Tips from a Ballerina

Tip #6

When trying to lose weight, remember that foods such as lunch meat, pasta, and rice, while labeled "healthy", are high in sodium and carbs. Contrary to popular belief, fats are actually good for you. IN MODERATION. When eating foods, you want to look for Trans Fat, which is snuck into your every day food all of the time without you even knowing it. Some icing, candy, cereal bars, and some snack foods such as chips, mini-cakes, or donuts often contain Trans Fat. Trans Fat is a type of fat that is extremely hard for your body to break down. It's the stick to your body type of fat. Other elements in weight gain can include:
Sedentary lifestyle
Partaking in high sodium foods often
Not drinking enough water
Eating when not hungry
Not eating enough *******
Not getting enough sleep

While losing weight is a hard trial, it is one well worth it. Losing weight is not supposed to be quick or easy, it takes time and effort. Some ways to detoxify your body(detoxify-to rid your colon of toxins that can cause your metabolism to slow down), are listed below...
1)Fill a water bottle with purified water. Slice a cucumber into thin slices(only use about five). Slice a lemon into thin slices(use all). Add the slices to the water bottle and put the bottle into the fridge. For best results leave the bottle in the fridge over night and drink in the morning.
2) Fill a water bottle with purified water. Add lemon and strawberry slices to the water. Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to the water. Shake the bottle to dissolve the cinnamon. Put the bottle into the fridge. For best results leave the bottle in the fridge over night and drink in the morning.
3)Fill a water bottle with purified water. Add mango, cucumber and lime slices. For best results leave the bottle in the fridge over night and drink in the morning.
***These are not miracle weight loss drinks. These are merely drinks to help speed up your metabolism which helps with weight control and weight loss.

Exercises for a rainy day at home...
Stretch for at least five minutes before beginning the following exercises. Touch your toes, do a runner's stretch, take deep breaths. Run in place for exactly one minute towards the end of your warm up. Then you're ready to begin.

One minute plank(30 second plank if needed)
100 jumping jacks
10 push ups
50 crunches
20 reverse crunches
10 bicycle crunches
10 second side plank(left)
10 second side plank(right)
Run in place for 30 seconds
20 jumping jacks
30 second plank

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