Month: January 2013

Family involvement is a great way to teach our children about the importance of exercise. By instilling this in our children at a young age, we can help them develop a healthy lifestyle. I pray that my children may never have to battle obesity as I have and I know that making exercise a part of daily life is a great way to help prevent that.

In addition, children make great companions. Children seem to have an unlimited amount of energy. They can help push us and encourage us when our own energy levels fail.

Many times,  my children have went on walks with me. Their words of encouragement would keep me going and working hard toward my goal. My oldest son is a prime example.

I made him my “personal fitness coach”. He took the job very seriously. When I would slow down, he would push me to walk faster or even run. When I would want to quit, he was there to remind me that the finish line was near. When I didn’t want to exercise at all, he gave me a nudge out the door.

I have no doubt that my children helped me reach my goals and gave me a reason to do it. My family will never forget the fun times we had walking, running, biking, and hiking our way to fitness and health. Do you include your family in your workout?

Often times, when we want to lose weight and get healthier we can get lost in all of the details and options available. If we are not used to eating fruits and vegetables, we will often buy them, only to waste our money while they rot in the refrigerator.

A great option that I have found is a meal replacement program. These programs allow us to eat a small calorie meal packed with vitamins and minerals that our bodies need.

One of my favorite meal replacements is Herbalife Healthy Meal.This meal replacement includes my favorite candy bars, drinks like cappuccino, and more. I love getting to treat myself to a healthy meal that tastes like a milkshake. Currently, the shakes come in a variety of flavors including: French Vanilla, Dutch Chocolate, Cookies and Cream, Wild Berry, Cafe’ Latte, & Pina Colada. In addition, there are seasonal flavors like the delicious Chocolate Mint.

These are easy to make tasty shakes that can be made into hundreds of different flavors with the addition of extracts, sugar-free syrups or sugar-free puddings and gelatin.  I mix mine with light soy milk and ice in the blender. They make a fast, tasty meal. Each meal contains about 170-250 calories & 18 grams of protein while being low in sodium, fat, and carbohydrates.

You can see the nutritional information on each favor for complete details.

Are you ready for an easy to follow plan?

Happy New Year! Do you have a New Year’s resolution to lose weight? If so, you are not alone. Over 60% of Americans are over weight and losing weight is one of the most common resolutions set each year.

So if this is your resolution, how resolved are you? Are you prepared to stick to your goal and hang in there until the scales say the number you want? If you are ready, we are here to help.

For the next year, we will provide daily tips and articles to help you keep you focused and cross that finish line. You can do this! Make this the last year you have to lose weight. Make 2013 the year it is done!