Gentle Reminders to Help You Along

Gentle Reminders to Help You Along

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

If you embarked on a weight-loss journey at the beginning of the year, then your resolve might be weakening at the two-week mark. Help yourself by keeping your goals in mind, regardless of where you are. Use 5 by 7 note cards with daily reminders. Once you devise a list…

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Diet Food Swimming In Goodness

Diet Food Swimming In Goodness

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

There’s something fishy going on over here… and that’s a good thing. Ask any health expert and they’ll tell you to add fish to your diet. The American Heart Association recommends eating fish (fatty fish to be specific) twice a week. In addition to being low in saturated fat and…

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Losing in Intervals: A Fool-Proof Plan

Losing in Intervals: A Fool-Proof Plan

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Integrate interval training into your workout. Interval training is a regimen that uses both low-intensity and high-intensity movements. The key is to vary intensity levels throughout the workout — performing intense spurts mixed with periods of rest. Interval training improves cardiovascular health, boosts metabolism, increases stamina and more. It also…

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When Weight Loss Means Love Lost

When Weight Loss Means Love Lost

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

It’s apparent that losing weight may help enhance the relationship you have with your significant other. Losing weight can help improve your self-image, which is helpful in the bedroom and with your outlook on your relationship. But when your relationship is built on common interests that relate to food and…

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Diversify Your Workouts

Diversify Your Workouts

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Spending hours upon hours on the treadmill can be downright dull. After an extended period of time, the same old exercises are going to wear out their welcome. Variety is the spice of life — so be sure to mix it up regularly. For starters, find a balance of strength…

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Eat Your Food Naked

Eat Your Food Naked

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Lean, healthy salads, fish and chicken quickly turn into high-calorie indulgences with the addition of dressings and sauces. Particularly when you’re dining out, order salad dressings and other sauces on the side. This way, you have control over how much or how little you add. When you order grilled fish…

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Add Avocado to Your Menu

Add Avocado to Your Menu

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Most people confuse an avocado as a vegetable when it’s actually a fruit. Whether used in a salad or prepared as guacamole, avocado isn’t just delicious — it packs a mean nutritional punch. Avocados, which are low in calories, are rich in Vitamin E, Vitamin C, thiamine and riboflavin. Each…

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Pack a Munchable Lunch

Pack a Munchable Lunch

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Is it time for a lunch reboot? If your kids (and you) are sick of the same old, same old soggy sandwiches and underwhelming sides, then try some fresh and healthful ideas. Substitute a tortilla for bread, roll it all up and getting them to eat a sandwich is a…

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Calcium Check: Are You Getting It?

Calcium Check: Are You Getting It?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Make sure you’re getting enough calcium. Of all the minerals the body absorbs, you’re most likely to come up short in your supply of calcium. Unfortunately, this mineral is essential as far as strengthening bones, helping muscles contract and regulating contractions of the heart. Most surprisingly, calcium plays a role…

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