Eat More Not Less

Published Friday, 30 December, 2011

The holidays are a time of family, friends, and festive drinks.  While many of us may worry about what to put on our plates during the holidays, we should be equally careful of what we fill our cups with.  Thankfully, we can enjoy our seasonal drinks without wrecking our healthy diet by using our handy…

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Published Tuesday, 20 December, 2011

Before you say yes to dessert, chew on this: a small 2.5 x 3 inch piece of tiramisu can have 430 calories and 31 grams of fat!  How could something so light and airy be so high in fat and calories?  Blame the whole milk, egg yolks, and mascarpone cheese (an Italian cream cheese).  Here…

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Published Wednesday, 23 November, 2011

The holidays are here again. Time for celebration with family and loved ones. Celebration in my household always includes food and drinks. In fact, the whole time spent seems to be centered on food: planning, coordinating, preparing, and eating. So how do I maintain my weight during the holidays? Here are my top 5 tips:…

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Published Thursday, 17 November, 2011

Here is a list of our favorite holiday pies. The table shown lists the delicious pies from lowest calories to highest, and includes your freebies. As you can see, you can eat a little more of lemon cream pie than pecan pie! If you decide to eat pecan pie just watch your portions as it…

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Published Thursday, 17 November, 2011

I blame last week’s weight gain, in part, on Halloween candy.  There was a ton of it in the office and it was hard to avoid. And this week was going to be worse, because it was the week leading up to Halloween.  So I decided to get everyone in my office involved in keeping me away from…

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Published Thursday, 27 October, 2011

Haunting season is here again. That means tons of candy, costume parties, and social events. Food, sweet, and drink temptations are everywhere. Here are some quick tips to minimize those Halloween Trick-Or-Treat Temptations: Buy Halloween candy to give out to trick-or-treaters that you don’t enjoy eating so that the temptation will be reduced during the…

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Published Friday, 7 October, 2011

Having a food plan will help you lose weight. Plain and Simple, right? Well, it’s plain, but it may not be so simple for many. Many people know what to do to lose weight, but they are just not doing it. That’s why people choose to do Coaching, so that they can have accountability, guidance,…

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Published Wednesday, 6 July, 2011

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          On the nutrition and food front, I am continuing to be fascinated by my changing palette.  Heavy foods now feel ingloriously heavy, I am finding that when I “save” some allocations for a special dessert (or a dessert I previously felt to be special), I am simply not enjoying it as much as I…

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Published Thursday, 30 June, 2011

It is the season to get the grill fired up and bring on that wonderful, smoky taste. Forget the standard BBQ steak. Here are some reminders on how to switch it up and bring on some new grilling flavors. Try grilling some vegetables! You can slice tomatoes, green peppers, red peppers, yellow peppers, zucchinis in…

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Published Saturday, 28 May, 2011

My 38th birthday was yesterday.  Until about a week ago, I wasn’t planning to celebrate, but on Tuesday I got two emails from friends asking what was going on for my birthday. Feeling like I shouldn’t waste a Saturday birthday (the next one is not until 2015!), I caved in to peer pressure and invited…

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