Last weekend, my family selected Bonefish Grill (on Forest Drive in Columbia) for a birthday dinner, and having not eaten there in years, I was thoroughly impressed! I did not choose to eat all healthy menu items, but there were a ton of healthy seafood dishes, including many different types of fish served with your …
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Buying and Cooking Fresh, Healthy Meals
Components of a Healthy Meal:A healthy meal includes all of the food groups. Protein, fruits or veggies, healthy starch, dairy (may be optional). When planning your next meal, start with a basic menu of 3-4 items (only 1 of which is a starch). Healthy Meal #1: Chicken, rice, and green beans.At the grocery store, select …
Willpower, Exercise Priority and Why Dieting Does Not Work
Willpower When you are trying to lose weight, it will be impossible unless you learn to demonstrate willpower in regards to food. You can make it easier on yourself by not having your favorite snack foods in the house, but at some point the food will stand before you, and you will have a choice. …
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Staying Motivated With A Healthy Lifestyle Change
If you have ever begun to eat healthier, lose weight, start to exercise or stop smoking, you have likely found that it is easy to stay motivated at first but it gets progressively harder to stay on track. And if you do not know how to stick to your new lifestyle change, you will fall …
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Practical Tips To Avoid Overeating
1. Try to avoid eating by yourself. Most of us do not binge in front of other people in fear of embarrassment. 2. Chew sugar-free gum. It keeps your mouth occupied without inhaling calories. 3. Keep yourself busy, and spend less time watching TV. When was the last time you watched TV without munching? 4. …
Weight Loss Struggles
As you get on board the weight loss train, give yourself a break sometimes. It is not easy to stick to a healthy diet and exercise routine! I am not overweight, but I struggle with snacking, as I suspect most of you do also. When I am home and the kids are asleep, it is …
Top 10 Healthy Eating Components
If you are trying to lose weight, there are several components of eating that must be modified. Now is the time to learn them, so the good habits will last long after your weight loss is complete. 1. Healthy drinking. This means avoiding sugar-filled drinks most of the time. On occasion, indulge yourself in your favorite soda or latte, …
The Difference Between A Diet And A Healthy Lifestyle
Most diets work (at least temporarily) if you stick to them. But why don’t they work in the long run? Because they are unrealistic! Eating no carbs or no sugar or counting every calorie is not something most of us can do for a lifetime. It is tempting to do a crash diet because the …
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LOSING WEIGHT in February
January is almost over, and so far this year you have worked hard to lose weight. But how do you keep your New Year’s drive and motivation for losing weight and/or improving your health as the year continues? 1. Select a diet program that you actually enjoy. Don’t do the “subway diet” if you hate …
Overweight Excuses
This does not apply to everyone, so please do not be offended or become anorexic. So you are OVERWEIGHT, and you have been for some time now. You may have been able to lose some weight in the past, but lately you just can’t. And you wonder why. We all make excuses for why we …
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