I LOVE NEW YORK

It's not a secret that the fashion capital of the world is New York City. New York is flooded with millions of tourists every month that come to have a taste of what the city has to offer. I had the opportunity to visit some of its many famous buildings, sites and monuments like Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park, Rockafella Center and many more. There is a feeling you get when you visit New York, it feels like you are now in the presence of life; the real world.

Many people also move to New York for two things, Its fashion and to find love. I had a great opportunity to do a photo shoot with one of the greatest photographers of our time Mr. Tarrice Love, more of his work can be found on www.loveismyrealname.blogspot.com.

The commute in the city was quite an experience, the subways are crowded with thousands of people every day, with children playing and dancing in the karts to make money, to the homeless sleeping in the trains. With all of this, it is the fastest way to get around. Going in a taxi is another way of getting places, what did surprise me was the fact that the rates at which the fares start are substantially lower than that of Canada. A yellow taxi rate would start at $2, and does not really go drastically up with the distance.

Down at Fashion AVE


Walking on Fashion Avenue was like I was finally home; the stores were all so inviting. One would think that clothes are really expensive in the city, but that was not the case, there were so many items on sale and crown it all most of the stores did not charge any tax. So what you saw was what you got, that was the crown of it all. I also experienced my very first pillow fight, which was quite an interesting site to see hundreds of people with pillows going at it at the park.

Down at Louis Vuitton



The night life is MAJOR and fun, very many people are out and about. Couples holding hands, people taking strolls by the pier, partying at the clubs, going out to movies and dates with lovers. I partied it up at a Latin night club, with amazing company.

New York is also the home of many fine and exquisite restaurants, I found out that, restaurants chains are hugely frowned upon by New Yorkers for dates or even on regular visits. We will consider a restaurant like Red Lobster in Canada an averagely expensive but also good place to have dinner, but in NY smaller or specialty restaurants are more appreciated.

The feeling being in New York to me was like two lovers meeting for the very first time, the excitement, the teasing, the pleasing; it ignites you and makes your heart burst with a flame of passion and the feeling of finally finding the one. I'd always say it is a place that everyone has to experience, I most certainly will say I LOVE NEW YORK

HOW I LOST 10 POUNDS IN ONE WEEK

10 Rules to Losing 10 Pounds in 1 week

RULE 1: stay away from as much carbs as possible more lean protein
RULE 2: Drink 8 glasses of water or more a day
RULE 3: eat not more than 1000 calories a day
RULE 4: Go to the gym and work out your body for definition
RULE 5: have as much raw fruits and vegetables as you can
RULE 6: take your supplements daily
RULE 7: stay away from Dairy
RULE 8: Stay away from as much sodium as possible
RULE 9: Never eat after 7pm
RULE 10: Take green tea every night

Getting your summer body is just a week away,
The night before I started, I had my last meal at 7pm, and had green tea with honey and ginseng. Ginseng is a natural herb that gives you energy and reduces stress levels, increases levels of alertness and mental energy.

FACTS ABOUT GREEN TEA

Green Tea Stimulates the Metabolism & Accelerates Weight Loss
“Green tea contains powerful antioxidants called catechin polyphenols that are responsible for many of the health benefits of green tea. One of them in particular, epigallocatechin gallate (or EGCG for short), has been found to stimulate the metabolism and accelerate weight loss.
EGCG, along with the caffeine in green tea, stimulates the central nervous system and causes fat to be released into the blood stream for the body to use as fuel.

This process of fat being used for energy is called “thermogenesis”. It provides extra energy, sheds excess water, and also helps to burn body fat.”
http://www.greenweightlosstea.com/green-tea-weight-loss.html

For breakfast 1st glass of water in the morning. An apple and a granola bar. Granola bars are about 140 calories and get the granola bar with berries or fruits in it

For lunch, you have have anything between a sandwich without sodium otherwise known as salt. Because what it does is that excess sodium makes you retain water in the body especially in the face and it gives that puffy look. So have like lets say a turkey sandwich with lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, hot peppers, all the vegetables you have in it.. on a whole grain wrap..

Ideas for dinner could include fish, because of the natural oils in the fish and it’s high protein value, lots of broccoli, carrots, green peas , You could easily get this in the frozen isle of any grocery store, if you do not have the patience to cut the fresh ones. Cook with cayenne pepper, sprinkle it on the fish or vegetables, It provides you with lots of energy:
Also having small amounts of nuts at night would be great, Make sure it is unsalted. And count the calories should not exceed 100

BENEFITS OF CAYENNE PEPPER

What cayenne pepper does is that it provides Increased energy is logical as the heart is literally immediately strengthened by the introduction of cayenne pepper into the system.

Having a healthy heart, a heart that pumps less but the same amount of blood, means you have more energy. This energy could give you more of an impetus to doing aerobic exercise and this exercise combined with a lower calorie diet would allow you to lose weight faster

Also SUSHI is amazing








TYPE OF SUSHI ROLL CALORIES, FAT (g)

Avocado Roll 140, 5.7
California Roll 255, 7.0
Kappa Maki (cucumber roll) 136, 0.0
Spicy Tuna Roll 290, 11.0
Shrimp Tempura Roll 508, 21.0
Salmon & Avocado Roll 304, 8.7
Tuna (Maguro) roll 184, 2.0
Eel (Unagi) and avocado roll 372, 17.0


having the avocado roll or California roll will work
You could read more about sushi on menshealth magazine or visiting
http://www.menshealth.com/men/nutrition/food-for-fitness/weight-loss-make-perfect-sushi/article/e30a99edbbbd201099edbbbd2010cfe793cd

NO PASTA, you could have very tiny white rice, or brown rice and more of the vegetables… Also as a snack, you could get baby carrot sticks that you could munch on, and you don’t even feel hungry
An example would be in this picture

Cut out all bread whatsoever. And stay away from as much dairy as possible, the usual no pop or sweetened juices, You could have the low calorie cranberry juice but mostly have water.
Have green tea every night before bed,

DO NOT EAT AFTER 7pm, that’s the most important thing.. Do not exceed 1000 calories a day, you could have a granola bar as a snack twice a day… and also going the gym as well.
If you are feeling hungry have a glass of water, that definitely helps, because sometimes the mind is just telling us that the body is thirsty and needs water.

Vitamins are important in this case, so have a good multivitamin that you should be taking everyday. I do take the one-a-day men multivitamin, another good one is the mega-man sport















Vitamin C, with 100 mg of calcium, now what this calcium does is that, it helps absorb as much of the vitamin c as possible into the body



it’s called SISU Ester-C 1000mg it’s by
You could find out more about it on http://www.sisu.com/sisu/esterc/
It is actually very natural and not like other synthetic ones


Also an important supplement to take that is a must is the Odourless Garlic










WORKING OUT AT THE GYM:
Every morning do about 50 push ups and 100 sit ups for the full 10 days!!!! Or as much as you can
I did muscle workouts,
Spread along the week was
Monday: chest day and abdominal workout
Tuesday: Leg day and abdominal workout
Wednesday: Rest muscles to recover
Thursday: Arm day and abdominal workout
Friday Back day: Also Include Abdominal workout
Saturday: pushups and sit ups
Sunday: Rest your muscles to recover

Eating healthy everyday is an important factor of life, we must understand that it’s a lifestyle change and not just for a period of time. Do it for yourself and no one else, True beauty comes from within and not what we see but remember the sooner you take control of your life you will begin to glow in the morning.

Yinka Bode-George