Hi!

Hello every one!

I been lost for a while but I check on every body.

Lost for this week 1.8

Been drinking my water and on track.

Happy Wednesday!

Stubborn Pounds

What will I gain by losing it?
If you're at a healthy body mass index, or BMI (to find out, go to BMI calculator), dropping 5 pounds won't make you healthier (and only you will notice). Even if you're still in the overweight category, additional health benefits will be minimal. Plus, studies suggest that yo-yoing 10 or more pounds is more harmful than maintaining a slightly heavier weight.

Are you willing to give up dessert and log more hours at the gym?
The smaller your body gets, the fewer calories it needs, which means that to lose more weight you need to either eat less or exercise more--or both.

Are you giving the scale too much power?
Body weight fluctuates throughout the day, week, and month, so don't get hung up on a magic number. Instead, focus on staying within a 5-pound range.

Wheight in for saturday

Weighin for saturday 3 pounds in two weeks.

Happy Belated Mothers Day.

Being so bad

Hi everyone.

Tomorrow is my WI and this week I didn't make any excersice I though try to eat healthy. But I feel really depress and like a loneliness in my heart. I dont have any family in here and sometimes I feel like that. Well is enough of drama . Well I have to finish what I start.

P.S. I still drinking my water.

Happy Friday every one!

May 4 - Naked Day

I was serching for ecard to send to my family and I found that today is NAKED DAY! Yes and this is the advertising for the ecards:

And also is a NO DIET DAY! in May 6

"It's No Diet Day ! So just scrap your diet, stop worrying about calories and give into temptations. Send tempting ecards from our site to your friends/ family/ loved ones to wish them a real treat today.

Send Free Online Greeting Cards to your friends & loved ones. ALL cards are absolutely FREE !!!

I am speechles! LOL

Complete this.....

I will not give up because. . . . . .

...I need to do this. I need to get healthy for myself and my family. (That and looking better in a bathing suite won't hurt, lol).

Happy thursday

Today Diet

A Fun & Easy Way to Slim Down for Summer

  -- By Becky Hand, Licensed & Registered Dietitian

Pool parties, beachfront vacations, and water park adventures…ahhh the joys of summer are almost upon us! To celebrate the causal, relaxed pace of the season, a fun and simple way to control portions, shed a few pounds, and feel fit and energized.

There is no weighing food, no carrying around measuring cups and spoons, no special foods to purchase or prepare. The Bikini Diet can be used at home with the family, at the neighborhood cookout, or when dining out with friends. So bring that itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny, yellow polka-dot bikini back into your life—it’s a wonderful tool when it comes to healthy eating.

Bikini Tip #1: Start with a 9-inch plate.
You may not be surprised to learn that as our waistlines have increased, so have the sizes of our plates. Get your plate and measure its diameter with a ruler—don’t eyeball it. If your plate is bigger than 9 inches, put it back on the shelf and get a new one!

Bikini Tip #2: Visualize a bikini on your nine-inch plate.

• The bikini top has two bra cups that each cover one-fourth of the plate.

   

  • A serving of meat, legumes, or tofu should fit on one of the bra cups. Notice that a 10-ounce steak will not fit, but a 3-ounce steak will.

     

  • Place your choice of bread, rice, pasta, or starchy vegetable (such as corn, potatoes, peas, or lima beans) on the other bikini bra cup, also covering one-fourth of the plate.

     

• The bikini bottom covers the lower half of your plate and will hold your vegetables and salad. You can select a large portion of one vegetable or salad, or smaller portions of several.

   

Bikini Tip #3: Don’t forget the sunscreen!

An 8-ounce bottle of sunscreen is the perfect visual to represent the amount of low-fat milk to enjoy with your meal.

Bikini Tip #4: Sweeten with fruit.
Picture a tennis ball, balancing inside a large seashell. Your fruit selection should be about the size of that tennis ball. You can enjoy your fruit with your meal, or save it for a snack later in the day.

• When selecting berries or melon, you can enjoy 2 fruit selections, since these types of fruit are low in calories and high in water content.

   

• On occasion, you may want to substitute a dessert in place of the fruit. This dessert portion should also fit into the shell.

   

Bikini Tip #5: Imagine a tube of sunscreen lip balm.
Add this amount of fat to your meal. This could be salad dressing, olive oil used to sauté vegetables, butter or margarine, sour cream, or mayonnaise for a sandwich.

Bikini Tip #6: For breakfast, think bikini top only.
Enjoy your meat and grain items on the bikini top. Add some low-fat milk the size of your sunscreen bottle, and fruit that fits in your large shell.

