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The Myth that Women Can’t Gain Muscles On Deficit

While some women might find this look desirable, others might think it’s too muscular.

You’ve heard it before – women can’t gain muscles on a deficit. Go ahead and squat and lunge and work your legs with heavy resistance, use surgery or gels or even ingurgitate the best whey protein powder available, if you think your body type problem won’t get fixed with just exercise. As long as you’re on a calorie deficit, don’t expect to see your legs looking bulky or more muscular than you might like.

Wrong. Wrong. Wrong.

There’s a false notion that you need to be in a calorie surplus to gain muscle. The faulty logic behind this is that the muscles need protein in order to grow and that if you are in a deficit, you aren’ t getting enough protein for this to happen. If you work out a lot and deal with pinched nerves visit www.neuropathyhelp.co/ to learn how to get relief.

Uh.. what about if a person’s diet on a deficit consists of 80% protein? Don’t you think that would be enough for protein to grow the muscles. The problem with this misconception is that you can’t build muscles on a deficit is actually referring to a protein deficiency not a calorie deficit. These two are not the same things at all. Find out BestKratomCapsules health benefits of Bali Kratom capsules and enjoy the effectiveness of fitness supplements.

In other words, ladies – if you want to slim your legs and thighs, put down those protein shakes/bars/etc. All of that protein combined with workout will lead to the exact results you do not want. Besides, you don’t NEED all that extra protein! You don’t need to be eating more than your body weight in protein (e.g. you weight 100 lbs – you don’t need to consume more than 100g of protein)

Another claim is that the muscles don’t grow on a deficit. It might become stronger, tighter or more compact, but the fat that you may have lost from eating at a deficit reveals exactly what was there before.

No. No. No.

This photo of a woman’s arms before and after her weight loss (where she ate at a deficit) clearly shows that her muscle looks more defined. Even if technically it didn’t gain a lot of mass, many women don’t want a define muscular look like this (in the legs moreso than anywhere where)

Additionally, there is something commonly referred to as ‘newb gains’ in the fitness world, where someone who hasn’t really worked out much before and starts lifting/training will experience muscle growth.

What if you are a relatively small woman who doesn’t want that muscular/bulky look. Well, you won’t be exempt from those noob gains and you will see muscles developing in your legs that you frankly do not want.

It’s time people stop thinking muscle cells are different to any other kind of cells that clearly do get created whether you are in a moderate deficit or in a surplus.

The next time you hear someone proclaim this myth, please point them to this article. In fact, share this right now on your social media networks to help those women who are lifting heavy in hopes of getting a slim, bikini body – but thinking they won’t get muscular because they’re in a calorie deficit.

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Fat Loss Hacks: What Asian Women Drink to Stay Thin

Have you ever wondered how so many Asian women manage to stay slim and thin? Wonder no more, because the secret’s out – oolong tea. Oolong tea is a metabolism boosting tea (boosts metabolism by up to 20% when consumed on a daily basis) that Asian women are known to drink in large quantities in order to manage their weight.

THE REASON OOLONG (WU-LONG) TEA WORKS

It works by increasing the expenditure of energy and promoting the oxidation of body fat stores and has been shown to be more effective than green tea in promoting weight loss in the limited number of studies that have been performed

Other factors for the effectiveness of tea is that it has zero calories and will fill you up and therefore suppressing your appetite or preventing you from consuming other higher calories foods. Making an effort to drink tea may keep one hydrated and less likely to confuse hunger with thirst. Of course, lowered calorie consumption will lead to weight loss.

Additionally, the caffeine in the tea, which can suppress your appetite to a small degree, is also a diuretic,  can help you shed water weight (as diuretics increase the volume of urinary excretion)

From Yahoo –

Oolong originates from the same tea plant, Camellia sinensis, as the green and black teas. The difference in its properties lies in the degree of oxidation it undergoes during processing. While green tea leaves are not allowed to oxidize before processing, black teas undergo a period of oxidation after the leaves are picked, sometimes known as fermentation. Oolong tea is allowed to oxidize, but for a shorter period of time than black tea. Thus, oolong tea retains many of the antioxidants are other healthy chemicals that may be lost from black tea due to the prolonged oxidative process. Oolong tea appears to have larger quantities of healthy polyphenols than does green tea which may account for the benefits of oolong tea for weight loss.

