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0% Body Fat - Not Just Your Average Air Hostess

Airline hostess Ayme Oliveira is more than your typical airline hostess. Not content with just shuffling up and down the narrow isles of an airplane dispensing plastic food, lukewarm beverages, booze and children’s toys, she’s made herself an alter ego.

In her spare time, she doubles as a competitive body builder. And she claims that her other life mostly goes undetected until she has to lift luggage into overhead lockers, at which point her rather well toned biceps become noticeable.

She says she got involved in weight lifting because she enjoys the challenge. And for Ayme it’s not just the challenge of competition she faces, it’s also the challenge of trying to find the time to put in the training and take part in competitions. With a child – she’s a single mum - and a job that involves jetting all over the world for several days at a time, that’s a tall order at times.

She also has to keep herself at peak fitness all the time so that she can compete whenever she gets the opportunity. Long-term planning is somewhat difficult when you don’t know when you’re going to be in the country and available to compete! For example, when she decided to participate in her biggest competition to date, she had just one week to get herself ready. That’s when the decision, and the effort, to stay in shape year round really pays off!

To remain in peak shape, Ayme tries to fit in 5 small meals each day, especially whilst on the job. She also manages to find the time to fit in some gym time – up to two and a half hours each day of weightlifting, resistance training, and cardio. She says she definitely prefers the weightlifting training to cardio work.

Body Building – An Unlikely Hobby For An Airline Hostess

So how did Ayme get started in such an unlikely side hobby for someone with a job that is usually associated with glamorous and svelte? According to Ayme, she’s always had a keen interest in health and fitness. Although never a big fan of sports like running, she did discover early on that she has a natural ability to build muscle. That led her into the world of competitive bodybuilding and it’s taken off from there.

When it comes to eating, Ayme makes sure she eats a lot of protein. Her day starts with her favourite breakfast of almond milk overnight oats. Don’t know what overnight oats are? It’s simply a delicious concoction of rolled oats, AKA oatmeal, soaked overnight in a liquid that can be normal milk, almond milk, soymilk or any of the other milk substitutes. You can even use water. For additional protein, flavour and/or some crunch, you can simply add your favorite protein powder, chia seeds, fruit, nuts, seeds, berries, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, chocolate, peanut butter or anything that takes your fancy. The result – a deliciously creamy, wholesome, high fibre and, depending on what else you’ve added, high protein start to your day.

For Ayme, after the breakfast of overnight oats comes her 2 and a half hours of training followed by a protein shake to help rebuild and repair her muscle tissue. Then it’s usually off to work, where she’ll try and eat several more small meals throughout the day. For lunch, it’s usually a tuna or protein salad and sweet potato and as in-between pick me up snacks she’ll have homemade protein balls. Dinner is usually salmon with salad and no carbohydrates. Just before a competition she’ll cut back on the fats and carbohydrates, step up water intake to 5 liters a day and remove sodium, lactose and fructose.

Aside from the obvious health benefits to be had from a good diet and regular exercise, Ayme says her blood pressure these days is great, she’s rarely sick and she has greatly improved levels of energy. The exercise also helps to de-stress mind and body, clear the mind and is just a great, albeit very much underrated, anti-depressant.

Interestingly, she doesn’t believe in scale watching either. In fact, her advice to those who like to use scales to monitor their weight is - don’t. Muscle weighs more than fat and if your overall aim in working out is to lose weight, then you may find yourself constantly discouraged by what the scales tell you you weigh. Rather concentrate more on losing those fat deposits because that will make you look thinner, even if you don’t actually weigh much less.

And as for her future weight lifting competitions …. She clearly has the weight lifting side of things under control, as evidenced by her recent 5th placing in her category but says she really needs to work on her stage presence and on-stage confidence. Those are the things she feels are letting her down. But at the same time, she’s certainly not letting herself get too complacent about the weight lifting. Like she says, there is always plenty of room to improve her performance there too.

