Posts made in November, 2010
Top 6 Reasons Why New Years Resolutions Fail
If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!Yes, it’s that time of year. In just 30 days, we’ll start thinking about New Years Resolutions. Did you know that 71% of all resolutions makers fail make their resolutions?. Here are the top 6 reasons why we fail to stick with our New Years Resolutions. It takes longer than we thought. On January 1st we decide that we want to lose 30 pounds by the end of month and we are royally pissed off when we only lose 2 pounds, so we throw in the towel. It’s harder than we thought. We decide to stop eating desert, but when that brownie or chocolate pudding calls our name and we...
Read More5 Reasons To Workout On Thanksgiving
Did you know that the average American will consume 3,000 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving Day? That can really derail your nutrition and workout plan. Here are the Top 5 Reasons to workout rather than doing typical Thanksgiving activities. 1. Cleaning- Instead of pushing a mop or vacuum around trying using a kettlebell. A kettlebell workout can burn up to 400 calories. 2. Turkey Trot- Don’t like running? Me either.. You can burn more fat doing a cardio circuit and you’ll not only torch hundreds of calories, you’ll also boost your metabolism for the next couple of days. To set up a circuit, select 5 different exercises and move between them...
Read More7 Tips To Beat Holiday Stress
Here we are again, it’s November and we are on the starting line for the holiday mayhem. Each year you say this year will be different and then you get wrap up and STRESSED TO THE MAX!!! Here are 7 ways to reduce holiday stress. Exercise regularly. I know, at this the time of year, we typically skip out on our workout, but workouts will help you feel confident and work off some of that stress and potential excess holiday calories. Deep breathing. When you start to get stressed, just sit quietly for 2-3 minutes and focus on your breathing. Start by closing your eyes focus your breath beginning at your toes and go all way up to your head focusing on where you feel...
Read More5 Natural Immune System Boosters
This weekend I caught my 1st hopefully last cold of the year! I can trace this cold back to getting run down, I have been burning the candle at both ends and skimping on my sleep. Guess what it caught up with me! Here are 5 natural immune system boosters in case you’re someone is also burning the candle at both ends. Eat more mushrooms and green leafy veggies. Research shows that increases your white blood cells (germ fighters) and potentially makes these white blood cells more resistant to cold/flu bacteria. Be social. Having people to turn to during times of stress, reduces your chances of internalizing stress and breaking down your immune system. Chicken soup....
Read MoreWhen Should You Toss It?
I know that I’m a FREAK about how long food stays in my fridge. My husband constantly makes fun of me because I FREEZE everything immediately. I hate to see food go to waste, because I couldn’t eat it before it went bad. It’s National Clean Out Your Fridge Week and I wanted to share with you some quick tips around how long you should keep some popular food items. Eggs fresh in the shell – 3-5 weeks Poultry (cooked) – 3-4 days (raw) – 1-2 days Yogurt – 7-14 days Here are just a few, are you looking for a specific food, check this database. Well that great, I have a database that I can check my food, but what does best buy, best if used by and...
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