Move over green tea, oolong’s got the leg up!

HACK TIPS:

Drink your tea without anything added to it. No sugar, milk, cream, etc. Your taste buds will eventually adapt.

About two cups per day is recommended. Steep oolong tea anywhere from 30 seconds to five minutes, for a more full-bodied cup.

In addition, hot beverages decrease the absorption of fat in the intestine after a meal. You should take special care about your intestine as it effects your health greatly. Unfortunately, some medical conditions can lead to surgery. The healing period after surgery usually requires the usage of protective stoma colostomy belts. So, just remember that your health is the most important thing and you should have balanced nutrition even when on diet.

 


10 Hacks for Slowing Down When You Eat

Do you wolf down food as though you were in a professional food eating contest? Did you know that that it takes 20 minutes for your brain to know that you’re full. That means that the faster you eat, the higher the chances you’ll overfeed yourself (because you’ll still think you’re hungry, although you’re not). This means that eating slower can give your brain time to catch up to your tummy and allow you to push the plate away when you should. A incredulous as this might seem, an Emergency dentist Perth can reaffirm this fact.

Of course, telling you to eat slower is easier said than done when you’re gotten into the habit of shuttling food into your mouth at the speed of light. It takes discipline and practice to master savoring each bite, but I will give you some hacks that ought to help you along. The added benefits is you’ll consume less calories, stop your digestive problems and lose weight. You’ll also be a step close to getting that thigh gap! In today’s generation we are all always in a hurry thus spend very less time actually swallowing our food. The tiny food particles get stuck in the teeth and cause toothdecay and cavity according to the Hills Dental Design website.Get a consultation from West Cobb Dentistry for treating your dental problems.

2. Sometimes you need to make a mental effort to do something until you do it naturally. For example, it is said that people form new habits after doing something for 3 weeks. Therefore, you can mentally count how many chews you take of a food before swallowing it for a few weeks before you’ll naturally start to chew your food longer whenever you eat. 30 to 50 chews is recommended by dentists at the dental clinic in Anchorage. Make sure you also swallow each bite before taking another.1. I generally discourage snacks in favor of full meals, but I realize that some of you haven’t been able to kick the snacking thing yet. Whether you’re eating popcorn, nuts or carrots from out of a bag, you can utilize this tip to help you slow down. Cut the smallest hole possible at the top of the bag so that one mini carrot or two fingers can reach in to grab one piece of popcorn at a time. If you split the bag wide open enough for you to fit your entire fist in there, you’re likely to do that and consume a lot more food per minute.

3. A classic trick for slowing down your eating habits is to cut things up into tiny pieces.The larger the bite, the faster you’re going to finish your food.  When you take smaller bites, you can make the meal last longer. There is one important thing here as well. Some people suffer from dental sensitivity that causes certain discomfort while eating. Call Ashfield Family Dental to schedule a check-up with an experienced dentist who will help to solve this problem. If you’re eating food that has to be cut up first – like a piece of meat or chicken – cut it up as you go instead of cutting everything up at the start and then digging in. With the later, it’s just too easy to get it all down quickly. As a matter of fact, anything that requires you to take some sort of action or work to eat is great, as you’ll naturally eat slower (e.g. peeling shrimp, cracking/peeling peanuts)

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Tori Spelling Reveals Truth about Diet vs. Exercise

In a new tell all book, Tori Spelling has come clean about the way she lost the baby weight for child number 4. She was previously quoted as telling a popular magazine that she did it through swimming, otherwise known as exercise or physical activity.

However, she has now revealed that she lied back then, and the actual way she lost the weight was through dieting. The reason she fibbed the truth? She plain and simple doesn’t like doing exercise, if they are not from getfitfastnj.com, and knew that women would not be happy to hear she lost it the good old fashioned way, by refusing to stuff her face.

