Happy Birthday Mom!

Totally unrelated to fitness or weight loss – Happy Birthday to my Mom!  She’s still only 29, FYI…. How she has a 43 year old daughter at the age of 29, I’ll never know.  I guess that’s why she’s the Mom and I’m the adorable daughter!!!

Feeling guilty after all the turkey and luscious desserts???  Here’s a great website to help you cook light – something to consider on those days when you’re cooking at home, after all there are still five more weeks of heavy eating before the year ends…..

http://www.cookinglight.com/cooking/mp/entertaining/superpackage/0,14384,1120414,00.html

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Ovarian Cancer

Taking a personal moment to put this out there – it’s an invaluable reminder to us all how important a woman’s annual pap smear is.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/ovarian-cancer/DS00293

Your health is VERY important.  If we don’t take care of ourselves as adults, no one else will…. Who’s going to take care of the kids and husband if we aren’t around to do it?

Yours in Health and Wellness,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

 

Get Inspired

Another great inspirational story from My Apex:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/testimonials_detail.php?story=23

Learn more about the bodybugg at www.MoveMoreEatLess.org.

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Eating Light for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving time again…. Unless you’re spending it home alone, then that generally means lots of food – and much of it is high calorie and high fat.  Then add Eggnog and your favorite alcohol beverage(s) and you have a recipe for diet disaster.

Remember that PORTION CONTROL is the key to weight management.  It’s the Quality of the food that you desire, not the Quantity.  Check out the ‘Portion Distortion’ page on one of my favorite websites to help you serve yourself tomorrow…

http://www.quakeroatmeal.com/qo_managingWeight/kids/teachHealthyEating/PortionDistortion.cfm?Section=CAT_Dairy

Remember that 3 ounces of meat does not mean 3 ounces of EACH meat that is available.  You want to try your two or three favorites?  No problem, do a 1 or 2 ounce portion of your favorite two or three menu items.  Want to try desserts made by each of your favorite three aunts?  No problem, take a small slice a pie and cake and split a cookie with your spouse – then go for a walk and smell what the neighbors are cooking for dinner.

In the morning while the turkey’s cooking, play tag-football with the kids, take the dog out for a walk…. The more activity you do, the more calories you burn.  And the more calories you burn the more food you’ve earned to eat!!!

Learn more about this thought process at www.MoveMoreEatLess.org …. Might even be something to consider for a Christmas present this year.

Have a good holiday!

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

traveling? Want to get your workouts in??

Another great tid bit of information from My Apex…

Q – I travel a lot, so going to the gym isn’t always practical.  What can I pack for a hotel room workout that won’t weigh down my luggage?

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=66

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Fitness Training

Form the MayoClinic.com – 4 elements of a rounded fitness routine…. Great information to print, clip and keep!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness-training/HQ01305

Want to know how many calories your burning on this new routine, or on your current one???  www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Get Inspired!

Get Inspired!  Another great bodybugg inspirational story:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/testimonials_detail.php?story=40

Want to learn more about the bodybugg and how YOU can keep track of how many calories you burn each day?  www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Veggies May Protect Women from Diabetes

Found this fabulous article on Yahoo Health:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/nutrition/13951/veggies-may-protect-women-from-diabetes/

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Finding Time for Fitness

Fitting in Fitness:  Finding time for physical activity… another great article I found on the MayoClinic’s website:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/fitness/HQ01217_D

One more quick suggestion about finding time for physical activity – MAKE IT FUN!  The more fun you make it, the more likely you are to do it.  Treadmill time boring?  Watch TV or train yourself to read and walk (obviously it’s a slow pace), you’ll find yourself doing MORE time then planned because you want to watch the end of the show or finish a chapter.  Take up kayaking with a friend (Scott and I took our first kayak trip last week and had a blast, and I discovered that’s it’s a workout for your core, too). Change things up a little bit, if you generally walk through your neighborhood then bike through it…. You’ll find that you’ll meet some new people – because the bikers have a tendency to wave and greet each other, just like the walkers do.

Be good to yourself, because only YOU can do it…. Do it for you, do it for the kids or the husband, but do it!

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

should you take a multivitamin everyday!

Should you take a multivitamin everyday – YES.  Read more from My Apex at:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=73

They’ve got a great selection of high quality vitamins and minerals available to be shipped directly to your home or office every month – sign up for their auto shipment and there are no shipping costs!!!

