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New Year Weight Loss Resolutions, Tips to help you lose weight!

Dec 26, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Celebrity Weight Loss, Diet and Health, Lose 10 pounds, Melamine Banned Foods, Tips Weight Loss, Weight loss

So what is your New Year Resolution? To lose weight and get the shape you desire fast and keep to your plans to achieve your desired weight goal
successfully lose weight takes time, and you need to take the time to do it or you will become frustrated. Be patient.
Most of us find ourselves facing each New Year with the same 10 pound resolution or whatever our personal number is. Fad diets have failed us, many have tried and lost weight using the larger weight loss programs, such as Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig or Nutri Systems. I have friends who are in FA, (Food Addicts Anonymous). On thing has remained the same in my life, most of the people I know gain at least part of the weight back.

Right now Oprah Winfrey just announced that she has gained much of her weight back.
After years of dieting and having her own people, like her chef Rosie, ( I have this book, and the recipes are very good!)

Even Oprah, with all that money and resources has gained back part of her weight and struggles to keep it off. She even has her own trainer!

The problem or I should say challenge with losing weight and keeping it off, is you literally have to change what you do and that involves changing habits. One of the hardest things for us humans to do.

So lets start with just some basic ideas to help change a few of your habits in the New Year.

You can start your treadmill, or exercise bike, or just walking around your neighborhood.
These are easy and frugal ways to start changing habits and patterns you may have developed over the years.
A few ideas to jump start your New Year weight loss program are things like:

  • Parking further away when you go out.
  • Take the stairs instead of an elevator.
  • Try to get out and do some yardwork for 20 minutes.
  • Call a friend and start walking together, even if it is just once a week.

You can nurture your friendship and start your journey to fitness at the same time. Just remember, we did not get this extra weight overnight, and we will not lose it overnight either.

A few more behavioral tips to help you are:

1. Put down your fork between bites.

2. Drink a glass of water before you start eating.

(did you know that many times when you feel hungry, your body is actually telling you that it needs
some water?)

3. Eat half your meal, stop, and save the rest for later. ( I do this with large meals and I am amazed how mentally it helps me, and also saves me calories, since I usually only eat the 2nd half later rather then an entire new meal)

4. Eat slower, let your food "hit bottom"

5. Do NOT eat in front of the TV or computer. (this is really hard for me!)
Make your meal a time of peace and quiet and focus on your food. Many of us eat without thought.
We eat to feel better and distract ourself from our feelings.

6. Keep a food journal, ( another thing I always start but never stick too!)
Studies have proven people who wrote everything down, ate less and had better success at changing
their eating habits. I have been using fitday for years , it is free and I can look back at the last 7 New Years and see the same 10 pound resolution I have made all this time in my online journal there.

Hang in there, stay positive and remember, you only have one life and you can change and make it what it you want to be. Just start small, and keep building up positive actions, one small thing at a time. Try to make just a few changes, and pat yourself on the back as you make them.
Be proud of yourself for each step you make towards change. Change is hard and a lifetime of habits takes time to undo. It seems women especially are so hard on themselves. Please start your day off with some positive affirmations about yourself and what you want out of the day. This can change your whole day. Take that time for yourself, you need it. Best of luck and Happy New Year!
:)


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    • FDA information on banned melamine products

    Nov 2, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Dangerous Banned Foods, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare

    Melamine Contamination in China
    (Updated: October 31, 2008)

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    Introduction

    On September 12, 2008, in light of reports from China of infant formula contaminated with melamine, the FDA issued a Health Information Advisory to proactively reassure the American public that there is no known threat of contamination in infant formula manufactured by companies that have met the requirements to sell such products in the United States. That advisory also warned members of Asian communities in the United States that infant formula manufactured in China, possibly available for purchase at Asian markets, could pose a risk to infants. No Chinese manufacturers of infant formula have fulfilled the requirements to sell infant formula in the United States.


    The FDA contacted the companies that manufacture infant formula for distribution in the United States and received information from the companies that they are not importing formula and do not source milk-based ingredients from China.

    In addition, the FDA -- in conjunction with state and local officials - continues to check Asian markets for food items that are imported from China and that could contain a significant amount of milk or milk proteins.

    The FDA has broadened its domestic and import sampling and testing of milk-derived ingredients and finished food products containing milk or milk-derived ingredients from Chinese sources. FDA has recommended that consumers not consume certain products because of possible contamination with melamine. A list of those products is below.

