Fit & Healthy Buffalo- Fitness Success After 40

How stress gets in the way of your results - Do you do this when you feel stressed out? Have you ever had a hard day at work and been tempted to pull into the drive-through or pizza joint for a quick fix of junk food? Or maybe you think about stopping at the grocery store for a pint of ice cream. And you don’t even feel that bad about your plans to eat every single bite of it … After all, you’ve had a bad day, right? Stress eating is real. But guess what? It usually leaves you feeling WORSE after you finish it. You’re bloated … you’re tired … you feel blah … and maybe you even have a stomachache. And, most of the time you regret it or feel guilty about giving in afterward. Then think about this...where else is this showing up in your life? With your family? Your Fitness? Your Discipline? Your belief in yourself? Where else in life are you falling back on your destructive vices, that are not serving your mission, goals, and purpose in all areas of life? Did you ever realize, the q

  If you’re on a mission to slim down and tone up then it’s really important to hone your fat loss rather than simply weight loss. Losing pounds feels good, but if those pounds are precious muscle, then you’re actually hurting your overall ability for fat loss. In order to ensure that the weight you’re losing is FAT and not MUSCLE take the following 15 Essential Fat Loss Tips to heart… Fat Loss Tip #1: Keep Track Your willingness to track your food intake is equal to your desire to lose fat. Being serious about losing fat means taking note of every calorie you consume, making sure these calories contain enough protein, and stopping when you meet your daily allowance. Fat Loss Tip #2: Eat Breakfast Possibly the most fundamental eating tip of all time, a healthy breakfast with a good protein source will help your body have good calories to burn throughout the a.m. hours, letting you get to lunch without being tempted by that mid-morning doughnut. Fat Loss Tip #3: Avoid Getting Too Hungry

Today I’d like to be brutally honest with you about the food abuse that is so rampant today, but please know that I’m not trying to offend you. Instead of writing a ‘feel good’ article about cutting back a few calories and exercising a few more minutes each day, I’d like to write something that’s truly helpful and will make a difference in your life. Brutal honesty: You abuse food. That’s right. You’re overweight because you eat too much, and you eat too much because it tastes good and makes you feel good. It’s time to admit that this pleasure comes at high price… You’ve heard dishes being referred to as ‘comfort food’—some restaurants even have an entire section of their menu designated as comfort food. But comfort food is more than just a hearty dish… It’s those extra calories that you eat to feed an emotional need rather than a nutritional need. It’s excessively big portions that leave you stuffed. It’s high calorie snacks. It’s sugary treats. It’s fried, cheese-smothered appetizers