To receive 20% off of their Retail Prices, sign up under our facility state and name.  From the Get Informed page above,

Drop down box ‘apex to your door’

Then Choose Monthly Orders

You’ll want to create an ID and password

Choose your home state as Florida

Choose your facility name as Stop the Obesity Pandemic

This is a great service, you order a one month supply of vitamins and they’re shipped automatically each month on whatever date you choose – about 10 days before they go out, you’ll get a reminder Email.  You can do nothing and they’ll ship, or you can delay change or cancel your order.

Give it a try, you can always cancel at anytime!!  (be sure to sign up under our facility to receive the fabulous discounts!)

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the US… read more from our friends at the MayoClinic.com website:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/lung-cancer/DS00038

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Worst Appetizers

Yahoo Health has a great article about the Worst Appetizers in America… it’s a few days old but totally worth the read:

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/eatthis/18671/the-worst-appetizers-in-america/

Learn how to balance your incoming and outgoing calories and enjoy some of these yummy treats by checking out the bodybugg at www.MoveMoreEatLess.org.

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Get Inspired to lose weight and feel great!

Carroll Parchert – In 1992, I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes and for the last 5 years my blood sugars have been on a roller coaster… Read more about this truly inspirational story from our friends at My Apex:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/testimonials_detail.php?story=36

Want to learn more about the bodybugg???  www.MoveMoreEatLess.Org

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Does a fever impact your calorie burn??

Another great Q & A from my friends at Apex… How does having a fever impact my calorie burn?  Does all the heat my body is generating mean I’m burning more calories??

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=99

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

High blood cholesterol

Cholesterol is found in every cell in your body.  Cholesterol is used by your body to build healthy cells, as well as vital hormones…

Read more from this Mayo Clinic article:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/high-blood-cholesterol/DS00178

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

 

Is there really such a thing as negative calorie food?

A great Q & A brought to you by my friends at Apex:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=85

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Quit Smoking

Ready to quit smoking?  Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health…

Another great article from the Mayo Clinic’s website:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/quit-smoking/SK00056

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Recipes with Calorie Counts

Apex has a great website of recipes that include Nutritional Information:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/recipes/categories.php

If you’re looking for a specific food, there are a few good websites that I’ve counted on in the past:

http://www.calorieking.com/   http://dietfacts.com/

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

7 Fitness Tips from your Uncle

Found this on Yahoo – 7 Fitness Tips From Uncle Sam…

http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnews/20081009/ts_usnews/7fitnesstipsfromunclesam

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Breakfast really IS the most important meal of the day...

Okay, don’t admit it to your Mother – but it looks like she was actually right… about breakfast being the most important meal of the day, anyway….

http://health.yahoo.com/experts/nutrition/13933/is-breakfast-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day/

Want to know more about monitoring calories for weight loss or maintenance???  Check out our website at www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

MyPyramid.gov reminder

It’s been a while since I’ve taken you out to this website, so I thought I’d do it again.  A few years ago, the government introduced a new Food Pyramid.  They have a great website and update it regularly… one day I was at the airport and met the gentlemen heading it up.  I told him that we LOVED this website and took our clients our to it often.  Totally worth a little of your time.

http://www.mypyramid.gov/

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Calorie Burn during Cardio Kickboxing

From Apex’s Daily Q & A:

Q – I participate in a high level kickboxing cardio program.  The kickboxing center claims they have done research and you can burn up to 800 calories in a workout.  My bodybugg shows about 300 calories per workout.  Can you actually burn 800 calories in a workout??

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=317

As a Fit Pro, I get asked questions like this all the time.  Most of the time you’ll find that the research done when these studios report numbers is done by men, men with large muscles… Men burn more then women do, and the more muscle you have the more calories you burn….. therefore, the numbers that they are going to report are going to be higher then what the average jane or joe will experience!

Learn more about the bodybugg – www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Get Inspired to lose weight!

Another great inspirational story from our friends at Apex:  http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/testimonials_detail.php?story=20

Want to learn more about the bodybugg??  www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Ways to look thin in your clothes

Happy November!!

For many of you, November brings cooler temperatures.  Generally the cooler temperatures tell our bodies that we need to eat more, too…. It’s that ‘rainy day’ thought process that’s embedded in us that just doesn’t apply anymore.  While I advocate weight management all year ‘round, I realize that it happens… so here are some hints to help you look a little thinner in your clothes while you work on losing the weight!

http://shine.yahoo.com/channel/beauty/8-ways-to-look-thin-in-your-clothes-without-wearing-torture-device-undergarments-276269/

Got this great article from Yahoo!

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com