THERE IS NOTHING LIKE A BIRTHDAY TO REMIND ONE THAT
THE CLOCK KEEPS TICKING

I NEED TO PUSH MYSELF HARDER
IF I EVER WANT TO MAKE IT BACK INTO ONEDERLAND

MEET MY NEW PERSONAL TRAINER....
WAIT....
IS THAT A WAND OR A TASER SHE'S HOLDING IN HER HAND ???

{...uh oh...WOUBBIE suggested it might be a cattle prod...ouch!...}

I came across an interesting article from MY HEALTH NEWS DAILY
Lose Weight Smartly: 7 Little-Known Tricks that Shave Pounds
www.myhealthnewsdaily.co
m/861-seven-diet-tricks-fo
r-weight-loss.html

"Eating just a salad for lunch is probably the worst meal for weight management," said Manuel Villacorta, a San Francisco-based dietician and spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association. "Have the salad, but have a sandwich with it, or a bowl of bean soup." As low-calorie as all those salad veggies are, without carbohydrates, they do nothing to knock down levels of the hunger hormone ghrelin, which tells the brain when to eat.
{...I would add protein instead of carbs...}
The best time for an aerobic workout is before breakfast. "This is when your insulin level should be its lowest, and therefore the energy for the workout has to come from fat. Whenever insulin levels are elevated — which is nearly most of the rest of the day given how frequently Americans eat — fat stores are protected and cannot be used for energy."

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for all the Birthday Greetings