More Good Reasons To Get Up and Move

I caught up on my magazines while I'm was on vacation and found some information that will make you feel good. This came from the May edition of Shape.

"Sure you can lose weight through diet alone, but new research shows that if you don't exercise too, you could be missing out on a bevy of health benefits.

In a study published in Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise, one group of women worked out five days a week and reduced their calorie intake and the other just slashed calories. "Everyone lost about 10 percent of their body weight over six months," says Enette Larson-Meyer, PH.D., R.D. the studies lead author and assistant professor at the University of Wyoming. "But those who exercised also saw an improvement in their cholesterol and blood pressure levels. "What's more they upped their life expectancy by about 19%."

And you thought you were working so hard at exercising and eating healthy to go shopping in your own closet.

What will you accomplish with all those extra years in your life?

Back To Basics

OK, the Fourth of July is over. I know that some of you may be on vacation still, but lets start the summer with the basics. Let's not make this more difficult than it needs to be. Consume at least 5 servings of fruits and veggies each day. Get in 2 dairy. Eat protein and whole grains. 2 Servings of oils. 6 glasses of water. Get out your tracker and plan for 3 meals and 2 snacks every day. Include protein with every meal and some snacks, to keep you full. Breakfast - Egg Beaters, spinach and mushrooms, whole wheat bread (protein, veggie whole grain). Lunch - romaine lettuce, tuna, vinegar and tsp oil, yogurt (veggie, protein, oil, dairy). Have plenty of cooked protein, fruit, and dairy in the fridge and Birdseye Frozen Steamfresh veggies in the freezer. For some variety or for when you don't have time, buy a few frozen dinners(and store them in FRONT of the ice cream) and add some veggies and salad for a quick meal.

Keep these foods on hand so you won't get hungry. We never make good decisions on and empty stomach. Of course, the work is in the shopping. But once you have what you need, the combinations are limitless. And don't forget to take the food with you. You can't eat what you don't have. Which sometimes is a good thing...