11 Jan 2011 08:46 PM
One thing I did not expect when I began writing for the Weight Loss section was the amount of requests I would receive to review items relating to weight loss and exercise. I am grateful for the requests yet I try to be discerning on what I review for my readers. My goal is not to turn this section into reviews and PR work but a resource that one can count on for quality reviews, advice, tips and recipes.
One such product that came to my inbox that I discerned as worth reviewing is Sole Angel by Love My Strutz. One complaint I hear in regard to working out centers on aching feet or joints. It is hard to work out when you are not feeling your best without aching feet, injuries or joint issues much less with these concerns.
Will Clower, PhD, author of The Fat Fallacy: The French Diet Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss, explains that the French do not multitask with food. I found this to be very interesting. You will not find car cup holders in French cars. I thought this must be some colossal mistake on the part of the French car industry. How is it that one does not drive while drinking coffee or slush for goodness sake? Well, the French do not and they are very satisfied with that, thank you very much.
You see the French do not eat and drink while running errands. They do not eat on the run or grab a donut and go. When it is time to engage in the activity of eating that is exactly what is done: eating.
From Fat to Fit: Turn yourself into a weapon of Mass Reduction
By: Carole Carson
Book rating: 5 out of 5 carrots
I know many of you read my post yesterday where I did not full endorse Carole Carson’s tip about only eating what you can put on a fork during the holidays. Yes, I am skeptical. I did agree that mindless holiday munching would pack on pounds yet there are enough forkfuls of food out there to gain the same amount of weight. That is simply my opinion. That nugget of advice may just save many of you from gaining a few pounds.
On to Carole Carson’s book, From Fat to Fit: Turn yourself into a weapon of Mass Reduction. I have given this book highest marks.
07 Dec 2010 09:17 PM
Breakfast does not have to include eggs, bacon, cereal, oatmeal or any of the traditional breakfast fair. Breakfast has always been an especially challenging time for me because I dislike most breakfast foods. If I never ate a scrambled egg again I would not miss it. In fact, I would rather just skip breakfast all together and be happy with my cup of coffee. I have tried to convince myself that with enough creamer my cup of coffee is actually an energizing breakfast smoothie. Somehow I never quite convinced myself of that theory. So I started my quest for breakfast food I could tolerate. After realizing that foods I thought of as breakfast but could tolerate would soon cause me to gain large amounts of weight I had to be more specific in my quest.