For the moment though she wants to share the successes she’s had so far with her body building regime. She firmly believes that the health benefits, both physically and mentally, far outweigh the types of negative comments that images of body builders, particularly females ones, often attract on social media.

0% Body Fat?

Although she certainly hasn’t reached the stage that some of her fellow female body builders have, where they’re sometimes erroneously described as having 0% body fat, she’ll still attract her fair share of detractors and negative comments from those who simply don’t like this type of look.

Some comments on Social Media platforms

• Wow – reckon she’d be a bit like a rock to cuddle. Mind you, I’d say the same thing about a guy with that much muscle too.


• I’m sorry but this is not my idea of how a woman should look at all.


• I hope she doesn’t go too much further with this and end up looking like one of those women who look more like men. That’s not a good look at all for a women when it gets to that stage.


• Not to my taste either but I’m a bit old fashioned like that. Toned can look great but not when it’s taken to excess.


• Hey, whatever rocks your boat. I wouldn’t do it but she’s clearly right into this so all power to her. I certainly admire her dedication.


• I don’t think this looks ugly at all. She’s well toned without being over the top. Some of the ones that are touted as being almost 0% body fat though are a bit over the top. Mind you, Google starving people and you’ll really get to see 0% body fat.


• Women should have a minimum of 15% body fat to ensure normal health. Any less than that and they risk health issues like osteoporosis and mental problems amongst others. It’s all about striking the right balance between too much and too little body fat.


• I’ve trained with body builders and the super fit ones are pretty lean and ripped. With some, you can even see all their veins. I reckon those who don’t like this look probably don’t really understand weight lifting or aren’t used to looking at weight lifters. Whilst some weight lifters get right down into single digit figures for body fat %, she’s nowhere near that. Those who claim people in this sport can be 0% have no real idea about human metabolism. Starving people in Africa are 0% and most of them die because of it. Whilst she looks OK, some of these women who get involved in bodybuilding don’t look healthy at all. People get so obsessed with losing body fat that they forget we need a certain amount of fat to function properly. I saw a TV program just recently that went into detail about how having the right amount of body fat is actually beneficial to internal organs such as the heart because it protects them.


• It’s certainly an extreme sport. You have to admire her dedication. Even if you don’t agree with the look or the body type.


• When people go to extremes in this sport and get to the point where they have very little body fat, they also have no energy or water reserves. If they’re in a combat situation, people need body fat and the energy reserves it supplies to endure sustained combat operations.


• Women who go to extremes as weight lifters look more like men than women. Women need some fat reserves if they want to have a healthy baby. However, if they’re not having a baby or enduring combat duty then personally I think they’re allowed to look however they want to look.


• Wow, that looks just like me once you peel away the layers of fat.


• Kudos to this lady for sharing her positive experiences with bodybuilding. Far too many women get into this sport though and take it to extremes. It doesn’t help when other body builders encourage them, which supports their belief that dropping down into single digit body fat % is normal and desirable. Bodybuilding is a great way to get healthy for both men and women but it’s the stories about the ones who do go to extremes and are viewed as freaks that puts others off having a go.


• People can’t survive without a certain amount of body fat. Fat is required by body cells for energy and if your fat stores get too low your body starts to break down muscle tissue to use for energy instead. Eventually your organs also shut down. People who take bodybuilding to extremes might think they’re healthy but the reality is that they’re living dangerously close to the edge.

Original Story published at Mirror.

What is Organic Honey - The Honey Compendium

Organic Honey ... So many people are confused as to exactly what it is. What honey varieties are there? How and where it was it produced and how can you tell if it's the real thing?

I will help you to solve the answer, I was once totally ignorant to the differences myself and many a time through my early days of discovering the delights and benefits of honey I was taken in by those complicated ”honey labels”

It is always helpful to read the labels on the jar which will clarify what you are buying. If nothing extra has been added then it is usually fine but please check those labels carefully.

