TIPS ON WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, LIFESTYLE AND BUSINESS

Thursday, February 19, 2015

Health Tips : 5 simple Changes To Improve Your Health

Improving your health doesn't have to involve drastic, overnight changes. Little changes in your life can make a big difference. They can also lead to more healthy changes as you start to notice a difference in the way you feel.

Trying to make too many changes at once can sabotage your efforts and cause you to give up too quickly. Start with these simple changes and see how you feel after a couple of weeks.

1. Replace Sugary Drinks With Water - You don't have to drink plan water anymore. If you are drinking soda for the bubbly carbonation, you can always use a Sodastream to make carbonated water. You can add a little fruit juice to make a low calorie drink that is actually good for you.

You can also infuse plain water with strawberries, mint or cucumbers by thinly slicing the fruit or veggies and letting them sit in the water for 5 to 10 minutes.

2. Exercise During Commercial Breaks - If the last thing on your mind when you get home is working out, try to break it up. When you are watching TV, the commercial breaks are usually around 3 minutes long. Try running in place, doing some sit-up, push-ups, bicep or triceps curls. Do a different workout during each commercial break. The more you workout, the more energized you will feel.

3. Replace Butter and Mayo With Avocado - Avocado is loaded with healthy fats, vitamins and minerals. Just 1/4 of an avocado has 5% of your recommend value of omega-3 and 8% of your recommend value of omega-6. Try replacing the butter on your toast or the mayo on your sandwich with healthy avocado.

4. Swap Your Usual Breakfast For a Green Smoothie - Green smoothies are great for people that have time for breakfast and for people on the go. You can make them the night before and store them in the refrigerator if you don't have time in the morning.

I lost 5 pounds just by replacing my "healthy" breakfast with a green smoothie. I have thousands of recipe ideas you can try: http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/green-smoothie-recipes/

5. Replace Microwavable Meals With Crock Pot Meals - If you are eating a microwavable meal, it's because you don't have time to cook something. Whether it's at work or at home, time is usually an issue. Instead of zapping that unhealthy meal that is loaded with sodium and processed, unhealthy ingredients, try getting out the crock pot and slow cooking a large batch of meals to have throughout the coming week.

You can make a large batch and freeze individual portion sizes for easy, convenient meals. If you are worried about leaving the crock pot on during the day, you can cook your meals overnight or on the weekend when you are home.

You don't have to make several changes at once, but making a few changes every couple of weeks will make a big difference in the long run.

Cheers!

Tracy Russell

People are freaking out over these unretouched pics of Beyonce

Uretouched photos from Beyoncé's 2013 L'Oreal ad campaign surfaced online yesterday and people are freaking out over the pics. I guess they expect her to be perfect. *sigh*. The photos were posted online on Beyonceworld.com but when the Beyhive descended on the website for posting the unfaltering photos, they removed it and issued a statement. It's that serious.

The statement issued by Beyonceworld.com

"Due to the disdain of the BeyHive, we have removed the photos. We don't want to cause any drama, nor do we wish to start fan wars. Some of the things we have seen posted were just horrible, and we don't want any parts of it. We were just posting the photos to share the fact that our queen is naturally beautiful, at the same time she is just a regular woman.

Monday, February 16, 2015

BAD GIRL GONE GOOD! RIHANNA DITCHES THE RISQUÉ OUTFITS FOR A SOPHISTICATED AND DEMURE LOOK AT ZAC POSEN NYFW SHOW

Smoothies On The Fly - A Faster Way To Make Smoothies

Time is a factor when it comes to making healthy choices. Even blending up a fresh green smoothie every day might feel daunting if your morning schedule is already stretched thin.

But one thing you can do to save time and still make a fresh green smoothie every day is to use frozen fruit.

The benefits of frozen fruit is that you don't have to wash, peel and chop. Simply dump some frozen fruit into your blender, add the greens and blend. And there's less cleanup, too (no seeds and peels to discard, or fruit juice to wipe up).

If your blender isn't a top-of-the-line machine, try using a high-quality frozen fruit puree. Since it's already pureed, it will blend up easier in a lower-wattage blender than frozen solid fruit chunks.

To super-streamline your green smoothie making routine, buy pre-washed organic greens so that all you have to do is reach into the bag and pull out a handful (or two!) of pre-washed, leafy goodness.

I regularly buy pre-washed organic kale, spinach and mixed greens because they are convenient, and the tubs they come in make great storage containers for the greens I buy at farmers markets.

Don't skip your daily green smoothie. Instead, find ways to make your blending more efficient so that you can fit it into your already hectic life. It's worth it!