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A Fat Burning Diet Will Include Breakfast

admin — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:47:33 +0000

How many times have your mother, grandmother, teachers or even cereal advertisements told you that breakfast was the most important meal of the day? If it has been once it has been, a thousand times you can bet! Well, the truth is they are all absolutely correct, even the cereal guy, breakfast is more important to you than any other meal. This is true whether you are starting a new diet, focusing for an important meeting or need to study.

Have you ever really thought about the time between meals? Consider this if you ate your last meal by no later than nine pm and then do not eat again until lunch you have gone without fuel for the body for nearly 16 hours! No wonder you have trouble concentrating! When you partake of breakfast, you will have energy and focus you need to get the day started right.

Food in the morning keeps your synapses firing. The nervous system and the brain need a constant supply of glucose for proper function. Without breakfast your memory, analytical ability and cognition may not function normally.

Do you binge eat? Chances are excellent that you do not eat breakfast on a regular basis. Skipping this important meal leaves you very hungry by the time lunch rolls around. Now not only will you probably eat too much you are more likely to make unhealthy food choices as well. These fast or convenient foods are a main contributor to weight gain. When you eat a healthy breakfast, you are also less inclined to eat during stressful periods.

Breakfast is possibly your best weight loss aid. The first thing some people do when they go on a diet is begin to skip breakfast, and you might think this is a smart idea since you are eating fewer calories you should lose weight. The body frankly does not work that way; in fact, it will begin to store fat even more efficiently to protect life. This is called starvation mode and is the body’s process of slowing the metabolism so that excess calories are only used when necessary.

Therefore skipping breakfast can actually make you gain weight, even if you are limiting calories. Your slower metabolism will burn few calories leading to excess weight to go with that which is already stored. When you want to burn fat fast you need to jump start your metabolism every day with a healthy breakfast.

What kinds of food should you eat for breakfast while on a diet? For starters, breakfast foods should be something you like. This does not mean anything goes however, you may like cream filled donuts, bacon, eggs and coffee but that does not mean they are the best choice for weight loss. Try one of the following instead:

Cereal: Cold or hot varieties of whole grain cereal are a great start to any day. Inside they are full of vitamins and nutrients that will keep you focused and satisfied until lunch. Do not even look at the overly sugared kid variety cereals currently on the market. When you want a powerhouse breakfast, choose unsweetened cereals and then add your own sweetener in the form of honey or fruit.

Eggs: For the longest time people were warned against eating this super nutrient rich food, thankfully that has changed. As long as you use a little wisdom in preparation, say poached or boiled they are very heart healthy. Add a couple of slices of whole grain toast and you will be satisfied until lunch.

Yogurt: One serving of yogurt contains many healthy nutrients including calcium. Add a healthy bagel or some whole grain toast and you have a nutrient rich satisfying breakfast.
Let your imagination be your guide when it comes to choosing breakfast food you like, it does not have to be the traditional fare most people eat. Look for food you enjoy that still conforms to a healthy diet, including those low in animal fat and refined sugar. If breakfast is just another chore you have to get through you are much less likely to stick to it, so go with stuff you enjoy eating but that is healthy.

My Stress Busting Moves Segment on Fox 5’s Good Day NY

admin — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 21:40:56 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female I was in a segment on today’s Fox 5’s Good Day NY about how to beat stress with 5 simple moves. Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs.

Where Are You?

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 11:05:42 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Where are you most of the day? I’m not talking about physically…I mean mentally. Where are your thoughts during most of your waking hours? Well, if you’re like most of us your mind is off in a million different directions at any particular moment. That’s because as women we all wear [...]

Exercise and Your Skin

admin — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:07:44 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female You probably know that regular exercise does great things for your cardiovascular system, your muscles – even your brain. But did you know studies show that exercise is also good for your skin? Exercise Can Speed Wound Healing. A 2006 study of the effect of exercise on wound-healing, found that the wounds of people who worked [...]

Are You “Skinny Fat”?

admin — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:08:39 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female I was on The Today Show measuring people’s body fat in Joy Bauer’s segment about “skinny fat”… Visit 1800blogger to see all of our industry leading blogs.

Keeping New Year’s Resolutions

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:09:18 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog This month I did a video on for NBC Mobile on “Keeping New Year’s Resolutions”.

I’m Quoted in Today’s Wall Street Journal About How “The Scales Can Lie”

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:08:15 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog I’m quoted in today’s Wall Street Journal in an article on how “The Scales Can Lie” by Ronald Winslow. http://tinyurl.com/wsjscalelies

Overwhelmed? You’re Not Alone!

admin — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:10:27 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog As women all too often we try to do a million things at once — and then we suddenly wake up to the unpleasant reality that this just isn’t possible. You’re only human — and capable as you may be, you can only take on so much. So in the [...]

The Fitness Rules

admin — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:53:25 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Success is going from failure to failure — without losing enthusiasm ~ Winston Churchill Several years ago, there was a phenomenally successful book on dating, called “The Rules”. I thought it was kind of a silly book, actually. But I loved the pure simplicity of it. The whole idea of do [...]

What Fitness Looks Like On You

admin — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:20:21 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog I think far too many people begin a weight loss or fitness program with unrealistic expectations. Men often fool themselves into believing (on some subconscious level) that a few weeks of bench pressing is going to turn them into the guy on the cover of Men’s Health. Women, on the [...]

