Lose Weight One Meal at a Time

Have you gotten frustrated trying to lose weight? Does your goal of losing 20 or 30 or 50 pounds seem overwhelming? You may just need to look at it differently. If you’re trying to lose more than a few pounds, you know it will take time. Sometimes the biggest challenge is consistently staying on a [...]

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Omelets: An Egg-cellent Tool for Weight Loss

This is one of my favorite meals – delicious and filling. I’m usually so full for hours that I have to remind myself when it’s time for the next meal. Eggs get a bad rap, for being high in cholesterol, but eating them does not raise the cholesterol levels in your body. If your doctor [...]

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Why Insulin Matters for Weight Loss

Insulin is a hormone which affects your metabolism and how your body processes sugar. If you are overweight, the chances are that you are producing more insulin than the average person. The reason this is important to know is that insulin determines how quickly and how much food you store as fat. Your body can’t [...]

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Are You Trying to Lose Weight with Diet Foods?

Over the past 30 years all the diet fads and new diet foods have not helped people to become slim and trim. Just the opposite is happening. Obesity is at record levels and getting worse each year. Fat-free foods, low-carb foods, low-fat diets, low-carb diets- nothing seems to be working. It seems everyone has a [...]

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“Before” Photos Help with Weight Loss

You’ve probably seen many ads for weight loss products with “before” and “after” photos. If you are just beginning your weight loss journey, you are probably unhappy with the way your body looks, so the idea of taking photos may be scary. I’m here to tell you to take those photos today! Although you might [...]

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Breaking a Weight Loss Plateau

When you are trying to lose weight, it’s common to hit a plateau every now and then. This is when your weight stays the same or even goes up a little over a week or two, even if you’re carefully following your weight loss plan. One common mistake people make is to try to schedule [...]

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Lose Weight with Cold Water?

One of the best things you can do to assist your weight loss efforts is to drink cold water. There are a number of benefits to doing this. First, your body needs water. Although drinks such as coffee, tea, and soft drinks are based on water, you need to drink some plain water as well. [...]

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Keeping a Weight Loss Journal

One of the best things you can do while pursuing your weight loss goals is to keep a journal of your efforts. Get a small notebook and use one page (or spread of two pages) per day. Write the date and day of the week at the top. The most important thing to keep track [...]

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Lose Weight with Fiber

One important thing that most of us don’t get in our diets is fiber. We tend to eat way too many processed foods, which have much of the natural fiber removed. Fiber is a key factor in weight loss. Fiber is just the part of plant foods that passes through your body without being absorbed. [...]

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