Now, I’m a huge exercise advocate! I think looking toned and slim is more appealing than just looking slim – and to be clear, when I say toned I mean taught and tight with no flabbiness, not bulging muscles! I realize that some of you may feel differently.

However, it’s an ‘evil’ truth that when it comes to dieting vs. exercise to lose weight/fat, dieting will win every single time. BJJ in San Diego getting quite popular too, though. You can’t outwork a bad diet by doing some crunches or going for a run. Just think about the fact that a rigorous hour long workout may burn 400 calories, if you’re lucky. Whereas, you can consume a medium sized bag of popcorn for the same amount of calories and ‘feel’ hungry a mere two hours later.

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How Young is too Young to Start Caring About your Body/Weight?

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In today’s world where the older generation is looking upon various products reviews from Health Line’s round up to preserve their natural beauty, the younger generation has taken a turn towards the down being extremely cautious with their looks and weight.

Recently, a question came in from a 13 year old reader, Summer, who expressed discontent with her thighs. That question is posted below.

I wanted to do a separate post for Summer because many people may think 13 is just too young to be worrying about one’s body – and sure enough there was a reply to Summer saying just as much.

Sidebar: I put out a question on the facebook page asking how old people were when they first started trying to lose weight/eat healthier/look better. So if you’d like, chime in there or leave your answer in the comments section below.

On with it, here’s Summer’s question with my thoughts below:

I want a thigh gap and j don’t care about the people who are horrible with words just because of there irrelevant opinions I’m a teenager and I want a thigh gap and I want to get one by doing excerisse and diet the right way just like camille did. I’m a shorty to and I would like to look taller I’ve never had a guy like me and I’m not saying that this would make guys attracted to ME^^ but I’d like to fell like I’m on top of the world! For once I’d like to fell like people weren’t judging me because of my body figure I’m not really curvy but I have not really any it’s just muscle or fat in my thighs mu thighs are bigger because of the workouts I’ve been doing and I don’t like it at all and I’m definitely not fat I have a flat stomach but it can get a little chubby when I don’t watch what I eat I’m 13 and I want a thigh gap if anyone has a problem with that I really don’t care it’s my choice.
Camille I would really like a thigh gap and I need help I’ve looked at anything and everything and nothing has worked
I wanted to leave the school year feeling horrible and come back in august feeling slightly better about myself
I don’t have money because I’m 13 and idk where to get your book I looked it up on my nook/kindle and they dint have it
If you could reply that would be awesome

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You’ve got 99 Problems but your Thyroid Isn’t One!

Are people serious about losing weight? I mean, really serious? Because I hear so many excuses as to why people can’t eat right and exercise that I can’t decide if folks actually believe the things coming out of their mouths or not.

One of the most common excuses you’ll hear for why people can’t lose weight and change their bodies: Thyroid Problems!

They can’t help it because their thyroid problems, not their food choices and addictions and lack of exercise, makes them fat.

Well, if you’re one of those people with the ubiquitous thyroid problem, the American Thyroid Association and I have news for you, but you’re probably not going to like it because then what will be your excuse?

According to The American Thyroid Association, in an article entitled “Thyroid and Weight”, posted on June 4, 2012 – hypothyroidism only accounts for a 5 to 10 lb increase in weight.

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Food & Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind

eternal-sunshine-of-the-spotless-mindOne of my all time favorite movies is Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. In case you’ve never heard of it, here’s a brief description:

A man, Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend Clementine underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same.

How does this relate to your food and diet? Well the movie doesn’t per say, but I got to thinking the other day about why we crave certain foods (all the unhealthy/tasty treats) and what we go through when we are trying to cleanse or detox. The reason I was thinking about this particular subject is because a friend of mine was recently telling me about these very popular rice pudding cakes offered by “From Rice to Riches” in NYC. Apparently, these rice pudding cakes are a decadent treat and I was being lauded into just trying it once as “it couldn’t hurt”. Read More


Healthy Late Night Snack Ideas

popcorn_latenightsnackThe best way to avoid turning into the cookie monster at night is to eat a filling dinner that is satiating. However, sometimes late a night you might find yourself rummaging your cupboards for something to eat and turning to not-so-healthy choices like sugary or carb laden foods. So what’s a girl who is trying to be sensible about her diet to eat?

