Two out of three Americans are overweight. The primary cause is that we eat more and exercise less. There is no doubt that the more advances we make that enhance our lifestyle the heavier we become.
Wait a minute! What about all those low-fat foods that we eat now? How come I reduced fat in my diet but I’m still gaining weight?
It’s a simple answer. A few years ago we all became aware of the detrimental effects of fat in our diet. What did we do? We began to concentrate on lowering cholesterol and taking fat out of our diets.
This is a good thing. However, The National Center for Health Statistics studied eating habits of 8,260 adult American between 1988 and 1991. Their research showed that Americans had significantly reduced their fat intake but still packed on the pounds.
How can this happen? There is no mystery. In the process of counting fat grams, we stopped counting calories! Many of us bought in to the theory that if it is “low-fat” it won’t make us fat.
WRONG!
You can’t forget about counting calories. If you eat more calories than you need the body will store them as fat. It doesn’t matter whether the calories are from fat or carbohydrates.
One school of thought believes that eating small amounts of fat can actually keep you from over indulging on total calories. The theory is that dietary fat causes our bodies to produce a hormone that tells the intestines to slow down the emptying process.
You feel full and therefore are less likely to overeat.
Adding a little peanut butter to your rice cake may satisfy your hunger for a longer period of time, thus preventing you from eating more than you need.
Are you ready for more suprising news? Tufts University scientists put 11 middle aged men and women volunteers on a variety of average, reduced and low-fat diets.
The results? Extremely low-fat diets which provided only 15 percent fat from calories (this is a diet near impossible in real life) did have a positive effect on blood cholesterol and triglyceride levels.
However, a reduced-fat diet (much more realistic) only affected those levels if accompanied by weight loss.
In fact, they concluded, cutting fat without losing weight actually increased triglyceride levels and decreased high density lipoproteins (HDLs), the “good” cholesterol that helps protect again heart disease.
This tells us that, while excess fat isn’t healthy, fat is also not necessarily a bad thing. Without some fat in our diet, the body won’t make nerve cells and hormones or absorb some of the fat soluble vitamins.
To your continued success,
Sean Babb
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
How Can You Determine Your Ideal Weight?
Just how much fat and how many calories should you consume to reach and maintain a healthy weight? One answer won’t work for everybody. So you need to do some figuring to determine how much fat and how many calories you can have. First, you need to determine your ideal weight. Here is a simple method to determine what that weight should be:
For Women
The ideal weight for a woman who is exactly 5 feet tall is 100 pounds. For every additional inch above 5 feet, add five pounds. If you are shorter than 5 feet tall, subtract five pounds for every inch you measure below 5 feet.
Next, determine whether you have a small, medium or large frame. Using a measuring tape, measure your wrist.
If your wrist measures exactly 6 inches, you have a medium frame and the weight number you calculated above, does not need to be adjusted. If your wrist measures less than 6 inches, subtract 10 percent from your ideal weight. If your wrist measures more than 6 inches, add 10 percent to your ideal weight.
For Men
The ideal weight for a man who is exactly 5 feet tall is 106 pounds. For every additional inch above 5 feet, add 6 pounds.
To determine whether you have a small, medium or large frame, measure your wrist.
If your wrist measures exactly 7 inches, you have a medium frame and you do not need to adjust your ideal weight. If your wrist is smaller than 7 inches, you have a small frame and should subtract 10 percent from your ideal weight. If your wrist is larger than 7 inches, you have a large frame and should add 10 percent to your ideal weight.
Now that you know what your ideal body weight should be, let’s take a look at how many calories your body needs each day. Before we do this however, you need to take into account your level of activity.
-If you are totally inactive and usually get no exercise,multiply your adjusted ideal weight by 11.
-If you get regular exercise two or three times a week, multiply your adjusted ideal weight by 13.
-If you get regular exercise four to five times a week, multiple your adjusted ideal weight by 15.
-If you get regular exercise six to seven times a week, multiply your adjusted ideal weight by 18.
Now that you have figured out your ideal weight and how many calories you need each day it's easy to figure out how much fat you can eat.
Most nutritionists recommend a daily intake limit of fat to be 30 percent of your total calories. However, if you want to lose weight or have a history of heart disease or cancer, limit your daily fat intake to 20 percent of your total calories.
