GET MOTIVATED THIS SUMMER

These are ways you should feel about yourself:

1. Confident
2. Strong
3. Sexy
4. Motivated

 There is this one person that have motivated me to loose some weight. This person has been an inspiration to a lot of us. She shows us that whatever one want to achieve we can.This person is Jennifer Hudson. She is a strong and confident woman. Look at her in this video and be inspired. Let us all drop some more pounds together.

Here are some weight loss tips that I use. You can choose the ones you think will make you achieve more:

 Tip 1: Find out how many calories you need

BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate) / BMR [kcal]

Body Weight [lb] x 15 + (moderate activity [mins/day] x 3.5)

Since you wish to lose weight, your target = BMR - 500 kcal

For instance, you weigh 140 lb and you perform 20 mins of moderate activity every day. BMR of this example = (140 x 15) + (20 x 3.5) = 2100 + 70 = 2170 kcal. BMR minus 500kcal; it would be 2170 - 500 = 1670 kcal. Therefore 1670 kcal is the target in this example to losing 1 lb per week.

  
Tip 2: Eat at least 5 servings of fruits and vegetables per day

Fruits and vegetables are packed with beneficial fibers, vitamins and antioxidants. They fill up your stomach fast so you feel full earlier. They are also low in calories and helps to keep your calorie count low.


Tip 3: Watch for Portion Size

One serving of pasta means 1/2 cup of cooked pasta. However, most restaurants serve a pasta dish with 4 servings of pasta!!! You do not need to finish and clean off the plate every time. You can simply ask to take home the leftover.


Tip 4: Do not Skip Meals


Eating small frequent meals help to balance your calorie intake throughout the day and also keeps your blood sugar level balanced. Instead of eating 3 big meals, try to eat 5 - 6 smaller meals throughout the day.


 Tip 5: Go for wholesome fresh foods


Purchase fresh foods and avoid highly processed foods. Fast foods are often higher in sodium and fat content.You can easily lose weight by packing a home-cooked lunch to work instead of eating out.

Tip 6: Don't be overly-restrictive

Everyone has his or her favorite treats. Simply allow yourself a little indulgence, but watch out for the frequency and the quantity. Having a small treat once in a while can be rewarding to your weight loss experience. Cutting too much of your favorite treats usually lead to an early relapse.


Tip 7: Understand Food Claims and Labels
 
A product labeled with a fat-free claim does not mean that it is low in calories. Similarly a product labelled as low-sugar or low-carb does not mean it is low in fat or calories. Always read the nutrition label on the packaging.


Tip 8: Watch for the sugary drinks


Juices, soda, cream & sugar in your coffee or tea all add up. Opt for drinking mostly water in a day. In addition to providing hydration to your body, it will also help you feel full.


Tip 9: Keep a food journal

Keeping a food journal helps you pin point your eating pattern and will enable you to easily modify it. If possible, have your Registered Dietitian review your journal.


Tip 10: Exercise


Most authorities recommend 30 - 60 minutes of physical activity a day to stay healthy. Also try adding weight-bearing exercises at least 2 times a week. You can try these summer sizzler moves, this will help burn some of the unwanted calories.


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THE WORST SUMMER DRINKS REVEALED

What if you could turn this ongoing heatwave into an opportunity to lose weight without exercising or changing what you eat?

Here's all you have to do: Think before you drink. A lot of what's offered at the supermarket and the corner convenience store is likely to make this summer only more miserable—by adding inches to your waistline. According to a study in the journal Obesity, liquids account for more than 20 percent—some 450 daily calories—of the diet, and most of this is sugar. Another study from the University of Minnesota demonstrated that added sugars are directly linked to weight gain. We're drinking ourselves fat!
Here are a few drinks that you can swap this summer and start shedding pounds.

#1: WORST WATER
Vitamin water Multi-V (1 bottle, 20 oz)
125 calories
0 g fat
33 g sugars
As long as companies continue to sell multivitamin pills and your sink's faucet keeps spitting out tap water, you have no excuse to ever uncap one of these faux health drinks. This bottle has more sugar than a Snickers bar, so if you must indulge, opt for something from Vitamin water's calorie-free Zero line. Or better yet, try Smartwater. It contains electrolytes that can help keep you hydrated when you're sweating out in the sun.

Drink This Instead!
Glaceau Smartwater (1 bottle, 24 oz)
0 calories
0 g fat
0 g sugars



#2: WORST SODA
Sunkist (1 can, 12 oz)
190 calories
0 g fat
50 g sugars
Soda is one of the more condemnable sources of calories in the American diet. It doesn't even bother with the pretense of nutrition—it's pure sugar, plain and simple. But among the throngs of terrible sodas, Sunkist is the worst. A better option: Izze. 70 percent of this bottle is filled with real fruit juice, completely eliminating the need for added sugars. It's still not as healthy as real fruit, but it's a sizeable upgrade from carbonated high fructose corn syrup.

Drink This Instead!
Izze Sparkling Clementine (1 bottle, 12 oz)
120 calories
0 g fat
27 g sugars

 

#3: WORST BOTTLED TEA
SoBe Energize Green Tea (1 bottle, 20 oz)
240 calories
0 g fat
61 g sugars

Leave it to an "edgy" American beverage company to corrupt green tea, a natural wonder of the nutritional world. SoBe's product is merely a saccharine simulation of green tea, with "natural flavor" preceding "green tea extract" on the nutrition label. Gulp down one of these bottles and you've taken in the sugar equivalent of seven Popsicles. Go with Honest Tea instead—it has more than 80 percent less sugar and uses organic, fair trade green tea.

Drink This Instead!
Honest Tea Community Green Tea (1 bottle, 16 oz)
34 calories
0 g fat
10 g sugars



#4: WORST LEMONADE
Orange Julius Lemon Julius (medium, 20 oz)
360 calories
0 g fat
94 g sugars
If you were drinking straight lemon juice, you could tip back 15 cups, or 120 fluid ounces, and still not reach the sugar impact of this icy, lemon-esque beverage from Orange Julius. So save yourself from sugar's flabby impact by switching to Chick-fil-A's low-cal lemonade. It blunts the typical sugar tariff with a dose of sucralose, which eliminates a clean 340 calories of added sugars.

Drink This Instead!
Chick-fil-A Diet Lemonade (medium, 20 oz)
20 calories
0 g fat
2 g sugars

 
 #5: WORST FROZEN COFFEE DRINK
Dairy Queen Caramel Moo-Latte (medium, 16 oz)
660 calories
19 g fat (15 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)
90 g sugars
How is it that such a simple, healthy beverage like coffee can be so mistreated by fast-food purveyors? Dairy Queen's Moo-Lattes, for example, are essentially fat-bloated milkshakes with a little coffee blended in, and the caramel version has nearly as many calories as five White Castle sliders. Want a caffeinated indulgence? Switch to Starbucks' Coffee Frappuccino. It's plenty sweet but saves you more than 400 calories. But be warned: While the Coffee Frappuccino is safe, some of Starbucks' other Fraps aren't so forgiving.

Drink This Instead!
Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino with 2% milk (Grande size, 16 oz)
230 calories
2 g fat (1 g saturated)
49 g sugars
 

#6: WORST SMOOTHIE
Smoothie King The Activator Strawberry (32 oz)
834 calories
1.5 g fat (0 g saturated)
134 g sugars
Judging solely by name, you'd think this beverage were some sort of metabolism-boosting superfruit, but in reality it's a hyper-sweetened smoothie filled out with 550 calories of pure sugar. In Smoothie King's defense, it also delivers nearly 30 grams of protein, but that's not nearly enough to justify the caloric impact. Unless you you're a body builder looking to maximize your caloric intake, leave this blended beverage behind the counter where it belongs.
Drink This Instead!
Jamba Juice Strawberry Nirvana (Power size, 30 oz)
300 calories
0.5 g fat
58 g sugars






 

#7: WORST MILKSHAKE
Cold Stone Creamery Oh Fudge! Shake (Like It size, 16 oz)
1,250 calories
70 g fat (45 g saturated)
127 g sugars
At Cold Stone, "Like It" is the small size. If you upgrade to "Gotta Have It," which denotes a large, you're facing 1,920 calories—nearly a full day's energy in one cup. The truth is, milkshakes represent some of the most concentrated calories that will ever cross your lips, so when you find a good one, you should take notice. Outside of what you might make in your own kitchen, the shake below from Baskin-Robbins is about as good as you're going to find. Order it with Premium Churned Chocolate Milk Ice Cream and it floats in at just 500 calories. That's a lot, to be sure, but it's better than the alternatives. Just save it for an occasional treat, and always offer to split with a friend.

Drink This Instead!
Baskin-Robbins Chocolate Shake (with Premium Churned Milk Chocolate Ice Cream) (small, 16 oz)
500 calories
16 g fat (10 g saturated)
73 g sugars

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SUMMER SIZZLER

According to Stacy Keibler you only need 18-minutes of workout to get toned legs and sleek abs.
These are some of her Sexy Sizzler moves to get 'Summer Body' ready.

Do one sexy sizzler (a combo of strength, cardio and core exercises that will take about six minutes) three times total without any breathers—the calorie-incinerating crux! Try a different sizzler four or five times a week.

SEXY SIZZLER 1

THE KNOCKOUT  

Works shoulders, triceps, back
Anchor band(New Premium Quality Saber Bands )behind you; stand facing away about 3 feet from anchor. Hold a handle in each hand at shoulder height, elbows bent and facing out, feet staggered wide with left foot in front, knee slightly bent. Punch forward with right hand (as shown), then with left; then punch with both hands together for 1 rep. Do 20 reps.

SVELTE REACH

Works shoulders, triceps, biceps, obliques
Anchor band at head height; hold ends together with both hands. Stand with left side parallel to anchor, a few steps away, and feet hip-width apart. Extend arms overhead; lean to right until you feel muscles in left side engage (as shown); return to start. Do 20 reps. Switch sides.

CARDIO STAR POWER

Works shoulders, back, abs, butt, legs
With feet hip-width apart, squat down low on balls of feet, resting fingertips on ground in front of you (as shown). Spring up, extending legs and arms wide to create a five-point-star shape with hands, head and feet. Land with soft knees; return to start; repeat immediately. Continue for 2 minutes.

SEXY SIZZLER 2

LEANER LUNGE

Works shoulders, back, abs, obliques, butt, legs
Stand with legs staggered, left leg in front, knees bent and center of band under left foot; grab handle with right hand, left hand on hip, torso turned to left (as shown). Rise, straightening both legs and rotating hips forward; extend right hand overhead. Lower to return to start. Do 20 reps. Switch sides; repeat.

CARDIO BALLERINA BOUND

Works arms, abs, butt, legs
Stand with feet together, arms down. Crouch low, keeping back flat and abs tight. Leap up, swinging arms out straight and across body to right and landing on right foot, knee soft, left leg raised and bent behind you (as shown). Quickly reverse move to opposite side, leaping back and forth for 2 minutes.

CORE BICYCLE MEGA BURNER

Works abs, obliques
Lie faceup with hands behind head, elbows out, legs lifted, knees bent over hips. Extend right leg and twist upper body to left side (as shown), reaching right elbow toward left knee. Hold, and do 10 small pulses; repeat on opposite side for 1 set. Do 5 sets.

SEXY SIZZLER 3

“T” FOR TONED

Works triceps, back, hips, butt, legs
Place center of band underneath right foot; hold opposite end in left hand. Extend right arm above head; slowly extend left leg behind you, dropping chest until you create a line from fingertips to toes parallel to ground. Extend left arm behind you (as shown); bend elbow and repeat; do 20 reps. Repeat on opposite side.

CORE BELLY BLASTER

Works shoulders, triceps, abs
Anchor a band about 3 feet off ground; lie faceup, grasping a handle in each hand. Bend knees over hips; extend arms upward. Crunch up, raising shoulders off ground; extend right leg while you lower arms to sides (as shown). Bring right knee back in as you raise arms back overhead; repeat on opposite side for 1 rep. Do 20 reps, then lower shoulders back to ground for a break, and repeat.

CARDIO FAST FEET

Works abs, quads, calves
Stand in front of stairs or a 6- to 8-inch step. Hop from foot to foot, tapping the ball of each foot alternately on top of the step (as shown). Feeling strong? Pump arms to increase the intensity. Continue for 2 minutes.



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A REVIEW ON HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION

HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION

Genital human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a common sexually transmitted disease (STD) caused by human papillomavirus. This is a group of more than one hundred viruses, at least thirty-five of which can infect the genital tissues. HPV is spread by direct contact of infected tissue with uninfected tissue during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. An estimated 50 percent of sexually active adults have been infected with one or more of the HPV types that cause genital infections. At any time, an estimated 20 million Americans have genital HPV infections. About 5.5 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year.

Most types of HPV that infect genital tissues do not cause any symptoms. Certain types of HPV cause genital warts that usually appear as soft, moist, pink, or red swellings that grow quickly. Several types of genital HPV infection (not usually the types that cause warts) can increase the risk of cervical cancer in women and other genital cancers in both women and men. A small percentage of women with certain types of abnormal cells will develop cancer if these cells are not removed. Frequent Pap smears and careful medical follow-up, with treatment if necessary, can help ensure that precancerous cells caused by HPV infection do not develop into life-threatening cervical cancer. Treatment can eliminate genital warts, but it does not necessarily eliminate genital HPV infection.

         How Do You Prevent HPV?

