Hunger

Hunger is the scourge of weight loss. Are you hungry, or facing and emotional or habitual need to eat.

If you ate within the last few hours, chances are your body is not asking for fuel. Are you depressed? Are you sad? Are you missing something in your life? These are all questions to ask. What about habitual eating? I used to be in the habit of getting a carbonated drink at 10:30 AM and 2:30 PM. This was halfway between breakfast and lunch, and half way between lunch and going home. I was not thirst, I just had a habit. I needed to break this habit.

Will power helps, but lets give you a few more tools to use.

Water: You are mostly made up of it anyhow. Drink it. This helps to keep your stomach full. It keeps you hydrated and everything flowing smoothly inside. Yes you do go to the restroom more. What happens when you pee? You are getting ride of the waste products that your body does not need. Hey, what a great idea!

Keep good food handy: I like to keep bags of fresh fruit or vegetables close at hand. This is easy to do if you are on shore duty. At sea, well this is not so easy. Do not use the vending machine as a substitute. This could be an opportunity to talk with your CoC about having fresh fruits and veggies available between galley hours.

Eat often: Eating every few hours prevents hunger. Need I say more? Just be sure to eat natural foods, not junk.

Exercise: I’ve found that going for a walk, a run, hitting the gym, or play a sport makes me forget that I was hungry. In other words, I really was not hungry.

Try to work these 4 extra tools into your fitness plan and see how it can help you lose weight.

Don’t wait for the New Year!

New Years resolutions. Every gym in the country is trying to get you to set one to start exercising on January 1st. Why wait? What is so significant about January 1st? Waiting until then is nothing more than an artificial mental barrier. This barrier was set up in our heads while we were children. It is a sales gimmick. We watched our parents make New Years resolutions. People ask “What is your New Years resolution?” Of course, where there is demand, Entrepreneurs will provide the supply. Undoubtedly, you have see offers of this supply on TV for fitness equipment, gym memberships, and diet pills.

You don’t have to wait to start exercising, start now.

Easy Snacks

One of the challenges many people have is staying away from snacks. Here is a healthy alternative, veggie bags. Go to the store and grab your favorite veggies. Clean and cut them. Now, get some sandwich bags and fill them up. Keep them cool and handy in he fridge. Now, you have something to much on that is quick to get to. For those of you who eat six times a day, consider grabbing two bags on your way to work. Have on before lunch and another before heading home. The fiber in the veggies will help you to fill full. Also, you will not get any nasty chemicals in your system or lab created food additives.

Exercise: Bench Press

Come on guys. You know you like this one. It is the ultimate status of your manhood. It is the question that is always asked. "How much can you bench?" Well, a bench press does no good if you do it wrong. As a matter of fact, this on can seriously injure you.

A few things to consider for the bench press:

• Use a spotter.
• Keep you head, torso, and hips on the bench and your feet on the ground.
• Keep in control. Jerks do nothing but tear muscles. Smooth flowing motion develops muscle.
• Lower the bar to just above your nipples.
• Raise it but do not lock your elbows.