Why don't we have a look at a real life example.
Carol is a 5 foot 4 inch woman with a medium frame her ideal weight is 120 pounds. Carol is trying to lose weight so she needs to keep her fat calories down to about 20 percent. Carol is exercising two to three times a week so we can multiply her ideal weight by the number that matches her activity level, which is 13. We have determined that Carolneeds 1,560 calories each day.
If we take 20 percent of 1,560 (1,560 multiplied by .20) we get 312.
Next, translate fat calories into fat grams (this will make it easier for you to read food labels). One gram of fat equals 9 calories. So if we divide 312 by 9 we know that Carol can eat abut 35 grams of fat per day.
Because Carol is over weight and trying to lose, her ideal weight and current weight do not match up. Carol needs to adjust her total calorie consumption. In order for her to lose one pound, she needs to eliminate 3,500 calories.
One simple solution is to lose a pound a week. That’s a worthy, healthy goal that can be easily accomplished.
Best regards,
Sean Babb
For Women
The ideal weight for a woman who is exactly 5 feet tall is 100 pounds. For every additional inch above 5 feet, add five pounds. If you are shorter than 5 feet tall, subtract five pounds for every inch you measure below 5 feet.
Next, determine whether you have a small, medium or large frame. Using a measuring tape, measure your wrist.
If your wrist measures exactly 6 inches, you have a medium frame and the weight number you calculated above, does not need to be adjusted. If your wrist measures less than 6 inches, subtract 10 percent from your ideal weight. If your wrist measures more than 6 inches, add 10 percent to your ideal weight.
For Men
The ideal weight for a man who is exactly 5 feet tall is 106 pounds. For every additional inch above 5 feet, add 6 pounds.
To determine whether you have a small, medium or large frame, measure your wrist.
If your wrist measures exactly 7 inches, you have a medium frame and you do not need to adjust your ideal weight. If your wrist is smaller than 7 inches, you have a small frame and should subtract 10 percent from your ideal weight. If your wrist is larger than 7 inches, you have a large frame and should add 10 percent to your ideal weight.
Now that you know what your ideal body weight should be, let’s take a look at how many calories your body needs each day. Before we do this however, you need to take into account your level of activity.
-If you are totally inactive and usually get no exercise,multiply your adjusted ideal weight by 11.
-If you get regular exercise two or three times a week, multiply your adjusted ideal weight by 13.
-If you get regular exercise four to five times a week, multiple your adjusted ideal weight by 15.
-If you get regular exercise six to seven times a week, multiply your adjusted ideal weight by 18.
Now that you have figured out your ideal weight and how many calories you need each day it's easy to figure out how much fat you can eat.
Most nutritionists recommend a daily intake limit of fat to be 30 percent of your total calories. However, if you want to lose weight or have a history of heart disease or cancer, limit your daily fat intake to 20 percent of your total calories.
Why don't we have a look at a real life example.
Carol is a 5 foot 4 inch woman with a medium frame her ideal weight is 120 pounds. Carol is trying to lose weight so she needs to keep her fat calories down to about 20 percent. Carol is exercising two to three times a week so we can multiply her ideal weight by the number that matches her activity level, which is 13. We have determined that Carolneeds 1,560 calories each day.
If we take 20 percent of 1,560 (1,560 multiplied by .20) we get 312.
Next, translate fat calories into fat grams (this will make it easier for you to read food labels). One gram of fat equals 9 calories. So if we divide 312 by 9 we know that Carol can eat abut 35 grams of fat per day.
Because Carol is over weight and trying to lose, her ideal weight and current weight do not match up. Carol needs to adjust her total calorie consumption. In order for her to lose one pound, she needs to eliminate 3,500 calories.
One simple solution is to lose a pound a week. That’s a worthy, healthy goal that can be easily accomplished.
Best regards,
Sean Babb
How To get Information About Starting Your Own Business
Before quitting the full time job and hanging a shingle outside your door, you need to make sure you know all about running the business, and not just how to perform the function of the business that you plan to open. There is more to owning a carpet cleaning business than being the best carpet cleaner in the county. It is called a business because there are functions that need to be done beyond cleaning carpets.
