Pages

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Frosty Fun Exercise That's Great For You!

Bari Life Bariatric Supplements


The wintery season is no excuse to skip out on outdoor activities! It’s important to make sure you and your family stay active even when it’s a little cold outside! Whether you’re planning family day out or a romantic escapade with your sweetheart, ice skating is a fun way to get outside and enjoy the frosty air!
Most cities have outdoor skating rinks available to the public, but if you can’t find an outdoor rink you can usually find an indoor facility! So bundle up with those mittens and winter hats and enjoy the holiday season by staying active and participating in a traditional past time.

Here are some more tidbits about ice-skating from http://www.besthealthmag.ca/get-healthy/fitness/the-fitness-benefits-of-ice-skating

Ice skating is easy on the joints because it’s low impact, and it improves your balance and coordination.

“You use a lot of small stabilizer muscles that don’t get a workout in day-to-day life, in particular those around your hips, knees and ankles,” says Kristin Kunze, a certified skating coach and coordinator of the skating programs in the faculty of kinesiology at the University of Calgary. “Strengthening those small muscles helps you in other activities, like running, skiing and yoga.” You’re also toning larger muscles in your legs, butt and core as you propel yourself on the ice.
“You never see a skater with a flabby bum!” Kunze notes.

The calorie burn depends on your speed: A 155-lb. woman skating slowly (less than 14 kilometres per hour) burns about 387 calories per hour. Fast, full-out skating (for example, chasing a puck) burns 633 calories per hour. Kunze adds that skating outside offers a bit more of a workout than an indoor rink since you’re contending with wind and bumpier, harder ice.

Be Careful! -The most common injuries are to the wrist, or those that come from falling backwards onto the ice and hitting your tailbone or the back of your head. Says Kunze: “If you’re skating stiffly, and flail your arms backwards when you lose your balance, you’ll end up on your butt. You need to bend your knees a bit to gain more control, so that you’ll fall on your side.”

What to Wear:
Warm, light layers work well no matter where you skate. Buying skates, rather than borrowing or renting, is best because your feet will be fitted properly and you’ll be more comfortable (see box, above right). A helmet is a great idea, and it’s generally mandatory for skating lessons; you will need either a hockey helmet or a multi-purpose winter sports helmet such as one used for skiing or snowboarding.

Take Lessons:
If you’re a beginner or just want to brush up your skills, take adult skating lessons. They generally cost about $75 and up for group lessons, and run for six to eight weeks. Look for classes that are 45 minutes to an hour long, with at least one teacher to every eight students, suggests Kunze.
In a basic class, you’ll learn skills such as how to stand, fall down, get up, stop and glide. In an intermediate class, you may learn about crossovers or power skating.
Speed-skating classes are becoming more popular, too, perhaps due to gaining a higher profile at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Speed skates are an expensive specialty option, so contact a speed-skating club for advice on where to try these skates.

Stay safe on outdoor ice:
The Canada Safety Council recommends some basic guidelines if you’re skating on a lake or river:
• Use designated areas maintained by people who are knowledgeable about the local conditions such as currents and water depth, which can affect ice thickness.
• Remember that river ice is frequently unstable due to changing currents.
• Ice must be at least four inches (10 cm) thick. Clear blue ice is strongest; grey ice is unsafe.
Get the right fit
Ditch those figure skates you wore in high school. Skates are much comfier now, with new materials such as carbon fibres and lightweight plastics. “I recommend hockey skates for recreational skaters because you can get a decent pair from companies like Nike, Bauer, Graf or Easton for about $100,” says Kunze. Go to a specialized sporting goods store so you’ll get a sales clerk who knows how to choose the best pair for your feet and ability.
In general:
• Skates are usually a size smaller than your normal shoe size.
• Wear thin wool or fitness socks rather than doubling up with two pairs of
regular socks.
• Lace the skates firmly and stand up. Your heel should be right at the back of the boot, and your toe should not touch the front end. Your heel and ankle should feel snugly gripped, as if you’re wearing running shoes, but not tight or painful.
• Get the store or your local rink to sharpen the skates before you hit the ice. If you’re skating leisurely once a week indoors, sharpening once a winter is fine. Outdoor ice contains grit and mineralized water and is harder on your blades, so sharpen every outing or two.

