by Amber O'Neal | Jun 22, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, burn calories, eating healthy, empty calories, healthy lifestyle, hidden calories, Nutrition, nutritionist, wellness
AppetizerDrink LESS high-calorie beverages. Are you watching what you eat and working out, only to find that you’re not making any progress? You may be taking in hidden calories from what you’re drinking. Many of our favorite drinks have added sugars like sucrose,...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 19, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, eating healthy, eating out, food, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, wellness
Appetizer Pay MORE attention to the ingredients in the foods you eat. After analyzing nutrition labels (see “Nutrition Labels Tell An Important Story” for more info), be sure to read the additional information that is often provided. Something as simple as...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 18, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, diet, diets, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weight loss, weightloss, wellness
AppetizerPay far LESS attention to diets, and make healthy lifestyle changes instead. It’s not that diets don’t work because oftentimes they do. It’s just that they usually involve drastic measures that are too hard to maintain, and many can take a...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 17, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, diet, diets, eating healthy, food, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weightloss, wellness
AppetizerRead MORE nutrition labels. Learning to read the nutritional information panels included on all packaged foods is one of the most beneficial things you can do. There are no magic foods that work wonders for everyone, so being educated about the nutritional...
by Amber O'Neal | Jun 12, 2006 | Atlanta dietitian, Atlanta personal training, Atlanta prenatal workouts, Atlanta yoga, fitness, healthy lifestyle, Nutrition, nutritionist, weightloss, wellness
Appetizer Be MORE disciplined about writing down what you eat. Keeping a food diary can help you develop a more realistic view of how much (or how little) you are eating. It will also allow you to identify triggers that typically cause overeating (i.e. Late-afternoon...