Depending on the type of business you plan to get into there may be specific laws governing its operation and in some cases a state or county license may be needed to operate the business. Zoning laws may also be in place to prevent the operation of some business out of the home and planning to run the business from a stand-alone building you should also check to make sure the business can operate there as well. There are times that one type of business, an office building for example, may allow a bookkeeping service in the area, but zoning rules may consider your business not appropriate for the location.
Checking with local and county offices can help insure you have all the licenses and permits needed to operate the business before you get it started and find out it does not meet acceptable use clauses. Regardless of the business, you will need a license from the state to collect sales tax, sometimes referred to as a vendor’s license. Whether your business will be selling taxable products or services, the license is still necessary and you will need to file returns to show if, and how much sales tax you collected and make the payments.
Contacting your local Chamber of Commerce is an excellent source for information about starting your own business and their advice can keep you out of trouble with authorities that regulate business operations in your area. They may also advise you if different nearby communities have differing rules covering your type of business. Even non-members can take advantage of the information available through most Chambers of Commerce and they are always willing to help potential new members get their feet on the business ground.
For those planning to start a franchised business, there are many resources available to help you pick the right one for you as well as for the community in which you live. Most who buy a franchise do so based on the name recognition of the company and the information made available to them. While your interest level may be high, check with other franchisees of the same business for their opinions and get the real story about the pros and cons of running that business before making the investment.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
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Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
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Depending on the type of business you plan to get into there may be specific laws governing its operation and in some cases a state or county license may be needed to operate the business. Zoning laws may also be in place to prevent the operation of some business out of the home and planning to run the business from a stand-alone building you should also check to make sure the business can operate there as well. There are times that one type of business, an office building for example, may allow a bookkeeping service in the area, but zoning rules may consider your business not appropriate for the location.
Checking with local and county offices can help insure you have all the licenses and permits needed to operate the business before you get it started and find out it does not meet acceptable use clauses. Regardless of the business, you will need a license from the state to collect sales tax, sometimes referred to as a vendor’s license. Whether your business will be selling taxable products or services, the license is still necessary and you will need to file returns to show if, and how much sales tax you collected and make the payments.
Contacting your local Chamber of Commerce is an excellent source for information about starting your own business and their advice can keep you out of trouble with authorities that regulate business operations in your area. They may also advise you if different nearby communities have differing rules covering your type of business. Even non-members can take advantage of the information available through most Chambers of Commerce and they are always willing to help potential new members get their feet on the business ground.
For those planning to start a franchised business, there are many resources available to help you pick the right one for you as well as for the community in which you live. Most who buy a franchise do so based on the name recognition of the company and the information made available to them. While your interest level may be high, check with other franchisees of the same business for their opinions and get the real story about the pros and cons of running that business before making the investment.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
How To Choose The Perfect Home Business Idea
A lot of people get stumped when it comes to choosing a home business. In some cases, people are confused as to what home business they will engage in that they either end up starting a few home businesses at the same time or never really start anything at all. In both cases, the entrepreneur does not gain anything of value. If you are of those people who have no idea what home business is right for you, you should first make an inventory of your skills and resources before you attempt to start any type of home business. Always remember that at home business is not something that will grow on its own so make sure that you know what you are doing if you do not want to end with lots of frustrations and no money.
Choose Something That You Are Familiar With
When it comes to choosing the perfect home business idea, it would be a good idea for you to focus your attention on the things that you are familiar with. For instance, if you are a computer programmer, it would be a good idea for you to explore the possibilities of engaging into a programming business. On the other hand, if you are one of those people who love to work with your hands, it would be a good idea for you to find a business that will put your creativity to good use. Never attempt to start a home business that requires certain skills that you do not have at the moment. Note that it is always easier for you to spot opportunities in a field that you are very much familiar with. Yes, you can always learn new skills but since learning new skills will take a lot of item, effort and money on your part, you might as well stick to the things that you already know and save yourself from a lot of trouble. There is really no point in going through all the troubles of learning new things when you can capitalize on the things that you already know.
