Planning ahead makes all the difference when you’re trying to change your health. If you don’t pack snacks, your hunger may drive you to the closest burger joint. Take an hour over the weekend, plan your snacks and be ready for your workweek with high...
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...
Yes! But hunger is not a bad thing. The good news is that consistent exercise and muscle strengthening will increase your metabolism and therefore increase your hunger in the morning. Studies show that after exercising consistently for 12 weeks, participants felt hungrier before breakfast. Feeling...
When I was out of shape and unhealthy, it seemed like I craved sugar 24 hours a day. I exaggerated; it was really only 12 hours a day that I craved sugar. It started in the morning with my coffee and cereal, then a big...
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...