Happy New Year!
New beginnings for me bring with it excitement, anticipation and promise. A New Year is like a blank canvas, you can fill it whatever way you desire. Many snub resolutions but I love them whether they are all acheived or not. Without a plan or vision you have no guide posts to keep you on track.
So Fit n' Fabulous Divas get to writing. Write the vision and make it plain, then run with it. Post in places where you and others can see it. Challenge yourself to step out of the box more than you did in 2011. I plan to take a class, start another hobby, join a book club, and fellowship more with women of other nationalities, just expand my horizons. Do whatever it takes to expose more of the "EXTRAORDINARY YOU."
You are a Fit n' Fabulous Diva manifest it this year!!
Here are a few tips to get us started in eating healthier in 2012!
The 15 Best Fat-Burning FoodsThese are foods that start winnowing your waistline the moment they leave your fork and enter your mouth. They build muscle, promote fat burning, or simply use energy (i.e., burn calories) just to digest them! Stock up today.
By Selene Yeager photo: Hemera/Thinkstock Womens Health Magazine
Almonds and other nuts: (with skins intact)
Build muscle, reduce cravings
Dairy products: (fat-free or low-fat milk, yogurt, cheese)
Build strong bones, fire up weight loss
Eggs:
Build muscle, burn fat
Turkey and other lean meats:
Build muscle, strengthen immune system
Berries:
Improve satiety, prevent cravings
Enova oil (soy and canola oil):
Promotes fullness, not easily stored as fat
Peanut butter:
Boosts testosterone (a good thing even in women), builds muscle, burns fat
Fatty fish (such as salmon, tuna, mackerel):
Trigger fullness, fire up fat burning
Grapefruit:
Lowers insulin, regulates blood sugar and metabolism; be sure to eat the fleshy white membranes
Green tea:
Fires up fat burning
Chili peppers:
Spikes metabolism
Spinach and green vegetables:
Fight free radicals and improve recovery for better muscle building
Whole grains (quinoa, brown rice, whole grain cereal):
Small doses prevent body from storing fat
Beans and legumes:
Build muscle, help burn fat, regulate digestion
Whey:
Builds muscle, burns fat
