Infographic: Doctors on Drugs

Mono eating - the practice of eating one particular food for an entire meal, in sufficient quantity to produce satiation until the next meal.

This can be seen in nature. Animals usually eat one food, and one food only, until they’re full. There are no “recipes” containing 5+ ingredients in nature.

Benefits:

• Optimal digestion, absorption, and assimilation
• Better able to recognize when you are satiated
• Enhances your senses, so that you’re able to pick up specific tastes in your food
• Helps you avoid addiction to stimulation and overeating
• Doesn’t leave you tired and dull, instead: Awake, Clear head!
• Simplicity. Preparation is as easy as cutting a watermelon in half and eating it with a fork.

Examples:

• 4 Bananas (480 calories)
• 3 Mangos (390 calories)
• 1/4 of a Watermelon (340 calories)

It might take some time for your stomach to adjust to you eating such large amounts of food, since we are generally used to eating concentrated, high-calorie meals. This is where blending is a huge help. For example, I usually fix up some Banana Milk.. one of my favorite Mono-Meals. Be sure to “chew your smoothie” so that you get some saliva in with the food, and drink it slowly.

One of my faves to start with!

Oranges make me happy. 

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What are SideEffects and recovery from a lumbar puncture, spinal tap http://bit.ly/czJbjR health

Cheating today like a badass with all the extra fruit. 

Breakfast: Vega Superfood Pudding, Strawberry, 1/4 of a Grapefruit

Snack: Watermelon, Peanuts

Lunch: PB&J Sandwich (only 200 cals! Soo happy :D)

Snack/2nd Lunch: Bean Burrito at some place my friend took us to. It was seriously amazing because, they make all of the food there themselves. You can really tell the difference!

Dinner: 1 Tsp Balsalmic, 1 Tsp Olive Oil, Tuscan Spices, 1/2 Mini Whole Wheat Bagel, Collard Greens, Tofu, Carrots, Red Bell Pepper, Celery, Cauliflower

Dessert: 3 Strawberries, 1 Apple, Some Chunks Pineapple

I’ve always had body issues. They stemmed from my parents constantly trying to push me into diets and telling me that I needed to lose weight. They don’t do it so much anymore. The reason I’m bringing this up is because yesterday I realized something: my mom also has body issues. I don’t know why this never occurred to me before. I was weighing myself for weigh in Wednesday and she was telling me how I should be exercising and eating right. This is when I started to get annoyed with her. She told me that she didn’t want me to get mad at her because she knows how I feels. 

I’ve always been fat. Your father has always been skinny. I understand the struggle. I know what people think of us.

Then we both weighed ourselves, and we’re literally less than a pound apart. I never thought that my mother, a strong, independent woman, would have body issues. For all these years, I thought my parents were being highly critical. I guess they care.

(Daily Mail Reporter By MARK DUELL) — An abnormal growth of blood vessels on her left eye could have blinded her. But Christian couple Timothy and Rebecca Wyland relied on faith healing instead of taking infant daughter Alayna to a doctor.

Couple Timothy and Rebecca Wyland, members Oregon City congregation the Followers of Christ, relied on faith healing instead of taking infant daughter Alayna to a doctor

Her condition has now improved under state-ordered medical care but her parents have been convicted in Oregon of felony criminal mistreatment.

Alayna was born in December 2009 and developed the blood vessels that covered her left eye and threatened her vision.

But her parents belong to unorthodox Oregon City congregation the Followers of Christ, which relies on faith healing.

So rather than taking their daughter to a doctor, they relied on prayer, anointing her with oil and laying hands on her.

Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy Emile Burley testified in May that he made a child welfare check at the family home in June 2010, and instantly noticed a ‘large bulging area’ on Alayna’s left eye.

It was ‘the size of a golf ball, maybe a little larger’, he said - and photos shown in court suggest at one point that it was as big as a baseball.

Her parents said in another hearing last July they wouldn’t have willingly taken her to a doctor because it would violate their religious beliefs.

Around 20 supporters from their church were in court to hear the verdict, made by the jury in an hour, and sentencing was set for June 24.

Two other couples from the same church whose children died from untreated ailments have been prosecuted in the last two years.

Jeff and Marci Beagley got 16 months in jail after their son Neil, 16, died of complications from an untreated urinary tract blockage.

The Beagleys’ daughter’s husband, Carl Brent Worthington, was jailed for 60 days over the death of his young girl Ava, who had bronchial pneumonia and a blood infection.

They are expected to receive probation or some jail time, although the maximum jail sentence for first-degree criminal mistreatment is five years.

But the Wylands were the victims of inflexible bureaucrats and religious persecution because of their faith-healing beliefs, Mark Cogan, defending, said.

They were loving parents who fully cooperated with court orders, taking the child to the doctor and giving her prescribed medication, defense lawyers added.

But this defense was just a smokescreen, Christine Landers, prosecuting, said.

The couple had more than six months to seek medical attention before the state intervened but they did not because of their faith, she said.

The Wylands are the third couple from the same church to have been prosecuted by Clackamas County in just two years.

