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Sleep for weight loss.
Getting enough sleep does more than keep you from eating for energy. The University of Chicago recently found that a woman’s metabolism rises 40% when she gets enough sleep.
It’s Time to Get Your Body Moving!!!!
The benefits to daily exercise are many, but here are just a few to get you motivated… Helps to control your weight Strengthens your heart muscle and ultimately will lower your resting heart rate Increases your lung capacity (volume) Decreases your risk of suffering a heart attack or stroke Helps to lower blood pressure Helps
Eat Six Times Daily.
Preliminary research supports the idea that when the typical “three squares” diet is replaced by smaller, more frequent meals, it can help you lose weight, control hunger, reduce blood insulin (a factor in fat storage and inflammation), lower total cholesterol, reduce LDL (bad cholesterol), and many more.
Where are you now?
You must realistically first look at where you are now in order to map out a plan to reach your goal (i.e.
Find a friend!
Find a friend who will be your “exercise buddy” so that neither of you will be able to make excuses.
No alcohol after 7p.m.
It can interrupt your natural sleep pattern!
Fill up with Fiber.
High fiber foods slow down digestion and help keep your appetite in check throughout the day. So remember to include fiber-rich foods such as fruits, vegetables and whole grains in your daily diet.
Take Control!
We may not have control over everything in our lives, but we do control what we put in our mouths. Remember you can choose what and how much you eat. If you find yourself at a special occasion with the meal as the central focus, take your focus off the food and put it on
Recipe: Grilled Sea Bass with Green Tomato Salsa
Grilled Sea Bass with Green Tomato Salsa Serves 8 Prep Time: 15 min Total Time: 30 mins Ingredients 1 1/4 (about 5) Green Tomatoes, finely chopped 1 cup(s) Chopped Fresh Cilantro 1 small Red Onion 1/4 cup(s) (from about 1 1/2 limes) Lime Juice 2 Jalapeños, seeded and finely chopped Salt Freshly Ground Pepper 8 (6 ounces each) Sea Bass Filets Olive Oil, for brushing fish
Mix up Your Workouts.
By alternating your daily exercise routine (walking Monday, tennis Tuesday, spinning class Wednesday…) you give various muscle groups a chance to recover and strengthen. It also keeps you from getting bored with the same old workout
Choose Healthy Fast Foods.
In our fast-paced world, it is easy to fall into the “fast food trap”. Recent study had 18 healthy adults cut back their exercise and eat 2 fast food meals a day, and after just one week, half of the group began experiencing elevated levels of ALT enzymes-a common indicator of liver damage. By the
Stay in Balance.
Diets that put your nutritional balance out of whack nearly always fail and can actually make it harder to lose weight in the future. Read Chapters 6-12 in my book “Dr