When it comes to snacks (and every other meal, actually) you have to stay away from sugars and carbs. Why? Because sugar and carbs cause an insulin spike in your blood which prohibits fat loss and leaves your blood sugar level so low that you will find yourself feeling hungry again shortly after. If you try to be good and just have one recommended portion/serving size but there’s more of that food around, you can pretty much bet your bottom dollar that you’ll end up polishing off another serving or two, or three before the night is over.

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How Being Sedentary Directly Relates to Thigh Fat

stairs-190What does the alarm clock, cell phone, microwave, internet, remote control, elevator, escalator, and the electric toothbrush all have in common? These are just a handful of the things that are robbing you of prime opportunities to lose weight, via non exercise activity thermogenosis or NEAT.

Most people today have sedentary lifestyles and jobs. They roll out of bed, take a shower/get dressed, walk a short distance to the car or subway, sit on the train/in the car, take the elevator up to the office, sit for most of the day at work where they correspond to everyone via e-mail, take a few more steps to grab some food and get back to the subway/car, and then spend the remainder of the day sitting in front of the computer or television.

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Did you Know? Spices that are Excellent for Weight Loss

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This one is pretty self explanatory. Everything that manifests with our bodies start internally.

Check out these 5 spices to see how ingesting them (adding them to your foods) can help to promote weight loss.

Ginger, cinnamon and black pepper are staples when I prepare food.

Cayenne pepper we know is one of the best fat burners, which is why this spice is added to the lemon juice diet / detox that many of the celebrities have been famous for using!


How Many Calories Does it Take to Enter Starvation Mode! (Myth or Fact?)

starvationmodeI doubt there is a term strewn around more loosely on the internet as the cause of stalled weight loss than entering “starvation mode”. Everyone claims that once you eat at a calorie deficit around or below 1200 you will suddenly push your body into the dreaded “starvation mode” where you supposedly hold on to every single calorie that enters your mouth. The commonly given solution then is to eat more food and the weight will start to come off. But is this REALLY the case? What exactly does it take for our bodies to enter starvation mode?

Of course this is not the case! You only enter starvation mode once most of your body’s fat has been oxidized, which happens at a very low body fat percentage; This begins the catabolization of lean muscle tissue. 1200 is not a magic number where you stop losing fat.  Most women hover around 20% body fat, so if you eat below 1200 calories for the day or two or three, your body will still have fuel as well as a lot of fat preserves to draw from to create energy and keep your organs functioning.

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The Breakfast of Thin-pions: How You Start your Day matters

breakfast1What are you eating for breakfast or your first meal of the day? If it’s cereal, fruits and/or carb heavy like pancakes or bagels and cream cheese, you are setting yourself up for an uphill battle. Consuming those types of foods has been proven to lead to a cycle of eating habits throughout the remainder of the day that inevitably accrues more calories than choosing different foods as your first meal. I’ve already mentioned that sugary/carby foods equals cravings for more sugary/carby foods and quite quickly as well, as you are not satiated for long after consuming them, cellgevity-glutathione.com has great information about the supplements people should be taking in order to get healthier.

But, there is a breakfast food that I know from first hand experience, and it helps that there are studies to back me up, that keeps me full for hours upon hours (we are talking approximately 5 to 6 hours, with no cravings to speak of and that is the “EGG WHITE”.

Now, why the egg white and not the entire egg? I cannot stress enough the importance of kicking unnecessary calories out of your foods. Foods that you can barely detect/taste and that are not essential to the meal should be GONE. For example, I used to eat my egg white omelettes with two  slices of spelt bread, vegan mayonnaise on each bread, tomatoes, a slice of avocado, salad and a high calorie dressing. This would add up to over 500 calories!

