Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Does Diet Soda Make You Fat?

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So... I've been learning a lot lately about why my mid-life middle ain't shrinkin' so fast (even though I'm exercising more than ever and cutting calories). Apparently, it's much more chemical than that. 

First, there's the alcohol acetate/cortisol issue (alcohol creates acetate in the liver which inhibits fat burning and cortisol breaks down muscle mass); and, now, I find this article. 

Thought I'd finally figured it out. Damn it.

I've already given up sugar, most white flour and corn products...cookies, cakes, candy, donuts, chips, regular soda pop, cigarettes, and caffeine. Now this?

There is that "one day a week indulgence" advised. But, for some of us, we "can't have just one" day. Sugar begets the craving cycle (you know, that bottomless pit binge) and alcohol is just too much fun.

So, once again, I have to  QUIT something altogether. Ugh.

Now, don't think it's easy. Sugar is as addictive as morphine (read my story in "The Sugar Addict's Diet"). Quitting didn't happen overnight. And, of course, alcohol... heavy sigh.

Just read the article. 

Later: Then read below THIS article - I found the ANSWER!

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"New study is wake-up call for diet soda drinkers"

By
Ryan Jaslow
(Credit: istockphoto)
(CBS) Sorry, soda lovers. Even diet drinks can make you fat.That's the word from the authors of two new studies presented Sunday at a meeting of the American Diabetes Association in San Diego.

"Data from this and other prospective studies suggest that the promotion of diet drinks as a healthier alternative may be ill-advised".

Dr. Helen Hazuda, professor of medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio, said in a written statement: "They may be free of calories, but not of consequences."

Consequences like weight gain.

For one study, researchers at the center followed 474 diet soda drinkers (65 to 74 years of age) for almost 10 years. They found that the diet soda drinkers' waists grew 70 percent more than non-drinkers. Specifically, drinking two or more diet sodas a day busted belt sizes five times more than people who avoided the stuff entirely.

And as waist size grows, so do health risks, including diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other chronic conditions.

So just how does diet soda make you fat? The other study may hold the answer. In it, researchers divided mice into two groups, one of which ate food laced with the popular sweetener aspartame. After three months, the mice eating aspartame-chow had higher blood sugar levels than the mice eating normal food. The authors said in a written statement that their findings could "contribute to the associations observed between diet soda consumption and the risk of diabetes in humans."

But how?

"Artificial sweeteners could have the effect of triggering appetite, but unlike regular sugars, they don't deliver something that will squelch the appetite," Sharon Fowler, obesity researcher at UT Health Science Center in San Diego and co-author on both of these studies, told the Daily Mail. She also said sweeteners could inhibit brain cells that make you feel full.

So if sugar soda is no good, and diet soda isn't either - what should we be drinking?

Dr. Hazuda told the Daily Mail, "I think prudence would dictate drinking water."


Original Article Link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20075358-10391704/new-study-is-wake-up-call-for-diet-soda-drinkers/ 


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THE ANSWER!?  Make Your Own!!!

"How to Make Your Own Stevia Cola"




By Lainie Petersen
Lainie Petersen lives in Chicago and started writing professionally in 1989. Her work has appeared in online and print publications including "EcoSalon" and "Pack-o-Fun" magazine. She holds two master's degrees in theological studies and divinity from Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary and a Master of Library and Information Science from Dominican University.

Making your own cola using stevia (a non-calorie herbal sweetener) and cola flavoring is fun and saves money. It also allows you to get both the intensity of the cola flavors and the sweetness just the way you like it. Plus, you and your family won't be drinking empty calories.
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Instructions


Things You'll Need

  • Plain carbonated water
  • Unsweetened cola flavoring
  • Liquid stevia


  1. Select Your Ingredients

    • 1
      Select a high-quality liquid stevia to use in your cola. Some stevias can have a bitter or licorice taste. Refined stevia products, such as those with a high percentage of "Rebaudioside A," are more likely to taste sweet without additional flavors or aftertastes.
    • 2
      Chose a cola flavoring that is to your liking. There are several vendors of unsweetened liquid cola flavorings, and there will be some differences between them.
    • 3
      Buy, or make, carbonated water to use in your cola. Don't use club soda or mineral water, however, as these include minerals that can make your cola taste funny. Look for plain seltzer water at the market. If you are making your carbonated water at home with a seltzer bottle or home carbonation unit, be sure to use filtered water to avoid any strange tastes.

