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Best Diet Ever: Plan "cheat" meals 2007-08-20 08:44:00 photo to jainnie_cAs I mentioned in a previous Best Diet
Ever post, cheat meals are a great tool to help keep people eating healthier. But there's more to it than just eating a cheat meal whenever you feel like it. That's called, "Johnny used to be on a diet, now he eats enough to feed a small country."Don't just fall victim to temptation, polish off an entire cheesecake and call it a cheat meal. Plan them for times you know that you won't be able to make better choices. If you and you significant other go to a nice restaurant on most Friday evenings, then plan for that meal by eating a little less during the day on Friday. If your family always has Sunday dinner at Grandma's house, enjoy yourself...just don't use up your "cheat" meals before Sunday evening. Save your cheat meals for the times that you know you will need them...birthday parties, social gatherings, etc.The concept behind the cheat meal is that you don't have to "give up" any food, so you're less likely to bing
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SundaeHealth and Fitness Forum - Vol. IIIFitBuff.comTotal Mind and Body Fitness Blog Carnival #11
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Want to Lose Weight? Get Off of the Scale, Part II 2007-08-24 08:07:00 photo by jamskiIn Part 1 of this series I discussed using body fat percentage as a better indicator of progress than scale weight. Hopefully you've gotten a device to measure your body fat, now what? What is the best way to maximize fat loss and minimize muscle loss? Here is a four-pronged approach to maximizing fat loss.Track your body fat percentageThe first step is to take your body fat percentage. This is the number that you want to see decrease. You should continue to use a scale to measure your weight, but remember, as your weight begins to go down, your body fat percentage should also go down. You are definitely doing something wrong if your weight is decreasing but your body fat is staying the same. That is an indicator that you are losing muscle mass...something that you do not want to do. Usually this is caused by one of two things. One, you are not eating enough food. If you drastically cut your calories to a level far below your maintenance level, you will lose Read more:Weight
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Best Diet Ever: Don't multi-task while eating 2007-08-23 07:26:00 photo by sculpture_grrrlOf all the tips and tricks mentioned in the Best Diet
Ever series, this is as easy and pain-free as it gets: When you are eating
, don't do anything else that may distract you. What I mean by this is don't eat while you are busy doing work, or while sitting in front of the TV, or driving, etc. Anything that distracts you from eating tends to distract you from feeling when you've had enough to eat. How many times have you sat down in front of the boob tube with a bag of potato chips, planning to "eat a few", only to reach down 30 minutes later into an empty bag?Now I'm not saying to ignore your family and lock yourself in a closet when you eat, either. Having a conversation while eating may distract you a bit but it also causes you to eat slower, giving your body time to signal that you've had enough food. Eating slowly and mindfully allows your body time to process what you've eaten and enjoy the taste of your food.If you must eat while on the run, or
Behavior Self! Setting the Right Goals for Weight Loss 2007-08-22 07:22:00 photo by sailing nomadSuccessful weight loss usually begins with a goal...to lose a certain number of pounds. Most people will decide to cut out some junk food, maybe eat "healthier" foods and just see what happens. At first, it's easy, the motivation to lose the weight is strong, but after a week or so, the motivation starts to wane and the diet is out the door. Unrealistic expectations coupled with a lack of smaller, achievable steps leading up to the weight loss leads to another "diet failure".It's what you do that will get you thereThe key is to set behavior-based goals, not just milestone goals. What good is it setting a goal of losing 10 pounds if you don't plan how to get there? Whether you are trying to lose 5 pounds or 100 pounds, you must determine what behaviors will lead to those goals and make a smaller, daily goal of incorporating those behaviors into your activities. For instance, trying lose 100 pounds can seem to be an impossible, overwhelming task, but going Read more:Weight
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20 Ways to Find Time to Exercise 2007-08-28 08:10:00 photo by Willem Tjerkstra"Those who do not find time to exercise, sooner or later, will have to find time for illness."-Earl of Derby Watch less television - Americans watch 14 hours of television per week. Cut that down to 10 and get 30 minutes of exercise a day. Get up 30 minutes earlier - I know, I know, you already get up at the butt crack of dawn, you're not a morning person, yada, yada, yada. Going out for a morning walk or jog will do more to energize you for the day than any cup of coffee. During lunchtime - Go for a 30 minute walk and use the remaining time for a quick lunch. After work - This works for some people, but it's very easy to get sidetracked and not take the time. If it works for you, exercise after work. If it doesn't, there are lots of other options. Ride your bike to work - Obviously, this isn't an option for some people depending on the length of your commute, but there are some of you who could ride your bike to work or even Read more:Exercise