Bikini Tip #7: The bikini body is an active body.
The Bikini Diet encourages getting 30 minutes of lifestyle activity 5-6 days a week. To get you in the mood, turn on those wonderful sounds from the Beach Blanket Bingo era. Vacuum, dust, mop, wash the car, garden, and "twist and shout" your way to a new healthier you!

For best results, add "The Bikini Workout" to your diet. You’ll be swimsuit ready by summer!

Get Beach-Ready with 10 Exercises

  -- By Nicole Nichols, Personal Trainer

Summer is just around the corner, and while it’s synonymous with relaxation and fun, for most people, it’s another source of stress! Short shorts, arm-baring tops, and the dreaded beachwear come to mind for most. And if you’ve still got a few—or many—pounds to lose you’re probably not as excited for the season.

But don’t worry! There is still plenty of time to shed a few more pounds before you go shopping for your bathing suit. If you’ve read "The Bikini Diet" you are probably ready (and determined) to drop the extra pounds and have fun doing it. But, by combining the diet with a new exercise program that will rev your metabolism and keep your energy high, you’ll see even better results!

Changing up your workout routine regularly (usually every 4-6 weeks) is the best way to prevent a weight loss plateau from ever occurring in the first place. So if you’ve been doing the same old fitness program for a while now, The Bikini Workout is a great way to change up your stagnant routine. Always remember to warm up and cool down properly each time you work out.

Strength Program

Strength training is essential for losing weight and staying fit. It helps you build lean muscle, which boosts your metabolism, plus it tones up those problem areas. For each muscle group listed below, select one exercise for a total of 10 exercises. Do 3 sets, with enough reps to make you feel exhausted at the end of each set (usually 10-15 depending on the resistance you use).

Repeat this workout 2-3 times each week (be sure to rest 1-2 days in between). For extra calorie burn, work in a "circuit," moving quickly from one exercise to the next in order to keep your heart rate elevated. Change up the individual exercises daily or weekly for best results.

Cardio Program

When it comes to weight loss, increasing the duration of your workouts can help you see results faster. The good thing is that all of that cardio doesn’t have to happen in one long session. Adding up several shorter segments throughout the day results in the same benefits, so find time wherever you can—during your lunch break, after dinner, or while watching TV.

Try to accumulate 45 minutes a day, 3-4 days a week (or more if you’re an exercise veteran). Select from any of the workout options below, and try to do something different each day.

• Find a hilly area to walk outside (or increase the incline of your treadmill between 4% and 10% depending on your current fitness level). Walking uphill tones the leg and butt muscles and burns more calories than walking on a flat surface.

   

• Try interval training outdoors. Run or jog one block as fast as you can, then do a recovery walk for the next block, and continue this pattern.

   

• Take your dog for a walk, or play tag with him at the park.

   

• Jump rope! Start with short 30-60 second intervals until you can increase your endurance. Jumping rope intensely for 10 minutes has about the same calorie burn as jogging for 30 minutes.

   

• On those cardio machines, increase the workload (level, incline, speed) to burn more calories in less time.

   

• Go on a bike ride with your family.

   

• Clean the house in record time. Heavy cleaning can elevate your heart rate to an aerobic level. Make as many trips up and down those stairs as you can, and try to rest as little as possible to stay in the aerobic zone. The same goes for yard work.

   

• Try a new group fitness class such as kickboxing, spinning, or salsa dance!

   

Good Morning

Morning:

Quaker Oats original

Lunch:

Garden Salad 

Dinner:

Water intake:

So far 32 oz.

Exercise:

Have a good day I will update later.

Updates for 5/01/05

Morning:

K Raisin Bran w skim milk

Lunch:

MCD Grilled chicken bacon ranch salad

Dinner:

Half Cube steak with onions and 10 french fries ( and Yes I count the french fries.LOL)

Water 128 oz

Exercise

Walk 4.747 miles (60 min.)

Diet, diets and dieting

My dd (13) was searching about diets for me because she wants me to be happy with my weight. She did some searching in the internet about diets because I do not have a diet to follow I just eat healthy stuff so she gave me this article to posted in my page, so I promise her I would.

Everywhere you look; there are signs, commercials, and advertisements trying to get you to buy their miracle fat-loss pill and/or diet. From Anna Nicole Smith and Trim-Spa to such potent supplements that are only recommended to people in need of losing over 30 pounds, there are so many options for the dieters of America.

Americans spend over 33 billion dollars annually on diet pills and devices. And with the recent ban of Epehdra by the government, Americans are resorting to anything that looks like it might work.

With so much hype out there about dieting and diet pills let us examine, some fad diets, tips to stay healthy, and new developments in weight management.

