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We all need
a little fat and sugar in our diets; however, too much
of both can lead to unwanted weight gain and increases
the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes
and other major health problems. If you're looking to
slim down, there are plenty of foods out there to halt
your diet success. To learn more check out this week's
article on Top 10 Foods worst to consume. |
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There are many ways that you can strategically modify your training variables to
assure that you maximize your fat loss and/or muscle building response to
exercise. Changing the number of sets and reps performed, is one way. However,
other variables that can dramatically affect your results are changing the order
of exercises (sequence), exercise grouping (super-setting, circuit training,
tri-sets, etc., exercise type (multi-joint or single joint, free-weight or
machine based), the number of exercises per workout, the amount of resistance,
the time under tension, the base of stability (standing, seated, on stability
ball, one-legged, etc.), the volume of work (sets x reps x distance moved), rest
periods between sets, repetition speed, range of motion, exercise angle
(inclined, flat, declined, bent over, upright, etc), training duration per
workout, and training frequency per week.
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A New Day
This is the beginning of a new day. I have been given this day to use as I will.
I can waste it or use it for good. What I do today is important because I'm
exchanging a day of my life for it.
When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever, leaving in its place
whatever I have traded for it. I pledge to myself that it shall be: gain, not
loss; good, not evil; success, not failure, in order that I shall not regret the
price I paid for this day.
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"Unless you are willing to launch out far from the sight
and safety of the shore into the deep beyond your
present comfort zone, you will never know what you are
capable of becoming or doing, nor will you ever discover
the new horizons and greater dreams your heart is
yearning for."
--Dick Innes |
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Crunchy Health Sandwich
Serves: 1
Ingredients:
Direction:
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Shred all the vegetables.
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Mix with yogurt and seasoning. Apply yogurt on the bread slices.
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Place lettuce leaf and then the filling.
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Mix plum puree and little tomato sauce and serve along with the sandwich.
Nutritional Information:
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Top 10 Foods worst to consume
We all need a little fat and sugar in our diets;
however, too much of both can lead to unwanted weight
gain and increases the risk of heart disease, high blood
pressure, diabetes and other major health problems.
If you're looking to slim down, there are plenty of
foods out there to halt your diet success. Some of the
worst to consume include:
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Cheese fries: According to the book Eat This,
Not That, an order of Aussie cheese fries with Ranch
dressing from Outback Steakhouse contains 2,900
calories and 182 grams of fat. This order is
equivalent to eating 14 Krispy Kreme doughnuts
before your dinner arrives. Cheese and butter
typically contain over ten times as much saturated
fat as fish and white meat chicken and turkey. Add
the carcinogenic potential from heated and
overcooked oils (usually trans containing) delivered
in fries with the powerful cancer inducing
properties of carbohydrates cooked at high heat (acrylamide
formation) and you have a great cancer potion.
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Fried desserts: Fried desserts are another
"worst" food. "You're dipping something in batter
that is already high in calorie, high in fat, high
in sugar," Sarah Krieger, M.P.H., R.D., a national
spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association.
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Soda: When Purdue University researchers had
people consume 450 calories a day from either jelly
beans or soft drinks for four weeks, the
candy-eaters consumed no more total calories than
usual. The soda drinkers, however, downed 17-percent
more calories each day. Soda is loaded with
artificial colors and sugar. Studies have also
linked soda consumption to osteoporosis, obesity,
tooth decay and heart disease. Sugary drinks such as
squashes and carbonated fizzy drinks (including
sports drinks) can result in dental erosion and
decay. Diet drinks are not recommended either as
they contribute to dental erosion as the bubbles in
the drink are acidic. Water and milk are the best
drinks to consume between meals. With just a medium
popcorn and Coke, you're at nearly 1,200 calories
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