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Food that helps you lose weight

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Food that helps you lose weight From my own experience, i can tell you that there few pieces in this puzzle that can help you lose weight and that is the food your are eating. I will start with few fruits that are essential for your health and also helps you drop few cm on your waistline: - lemons - drink a glass with warm wather with few slices of lemon on the empty stomach, this will boost your metabolism and help you lose weight) - grapefruits - they have good cholesterol, which will anihilate the bad one - blueberries, blackberries, raspberies are very low in sugar - apples and especially the green ones as they are having lots of fiber and help you move your bowel - pomegranate - full of antioxidants and can be used for dressing in any salades - kiwi - full of vitamin C - coconut - has the good fats which will give you the right fuel for your workouts - coconut water has electrolytes that keeps you hydrated for long time - papayas - low calories and has the enzime to ...

Sleep

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Resting is good for you :) Is good to have at least 8 hours of sleep every night. if you not getting those hours of sleep during the night then try to have a nap in the afternoon so you can let your body recover after all the stress, trauma during the day you putting up to. What is happening during your sleep: adequate sleep helps you keep yourself healthy,  -  improves memory (something is happening while you sleep that makes you learn easily what is to learn after you wake up(a 2010 Harvard study suggested that dreaming may reactivate recently learned material, which will help improve memory and boost performance)). - if you not get more then 6 h of sleep per night  then your body can go into a higher blood level of inflammatory proteins whih is linked to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, arthritis and premature aging. - you are more creative after a good sleep - if you are dieting then you need to have a good sleep ( "Sleep and metabolism are contro...

Rowing

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Rowing and its own benefits What muscles are you using during your rowing workout: - your abs - biceps - a bit of pectoral muscles - trapezius and rhomboids - buttocks - quads - calves - upper thighs What are the benefits: - is a good option for your cardio and weight loss - endurance exercise that increase heart action - muscle toning using part of your muscles each stroke - stress reduction and helping increase the amount of endorphines released in the brain, which can reduce stress and even lift the feelings of depression.

Bones, chicken, vegetables Broth and the benefits

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Broth - in my culture is an essential meal that is never  missing from our tables. We use to make it also as a celebration special meal or after a really nasty party with lots of drinks (once or twice a year, ha, ha , ha) We  call it "ciorba"  means "soup" in english, and is made out of different ingredients as veggies, roots, meat or simple bones, but lets call it broth as is commoun these days. This can be: Bone broth  as is made of beef bones with lots of vegetables Chicken broth , instead of bones we are adding chicken and ofcourse veggies with lots of roots Veggies broth , made out of veggetables and roots. Its a simple process of making it and everyone can make it in their own house. I will give you a short exemple: In 5l water  you boil few beef bones, after you clean all the foam is forming on top of the boiled water, you adding : 1 carrot, 1 parsnip, 1small celery root, 1 big anion, few garlic cloves, 1medium red bellpepper and 1 yellow, ...
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Cellulite What is cellulite? As some few people knows about, cellulite is a persistent subcutaneous fat causing dimpling of the skin, especially on women's hips and thighs. So the fat in the subcutaneous layer of the skin is packed into chambers, with wall made of connective tissue (stretchy collagen and elastin). Cellulite occurs when the capillaries break down and allow water to leak into the tissue. the fluid accumulates, causing the collagen and elastin fibres to lose their elasticity. Connective tissue can be weakened by the hormones, lack of exercises and muscle tone, excess bad fat and poor circulation, says New YorkCity - Based dermatologist Cheryl Karcher, MD. Dont worry ladies, dont cry, cellulite happens to women of all shapes and sizes, as Shira Ein Dor says, owner of the American Cellulite Reduction Center in New York City.     " I even treat Victoria s Secret models. They are very lean, they work out and eat well, they do everything right but they...

Cardio vs Weighted training

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Cardio vs Weighted training Cardio benefits:  -  lose weight  - present breast cancer for women  - relieve stress  - eliminate depression  - improve your health by eliminate faster the toxines  - stregthens imune system  - builds stronger legs and lungs  - prevents high blood pressure  - healthier mind Weighted training benefits:  - keeps your weigt controlled by reducing body fat and adding muscle mass  - good body mechanics  - protect bone health and muscles mass  - makes you stronger and ftter  - sweat which helps you eliminate toxines  - improve quality of life
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One month of weight loss tips How you lose weight easy? Actually, the formula is quite simple but the process takes a bit of time, patience and lots of cardio. First week: start to eat less and do more cardio: walking  is not cardio but helps to use the energy, running, rowing, spinning, climbing, cleaning the house, taking the stairs, etc. Second week : do more cardio, ask your friend to join you so you can have more fun, add some weights into your trainig, do a 3 times per week a weighted high intensity training, eat less bread and more vegetables. Third week:  lots of cardio, you can have a session in the morning and one in the evening for 20 minutes of light running. 15 minutes weightes training for 4 times a week, you can choose 2 days in a row with one day off. have your meals organised and same time with no more bread and processed food and add some more vegetables and few fruits. Forth week: you starting to see the results, keep your running morning and ...