November 23, 2010
The Holidays are here, and we all know what that can mean: lots of great food. However, you can keep your weight loss efforts on track and enjoy yourself. Take some time before Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner to decide which foods you want to enjoy at your meal. It is important to do this before you sit down to eat. I […]
October 12, 2010
Want to know the best way to lose weight? Try a few of these tricks to revamp your eating habits. Rushing Through Your Meal In a Recent Study reported in Women’s Health, Women who were asked to eat quickly consumed more food (and in less time) than those who were told to eat slowly. When you pace […]
August 3, 2010
It is difficult to remain healthy while traveling when you factor in all the security, flight changes, and layovers one encounters at the airport. It often results in most of your day spent at the airport and in one or more meals having to be consumed at the airport or while on the plane. For many travelers, […]
July 9, 2010
Fix a Weight loss Plateau Just make a few of these changes today and prepare to watch to pounds start disappearing from the bathroom scale. Call in a Support Crew Obesity seems to love company; your odds of packing on pounds rise when your friends, family, and neighbors start gaining. The good news is the reverse […]
June 9, 2010
There are quite a few strategies to help you navigate through the many nutritional land mines waiting for you in the restaurant world. These can be applied at the fast food joint or your favorite sit down restaurant. 1. Load up on Protein First Having something with lean protein is the best way to start a […]
May 14, 2010
Your metabolism is the sum of everything your body does. Each time you eat, enzymes in your body’s cells break down the food and turn it into energy that keeps your heart beating, your mind working, and your body going through a workout. It is pretty much your own personal trainer always working to help you shed […]
I Really Simplified Healthy Back in college, when I was heading toward gaining the freshman 15, I decided I needed to do something about it. At the time, the big thing was going as fat-free as possible to lose weight; a gram of fat was considered the enemy. I ate a ton of fat free cereal, pretzels, […]
Living in San Antonio (and loving the local cuisine) you don’t pay much attention to the fact that most of the dishes revolve around jalapeno and other chili peppers. We all just know we like it! But, fast food chains and places all around the country have caught on to the fact that Americans love […]
Do you still feel famished even though you just finished a big lunch or dinner? Research is finding that the reason for this is that some food ingredients can trick our bodies into not recognizing that we are full. This leads to “rebound hunger”, more eating, and adds inches to our waistlines. Below are some findings and suggestions […]
I often have people tell me that they have cut sweets out of their diet and sworn off sugar. The problem is that sugar is everywhere, not just in candy, sodas, and desserts. Sugar is in all refined carbohydrates-bread, rice, pasta, beer and milk. For example, during digestion, one slice of white bread is converted into the same […]