Your Portion Control Guide to Weight Loss
You have heard it before…the key to weight loss is through portion control. This is true. I have seen it over the last 17 years with my own clients. But what is a proper portion size? As consumers, you must be well informed and take responsibility for the portions you eat. Portioning out servings to [...]
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5 Ways to Curb Overindulging
When the desire to overindulge hits it can be very difficult to get the thought out of your head. To avoid giving into these temptations it takes a little self-control and a few tricks to distract your brain. Below are five tips to help balance your calories and prevent overindulging. Stay busy. When the desire [...]
5 Important Weight Loss Hormones
With the New Year upon us, it is that time again when many Americans commit to getting fit and losing weight. Weight loss is never easy, especially when your hormones are working against you. Fortunately, by understanding the hormones that are at play and how to manage them, you can improve your body’s metabolism and [...]
White Pasta Alternatives
Have you ever tried partially or fully substituting the white pasta in your dish with tastier, more calorie-saving alternatives? Of course making the switch to whole grain pasta is a great option but you can also surprise your taste buds with these additional healthier options. 1. Zucchini is not only great for roasting. The versatile [...]
The Skinny on Losing Weight the Healthy Way
With swimsuit season upon us, many are looking for quick fixes to achieve a slender figure this summer; people try everything from fad diets to instant weight loss pills. These tactics may produce fast results, but they are in no way substantial or healthy. Weight loss can’t be accomplished just with the snap of your [...]
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How to Calculate Your Ideal Body Weight
Have you considered going on a diet/exercise program to lose weight? Deciding you need to lose weight is the first step; however, have you ever wondered just how much you should weigh? Before you come up with your weight loss goal, here a few things to take into account: Ideal Body Weight This equation gives [...]
4 Strategies for a Stress-Free Holiday Season!
We all have stress in our lives; between school, work, families, and balancing that thing called life, it’s inevitable. Add long lines, searching for the perfect gifts, holiday parties, and visits from the in-law and it becomes exceedingly harder to handle. ‘Tis the season for holiday stress. With a little time management and taking some [...]
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Live Longer: One Home Cooked Meal at a Time
This weight loss strategy costs you nothing, involves zero dieting, and requires no physical exercise. Perplexed? It is simple—eat at home. In 2010, it was reported that 50% of meals were eaten away from home. Typically foods consumed at home contain 31.5% of calories from fat compared to food eaten outside of the home which [...]
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Can Eating Chocolate Reduce Sweet Cravings?
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner you may wonder if you can you have your cake and eat it too when trying to lose or maintain weight? A recent study suggets that you can. Reduced calorie diets that are meant to lower body weight and fat percentage are often difficult to maintain because they [...]
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Mitzi Dulan’s New Adventure Boot Camp Starts SOON!
Are you tired of taking your kids to camps all summer long? I signed my kids up for the following camps this summer: two volleyball camps, vacation bible school, Outdoor Education Laboratory and you throw in softball for one kid, teeball for the other (which I helped coach) plus tennis for both kids and you [...]
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