Long Term Weight Loss with Protein Hope you’re having a terrific week. (I know it just got started, so it can’t be THAT bad yet, right?) The reason I decided to do health and weight loss topics on Mondays, was so that I could motivate all of us to get back on track after the weekend. I, for one, need motivation on Mondays to get me thinking straight…and back to eating right. lol Referring back to my list of Superfoods, turkey, chicken breast, salmon and other fish were on the list. This is mainly due to the protein content in these foods. Most of us want long-term weight loss and…
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Eat Breakfast and Lose Weight
*A foreword note: From time to time, I’ll be sharing articles from other resources. This week I’m sharing an article with you that is written by another author. I was a bit under the weather last week, and so I’m spending the day trying to catch up with getting my house in order. I chose the following article because I think it serves as a good reminder why we need to keep eating breakfast… Eat Breakfast and Lose Weight When you wake up, your metabolism is a bit slow. The best thing you can do to rev up your metabolism is to eat breakfast within 1 hour of waking. For…
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Weight Loss with Beans & Weekly Motivational Pep Talk
Weight Loss with Beans & Weekly Motivational Pep Talk (plus, Healthy Recipe of the Week) Finally, I’m through with the introduction of my weight loss series. (You’re probably relieved as well as I am because I hate talking about myself.) Now I’m going to focus on explaining some positive benefits of various superfoods and hopefully encouraging you to keep on track each week. *To view previous weight loss topics click here. Recent research statistics have shown that those who ate beans weighed an average of 6.6 pounds less than those who didn’t eat beans EVEN though the bean consumers ate around 200 extra calories daily than the non bean-eaters. That’s…
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Tackling the Weight Battle
Tackling the Weight Battle I remember as a child loving food. While growing up, I had no brothers or sisters to compete with; therefore, I tried to compete with my dad to be the first to get second helpings. I remember being sort of “chunky” most of the time, but as a young child, this didn’t really concern me so much. The only one that seemed concerned was the nurse at my school during my 6th grade year. I had reached the awesome weight of 100 pounds! Thankfully, as I hit my teenage years, I took a big U-turn. Admiring a “skinny” friend in junior high, I soon lost interest…
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A Super Start to Weight Loss with Super Foods
A Super Start to Weight Loss with Super Foods I just can’t believe a week has already gone by since I’ve started the new series on weight loss! (For those who missed last week, Click here to view last’s week’s topic) I’ve actually been chewing at the bits to write this next article… First I want to say, if I had the perfect metabolism and have never had to struggle with weight loss myself, I would probably never have started this series. I wouldn’t feel qualified. Why? Because who wants to learn how to fix a broken door from someone who’s never fixed a broken door in their entire…