Health Improvement Blog

If you want to lose weight Do NOT skip meals!  When you skip a meal your body doesn’t get the fuel it needs to function at it’s best so you will feel low energy and irritability.  Also, the weight you lose by skipping meals will be temporary. Once you lose the weight and start eating meals you skipped, you will put back on weight plus even more!  This happens because your body has been “starved” or “deprived”.   Thus when you resume your regular eating habits you are consuming more calories so your weight will go up.

“Thank you for the years of motivation to help me get back into shape after my pregnancy with Ellen and during my pregnancy with Robert.” Katrina Saunders

One way to stay motivated to lose weight is to remind yourself of how good you feel after you exercise.  Exercise produces natural highs called “endorphins” that can improve your mood.  Therefore, the more you exercise the more “addicting” it will be.  Once you get in a routine, it will feel strange NOT to exercise!

Total body workout in just 30 minutes!, December 25, 2006 Reviewer: Rachel Gershwin from amazon.com - I am not “post-natal” but borrowed this DVD from a friend anyways because it looked like a great workout for someone with limited time. It was! 30 minutes in the comfort of my own home…definitely worked up a sweat and I could feel all the different muscles being worked. Unlike many workouts, this one addresses both cardio AND toning, and focusses on areas like the upper body that a lot of workout videos for women ignore. Great workout, even if you’re not a mom!

One way to stay focused on your weight loss goals is to remember that you are setting an example for your children.  They watch how you eat, and will follow your example.  I know that my 3 yr. old son always wants a bite of what I’m having.  You truly are a role model, so chose wisely!