There are so many diets these days that one gets lost in the diet world frenzy. I have heard just about everything from the Oreo diet to the starvation diet. Most advertisements are backed by what the advertiser says is clinical proof the diet works.

Not only does it work, but it is backed by a doctor who was paid very well to appear in the add. It has been said, that for every pound lost with a fab diet, the person gains twice as much back within months. So with all this hype about various diets, let us take a look and examine all of them.

The Atkins Diet has been heralded by many. This diet is a low carbohydrate high protein diet. So if you are a pasta craving Italian, it is doubtful you will survive a week on this diet. However, if you frequently snack on nuts, eggs, and meat, this may be a match made in heaven. Atkins assures dieters that not only will they shed the pounds away, but they will be healthier in the long run. The diet is built on the theory that overweight and obese people eat way too many unneeded carbohydrates. By severely reducing carbohydrate intake and eating more protein, our bodies naturally lose weight by burning stored body fat more efficiently.

Or so they say. Here's the experts take on it. Gary D. Foster, PhD, clinical director of the weight and eating disorders program at the University of Pennsylvania said, "The Atkins diet works at producing weight loss. If you are looking for weight loss? it works?"

Atkins Diet: America's Carbohydrate Prohibition!

It seems like just in the last year or so, the Atkins diet has reached epidemic proportions. Needless to say, this scares me... turned on the TV this morning and, much to my chagrin, there was another commercial with a fast-food conglomerate implementing its new "lo-carb menu". It seems like just in the last year or so, the Atkins diet has reached epidemic proportions.

With practically every other commercial filled with the little Atkins-friendly 'A' in the corner of the screen. It seems as if it has almost become a religious practice among many. Everywhere I go, I feel as if I should be wearing a big red 'C' on my shirt for "carb-eater", to let the "low-carb-lifers" know that I practice the daily consumption of the most abundant food source on the planet-breads and grains.

Needless to say, this scares me. I've researched the diet extensively and know a few things about ketogenic diets and the physiological effects they have on the body. I'm going to assume, for the most part, that everyone knows what the Atkins diet is and how it works, but if you do not know, here is a great site that outlines the mechanics of it: http://ibs.howstuffworks.com/ibs/orl/atkins4.htm.

So from there, let us take a journey!

To the contrary, many physicians wonder about the long term effects of such a diet. Robert H. Eckel, MD, says, "We worry that the diet promotes heart disease. ... We have concerns over whether this is a healthy diet for preventing heart disease, stroke, and cancer.

There is also potential loss of bone and the potential for people with liver and kidney problems to have trouble with the high amounts of protein in these diets." Yet, even with these risks that Eckel pointed out, thousands flock to the Atkins Diet everyday. Many Atkins products are available here on bodybuilding.com, check it out.

The Zone does not recommend that you eat fewer calories than you're currently consuming, just different ones. Although the book has a more complicated and exacting measurement of what to eat, it can be simplified as:

• A small amount of protein at every meal (approximately the size of your palm or one small chicken breast) and at every snack (one in the late afternoon, one in the late evening)

   

• "Favorable" carbohydrates twice the size of the protein portion -- these include most vegetables and lentils, beans, whole grains, and most fruits

   

• A smaller amount of carbohydrates if you have chosen "unfavorable" ones -- these include brown rice, pasta, papaya, mango, banana, dry breakfast cereal, bread, bagel, tortilla, carrots, and all fruit juices.

   

The Zone claims it is backed by 15 years of studies and extensive research. The Diet declares that it is effective because it regulates the insulin our body produces. Unlike the Atkins Diet, the Zone Diet petitions for a lower carbohydrate intake, not an absolute abolishment of them.

Simply put, I think the Zone is all about eating healthy for the long term. A meal would include meat and vegetables, but like most diets, portion control is key. Many doctors and scientists are skeptical about the status of this diet.

They say that the Zone's authors have blown research and studies out of proportion. Susan Roberts, PhD, who is a professor of medicine at Tufts University says, "Like most fad diet books, The Zone takes one of the several known controllers of energy, blood glucose, and blows it up into a whole book. It downplays the other factors that also determine how hungry we get and how much we eat, such as fiber and the caloric density of the food."

The South Beach and Atkins Diet nearly walk hand-in-hand. Both diets preach about the restriction of carbohydrates. One of the main differences between these two popular diets is the fact that the South Beach Diet allows "good" carbohydrates, such that are derived from fruit and foods with a low glycemic index.

South Beach also advocates portion control. They allow snacking all day and do not count calories. However, if you are like most, and take advantage of these snacking periods by gorging on whatever you can get your hands on, the diet will not work.

