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“You try to eat better, and eat less, but sometimes it's just so confusing. Here's how to start filling up.”
A couple of quick tricks to start eating better are to always choose a small bowl or salad size plate. It makes it tougher to overfill that way. Another good method is to start by filling your dish with the healthy stuff. For breakfast, put a healthy serving of fruit into your cereal bowl first, then top with no more than one cup of cereal. For lunch or dinner, make the largest serving on your plate salad and/or vegetables. We are visual people, and if it looks like more, we feel more satisfied
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“You know that working out is good for your health, but you might want more. Here's how much more.”
Sure, exercising helps you lose weight, strengthens your heart, and basically does a body good. If you've been working out for a while, you may have discovered some other benefits you weren't expecting. Researchers found that physical activity may reduce depression and fatigue by increasing self-efficacy, or the belief that one can master physical goals and attain a sense of accomplishment. Get your daily workout, then go conquer the world
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“You want to work out but you are just so tired. Here's how to re-energize.”
First, you need to assess if you are indeed tired, or just worn out. Believe it or not there is a difference. Stress, business, bad food choices and life in general can leave us feeling like Rip Van Winkle in need of a seven-year snooze. Unless you are missing a good night's sleep, or putting in a day filled with lots of physical work, it's likely that you are just worn out. To find more energy, start by eating right. Too many nutritionally deficient foods will leave you starved of vitamins, minerals, not to mention energy boosting proteins and whole grains. Modify your diet to fuel your desire to work out
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“You're never that hungry in the morning, so you figure you'll just save those calories so you can have a big dinner. Here's why that logic fails the test:”
Two things kick your metabolism into gear: exercise and eating. By morning your body has metabolized yesterday's fare and has no reason to do anything. So it sits on the couch and waits for something to happen. Flips on the tv and does nothing. Just waits. All day. The longer it goes with nothing to do, the lazier it gets, so when it does get something to work on, it does it halfway, making as little effort as possible. Like a lazy teenager, it needs to be prompted into action on a regular basis. Throw some food at it 3-5 times a day and it stays off the couch. It's got work to do
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“You started out strong and motivated, but now you're wondering if you can stick with it for the long haul (or whether you want to). Here's how to keep from waving the white flag:”
It's always darkest before the dawn. Wow, that's so (not) uplifting. Yet, when it comes to losing weight and getting in shape, it is true to some extent. Some days, it can seem downright hopeless. You may be wondering, "Will I have to eat salad the rest of my days? Is there no dessert menu in this new life? Are fried foods as dead to me as Colonel Sanders?" As you start losing weight and eating better, you'll probably make a lot of changes. Everything is so different from what you were having that the current menu seems as foreign as balut or ya shui tanga; believe me, you don't want to know what these are. You may really miss your old foods and the old habits - like sitting down to watch a movie with a big plate of nachos or a bowl of ice cream. How can you possibly just sit there, and jus****ch? If you do stick with it a strange phenomenon will occur: You will start automatically picking better choices. You may find you don't miss the larger portions at all, that you really are okay with having just a bite of chocolate instead of a big slab of cake, and that you actually crave fruit in the afternoon. Your whole perception of food will change. You may still occasionally indulge, but your indulgences won't be what they once were. Hang in there and you'll learn that the "new you" that is on the way will not only be okay with the "new you", but you'll wonder why you ever sweated it in the first place.
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“You want to succeed and start eating right, but at every turn theres temptation. Here's how to ground yourself:”
"That's it! You're grounded!" Just like your mother after spilling red soda on the new carpet, you're going to have to be reigned in. Instead of your mom grounding you, it's up to you to do it yourself. Make some rules for yourself. Besides the, "going to go to the gym three times each week" rule, you need to set some others for eating well. You might pick the "no fried foods on weekdays" rule, or the "no sweets after supper" rule, or the "only one soda a day" rule. Pick a few rules that curtail your bad habits for the most part, and it will help you stay on track much easier.
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Hello,
I had the MGB 14 years ago and would do it again in a heart beat. I am one of the many success stories. You will find both as you explore different methods. I wish every procedure was a whopping success. Anyway, the MGB is extremely powerful. This is due to the amount of small intestines that is bypassed. The minimum is six feet. I know Dr. Peraglie was trained by the master himself in this procedure. You will find tons of YouTube videos that will answer many of your questions. Just search for Dr. Rutledge videos.
The ultimate decision is yours, of course. I'm sure you will make the right choice for you.
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“You can't seem to stay on a schedule to work out regularly. Here's how to reign in your free spirit...”
Someone once said that there are basically two kinds of people in the world: free spirits and nerds. On the surface, most would want to be in the free spirit category. These people are fun, unencumbered, adventurous, fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants kind of people. Nerds, on the other hand, bring to mind visions of horn-rimmed glasses, rigid oily hair styles, short pants, and tight schedules. When it comes to workouts, free spirits need to embrace nerdiness ½ at least to some extent. Nerds are organized, they get things done, they stay on task, and they are results-driven. If you're a free spirit, your best bet might be to get your workout in first thing in the morning before anything "better" comes along. Look at Clark Kent. He at least got to work in the morning and got to business, and then he was ready to peel off the horn-rims to be his true self later on in the day.
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My employer is offering a pilot program through our health care provider in which I can choose the MGB, RNY or the Lap-Band. I am in the process of narrowing down between MGB and RNY surgery. If I choose MGB, I have to go with Dr. Peraglie out of Davenport, FL. If I choose RNY I can pick anyone I want as long as they are at a Center of Excellence. I would like to hear from those who have had the MGB specifically with Dr. Peraglie. I want to hear the straight up truth about your surgery and results doesn't matter if you think MGB was the greatest thing to ever happen to you or the worst thing ever. I really want to go into this decision not only having the scientific facts but the patient testimonials as well because after care is just as important as the surgery.
“You haven't been seeing great results lately, so why do you even bother? Here's how to keep the doctor away...”
"Those who don't make time for exercise will need to make time for illness." This quote is oh-so-true. People forget that not just overweight people need to exercise. Exercise is like a life insurance policy. The more you pay into it (daily workouts), the more benefits you reap. Every penny you pay toward your club membership probably comes back to you ten-fold as benefits of better health. So that means because you are able-bodied you can mow your own lawn instead of paying someone else to do it (because that's so much fun), and you don't have to visit the doctor as often, or pay for medicine so frequently. Granted, you may be so healthy you spend your days skiing, rock climbing, or dancing. Which could result in injury - which could cost you - but at least you can brag about those medical bills.
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