First blog... calories, calories, calories. Yes, the one thing we hate to count almost as much as we hate to count through a big jar of pennies. But, with all of the new diet fads running ramped right now I just wanted to simplify for you. That right, you said it. A calorie really is... a calorie!!! Ok, its not rocket science, really, its not. If you eat more calories than you use, you gain. If you use more calories than you eat, you guessed it, you loose. Just like pennies in the penny jar. If spend more, than you are puttin' in, the jar is lighter, less pennies!! Oh, how simple is that!! If you are reading this blog in hopes of finding the secret of weight loss, well, there it is! Now, can I collect my millions???. I think not.
Is it really that simple? Well, yes and no. Most of you knew this little piece of information WAY before my fingers did this typing, the complicated part is figuring our how many you need. You don't need as many as you probably think you do... bummer!! But we must first take in account your gender, age, and activity level. Women, sorry, we need less in most cases. If you are over weight, then you need to start tallying up how many you take in normally. Be Honest!! You are only lying to yourself!!! Then start taking away from that. So, if you find you are taking in 2,000, and you are overweight then you need to start finding other ways to lesson your caloric intake but not starve yourself!!! So if you drink sodas, switch to water, or diet soda's. If you have been indulging in that bowl of full fat ice cream, switch to frozen yogurt. If you look at your diet and pick these things out, make a change, you will find you can really save calories here!!!
Do you really want to get the weight off? Get heart healthy? And feel awesome?? Add exercise in the mix! Yeah, that's right, I said it! EXERCISE!! Say it with me....EX-ER-CISE!! You did it, now SMILE! Exercise is great. We have got to get away from thinking there is a way around it. There simply is not! It is as important as eating the right foods. AND you find exercise that you like? Your as good a gold. Set small goals for yourself, try new things. Don't pigeon hole yourself in saying " I don't like that" " I'm not coordinated enough to do that" or the dreaded " I wont be able to keep up" Yeah, not if you don't do it!! OH and please!! Dont give me the "I don't have the time" excuse! Everybody has 30 minutes a day to do something good for themselves!!! We all make time for priorities such as family, eating, bathing, exercise must be a priority! So, look up community centers, YMCA's, local running/walking clubs. You would be amazed at whats out there!! Don't be afraid. DO IT!
Back to calories. Cut calories back slightly, (portion control) keep a food diary, this will also help you stay on track, look at calories as fuel, we could not function with out them, so you don't want to cut them back too drastically, and exercise. This is a great start. I'm feeling good about this blog already! Stay posted for the next blog, it will be coming very soon. -K
Welcome To My Health and Fitness Blog
Hello. I am so excited to start up this blog about health and fitness, a subject I am very passionate about. I am developing this blog to give information about different aspects of the health and fitness world, and different ways to achieve health and fitness goals. We all should have health goals, whether it's to loose weight, stop smoking, eat healthier, exercise more, or train for a certain event such as running, biking etc. This is a place where I can give you tools to do all sorts of things. I am 29 years old,I am a personal trainer and a fitness instructor. I am also finishing my bachelors degree in Health and Human Performance at Austin Peay State University this year. I have just had a baby and I am working on my very own fitness goal which is to loose the baby weight, and regain muscle that I lost, and also to increase flexibility which has always been a weak point for me. I will post all sorts of things including my own experiances. I want this to be a place where you too can join in on the postings, so feel free to ask me questions or request information on a specific subject. I hope this blog will help you all in your health and fitness goals. -Kara
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