October 31, 2006

Jenny Craig 07

Filed under: Dogs and Puppies Info and Resources — Beth @ 1:00 pm

Jenny Craig is not a miracle worker. She’s not a prophet, and she doesn’t have a magic wand to make you get skinny. This may come as disparaging news to you, but it’s true. The new and improved melt-away-the-pounds-while-you-sleep machine doesn’t work either. There is no silver bullet, no cure-all drug to get rid of fat. Jenny Craig and her cronies would like to make you think that their food or their programs or their pills or their machines are going to make you lose weight. However, every time you see their ads on television or read them in magazines, have you noticed how everyone advocates using their weight loss program in addition to a healthy diet and exercise?

I’ll let you in on a little secret that Jenny Craig doesn’t want you to hear. The diet and exercise that they recommend? That’s enough to lose weight. Shocking, I know, but true.

Regardless of what weight loss program you’re interested in, Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, Boflex, or any of the others, all of them work on one infallible principle: if you burn more calories than you take in, you’re going to lose weight. It’s that simple. The hit-and-miss television show The Biggest Looser highlighted this idea, dispelling the fantasy of the before and after photos presented in the weight loss ads of overweight housewives or beer-bellied husbands dropping a hundred pounds in a few weeks. It just isn’t true, which the little disclaimer at the bottom of the screen, “results not typical,” hints at.

This isn’t to say that Jenny Craig and her contemporaries are completely off base. Both Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers endeavor to help you lose weight by offering you pre-determined portions of food which, in turn, limits the number of calories you eat every day. If you were paying attention you could exhibit this sort of self-control on your own, but it’s admittedly easier to allow someone else to do the number and calorie-crunching. However, if you remember, diet is only part of the equation. If you’re still eating more calories than you’re burning, you’re going to keep gaining weight. So go move around for awhile. “Exercise” doesn’t have to be lifting weights at the gym, it can be walking your dog around the block a few more times or biking back and forth to work a few days a week. Go for a walk in the woods or jump rope for twenty minutes every day; whatever you do, if you burn more calories than you eat, you’ll begin to see the pounds fade away.

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Originally Posted on 10/31/2006 12:00:48 PM

Infared Security 03

Filed under: Dogs and Puppies Info and Resources — Beth @ 9:45 am

Do you ever question the safety of your home? Have you ever endured a break-in or possibly an armed robbery? Well, hopefully your answer is no. However, millions of people across the country have dealt with such horrors. The statistics and warnings are amongst us, folks. Isn’t it time to take the proper measures when it comes to the safety of our families? It may be time to consider infared security or some type of alarm system for your humble abode. Wouldn’t it be worth it if it meant keeping you and your loved ones safe?

What do you know about infared security? Oh come on, I know you’ve seen the movies before where the crook has to overcome a labyrinth of lasers in order to collect the cash. This is called infared security. The concept basically goes like this; you cross the path of one of those laser beams and you get busted. An alarm sounds and the cops arrive. What you may have forgotten about infared security is that it’s invisible to the human eye. Now, if you remember right, those cool red laser beams are not in plain sight until the sly criminal sprays some kind of aerosol to illuminate them. This is what makes infared security so perfect for the home. Chances are, someone is going to come lurking around your house only expecting to deal with your deadbolts and maybe a watch dog. He probably won’t be toting around any aerosol cans. He will trip the alarm and bam! You’re woken up and the police are on their way.

I am one of those safety freaks, who love to beef up my home with infared security, surveillance cameras, and plenty of locks. This gives me a certain piece of mind when I’m sleeping. Don’t you want to sleep better at night? I feel comfortable knowing that my house is locked up tight and the infared security cameras are on watch. These babies even have night vision, which is ideal for catching midnight lurkers and potential thieves. If you are interested in some serious security, then maybe it’s time to hop online for an educating eye-opener. Get a rundown on all the latest gadgets and infared security devices to protect your home. Regardless of your price range, I guarantee you will find something suitable for your house. Isn’t it time you played it safe?

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Originally Posted on 10/31/2006 8:45:37 AM

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