January 2005 "Tips"

Weight Loss Tip:

The Hunger Gauge

(By: Kimberly A. Tessmer, RD LD)

 

If you promised yourself you would lose weight this year than listen up!  Begin to think about not only WHAT you eat but HOW MUCH you eat!  Start to listen to your body and eat when you are hungry and STOP when you are satisfied, not stuffed.  Think of your hunger on a gauge that ranges from empty (0) to full (10).  Try to keep yourself in the middle portion.  Don't let yourself become empty because that can lead to eating the wrong foods and too much of them.  Don't let yourself become full because that means you ate more than you needed.  When you eat, stop when you are comfortable and not stuffed.  Eat small meals throughout the day so that you don't become empty.  

Nutrition News: 

The NEW Dietary Guidelines are HERE!

(By: Kimberly A. Tessmer, RD LD)

 

The Dietary Guidelines for Americans are published every 5 years.  They are jointly developed and updated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).  These Guidelines are meant to provide people two years and older with professional advice on healthy dietary habits that can help to promote health and reduce our risk for major chronic diseases.  The NEW Guidelines were just released on January 12, 2005.

If your New Years resolution was to change your dietary habits than check out the new guidelines to help you get started!!

 http://www.healthierus.gov/dietaryguidelines/

Fitness Fun:

Don't Let Age Cause YOU to Lose Out!!

(By: Kimberly A. Tessmer, RD LD)

 

It is a fact that inactive adults, over age 30, will lose about 3 to 5 percent of their muscle tissue every 10 years.  So what can you do to slow that down?  Head to the weight room. Strength training, even moderate, can help to prevent the natural loss of muscle tissue that occurs as we get older.  Muscle loss causes the body's metabolism to slow, which can lead to weight gain and makes the bones more vulnerable to conditions like osteoporosis.