I wish losing weight was as easy as breathing. I know I'm a skinny person trapped in a few layers of fat. I need to like healthy food. Eclairs are just to good to pass up at a baby shower. Steak dinner with a baked potato and a onion bloom is OK to eat for your anniversary right? Cinnamon toast for breakfast cause I need to grocery shopping. Do I sound like anybody else or am I just a big loser that cant get it together. I want to lose weight I just need something to change and I know its something that I have to find in ME to do it well. So needless to say I haven't been doing well with the whole losing of weight thing.
I am going back to work in a salon. I will work evenings and Saturdays. I hope this will get my energy level up some by keeping my house together and working part-time. I'm sad I have to go back to work after being a SAHM for 4 1/2 years but I think the economy is hurting us and everybody badly right now. That's whats up with me.
Monday, September 22, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Sick!
Sorry I have not posted in a while. My family has been sick. We all have chest colds. I have not worked out at all in 2 weeks. I hit a wall when I gained the 12 pounds while working out. Then when I was ready to get back in the saddle I got a cold that makes me feel like I can't breath. We are still sick but I plan to get going again after I feel better. Also I have been trying to keep my water intake going and eating right. I don't see any weight loss again I only see more energy! That is my update. How are you all doing out there?
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Turn Walks Into Workouts
Pump up your walks with a bit of creativity and some simple techniques.
by Kristopher Kaiyala for MSN Health & Fitness.
You're already fitness walking several times a week—great! Ready to step it up a bit? There are several ways to turn walks into workouts without significantly breaking stride. They just involve a little creativity and walking outside of the box, as it were. "A few simple techniques can help maximize the benefits of your walk and make it more of an overall body workout," says Jo Ann Taylor, owner and founder of The Walking Connection, the nation's leading walking organization.
So what are Taylor's fitness secrets? They're nothing you can't handle with a little determination. Just keep reading, and happy trails.
Swing It! Ever make fun of the walkers swinging their arms like there's no tomorrow? They know something you don't. "This is the number one best thing to do," Taylor says. "Bend your arms 90 degrees at your elbow as you walk. This will quicken your pace, raise your heart rate, use more muscles, and burn 5 to 10 percent more calories. Walk at a quick pace with your arms by your side. Let them swing naturally as you walk. Then gradually bend them while keeping the natural rhythm of the swing. Don't exaggerate the motion and continue to stand tall with your chin up. You will notice immediately how your bent arm swing helps with your gait, balance, and propulsion."
Interval Walking If you want to get more sweat (and effectiveness) per stride, break up your walk into slow and fast segments. "Vary the pace of your walk so that you have a phase of working hard (up to 90 percent of your maximum heart rate) followed by a recovery phase where you stroll slowly, bringing your heart rate down," Taylor says. Repeat each group of segments as you see fit and don't forget to warm up for at least 10 minutes before each session.
Head for the Hills "To increase body toning, cardiovascular fitness, and calorie burn, walk uphill," Taylor says. Sound daunting? Listen to this: "As a gauge, each 500 feet of elevation gain you walk will feel like one additional mile." Now that's making a difference!
Rough It! Is your normal circuit on sidewalks or paved road shoulders? It might be time to find a trail. "Walking on a rough but level track requires 50 percent more energy than walking on a paved road," Taylor says. Chances are, unless you live in the heart of the paved jungle, there are alternative walking routes all around you. Go find them!
Circuit Walking Think you can't strength train without a gym membership? The next time you're on that power walk, think of creative ways to tone specific muscles. Taylor suggests using a park bench for push-ups, a curb for calf raises, and a wall for wall sits.
Enter an Event Consider this a morale booster if nothing else. Register for a 5K or 10K a couple of months in advance and then train for it. "Start by setting a goal for how fast you want to complete the course," Taylor says. "Set up your training schedule to help you accomplish your objective. Be consistent in your walking workouts. Reward yourself as you train to help you keep focused on the event."
Rewards are nice, just go easy on the ice cream.
by Kristopher Kaiyala for MSN Health & Fitness.
You're already fitness walking several times a week—great! Ready to step it up a bit? There are several ways to turn walks into workouts without significantly breaking stride. They just involve a little creativity and walking outside of the box, as it were. "A few simple techniques can help maximize the benefits of your walk and make it more of an overall body workout," says Jo Ann Taylor, owner and founder of The Walking Connection, the nation's leading walking organization.
So what are Taylor's fitness secrets? They're nothing you can't handle with a little determination. Just keep reading, and happy trails.
Swing It! Ever make fun of the walkers swinging their arms like there's no tomorrow? They know something you don't. "This is the number one best thing to do," Taylor says. "Bend your arms 90 degrees at your elbow as you walk. This will quicken your pace, raise your heart rate, use more muscles, and burn 5 to 10 percent more calories. Walk at a quick pace with your arms by your side. Let them swing naturally as you walk. Then gradually bend them while keeping the natural rhythm of the swing. Don't exaggerate the motion and continue to stand tall with your chin up. You will notice immediately how your bent arm swing helps with your gait, balance, and propulsion."
