Archive for easy and simple weight loss
Heavy Thoughts? How Distorted Thinking Affects Weight Loss
Posted by: | CommentsThere’s a difference common to individuals who fail to lose weight and keep it off long term. It’s called all-or-nothing thinking. Do you recognize any (or all) of the following?
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· Hunger is bad; being full (often overly full) is good.
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· I’m good if I follow my diet and bad if I make one mistake
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· My eating week was good or bad even if I just struggle one day or several minutes a day
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· If I’m losing weight, I’m fully in control; if I’m not, I’m totally out of control.
Dried vs. Fresh Fruit
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Sweet, sweeter and sweetest.
Today, more and more companies are packaging and inducing consumers to buy their dried fruit products. And more and more dried foods are showing up on food logs.
Just about any fruit can be dried, but some are more commonly eaten in their dried form than others. There are many advantages to dried food. Read More→
Kale – A Nutritional Powerhouse
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Kale - Eat it it for natural weight loss
You might have guessed blueberries. Nope. Read More→
We Have a Winner! (And Other Exciting Updates)
Posted by: | CommentsI am thrilled and pleased to announce the winner of the “Look Younger” contest and update you on other exiting happenings.
“How to look younger naturally” Survey: And the Winner is….
Thank you for all participating in the survey “How to look younger naturally. I received fifty-five questions, and every one was a winner in Read More→
Spring workout
Posted by: | CommentsIt’s no newsflash: To create a body that moves energetically and without pain or stiffness AND looks great takes work.
What is new; to understand how to stage your workout program. It doesn’t take skill to just pick up a weight and start moving it. But it does take skill to move it in such a way that it helps you achieve your goal objective. And for that, you may need knowledge about how to move that weight properly. A dysfunctional movement pattern doesn’t move you closer to your goal. Keep this in mind when starting an exercise program.
Spring weather is around the corner on the East Coast. The birds are chirping at 5:15 am and the days are getting warmer (like this past weekend). You are feeling to get out and about and ready to start being active.
Shorts are out, leaves and buds are peeking out, flip flops are on…there’s a new beginning in the air; all at once at the same time. It is no wonder my inquiries for diet programs and workout sessions increase. The perfect butt, the perfect arms, shoulders, and a smaller midsection should be accomplished within 4 weeks. Doable? Yes, depending at which stage you are starting (250 lbs or 116 lbs). Read More→
Clean eating – The ins, the outs; the do’s and the don’ts and the do’s
Posted by: | CommentsIt is obvious from the get-go that clean eating is not a scientific term. What means clean eating for one person means something else for somebody else. In today’s environment, we have many individuals who are focused on eating clean foods. Yet, what it means to eat clean foods has to be determined on an individual basis.
Still, there are general rules that apply when it comes to eating clean foods. Here are some myths and facts when it comes to clean eating: Read More→
How to know when enough calories are enough?
Posted by: | CommentsIn a weight loss program calories are important. But a calorie is not a calorie. For example, let’s compare calories from white bread vs. oatmeal, both of which are starchy carbohydrates and contain 4 calories per gram respectively.
However, when you eat white bread, which is stripped of its nutrients such as fiber, minerals and vitamins, you are not taking in essential ingredients that help your body run its metabolic system efficiently. Conversely, quality calories, from foods like oatmeal, that are not processed, and are not taxing to your system, help you to maintain your metabolism and to then lose excess weight.
What prompted me to share an e-mail with you today was a question I recently received in my mailbox from Vikki, who has lost 20 pounds since starting the program January 2010. Read More→
Goal: To Look Younger Naturally
Posted by: | CommentsEver looked in the mirror and wished that you looked younger? A wrinkle there, a midsection that can’t belong to you or a body tone that can no longer pass for a 20 or a 30 year old?
Do you need Botox? Surgery? Liposuction? A skilled dermatologist? Or are there other strategies that you can do right now to make you Look Younger Naturally?
Science is uncovering the molecular mechanisms behind living longer and looking younger Read More→
Why are you gaining weight again?
Posted by: | CommentsRemember January when the motivation to lose weight was high? It is clear that you could succeed as you lost the first 10 to 15 lbs. Then you get comfortable and you start gaining slowly all back. Frustrating isn’t it? And the stats prove this phenomenon relapse and weight gain. Just consider:
80 percent of all individuals who lose weight gained the pounds lost and even a little more within 3 to 5 years, according to a study from Oxford University published in the International Journal of Obesity. Read More→
Don’t know where to begin? Tip’s to get started!
Posted by: | CommentsToday I have tips for you. Tips that you can use right now to get started in moving in the direction of better health, less weight, a toned and in-shape body, and a positive attitude.
Tip one:
Create an Read More→