A New Year… A New You?

admin — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 03:55:34 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Well, it’s almost that time again of year again — New Year’s Eve. And with New Year’s comes the inevitable New Year’s resolutions Most of us start out with the best of intentions to turn some things around in our lives. But more often than not, most of our resolutions end [...]

When Fun Was Fitness

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:08:42 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog This past Tuesday, the fitness chain that I work for was lucky enough to host a workshop for our trainers featuring three of the core educators from a new personal trainer certification/education company called, PTA Global. For four hours Rodney Corn, Bobby Cappuccio and Scott Hopson presented 3 workshops back-to-back on topics ranging [...]

Depression Hurts…Your Bones

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:31:21 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Depression has long been associated with a variety of physiological symptoms, including joint and muscle pain. Now a new study out of Hebrew University in Jerusalem has found having the blues is also bad for your bones. Researchers looked at scientific data on over 20 thousand people and found that there is [...]

Don’t Love Your Body Yet? Act As If

admin — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:30:21 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog A good way to start to feel better about your own body is to “fake it til ya make it”. Or to act “as if”. In other words, to carry yourself as if you felt you were the hottest thing since slice bread — even if you don’t — yet. [...]

Food: Friend, Foe or Fuel?

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 03:26:28 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Thou shouldst eat to live; not live to eat ~ Socrates My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there were three other people ~ Orson Welles. When I was a kid I had a plate with an angel’s face on it that said, “Be an angel, [...]

Giving Thanks

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:18:21 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Happy Thanksgiving!! This is one of my favorite holidays. Non-religious, based on celebrating, connecting with friends and family, giving thanks — and of course lots of eating. Maybe as a fitness professional, I should be telling you to stick to your “diet” at Thanksgiving…blah, blah, blah…get a life people — [...]

Shin Splints and Shin Splints Treatment

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:48:30 +0000

Submitted by The Stretching Institute What are shin splints? They are a pain, in the shins literally. Anyone who has experienced this pain in the lower leg knows that it can be nearly debilitating at times. There are many possible causes, but the prevention and treatment is very simple. A little pre-planning and proper warm-ups will [...]

Prevent ACL injury and recover quickly with these prevention and treatment strategies

admin — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:45:43 +0000

Submitted by The Stretching Institute Gymnastics, dance, skiing, soccer, and other high impact activities that often require sudden direction changes or rotational forces on the knee, with a fixed foot position, can lead to ACL injuries. Ladies, we are not immune to knee injuries. As a matter of fact, ACL injuries are as common for females [...]

High Fructose Corn Syrup = Hypertension?

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:09:13 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has already been implicated in the dramatic rise in obesity over the last 20 years. Now research shows that HFCS is also associated with increased risk of high blood pressure — independent of other factors such as obesity. A study released at this month’s annual meeting of The American Society of [...]

Send Our Troops Your Support With a Free Card From Xerox

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:42:11 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Want to say thanks to someone you don’t know currently on active duty in our military? Xerox has a great program where you can send a free greeting to someone overseas. Whatever your political views (I personally lean to the left) hopefully ALL of us support those who would put [...]

My Friend Today Show Nutritionist, Joy Bauer, Weighs in on Weighing In

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:41:12 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Everyday I get “Joy’s Daily Plum” part of her amazing JoyBauer.com website….here was this AM’s pearl – particularly important for women who have a love-hate relationship with the scale. Q: True or false: stepping on the scale every day helps you maintain weight loss. A:True — at least according to an 18-month study that [...]

Susan G. Komen Foundations Responds To The New Mammogram Guidelines…Should We Start at 40 or 50?

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:40:01 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Much has been said and written about the report from the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), which was released on Monday. Susan G. Komen for the Cure? continues to recommend annual mammography beginning at age 40 for women of average risk and earlier for women with known risks for breast cancer. (For more [...]

When It Comes To Weight Perception Is Reality

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:25:30 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog According to a new study out of Cornell University which analyzed over 300 students, 90% of normal weight college students thought they should be thinner. This figure is significantly higher than the estimated 70% of normal weight women in the general population with the same belief. More disturbing, women who were classified as “underweight” wanted to [...]

Don’t Train Too Hard When Trying To Get Pregnant

admin — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:23:48 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog There have long been misconceptions…about training and conception. Norwegian University just released a study which analyzed exercise and it’s impact on fertility over a ten year span. Researchers studied 3000 women and found that two factors were associated with increased likelihood of infertility: Training every single day Training to exhaustion (regardless of frequency and [...]

My ACE Presentation

admin — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:40:55 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Last Thursday, I presented at The American Council on Exercise Fitness Symposium in San Diego. My topic was “Fundamentals of Female Fitness”. My talk focused on the fundamental physiological differences between men and women, the ways that women’s needs change throughout the lifespan – and the role that a trainer plays in managing [...]

Riding The Weight Loss Chew Chew

admin — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 02:42:50 +0000

Submitted by Fit and Female Blog Gum chewing isn’t allowed in school and is considered impolite in many situations, but given the obesity epidemic in this country, maybe that should change. Research presented this week at the annual meeting of The Obesity Society, found that people who chew sugar-free gum may eat less and lose weight more easily. In the study subjects [...]