Dont Skip Breakfast!

Eating Breakfast is the Best Thing You Will do for Yourself!

You get up and kick off the day with a coffee. You only have 10 mins so you rush for work without having breakfast. Maybe you buy a bagel and cream cheese on your way to work, but usually you don’t eat until lunch time.

A healthier way to start your day is to have breakfast. But I know: you lack time for that in the morning and never feel hungry. This post will help you. Here are 7 strategies to easily build the habit of eating breakfast within 30 days.

1. Start Small. If you get nauseas when you eat breakfast, start small and add food slowly but gradually. This gives your body time to adapt. Example:

1st week: 2 scrambled eggs.

2nd week: 2 scrambled eggs with a 1/2 cup spinach.

3rd week: 3 scrambled eggs with a 3/4 cup spinach and an orange.

2. Eat Less Pre Bed. Having a big meal just before you go to bed will mess with your sleep and will make you less hungry on waking up.

Have Pre Bed Snacks. Dinner 3h prior bedtime, snack 1h before going to bed. Example of good pre bed snack: cottage cheese with berries.

Stop Training 3h Prior Bedtime. So your post workout meal doesn’t fall too close to bedtime. But also because exercising right before going to bed can keep you awake (by raising your body’s temperature).

Wanna Read more go to my source and check out this great website!!

A special thank you to Aakesh for sending me this link!!!

http://stronglifts.com/how-to-easily-build-the-habit-of-eating-breakfast/

We can change it!

I recently read the book Half the Sky, and my feelings after reading this book are best described in the words of Tom Brokaw
"Half the Sky is a passionate and persuasive plea to all of us to rise up and say ‘No more!’ to the 17th-century abuses to girls and women in the 21st-century world. This is a book that will pierce your heart and arouse your conscience. It is a powerful piece of journalism by two masters of the craft who are tireless in their pursuit of one of the most shameful conditions of our time."

I now feel compelled to do something..but what can I do to stop sex trafficking of girls, women and children in red-light areas and slums in India? Thanks to Victoria a very special facebook friend I thought of a small way I may be able to help Apne Aap, this is the organization which is changing the lives of these girls. Here is their website-
http://apneaap.org/homepage

During the month of December if you purchase any item
from www.PureSynergyFitness.com
I will donate 50% of my commissions to
to Apne Aap. I will mail/email you a receipt to let you know the amount that was donated in your name!
If you have any questions or concerns you may email me at priaorth@gmail.com and of course feel free to make a donation directly to http://apneaap.org/homepage if you would rather do that.

If you have EVER thought about purchasing a beachbody program NOW is a great time to do so, I will also give you free coaching and your purchase cannot only help you become fit and healthy but will give a young girl access to education, livelihoods other than prostitution, and safe housing by organizing themselves in small co-operatives. It works in Bihar, Delhi, Maharashtra and West Bengal. Apne Aap means self help in Hindi.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my blog.

Refined sugar is a "negative" nutrient...

this means that it is literally devoid of nutrition and using it actually makes your body use up stored nutrients to process it.
This leaves many people confused about what to use to sweeten their tea and other food and drinks.
First of all, the less of any sweetener you can use, the better... if you can slowly over time adjust your taste buds to enjoy the natural taste of foods and drink without the need for heavily sweetening them, you'll see many benefits for your body including maintaining more stable blood sugar and insulin levels, managing your body weight, and reducing inflammatory effects of too much sugars and artificial sweeteners.
In my tea I use a little Agave syrup ranks low on the glycemic index, meaning it doesn't raise blood sugar levels as quickly as sugar or honey. It's slightly lower in calories than other sweeteners, and it aids digestion. I buy it at one of my favorite stores Trader Joe's!

Source: Nutrition Journal

Never understood why Freaks and Geeks only lasted one season!

I recently saw Linda Cardellini in Scooby Doo and felt a little sad about Freaks and Geeks ending. It was awhile ago that it ended but still. If you have not seen it and went to high school in the 80's you have to watch it!! It was one of the best and most real tv shows ever made. Why did it last only one season? I dont know but I was a fan from the start — the writing was dead-on. Maybe the only thing that was not true-- well I'm pretty sure that in 1980 we weren't already saying "Hey" to each other as the standard greeting. I think the Olde Fashioned "Hi" was still in use quite universally in the average Home Town. I can overlook it though.
Most memorable quotes from the show-
" I heard my mom say to her girlfriend, "Any guy with feathered hair is *foxy*." --Bill

Sam: Uh, dad, can I have an Atari from my birthday?
Harold Weir: An a-what-i?
Jean Weir: That's one of those expensive video games, isn't it?
Sam Weir: No, no! It's not expensive!
Harold Weir: Oh, well, the welfare lines are full of those video game players.

If you have never seen an episode I am sorry but it is not too late
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai1FHufz_HY

THE SKINNY ON FAT

Most people think that fat is what makes you fat, but really it is excess insulin production (caused by the overconsumption of sugar) that is mainly responsible for
adding fat to your frame. Additionally “fat free” foods are often higher in sugar than their full-fat counterparts, which leads of course to more insulin production and eventually more fat!
Fat is a critical part of your diet! Do not skimp on good fats. Eat polyunsaturated fat (heart smart) these don’t clog the arteries.
Fats help to
• Make food taste good
• Release a hormone to the brain called cholecystokinin which tells the body “I am full”
• Slow the entry rate of sugar into the bloodstream which gives you more long-term energy throughout the day.

These good fats include- fish, olive oil, nuts, seeds
Bad fats- chips, cake, any fried food.
Source: Fat Burning Food Guide

My First Pull Up Ever!!!

"Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul" -Deepak Chopra

I honestly did not think I would ever be able to do a pull up when I started P90X.

I could barely get my toes off the ground! But half way through my 2nd round I decided to try it once without the chair and I did it!! Sure it's not the prettiest pull up in the world but at 42 yrs young I gotta say I am pretty excited. I am so glad I am making health and fitness a priority in my life. What is really interesting about this journey is that I not only feel stronger physically but mentally too, it is somewhat difficult to put into words but the interconnectedness between the body and mind is so real.

"Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul"