Lessons on Eating Out

by | Aug 2, 2007 | diet, eating out, Nutrition, weight loss

Appetizer Enjoy dining out with loved ones and friends, but spend more time choosing your food. Hasty decisions, especially those made when your stomach is growling, are often bad ones. Main Course Most people find it relatively easy to eat right at home, but they...

Reward Yourself

by | Jul 31, 2007 | diet, Nutrition, weight loss

AppetizerA healthy heart and hot bod are are indeed reasons enough for working out and eating right, but go ahead…Give yourself even more of an incentive to work hard. Main CourseWhat motivates you to push through one more rep or ask for “salad dressing on...

Bottoms Up

by | Jul 28, 2007 | diet, exercise, Nutrition

AppetizerBy the time you feel thirsty, you’re usually already dehydrated, so drink more water before, during, and after exercising. Main CourseDehydration is cumulative and has long-lasting effects, so if you don’t re-hydrate in between workouts, your...

Say Cheese!

by | Jul 25, 2007 | diet, fitness, weight loss

Appetizer While on your healthy living journey, it’s important to pay less attention to the number on the scale and document your progress with pictures instead. Main Course By taking pictures at set intervals (ideally, every 4 – 6 wks), you can step back...

All You CAN Eat…Not All You SHOULD Eat

by | Jul 24, 2007 | diet, food, Nutrition

Appetizer Put more thought into what you’re ordering at the all-u-can-eat buffet. Whether you’re planning a trip to Las Vegas – home to some of the most lavish buffets in the country – or whether you and your family are just headed to the...

Start By Doing Something…Anything.

by | Jul 22, 2007 | diet, fitness, Nutrition

Appetizer Yes, I know that you’re too busy to work out and eat right because of work, the kids, other commitments, etc. I’m also fully aware that you have no clue of how to get started because you’re completely overwhelmed by all of the fitness and...

Consider the Source

by | Apr 16, 2007 | cardio

Appetizer Believe LESS of the crazy stuff that you hear in the media. Consider the source, and evaluate statements accordingly. I’m so very tired of hearing all of these so-called experts telling us that we don’t have to exercise in order to lose weight....

Get Those Kids Up and Moving!

by | Apr 13, 2007 | fitness, Nutrition

AppetizerIn the past parents worried more about their children being home by the time the street lights came on then whether or not they got the recommended amount of daily activity. Today parents are advised to monitor their children’s body mass index...

Make It a Lifestyle

by | Feb 20, 2007 | healthy lifestyle, working out

Appetizer While the health benefits associated with working out begin almost immediately, it usually takes a good 12 to 16 weeks to make significant changes to your physical appearance. So, if you have something big planned for the summer…getting married, taking...