Most of look at dieting as a drudgery, as something that should be dreaded, and as such, many of us either fail at getting started, or can’t stick to it. What if you could change that mindset and look at dieting as being fun? How would that impact how you feel about losing weight? Chances are, it would make it a lot easier and you’d be surprised at how simple it can be to change your mindset and get some great results. Let’s look at just a few ways that you can make dieting fun.
1. Set up some great rewards.
When you’re working towards something that is really exciting, it’s just a whole lot easier to get there. Try setting up fun rewards for yourself for reaching specific milestones. Whether it’s losing ten pounds, or getting healthier, you need to find a way to reward yourself in a fun way. Just remember that this fun should not include food rewards, or you’ll be sabotaging all of your efforts. Try to stick with fun rewards that involve some sort of activity, or even relaxation. You’ll be much more likely to want to stick to your goals if you set yourself up for success.
2. Make it an adventure in learning new ways to prepare food.
This is a great way to make dieting a lot more fun and you’ll be bolstering your cooking skills while you’re at it. Get some new cook books and try out brand new recipes that you normally wouldn’t even touch. Make it an adventure to try out new food from different countries, and challenge yourself to find healthy ways to start preparing your regular food. Once again, by putting an element of fun into your daily food regime, you can easily start looking forward to eating healthier and that right there can mean big success.
3. Join a fun exercise class.
Exercise is hard for many people due to repletion, as well as the physical effort that goes into it. However, if you can find an exercise class that is also fun, you may find that you end up looking forward to going. Sweating to the Oldies is successful for a reason – the participants have fun, even though they are working out. Look into belly dancing classes, hoop dancing or other fun ways to get active and burn calories. You’ll undoubtedly find that getting to the gym is a whole lot easier when you do.
4. Have a friend join you for some competitive fun.
When you’re held to accountability by a challenge it’s a lot easier to have fun with what you’re doing and to stick to your goals. Try racing a friend to see who can lose weight faster, or reach certain fitness goals. You’ll be having fun while you stay competitive and for many, this is just the right motivation to help them lose weight and get healthier.
These are just a few ways that you can introduce an element of fun to losing weight. Get creative and see how many you can come up with!
I highly recommend Jumpstart. In fact, I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood City or Mountain View: $25 off your first visit (just print it and bring it to your appointment).
With four locations in California, Jump Start Medicine provides its patients with a weight loss program that, on average, will take two to five pounds off a week. Most of their patients leave satisfied, with more energy and are highly motivate to keep the weight off, ensuring that their customers rarely need to return. The program that they provide is medically sound and safe for all of their patients. Designed for men and women, the supervised program achieves weight loss through a number of ways, ensuring the maximal, safe benefit to patients. The program follows a plan of reduced consumption along with exercise. The food is carefully chosen to provide the most energy with minimal calories and keep the appetite at a minimum.
To ensure that the patient does not suffer from cravings ruining their efforts, the center provides medications to take the edge off of the patient's appetite, ensuring maximum benefit. The medications are completely voluntary, and many patients have achieved excellent results with diet and exercise alone. Those patients that wish to hedge their bets will find that the medication is safe, and will boost their weight loss efforts.
A typical appointment will consist of an initial consultation. This will provide the doctors with a clear picture of where the greatest need is and target it with a tailored weight loss program. During this consultation, the patient's body mass index (BMI), weight, waist, and body fat are measured. Every patient is different, and their goals are to lose anywhere from 10 to 100 pounds and be able to keep it off. These goals are best approached under the supervision of trained medical professionals. The professionals here will make sure that your efforts will be safe and with the most effect.
Dr. Sooji Rugh M.D. & Dr. Sean Bourke M.D.
Both received their undergraduate and medical degrees from prestigious universities across the country. Thusly they bring to Jumpstart Medicine a variety of experience to best achieve your goal for ideal weight. The program they employ will not only provide weight loss, but also will yield many other health benefits. These include a lower risk for diabetes, lower blood pressure, lower levels of bad cholesterol, reduced risk of heart disease and cancer, and many more health benefits.
Many patients attempt their goals on their own, and find themselves failing due to increased hunger, swinging metabolism, and no real support system. Cravings, low levels of energy, even low levels of depression can conspire against patients in their goals of a healthier lifestyle. That is where the program at Jump Start Medicine really shines. Their multi-angled attack against excess weight and caring and supportive environment will help patients lose weight in a safe and healthy manner. There are no meals or shakes to buy, or any gimmicks and books that provide a hidden cost. This center will provide a medically proven program to take the weight off and keep it off.
