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 Most
people think that they know what they eat- but they
possess a general idea and tend to have selective
memory, especially when it comes to the foods that
aren't so good for us. With a detailed food diary, you
can see where those extra calories are coming from. This
week Women Fitness draws your focus on, Food Diary: a
Successful Weight-loss Tool.
Happy Halloween,
Namita
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Hot Fitness Tip
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 One
of the best exercises to tone the backs of your thighs
is the Donkey Kick. In this, you get down on all fours,
and then kick one leg behind you, all the while keeping
it bent at a 90 degree angle.
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Words of Inspiration
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Lit the Fire Within
 On
February 17, 2002, nervous anticipation filled the Salt
Lake Ice Center for Apolo Ono’s first Olympic
short-track, speed-skating final, the 1,000 meters.
Apolo was heralded as an Olympian who had a chance to
win four gold medals. He typically waits until late in
the race to make his move, and this race was no
different. With two laps remaining, he finally moved to
the front of the pack of five skaters. On the very last
corner, Apolo and Li Jiajun from China bumped lightly,
then Li bumped Ahn Hyun-soo from Korea, and in an
instant they found themselves spilled across the ice,
sliding into the padded walls. Only the Australian,
Steven Bradbury, remained upright to cross the finish
line, the first Australian ever to win a gold medal in
the Winter Olympics. As he would later say, his strategy
worked perfectly—he hoped the others would crash.
As Steven was crossing the finish line, the crowd
breathed a collective groan, their hopes of an American
gold medal fallen with Apolo, who was also injured in
the crash with a gash that would require six stitches.
Largely unnoticed in the instantaneous aftermath of the
fallen skaters, Apolo scrambled to get up and slide,
skate first, across the finish line. He knew that
winning the silver medal was still possible and that
what would determine his order of finish would be when
his skate crossed the line. He barely edged out the
Canadian for the silver medal. During the medal ceremony
Apolo exuded how thrilled he was. He didn’t lose the
gold. He won the silver. When Apolo fell, he not only
got up, he got up quickly.
This episode, teaches us that we all stand a chance to
get knocked down, we may not get knocked down on ice,
but we can experience reversals in health, finances, or
with family, friends, or other areas. Our true challenge
is what happens next. We need to get up and get up
quickly.
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Success Quote
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 "Each
of us has a fire in our hearts for something. It’s our
goal in life to find it and keep it lit."
Mary Lou Retton, gymnastics |
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Healthy Recipe
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Sweet Hot Pumpkin Seeds with Autumn Spices
Makes: 8 servings
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Nutritional Information:
Per 2 tablespoon Serving:
Calories: 180 Kcal,
Fat: 14 g,
Carbohydrate: 6 g,
Protein: 9 g,
Fiber: 1 g,
Sodium: 160 mg. |
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Ingredients:
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Canola oil spray
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1 cup pumpkin seeds*
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4 tsp. walnut oil (olive oil may be substituted)
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1 tsp. ground ginger
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1 Pinch cloves
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1/2 tsp. cinnamon
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1/2 tsp. chili powder or paprika (optional)
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1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. dark brown sugar
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Dash salt
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2 tsp. water
* Scooped whole from the pumpkin then washed and
dried and pre-toasted for 30 minutes in a
300-degree oven; or hulled, prepackaged from the
grocery store.
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Directions:
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Lightly coat baking sheet with canola oil spray.
Either pre-toast whole seeds from pumpkin (as noted
above), or spread hulled seeds on pan in one layer
and toast in oven for 10 minutes.
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Meanwhile, in small skillet, whisk together oil,
spices, sugar, salt and water. Simmer on low heat,
stirring occasionally, until seeds finish toasting.
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Remove seeds from oven and stir into spice mixture,
coating evenly, and cook on stove for another 5
minutes. Return seeds to baking sheet, patting into
one layer. Bake about 10 minutes, until crisp.
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Remove from oven, let cool and gently loosen from
baking sheet with tip of metal spatula. Store in a
tightly covered container.
Courtesy: AICR
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Article of the Week
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 According to Time magazine, a multi-centre study in the USA found that, compared to other methods of weight loss, keeping a food diary helped slimmers to lose an average of 8kg in a 6-month period, whereas dieters who didn't keep diaries only lost 4kg.
Writing down everything you consume, in great detail, like, eating seven peanuts, a packet of ketchup can help you achieve striking weight loss results. Most people think that they know what they eat, but they possess a general idea and tend to have selective memory, especially when it comes to the foods that aren't so good for us. With a detailed food diary, you can see where those extra calories are coming from. The records can help us to identify eating habits that need to be modified.
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