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January 27, 2008
NEW YOU TUBE VIDEOS ADDED THIS WEEK
I have added more videos to You Tube!
I hope to add over 100 videos this year to help you with your health and fitness efforts!
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January 25, 2008
STUDY: EATING SLOWLY INHIBITS APPETITE
Mindful eating...
may be getting a boost from science. For more than 30 years, dieters have been told to eat slowly to reduce their intake of food. But until now, there has been no scientific evidence to support the theory.
"It started in about 1972 as a hypothesis that eating slowly would allow the body time for the development of satiety [fullness] and we would eat less," said Kathleen Melanson, assistant professor of nutrition and food science at the University of Rhode Island. "Since then we've heard it everywhere and it has become common knowledge. But no studies had been conducted to prove it."
In fact, early evidence suggested the opposite to be true. In the 1990s, one study examined the role of small bite sizes and found no effects, while a study of pauses between bites actually showed increased food consumption with more pauses.
But a laboratory study of college-age women over the past year led by Melanson confirmed the long-held belief. The results were reported in October by research intern Ana Andrade at the annual meeting of the North American Association for the Study of Obesity.
In the study, 30 women made two visits to Melanson's lab, and each time they were given a large plate of pasta and told to eat as much as they wanted. When they were told to eat quickly, they consumed 646 calories in nine minutes, but when they were encouraged to pause between bites and chew each mouthful 15 to 20 times, they ate just 579 calories in 29 minutes.
"Satiety signals clearly need time to develop," Melanson concluded. "Not only did the women take in fewer calories when they ate more slowly, they had a greater feeling of satiety at meal completion and 60 minutes afterwards, which strongly suggests benefits to eating more slowly." The women also judged themselves as having enjoyed the meal more when they ate slowly than when they ate quickly, Melanson added.
One potentially confounding factor in the study was that the volunteers were provided water to drink with their meal, and when eating slowly they had considerably more time to drink before completing their meal. The greater consumption of water might have contributed to satiety under the slow condition. However, Melanson said that this factor reflects the real-world situation, since eating slowly allows more time for water consumption.
Additional studies will be conducted in the future to determine if there are different results for other groups of individuals.
ANITA STONE
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January 6, 2008
JOURNEY TO FITNESS VIDEOS - 12-WEEK ONLINE CLASSES
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January 1, 2008
Diet and Fitness Plan of Attack for the New Year
Dec. 18, 2007 From Yahoo Health
Here we are once again at our New Year's resolution. Talk about a Groundhog Day concept. New Year's is the ultimate clean slate. Why not? Let's go for it.
The reason most of us don't succeed with our New Year's resolution is because it's often times an emotional statement we blurt out with no real plan. This is our year people! We are going to do it right in 2008, and we are going to start by creating an organized checklist/plan of attack on how to get it done.
The Plan
1. Depending on your fitness level the first thing you're going to do is get the green light from your doc to say it's OK for you to get going.
2. Map out where your starting point is: current weight, exercise schedule, foods you are eating, and even some basic measurements of your body. It's always great to see where you begin, and it will help you appreciate progress even more.
3. Make a nutritional plan. Sounds crazy, but I want you to map out your meals for the week. Hey, I love spontaneity, but not in our food life. Do not reach for food based on how you are "feeling." No emotional eating; just eat what's on your plan. This will help you stay on top of food, and allow food to control you or sabotage your goals.
4. Create an exercise agenda. It's not going to work to just want to eat better and exercise more. You have to be specific and define what that really means in your life.
- You should have your food journal, which keeps track of the food you eat from day to day, andincludes your original food calendar. This way you can see how close you are to hitting your mark and note which kinds of situations throw you off (i.e. stress, poor planning, etc). Not to mention you will start to see which foods are your Achilles heal and which ones you reach for most often in the heat of the moment. Becoming aware is often times half the battle.
- You should create a workout journal. Include your cardio, strength, and even stretching schedules. This should include how many days a week, for how long, and at what intensity you are going to work out. Write it all down.
5. Create a great support system. Figure out who is going to be a part of helping you reach your goals, and who may need to be kept at bay. Even notice if you have certain friends that only want to go out and eat certain kinds of food that may just pull you back into your ways of old. Try to avoid predictable circumstances that will create temptation.
6. Make time for some positive reading. I know it may sound corny, but create some time every week to read inspiring, educational, and motivational material. Spending a small percentage of your week reading materials that are supportive will help reinforce your morale and give a boost to your spirit.
This is it! You can do this, but make a solid plan and be kind to yourself. If you have an off day or week, just get back to your plan. That's one of the best things about making a plan on paper -- you can turn it over to the schedule, and follow what it says instead of your feelings at the moment.
2007 Gabrielle Reece . All Rights Reserved
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