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3 Sure Fire Ways to Feel Better

Posted by charly2 On March - 1 - 2010

Since my life-style change started, I’ve always looked for ways…

…to feel the best I can.

I’ve realized over the last few years, that there are multiple things to consider — such as:

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Recipes to Prevent Cancer & Heart Disease

Posted by charly2 On February - 14 - 2010

Looking to prevent cancer, heart disease & diabetes for you…

…and your family?

Who isn’t, right?

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Track Calories Burned, Sleep and Fitness too

Posted by charly2 On February - 1 - 2010

Wow, I couldn’t believe it when I found this $99 device online, it’s…

…called FitBit, and it tests & measures all crucial data regarding fitness & sleep!

FitBit tracks:

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Five Foods That Will Help You Sleep

Posted by charly2 On January - 15 - 2010

As I’ve studied the effects of different foods on my body…

…it’s been clear that with most of my findings, it happens to others as well!

With that in mind, here’s five foods that will help you sleep:

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5 ways to take care of your heart (& live longer!)

Posted by charly2 On August - 12 - 2009

In my journey to lose weight, and change my lifestyle –

Make yourself heard

it’s been loud and clear…

I’ve proven it to myself, as have millions of others:

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Teaching kids nutrition – a great online game!

Posted by charly2 On July - 22 - 2009

If you’re looking for a great, interactive way to help in teaching kids nutrition, this…

My Pyramid Blast Off

web site provided by the US Government is a great start!

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9 Proven Ways to Beat Stress

Posted by charly2 On June - 10 - 2009

Is your day stressing you out?

overwhelmed-woman-at-computer

Here’s 9 proven ways to beat stress:

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Only eat what you understand!

Posted by charly2 On May - 3 - 2009

Try this for ONE day, and I think you’ll be amazed…

Good for you foods!

Only eat the foods that have an ingredient list you completely understand!

It gets really easy really quickly, when you realize you know what’s in the following foods:

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Eat fruit & vegetables to see your energy go up!

Posted by charly2 On March - 29 - 2009

One of the biggest surprises I found after about a month of living my new lifestyle was having consistent energy throughout the day.

My old lifestyle consisted of a lunch like this:

Fries, Cheeseburger and Coke

and it was very common to find me passed out, napping, about 45 minutes after lunch.

I was riding a constant roller coaster throughout the day, and after I discovered it, I’d know:

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How to find safe, healthy, and green products

Posted by charly2 On March - 14 - 2009

Want to live longer?

It comes down to three things – what you put:

  1. in your mouth,
  2. on your skin, and
  3. in your lungs.

If you want to find safe, healthy, green products for you and your family — you have to check out:

GoodGuide.com - Find Safe Healthy and Green Products

GoodGuide.com.

GoodGuide offers you the ability to:

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Lose Weight Now – Tweet What You Eat!

Posted by charly2 On March - 2 - 2009

Looking for a great way to lose weight now?

How do I lose weight now?

How you ask?

It’s a known fact that tracking what you eat results in weight loss.  I’ve lived it, as have thousands of others…

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The cancer killing superfoods…

Posted by charly2 On February - 8 - 2009

What amazes me is how selfish & simple my plan became for losing weight & living a healthier lifestyle — after 10, yes TEN, years of trying everything, I essentially gave up and said:

“I’m going to try to stick to foods we (humans) haven’t screwed with”

8-foods-everyday

Fortunately for me, I already really liked most of those types of foods, such as:

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A colorful salad that helps me lose weight

Posted by charly2 On February - 5 - 2009

It was this very salad, which I ate in Athens, Greece on our Honeymoon…

colorfulsalad

that prompted my amazingly talented wife (aka chef!) to create this version:

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38 foods I’ll bet you’re not eating…

Posted by charly2 On January - 8 - 2009

Wow, I saw this on the Today Show not too long ago, and once I checked it out, I was impressed…

goodforyoufoods

Here’s a list of 38 foods I’ll bet you’re not eating — but should be…

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5 Reasons Blueberries Kick Ass!

Posted by charly2 On December - 23 - 2008

I find it interesting that humans have dissected, engineered, and mutilated foods to make them taste better (think potatoes and the french fry), when all along nature has provided the best tasting foods…

A few examples are:

  • Apples,
  • Strawberries,
  • Oranges,
  • Kiwis,
  • Bananas,
  • Pineapple, and even, yes,
  • Blueberries.

blueberries

As I’ve become a major fan of eating simple, healthy foods – which has been one of the biggest reasons I’ve lost so much weight – I’ve found that I absolutely LOVE blueberries!

