Chia Seeds Provide Sports Nutrition Minus the Sugar and Calories
The popularity of sports drinks and performance gels has exploded over the last 10 years but most nutritionists would agree they aren’t that good for you. A simple drink that combines water, chia seeds and a twist of citrus is…
Wisdom, Why HIIT Works and Weight Loss: It’s Friday. I’m in [Link] Love
I ran across a few health and fitness links this week that I couldn’t resist sharing. Winter can be a tough time of year to stay on top of of your fitness goals, but the links below will help. Happy…
Improve Your Health With Lemon Water
It doesn’t get easier than this. Squeezing a half of a lemon into a glass of water first thing in the morning is a good way to hydrate your system, cleanse the liver, and get a supply of vitamins and…
Is Weight Gain After Weight Loss Inevitable?
Most people that lose weight gain some or even all of it back. If you’ve worked hard to get to your goal weight is it inevitable that you’ll experience a regain? That’s a hard question and unfortunately research hasn’t been…
Five Weight Loss and Exercise Excuse Busters Just For You
Human beings are really good at coming up with creative excuses. When you’re in my line of work you hear a lot of them. Half of them are about not reaching a weight loss goal. And the other half are about not being able to…
Motivation from Mel Robbins, More Good Coffee News, the 8 Hour Diet: It’s Friday. I’m in Link Love
Ah . . . . Friday. Here you are once again. The funny thing about Friday is the love/hate relationship that I have with it. Of course I’m looking forward to the weekend. But, the end of another work weeks…
The Reality of No-Pain No-Gain and The Comfort Zone Thing
I like to be comfortable and I hate pain. I’ll bet you do too. No one avoids going to the dentist or paying off the balance on my credit card better than me. For a year or more I’ve been…
Five in 30 Week Two: How Did You Do Plus a Quick Tip
You’ve completed the first week of the challenge and it’s time to take a look at your goal and evaluate how you did. Did you accomplish the goal 100%? If not, what percentage would you give yourself? 75%, 50%, 25%…
A Shot of Motivation for You on the First Monday of 2017.
Welcome to 2017! Most people would agree that 2016 was pretty rough, but it’s over. We survived it and today is the day to begin attacking your goals, just like this girl did. Turning New Year’s Resolutions into Reality Most…
Why Aggressive Weight Loss Strategies Lead To Disappointment, Plateaus and Weight Gain
Weight loss followed by weight gain – also known as the yoyo effect – is more common than you might think. I could not find any accurate statistics for the number of people that lose weight then gain it back….