Tips for Today

Saturday 4-09-11: To start your journey use online calculators like these:
http://www.bmi-calculator.net/bmr-calculator/harris-benedict-equation/calorie-intake-to-lose-weight.php
to figure out your BMI (Body Mass Index), BMR (Body Metabolic Rate), Body Fat Calculator and Waist to Hip Ratio Calculator.

Sunday 4-10-11: Use www.myfitnesspal.com for a free online program to chart and calculate your meals.

Monday 4-11-11: Drink a protein shake within 15 minutes after your workout to supply the needed protein uptake your body needs after a workout.

Tuesday 4-12-11: Add fat free cottage cheese and/or fat free egg whites to increase your protein intake and balance the carbohydrates in a recipe.

Wednesday 4-13-11: Use coconut milk & almond milk for healthy lower calorie alternatives.

Thursday 4-14-11: Use Walden Farms for no calorie, no fat, no carb flavoring and sweeteners.

Friday 4-15-11: Working out on an empty stomach has proven to be wrong! Eat a high protein, medium carb, low calorie breakfast 30 minutes to an hour before you work out, so your body has something to rebuild with.

Saturday 4-16-11 Use The Biggest Loser Trainer, Jillian Michaels online workouts at www.jillianmichaels.com for great workouts and support for only $4.00 a week.

Sunday 4-17-11 Use salt free cottage cheese brands to lower daily sodium intake like Lucerne, Hood and Friendship.

Monday 4-18-11 Use www.netrition.com for hard to find dietary supplies.

Tuesday 4-19-11 To help watch your sodium, Hains Featherweight has sodium free baking powder