Archive for August, 2009
Eat more, lose weight – and here’s why!
~Amy Lee Martin Eat More Lose Weight; The Benefits of 6 small meals vs. 3 large meals Often times when people are trying to lose weight they make the mistake of slashing their calories and eating fewer meals. The good news is that the opposite is true. In fact increasing your number of healthy meals [...]
Laynie’s training update: thinking about health
After losing her husband to a rare illness in 2001, Laynie reached a weight of approximately 194 pounds. Five years later in 2006 she was declared winner of the Sydney Women’s Natural Masters Physique Championship. How did she do it? If you aren’t familiar with her amazing story, click here to read it. Laynie is currently training for the 2010 Australian [...]
Tips for the prediabetes runner (or any beginning runner)
~Melanie Have you been diagnosed with prediabetes? Have you decided to start running? There are so many benefits to exercise and running is a great sport to take up. The American Diabetes Association estimates there are 57 million Americans with prediabetes. Prediabetes refers to blood glucose levels that are higher than normal, but not yet [...]
Running from my nasty little green and scaly bug-eyed devil
~ Melanie Yesterday, when I read Sian’s post about the self -sabotage one’s inner voice can do (“Are those my fat thighs in the mirror, Sian’s weekly weigh in“), I immediately thought of my own little green and scaly bug-eyed devil named Tiff. She’s my little – but loud – inner voice and I always [...]
Are those really my fat thighs in the mirror!-Sian’s weekly weigh in
~Sian I know we all the have that inner voice that talks to us all day long. What is yours saying about your body image? I can say for myself, my inner voice is way too hard on me and it needs to stop right now! Just the other day at the gym, I sweated [...]
How I finished a sprint triathlon with three weeks’ training
~Kim Dudra It started with a coupon for a bike tune-up. My 15-year-old hybrid mountain bike (the kind with the smooth city tires) was in dire need of an overhaul. Having run a few half-marathons, and being tired of running in general, I wanted to get back into biking again. The visit to the repair [...]
HELP! How can I get back in my skinny jeans?
~Susan Okay enough is enough….I have been trying to lose the last 10 pounds now for the past few months. I was doing very well for a while, I had dropped 3 pounds. Then I don’t know how or when but it found me again!!! How I know this is not from my scale as [...]
WINNER!- Confessions MOM!!
First of all, I want to sincerely thank each and every person who nominated a mom in our Girlgetstrong “strong mom” contest whether you nominated yourself or another mom, or both. (And to the dads, nieces, friends and neighbors who also took the time to nominate a wonderful mom, you are so AWESOME to support [...]
The athlete’s diet and supplements
~Melanie Nutrition expert Micheline Vargas of Nutrilite works with professional athletes (such as Nutrilite-sponsored AC Milan’s men’s professional soccer team). She answers today’s question for us. GGS: What type of food do athletes eat daily and what sort of supplements do they take? Athletes should eat a wholesome balanced diet containing a variety of nutrient [...]
How to get rid of the FAT?
Your fat-blasting walking routine is how! Here is an amazing new shortcut that you absolutely must try. Recently uncovered by University of Virginia scientists, the strategy actually takes less time than traditional walking working outs– yet it has been proven to melt four times more fat. Why it works? Leisurely walks burn about 300 calories [...]
Toning your arms with Kim
Ladies, grab your dumbbells and lets tone those arms with Kim! Here’s this week’s video.
GIVEAWAYS Galore Encore!CLOSED
We had so much fun and success with our “Are you getting Lucky?’ giveaway post with thought we would do it again! So here are some brand new exciting giveaways just waiting to be won! Enter the ones you like or enter them all, your choice! BUT don’t forget to enter often! Note: You can also [...]
Time to ramp up the workouts – I mean start them
So I’ve been lazy all summer. I’ve eaten a lot, drank a lot (no, not that kind of drinking, mostly pop, which is a whole different post) and only worked out a bit. I found that this year, this summer, my motivation fell to an all time low. Not so much that I didn’t want [...]
What motivates you?~Sian’s weekly weigh-in
~Sian I had so many great comments on last week’s post, thank you! So, the consensus seems to be is training for a marathon will NOT make you skinnier, possibly just the opposite. Once the furnace gets going, you will have to feed it more to keep the fire alive. Interesting, never thought of that. My Weight [...]
The surprising secret that may be keeping you fat
~by Melanie Here’s some food for thought We recently interviewed Hungry Girl Lisa Lillien via Skype and ran the video in two parts because the entire thing was over 11 minutes long. If you didn’t see it, you can watch part one here, and part two here. This post, however, is not about the yogurt [...]
The FIVE rules of flat abs.
RULE NO. 1 Attack your hidden core muscles: Crunches target only superficial muscles, so they aren’t the most efficient way to work your abs. Hard fact – To burn one pound of fat, you have to do 250,000 crunches, according to researchers at the University of Virginia. That’s 1oo crunches a day for seven years! [...]
