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Weight Loss Wednesday: Things To Do At Lunch For Better Weight Loss Results
Lunch. It’s such a simple word, and yet it has so much potential to totally sabotage your healthy eating plan. That’s because at lunch time, it’s easy and oh-so-tempting to grab a quick bite at the local fast food or pizza joint or worse, eat at your desk from the vending machine. Don’t lose your momentum and resolve at mid-day. Here are some ways to make the most of your mid-day meal: Make Sure Lunch Isn’t Your First Meal Of The Day People on the National Weight Loss Registry (people who have lost at least 30 pounds and kept it off for more than a year) have a number of…
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Lifestyle, Summer Barbecues, Summer Cookouts, Summer Picnics, What's Up Wednesday
What’s Up Wednesday: Healthy Tips for Summer Barbecues
Summer is in full swing, and often at the center of warm-weather festivities are outdoor picnics, barbecues, and cook-outs. While these gatherings often feature menus with high-calorie foods, with a bit of mindfulness, you can still make healthy choices while enjoying all the fun with these tips: Make Minor Modifications Cheeseburgers are packed with hidden, and oftentimes unnecessary calories. Ranging from plain white to decedent brioche, hamburger buns add anywhere from 100-300 calories to your meal. A slice of American cheese is an additional 100 calories, which, after melting, doesn’t have a strong enough flavor profile to make it worth it’s while. And mayo is another 100 calories to boot.…
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What’s Up Wednesday: 10 Great Greens For Better Health
If you are following a healthy lifestyle, you already know the importance of eating dark greens, which are rich in beta-carotene, folate, and vitamins C, E, and K, as often as possible. Research shows that consuming dark leafy greens can promote good health by fighting the inflammation caused by free radicals, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol, and reducing your risk of heart disease. In addition, dark greens in the Cruciferae family (a.k.a. cruciferous vegetables) have been found to help protect against macular degeneration and possibly help reduce age-related memory loss. So, for better health, make a point to include these 10 dark green powerhouses in your diet: Arugula Arugula, also…
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5 Foods With More Protein Than Chicken
For many people, the phrase “healthy meal” brings up visions of dry chicken and steamed broccoli. For some reason, chicken has become regarded as the quintessential healthy protein, and while we love us some good chicken, we also think variety is the spice of life. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics recommends including lean protein in every meal to keep you satisfied and control your weight. That’s probably because research has shown that adequate protein intake is beneficial for overall health, performance, and body composition, but if you ate chicken at every meal, you would probably go crazy. Luckily, there are many other options that contain protein. In fact, there…
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How To Stay Healthy While On Vacation
It’s the start of vacation season with spring break going on now and summer travel is just around the corner, and a lot of people struggle with staying healthy on vacation. You worked hard to maintain your healthy ways in the days leading up to your trip, but then have trouble keeping them in mind once you are actually there. It’s so tempting to literally eat your way through your adventures, but you will most likely feel bad later, so I have come up with a few tips for avoiding that groggy, full feeling that you have experienced while on vacation (myself included), and they aren’t actually that difficult to…
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Money Saving March: Budget Friendly Grocery Shopping Tips
These days, a trip to the grocery store can cause some serious sticker shock and if you are trying to eat more of a healthy diet, well, healthier foods are even more expensive now too. With the consistent rise in the cost of food, I thought I would share some of my grocery shopping budget tips with you so you and your family can still eat healthy without breaking the bank, so here’s how to cut down on spending before and during your next trip to the grocery store: Use What You Already Have at Home Before heading out to the grocery store, take stock of what’s already laying around…
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Beauty Foods That Feed Your Hair, Skin & Nails From The Inside Out
We all take care of our hair, our skin, and our nails on the outside, but you also need to take care of your hair, skin, and nails on the inside too by eating nourishing, healthy foods (along with drinking plenty of water to stay hydrated) on the daily! So, I compiled a list of some edible beauty “treatments” that can help improve the look of your hair, skin, and nails from the inside out: AVOCADO We have all heard that healthy fats (like the kind in avocado) are good for our health. But did you know that consuming them can make your skin look better too? Yes, it’s true!…
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Healthy Hacks For Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is a day to love and be loved, but like most holidays, Valentine’s Day can also be a day in which candies, sweet treats and heavy romantic dinners are consumed and we tend to overlook our healthy eating in the name of indulgence to celebrate love and that’s okay, but if you want to keep this special day dedicated to love as healthy as possible, here are a few Valentine’s Day healthy hacks that will help keep you on track: Reduced Sugar or Sugar Free Sweets The candies, chocolates, and other miscellaneous sweets of Valentine’s Day (which is much of what this holiday is all about) may be…
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The Truth About Exercise & Weight Loss
There is a false belief that the key to weight loss is exercise. While exercise is very important for your overall health and will certainly aid in weight management, the food you eat is far more impactful when it comes to losing weight. To put things into perspective, you will need to run a full (26 mile) marathon without putting any food in your mouth just to lose a single pound of body weight. Food is Far More Important for Weight Loss Than Exercise On average, people today are working out at the same level that they did 30 years ago. However, obesity has skyrocketed. So, what has changed? People…
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Willpower Is Overrated
Are you struggling to eat healthy or exercise regularly? Don’t blame your willpower. Successful people don’t have more willpower than you do. They simply know how to plan out what they want and that makes hard things easier for them to do and you can do it too! I have listed a few simple things you can do that will help you out, no willpower required: Quit Drinking Soda Start with not buying any sugary drinks for home consumption. This requires no willpower at all. Instead buy alternatives such as carbonated water or flavored water or don’t buy any drinks at all. Instead, have a cold bottle of water ready…