No magic pill- Strength Train!

Everyday I see ads for Diet pills and it Always upsets me. Even when I was at my heaviest I didn't use those things. Sure I was tempted, they make it look so easy to look so good, but I knew they are not healthy!  I've always tried to be a fairly reasonable with what I put into my body.  Even more so now that I am a mom of two young girls. I have to be the best remodel they can have.  Taking diet pills would not give me that image. If I took diet pills it would tell them to take the easy way out and then do it again after the weight comes back.  In essence I would be teaching them how to become YO-YO dieters. 

That is NOT what I want for myself, my girls or any of my family or friends.  I am so happy to have found something so nutritious to be to drink everyday and I give it to my kids and recommend to family. I am not only getting my vitamins but also getting a full meal.  This drink is Shakeology and it's helped me and my husband loss weight, have energy, get regular and too many other benefits to list.

By doing my workout daily and eating healthy regularly I am now showing my girls a balanced view of eating and exercising. This is a balance many try to find, I hope that showing them early in life they will have a healthy self-image and be happy with themselves.
So these articles about Strength training and Eating are really great and I hope it helps you, like it has for me.

Why Strength Train?Kathy Smith

 Still not convinced you should strength train? Here's a good reason. After the age of 30, we all lose a quarter pound of muscle mass each year. Yikes! With less muscle, our metabolism slows down and we gain fat—averaging about 15 pounds a decade. While muscle is metabolically active (each pound of muscle burns approximately 35 to 50 calories per day), stored fat is not, burning far fewer calories. The more muscle you have, the more calories you burn throughout the day, whether you're walking, vacuuming . . . even sleeping! What's more, while aerobic activity burns fat during exercise, weight training utilizes fat hours after exercising, so your metabolism stays slightly elevated for a longer period of time following a strength-training session than following an aerobic workout.

On a hunger scale that ranges from 1 (you're starving) to 10 (you're stuffed), if you aim to stay between 4 and 6, your eating should remain under control. Two ways to help this are eating early before you feel hungry, and stopping eating as soon as you're not hungry, never waiting until you feel full. So eating right and exercising are the ONLY Real help you need to maintain a happy Healthy Life. I enjoy hearing from you, please leave a comment if you like this post.