    Make Your Cola

    • 1
      Open the bottle of seltzer water or pour your homemade seltzer into a resealable bottle. Conversely, you can just make the cola fresh by the glass. In that case, you would just pour your seltzer into the glass from which you intend to drink.
    • 2
      Add the cola flavoring in the amount suggested by its manufacturer. You may need to experiment to get the right ratio of water to flavoring.
    • 3
      Add the stevia, drop by drop, to taste. Stevia is very concentrated, so a little goes a long way. Again, you will probably need to experiment with ratios to get the sweetness the way you like.
    • 4
      Refrain from shaking or vigorously stirring the cola, as this can compromise its effervescence. Gently stir, if you must, to get the flavors to blend. Otherwise, just allow the flavors to blend for a bit.
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Tips & Warnings

  • If you have an old-fashioned seltzer bottle with which you can spray seltzer directly into a glass or container, try adding the stevia and flavoring first. Then, using the stream of seltzer, mix the cola ingredients automatically.


Thanks Lainie! You Saved the Day!!


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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

HOT Stunt Women of Hollywood TOUGH Sexy COOL!

Xena: Warrior PrincessImage via WikipediaThe movie/documentary "Double Dare" profiles two of Hollywood's finest stunt women: Jeannie Epper (a 50 year veteran of the industry) that doubled for "Wonder Woman" and New Zealander, Zoe Bell who doubled for Lucy Lawless in "Xena: Warrior Princess" and also for Uma Thurman in "Kill Bill". OUTSTANDING!

Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/movie?v=P2pwB_d6xmI&ob=av1n&feature=mv_sr

It's also available on Netflix Instant Play.



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Sunday, February 26, 2012

Kyokushinkai KARATE Full-Contact Sparring KNOCK OUTS!! KO'S video AWESOME!!



I've been knocked out twice in my career (see About Me):
Once with a spinning wheel kick (straight leg), his heel to my kidney (as in Capoeira and Wado-Ryu). And again with a double leg one-armed sweep (my knees were up to his shoulders when he dropped me) to the back of my head on our cement floor.

How's that for "Old School"? Yup, back in the 70's there were no fancy mats or even hard wood... we trained on cement!

Enjoy your practice. OSU!

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Saturday, February 25, 2012

VIDEO: Inspirational!! HOW OLD ARE YOU - Really?

The same but different!
Positive Attitude (comics)Image via Wikipedia
HOW OLD ARE YOU? Really?










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Friday, February 24, 2012

Jimmy Cliff "I Can See Clearly Now" "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" & The Tokens

Jimmy Cliff cor 22Jimmy Cliff cor 22 (Photo credit: Luiz Fernando / Sonia Maria)I just quit drinking daily... since I found out that liquor turns into acetate in the liver (preventing fat burning!) and it also produces the hormone cortisol which breaks down muscle growth!

Some Sports Nutritionists/Trainers say that even just one drink a week will screw up your metabolism...for several days.

No wonder I was having a hard time seeing the results of my efforts. Anyway, my favorite song of all time says it all: "I Can See Clearly Now" by Jimmy Cliffs.

I was surprised to see that he also sang another favorite of mine: "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". And I'd be remiss if I didn't include The Tokens version (which I heard on the radio in 1969 and fell in love with)...

Tags: best music videos, best music videos of the '70's, Music videos, Lion Sleeps Tonight, Tokens, Nicki Minaj, Sean Kingston, Grammy Award, Letting Go (Dutty Love), Jimmy Cliffs, I can see clearly now.
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Monday, February 20, 2012

VIDEO Real Life "Lady and the Tramp"



Doesn't hold a candle to the original:



Wait for it. Wait for it. The spaghetti kiss at the end!

