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Jan
19
How to Lose Unwanted Weight By Curbing Your Appetite
Losing weight is no easy task. You restrict your diet so you don’t overeat but yet your body just keeps yelling for food. Once you get into a routine and learn little things you can to do help curb your appetite your overeating will cease and you’ll have a flat tummy in no time. Continue reading
Jan
11
Spice Up Your Life: Spices and Herbs that Help Weight Loss
A great way to liven up your dinner concoctions is by using fresh or dried herbs and spices. They offer a boost in flavor but can also offer a boost in weight loss. Continue reading
Jan
9
Lose More Weight Grocery Shopping Then Visiting the Gym
Believe it or not the local supermarket is the key to your fitness and overall health. Why? Well first of all you can do all the aerobics and weight training you want but if you aren’t eating right all that hard work is kind of counterproductive. Continue reading
Jan
5
Mom Knows Best: Eat Your Vegetables
Mom always said to eat your vegetables perhaps she was onto something. The lack of fruit and vegetable consumption in Americans’ diets is costing Americans $56 billion per year in related health care cost. Fruits and vegetables are the key to a healthy diet and weight management.
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Jan
3
Project “Get In Shape”: Release Your Inner Runner
Running is a great way to keep fit, cut down stress levels and improve your overall health, but if you aren’t a runner by nature or are a beginner it can be a little daunting at first. No worries though, with persistence, determination and consistency you can be a true runner in no time. Continue reading
Dec
22
Eat and Drink, But Be Mindful
You can enjoy the pleasantries of Christmas but you have to remember to be mindful of what you are doing and putting into your mouth. Why not make a few adjustments so you don’t have to feel the guilt then or later? Continue reading
Dec
14
Eat Healthy on the Road or Even in the Air this Holiday Season
While on the road or sitting in the terminal it can be a challenge to make good clean eating choices. It is all about making smart choices and resisting temptation and the urge to just grab something fast and easy loaded with fat and calories. Continue reading
Dec
3
Switch it Up and Swap your Joe for a Cup of Green Tea
Green tea is being proven to have numerous health benefits including weight loss powers. Green tea has some of the same effects as coffee only with the added benefits of vitamin C and flavonoids, or referred to as antioxidants. Continue reading
Dec
2
What’s Fiber Got To Do With It
The word fiber is constantly thrown around when it comes to weight-loss talk. But who really knows what fiber is and the importance it plays when it comes to losing weight? Continue reading
Nov
26
Put Down the Mayo and Get Creative with those Turkey Leftovers
Thanksgiving has past and now you’re stuck with turkey, turkey and more turkey. Thankfully turkey is such a versatile meat that you can substitute it for a variety of different proteins. Get creative with your leftover turkey and spice up tonight’s turkey leftovers. Continue reading
Nov
23
Thanksgiving Worthy Desserts that Won’t Expand Your Waistline
Just because something is a dessert doesn’t mean it can’t be healthy and delicious. For Thanksgiving try one of these tasty yet nutritious dessert recipes. No one should miss out on the best part of the meal. Continue reading
Nov
23
Trim the Trimmings and Trim the Calories
Start planning your menu now and swap a few of the traditional favorites out for some healthier and waistline-friendly options. Continue reading
Nov
22
Top Ten Fresh Fall Super Foods
The fall season brings more than just cool weather, autumn leaves, and holiday anticipation. Fall also brings healthy and delicious produce to our grocery stores and farmer’s markets. There are an abundance of nutrients and minerals in fall foods that … Continue reading
Nov
17
Jumpstart Your Fall Weight Loss Plan
It’s never too soon to start getting into shape. Now summer has ended and all of the BBQ’s, picnics, and vacations have caught up to your waist line. With the brisk fall weather moving in, many people use it as … Continue reading
Nov
14
Game Day Recipes That Score a Healthy Touchdown
NFL Sunday is like Christmas for most guys and even some girls. It’s a day to relax, have friends over, enjoy some good football and devour mouth-watering snacks and drinks. Just because it’s the weekend and football is involved doesn’t mean you have to subside to eating handfuls of chips and fat-laden dips and drinking cases of beer. Continue reading
Nov
13