Here’s 5 Reasons Blueberries Kick Ass:

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Simple, healthy foods that combat cancer

Posted by charly2 On November - 7 - 2008

Have you ever had someone you love die of cancer?

I have, I was there through the entire process :( and…

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Men: Protect your prostate with these foods!

Posted by charly2 On November - 3 - 2008

In the next year, more than 230,000 men in the US will learn they have prostate cancer…

If you’re below the age of 50, your odds are very low.

However…

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Season smarter, tastier with almost no calories!

Posted by charly2 On October - 28 - 2008

One thing that my wife and I have discovered is that…

…there are many ways to season food without having to use traditional:

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Find your *@#$%^! inspiration!

Posted by charly2 On October - 21 - 2008

I’m going to tell you a secret — for 10 years, I’ve found this photo…

…is the most inspirational to me for:

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Set your Start Date

Posted by charly2 On October - 16 - 2008

Getting results requires action!

When you’re ready to start living your new lifestyle, you need to pick a start date.

Personally, I hate start dates because…

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Watch the weight fall off!

Posted by charly2 On October - 11 - 2008

“Your face is so much thinner!”

I think that’s the biggest compliment I’ve been hearing in the last few months – and that makes me very happy.

You can see the difference when you compare the photo above, taken on a recent trip to DisneyWorld, to this one.

It’s refreshing to hear those comments, however, it was much more amazing to me to see these results –

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Keep a daily food log – you’ll be shocked!

Posted by charly2 On October - 5 - 2008

In the last few years I’ve become especially fond of the saying -

“You can’t change what you don’t measure”

as a matter of fact, I’ve made some big life changes using it.  (I saved 50% on my car & boat insurance because of it.)

The most helpful change I’ve made, that has played a key role in helping me create & maintain my new lifestyle is…

…keeping track of what I eat in a daily food log.

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Eat half and watch what happens!

Posted by charly2 On September - 30 - 2008

If there’s one thing you can do, that will generate results immediately, it’s…

…eating half of what you normally do!

It’s as easy as it sounds!

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Get to know your support system

Posted by charly2 On September - 20 - 2008

As you test some new approaches to living, don’t be surprised to find out family & friends aren’t so supportive.

They may not say it, but their actions will definitely show it.

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Create and test your new lifestyle

Posted by charly2 On September - 17 - 2008

A few years ago, I realized I wasn’t ready to completely commit to a new style of living, BUT…

…I knew I couldn’t continue on the path I was on (look at my extra chin in that photo!) so the thought came to me:

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Eat simple, healthy foods

Posted by charly2 On September - 13 - 2008

Over the last year, I’ve found out that eating simple, healthy foods first…

Healthy Foods

…leaves little room in my stomach for the bad ones. :)

In the last year, I’ve gotten real clear on two things:

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Get a scale & use it daily!

Posted by charly2 On September - 10 - 2008

I believe “you can’t change what you don’t measure“.

The only way you’ll succeed in losing weight, is if you weigh yourself daily.  It’s very important to do this under the same conditions every day.

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Creating loss & maintenance lifestyles

Posted by charly2 On September - 7 - 2008

When you want to lose weight, you live in “loss mode”.

When you want to maintain your weight, you live in “maintenance mode”.

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Know your BMI & BMR

Posted by charly2 On September - 5 - 2008

To create your new lifestyle, you need to know these two terms, and their numbers:

  1. Your BMI, or Body Mass Index.
  2. Your BMR, or Basal Metabolic Rate.

Your BMI is a quick way to tell if your weight is appropriate for your height.

You can use this Body Mass Index calculator to figure yours out.

When I was my heaviest, at 262 pounds, my BMI was 36.5!

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The BMR Activity Multiplier

Posted by charly2 On September - 3 - 2008

To learn more about your BMI (Body Mass Index) and BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate), please read “Knowing your BMI & BMR“.

Here’s the BMR Activity Multiplier:

BMR Activity Multiplier
Sedentary = BMR X 1.2 (little or no exercise, desk job)
Lightly active = BMR X 1.375 (light exercise/sports 1-3 days/wk)
Mod. active = BMR X 1.55 (moderate exercise/sports 3-5 days/wk)
Very active = BMR X 1.725 (hard exercise/sports 6-7 days/wk)
Extr. active = BMR X 1.9 (hard daily exercise/sports & physical job or 2X day training, i.e marathon, contest etc.)