Best Diet Ever: 1/3 of Calories Should Come from Fat 2007-08-27 07:39:00 photo by A.DdictionFat is unfairly demonized because people think that the fat they eat ends up as body fat. That simply isn't true. Excess calories end up stored as body fat, but fat is no more likely to end up as stored fat than any other type of food. Fat is a necessary nutrient, and while our diets are typically high in bad fats, they tend to be low in the healthiest types of fat. Aim to consume more foods high in monounsaturated fats like avocados, olive oil, and canola oil. Other good choices for healthy fats, especially the Omega-3 polyunsaturated fats, are salmon, flax seeds and oil, and nuts.Low fat diets have been popular for a long time but no research has ever shown that low fat diets are superior to any other diets in reducing body fat. In fact, new research is suggesting that a low fat, high carbohydrate diet may increase the likelihood that you will become obese, but regular exercise can mute this effect. If you do not engage in regular exercise, you should defin Read more:Calories
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How many calories can you burn? 2007-08-31 07:40:00 photo by lint01If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Want to know how many calories you are burning in 30 minutes doing your favorite activity? I've listed some of the more popular exercise activities and the number of calories that they burn. All of the calorie calculations assume a 150 pound person doing the activity for 30 minutes. If you weigh more, you will burn more calories. If you weigh less, you will burn fewer calories.Bicycling>20 mph - 545.5 calories16-19mph, no drafting - 409 calories14-15.9 mph, no drafting - 340.9 calories12-13.9 mph, no drafting - 272.7 caloriesMountain biking - 289.7 caloriesStationary: moderate, 150 watts - 238.6 caloriesStationary: vigorous, 200 watts - 357.9 caloriesRunning6 min/mile - 545.4 calories7 min/mile - 477.2 calories8.5 min/mile - 392 calories9 min/mile - 374.9 calories10 min/mile - 340.9 calories11.5 min/mile - 306.8 calories12 min/mile - 272.7 caloriesup stairs - 511 caloriesWal
The Slow, Steady March of Progress 2007-08-30 08:15:00 photo by Brother O'MaraIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Our bodies are remarkable in that they adapt to almost anything that we throw at them. That's a good thing for survival, but it also means that we must continue to do more if we want to continue to improve. Plateaus are not inevitable, but to avoid them requires that you continue to strive to do better, to improve, to do more. Eventually genetics will determine how thin you can be, how strong you can be or how fast you can be but don't let that be an excuse to do anything less than your best.The easiest technique to ensure that you continue making improvements is to keep a log. I would suggest that you keep track of your food intake, exercise activities, and strength training. You don't have to make it overly complicated. Just jot down your information each day and, if you find yourself not meeting your goals, hit those logs and do some research.If weight loss is Read more:March
Best Diet Ever: Eat Smaller, More Frequent Meals 2007-08-29 07:21:00 photo by hawaiiIf you enjoy The Fit Club and would like to receive regular updates, click these links to receive updates via RSS or via email.Every time I mention this as a tip, people think I'm some sort of food "nut job". Apparently eating meals more frequently qualifies me for some kind of 12-step program. The rumors are NOT true. I DO NOT set an alarm to remind me to eat every 3 hours. *But I have thought about it.*Eating six small meals, spaced out every 3 hours is a better way to eat for maintaining or losing weight. Here are some benefits of eating this way:By eating more often you don't get as hungry, so when you do have a meal, you are less likely to overeat. It is also much easier to eat fewer calories for the same reason; when you sit down to eat you are not as hungry. Your body uses energy to digest food and more meals per day means a few more calories required to process those meals."Dieters" traditionally eat very little during the day, and end up gorging at nigh Read more:Meals
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Variety, the Soul of Your Training Plan 2007-09-25 08:53:00 photo by distractedmindIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Variety