The Followers of Christ was founded in the 1890s in Kansas but moved to Oregon City in the 1940s.

The devout followers firmly believe that the power of prayer and the laying on of hands - where ministers lay their hands on believers while praying - can cure illnesses.

It’s thought that some followers secretly visit traditional doctors - but if found out, they are likely to find themselves ostracized.

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5 Best Natural Sources of Calcium for Healthy Bones:

Collard Greens.  Leafy green vegetables are one of the most healthful sources of calcium and magnesium.  One cup of boiled collards contains a whopping 358 milligrams.  Kale, broccoli, Swiss chard, bok choy and turnip greens are full of calcium, too.  The one exception is spinach, which has a high concentration of oxalate, making it difficult for the body to absorb calcium. 

Baked beans.  Beans in general are a great source of calcium, as well as a hearty non-animal protein.  One serving of baked beans contains over 100 milligrams of calcium.  Navy beans, white beans and garbanzos are also full of calcium and magnesium, as are soybean products like tofu.

Oatmeal. Surprisingly, two packets of instant oatmeal contains between 100-150 mg of calcium, and more magnesium than a cup of collard greens.  Quinoa is another calcium-rich grain.  Try either for a healthy breakfast.

Sesame seeds.  Just one tablespoon of sesame seeds contains about 88 milligrams of calcium, and about a third of the daily value for magnesium. Make sure to buy the unhulled kind, though, as it’s the seed’s hull (outer shell) that contains most of the nutrients.  Try grinding them up like flax seeds and adding to breakfast cereal or soups and salads.

Almonds.  Almonds are a nutritional powerhouse, providing a dense source of protein and fiber, along with calcium and other minerals necessary for building strong bones.  Just one serving has 750 milligrams of calcium.  Almonds, plain or mixed with dried fruit, make great snacks by themselves, or try replacing your jar of peanut butter with nutrient-rich almond butter.

This pretty infographic brings to light the profitable, and sometimes shady, relationship between pharmaceutical companies and doctors.

Time keeps on ticking...

As much as I would love to believe it, there is probably no way I lost 2.2 pounds yesterday, because I ate french fries and a lot of other garbage.  I still think I probably did lose weight, but overall, my weight loss has been a little high all around, because I think I’m eating fairly healthy, I haven’t felt sick at all.

Anyways.  I think I might trade that yoga mat in for a scale.  BUT! I do feel skinnier today! 

I had forgotten how much I love this dress. Even though one of the straps is broken and janky in the back (just a tiny bit), paired with some nude wedges, I think it should look pretty good. No bra…again…Today will be an excellent day. Fasting. I’m feeling inspirational.

LUNCH!!!

Multiseed deli roll (yes the top half was not in the picture!)

Deli ham, spinach, cucumber.

grapes, strawberries, apple and blueberries :)

Anything is possible

Anything can be. 

-Words of Wisdom

I have OCD in regards to numbers. Say for example, i’m on an exercise machine, the calories/kms/time all have to be multiples of 5 (100, 345, 450 etc) before I get off. Same goes for music volume in the car and on the television.

Which is why today, June the 5th, is a perfect day to start. So my healthy eating and regular running starts today. Well when I wake up, considering it’s 1am at the moment. I’ll be eating to fix my iron and allergies and running to fix my weak back.

And incase you were wondering, the goal is perfectly flat and toned abs (24/7).

I’ve decided I looove my body when it’s covered in clothes, I just don’t like the way I look naked. 

These were  taken yesterday night. 

I’m tooootally diggin how my body looks here.

• Find Motivation! Surround yourself with people who support healthy eating!
• Relate exercise with relaxation and stress relief. Music helps immensely, so fill up your iPod with all of your favorites!
• Go with sugar free or fat free ALMOST always - check labels and compare nutritional content! Just because it says *FAT FREE!* or has other healthy words on the packaging doesn’t always mean it’s better for you.
• MOST of your daily carbs and calories should come from fruits and vegetables.
• Protein Source: egg whites and white fish (Absolutely no red meat.)
• When cooking with oil, try to “keep it fresh, keep it clean” as much as possible, but remember both olive oil and coconut oil are proven weight loss aides in addition to other great health benefits!
• Stay within 1000 to 1200 calories per day and also shift your intake amount from day to day, too, to keep your body guessing. Use a weight loss calculator online to figure out how many calories you need to consume per day and subtract 550 calories. Sparkspeople, caloriecount, bodybuilding.com are great tools.
• To help with bloating, don’t exceed 800mg of sodium a day.
• Stick with skim milk or unsweetened Almond Breeze.
• Alternate Greek yogurt with traditional yogurt to receive the maximal calcium and protein benefits from this extraordinary nutritional source.
• Stay away from dried fruits and remember that sometimes even starchy vegetables can wreck a diet.
• Following a balanced diet high in fresh fruits, vegetables and lean protein might leave room for some cheese depending on your weight loss goals and any existing health conditions, but generally try to steer clear of it.
• ALWAYS eat breakfast and make it the largest meal of the day. “Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.” Think about it.  Why would you need a huge meal at the end of the day when you’re getting ready to relax and go to bed?  You need energy at the beginning of the day. 
• Stay busy! Keep your mind occupied all day. Be productive. You’ll spend less time wondering what else there is to eat and ultimately burn more calories anyway.
• To stay full throughout the day by drinking lots of water, plus black coffee and tea. Don’t ever drink your calories, unless you are doing a meal replacement or something.
• NO FAST FOOD! None. There is no such thing as healthy fast food - even the lighter choices have so many preservatives it’s just not worth it.
• Hold the sauce and skip the salt - condiments, creamers, etc.. the secret calories they add sneak up on you quicker than you may realize.
• When grocery shopping, if it comes from a box it should probably stay there.
• Tip: When you are having a horrible sweet tooth and you feel like you are going to binge try “Nestle fat free hot coco” its only 20 calories.
• Another tip: Keep Sugar free Gum with you at all times.
• ALWAYS track what you put in your mouth, you’ll be surprised what foods are preventing you from losing weight.
• Shooting for a loss of 20lbs at a time is a great way to get discouraged.  Baby steps.  Aim for a pound or two at a time and just take it a week at a time.  And then keep at it.
• Weigh yourself every other day, not 50 times a day.
• Don’t deprive yourself give your self a treat once a week (whether its your favorite candy bar or a slice of pizza this might even cause you to lose more weight because you will be giving your metabolism something new to break down causing it to work harder and faster. BUT if you are going to eat something bad make sure it stays within your calorie intake for that day!
• If it’s past 6pm or you have already reached your calorie count for the day and you are absolutely hungry, safe foods to have during those times would be 2 cups of Original Air popped pop corn or any of the following: Strawberries, Cucumber, Green Beans, Celery, Sugar Free/Fat Free Jello, Lettuce, Green Pepper, Blueberries, Radishes, Broccoli, Egg whites.

Next time you feel the urge to binge remember to binge on SMART food. These are all negative calorie foods:

apples ~ apricots ~ artichokes ~ asparagus ~ beet greens ~ beets ~ blackberries ~ blueberries ~ broccoli ~ Brussels sprouts ~ buffalo fish ~ cabbage ~ cantaloupe ~ carrots ~ cauliflower  ~ Chinese cabbage ~ chives ~ clams ~ cod ~ cranberries ~ cucumbers ~  Damson plum ~ dandelion greens ~ eggplant ~ endive ~flounder ~ frogs legs ~ garlic ~ grapefruit ~ grapes ~ green beans ~ honeydew ~  lemons ~ lettuce ~ limes ~ loganberries ~ mangoes ~ mushrooms ~ muskmelons ~ mussels ~ mustard greens ~ nectarines ~ okra ~ onions ~ oranges  ~ parsley leaves ~ parsnips ~ peaches ~ pears ~ peas ~ peppers ~ pineapple ~ pomegranates ~ prunes ~ pumpkin ~ quince ~ radishes ~ raspberries ~ red cabbage ~ rhubarb ~ rutabagas ~ spinach ~ squash ~ strawberries ~ string beans ~ tangerines ~ terrapin ~ tomato ~ turnips ~ watercress ~ watermelon

*Disclaimer: Original text by undressedskeleton - edited a bit by me because there were a couple of things I just didn’t agree with.

i ate like a shit tonnnnn. hahaha 

I can’t believe the first week of the summer semester is over already.  So far, my classes aren’t so bad and have been really fun.  My math class is kind of odd as the instructor reminds me of Prof. Trelawney from Harry Potter.  It’s all ok though.  I only have three more weeks in that class before I’m done with math.  Which is good.  I don’t think I could stand to take this particular course in a 16 week semester.

On the subject of school, I found an interesting article this morning.  It lists the top grossing majors and the lowest money makers.  I’m ok with the thought of not making a ton of cash as long as I do something I love, but it is still intriguing to see where the “real” money is made.  You can find the article HERE.

Completely off the topic of school, I’m down another 2 pounds!  I’ve lost nearly 60 pounds from my heaviest and can’t wait to see the finished product when I get down to my ultimate goal!  If you are heavy and want to lose weight but don’t think you can, just remember that the only person holding you back is yourself.  I had to get out of my own way before this change and I couldn’t be happier about it.  Next to going back to school, dropping my fat card is the best decision I’ve ever made!

The Simpsons on Your Conscience

On 11/6/11..my maid fell from steelless stain strais.Just in my head i know i’ll be the one who in charge to cook,to clean everything at the kitchen.But i like doing this work. Dishes,cook,clean all the table and everything as people know.To me it’s also an exercise,since i’m a diabetic.I prefer doing things like this than jogging.

The reason why is cause i feel tired fast than normal people does..so it’s no problem to me to do something healthy for myself,by doing this work.Moreover i faced a serious problem with myself..like eating disorder,bulimia and pre-anorexia (i call this cause ever face it nearly a month!).My body just like a stick..from my friends and family viewed.But i never think like that.

So..i don’t mind what work that involve sweating,i’ll be doing it with happy feeling,work hard feeling..haha.And it’s also for myself,my diabetes.Well,replacing my maid position is not bad at all,right..? I love it ;)

Stop in here for while..healthy thing..my sleeping time still worst!

Practicing forearm stands in my hallway before I go to the gym.

I know I don’t look like some of the pictures I post, but I’m a work in progress, and I’m pretty happy with how things are going!

last night i ran 3 miles and walked 1 mile.  it felt good! my local trail kinda sucks because it’s so hilly.  but i guess it’ll only help me for xc!  

i’m putting an honest effort into trying to eat healthier.  i’ve been trying to add whole grains and fruits and veggies where i can and avoiding processed foods and sodas.  plus eating in moderation; i tend to over eat…

i have the thinnest arms, so i really want to work on upper-body strength.  i’ll do that along with some more plyo.

• 15 push-ups
• 2 x 25 sit-ups
• 3 x my plyo routine
• weights… (i need to get some heavier ones!)

I’ve always been the chubby kid.

Growing up I had to get clothes in the “husky” section.

I never liked sports or sweating for that matter.

Although I’m heavy, I really don’t eat terribly… I tend to eat very healthy, I don’t binge or over-indulge. I hate chocolate and don’t have sweets or junk food in my house.

I think most of my weight issues stem from the fact that I live a very sedentary life. I work in front of a computer 8-10 hours per day. Even though I don’t own a car most of my life revolves around a small 4-5 mile radius of downtown Chicago that I usually bus, train, or taxi around. I’ll walk if it’s not too far.

I’ve had gym memberships. My first was when I was 22 or 23. It took me about a year to work up the courage to go and join but I finally did it. I went in, took the tour, signed the contract, and got my membership card. A year later I had spent about $700 for a membership I never used once.

Every once in awhile I dieted. I did South Beach for awhile. Then there was the time I only ate chicken and potatoes. Thankfully, the idea of Jenny Craig or Nutri-System never seemed to pique my interest. 

I moved to Chicago in 2007 and decided it was time to get serious. So, I joined another gym. This membership did get some moderate use. I signed up for some personal training sessions and met a great trainer. I saw some results but quickly the cost of keeping a trainer [and motivation] fizzled.

A year later, I decided to get serious… again. This time, I joined a gym that was less than a block from where I worked and I again hired a trainer. Over the course of a few months I lost about 30 pounds, went down 2 pant sizes, 1 shirt size and began to really feel good about myself and the routine I got myself into. However, some life circumstances cast a shadow over the progress and a few months later I was gaining the weight back.

The following year I did manage to get ANOTHER gym membership. This gym was embarrassingly close to my house, like less than 500 feet. However, my low sense of self-esteem and lack of courage and determination only got me to that gym twice. Again, another year’s gym membership down the drain.

Then, in the past year, I’ve made some dramatic changes in my life. I’ve changed jobs, moved to a different neighborhood, having a much better living situation, and personally I’ve made some choices and decisions that have helped me become a healthier person, emotionally and spiritually.

I knew the only thing missing at this point was my physical health.

Last October I got sick with mono, but it wasn’t just one of those cases that lasts a few weeks and is gone — this one stuck with me. I lost energy, was fatigued, and with the grey and dark winter days grew depressed.

My eating habits started to go downhill… living in the middle of a neighborhood filled with restaurants with fast and convenient delivery, I soon rarely left the house for anything. 

Then, in May of this year, I got very sick. I was having persistent fevers and night sweats along with chills. Repeated visits to the doctor and countless tests yielded no results and after a couple of weeks I was admitted to the hospital. I’ve never been so scared in my life. Words like “cancer” and other serious illnesses were being discussed as possible culprits. Thankfully, it was nothing serious… just a bad combo of a viral infection and mono. Other than that, I was given a clean bill of health. My heart, blood pressure, and other vital signs were all normal.

Those few days and that entire experience really got me thinking about my life and my health. 

For the greater part of my life I’ve been overweight and unhappy with myself. I’ve lacked the confidence and will-power to do something to change it. I’ve had moments where there’s been a spark of motivation but it’s quickly faded. I’ve taken some steps to better myself but they’ve not led anywhere. 

And here I sit, 28 years old and nearing my last year of my 20s. I’ve had an experience that almost made me think my life was over… [I literally wrote an “if anything happens to me…” email] and now I know it’s not. I’ve been given another chance and an opportunity to do something. 

So I’m going to.

My goal is to spend these last days of 28 preparing to live the last year of my 20s in good health, in good shape, and to be a healthier, happy person. I want to lose weight but more than that, gain confidence and the willpower to be active and be healthy.

Being raised in a Christian home I know that our bodies are a gift and a dwelling place of God’s Spirit. I want to take care of mine and be the best I can be, stewarding the gift God has given me of good health.

So, the day after being discharged from the hospital I knew I needed to make some changes and thus, this journey began. 

After being discharged from the hospital, I knew I needed to make some dramatic changes in my life for the betterment of myself and my health. I knew a diet wouldn’t work. This needed to be a lifestyle change. 

