Do not run away from the last sunny days before autumn

All of us are always listening to the damage that sun can cause to our skin, increasing its age appearance and leading to cancer skin if taken without protection and in abusive way. But it is also important to remember that sun taken is highly recommended to protect bone density, especially after the 40’s due to amount of Vitamin D that is absorbed by our body with only 30 minutes of daily sun taking. Studies also say that it prevents other types of cancer and help in treatments of depression and anxiety thanks to its positive effect on moods. Remember to always use protection and to take it from 08:00 to 10:00 hs or after 16:00 hs. Talk with your doctor to evaluate your skin condition and ... Enjoy life!!!

Follow-up on Ear Acupuncture treatment – second week completed!!

The results on this second week were not as good as the in the first one. I lost one kilo during last week, after including skinned milk, yogurt (one or other each day), tomatoes and whole wheat bread. On the other hand I did not feel as much hunger as I did in the first one. I guess my stomach is smaller, because I feel ok with much less amount of food.

Positive highlights: I still lost weight and I am satisfied with 03 kg lost in 15 days. I feel ok with less amount of food, which I hope will help me to keep my weight when adding some other foods again to my routine, especially deserts. I was able to make my whole weekly gym plan, which included 06 days in a week running 15 kilometers in my elliptical and 20 minutes of vibration platform.

Negative highlights: my constipation is still a problem. The Aloe Vera laxative natural pills that the nutritionist recommended did help but I needed to take much more than the one night pill to see effects. I still feel tired, even though not that much as during first week

Overall evaluation: treatment really works even though the drastically reduction of carbohydrates is very controversial. Important to follow the steps and recommended doses to include them again in your routine to avoid gaining weight again. That was pretty much similar to the South Beach diet or the Dr.Atkins method, with the help of ear acupuncture to reduce stress/anxiety and to shift your focus from food to other activities.

Hope that helps those who want to start a plan!!!!! (and do not forget to talk to your doctor first)

Just a quick follow-up on my Ear Acupuncture treatment

Dear friends, as promised, please find below the results of my first week of treatment

After first week of treatment, I lost 2.0 kgs. Most of them were in the first four days of diet. I also went out of diet during Sunday lunch and ate an Applebee’s desert made of white chocolate and brownie (ops!!! But it was shared with my husband and it was only one MEAL of scape)

My opinion on the positives – high amount of weight was lost for just a week. The ear acupuncture works very well for me in terms of anxiety control also

My opinion on the negative – my constipation problem got worst. I felt more tired some days, especially at night.

Changes for the second week – it was allowed to add 1 glass of skinned milk at one of the snacks time and whole-wheat bread at breakfast

I think this week is going to be touch because although I am getting used to the diet, my desire for chocolate, pasta and rice is getting almost unbearable. Let’s see what happens this week!!!

Remember never to go on a diet before talking to your doctor!!!

Have you ever thought about having an interactive personal trainer? MiCoach is your answer!!

Summer time is in its last days and I am already trying to prepare myself to the autumn and winter season. I am not talking here about the new tendencies and styles (which I am also very interested and connected) but talking about ways to get me out of home and motivated to keep my shape and continue exercising even in snow days. Since I moved out of my country I have been learning to deal with low temperatures, which is difficult to me. Anyway, in this research for new tools and elements, I found out that my cell phone can be the perfect companionship for the time to come….. No I am not talking about being in bed or on the sofa the all day talking with friends and/or playing with cell phone games. I am talking about having your personal trainer inside your cell phone, and have him (or her) remembering you your exercise routine and going together with you for running, cycling or many other outside exercises, keeping scores of your time, distance, path, calories burned and even sending to your friends the place where you are and letting you know where they are also, for a break or an after exercise meeting all using your in-built cell phone GPS. Your MiCoach personal trainer is with you in real time and with voice instructions, advising you when you are under or above the correct curve of resistance and also allow you to build and listen to your favorite training playlist while exercising. Insn’t it great? MiCoach is a free application from Adidas and also prepare personalized training plans for you based on your physical condition and resistance and give you a full set of graphs and information after you conclude each section of exercises, that you can synchronize with your PC or share with friends.

There are other tools such as MiCoach that can support us in our constant fight to keep the beauty and healthy through a routine of exercises. You can find them in internet and download to your cell phone. Below some pictures of MiCoach which I use and love it!!! How about you? Let’s start? 






Milanese without oil….. is that really possible?

YES, YES, YES!!!! Have you realized how tasteful some unhealthy foods are? This is the case of those Milaneses, that are just great with mashed potatos or even French fries. But how about cholesterol, fat, and healthy eating habits? Well I tell you that it is perfect possible for you to drastically decrease the quantity of oil you eat in your Milanese just diving them very quickly in a pan with hot water. Yes, that simple and fast. The process is very simple. In your cooker put your frying pan with the oil to fry the milaneses in one fire and another pan with boiled water (size of pan and quantity of water should be enough to dive the milaneses completely). Then just prepare your milaneses as usual, fry them as usual but after that instead of put them in absorbent paper to absorb the oil, first dive them very quickly in the boiled water and take them out to the absorbent paper. This fast and easy step you have added will save your body from eating lots of fat and your heart, cholesterol and body shape will thank you a lot!!! If you are not sure, just take a look into the water you have just used and you will see all the fat floating there would be in your body now. Try it and if you have questions just let us know and we can record a video on how to go through it step by step. And don’t forget that if you decide for French Fries as the side dish so you should prepare them in the Actifry we have published the article some time ago. Good cooking!!!!

Drink hot water instead of cold water during your meals

Japanese and Chinese people drink tea with their meals instead of cold drinks such as beer, juice and/or soft drinks, and this Oriental habit is being quickly spread around occidental countries as it is said to be helpful to have a better digestion. Cold drink after meals may solidify the fat you have just eaten in your food and slow down the digestion, accumulating fat in your body and sometimes causing intestinal disturbs. If you think you can’t drink hot beverages so you can try to replace cold ones by natural ones!

Drink two glasses of water early in the morning in fasting

Studies show that if you drink two glasses of water immediately after waking up and with empty stomach you can prevent lots of diseases such as constipation, headaches, problems of the urinary, renal and stomach tracts among other. The reason is mainly due to the ability to clean your body and the recommendation is to wait 15 minutes prior to eat or have your breakfast after drinking the two glasses!!

French Fries with only one spoon of oil

As always, the beginning of the year is a great time for you to make plans and set personal goals. By pursuing to achieve my ones I re-started my gym every day…….till now……and started browsing for healthier foods and products. A great discover was Actifry from Tefal. If you love French fries but hate the amount of oil you need to use (and eat) to prepare them you will love this frying pan. With only one spoon (yes!!! Only one) you can prepare one kilo of crispy and tasty French fries. It is extremely easy to use and to clean, with no smoke or fry smell in your kitchen. It is sold in almost every country in the world and come together with a receipt book. Try it and let me know your opinion!!