in your workouts should be about more than just going into the gym and doing different exercises each day for the sake of "mixing it up". Don't confuse variety with not having a plan. Flitting from fad workout plan to fad workout plan every week is a surefire way to spend loads of time in the gym and get no results. In order to effectively measure progress, you must maintain some consistency in your workouts, but by introducing some variety, you will stay motivated and increase the effectiveness of your workouts.Hard/Easy DaysWhether you are talking about cardio or strength training, you should be incorporating a variety of hard and easy days. Most people fall into the trap of exercising at a moderate level all of the time. By staying in the gray area between a hard workout and an easy workout, you never get the full benefits of having done a hard workout, n Read more:Training
Rest Up for Success 2007-09-24 07:47:00 photo by rachel rIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Six Pack Abs...while you sleep!Well, not exactly, but don't underestimate the importance of rest and recovery when training. Time spent in the gym or during exercise causes small muscle tears that your body must repair in order to improve. You don't improve in the gym or on the track, you improve while resting between bouts of exercise.Another aspect of recovery that is often ignored is central nervous system recovery. You simply cannot continue to have hard workouts without some down time because your nervous system needs to recoup from the mental stress of a hard workout as much as your body needs rest from the physical stress of a hard workout. Your hard workouts will lose their intensity and you won't benefit as much as you should. Without adequate rest your body will continue to breakdown with no chance for recuperation.Sleep is also very important for proper reco Read more:Success
Fuel up before you head out 2007-09-17 10:01:00 photo by vortechIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Don't underestimate the importance of fueling up before you head out. About 45-60 minutes before you head out for a run or other type of execise, you should consume a high carbohydrate snack of about 150-200 calories. You want to choose a quick digesting carb consisting of simple sugars to get the calories into your system so that your body can utilize them. A piece of fruit, or a quick yogurt are great choices.Things to look for in a pre-workout snack:High carbohydrateQuick digesting, simple sugars150-200 caloriesEat 45-60 minutes before your workoutThings to stay away from in a pre-workout snack:High fatHigh fiberLarge mealFoods that upset your stomachIf weight loss is your goal, you should consume fewer calories, maybe 100, but you should still eat a snack to keep your energy level up for your exercise. Remember the "fat burning zone" is a myth. You should aim to do your exe
Fast Food 4-1-1: McDonald's 2007-09-13 07:36:00 photo by hundrednorthIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Is it possible to get a healthy meal at the archetype of fast food restaurants, McDonald
s? Well, to use the word *healthy* might be a stretch but there are always better and worse choices that you can make at *any* restaurant, even ones that are considered unhealthy. Here are my picks and pans from Mickey D's, and as always, I've included the Big Mac for the sake of comparison.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253McDonalds Worst ChoicesDeluxe Breakfast Regular Biscuit w/o syrup & margarine107055109366Deluxe Breakfast Large Biscuit w/o syrup & margarine114059115367Double Quarter Pounder w/Cheese7404240483Premium Crispy Chicken Club6602863394Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strips (5 pc.)6303346390Premium Crispy Chicken Ranch6002364353McDonalds Best ChoicesSouthwest Salad w/Grilled Chicken320930307Egg McMuffin**3001230182Regular Hamburger25 Read more:Fast Food
Carbs: Brain Food or the Devil in Disguise? 2007-09-12 08:20:00 photo by julep67If you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Big Fat DisclaimerI'm not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. The purpose of this article, or any others on this site, is to condense and deliver information that is "out there" so that you can make your own decisions regarding your health. Consult your doctor before making any major changes to your diet.The Debate Rages OnThe great carb debate has been rekindled with a study released by researchers at Harvard Medical School suggesting that low carb diets may be more effective than a low fat approach to dieting for some people. Studies are published all the time that seem to contradict previous studies and this one was no exception. So what makes this study different from the rest? This study wasn't done at Po Dunk U., my alma mater, it was conducted at one of the most prestigious research universities in the world and it's causing quite a stir.For 30 years, a low fat app Read more:Brain