I spent most of my first day home reading articles online about weight loss, getting fit, and how to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

I decided I needed to make commitments to myself and so I wrote up my health commitments. I posted a copy of these on my refrigerator and keep a copy in my wallet. I read and review them nearly every day as a reminder to myself of the changes I’m committing to embrace.

Here they are…

1 - Eat 3 healthy meals per day no later than 7:30 PM.

• I never eat breakfast, which I know is terrible. So this commitment was huge to get me in the habit of eating 3 meals per day.
• Living a chaotic life in the city, my dinnertime hours can range anywhere from 7-9:30 PM. That has to change. I need not eat big meals so late and so close to bedtime. This one will be hard but necessary.

2 - Eat healthy foods and maintain and online food journal.

• I’ve made a commitment to not eat any processed foods or foods with white flour, sugar, or any starches.
• I want to mainly eat fresh [and if available, organic] fruits, vegetables, and lean meats.
• Keeping an online journal, for me, has been very helpful. I love MyFoodDiary.com.

3 - Drink at least 64 oz of water per day.

• Most days I would drink very little water. I’d start the day with Starbucks, have a diet Coke at lunch, and maybe have water before dinner while waiting for a diet Coke or cocktail to arrive.
• Now, I’m committing to becoming a water-drinking fool. No sports drinks, very little coffee, and if I need a boost drinking green tea.
• I got a Camelback water bottle and LOVE it.

4 - Limit going out to eat and alcohol consumption.

• This is huge for me. Most of my meals up to this point have been from eating out. Chiptole [which isn’t awful for you if you make the right decisions], Chinese take-out, you name it. I never cooked at home. That has to chane.
• If I go out, I will commit to trying to keeping that for the weekends only and will commit to making the healthiest decisions possible.
• Alcohol-wise, I want to avoid it altogether for the first 90 days of this process. After that [or if I break down between now and then], I only want to drink on weekends and keep it to lite beers and cocktails like vodka sodas. No dark beers or sugary cocktails.

5 - Exercise at least 1 hour per day, 6 times per week.

• Again, a big commitment. 
• I do have a gym membership now but without a trainer I only feel equipped enough to do cardio. But, I know if I want to lose weight I need to build muscle. Muscle burns fat.
• After seeing the informercials and seeing some of my friends’ crazy results, I’ve purchased the Power90 in-home training program. It’s the step below P90X for beginners. I’m committing to doing the program for the next 90 days.
• In addition to focused exercise, since it’s summer, I will commit to walking as much as possible to the various destinations that are a part of my weekly routine, trying to limit the amount of public transportation and taxis I take.

6 - Get at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

• Admittedly, I’m a night owl and with distractions like technology and Netflix, I’m often prone to having a very late bedtime. That has to change. I know that in order to lose weight you need to get adequate amounts of sleep. 
• So, my goal is to be in bed by 10:30 PM on weekdays and 12 AM on weekends, giving myself at least 8 hours of sleep per night.

7 - Give myself one “free day” per week.

• With all of these dramatic changes, I know I’ll need a break. 
• I’m going to commit to having one free day per week where I cut loose and don’t freak out over what food I eat.
• I won’t go buck wild but I will treat myself appropriately trying to make healthy choice and decisions.

I’m choosing to make these commitments to myself so I can reach my goal weight by my 29th birthday, November 25, and live the last year of my 20s as the healthiest year of my life so far.

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Me/Vader/Roland


Vader/Sophie


Me/Vader/Sophie


This dog gets in every picture!

Time 31:10 Pace 10:02

My snack. I didnt build that or eat all that but yum. The big pretzel sticks are my fav

Lisa Simpson: My conscience is bothering me.
Homer Simpson: Your conscience? Lisa, don’t let that pushy little weinie tell you what to do.

P90X is battle of the wills…all of a sudden, my brain has a will, my legs have a will, my arms have a will. You gotta tell ‘em all WHO IS BOSS, and KEEP PRESSIN’ PLAY.  

Make Your Own Printable Nutrition Labels

Pizza from unknown place for lunch. Broccoli, sundried tomatoes and cheese. It looks a little flat because of my healthy eating diet secret: squash your pizza with lots of tissue to soak up all the oil!!!

Who else does this??how else do you make your pizza relatively healthier?

Topped up on some fruit and other healthy groceries today!

Just because you tell your skin not to break out doesn’t mean it won’t. Likewise, just because you tell your body not to go into starvation mode doesn’t mean that it won’t… It’s a chemical imbalance thing; not something that you can control with your mind.

Use this tool to calculate if 1050 calories is enough for you based on your height, weight, and physical activity.

http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calorie_calculator.htm

Ok, guys. Sobe Lifewater isn't what you thought it was! Read this if you've been drinking it a lot! :

Don’t worry, it’s short :)

bring home fried chicken and strawberry pies. -____- but i WILL be strong!!!

right when i need the pigs, they go off and orgy with the creepers, leaving my low on health. love you too minefcraft pigs~

A pigeon eating a chicken wing… Don’t turn to cannibalism.

3 Hebrew U profs receive high scientific honors: “Three senior Hebrew University of Jerusalem...

I’m gonna work hard to lose 30 lbs this summer. I wanna be able to enjoy life more and smile so follow me on my journey and cheer me on!

