These sensible suggestions will help you whittle away at the excess calories you probably don’t even know you’re eating every day. Over time, a few hundred calories shaved off here and there can all add […]
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Avoiding Portion Distortion, To Help Yourself Lose Weight
How large is a portion? A lot of us think we are reading the food labels correctly, or eating right in a healthy way, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind. […]
How many calories are you really burning?
Here is a handy little interactive calculator for common daily activities: http://www.clevelandclinic.org/health/interactive/burned.asp?&Source=FathomSEO&email+marketing&campaigned=Health_Extra Remember, one lost pound = 3,500 burned calories
25 Healthy Shakes, Smoothies and Slushies: Basics for Beginners
With everyone on the go each day, how can you ever find the time to eat well? And how can you ever convince the children that fruits and vegetables are good for them, let alone […]
The Best Ways to Save $25 Per Week
Learn some of the best ways to save money in this recession.
Mother’s Day Griddlecakes
Get a great recipe for Mother’s Day Griddlecakes.
What Keeps a Salad from Being Healthy? Part 2
Dressings can also be unhealthy when it comes to a salad. When measuring salad dressing we look at a 2 tablespoon serving. Many of the full salad dressings when measured this way have as much […]
What Keeps a Salad from Being Healthy? Part 1
Almost everyone loves a salad. All that lettuce and those favored toppings, makes your mouth water just thinking about it doesn’t it? Yet many of us ask ourselves if the salads we’re eating really are […]
Healthy Valentine’s Meal Ideas Part 1
Everyone used to look forward to Valentine’s Day. They got to eat sweets from their sweetie. But now that we are trying to be a bit more health conscious these days, so that holidays won’t […]
Healthy Christmas Dinner Suggestions Part 2
When making gravy for the turkey, begin with a can or jar of fat free turkey gravy. Add the turkey drippings from the baking pan to the fat free gravy. Season the food to taste. […]
Factors That Affect Body Weight 8
Dietary intake continued To point to overeating as the cause of obesity is overly simplistic, however. It does not explain why one 125 pound woman can eat 1,800 calories a day and not gain weight, […]
10 Strategies for Successful Weight Loss Part 8
Weight-Loss Strategy #8. Evaluate your personal relationship to food. Behavioral and emotional cues frequently trigger an inappropriate desire to eat. The most common cues are habit, stress, boredom, sadness, anxiety, loneliness, and the use of […]