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2012-01-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

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Her Mind & Body Weight Loss Planner

2012-01-21T16:28:00.000-08:00

Take a peek inside the Her Mind & Body Weight Loss Planner below. Purchase your copy online today at HerMindandBody.com

It's a NEW YEAR...Now Plan for a NEW YOU!

2012-01-01T08:37:00.000-08:00

I recently published my first book "Her Mind & Body Weight Loss Planner". It is a 12 week planner that focuses on diet, exercise, and stress management for total well-being. The first 22 or so pages include an assessment, basic information to help get you started, and progress trackers to keep you motivated. Required tools for use with my book are a tape measure and a bathroom scale, however I do recommend additional tools to help you on your weight loss journey. These tools can be found on my website by clicking on the "Recommended Tools" menu. Weight loss support will be provide in the forums which will also be listed in the menu. I have also published a version for the fellas because of course we have different needs. Both are available on my website HerMindandBody.com. Not sure if you want to purchase it at this time? Check out the forum for a special offer which expires 01/06/2012.

Yahoo News! Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster

2007-08-01T07:13:00.000-07:00

Body Like Beyonce (BodyLikeBeyonces@yahoo.com) has sent you Yahoo! Health web page

Personal message:

I definitely need to burn some fat. I found this article interesting. I have always thought that a single long workout burned more fat...

Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster
http://health.yahoo.com/news/177955

Breaking up an exercise session, by adding a rest period in between, may boost a workout's fat-burning efficiency, a team of Japanese and Danish researchers reports.

When men exercised for two 30-minute stretches, taking a 20-minute rest break in between, they burned more fat than when they exercised for a single 60-minute session, and then rested afterward, Dr. Kazushige Goto of the University of Tokyo and colleagues found.

Current recommendations on exercise for preventing or treating obesity emphasize longer exercise sessions, Goto and his team note in the Journal of Applied Physiology. But there is evidence that following one exercise session with another workout may increase fat metabolism, they add.

To investigate, the researchers had seven healthy men complete one long workout and then two shorter workouts on exercise bicycles, measuring several different indicators of fat metabolism. All exercised at 60 percent of their maximum level of exertion.

When the men performed the two shorter exercise sessions, their blood levels of free fatty acids and other substances rose during the rest period, indicating greater fat metabolism. Levels of these substances also were higher during an hour-long rest period after the two-part exercise session.

Greater fat metabolism was recorded during each of the rest periods in the two-part session than during the rest period following the single, longer workout.

The men also showed lower levels of insulin and blood glucose during the second phase of the two-part exercise session.

While the proportion of total calories burned did not differ between the two workouts, fat represented nearly 77 percent of the calories burned in the recovery period after the two-part exercise session, compared with about 56 percent of calories burned in the recovery period after the single long exercise session.

Although a single bout of prolonged exercise is often performed in response to a physician's advice to exercise more, exercising for the same amount of time but with rest periods in between may be more effective, especially for sedentary or overweight individuals, the researchers conclude.

SOURCE: Journal of Applied Physiology, June 2007.

Wednesday's Diet and Weight Loss News

2007-06-13T08:24:00.000-07:00

Over-the Counter Weight Loss Drug Approved, Doctors Say It Is a Supplement to Diet and Exercise

The art of nutritional label reading

French lessons: Eat petite, take your time

Eat Right Without Thinking

Food Labels Can Help You Lose Weight

The Science of Appetite

A New Diet Equation

Volumetrics: Eat More and Lose Weight?

2007-05-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

BodyLikeBeyonce sent you this from 7online.com link:
Eat more and lose weight?
Eyewitness News checked out the diet Consumer Reports rates as the best and healthiest way to lose weight.

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=local&id=5304170

Comments:
This is an interesting article on volumetrics. It talks about eating water packed foods which allow you to eat more without all the calories. check it out

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ABC7 - The News Leader

Restaurant Calorie Counts

2007-03-15T10:34:00.000-07:00

Many people are unaware that they can go directly to a restaurant's website to get nutrition information. Here is a list of popular restaurants and links to their nutrition page. Restaurant Nutrition Info

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Wednesday's Diet and Weight Loss News

2007-02-28T10:55:00.000-08:00

Burning calories at your computer -- that's NEAT

Feel-Great, Lose-Weight Foods

Gaining Weight? Maybe It's Just Water

Diet Sodas May Add To Waistline

Vogue's cover of Hudson bears weight

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Finally, Low Carb Pasta

2007-01-19T07:16:00.000-08:00

Made of tofu and yam flour, these noodles are high in fiber, VERY low in calories, and have ZERO points (if you're counting) for the entire two-serving package! It's basically "pasta" with hardly any carbs or calories. Use these in place of where you would normally use regular high carb pasta. Available at select grocery stores, select Whole Foods locations, Japanese markets, or order them online.