Make Your Own Printable Nutrition Labels

Sleepiness makes fatty foods extra tempting

Exercise:

• Bike: 1 hour. Throughout the day. I did about 15 minutes in the morning and 45 at night.
• Chest Press: 3 sets at 37.5 lbs of 15 reps.
• Rows: 3 sets. 2 at 50 lbs for 15 reps. 1 set of 62.5 lbs for 5 reps!
• Stretching

Food:

• Breakfast: Kashi go lean with a banana.
• Lunch: Yogurtland froyo :D
• Dinner: Stew… again.
• Snacks: Beef jerky.

I feel like I almost didn’t eat enough calories today. It wasn’t terribly healthy :) I went realized I was pretty hungry when I went to bed but I was too tired to think much about it.

So the video said to drink lots of water before eating anything and before you start your day. 1 to 2 liters. Now I don’t know about you, but 2 liters is a looott and before I even drink that to get to breakfast it will be 3 in the afternoon.

So, I will drink a lot of water, maybe half a liter and start there, then take a vitamin or two and begin the day.

:)

A new report published by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) might make you re-think that “apple a day” — if it’s conventionally grown using pesticides.

Dirty Dozen 2011

1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Strawberries
4. Peaches
5. Spinach
6. Nectarines (imported)
7. Grapes (imported)
8. Sweet bell peppers
9. Potatoes
10. Blueberries (domestic)
11. Lettuce
12. Kale/collard greens

The “clean fifteen” are also included in the report - these are fruits and veggies with the lowest levels of pesticides so there’s no need to waste your money on organic versions. Some popular items include watermelon and avocado.

The EWG points out that if consumers simply chose their daily recommended five servings of fruit and vegetables from the least contaminated list over five from the dirty dozen, they would reduce the amount of pesticides ingested by 92% - without having to shell out extra money for organics.

Clean Fifteen 2011

1. Onions
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocado
5. Asparagus
6. Sweet peas
7. Mangoes
8. Eggplants
9. Cantaloupe (domestic)
10. Kiwi
11. Cabbage
12. Watermelon
13. Sweet potatoes
14. Grapefruit
15. Mushrooms

Excerpt from The New “Dirty Dozen” List of Produce by Sarah B. Weir. See more from Green Picks Blog.

But it will be filled with cleaning, working out some, gymnastics and relaxing a little. Just no running! Gotta rest these legs after the race! For breakfast:

1/2 cup of Kashi and some hot chocolate (made with water)

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5 Things You Aren’t Using Olive Oil For… But Should Be!

We all know olive oil to be a simple ingredient which is used in kitchens every day all around the world. But are you aware of the health benefits that come along with this versatile product. It is common knowledge that olive oil is the best option and the healthiest oil when it comes to cooking; it contains no cholesterol and includes vitamins to help fight the battle against aging.

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Food

Breakfast: Muesli with Yogurt

Lunch: Strawberry Smash Boost Juice + Trail Mix

Dinner: Fruit Salad and some Blueberry Yogurt (I wasn’t really hungry after my traumatic plane journey- in shock!)

Exercise

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By Cari Nierenberg(MSNBC)

Feeling drowsier during the day because you didn’t catch enough ZZZs at night may make it easier for you to give in to temptation, suggests a preliminary study to be presented at the 2011 meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

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When you don’t get the rest you need, “you might not have the ability to say no to that extra cookie or dessert,” points out Killgore, and you’re a little more likely to take in a few extra calories a day.

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Skip out on this produce due to the high amount of pesticides.

Dirty Dozen 2011

1. Apples
2. Celery
3. Strawberries
4. Peaches
5. Spinach
6. Nectarines (imported)
7. Grapes (imported)
8. Sweet bell peppers
9. Potatoes
10. Blueberries (domestic)
11. Lettuce
12. Kale/collard greens

Exchange them for these.

Clean Fifteen 2011

1. Onions
2. Sweet corn
3. Pineapples
4. Avocado
5. Asparagus
6. Sweet peas
7. Mangoes
8. Eggplants
9. Cantaloupe (domestic)
10. Kiwi
11. Cabbage
12. Watermelon
13. Sweet potatoes
14. Grapefruit
15. Mushrooms

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In the June issue of Allure (sorry male readership), this was a headline tucked in next to January Jones, seated with a bunch of other predictable women’s magazine headlines. Obviously women’s health and beauty mags have the insipid habit of recycling the same bullshit with a new annoyingly sensationalist title slapped on it. I almost skipped it entirely, expecting annoying tips like, “Take a bit of cake and then pretend to sneeze and spit it in a napkin. Then do 5 jumping jacks just to be sure you don’t gain weight from any of the crumbs!”

Joking aside, and being at a loss for content ideas (which is NEVER funny to a blogger), I read the article. 

It didn’t totally suck….or it didn’t suck totally. While it still maintained some of the hyper obsession with being a bony sack of a human, it discussed how thin women are the ones who make healthy eating a routine, something that belongs to them, instead of being on a diet. ”The word diet connotes a limited-time affair, but thin women have made eating well a routine: It’s simply something they do day in and day out.” 

