Why you’re FAT and You’ll stay FAT


Posted: 27 Aug 2010 06:15 AM PDT
Team Beachbody Coach, featured contributor and founder of LA Fit Club, Marvin Manzano talks about the battle to lose weight, what works and what doesn’t.
Why you’re FAT and You’ll stay FAT
I know the Title seems a little harsh but sometimes that’s what we need.

Please read and share with somebody you love, it might help them get started in living a healthier life style.

Have you been struggling to lose weight most of your life? It’s clear
that many people already know a lot about dieting. But, why do so many
find it difficult to lose weight, or indeed maintain any weight lost?

There are many possible answers to this questions, but few certainties!

For sure there are those who suffer from medical conditions, which
prevents them losing significant amounts of weight, but setting that
aside for now, here are a few other possibilities.
So, what’s keeping you fat?
#1 You skip breakfast
Studies show that those who consume breakfast are more likely to maintain a healthy body weight. Check out 25 Breakfast Ideas for the Bleary Eyed for fresh ideas on what to eat.
#2 You starve yourself
Depriving yourself of food in an attempt to lose weight is counter
productive. If you miss meals, food tends to get stored up, therefore
metabolism slows down, which is the total opposite of what you want to
happen!

Eating small, regular meals is much more effective for most people.
#3 You eat in response to emotions
If you get stressed by the things that go on in your life, try
writing about them in a journal. Expressing your thoughts is one of the
best ways to deal with them. Do you have particular trigger situations?
How can you deal with this in the future without resorting to food?
Write about this to.
#4 You don’t plan ahead
What would you like to achieve? You should note down 1 or 2 specific,
realistic goals, which you display in a prominent place, and then read
over frequently to help you stay focused.

Check out Getting SMART with Goal Setting for more tips.
#5 Your home is packed to the brim with unhealthy foods
Is it more like temptation city, than a haven of healthy foods? Okay if that’s the case, you can change it! Get rid of the junk, and replace it with healthy foods you enjoy (or re-train your taste buds to enjoy).

But, remember to allow yourself a treat now and again – healthy eating isn’t about excluding all your favourite foods, it’s about getting the proportions right.
#6 You eat too fast
Do you eat so fast your stomach barely has time to signal the need to stop?

Try chewing each bite, and putting down your fork between mouthfuls.
Remember that TV watching can lead to unconscious overeating, so instead
sit at the table, and try to become more familiar with your hunger
state.
#7 You’re too lazy
Come on challenge me on this one! What activities do
you enjoy? What skills would you like to improve? Try putting extra
effort into all of your daily activities for accelerated calorie burning, and better quality of life long-term.
#8 Other things take up your time
What do you spend most of your day doing? Are you a
full-time mom, a pro blogger, or a business exec? It’s possible that
you simply don’t have enough time to get healthy. How can you change
that? Is it an organisational skills problem, or something else?
#9 You don’t have hobbies
What does your spare time consist of? Is it taken up with watching
TV, or sitting at your computer? What can you do instead? How about
taking up a new hobby, walking to your friends house, or perhaps taking
the kids to the park more often?

It doesn’t have to be something particularly energetic, just something
you enjoy, it’s better than being parked in front of the telly all
evening, right?
#10 You’re too confident
Do you drop 10 or 20 pounds, then start thinking you’re a “Weight Loss” champion? Next thing you know, you’re back on the pizza and beer, and rapidly gaining back your original weight.

How can you avoid this yo-yo scenario in the future? Well, it’s simply about goal setting. So, with each 10 pounds you drop, reassess your diet, and set new goals for the coming weeks, rather than slackening off on your new healthier habits.
#11 You have a negative attitude
Believing that you can change is really important.
If you tell yourself you can’t succeed, you won’t – simple as that!
Empower yourself by thinking positively, and believing that you really can reach your goals.
#12 “Tomorrow” never seems to come!
Remember, weight loss is a journey, and unfortunately it doesn’t
become any easier if you wait. So, why not get the most difficult part
over with right now by starting today?
#13 You just don’t care enough
I actually already know this isn’t true – you wouldn’t have
reached the bottom of the page if it were. So, it’s time to start taking
care of your body! What are your goals for achieving a healthier
lifestyle?

I’d love to hear from you – what difficulties do you have? What would help you overcome some of your weight loss struggles?

Send me an email.

Take care of your self and make it a great day.
Join my Saturday Lose Weight Feel Great Class today!  www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson



Sherry Fritz, Nutrition Educator for NSA
866-508-2910
www.sherryfritz.com
www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson
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From my friends and Beach Body!