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Progressive Improvements Require Consistency 2007-09-11 08:32:00 photo by hugoIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email."I just don't get this exercise thing. The more miles I put on my car, the more likely it is to break down. Why would I actively try to 'put more miles' on my body? Wouldn't it just break down faster?"This is a very common misconception. The problem with the analogy between your car and your body is that the two are not the same. There is a very important distinction.Your body has the ability to repair itself; your car does not.You body is a fantastic machine that has the ability to repair minor "damage". The soreness you experience from a particularly tough workout is actually the result of microscopic muscle tears that occur when you ask your body to do something that it isn't accustomed to doing. The fancy- schmancy term for this is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness, or DOMS. The discomfort associated with DOMS typically peaks 48 hours after the incident that caused it. Read more:Progressive
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Subway 2007-09-10 08:29:00 photo by davidrlewisIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Sometimes you just don't have time to cook and you have no choice but to stop at a fast food restaurant to pick up a meal. Now what? Which selections are the best and which are the worst from each restaurant. The Fast Food
4-1-1 series is an attempt to show not only the best choices from the menu, but the worst. This week's highlighted restaurant: Subway
.Subway has a well-deserved reputation for being one of the healthiest choices in the fast food world. I mean, if it worked for Jared, how can it possibly be wrong? From the perspective of good choices, there are plenty, so first let's highlight the sneaky, not-so-good choices. Because Subway has so many options, I am including the nutrition information for six-inch subs only. If you go with the salad option and get the "sandwich" on lettuce, instead of bread, you save about 200 calories.All worst choices will be
It's all about the shoes! 2007-09-07 07:42:00 photo by tuisIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email."Oh, I can't run, I've got bad *insert lower body part here*."I've heard it all...bad knees, bad ankles, bad feet, bum joints, wobbly hips, lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my. Running is a very natural activity and everyone has given it a go at some point, if only to the next light post. But mention running as a form of exercise and you tend to uncover all sorts of maladies that you never knew existed. Most folks who don't run for recreation only have bad middle school and high school P.E. memories to fall back on when thoughts turn to running as a fitness tool. And let's not forget that running is a favorite form of punishment for all of the sadistic coaches out there. Yeah, I'm talking about you Coach Hudson. If you are very unfit, starting a running program can be a daunting physical task. If you've tried running in the past and stopped due to pain or injury, I Read more:shoes
Have a fitness or weight loss goal? Change is required. 2007-09-06 07:50:00 photo by tw collinsIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email....and I don't mean the rattling stuff in your pocket, either. Any endeavor in life that differs from the status quo, by definition, is going to require you to make a decision to do something differently, and here's the important part: Start doing it.It's easy to tell yourself that you'll start eating better, tomorrow, or start exercising, tomorrow. But exercising today, that's hard. Not eating that piece of birthday cake that's calling your name from the office lounge...that's hard. If you continue doing the same things that you've always done, can you expect to have a different result?Many well-meaning people spend billions of dollars each year on the latest fad weight loss Ab-o-matic devices and weight loss pills, all in an attempt to avoid making the lifestyle changes that lead to long-term weight loss. Is it because people really don't want to lose the we Read more:fitness
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7 Ways to Improve Your Odds of Living A Longer, Healthier Life 2007-09-05 08:05:00 photo by yksinIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email. My name is Scott H. and I'm a total dork. For fun (*I don't get out much*), I decided to take a look at the mortality statistics from 1900 and compare them to the most recent mortality data compiled by the CDC, which happened to be 2004. The charts are at the bottom of this post for those that are interested in the actual data. Can anything interesting be gleaned from the differences between the two charts?What's interesting about these statistics is the difference in the types of diseases that we succumb to. In 1900, communicable diseases were responsible for most deaths, while today, heart disease, cancer, and strokes are the big killers. It is also interesting to note that there is a marked increase in deaths as a result of lifestyle choices. The major risk factors for heart disease are largely the result of choices that people make, with the exception of family hist Read more:Improve
