As if it isn’t hard enough to combat cravings, eat healthy and find time to exercise regularly, once a month women face the seemingly insurmountable challenge of getting through their period without giving into temptation. Along with the irritability, cramps, bloating and fatigue that come hand-in-hand with Mother Nature’s visit, cravings for sugar, simple carbohydrates, […]
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Your Liver, Your Metabolism and Weight Loss
Fat is primarily broken down and processed in the stomach and throughout the intestinal tract, but other organs play an important role as well including the liver. An unhealthy liver cannot digest and process fats and other toxins, causing the body to store fat cells instead of using them for energy. And we all know […]
10 Habits That Make You Fat
Ever feel like you’re doing everything right – following a meal plan, recording every entry in your food diary, and exercising like a nut – only to step on the scale to learn that you’ve lost little to no weight? When this happens, old habits are usually to blame. You might not even realize that […]
10 Ways to Avoid Processed Foods
It’s Day 5 of our April Challenge and we are focused on eating REAL food, not highly processed foods. Many modern foods are processed to some degree in an attempt to improve shelf life, flavor, appearance (and hence to improve sales) and even to improve nutritional value. In some instances processing may remove or destroy […]
Updated: Trayce lost 137 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Trayce lost 100 pounds with clean eating and exercise. This mom of 3 has been inspired to become a fitness instructor and wants to help other moms get healthy. (See her update below. She is now down 137 pounds) “I’ve lost 100 lbs through clean eating and exercise. Im a […]