However, I noticed that when I would go out to restaurants for breakfast I would still immensely enjoy my egg white omelettes which would only be accompanied by a few slices of roasted potatoes, a light salad, and a cup of green tea, clocking in at around 200 calories or less. I would be feel equally satiated for a long period of time due to the high protein content of the egg whites and didn’t need the bread/mayo/etc for enjoy my meal. But to negate the high carb content from the eggs, you might have noticed that I occasionally stress on the importance of wheatgrass, which works great as a herbal supplement. I have taken the time to compile all recipes which include wheatgrass as an enhancer to add taste to the insipidity of any dish. You could download our wheatgrass recipes now and recover the vitamins you’d be missing in your diet.

Now, one of my methods of hunger training is to pare down my ingredients to 3 or 4 essentials and make up the taste with harmless spices/herbs. Eat this way for 3 weeks, which is the amount of time it takes to generally develop a habit, and you won’t even remember what you at first might think you are missing out on! In an emergency situation call our specialists! Also, for those who absolutely need to have a sandwich of some sort, opt for roasted mushroom caps instead of bread for your egg white sandwiches!


The Trick to Making Better Health Choices – Is Decision Fatigue Your Problem?

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Candy and snacks are placed close to market cash registers to take advantage of shoppers’ decision fatigue

When was the last time you broke down and ate something you knew would set you back on your quest for thinner thighs/flatter abs? Or how about the last time you decided to skip a workout? If you can plainly recall these instances, I have the answer for how you can avoid making such bad decisions in the future.

The likely culprit for your bad decisions lies in two words: Decision Fatigue.

According to Wikipedia, In decision making and psychology, decision fatigue refers to the deteriorating quality of decisions made by an individual, after a long session of decision making. It is now understood as one of the causes of irrational trade-offs in decision making. For instance, judges in court have been shown to make poorer decisions later in the day. Decision fatigue may also lead to consumers making poor choices with their purchases click here to learn more about making better choices.

For example, you make decisions all day from what to wear to what to eat. If you’ve made the decision to eat healthy all day, come evening time decision fatigue might mean you decide to have a tub of ice cream or to skip exercise.

How do you avoid this problem them?

You make less decisions and do the better things earlier.

How do you make less decisions: You form habits. It takes approximately 3 weeks of constantly doing something or not doing something to form a habit or break a habit respectively.


The #1 Worst Food for your Skin is…! (beware)

agingskinfoodsDo you eat these foods that HARM your blood sugar and age your joints and skin faster?  Some are even deceptively marketed to you as “healthy” by giant food corporations.  Avoid or minimize these and look 5-10 years YOUNGER than your real age.

by Mike Geary – Certified Nutrition Specialist
& Catherine Ebeling – RN, BSN

 


Due to biochemical reactions in your body that occur with every type of food you eat on a daily basis, some foods age you FASTER than your real age, while other foods help to FIGHT aging or check out Reportshealthcare  and find repair creams and tips for skincare and see visible changes, you need to take care of your skin as much as possible, we recommend to use the products from clearawayacne.com to always take care of your skin.

Eat the wrong foods regularly, and you can look and feel 10 or more years OLDER than your real age (not fun!) … but eat the right foods, and over time, you can start to look 5-10 years YOUNGER than your real age.

Running a salon gets harder as you get older  Because you are the only person in the world who will pay you to do your hair, it’s pretty easy to think you’ve made it. Almost anybody can run a hair salon, all you need is some skill and some great salon furniture for the clients.

Three of the processes that go on inside your body that have a MAJOR impact on your rate of aging are called“glycation”, “inflammation”, and “oxidation”.  When we talk about aging, we’re not just talking about wrinkles, warts (warts.org) on your skin or how thick your hair is… we’re also talking about factors that you can’t see, such as how well your organs function, and whether your joints are degrading. Taking care of your skin is a must, especially with new natural instant face lifting serum.

Yes, I’m sure you’ll agree this is much more important than just how you look superficially (although we’ll show you how to improve BOTH!)

