Photo: Liz Navarrete If you plan to start your new diet or weight loss plan in January, why not start today?!! Why not make today Day 1 of your weight loss journey? Today is December 14, so if you get started today, you will jump start your weight loss more than two weeks early, and …
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4 Steps To Lose Weight After Failed Dieting
Photo: R.A. Navarrete You may have been excited and compliant with your weight loss program, exercise routine or diet a few months ago, but recently you got off track. So how do you return to losing weight again? First, select the best weight loss program for your individual needs. What have you tried in the …
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Chick-fil-A Cobb Salad: A Healthy Review
The Cobb Salad at Chick-Fil-A is a delicious and healthy alternative to your usual fast food meal. I have enjoyed it so much that my husband now eats it as well. The cobb salad is made with Romaine and greens, not iceberg lettuce. It’s additional veggies are cherry tomatoes, corn, cabbage, and carrots, which are …
Do I Need To Lose Weight? Women, Weight Loss and Skinny America
American culture is obsessed with women being skinny; almost every Hollywood actress is super thin. So why should you diet or exercise? Simply to lose weight and to become thin like the girls on TV? Should You Lose Weight? There are so many reasons to exercise and eat right other than to get down to …
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10 Easy Ways To Add Exercise To Your Busy Day
Photo: NOAA’s National Ocean Service 1. Do push-ups when you first wake up. Take 10-20 seconds to jump start your morning and your metabolism! 2. Hold a squat position while you brush your teeth. Or do a set of squats. 3. Stand on one leg to put on your socks and shoes by holding a …
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4 Components of Weight Loss
It is never too early or late to lose weight if you are overweight or obese. Even if you became obese at a young age, you can change habits now and lose weight! It takes determination, discipline and hard work, but the rewards are countless! One of the biggest benefits …
15-Minute Home Workout For Busy Parents
As much as you may love (or hate) to exercise, it is often difficult getting to the gym when you have children. Between school, ball games, meals, work and housecleaning, you may not have the extra 30-60 minutes to do a usual cardio and strength exercise routine. So here are a few exercises you can …
The Latin American Diet
Photo: State Library and Archives of Florida I have some firsthand experience with Latin America, but if you are Latin American and have different traditions, please share in the comments section. I do not mean to over-generalize, as I know that no one wants to be stereotyped. Here are some healthy eating habits that I …
Do Dairy Products Cause Weight Gain?
I have never decreased dairy products in my diet before this past week. It is actually very difficult to do, especially if you are like me and you eat chocolate, yogurt, milk and cheese every day. I normally would never choose to decrease these foods from my diet, but I am nursing a newborn who …
Eggplant Ricotta Bites on the Food Network
Eggplant Ricotta Bites on the Food Network
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