http://www.pilates1901.com/blog The Number 1 Kansas City Pilates blog Wed, 19 Jan 2011 04:56:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Are you one of the millions of people who have spent countless amounts of money and a ridiculous amount of time on a diet or exercise program that proved absolutely no results? Are you wondering what you are doing wrong or how you will ever be able to lose the weight you have been desperately [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/top-10-nutrition-mistakes-that-are-keeping-you-fat/ WHY WE ARE FAT... AND HOW NOT TO BE. FREE METABOLISM 101 WORKSHOP Saturday, January 22nd  1:00pm It's a simple fact of life.  As we age, our metabolism drops. Drops that is, if we don't intervene to keep our bodies fat BURNING machines instead of fat STORING machines.  Frustrated?  You don't have to be. CLICK [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/what-happened-to-my-metabolism/ Our NEW CLASS SCHEDULE and WINTER SESSION of our Body Blasting workshops series PILATES BY DESIGN begins this week. Click here to sign up online! CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD A PRINTABLE SCHEDULE CLICK HERE TO UPLOAD PRINTABLE PBD SCHEDULE Call 913 499 7510 for questions!]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/our-new-schedule-and-pilates-by-design-workshops-start-next-week/ Tired of that tube around your midsection?  You CAN get rid of it. This *post, from KC's Best Fat Loss Program, the Pilates Fat Loss Formula, details the top 8 foods to eat to gid rid of that pooch! Don't just read this!  Heed this! And don't miss our FREE METABOLISM 101 WORKHOP on Saturday, [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/what-to-eat-today-for-flatter-abs-tomorrow/ AREN'T YOU HIP TO YOUR OWN EXCUSES BY NOW? Try doing these FIVE Fabulous things instead to get the body you deserve this year! #1. HOLLA! Don't just THINK your goals, SAY THEM LOUD and SAY THEM PROUD! Declaring your intentions publicly is the ONLY WAY to GET REAL about OWNING YOUR DECISION. If you [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/five-no-fail-things-you-must-do-to-get-your-body-back-in-2011/ Okay, so maybe like me, you over indulged a bit during the holidays.  It's human.  The problem is, it can also be unhealthy and downright unsexy too! That's why, I am suggesting a little SHOCK THERAPY to get the new year in gear.... this is somthing I usually DO NOT recommend, but in the effort [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/its-a-new-year/ HELP TO PREVENT AND CURE YOUR HOLIDAY HANGOVER... #1.  Fuel First A liquid dinner is a bad plan; eat before you go out. (We like a combo of healthy carbs and fats, like a turkey burger on a wheat bun or cheese and whole-grain crackers.) To digest food, your body closes the valve into the [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/avoid-the-calories-and-the-misery/ All or nothing thinking can negatively affect your weight-loss efforts in ways you don't even realize. For some, the idea of either doing things to "perfection" or not at all may even keep them from losing weight altogether. This article by Jennifer Scott will help you understand the connection between weight-loss difficulties and this mind [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/how-to-get-motivated-again-5-steps-to-avoid-all-or-nothing-thinking/ ... And what to eat instead... The holidays are here and with them come a multitude of parties—some that we're psyched about, some that we're obligated to attend. All of them, no doubt, will have a buffet table packed with delicious holiday treats: mini quiches, Swedish meatballs, the dozens of clever ways people devise to [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/so-called-%e2%80%9chealthy%e2%80%9d-holiday-calorie-bombs-to-avoid/ We all  have a not-so-forgiving little black dress to get into for New Year’s Eve. And in between now and then we have to survive a myriad of Holiday parties, each  one providing it's own eating and drinking challenges. So, with that dress as my goal, these 10 tips from Eating Well, should help us [...]]]> http://www.pilates1901.com/blog/10-ways-to-make-sure-that-little-black-dress-fits-for-the-holidays/