The D Word
Posted on January 8, 2010 - Filed Under Fad Diets, healthy lifestyle | 2 Comments
diet (dī′ət)
noun
what a person or animal usually eats and drinks; daily fare
a special or limited selection of food and drink, chosen or prescribed to promote health or a gain or loss of weight
intransitive verb, transitive verb
to eat or cause to eat special or limited food, esp. for losing weight
[via here].
When you say the word “diet” [...]
Frustrating Time of Year
Posted on January 7, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | 1 Comment
This is a frustarting time of year for me. With the new year come resolutions to lose weight, get healthy, eat better, move more, etc., etc. While those are great resolutions for all of us, as long as we create a good plan and stick to that plan, it also means the snake-oil salespeople are [...]
Prevent Breast Cancer
Posted on December 15, 2009 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle | Leave a Comment
In last Sunday’s newspaper insert of Parade Magazine, I read an article called “Preventing Breast Cancer” by Dr. Ranit Mishori. This article talked about a report recently published by the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR). After reviewing more than 900 studies of the links between lifestyle habits and cancer prevention, the report concluded:
“Women can cut [...]
Win Your Championship
Posted on December 7, 2009 - Filed Under motivation | 3 Comments
“The ones who want to achieve and win championships motivate themselves.”
– Mike Ditka
Go win your championship, whatever it may be. Have a great Monday.
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Make a Better Choice
Posted on December 2, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | 1 Comment
Here’s the thing. We make a ton of choices everyday. Some health related, some not. Instead of feeling guilty about our health and doing nothing about it, make a choice today that will put you heading in the right direction.
Finding health and finding balance in our lives is always one choice away. Better choices, made [...]
Diabetes
Posted on June 11, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Prevention, healthy lifestyle | 5 Comments
Interesting graph. Learn more about diabetes and how to prevent it from the CDC here.
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The Same Thing Again — Change
Posted on February 8, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, healthy lifestyle | 6 Comments
Well, I’m sitting here at the Tampa Airport waiting to fly back home to Utah. Thought I’d crank out a quick thought.
Today for lunch I went to Subway and happened to meet a guy who has lost 80 pounds in the last 5 months. He was still not quite to his goal and he’s determined to lose [...]
A Better Dinner Time Habit
Posted on January 27, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Nutrition | 7 Comments
Yesterday I read this article from CalorieLab about eating at a slower pace. The article talks about how it takes 15-20 minutes for our brains to register that we are full, or getting full, and that the average meal-time in the US is 11 minutes.
So most people just keep on eating even though they have probably eaten [...]
Lifestyle is King
Posted on January 26, 2009 - Filed Under Weight Control, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
Quick thought today:
“If you really want to lose weight and keep it off, the best approach is to focus on lifestyle changes and develop an eating plan that’s enjoyable, yet healthy and low in calories. This approach results in weight loss that you can live with — that is, that you can maintain over a [...]
Write it Down
Posted on January 6, 2009 - Filed Under Weight Control, healthy lifestyle | 5 Comments
A study came out last year that found that keeping a food journal can potentially double weight loss compared to those who don’t use a food journal.
“The more food records people kept, the more weight they lost. Those who kept daily food records lost twice as much weight as those who kept no records. It [...]