Let’s take a closer look at some of those honey labels we come across and see if we can make sense of some of them. Certified Organic Honey is really the name to trust if purchasing in the extensive field of Named Honey Varieties.

• Raw Organic Honey simply is the honey still in the bee hive, completely untouched by anything other than the bees.This will sometimes look slightly dirty in a jar due to being extracted from the Bee Honeycomb in its purest form.There will still be traces of pollen and Propolis that you can see as a form of debris in the jar which is extremely good for you so please don’t let that put you off.Organic honey and bee pollen is an excellent food source and the type thousands of people purchase because they know it works.


• Organic Raw Honey has undergone strict regulations and a process of straining before it is bottled and sold to you usually in a jar from an organic honey company with a traceable address.This usually looks clear because the pollen and Propolis has been strained away, most people like their honey to look this way.


• Blended Organic Honey is generally safe; this is the type that has several types of organic honeys blended together for a uniform effect to ensure the flavor is always constant.This is best bought from a recognized organic food store or straight from an organic honey farm.


• Blended honey on a label is one that I would leave on the shelf; it often will not tell you what horrors such as corn syrup it has been blended with!This is usually cheap in price and definitely wouldn’t find its way into any cupboard of mine.


• Special Organic Brands of organic honey have a unique name although the taste and color will vary from time to time depending on a mixture of seasons and general weather conditions.These are better known as Monofloral honey or Artisanal Honey which contain mainly nectar from one single source.


• Certified Organic Honey, this must have a traceable address and will have undergone extensive testing this includes ALL the equipment used by organic honey farmers and area it comes from.


• Quality Honey, What quality? Good or Bad? if you cannot find details on the label specifying this or where it has been farmed it is best to ignore this one.


• Pure Honey, great label however, again this can be misleading. Pure honey is only really guaranteed to be if you were to buy this from a beekeeper who will extract his/her honey straight from the hive whilst you are watching.


• Real Honey, well of course this is what we want however; a honey farmer would not label their honey as just real honey. The label will provide you with far more information.


• At times, more as a way of selling the product than anything else some honey varieties will have a label telling you it contains Royal Jelly which is pretty good stuff. I would buy this, in fact I do but I always check my labels carefully. This type of organic honey will generally be quite expensive however, it is well worth purchasing.

Types of Organic Honey

There are some fantastic organic honeys, these will have special names some of which are very well known and some you may not have heard about before.

Here is a list of different honey varieties that might tempt you and I think the different honey flavors might surprise you! They certainly did me!

Acacia: Pale and golden, tastes like vanilla although mild and sweet with a hint of flowery nectar and very popular with cooks due to a high fructose content.

Australia Honey: Surprisingly the highest antibacterial honey in the world comes to us via the vast continent of Australia.

Avocado: Tastes nothing like the fruit, it is dark in color and has a taste resembling dark treacle.

Basswood: Contains nectar mainly from this one source.

A pale honey, sometimes even white at with just a hint of a green glow, Sometimes known as Lime honey. Tastes like crisp green apples with a hint of mint.

Buckwheat: Highly praised for its ability to ease coughs, colds and flu. symptoms. Very dark and thick with an aquired taste.

Cranberry: This has a distinctive red hue that glows in the sunlight. Has a strong berry flavor.

Crystallized: Probably the best type for spreading, it won't usually drip and slip!

Fireweed: Mainly golden to amber, fruity and floral with a sweet smell of flowers.

Jarrah: Can be quite a thick, dark brown but also clear. An acquired taste but great if you like the taste of eucalyptus.

Lehua: Better known as Hawaiian honey and very rare. It is rich, smooth, light like toffee and buttery in both color and texture.

Locust: Great for showing off chunks of honeycomb. Tastes delightful, delicate, and with a fruity flavor.

Mexican: Often mixed with various healing herbs.