"Butch" (aka the Tramp) looks a lot like my Silver Toy Poodle/Yorkie mix. Absolutely adorable! My little girl has one ear that sticks straight up and the other one flops. So cute.

A couple of months after we saved her (from the pound), I had a nightmare. In it, there were hundreds of pups that looked just like her but... I realized that I could find her ONLY by her very distinctive smell.

Up until this point, that's one of the reasons I hadn't gotten a dog (the smell!). Now I understood. And... my husband and I LOVE that SMELL!
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Cirque Du Soleil Dance Routine VIDEO

English: Nouvelle Experience Finale 1994, Cirq...Image via Wikipedia(VIDEO Link Below)

The pair call themselves, Duo MainTenanT - and are Nicolas Besnard
and Shenea Booth. Nicholas is former guest hand to hand of Cirque du Soleil
"Zumanity" and Shenea Booth is formerly of Duo Realis.

Gymnast and dancer, Ludivine Furnon, of the cast of Cirque du Soleil in the
production Mystere in Las Vegas, Nevada, is a former member of Duo
Maintenant with Besnard and it is her in this amazing featured video from
the television show Benissimo.

Nicolas Besnard developed his art at National Circus School and at theUniversity of Dance of Montreal.

In 2005, Nicolas was invited to be a guest act in the sexiest production of
Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas - Zumanity where he performed over 2000 times
in four years. He has performed all around the globe and has appeared inmany different TV shows including Le Plus Grand Cabaret du Monde and Benissimo. He also won the Silver Medal in Paris at the most recognized Circus Festival in the world - 31st Festival Mondial du Cirque de Demain and made it to the finals of French Got Talent.

Shenea Booth is an American acrobatic gymnast who represented the USA at
the 2001 World Games, the 2002 World Championships and the 2004 World
Championships in the Mixed Pair event, along with her partner, Arthur
Davis. At the conclusion of their competitive careers, Booth and Davis
formed the acrobatic gymnastics act Duo Realis, which made it to the final
round of competition in the 2006 season of the U.S. reality TV show,
America's Got Talent.

Booth and Davis were both chosen for induction into
the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame in 2009. Shenea has made special
appearances on Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance, Cirque
Du Soliel premier special events, NBC's Ice Skating and Gymnastics
Spectacular.


CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=cWIhXzZT8dE&vq=largeS
Very beautiful "The Dance"

Friends--the music is an original composition by Martin Villiger. (Although
there are thousands of entries on the internet pertaining to his music, I
wasn't able to find much biographical information.)
~Roy King




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Friday, February 17, 2012

WELCOME!!! BBB is Now being Read in 106 Countries!!

Dove Fighting at the Duomo di MilanoImage by Sprengben [why not get a friend] via FlickrWELCOME!! El Salvador, New Caledonia, Honduras, Bahrain, Chile, Guyana, and Ghana!

 
Thank you so much for your support.



For the best rates on your next vacation, check out this site:
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

HOTTIE of the Day goes to SCOOBY WERKSTATT weight lifting body building EXPERT! I love u Scooby!

The Scooby-Doo ShowImage via WikipediaScooby's a nut, but I luv 'im! His workouts are awesome. Check him out:

http://scoobysworkshop.com/about/


Scooby images, pics, photos:
CLICK HERE




P.S. My first dog was named Scooby! (Scooby Dooby Doo!)



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Friday, February 10, 2012

And the Winner of the HOTTEST SEXIEST Booty BUTT!!! is... Coco Denise Austin, Oh My

Nicole Austin and Ice-T at the Billboard-Child...Image via Wikipedia
OMG!!! That Ice T's Babe sure has some backdoor action goin' on.

Thank you, Coco Denise Austin, for the confidence boost. Curves ARE wonderful!

You're a BOOTY INSPIRATION!


CLICK HERE for the hottest booty photos in town!





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Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Islamic Punk Rock?! You have to meet these guys (and GIRLS!)