    Update on FDA's Investigation

    October 10, 2008: The FDA issued a product-specific Import Alert, which prevents certain products from entering U.S. commerce and provides another layer of protection to consumers. http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia9931.html

    FDA's Warnings/Advisories

    The FDA is advising consumers not to consume the following products because of possible melamine contamination:

    • Fresh and Crispy Jacobina Biscuits New!
    • Koala's March Crème filled Cookies
    • YILI Brand Sour Milk Drink
    • YILI Brand Pure Milk Drink
    • Blue Cat Flavored Drinks
    • White Rabbit Candies
    • Mr. Brown Mandehling Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
    • Mr. Brown Arabica Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
    • Mr. Brown Blue Mountain Blend Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
    • Mr. Brown Caramel Macchiato Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
    • Mr. Brown French Vanilla Instant Coffee (3-in-1)
    • Mr. Brown Mandheling Blend instant Coffee (2-in-1)
    • Mr. Brown Milk Tea (3-in-1)
    • Infant formula manufactured in China

    News Updates

    Company Recalls

    Information for Consumers

    Information for Industry

    FDA's Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-Related Compounds in Food

    *The FDA issued the results of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food, including infant formula. The purpose of the FDA interim safety/risk assessment was to identify the level of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food which would not raise public health concerns.

    For infant formula, the safety/risk assessment concludes that at this time FDA is unable to establish any level of melamine and melamine-related compounds in infant formula that does not raise public health concerns. In large part, this is because of gaps in our scientific knowledge.

    In food products other than infant formula, the safety/risk assessment concludes that levels of melamine and melamine-related compounds below 2.5 ppm do not raise public health concerns. This conclusion assumes a worst case exposure scenario in which 50% of the diet is contaminated at this level, and applies a 10-fold safety factor to the Tolerable Daily Intake (TDI) to account for uncertainties.

    FDA's Testing Methods

    The FDA Field laboratories are using LC-MS/MS methods that are capable of determining melamine and cyanuric acid at levels of 0.25 ppm in powdered infant formula and other dairy-containing food products or ingredients. These and a GC/MS method for melamine and its analogues are:

    Other Resources

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    • Chocolate Pirate Coins found to contain melamine

    Nov 2, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Dangerous Banned Foods, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare, Weight loss

    Pirate’s Gold Premium Chocolate Coins candies were indeed removed from store shelves — in Canada.

    “The Pirates Gold Coins were not distributed in the United States,” Stephanie Kwisnek, spokeswoman for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, said in an e-mail response to questions from The Daily Journal.

    On Oct. 8, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, similar to the U.S. FDA, issued a warning about the candy, which is manufactured in China and distributed by Maryland-based Sherwood Brands.

    “Some of the source ingredients in the candy were from China,” Marilyn Taylor of the food inspection agency told The Daily Journal Thursday. The candy was sold in Costco stores and other dollar and bulk stores, she said.

    The FDA has a list of food sold in the United States that may be contaminated with melamine. Pirate’s Gold was not on the list.

    Calls to Sherwood Brands were not returned. A letter on its Web site said the melamine contamination was isolated to products sold in Canada.

    Kwisnek urged consumers to the FDA’s Web site, where they can find safety tips for Halloween candy and a link to information about melamine and the contaminated foods list: www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/treats.html

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    • Body Paint found with melamine.

    Oct 30, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare
    OMG, is there anything that has not had melamine added to it? This is crazy. Who is investigating this
    mess? Who sells the melamine to all these companies? If this is a banned product why is it used in so many items meant for human consumption??
    Associated Press
    2008-10-30 02:45 PM
    An Australian importer of edible body paint has withdrawn the Chinese-made novelty item after authorities found it contained the industrial chemical melamine, an official said Thursday.A limited amount of chocolate and strawberry-flavored Boxer Lovers Body Pen Set body paint was imported to Australia a few months ago for use at an exhibition and does not appear to have been sold in any stores, Food Standards Australia New Zealand spokeswoman Lydia Buchtmann said.

    The importer voluntarily withdrew the product this week after tests by Canadian and British authorities found it was contaminated with melamine, she said.

    A British sex shop chain suspended sales of the Chinese-manufactured product last week after Britain’s food regulator said it contained more than 50 times the allowed level of melamine.


    Milk powder contaminated with melamine has been blamed for the deaths of four infants and for sickening about 54,000 others in mainland China.

    Melamine is used in the manufacturing of plastics, fertilizer, paint and adhesives. Health experts say ingesting a small amount poses no danger, but in larger doses, the chemical can cause kidney stones and lead to kidney failure.

    Other products previously recalled in Australia for melamine contamination are Orion-brand Tiramisu Italian Cake with Cheese Cream, Dali Yuan-brand First Milk vanilla-flavored drink, Kirin Milk Tea, Lotte Koala Biscuits, Cadbury Eclairs and White Rabbit candies.

    Testing by the food standards agency on fruit and vegetables grown in China found no evidence of melamine contamination, Buchtmann said.

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    • China animal feed has melamine in it. This is why the eggs have melamine

    Oct 30, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Dangerous Banned Foods, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare

    Report: China’s animal feed tainted with melamine

    By ANITA CHANG Associated Press Writer © 2008 The Associated Press
    Oct. 30, 2008, 10:28AM

    BEIJING — The industrial chemical melamine is commonly added to animal feed in China to make it appear higher in protein, state media reported Thursday, in what appeared to be a tacit admission by the government that contamination is widespread in the country’s food supply.

    The practice of mixing melamine into animal feed is an “open secret” in the industry, the Nanfang Daily newspaper reported, describing a process of repackaging melamine scrap into an inexpensive product called “protein powder,” which is then sold to feed suppliers.

    The Web sites of the official Xinhua News Agency and the Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily newspaper also carried the story, in a rare move publicizing information that reflects poorly on the country — especially given recent food safety scandals involving contaminated Chinese dairy products and eggs.

    Four brands of Chinese eggs have been found to be contaminated with melamine this past week, and agriculture officials speculated that the cause was adulterated feed given to hens. No illnesses have been linked to melamine in eggs.

    The discovery came just weeks after a crisis involving compromised dairy products that sickened tens of thousands of children and was linked to the deaths of four infants.

    The scandal was blamed on dairy suppliers who added melamine, a chemical used to make plastics and fertilizer, to watered-down milk to dupe quality control tests and make the product appear rich in protein.

    Melamine is high in nitrogen, and most protein tests test for nitrogen levels.

    Health experts say ingesting a small amount of melamine poses no danger, but in larger doses, it can cause kidney stones and lead to kidney failure.

    The deliberate addition of melamine to food and animal feed is forbidden in China. Its apparent prevalence highlights the inability of authorities to keep the food production process clean of toxins despite official vows to raise safety standards.

    The Ministry of Agriculture and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine did not respond to faxed requests for comment. Phones rang unanswered at the Ministry of Health.

    Chemical plants used to pay companies to treat and dispose of melamine scrap, but about five years ago began selling it to manufacturers who repackaged it as “protein powder,” the Nanfang Daily reported, citing an unidentified chemical industry expert.

    The inexpensive powder was first used to give the impression of higher protein levels in aquatic feed, then later in feed for livestock and poultry, the report said.

    “The effect far more exceeds the milk powder scandal,” the newspaper said.

    The account was backed up by a manager at a feed company based in central China’s Henan province, though he said the practice has been going on for even longer than reported — some seven or eight years.

    The manager, who refused to give The Associated Press his name or other identifying details citing the sensitivity of the issue, blamed suppliers to the feed companies.

    “It’s the suppliers who do it to raise the protein level, because we put in the contract a requirement for a certain level of protein,” he said. “It’s very common that feed for egg-laying hens contains melamine. The suppliers add it because their ingredients for the feed are sold at a low price.”

    He added that his company’s contract with suppliers bans them from adding melamine to their products.


    Marion Nestle, a professor of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, said it was unlikely that humans would get sick from eating meat from animals raised on melamine-tainted feed, because the amount of chemical contained in a few servings of meat would not be harmful.

    However, she added, "It shouldn't be in the food supply at all. It's fraudulent. And the animals really can't use it for nutrition, so it's not good for the animals."

    Nestle, who wrote a book about last year's pet food scandal in which a Chinese ingredient tainted with melamine sickened and killed dogs and cats in North America, said she was surprised Beijing was admitting to widespread melamine contamination.

    "I view this as a sign the Chinese government is taking the food safety problem very seriously and this is the first step to doing something about it," she said in a telephone interview.

    Officials in China's largest city, Shanghai, said they had begun checks on all eggs sold in local markets since news emerged that some eggs were tainted with melamine.

    China's leading egg processor, Dalian Hanwei Enterprise Group, was among the companies found producing tainted eggs, which were first identified by Hong Kong food safety regulators.

    The government in the northeastern city of Dalian has said it was first alerted to the problem of melamine-tainted eggs on Sept. 27. City authorities recalled problematic eggs, suspended exports and sent inspectors to the company, according to a notice on the provincial animal health inspection administration Web site.

    However, mainland authorities have not explained why they didn't immediately announce the contamination.

    The reputation of Chinese products has come under fire in the past year after high levels of chemicals and additives were found in goods ranging from toothpaste to milk powder.

