Saturday, January 5, 2013

Caffeine Free


Today I decided to give up a bad habit. CAFFEINE! So, no more coffee, tea, soda, and the extremely big one for this Candelaria is CHOCOLATE!  I have to keep in mind that giving up caffeine will let me lose a lot of empty calories that are in my diet.  This means that I can eat more of the healthy things that I need in my diet.  Let me know the things that you guys are doing or not doing to lose weight.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Painless Ways to Lose Weight

Here are what I thought were the best and simple ideas to lose weight I got from a website.

1)      Add food don’t subtract food. This is to say add healthy foods.   Some ideas are deep-red cherries, juicy grapes, snow peas, strawberries, carrot sticks, apple, and celery.  Slip the foods into your lunch, soups, and sauces.

2)      Forget About the word exercise.  Don’t call your routine exercise and do such things as riding bikes, hiking, washing the car, chasing the dog around the yard.

3)      Go Walking.   Even a short walk is something.  Park your car at the back of the lot under that tree for Arizonians.  Hike the mall meaning window shopping a couple of rounds.  Take the stairs everywhere you can.  Crank the music and get your heart rate up the next time you clean house.

4)      Hydrate yourself!  Before you eat drink a glass of water.  This helps to prevent you from gorging.  Try to drink water whenever possible. For men you should drink 13 cups (104 oz) and for women 9 cups (72 oz). 

Wendy C. Fries. "10 Painless Ways to Lose Weight." WebMD. Louise Chang, MD. September 1, 2010. January 2, 2013 < http://women.webmd.com/features/weight-loss-tips>.

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Weigh In

Happy New Year!!  First and foremost, I hope that everyone is having a great day!  Today is the first big day of the year.  I'm so pleased that so many people are excited about taking part in this journey with me. The measurements that I will need is Weight, Waist Measurement, Height, and Age.  I posted a picture of where exactly the waist is located because I used to always measure my hips instead of my waist, lol. Please email me at candelaria.standley@gmail.com.