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A new
research from Venezuela and Virginia Commonwealth
University shows eating a big breakfast filled with
carbohydrates and protein then eating a low-carb,
low-calorie diet the rest of the day can help you lose
weight and keep it off. Keeping in line, this week we
focus on Big breakfast diet aids weight loss. Namita Nayyar, AFI |
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According to the American College
of Sports Medicine, consuming caffeine (which is found in coffee, espresso, tea,
cola drinks, and chocolate) before exercising may increase your endurance and
performance during both prolonged and short-term exercise sessions. They're not
exactly sure how caffeine works with the body to improve performance, but a
study showed that consuming the caffeine equivalent of between 2 to 6 cups of
coffee one hour prior to exercise increased both the endurance and performance
of elite athletes.
If you drink caffeinated
beverages, drinking one before your workout may help you run or walk a little
farther or cycle a little longer. Studies have shown that moderate caffeine
intake - about 300 milligrams, the equivalent of three cups of drip coffee - is
safe in most adults. There's conflicting evidence about whether caffeine has a
diuretic effect (which means it helps eliminate water from the body). Whether
you drink caffeine prior to your workout or not, you should drink plenty of
water before, during and after your workout to remain adequately hydrated. |
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What is Your Recovery Rate?
How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviours that upset you?
Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? How long? The longer it takes you to recover the
more influence that incident has on your actions, the less able you are to
perform to your personal best. In a nutshell the longer it takes you to recover
the weaker you are and the poorer your performance.
The faster you let go of an issue that upsets you, the faster you return to an
equilibrium the healthier you will be. The best example of this behaviour is
found with professional sportspeople. They know that the faster they can forget
an incident or missed opportunity and get on with the game the better their
performance. In fact, most measure the time it takes them to overcome and forget
an incident in a game and most reckon a recovery rate of 30 seconds is too long!
Imagine life is no more than a play, a drama and we each have a role to play in
that drama. Your job is to play your part to the best of your ability and the
better you play your part the more chance that you will inspire others around
you to improve their performance. Each incident you face is a new sentence.
Just put a full stop behind it and start again. Accept that every time you meet
someone or have a conversation with a person on the telephone or even send an
email it is a new incident.
Remembering the last occasion only keeps you in the past and stops you moving
forward. Stops you seeing new opportunities. The next time you see the person
that upset you, or you upset, is a new occasion there is nothing to be gained by
continuing from where you left off.
Live in the present. Not in the precedent.
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"Undertake
something that is difficult; it will do you good. Unless
you try to do something beyond what you have already
mastered, you will never grow."
- Ronald E. Osborn |
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Peach Melba
Makes: 4 servings
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen, thawed raspberries
1/3 cup sugar, divided
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
4 medium ripe peaches, peeled and sliced (or 2 cups unsweetened canned cling
peaches, drained)
1 pint (2 cups) fat-free or lowfat vanilla frozen yogurt or ice cream
Direction:
In blender or food processor, puree raspberries, sugar and lemon juice until
smooth. Strain through fine sieve. Discard seeds. Arrange peach slices evenly in
four individual dessert bowls. Spoon frozen yogurt evenly over peaches. Pour
raspberry puree evenly on top. Serve immediately.
Nutritive Information:
Per serving: 210 Calories, <1 g Total Fat (<1 g Saturated Fat), 51 g
Carbohydrates, 4 g Protein, 5 g Dietary Fiber, 40 mg Sodium.
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Big breakfast diet aids weight loss
New research from Venezuela and Virginia Commonwealth
University shows eating a big breakfast filled with
carbohydrates and protein then eating a low-carb,
low-calorie diet the rest of the day can help you lose
weight and keep it off.
Researchers compared their new diet with a strict low-carb
diet in 94 obese women who were not physically active.
Both diets were low in fat and total calories but had
carbohydrates distributed differently.
The 48 women on the "big-breakfast diet" had 1,240
calories a day – 46 grams of fat, 97 grams of
carbohydrates, and 93 grams of protein. They ate a
610-calorie breakfast with 58 grams of carbohydrates, 47
grams of protein and 22 fat grams. Lunch had 395
calories (34, 28 and 13 grams of carbohydrates, protein
and fat, respectively); dinner had 235 calories (5, 18
and 26 grams, respectively).
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