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Hi ya’ doin’!  I’ve been a video game nut for years.  One of my “sinful” pleasures.  Check the link out below on the future of gaming.  Unbelievable!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HluWsMlfj68

As always I travel tirelessy around the web in order to make your life better.  Think you know which diet “facts” that circulate in gyms and excercise classes ARE, IN FACT, FACTS, AND WHICH ARE NOT?  These sound good - but they don’t work.  This comes from a favorite source for nutrition news, SELF magazine:

YOU CAN EAT ALL THE FRUITS AND VEGGIES YOU WANT.  Nope!!  You need to be careful about high - sugar, high starch fruits and veggies like bananas, potatoes, and dried fruit.  Limit yourself to two servings of those foods a day and take in another four servings of things like cucumbers, broccoli, and green beans.

Next so - called fact: NEVER GO BACK FOR SECONDS.  The truth is, many people actually eat more when they say “No” to a second helping.  Why?  Because they load up their plates so much on the first go around - and then eat it all before their stomach has a chance to tell the brain it’s full.  The guideline is to leave about a quarter of your plate empty and eat slowly.  If you’re still hungry after 2o minutes, go back for a reasonable second helping.

The 3rd false belief that can derail your diet:  IF YOU EXCERCISE, YOU CAN EAT MORE.  Unfortunately, hitting the gym doesn’t burn as many calories as we think.  Research finds that 30 minutes on the eliptical machine burns off just HALF a candy bar.  So, instead of thinking of your time at the gym as a free pass to the fridge, focus on how working out AND eating better will help you look and feel your best.

YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THAT PUTTING A PICTURE OF SOMEONE SKINNY ON YOUR FRIDGE WILL INSPIRE YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT, BUT THAT’S WAY OFF BASE.  Comparing yourself to others hurts your self-image.  That means you’re less likely to stick to your eating and excercise plan.  So ditch the skinny pics!

With regards to bench pressing…I usually bench press around 245, 250…3o’clock…whenever I get to the gym….

Have an awesome weekend…and don’t forget the Ride For Dad on Saturday June 6th.  7am at the Kitchener Aud.  Register and help end prostate cancer!!

Boomer

I surf billions and billions of pages on the World Wide Web so you don’t have to.  Isn’t that nice!

Allright…let’s bust open a few myths about your skin.  A little true/false quiz from ABCNews.com.  For example:

True of false?  ALL WRINKLES FORM BY AGE 25.  THEY JUST START TO SHOW LATER.  That’s FALSE.  Wrinkles are the result of a loss of collagen-which keeps your skin supple and flexible.  As you age, the body begins to produce less of it, which keeps your skin from being as firm as it was when you were younger.  However, no matter HOW OLD you are, there are activities that can lead to an increase in wrinkles.  For example, sun exposure breaks down collagen even more, which can lead to wrinkles that otherwise might not have happened.  So whether you’re 25 or 55, you should wear sunscreen, a hat and stay in the shade between 10am and 4pm, when sunlight is the strongest.

True of false?  SQUINTING OR RUBBING YOUR EYES AND FACE CAN CAUSE WRINKLES.  This one’s true AND false.  Wrinkles occur in places where skin cells are squeezed millions of times by facial expressions.  So, squinting - or any other repeated facial expression, like frowning or smiling - will lead to wrinkles if you do it enough times.  However, rubbing your eyes is highly unlikely to cause wrinkles.  According to dermatologists, it would only happen if you were rubbing your face to the point of scarring.

I dated a dermatologist once.  She was a sight for “psoriasis”!!!

Boomer out : )

If you’re like me, you hate cleaning.  But it has to be done.  Here’s some tips from Boomer to avoid feeling cluttered after spring cleaning.

1.  The first rule is actually a reality check.  If you can’t find what you need in five minutes, no matter what you think, yes, your house is cluttered.

2.  Get everyone in your family on the de-cluttering organization bandwagon.  Have everybody in the house pick 5 personal items that can be thrown away or given to charity.

3.  If the counter top or table surface isn’t visible, take action ASAP.

4.  Establish a specific place for the things you use every day, especially in the entryway or kitchen-hooks for keys, a basket for the mail, hooks for coats, a basket for shoes left by the door.

