This season is going to be all about a strategy to avoid holiday weight gain. I’ve stopped fooling myself about actually trying to lose unwanted pounds at this time of year. I’ve tried that in the past and have suffered such disappointments time and time again. I kept telling myself that this time would be different. It wasn’t.
We all know that not getting enough sleep is bad for us. I’ve known it my whole life. I haven’t needed a research study to confirm it for me. After all, it feels awful while you’re lying awake at night watching the minutes and hours tick by. It feels even worse as you drag yourself around the following day. I don’t think clearly, can’t get motivated to do anything active, and am most likely to order in meals on days when I’m drained and not well rested.
We all know that there are two primary components of losing weight: diet and exercise. At the most basic level, It has to do with calories going into the body and calories being burned by the body. Naturally, it is a great deal more complex than that, but that doesn’t...
Feel like you’re ready to start the right diet that will be the one that will finally help you shed those extra pounds? Are you sure that you’ve chosen the right strategy to reach those goals and keep the weight from coming back? Unless you’ve asked yourself the...
When most people think of weight loss goals, one of the first images that comes to mind is likely that of standing on a scale. That said, as helpful as bathroom scales can be as a part of an overall dieting program, they are not always an accurate reflection of your...
When summertime rolls around, there isn’t much that you can do to hide the belly bloat and it can make you feel very self conscious at a time when you just want to have fun and feel like you look great. You know that you haven’t gained a lot of fat, but your belly has...
Losing weight is a process that can be very demanding on your patience, especially when you hit a weight loss plateau. One week, you can feel like you’re on top of the world. You’ll lose pound after pound and you’ll feel exceptionally proud of yourself. Then,...
Dieting tricks are fantastic for helping to get the most out of every little effort along the road to weight loss. Unfortunately, not all dieting tricks are created equal and some of them appear to be a great solution to a frustrating struggle, but could actually be...
Summertime is here and you have been doing your best to achieve your hottest bikini body and to keep the weight coming off. However, some of the most innocent seeming parts of summer can derail all of your efforts in a surprisingly short amount of time when it comes...
Nobody likes having a double chin. There are people who hate them, people who don’t like them, people who tolerate them, but there certainly aren’t many people who actually strive to gain and maintain them! That said, you don’t need to simply accept that you have one....
You’ve heard all of the standard tips and tricks for killing your cravings, but no matter what you do, they’re still there. Temptation is always just around the corner and ready to leap out in front of you, and you’re never really sure if you’ll be able to resist....
When dieting, many people want to be able to start healthy eating “normally”, but when they decide to get started, they realize that they don’t really know what that term means in terms of eating habits. The fact is that the term represents something different,...
Weight loss is challenging. Even the best program will involve effort, motivation, and times when all you want to do is give up. People who have lost the weight successfully will often tell you that one of the best ways to keep up your drive to reach your goals is to...
The only thing that is better than natural tricks for weight loss are ones that actually work. While they may not be the entire solution to dieting, they can make your current efforts a great deal faster, easier, and more enjoyable, when you combine them all together....
