Eating right is more than half the battle to get into a new you. Again, remember that nutrition is 80% of obtaining the results you want. Exercising and coming to boot camp is only part of the battle. Eating right and staying hydrated will help get you to the results you want quicker. It is a lot easier to find those fresh veggies in the spring and summer months. Just look at your local farmer markets or stands on the side of the road. Of course always inspect your food before your purchase. Eating healthier will give you more energy and we all know we could use some more of that. Spring is also a great time to find those organic foods. Stay away from processed foods! Not only does fresh food taste better, it also has more nutrients for your body. Here are some healthy eating tips for the Spring:
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Spring into Healthy Foods
Monday, March 22nd, 2010Time to make a healthy, permanent lifestyle change
Thursday, January 14th, 2010Hey campers, future campers, past campers, friends, family…It is now 14 days into the new year of 2010. Everyone talks about new years resolutions and making changes, eating healthier, getting fit, etc, etc. I hear it every year from friends and family. Most of them fail, some last 6 months. For me it is different. It has now become my lifestyle. Something I do everyday because I know the long term effects are great. Every day I get out and exercise I feel better mentally, physically, and emotionally. Not only do I look better in the mirror everyday, but my body feels refreshed. I recently went to the chiropractor and told him that my back has been hurting. He took a picture of my back and I was shocked how out of wack it was. Once I started going back to the gym again when my schedule slowed down, I went back to the chiropractor and got another picture of my back taken. He and I were both a little surprised just how well my back has straightened up without going to the chiropractor and just exercising. Well rugby season is starting up again soon, so there goes my back. 
The point is, it is time to make a healthy, permanent change to your lifestyle. Stop saying you are going to go to exercise and eat right, and actually do it!
Stop binge eating!
Saturday, January 9th, 2010Don’t you hate it when you find your hand in the cookie jar…for the fourth time in one night? Or when you open a bag of chips (crips)/pretzels/cookie dough, and the next thing you know, its all gone?
Binge eating sucks. But what drives us to do that? And how we can stop it?
Disclaimer: Now let me get the legal beagle mumbo jumbo out of the way…I’m not a doctor, and if you have a serious eating problem you should talk to a trained health professional…there’s probably even a medical definition of binge eater that I don’t know about…
…so for our purposes, we’ll refer to binge eating as anything that involves eating too much junk and making you feel guilty.
…And if you are just one of those folks who goes 37 days in a row without binge eating and then – POW – it shows up and kicks you in the butt…leaving you feeling guilty, frustrated, and upset, then let’s help you out.
Personally, there is no better common-sense tip for avoiding binge eating than…
meal plan to help you lose fat
Friday, January 8th, 2010Losing fat is simple! All you have to do is stuff your face with fruits and vegetables and you’ll end up eating fewer calories overall and the fat will just melt off your body.
Of course, you’re an 8-year old child living in a grown-up’s body aren’t you?
And you’re going to tell me you don’t like fruits and vegetables.
Then you’ll probably “huff” and turn around, march out of the kitchen and go plop down in front of the TV to watch Scooby Doo without doing your homework, won’t you?
Well, time to grow up. “Not liking” fruits and vegetables is no excuse to not even try and improve your diet.
After all, I was a picky eater growing up, and over the years I’ve learned to like, even love, almost every vegetable I can find. In fact, here’s my daily fat loss diet including my complete fruit and vegetable intake.
27 New Year’s Fitness and fat loss Tips
Saturday, January 2nd, 201027 Fitness and Fat Loss Tips
It’s New Year’s Day, and you have a clean slate.
I don’t know if you are one to make New Year’s Resolutions or not, but either way you’re probably thinking about how you can become fitter, healthier and happier than you are right now.
These 27 Fitness and Fat Loss Tips will get you on the right track for this New Year:
Visualize the accomplishment of your goals each and every day. Experience the taste of success and feel that sweet satisfaction.
10 Foods You Probably Think Are Healthy, But Aren’t
Friday, December 11th, 2009To build muscle & lose fat, 90% of your diet must consist of whole
unprocessed foods. That’s anything that doesn’t come out of a box like
meats, veggies, eggs, fruits, etc. Eating 6 meals/day leaves room for
4 junk meals per week.
You’re already doing that but not getting results? Maybe you’re not
eating that healthy. Here are 10 foods you might think are healthy
because they’re labeled as such, but which in reality are anything but
healthy.
1. Breakfast Cereals. Cereals are labeled healthy & nutritive and
recommended for weight loss. Read the labels: cereals are often high
in sugar & salt and their vitamin/mineral content is chemical based.
Drop that spoon.
20 Super Foods to Build muscle and burn fat
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009To build muscle & lose fat, you need a variety of proteins, veggies, fruits, carbs, and healthy fats. Eating protein helps building & maintaining muscle. But it also helps fat loss: protein has a higher thermic effect than carbs/fats.
Eating fats also helps fat loss: your body holds fat if you don’t eat fats. Fruits & veggies contain vitamins & minerals, necessary for recovery from your workouts. And carbs fuel your muscles so you feel full of energy at the gym.
Lots of you struggle to get these foods. Sometimes because you’re too busy or sometimes because you just lack information. This list will help you — 20 super foods you need to build muscle & lose fat.
1. Whole Eggs. Cheap & rich source of protein: 7g/egg. The yolk contains most nutrients: half the protein, vitamins A/D/E and cholesterol to naturally increase your testosterone levels.
Don’t worry about cholesterol in eggs. Dietary cholesterol isn’t bound to blood cholesterol. If you have bad cholesterol, lower your body fat rather than throwing the yolk away.
2. Fish Oil. Reduces inflammation (joints/skin), lowers body fat and increases testosterone levels. You need 9000mg EPA/DHA per day. Since you’ll probably struggle to get that from eating fatty fish, consider a fish oil supplement.