Interval Walking If you want to get more sweat (and effectiveness) per stride, break up your walk into slow and fast segments. "Vary the pace of your walk so that you have a phase of working hard (up to 90 percent of your maximum heart rate) followed by a recovery phase where you stroll slowly, bringing your heart rate down," Taylor says. Repeat each group of segments as you see fit and don't forget to warm up for at least 10 minutes before each session.
Head for the Hills "To increase body toning, cardiovascular fitness, and calorie burn, walk uphill," Taylor says. Sound daunting? Listen to this: "As a gauge, each 500 feet of elevation gain you walk will feel like one additional mile." Now that's making a difference!
Rough It! Is your normal circuit on sidewalks or paved road shoulders? It might be time to find a trail. "Walking on a rough but level track requires 50 percent more energy than walking on a paved road," Taylor says. Chances are, unless you live in the heart of the paved jungle, there are alternative walking routes all around you. Go find them!
Circuit Walking Think you can't strength train without a gym membership? The next time you're on that power walk, think of creative ways to tone specific muscles. Taylor suggests using a park bench for push-ups, a curb for calf raises, and a wall for wall sits.
Enter an Event Consider this a morale booster if nothing else. Register for a 5K or 10K a couple of months in advance and then train for it. "Start by setting a goal for how fast you want to complete the course," Taylor says. "Set up your training schedule to help you accomplish your objective. Be consistent in your walking workouts. Reward yourself as you train to help you keep focused on the event."
Rewards are nice, just go easy on the ice cream.
Fat attack!
Beware of these 10 high-fat fast-food concoctions.
by Sally Wadyka for MSN Health & Fitness
The good news is that fast-food restaurants have all made great strides toward adding healthier choices to their menus. But the bad news is that the majority of fast food offerings are still loaded with excess calories and fat. "At the very least, try to downsize rather than super-size," says Leslie Bonci, a registered dietitian and director of sports nutrition at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "Those so-called 'value meals' may give you more for your money, but that means more for your waistline too."
According to the American Heart Association recommendations, your daily fat intake should not be more than 30 percent of your total calories, with saturated fat contributing no more than 7 percent. For someone eating 2,000 calories a day, that means fewer than 600 calories from fat, or less than 66 grams. And within that total, saturated fat should be limited to fewer than 15 grams (if you are worried about high cholesterol or heart disease, that number should be even lower).
You can get nutrition information for most fast food restaurants on each company's Web site (for example, McDonald’s, Burger King and Subway). You can also check out chowbaby.com for a round up of nutritional information from a variety of eateries. [Note: All of these numbers came from each restaurant's site except for the information on Cinnabon and Boston Market, which came from chowbaby.com because those restaurants don't list nutritional info on their sites.] And whatever you do, avoid these 10 over-the-top offerings—each of which contains obscene amounts of artery-clogging fats and, in some cases, nearly an entire day's worth of calories!
McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast is a smorgasbord of bad-for-you foods—including eggs, sausage, pancakes smothered in syrup and margarine, hash browns and a biscuit. In moderation, any of these items could be an OK (if occasional) breakfast, but add them together and you're looking at a grand total of 1,220 calories, 550 of them from fat, including 17 grams of saturated fat.
Burger King's Triple Whopper With Cheese is a perfect example of why more is not better. A regular Whopper With Cheese already delivers 760 calories, with 47 grams of total fat including 16 grams of saturated fat. But when you triple it up, this meal tips the scales at 1,230 calories and 82 grams of fat including 32 grams of saturated fat. (And that's before you order a side of fries!)
You might think you're doing a good thing by ordering the Taco Bell Fiesta Taco Salad. But don't let the word "salad" delude you into believing that this meal is healthy. This bowlful of goodies packs 860 calories and 46 grams of total fat, 14 grams of which are saturated fat.
Sure there are thin-crust options at Pizza Hut, but if you dive into a Stuffed Crust Meat Lover'spie, you'd better warn your arteries in advance. Two slices of this will stuff you with 1,000 calories and 82 grams of total fat, 22 grams of them saturated.
Popping into Cinnabon for a Caramel Pecanbon isn't exactly a breakfast of champions. This gooey pastry packs 1,100 calories and 56 grams of fat, while providing virtually no worthwhile nutrients.
Boston Market is one of the better stops for quick, healthy bites, but you still have to watch what you order. For example, the menu includes a chicken pot pie that contains 750 calories and 46 grams of fat, including 14 grams of the saturated sort.
Subway may have several healthy sandwiches (the ones that helped poster-boy Jared slim down), but that doesn’t mean there aren't a few bad choices on offer. Avoid the 6-inch Double Meat Classic Tuna, which, thanks to lots of artery-clogging cheese and mayonnaise, packs 790 calories and 55 grams of fat, including 16 grams of saturated fat.
Domino's ExtravaganZZa Feast deep-dish pizza is a feast indeed. The pie comes topped with pepperoni, ham, green pepper, onion, black olives, mushrooms, sausage, beef and extra cheese. That might help explain why it also comes with 860 calories, 46 grams of fat and 17 grams of saturated fat in just two slices.
