Smart Substitutions For Your Foods

Smart Substitutions For Your Foods

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Many people associate losing weight with deprivation. The reality is — you’re on a diet; you’re not dead. In other words, you can still enjoy modified versions of your favorite foods. You won’t believe how much you can actually save in fat and calories while still satisfying your cravings. It’s…

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Do You Know Your Peak Time?

Do You Know Your Peak Time?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Some of us are early birds, and some of us want to shoot the early birds for being so chipper in the morning. When it comes to exercising, it’s important to be aware of your body’s natural clock. Pick the time when you feel the strongest and most energized to…

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When to Ignore the Rules

When to Ignore the Rules

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

The sheer amount of dos and don’ts when it comes to weight loss is mind-boggling. How can you keep it all straight? When to eat, when NOT to eat, cut out certain food groups, eat low-fat, eat more fats…no wonder it’s so hard to stick with a healthy eating plan….

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Put Your Diet on Ice

Put Your Diet on Ice

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Frozen entrees have come a long way from the tasteless TV dinners of the 1960s. They’re not just shapeless blocks of frost-covered foodstuffs anymore. There’s a size, taste and cuisine for every discriminating palate and diet. Lean Cuisine, Weight Watchers, Healthy Choice and other brands are a dream for busy…

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What Should Your Heart Rate Be?

What Should Your Heart Rate Be?

Diet & Fitness / Fitness

You’re ready to jump into that heart-pumping activity and intensive cardiovascular exercise session, but are you doing more harm than good? Most people don’t realize how important it is to keep your heart rate at a certain level while exercising, and you need to maintain a specific heart rate when…

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How Low Is Too Low-Fat?

How Low Is Too Low-Fat?

Diet & Fitness / Diet Tips

Low-fat diets were all the rage in the ’90s, and people still seem to want to adhere to the all-or-nothing philosophy of dieting. But moderation pays off when you’re devising a healthy plan for eating. Too little fat can be detrimental to many healthful goals. So how little is too…

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