With the title of this article, you might have guessed that obvious answers like sugar or trans fat would be what we talk about in this article.  Yes, those are bad, but I want to discuss another food that ages your body faster than normal… and it’s one that you might not expect!

So let’s dig right in and I’ll show you how your rate of aging can be directly related to the foods you might eat every day, and how to protect yourself…

Click here to find out what the #1 food that causes skin aging is


Hunger Training – How to Feel Fuller for Longer – While Eating Less

avocadoWhat is Hunger training?

Hunger Training is a phrase I coined that is useful for individuals who have overeaten for most of their lives and therefore have trouble identifying when they are REALLY hungry. In many instances, we train our minds into thinking we are hungry when in actuality we are not. For example, you may thin that you are hungry around ‘breakfast time’, ‘lunch time’ and ‘dinner time’ simply because those are the times that you always eat.

If you think about the fact that some people don’t feel hungry as soon as they awake and can hold off on having an appetite hours later (til around 11 or noon) it is evident that there are no SPECIFIC times that you have to consume food.

The better way to eat is intuitively, and that is when your body/stomach gives you actual signals that you need food. Hunger training involves not only learning HOW to identify those signals, but helps those with messed up signals (e.g. – if you feel hungry EVERY HOUR on the hour) take a more nuanced and scientific approach to knowing when their bodies should need fuel.

I will talk more about hunger training in later blog posts, but for today I wanted to give you a quick tip for those of you who are having difficulty in feeling full for any length of time, especially if you have been trying to refine your diet and eat less.

The trick to feeling fuller for longer lies in the type of food that you eat. You might notice that when you eat junk food like potato chips, cake, french fries, etc. you feel hungry shortly after. That’s because sugar and carbs leads to an insulin spike in your blood which

The way to avoid the high insulin spike is to consume protein and fat instead. More specifically, consuming them together. Try to make sure you are eating lean protein like egg whites, chicken, real turkey and/or white fish daily for protein and avocado, olive oil and hummus for fats.

Additionally, fiber is great for keeping you full for longer so try adding ground flaxseed to your shakes and meals.



On a Diet and Still not Losing Weight? – Have your Diet Reviewed for FREE!

Dieting but still not losing weightAre you on a diet but still not losing weight or body fat? If your diet isn’t working, I’d love to evaluate it for free.

Some people say losing fat is 80 to 90% diet and I agree that is is high up there. It is much easier to eat a little less every day than to try to work off 500 calories. Let’s face it, most people just aren’t working out that hard.

But, the problem a lot of women face when trying to lose fat when going on a diet is that they don’t accurately track WHAT they are eating. It has been proven in study after study that women who track what they eat (by writing it down) consume way less calories than women who don’t. It makes sense to me that when you are more conscious of what you are putting in your mouth – you make smarter choices.

It has also been proven that many people underestimate the amount of calories they eat (as well as overestimate the amount of calories they burn through exercise). For example, I have a new client who did not exercise frequently but claimed she walked a lot so she was probably burning a lot of calories from that. By her estimation she was burning 500 calories or so from walking on the job! A GROSS OVERESTIMATE when we had her wear a monitor! Most people’s jobs are sedentary and doesn’t involve a lot of energy expenditure. As an aside; walking around for a short period of time to go to the fax or SNACK machine does not constitute exercise. Your heart rate doesn’t get elevated and the length of time you spend doing the activity is very short!

But, I digress! lol. Back on topic; I am offering one reader per week the opportunity to have their “diet” reviewed by me. Simply, document what you have eaten for ONE FULL DAY and submit it to me. Don’t omit anything!!!

To enter first you must like our fanpage on facebook here or click the like button on the right sidebar. Then create a photo album where you will upload a full DAY’s worth of pictures of every meal/snack/beverage (Yes, everything you eat AND drink, including alcohol) and tag us in the picture along with the hashtags #thighgaphack.

Be sure to label the pictures by day.

If you are chosen for the review of the week (Yes, we will do this every week!) you will be notified via a facebook message and asked to provide your age, height, weight and type of job (the default is sedentary) to me.