The fried chicken seems like an obviously unhealthy choice at KFC, but it's actually not the fattiest item on the menu. The Mashed Potato Bowl With Gravy contains 690 calories and 31 grams of fat, nine of them saturated.
On a hot summer day, a stop at Dairy Queen seems like the perfect treat. But watch out that you're not treating yourself to more than you bargained for. A large serving of its Caramel CheeseQuake Blizzard means spooning up a whopping 1,290 calories, with 500 of those calories coming from fat, including 39 grams of saturated fat.
by Sally Wadyka for MSN Health & Fitness
The good news is that fast-food restaurants have all made great strides toward adding healthier choices to their menus. But the bad news is that the majority of fast food offerings are still loaded with excess calories and fat. "At the very least, try to downsize rather than super-size," says Leslie Bonci, a registered dietitian and director of sports nutrition at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. "Those so-called 'value meals' may give you more for your money, but that means more for your waistline too."
According to the American Heart Association recommendations, your daily fat intake should not be more than 30 percent of your total calories, with saturated fat contributing no more than 7 percent. For someone eating 2,000 calories a day, that means fewer than 600 calories from fat, or less than 66 grams. And within that total, saturated fat should be limited to fewer than 15 grams (if you are worried about high cholesterol or heart disease, that number should be even lower).
You can get nutrition information for most fast food restaurants on each company's Web site (for example, McDonald’s, Burger King and Subway). You can also check out chowbaby.com for a round up of nutritional information from a variety of eateries. [Note: All of these numbers came from each restaurant's site except for the information on Cinnabon and Boston Market, which came from chowbaby.com because those restaurants don't list nutritional info on their sites.] And whatever you do, avoid these 10 over-the-top offerings—each of which contains obscene amounts of artery-clogging fats and, in some cases, nearly an entire day's worth of calories!
McDonald's Deluxe Breakfast is a smorgasbord of bad-for-you foods—including eggs, sausage, pancakes smothered in syrup and margarine, hash browns and a biscuit. In moderation, any of these items could be an OK (if occasional) breakfast, but add them together and you're looking at a grand total of 1,220 calories, 550 of them from fat, including 17 grams of saturated fat.
Burger King's Triple Whopper With Cheese is a perfect example of why more is not better. A regular Whopper With Cheese already delivers 760 calories, with 47 grams of total fat including 16 grams of saturated fat. But when you triple it up, this meal tips the scales at 1,230 calories and 82 grams of fat including 32 grams of saturated fat. (And that's before you order a side of fries!)
You might think you're doing a good thing by ordering the Taco Bell Fiesta Taco Salad. But don't let the word "salad" delude you into believing that this meal is healthy. This bowlful of goodies packs 860 calories and 46 grams of total fat, 14 grams of which are saturated fat.
Sure there are thin-crust options at Pizza Hut, but if you dive into a Stuffed Crust Meat Lover'spie, you'd better warn your arteries in advance. Two slices of this will stuff you with 1,000 calories and 82 grams of total fat, 22 grams of them saturated.
Popping into Cinnabon for a Caramel Pecanbon isn't exactly a breakfast of champions. This gooey pastry packs 1,100 calories and 56 grams of fat, while providing virtually no worthwhile nutrients.
Boston Market is one of the better stops for quick, healthy bites, but you still have to watch what you order. For example, the menu includes a chicken pot pie that contains 750 calories and 46 grams of fat, including 14 grams of the saturated sort.
Subway may have several healthy sandwiches (the ones that helped poster-boy Jared slim down), but that doesn’t mean there aren't a few bad choices on offer. Avoid the 6-inch Double Meat Classic Tuna, which, thanks to lots of artery-clogging cheese and mayonnaise, packs 790 calories and 55 grams of fat, including 16 grams of saturated fat.
Domino's ExtravaganZZa Feast deep-dish pizza is a feast indeed. The pie comes topped with pepperoni, ham, green pepper, onion, black olives, mushrooms, sausage, beef and extra cheese. That might help explain why it also comes with 860 calories, 46 grams of fat and 17 grams of saturated fat in just two slices.
The fried chicken seems like an obviously unhealthy choice at KFC, but it's actually not the fattiest item on the menu. The Mashed Potato Bowl With Gravy contains 690 calories and 31 grams of fat, nine of them saturated.
On a hot summer day, a stop at Dairy Queen seems like the perfect treat. But watch out that you're not treating yourself to more than you bargained for. A large serving of its Caramel CheeseQuake Blizzard means spooning up a whopping 1,290 calories, with 500 of those calories coming from fat, including 39 grams of saturated fat.
Monday, September 8, 2008
I hate this whole FAT thing!
so last week I did weigh myself and it said that I gained 12 pounds...I wished that I had turrets at that moment AND I FELT LIKE CUSSING!!!! I have been working out and staying busy and well, I wanted an opposite of that for results! So GRRRR that is my update...and I don't have much to add except that I have to keep going because I have felt like I can do more! I have more energy and I have been getting more done so I can't complain...I just want to loose some of the BULK! any tips for fatty fat girl!
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