I lost 2 lbs. Not the greatest but not a gain. I didn't try my best these 2 weeks, I mostly did my own thing, a few deserts here and there and I didn't worry about the calorie intake.
They, meaning trainers and physical physicians, says the first 1 week of dieting, you should have a goal set in your mind. Like for an example, loose 15 lbs. in one month or fit in those old jeans that you had for the longest time. Setting this goal will give you an reminder on why you are doing dieting in the first place and to keep on doing it. Right now, write you goal on a piece of paper and put it on the ice box or in your car. Place it somewhere that you will see it everyday and it will keep on reminding you and won't let you grab those donuts in the morning or go out for a fast restaurant cheese burger.
My goal is to loose 30 lbs. before my trip to Maine in June. To get fit to walking on the rough trails in the Bar Harbor, National Park. Also, to keep up with my Mom, which I'm taking on the trip, at all the Portland shopping stores. I have 3 more months to go and have set my goal paper on my door, so I can see it before I go out in the morning and when I get home at night. I also, have it at my work space so I don't get a candy bar from the vending machine.
"I know I can do this and so can you, too."
Lost 2 lbs.
Breath in the Oxygen
Try to get interest into plant life. Plants are our best air purifiers. They produce oxygen and eliminate volatile organic compounds. Most effective are indoor plant such as palms, English ivy, ficuses and peace lilies. Stay away from flower plants, they are fine to smell sweet perfumes but will give you a sneeze or two. Beside of plant life giving us oxygen, it also gives us energy from the sun light to heal our souls and bodies.
However, plants can't produce glucose, carbohydrates and oxygen without light. To get through the night, most plants reverse the process of photosynthesis and breathe, like you and I, by burning carbohydrates and oxygen while producing carbon dioxide and water. So surround yourself with plants during the day, your work place or in the living room or kitchen. But remove them from your bedroom at night when you sleep.
We can learn form plants by standing under the sun light and bathing the energy from it. The sun light rays warms our bodies and achy bones to produce a energy sensation. Go under the sun, early morning and late in the day, to avoid the harmful UV rays and take in the warmth bright energy that most of us miss during these winter days.
I read this article on the website that I thought it was interesting and thought you might want to know ex-specially now what has been going on with our earth, today. It takes one person to breathe in about 53,000 ML of oxygen in one hour. On an average plant has 30 leaves, each leaf is 5 L of oxygen equal to (30x5) 150 ML/plant/hour. So, an average person needs 53,000 ML of oxygen in an hour. Meaning it take 300 to 400 plants to produce enough oxygen to keep ONE person alive in an hour.
Please, plant seed for all of you and your family to live a happier life.
Power Nap
Loosing 1 hour from day light saving time on Sunday, a 20 minute nap in the afternoon will refresh your mind and body. Studies have show by taking a 20 minute sa-nesta in the afternoon, will improve your your performance, memory and other cognitive skills. So, during your lunch hour at work or at home, take a 20 minute snooze.
Mushrooms
Protein, anybody? Mushrooms contain more protein than any other vegetables. They are very low in calories and they take in of potassium, vitamin E and phosphorus. Also, with sources of up-to-date research, one field or 3 small mushrooms contains enough of B12 for your day.
When buying or mushrooms, you are looking for firm, plump and clean ones. Then preparing for you dish, wipe your mushrooms with a damp cloth and remove any dirt by hand. Putting them under pressure water will plunder their dainty skin. The best way to store loose mushrooms is to keep them in the refrigerator either placed in a loosely closed paper bag, wrapped in a damp cloth or laid out in a glass dish that is covered with a moist cloth.
So, slice some mushroom and put them in your tomato sauce, egg omelet or make some gravy for your chicken or steak.
Recommended for: Stress and Fatigue
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Fitness WebLink
I had to share this to you, all. This is a really cool feature from Women's Health website on creating your own customize workouts.
The website has a flash base website that you can create your workout and it is animated and texted to show you what you are suppose to do to each work out. They have a lot of Core, Upper, Lower and Total workouts to choose from. Also, you can print out the workouts you have chosen, so you can make a booklet for your self. Check it out. CLICK HERE
Get Back on the Horse
I have been very lazy and stress out for the past several weeks. Well, I thought it better than never to start exercising again. Everyday, I will do 15 minutes on my Air Walker (its like a treadmill). I thought, I'll do the Core Secrets Ball training every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The Biggest Loser DVD will be on every Tuesday and Thursday. And finally, the Yoga or the Tai Chi DVD on Saturday. Sunday is god day, a day off to relax.
Not a Good Day
I'm not doing so good on my diet, once again. I don't know what I'm doing anymore. I just want bad food most of the time. I guess I am board of the lettuce, turkey, fruit and all other healthy foods that are out there that I'm eating. I want a juicy greasy hamburger from Wendy's or regular ice cream with all the chocolate chips and doughy cookie taste in it, along the sweet chocolate fudge.
It could be the weather, we have been having with the sun, then the rain cold days and then the cold wet snow. It could the stress days from work. Working late nights and the long hours are draining me dry. I need a change in my life. To get out of the daily routine. I didn't get out this weekend that I wanted to, I didn't have time. I'm board and I'm putting food as a substitute as a change. I know better not to but I'm begging for a change in my life.
If this happens to you, Get Out. Sometimes you don't realize it that you are doing it. I didn't know until I paused and thought about it. I was substituting food as a change of my routine in my life. You need to get out and do something new or old, like go to the movies or eat out to some NEW restaurant (choose wisely on foods). Go the any attractions in your city, like the museums, the national parks, lake or beach, or even the new malls that which you want to see. If you have time and have vacation days or sick days, play hookie from work. Remember those days you played hookie from school, if you didn't, its time to do it now or again. Re-live your past, do something different. Remember the movie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off , watch and learn, but of coarse you don't have to fool your parent, you just have to fool you boss and yourself. Re-live and enjoy it.
Sunny Day
I don't know what the weather is in your neck of the woods, but here in Pittsburgh, PA, its sunny and 45 degrees. AHHH, the yellow bright sun, it just wants you to take a moment and soak the ray of warmth into your face and body. I sure miss the sun from this long icy storm snow days that we have been having. I hope you all get a chance to enjoy the sun heat. You should just take a moment, go outside, close your eyes and face the sun. Let the sun's heat ray just hit your face for a minute and feel the warmth that we all have been missing. It will sure brighten your day.
Pears
Constipated? Instead of drinking those nasty liquids or taking pills, Eat a Pear.
Pears helps your bowel function to do better and increases the amount of cholesterol that terminates from the body. Vitamin C and some Vitamin A and E, along with potassium, helps for digestion to do good for you body which each pear has. They contain NO fat and NO sodium but do have fruit sugar which it is easily converts into usable energy.
Also, you see a lot of puree pears in baby food...why you ask? Because Pears is a least likely to cause any type of allergic reaction. So, this 100 calorie, sugar-free, no fat fruit is safe to eat but be warn, not to have too many pears in a day 'causes diarrhea.
Recommended: Circulatory and Digestive
