Stay Out of the Kitchen for the Holidays

OK, it's the holidays and many of us spend time off from work and exposed to all that food in the kitchen - or at least more than we would if we were at work. So how, with that free time and all that delish food available, do we keep the pounds off? I found this little list of things to help at 'Living Healthy in the Real World'.

- turn the kitchen light off. Don't even go in there!
- clean: dust, vacuum, tidy the living room, get rid of the recycling, make your bed, wash the bathroom mirror, do the dishes or laundry; just do anything to keep your hands occupied and mind comfortably busy. You get to be productive, get in some exercise, and distract yourself from mindless munching all at the same time!
- brush your teeth. Food tastes a lot worse when you're all minty. (BJ added: You should limit this to not more than 10 to 15 times daily.)
- put on some bouncy music to make you move and dance.
- sew/knit/insert other hobby here
- drink water or tea
- read blogs (I'm serious. Maybe avoid the food blogs though;)).
- primp. Applying makeup, shaving legs, and putting on jewelry can take up a surprisingly long amount of time. And when you look really good, it's not much incentive to then go and stuff your body with unhealthy food. If months have gone by since your last hair cut (crap when did I become a brunette? or stop being a brunette? as the case may be . . . ), then go get that done!
- do an exercise dvd!
- make a list of things you would be so happy to do if only you had the time. Cross some of those things off your list (by which I mean, actually do them- don't just cross them off the list for the fun of it).
- perform step-ups while reading a book or do strength training exercises while watching TV. Be prepared to get weird looks from your roommate for this one and try not to walk into a wall.
- decorate for the holidays!

Until next time,
all the best,

B.J.
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Slow Eaters Are Thinner

Recently, the University in Osaka, Japan completed a study of some 3000 people and found that those who ate too fast were more likely to be overweight.

This is just the last of several studies which all agree that those of us who wolf down dinner eat more. The reason for this is rather simple. It takes about 20 minutes for our bodies to comunicate to our brains that we are full. If we're eating fast, we can eat a lot of food in those 20 minutes.

Some researchers have speculated we could lose up to 20 pounds a year just by slowing down when we eat. Now that's what I call painless dieting.

Until next time,
all the best,

B.J.
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What is the Best Diet Plan?

So what is the best diet plan for you? Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately) there isn't one plan that works for everyone. Just as two people who are the same gender, size and age will react to different foods with allergies or by gaining weight in their shoulders instead of their butts, different foods will make one person hungrier while it satisfies another.

Nobody wants to be on a diet that makes you hungrier than you already are. It would be pure torture. And while you might be able to make it work in the short term, long term doesn't look good for maintaining any weight loss you may have.

If you want to lose the weight and keep it off you're going to have to change your eating habits; for good. So before you can find a healthy eating plan you can live with, long term you're going to have to determine whether your body responds better to low carbohydrate diets, or low fat diets.

Choose your diet wisely. The wrong diet can waste your time, money and willpower. Don't waste months on a diet doomed to fail. Learn the type diet right for you.

Until next time, all the best,

B.J.
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Want to Learn How to Eat Healthy?

You know that's the bottom line. Many of us want to eat healthy, and we read all this information on how to accomplish this. (And there's a LOT of information out there.) And much of it is just plain junk. After a while we end up with information overload.

So you mentally throw your hands up and say, what's the use? So do you want to learn to eat a healthy diet - once and for all? Here's your very best bet. This is not a diet scam nor is it a quick fix. This is an 'Eat Healthy for the Rest of Your Life' plan.

Check out The Diet Solution. It's not a 'diet', it's a healthy way of eating that will leave you healthier than you've ever been and naturally slim.

Until next time, all the best,

B.J.
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How To Peel An Egg

Ok, this isn't rocket science or anything but I thought this was cool and it really works. Not only will you first get to watch a hunk in the kitchen, second you'll get rid of that annoying chore of peeling boiled eggs and third, in the process, you'll strengthen your lungs . . . you have to blow pretty hard.

Until next time, all the best,

B.J.
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Are You Using Age to Excuse Your Weight?

There’s no question, as we age we find our body deposits fat in different places than it use to. People with flat tummies will suddenly find their legs becoming thinner and their waists becoming larger.

The metabolism that was once stoked and could handle all that fast food, pastry and pasta just doesn’t process the intake the way it use to.

And though hormonal changes explain where the body deposits the fat, there is one thing you can count on, no matter how old you are, if you take in more calories than you burn each day, you’re gonna gain weight.

Though lots of people will use their age to excuse their weight problems, age alone is really not the culprit; there are too many slender and fit seniors for that to be true.

Our lifestyles make our bodies what they are and if the body you’ve create with your lifestyle choices is not the body you’d hoped for only you can change it. Years of poor nutrition and lack of exercise begin to show as we age and fat and health issues begin to develop.

Your goal should be to keep your body mass index (BMI) in a healthy range all your life. Better quality of life and health are dependent on your doing so.

As we age we may have to focus more on maintaining our muscle mass than our younger counterparts. And because we naturally become more sedentary, we have to give more thought to increasing our activity level. But addressing both of these helps maintain bone mass which is a huge issue as we grow older.

Age doesn’t make us gain weight nor does it keep us from losing weight, poor nutrition and lifestyle choices do.

The best way to remain at a healthy weight is to exercise, eat a healthy diet and watch your caloric intake. While it won’t turn back the clock, you’ll soon find you don’t have to surrender to father time.

Until next time, all the best,

B.J.
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BMI - What Are Your Numbers?

What is BMI and should you know your numbers? Most of us are a little vague about what BMI is and what our numbers are. Lots of us don't want to know. The body mass index (BMI), is a statistical measure of the weight of a person based on their height.

It provides a simple numeric measure of a person's "fatness" or "thinness", and allows healthcare professionals to discuss over- and under-weight problems with their patients in a more dispassionate manner. In other words they can tell us we are overweight numerically rather than coming right out and saying it.

While it is probably a good thing to have an idea what your BMI is - don't attach any extra significance to the number. Basically it just took the place of the old life insurance tables we all use to hate. It's no more or less correct than they were.

If you want to get your BMI number, just visit Top 10 Diets and find out what your numbers are. Oh, and take our survey while you are there.

Until next time, all the best,

B.J.
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