Found Not Lost

BOOK TITLE: Zumba
AUTHORS: Beto Perez, Maggie Greenwood-Robinson

Category: HEALTH & FITNESS
Format: HARDCOVER BOOK
Publish Date: 9/10/2009
ISBN: 9780446546126
Pages: 304

ABOUT THE BOOK
Created by celebrity fitness trainer Beto Perez, Zumba® combines fun, easy-to-follow dance steps with hot Latin beats to help you shed pounds and inches fast. Now the DVD and classes that have hooked millions are available in book format, with a complete workout program, fat-burning diet, and an exclusive instructional DVD with 60 minutes worth of music to help you Zumba your way to the perfect body.

Using the principles of interval and resistance training, the simple dance and sculpting moves (inspired by the traditional cumbia, salsa, samba, and merengue) tone and shape your body. And because it burns 600 to 1,000 calories per hour, you don’t have to restrict your meals to boring or bland-tasting diet foods. The Zumba diet begins with a 5-Day Express Diet to jump start weight loss (lose up to 9 lbs in 5 days) and then offers 14-day meal plans and recipes that target weight loss in the stomach and thighs. You’ll find:

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It’s not a lie! Health Care Reform is sorely needed in this country. I posted a couple of articles on Amoores.com regarding my views on this.

First is a simple and self serving wish. I won’t assume to know what everyone else needs but I do know what I need and would want for my family in terms of health care. It kind of baffles me that so many people are against the plan. But then, like I said, I can’t pretend to know the specifics. My opinions are highly subjective and I can only speak about my own personal experiences.

I get anxiety attacks every time the girls get injured or sick even though we do have health insurance through my job. But it isn’t enough. I had the option of signing up for the Blue Cross North Carolina coverage but even that is not enough. Gone are the days when you can just show up at the doctor with your insurance card and you’re set. Now, even with my card I end up shelling additional money for charges that are not covered. So yeah, I get anxious.

The health care debate seems to be dragging on. The time frame set by the president keeps looming then passing by. I am ready for some changes already. Aren’t you?

I’m not a small purse kind of girl. I’m more a tote bag kind of woman. That’s why I just love these Naturally Knotty tote bags. What’s even better about them is that they are made from factory overstock and recycled materials. And of course, they are just stylish as can be. Whether you’re cleaning the glass tiles in the bathroom (well, maybe not that) or dropping the kids off to soccer practice, you’ll look good carrying these around.

To celebrate our 2-year anniversary, they are offering a special $49.99 pricing for these eco-friendly totes. Hurry and choose your new Knotty tote before they sell out. Offer Expires 7/14/2009.

And I’m not getting paid for this, I just really like these totes :). If you want to buy me one, email me for my mailing address. lol!

This has got to be our bizarre find for today. You know, God knew what he was doing when he created man and woman. He knew the meaning of ‘celebrating our differences’. It’s what makes us all unique and individual. So why go and mess with the way things are? It may be more convenient to do your business standing up, just as an undermount sink is more convenient than a top mounted sink. But you know what, when you get used to doing things one way, you may even get to like doing it that way and not notice any difference. That’s me. I have no desire to shoot higher, I just need to do it in private

I’ve never considered myself to be a vain person, one who is overly obsessed with looking good. I’m actually of the other end of the spectrum, being almost lackadaisical about my looks especially skin care. I’ve never really put high importance on the brands of lotions or creams I used on my skin and luckily, I have been blessed with skin that is neither overly sensitive nor temperamental. I didn’t really have any major problems that couldn’t be solved with regular face washing and a good moisturizer.

So it is particularly exasperating that now that I am at middle age is when I find myself having to be concerned with implementing a skin regiment and considering acne treatment. Yeah, you heard me right, acne. I have never heard of anyone having acne problems in their 40’s! My teenagers are expected to have that problem, not me! But, as luck would have it, I do.

I’ve been talking to other women who look terrific for their age about their skin regimens and I am starting to get scared. They all profess to having been meticulous about their skin care, some of them spending as much as an hourly nightly for their skin regimen. I’ve got some catching up to do.

Tell me, do you have a skin regimen you follow religiously? Mind sharing your secrets with me?

Just because the weather has turned cold and sniffles and coughs are slowly taking hold, it doesn’t mean that our medicine cabinet is again restocked with cough and cold medicine or, yegads, antibiotics. I prefer to combat these cold weather ills with nutrition first if possible. I’m not averse to taking drugs when absolutely needed, mind you.

However, if you can help it, I just think that it is more helpful and more delicious when you try to fix things up first with food. I try to cure everything with food, what can I say?

When I, or the kids, start getting that tickle in the back of our throats, a sure sign that a cold is on the way, we make us a pot of very sour soup called sinigang. It is full of vegetables and you can make it as sour and as spicy as you can stand it. It wipes those cold germs right out of your system before they can even take hold.

This isn’t just some old wives tale though, this soup cure. It works because of all the vegetables and nutrients that is in the soup and it tastes a whole lot better than the canned stuff.

In addition to making sure you get your fill of vitamins and minerals from vegetables, you can also supplement. In order to boost your immune system, doctors are now recommending omega-3 supplements rather than Vitamin C or Echinacea. Even with all the supplements, don’t let your exercise go by the wayside as the weather gets cooler. Rather than depending on ephedra diet pills, make sure you get at least 30 minutes of exercise daily. This will keep the winter pounds away and it will make you feel much better.

By the way, if you’re not into sour soups, there are plenty of other soups that are healthy for you. Just keep that in mind