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Fast Food 4-1-1: Taco Bell 2007-09-28 08:19:00 photo by TW CollinsIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Continuing with the Fast Food
4-1-1 series of posts, here are my selections, both good and bad from Taco Bell
. I'm trying to pick a selection of fast food restaurants that have different types of foods. I could do every burger place on the face of the earth and I'd probably come up with similar choices. If you have a favorite fast food restaurant that you would like me to post about, let me know. Now, on to the chart.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Taco Bell Worst ChoicesFiesta Taco Salad*84045803015Grilled Stuft Burrito - Beef**6803076279Nachos BellGrande77044771912Taco Bell Best ChoicesPintos 'n Cheese15061997Spicy Chicken Soft Taco170620102Crunchy Taco170101383Taco Bell ExtrasGrilled Steak Soft Taco - FRESCO1604.520102Grilled Steak Soft Taco - Regular2701620122Something you may not know about Taco Bell (I didn't until I read the N
Your Fitness Questions Answered 2007-09-27 07:42:00 photo by wokIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Lots of my readers come here as a result of the weekly newsletter that I send out, but this site also gets quite a few readers from the Internet via search engines and such. One of the interesting aspects of running this site is that I get to see what keywords, terms, and questions people who end up here are asking the search engines. In this post, I'm going to answer some of those questions that I think most readers will find interesting.What amount of cardio is necessary to lose weight?There is no set amount of cardio that will guarantee weight loss. The only factor that will ensure weight loss is a calorie deficit. You must consume fewer calories than you burn, either by eating less, burning more via cardio, or preferably, both. Most people think they can go to the gym a few times a week, do a minimal amount of exercise and the weight will just melt off. Unfortunately, tha
Periodization: The Secret to Becoming More "Toned" 2007-09-26 09:04:00 photo by hrtmnstrftIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.My last post discussed the concept of using hard and easy days to maximize your fitness while also increasing your recovery and rest. To maximize long-term gains, measured in months and years, as opposed to days, you need to have a longer term plan for success and that plan should include the concept of periodization. Periodization is a fancy name for focusing on a specific physical adaptation for a short period of time, before changing to focus on another adaptation.A common fitness goal is to become more "toned". Without using periodization, getting "toned" is an almost impossible goal. As my readers should now be aware, you can't "tone" a muscle. Muscles can only expand, contract, shrink, or grow. What is commonly referred to a "muscle tone" is actually a combination of muscle growth along with a decrease in body fat so that you can better see the muscle growth. Th Read more:Becoming
Fast Food 4-1-1: Wendy's 2007-10-03 08:32:00 photo by novonIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Yeah, yeah, I know, another burger place. Wendy
's is my personal favorite of the fast food burger chains and here are my best and worst choices on the menu.CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253Wendy's Worst ChoicesTriple w/Everything and Cheese9805938702Baconator8305135571Chicken Club Sandwich5402549332Southwest Taco Salad w/Everything6803948349Wendy's Best Choices*Mandarin Chicken Salad, no noodles, 1/2 almonds, 1/2 dressing22012.527244Ultimate Chicken Grill Sandwich320736282Jr. Hamburger230826131Small Chili220623175Wendy's ExtrasLarge Fries540266977Medium Chocolate Frosty4301174100My Favorite Wendy's Meal**Small Chili220623175Baked Potato27006177Side Salad3508121/2 Low Fat Honey Mustard Dressing Packet501.51000* These are my picks from the sandwiches and salads. Chicken Caesar Salad is a good choice, too, just leave off the croutons and only Read more:Fast Food
Food Guilt? 2007-10-02 08:12:00 photo by d2digitalIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I've just come back from vacation and I admit that I didn't watch what I ate at all. I ate all the wrong things and way too much of them. Heck, isn't that the purpose of a vacation. As a result of my overindulgence, I put on a few pounds, real ones, and just generally felt like crap for about a week upon returning home. While vacationing, I did get my runs in, but they were more to keep my sanity than for weight control. The few miles I ran were like trying to extinguish a blazing inferno with a teacup of water. During a conversation with someone around the office, I was recounting how I ate lots of crappy (great tasting, fat and sugar laden) food and how terribly I felt. She had also had a "bad eating" week and she asked me a question that got me thinking: Did you physically feel bad, or did you feel guilty?I was taken aback. Guilty?! I didn't even realize that w