Kitchen Staples to Reduce Dinner Time Stress
You should always keep some staple items available in your kitchen for those nights where you just don’t have the energy to make a quick stop at the grocery store and don’t want to fill yourself or your kids up with artery-clogging kids’ meals and French fries. Continue reading
Nov
8
Get More ZZZZZ’s and Lose More Weight
Sleep plays a vital role in overall health and weight loss. The average person needs at least 7 to 8 hours of sleep every night. Some people can function on less and some actually force themselves to work on less. When your body is sleep deprived it affects the way carbohydrates are stored and alters hormone levels, which can both lead to weigh gain. Continue reading
Nov
6
Slurp Up! Soups That Help Aid Weight Loss
Warm up with a hearty bowl of soup. Research shows that consuming soup helps cut down on the overall calories per meal by as much as 20 percent. Continue reading
Nov
4
The Truth About Eggs, The Good and The Good
Many people have the misconception that eggs are bad for you and should be avoided and substituted with egg beaters, well I’m happy to tell you to forget that dreaded myth and enjoy a couple of scrambled eggs or however your liking for breakfast. Continue reading
Oct
28
Get the Most Out of Your Jack O’ Lantern
The guts of a pumpkin and a healthy pesto recipe Continue reading
Oct
25
Don’t Let Halloween Scare You Off the Wagon
Halloween is the scariest holiday of them all. However, not because of all the neighborhood ghosts and goblins running around but because of all the tempting bite-size chocolate and sugar-filled candies lying around and haunting your thoughts and cravings. Continue reading
Oct
19
Juice Your Way to Being 5 Pounds Lighter: Juicing Tips for Beginners
It is estimated that 70% of Americans do not receive the daily fruit and vegetable recommendations. Juicing is a very convenient way for both adults and children to replenish their bodies with vitamins and nutrients. It is fast, easy and … Continue reading
Oct
18
Lose Weight on a Budget… Drop the Pounds and Save your Dollars!
Losing weight doesn’t have to be expensive. There are a variety of diet plans and weight loss programs out there that can suit everyone’s budget. We are all so busy managing our lives with work, school, and children that it … Continue reading
Oct
4
Fats: The Good, The Bad, and The Horrible
Who says fats are a good thing? Well, the truth is, we all need fats! Fats provide energy, protect organs, transport nutrients, provide flavor and texture to foods, help your body to absorb nutrients, and provide insulation from the environment. … Continue reading
Oct
1
7 Health Tips to Increase Your Metabolism and Burn More Fat
Metabolism is the key process which converts food into fuel but also affects how efficiently you burn that fuel. Not all people are created equal calorie burners, so some have to work harder than others to maintain a healthy physique. … Continue reading
Sep
9
Healthy Foods that Make Your Skin Glow
Try to incorporate the following foods in your daily diet, and you will see dramatic improvements almost immediately. Continue reading
Aug
22
There’s a Difference? Hunger vs. Appetite
Hunger vs. Appetite – People eat for two reasons: hunger and appetite. The two are often mistaken for being synonymous with weight loss when in fact the two words signify two very different things. Continue reading
Aug
4
Feeding your Emotions: How to Fight Emotional Eating
How To Fight Emotional Eating – Emotional eating can become the biggest sabotage to your weight loss goal. It’s comforting and unfortunately sometimes leads to your strongest food cravings, the hardest to resist. Continue reading
Aug
2
Lose Weight by Drinking Coffee and Energy Drinks?
Caffeine can be found in many weight-loss products including diet pills because of its natural effects on the human body. Continue reading
Jul
12
Drinking Water Promotes Weight Loss
Who would have thought the magic ingredient to weight loss is staring you right in the face, water! Water is a major contributor to losing weight for a lot of reasons. Continue reading
Jul
8
The Need to Know Question: Am I Overweight?
Am I overweight is one of the most common questions asked or thought about. It seems like an easy question to answer but for adults it’s not as easy as saying yes Continue reading
May
25
Commit to Losing Weight
Commit to Losing Weight for Summer – Here are 5 basic tips to help you to commit to losing weight for summer Continue reading
May
19
Weight Loss Tips for Vacation
Just because you are on vacation doesn’t mean you have abandon your weight loss regimen and healthy eating.
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