With two out of three months of the first quarter passed, and one week into the last month, now is a great time to evaluate your New Year's resolutions! If you've fallen off the bandwagon, don't despair. You are not alone. Many Americans attempt to live healthier lifestyles beginning January 1 of each year. ...
Tag Archive: weight loss
Dietary Golden Rules
Last week, I attended a wellness seminar by Dr. Marynn Prewitt of Aesthetic Elegance Med Spa and Women's Health Clinic (www.theGiftofElegance.com ). Much of what she talked about--the importance of muscle and resistance workouts--I've covered in earlier blogs. However, her "Golden Rules" for nutrition were wonderful little nuggets worth repeating. *NEVER miss a meal, especially ...
Stay Full & Lose Weight, Part II
Earlier this week, we talked about some simple strategies to help keep you on the track with weight maintenance or weight loss. Today, let's continue that conversation with a few more ideas that are easy to implement. 1. Eat off a plate in stead of eating straight out of a large box or bag. This goes ...
Stay Full & Lose Weight
Looking for effective ways to stay on track with your diet and weight loss goals? Here are a few simple strategies to help you get there--gathered from researchers at colleges around the U.S. 1. Pay attention. Really, you say? You betcha, instead of wolfing down your meal, slow down and note the color, texture, smell ...
READ BEFORE YOU EAT!
NY City’s Department of Health and Hygiene surveyed over 11,000 customers in 2007 and then again in 2008 at 13 fast-food chains. They found the people consumer fewer calories (106 less, to be exact) if they check the calorie count before ordering. Hats off to the city for passing a labeling law that requires fast-food ...
How to Give Your Workouts a Boost
2009 crept up on us pretty quickly didn't it? Well, in case you aren't quite ready for the beach, it's time to refocus and commit. Here are the Cliff Notes as to how: 1. Create a plan- know what you want to accomplish and set a DEADLINE. I believe it was Dr. Phil who said goals without ...
Flat (or FAT) Belly Report
The May 2009 issue of “Health” magazine had a special report on FAT. Why? Because 2/3 of Americans (which includes about 65 million of our female friends) are overweight or obese. This represents a 10% increase in the last 10 years. And according to the CDC, in a mere 15-25 years, 90% ...