Did you know that tonic water and vodka have a good amount of calories? In fact, a 12 ounce can of tonic water has 124 calories and  ounces of vodka carries 128 calories. This means a Grey Goose Tonic, my preferred drink, carries almost 250 calories! I had no clue this drink had so many calories! After a month of traveling in October, I found out that I packed on 10 pounds. At first I thought it was because of the over-eating, lack of exercise and sleep. Tonight I learned, to my horror, that the drinks I had drank almost every other night may be one of the main causes of the extra weight.

I think I had an average of 3 Grey Goose Tonics each time I was out drinking, that’s in addition to the wine during dinner and shots that would follow later on. With a Snickers bar having about the same amount of calories as a Grey Goose Tonic, that means I ate at least 3 candy bars each night! That’s crazy!

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Courtesy of x-eyedblonde

My simple definition of metabolism is the amount of calories your body burns each day due to body weight, muscle mass and physical activity.  Basically it is the amount of energy your body exerts on a daily basis.  Everyday we hear ads on TV or advise that people write about which claim that doing this or doing that will increase or speed up your metabolism. 

Can you differentiate between what is true and what is false from the statements below? 
-Drinking more water increases your metabolism
-Dieting decreases your metabolism  
-Spicy foods increase your metabolism
-Eating a grapefruit before breakfast will increase your metabolism
-Celery is a negative calorie food

Click on the link below to find out which of these statements are true and which are false. 
http://health.msn.com/weight-loss/slideshow.aspx?cp-documentid=100214717&imageindex=1

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The other day I was sitting in my apartment after work and all I could think about was getting a Blizzard from Dairy Queen. I wasn’t hungry, yet I couldn’t stop thinking about giving into my craving. I tried to do different things to take my mind off of it; I did some laundry, ran errands, watched TV, and I went for a run outside. But no matter what I did, I could not get my mind to stop thinking about getting a Butterfinger Blizzard. Finally at about 9:30 at night, I caved into my temptation. Fifteen minutes after I finished eating, I was overcome by this sudden feeling of guilt. I know that eating a Blizzard is not healthy for me, I know eating lots of junk food was the reason that I weighed over 300 pounds a couple of years ago. I have worked so hard to lose the weight and get my body into shape, yet I find myself unable to overcome this one little temptation. All of a sudden I started thinking to myself, “Can compulsive eating be classified as an addiction?” Is compulsive eating any different from the “typical” addictions such as gambling, alcohol, drugs or nicotine?

The American Heritage Science Dictionary defines addiction as “A physical or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, Read the rest of this entry »

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You may be asking yourself, “What is a Dickie-Do?” Let me answer that question with a brief story which happened to my friend, Mike, a couple of years ago. Mike, who at the time was 21 years old, 6’4”, weighed about 180 pounds, and was in overall good physical shape, noticed that his 6-pack wasn’t as good as it used to be. Mike was working at a construction site with his shirt off and he was talking with an older coworker about how his stomach was growing larger.

Mike: “I’ve been drinking too much beer lately, I’m starting to grow a Beer Belly.”

Coworker: “What are you talking about Skinny? When you get to be my age you will have to worry about growing a Dickie-Do.”

Mike: “What the hell is a Dickie-Do?”

Coworker: “It’s a name for my big Beer Belly.”

Mike: “Why do you call your Beer Belly a Dickie-Do?”

Coworker: “Because it hangs out further than my Dickie-Do!!”

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I was at Happy Hour last Tuesday with two of my friends Mike and Michelle, (I know, I violated one of the 10 Commandments of Fat-Loss, but I did budget for the calories) and I was telling them about BeerBellyBlog and what it was about. Our conversation went something like this:

Michelle: Oh, so it’s like a Muffin Top then.

Me: What? I don’t eat muffins.

Michelle: No, a Muffin Top!

Me: I don’t eat the tops of muffins either.

Mike: (to our waitress) Can I get another beer?  And a bacon cheeseburger with extra mayo and extra fries?

Obviously, Mike doesn’t read BeerBellyBlog and Michelle was getting frustrated that Mike and I hadn’t the slightest clue what crazy woman (just kidding Michelle) was talking about. So she explained to us that a Muffin Top is a women’s Beer Belly, and it happens when the pants are too tight and the stomach spills over the pants. You could see the light bulb go off in Mike’s head (mine too). So after being enlightened as to what a Muffin Top is, Michelle asked me if the exercises, suggestions and workouts found on BeerBellyBlog.com would work for women with Muffin Tops. I told her that they should work for everyone, but each person’s program would be different since we’re all different. The basics are the same for everyone: reduce your calorie intake gradually, find exercises you enjoy, and you should see results sooner or later (if you need some ideas on where to start, click here, here and here). Most people might assume that this website is for men only just because of the name, but this website is really a website for anyone and everyone who wants to lose weight and lead a healthier lifestyle.

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