Tip # 32 The Possibilities Are Endless

When a tempting is in sight, we often fall into the very narrow line of think: To eat or not to eat the M&M’s…that is the question
This choice is simple; choose one or the other right? Not exactly. Be open-minded. There’s a plethora of other foods from which you can choose; and other productive things you can do besides eat…

Ok this is pretty simple right? If only!! It’s amazing the power food has over us! So lets’ not let the food win!

I’ve hit a bump in the road.

Ok I’m plus 0.2. I know that not very much but still!

So what do I need to so I can improve?

Eating: I have tried to eat less, I think…I have be working an the “A serving should fit in the palm of your hand.
Snacking: I think I’ve munched on a few things a work, plus I’ve been have a peanut butter roll up at night…got stop that?
Exercise: I worked out once… I did “walk” while watching TV (if only I looked like the people on SYTYCD) I think exercise is the many thing I need to work on…

Oh and 307 pounds…Bleh

Questions, comments, concern?

Tip # 31 Don’t Waste Your Walks

Again going with short and sweet…

1 Use a shorter stride
2 Let your upper body lead.
3 Keep your knees soft
4 Pump your arms

The end
…if you want more detail let me know and I’ll post it

Tip # 30 Have a few Spare Moments Today Prepare Vegetables Now

Here’s the deal…I haven’t had very many spare moments the past few days, that why there was no tip. And this one and the next will be very short, cause I want o go to bed!!

Here’s tip 30 in a nutshell, prepare and large batch of vegetables one night and the save them for other nights that you have less time to have fresh veggies….

This is sort of what we do at work we have “prep” and where we wash and cuts are veggies that are used in out soups most. It’ pretty nice too that way you can just do a bunch and one time and then your good for a little bit.

Tip # 29 Why Are You Eating That?

…. Understand how your body use’s calories. You don’t just eat to have energy. Understanding this basic principle will help you make better food choices.

Survival (Heart, Lungs, Vital organs, Etc.)
Comfort (Hair, Skin, Temperature control)
Growth (Age-related, recovery from injury, training, or disease)
Activity (All muscles movements, standing, running etc.)
Storage (Stores excess calories as fat)

Ask yourself “Is this really fuel for my body? Or just food I want to eat?

Tip # 28 Smart TV Time

The average American watches 2.57 hours per day watching television…79 percent of Americans reported watching TV as a primary activity on any given day.

Exercise while you watch TV…you’ll burn calories, get your heart pumping.

Here are some activities that work well for TV time:

*March in place

*Jog in place
*Jump rope
*Jumping jacks
*Knee lifts
So what their say is don’t just sit and watch TV? Ok easy enough! I just have to stop playing on the computer all the time!!

Tip # 27 The Salt Myth

Try to no more then 2300 mg of sodium… that’s only a teaspoon of table salt. Be cautious about adding sodium to the food you eat?

Ok what’s the deal with Sodium and Salt? Cause my mom is trying to get a much salt as she can, cause she has “Salt deficiency”. So is it good? Bad? What’s do we need it for?