Remember when you’re all done skating for the day to warm up and enjoy Bari Life’s amazing protein filled Hot Chocolate (http://www.barilife.com/variety-pack-hot-cocoa.html)! The perfect after skate workout drink you can enjoy and not add on the extra calories you burned skating!

To your health! 
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Blue Dress Internet Marketing

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

What to do after you've blown your calorie budget

Bariatric Vitamins


Holiday parties and gourmet meals can easily get a little (or a lot) more decadent than you expected. Let’s face it- Everyone blows their calorie budget during this time of year.

Don’t fall a victim to the "Well, I already blew my diet, so I may as well continue to blow it” mentality. These tips will help you resume your healthy habits ASAP!
Weight maintenance and weight loss is way more about the decisions you make over time than it is about a few random binge-fests.

I’m a tennis player and in tennis, losing one point isn’t the end of the world. It happens to the best of us! In fact, if you can consistently win a few more points than you lose, you will come out on top. With healthy eating and exercising, as long as you’re consistently out-stepping your steps back, you’re ahead in the game. If you expect perfection (and many of us do), you’re setting yourself up for disappointment and guilt.

Try one (or more) of these small steps each day.

1. Try a short workout. Even five minutes is better than nothing. For ideas browse our Exercise for Fun & to FEEL good pinterest board.

2. Try a new recipe using our delicious Bari Life Products! Cooking healthy foods can be fun and it never has to be bland.

3. Eat a healthy breakfast when you’re hungry. Your morning meal sets the stage for the rest of your day, so start if off right! Get lots of high protein breakfast ideas here.

4. Drink water. Try to aim for 8 cups each day and you’ll feel the difference!

5. Check out myJourney on ObesityHelp.com. Seeing how others overcome similar struggles and obstacles can be a great source of motivation.

6. Track your food today. No matter how it adds up, you’ll learn from it. Try using the myfitnesspal app. on your phone.

7. Share your goals. Whether you share them on your social media page or with a friend, you’ll be more accountable. Even share them with us!

8. Get support, whether you need someone to listen or a mentor to give you ideas and encouragement. Ask your surgeon if their program has a support group you can join or find a support group that best suits you online.

9. Take a walk! Don’t worry about how long or far you go—just get out there! Even to the end of your street and back.

10. Create a motivational collage. Include pictures of your goal, reasons why you want to get there and inspiring quotes to get that pep in your step. Check out our motivational board on pinterest!

11. Go shopping for some healthy foods. Use the Bari Life diet plans for great ideas.

12. Check the nutrition facts before you go out to eat. That way, you can make an informed choice.

13. Take the stairs. Even if this is the only thing you do all day, you’ll feel stronger for it.

You CAN get back on track today. Even if you’re moving slowly, you’ll be moving in the right direction!

To your health! 
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com


Blue Dress Internet Marketing

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

After Bariatric Surgery Meal Planning


Post bariatric surgery


Bari Life Bariatric Vitamins and Supplements knows that it is important to maintain a healthy eating regimen after surgery. We understand post bariatric surgery it is hard to know exactly what to eat and at the same time get the proper bariatric vitamins and supplements for optimal health.

We hope this blog helps to guide you and make it easy to eat healthy and delicious! Below you will see many options and choices, any of them are the right choice!

Please as well feel free to Shop Bari Life www.barilife.com for any of your delicious meal options that fit within your healthy requirements!

A great Bari Life 1200 Calorie Meal Plan includes:
  • 3 Bari Life Supplement Shakes
  • 1 Bari Life Nutrition Bar
  • 2 Meals Daily

Breakfast:
1 Pudding or Shake Supplement
TRY Banana Pudding Shake! http://www.barilife.com/banana-pudding-shake.html
1 Fruit:
  • Apple (4 oz)
  • Applesauce (1/2 cup)
  • Apricots (5 oz)
  • ½ Banana
  • Blackberries (3/4 cup)
  • Blueberries (3/4 cup)
  • Cherries (3 oz)
  • Grapefruit (1/2)
  • Grapes (3 oz)
  • Orange (6 oz)
  • Peach (4 oz)
  • Pear (4 oz)
  • Pineapple (1/2 cup)
  • Plum (2)
  • Prunes (3)
  • Raspberries (1 cup)
  • Melon (1 cup)
  • Strawberries (1 cup)

