Losing Weight, Dieting & Controlling Hunger

When you’re losing weight through careful dieting & exercise, controlling hunger can become a major obstacle to your fitness goals if it pops up so frequently that it keeps food on your mind during too much of the day. Thankfully, there are a number of things you can do to keep hunger in check so [...]

Developing Self-Discipline the Easy Way – Part 1

Something inside us cringes a little when we hear “willpower” or “self-discipline.” For one, it usually means you’re talking about denying yourself something you want, or doing something you don’t want to do. But I don’t think that’s what really leaves the bad taste in our mouths. I think the most distasteful aspect of self-discipline [...]

Super Supplements For Stronger Muscles and a Stronger Body

We have had the mantra drummed into our heads: nutritional and balanced meals with proper exercise will prevent illness and help us maintain a healthy, vigorous lifestyle.  But what if we want more than just average health?  What if we want strong athletic bodies that can run far, jump high, and bicycle for days on [...]

How To Lose Weight While Avoiding The Pitfalls Of Hunger And Snacking

We’ve all been there.  There comes a time with most of us when we need to lose weight.  I’ve been there and back over a number of dieting methods, and seen friends and clients come and go with different fads which vary from moderately healthy to downright irresponsible and a threat to well being.  When [...]

How Alcohol Can Limit Weight Loss and Fitness

Like many of us, I enjoy an occasional drink at the end of the day, which is why I was disheartened to learn that alcohol can really mess up our diet and prevent us from reaching our weight loss and fitness goals for reasons much deeper than simple calories.
We have all seen men (and some [...]

Diet Myths – Five Food Fallacies Debunked

When I was fifteen, I thought I knew How To Lose Weight Fast by eating nothing more than eggs and grapefruit; two foods together would cause instant weight loss. At 18, I believed that drinking liquids for three days would detoxify my body and make me healthy and energetic – I ended up feeling sick [...]

Are These Vitamins Dangerous?

Are vitamins dangerous? Well, once upon a time, saccharine . . . red dye . . . buttermilk, all graced our mothers’ kitchens until “researchers” found that they were bad for our health. Now, another mainstay has been deemed perilous – vitamins. Sound silly? These studies could make you think twice:
Barry Halliwell of the National [...]

Zen and the Art of Weight Maintenance – Part 1

Mindfulness is a word that seems to be getting a lot of mileage these days and it’s no different when used in the context of weight loss. This central concept of Zen practice is, to put it simply, the act of paying deliberate attention; and it can help you whittle down your calorie intake without [...]

Zen and the Art of Weight Maintenance – Part 2

In Zen and the art of weight maintenance part 1 we talked about how you can use mindfulness to help you determine whether or not you really need to eat when you first feel that hunger signal. Today let’s look at how it can be used once you’ve determined that it really is time to [...]

Is Stress Stopping You Getting Six-Pack Abs?

You know how it is: you’ve been working your Abs to death to get that tightly cut six-pack and you’ve been watching your diet and nutrition program like a hawk, but you can’t seem to shift that last few pounds of fat. In today’s fast-paced world, it could be stress that’s screwing with your 6-pack. [...]

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