I highly recommend them.. In fact, I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood City or Mountain View: $25 off your first visit (just print it and bring it to your appointment).
The hula hoop burst onto the scene in the 1950’s and it’s been a national pastime since. Most of us remember playing with them as kids, but by the time we get to be adults, we leave them behind. Little do most of us know that hula-hooping is actually very good exercise, and a whole new exercise craze has been spawned, known as hoop-ing. Is it a great new way to get fit or a whole lot of hooey? Let’s find out!
One of the best places to learn about hoop-ing is at Hoopnotica.com. This is a site that is dedicated to the art, and it provides numerous videos and resources for those interested in learning more about it. The hoops that you can buy from Hoopnotica are a bit different from the average kid’s hoop, and they are designed to help you get more of an exercise benefit from using it.
These hoops are designed with adults in mind, and are a little bit bigger and heavier to make it easier to move around with one. The ones we remember as children are usually too small now and won’t work as effectively. Hoopnotica sells these special hoops on their site and have them priced very reasonably.
Hoopnotica is also the place to get DVD’s about hoop dancing, a new form of exercise that incorporates a cardiovascular workout. The DVDs have become so popular that many towns now have hoop dancing workout studios and classes are quickly becoming available at a local gym.
When it comes to exercise, we actually have to hand it to Hoopnotica. They have come up with a great way to get fit that is actually fun, and with practice, should produce very good results. There are some sound practices and principles behind hoop dancing and it is a great exercise for those that may not yet be ready for more strenuous exercise.
Overall, we are fully behind hoop dancing, as we are any form of exercise that is actually enjoyable and gets you moving around. If you don’t have a hoop dancing class in your area, you may want to check out the DVDs to get started on your own. Chances are, once you get started, you’ll be hooked. Hoopnotica offers quite a few different resources to keep you going and help you stay motivated on your fitness plan.
We enjoyed the exercise plan put forth by Hoopnotica and found that their equipment and workout materials were very well priced. They’ve done a great job of building up a very useful site. Hoop dancing is quickly sweeping the country and if you haven’t tried it yet, it is certainly worth the effort and may just be the right answer for those that need to get fit and are tired of the old, usual exercise routines.
The incorporation of dancing and hoop-ing is sure to get your heart pumping and may even improve your dance skills as you get better at the art of hoop dancing.
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Recently, I had the pleasure of being contacted by a representative of Dr. Michael Snyder. Dr. Snyder is a Bariatric surgeon. He wanted me to try something for free... No it was not a complementary Bariatric surgery.
It turns out that Dr. Snyder had invented a product called the FullBar. The idea behind the Fullbar is to provide a healthy and delicious bar when eaten with a glass of water fills your stomach and provides the felling of of being full. Clever name right?
So, the complimentary bars arrived Thursday. There were 3 flavors in my package: Cocoa Crisp, Penut Butter Crunch, and Carmel Apple Crisp. I can attest they all taste great and are made with great ingredients like Agave Nectar and Brown Rice Syrup. From a hunger control stand point they work too... I ate mine with lunch and had a hard time eating anything for lunch or dinner.
My concern was the calories, carbs, and the protein to carb ratio. At 170 calories the bar is 14% of my daily allowance. The bar contains 31g of carbohydrates and only 4 g of dietary fiber; therefore, a countable carbohydrate count of 27g. That is 3 of my 6 carbohydrates for the day. The bar contains 5g of protein, which give the bar a 5:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio. The ratio was the issue my weight loss doctor had with the bars. In order to balance the ratio I ate the bars with 2 servings of roasted edamame.
Intellectually, the glycemic index of the carbs should be taken into account, but at this time such information is not available and has not been incorporated into the nutritional labels of products in the United States. For example, refined sugar is not the same as Agave Nectar yet the grams of carbohydrates count the same in my diet.
Up until my own doctor pointed out the high amount and ratio of carbs I was very high on this product. Unfortunately, this product doesn't fit into my medically assisted diet. That doesn't change the fact, I think this product could help a lot of people.
Most of look at dieting as a drudgery, as something that should be dreaded, and as such, many of us either fail at getting started, or can’t stick to it. What if you could change that mindset and look at dieting as being fun? How would that impact how you feel about losing weight? Chances are, it would make it a lot easier and you’d be surprised at how simple it can be to change your mindset and get some great results. Let’s look at just a few ways that you can make dieting fun.
I highly recommend Jumpstart. In fact, I have a special offer for anyone in wanting to try Jumpstart in Redwood City or Mountain View: 
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