Do you like to have your special drinks?  Your starbucks favorite?  That slushy mixed drink at girls’ night out?  Or how about the champagne of the south–sweet tea?

Well, it is my distinct responsibility to let you know how those drinks could be sabotaging your weight loss efforts.  Here are some calorie counts:

Starbucks Grande Mocha: 330

Average Margarita: 270

McDonald’s Sweet Tea:   230

Water: 0

Unsweet Tea: 0

I’m sure you can do the math here.  If you just replace 2 of your high calorie drinks with water or another low-cal beverge, there’s your 500 calorie deficit for the day. 

You know, I have to be honest with you; I love food.  So, my little philosophy about drinks is why waste good calories on drinks?  It’s better to spend the calories on food.  But that’s just me. 

One simple way to reduce 500 calories a day is by keeping a food diary.  People who struggle with weight often don’t realize how much they really are eating (been there, done that).  So, the simple discipline of writing down what we eat and drink and analyzing it can save us 500 calories or even more a day.

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This post is for practially EVERY woman who would read it.  It is crucial that you listen to this short interview (link below) with Dr. Charles Burrage, who is a Doctor of Education, Nationally Certified Trainer, and Health Educator. 

We women are sooo busy and frequently lacking energy.  We will ourselves to keep going, driven… Continue reading

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Believe it or not, breakfast is a vital part of our healthy day.  And, unfortunately, it tends to be the meal that most of us women will forgo as we run off to start our busy day OR the meal that we can easily sabotage by grabbing a southern fried… Continue reading

In this anti-carb world, I must admit that I love–I REALLY LOVE making and eating a good sandwich.  Especially a sandwich with lots of thick, soft bread.

So today I made one of those sandwiches for lunch and oh, yummm.  I just gotta share with you.

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O.k., ladies.  Just a few days ago, I shared with you my 5 steps–Getting Back to Basics–to overcoming a “slip up” or a bad day or two in your weight management, especially if you are in weight loss mode.

I am here to tell you (just in case… Continue reading

O.k. ladies.  This is something I’m sure you’ve heard before, but I think it is always something that we can be reminded of every now and again.

Salad

Watch out for the salad. 

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Here I am at the end of a busy weekend, which followed an even busier week.  Here are my confessions.:-)  This week, I ate lunch out twice, went out to dinner twice, baked cookies for my sweet family, and missed one work out day (due to being too sore—I started a new fitness program.  Sweat… Continue reading

Mmm.  Mmm.  Yesterday, I had my favorite salad for lunch.  I thought I would share it.  It’s quite simple, but very low- cal and, and of course, the important part—yummy.  Here it is.

2-3 handfulls of mixed salad greens

chopped green onions to tast

3 oz. hot or cold salmon (grilled or broiled)

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This will probably be my shortest post EVER.  But, I just came across this simple, yet profound tip yesterday and thought “I just have to share this with everyone.”  Unfortunately, I can’t remember where I read it, otherwise I would give proper credit for use here.

So, what is one of the simplest ways that you can encourage yourself to… Continue reading