Here is some more information I have collected for you. I hope you learn something new today that you didn't know yesterday.


Link Between Sleep and Weight - Here is an interesting article that tells about a study done with women age 40-60. They kept track of their sleeping habits and found that those that slept less, had trouble falling asleep, or woke frequently during the night had greater weight gain than those that slept well. They said there could be two factors that cause this. When people get less sleep, they tend to have less energy left for exercising. They also showed that their appetite control hormones got out of balance causing them to turn to high carbohydrate and calorie dense foods more often. They also did a study with healthy young men and found that they ate an average of 560 calories more on the days that they were sleep deprived. Studies have also been conducted on children "Researchers believe that sleep-deprived children may be at especially high risk of having weight problems. Studies have consistently found that getting less sleep than recommended is associated with childhood obesity. In fact, based on sleep studies in children, researchers have calculated that a child's risk of being overweight or obese is reduced by about 9 percent for each additional hour of sleep per night." The moral of the story is GET SOME SLEEP. It will not only help you feel better, but it will also help you maintain your weight and healthy eating habits.  http://www.everydayhealth.com/sleep/101/tips/snooze-control-suggested-for-overweight-children.aspx?xid=nl_MyCalorieCounterNewsletter_20111028


Use Your Scale - Many people, including me, use their scale to help keep them on track with weight loss or weight maintenance. You can track your progress until you get to your desired weight. Then when you get to your desired weight, you can use your scale to help keep you on track. If you see that your weight is starting to climb back up, you can make small corrections to your diet before things get out of control again. If you don't have a scale, you don't even have to fight the crowds to get one. You can purchase a nice digital scale online and have it shipped right to your door. Here is an article about using your scale for weight loss and maintenance http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/use-your-scale.aspx?xid=nl_MyCalorieCounter_20110327

Get Ready for Cold Season - Make sure you have your medicine cabinet stocked with plenty of powdered Vitamin C, Vitamin D drops (daily), and Isamune immunity boosting spray. Besides Cold Eeze, Halls, Ricola, Boiron homeopathic cold pellets, and acidophilus, these are all things I keep stocked for the winter. Or if you live in the area Nature's Haven Herb Shop on Townline Rd. 12 carries some of these items.

Fat Burning Tea and Coffee - As an update to last month, my total inches lost after one month of drinking one fat burning tea a day came to 10 inches! I'm happy to report that it has stayed off and that lots more people have started on this journey with me and are seeing pounds and inches melt off. I didn't change anything in my diet except for drinking the one cup of tea (more like fruit punch) each day. There is also coffee and latte available that some have used to achieve their results. I know it sounds too good to be true, but all I can say is that it worked for me. Let me know if you want more information or if you want to order some of these products too. I have started to distribute these products since so many people were interested. My website is www.fatburningcoffeeandtea.com

. If you enter your email address there or just look around for more information, the email comes right to me. I have a fact sheet that I can send along if you would like to look at that too.  Just reply to this email and I'll send you the document. The website is not always easy to figure out, so feel free to ask me any questions.


***Remember I'm here to help you meet your health and we ight loss goals. Call or email me if you want to pick my brain or consult with me on any aspect of health or wei ght loss!
 

Healthy Ideas Newsletter April, 2011

Here are some more nuggets of information for you. Let me know if you have any questions or comments for me.

Carb Lovers Diet book - As you know, there are not many diet programs that get my approval. Body cleansing with Isa-genix, another one I will tell you about in a minute, and now the Carb Lovers Diet book are just a few that have made the list. This is a new book written by the editors of Health Magazine. Many programs require you to purchase all kinds of weird or hard to find ingredients that no family would eat anyways. Or the diet is so hard to stay on that no normal American could stick with it for more than 2 weeks.

I think the recipes here are very doable and I love their snack ideas. The main focus is getting enough resistant starches each day to keep you filled up. You can purchase the book at Amazon and see for yourself. Let me know if you end up reading it.

Five Pounds a Year - It doesn't sound too bad to gain only 5 pounds per year. That's less than a 1/2 a pound a month. It's easy for those pounds to creep on, but 5 pounds doesn't sound like much. The only problem comes when this happens for 10 years in a row. That person then finds themselves 50 pounds overweight. That's where this handy little tool comes in - your bathroom scale. Some people gauge their weight by how well their clothes fit. This will work too.

The point is, to use either your bathroom scale (There's a helpful article here - http://www.everydayhealth.com/weight/use-your-scale.aspx?xid=nl_MyCalorieCounter_20110327) or watch how your clothes fit to keep yourself from letting those pounds creep on.

When those pounds creep on and you want to get them off quickly, drinking 2 protein shakes a day to replace 2 meals can often give most people the weight/inches loss that they desire in a reasonable time frame.

I now have 2 shake options that I can offer to people. The complaint I have heard the most about Isa-genix products is that the prices are too high. I have another protein drink that I have been using along with Isa-genix. (I don't think I will ever get my husband to give up his Isa-genix shakes in the morning!) I have made a comparison chart that should help you understand better than writing it all out. The reduced calories, carbohydrates, sugar, and cholesterol levels in Trivita's Leanology are astounding! Vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids were varied between the too, although a bit more in Isa.

Don't worry, I checked out all the ingredients. Trivita/Leanology uses lots of pure ingredients. Believe me, I wouldn't recommend it if it was filled with a bunch of junk and chemicals. The reason it has fewer calories and carb is because they use stevia to sweeten it which is actually an herb and has NO effect on blood sugar levels. I don't know why Isa doesn't use stevia, but they don't, hence the higher sugar and carb rates. Leanology also uses proteins that are good for the digestive tract, not that Isa is bad though.

A word of warning here, the Leanology shakes don't taste as good as the Isa, but I have grown to really like them especially since they have so many less calories and carbs. I think people will have much faster weight loss results with a product with half the calories and 1/4 the carbohydrates and sugars.

The nice thing about Trivita/Leanology is that you don't have to order through anyone or jump through any membership hoops and membership fees. You can just order directly from their website and get the same price as the next guy :) Let me know if you have any questions about any of this!




***Remember I'm here to help you meet your health and we ight loss goals. Call or email me if you want to pick my brain or consult with me on any aspect of health or we ight loss!

Heidi

Even More Weight Loss Options

Although I have recommended Isagenix for years, many people have complained to me about the cost. Isagenix DOES compare at a lower price than the programs that you see advertised on television, but for the average Joe, budget is a concern.

Isagenix is by far the most effective way to lose weight, but if cost is a concern, Trivita also has a Leanology program that can be effective if used consistently. For the best results with Trivita, using 2 shakes a day is about the only way to see any results. Their shakes don't taste as good as Isagenix but they have FAR less calories and sugar which is a definite plus.

With Isagenix you use a 9 day program until you reach your desired weight goal. Then you can maintain with a shake for breakfast every day and follow up with a 9 day cleanse once or twice a year.

With Trivita, you take the Leanology capsules, use the appetite control chews and drink a protein shake once or twice a day. It will take you longer to lose the weight with Leanology, but it will cost less in the long run.

If you have stubborn weight loss, Trivita also offers a Balanced Woman supplement that can help with inflammed estrogen in the body which causes many women to have trouble losing weight.

If you have any questions about all of this, feel free to email me and I'll do my best to help you.