Healthier Valentine’s date ideas

1. Walk around downtown, the park, the beach or a lake. 2. Play your favorite sport together. 3. Visit your favorite museum that you have not frequented in years. 4. Dine out for sushi. 5. Eat a salmon filet at your favorite seafood restaurant. 6. For those farther north: Build a snowman together and have …

Alternatives to fast food

If you learned from yesterday’s post that you should decrease your fast food intake, then you need some good alternatives! So here are some ideas: 1. Soup (preferably one with vegetables) and salad (not too much dressing)2. Salad with grilled chicken (My favorite is from Moe’s)3. Sandwich or sub with lean meat and lettuce/tomato (don’t …

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 …

The Toddler Diet

Toddlers may not always know what it best for them, but there are some things they can teach us about healthy eating. 1. Toddlers love fruit. It does not matter which type of fruit. That is the one food they are not picky about. They eat fruit at meals and for snacks.2. Toddlers love plain …

How to LOSE WEIGHT

Losing weight is not easy. If anyone tells you it is, do not believe them or follow their diet. It takes a lot of work and effort. But if you do it right, you will get the weight off and keep it off. Your whole lifestyle and mindset will change for the better. Once you …

How to be healthier this Thanksgiving

Here are some ideas about how to not consume 10,000 calories this Thanksgiving… 1. Enjoy just 1 plateful of your favorite Thanksgiving foods. Pass on the 2nd and 3rd rounds.2. Don’t get every food option just because it is there. If you do not like the food that much, don’t just eat it. (example don’t …