    The tainted milk scandal dealt a huge blow to the Chinese dairy industry. Shanghai-based Bright Dairy and Food Co. reported a net loss of 271 million yuan ($39.6 million) in the third quarter, compared to a profit of 390 million yuan ($57 million) in the same quarter a year earlier, Xinhua said Thursday.

    Two other major dairy companies, Mengniu Dairy Group Co. and Yili Industrial Group Co., saw sales plummet by more than 90 percent after news of the contamination became public, and expected to suffer losses for the year, Xinhua said.

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    Associated Press researcher Xi Yue in Beijing contributed to this report.


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    • China has eggs found with Melamine!

    Oct 29, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare

    China begins investigation of tainted eggs
    By MarketWatch
    Last update: 11:08 p.m. EDT Oct. 28, 2008
    BEIJING (AFP) — Officials in northeastern China said Wednesday they were looking into reports that eggs from a local company were tainted with the chemical melamine, state media reported.
    The government of Dalian, a major port city, said in a notice that contaminated eggs discovered in Hong Kong were produced by a local company on Sept. 6, the Xinhua news agency said.
    Xinhua didn’t name the company. Earlier reports had mentioned the Hanwei Group, one of China’s top egg producers.

    The discovery of the tainted eggs has led to mounting fears that melamine, which has been blamed for killing four babies and sickening 53,000, may have contaminated a larger share of China's food supply than previously thought.
    So far melamine has been discovered only in dairy products or products containing dairy ingredients.

    U.S. retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT

    Wal-Mart Stores, Inc

    said Tuesday it had pulled Hanwei’s eggs from its shelves in China, emphasizing that it was a precautionary measure and that products from Hanwei inside the country hadn’t yet been found to be contaminated.

    Hong Kong health authorities reported during the weekend that they had found melamine in eggs produced by the Hanwei Group.

    said Tuesday it had pulled Hanwei’s eggs from its shelves in China, emphasizing that it was a precautionary measure and that products from Hanwei inside the country hadn’t yet been found to be contaminated.
    Hong Kong health authorities reported during the weekend that they had found melamine in eggs produced by the Hanwei Group.
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    • UN urges Bangladesh vigilance over melamine. More milk products tainted

    Oct 22, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Dangerous Banned Foods, Diet and Health, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare

    UN urges Bangladesh vigilance over melamine

    11 hours ago

    DHAKA (AFP) — UN agencies Wednesday urged Bangladesh to act quickly to determine the extent of melamine contamination in milk products in the nation after criticism over its testing methods.

    The Food and Agriculture Organisation, World Health Organisation and the UN Children’s Fund in Bangladesh said they were willing to offer the use of “internationally certified” laboratories to test for the industrial chemical.

    Growing numbers of countries have pulled mostly China-made milk products from shelves after tests found they were tainted with melamine, which is normally used to make plastics and fertilisers.

    Contaminated powdered milk has caused the deaths of four children and sickened more than 53,000 others in China in a weeks-long scandal.

    Melamine is believed to have been added to milk in China to give it the appearance of higher protein content.

    The three agencies said Bangladesh should remove all milk products from the market as soon as tests confirm their levels of melamine which can cause kidney stones and related illnesses in infants.

    The statement comes two days after a top government official said results showing melamine in seven brands of powdered milk were "inconclusive and confusing."

    Three major international dairy firms, Nestle, Arla -- which produces Dano products -- and New Zealand Dairy Products have challenged the Bangladeshi results and say their products are safe.

    The initial tests, carried out by Dhaka University's chemistry department, were contradicted by results from two other local labs, which found melamine in only one of the brands tested.


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    • Lotte USA recalls product with melamine, Koala’s cookies

    Oct 17, 2008 Author: admin | Filed under: Banned Products, Celebrity Weight Loss, Diet and Health, Melamine Banned Foods, Melamine Scare

    Company recalls cookies over melamine concerns
    BATTLE CREEK, Mich. (AP) — A company is recalling Koala’s March creme-filled cookies from U.S. shelves because they were made in China and may be contaminated with melamine.

    Lotte USA Inc. says Friday that it initiated the recall on Sept. 29. The Michigan-based company says it’s not aware of any illnesses associated with the products.


    The recall covers king-size chocolate, white chocolate and strawberry flavors. It also includes family pack-size chocolate, white chocolate, strawberry, chestnut, Hawaii chocolate and Hawaii pineapple flavors.

    Cookies were distributed nationwide and to Canada.

    Melamine is the industrial chemical blamed for killing four infants and sickening 54,000 children in China. It's used to make plastics and fertilizers.


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