Healthy Back to School Snacks for Weight Loss

Healthy Back to School Snacks for Weight Loss

Summer’s coming to an end, school’s starting again… but your weight loss journey is still underway! Whether you’re sending the kids back to class or hitting the books yourself, some healthy back-to-school snacks always come in handy. Eating regularly helps us stay satisfied, resist temptation, and avoid over-eating. Moreover, studies show that planning and preparing…

How to Estimate Calories

How to Estimate Calories

We all know that portion control is the key to successful weight loss, but for many of us, estimating how much food is actually on our plate is really hard! Is that ½ cup of yogurt, or is it really ¾ cup? No matter how diligent you are with logging food and exercise in a…

No Time to Cook? 8 Ways to Make Easy Healthy Meals Faster!

No Time to Cook? 8 Ways to Make Easy Healthy Meals Faster!

The holidays are hectic. Between celebrations, family visits, final exams, shopping, and travel, it seems like everyone, at every stage of life, is overly busy. The end-of-year craze can be charming, but it also affects your hard-earned healthy lifestyle and home-cooked meal routine. So, if you’re struggling to get an easy, healthy meal on the…

The 10 Most Googled Diets: Winners & Losers

The 10 Most Googled Diets: Winners & Losers

It’s almost New Year’s Eve, so you may be thinking about some resolutions… or reflecting on past years’ resolutions. One of the most common changes people hope for is improving their eating habits. Unfortunately, this healthy resolution – like most others – is often abandoned after a few weeks or months. The main reason we…

How to Stop Snacking and Start Losing Weight

How to Stop Snacking and Start Losing Weight

You’ve heard it before and we’ll say it again: between-meal snacking can make or break your diet. It’s healthy and productive to reach for a snack to ease hunger pains or boost energy. However, snacking motivated by non-physical factors like place, routine, emotion or social environment may prove less beneficial. Constant snacking can be problematic…