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How I’m Keeping Up My Running Fitness While Injured
I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to write a blog about how I keep up running fitness while injured, but here I am. The good news is that the injury is a very minor one. Still, it’s enough to stop me from being able to run for a few days – maybe as long as a week – and I have come too far to want to sacrifice my progress to my injury. So, I dug into research and talked with my doctor (while I was there, I haven’t made dozens of appointments or anything). I have a plan.
My 5 Favorite Feel Good Books to Build Me Up in 2022
This year, I’ve been diving into feel good books of all shapes and sizes. I really don’t need to tell a single person on this planet that things have been tough for a couple of years. I’m ready to feel better, especially when it’s my escape time like reading and watching movies. Since I feel like I’m far from alone in this, I figured I’d share the top books on my list for feeling great overall in 2022.
Things to Consider When Choosing a Diet Buddy
You’ve likely heard that one of the best ways to lose weight effectively is to build a support system for yourself or even to diet with a buddy. A buddy system can be tremendously motivating. You can help each other to stay on track, share struggles, celebrate...
The Best Old School Weight Loss Tips We Need to Bring Back
As much as we are always moving forward and trying to find the latest celebrity strategy or scientifically proven technique to help us to lose weight, sometimes those old school tips we’ve been hearing about since the dawn of time are actually among the most...
How to Lose Weight While You’re Sound Asleep
If you were told that you could go to bed tonight and start losing weight until you wake up, would you believe it? While weight loss during your sleep isn’t powerful enough to make up your entire strategy, you may be surprised at the difference it can make when you...
Delicious Summer Flat Belly Foods to Shrink Your Waistline
Summertime is the perfect time to slim down your waistline because there are so many fresh and delicious summer flat belly foods to enjoy and they’re all great for your nutrition and calorie count. Head to a local farmer’s market and there are very few items among the...
Should You Trust Claims Made About Weight Loss Teas?
Dieting just isn’t fun. The idea of being able to drink a tea and watch our bodies shrink down to where we want them to be is extremely appealing. However, is it truly realistic? Should we believe companies when they tell us we can sip our way thin by way of a...
Healthy Food and Drink Options You Can Get at the Beach
Whether you’re enjoying your summer or are enjoying a tropical vacation, a day at the beach is a gorgeous, relaxing and fun way to spend your time. Unfortunately, unless you plan to bring all your food with you, you’ll need to reply on concession stands. Though...
Exercising Doesn’t Make Most People More Hungry
Losing weight requires exercise. There’s really no way around it if you want to lose the pounds in a healthy way and stop them from coming back. A lifestyle of long term weight management demands that you stay active on a regular basis. However, as many people get...
What Happens When You Stop Snacking for 30 Days
Most nutritionists and doctors will tell you that even if you want to lose weight, snacking should remain a part of your daily eating habits. But many of us struggle to be able to stick within the limits of reasonable snacking. We’re used to plowing our way through a...
Can Essential Oils Help You Stop Bloating?
Bloating is uncomfortable and often frustrating, too. You know you should fit into that outfit, but today it’s far too tight. Moreover, it came on out of the blue, without any warning at all. There are many different ways to beat the bloat, but recently the trend has...
What is CoolSculpting and is it Worth the Hype (and Money)?
CoolSculpting, also known as fat freezing or cryolipolysis, is a hugely hyped fat loss method that is being called the best new non-invasive alternative to undergoing liposuction. But what most people would like to know is if it does actually work and whether or not...
How Much Cardio is Needed for Weight Loss?
You’ve accepted the fact that if you want to lose weight, you’re going to have to up your game in terms of exercise. Some of us love to work out. Others aren’t as fond of having to head to the gym every evening or get up early to run every morning. Whether it’s your...
Is Your Dog the Best Fitness “Equipment” You’ll Ever Have?
If you’re a dog owner, you may already have everything you need to get an amazing daily workout – or two – without having to spend a penny on fitness equipment. While you may be thinking that this is only a reference to the number of walks you could – and likely...
How to Make a Supermarket Your Weight Loss Buddy
When you’re trying to lose weight, the local supermarket can be your best friend or worst enemy. Since there’s no way for you to stop eating or to stop grocery shopping, it’s a very good idea to learn the right tips and tricks to make sure your supermarket will be a...
Is it Safe for Pregnant Women to Lose Weight?
Most women gain quite a bit of weight while they’re pregnant. That said, “eating for two” and gaining a very large amount of weight, for instance, fifty pounds or more, isn’t exactly the type of weight gain that is typically considered healthy during a pregnancy. On...
Can You Lose Weight by Banking Calories for Alcohol?
One of the first things experts will tell you to cut out of your diet if you want to lose weight is alcohol. For many of us, that may not sound like much of a sacrifice, but that opinion can easily change the next time we’re supposed to head to a girls’ night out, a...
3 Fascinating Infomercial Weight Loss Gadgets
If you’ve ever turned on the television during off-hours like the middle of the day or the middle of the night, then you’re certain to have seen all sorts of different kinds of gadgets, including those for weight loss. At those times, it can be tempting to pick up the...
Dieting Mistakes You’re Making Even Before You Start Your Diet
One of the most common causes of dieting success or diet failure is the thoughts of the person trying to lose weight. Our own thoughts are often behind our binges, the reason we give up on a workout or even the reason we stop keeping up the strategy altogether. For...
Top Tricks to Stay Motivated Until You Reach Your Weight Loss Goal
Motivation is the foundation of any successful weight loss effort. That said, it can also be one of the most difficult things to maintain throughout the length time you’re pursuing your goal. The problem with that is that if you lose your motivation, you likely won’t...
How to Eat More Slowly to Lose Weight
One of the weight loss tips we all have available to us and that can best serve our efforts is slower eating. Reducing the speed at which we consume our meals gives us a spectacular range of weight loss benefits. That said, eating more slowly is easier said than done....
Top Words and Expressions Never Used by Healthy Dieters
Have you ever noticed a small wince when you talk about weight loss with your doctor, trainer or other people who have successfully lost weight and kept it off? No? Then you’ve either mastered your positive weight management lingo or you just haven’t been paying...
