June 2011
405 posts
healthy weight loss, & workout ideas!: #22 →
dietstobeingskinny:
Good Abdominal Exercises
Exercises For Upper Abs
-Abdominal Crunch
Lay on the ground with your legs bent and your feet flat. Do not pull from your arms, keep your focus on your abdominal muscles. Remember, this is an abdominal crunch not a sit up.Keep your abdominal muscles tight, neck…
healthy weight loss, & workout ideas!: #24 →
dietstobeingskinny:
I’M CHALLENGING YOU! - first challenge ›
Here are 9 powerful reasons to drink water (with tips on how to form the water habit afterwards):
Weight loss Water is one of the best tools for weight loss, first of all because it often replaces high-calorie drinks like soda and juice…
healthy weight loss, & workout ideas!: #25 →
dietstobeingskinny:
Five secrets to flat ab success
Stay in control. Don’t use momentum (for example, rocking your upper body back and forth) instead of your abs to do the work. Keep your middle muscles contracted throughout the entire range of motion. Let them pull your shoulders and/or hips off the floor.
#29
dietstobeingskinny:
Raspberries with Yogurt
4 tablespoons of fat free greek yogurt (70)
20 raspberries (20)
Mix in a bowl, enjoy! 90 calories per serving
#34
dietstobeingskinny:
Pitaya and Strawberry Salad
Ingredients:
1 Pitaya/Dragon Fruit (60)
5 strawberries (19)
1/2 tablespoon organic honey (you could use more if you want) (32)
Method:
Cut the strawberries in half and the pitaya in cubes. Toss with honey and serve.
Makes a single serving of 111 calories.
#32
dietstobeingskinny:
Raspberry Rockets (a.k.a. white chocolate filled raspberries that are perfect for a sweet craving)
Ingredients:
20 raspberries (20)
20 white chocolate chips (34)
Method:
Wash the raspberries by holding them under gently running water or submerging in a bowl of water and agitating gently. Allow the raspberries to air-dry by simply putting them on a towel. Once dry,...
#47
dietstobeingskinny:
Spiced Cucumber
Ingredients:
3/4 cucumber, sliced (34)
1 1/2 tbp Miso Dressing (120)
1/4 tsp lemon juice (0)
1/4 tsp black pepper (1)
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes (1)
1/4 tsp turmeric (2)
1/4 tsp curry powder (2)
Directions:
Just mix ingredients miso mayo thru curry powder and then toss it with sliced cucumbers until well coated. That’s really it! Makes enough for...
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dietstobeingskinny:
11 Foods to Avoid for a Flat Stomach
If you want to make sure you are burning stomach fat — make sure you are staying away from these 11 foods. Instead of making your waist smaller — these foods will only expand your waistline even further.
Candy
For most of us this one can be…
Healthy is sexy: THE PERFECT SKIN DIET →
healthy-is-sexy:
Almonds: Hey, guess what? Almonds are seeds, not nuts, and they’re stuffed with vitamin E, a potent sun blocker. Volunteers who consumed 14 milligrams of the vitamin per day (about 20 almonds) and then were exposed to UV light sunburned less than those who took none. “Vitamin E acts as an…
Oatmeal with Pecans and Berries
healthy-is-sexy:
1 packet Original Quaker Instant Oatmeal made with 1 cup skim milk and mixed with: 2 Tbsp chopped pecans 1/2 cup raspberries 1/2 cup blueberries The soluble fiber in oatmeal will keep you full well past the time you usually start thinking about lunch. Total: 351 calories
I need someone to send me some tough love type messages - the equivalent of a slap to the face or a wake up call, cause I’m not doing so well this week. Might not be the right way to go about it, but I need to snap out if it and stop thinking about food that’s going to throw my healthy intake out the window.