Find The Softest Entry Point
When it comes to setting up your home business, you need to probe into a specific industry and find a “soft entry” point. For instance, if you are a writer and you would like to engage into online writing, it would be a good idea for you to start working on some non-paying or low-paying jobs for a while and build your portfolio. Once you have collected some impressive items in your portfolio, you can move on to those high paying jobs and earn some really good income. Take your time when it comes to setting up your small business. Always remember that business do not grow overnight so be patient. There may be times when money is scarce and your business will not do so well but if you are patient and work hard towards your goal, you will eventually achieve that goal.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
Choose Something That You Are Familiar With
When it comes to choosing the perfect home business idea, it would be a good idea for you to focus your attention on the things that you are familiar with. For instance, if you are a computer programmer, it would be a good idea for you to explore the possibilities of engaging into a programming business. On the other hand, if you are one of those people who love to work with your hands, it would be a good idea for you to find a business that will put your creativity to good use. Never attempt to start a home business that requires certain skills that you do not have at the moment. Note that it is always easier for you to spot opportunities in a field that you are very much familiar with. Yes, you can always learn new skills but since learning new skills will take a lot of item, effort and money on your part, you might as well stick to the things that you already know and save yourself from a lot of trouble. There is really no point in going through all the troubles of learning new things when you can capitalize on the things that you already know.
Find The Softest Entry Point
When it comes to setting up your home business, you need to probe into a specific industry and find a “soft entry” point. For instance, if you are a writer and you would like to engage into online writing, it would be a good idea for you to start working on some non-paying or low-paying jobs for a while and build your portfolio. Once you have collected some impressive items in your portfolio, you can move on to those high paying jobs and earn some really good income. Take your time when it comes to setting up your small business. Always remember that business do not grow overnight so be patient. There may be times when money is scarce and your business will not do so well but if you are patient and work hard towards your goal, you will eventually achieve that goal.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
Brainstorming Home Business Ideas Before Starting One
Whenever a person considers beginning a home business it helps to think through the plans before investing any time and money into the project. Brainstorming home business opportunities before starting one can help ensure the business is one that the owner is capable of operating. Success hinges on many things, among them the dedication the owner is willing to give to make the business work as well as having a viable market for the product or service being proposed for the home business.
There is more involved in brainstorming than the cost of entering the business and how much time you can free up from working. Brainstorming entails thinking through all of the possibilities in the business and breaking them down into sections. For example, the first thing to consider is the market available for the business. For example, a person has been working with a carpet cleaning company for several years and wants to start their own business cleaning rugs. The first step is determining how much competition there is in the local area as opposed to the number of customers available that may require the service.
This can be determined by the amount of time between when a person calls for service and when the service is actually performed. Typically, a wait of three or four days will be acceptable for most people, but if the wait time is consistently longer, it may be something worth studying further. If not, staying with the current company or finding a new line of work may be in the best interests of everyone.
Consider the investment that will be required to start a home business and consider how much is needed to live on and cover all personal expenses until the business gets off the ground and starts to generate income. Brainstorm about who and where the first customers will come from. Simply planning advertising and direct mail campaigns may not provide a firm answer, rather personal contact with businesses and friends and family that may not your service can offer an insight about who and when you can expect to perform services for and provide the first paying customers.
Not only does this provide jobs to look forward to, but can also provide testimonials to show other potential customers that the business is legitimate and use them as references, with their permission. Additional brainstorming will be about who will do the paperwork, such as invoicing and bill paying and taxes for state and federal obligations. This is often overlooked by those new to business and they accept payments, use the money for their immediate personal needs and when the time comes to pay bills, the money is no longer available.
Think about the effect on your personal life as well as on the family. Whether it has been realized or not, when a person begins working their home business any decision made will affect more than just that person.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
There is more involved in brainstorming than the cost of entering the business and how much time you can free up from working. Brainstorming entails thinking through all of the possibilities in the business and breaking them down into sections. For example, the first thing to consider is the market available for the business. For example, a person has been working with a carpet cleaning company for several years and wants to start their own business cleaning rugs. The first step is determining how much competition there is in the local area as opposed to the number of customers available that may require the service.
This can be determined by the amount of time between when a person calls for service and when the service is actually performed. Typically, a wait of three or four days will be acceptable for most people, but if the wait time is consistently longer, it may be something worth studying further. If not, staying with the current company or finding a new line of work may be in the best interests of everyone.
