mommymuscle Wichita

So, I don't know if you saw the Wichita Eagle the other day but the obesity rate of our kids is going up!!! Compared to just 30 years ago it has gone up over 10%! One in three kids has type II Diabetes! 20 % of 5 year olds are going to kindergarten overweight or obese!

Studies are also showing that kids these days just don't move!!! Do you remember when you were a kid? How much did you play outside? I know I did everyday and every night till the street lights came on and my parents had to MAKE me come in for a bath!!!

I love that in StrollerFit the kids get to see us workout and that it is fun!!! My daughter (who is 2) favorite toy is my resistant tube!!! It is so cute to watch, first of all she gets to know her colors because I have a yellow, red, blue, and green tube and we will go over the colors then she stands on it and does shoulder presses while singing her ABC's!!!! What is great, the majority of the older kids in StrollerFit do this on a daily basis. The moms (and dads) in StrollerFit are such great positive role models for their kiddos! Showing them that exercise can be fun!

Here is some of the things we learned last night at the FREE seminar by Ann Louise Gittleman!

What a great seminar last night by Ann Louise Gittleman the author of 30 books including The Fat Flush Plan (that I think EVERYONE should read) and The Fat Flush Plan For Life (that just came out)!!!! She is not only VERY knowledgeable but has experience! This is a program that I truely trust. She is REALLY trying to get rid of obesity, disease, and cancer and her research shows it!!! She talked a lot about her new program the Smoothie shakedown! I am usually not a fan of smoothie type detoxes but I believe and know that Dr. Ann has done a lot of research and tested all of her products! AND, she developed this for the busy, busy, busy person who has a lot to handle in the day and doesn't have the time to prepare as much as they should for meals. It is only meant to do for 2 weeks (unless you have a lot of weight to lose) and is meant to jump start your weight lost FAST! Here is what she had to say last night about it:

"Energy presented in liquid form can have satiating power," says recent research in the Journal of American Dietary Association. Adding fiber to low-carb foods helps suppress appetite and allows you to control what you eat.

A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that low-carb dieters lost 50% more weight by getting most of their protein from plant-based sources-compared witht hose who ate more meat. And a study at the University of California at Davis shows a 40% reduction in cosumed calories when people eat more plant foods.

The latest stats show that 67% of Americans are overweight or obese. Even 18% of teens are overweight! Most people in this country have their work cut out for them long before bikini season begins!

Dr. Ann says, "It's very exciting to discover that metabolism can be "reset" with cleaner and greener plant proteins!"

After reading the study in the New England Journal of Medicine, I desgned a brown rice/yellow pea powder ofr my book Fat Flush For Life, Last summer, a focus group took this protein for a "test drive," and a new turbo-charged Fat Flush program was born.

The Fat Flush Smoothis Shakedown is an amazingly simple but flexible program that's perfect for people with a busy lifestyle. And unlike many weight-loss programs, it's inexpensive- costing less than $15 a day including food.

Basically, you enjoy two protein-rich smoothies at two meals each day- and eat a nutiritiou dinner (or lunch if you prefer a larger meal earlier). You have a wealth of nutritious foods from which to choose, and Smoothie Shakedown recipes offer a wide variety of flavors!

You can get the book and protein powder and supplements at GreenAcres or you can order it and check it out on her website at www.annlouise.com!!!!