Q and A

What are good healthy snacks for in between meals?

apple and peanut butter
rice cakes
kashi granola bars
celery and chumus
nuts and raisins
spelt or oat bran pretzels
plain yogurt with berries

How heavy of weights should I use?

Depends what you're doing and what you're using it for. If you're building muscle- you want to go heavy and aim for 12-15 reps- and add in some super heavy lifting with 6-8 reps. If you're doing it to tone- go lighter like 5-8 lbs and aim for 20-30 reps.

What to do about late night binging?

-get the foods you binge on out of the house
-dont eat after 7 (dinner should be your last bite before breakfast)
-shut lights off in your kitchen
-chew gum
-get book, magazine, movie, project, computer- anything to keep you busy
-if you can try getting out of the house
A note about binging: we typically have the urge to binge around the same time everyday- its almost as if its triggered by our body automatically- so trick your body out of it. The first few days will be super hard but eventually you're body will get the memo- and your will power will be stronger.

Whats a good workout for the butt area?

squats, lunges, dead lifts, leg raises, kick backs (sit on all fours- place weight behind ur knee- lift leg up towards sky 15 times- repeat with second leg)

Is Diet Soda bad for when you're trying to lose weight?

Everyone will give you a different answer. I drink it- dont see much of a weight gain or weight loss- it definately doesnt help in weight loss but I dont think drinking one a day will do much harm

Do you still do Yoga?

No- but not cuz I dont want to- if I had time I would

What do you about Chanuka- all the fried food?

Taste everything- eat nothing. Read the thanksgiving blog