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Archive for August, 2009

Low Fat Recipes For Valentines Day

Make this romantic day special with these yummy low fat recipes for valentines day.
Tomato Soup with Basil-Parmesan Cream
This recipe serves: 6
Preparation time : 20 minutes
Cooking time : 35 minutes
Ingredients
1/2 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped carrots
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 large onion, chopped
10 ripe plum tomatoes, halved
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
1 bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon [...]

Muscle and Weight Gain – Skinny Persons Training Tips

Ok, now before you start grumbling about me being politically incorrect for using the word “skinny” or for some reason you think all folk that are naturally slim should just be grateful and figure that they have it easy – then let me let you in on a secret… “being skinny is not always as [...]

Are You Un-intentionally Ruining Your Fat Loss Routine?

Are you training your butt off day after day, week after week, trying your best to eat right – yet you always seem to end up getting distracted finishing up so off base that you wonder why you even bother with your fat loss routine?
Then here’s something that may just ring a bell [...]

Starting Afresh with Your Exercise Workout Routine!

Have you found yourself slowly slipping away from your exercise workout routine?
You’re spending your nights, watching tv, wearing those comfy clothes that hide your “back-slidden” training efforts while enjoying packets of chips, chocolates or whatever else you can get your hands on to fulfil the urge to comfort eat.
By the evening the [...]

3O Ways to Help You Reduce Body Fat and Get Into Shape!

If you had good intentions all season to make the effort to reduce body fat and get into shape, but just didn’t get around to it, then you may like to take note of the following simple steps on how to reduce that extra body fat that you hoped you would have already [...]

10 STEPS: How To Reduce Body Fat With Eating… Pain Free!

1. Don’t drive yourself nuts wondering how to reduce body fat while you’re running away from cravings
I am not saying pig out on junk every time the thought pops into your head but on those occasions where you just can’t function because you are dreaming of that Mars Bar you so desperately think you need [...]

How to Burn More Fat and Carb Calories

Is it driving you nuts that you just can’t seem to get rid of that extra body fat that’s sitting there preventing you from your ultimate training goals? Are you racking your brains trying to figure out how you can burn more fat and carb calories?
Are you only “percentages” away from achieving that [...]

Swiss Ball Training Insanity…

So what’s the deal with swiss ball training?
Swiss Ball Insanity…
Go into just about any gym in the United States, and you will more than likely see them; big, beachball-looking objects, usually scattered around the area set aside for stretching and abdominal training. These new invaders into the gym scene have actually been around for many [...]

The Worst Bloopers YOU Can Make When Training With Weights

When you first started training with weights you saw great results. But now your muscle tone or muscle gains have come to a screaming halt!
So what happened?
If you’re thinking about embarking on a new weight training program or just find that your lack of results has you confused and disheartened, then you may [...]

Are Your Food Portion Sizes Out of Control?

As you know food portion sizes play a huge role in our efforts to achieve our ultimate health and fitness goals. In fact our training results rely on up to 80% of what we eat.
Gone are the days when everyone thought “if I exercise I can eat whatever I want”. Not only is this a [...]

Meal Frequency And Weight Loss!

Eat More, Weigh Less?
Don’t rub your eyes, do not pinch your cheek; yes you’re awake, this is not a dream. While everything you may know up until this point has led you to believe you must eat less to lose weight, I’m here to question that theory-to an extent.
I’m not saying you can eat more [...]