Consider the investment that will be required to start a home business and consider how much is needed to live on and cover all personal expenses until the business gets off the ground and starts to generate income. Brainstorm about who and where the first customers will come from. Simply planning advertising and direct mail campaigns may not provide a firm answer, rather personal contact with businesses and friends and family that may not your service can offer an insight about who and when you can expect to perform services for and provide the first paying customers.
Not only does this provide jobs to look forward to, but can also provide testimonials to show other potential customers that the business is legitimate and use them as references, with their permission. Additional brainstorming will be about who will do the paperwork, such as invoicing and bill paying and taxes for state and federal obligations. This is often overlooked by those new to business and they accept payments, use the money for their immediate personal needs and when the time comes to pay bills, the money is no longer available.
Think about the effect on your personal life as well as on the family. Whether it has been realized or not, when a person begins working their home business any decision made will affect more than just that person.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
Going Outside Of Your Comfort Zone To Start A Business
One of the things that you have to remember about starting a business is that not everything is going to be cut and dried, and not everything is going to work as you planned. This means that running a home business sometimes requires you to go out side of your comfort zone and to do some things that you might not usually do.
Be Brave
The thing about starting a home business is that it can be very successful and you can see great things that come out of it, but you have to be brave enough to get started, and you have to have the guts to simply go for it, and to get it done. This is something that might be tricky for some people, because starting a home business can be rough going and because you aren’t guaranteed to be a success, some people might have trouble with it. This means that when you are the one starting a home business, you have to be the one who is brave enough to go outside of where you are comfortable, and be willing to take these risks to see what kind of business you can create.
Money
The biggest problem with starting out with a business is that you are going to need some money. If possible, you should try to work and save some money up before you venture out into your own home business. This might be tricky, because it is sometimes hard to save money, but if you can save some money up from a regular job, you might find it is much easier to start a business. Going outside of your comfort zone is often easier when you have a little bit of cash so you don’t’ have to worry about it.
The other thing that you can do to make going outside of your comfort zone easier is to find a way to have a good business plan. Even thought it might not always end up being exactly what you want it to be, you might find that a good business plan is a great way to help yourself have the courage to go for it and to take the risks that you have to take. When you are going out on your own to start your home business, a business plan can help you have the courage to go for it and to get stuff done.
Remember that this isn’t going to be easy, but if you can manage to go with the flow and to not stress out about things you cannot control, you might find out that you are able to deal with the uncertainty as you deal with many other things – and it might just be a good experience for you which allows you to learn, to grow, and to generally be a success in your life.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
Be Brave
The thing about starting a home business is that it can be very successful and you can see great things that come out of it, but you have to be brave enough to get started, and you have to have the guts to simply go for it, and to get it done. This is something that might be tricky for some people, because starting a home business can be rough going and because you aren’t guaranteed to be a success, some people might have trouble with it. This means that when you are the one starting a home business, you have to be the one who is brave enough to go outside of where you are comfortable, and be willing to take these risks to see what kind of business you can create.
Money
The biggest problem with starting out with a business is that you are going to need some money. If possible, you should try to work and save some money up before you venture out into your own home business. This might be tricky, because it is sometimes hard to save money, but if you can save some money up from a regular job, you might find it is much easier to start a business. Going outside of your comfort zone is often easier when you have a little bit of cash so you don’t’ have to worry about it.
The other thing that you can do to make going outside of your comfort zone easier is to find a way to have a good business plan. Even thought it might not always end up being exactly what you want it to be, you might find that a good business plan is a great way to help yourself have the courage to go for it and to take the risks that you have to take. When you are going out on your own to start your home business, a business plan can help you have the courage to go for it and to get stuff done.
Remember that this isn’t going to be easy, but if you can manage to go with the flow and to not stress out about things you cannot control, you might find out that you are able to deal with the uncertainty as you deal with many other things – and it might just be a good experience for you which allows you to learn, to grow, and to generally be a success in your life.
To your success,
Sean Babb
________________________________________
Are you ready to Change Your Life...
Change your physical and financial health by
helping to bring wellness to the world.
Find out more by visiting:
www.enivamembers.com/achieve
________________________________________
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