Helping to speed up your metabolism

One thing I have discovered is that people who regularly "diet" end up with slow metabolism's. They have been frequently starving themselves and their body did what it had to do to survive. It slowed its metabolism so that it could survive and store extra for times when there is even less food. So what do you do when you get caught in this situation? It feels like you are trapped and there is no way out, because if you add calories, then it seems like you immediately gain weight! Well, you need to get your body back in balance, and one of those things will be adding more calories to your diet. Here is a list of things that you can do to help your metabolism get back on track. I would say that you should get it back on track first, then you can safely try to loose weight again, but only by taking 500 calories a day out instead of going on a strict diet. Of course eat healthy, but keep track of your calories because loosing weight is a matter of numbers. You just need to subtract 500 calories a day from your diet to equal one pound a week. So here it is:

1.       Eat 6 small meals a day- keeps your metabolism working all day, and not going into storage mode.

2.       Exercise daily- you need to build muscle, not just cardio. Muscle burns fat even after you are done working out.

3.       Drink lots of water

4.       Get enough sleep at least 7 hours

5.       Eat whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetables, and low fat meats (unprocessed food)

6.       Work out first thing in the morning before you eat to start up your metabolism then eat right away after your workout.

7.       Know how many calories you burn in a day (body bug, fitbit, etc.) or calculate your BMR see number 9

8.       Keep track of the amount of calories you eat to lose weight safely it should be no more than 500 less than what you burn in a day. Free websites that can tell you approximately how many calories are in a food item. http://www.caloriescount.org/calculator.html

9.       How to calculate a normal BMR for a woman.    BMR=655+(4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) – (4.7 x age in years)

10.   Take the amount of calories you consumed in the last 24 hours minus the total calories burned in the last 24 hours equals the deficit or surplus created. You want a deficit of 500 to loose one pound of fat in a week.

11.    Eat spicy foods with hot peppers.

12.   Avoid caffeine and soda and other food that has low or no nutritional value.

13.   Take multi vitamins daily.

14. I drink Shakeology every day. That helps me to have a highly nutritious meal that is also low in calories. Plus it is tasty and easy- I dont go a day without it.

Working out when Pregnant

When I was pregnant with my last baby, I worked out as normal for as long as I could, but then I wanted something that was made more for someone who was pregnant. So I ordered Yoga Booty Ballet Baby on the Way workout video. I did that for the last 3 months of my pregnancy, and really enjoyed it. They do all the exercises you are supposed to do when pregnant. It makes it easy to take care of yourself. I thought it was a great workout, and was perfect for me in the last part of my pregnancy. Not too strenuous, but I felt like it was a good work out for me. I recommend it to all pregnant women. You don't have to stop working out just because you are pregnant. (Unless your doctor tells you to.) Take good care, and good luck!

Arlene's Shakeology Story

I am Diabetic and 58 years old. I have been Diabetic for 14 years and until the last 4 years, even though I was watching my diet and trying to loose weight and succeeding with that I was unable to get my blood sugar under control and it just kept getting worse every time I went in to the Doctor and had my quarterly blood test done My A1C (which is a test that shows the average blood sugar for the last 3 months from the time it is taken and gives it a number) was always up in the 7.6 range, and it needs to be in the 6.4 range- or lower is better.  So then My Daughter introduced me to Shakeology so I was willing to give  it a try and see if it can help me in any way.  I took it and it was just 3 months later I went in for my test and I was so amazed it was 6.3. I had never before gotten it that low and the only thing I was doing different was drinking Shakeology everyday. It also helped me to feel better.  I was absolutely sold  and I will take it for the rest of my life. I know it has been a life saver for me.

 Arlene Dalton

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Corin's story

 

 Here is my friend Corin's story. . . Just in case you are second guessing if P90X would work for you, too.

I am Corin Hogan. I am 27 years old. And my goal is to fit into these capris pants that I have had from high school. I will get there. Growing up I was fit. I cheered in Middle school and most of high School. I also was a model for Wilhelmina models out of LA and New York. I seemed to always be in great shape. Right after graduation from High School I chose to join The Army National guard. I also joined the Army ROTC in college. Before going to boot camp, I tried out for the Ranger Challenge team in my ROTC. I made it and was the first female from my college to be on the team. We trained very hard and ran 10K with our rucksacks and fully dressed in our BDUS. I got in amazing shape which helped me at boot camp. I was running 14:30 2 miles doing 43 push ups in 2 min and 82 sit-ups in 2 min. I was in great shape.

Fast forward a little later, I met the man of my dreams and we started a family. With my first pregnancy I gained 60lbs. I was a manager at an amazing Breakfast restaurant and I was able to eat whatever I wanted for free. That definitely didn’t help with my pregnancy weight gain. After having my baby I struggled to lose the weight for about a year and a half. I then ran into a friend who I had not seen for months and she lost a ton of weight. That is when I learned about lifting heavy and eating clean. I was hooked. I was able to lose 50lbs and I felt great. But of course right after doing that I got pregnant with my second child.

My second pregnancy was a difficult one for me. When I was 12 weeks pregnant I had a major scare. I woke up with blurred vision, major migraine and the right side of my body went numb from my head down to my waist. It felt like someone had given me a Novocain shot from the dentist but all over the right side of my body. I went to the ER and they couldn’t do too much for me because I was pregnant. When I went back to my doctor she sent me to talk to the Neurologist who then sent me to the cardiologist. What a weird feeling it was being 23 surrounded by people much older than me. They ended up doing a echo cardiogram and sent me home. Quickly I received a phone call from the doctor saying that my husband and I needed to come as quickly as possible. We went back and they said they found a hole in my heart. They discussed options with us about having surgery to repair the hole and they let me know that I had, had a stroke that was caused by a blood clot that went from one side of my heart through the other to my brain. I was terrified. They ended up sending me to a high risk pregnancy doctor for the remainder of my pregnancy who did more tests. Come to find out they also diagnosed me with a blood clotting disorder (Makes sense because of the blood clot) Anyways the duration of my pregnancy I had to give myself heparin shots in my belly 2 times a day to prevent it from happening again. After I delivered My Anika, they wanted to check on my heart before they did surgery. They used and endoscope that they shoved down my throat and no longer saw the hole. Crazy. Things like that just don’t disappear. Anyways after this pregnancy I had a hard time losing weight. I think I got down to 192 from 207and I got pregnant again. (These babies are almost exactly 2 years apart.)

My third pregnancy went fine. They started me off with heparin at 12 weeks to make sure I would be fine. I was. I had really bad morning sickness with this baby and once I could eat, I ate. I topped out at my heaviest at 227lbs. I had my baby and didn’t even lose a lb. Nope not even the weight of the baby. I tried and tried to lose it but I was stuck. I was wearing a size 18 not recognizing myself anymore and even when I tried to go shopping it would end in a disaster. I would be bawling because nothing fit and I felt gross. One day it dawned on me that I needed to make a change. I purchased P90X from Craigslist to try and get my start. Well, for me that was a big mistake. It was missing 2 DVDs and the rest skipped. A few months later we got in contact with my husband’s friend and found out she was a coach with beach body. It intrigued me and she sent me info and I decided to join as a coach. I joined to hold myself accountable by letting others know what I was doing. I repurchased P90X and gave it a go. I didn’t hold anything back and sure enough I lost 60lbs using it and Shakeology. I have kept most of it off but gained only a few from sitting around not being able to work out for 3 months.