This is Why Diets Usually Fail Summer is almost here, and that means the annual tradition of new diets and “get thin quick” schemes will be popping up everywhere like spring flowers. If you’re like most dieters, each failed attempt to reach your goal and keep the weight off erodes your self-confidence and keeps you up late at night saying things to yourself that you wouldn’t dare utter to …Read More
Top 5 Tips to Stock Your Kitchen for Healthy Eating I have a rule in my house: I can eat two hershey kisses a day. If I eat more than two a day for more than two days, I have to throw away every single hershey kiss. So when I want a third one, I ask myself: “Is eating a bag of hershey kisses right now worth not having any more, ever?” Yes, it takes discipline, but the reward is a nice little s…Read More
5 Healthy Ways to Boost Your Metabolism I don’t want to get all scientific and put everyone to sleep here, so I’ll make this straight-forward and basic: your metabolism is the amount of calories your body burns doing nothing in a single day. We all inherit our baseline metabolism; it’s genetic. It also relates to our gender and our age, and as you know, we can’t change our age. Once we acc…Read More
Nourish Your Muscles, Lose the Fat So, you want to lose weight? What it sounds like you really want to lose is body fat. Read on for the top fat loss secrets that you need to know right now. When you embark on a weight loss journey, it’s almost guaranteed that you will also be saying “goodbye” to some muscle mass. You can counteract this phenomena by losing weight slowly, eating an adequate …Read More
6 Ways to Stop Stress Eating So many of us turn to food for comfort when the world goes sideways. Reaching for a bag of chips, a carton of ice cream, or a box of cookies when you are feeling spread too thin feels like an easy solution. The problem is that the quick fix of sugar and carbs is momentary and literally leaves you feeling worse once that food high settles, which it inevitably does. The …Read More
Top 10 Tips for Mindful Eating Mindful eating is a powerful tool! Unfortunately, mindless eating is the norm... We've all done it ... eaten something on the run without taking the time to enjoy it or even consciously realize that we were even eating it. Or eaten an entire tub of ice cream while sitting in front of the TV. And, let's not get started on those potato chip tales. For me, the object of…Read More
Top 7 Secrets to Stay Motivated & Consistent with Exercise No one will argue that to be your healthiest you absolutely have to nourish your body and make time to workout. But sometimes getting off the couch is painfully hard. Sometimes you need an attitude adjustment to get yourself going. Fact: if you change your mind you can change your life. Try these 7 Ways to Stay Motivated & C…Read More
10 Tips to Feel More Confident Confidence. Who doesn’t want more of it? We are drawn to people who ooze confidence. From politicians to athletes and movie stars, to our pastors and professors, everybody loves a winner. And it’s their confidence that creates our perception of who those winners are. Confidence, according to Merriam-Webster, is a feeling or belief that you can do something well…Read More
How to Get Motivated to Workout Getting motivated to workout can be so difficult. And many of us use the lack of motivation as an excuse to not exercise. But here's the thing, you have to get started even when you aren't motivated to do it. Be honest now. How many times have you thought, “I REALLY need to get off this couch and get some exercise?” But you only have ten or twenty minutes so you…Read More