Taqwacore (film)Image via WikipediaApparently a book called "Taqwacore" by Muslim/American Michael Muhammad Knight started it all... the birth of Punk Islam.

I absolutely LOOOVED!!! this documentary. I'll go so far as to say it is now my favorite documentary to date.

Talk about breaking stereotypes. Mmm.

I loved the "Sex Pistols" and I love these guys even more.

Quotes:
"If you take one right step in a good direction. Then usually the rest isn't even in your hands. You'll end up being coached along for the next thousand steps."

"LOVING, BENEVOLENT, CHAOS!"

This one's an absolute MUST SEE!

WORLD PEACE plz.



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Sunday, February 5, 2012

BEST Religious Comic: "Doug Stanhope: No Refunds"

English: Photo of comedian Doug Stanhope taken...Image via Wikipedia
I was watching this movie today: "Enlighten Up" (One man's journey toward enlightenment through yoga) and I realized, although I love yoga and the documentary was really good... I was totally bored.

Then, I remembered! I had not finished watching Doug Stanhope. I even said to myself (out loud), "There's nothing more effen spiritual to me than Stand-up Comedy."

TRUTH and LAUGHTER. That's it. What else is there? That's the secret to enlightenment. Life sucks. Laughing about it is about the most spiritual thing you can do.

His act is True. So true. This is MY LIFE true! You gotta love this guy.

...CUBICLE hell.

...pharmaceuticals.

...can't sleep.

...vapid, resigned young people.

... "That's like going to the Casino and cheering for the house!"

... the horrors of childbirth, the benefits of abortion. (I must say, though, that in my career as a nurse I did see the fetus of a (naturally) aborted baby at 8 weeks... and it was tiny, tiny. But it had all its fingers and all its toes I, myself, have had 4 miscarriages and no children, to date. But... I'm fifty-two and missed two periods now. Will it be a baby?... Probably not...or just MENOPAUSE. Part of me hopes it will be a baby.

On drinking and smoking on stage (Doug Stanhope):
"Jesus died for your sins. I'm doing it for your mere entertainment dollars. That's far more admirable."

"Nationalism does nothing but teach you how to HATE people you've never met."

On  Americans: "I think we should shut the F up!"

"Fear, fear, fear, hate, hate, hate!"

... Jesus hating.

... Jew hating.

... Mormon, Muslim, Catholic, & Scientology bashing!

Jaded MOFO! LOL. You just gotta love this guy.

Be prepared, however, for the absolute and total IRREVERENCE of it all.


P.S. Just for the record: I decided today (an option) that instead of just declaring my 7th Degree MMA (Mixed Martial Arts - 10 Different styles - Black Belt, I could create a "System". So here it is, IKKATSU MMA: "Encompassing All." I've studied over 10 styles of martial arts AND yoga and I am incorporatiing the two (plus FITNESS) as a style of training. I will register with the American Federation of Jiu Jitsu to make it official.

HERE, you heard it first.

Lots-o-Love, Sabina J. Wise




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Saturday, February 4, 2012

SEXY Fitness MODEL Larissa Reis Trains Legs HOT BUTT exercises too! VIDEOS

Watch super sexy Larissa Reis' VIDEOS below:

Hey, if you got it, why not flaunt it?!

I loved this video too...but where's that ultra-hot-sexy Brazilian accent?!
 
Here's Larissa's website:
http://www.larissareis.com.br/index.php

More pics, photos, images:
http://www.listal.com/larissa-reis/pictures 

Her diet and workout routine:
http://www.simplyshredded.com/fitness-model-ifbb-pro-figure-pro-larissa-reis-talks-with-simplyshredded-com.html

Find many more Larissa Reis workout videos on YouTube!

Stats: (Hard to believe!)
Age: 43 (Correct me if I'm wrong) *I guess that makes her a MILF-maybe even a GILF?!
Height: 5'4"
Measurements: 38-27-36
Weight: 128 (Contest Wt) up 141
Nationality: Brazilian

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