5.  Always give the living room a quick pickup before bedtime.  Be relentless in tossing out papers, newspapers, magazines, and junk mail.  The sixth rule for reducing clutter:

6.  Every time you bring something new into the house, try to make sure something old goes out. 

7.  And the final rule:  If you aren’t using it–or haven’t used it in a year, get rid of it.

Now, when it comes to dust and dirt…simple, just hide it under the rug.

Boomer

Saturday May 9th, Canadians can help cook up a cure!  Visit any of the more than 480 M & M Meat Shops locations across Canada to support the 21st Annual M & M Meat Shops Charity BBQ Day benefiting Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada (CCFC). 

M & M Meat Shops franchisees, staff and thousands of volunteers from coast-to-coast will grill hamburgers and hot dogs to meet the 2009 fundraising goal of $2.1 million.  Please show your support for this great cause!

Boomer

A very important day today for the Canadian Women’s Foundation.  It’s Shelter From The Storm…Shop till it stops.

A percentage of every sale at any Winner’s or Homesense will be donated to the Shelter From The Storm, today, May 7th.

Please help us help the Canadian Women’s Foundation.

Boomer

If you’ve been hiding a few pounds under your winter sweater, here is good news!  Make simple changes, and you can slim down in time for swimsuit season.  These tips are from SELF magazine:

GET YOUR VITAMIN C.  Researchers at the University of Arizona found that people who get at least 75 milligrams of Vitamin C a day burn 30% more fat than people who don’t.  All it takes is a medium orange, a few strawberries, or two slices of melon.

DRINK TEA.  It contains compounds called CATECHINS.  In a Dutch study, the folks who had the highest catechin consumption gained less weight over a 14 year period.  To get the most out of each cup, skip the milk.  That’ll help your body absorb the chemicals that do your waistline good.

The 3rd step in getting ready for swimsuit season:  DITCH HIGH-FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP.  Researchers at the University of Florida found that high-fructose corn syrup disrupts the body’s ability to control appetite. Since it’s in some surprising foods - like tomato sauce- make sure you read the label and check the ingredients. 

This last tip for slimming down makes use of your camera phone:  TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR FOOD.  When researchers at the University of Wisconsin had volunteers take pictures of everything they ate, subjects consumed fewer snacks, went back for seconds less often, and ate a third fewer calories than people who kept a mental record of what they took in.

Apparently Buffalo meat is quite popular now.  They’re making it into cold cuts.  I’m off to the store to get some Buffaloney.

Boomer

Just because you can slip into your favorite pair of skinny pants, that doesn’t mean you are.  That’s the scoop from L.A. fitness trainer Michael George, who says thinness isn’t necessarily a sign of fitness.  However, if you can pass the following four tests, you’re doing just fine. I found this in REAL SIMPLE magazine.

You should be able to run a mile in about 13 minutes, to prove your cardiovascular ability.

Do two sets of push-ups and 20 leg lunges, with a breather in between.  This measures muscle stamina.

This will measure your core strength:  Lie face down, resting on your forearms, and push up onto your toes so your body is stiff like a board.  Hold that pose for 30 seconds.  If you sag, it’s not good. 

You should be able to touch your toes without bending your knees.  This’ll determine your flexibility.

Now…if you can do all of these without keeling over, then you are officially in good shape.

Now, reward yourself!  Chill out on the couch with a beer and some nachos and watch wrestling!!

Coach Boomer out

Rogers TV Cable 20 presents a special, exclusive 30-minute episode of GTA’s Most Wanted, entirely devoted to the search for Victoria Stafford.  The program will, for the first time, feature enhanced video imaging of the woman seen walking with 8-year old Victoria the day she went missing.  This show will run Thursday at 10:30pm.  And it will be repeated on these dates and times:

Friday Apr.24….6:30am/9:30am/12:30pm/3:30pm/7pm

Saturday Apr 25…2pm/6:30pm/11:30pm

Sunday Apr 26….9pm

Monday Apr 27…12am/10am

Tuesday Apr 28…1pm

Please watch the show.  This angel needs to come home.  Thanks.

Boomer

Wednesday is Earth Day!!  Take a moment to reflect on this beautiful sphere we call earth.  Love it, respect it, and hold it dear to your heart.  Future generations will be forever greatful. 

Check out the official link below.

http://www.earthday.ca/pub/index.php

Boomer : )