If you feel that you just don’t like healthy food, what can you do to achieve better weight management while keeping up proper nutrition at the same time? Are you stuck? Do you either have to choke down meals you hate or give up altogether? Not at all!
(more…)As you start setting your goals – or continue to pursue them – do you know what healthy weight loss looks like? Would you know it if you saw it? Most of us simply assume that it means that your body is slimmer and will fit into a smaller clothing size. However, if you have wellness in mind, that’s not even the tip of the iceberg.
(more…)Knowing how to cut calories sounds pretty obvious. Eat less, right? You might be surprised to hear that there’s a lot more to it than that, particularly if you don’t want to starve yourself or sacrifice your nutrition.
(more…)Knowing how to measure your waist circumference accurately can help to provide you with helpful information regarding the fit of your clothing and your progress toward health goals.
(more…)Giving genuine weight loss compliments can be a well-intended habit meant to be supportive of a friend, family member or co-worker. That said, these well-meant kudos often underscore and magnify harmful thoughts and beliefs.
(more…)Health experts are cautioning that gout risk is on the rise due to the current lifestyles that are leading to weight gain. Extra body fat – particularly “visceral fat” – plays a notable role in the body processes that can lead to this very painful condition.
(more…)Many people wrongfully assume that there is one weight loss plan that will work well for everyone. This is a matter of those situations in which you hear about the success that somebody enjoyed with a diet and, therefore you want to enjoy that same success story.
For many of us, the watermelon diet sounds like pretty much what we ate during the hottest summer months of our childhoods. That said, believe it or not, it is actually an eating strategy that promises to provide weight loss results. That said, before you hop on board, it’s a very good idea to take a closer look at what it’s all about, what it promises, and if it’s safe and appropriate for you.
(more…)Although it may be familiar to some circles, not everyone is aware of what hydrogenated oils are—nor are they attuned to the fact that those types of oils can cause some serious health problems, especially if they are consumed in large quantities over extended periods of time. So many of today’s popular food items are chock full of this nasty stuff, but thankfully there are ways to avoid it. First, however, you must understand what hydrogenated oil is so that you recognize it when you clean out your kitchen.
Though your grocery store’s freezer section is packed with affordable and nutritious items, there are certain frozen foods to skip if your goal is healthy weight loss or good nutrition in general, for that matter.
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