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Happy Last Day of 2008.

Tomorrow begins a new year.  A new year provides us with endless possibilities and a renewed sense of pride in ourselves and our homes and our lives.... What's YOUR New Year's Resolution?

If it's weight loss, a gain of muscle mass, or weight management of any kind let us help you!

Weight Management is knowing two numbers:
Incoming calories (food)

Outgoing calories (physical activity)

You want to LOSE weight, you have to burn more calories then you eat.  Want to gain muscle mass?  You need to work those muscles while making sure you don't eat more calories then you burn.

Let us help you with this mathematical equation.... it's a lot simpler then you'd think.    I know that this is going to sound like a diet aid commercial, but you can seriously eat what you want and still lose weight.  As long as your doctor doesn't have you on a special diet for health reasons, you can eat what you want...You want chocolate cake, for heaven's sake EAT chocolate cake - you just have to make sure that your activity level has earned that piece of cake!

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

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Sharron C. Grzybowski
Co-Founder of STOP, Stop the Obesity Pandemic

www.MoveMoreEatLess.Org

 

How you can use the bodybugg while you're pregnant

Q – I’m 18 weeks pregnant.  I would like to set a goal on my bodybugg to gain only 25 or 30 pounds. Is there any way of doing this?

A – Yes you can!  Read the details on the MyApex webpage:

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=374

Want to talk bodybugg?  Check out our website at www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

And get in touch with us!

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

 

Calcium Supplements

A great article regarding Calcium Supplements from my MayoClinic.com newsletter:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calcium-supplements/AN00964

This is something I’m particularly interested in myself.  After my surgery earlier this month, increasing my intake of calcium is important to help prevent bone loss.

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Happy First Day of Kwanza!

Happy First Day of Kwanza!

When you’re ready to take a break from the holiday eating and start thinking weight loss, visit us at:
www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

It’s weight loss on YOUR terms.  It’s your life, only better!

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org 

 

 

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!

When I was little, we ate leftovers all day long….. Remember, Mayonnaise is a high calorie option for your sandwich.  Read those labels of your condiments!!

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org 

 

 

Happy Christmas Eve!

Have a great Christmas Eve…..

Remember, don’t over indulge – even if you don’t choose the lowest calorie treat its okay, just choose it in a smaller portion.

 

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

 

 

 

Arthritis pain relief

Arthritis pain relief:  Creams and gels for aching joints – from my MayoClinic.com’s newsletter:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pain-medications/PN00041

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Make the switch for healthier recipes

A great article about Ingredient Substitutions from my MayoClinic.com newsletter:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/NU00585

Cook up healthier recipes by swapping one ingredient for another.  These substitution tips can help!!  Just in time for the final weeks of holiday cooking!

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Day 2 of Portion Control advice

A blog on MayoClinic.com regarding portion control:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/portion-control/MY00416

Remember, it’s not the QUANTITY of food that you crave but the QUALITY.  Slow down and enjoy the meal, rushing through it generally leads to eating more then you need…. You need time for your brain and tummy to talk and give you the “I’m full” message!

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

 

Help with Portion Control

I’ve put this out there a few times, but it’s always worthy of addressing again.  Day 1 of 2 with help with knowing your proper portion:

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

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

 

Time to start feeling guilty about all you've eaten the past month

Well, it’s mid-December and time to start feeling a little guilty about all we’ve eaten the past month or so (include Halloween and we’re talking 6 weeks of indulgence).  And we’re not done yet, so I’ll bet there are still a few holiday parties left before your New Year’s Eve bash.  A few things to remember during the last two weeks of the year:

Salads are not always your friend – your basic salad with veggies is fine, it’s when you start adding toppings that the calories start to add up (croutons, bacon, cheese, dressing, nuts).  Try dried fruits instead of those other condiments, it will help to sweeten up the salad and add a great taste that you’ll enjoy (a quarter cup of many of those packaged dried fruits is generally around 140 calories). 

Watch those side dishes – yes, the green beans and yams are healthy and low calorie.  But, again, it’s what you add to them that makes them a high calorie side dish (butter, olive oil, marshmallows).  If your side dish contains these items, then choose a smaller portion.

Alcohol – I find that I prefer to drink beer because it’s easier for me to know exactly how many calories I consume.  When someone pours you a mixed drink, you never really know how much alcohol is in the glass to know how many calories to account for.  If you are keeping track, completely finish your drink before you allow someone to pour more into your glass (I always hate it when the waiter thinks he’s being efficient and adds wine to my partially-filled glass).

Desserts – You know you’re going to partake, so you may as well plan for it when you put your main dish on your plate.  Cut down on what you would serve yourself for dinner to save some room in your calorie bank for dessert calories.  When it comes time for dessert you’ll find that you want to try more then one of the dishes being served – so do, but try a half of cookie and a half of piece of pie.  I assure you there will be someone else in the room that will be relieved to see you do this and take the other half of what you leave behind!

Remember that it is the QUALITY of food that you crave, it is not the QUANTITY.

Enjoy the rest of your holiday gatherings.  Then when you’re ready, visit us at:  www.MoveMoreEatLess.org so we can show you how to shed those calories and feel better about yourself!!

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Healthy Eating for your December holiday parties!

There’s a great recipe that I found on the MayoClinic.com’s newsletter:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/NU00432

This turkey recipe serves 10 and is low in sodium, about 5 ounces of light and dark meat is 247 calories.  Keep those main dish calories low, then you’ve got room in your calorie ‘bank’ for desserts and some of your other favorite high calorie goodies!!

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

personal update

Good morning, everyone!

I meant to log in and publish this this weekend, but just neglected to do so.  Tomorrow will mark two weeks since my surgery to remove the pelvic mass and I’m beginning to finally feel a little more normal.  About mid-week next week I finally found a comfortable sleeping position – only one comfortable position and I still woke up in time for my pain pill every night.

My follow up appointment last week went well and my scar seems to be healing properly.  Of course the doctor did keep me under house arrest for another 4 to 6 weeks (I’m hoping that 4 weeks is all that’s necessary for mending, I’m already anxious), with no driving or lifting.

I am thankful that even Key West has quality doctors and we found it and took care of it before it because a physical problem for me.  I am also thankful that I came in to this in good health, which made my recovery all that much faster.  (Even the nurses in the holding area before surgery commented about how I appeared to be in good physical condition and how that would help my post-surgery healing process)

Two lessons for everyone here – don’t skip your doctor’s visits and that staying physically active and watching your diet are important not only to leading a healthy lifestyle, but to post-surgery recovery as well.

Get off your duff and go get some exercise!

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Time to start thinking New Year's Resolutions...

It’s time to start thinking about your New Year’s Resolutions…. Me?  I’ve got a little medical thing that I’m hoping will be less stressful by that time (once things are a little more settled I’ll log in and fill you in – because I’m a big believer in sharing your experiences so that others can learn from them).  I’m also hoping that we get the house that we put a Contract on before Thanksgiving (it’s a short sale, so who knows when the bank will approve it).  And I’m hoping to get my teller job to a full time gig, to help pay some bills and work on a little extra income for our (possible) upcoming new home.

Is weight loss one of your NY Resolutions?  Turn it into a combo Holiday Gift for yourself and purchase the bodybugg – the next-best-thing-to-sliced-bread when it comes to weight loss!!  Learn more at www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

This is a fabulous product and we are the BEST people to turn to for your Fit Pro needs.  Not owning a gym anymore makes us even more qualified, because we’re successful ourselves without going to the gym (and I can honestly say that I’ve not stepped foot in a gym since early August).

It’s your life, only better!

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Food Pyramid for Preschoolers

Remember when they redesigned the Food Pyramid a few years ago?  I’ve posted it a few times, I’m a big believer in the improvements in this one over the one we all grew up with.  They’ve one-upped themselves by creating one for Preschoolers…

http://www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/index.html

Designed for children 2 to 5 years of age.  The website in it’s entirety is full of good information, in case you’d like to glance at more then just what’s highlighted here.

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Is Creatine Harmful to organs?

From MyApex’s Daily Q & A archives:

Q – Are there any studies that suggest the use of creatine to be harmful to bodily organs?

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=416

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Treatment Decisions

A great page from MayoClinic.com to help you make some major decisions about treating a condition and managing your health:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/TreatmentDecsionIndex/TreatmentDecisionIndex

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Physical activity within 45 minutes after eating...

Okay, I LOVE it when I find one out that my Mom was wrong on one of those things that she always nagged about…. I mean, seriously, they call it ‘wives tales’ for a reason.  Another great Question & Answer from the MyApex Daily Q & A archive:

Q – I’ve heard that you shouldn’t swim (or exercise) for 45 minutes after eating.  Is that true??

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=62

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

personal update

Happy December – the start of winter and the holiday season!!

I wanted to drop a reminder to all women (and fathers, husbands, friends of women) to NOT forget to schedule your annual GYN appointment.  Even though it can be a little uncomfortable and embarrassing, it’s an important part of taking care of yourself.  At my annual this year, I had a little scare and regret that I held off on my appointment for the few months that I did (I believe my last appointment was 16 months prior, instead of the recommended 12).  My new GYN found a teratoma (a multiple celled cyst).  He did an in-office ultra-sound and said that it appeared to be about the size of a four month old fetus, and unsure what exactly it had attached itself to (but was blocking his view of the uterus).  After a CT scan and an ultra-sound, it was decided that it was bigger then something he would tackle in his office and he sent me to Miami, a specialist in the Sylvester Cancer Center at the U of M medical campus.

Dr. Twiggs was wonderful and his assistant, Lilly, helped to get me in as soon as possible (she called me during her Thanksgiving vacation to help schedule both the in-office visit and surgery).  Surgery was last Tuesday, and I still haven’t heard all of the details of the flurry of activities yet – in short, it sounds like they put me under and then conducted a complete pelvic exam to determine the size and precise location of the teratoma.  In doing so, they realized that it was not only larger then they expected, but shaped like a question mark around my other organs in the area.  Dr Twiggs had warned me during my in-office visit that they may find it necessary to do something more then a traditional C-section, and they did.  The incision is from my naval down, and they still had some trouble getting the teratoma out in one piece (but were successful).  They did a complete hysterectomy (which we discussed as a possibility) and removed my appendix, as well.  The first two of the three biopsies of the cell have come back benign and I have no reason to believe that the third will come back with the same result next week.

Lesson learned – so lesson being shared…. Do not skip your appointments.  I don’t even want to have a conversation with the doctor about what could have happened had this thing grown and gotten bigger before we caught it.  Buck it up and get over the embarrassement and schedule the appointment.  The only reason why I waited is because I found myself in a new area and I really didn’t want to have to go through the hassle of finding another doctor again this year ….. Silly Sharron.

We take care of our kids, our spouses, our houses and our jobs…. Why don’t we take the time to take care of ourselves???  If we don’t, who will?

Your online blogger friend,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

Lifestyle Makeover Specialist

www.SharronG.com

 

Healthy Recipe Center

I took you out to a Light Recipe website the other day, here’s the MayoClinic.com’s Healthy Recipe Center:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/healthy-recipes/RE99999

Interested in learning about a fabulous weight loss tool?  A great gift for yourself for the holidays…. A great tool for you to kick start your New Year’s Resolution.  Check out our program and our fabulous offer on www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Heart Rate Range

Another great Question from the MyApex Daily Q & A archives:

Q – In Cycling Class my heart rate ranges form 74% to 94% and even 100% on occasion.  My husband is sure that this is unhealthy for me.  I’m hoping he’s wrong, because I love the adrenaline rush.

http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=64

(ps – I love the adrenaline rush myself!!)

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

coffee calories are potentially sabotaging your diet...

A GREAT article that I found with my weekly MayoClinic.com newsletter:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/calories/NU00185

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

When should you eat carbs vs. protein

This question from the MyApex Daily Q & A Archive is quite interesting – this reader introduces the thought that when their bodybugg™ program suggests that their food groups should be eaten separately (carbs at one meal and proteins at another). 

Q – I am supposed to eat 20% fat, 20% protein, and 60^ carbs.  When should I eat my carb vs. protein?

A – http://my.apexfitness.com/vip/content/q_a_detail.php?story=178

Interested in learning how you can get your suggested diet plan?  Check us out online www.MoveMoreEatLess.org

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com

 

Dust Mite Allergies

I have indoor allergies in general, I’ve never been diagnosed with Dust Mist Allergies specifically.  Although, when we moved to Florida where our entire home is tiled I found my allergies died down greatly.  I honestly think that it’s because of the dust mites that the carpets hold.  Between that and the cat dander, I feel much better every morning with our tiled floors!  I highly recommend getting read of carpets!!

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/dust-mites/DS00842

Yours in Health, Wellness, and Beauty,

Sharron

Sharron Grzybowski

www.SharronG.com