Of course, I would have probably used different verbage (e.g. “healthy” instead of “skinny chicks), the number of annoying and/or borderline disordered-eating tips were minimal. 

“The word diet connotes a limited-time affair, but thin women have made eating well a routine: It’s simply something they do day in and day out.” Well duh. The idea that there isn’t some “loss” period and then “maintenance” period is solid: it has to be the eating/exercising changes you make and live with that cause the weight loss and land you at the right weight for you that make having a “maintenance” mode irrelevant. You’re already there. Tracey Jackson (who wrote Confessions of a Shopaholic) was quoted on this: “Once I stopped going on diets, I not only lost 20 lbs, but I kept it off.” 

OK, so what are some of the tips?

• Thin women cook (yep. easier to control ingredients and working for your meal mans you appreciate it more, honestly.)
• Portioning some of whatever you cook for lunch the next day in tupperware right away (keeps you from eating seconds but also makes sure you have a healthy lunch the next day).
• Indulge within reason: You’re never going to have a period in your life when you’re not going to want the occasional cookie or bowl of pasta…you better build that in as part of your routine or you’re destined to fail or yo-yo. 
• Be prepared: this is more or less challenging depending on where and in what environment you work. When I was working in a midtown manhattan high rise, it would have been possible for me to get basically any type of food in 10 minutes or less. But I tried to keep better snacks around for when I got hungry to keep from deciding a 2:30pm cupcakes was a good idea. Turns out, carrots or almonds work just fine…

Probably the most important piece of advice, though, is that you should avoid eating processed foods and sugar substitutes as much as possible. 

Diet soda is not a good look and, while I totally NEED to have peanut m&ms in my life once in a while, i feel best when I avoid processed food and sugar. So Beware of the 100-calorie pack. In a study cited in the article they noted that subjects who had raw fruit instead ate 20% fewer calories in their snacks—see, my kiwi and pineapple obsession isn’t a bad thing…even if I’m starting to turn green.

So while I wish the focus would be on how you can heave a balanced and healthy approach to food instead of “what skinny chicks are eating,” these are pretty valid points. 

What do you guys think? How effective are these ideas in helping you maintain a healthy look and outlook/image?

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I’ve recently, or not so recently leaned up and slimmed down to 160, from 185(it was mostly muscle), and I currently stand at 5’8”. I am in love, love, love with my current physique. I shall continue to stay clear of the gym, and stick with my 2-4 mile run 5 days a week, and what ever I rack up on the mileage via riding the fixie. Additionally I’ve decided to toss pushups and sit ups into the mix, but not as routinely. I guess, the biggest struggle is figuring out a diet that works for me, since, for whatever reason my body is never hungry, ESPECIALLY after working out. This is weird? It’s tough to remember to eat, Argh!

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Found this too CUTE!

How to cook (and freeze!) your greens

Gonna go running in a few minutes because my mom sent me an e-mail to inform me that I should “eat and exercise well to be healthy.”  

Just kidding, I was going to go run anyways.  Thank you, mother, for the advice.  I didn’t have a clue about how to stay healthy until that e-mail.

Saluting to all mothers who give really good advice.     

Wife’s Cancer Costs Husband His Job –Fired After 14 Years at Firm

BOSTON (WCVB) — A Natick man is facing unemployment because his wife has cancer.

Accountant Carl Sorabella got a raise in November for a job well done, but despite more than 13 years with his company, he was recently laid off after his wife’s life-altering diagnosis.

“I got a call saying I had 55 nodules in my lungs. I collapsed. I absolutely collapsed, because I thought, ‘That’s it — lung cancer. I’m dead,’” Kathy Sorabella said.

Being told they had only months left together, Kathy and her husband, Carl, began life’s worst roller coaster.

“I’ve known Kathy longer than I’ve known my mother. My mother died when I was 18, and we’ve been married for 23 years. She’s my life,” Carl Sorabella said.

With Kathy’s health fragile, Carl knew he’d need time to be at her treatments and tests. When he shared the news with his boss, his employment of nearly 14 years was terminated.

“She said, ‘It’s business. I’m running a company here, and I need to make sure the department runs.’ And I argued that I would make sure the company runs,” Carl Sorabella said.

He said he offered to work nights and weekends, but his boss said no.

“And I’m like, ‘You just can’t do that. I mean, she’s on disability. We have no income now. And unemployment — they cap you at $625 a week,” Carl Sorabella said.

“Fourteen years with the company and they just let him go like that, and that’s what terrified me,” Kathy Sorabella said.

Carl’s employer, Haynes real estate management company in Wellesley is a small office employing fewer than 50 people, so neither state nor federal employment laws apply. There is little Carl can do about his situation — other than collect unemployment.

“I just don’t know how to get my head around something like this,” he said.

“And now he’s on unemployment, and I’m on disability, and we don’t know how our bills are going to be paid. But we keep telling each other as long as we love each other — it doesn’t matter,” Kathy Sorabella said.