The colors can range from dark or clear amber and because there are so many honey varieties from Mexico the tastes will vary considerably.

Sourwood: Very famous in the state of Georgia right through to Pennsylvania!

Some say the color of straw and those who taste it cannot be really sure if it is sweet or sour!

Spanish: Also and often known as Orange blossom. A pretty light colored springtime honey with a surprisingly lemon flavor!

Star Thistle: A superb honey made from the nectar of weeds! Could be purple, red or yellow with a hint of cinnamon.

Strawberry Tree: Do not be fooled by its name, not as sweet as it sounds!

Clear amber color but at times almost grey. Smoky, pungent and quite herbaly!

Sunflower: A delightful honey just as the name suggests. a subtle aroma some say of grass but on the whole it has a lovely fruity flavor.

Tupelo: Has romantic undertones, grab a jar if you see one.

Van Morrison chose his lyrics well! Mainly golden and tastes heady, florally, or even like the sweet air in a pine forest.

Ulmo: The Mapuche people who are native to Chile are very proud of their special honey.

Imagine the look and buttery taste of vanilla, caramel, and toffee and combine it with the aroma of Jasmine, cloves and a touch of aniseed.

Tropical: Jiten Chandarana of Honey Care Africa introduced me to his delightful "Beekeepers Delight" amber colored honey blended with cinnamon, ginger and quite soon cloves. A delightful choice from Tanzania, Africa.

Organic Honey from the UK?

There are many reasons you will rarely find a true organic honey in the UK. Because the UK is so densely populated there are rarely any real safe distances for honey producers to run an Organic honey farm.

I do however, have it on good authority that parts of Scotland, on some of their islands are excellent sources of organic raw honey where there are some wide open spaces for their bees to collect their nectar.

This is where the delicious Heather Honey comes from; there is an abundance of heather in Scotland who can proudly name their produce as Organic Heather Honey.

Each one of the above will be a certified honey so long as it arrives from the "real" supplier. Never, ever purchase anything you are suspicious of!

I am may be being a little unfair towards honey farmers; however this just enforces the fact their labeling must be adhered to correctly.

Is Organic Honey the Best?

Certainly raw organic honey is worth considering buying, particularly if you are an avid organic produce buyer and many people do seek out these particular products.

But please don’t be fooled into making a purchase unless you are 100% certain you are buying the real thing.

Would you like to read about some more Honey Varieties? Including the most expensive honey in the world!

And why not share your own knowledge with us by telling us what you consider is the Best Honey and why do you consider it to be.

You may like to read this document which contains the information that all organic honey producers MUST adhere to: The producer of an organic apiculture operation must not: (1) Maintain colonies in an area where a significant risk of contamination by prohibited materials exist within a 4 mile (6.4 kilometers) radius of the apiary.

Have you ever considered how nice it would be to grow your own organic produce? Honey bees will love this as much as you. It's all about the health of your soil and gardening practices.

A really good organic honey is a super food, which can even be included on a diabetic food list although you should of course follow the guidelines of your personal diet which you would have or should have discussed with your own doctor or dietitian.

Eat it every day and discover as I did just how amazing the Health Benefits of Honey really are.

It is unwise for children under the age of twelve months as they are said to not yet be able to digest honey safely. Perhaps you would like to read more about Babies and Honey.

How to lose Belly Fat without Liposuction or Exercise!

We all want a flat and toned stomach, but few of us are lucky enough to have it. Most people have undesirable belly fat instead of toned abdomens. What they don’t know is how dangerous this fat is. But let’s find out what belly fat is, and what the answer is to the question: “how do you lose belly fat?” might be.

How do you lose belly fat? Get informed!

Belly fat is a form of fat, also called visceral fat, that accumulates around internal organs and, unlike subcutaneous fat that accumulates underneath the skin and is visible, visceral fat is not necessarily visible.

