Healthy Eating

How To Create A Diet To Coincide With Fitness Goals

Diet And Fitness Goals

Proper diet and exercise go hand in hand when trying to lose weight. However, I’ve noticed that for many dieters, creating a diet that fits their exercise regimen isn’t always an easy task. The U.S. is well known for giving in to fad diets and fast food, both of which don’t always yield the highest [...]

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Will Exercise Help You To Rev Up Your Metabolism?

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One thing that I remember hearing from multiple sources when beginning to research options for weight loss plans, was that when you begin working out, you’ll give your metabolism a jump start, and your body will essentially take over and become a fat burning machine. Many believed that your body would burn calories more effectively [...]

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What fuels your workouts?

Something that I think about all the time is what types of foods I should be eating in order to better fuel my workouts, and to aid in recovery once the exercise is done. In an article titled “Best fuel for your workout” at MSNBC.com the fitness experts give a quick run-down of what types [...]

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Think you’re eating healthier by buying 100 calorie packs?

One thing that I’ve struggled with for some time is controlling my portion sizes when I eat. I tend to eat Goliath sized portions, fit for a giant. One thing we’ve done at times in our house is to buy foods packaged in smaller portions. We buy the 100 calorie packs, smaller versions of candy [...]

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Roadblocks to fitness

Everyone has roadblocks on their road to fitness.  For some, it is motivation. They just can’t get up the energy to go out and exercise.  For others their roadblock might be health issues or an injury.  Still others may not have the knowledge needed to overcome and make healthy choices. I feel like I have [...]

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What is your biggest health & fitness vice?

I was tagged by the great deflabbifier over at Deflabbify yesterday in a new health fitness meme that asks: What is your biggest health or fitness vice? That’s an easy question to answer.  I love pastries!  Donuts, cheese danish, cinnamon rolls, bagels, cookies, toaster strudels, you name it. If it has a flaky crust and [...]

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So, how’s that dietary part of your weight loss plan going?

FAIL! It’s been a rough few days on the dietary front of my weight loss plan. I had planned on eating healthy, eating smaller portions, and eating six times a day instead of three mega-sized meals. Over the 4th of July weekened I managed to eat unhealthy, eat mondo-sized portions and eat 2-3 huge meals [...]

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