There is a bit of good news — Kathy’s been told her cancer has not spread as far as initially believed, and her prognosis is now years instead of months.

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I decided to eat steak tonight to change things up a little bit. I always eat chicken or vegetarian so I thought I’d be a little different. I marinated the steak and made a quick sauce with the marinade. It was delicious. I also used Flat-outs, a 90 calorie flatbread that was delicious! Hopefully you enjoy :)

Grilled Steak Wrap - 300

Juice of 2 limes

1 cup cilantro

1/4 jalapeno (or more/less to taste)

1 tsp cumin

4 cloves garlic

Salt and Pepper to taste

(I added 1 tsp Xanthan Gum to thicken but not necessary)

1 Skirt Steak (or whatever type of cut/meat you like)

1 Flatout Flat Bread (or pita bread)

1 tomato sliced

1 Lettuce Leaf

1/4 red onion

Directions

1. Combine first five ingredients and blend. If needed, thin out with some water

2. Pour mixture over steak and marinate for at least 20 minutes and up to overnight leaving some aside for saucing later

3. Grill Steak and allow to rest for about 5 minutes

4. Slice steak against the grain

5. Arrange steak, lettuce, tomato, onion, and remaining sauce on bread and roll

6. Eat and Enjoy!

About the blog
This blog is about health, fitness, and self confidence. Negativity, starvation and purging are not supported or promoted here. I am making this blog to hopefully inspire and help other people lose weight, in a healthy manner. Feel free to ask advice, I will try to answer all questions back.

About the owner
I’m biz, or you may know me as http://repress.tumblr.com. I have lost 85lbs myself in a healthy way; I’ve become quite knowledgable when it comes to nutrition and exercise. I am a college student studying business management and marketing. I love to cook, hike, learn new things, and of course..blog.  

Well here’s the first post…lunch!

Quinoa with red peppers, onion, broccoli, and some lime soy vinaigrette stuff from whole foods. :D

*Note - If not needed, don’t cook your vegetables. You will only receive the full nutritional benefits if they are left uncooked. Makes sense right? Cooking vegetables is the same as killing vegetables.

Summer is a most excellent time to widen your knowledge of greens. Let’s face it, greens are a good foundation for ANY AND EVERY diet and if you haven’t branched outside of the lettuce family in awhile, it’s really time that you do so.  And, trust me, you’ll probably end up liking it!

While you can certainly eat your greens raw (and you should), I found that when I ventured into the more exotic greens like kale or swiss chard, I liked them better if I cooked them.  Learning how to cook greens is a necessary skill.

Well, lucky for us there are two good blog posts out there on how to cook greens and then how to store the extra greens you either grow in your garden or buy at the local farmers market or supermarket.   

First, some good insight on how to cook your greens - courtesy of Kitchen Table Scraps:

I’ve got three rules for green cooked vegetables: 1.Cook in lots of water. A large quantity of water helps the vegetables to cook evenly, and it also helps dilute the natural acids in the vegetable. 2. Don’t overcook. You really have to watch your greens carefully just a minute or two can make the difference between tender bright greens and overcooked mushy ones. Don’t trust times from your recipe, keep checking your veggies as they cook. And remember vegetables are all different, just because three minutes worked well before, doesn’t mean it will work again. To illustrate how cooking times affect color, I steamed ten radish leaves for varied amounts of time. Each leaf shows the number of minutes it was cooked for. Notice how as the cooking time increases, the green gets more intense, then darker then finally dulls and becomes more yellow. (NINJA NOTE: That’s the picture above!) 3. Shock in cold water to stop cooking. If you’re not going to serve the vegetables immediately, then have a big bowl of ice water ready to plunge them in straight out of the boiling pot. This stops cooking immediately, and right where you want it.

Second, some instruction on how to store your extra greens - courtesy of The World in My Kitchen. Notice how the directions really aren’t that different…same basic cooking process but shorter cooking times (aka you blanch before you freeze).  Here are the steps (I paraphrased  a bit from the actual blog post):

1. Prepare your greens - wash them in cold water and roughly chop them if you are going to be using them in recipes down the line
2. Blanch your greens - blanching means you cook the greens in boiling water for just a couple of minutes to stop the bacteria and enzymes from breaking down when you freeze. Start the timer as soon as you place the greens in the water and use the blanching times below
3. Shock the greens in ice-cold water - submerge the greens in an ice bath to stop the cooking and keep them there the same amount of time that you cooked them for
4. Squeeze out the water - once cool, squeeze as much water out as you can and drain them a little
5. Portion the greens into one-cup sized balls - so you know how much each packet is in your freezer and set them on a paper towel to drain some more. Get as much water out as you can
6. Store in the freezer in a Ziploc bag - be sure to label and date each bag.  Greens last between 9-12 months when frozen

Suggested Blanching Times:

• Beets - 2 minutes
• Chard - 2 minutes
• Collard Greens - 2 minutes
• Kale - 3 minutes
• Spinach - 2 minutes
• Turnip Greens - 2 minutes

There you go.  Become a green queen this summer and your body will thank you!

Stay healthy my friends!

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