Month: July 2011

Learning How to Eat Healthy and Enjoying Every Minute of It!

When you want to lose weight, learning how to eat healthy is an important part of the process. Of course, it’s possible to lose weight without learning how to eat healthy, but the weight probably won’t stay off if you go that route. When you devote the time and effort to create a healthy eating […]

Fat Days and Skinny Days: What Causes Them?

Have you ever noticed that some days you feel fat and other days you feel slim?  These feelings have nothing at all to do with the actual size of your body.  It’s possible to feel slim when you’re still carrying extra weight, or feel fat even if you are skinny.

How to Lose Weight When You Are Extremely Busy

We’re all busy these days, and it seems more difficult than ever to find time to eat right, exercise, and take good care of our bodies.   But when you want to lose weight, there’s really no way around it; you simply MUST make time to eat better and work out.

Symptoms of West Nile Virus

You may have heard a lot about the West Nile virus a few years back. It is still around, but what do you really know about it? Here are some facts to clear up the picture a bit.

West Nile Virus: Staying Safe in the Outdoors

The West Nile virus is passed from animal to people through mosquitoes. Cases have been reported all across the United States. Learn how to protect yourself from getting infected this summer.

Homemade Drinks to Keep You Hydrated and Healthy

When the weather is warm it is important to make sure that you have a proper fluid intake. But, drinking too many of the wrong fluids can make you actually more thirsty. Here are some homemade drinks you can make that taste good and keep you full and cool.

How to Stop Stress Eating When You’re Dieting

Stress eating is a common problem that can keep you locked in a vicious cycle:   you feel stressed so you overeat, which makes you feel even more stressed, which makes you eat more . . .   You can go on like that for years, not knowing how to break free.

How to Handle Those “Bad Diet Days”

Do you ever have days where you wonder why you ever started a diet in the first place?   Maybe the scale isn’t moving as fast as you’d like it to (or maybe it’s not moving at all); maybe you want to scream if you have to eat another vegetable . . . and you’re […]

Why the First Few Days of a Weight Loss Plan Are the Hardest

When you first start a weight loss plan, the first few days of it will likely be the most difficult to get through. There are a few reasons for this: