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READ THIS! Am I Fat? Why Body Fat Percentage Is More Impor
Here’s a Little Secret: THE SCALE LIES. Learn why you should focus on decreasing your body fat percentage, instead of just your weight. Stepping on the bathroom scale is a daily ritual for many dieters, athletes and fitness enthusiasts. After all being healthy and in-shape means weighing less, right? Scales seem to be…
Surprising Ways to Cut Calories - great article
When you’re trying to lose weight through diet and exercise, every little bit of encouragement helps. And what’s more encouraging to a dieter than hearing that they’re burning more calories than they think they are? It’s true. Even people who are steadfast in keeping track of their calories in and calories out don’t factor…
Drink to Good Health
Who knew something as simple as diet soda could cause such a stir? Recent findings suggest there is no link between weight gain and diet soda consumption, while other findings contradict that assessment. This kind of conflicting information leaves thirsty dieters wondering what to wash down all that healthy food with. And…
Warm-Up to Inury-Free Workouts
Exercise is a great way to combat stress, lose weight, and boost energy. To get the most from your workouts, you will want to add warming up, cooling down, and stretching to your routine. These three simple steps are proven in helping to prevent painful and costly injuries later. WARMING UP Warming up allows your body time…
Get summer-ready with these four key superfoods!!!
ARTICHOKES These thorny vegetables may look intimidating to prepare, but at 25 calories each, they're worth the effort. And they're the perfect complement to any meal. When buying, choose uniformly colored, firm artichokes with closed petals. Artichokes can be stored in the refrigerator for up to six days. To prepare them,…
FINAL TOTALS BEFORE VACATION!!!
Didn't quite reach my goal before vacation, but will get back on the train once I return and I WILL reach it! :happy: 1/17/11 – waist – 33.5 5/3/11 – waist – 29 LOSS OF 4.5 INCHES 2/18/11 – hips/butt – 41 5/3/11 – hips/butt – 39 LOSS OF 2 INCHES 2/18/11 – upper thigh (r) – 24.5 5/3/11 – upper thigh (r) – 22.5 LOSS OF 2…
Weightloss Pics...almost to my goal!
Eat Breakfast for a Weight-Smart Start
Your mother was right: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. That goes double for people who are trying to control their weight. They may think they’re getting a jump on their calorie-saving efforts for the day, but it’s a strategy that more often than not backfires. Studies have shown that people who eat…
Walking For Wellness...
Walking is one of the easiest ways to get the exercise you need to stay healthy. You don’t need any special equipment, just a pair of comfortable shoes. There are no new techniques to learn, since you already know how to walk. Walking is a very low impact activity, that doesn’t put much stress on your joints. You can start…
Foods that Supercharge Your Brain
Multitasking is the name of the game in today’s fast-paced world, but odds are it’s not doing you, your employees, or any one of those tasks any good. Trying to juggle too much at work, at home, or both breeds stress, decreases quality of output, and opens the door to careless errors and potentially costly mistakes. You…
Relax Yourself Slim!
People who sleep well and have low levels of stress may have a better shot at dropping unwanted pounds. In a recent Kaiser Permanente study published in The International Journal of Obesity, good sleep and low stress levels boosted participants’ chances of success in reaching their goal of losing at least 10 pounds. Good…
Fight STRESS by Eating these Foods...
Stress management can be a powerful tool for wellness. There’s evidence that too much pressure is not just a mood killer, people who are under constant stress are more vulnerable to everything from colds to high blood pressure and heart disease. Although there are many ways to cope, one strategy is to eat stress-fighting…
Six Tips to Live (Well) By
Good nutrition is the key to living the healthiest life possible. With the onset of National Nutrition Month this month, it's important to pay attention to what constitutes good nutrition: eat plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, lean meat and fish and low-fat dairy. This is easier said than done, but at…
Don't Break the Habit!!!
Habits are hard to break, right? Sure, when it comes to quitting smoking, biting your nails, or any other unpleasant addiction you’re trying to kick. But as Murphy’s Law would have it, the good habits are, conversely, often a little too easy to shake. Take your fitness habit, for example. If you’re even a little weak in…
Fast Food vs. Good Food
Healthy choices aren’t always the ones that are the most convenient or easiest on the wallet. When both time and money are tight, it’s hard to deny the draw of fast-food combos that tout “value” and offer more food (not to mention calories and fat) for your dollar. Your employees probably aren’t rolling in either cash or…
To Live Longer, Think Happy Thoughts
Guess what, optimists? Your positivity might reward you with a longer, happier life. (You probably expected no less.) So says a review of more than 150 studies that explored the correlation between state of mind and life span. It backed up the notion that happier people tend to live longer and enjoy better health than…
Spring-worthy Diet and Exercise Tips
Now that spring has (almost) sprung, how about taking stock of those resolutions you made back in January? Though the New Year inspires good intentions and plenty of determination, it’s not uncommon for the bloom to be off the rose come March. Life and work intervene, willpower fades, and many of us end up right back where…
East Into Good Health
Small steps don’t just count; they can make or break a given goal. In fact, in the long run, seemingly inconsequential baby steps can make a person more likely to stick to a health and fitness program and ultimately achieve their goals. Making serious lifestyle changes is a lot to swallow at once. It’s common for people…
Easy Tips for Healthy Meals
There is a common misconception about eating healthy: that good-for-you doesn’t taste good. But flavor doesn’t have to come from fat and calories, sugar, oil, and butter. And when weight loss is on the menu, your best bet is to experiment with other savory sources. Whether you’re kicking off a new healthy-eating plan or…
NEED HELP FIGURING OUT - Calories burned climbing stairs
Without the use of a heart rate monitor, I'm unable to figure this out precisely. I know this site has walking stairs or climbing stairs and each shows a different amount of calories being burned so I just want to be accurate when recording my stair climbing. I have a few other friends that climb with me that are curious…
Diet Pills
How bad are they really for your body? I've been taking diet pills on and off for years and every time I try to go off them, I feel like I spiral out of control so I start taking them again. Even if they don't work for me, I feel like subconsiously they do. My problem is I have no willpower and I like energy and crave…
Looking for People I Know!
I'm looking for people that I might actually know on here. Anyone work in downtown Indy or live near here? It would be neat to know if we are on here together! Please send me a message or friend me so we can keep each other motivated! :smile:
Just Joined!
I'm new to myfitnesspal since today actually. So far so good. Now the trick is going to be diligent in posting on here and staying on track. Wish me luck!