In college, I remember that every time I got a new roommate my weight either went up or down. If the new roommate was a runner and ate healthy foods, I naturally began picking up her habits. The flipside was also true. If my new...
You know the feeling. Your waistband is getting a bit snug and you have to undo the top button of your jeans after dinner. Sometimes you just need to lose a couple of pounds (safely) and as quickly as possible. Here is what I do when...
Last week I was so busy, I only cooked dinner two nights of the seven. When we don’t have food in the house, we all suffer. It means we rely on restaurants to do our cooking for us. It also means that we eat more...
No matter how busy I am, these are the five things I do everyday to ensure my health: Wake up and drink 8-10 ounces of water. Why? I’m dehydrated when I wake up and I want...
It is 1AM and I just started watching a movie. Am I a night owl? No, but I’m marred to someone who snores. Snoring is bad for everyone, not just the spouse. The person snoring isn’t really getting quality rest either, though they are doing...
Your metabolism is running day and night. But to truly get your metabolism running at full tilt, your body needs to get warm. Meaning, anytime you move your body (use muscle), eat or consume foods that are warming (spicy), your metabolism will get revved up. Here...
I’m sure you have done the math. If you burn/cut 3,500 calories you will lose a pound of fat. To lose a pound a week, you’d have to find a way to wipe out 500 calories out of your day. Before you try the latest...
Newsflash: I don’t look forward to exercising. I look forward to how I feel when it’s over. I don’t wake up everyday saying “oh good, I’m going to go jog three miles”. When I was overweight, my definition of exercise was spending at least 45 minutes...
Tip #8 of My Top 10 for 2011 I love making lists. When I was trying to lose weight, I started writing down what I was eating. I didn’t do it everyday and even then I started to notice a pattern. On the days I kept...
Laughing helps release endorphins, the feel-good chemical that evens out our moods and makes us happy and relaxed. Have you ever had problems trying to lose weight? Would you be surprised to learn that happiness can greatly affect your ability to do so? Studies have...