Archive for August, 2011
Foods that help you Sleep and Lose Weight
It has been a sleepless several nights for me, mainly because of troubling events. But it made me start thinking about food, and how it’s intimately connected to our patterns of sleep. If you can’t sleep, and life is calm and happy, maybe it’s something you ate–or didn’t. The foods we eat can dramatically affect [...]
Review: Champion ActiveWear
I am continuing on with the Champion ‘Shape Your Life’Ambassador Program. What the heck is this program all about? Click here for the explanation and for the review of my first outfit chosen for me. To quickly summarize: A box was couriered by Champion to the GGS HQ with three outfits picked picked for me based on the survey that [...]
How do you find Relief after a Hard Workout?
What do you do when your muscles are screaming at you after a hard workout? Everyone knows, or at least should know, that in order for your muscles to fully recover and get stronger, they need at least 24 hours before working on that particular muscle group again. Some people choose to workout the lower [...]
Kale Chips? Could this really be a 0 point WW potato chip subsitute?
~Sian For the next few Saturdays I am going to be doing 0 point weight watchers recipes (or one point ww recipes). I love potato chips. It is a definite weakness. I cannot ever just have one or the whole bag will be gone, no matter the size. It’s the salt /crunch combo that I just [...]
5 Weight Loss Rules You aren’t Following
~Rebecca, DietsinReview If you are like most people out there trying to lose weight, chances are you aren’t doing at least a few of these five weight loss strategies on a regular basis. Check your behaviors against this list and let me know how you measure up! 1. Dieting at Night – The key to [...]
4 Easy Ways to UP your Food Nutritional Content
Guest Post by Jennifer Bell How To Keep Food’s Nutritional Content We’ve learned more than ever about proper nutrition and which foods have the most nutritional value and which foods we should stay away from. But just as what we eat is important, so is the way that we prepare our food. Many people are not aware [...]
Are you Eating a Breakfast that Lasts?
Jillian Michael’s shares a great trick she uses to get out the door quick with a healthy breakfast for GGS readers…. As many of you know, breakfast is an absolute MUST in my book. Eating a hearty breakfast helps reduce levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin, keeping you satisfied throughout the morning and allowing your [...]
11 Steps to Create Powerful Goals
Craig is a 21-year-old student currently studying psychology at Bournemouth University. He runs a self-improvement site filled with free summaries and articles created from his own self improvement path. He has worked extensively in areas such as dating, health and fitness, social interaction, psychology and computer skills to improve himself, as well as to spread [...]
Sports Illustrated Model Marisa Miller Reveals how she Stays Fit
Marisa Miller: A gorgeous supermodel who loves to eat and boxes to stay fit. That makes her a superhero to us! Here she shares the seven daily habits and life lessons that have helped her stay strong, centered, and gorgeous in her Sports Illustrated bikini photos and beyond (including the workout she shares exclusively with [...]
Interesting Healthy Carbs you should be Eating
The 17 Day Diet seems to be all the rage these days. Created by Dr. Mike Moreno, the diet was recently featured on The Doctors and the Dr. Phil Show. To go along with this “17″ craze, we’re featuring a list of 17 healthy carbs that you should be eating for overall health. With so [...]
The Great Salad Lie
This guest post was written by Zalmi Duchman, CEO of The Fresh Diet, a Florida-based meal delivery company whose food is based on the 40% carbohydrates, 30% proteins and 30% fats diet concept. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people say, “I’m trying to lose weight, I’ll just have a salad.” Now [...]
Do you Relate to Celebrities that Yo-Yo Diet?
Celebrities are real people. They go to the grocery store (unless their assistant goes for them), drive cars (if their driver has the day off), and their weight fluctuates. Diet companies have a recent history of corralling celebrities into being their spokespeople, but is this the best marketing strategy? People who see a celebrity as [...]
Top 10 Foods for the Mediterranean Grocery List
Guest post by Allison As a nutritionist, I have been a fan of the Mediterranean Diet for years. I try to incorporate the key components of the diet such as exercise, limiting red meat, eating more fish, consuming more plant based foods and enjoying meals with family and friends. I became even more of a [...]
Giveaway: A Genuine Health Gift Pack + $50 London Drugs Gift Card-CLOSED
We love Genuine Health and have posted many great reviews regarding all of their wonderful products: Review: O3mega Joy + Genuine Health 21 day pH Challenge Going Green with Genuine Health Well, there is a great flavor that has made its way over to the GGS HQ’s. Its Vegan proteins+ in vanilla flavor! [...]
Review: Champion ‘Shape Your Life’ Ambassador Program
At the beginning of summer, the GGS team received this email with this subject line: Exclusive Invitation~Join the New Champion “Shape Your Life” Blogger Ambassador Program Of course, my immediate response was, YES we accept! The email went on to say: As a part of the Champion “Shape Your Life” Blogger Program, we would ask you to [...]
Food review: check your serving size!
I am always looking for new products on the shelves to try out. I am such a foodie – if it says it is new I will buy it. That is also why I have a love affair with Hungry Girl. I was in the local grocery store and I came across frozen cheesecake which was [...]