• Abstinence is 100 percent effective. Abstinence, however, is not a realistic public-health strategy for cutting down on the spread of HPV.
• Latex or polyurethane condoms can help protect both the male and the female partner from most STDs. However, genital HPV, including genital warts, may be present in areas not covered by the condom, resulting in transmission of infection to a new person. And, as many studies of teen sexual behavior have proven, few teens use condoms 100 percent of the time, or use them correctly every time.
• The HPV vaccine:
  The HPV vaccine is in fact the first vaccine ever introduced to help prevent cancer. Its primary goal is to reduce the number of cases of cervical cancer in women.
  There are currently two brands of the vaccine licensed for use in the United States: Gardasil and Cervavix, which were first introduced in 2006. Gardasil is, by far, the most frequently used because it covers more strains of the HPV than does Cervavix, including the most common types that cause cervical cancer and genital warts. The vaccine, which is given as three separate injections over six months, with the doses spaced about two months apart, is most effective if all three doses are received before the first-ever sexual contact.
  
  

  Who Should Get the HPV Vaccine?

  The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that girls start the vaccine when they have their checkups at ages 11 or 12 years. Why this young? As was mentioned above, to be most effective, the vaccine's three doses must be given to girls before they ever have sex and, sadly, a significant number of girls have had sex by age 15.
  Besides 11- or 12-year-old girls, other candidates for HPV include females ages 11 to 26. (The vaccine's effectiveness--how well it works--is still being studied in women over 26 years of age.)
  More recently, a third group was approved for the vaccination: males ages 9 to 26 years. HPV vaccine can prevent genital warts in males, and can help decrease the spread of HPV to women.
  
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FATTY FOODS THAT MAKE YOU SKINNY

How bad do you want to fit into that skinny jeans this summer? Would you risk eating fatty foods? Well here are some fatty foods that have been proven to be beneficial, so risk takers dig in.

#1: Grass-Fed Beef

 

Yeah, I know: grass-fed beef is a little pricey. But its higher ratio of good-for-you fats make it well worth the cost: A study in Nutrition Journal found that grass-fed meat contains higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, which are known to reduce the risk of heart disease. And when it comes to your waistline, grass-fed beef is naturally leaner and has fewer calories than conventional meat.


#2: Olive Oil

Olive oil is rich in cancer-fighting polyphenols and heart-strengthening monounsaturated fats, and when it comes to looking lean, it’s backed by some pretty strong facts. A recent study from Obesity found that an olive-oil-rich diet resulted in higher levels of adiponectin than did a high-carb or high-protein diet. Adiponectin is a hormone responsible for breaking down fats in the body, and the more you have of it, the lower your BMI tends to be. Reap the benefits by making olive oil your cooking fat of choice and using it in dressings and sauces.

 

#3: Coconut

 

Coconut is high in saturated fat, but more than half of that comes from lauric acid, a unique lipid that battles bacteria and improves cholesterol scores. And get this: A study published in Lipids found that dietary supplementation of coconut oil actually reduced abdominal obesity. Of the participants, half were given two tablespoons of coconut oil daily and the other half were given soybean oil, and although both groups experienced overall weight loss, only the coconut oil consumers’ waistlines shrunk. Sprinkle unsweetened flakes over yogurt or use coconut milk in a stir-fry to start whittling your waist.

#4: Dark Chocolate

 

 

Good news for your sweet tooth: Chocolate can help you flatten your belly. Dark chocolate, that is. But to truly take advantage, don’t wait until dessert: A recent study found that when men ate 3.5 ounces of chocolate two hours before a meal, those who had dark chocolate took in 17 percent fewer calories than those that ate milk chocolate. The researchers believe that this is because dark chocolate contains pure cocoa butter, a source of digestion-slowing stearic acid. Milk chocolate’s cocoa butter content, on the other hand, is tempered with added butter fat and, as a result, passes more quickly through your GI tract. Because dark chocolate takes more time to process, it staves off hunger and helps you lose weight.

#5: Almond Butter

 

 

Numerous studies have indicated that almonds can help you lose weight despite their high fat content. In fact, a study from the International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders compared two diets over the course of six months. One group followed a low-fat, calorie-restricted diet (18 percent fat) and the other followed a moderate-fat diet (39 percent fat) in which the extra fat was supplied by almonds. The latter group lost more weight than the low-fat dieters, despite the fact that both groups consumed the same amount of total calories. Furthermore, the almond eaters experienced a 50 percent greater waistline reduction. How is this possible? Almonds contain compounds that limit the amount of fat absorbed by the body, so some passes through undigested. Try stirring almond butter into your oatmeal, spreading it on toast with banana slices, or eating a couple spoonfuls as a snack.

 

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