Morning Snack:
1 Pudding or Shake SupplementLunch:
1 Frozen Dinner less than 400 calories:
  • Weight Watchers / Smart Ones
  • Lean Cuisine
  • Healthy Choice
  • Kashi

Afternoon Snack:
Nutrition BarDinner:
TRY Peanut Butter and Jelly Crispy Bars! http://www.barilife.com/crispy-peanut-butter-and-jelly-protein-bar.html
  • 1 Starch
  • 5 oz. Lean Meat
  • 2 Vegetables
  • 1 Optional

Evening Snack:
1 Pudding or Shake Supplement
TRY Strawberry Banana Smoothie! Delicious whipped up! http://www.barilife.com/strawberry-banana-smoothie-box-of-7.html
Instructions:
  1. Drink 64 oz fluid per day.
  2. Take Bari Life Vitamin tablets/powder 3/day in order to be assured of adequate vitamins and minerals on this low calorie diet.
  3. Supplements needed:
    Shakes3/dayBars1/day

Food Selection List
Evening Meal Group ServingsStarch Group:
80 Calories Choose 1
  • Dry Cereal (1/2 cup)
  • Diet Bread (2 slices)
  • Regular Bread (1 slice)
  • ¼ bagel (1 oz.)
  • ½ English Muffin
  • 1 Low-Fat Waffle
  • ½ Pita Bread
  • Roll (1 oz)
  • 4 Melba Toast
  • Pretzels (1 oz)
  • Low-fat Popcorn
  • Cooked Pasta (1/3 cup)
  • Cooked Rice (1/3 cup)
  • Corn (1/2 cup)
  • Peas (1/2 cup)
  • Mashed Potatoes (1/2 cup)
  • Baked Potato (4 oz)
  • Sweet Potato (4 oz)
  • 6 Saltine Crackers
  • Lima Beans (2/3 cup)
  • Dried beans (1/2 cup)
  • Winter Squash (1 cup)

Vegetable Group:
25 CaloriesChoose
2 cups raw or 1 cup cooked
  • Asparagus
  • Green Beans
  • Beets
  • Broccoli
  • Brussels Sprouts
  • Cabbage
  • Carrots
  • Cauliflower
  • Celery
  • Cucumber
  • Eggplant
  • Greens
  • Lettuce
  • Mushrooms
  • Okra
  • Onions
  • Peppers
  • Radish
  • Scallions
  • Spinach
  • Sprouts
  • Summer Squash
  • Tomato
  • Turnips
  • Zucchini

Lean Meat Group:
35-55 CaloriesChoose 5 oz.
  • Turkey Breast
  • Chicken Breast
  • Nonfat Cheese
  • Cottage Cheese
  • Egg Substitute
  • Veal
  • Center Cut Pork
  • Low-fat Lunch Meat
  • Medium Egg

Lean Beef: round, sirloin, tenderloin, roast, ground round
Seafood: cod, flounder, trout, halibut, tuna in water, salmon, oysters
Optional:
45 CaloriesChoose 1
  • Margarine (1 tsp)
  • Mayonnaise (1 tsp)
  • Reduced-fat Mayo (1 Tbsp)
  • BBQ Sauce (2 Tbsp)
  • Low-fat Dressing (2 Tbsp)
  • Peanut Butter (2 Tbsp)
  • Oil — Canola, Olive (1 tsp)

Butter (1 tsp)
Dressing or Seasoning of Choice (2 Tbsp)
Sample Meals:
  • 5 oz. Lemon Pepper Chicken Breast
  • 1 cup Cooked Broccoli
  • ½ cup Mashed Potatoes
  • 1 tsp Butter or Margarine
  • 5 oz. Lean Ground Beef
  • 2 slices Diet Bread
  • Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, etc. as toppings
  • ½ cup cooked Green Beans
  • 1 tbsp Reduced-Fat Mayonnaise and Mustard

To your health!
The Bari Life Team
Bari Life is high quality bariatric vitamins that are clinically proven supplements to help in post bariatric surgery.
Order Online Here www.barilife.com

Blue Dress Internet Marketing