http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria Maria Östlund is a qualified nutrition expert from Sweden. She has a great interest in everything that makes people feel good. To live a healthy life she recommends a varied diet containing all the essential nutrients, in combination with regular exercise. The headlines of her blog will be about nutrients, health, diet and exercise, and she will provide tips and advice of various kinds in these subjects. Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:21:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have had problems with my eyes recently, but it's getting better now =) Anyway, summer is here! During the summer I usually don't get motivated to go in and exercise so mostly I try walking and rollerblading during the summer. My cousin has persuaded me to run a race called the ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/06/hi-everyone/ Last week we had a meeting with the weight loss group and it is so nice to see that it has gone so well for the participants. They have got rid of the craving of sweets, They make informed choices when it comes to food, They eat regularly, They have gone down several inches around ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/05/great-success-for-the-participants-in-the-weightloss-group/ Me and my colleague at the Health Guide have an idea to organize a health week to people who want to get started on a healthy life. One week of training, lectures and workshops and we want to be in a nice, quiet place such as a mansion. So now we have contacted various ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/04/keep-your-fingers-crossed/ This will continue to the questions about your behavior that I wrote about earlier. Go back to the previous questions to remind yourself before you continue with these questions... 4. If you think through the events that you have raised, do you believe that your thoughts and conclusions of what happened was ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/04/more-to-think-about/ To change your eating behavior or other negative behavior, you need to find out how different situations or events may influence your thoughts, which in turn affect your behavior. To do that you can use the following questions ... 1. What happened today? Describe events or situations at work and at home, which ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/03/key-issues/ Now we have started the first weight-loss group at my company Health Guide. there are five participants and it feels like a good team. We want these people to become aware of how different events and situations in everyday life may influence their thoughts and behavior, in this case eating behavior. In ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/03/weight-loss-group/ It took 2 hours 53min, I'm really happy! Everything went really well but the last 5 km, was hard, had pain in my arms and my butt?! Here are some pictures ... Before the race,  me to the left and Malin my sister in law     At the finish line (in black) I am totally exhausted   http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/03/now-it%c2%b4s-finally-over/ Time flies! My goal in training was to ski 200km before 21 /2 Today it is 17 / 2 and I've already reached my goal, which is really good! Motivation is on top and just keeps getting better now that Sweden has taken two gold medals in the Olympics=) GO SWEDEN!!!! I'm sorry I ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/02/two-weeks-left/ There is snow everywhere and I ski almost every day. Unfortunately, almost all of January was really cold so I have only been able to ski the last two weeks. But the training has been intense and I feel that I can keep on more of each time. Unfortunately, I forgot ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/01/training-gives-results/ Atkins Diet Structure: It begins with a period without carbohydrates, and then eat carbohydrates with low glycemic index. Benefits: The diet is more effective than a traditional lowfatdiet and is healthy for the first period, but carbohydrate is limited to a few weeks. Following the Atkins diet is similar to a conventional ... http://blogs.shapeupclub.com/maria/2010/01/diet-guide/