How many times have you wanted to get into a new habit only to drop it just as quickly as you started? If you’ve experienced this conundrum, you’re likely to blame your motivation. However, to build motivation to engage in a new habit, you must slowly but steadily build your motivation. Motivation isn’t something that…
With all the fad diets, it seems like you have to spend a fortune in order to eat healthily. Good news: you don’t. Have to spend a fortune, that is. You can eat a healthy, balanced diet on a budget. Here’s how: Meal Plan: Planning your meals and grocery shopping once a week enables you…
Stress has the ability to curtail your efforts to keep your healthy eating on track. During prolonged stressful situations your body craves fatty, sugar-filled foods often known as “comfort foods.” These foods work to temporarily make you feel better. Thus, your body wants more and you end up eating way more than you normally would. …
Winter brings a unique set of challenges in your quest to transform your body. The cold temperatures and inclement weather can disrupt your routines and make you want to curl up on your couch instead. But, if you allow yourself to do that, you can reverse all the hard work you’ve put in so far.…
Mindful eating encourages you to stay aware and present in regards to your food consumption. With the holiday season upon us, the opportunities to eat on auto-pilot are abundant. With family gatherings and holiday parties, food is often at the center of the celebrations, and, before you know it, you are stuffed without even knowing…
You’ve made the goal to make healthy food choices, and you’re doing great. But, you have a nagging feeling that constantly seems to be trying to derail your desire for healthy eating. Cravings. Those cravings for foods–like sugar and carbs–can set your healthy eating back if you give into them. But, the pesky cravings are…
Thanksgiving creates the opportunity to take stock of everything that makes you feel grateful. While it’s nice to practice gratitude once a year, consistent and mindful gratitude becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy; therefore, the health benefits of gratitude can become exponential and positively impact all areas of your life. A Harvard Medical School article entitled, “Giving…
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