This means that you could be size 8 and have visceral fat around your internal organs without even knowing it. A small amount of fat around our organs is normal, because it provides the necessary cushioning the organs need. But when too much fat accumulates, the organ’s functions may be altered.

Fat is not just one more layer of tissue, it is like an independent organ that releases unhealthy substances. Visceral fat is linked to many serious diseases like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, dementia, heart disease, and colon, breast, or endometrium cancer.

The human body does need a certain amount of fat to be healthy and function normally. Also, women tend to have a small belly fat layer, because they are supposed to have it. But after menopause, women tend to store large amounts of fat around their waist, causing the body to change from the clepsydra shape to “apple” shape.

This is the time when they start to wonder: how do you lose belly fat?, and become depressed because of the physical changes they experience.

On the other hand, men under 40 tend to have larger amounts of visceral fat than women.

So, how do you lose belly fat when you have too much of it?

The best way to find out what the amount of visceral fat in your body is, is a MRI scan or CT scan, but the common waist measurement can also give you a clue. You should have a waist circumference of about 35 inches for a woman and about 40 for a man, no matter what your total weight is. If you have a larger circumference, you should consider losing some of that extra visceral fat, or belly fat.

How to lose belly fat?

There are four ways of losing that belly: exercise, diet, stress management and sleep. For best results, you should change your lifestyle and include all the above in your new life.

How to lose belly fat through exercises?

There are no exercises that target just visceral fat or only specific body parts. A common belief is that by doing regular abdominal exercises, the fat around your waist will be reduced. Actually, abdominal exercises are not enough to make the belly go away. You have to combine them with other types of exercises. For example, aerobic and cardio exercises are the most effective when you need to lose the fat accumulated around your organs. Aerobic exercises help you tone your body and slow down the build-up of visceral fat. Exercises that increase your heart rate for more that 30 minutes, like cardio exercises, also slow down visceral fat gain. For best results, you should exercise every day in order to keep the belly fat under control.

Following a regular exercise plan can be quite difficult for many people. You realize that your whole body hurts after doing exercises for only 5 minutes, and the belly fat doesn’t go away as fast as you have been hoping for. The key is perseverance. The fat on your belly has accumulated in years of unhealthy eating habits and lack of exercise, so reducing it takes time. You will notice that, by doing regular exercises every day, your belly fat will considerably reduce in time, and you will feel better in your own body.

Be determined enough and do not to give up your ideal of losing weight! Results will soon become visible. You just need to be patient and optimistic.

How to lose belly fat through diet?

When you are on a diet, and you try to lose weight, belly fat goes off first, so there is no special diet to rely on. However, research has shown that a fiber-rich diet can help you avoid visceral fat gain. Some other foods that help you avoid fat gain are bananas, avocados, yogurt, berries, green tea and citrus.

Besides eating healthy foods, it is very important to avoid foods that can lead to weight gain. For example, foods high in carbohydrates, like fried meat, soda, bread, white rice, and sweets.

How to lose belly fat through sleep?

It's a proven fact that more sleep equals less weight. People who sleep six or seven hours every night are healthier and gain less weight than people who don’t sleep enough. On the other hand, too much sleep may help your body to store belly fat, so avoid excesses.

How to lose belly fat through stress management?

Stressed people gain weight, so an efficient stress management plan is important to keep your weight down. Try to avoid chronic stress and keep in touch with your friends. If you have the impression you are under too much stress, go for a walk or practice sports. It will help you relax and regain your energy.

Conclusions

You should avoid alcohol, too much time spent in front of the TV, the bread basket, and late-night snacks, which are sure to add layers on your belly.

Of course, a fast-forward method of losing belly fat is a liposuction. Before taking surgery into consideration though, you should first try natural methods.

As a conclusion, how do you lose belly fat? In order to have a healthy life and to avoid belly fat, you should have an active lifestyle. Avoid to become a so-called “couch potato”. Develop your social life and get enough sleep.

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