Three major factors in a healthy diet are protein, carbs and fiber. People tend to be so focused on low fat, low carb or low sugar that they forget about these other very important components. Protein, carbs and fiber all affect weight loss and by understanding them can help you to make better food choices […]
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How Do Hormones from Your Cycle and Stress Affect Your Weight?
Hormones are responsible for everything from sexual functions to controlling the metabolism. Unfortunately, these hormones can also cause weight gain for many women. If you’ve noticed a couple extra pounds on the scale even though you’ve had no change in diet and exercise, you might be experiencing hormone-induced weight gain. Menstrual Cycles and Weight Gain Naturally, […]
Have you had these 6 Essential Health Tests?
As the old adage goes, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. Routine checkups, like a regular pap smear and gynecological exam, with your doctor are important for maintaining your health and exposing health issues. These 6 health exams are particularly important for women to have, but many are a must for our […]
How Can a Calorie Deficit Help You Lose?
A common term you’ll hear when researching weight loss or dieting is “calorie deficit”. A calorie deficit occurs when you eat less calories than you burn in a day. This deficit in calories is what the basis of many diet regimens rely upon for results. Calorie Deficits and Weight Loss Calorie deficits and weight loss […]
Dealing with Negativity and Jealousy During Your Weight Loss Journey
A weight loss journey is one paved with many obstacles and personal battles, particularly if you are losing a very significant amount of weight such as 50-100+lbs. One obstacle people experience during weight loss, particularly women, is out of their control and involves the people around them. This potential roadblock is negativity and jealousy from […]
Best Exercises for Building Your Booty
It isn’t a secret that women often strive to not just tone their legs and abs but also get a more toned, rounded backside. Having a larger booty has now become an American obsession reflected in Pop Culture…especially music videos. There are hundreds of different workout regimens promising a perfectly lifted butt and tons of 30 day […]
4 Photo Tools for Documenting Your Weight Loss Transformation
Using pictures to document your weight loss journey is a really effective and powerful tool. There are quite a few benefits of using pictures in addition to traditional tracking methods like food journals or weekly weigh-ins. Benefits of Picture Tracking – Some examples of why tracking your progress with photos is so useful include: Pictures are […]
3 Ways to Make Money from Sharing Your Weight Loss Journey
Did you know that you can make money from documenting and sharing your weight loss/healthy lifestyle transformation? If you’re unfamiliar with online business you might be surprised that even a fitness amateur may be able to create a side income or fund their journey to better health by creating a web presence. First off, before delving into […]
4 Ways to Document Your Weight Loss Journey
Documenting your weight loss journey goes much further than weighing yourself every week. Relying solely on the scale’s numbers isn’t effective for two reasons: It doesn’t account for fat replaced with muscle or water loss. It is demotivating for some people. Not seeing the number on the scale change in the way you want it to […]
What are the Benefits of Juice Fasting?
Juice fasting or juice detoxes are a fairy popular way of giving your overall health a boost and to promote weight loss. There are different types of juice fasting that people use. Some of these focus heavily on green juices, others are fruit-based and finally some techniques involve a mix of these two. There has […]
