 5 ingredients to avoid ( high fructose corn syrup, sugar, enriched, trans fat, saturated fat) try to stay away from foods that have these ingredients within the first 5 that are mentioned [...]