Fit & Healthy Buffalo- Fitness Success After 40

  You wake up each morning with every intention of eating "good" today. You'll skip the drive thru line on your way to work. You'll refuse to get fast food with co-workers at lunch. You'll boycott the vending machine in the mid-afternoon. And you won't even think about having dessert after dinner. But then your cravings win. Your friend drops by with a big fluffy muffin and a latte for breakfast. A group of co-workers invite you to that greasy spoon down the street for lunch. Cake is passed around at the mid-afternoon staff meeting. And after dinner your honey surprises you with a bowl of your favorite ice cream. You tell yourself that tomorrow will be different. Tomorrow you won't give in to food cravings. But then tomorrow comes with its own special circumstances, and cravings get the best of you once again. Why Do Food Cravings Always Win? Let's face it, we live in a world where food temptations are everywhere...which lead to cravings,

Starting a health and fitness routine after the age of 40 is NOT about 2 hour workouts and starvation diets... Rather its about focusing on working WITH your body, your goals, your needs and your abilities. Too many people try and over do it and end up frustrated, discouraged or worse yet...hurt!!

  Heads up, , I’ve got some controversial news for you today – but hang with me!  “Moderation” is one of the biggest buzzwords in wellness right now.  But guess what? It doesn’t work … Because almost everyone does it wrong.  The fact is, what looks like “moderation” to one person might be something completely different for someone else.  For food, your definition of “moderate” can depend on what you grew up eating, your current eating habits, or even your mood. Just as one example: what’s a “moderate” amount of pizza?  If you conducted a poll, you’d probably come up with a huge range of answers … from an entire pizza all the way down to one slice. (This isn’t even taking into account the “extras” people eat or drink with their pizza.) All of this is backed up by science.  A major study found that when people ate according to the old saying, “everything in moderation,”  they ended up with a less healthy diet  than people who ate a smaller number of healthy foods. PLUS:  they ended up wi