February 2011
28 posts
“All the food that enters your mouth should provide loads of powerful nutrients and a rainbow of flavors.”
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“Challenge yourself. Raise the bar. Exceed your highest expectations.”
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“Don’t succumb to eating food you shouldn’t because you’re in search of instant gratification. You can’t use food as a source of comfort. You’ve got to eat to live, not live to eat.”
—LL Cool J’s Platinum Workout
“Today Clean, Tomorrow Lean”
—http://www.oprah.com/health/The-Best-Advice-from-Health-Coaches/2
“How your body processes calories when you’re active is different from when you’re inactive. When you sit down to eat, ask yourself, “What am I going to be doing for the next three hours after this meal?”.”
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Fitness & treats: Estimating your caloric needs →
fitnesstreats.com
Quite interesting to see how your caloric needs depend on your body fat percentage and your activity levels.
“Being able to trust yourself is important. I can trust me. If I say I’m going to do something I do it. If I tell myself I’m not going to do something, I don’t do it.”
—LL Cool J’s Platinum Workout
“You don’t have to have a zillion bucks to shape up. Look at guys in prison: They’re in the bleakest, darkest place imaginable, yet many of them return home in unbelievable shape. It’s not about your gym; it’s about your inner location. What gym is in your heart and soul?”
—LL Cool J’s Platinum Workout
Ladies:
STOP wishing you had another girl’s body. You will never have HER body. You will only ever have YOUR body, and once you learn to love it and take care of it, you’ll never want any other.
“Rule: you can’t complain about something until you are actively doing something about it!”
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“If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail.”
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5 tips to control portion sizes →
fitnesstreats.com
Here are some helpful tips I found beside the traditional ones like “eat slowly”, “chew thoroughly”, “eat without distractions”, “use small plates” & “eat until your stomach is 80 percent full” (<= how frustrating!).