Water Helps with Body Fat!


Posted: 24 Aug 2010 10:36 AM PDT
Here’s
a great read I found from Success Magazine’s own  Christopher Guerriero
on your body fat and the importance of water.  Enjoy!
Would
you like to finally be in control of your body fat level? Yes? Then
read this lesson very carefully. The formula is revealed herein.
As one of the most important elements of the human body, water makes
up approximately 70 percent of our muscles and about 75 percent of our
brains, playing a vital role in the proper functioning of the body and making it an essential part of a healthy diet.
Drinking water
also forces fat to be used as fuel, making it one of the main keys to
success in shedding any extra pounds. Without adequate water, kidneys
are unable to function properly—prompting the liver to pick up the
slack. This causes additional problems for dieters because the liver
cannot properly metabolize stored fat as energy, resulting in more fat
being stored in the body.
Furthermore, water effectively suppresses appetites, aids in proper
digestion and acts as one of the vehicles for circulating nutrients and
oxygen through the body, as well as assists the body in eliminating
waste. Water lubricates joints, protects organs, helps maintain a normal body temperature
and is absolutely necessary for exercise and even day-to-day
performance. With this in mind, it’s easy to understand why drinking
enough water—a minimum of 10, 8-ounce glasses a day, every day—is
perhaps the single most important step in determining diet and fitness
success.
However, because the average body loses 8 to 12 cups of water a day,
this can be a challenge. Start by trying to drink 10 glasses each day,
and work up to one full gallon per day.
Sound tough? Don’t get discouraged. With the following suggestions,
you’ll find drinking enough water is not hard, and will be well worth
the initial effort by quickly bringing into your life all the positive
changes you’re looking for, including fat loss; healthier skin, hair and
nails; increased energy and alertness and far more.
Start tomorrow by drinking a glass of water when you wake up. For a
nice morning pick-me-up you might even add a few tablespoons of lemon
juice and a small pinch of cayenne pepper to your first glass. Then
prepare a large water bottle to take with you on your drive to work or
to school. You can even try putting the bottle in the freezer the night
before and filling it with water right
before you leave to start your day. This keeps the water cooler longer
and ensures it will be a good drinking temperature during your morning
commute.
Drink a glass of water between every meal and a glass in the evening,
but not too close to bedtime. Take a filled water bottle with you
wherever you go.

This makes getting the water you need easy and ensures you will look
better (and feel better). At work, keep your water bottle filled and
with you at your desk. Reach for it instead of unnecessary, high-sugar,
high-fat snacks. Sip on it all day, adding ice cubes and additional
water as needed.
Next, change from caffeinated coffee, tea and soda to decaffeinated
alternatives. Caffeine depletes your water supply and can make it
difficult for your body to get all the water it needs. For every
caffeinated beverage you drink, drink an additional glass of water. This
small step can make a big difference.

Keep in mind that exercise, hot weather, low humidity, altitude, a high-fiber diet and consumption of caffeine and alcoholic beverages
all increase your daily water loss. During these times, take extra
steps to ensure you offset the increased water loss with increased water
consumption.
Keep up the water intake.
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You have to EAT if you want to lose weight…..Wait! What?


Posted: 24 Aug 2010 08:09 AM PDT
Team
Beachbody Coach and featured contributor Marvin Manzano brings us
another insightful tip about lighting your metabolic fire.  Think of
your body like a fire.  If you wanted to get a good fire going you’d
regularly add good solid wood to it.  If you dumped a bunch of leaves on
it (sugar) it would burn quick and then die.  If you put way too much
wood on at once (huge meals infrequently), then it smothers the fire. 
The way to keep the fire going is to eat every 2 or 3 hours.   Find more
information on Marvin at his blog LA Fit Club.

Sherry Fritz, Nutrition Educator for NSA
866-508-2910
www.sherryfritz.com
www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson
www.meetup.com/tucson-blue-thong-society

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Get FIT and FAB with Sherry: My fitness journey

Get FIT and FAB with Sherry: My fitness journey

My fitness journey

OK, I am about to be 56 years old, this month, I am 20 lbs over weight and feel like a fat old lady! Where did the time go? So, where did I go wrong? 12 years ago, I was slim and trim and in fantastic shape! I have been in great shape most of my life! In my 30's I had a personal trainer and really got into thong wearing bikini shape! Oh! Those were the days, my friend, we thought they'd never end!

So, what happened? I got divorced, and as I hopped from town to town and job to job looking for a place to settle in, I kept thinking some day. Some day I will have more time and then I will start exercising; some day I will settle into new job, new boyfriend, new life and then, I will start exercising! Well, now it is some day and it is 12 years later, with flabs under my arms, sagging everywhere and 20 pounds to lose.

It took me the entire last year to get exercise a routine again! I started and stopped, started and stopped again and again. What did I do? I started with some thing I like, Yoga, and I started a fitness group and invited other ladies to join me. When they show up to work out, I cannot talk myself out of a work out!

I also changed careers. Now, granted, you may not be able to change careers, but this is my story. I am a real estate agent by trade, since 1977. I have sold single family, mobile homes, time share, condo's, been a designated broker, property manager, leasing agent, you name it, I have done it!

My moment came that changed my life is after my grandkids were born and I was not available to play and swim with them and my family on Sunday afternoons because I was selling real estate. That's when I began to say this is enough. I want money and I want to be in control of my time! So after 30 plus years, if I am going to learn a new career, I wasn't looking for just money, I was looking for something "worthy of my time". That is when a friend invited me to come to a health seminar to hear Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, (you know, Fox TV, contributor to Parade Magazine?? The famous, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld?).

Dr. Rosenfeld talked about whole food nutrition, fruits and vegetables in a capsule, not a vitamin, not a supplement, that's what he and his family takes and that's what he recommends to all his patients and it is the only product he has ever recommended by name!

At that moment, I decided, not only would I and everyone I loved and cared aboout had to take it, this was truly a business worthy of my time! I wanted my time and my business to be about being healthy and in the best shape of my life. That's what I chose! And that is what I am doing today.

When I began my journey, I never heard the word "free radicals", "oxidative stress", "antioxodants", I truly knew nothing about healthy eating. So, little by little I went to the lectures, I learned, and now I am teaching others. NO, it doesn't have to be your full time job, but whether you are 30, 50 or 60 years old, get started today! It is truly amazing what exercise, healthy eating, and drinking water can do for you! That's the good news.

So now, I am getting on track, I have a great group of ladies to work out with, I am beginning a lose weight class on Saturday's and I am getting off the 20 pounds.

I will log my journey from 150 pounds to 130 pounds here! So welcome, I hope I can inspire you. I invite you to join me, let me know how you are doing, and together let's reach our goals!
If you are in Tucson and would like to join our weekly exercise classes and Saturday weight loss classes, you can go to the meetup group here:
http://www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson

Sherry Fritz
Nutrition Educator for NSA
866-508-2910

LaTimes.com Whipping New York into Shape

latimes.com Whipping New York into shape
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spent eight years promoting healthy living, by declaring war on sugar and salt, banning smoking in bars and restaurants, and putting fresh produce in poor neighborhoods.
By Geraldine Baum, Los Angeles Times August 12, 2010 Reporting from New York
For all the Californians who thought they'd cornered the market on healthy living, meet Michael Bloomberg, the 108th mayor of New York.
Since he took charge, the city has pioneered a raft of regulations to get its citizens to be healthier — or at least realize they're slowly killing themselves. The 68-year-old billionaire's campaign against death-by-preventable-disease has also spearheaded a national movement.
On his watch, the city banned cigarettes in bars, put fresh produce in poor neighborhoods and went after trans fats like they were deadbeat dads. He also remapped great swaths of Broadway to favor walkers and bikers. And this spring, the mayor declared war — on salt.
Now Bloomberg is hinting that he wants to ban smoking in parks and on beaches, even as the city faces yet another lawsuit by tobacco companies and local retailers. It would invalidate a requirement that every deli and bodega selling cigarettes post signs at the cash register warning about the dangers of smoking. One sign shows a damaged lung, another a decayed tooth, and a third a stroke-corroded brain.
During his eight years in office, Bloomberg's pugnacious approach to public health has infuriated tavern owners, restaurateurs, motorists and the barons of Big Tobacco. It has also earned him the admiration of those who want to see not just New Yorkers but all Americans live longer and better.
"Mayor Bloomberg is an extraordinary public health advocate," said Michael Jacobson, co-founder of the Washington-based Center for Science in the Public Interest. "No other mayor or governor or even federal official comes close."
Bloomberg's critics call him a first-class bully intent on restricting freedom of choice and restraining commerce. They rank him and his eat-your-spinach collaborator, former New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Frieden, as Olympians of the Nanny State.
"The trouble with Bloomberg is that his point of view ignores the pleasure people get out of food and assumes everyone wants to pursue a healthy lifestyle," said J. Justin Wilson of the Center for Consumer Freedom, an advocacy group partially funded by the food and restaurant industry. "He's using his power to enshrine a singular point of view."
At first glance, a man who salts his pizza might not seem like the perfect candidate for waging war against a nation's addiction to sugar, salt, fat and lethargy. But Bloomberg, a reformed smoker who wound up with a school of public health named for him after a hefty donation, is apparently capable of practicing what he preaches.
"You see all through his life that when he makes up his mind to do something, he's very rigorous and self-disciplined," said Joyce Purnick, author of "Mike Bloomberg — The Mogul and the Mayor." "When he finds out something is not good for him, he wants to stop others."
From the time he took office in 2002, Bloomberg's public health appointees began rolling out initiatives that if presented all at once might have had him run out of town. Instead, they were served up one by one through multiple regulations accompanied by eye-catching paid ads.
First, the city banned smoking in bars and restaurants. California was in the vanguard on this issue and earlier mayors, including Ed Koch, had made it a priority. But Bloomberg jumped in even though his minions warned against it because he was low in the polls.
Next, New York's 24,000 restaurants were ordered to stop using bad oils, known as trans fats, in their kitchens and baked goods. California and 16 other jurisdictions followed with similar bans. Then the city forced chain restaurants to post calorie counts on menus. Other cities followed.
More recently, the mayor and City Council teamed up to make 1,000 additional licenses for fresh-food carts available in low-income areas. The city also issued an edict that tens of thousands of city-funded meals had to adhere to nutritional standards. Even convicts now get whole grains and skim milk.
Unable to raise taxes on sugary drinks — only the state Legislature here can, and it won't — the city posted stomach-turning ads on subways asking, "Are you pouring on the pounds?" Videos showed cans gurgling fat into a man's mouth.
Now, with 30 jurisdictions from across the country on his wing, Bloomberg is challenging industry to cut sodium by 20% in packaged food and restaurants by 2014.
In the same way California's emissions standards influenced change in the auto industry, New York under Bloomberg is trying to lead in the area of health. His national salt initiative, Wilson said, has industry leaders concerned, if not disgusted, that government is pushing against consumer choice.
"If the city of Louisville declared they were at the forefront of a national moment, they'd be ignored," Wilson said. "We now have a mayor and city marshaling national policy and short-circuiting every other municipality, never mind consumers."
Bloomberg has advantages that other elected officials might envy. He has a $1.7-billion public health department; he can elude local politicians by directing policy through a board of health chaired by a health commissioner he appointed. Bloomberg, who self-financed his last campaign with $90 million in pocket change, also doesn't have to worry much about offending potential contributors, including industry lobbyists.
"His wealth liberates him from the concerns of other elected officials," Purnick said.
In the time he has left in City Hall, Bloomberg has made it clear he'll continue to press for change. In a weekly radio address this month, he announced an initiative to improve New York's air quality by capping sulfur amounts allowed in a commonly used heating oil.
"From the food we eat to the air we breathe — we are doing everything we can to make New York an even healthier place to live," he said. "New Yorkers deserve nothing less."
He says his initiatives have influenced more New Yorkers to go to the doctor regularly and have colonoscopies; his health department says the city has about 350,000 fewer smokers than when Bloomberg took office. But obesity, diabetes, drug-related deaths and the cost of care have only grown, as they have across the country.
Bloomberg believers would say that measuring the effect of a lone fruit stand in the South Bronx or an elongated bike
path along the Hudson River takes time, and that at the very least he has inspired New Yorkers to be aware of the virtues of, say, a piece of broiled chicken as much as the romance of a Nathan's hot dog.
Or almost, anyway.
geraldine.baum@latimes.com Copyright © 2010, Los Angeles Times

Cancer cells feed on fructose, study finds
Pancreatic tumor cells use fructose to divide and proliferate, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a study that challenges the common wisdom that all sugars are the same.


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Blueberries and Kale to Fight Aging

Blueberries and Kale to Fight Aging

Michelle Obama urges Congress to pass legislation on nutrition in school meals

Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:23 PM PDT

WASHINGTON - First lady Michelle Obama
is urging Congress to pass legislation that calls for higher
nutritional standards for school meals. Mrs. Obama says the Child
Nutrition Bill would require more fruits, vegetables and whole grains and less fat and salt in school lunches and breakfasts.





Sherry Fritz, Nutrition Educator for NSA
866-508-2910
www.sherryfritz.com
www.meetup.com/fitness-in-tucson
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