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Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nutrition. Show all posts
Friday, December 21, 2012
Get Up And Make It Happen
Stop waiting around for things to happen. Get up and make it happen. You can do it! Keep your head up and look forwards toward your dreams. Read more...
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Nothing Is Impossible, Its All Possible
"Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live the world they've been given, than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It's an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It's a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing." - Muhammad AliI am sure you hear the word "impossible" at least a few time a day, right? Read more...
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Protein Shakes and Rent Money
I found this today and had a good laugh and want to share it with you. I know of a guy who did this exact thing. LOL!!
How many of you know of someone who did this?
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Never Ever Give Up
How many of you tried to fulfill a dream but gave up too soon? Maybe you gave up because it was too hard. Maybe you gave up because you did not have the time, or maybe you gave up because you didn't see any results.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
You Can Do This
Maybe you woke up this morning feeling a bit down, or maybe
you feel like giving up. We are all human and we are entitled to have our down
days.
If you are having any doubts today about something then repeat after me
"I CAN DO THIS". Write it on the back of your hand and keep on
looking at it throughout the day.
_______________________
voxifit
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Am I Addicted To Chocolate
Chocolate craving is very common, but can we actually be
addicted to it? Can these powerful urges to eat truly be classed as an
addiction?
We generally crave foods due to external prompts and our
emotional state, rather than actual hunger. We tend to be bored, anxious, or
depressed immediately before experiencing cravings, so one way of explaining
cravings is self-medication for feeling miserable.
Chocolate is the most frequently craved food in women, and
many women describe themselves as ‘chocoholics.’ Chocoholics insist that it is
habit-forming, that it produces an instant feeling of well-being, and even that
abstinence leads to withdrawal symptoms.
When we eat sweet and high-fat foods, including chocolate,
serotoninis released, making us feel happier. This partly explains the cravings
common in seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and pre-menstrual syndrome.
In many women, the craving occurs on a monthly cycle, which
suggests a hormonal basis. A recent report in the New Scientist magazine
suggests people can become overly dependent on the sugar and fat in fast food.
Princeton University researcher Dr. John Hoebel found that rats fed on sugar
became anxious when the sugar was removed. Their symptoms included chattering
teeth and the shakes – similar to those seen in people withdrawing from
nicotine or morphine. Dr. Hoebel believes high-fat foods stimulate opioids or
“pleasure chemicals” in the brain. This theory is backed up by many other
studies.
Chocolate contains several biologically active ingredients,
all of which can cause abnormal behaviors and psychological sensations like
those of other addictive substances. Researchers at the University of Tampere
in Finland found that self-proclaimed chocolate “addicts” salivated more in the
presence of chocolate, and showed a more negative mood and higher anxiety. The
researchers state that chocolate addicts show traits of regular addiction,
because they exhibit craving for chocolate, irregular eating behavior, and
abnormal moods.
Although there are similarities between eating chocolate and
drug use, generally researchers believe that chocolate “addiction” is not a
true addiction. While chocolate does contain potentially mood-altering
substances, these are all found in higher concentrations in other less
appealing foods such as broccoli. A combination of chocolate’s sensory
characteristics — sweetness, texture and aroma — nutrients, and chemicals,
together with hormonal and mood swings, largely explains chocolate cravings.
Chocolate is seen as “naughty but nice” — tasty, but
something which should be resisted. This suggests that the desire is more
likely a cultural phenomenon than a physical one. The inability to control
eating may be a result of inborn traits and today’s environment.
“Humans used to have to search for food,” according to
Baylor College of Medicine researcher Dr. Ken Goodrick. “Now food searches us
out.”
We are overwhelmed with advertising, large-scale grocery
displays, plenty of high-calorie foods, and an obsession with thinness. The
stress of modern living often makes us turn to food for comfort, then return to
a restrictive diet. The attempt to restrain ourselves before we are satisfied
increases the desire for chocolate.
Tips to Curb Chocolate Craving
If you can satisfy a chocolate craving with only two
chocolate peanuts, then go for it. If you’re not so lucky:
- Discover if the craving is emotional – there are all sorts of reasons why people crave foods. It can often be related to feelings of low self-esteem or depression. If you can identify your reasons, then try another approach to tackling the problem.
- Incorporate small portions of chocolate into your usual diet, rather than restrict yourself. Moderation is the key. A research trial found that people who limited eating chocolate to within half an hour of eating a meal gradually weaned themselves off their craving.
- If you are feeling bored and craving chocolate, go for a walk, run errands, call a friend or read a book. If you can take your mind off food for a short time, the craving may pass.
- Make sure you always have healthy food nearby, so you can replace chocolate with fruit a few times a day. Eat an overall balanced diet, eat regularly to avoid hunger, and eat more slowly. When your blood sugar levels are stable, cravings are less likely to occur.
- If you think it’s necessary, do not allow chocolate in the house. Ask friends and family not to buy you chocolate, or even not to eat it in front of you!
- Finally, it is a good idea to increase your level of exercise, to burn off excess calories and increase your metabolic rate. Exercise also releases endorphins, which counteracts stress, anxiety and depression.
The Science of Chocolate Addictions (Mental Health Guru)
Is There Such A Thing As Chocolate Addiction?
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voxifit
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Weight Loss vs Fat Loss is There a Difference?
Is there a difference between weight loss and fat loss?
If, like many people, you said yes, you guessed wrong. Fat
loss and weight loss are not the same thing at all. In fact, they are not even
close.
If you browse the diet book section of your local bookstore,
or surf the Web, you will see that most books and diet programs contain the
words weight loss in their title or subtitle. Most diet programs are about
weight loss, which is the incorrect approach to this whole area. As a trainer
and author specializing in healthy fat loss and fitness, I recommend you only
concern yourself with taking off excess fat.
Fitness New Years Resolutions
The new year is just around the corner and that means new
years resolutions.
The 3 new years resolutions i hear all the time are:
- I am going to start a diet
- I am going to start exercising
- I am going to stop smoking
To Diet or Follow a Healthy Eating Plan
An all too common myth is that dieting, no matter the
method, will make you healthy. Losing weight can be approached from two
directions: the healthy and the unhealthy way. Making long term lifestyle
choices will help you lead a healthy lifestyle, lose weight and get you to your
healthy weight range while short term crash diets will set you up for failure.
As a Personal Trainer I am often faced with the topic of
Nutrition and planning it. Rightfully so, as I believe it plays about a 70%
role in the contribution towards the health and aesthetic goals you are looking
to achieve. The saying: “You are what you Eat”, really rings true for me as our
bodies are one of the most high performance, complex machines ever given to us.
You wouldn’t just put any old oil or fuel in a Ferrari would you, well why then
don’t we treat our bodies even better than that.
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