Posts tagged food

Recipes

On-The-Go Breakfast Sandwich

Ingredients needed:

1 whole grain english muffin

1 egg

1 slice low fat american cheese

1 slice canadian bacon

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Recipes

A New Twist On “Old Oats”

½ Cup Old Fashion Oats

1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

1.5 Scoops Vanilla Protein Powder

½ Cup Skim Milk

1 Banana

1 Packet Sugar Alternative

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Reviews

“Eat Right For Your Type” by Peter J. D’Adamo

One of my saddest memories as a 14 year old was watching my Grandpa die of liver cancer. Every Friday after school we would pack up and head to Spokane where we would visit him in the VA hospital knowing that he would not survive the horrible disease. One of my other memories about him was his extremely rare blood type. AB (Only 2-5% of the population share this blood type.)
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Fitness, Health, Nutrition

“Just One Bite…” by Jessica Tyrrell, Gold’s Gym Member

Have you ever had that really nice friend of yours come up to you with something so delicious that it makes your mouth water and then they say “Just have one bite. It isn’t going to kill you” and they KNOW you’re on a diet!  Or even the battle within yourself of telling yourself that you can have one bite and it isn’t going to hurt you.  The thing you need to really ask yourself is; are you really just going to have ONE bite? For me the answer is very simple, no. If you give me a cookie and I take a bite I’m pretty sure I’m going to demolish the rest of that cookie and then tell myself that if I ate one cookie I already blew my diet for the day and I’m going to eat another. It goes the same with any type of food you eat. Just one bite of pasta. Just one bite of pizza. Just one bite of…. You get the point!
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Recipes

Bombay Sweet Potatoes

Make these ahead of time, wrap them in foil and reheat them on the hot grill.
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Fitness, Health

“Looking Back” by Jessica Tyrell, Gold’s Gym Member

Thinking back a few short years ago I remember walking into the office to get my first Gold’s Gym Challenge pictures taken. If I’ve ever felt like the room was closing in on me that would’ve been the day. To this day I’m told I didn’t breathe the whole time I was in there. I’m just 5 foot 6 inches tall and I weighed 281 pounds and had 58% body fat.  The worst part of all… I was only 19. I asked my mom once how I ever got so “big” and she told me that once I got my driver’s license I would come home every day with a different fast food cup.  I use to order pizza and eat the whole thing; of course I’d take the trash out before anyone saw. I’d even eat a whole cheesecake all by myself. No wonder I was so big.
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Health, Nutrition, Recipes

Apple Barbecue Sauce

Summer is just around the corner. Try this “Apple Barbecue Sauce” for your next grilling venture.
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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health

“What’s Next?” by Melissa Schwab

April 5, 2010

It was good to see some of the “flight 1” participants already back at the gym. For me, I’m planning to take the weekend off and head back on Monday. A whole two days away from the gym…amazing! But I’m already enlisting the help of my workout buddies for next week and making plans for a new routine. I’ve worked too hard to go back. Someone commented on another blog about giving ourselves “time and patience” on moving forward. I LOVED that because we have the rest of our lives to use what we’ve learned to be healthy. Knowledge is half the battle. My goal is to find the right balance for me between working out and eating. I’m not sure EXACTLY what that will be, but I now have a lot of knowledge, time and hopefully patience to work on it. In a way, I’m excited for the new phase of maintenance. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t trying to lose weight. I’m even more excited to go shopping for clothes. What will you do with your former clothes? Some say to keep them, so you’ll remember how far you’ve come. Some say to clean them out so you’ll never go back. Looking forward to the start of a new goal….just a few more days and counting.

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Fitness, Gold's Gym, Health

“Food” by Melissa Schwab, Gold’s Gym Challenge Participant

So is it wrong to watch the Food Network while working out? I can tell that I’m at the end of the challenge…I’m starting to dream about food. Sad, I know! After months of tracking every calorie, measuring and weighing and planning all my food, I’m ready for a break. I still plan to eat healthy but I’m looking forward to having an opportunity to relax a bit. I have to admit that I’ve found a new love of foods during the challenge. Fruits are especially appealing to me now. I can’t believe what a treat it is to have a banana or an apple. They’re so sweet! Yum! It shows me how easy it is to saturate my diet with sugar and salt, and lose that taste for natural foods. I’m looking forward to taking what I’ve learned and enjoying a happy, healthier and balanced future.
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Fitness, Health, Nutrition

Noteworthy Habits of Successful Losers- A Weight Loss Must Read!!

Want to lose weight and keep it off?  When researchers studied the habits of individuals who have lost 30 or more pounds and have successfully kept the weight off, here are the tried-and-true strategies and habits they uncovered.
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