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Inspiration To Lose Weight and The Rio Olympics 2016

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The Olympics can be an inspiration to lose weight. I watched the Inauguration Ceremony of the Rio Olympics 2016.
While I was watching it I eat a handful of blueberries , a Greek yogurt and I drank a couple of glasses of water along the way.
Sometimes I eat lettuce instead of pop corn while I watch TV. It has fewer calories.

I am writing about the Olympics because it was always an inspiration to me to do exercises and do the best I could in other areas of my life
I loved watching the Inauguration ceremony. It was very colorful with the shows, the music, and the dancing. There was cultural expression, spectacular firecrackers a happy parade with young athletes and their teams.
Brazil had a difficult time lately but their enthusiasm and hard work put this ceremony together in a fantastic way. It was emotional and beautiful to me.

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How To Maintain Weight After Weight Loss

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I know how to maintain weight after weight loss. I weight 98-100 pounds, I am petite. For me it is simple :

1- Eat the right amount of protein (Fish, beef, chicken, turkey, lamb, beans, seafood) fruits and vegetables.
2- Eat or drink calcium-rich foods ( cheese, yogurt)
3- Drink 8 glasses of water per day
4- Do some moderate exercise,

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Pineapple Melts Tummy Fat

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Pineapple melts tummy fat when you eat it instead of high calorie desserts.

Eat you protein, veggies and fruits and you can have a lean body.

Pineapples can help you lose weight. They have a lot of water, fiber, minerals and digestive enzymes.

They have few calories: Only 70 calories per 100 grs!!! (4 oz). They have lots of fiber which will be used to help you feel full faster and also have a good digestion.

The main enzyme is bromelain that helps in the breaking down of protein. Bromelain is anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer, anti- arthritis.

100 grs. of pineapple/ half of cup has almost 47 mg of vitamin C. Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant and it is required for the synthesis of collagen, which is in the: joints, skin, hair and nails, blood vessels, organs and bones. Vitamin C protects us against scurvy or soft bones and helps the immune system to prevent infections.

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Cake Tales

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That is a big cake in the video for the collection of cake tales. I burned some calories dancing to the rhythm of this song. I do not remember eating cake on the beach. I eat hamburgers, grapes, watermelon when I go to the beach.
Cakes are at the center of celebrations like birthdays, weddings or anniversaries. Supermarkets sell cakes everyday now.

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Up And Down Weight Roller Coaster

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I remember the up and down roller coaster of my weight loss process.

I went to the supermarket to buy some things for the house today. When I was there I passed near the magazine rack and saw a title about how the “Biggest Losers” from the show have all gone back to the original weight that they had before the show.

It made me remember when I was in my late teens, I for the first time in my life I had lost 28 pounds and I was feeling comfortable and confident in my own body and it was a pleasure to look myself in the mirror and see the image that I wanted to see since I was eleven years old.

I was on a very strict low calorie (800 cal/day) no carbs diet under doctor supervision. I was taking a multivitamin too. He determined the amount of calories according to my petite size.

He said that it was the first stage, that when I accomplished my ideal weight he will begin to introduce some carbs. I lost the 28 pounds in three months.
I was feeling very good about myself.

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Diet For Petite Women To Lose Weight

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There are some diet tips for petite women that will help you to reach your ideal weight which is your healthy weight and happy weight.PIC_0057_0012

When my brother was a child, he used to eat a pile of crackers with mango marmalade, ice cream and animal crackers in a bunch and he did not gained weight; he is taller than me . He is still very athletic  but now he has to take care of his diet because he notices that he can gain weight if he eats too much. If I ate the same as him, my face and tummy would be rounder.

Each body is different, some are tall, young , active and have good metabolism others are short, middle age, sedentary and with a slow metabolism.

There are tables for height and weight, there are ranges of healthy weight.You can determine what is your ideal weight using this. I want you to feel good about your weight when you reach your ideal weight, I want you to feel good in the process to achieve it.

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