Archive for October, 2011

Water The Missing Ingredient

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Recently my family started to experience some plumbing problems. First my sink upstairs begin to back up. I could not understand it. My wife of course blamed me for it, saying that because I shave over the sink, clearly I was the cause for the backup. If that wasn’t enough, after the sink went haywire, then the master commode started to act up. For some reason it refused to flush. After further investigation, it became increasingly clear that we had a water leak somewhere. Then one day while playing with my son outside, I noticed water flowing from the City’s water main. We quickly called the repair folks and were told that to fix the problem, they would need to shut down the water first.

Here is the interesting thing, you never really know how much you depend on water until you have to go without it for awhile. What this means is that while you may hear about this weight loss plan says this and that one says that, the key missing ingredient from Nutrisystem to the South Beach Diet, is water. The ability to control your water intake will do wonders for your weight. If hunger pangs got you down, simply sip on a bottle of water and they’ll disappear faster than you can say healthy weight loss.

The Ultimate Danger Zone: Your Own Home

Wednesday, October 19th, 2011

Today after fighting traffic and driving a 2 ton piece of metal moving at speeds of 65 to 70 miles per hour, my wife comes home and injures herself in what you might consider the safest place should could be. She injured herself, not doing something new, rather doing something she has done probably a few hundred if not a few thousand times. What you may ask? She hurt herself coming up the stairs of our home. I cite this example because I want you to be aware that if you are using your stairs at home as a personal exercise apparatus, you may want to think twice. There are reasons why we recommend that individuals that are seeking to get in shape consider purchasing top of the line fitness products like the Total Gym that have been tested.

So often we hear stories of well meaning individuals unnecessarily injured because they were using a piece of furniture as a workout device. When it comes to your physical fitness, you should not trust your health and well being to chance. Sometimes it just makes more sense to bit the bullet and shell out the cash for a real treadmill or stairclimber.

Diet Recipes On TV

Saturday, October 8th, 2011

Today I had the pleasure of spending most of the day with my son. My wife and daughter went to run errands and it was just the two of us. Well with that said, I spent a few minutes of that time watching a cooking show. Like many people, I enjoy watching chefs create healthy meals right in front of me. It use to be that you had to purchase a cookbook or know someone who was a serious cook to get the best tasting recipes. Now,all you need is a television or internet connection.

This is especially true of those of you who are on strict diet programs. With the arrival of the Food Network and other culinary television shows, amateur chefs all around the world have the opportunity to learn from the very best in the field. Do these shows really make a difference you may ask. I can say a big yes to that. So much so that I made for my family today a chicken recipe that I only saw a few hours before on television. These shows are having a major impact and it is exciting to test and try new ideas in the kitchen.