The Claim: Drinking Water Before Meals Aids Weight Loss

By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Published: November 15, 2010
Water fills the stomach, thus reducing hunger. Dieters have been encouraged to employ this trick for ages, but only in recent years have studies borne this out.
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Jay-Z's New Book 'Decoded': The Five Most Revealing Excerpts

Jay-z's new book







Jay-Z's 'Decoded': The Five Most Revealing Excerpts

Beyonce's Diet and Exercise Routine

Shaquille Singing Beyonce Hit in Drag...LOL

Lose 10 lbs in 30 Days ...

Yes, this is my goal for the month of November. Some nerve I have, being that Thanksgiving is a little over 3 weeks away! Anyway...I'm going to do it! I am starting off at 174 lbs so my goal is to be 164 lbs by 11/30/2010. I plan on reaching my goal by keeping track of my food intake and exercises using Sparkpeople.com. As far as my food intake is concerned, my goal is to stay within the 1200-1500 calorie range. As far as exercise is concerned, my goal is to do cardio 7 days a week using my treadmill for at least 24 minutes(yeah, 24 minutes is odd, but I have my reasons)and to strength train 3 times a week. I will not post any weight updates until 11/30/2010, but stay tuned for odds and ends posts about Beyonce, stress management, diet and fitness!!

Beyonce Pregnant...it is true this time?

Well, you never know, but if so...CONGRATULATIONS! I'm sure Beyonce would make a great mom and Jay a great dad.

source: http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/source-beyonce-is-pregnant-20102010

Starting Weight...176 Pounds

Yes, 176 pounds...my goal is to reach 140 by January 2011. I plan on doing this by exercising on my treadmill at least 4 times a week for 1 hour and keeping track of my calories eaten and exercise by recording my progress on sparkpeople.com(very good site I might add)...For those who have followed this blog in the past, I would like to update you on how things have been going with me...its been ROUGH, LOL!!!...Thats all I can say:-) But Im baaaack and ready to lead by example:-) I am still in school and will obtain an Associates Degree in Pre-Dietetics in Spring of 2011...Very happy about that!! Also, I have been working on putting together a fitness website which will focus on the three aspects of total well-being: Stress Management, Nutrition, and Fitness. The name of the website is HerMindandBody and the motto for my website is K.I.S.S. - Keep it Simple Sweetie...If you'd like to take a look at it go to HerMindandBody.com. It's still under construction, but I plan to launch it in January 2011. The site will be a cross between facebook and myspace...but the difference will be that it will be a community for women who have a desire to attain total well-being. Tools will be available to members to help them acheive their goals. These online tools will include food/exercise journals, nutrition/fitness/stress assessments, and more. This site will also be an excellent source for health/fitness/stress management information...Stay tuned:-)

Im back!!!

Just a quick hello and wanted to let my subscribers know that I am back...stay tuned for updates:-)

Jillian Michaels's Top Get-Fit Tips

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Your personal trainer is standing by. The Biggest Loser star Jillian Michaels answers your top better-body questions.

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5 Secrets to Flat Abs

5 Secrets to Flat Abs

The link above will take you to shape.com. Good information for those of us who are trying to get those abs right:-)

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Beyonce's Secrets of how she keeps in shape!!

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Beyonce and Tina Turner at Grammy Awards 2008

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Overcoming Overeating

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Yahoo! Health - Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster

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I definitely need to burn some fat. I found this article interesting. I have always thought that a single long workout burned more fat...

Breaking up workouts may burn fat faster
http://health.yahoo.com/news/177955

Breaking up an exercise session, by adding a rest period in between, may boost a workout's fat-burning efficiency, a team of Japanese and Danish researchers reports.

When men exercised for two 30-minute stretches, taking a 20-minute rest break in between, they burned more fat than when they exercised for a single 60-minute session, and then rested afterward, Dr. Kazushige Goto of the University of Tokyo and colleagues found.

Current recommendations on exercise for preventing or treating obesity emphasize longer exercise sessions, Goto and his team note in the Journal of Applied Physiology. But there is evidence that following one exercise session with another workout may increase fat metabolism, they add.

To investigate, the researchers had seven healthy men complete one long workout and then two shorter workouts on exercise bicycles, measuring several different indicators of fat metabolism. All exercised at 60 percent of their maximum level of exertion.

When the men performed the two shorter exercise sessions, their blood levels of free fatty acids and other substances rose during the rest period, indicating greater fat metabolism. Levels of these substances also were higher during an hour-long rest period after the two-part exercise session.

Greater fat metabolism was recorded during each of the rest periods in the two-part session than during the rest period following the single, longer workout.

The men also showed lower levels of insulin and blood glucose during the second phase of the two-part exercise session.

While the proportion of total calories burned did not differ between the two workouts, fat represented nearly 77 percent of the calories burned in the recovery period after the two-part exercise session, compared with about 56 percent of calories burned in the recovery period after the single long exercise session.

Although a single bout of prolonged exercise is often performed in response to a physician's advice to exercise more, exercising for the same amount of time but with rest periods in between may be more effective, especially for sedentary or overweight individuals, the researchers conclude.

SOURCE: Journal of Applied Physiology, June 2007.