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Dr. Fit Britt: Fearful of Fats
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Friday, July 29, 2011. We should all just avoid fats because eating fat will make us fat. right? And obtain a better understanding of why they NEED to be part of our diet, and which types are beneficial and which to avoid. How much should I eat? That means if you ate the same size morsel of fat as carbohydrate, the fat morsel would contain more than twice as many calories! What kind should I eat?
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Dr. Fit Britt: July 2011
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Friday, July 29, 2011. We should all just avoid fats because eating fat will make us fat. right? And obtain a better understanding of why they NEED to be part of our diet, and which types are beneficial and which to avoid. How much should I eat? That means if you ate the same size morsel of fat as carbohydrate, the fat morsel would contain more than twice as many calories! What kind should I eat?
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Dr. Fit Britt: Shaking Things Up
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Sunday, June 12, 2011. While there are higher protein (and not as tasty) shakes out there that you might be more interested in if you are doing heavy weight lifting and muscle building, I have found a shake mix that I ABSOLUTELY look forward to having every day. It is called Vi-Shape. There is only one flavor of the mix, Sweet Cream, and it tastes like cake batter! And click "Join the Challenge).
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Dr. Fit Britt: December 2009
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Wednesday, December 9, 2009. How Big of a Loser are YOU? And hospitalized for over a week. The viewers weren't the only one's shocked by these standards. the contestants seemed pretty oblivious as to how much their weight had affected their health. Could this be you? Maybe you are not 400 pounds, but could your weight be affecting YOUR health? Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Did I mention t...
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Dr. Fit Britt: Caution with Carbs
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Wednesday, July 20, 2011. Carbohydrates. friend or foe? I imagine many of us have a love-hate relationship with them. But what exactly comes to mind when you think of eating carbs? Are you thinking pancakes, heaping plates of pasta, and pastries. or are you thinking fruits, vegetables and whole grains? How much should I eat? Taking this information into consideration, let's calculate the following:.
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Dr. Fit Britt: Power in Protein
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Monday, August 8, 2011. I purposely saved protein as the last macronutrient to discuss. People don't seem to have the same fear of protein as they do with fats or carbohydrates, and it is thought that in general, most Americans get plenty of protein. My question to you is: are you selecting the appropriate sources? How much should I eat? Just as we discussed with Carbohydrates. 57 kg * 1.2 g/k...
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Dr. Fit Britt: June 2011
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Thursday, June 30, 2011. So let this be a little "appetizer." This is a pretty interesting chart to see how many calories are in certain foods, and in the right column you can get an idea of how much healthy / nutrient-dense food you could eat to fulfill the same number of calories. Pretty impressive! High Energy-Dense Food Item. Low Energy-dense foods for similar calories. 1 oz string cheese.
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Dr. Fit Britt: September 2010
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Saturday, September 11, 2010. Fit Britt Food Fave: V8 Soups. My favorite food item this week: V8 soups! Have you tried these yet? I started with the tomato herb, when I was having a craving for a grilled cheese sandwich :) DELICIOUS! There are many other great flavors as well: butternut squash, garden vegetable, garden broccoli, sweet red pepper and southwestern corn. Have a HEALTHY day! I love th...
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Dr. Fit Britt: October 2010
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Encouraging manageable lifestyle changes for health and happiness, through research and personal experience. Friday, October 29, 2010. As a follow up to my last post (regarding the need for strength training in a weight loss program), I wanted to provide some suggestions for resistance exercises you could do at home even if you don't have any equipment. Here are some exercises that will hit all of your major muscle groups, and a few suggestions for how you can progress them over time. You can lift and lo...