Walking To Burn Fat

Walking to burn fat, yes, I know, it's exercise, a feared word by many.
Fat, another disgusting word in our vocabulary.

Burning fat is not easy and getting rid of it is very hard. With all our trying it refuses to budge.
But I think that we may have been doing it wrong.

I have been reading a book called "The Fat Stripping Diet" by Shane Bilsborough.
He recommends to do low-level intensity exercise instead of high-level to burn that fat away.

Exercises such as fast walking. Now fast walking means a good pace so that you are puffing, not a casual stroll, a strong long stride power walk.
Keep a good breathing rhythm, if you feel that you are becoming short of breath then you will be using mainly glucose and will not be burning fat.
You need to do an activity for a long period of time and puff only enough to get the heart rate pumping, this way you will use up that fat stored in your body.

A good way to know if you are walking at a good pace and burning fat rather than glucose is your legs. If after a walk they feel heavy then your using glucose instead of fat.

So you may be pleasantly surprised as I am that we do not have to exercise intensely (thank goodness). A good walk for 15mins a day or longer is all that we need to do.

So get out there. Get those legs walking to burn fat.

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Beat That Bloating Feeling

Christmas is just around the corner,44 days to be exact. How many of us dread all those xmas parties and get togethers? I know I do, only because of all the lovely food that is put before me.
The temptation is so great, cheesecakes, dips and biscuits, chips(my undoing), chocolate, lots of finger foods, ohh yer don't forget the alcohol and heaps of other delicious things.
I end up going home feeling like a bloated whale or even worse a large walrus that has trouble moving about.

There are many things that we can do to fight the bloat.

1/ When at a party take your time when selecting your food, don't just pile it on your plate without thinking about it first.
"Do you really need that extra spoonful of potato salad or that extra slice of mud cake with cream?

2/ Drink plenty of water. If you like your alcohol, have 1 glass to every two of water. Your head will be thanking you in the morning.

3/ Go for the healthier options, like celery, carrot and salsa dip. Take your own nibbles to be safe.

4/ Some exercises that can help are swimming and squats. Just moving will move that gas quicker. A 10 minute brisk walk will do wonders.

5/Some foods to eat are High fibre flat breads or just a high fibre diet, about 25g a day is recommended.
Avocado is high in potassium which reduces water retention and so are bananas.
Melons are full of water and are great in tricking the body and getting it to release stored fluids.

6/ Don't over do the size of your meals containing carbohydrates and fats, have very small amounts of these throughout the day and take small bites and slowly chew your food. Big mouth fulls can cause excess air to enter the mouth when eating.

7/ Limit your intake of gas producing foods, such as broccoli, cabbage, onions, beans, and carbonated drinks (soft drink)

8/ Watch your salt intake. Salt can retain water.

Bloating is common amongst us women and can be very uncomfortable and embarrassing but try some of these tips, they may just help.

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Wedding Day Blues

Hurray, my brother's wedding day has finally come.
Oh, what a week it has been. Those people who say that you never get nervous or the jitters at your wedding are lying.
My brother has been a right pain in the butt for well over a week, no matter what you said he would jump down your throat.
Now it's come and gone, he better have changed is attitude.

It was raining pretty much most of the night before and into Saturday and I mean really raining. No blue sky to be seen anywhere.
I had planned on wearing a fake tan but daughter explained that it may wash off during the rain, so I had to wear stockings, bad mistake.
The shoes I bought where fairly high and the stockings gave me no grip at all, so I was sliding in and out of them everytime I took a step.
Between ceremony and reception, toilet break and off came the stockings, best move I made all day. No more slip sliding around and looking like an idiot.

Anyway, back to the wedding.
The day looked as though it might be disasterous but God really came to the rescue (Sorry, but I'm not that religious) The rain stopped at the start of the ceremony and stayed away for all the family photo's. By the time we got to the reception two hours later it gradually started again. It rained most of the night and into Sunday morning. (Nearly 2 inches of rain fell that day). Very lucky I think, but like I told my brother, it's something that they will talk about and remember forever.

All in all the day went off without any hitches and all looked beautiful and charming in our outfits. (I danced in those shoes all night).

Now comes the hard part, trying to stay together.