It’s soup season!! I love when it’s getting cooler because I love love LOVE soups, stews and chili. However, it’s super challenging to eat soup on a diet. Why? First, it’s hard to log. The more ingredients you have in a recipe, the harder it is to manage calories. It’s easy to weigh 4 ounces of …
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Lose the Easter Bunny Belly
We all do it. We blow our diet over the holiday weekend. We really didn’t eat poorly, but we ate more than usual. Oh, and Steve DID get me an easter basket with a few treats I had to try. LOL Like many holidays, our Easter was centered on a nice big dinner with family …
Still Stuffed? Reduce the Pooch in Just 3 Days
If you’re like me, you’ve stuffed your face since Thanksgiving! Ok, I didn’t really do that bad on Thanksgiving, but I have been “off” my diet for too long! You know what they say! “It’s all fun and games until your jeans don’t fit!” hahahahaha Seriously, my diet vacation all started with the hurricanes that …
The Hurricane Blew My Diet: 5 Tips to Repair the Damage
So most of you have been following Hurricane Matthew as it rolled up the east coast. I was flooded with so many posts and messages from my friends and followers, expressing your concern. Before I start addressing the damage that Matthew left behind, I just have to thank you for your prayers. We were SO …
What Is Your Diet Trying To Tell You?
Your diet may be trying to tell you something much bigger and much more meaningful than your daily calorie count. Your diet may be trying to uncover something you’ve hidden for a long time. Are you ready to uncover the secret and learn something new about yourself? Brace yourself. It could be a doozie. Push …
Fixed On Food? 5 Steps to Freedom
We all have to eat, but are we living to eat or do we eat to live – and live life well? Meaning, is food Lord over our life or is it just part of life. Sometimes I think we give food way too much power. This morning I was reading the passage “…choose for yourselves …
Enslaved By Food? Freedom IS Possible
One of the biggest things that sabotages success is following the desire for temporary pleasure. We want instant gratification and one thing that gives us that is food. Tasting our favorite treat is a craving that is hard to resist. However, most of us crave a fit healthy body too. Which one of those cravings …
5 Easy Ways to Lose the Holiday Weight
We all do it. We blow our diet over the holiday weekend. We not only eat poorly, but we just eat too much. After just a few days, we feel fat and miserable; and we feel 10lbs heavier than we really are. Believe me! I am one of those peeps! I didn’t just have a 3-day …
No Carb Night 30-Day Challenge
Who is willing to step up the diet and commit to doing NO CARBS after 5:00PM (or after last workout)!? Of course, when I mean NO CARBS, I really mean LOW CARBS. Even green vegetables are carbs, but we can make better lower calorie selections at night. Why should we eat lower carbs at night? Food …
6 Ways to Fight Weekend Weight Gain
OK, so you’ve done great all week and now you face the scariest thing since SAW – The weekend!! Do you hear the horror music in the background? OMG! For real, right?! What is UP with the weekends for dieters?!!! Looking at this pic I found of the movie makes me think that is what …