Source: Hungry-Girl.com

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Free Weightloss Ebook

2006-12-24T10:47:00.000-08:00

I was browsing around the net looking for free ebooks on weight loss and found the link below. I think this will be very helpful to beginners who run across this website, especially with the new year right around the corner, and weight loss being one of the top rated new years resolutions. Enjoy and MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Free Ebook: Weight Loss Primer

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Counting Calories for the Holidays?

2006-12-22T09:46:00.000-08:00

Here are some holiday favorites and the calories they contain:

One slice of apple pie alamode: 617 calories

One glass (cup) of egg nog: 320 calories

Roasted duck with skin: 337 calories

Candied sweet potatoes: 192 calories

Homemade brown gravy: 164 calories

Bread stuffing: 198 calories

Fruit cake: 769 calories

Want to check how many calories are in your favorite holiday foods?

Visit TheKansasCityChannel.com

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Hungry-Girl.com Supermarket List

2006-06-20T23:06:00.000-07:00

I think this list contains some very healthy alternatives. You can even print out the list to take to the supermarket with you. Check it out! Hungry-Girl.com Supermarket list.

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Fat Free Pizza!!

2006-06-20T22:18:00.000-07:00

Could this really be true? Why yes it is! In fact, Pizza Fit'n Free contains 212 Calories 0g Fat 24g Protein 0mg Cholesterol (Per Pizza). Each pizza contains REAL dairy mozzarella cheese (no fat substitutes), a traditional white crust, and flavorful sauce. And get this - One 7" pizza is 1 serving! Pizza Fit'n Free is not sold in stores. If you would like to place an order, visit PizzaFree.com

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Read Your Nutrition Facts!!!

2006-06-17T19:10:00.000-07:00

When keeping track of your caloric intake from fats, carbohydrates, and protein, it is important that you read the nutrition facts label. You wouldn't want to eat a full size bag of Fritos BBQ flavored corn chips, because if you did, you would be consuming 10 times the calories of a single serving(150 calories), and if you are by chance on a 1500 calorie a day diet, this full size bag of chips would be it for the day. Now you wouldn't want that, would you? I didn't think so. Don't get me wrong, you can still have your Frito Lays, but you may want to stick to 1 serving, which is 29 chips. Once you understand how to read nutrition facts labeling, you will be able to do a better job planning your meals. For instance, almost every morning I have 2 boiled eggs minus the yolks, 3/4 cups of Total cereal with a 1/2 cup of fat free skim milk, and a medium size orange. That's an average of 235 calories. Now lets say I kept the yolks, doubled my cereal and milk serving, and had a large orange. My caloric intake would then be 520 calories. See what I mean? Now that you understand the importance of reading those handy dandy nutrition facts, the next time you sit down to plan your next meal, you will make better choices.

For more information on understanding Nutrition Facts labeling, go to http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~comm/vitlabel.html

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Keep It Simple: Eat Less, Move More

2006-06-16T20:47:00.000-07:00

So you've figured out
how many calories you need to lose weight and you are keeping up with what you eat in your food journal, making adjustments in your diet here and there. Now what? Well, it seems like you've figured out the "eat less" part, now lets get MOVING.

Here are my favorite TOP 2 inexpensive ways for you to get started:

1)Walking (in the park, at the mall, from the farthest parking space to the grocery store, you get the picture)

and

2)Exercise videos(Check out Beachbody's Fitness Programs!)

Now I know that this is just too simple, but trust me, it works. I have been following my own advice since late March of this year, and I have lost 19 lbs so far(Yay Me!)

Anyway, that's it for now.

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Keeping a Food Journal is Essential for Weight Loss

2006-06-16T14:03:00.000-07:00

Now that you know how many calories that you need to consume in order to lose weight, lets talk about keeping a food journal. It has been proven time and time again that keeping a food journal can lead to successful weight loss. This is because you are able to easily recognize trends in your eating pattern, and then make changes to facilitate weight loss. Now, the trick at first is to eat how you normally eat, and make adjustments from there. For example, lets say you reviewed your food journal after one week of keeping record. After reviewing your food journal, you notice that you skip breakfast alot, you drink way too much soda, and that you eat alot more in the evening. With these simple discoveries, you may decide to cut down on your soda intake and switch to diet soda, and start eating breakfast, which may help with staving off the late evening binging. Do you get it? Good!

How do I get started?

All you need is a notebook, and something to write with.

sign up for an online food journal at MyFoodDiary.com.

I suggest using this online journal because of its motivational charts & reports. Each report or chart is customized to your needs. You can view your progress over time, receive personal tips, and even see what you would weigh in 3 months if every day were like today.

That's all for now :-)

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