Articles tagged with Protein
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How To Practice Balance And Moderation In Your Diet
More than 50 percent of the exercise required to stay fit and firm as you age, involves a fork and knife. No amount of exercise can compensate for poor dietary habits. I believe in finding a healthy eating plan that works for you, that you can live with for the long-term. One [...]
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Protein Shake Cleanse
I took an experience from The Healthier Me and his latest post on a 3-day Shakeology Cleanse and decided to do my own 3 day cleanse to jump start my weight loss. I changed it up a bit from his cleanse since I don’t have Shakeology (that stuff is expensive!) and instead opted to use [...]
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Lose Weight Excuse Buster…No time for Breakfast
Maybe you don’t have time to prepare breakfast but you are open to trying something new. By eating breakfast, you will have a greater chance to lose weight or keep you from gaining weight. Your metabolism will begin eating away at the breakfast right away, already starting your fat burning furnace. [...]
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Working Nights And Snacks
I work nights. Working nights is unnatural, stressful, and makes you prone to weight gain. (Old joke: What's the difference between a night nurse and an elephant? About ten pounds.) It is also hard to eat a real meal when you work nights, as eating a real meal will make you want to fall [...]
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Mocha Cherry Smoothie
I've been making a lot of Chocolate Cherry Bomb smoothies lately based on Kristen's Raw Vegan Recipe but decided last week that I needed a bit more of a kick to I made a version with espresso - it was so yummy I have to share! Plus I had the day off work waiting for [...]
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Quinoa
Quinoa (pronounced "keen-wa") is a grain that frequently shows up on "super foods" lists. While it may not actually give you super powers, I do love it because it is high in protein (considered a "complete protein" because it contains all nine essential amino acids), iron, complex carbohydrates, B vitamins, zinc, and magnesium. Also, it [...]
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Women Can Build Muscles Without Getting Bulky!
You can build muscles and not get bulky! As a woman, you would have to lift enormous amounts of weights to get bulky so don’t worry about it…you do need to consistently eat to get consistent muscle growth. So, you can’t starve yourself! Build muscle, burn fat and tone your body. That’s the recipe that always works! If [...]
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Refeed Review
I have a confession to make. When I finally got around to posting my Journey to Abs post, I was already about 2 weeks into my refeed experiment. I just hadn’t had the time to actually proofread the post and get it out there. With that said, my first few weeks on the refeed [...]
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Whey & Casein Protein Shake Recipes
Protein shake recipes are fast becoming popular for their simplicity and benefits in exercise. Protein is one of the most important nutrients your body needs to improve its muscles, bones and skin. Keep in mind though, that protein shakes should not replace your diet, but only supplement it! Also remember that the recommended amount of [...]