Your Fitness Questions Answered - The Funny Ones 2007-10-01 09:38:00 photo by leraismIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Here are the answers to some of the funnier questions that Internet searchers have asked:What's the best way to lose your grandma arms?I'm assuming the dreaded "grandma arms" are the buildup of fat behind the arms. Again, you can't spot reduce fat from any part of your body. Situps and crunches won't give you six-pack abs and tricep exercises won't get rid of grandma arms. The best approach is to do a moderate strength training program with a variety of exercises for each major body part, do 4 or 5 days of cardio for at least 30 minutes per day, and watch the number of calories that you consume. There is no quick fix for fat loss, but the flip side is that EVERYONE can lose fat if they follow these recommendations.How should grandmas strength train?Apparently, my site is real popular with the grandma strength training crowd. The Fit Club...where grandma goes...TO GET R Read more:Funny
How many miles are in a Big Mac? 2007-10-16 09:19:00 photo by a minorIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.What do we know about calories, besides the fact that consuming too many of them makes us fat? Well, a calorie is a unit of energy, technically the amount of energy required to raise 1 milliliter of water 1 degree Celsius. A calorie is a very small amount of energy. When we talk about calories in terms of food energy, we are really talking about kilocalories, or the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of a liter (about a quart) of water by 1 degree Celsius. For some reason, the food industry uses the term calorie for kilocalories, or 1000 calories. So when you see that an apple contains 50 calories, that means that an apple contains enough energy to raise the temperature of a liter of water by 50 degrees Celsius.Who cares about raising the temperature of water? Your body converts food into energy to go about your daily activities and to lose weight you've g
Fast Food 4-1-1: KFC 2007-10-15 09:15:00 photo by steve webelIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.Nothing says "health" like fried chicken. Is it possible to pick a worse place than KFC? Before crunching the numbers, my initial thought is, can you get anything healthy at KFC?CaloriesFat(g)Carbs(g)Protein(g)Fiber(g)McDonalds Big Mac5402945253KFC Worst ChoicesChicken and Biscuit Bowl8704488297Chicken Pot Pie*7704070335Popcorn Chicken - Large5503530293Boneless Teriyaki Wings5002150283Extra Crispy - Breast**4402715340KFC Best ChoicesKFC Snacker Buffalo Sandwich***260831151KFC Snacker Honey BBQ Sandwich210332142Original Recipe - Breast w/no skin and no breading14021290KFC ExtrasPotato wedges260133343Biscuit220112441Cole Slaw180102213* The chicken pot pie has 14 grams of trans fat. I have never seen any item with that much of the worst kind of fat possible. Trans fat will lower your good cholesterol, increase the bad cholesterol, flip you the bird, and come over and kick y Read more:Fast Food
Why all the processed food? 2007-10-15 08:23:00 photo by john's brainIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.I recently read that one in four people eat fast food every single day. Admittedly, I'm not one of those people, but I used to eat much more fast food than I do now. Lunches typically were of the fast food variety and dinner was at a chain restaurant of some sort. For years, that was the typical pattern, and along with a complete lack of exercise, that put about 65 pounds of blubber on me. Since then I've begun to eat healthier, cooking meals most nights of the week and I probably end up in a fast food restaurant once a month.We have an unlimited source of foods ranging from wholesome to the unhealthy. Why do people choose these frankenfoods over healthier, whole alternatives? Is it the convenience of not having to cook? Is it the wonderful flavor of those processing chemicals? Successful marketing practices by the food companies? Or is it just a habit cultivate
Intervals for Increased Fat Loss 2007-10-10 16:34:00 photo by sirwiseowlIf you enjoy The Fit Club, click these links to receive regular updates via RSS or via email.If you enjoy hour upon hour of running, like I do, than getting in your cardio for the day is never a problem. I get the distinct feeling that I'm in the minority, though, and most people would rather not exercise, or they exercise grudgingly because they know it helps keep excess weight off. For these people, getting the biggest fat loss bang for their buck is essential. The key to losing the most fat with the shortest investment in workout time is with intervals.TechniqueIntervals are simply high intensity periods of exercise intermixed with short rest periods. You can get a great interval workout in 20 minutes, but you must remember that the intensity level must remain high during the intervals. This is not an easy workout. The exercise choice is up to you. You can run sprints, cycle faster during the intervals, jump rope, or if you don't have any equipment, air s
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