30Sep, 2009

There’s nothing Sweet about Sugar!

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I don’t know about you but I’m alot better at visualization than just words. So, I thought that putting these examples together will help open your eyes to how much sugar is in these common products.

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Each little square represents a teaspoon of sugar.

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One cube - not bad, Special K…..you are Special!

Cheerios 300x211 Theres nothing Sweet about Sugar!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good Job Cheerios!

Trix 300x209 Theres nothing Sweet about Sugar!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Silly Rabbit! Trix is NOT for kids.

Ketchup 300x216 Theres nothing Sweet about Sugar!

 

 

 

 

 

 
Just because it says, “Organic” doesn’t mean it doesn’t have sugar.
There is a low sugar or no sugar ketchup option.  It doesn’t taste bad either.

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Juice can have just as much sugar as a soda. Make sure you drink low sugar OJ.

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Instead, get a Village Charger from Village Coffee.
Have them prepare it Sugar Free/Fat Free.  It’s my favorite!

sorbert 300x206 Theres nothing Sweet about Sugar!

 

 

 

 
Just when you think you’re eating a healthy fruity sorbet.
Look at the grocery shopping tour video and you’ll see the better ice cream choice.

oreo 300x225 Theres nothing Sweet about Sugar!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Watch out for too many 100 calorie packs.  Yes, it’s just 100 calories but it’s also the quality of the calorie that counts. 54 – 75 of those calories can be coming from sugar.

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Unbelieveable!! This is what your kids are drinking everyday. Stop this NOW!!

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I think I’ve said enough….Stay away from this stuff!

Hopefully this will bring about awareness and help you make better choices!!  If it helped you, please let me know by commenting below or by email.

Have a Sweet day,

CC Matthews

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30Sep, 2009

Dr. Woodling Interview

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Hope you were inform with the interview of Dr. Woodling.  Again, I challenge you to go get checked out if you have any unusual pain or discomfort.

BackPainGuy 200x300 Dr. Woodling Interview

Here’s how to contact Dr. Woodling if you have any questions or would like to schedule an appointment:

1340 Highway 231 South

Doctors Building West, Suite 3

Troy, Al. 36081

(334) 566-5295

It’s about total body wellness.  Don’t just live, Live a Quality Life!!

CC Matthews

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22Sep, 2009

FREE Ab workout!

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The Bart (Boo Boo + Fart)

Warning!!  Not for the weak stomach but Very Funny!!!

In the video I said I would share 3 moments, I just thought of another so I’ll share it also to make #4.

1.) Once upon a time I offered to give a friend who was having some weight problems a few weeks of personal training. Basically the plan was he’d show up three days a week after I was done training my last client (at around 9:30 PM) and we’d workout together.

Well, here’s how the first “session” went… what a mess…

I’ll call him ‘Bob’ to protect his identity.

Bob showed up for our first workout at 9:40 PM. The plan was to train the push muscles of the upper body. I did the first set of warm up dumbbell shoulder presses.

Then Bob did is warm up set.

Then I sat down on the bench to do my first working set…. all went well.

Then Bob sat down to perform his set. I thought all went well, though I did smell something odd. But hey, people fart all the time when lifting, right?

When I grabbed my dumbbells and went to sit on the bench for my second set I saw IT just a fraction of a second before sitting down.

Bob had barted himself.bench11 300x300 FREE Ab workout!

Right there on the bench seat was a two inch streak of shiny fresh liquid poop.

I started to gag! But I got my composure together enough to ask “Bob” if he had barted.

He said no.

I pointed out the brown shiny streak on the bench he just got off of.

In an attempt to prove to me that the brown stuff was a permanent stain on the bench and was there all along he used his knee to wipe the bench (proving it was a stain and not poop).

THAT’S WHEN THE IT STREAKED ALL ACROSS THE BENCH…

“Bob took off to the locker room… and I made a B line to my car.

