Tag Archive | "diet"

What Is Your Achilles Heel?

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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Do you have an Achilles Heel when it comes to sticking to your weight loss goals? If food is your problem, it’s time to understand calorie counting. Knowing your daily calorie consumption is important. You need to know if you are eating too much or not enough. Putting your body in starvation mode is not [...]

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Writing Your Way To Weight Loss!

Friday, February 5, 2010

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Could the simple act of keeping track of your food intake help you lose weight? The answer is YES, according to a study that found keeping a food diary may actually double a person’s weight loss. “The more food records people kept, the more weight they lost”, said the lead author Jack Hollis,Ph.D., a researcher [...]

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Nutrition For The Naive

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

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Can you believe a woman sued McDonald’s for having HOT coffee? Oh my GOSH! What an earth shaking travesty, her hot beverage was hotter than she expected. What’s next? People will start suing McDonalds for making them fat. Get a life! I mean, that double quarter pounder with cheese might be more calorie dense than [...]

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Do You Eat Mindlessly?

Thursday, October 15, 2009

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Did you know that the average American makes more than 200 decisions about food everyday? Many of these decisions are subconscious. These subconscious decisions often “trap” us into eating extra calories than we need. The result from this is “Slow but steady weight gain” as we age. I found 7 practical strategies to help you [...]

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10,000 Steps Will Move You Toward Wellness

Monday, August 31, 2009

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Losing Fat requires movement. Have you bought your pedometer yet? Watch this video and Get Moving!

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Are You A Weight Management Statistic?

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

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Below you will find some weight statistics for you to think about. Your health (and your weight) is your responsibility. It’s not your doctors responsibility. It’s not your insurance company’s or the government’s responsibility. It is your responsibility. We all must be proactive in our health otherwise we will pay the price later in life. [...]

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Friends Might Make You Fat

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

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Your friends might be making you fat! Study from The New England Journal of Medicine The findings, published in The New England Journal of Medicine http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/357/4/370, have nothing to do with bacteria or viruses. Instead, the new data show that obesity is “socially contagious.” That means that people tend to follow suit when their friends [...]

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Detox Your Body with These Foods

Monday, August 10, 2009

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When it comes to detoxing your body, there are many techniques you can follow and supplements you can take. But, the best way, is to eat lots of foods that detox the body. Below is a list of detox foods that I thought would be an great addition to everybody’s diet. 1. Fruits Fruits are [...]

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7 Keys to Cutting Calories

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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Permanent alterations in your lifelong attitudes toward diet and exercise are the keys to successful weight management. Here are seven no-nonesense strategies to help you eat more moderately, yet feel satisfied. Clean your plate! It’s a mantra in America, and a contributor to the ever-increasing weight problem. Unfortunately, our plates have gotten bigger! A major [...]

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One Vitamin Helps You Lose Weight

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

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One Vitamin Helps You Lose Weight You’re all set to begin your new weight loss program. The diet book has been read, the treadmill is working and you just bought cute new workout shorts. One more thing: Go to your doctor and get your Vitamin D levels checked. The level of vitamin D in your [...]

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