Dec31
The 30 Days Sugar Free Challenge will officially begin tonight at 12 Midnight! Affectionately named, “The Sugar Deprivation Nation”, this group of amazing women (where are all the men?) is ready to take control of their health and wellbeing, It’s not too late to join. Shoot an e-mail of intent to The Sugar Deprivation Nation and join us. It’ll be a memorable beginning to 2009!
This article was taken directly as written from Dr. Scott Olson N.D. the creator of 30 Sugar Free Days Challenge, which many of you have opted to take. So, here is the low down on sugars from Dr. Scott himself!
“I get a lot of questions about sugars and which are okay to eat and which are not. Most of the questions have to do with finding a good substitute to take the place of white sugar. Sorry to say, but the short answer is that there are no good substitutes either in natural sugars or artificial sweeteners, with one exception (see below).Yes, sugars like honey and maple syrup do have a small amount of nutritional value to them, but that nutritional value does not offset what these sweeteners do to your blood sugar levels.
Let’s take a look at both natural and artificial sweeteners and see what they do for our health for a complete guide to sugars. (more…)
Tags: 30 day sugar free challenge, Lakeland, Nutrition!, stevia, Strategic Wellness, Sugar, Sugar deprivation nation, Whitney Cabrera
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Dec26
Want to be let in on a secret?
High Intensity Interval Training is my all-time favorite fitness tool to carve the fat FAST off of any client’s (or my own) body. Once you experience the benefits of this type of training, you’ll be hooked!
As the name implies, it involves performing cycles of high intensity for a brief period of time and then recovering with a period of low intensity. These are called intervals. Because your intensity is so high, your workouts are automatically much shorter.
Do you believe in a “fat burning zone”? Ever wonder where the terminology came from? It appears to have originated with the inventors of cardio equipment and self-proclaimed gurus trying to earn some quick $$. They preached that long/slow cardio at a certain target heart rate was the only way to lose fat! Science disagrees!
Check out the researched benefits of doing HIIT on a regular basis!
HIIT is unique in it’s ability to burn a large number of calories in a brief period of time AND to elevate your metabolism (or fat burning potential) for many more hours after you’ve finished.
HIIT trains and conditions your aerobic AND anaerobic systems. We all know about
aerobic exercise…it means with oxygen…but anaerobic…meaning without oxygen… is the energy system you utilize if you sprint, jump, climb, crawl or run half a block to catch your dog as he escaped out the front door again! (Without oxygen…totally out of breath)
Performing H.I.I.T increases your resting metabolic rate. This gives you a better chance of
burning up calories when you are resting or going about daily activities. There are studies that say you actually burn 9x as many calories doing this type of exercise! Even if it’s only half correct…I’ll go for 4.5 times the calories, how about you?
HIIT is very time efficient. You can get an amazing workout in half the time! Who has more time than they need? Use that precious commodity wisely and get greater benefits just by utilizing a different method besides long and slow!
For those of you concerned with muscle mass (and that should be all of you over 30), H.I.I.T appears to limit muscle loss. In fact, research is showing it to actually be muscle BUILDING in nature!
High Intensity Interval Training whether with weights or cardio, offers a proven time efficient workout. Try it on for size if you’re stuck in a run or needing to break through a weight loss plateau! However let me warn you…it is very difficult!
Note the “HIGH INTENSITY” in HIIT. Your job is to perform EVERY interval with the greatest intensity you can muster! You should feel like you couldn’t do one more second after every single one of those intervals.
You now have learned about my GREATEST fat loss tool. It’s no mystery. There is no magic pill. It’s about hard work that yields great results.
Tags: Fat Burning Zone, HIIT, Intervals Hard work, Myths, Rapid Fat Loss, Secrets of Fat Burning
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Dec26
Protein Pancakes have got to be my all-time favorite Breakfast (after I-Hop!)
1/2 cup slow cooking (organic) rolled oats
1/2 cup egg whites or egg beaters
1/2 cup water
Splenda to taste (optional)
Cinnamon
Vanilla
Mix all of the above in a blender and blend away!
Prepare frying pan with Pam and make either one large pancake or several smaller ones over a medium heat.
Serves one! All for you!
Top with SF Smucker’s Syrup, Organic No added sugar preserves, a Tablespoon of Natural Peanut or Almond Butter, and maybe, if you’re feeling a little decadent, try a small dollop of Fat Free Whipped Cream!
A Healthy, delicious breakfast to greet the morning!
Enjoy!
Tags: breakfast, Healthy options, Protein Pancakes, SF syrup
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Dec26
A Great Pick-me up!
2 cups iced coffee
1 scoop Vanilla Protein Powder-be sure it’s got the USP on the label check out: progradenutrition
1 tsp flax oil
1 Tablespoon Vanilla or Chocolate Sugar Free Pudding Mix
Blend with ice to desired texture.
Tags: Iced Coffee Protein Shake. meal replacement
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Dec26
Do you know how to eat?
Sounds like a no-brainer…
But really…do you?
There is so much information floating around by the diet/weight loss industry that most of us are just plain confused. I have come to hate the word “diet”. It suggests a short term band-aid for a lifelong problem.
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Tags: diet, lifestyle, low glycemic, Nutrition, Nutrition!
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