This workout was over!!

dingdong 300x225 FREE Ab workout!2.) While in North Carolina I helped train a football team. One guy was a defensive end who needed to lose a few pounds of fat to be more athletic. I drew up a plan which stated, “Eat 250 grams of protein every day – this is most important” He was a monster!

Well 2 weeks later he had gained some body fat. Frustrated I walked with him out to his car after a session… 250 grams Check, workouts Check. Where did I go wrong?  I’m a bit puzzled but then, In the back of his car seat I see about 3 boxes of Ding Dongs. I ask “are you doing some sort of fund raising because I know those are not yours?”

He says. “Well yeah, those are mine. They have like 3 grams of protein each so I have to eat a bunch to get close to 250″

3.) I had a client who was warming up on the treadmill with a funny looking mouth and I asked if she was ok – No…she said I have to go to the dentist after you, I cracked my tooth last night

I’m sorry I said – how did you crack it? Was it a cap or something? No – I cracked it on a rib!

Can you imagine how hard I laughed when my very own client who was having problems losing weight and kept forgetting her food journal said this to me – too funny – it was so funny that I didn’t even make her do a bonus round. (some of you know what a bonus round is)stinks 300x300 FREE Ab workout!

4.) Different client – we were stretching the hamstring on the floor…as I go into my final deep hamstring stretch she must have known a huge fart was coming so in an attempt to cover the very large fart coming, she slams her hand down on the floor pretending that the stretch was too much…I ignored it but was suffered permanent trauma on that one – no more stretching people – do it yourself! lol

Hopefully you were able to get a laugh out of this post. Life is filled with so much daily stress and it’s easy not to make room for laughter. So, hope you laughed and if you have a funny short story, please share.

Number 1 is my favorite, which is yours?

Laughter is medicine,

CC Matthews

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18Sep, 2009

Taco Bell Drive Thru (video)

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I commend Taco Bell for creating a healthy selection for people like you and I.  Here’s some stats on the Fresco Menu.

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Not bad huh?  The only downfall is the amount of sodium that’s present in the food items. The one’s I ordered had the least amount of sodium.

I couldn’t make a post about Taco Bell without mentioning the famous chihuahua.

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Sad News:  Unfortnately, he died July of this year.

Here’s something to put a smile back on your face.  I found out what happen to him…..

catatedog 300x219 Taco Bell Drive Thru (video)

Well, there you have it. It’s okay to “Think Outside the Bun”.  Just because you are in a rush you should not compromise your healthy eating.  Stay on the plan so that you can hit your target (goal).

If you enjoyed this please leave a comment below or email me.

See you soon,

CC Matthews

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13Sep, 2009

5 Ways to Kill Late Night Cravings (video)

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5 Ways to Kill Late Night Cravings

Let’s face it, sometimes despite all of your healthy intentions — you just can’t make cravings go away.

Or can you?!

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13Sep, 2009

“Lucky 7″ foods to speed up metabolism (video)

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“Lucky 7” foods that help speed metabolism and burn fat

Are you looking for foods that speed up your metabolism like a Lamborghini?
This will probably surprise you. All foods speed metabolism.lamborghini alar Lucky 7 foods to speed up metabolism (video)

“How is that possible?” you ask.

Let’s take a quick look at just what is metabolism and how does it work. This explanation might help you to better understand the process and how it can affect your body.

It all starts with the mouth…are you surprised? As soon as food enters your mouth, your saliva and teeth starts to break down the food into smaller pieces. Just an FYI note:  {Many people have digestive problems because they don’t chew their food properly. They’re always in a hurry and trying to swallow a meal instead of chewing it.} When you eat a meal, your body begins the process of digesting the food, drawing out the nutrients and processing them to create energy that keeps your body functioning properly and effectively. It takes approximately 2-4 hours just to absorb the nutrients. This is repeated with every meal you eat. In a day, that amounts to 12 hours that your body is busy absorbing each meal’s nutrients.

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