It is funny how similar many of these diets are. As with the Atkins Diet, there is an "Initiation" phase that bans nearly all carbohydrates and then it is followed by the gradual increase of carbohydrates to the diet.

The problem is that with the initiation phase or as they the "Induction Phase" nearly all of the weight that is lost is water weight.

If you have not seen there own brand of food in the super markets you must be living under a shell. That or the fact you may not be the one who goes shopping. Weight Watchers comes equip with many low calorie options in grocery stores.

From full dinners to ice cream cones, Weight Watchers preaches low caloric intake. They believe that they are not teaching a diet, yet a way to eat healthier long-term. I have taken there point system diet and seen tremendous results while still eating the foods I wanted like Pizza and Hot Dogs.

The points system is run something like this: each food has a point value ranging from 0 for Jell-O to 8 for Pizza. Depending upon your body weight, you can have "x" amount of points daily. Stay under your limit, and lose weight.

But what makes this so unique is the fact that you are allowed to bank points and carry spare points over for days. Exercise more and get additional points. Finally a reward for going to the gym! Group support is another great feature.

If you are feeling in the doldrums or are not motivated simply go to one of the daily meetings at a Weight Watchers center and hear from others who have achieved there goals and get great tips from big losers. In April 1998 there was a study taken of doctors who had recommended weight loss plans. Remarkably, Weight Watchers was recommended 65% of the time.

The Weight Watchers' program has changed some over the years, but it has certainly stood the test of time," says Alice Lichtenstein, a professor of nutrition at Tufts University. This, to me, is the ideal diet. Reducing caloric intake to this point is the only proven way of losing weight, and Weight Watchers has calories down to a science.

Slim-Fast is focused upon the idea that meal replacement makes you lose weight. Slim-Fast outlines a four-step approach to weight loss that is similar to most others -- emphasizing portion control, sensible eating, regular physical activity, and support.2

It is a slow and steady diet with average losses of one to two pounds a week. However, the Slim Fast website says that you will lose 10% of your weight in six months.

Many know Slim-Fast for their shakes, but recently, the company has come out with products like snack bars and dinners. A positive about this diet is that it is very structured and I think that is crucial.

Many diets emphasize having so many foods available to you. However, with Slim-Fast they prescribe a day's worth of food, so it is near impossible to mess up. Nevertheless, if you do not like the taste of their products, it will be difficult to stay on the diet.

Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) may prove to be a miracle in a pill for overweight people. In a recent study, a group of 180 overweight men and women supplemented with CLA for one year. All had a body mass index between 25 and 30. They did not change their eating or diet habits.

The results showed that the participants lost on average 9% body fat in the course of the year and about four total pounds of body weight. "We really believe this is promising," said lead researcher Jean-Michel Gaullier, PhD. "It is the first time we have looked at the effects of CLA on body composition to get unequivocal results," he said.

As for the weight loss, "any weight loss is better than no weight loss -- and at least they didn't gain weight," said Cindy Moore, MS, RD, director of nutrition therapy at The Cleveland Clinic.

The only one problem was that the participants had changes is certain heart disease risk factors. However, Gaullier said that the changes in cholesterol and blood sugar levels were not significant.

CLA is mostly sold as a pill or syrup. CLA is a naturally occurring free fatty acid found mainly in meat and dairy products. It is also a popular dietary supplement that is sold with claims of helping people lose fat, maintain weight loss, retain lean muscle mass, and control type 2 diabetes -- the type of diabetes that is often associated with obesity.

In recent studies in animals, it has even been shown to help improve the immune system. In a study by the Department of Human Nutrition, it was concluded that CLA also decreases the fat content of both human and bovine milk.

Also, the Department of Human Biology at Maastricht University concluded that the consumption of 1.8 to 3.6 grams of CLA per day increased the metabolic heart rate. This transfer to more calories burnt per hour and more calories lost per day.

While every diet is unique in its own way, many stem from the same ideas-low carbs and low calories. While there is no substantial research to support the idea that cutting out carbohydrates directly results in weight-loss, millions are getting involved in the "low carb frenzy."

The fact is, reducing caloric intake is the only sure-fire way to lose weight. While many see success with Atkins, Zone, and South Beach Diet, I think the best diets are Weight Watchers and Slim Fast because they are not just about losing 10 pounds in under 14 days, they are about long-term weight management.

Whatever diet you choose, stick with it. Many times your body takes a little bit of time to get used to losing weight. Don't get discouraged if you see the scale only move half a pound. If you lose a half a pound a week, you will lose 26 pounds in a year! Good luck and let's get ready for the beach.

With all these diets and miracle pills, here is a list of tips that many physicians recommend to stay fit and healthy.

• 30 minutes of exercise daily will help burn off calories

   

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