Think In Smaller Portions
Portion sizes have ballooned recently, especially in restaurants, meaning that some meals contain an entire Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) of calories (2,000 – 2,500). Want to enjoy eating out without the worry of all those extras adding up? Try these tips so that you can enjoy your evening out and stick to your […]
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LOL! Crazy “Diet Plans”
In this post we explore the lighter side of dieting…as in, the one that gets you laughing (hey, anything to burn a few more calories, right?) at the wacky lengths people will go to in their effort to lose weight. Note: If your diet resembles the following five in any way, you may […]
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Exercise As A Food Group?
If you think about your diet, as dieters often do, you generally think of some kinds of food groups. You need to get more veggies, eat more whole grains, go easy on the sweets (if you haven’t cut them out completely!), but what about exercise? Where does exercise fit in your overall diet?
It’s […]
Hellooo? Are you there? This is your body speaking…
…and it wants you to know that you’re not really hungry, you’re stressed out or angry or sad or just plain bored. You’re eating in reaction to something that has nothing to do with me! I am your body, and I’m telling you, I’m not hungry. Why are you eating?
All joking aside, really […]
Rev Up Your Hunger For Diet Success!
Successful dieting can be really fun, if you decide to see it that way. Instead of counting calories, weighing portions of food, constantly weighing yourself, or beating yourself up for “slip-ups”—the cookies here, the chips there, the candy bar yesterday, the ice cream last night—try to focus on what having a good diet […]
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Too Much Too Soon?
Do you ever feel overwhelmed when you’re dieting? Obsessed with getting “the numbers” right? Disappointed when you break down, even if it’s just one cupcake at your daughter’s best-friend’s birthday party? You might be doing too much, too soon.
Dieting isn’t necessarily about changing your habits temporarily to get the weight off. A more […]
Diet by Ditching the Diet Drinks?
More and more research cropping up on diet websites and blogs indicate that diet soft drinks don’t help you lose weight. To the contrary, they can actually make you gain weight.
Here’s why: the “diet drinks” are often completely devoid of calories, so while you’re tasting that fantastic mix of bubbly water, artificial flavoring […]
Control Mindless Eating: Keep A Food Journal
Nutritionists, dieticians and doctors agree: really thinking about what you’re eating, how much of it you’re eating, and how often your eating makes mindless eating a lot more challenging. It also makes your dietary habits a lot easier to examine and change.
The simplest way to accomplish this is to pick up a pen […]
Walk to rewards, part 2: now what?
So you’ve gotten your pedometer. You’ve established a base of, say, 2000 steps a day and have been increasing by 200 or so steps each week. Now what? Keep going until you walk forever?
Well, no. That could end up being quite painful and definitely could take away from your reward. Fitness experts weighing in on […]
Walk your way to better rewards! (Part 1)
Walking is a part of most of our lives, whether it’s around the office, the house, the mall, the grocery store, the park, or the best friend’s house next door. It’s that much easier, then, to make the transition from walking for plain old transportation to walking for better health. And with a tender, chewy […]
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