X-Factor Fitness Solutions Blog Archive for the ‘Carol’s Blog Spot’ Category

How to get it done: Dinner tonight, lunch tomorrow

By Carol Nave on March 30th, 2011

When I was a little kid, my mom did all the cooking from scratch, mostly without a recipe or book.  She would walk in the kitchen, look in the fridge and the pantry.  About a hour later smells would waft through the rest of the house and we knew dinner was on.  The next day, [...]

Grab a Healthy Snack!

By Carol Nave on February 17th, 2011

Having healthy snack options readily available keeps you from making choices in the moment that don’t support your healthy eating plan.  Remember that even when you choose healthier options, these items still have calories, so most of the time (with the exception of raw veggies) you still have to control your portions.  Here are some [...]

Carol Pulls Out All the Stops!

By Carol Nave on February 17th, 2011

Join Carol for a short, musical, luncheon interlude, where she will perform on the Smith Organ at HBU’s Belin Chapel.  This free recital is open to the public and part of the “Noon Organ Recital Series.”  She will be playing the works of J.S. Bach, Alexander Guillmant, and a couple of other surprises.  This is [...]

Let’s Get to the Heart of the Matter – Heart Disease Awareness

By Carol Nave on February 1st, 2011

My earliest memory is of waving at my dad through a hospital window when I was 3 years old.  He had a heart attack while our family was on an outing near our home in Western Kansas.  He survived that episode, but had another heart attack just before I turned 16.  I spent my birthday [...]

Benefits of Food & Exercise Logging

By Carol Nave on January 3rd, 2011

Americans Lack Calorie Consciousness Research and experience have shown that people are typically uninformed when it comes to two key aspects of weight control: 1. How much they actually eat, AND 2. How much they need to eat to maintain their weight Those with a desirable body weight tend to underestimate their calorie intake by approximately [...]