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Ladies and Gentlemen this IS motivation for weight loss!!!
Have you seen this body scan of a 250 lbs woman versus a 120 lbs woman?
The difference is simply shocking.
When you look at the two scans you quickly see the following on the scan of the overweight woman:
> Her stomach is much larger
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Obesity will kill you faster than smoking?!?!
Imagine what happens if you are obese AND you are a smoker?
I’ve personally known Jonny Bowden since 2006 and I’ve always been very impressed with his approach to health and I always look forward to what he has to say and what I can learn from him.
It’s no surprise that at this time of the year a lot of people are trying to either lose weight, get fit or quit smoking.
Those are traditional New Year resolutions that usually quietly die by Valentine’s Day.
If you’ve watched the latest “The Biggest Loser” season 8 series, you’ll know that losing weight is becoming less and less of an option (it’s darn right mandatory) for a lot of people who are tipping the scale at more than 400 lbs.
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10 foods keeping America F-A-T!
As a grocery shopping pro, I strongly believe that if people bought better foods, they automatically eat better, feel better and lose weight effortlessly.
I guess, I must be living on a different planet all together because when I saw the list of top 10 best-selling foods in America, I fully understood how critical the obesity issue is in North America.
This list was compiled by Information Resources, which is a Chicago-based marketing information service firm and it was published in the Chicago Tribune in October. During a recent browsing session I found the list and I thought I’d add my two cents worth of feedback.
Here is the list of top 10 best-selling foods in America ending June 14, 2009:
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How not to gain too much weight during the holidays
***The biggest mistakes you might make over the holidays that would cause you to gain a LOT of weight are exposed in this post!***
Party over here, party over there, party everywhere!!!
Is there not a song that has those words? Well for most of us the last month of the year is party month.
With parties come a deluge of drinks (pops, juices and alcoholic beverages) and a mountain of food at every corner.
>>> Three foods that will surely kill your diet during the holidays:
1) The endless mountain of home-baked sweets you’ll be eating soon! How many amateur bakers unleash the power of their stand mixer during the holiday season just to come to work with a platter of freshly baked goods? It’s so hard to resist all those treats and that doesn’t even take into consideration all the mini-chocolates and candy canes floating around the office.
2) How many cocktails or eggnog drinks did you have this week? Trust me, you will lose count of how many drinks you’ll consume during the holiday season, but your body is keeping track and every sip is adding up on the calorie scale! If you don’t usually gravitate towards alcoholic beverages, there is no shortage of soft drinks available and don’t forget about those virgin-drinks! It all amounts to one thing in the end: sugar!
3) How many appetizers can one consume in a day or an evening during party-hopping season? Far more than you think!
Appetizers and snacks may not seem like food in comparison to sitting down with a plate (a fork and a knife), but they will considerably add to your calorie load because you can easily overindulge when it comes to those bite-size portions that are so popular at this time of the year.
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Video: Eating healthy tips for grocery shopping
***Don’t miss 5 incredible videos at the end of this post!***
What if you had a healthy eating expert walk you through the grocery store guiding you in making better food choices when you do your grocery shopping?
Would this be something you’d like? I think most people would jump at the chance of learning healthy eating tips from the creator of Genuine Health’s Greens+ Superfood powder.
I can tell you, that I start my days with Greens+ and it’s done wonders at supporting my health. I’ve had the opportunity of meeting Sam Graci at a number of events, but when I received an email telling me that Sam would be at Whole Foods Market offering advice on pH foods how to do make better food choices at the grocery store, I grabbed my brand new Canon VIXIA HF200 HD Flash Memory Camcorder with 15x Optical Zoom
I will first start with the videos and then I’ll explain more on pH foods and how important they are in supporting your health. This is a five-part video, so you’ll want to watch all of them to get as many tips as you can because we literally walked around the store for close to one hour and Sam is a real encyclopaedia of healthy foods!
1) Eating healthy tips with Sam Graci creator of Greens+ (part 1/5)
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Change your mind, change your body, change your life!
Is it possible to get all that you want in life? Is it possible to get the body of your dreams?
I’m going to answer these questions and yes there is a part of it that relates to you getting the healthy body you’ve always dreamed of.
I recently bought a program I never (EVER) thought I’d buy in my life. The first time I heard about this program, I dismissed it as being fluff.
I’ve been on the path to personal growth for many years now and I’ve read so many books it’s almost insane.
I’ve made some progress in certain areas of my life (and I’m pretty proud of myself for that), but I still didn’t feel that I was achieving all of my life goals.
It’s not at all that I don’t know what I’m supposed to do to get to where I want to get in life, it’s more the fact that self-doubt, fear, worry and self-defeating talk can sometimes keep me stuck in a bad place.
I’ve read so many books, listened to countless self-development CDs and travelled several kilometres to personal growth conferences or weekend seminars that I could barely afford and I still felt like I was banging my head against the wall.
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New York Time AMAZING Food Issue!
I hope you didn’t miss New York Times Magazine’s food and health feature.
I hope you were able to pour yourself a nice cup of coffee and enjoy one of the most eye opening food features I’ve seen in a long time.
If you missed that incredible food special last weekend, don’t worry, we’ve collected all the links to make it easy for you to grab the information.
This is a series of article you DO NOT want to miss and you’ll surely be going back to these articles over and over again because they are packed with a lot of really great information.
New York Times has gone all out and has invited a number of notable food experts to debate of the obesity crisis in American and the food supply in the richest country in the world.
>>>> You’ll find food experts like:
1) British Chef Jamie Oliver, also known as “The Naked Chef”.
2) Lisa Lillien, who’s not an expert but has a healthy appetite for food, and who is otherwise known as the Hungry Girl.
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What the heck is brown fat?
Did you miss the CNN feature a few weeks ago when Dr. Sanjay Gupta explained why you should be aware of brown fat? Did you also miss Dr. Mehmet Oz’s explanation on brown fat as well?
Well after being taken by surprise by this new nutritional news, I asked my editor Colleen to help shed some light on something I frankly had not heard about until recently.
If you missed the facts about brown fat, I hope this feature will bring you up to speed.
Feature by our Editorial Assistant Colleen
Did you know that brown fat is actually something you should pay attention to and add to your diet? But what is it?
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