Lifestyle, exercise, nutrition and immunity health go hand-in-carefully-washed-hand. This has always been a reason that I’ve known I should be taking diet and physical activity seriously, but after the last two years – and as things continue as they have been, these practices seem more important to me than they have been before.
Diet Hints, Hacks & Tricks
How to Keep Up with a Food Diary
You know that keeping track of all of the foods that you eat is one of the best ways to ensure that you will actually lose weight, but one of the hardest things associated with that practice is actually keeping up with it. It’s not that it’s hard, but it’s a brand-new habit that needs to be kept up with consistently in order for it to work.
Update on How I’m Doing with My Diet Pill
Last year, I mentioned that I was starting a new diet pill to help support my efforts to lose weight and get fitter. It was in the post about the weight loss challenge I’d started, where I’d set goals for myself at the start of every 30 days and would pay money to charity if I didn’t reach them. That way, while I’d be motivated to try hard, but even if I didn’t make it, someone would win. I ordered APEX-TX5 to help me along the way. After all, I wanted every chance at succeeding!
Here’s How I’m Choosing Food for Better Sleep in 2022
Happy New Year everyone! Ready to start 2022 with the right food for better sleep? I hope so because that’s the topic of my blog today, and I’m very excited about it! I am determined to add great nights of rest to my wellness achievements this year. I’m still going after the same longer-term goals as I was last year, but I strongly believe that getting my Zs on a regular basis is one of the best ways to make those goals easier to achieve.
3 Prebiotic Foods Perfect to Help Start Your Day
I am really getting into adding prebiotic foods to my diet to help support my microbiome and all the behind-the-scenes work it does for me in my digestive system. I like to focus on this right at the start of my day, so I can think that all the good bacteria in there making sure I get all my nutrition and that are a part of my immune system and even mental health will be having a good breakfast too. That way, we’ll all be ready for the day.
My Trick for Healthy Holidays Without Weight Gain or Deprivation
In my efforts toward healthy holidays this year and in preventing weight gain, I’ve come across a strategy called the 50% rule. At first, I admit that I rolled my eyes when I saw the name of it. Any programs with numbers in them typically sound extreme and unrealistic to me. But, at the risk of sounding cliché, this one is different.
Planning to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain Instead of Trying to Lose
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.
Is Not Getting Enough Sleep Why I’m Snacking So Much?
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.
Daily Sugary Drinks of All Kinds Lower Your Life Expectancy
I just read about the scariest study that now says that drinking sugary drinks on a daily basis can actually shorten your life. The horrifying thing about it is that I have always joked that a certain giant pop or gas station slushy or other syrup-based beverage was likely cutting a day off my life.
My Best Supplements for Women Trying to Clean Up Their Lifestyles
This post is going to be my list of some of the best supplements for women that I’ve tried and that I think can be helpful for easing into a cleaner lifestyle.
Using Money as a Weight Loss Challenge for Myself (and possibly for charity)
I’ve decided to create a weight loss challenge for myself to really dig deep into the motivation driving me to reach my goals. I’m already focusing on an overall balanced diet, (mostly) regular exercise, and taking APEX-TX5 because my results were happening so slowly.
Starting Lazy Keto for the First Time
I hate to admit it but I’m starting Lazy Keto as a last-ditch attempt to save my diet and stick to this type of strategy. I’m pretty down right now. I’m trying not to be, but I’m discouraged because I’ve had such great progress and for a while it was pretty great keeping ketosis going…then it all seems to have changed.
Weight Loss is Slow, So I’m Doing Something About It
My weight loss is slow right now. A lot slower than it was at the start. I know that it’s normal for things to go quickly for the first few weeks because it’s actually a lot of water loss and body composition changes going on and not necessarily fat burning.
Keto Cheat Days Ruin Ketosis So Fast
Okay, so I’m going to tackle the topic of keto cheat days this week. I know this is a controversial topic, and I know that I am not a medical expert. Please consider this an opinion piece based on my personal experience.
5 Hacks to Make Fast Meals for Weight Loss (These Work!)
So, the spring is moving along a lot more quickly than it usually does, so I’m ready to share this year’s fast meals for weight loss. I’m hoping to make this something I do maybe every season or at least every year. It’s a great way to freshen up what we’re eating without taking any more time.
5 Keto Tips for Beginners You Need (and I wish I’d known!)
I’ve reached the point that I’m ready to share my keto tips for beginners. Based on the research I’ve done on my own behalf, my own successes and my own blunders, I’ve got some things to say about the ketogenic diet and what the experience is all about.
How to Know You’re Following the Wrong Diet for You
So, it’s my week to blog again and after Marley and I have both been struggling, I thought I’d talk about how to know if you’re following the wrong diet for you. After all, I’ve been testing out turmeric for weight loss (and I’ll get into that a bit in a minute) while Marley struggled a lot through her first week with the keto diet.
My First Week on a Keto Diet Plan
The keto diet plan is definitely more than I bargained for. I give Holly credit for giving it a try, and I can see where there is a lot of room for error. I can also understand why she gave up. Am I going to give up? Not a chance!
My Top Diet Pill to Support a Long-Term Weight Management Plan
Before I get into talking about my top diet pill that helps me to keep up my long-term weight management plan, I’d just like to say that I’m feeling pretty proud of myself for the desserts I’ve been baking over the last while. If you’ve been keeping up with my blog...
My Experience with Adipex Diet Pills and Why I Prefer Supplements
My experience with Adipex diet pills is extremely limited, but I’m asked about it increasingly regularly. Because of it, I’ve decided to write an entire blog post about what I have an have not gone through with this obesity drug, and why my preference is for...
How to Stop Eating out of Boredom
It may sound silly but eating out of boredom and not a lack of actual food – is one of the primary causes of weight gain. Though it may seem as though this is an easy problem to overcome, it doesn’t take much to find yourself looking for something in the pantry, or...
How I Benefit from Weight Loss Support Groups While Stuck at Home
Even though I’m a social person, weight loss support groups have never been all that important to me. I’ve always been inclined to take on my diets on my own. I have some great friends and family who are, for the most part, supportive of the things I try to do for...
